Career
Ruenroeng began boxing while serving a fifteen-months prison sentence for robbery. He had lost in the semi-final to Philippines southpaw Harry Tanamor. Ruenroeng took the gold medal at the King’s Cup in Bangkok in 2008 after defeating Kazuto Ioka in the semifinal.
He subsequently qualified to represent Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Ruenroeng made his professional debut in 2012. In his following fight, he defeated Puerto Rican challenger McWilliams Arroyo by split decision.
On March 7, 2015, he earned a unanimous decision over undefeated two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming. Ruenrong vs Casimero
Ruenroeng (16-0, 5 knockouts) was credited with two knockdowns against Casimero (21-3, 13 KOs), beginning with a counter right in Round 2 that caught the 25-year-old from Ormoc City lunging in.
A second knockdown was called in Round 7 when Casimero was pushed into the ropes by Ruenroeng following a glancing right hand.
Casimero appeared to knock Ruenroeng down in Round 3 when a counter left hook caused his glove to touch the canvas, but referee Larry Doggett ruled it a slip. The fight was marred by excessive clinching and over a dozen throwdowns by Ruenroeng. Doggett issued five warnings before finally taking a point from Ruenroeng in Round 11.
lieutenant was not a dirty fight,” said Ruenroeng’s trainer, Aljoe Jaro, who claims Casimero had hit Ruenroeng in the leg during the fight.
“About the throwing down, that’s not an issue. Casimero was also playing dirty.
Casimero was the aggressor for the final 3 rounds, desperately trying to score a knockout to erase the deficit he found himself in.