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Indonesia boxing hasn't been great recently. In the last 18 months Daud Cino Yordan has lost to Simpiwe Vetyeka and strugled past Daniel Eduardo Brizuela and Sipho Taliwe whilst Chris John has retired after defeat, also to Vetyeka. The one postitive for Indonesian boxing has been the rise of the heavy handed Defry Palulu who has looked genuinely promising. To date Palulu has lost just once. A second round KO to Filipino AJ Banal, a former world title challenger and highly ranked contender. The bout, the toughest of Palulu's career, came too early for him and although he dropped Banal in round 1 the Filipino used his experience to come back stop Palulu with body shots. For Banal the win has certainly helped him extend his career though some would suspect that he got Palulu at the right time and that the Indonesian hopefully will improve as he matures and develops experience. The ay have been a loss for Palulu but we'd certainly suggesting keeping an eye on him as well as Banal who will remain a contender for a while longer. (Video courtesy of Jerome Galanida Naldoza)
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We know there are some obscure bouts televised in Thialand but usually we get the full name of the visitor. This past Friday (August 2snd 2014) saw a fight that didn't have the surname of the visiting boxer, known only as "Taka". The Thai, who we have been informed is Yodsingdaeng jor Chaijinda, looked great from the off and dropped Taka early in the bout with a chilling knockdown. To Taka's credit he got up quickly and continued though was back down not too much later and bout was stopped. At the time of writing this bout isn't yet recorded on boxing records database boxec.com though we're hoping it will be added swiftly, hopefully with Taka's surname. (Fight starts at about 2:40) Sometimes we get footage to obscure but recent bouts. One of those was the recent contest between Kaenpetch Boxing Boy, otherwise known as Kaenpetch Sithmuangkan, and a man we believe to be Chanchai Mayurinkorat. The bout, not yet listed on boxrec, saw Kaenpetch scoring a rare stoppage win allowing us to suggest that his opponent is, or was, very limited. At the moment Chanchai isn't yet listed in the boxrec.com database so we're unsure on his record though from this performance he is not going to have had a great one. (Note-Names courtesy of Pal and Boxing in Thailand) When we hear conversation about the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet we tend to think of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Andre Ward and Guillermo Rigondeaux. The "problem" with those men is that they are all a bit, well boring in the ring. It's funny however that another contender for the best pound-for-pound figher is one of the most exciting fighters on the planet, and a fighter who has been plying his trade regularly in Japan. That man is Nicaraguan sensation Roman Gonzalez who has destroyed and dismantled fighters at 105lbs and 108lbs with ease on his way up through the rankings. Gonzalez's first world title win came in Japan as he dethroned WBA Minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida with a brilliant display of intelligent pressure fighting that bust up Niida and forced the referee to stop the Japanese fighter with a badly swollen eye. Sadly for Niide he retired soon afterwards. For the then 21 year old Gonzalez this was the perfect way to announce himself on the world stage, where he has remained ever since. Gonzalez would defend this belt 3 times, including a dominant victory over Katsunari Takayama, before moving up a weight. He is next expected to be in action on September 6th against another top Japanese fighter, Akira Yaegahsi in what is one of 2014's most highly anticipated fights of the year. (Video courtesy of Boxeo Prodesa) Thailand's promising Thong Sithluangphophun made the third defence of his PABA Featherweight title and scored his 5th straight stoppage when he stopped Indonesia's Yakobus Heluka in 3 rounds. Thong, one of the Thai's that we suggested keeping an eye on in one of our recent articles, didn't look at his best here but never looked like he was even close to breaking sweat as he slowly broke down his Indonesian foe. It was clear that the Thai was fighting well within himself but it would still have been nice to see a little more from such a talented and promising young fighter who really does have so much more in his locker than he showed here. As for Heluka he really is limited and it seems like with his lack of power he is always going to be viewed as a "safe" opponent for promising youngsters. He'll keep busy with fights like this though we do need to question just how many concussions he wants before he retires. In recent years the Japanese boxing commission (JBC) have elected to recognise both the IBF and WBO, that however wasn't always the case and back in the 1980's Satoshi Shingaki was effectively a renegade as he became the first Japanese fighter to challenger for, and win, an IBF title. Sadly for Shingaki he had to travel away for many of his more notable fights including two visits to Australia to face the destructive Jeff Fenech. This video is the second of those fights between Shingaki and Fenech and unfortunately for Shingaki he was unable to regain the title he had lost to Fenech 4 months earlier. In many ways this was an even more painful than the first meeting between the two with Shingaki being beaten up from the opening round. Shingaki was bloodied in the first, cut badly in the second, rocked hard in round 3 and then, eventually, stopped in the corner, a decision he wasn't happy with. Amazingly it took a more than 20 years before another Japanese fighter, Katsunari Takayama, fought for an IBF title. Takayama would later become the second IBF world champion from Japan as he took the Minimumweight title from Mario Rodriguez and soon afterwards the JBC eventually opened the door for the IBF and WBO. In 1984 Japan's Satoshi Shingaki became the first ever IBF champion from Japan as he claimed the IBF Bantamweight title by over-coming Elmer Magallano. Sadly as well as being the first IBF champion from Japan he was also the first Japanese fighter to lose an IBF title as he was stopped by Australian Jeff Fenech. The bout was memorable for several reasons, both positive and negative. Not only did it see Fenech winning a world title in just his 7th bout but it also saw some serious debates about the stoppage with Shingaki looking out classed but still fighting back and still looking like he was fine, just out classed. The controversial decision to stop the fight did see a rematch fought just 4 months later, that time however Shingaki was stopped whilst a bloody mess from an horrific cut over his eye. Many of the top Thai prospects are fighting in the lower weights and coming through by claiming regional titles. One such fight is Light Flyweight hopeful Palangpol CP Freshmart who claimed his first regional title, the WBA Asia title, in just his second professional bout. That contest saw him fighting Indonesian journeyman Jack Amisa and clearly dominating Amisa in a very impressive performance that saw Palangpol showing a lot of promising traits alongside some things he needs to work on. It's clear that his boxing basics need work but be is incredibly strong, very powerful and has serious thud on his shots, even as a Light Flyweight. Since this bout Palangpol has defended his belt twice stopping both Heri Amol and, more recently, Joan Imperial. (Note the video goes "bad" later on due to what we think was satalite issues, we're sorry about those problems) Sometimes a fighter can really amaze on his debut though not show the same form when he steps in against someone with some experience. We were scared in some ways that that was what was going to happen in the case of Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi who really blew us away in destruction of Chamuakpetch Kor Kamolwat. Thankfully for Eaktawan he continued to impress and when he stepped up to fight the experienced Jemmy Gobel from Indonesia he looked an even better prospect than the one who had impressed us on his debut. The variety of shots and composure where still there but he had started to tighten up defensively and was less reliant on just pulling his head back. There were still some issues but Eaktawan looked very promising once again and, notably, this fight saw him claim the WBA Asia Super Flyweight title suggesting that his team are happy for him to be in 12 rounders and are going to be aggressive with his match making. Hopefully that will translate to a serious bout in the near future. One of the many rising Thai prospects is Super Flyweight hopeful Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi who began his professional campaign back in September 2013 when he debuted against Chamuakpetch Kor Kamolwat and immediately looked like "one to watch". Straight from the off Eaktawan showed an ability to go forward or backwards at will, it wasn't his opponent forcing him to do anything but all his choice. He then quickly showed a lovely variety of shots, wonderful composure and intelligent stalking mentality. It was clear his opponent was over-matched but it was still a joy to see Eaktawan in action and the KO to finish the contest was nothing short of terrifying. Of course for all the positives there were some issues, most of which were defensive issues that will be sorted out with experience and gym time. The way he pulls his head back for example, though there was so many positives to take from this debut that we're very excited. |
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