This past Friday saw 2 separate Thai cards in what was a great day for Thai fans who were given some very competitive and tough bouts
Thon Buri, Thailand The more significant of the two Thai cards came form Thon Buri province and featured two world ranked fighters as well as a previously world ranked fighter. The main event of this show was the IBF world ranked Super Flyweight Rusalee Samor (25-5-2, 11) who successfully defended his IBF Asia Super Flyweight title with a well fought decision against Filipino visitor Fernando Ocon (13-8, 5). Samor, who is best known for his narrow loss to Rex Tso, has now won 5 straight and defended his belt twice as he's moved slowly towards a world title fight. As for Ocon we suspect he'll be able to get regular work in Thailand for his effort today which was good enough to push Samor at times. Another world ranked fighter on this show was IBF Light Welterweight ranked Patomsuk Pathompothong (30-2-1, 18) who was forced to work very, very hard to take an incredibly narrow decision over Filipino Rodel Wenceslao (8-9-1, 2). The bout, a 10 round, was scored 96-94 by all 3 judges who were almost certainly expecting to turn in wider scorecards. Whilst the effort from Wenceslao probably saw him deserving a draw, at worst, we'd not be shocked to see him back in Thailand, or even Japan, where efforts like this are perfect to help improve local prospects. Whilst Samor and Patomsuk are both currently world ranked the show also featured a former world ranked fighter, Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (25-3-1, 15). Fahlan hasn't had a great year and since stopping Ryo Miyazaki last year his career really has faltered. Despite that Fahlan did get back to winning ways earlier today as he over-came South Korean visitor Da-Won Suh (3-4-1, 1) with a 6 round decision in what was a very entertaining scrap. A fourth bout on this show saw yet another bout go the distance as Patomsith Pathompothong (10-2, 4) narrowly defeated South Korea's Ji-Hwan Lee (5-4-1, 2) in a 6 round decision bout. As with Patomsuk's bout this one was very competitive despite the records of the two fighters suggesting it was a mismatch. Chonburi, Thailand The other Thai card came from Chonburi where fans had 4 bouts that all ended early. The main event here saw Korean Myung-goo Yuh (21-4-1, 16), a regular visitor to Thailand in recent years, score a 3rd round KO against Filipino veteran Rick Paciones (6-19-2, 3). For Paciones this was a 17th stoppage defeat and you now need to go back almost 17 years for his second most recent win. Sorry Rick but it's time to give up! Another bout on here was a female bout that saw South Korean based Canadian Amy Berezowski (2-6-1, 1) take a 5th round knock-out win against Thailand's Nongploy Sithjemayurin (0-2) who was apparently fighting for the first time since 2011. Another Korean fighter on this card saw Joon-Ho Moon (4-0-1, 2) scoring a 2nd round stoppage against the frankly hapless Stamp Sor Saknarin (0-6) who has now been stopped in all 6 of his bouts. Another visitor to have picked up a win here was Russian southpaw Alexey Kulikov (2-3-1, 2) who stopped the debuting Wajana Kiewon (0-1) in 3 rounds.
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Amagasa wins, Toi scores a shock, Maligro blows away Sanpei and Tomomi returns with a win!10/15/2014 Today was an interesting day in Asian boxing with two cards that were notable for very different reasons. In Japan we had a very interesting card with a number of solid match ups whilst in Thailand we had a few bouts of interest. Tokyo, Japan The big show of the day came from Tokyo where Kyoei put on an excellent show that really should have applied to every type of boxing fan out there, of course barring those that ionly care about the big PPV stars. The show began with a 4 rounder as Kohei Hasegawa (1-1, 1) scored a 3rd round TKO over the debuting Junpei Hakota (0-1). This was the only 4 rounder on the show and was one of 5 stoppages from the show. A second stoppage occurred in the second bout of the show as female model-come-boxer Tomomi Takano (6-1, 5) stopped hapless Thai Dokmaipha Kiatpompetch (0-5) in the 4th round of a scheduled 6 rounder. This was Takano's first bout since being stopped by Kai Johnson and although this was a win it was hard to really tell how much the queen of weigh-ins had actually improved given that Dokmaipha and Johnson are from very, very different levels. The only bout that actually went the distance saw Ryo Narizuka (7-4) take an incredibly close decision over Kazuaki Moriya (11-6, 1) in an incredibly competitive 8 rounder. Although the Narizuka/Moriya was the only one to go the distance it wasn't the only bout that that didn't end in a stoppage as fans saw Toyoto Shiraishi (24-8-2, 11) fight to a second round technical draw with Mako Matsuyama (7-8-2, 3), a real disappointment for Shiraishi who will still be eyeing another title fight in the next year or two. In a major upset fans saw Kenta Toi (4-4, 1) score a shocking stoppage over Mikihito Seto (34-12-3, 18) in the second round. The 34 year old Seto hasn't been in great form recently but had challenger for a Japanese title less than 2 years ago, giving Hidenori Otake a very tough bout. For Toi this is a a career changing win, it may not net him a title fight but it's still huge and will almost certainly put him in the Japanese rankings. On paper the best bout was a Super Featherweight bout between unbeaten men. That turned out however to be a short bout as Japanese based Filipino Johnreil Maligro (12-0, 9) quickly wiped out the touted Kazuma Sanpei (11-1, 4). This was an amazing bout on paper but Maligro's power was the difference and Sanpei was unable to take it for long, a real shame in some ways, but something that could boost Mailigro towards a Japanese title shot. The main event here saw OPBF Featherweight champion Hisashi Amagasa (28-4-2, 19) retain his title for the 3rd time, but only just, as he over-came a very spirited challenge from the under-rated Ryo Takenaka (11-3-1, 6). Takenaka gave Amagasa absolute hell, and was in the lead going into the final rounds. Sadly for the challenger however he was unable to stay the course and was stopped in the final round of a real tear up. Real credit needs to go to Takenaka for putting up a great effort whilst Amagasa dug hard and deep for this win. It was every boxing fans could possible wish for. Bangkok, Thailand In Thailand fans got a small cards but one with some title implications. The main event of the card saw veteran Sirimongkol Singwancha (81-2, 52) take a 12 round decision to claim the WBO Asia Pacific Light Middleweight title. Sirimongkol, fighting against Filipino Dan Nazareno Jr (20-12, 16), took his time and fought very patiently to take a clear win though it did appear like he was deliberately fighting for 12 rounds rather than upping the pace. Another televised bout from this card saw the heavy handed but very limited Chalermpol Singwancha (11-0, 9) take a 4th round win over a fighter we've been told was Kevin Solimani (0-1) in what was described as a massive mismatch. A third bout from this card saw Kalae McShane (1-0, 1) score a 1-round blow out over Petch Twins Gym (1-5) with Petch being dropped 3 times in just 114 seconds. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Tokyo, Japan The only card this past Tuesday came from Tokyo and featured some notable fighters in a solid domestic card that would certainly have entertained the locals in attendance. The show opened with a 4 rounder that saw Kosuke Arioka (2-1, 2) take out the previously unbeaten Daigo Sugawara (2-1-1) in just 108 seconds. The opening bout was the only 4 rounders on the show and we also only had 1 bout scheduled for 6 rounds as well, that bout just so happened to be one of the few competitive ones on the show as Mamoru Takeuchi (5-5-2) took a majority decision over Kazuki Kobayashi (4-7). The majority of the card, 5 of the 7 bouts, were fought over the 8 round distance and only 2 of them went the distance. One of those saw Junki Sasaki (13-2, 5) take a clear unanimous decision over Shingo Kusano (8-4-1, 4) whilst the other saw Ryoji Tanaka (8-2-1, 2) took a narrow split decision over Tomoyuki Omura (8-6, 4) struggled to a split decision win. The quickest of the stoppages from the 8 rounders came in the first round as Yoshihiro Utsumi (12-5-3, 7) quickly saw off Takumi Takahashi (6-4-1, 1) with the towel coming in when Takahashi was down. It took 3 rounds for the heavy handed Tsuyoshi Tameda (10-1-2, 8) to see off the over-matched Ginzo Hanaki (6-11-1, 4). In the remaining bout it took former Japanese title challenger Nobuhisa Coronita Doi (29-14-8, 11) 5 rounds to see off Thai visitor Fahramkam Prasertwittayakarn (0-1). It was a good test for Doi but one that he never looked too uncomfortable in. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) This past Monday was nothing short of a blockbuster day on the Japanese domestic scene with two notable cards and a host of interesting bouts. Tokyo, Japan The bigger of two cards was Dangan 113 which came from the Korakuen Hall and had a big of everything from a highly entertaining main event to a dreadful debut from a touted prospect, from a notable upset to a highly impressive debut. The main event saw Japanese Super Featherweight champion Rikki Naito (11-0, 5) retain his title with a clear decision over Shingo Eto (14-3-1, 9). The scores, which ready 98-93, twice, and 98-92 suggest it was a one-sided contest but certainly wasn't and Naito had to work incredibly hard to win the rounds and fight on despite a nose that was bloodied very early in the contest. The chief support was a genuine upset as the under-rated Hideo Sakamoto (15-1-2, 5) managed to stop the world ranked, WBC #12, Hiroki Shiino (11-4, 10). Shiino a former OPBF Bantamweight champion, was widely favoured to over-come Sakamoto though was made to look distinctly second rate by the more talented under-dog who will likely use this win to move towards a title shot, either nationally or regionally. Unfortunately for Shiino this was a second stoppage loss in 3 bouts following a loss late last year to Ryosulke Iwasa. Whilst Shiino's loss was an upset he did put up a good effort, not something that can be said of former amateur star Takaaki Kamikawa (0-1) who was frankly terrible against Shoma Fukumoto (5-1, 5). Kamikawa had turned professional with notable fanfare but this performance made it look like he was a rank amateur. Fukumoto isn't a terrible fighter but we expect much, much more from Kamikawa. Another minor upset saw Tatsuya Otsubo (5-6-1, 3) force a 3rd round TKO against Ryosuke Suzuki (4-2). Interestingly Otsubo was fighting for the first time in almost 3 years making the upset even more impressive. Another of the results that we had received from this card was that of Koji Benjamin Watanabe (0-1-1), a friend of the site. Sadly Watanabe was stopped in just 37 seconds by Daijiro Umemoto (1-0, 1) who appeared to be a very good prospect in the Light Welterweight division. When we first published this we were missing a number results. Of those bouts only went the distance as Yoshito Ikari (3-1-2, 3) fought to a 4 round majority draw with Naoya Sato (2-0-1). Between the other 3 bouts there was just 7 rounds of action. The longest of the bouts we've not yet mentioned went into round 3 as the previously winless Hironobu Suzuki (1-2, 1) got off the mark with a third round TKO over Takuya Gocho (0-3). The other bouts only went into round 2 and these saw Daisuke Fukuyama (3-2-1, 3) stop the debuting Kanehiro Nakagawa (0-1) and Takeshi Ishiwatari (1-0, 1) begin his campaign with a win over Yutaro Ogane (0-1). Osaka, Japan In Osaka fans got a smaller show that was headlined by a very promising female fighter, Nana Yoshikawa (4-0, 2). Yoshikawa made extremely quick work of former world title challenger Kledpetch KKP (6-4, 1) with a second round KO via a devastating body shot that saw Kledpetch down for the count. This was supposedly a world title prelude, or tune up, for Yoshikawa who we assume will have put the Light Flyweight on alert considering nobody had taken care of Kledpetch like this, even Shindo Go took 8 rounds to see off the Thai. As with the other card we were missing results when this was first published, sadly in this case it was for much of the show. Those results can now all be found below. Yoshikawa's bout was one of a trio of 8 round bouts. Another saw Eita Kikuchi (15-4-4, 7) score an 8th round TKO against the heavy handed but limited Toshiya Yokogawa (6-7-1, 5) whilst the other featured Shota Kawaguchi (18-5-1, 7) who scored an 8th round KO against Kosuke Isono (7-3-1, 1) with a beautiful right uppercut that left Isono out cold for quite a while. The sole 6 rounder on the show also ended early as Junki Oura (6-5, 2) took out Thai visitor Decha Janthasri (0-1) in the second round. It was also in the 2nd round of the scheduled 4 rounder than fans saw Takuya Uehara (2-0, 1) stop Kento Osumi (1-1, 1). The other undercard bouts all went the distance with many of them being very competitive outs. The most "one-sided" of these bouts saw Hiroya Kojima (3-2-1, 2) take a clear cut decision win over Ryusei Kitamua (2-1, 1) and Kosei Toyoda (3-1-1, 1) take a clear win over Masahiko Jikan (2-3). The closer contests saw Yu Konomura (3-2-1) take a split decision over Takuya Fujioka (3-4-1, 1), the previously win-less Tsuyoshi Hashimoto (1-2-1) take a majority decision win over the debuting Kenji Miyata (0-1) and Daisuke Takeichi (2-3, 1) take a majority decision win over Ryuji Hayashi (1-4). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Jakarta, Indonesia
The only show this past Sunday was a small one in Indonesia that was headlined by a national title fight as the experienced Eddy Comaro (30-22-5, 11) narrowly over-came Philipus Rangga (8-8, 1) for the Indonesian Lightweight title. The bout saw Rangga dropped in round 3 and he was clearly out pointed on 2 of the 3 cards. The other bout on the show saw Yakobus Heluka (8-8, 1) scoring a stoppage against Rian Apriles Djabar (3-6-1, 3). This past Saturday wasn't the biggest day in Asian boxing but it was an interesting one with a lot of fights and plenty of recognisable names in action
Davao Del Sur, Philippines The bulk of the Asian action on Saturday came from the Philippines where Sonshine Sports promoted a very deep and long card with numerous big names on it. Sadly a lot of those bigger names were matched very softly. The biggest mismatch, at least on paper, saw former WBC Minimumweight title challenger Denver Cuello (34-5-6, 22) have a field day with Thailand's horribly over-matched Jaipetch Chaiyonggym (3-2, 2). Cuello, fighting for the first time since his loss to Xiong Zhao Zhong last year, repeatedly tagged the Thai with lefts upstairs which left some nasty damage on Jaipetch's face and everntually forced him to retire. The bout was a mismatch but it was a clear tune up for Cuello who has been inactive and injured recently and needed a soft touch in all honesty. Cuello was one of 3 fighters expected to take part in title bouts next time out. Another was IBO Light Flyweigth champion Rey Loreto (19-13, 11) who did what was needed to stop Indonesian journeyman Heri Amol (34-20-4, 14). Amol, fighting for the 58th time, was stopped for just the 7th time as Loreto scored a tune up win ahead of his first title defence, scheduled for December. The third title level fighter was former IBO Super Flyweight champion Edrin Dapudong (30-6, 18) who scored a 5th round TKO against Wisanlek Sithsaithong (11-6, 6). We're now expecting Dapudong to rematch Lwandile Sityatha in an attempt to regain his IBO title, possibly before the year is out. A third big puncher in action in a 10 rounder was Lorenzo Villanueva (27-1-0-1, 24) who forced a doctors stoppage victory over Gadwin Tubigon (10-11-2, 5) with Tubigon's face looking a real mess from a suspected broken nose. The only other 10 rounder saw Rolando Magbanua (24-2, 16) quickly get rid of Joel Escol (8-16-3, 5) in just 113 seconds. Cuello wasn't the only former world title challenger on the show and former WBO Minimumweight title challenger Rommel Asenjo (26-3, 21) was also in action. Surprisingly however Asenjo really struggled as he took a majority decision over Powell Balaba (8-12-1, 5) in a very narrow 8 rounder. Another 8 rounder to go the distance saw Jelbirt Gomera (7-0, 4) out point Jhun Ryan Quimbo (4-6-1) whilst Jake Bornea (7-1, 3) out pointed Rogen Flores (13-25-5, 6). The only 8 rounder not to go the distance saw Robert Udtohan (22-1-2, 14) take out the over-matched Renz Llagas (6-7-1, 4) in the 3rd round. We also saw just a single stoppage in the 6 rounders as Ryan Lumacad (7-0-1, 4) returned from a notable break and took out Robert Awetin (5-18-2, 5) in 3 rounds. In the other 6 rounders we saw Roskie Cristobal (9-0, 7) get taken the distance, unexpectedly, by Rolly Llino (5-13-1, 2) whilst Jamie Quitariano (2-2, 1) took a decision over Bryan Samson (4-4, 2) In the 4 rounders we saw the debut of the much touted Jade Bornea (1-0, 1) who needed just 123 seconds to welcome himself to professional boxing with a quick and impressive victory over the previously unbeaten Mark Baribar (2-1-1). The other 4 rounder saw Michael Bravo (6-1, 1) take a decision over Saddam Barambangan (3-7-1, 2). Victoria, Australia Down under we saw two other Asian fighters in action and unfortunately both were defeated inside the distance. The more recognisable of the two was Filipino journeyman Aswin Cabuy (14-48-4, 7) who suffered his 21st stoppage loss after retiring at the the end of the second round of his bout with Mitchell Middleton Clark (3-0, 3). From what we under-stand Cabuy was dropped in round 2 and suffered an injury that forced him to retire at the end of the round. The other bout seems to have been more interesting as Iranian debutant Rezvan Khasmafkan (0-1) was stopped in 6 rounds by Steve Attard (5-0-2, 2). Prior to the stoppage we've been told that Khasmafkan landed a MMA style knee was deducted a point. Incidentally Attard has been scheduled to fight in Macau on November 22nd against the Macau Kid Kuok Kun Ng in what appears to be a very interesting contest. London, United Kingdom In the UK we saw Russian Heavyweight journeyman Denis Bakhtov (38-10, 25) being stopped in 2 rounds by Olympic champion Anthony Joshua (9-0, 9). Bakhtov was too small, too slow and too old to make Joshua really work for the win and stopped by the referee part way through the second round as Joshua wailed away with heavy looking shots. It's not often we can openly say this but, what a great day Friday was with free to watch action in Japan and Thailand. Tokyo, Japan We're used to having televised Friday morning fights from Thailand so they were nothing new however what was a very unexpected treat was the fact Dangan 112 was streamed live, over Ustream, by Miyata Gym who streamed the show from start to end in what was genuinely a treat for the fans. We know Miyata aren't the first to do it, SGS have done it several times, but that didn't stop it being a treat from the opening bout to the final contest. The opening two bouts were both C Class tournament final bouts and both proved how much the tournament meant to the fighters in action. The first saw Wataru Takeda (3-0-1, 1) take a well earned 4 round victory over Taiga Higashi (1-1, 1). Although this was a clear under-card bout it showed how much difference there is between a lot of the undercard bouts in Japan and their equivalents in the west. Both guys wanted to win, both gave it their all, and both helped put on a very good bout, even if Takeda did look the better fighter, as evidenced clearly in round 4. The second of the C class tournament bouts saw Ryusei Ishii (4-1, 2) really impress us with his fan friendly style, Sergio Martinez like movement and hands down stance as he out pointed the dangerous Kenta Yamada (3-1, 3) with ease. Ishii dropped Yamada to show his dominance in power and in boxing in a really, really stunning performance by the 18 year old southpaw hopeful. The third bout saw another promising youngster catch out eye, Ryota Ishida (2-0, 2). Ishida, another 18 year old, dropped his previously unbeaten foe Yusuke Moriya (1-1) late in the opening round before tearing into him at the start of the second and eventually forced the referee to save a tired looking Moriya who tried to fight back but was unable to stop the onslaught from Ishida who really looks like an exciting and promising young fighter for the future. The surprise performance of the show came from Masaya Kohama (2-2-1) who didn't look likely to catch our attention considering his record. Kohama however took his chance and boxed beautifully to get past Keisuke Ogino (2-6, 1) in a bout that what was one of the most pleasant surprises we've seen in a ring for a very long time. A closer look at Kohama's record has convinced us that he's much better than his record indicates and we'd suggest keeping an eye on him for the long run, if he progresses as he could do then he may be another of the late bloomers of Japanese boxing. We saw a second stoppage on the show when Ryosuke Takami (5-1, 4) stopped the busier but less skilled Tsubasa Matsudo (4-9-3, 1) in 4 rounds. Matsudo had started fast but was eventually broken down when he began to slow in what was another interesting bout despite the differences in the records between the two men. In the chief support bout we saw Wataru Miyasaka (9-2-1, 2) out point Yuki Iwasaki (11-6, 6) over 8 rounds. The bout did have a few competitive rounds but there was no argument over who the winner was with Miyasaka looking the more complete fighter in a majority of the rounds. It was a clear decision but still an entertaining contest. The highlight of the show was, as expected, the main event which pitted former world title challengers against each other in what was viewed as a must win contest for both men. The bout saw Takuya Kogawa (23-4, 13), a man coming in on the back of a very controversial loss to Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep in Thailand, battle against Hiroyuki Hisataka (22-13-1, 10), who came in to the bout following losses to Ryo Matsumoto last time out via decision and Omar Andres Narvaez, via stoppage in a world title bout. On paper it was close to a domestic super fight and turned out to be a super fight watch with Hisataka trying to impose himself on Kogawa with his natural size and strength whilst Kogawa used his skill and speed to win rounds, land hurtful counters and generally do enough to win the rounds, including a 10-8 second round. Going into the final round Hisataka needed a knockout though both men fought as if they each needed to finish it and we got a final round to remember as the two slugged it out in a thriller. We suggest you give this one a watch if you have the time. We won't say this was the card of the year, but it was incredibly good from start to end and for a domestic card shown over Ustream for free it put to shame a lot of the big US cards on premium TV. Well done to all involved for this very enjoyable show. Ratchaburi, Thailand As well as the Japanese action there was also a show from Thailand than seemed to end quicker than anyone had suspected with a host of blow outs. The quickest of those saw Kongfah Nakornluang (16-0, 9) dispatch the over-matched Santos Kwanjaisrikod (0-2) inside a round in what was little more than a mismatch to help rebuild Kongfah's confidence following his struggle with Den Sithsaithong last time out. The most eye catching victory was scored by former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (29-4-1, 26) who stopped the naturally bigger Boido Simanjuntak (18-24-1, 7) in the opening seconds of the 6th round with a very eye catching 1-punch knockdown. Boido did get up from the knockdown, somehow, but was unfit to continue continue and probably needed a few moments to know where he was. In the main event of the show we saw Nawaphon Por Chokchai (24-0, 17) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Councuil Flyweight title with a 4th round KO of the usually tough Filipino Donny Mabao (21-23-1, 4). On paper this was a mismatch but it become more so when Nawapon appeared 3 if not 4 divisions bigger than the Filipino visitor. Western Australia, Australia "Down under" we did a trio of Thai's in action and they had mixed fortunes. Whilst veteran Sapapetch Sor Sakaorat (31-16, 20) was defeated in 4 rounds by Luke Sharp (10-2-2, 3) and we did Yingtai Sithdara (0-7-1) defeated in 2 rounds by Jacob Santoro (2-0, 1) we also saw Thonthai Rajanondh (17-19, 5) take an unexpected 2nd round TKO against Dan Carter (0-2). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Jeongseon, South Korea In the Korean area of of Jeongseon this past Thursday fans, or rather a splattering of, were treat to a female "world title bout" in what was an interesting show, though one we've not yet recieved all the results from. The main event was the previously mentioned world title clash that saw former WBO Minimumweight champion Su Yun Hong (10-1-1, 5) take a wide decision over Ma Li (8-1-1, 3) to claim the WIBF Light Flyweight title. This was a relief for Hong given that her her last 2 bouts resulted in disappointment. Two bouts ago she was smacked around by Japanese teenager Mako Yamada in a bout that saw Hong lose her WBO world title by decision whilst last time out she suffered a draw with Dan Bi Kim last time out*. In the chief support bout Korean Welterweight Woo-Shin Kim (5-1-2, 2) was held to a split decision draw by Japan's Ryo Okayama (8-3-1, 5). For Okayama this result was a good one considering he had lost his last 2 bouts by stoppage with a 6th TKO to Yuki Nonaka last time out and a 4th round KO to Koji Numata in his contest before that. As for Kim this was a second draw in 4 fights. We hope to get you the rest of the undercard results soon. (Image courtesy of http://www.koreaboxing.or.kr) (*The draw between Hong and Kim is not recognised by Boxrec.com, though we're not certain on their reasoning. Kim, Li and Hong have had their records taken from the KBF and not boxrec.) Victoria, Australia
This past Wednesday was not a busy one for Asian boxers but there was some activity in Australia with two Filipino's Australian foes. Sadly however neither of the Filipino fighters managed to notch up a win. One of those Filipino fighters was Amor Tino (14-19-4, 4) who came up short by losing a 6 round decision to the unbeaten Sam Ah See (12-0-1, 6). This was Tino's 3rd successive loss and extends his win-less streak to 12 bouts dating back well over 2 years. The other Filipino was Joel Dela Cruz (17-23-3, 7) who came up short against Heath Ellis (15-3-1, 7) in another 6 round decision. This was Dela Cruz's 11th loss in 12 and he is now with out a win in close to 3 years. This past Sunday wasn't a busy day on the Asian boxing world but there was still some action.
Sarangani, Philippines The biggest bout of the day came form the Philippines where former world title challenger Jether Oliva (22-2-2, 10) successfully claimed the WBF Asian Pacific Flyweight title with a decision win over Indonesian visitor Jemmy Gobel (18-25-5, 13), who had failed to make weight for the bout. From what we understand Oliva is now looking for a rematch with South African fighter Moruti Mthalane after their very competitive contest earlier this year. Lanao del Norte, Philippines A second show in the Philippines saw the unbeaten Dexter Alimento (6-0, 4) extend his winning rung with a 2nd round KO against domestic journeyman Mateo Jasma (4-8-1, 2). With this win Alimento recorded his 5th win of the year. Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesian fans got a small 2-fight card at the TVRI studios. The lesser of the two bouts saw Melianus Mirin (2-1, 1) take a clear and decisive 4th round victory over the debuting Marihot Hutajulu (0-1) who was down in rounds 2, 3 and 4. The other bout saw Agus Kustiawan (9-1, 4) take a 12 round decision over the win-less Master Suro (0-3-1) in what, on paper, appears to have been a very 1-sided bout. |
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