Rodtang Jitmuangnon posted in English, stressing that he has never forgotten where he came from, even though he is now famous.
8 May 2026 became a widely discussed day for Takeru Segawa after he won by TKO against Rodtang Jitmuangnon in the 5th round to claim the interim flyweight kickboxing world title at ONE SAMURAI 1 on 29 April.
Rodtang shared a message through his Facebook page Rodtang Jitmuangnon, which has over 2.4 million followers.
There are days when I fall, but I have always known who I truly am. I just want to say from now on that I am grateful to everyone who has continued to follow me, thank you for all the support and every word of encouragement during the times I was down. I am still a fighter, and I will continue fighting for the family I have to take care of.
I have never thought that I was better than anyone else. Never. But what I can say now is that I came from being a poor kid with a family of more than ten people, growing up through hardship and struggle. Through it all, I always told myself that no matter how serious the problems or obstacles were, I would never let my parents suffer because of me.
I left home at the age of 12 to earn money and support my family. Muay Thai gave me the opportunity to take good care of them. Some people may think I forgot where I came from once I became successful, but if you were close to me, you would know who I truly am.
Today, I think about only one thing — fighting in every match so the fans can enjoy my style of fighting. And the most important thing in life, when we become successful, is taking care of our family. Yes, I am one of the main pillars of my home. I will keep fighting until I have no strength left.
When I had nothing, my family found food and water for me, and I have never once thought about abandoning them now that I have something. Thank you for always standing by my side, and thank you to my wife for always being a wonderful mother to our children.
I will come back. Thank you for all the encouragement from my fans, and thank you to every sponsor who has always supported me.
. Translation into Thai:
"There are days when I fall, but I have always known my true self. Today, I want to say thank you to everyone who continues to follow me. Thank you for every encouragement and support during my low moments. I am still a fighter and will continue to fight for the family I must care for."
"I have never thought I am better than anyone else, never. But what I can say today is that I grew up as a poor child in a family with more than ten members, growing up amid hardship and struggles. Throughout, I always told myself that no matter how heavy the problems or obstacles, I would never let my parents suffer because of me."
"I left home at age 12 to earn money to help my family. Muay Thai gave me the chance to care for them well. Some may think I forgot where I came from after I succeeded, but if you are close to me, you would know what kind of person I am."
"Today, I think only about fighting every fight so fans can enjoy my fighting style. The most important thing in life when we succeed is taking care of our family. Yes, I am one of the main pillars of the home, and I will keep fighting until I have no strength left."
"When I had nothing, my family found food and water for me, and I have never once thought of abandoning them now that I have everything. Thank you all who have always stood by my side, and thank you to my wife, who is a wonderful mother to our children."
"I will come back. Thank you for all the encouragement from fans, and thank you to every sponsor who has supported me all along."