Kamegai comes up short, Srisaket swats Sada, Kongfah, Kaewfah and Pharanpetch remain perfect3/21/2015 This past Friday was a busy day for Asian boxing with fighters in action in both the west and the east, including two Thai shows.
Bangkok, Thailand In the most significant of two Thai shows fans got the chance to see some of the more notable fighters from the Nakornluang stable of fighters. The most notable fighter in action was former WBC Super Flyweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (33-4-1, 30) who made light work of the horribly matched Madit Sada (9-21-1, 3). Sada was the proverbial lamb to the slaughter, and like a lamb he put up little resistance before being stopped in the 3rd round by Srisaket, who did little more than sharpen his tools. Another somewhat notable fighter on this card was Kongfah Nakornluang (20-0, 12) who retained his WBC Youth silver Super Flyweight title as he easily beat Indonesian challenger Ricky Morales (4-1-1) who looked under-sized, inexperienced and was generally no match for Kongfah. As is common Kongfah looked huge in comparison to his foe and we really are curious as to how he makes Flyweight Another early finish on this show saw Denchai Por Korbkua (2-2, 1) score his first stoppage win as he took out Petchboon Sithsaithong (2-2, 2) in the 3rd round. This was a high tempo and enjoyable affair though Petchboon seemed unable to cope with the pressure and aggression of Denchai, who was sloppy but fun to watch. The only bout on the show that went the distance saw the previously win-less Toto Lookmuangbangklang (1-1) over-come the debuting Songkramchai Etinakorn (0-1) over the 6 round distance. Chachoengsao, Thailand A second Thai show, televised on Channel 11, featured a couple of unbeaten Tor Buamas prospects who both continued to advance their perfect records. One of those prospects was Kaewfah Tor Buamas (18-0, 12) who over-came Indonesian visitor Boido Simanjuntak (18-28-1, 7) in 4 rounds of their Lightweight encounter. Simanjuntak has now lost 10 in a row and is win-less in more than 2 years however he is the best fighter Kaewfah has beaten so far. Although unbeaten Kaewfah has had a very uninspiring career thus far, and it's time he kicked on and stepped up a level. The other prospect was Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (15-0, 11) who defeated the Chaosamut Padjaigym (0-1) in 3 rounds. Pharanpetch has faced better opponents than his stablemate but, just like Kaewfah, he really needs to begin stepping up his opposition as bouts like this are relatively pointless for such a talented fighter. Chiba, Japan In Japan we had an equally low level show in Chiba where fans had 7 bouts, unfortunately though only one of those bouts had any noteworthy quality. That one notable bout saw Japanese hopeful Tsukasa Saito (20-3, 15) make light work of Thailand's win-less Fasanghan Or Benjamad (0-8) who continues his run of stoppage defeats. Fasanghan was stopped in the 2nd round by Saito who will be hoping to move towards a Japanese title fight later in the year. In the main support bouts fans had a couple of 6 rounders. One of those saw Corrales Kawashima (5-5-1, 2) level off his record with a 2nd round stoppage win against Hiroshi Miwa (4-7, 2) with Miwa suffering his 7th stoppage loss. The other 6 rounder sadly ended in unsatisfactory fashion with a 2nd round technical draw in a bout between Haruka Itakura (4-1-1, 1) and Katsunori Imai (5-6-2). The 4 under-card bouts here were all 4 rounders. One of those bouts saw Yoshihiro Furukawa (1-1, 1) claim his first win as he stopped the still win-less Kazuya Nomura (0-4-1) in the 3rd round. Another early win was scored by Ken Matsuzawa (1-0, 1) who stopped Hiroki Arakawa (0-2) in round 2 of their contest. A more competitive bout saw Toshiaki Akimoto (1-0) take a narrow win over Mirai Imagawa (0-1) whilst Atsuhsi Suzuki (0-0-1) and Yuki Ishikawa (0-0-1) fought to a split decision draw in an all debutant affair. California, USA The most significant bout of the day was also the last and came in the US where the popular Yoshihiro Kamegai (25-3-1, 22) battled against former world title challenger Alfonso Gomez (25-6-2, 12) in a bout that was highly entertaining and action packed. Early on Gomez was too smart and won a number of early rounds on his movement. As the bout progressed Gomez slowed and Kamegai managed to come back into it. Sadly for Kamegai much of his efforts were ignored by the judges who had the bout scored far too wide. Victoria, Australia In Australia there were several Asian fighters in action, including an all-Asian fight. That all-Asian bout saw Australian based Filipino Czar Amonsot (27-3-3, 17) over-come Thai visitor Padjai Yongyuthgym (18-2-2, 12) in a 6 round bout. The world ranked Amonsot was effectively staying busy here though hopefully next time out he will face a stiffer opponent. The other Asian on this card was Filipino journeyman Rodynie Rafol (12-7-2, 5) who lost a 6 round bout against the popular though faded Michael Katsidis (31-7, 24). Although Katsidis won he did struggle and it's clearer than ever that he needs to walk away from the sport before he gets beaten by a fighter at this level.
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On Wednesday Thai fans got some some televised action from Ayuttha where Thai channel 3 where in town for a Kokietgym card, which included several notable names. The biggest name in action was former multi-time world title challenger Terdsak Kokietgym (54-5-1, 34) who over-came Yakobus Heluka (8-10, 1) with a 5th round TKO. Terdsak started slowly, got a read on his Indonesian opponent and then went to work stopping Heluka, who went down in eye catching fashion. This win saw Terdsak claim the WBA Asia Super Featherweight title. Former Zou Shiming opponent Yokthong KKP (18-4, 11) scored his 3rd win since the loss to Shiming as he took a decision over Indonesia's Oscar Raknafa (12-9, 5), who now lost his last 6 bouts, including one to the then debuting Kosei Tanaka. An interesting prospect on this card was Petchmanee Kokietgym (7-0, 2) who scored a slightly unexpected stoppage as he saw off the experienced Madit Sada (9-20-1, 3). Although this was Sada's 12th stoppage loss we suspected that he would manage to see out the distance against the light hitting Petchmanee. In a low level match up fans saw the previously win-less Singsomdech Kwanjaisrikot (1-2) take a 6 round decision win over Mai Lookboonmee (1-1) in what lived up to the billing of being a competitive match up, especially compared to others on the card. A female bout saw Kanda Por Muangpetch (4-1) take a 6 round decision win over the debuting Sroithong Kwanjaisrikot (0-1). Doi's career is over following stoppage loss to Alie Laurel, Peter scores a second successive scalp3/17/2015 Tokyo, Japan There wasn't much action this Tuesday but what there was, overall, notable with a minor upset and a career ending loss for a veteran of the Japanese circuit. We'll start with the career ending bout which saw veteran Nobuhisa Coronita Doi (29-15-8, 11) sadly end his career with a stoppage loss courtesy of Filipino fighter Alie Laurel (13-3, 9). Laurel, who was unknown outside of the Philippines until early 2014, scored his second notable victory as he stopped Doi in the 3rd round and sent the popular Japanese fighter into retirement on the back of his 9th stoppage loss. Sadly for Doi his career will be best remembered for the fact he came up short in every one of his title bouts. As for the upset that saw Quaye Peter (7-5-2, 3) score his second successive notable win as he over-came Ryoji Tanaka (8-3-1, 2) in a competitive 8 round bout. Tanaka had entered the bout on the back of 5 fights and was unbeaten in more than 2 years but Peter managed to add his scalp to the of Kazuya Maruki who he beat last December. We now expect to see Peter return to the ring at the end of May to battle Cristiano Aoqui, the last man to beat him. Another notable fighter on this card was IBF Asia champion Takuya Watanabe (24-5-1, 11) who fought a stay busy fight with Thai novice San Saknarong (1-2). Watanabe won the bout with an 8 round shut out though he was, clearly, a number of levels above the Thai fighter. A somewhat more competitive bout between a Thai visitor and a Japanese local saw Shintaro Matsumoto (11-4, 8) get given a slightly more worthwhile work out as he took a clear win over the debuting Kompayak Sithcharnkom (0-1). It was a clear win for the local fighter but he did get a few competitive rounds. In an impressive outing Tsuyoshi Tameda (11-1-1, 9) blew away Takrenori Ohashi (11-4-1, 7) in just 140 seconds. This looked like it could have been interesting on paper but really was a blow out by Tameda. In the only scheduled 6 rounded we saw a notable upset as Shingo Kusano (9-4-1, 4) shocked Reiya Abe (8-2, 4) with a narrow majority decision. This was supposed to be the next step up for 2014 Rookie of the Year winner Abe but Kusano fought like he had a point to prove and did just enough to sneak a split decision win. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Tokyo, Japan This past Monday saw Japanese fans enjoying a really good looking card at the Korakuen Hall. The card, on paper, had 2 really good looking match ups, a return to action for a female fighter that we are big fans off, and a couple of interesting under-card bouts. It wasn't a mega show but it was a very solid looking international card. In the main event fans saw former Japanese Lightweight champion Akihiro Kondo (21-5-1, 10) get his career back on track after a surprise loss last December to Tomoya Yamada. Kondo was facing former “world” title challenger Jimrex Jaca (39-8-4, 22), a popular Filipino puncher. On paper it was a brilliant match up and we expected it to be a test between Kondo's chin and Jaca's vicious power. Instead it turned out that Kondo was the man with the danger fists and forced a 4th round stoppage a very exciting and enthralling contest. Surprisingly after the bout Kondo announced that he would be back in the ring on April 22nd to fight another Filipino visitor, Ricky Sismundo, in what looks like another excellent match up. The other notable match up didn't go as well for Japan with the much touted Kenta Onjo (4-1, 3) being surprisingly stopped by the shop worn and smaller Filipino Jonathan Baat (28-6-3, 14) in the 5th round of their bout. Onjo had been touted as a future title holder but was taking a big step up in class, it was however seen as smart step up with Baat having fought much of his career at Super Bantamweight before moving up to Super Featherweight for this bout. It appears with the shackles of weight off his shoulders Baat was more a more durable fighter and found a home for his right hands which took their toll on the Japanese youngster. In a horrible mismatch fans saw former female world champion Tenkai Tsunami (21-10, 10) score a 2nd round victory over Thai visitor Rathsada Sor Worasin (0-5). We are Tsunami fans and understand she has been in very over the last few years so don't begrudge her too much for an easy bout like this, but it was a predictable outcome. Another good looking bout, at least on paper, saw Yukiya Hanabusa (8-2-2, 2) score a surprisingly early stoppage against Yudai Arai (6-2-3, 3). On paper this was a well matched bout but Hanabusa managed to see off Arai in just the second round. We saw more stoppages in the couple of scheduled 6 rounders. The quickest of these saw Minoru Iizuka (5-2, 5) score a 111 second victory over Masaharu Hanaka (4-2-1, 2). The other 6 rounder went in to the 2nd round as Naoaki Kumagai (5-2, 3) over-came Hitoshi Ando (4-9-1, 3). The only 4 rounder on this card saw Fumiya Naoi (2-0) defeat the struggling Seiji Honma (1-5) with a 4 round decision. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Sunday saw a couple of low profile Japanese cards. The bouts certainly weren't anything to shout home about, at least on paper, but there was several significant contests. Fukuoka, Japan For us the most important of the two shows came from Fukuoka where we had the best match up as well as a number of lower level bouts. In our eyes the match up of the day came between the streaking Hideo Sakamoto (16-1-2, 5) and the "better than his record suggests" Ryoichi Tamura (3-2-1, 1). On paper it may look like a mismatch but Tamura was touted and viewed as a promising fighter, sadly however his inexperience showed here as Sakamoto easily out pointed him in an 8 rounder. This was Sakamoto's second notable win in a row following an upset win against Hiroki Shiino last year. Despite the match up we liked being relatvely one sided it wasn't a bust for the show which featured two highly competitive 8 rounders. One of those saw Yosuke Kirima (20-4-2, 13) take a very narrow split decision win over tough journeyman Hideo Mikan (7-9-1, 2). Mikan was expected to go the distance but he also managed to score a career altering upset win over Kirima, a 2-time Japanese title challenger. Another of the 8 rounders resulted in a split decision draw as the judges were unable to clearly split Yuki Miyoshi (11-4-4, 9) and the heavy handed Koichi Ito (10-3-3, 9). This bout was almost perfectly matched on paper and real credit needs to go to the match maker for putting it together. The remaining 8 rounder from Fukuoka resulted in a genuine upset as Tamato Uchinono (6-3-5, 4) managed to regard a 3rd round TKO against Aiki Koto (8-2-1, 4). This result ended a 6 fight winning streak, and 8 fight unbeaten run, of Koto's whilst Uchinono managed to bounce back from a stoppage loss, last time out to Koji Itagaki. On the under-card there was a number of 4 rounders. The most competitive of those saw Shota Aikawa (4-4-2, 1) surprisingly score a majority draw against the previously unbeaten Yukinori Yamaguchi (3-0-1, 1). Another unbeaten fighter on this card was Change Hamashima (3-0) who narrowly retained his perfect record with a very narrow win over Taichi Yoshizato (1-4, 1) Fumiaki Sueyoshi (1-0, 1) got off to the perfect start in his career as he stopped Takuya Hayashi (0-1) in the second round of an all debutant contest whilst another debutant, Ryoya Ikema (1-0, 1) scored a 4th round TKO against Takeshi Oishi (1-4), with Oishi being stopped for the 3rd time. Aichi, Japan The other Japanese show was in Aichi where fans again saw a bit of everything even though the show looked less than sensational on paper. The most outstanding of the results on this card came in the main event where fans saw unheralded Filipino Roque Lauro (13-16-4, 3) scored a shock KO against Daisuke Hayakawa (8-4, 7). Whilst Lauro winning wasn't a huge shock, considering he had beaten Hayakawa last December, no one would have guessed that the Filipino was going to score his 3rd career stoppage and his first since stopping a then unbeaten Joan Imperial back in September 2012. Sadly for Hayakawa it really is a case of going back to the drawing board after back-to-back defeats to Lauro, The Lauro/Hayakawa bout wasn't the only surprise on this card as the experienced Yuji Shimizu (17-9-1, 1) was also also beaten as Tomohiro Sawada (9-4-2, 4) managed to take a razor thin majority decision over his more experienced foe. This was Sawada's first bout in almost 2 years and saw him notching back-to-back wins for the first time since 2005! Unfortunately for Shimizu it ended a nice run of 3 wins, all scored last year. A third 8 rounder saw Shinichi Tsukahara (9-7-3, 4) score a 5th round TKO against Japanese based Brazilian Marcos Sogabe (6-10-1, 5), who saw a 3 fight winning run coming to an end. For Tsukahara this is his first win since December 2013. As well as the trio of main bouts this show also featured a number of 4 rounders on the undercard. Of those only 2 finished early with the quickest win being scored by Yoshiaki Inoue (2-4-1, 1) who stopped the win-less Yosuke Kato (0-3) at 1:18 of round 2, the other saw Takuya Mizuno (4-0-1, 4) continue his unbeaten run as he stopped Kazunori Takai (1-1-1, 1), who was stopped at the 2:28 mark of the second round. As for the bouts that went the distance there were typically close with the one clear winning being the debuting Naoto Mizutani (1-0) who nearly shut out the previously unbeaten Akihisa Buma (2-1-1, 1). A clear but competitive bout saw Masamu Muramatsu (1-1) claim his first win as he over-came the still win-less Yuya Watanabe (0-2-1) whilst the debuting Jinya Ito (1-0) took a razor thin win over Tasuku Matsunoshima (0-2). The closest of the 4 rounders on this card saw Shunichi Inagaki (3-2, 1) take a majority decision win over Yuya Asano (1-1), who suffered his first loss. (Image of Sakamoto courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Chonburi, Thailand The first Asian card of the day came from Thailand where a number of promising South Korean fighters were on show as AK Promotions managed to keep their stable of fighters busy. The most notable name on the card was former OPBF title challenger Jaesung Lee (18-4-2, 9) who surprisingly struggled to over-come the previously unbeaten Rivera AK Gym (1-1, 1). Lee's performance was much worse than expected though it may be excused by the fact he was fighting at Featherweight and had had a March 1st bout changed and then cancelled prior to this contest. Hopefully we'll see an improved version of Lee next time out. The other 3 Korean fighters on the card were all involved in title bouts. Of those the most promising was Hyun Woo Yu (4-0, 4) who claimed the WBC Asian Boxing Council silver Light Welterweight title with a 31 second blow out win against Indonesia's Oke Haryanto (5-6-1, 2), who has now been stopped in 4 successive bouts. We like what we've seen of Yu but we don wonder what the WBC were doing allowing Haryanto to fight for any title at 140lbs. Another early blow out in a title contest saw Hong Kyoon Shin (10-3-1, 6) score a 2nd round KO against Jack Madison (2-4) to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Super Flyweight title. Amazingly for Shin this is his first win since 2006, however he has been inactive in recent years with a record of 0-2-1 in his previous 3 bouts dating back more than 7 years. For Madison this was his 4th stoppage loss overall and his second in a row. The remaining title bout came in a female contest as Hee-Jun Yun (15-2, 6) scored an 8th round TKO win over Nonggift Onesongchaigym (7-3-2, 1) to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council female Super Flyweight title. This win saw Yuh scoring her 13th straight win and become the first fighter to stop Nonggift, who had previously been in with Hongfah Tor Buamas and Eva Voraberger. The one bout that didn't feature a Korean saw “losers” colliding as Kongfah Singwancha (6-12-1, 3) take an opening round stoppage against Kong Windy Sports (1-9) who was stopped for the 6th time in his career, including a loss last time out to the very promising Yu. México, Mexico In Mexico we had a genuinely thrilling female fight between two of the sports elite female fighters. The bout saw Japan's sensational Naoko Fujioka (13-1, 6) look like a star as she gritted her teeth and over-came Mexican starlet Mariana Juarez (40-8-3, 17) in a bout our friend Jake Donovan described as FOTY contender. Juarez, a very popular Mexican, started well as was in the lead on two of the cards when the open scoring was announced after 4 rounds. That announcement seemed to wake up Fujioka who moved up a gear to win the final 6 rounds and take a very well deserved split decision win with scores of 98-93 and 97-93 in her favour, whilst the dissenting judge gad it 94-96. Despite being 39 it's clear that Fujioka still belongs at the top and should continue to be recognised as one of the best female boxers on the planet, despite her loss to Susi Kentikian last time out. Baja California, Mexico Things in Mexico weren't as good for Filipino fighter Rogelio Jun Doliguez (19-3-2, 14) who suffered his 3rd loss in 4 bouts as he was easily beaten by the world class Fernando Montiel (54-4-2, 39). The bout was completely one-sided with Montiel winning by a score of 99-88 on all 3 cards. Sadly for the once promising Filipino it seems like his early hype has now been thoroughly finished. New Jersey, USA In New Jersey fans got the chance to see two touted Chinese fighters in action with both of them taking decisions wins. One of those Chinese fighters was Heavyweight hopeful Zhang Zhilei (3-0, 2) who went the distance for the first time in his career as he was unable to see off American fighter Eric George (2-9). For Zhilei, dubbed “Big Bang” this will be a disappointing result but at the end of the day a win is a win for the 2008 Olympic silver medallist. The other Chinese fighter was Wang Zhimin (2-0) who took a 6 round decision win over the very testing Jesus Lule (7-11, 1). Although Lule's record is less than spectacular this was a genuine good result for the Chinese novice who could well be one of the countries most promising fighters despite the lack of hype he's received so far. Queensland, Australia In Australia we saw a minor upset as the unbeaten Filipino John Vincent Moralde (12-0, 6) dominated and out pointed the previously unbeaten Brayd Smith (12-1, 10) in a very one sided bout that showed just how good Moralde is. Aged 20 we thought this bout might have come too early for Moralde but he was sensational landing combinations at will and looking a clear level above his foe who struggled to claim more than a round. For Moralde this win is likely to be rewarded with a fringe WBC ranking to go alongside his newly acquired WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Featherweight title. (Image courtesy of Pepe Rodriguez) Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand On Channel 7 Thai fans had the chance to see a relatively meaningless card from Ubon Ratchathani which featured a few interesting prospects but only fighting very limited opposition. One of those fighters was PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (11-0, 7) who easily over-came the limited Ruben Manakane (14-14-1, 9) in what amounted to a 6 round workd out for the unbeaten man, who was fighting in a non-title bout. In a more meaningful, though equally as 1-sided contest, Hanuman Sithluangporphun (8-4, 2) defeated Stevanus Nanai (2-3-1, 2) and retained his interim PABA Light Flyweight title for the first time. Bangkok, Thailand On a second Thai card, televised on channel 5, fans saw the very promising Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi (8-0, 7) retain his WBA Asia Flyweight title with an easy victory over the horribly over-matched Ardi Tefa (6-4, 4). Eaktawan, who we really like, looked in control from the off before opening up in round 3 and finishing off Tefa who landed very little throughout the bout. A second WBA Asia title fight here saw Amin Sor Wangmoo (11-1-1, 9) retain his Super Featherweight title with a 3rd round KO against the awfully over-matched Smile Brown (6-19-1, 3). in a horrible match up that told us little about Amin's overall ability. Also on this card were 2 all debutant match ups. One of those saw Ronnakit PKT College (1-0, 1) blow away Petchmuangkan Kor Kanyabut (0-1) inside a round in what was a genuinely interesting contest until Ronnakit's power took it's effect. In the other bout Montree PKT College (1-0, 1) showed impressive body punching as he took apart Denmanee Manoprungroj (0-1) with a crunching gut busting finish inside a round. Tokyo, Japan In Japan fans had a small show at the brilliant Korakuen Hall with 8 bouts, albeit none that would have registered with fans in the west. In the main event fans saw Shusaku Fujinaka (11-5-2, 7) end a 2 fight losing streak as he scored a 6th round TKO against Hiashi Kato (7-8-2, 5). This was the second meeting between the two men following a technical draw back in 2012 and amazingly it's Fuinaka's first stoppage win since before that bout! Unfortunately for Kato this was his second success stoppage loss. In the co-feature Takahiro Fujii (7-3-1, 2) took a razor thin 8 round split decision over Koya Sato (7-3-1, 1) in a very competitive bout. Fujii turned it up the heat in the final 4 rounds which helped him take the win but there was very little in it and no one would complain about another bout between the two. Notably this was Fujji's first bout since a narrow loss to Yutaka Sowano last May whilst Sato has now lost 3 in a row. A third 8 rounder saw Kazuhiro Nakamura (9-5, 3) take a clear but well fought decision win over the light hitting Ryo Narizuka (7-5). Nakamura seemed too good throughout with his hook being the telling punch overall, though Narizuka did have success with his jabs and straights. The win for Nakamura was his first in more than 18 months following a long lay after a loss, last time out, to Hiroya Yamamoto whilst Narizuka saw a 2-fight winning streak come to an end. In the sole 6 rounder fans saw Yamato Fujinaka (5-3, 1) take a close but clear decision win over Korean visitor Ki-Nam Kim (4-7-3, 2) in a Heavyweight bout. This was the third successive loss for Kim who has been inactive for 21 months coming into this bout and now has scored a win in over 2 years. For Fujinaka, who was himself returning after 23 months away from the ring, this was a 4th straight win. On the under-card we had 4 bouts scheduled for 4 rounds. Among those was a well fought 4 round draw between Kazuma Fukino (0-3-1) and Yusaku Oshima (0-2-1) who both remained win-less due to how competitive and even their match up was. Another competitive bout saw Yoshihiro Tsukuda (1-1) claim a split decision over Hayate Fukano (0-1), one of 4 debutants. Another of the debutants on this card was Shodai Nagata (0-1) who came up short against the previously win-less Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (1-1, 1), who scored a 2nd round TKO. The other bout was an all debutant bout that saw Daichi Watanabe (1-0, 1) take a 3rd round TKO over Naoya Okuda (0-1). California, USA In the US we saw formed Mongolian amateur star Tugstsogt Nyambayan (1-0, 1) make an immediate impact in the professional ranks as he blew away the over-matched Gabriel Braxton (2-9, 1) in just 130 seconds. It was the perfect debut and the perfect statement win for “King Tug” who we are happy to tip as one of the most exciting talents out of Asia in recent years. He name may be difficult to spell, or pronounce, but this kid has the potential to be a huge star in the near future. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Hoengseong, South Korea
Fans in South Korea got a rare title double this past Sunday. The show, a Myung Woo Cha promoted card, saw Korean locals battling Japanese visitors in a number of bouts on the under-card. Interestingly the under-card featured a pair of all-Korean under-card bouts with both resulting in a draw. One of these draws saw Ki Chul Lee (2-0-1, 2) maintain his unbeaten record with a 4 round majority against fellow unbeaten Jung Ho Jang (1-0-1, 1) whilst Chan Won Suh (0-0-1) fought to a draw with the debuting Chang Kyoo Lee (0-0-1), a majority decision draw. A third 4 rounder saw Joo Young Kwon (3-0) over-come limited Japanese visitor Keisuke Kanazawa (2-5, 1) with a close 4 round decision in a competitive match up and a notable step up for Kwon. In the 6 rounders we got a third draw of the card as Japan's Sonin Nihei (5-1-2, 1) was unexpectedly held to a split decision by Tae Woong Jung (3-2-2, 3). Nihei looked really in last year's Rookie of the Year so a draw here really is a set back. For Jung this is a great result considering he hadn't fought since 2011! The other Japan Vs Korea bouts so each country claiming a win. For Korea their hero was Chan Hee Park (5-5-1) who out pointed Shingo Yabu (4-5-2). This win was Park's first in 6 years and ended a 4 fight losing streak. Sadly for Yabu he is now 0-3-1 in his last 4 bouts. For Japan their win was courtesy of Ryo Hino (5-0-1, 2) who took a 3rd round KO against Tae Kyung Um (1-5-2, 1). In one of the title bouts we saw a title change hands as Jae Ho Kim (6-1, 2) scored a 2nd round KO against Ik Soo Han (7-4, 2). Han, who had won the title last November with a 4th round KO of Jong Won Won, saw his reign coming to a very quick end whilst Kim claimed a title at the second time of asking and scored his second successive KO victory. The other title fight ended with the champion retaining their title as the unbeaten Eun Hye Lee (7-0, 2) stopped former world title challenger Eun Young Huh (6-3-1) in the 7th round and retained the WBA Asia Pacific female Flyweight title. Huh had been down in round 2 before being stopped in the 7th. This was Lee's first defence of the title and she's likely to be moved onwards and upwards following this impressive victory. Cotabato del Sur, Philippines In the Philippines fans had a small show that featured mostly prospects progressing their careers. One of the prospects was Rimar Metuda (6-0, 3) who scored an opening round TKO against the win-less Ronnie Buscato (0-2). From what we under-stand this was Buscato's first bout in almost 3 years sadly however it was a step down for Metuda who had scored better wins in his previous 2 bouts. Another early blow out saw Michael Angelo Plania (5-0, 3) take out the limited Paulo Perono (2-7, 2) inside a round to continue his perfect start. Likewise Raymart Gaballo (8-0, 6) also continued a perfect start to his career as he made light work of Michael Padayag (3-4-1), who has now been stopped 3 times. In a more interesting match up fans saw the touted Adam Diu Abdulhamid (5-2, 1) take an 8 round decision over Jesar Ancajas (15-27-2, 7) in an 8 round bout. We're unsure if Abdulhamid will reach the heights expected of him but wins like this won't do him any harm. Another 8 rounder saw Markquil Salvana (7-0, 1) extend his winning run with a decision over Jonathan Ricablanca (7-47-2, 1). In the main event fans saw Raymond Tabugon (16-3-1, 6) take a 10 round decision win over the limited Juan Purisima (11-7-1, 4), who now lost 4 in a row. The win for Tabugon saw him claiming his 5th straight victory. One of the busiest days so far this for us came this Saturday with great action across Asia. Macao, China The major action of the day came from Macau where we really got a bit of everything. There was nothing lacking in a show that will have gone over-looked by many fans who really did miss out in some ways. The headline bout was supposed to be the fairy tale for Chinese boxing as their Olympic hero was supposed to become a professional boxing icon. In the end however is was a disaster as Zou Shiming (6-1, 1) failed to do much of anything against the relaxed, accurate and frustrating Amnat Ruenroeng (15-0, 5). Ruenroeng, defending his IBF Flyweight title for the 3rd time, hardly got out of first gear as he made Shiming look like a novice. The jab of Ruenroeng was effectively the key punch of the fight however it was the footwork of Ruenroeng that made Shiming look terrible, embarrassing in fact. This is the end of the Shiming hype, though we hope it's not the end of the Macau shows which have delivered action on a regular basis. Talking about action the show had a brilliant 4 rounds as the upset minded Paul Valenzuela (3-2-1, 2) managed to take a split decision over China's previously unbeaten Zhou Yun Fei (4-1, 1). The bout lacked skill but also lacked defense, with the commentary team joking about it being banned, which made for a really exciting 4 round war. The deciding fact was an opening round knockdown by the visiting Mexican. Another action packed bout saw Macau's very own Kuok Kun Ng (7-0, 3) score a 3rd round KO against Chingchai Kiatpracha (7-3, 3). Ng hit the canvas in the opening round but came back well to drop Chingchai twice in the 3rd round, with the Thai staying down after the second knockdown. This was short but sweet and highly entertaining. Another entertaining affair saw the Heavy handed Ik Yang (19-0-0-1, 14) put on a memorable bout against Thailand's Patomsuk Pathompothong (29-3-1, 18). The bout, an IBF Light Welterweight eliminator and Pan Pacific title bout, saw Yang start well before slowing down and taking a few rights hands from the Thai which cut him. Despite being cut Yang put on a show with show boating and a destructive finish that left the Thai needing to be saved by the referee. In terms of action however one fight stood out. That was the insanely fun Super Flyweight bout between Hong Kong's Rex Tso (16-0, 9) and gutsy Filipino Michael Enriquez (10-3-1, 6). Tso, who recently signed a professional deal with Top Rank, fought with pressure on his shoulders, a smile on his face and action through his veins as the two traded shots, round after round. The bout was an action war sadly decided by a knock down early on by Tso who again showed his excitement fact and flaws. The win saw the “Wonder Kid” claim the WBA International Super Flyweight title and although the aim is to get him a world title fight later in the year, he simply isn't yet ready for a bout at that level. One man who really did impress was Filipino puncher Aston Palicte (17-1, 15) who forced a mercy stoppage of gutsy Mexican Ismael Garnica (13-6-1, 5). Garnica looked out-sized and out powered but gave his best for 6 rounds before being stopped in the 7th by a man we want to see a lot more of. This was the 7th successive stoppage win for Palicte who holds a very notable blow out win against Gerpaul Valero. We'd suggest watching out for this kid as he is exciting. Sadly not all the bouts were exciting. One of the worse was the 106 blow out win by Jose Felix Jr (29-1-1, 24) who easily saw off the over-matched Raymond Sermona (17-5-5, 8) in a massive mismatch. Sermona landed little of note before being dropped and taking the full count. Another mismatch saw popular American Glen Tapia (23-1, 15) score a 3rd round TKO over Australian Daniel Dawson (40-5-1, 26), who has now suffered back-to-back losses. Tokyo, Japan Whilst the biggest action was in China there was notable action across Asia with title action in Japan where two national champions retained their belts, albeit in very different manners, and fans also got a bit of everything on the undercard. The most impressive performance on the card came in the main event as the heavy handed Hiroki Okada (10-0, 8) retained his Japanese Light Welterweight title with a 3rd round TKO victory against Hayato Hokazono (18-5-1, 11). Okada looked on fire from the opening bell and was ultra-aggressive with sharp, fast and accurate shots that quickly took their toll on the challenger who was bloodied earlier on. The blood however wasn't the end for Hokazono who was dropped hard in the 3rd and failed to recover to his feet in an orderly manner. The other title defense was less certain as Suyon Takayama (22-1, 7) narrowly over-came a spirited effort from Nobuyuki Shindo (16-3, 6) and retained the Japanese Welterweight title. Takayama was dropped hard in the opening round, cut early on and behind at the half way mark before fighting back hard to take a clear but close decision over Shindo. Unfortunately for Shindo this was his second loss to Takayama however he did give a credible performance in a bout that broke down into be a stinker after his good start. In a bloody contest Hisao Narita (9-1, 4) took a split decision over Yusuke Konno (8-2, 3) in a very competitive match up. In a minor shock Takumi Takahashi (7-4-1, 2) scored a 2nd round TKO over Yukinori Hisanaga (16-6-2, 9) as Takahashi resurrected his faltering career. The 33 year old victor had suggested he was going to return if he lost but this performance seems to show there is life left in his career. Sadly for Hisanaga, who came up short in a Japanese title bout in 2013, this was a painful loss and his first stoppage loss. Popular puncher Shuhei Tsuchiya (17-3, 15) bounced back from his loss to Ricky Sismundo last year in style as he destroyed Thailand's Singphayak Kokietgym (6-6-1, 5). Singphayak, fighting under the name “John Ford” has now been stopped in 3 straight. One other bout from this card saw Hideaki Yamaji (5-7, 2) score an upset win over Masayuki Ichikawa (5-2, 2) in a hard fought 6 round decision. Ichikawa had lost in the East Japan Rookie of the Year final last year and was expected to bounce back here. Unfortunately for him Yamaji was hungry for a win which was very well deserved. Bukidnon, Philippines In the Philippines ALA put on a small show of prospects. The most notable prospect in action was Jess Rhey Waminal (6-0, 4) who scored a 2nd round TKO against professional loser Rowel Garcia (6-17-3, 1). This was Garcia's 13 stoppage loss and his 4th in a row. We wonder what Garcia is really teaching a kid like Waminal who padded his record a little bit with a relatively pointless win against a man known as “Merciless”, we must admit we're unsure if that name was intentionally sarcastic. Another equally poor match up saw Gerard Suico (4-0, 3) blow away Sonny Boy Dasan (0-2) inside a round. This was Suico's 4th bout in as many months but the opposition so far has been pathetic for the promising 21 year old. Melvin Jerusalem (5-0, 4) was another man who scored an opening round stoppage as he stopped Rodante Suacasa (1-10-2, 1), who has now been stopped 5 times. Another opening round stoppage was scored by Michael Estrella (3-0, 1) who stopped Jessie Suacasa (3-5, 2). Another early win was scored by the hands of Mardie Muana (1-0, 1) who took 2 rounds to see off the win-less Sonny Basanez (0-4). In bouts that did go the distance fans saw Elmo Traya (8-1, 6) defeat Rodel Wenceslao (8-11-1, 2), who was fighting for the first time since he was stopped by Keita Obara, and Junder Gregorio (3-0) extend his winning run with a decision over Ronald Garcia (2-7). (http://www.boxeomundial.com) Bangkok, Thailand
For the second day running Thai fans got televised action with some big names in the ring. Among the biggest of those names was 2-time world title challenger Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (53-2, 33) who began the journey to a third world title bout as he stopped Filipino visitor Jason Redondo (10-3-1, 7) in the 7th round. The bout saw Chonlatarn reclaim the WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight title for the 3rd time though on fairness that does seem to be about his level despite the impressive looking record. In one of the support bouts fans saw former W BO Bantamweight champion Pungluang Sor Singyu (49-3, 33) score a 6th round KO against the limited Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (5-4, 3), who has now lost 3 of his last 4, including a decision to promising teenager Kongfah CP Freshmart. This was Pungluang's third win since he was almost snapped in half by Tomoki Kameda in the US last July. Another notable name was “Manny Pacquiao look-a-like” Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym (28-1-2, 13) who stopped Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (4-11-1, 3) in the 3rd round of their bout. This was Kwanpichit's first bout since he lost to Zou Shiming in November and was a huge step down in class for the fringe contender. Another knockout, on the card saw Rakniran Muadransarakam (3-0, 2) blow away Saensak Sor Visetkit (0-1) inside a round to extend his winning run. As well as the men there was also a couple of female bouts. One of those saw Yodying Superchamp (2-0, 1) take a decision over the debuting Chompol Yingchongym (0-1) whilst the other saw the debuting Petcharas Mor Zkrungthepthonburi (1-0) score a decision win over fellow debutant Taksaporn Chalermprakiat Sport (0-1). Hong Kong, China In Hong Kong we saw Hong Kong based Nepalese fighter Surus Gurung (1-1) suffer a 4th round loss to the debuting Agustin Delarmino Jr (1-0, 1) of the Philippines. Gurung had been inactive since his debut in December 2012 and may well serve as a worry for fellow Hong Kong based fighter Rex Tso who fights in Macau tomorrow. Laguna, Philippines In the Philippines the fans had a long card, but one most with mismatches, unfortunately. On of those mismatches saw Eden Sonsona (33-6-2, 11) destroy Rex Olisa (20-28-1, 8) in just 106 seconds. Olisa being stopped so quickly was a minor shock, considering he had only been stopped twice in his previous bouts, but no one expected Sonsona to really be tested. A similarly one sided contest saw Ernesto Saulong (17-1-1, 7) score a 4th round TKO against Jaderes Padua (9-5-1, 6), who has now been stopped 4 times. Another mismatch saw the heavy handed Al Rivera (12-2, 10) scored a 3rd round retirement over Ronnel Esparas (10-16-1, 2), with this being Esparas's 8th loss inside the distance. Another retirement saw Recky Dulay (8-1, 5) defeat Menard Zaragosa (6-20-1, 4), who retired after the second round. In terms of competitive bouts, there wasn't many of these. One saw Jason Dogelio (2-2) level off his record with a majority decision win over Brendo Bokingkito (1-3, 1), another saw Wilbert Madriaga (2-0) take a majority decision over Jun Jun Rimasog (0-1). Both of these were 4 rounders. The sole 6 rounder on the card saw Jayson Nicart (3-2,1) score a minor upset over Benji Baron (2-1) in a relatively clear win for the more experienced man. More clear decisions came in 4 rounders as Romel Oliveros (3-0-1, 1) defeated the win-less Maurito Placios Jr (0-4) and Robert Onggocan (2-0, 1) won an up and down affair with Roel Inao (0-2), in a bout that featured a trio of knockdowns. Also in 4 rounders were a number of blow outs. The most notable of those was scored by the debuting Tacy Macalos Jr (1-0, 1) who's father was a former world champion. Macalos Jr blew away Nestor Junio (0-1) in just 109 seconds. An even quicker win was recorded by Venson Delopere (1-0-2, 1) who took 90 seconds to defeat John Mark Cemania (0-2). Another round win was scored by Jenel Lausa (3-0, 2), who stopped the debuting Mark Lester Gasta (0-1) whilst Berlin, Germany In Germany fans saw Thailand's Teeraporn Pannimit (20-8, 5) being completely dominated by the unbeaten Raja Amasheh (18-0-1, 4) in a bout for the WBC female silver Flyweight title. Sadly for Pannimit this her 7th loss on the road and seems to suggest she's just “not that good” unfortunately. New South Wales, Australia In Australia we saw Tom Ford (7-4-2, 7) suffer a 3rd round KO at the hands of Valentine Borg (9-1, 5) in a WBO Asia Pacific Youth Lightweight title bout. Ford, a Thai also known as Singsiam Kokietgym, has gone 0-1-2 in his last 3. |
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