Nico Thomas

Nico Thomas
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Real name	Nicholas Thomas
Rated at	Mini flyweight
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	June 10, 1966 (1966-06-10) (age 45) Ambon, Indonesia (Resides in Tangerang Regency
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	29
Wins by KO	18
Losses	23
Draws	6
No contests	0

Nicholas ("Nico") Thomas (born 10 June 1966 in Ambon, Indonesia) is a professional boxer.

Background

Thomas is the 12th of 16 children of Julianus Thomas and Helena Thomas. Nico Thomas is father of 3 sons Devitho, Danitho and Marcellino, from his wife Farida Ade Yani-Thomas. He was trained by his late elder brother, Charles Thomas, a former Indonesian amateur national champion when Nico was only 5 years old.

Amateur career

• 1985: Silver medalist, SEA (South East Asia) Games, Bangkok
• 1986: Gold medalist, President's Cup IX, Jakarta.

Professional career

Thomas became the IBF Strawweight champion after defeating Thai Samuth Sithnaruepol in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 June 1989. Thomas, known as the second man of Indonesia to win a world boxing title, lost his title in his first defence against Eric Chavez of the Philippines.

Preceded by Samuth Sithnaruepol

IBF Minimumweight Champion 17 Jun 1989–21 Sep 1989

Succeeded by Eric Chavez

External links

• Professional boxing record for Nico Thomas from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Nico
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	10 June 1966
Place of birth	Ambon, Indonesia (Resides in Tangerang Regency
Date of death
Place of death