This past Monday was a busy day in Asian boxing and although non of the action was headline making it was still an interesting day with several shows across the continent. Gangwon-do, South Korea The most significant action of the day came form South Korea where fans had a televised card with a trio of title fights as well as a number of interesting under-card contests. The main event featured WBA world ranked Minimumweight-come-Light Flyweight Takuma Sakae (11-0, 7) who claimed his first professional title, the IBF Youth Light Flyweight title, as he took a 7th round TKO victory over Thailand's limited Jaipetch Chaiyonggym (4-3, 2). Sakae, who was crowned the All Japan Rookie of the Year at Minimumweight in 2013, was simply too good for the Thai who had lost previous bouts to Denver Cuello and Jonathan Taconing, both world class fighters themselves. Aged just 21 we are excited about the potential of Sakae though would like to see him in with more testing opposition later this year. Another winning his first title was Shingo Eto (15-3-1, 9) who was forced to go 12 rounds by former OPBF Featherweight title challenger Maxsaisai Sithsaithong (15-7, 4) en route to winning a decision for the IBF Super Featherweight title. The talented Eto was a very clear winner with all 3 cards being lop-sided in his favour and it was a great return to action for a man who was out pointed last time out by Rikki Naito in a Japanese national title fight. Whilst the show saw a pair of new champions it also saw one man retaining his title. That was Takuya Watanabe (23-5-1, 11) who took a 5th round TKO victory over Non Sithsaithong (12-7, 8) to retain the IBF Asia Featherweight title. For Watanabe this was the first of the title he won last year, when he defeated Yodpichai Sithsaithong by 7th round TKO, and we suspect we'll see him fight again Korea. Whilst this was his second win in the country it's fair to say he'll be best remembered by Korean fans for his loss to Jaesung Lee, a loss that resulted in a total blood bath. We're now expecting both Watanabe and Eto to return to Korea in early March to fight against Korean opposition. From what we understand Watanabe will be fighting against Korean champion Bong-Joon Suk (8-1-2, 2) whilst Eto is though to be heading towards a fight with Korean Lightweight champion Sa-Ya Lee (6-2, 3)*. Two other bouts on this card that featured Japanese fighters saw quick blow out wins as Daigo Higa (4-0, 4) scored and opening round KO against Pongpayu Chaiyonggym (0-2) and Shunsuke Fukushima (5-3-2, 3) took out Songpol Sithsaithong (0-2), also inside a round. Sadly we suspect we won't be getting any other results from this card, which also included a female bout, involving two fighters who failed to recognise. Chonburi, Thailand As well as the action in South Korea there was also some action in Thailand. The main event here saw yet another link to Korea as Myung-goo Yuh (24-4-1, 19) recorded a 3rd round TKO against the debuting Jakara Petchjinda (0-1). For Yuh this was a 10th win in Thailand, and his 8 win in Thailand inside 12 months, just sadly most of them have been fought at this appalling low level . Yuh wasn't the only visitor to have success on this card, in fact all the winners were visitors. One of those fighters who tasted victory was Filipino Richie Behec (1-0-1) who maintained his unbeaten record with a 4th round technical decision win over Kiatisak Bangchalon (0-1), another Frenchman Jaoquim Mahe (8-0, 4) stopped Klasuk Patchinda (0-1) and another was Italian Ricardo Redbluegym (2-0, 2), who stopped Pornsawan Lookprabat (0-1). Misamis Oriental, Philippines In the Philippines fans had a small 5 bout show which included yet another title bout. The aforementioned title bout saw Jerry Tomogdan (16-5-2, 8) take a majority decision win over the previously unbeaten Joey Canoy (8-1-1, 3) to claim the PBF Minimumweight title in a minor upset. The 21 year old Tomogdan had come into the bout on a 4 fight winning streak though those wins had come against opposition and he was seen an under-dog. He was however an under-dog that bit and ended Canoy's unbeaten record. Another of the bigger bouts on the show saw knockdowns being traded as Renoel Pael (16-1-1, 7) was given a scare. Pael was dropped in round 3 by the limited Nicardo Calamba (6-19-3, 3) though battled back to drop Calamba in round 5. Eventually Calamba called it a night at the end of round 7. Arguably the most the most interesting bout, at least on paper, ended in a draw. This bout pitted touted power puncher Jeronil Borres (5-0-1, 5) up against Salatiel Amit (4-0-2, 3) and although both fighters appear to have power neither could stop the other here. Antoerh fighter who maintained his unbeaten record was Ramram Lagos (1-0-2) who took a 4 round decision over Fijun Taneo (0-1) whilst Michael Camellion (3-1, 2) made light work of the debuting Alex Caoktoy (0-1). who lasted just 78 seconds. *Note-Boxrec.com list Lee at 5-2 (3), they don't however recognise his Korean title defence against Sung Tae Kim and they list Suk at 7-2-1 (2) which is also incorrect. (Image courtesy of koreaboxing.or.kr)
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Boxing might nit be in full swing but that didn't seem to matter this past Saturday as both Thai and Korean fans got some action. Gapyeong, South Korea Of the two Asian shows it was the one in South Korea that was certainly the more interesting and in fact 2015's first real brawl. The country's boxing scene might be a mess but the spirit, desire and hunger of the fighters is still there and it was all on show in a thrilling 10 rounder for the Korean Super Bantamweight title. That bout saw Moon Sun Jung (3-4-3), pictured, claim the national title with a split decision win over the previously unbeaten Sung Hwan Kim (2-1-3). The bout saw both men dropped from right hands and Kim battling through what looked like a broken nose. Sadly whilst the bout between Jung and Kim was a thriller we've not yet managed to come across full fight footage and instead there is only the highlights, which are included in the video below. As well as the stirring main event this card featured 4 other bouts. One of those was an all-debutant affair that saw Han Jong Yuh (1-0, 1) take a second round stoppage against Min Jae Park (0-1), with Park being dropped in the opening round before being stopped in the second. Another stoppage saw Suk Yun Hong (1-1, 1) claim his first win by stopping Bum Ho Jo (0-1), also in he second round. In more competitive action Min Wook Lee (1-1) claimed a majority decision win over Jun Min Pyun (1-5) whilst the unbeaten Joo Pyung Kim (2-0) extended his unbeaten run with a 6 round majority decision victory over the win-less Hyun Ho Nam (0-3-1). Nakhon Pathom, Thailand As well as the great action in South Korea there was also a fully televised card from Thailand featuring 3 low level bouts. The most notable contest on this card featured world ranked Super Flyweight Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (30-7-1, 13) who successfully retained his PABA belt. Petchbarngborn looked in control against over-matched Indonesian foe John Bajawa (12-9, 6), though the ending was a less than fitting one with Bajawa pulling out of the bout in round 4 with an arm injury. A notable, though not great, fighter also on this card was Yokthong KKP (17-4, 11). Yokthong, well known for being stopped by China's Zou Shiming last February, managed to out point debutant Branch Richy (0-1) over 6 rounds. A third bout on this card was an all debutant affair which saw Manachai Banchamek (1-0) out point Denchai Kiatramida (0-1) in a 6 rounder. (Image above courtesy of http://www.koreaboxingcommission.org Video below courtesy of 김종관) Thailand
This past Friday in Thailand fans saw a small but interesting televised show. The card certainly wasn't a big one but it did feature 2 interesting and unbeaten prospects as well as one other televised bout. The more promising of the two prospects in action was Thong Sithluangphophun (11-0, 8) who successfully defended his PABA Featherweight title with a 3rd round knockout of Indonesia's Willem Marahina (4-15-1, 2). Marahina had been dropped earlier in the round, in what was eye catching fashion, but it was a second knockdown that resulted in the bouts conclusion. The other unbeaten prospect on the card was the light hitting Hanuman Sithluangporphun (5-0) who gave Indonesian fighter Domi Nenokeba (11-23-1, 7) his 23rd straight defeat. The unbeaten Thai took a clear 8 round decision win here and although he is clearly talented there has to be questions asked about his lack of power which will likely hold him back from becoming a force at the highest level. The third bout on this card saw Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (7-1, 4) record a 6 round decision win over an opponent that we believe was Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (5-3, 3). This was Yodsingdaeng's first bout since he was stopped by Filipino Daryl Basadre. Bangkok, Thailand Asian action for 2014 kicked off in Thailand earlier today with a Galaxy promotion card in Bangkok. The card, whilst not a big one, was an interesting one with one contest being livelier than expected as and Indonesian visitors who came with the intention of winning rather than just making up the numbers. That aforementioned bout saw the unbeaten Stamp Kiatniwat (12-0, 5) being given a seriously hard test by the tough and game Indonesian Espinos Sabu (12-5-1, 5). Sabu, who has fought several notable names including Warlito Parenas and Rex Tso, really gave Stamp all he could handle in the later rounds and it's clear that the Thai, who defended his PABA Flyweight title, really has a lot of work left to do. Despite the loss for Sabu we suspect he'll be in demand through out year to give prospects a genuine test, something we rarely see from Indonesian fighters. Another bout saw Inthanon Sithchamuang (25-7, 15) record a 2nd round TKO against the limited Aris Akhbar (0-1). Akhbar went down under pressure then complained whilst the referee counted him out on his feet. This was more what we expect when we see an Indonesian fighter in action in Thailand and it's why so many bouts end up being disappointing. As well as those two bouts there was also a 6 rounder though we're unsure who was in that bout. (Image courtesy of thairec.com) |
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