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March 25th 2016-Chokchai 4 Market, Bangkok, Thailand Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (38-3, 24)* vs Samuel Tehuayo (19-36-2, 4) Earlier today former WBA interim Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep [ยอดมงคล ซีพีเฟรชมาร์ท] fought Indonesian veteran Samuel Tehuayo in a PABA title bout.
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October 08th 2015-Siam Paradise Entertainment Centre, Ngam Wong Wan Bangkok, Thailand Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (35-3, 21) v Edo Anggoro (7-3) Former WBA interim Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep continued his rebuilding this past week as he took on the limited Edo Anggoro. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) April 24th 2015-Siam Paradise Entertainment Centre, Ngam Wong Wan, Bangkok, Thailand Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (35-3, 20)* vs Jopher Marayan (7-5-2, 3) Former WBA interim Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep may have come up short against Juan Carlos Reveco in December but he has began the rebuilding process. This past Friday the Thai fought for the second time following that loss and took on Filipino visitor Jopher Marayan. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) (*Boxrec don't list Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep Vs Pongpan Pattanakarngym) March 5th 2015- City Hall Ground, Chonburi, Thailand Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (34-3, 20) vs Pongpan Pattanakarngym (0-5)* In 2013 Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep claimed the WBA interim Flyweight title with an excellent win over Koki Eto. That win was an outstanding one though unfortunately in his first defense Yodmongkol got a bit lucky to over-come Takuya Kogawa in a 2014 FOTY contender. To end last year Yodmongkol came up short against Juan Carlos Reveco in WBA unification bout. Those 3 hard fights were damaging and when Yodmongkol fought for the first time in 2015 there was no issue with him being matched easily as he took on Pongpan Pattanakarngym. The bout was supposed to be a walk in the park but things weren't as easy as expected and Pongpan didn't get in the ring to just make up the numbers. Note-We believe Pongpan's record is 0-5, though that may be the name of a very similarly named fighter (Video courtesy of tko.in.th whilst we also want to thank Oliver Fennell for transcribing Pongpan's name) March 5th 2015- City Hall Ground, Chonburi, Thailand Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (34-3, 20) Vs Unknown On March 5th we saw the return to the ring of Thailand's Yodmongkol Vor Saenghtep, who was fighting for the first time since his loss to Juan Carlos Reveco in a WBA Flyweight title bout at the end of 2014. Unfortunately we're unsure who Yodmongkol fought and boxrec.com haven't got the bout listed, as of yet. This makes us suspect that "Unknown" is certainly not someone of any real note, possibly a debutant. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) December 19th 2014- Polideportivo Gustavo Toro Rodriguez, San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (34-2, 20) Vs Juan Carlos Reveco (34-1, 18) One of the final world title bouts before Christmas saw the WBA Flyweight and WBA "interim" Flyweight titles being unified as Thailand's Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep battled against Juan Carlos Reveco. The bout saw both men being dropped before the finish and if you've not seen it it's well worth a watch and the winner is now expected to fight Japan's Kazuto Ioka. When a Japanese fighter travels to Thailand we know they are up against it. The conditions in Thailand are torrid for away fighters, the judging can often be suspect, and history has gone against Japanese fighters time and time again when they have travelled to their neighbours for big fights. Those 3 things seem to combine against Japan's Takuya Kogawa on March 4th when he travelled to fight WBA interim Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep. Yodmongkol, in his previous fight, had stopped Japan's Koki Eto in a brilliant contest to claim the title and was defending it for the first time against Kogawa who had come into this bout on a loss of his Japanese Flyweight title to Suguru Muranaka. On paper it looked almost certain that Yodmongkol was going to make an easy defence proving the difference between Japanese domestic class and interim world class. Instead of seeing a mismatch what we got was one of the more controversial bouts of the year as the brave, busy and determined Kogawa out worked Yodmongkol for vast swathes of the bout in a contest that really looked like their was only one winner. Unfortunately our eyes and those of the judges appeared to be seeing something different with Yodmongkol retaining his title on the official cards. What we suggest is that you watch this fight and give your view in the comment section below, maybe include your score and see if we were right or the judges were right. Whilst Yodmongkol was lucky here we cannot possibly hate on him for beating Koki Eto, though we do suggest that you watch that bout if you haven't already. When we talk about the best fighters to watch one name that we always mention is Koki Eto. He may be limited, he may be flawed and he may never be a genuine world champion, but every time he steps into the ring he delivers action. In fact it's probably because of his flaws that he gives us so much excitement. Eto burst on to the international stage with his brilliant win over Kompayak Porpramook last year, a win that saw him claiming the WBA interim Flyweight title and scoring one of the most amazing wins by a Japanese fighter on Thai soil. Eto returned to Thailand in his following fight to defend that title against the little known Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep, a fighter who was completely unknown outside of Thailand. We won't ruin what happens in the fight but again it was Eto's boxing limitations and insane heart that made the contest so much fun from the first bell to the final bell and, as with Eto's fights with Porpramook and, more recently, Ardin Diale you really cannot take your eyes off the action at any point for fear of missing something special. We advise that after you watch this bout you watch the Eto/Porpramook fight, if you haven't already and the Eto/Diale fight, again if you haven't already. If you've seen all 3 then you will know exactly why we love Koki Eto. |
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