Bangkok,Thailand
This past Thursday in Thailand saw a number of bouts with a trio of notable Thai fighters. Of the three Thai's in action the most significant at the moment is current WBC Minimumweight champion Wanheng Menayothin (39-0, 14) who scored a 4th round stoppage victory against Ardi Buyung (2-5). Wanheng, who is expected to return to the ring in about 6 weeks, did little more than stay busy with this bout as he moves towards a world title defence against Young Kil Bae. Another was former WBC Minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai (57-1-1, 21) who made light work of the win-less Petchmai Sor Praithong (0-6), who was stopped in the 5th round. The third bout of note saw former WBA interim Flyweight championship Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (36-3, 22) score a 3rd round KO win against Edo Anggoro (7-4), and claim a lower tier title with the win.
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Sarangani, Philippines
This past Wednesday was a relatively quiet day in Asian boxing, but there was a small card in the Philippines. In the main event we saw a new champion being crowned as Ronie Tanallon (8-1-1, 2) out pointed Lester John Pronco (9-11-1, 6) to become the new Philippines Boxing Federation Minimumweight champion. The win, for Tanallon, was by far his biggest so far. In the main support bout fans saw the heavy handed and unbeaten Romero Duno (8-0, 7) extend his perfect record with a 3rd round TKO win against Eusebio Baluarte (19-13, 12), who was stopped for the 11th time in 32 fights. In another supporting bout JP Macadumpis (10-6-1, 4) scored a stoppage win over the limited Rocky Alvarez (2-6, 1). In the only 4 rounder on the card Dingdong Quinones (5-14-1, 2) defeated the win-less Cris Javellana (0-3) with a 3rd round KO. Incheon, South Korea
The biggest show this past Sunday was an AK Promotions show in Korea. In the main event fans saw American KO artist Randall Bailey (46-8-0-1, 39) score an excellent knockout against Japanese fighter Shusaku Fujinaka (12-6-2, 8). Fujinaka had given Bailey a tough time for the first 6 rounds but was stopped in the 7th from the amazingly hard hitting Bailey. Impressively Fujinaka did get up, just beating the count, but referee Danrex Tapdasan rightfully stopped the bout. In the co-main event the debuting Muhammad Waseem (1-0, 1) claimed the Korea (KBC) Bantamweight title with a 9th round TKO win against Min Wook Lee (2-3). Waseem, a Pakistani fighter now based in Korea, showed more than enough to get a little bit excited by, though of course Bantamweight isn't an easy division right now and at 28 AK Promotions may feel the need to keep Waseem on the fast track. On paper the best bout was a 6 rounder between Korean slugger Taek-Min Kim (15-8, 10) and Filipino southpaw Ryan Sermona (18-7, 11). On paper this was a good match up but Sermona was too good for Kim, who appeared to be feeling the effects of all his wars and was stopped in just the 2nd round. Another bout scheduled for 6 that went just 2 rounds saw Dilbag Singh (2-0, 1) stop Rocky Alap Alap (5-12) in what was a mismatch in favour of the 34 year old Singh. Another 6 rounder saw Neeraj Goyat (4-3-2) take a decision win over southpaw Ronnel Esparas (10-19-1, 2). The rest of the show were bouts scheduled for 4 rounds. These included a trio of decision bouts. One of those saw 17 year old fighter Chang Woo Yuh (2-0, 1) take a decision win against Jin Kwon Joo (0-2), another saw the debuting Soo Hwan Kim (1-0) claim a win over Jong Hyuk Yoon (2-2), with this being a good win the 19 year old debutant. A third bout that went the distance saw Hyun Tae Bae (4-0-1, 2) defeat Hoo Won Lee (1-1). In bouts that ended early Hae Hyun Shin (1-0, 1) scored an opening round TKO win against Sang Hoon Jang (0-2) whilst Se Yul Yang (1-0-2, 1) claimed his first win with a 4th round TKO win against Woo Joo Lee (0-1). Cebu, Philippines As well as the action in Korea there was also action in the Philippines. In the main event here fans saw Romnick Magos (16-5, 7) take a 7th round majority technical decision win against Ryan Tampus (11-16, 8). In the chief supporting bout fans saw Elias Joaquino (7-0-1, 4) take a decision win over limited veteran Jonathan Ricablanca (8-49-2, 1), who was shut out over 8 rounds. On the under-card Mark Rotllas (1-0) took a decision win against Jenebal Peregrino (0-1) in an all debutant bout, another decision saw Rimon Rama (2-0, 1) take a decision win over Erbert Donato (0-1) whilst Jeffrey Stella (2-0-1, 2) quickly stopped Jamesbert Abanes (0-1), Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo Japanese fans had a bit of a treat with with some matched bouts, at least on paper, and some big name fighters. In one of the two main events fans saw former world champion Akifumi Shimoda (30-4-2, 13) beat Filipino Jerry Nardo (21-7, 11) in 5 rounds. This was one of Shimoda's best performances and he looked sharp from the opening bell. Whilst it's hard to see him winning another world title we really couldn't fault his performance. The other main bout was a total mismatch and saw Yoshihiro Kamegai (26-3-1, 23) make very light work of Nelson Gulpe (8-6, 3) with a 3rd round KO. This bout was a mismatch, there's no two ways about it, however it was Kamegai's return to Japan after 3 bouts in the US. On of the better matched bouts saw Kenya Yamashita (8-1, 5) score a 6th round TKO win against Musashi Suzuki (11-4, 4). Coming into this one Suzuki was ranked by the JBC and Yamashita had lost his previous bout, so this result will shake up the domestic rankings. Another bout that looked good on paper saw Junki Sasaki (14-3, 5) take a shut out win against Yuki Ozawa (10-5, 2). This one looked good on paper but proved to be one-sided. Another 8 rounder on this card saw the promising Masaru Sueyoshi (10-1, 6) take a clear win over Roman Canto (10-8-2, 5), with Filipino visitor Canto doing enough to survive but failing to win a round. On the under-card Ryota Toyoshima (3-1-1, 2) defeated Kazumichi Ishizawa (3-6, 1) with a near shut out over 4 rounds whilst the debuting Yamato Hata (1-0,1) stopped Thailand's Muangpol NP Boxing Gym (0-1) in the second round. Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand In the main event fans saw the talented Paipharob Kokietgym (31-0, 24) continue staying active with a 2nd round win against out-matched Filipino Jopher Marayan (7-8-2, 3) in a bout that saw Paipharob retain his PABA Light Flyweight title. Also on this card fans saw former world champion Kompayak Porpramook (54-5, 38) continue his career with a 4th round TKO win over Indonesian journeyman Ichal Tobida (12-17, 8). Although not the fighter he once was Kompayak still has far too much for fighters like Tobida. Also on this card fans saw the unbeaten Manachai Banchamek (8-0-1, 6) extend his perfect record with a decision win against Boonmieng Laos PDR (0-1). California, USA In the US fans saw popular Filipino Mercito Gesta (29-1-2-1, 16) claim a narrow run over Miguel Angel Mendoza (22-7-2, 21). Gesta was dropped early in the fight and was said to have been fortunate to get the decision here. New South Wales, Australia In Australia fans had a chance to see a number of Thai's in action, sadly however it wasn't a good day for them. The most notable of those Thai's was former world champion Denkaosan Kaovichit (63-6-1, 26) who was stopped in 5 rounds by the fast rising TJ Doheny (13-0, 9), who has seemingly shown that he's heading to bigger and better things than a PABA title, one of which he defended here. Another was Mongkolchai Lookmuangkanch (12-5, 7) who was stopped by another former world champion, Vic Darchinyan (41-8-1, 30) in just 2 rounds. Despite the fact Darchinyan was 39 this always seemed like a serious mismatch. Another man who picked up a loss was Denkamon Pakdee Gym (22-7, 13) who was stopped by Olympian Cameron Hammond (14-0, 8). Interestingly this result was originally reported wrong in what would have been a huge upset. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Nonthanburi, Thailand
The most notable show for us this past Friday was in Thailand where we had a televised card on Channel 7. In the main event we saw an upset as the unknown and gangly Cosmos Cheka (15-4-4, 2) managed to stopped Thailand's Thewa Onesongchaigym (10-3, 5) in 7 rounds. Although a “non-puncher” Cheka looked like he was a skilled fighter who seemed to know too much and was simply too tricky for Thewa who had no idea how to cope with the wiry frame of the Tanzanian fighter. On the back of this performance we really want to see more of Cheka as he looks like he will be a very fun fighter to follow, even if he's not the prettiest fighter to watch. A bout that went completely as expected saw former world title contender Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (57-2, 38) easily defeat the game but limited Samongkol Ekchumpol (0-1). Samongkol tried but was no match for Chonlatarn who finished the bout in round 4 with an uppercut that sent the novice down. The mismatch was unnecessary but from what we understand it was a bout to kickstart Chonlatarn's run at 130lbs. Another bout that went the way everyone expected saw world ranked Flyweight contender, and Manny Pacquiao look-a-likey, Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym (33-1-2, 18) easily see off Srisomdech Kwanjaisrikod (0-2), who was saved by the referee in round 4. Another 4th round TKO saw the unbeaten Rakniran Muadransarakam (7-0, 6) see off the debuting Thaisamai Jitigym (0-1). Tokyo, Japan As well the bouts in Thailand, there was also a show in Japan. Unfortunately there are no results confirmed from the show. Sadly due to recent time constraints we won't be including these results. Tokyo, Japan In Japan this past Tuesday fans got the chance to see a Japanese title double at the Korakuen Hall on a show that really was a significant one for the Japanese domestic scene. The main event of the card saw Japanese Super Bantamweight champion Yukinori Oguni (15-1-1, 4) successfully retain his title with a clear decision win over the heavy handed Taiki Minamoto (10-5, 9). Minamoto tried to use his power early on, and had some success, but over-all his attacks were blunted by Oguni's intelligent boxing, moving and jab which were his keys to winning. In the co-feature Japanese Welterweight champion Suyon Takayama (23-1, 7) retained his title with a clear decision win over Ryoji Tanaka (8-5-1, 2). Tanaka showed some desire but on the whole was unable to really establish himself against the champion, who has now racked up 6 defenses of the title that he won back in December 2012. In a minor upset Noriyuki Ueno (18-13-5, 5) took a split decision win over Yuki Ogata (21-2-1, 3). This bout, between former Japanese title challengers, was a must win for both if they were hoping to rejoin the title mix, and unfortunately for the light punching Ogata it really is a loss that send him down the pecking order. Ueno on the other hand is now likely to be one good win from a title fight in 2016. Another competitive 8 rounder saw Kyosuke Sawada (4-2, 2) claim a majority win over Tonko Nakagawa (13-7, 5) in what was a major win for the novice. Sawada, who lost his first 2 bouts, wasn't expected to win here and is now likely to try and keep the momentum going as he steps up and looks to continue his winning run. For Nakagawa this will be a hard loss to take. The only stoppage on this card saw the hard hitting Ryota Yada (9-3, 7) claim a 7th round TKO win over Ryota Itoyama (10-8-1, 5), who was stopped for the 4th time. Yada's win was his 6th in a row and it's clear that he has really began to find form. In the only other bout on this card fans saw Yasuki Katagiri (5-2, 1) claim a technical decision win over Kazuki Kobayashi (4-9). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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