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Some bouts go down as massive upsets and one of the biggest of recent years came when Filipino journeyman Sonny Boy Jaro traveled to Thailand and took on the then WBC and linear Flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam. On paper it was a mismatch and it looked like an easy hand picked defense for Wonjongkam who was seeking the 5th defense of his second reign as the champion. In the ring however things turned out very differently as a determined Jaro turned up to win, not just be a patsy. Inside the opening seconds Wonjongkam was down and Jaro, although not the most skilled, seemed to sense it was his day as he threw bombs at the Thai looking to end the fight every time he landed. We won't ruin too much more of the fight but for Jaro this was the career defining victory that many thought he would never score. For Wonjongkam this was the beginning of the end and despite scoring 7 wins from 8 subsequent fights he would never come close to recapturing the form he had shown in wins over the likes of Edgar Sosa and Koki Kameda. Unfortunately for Jaro his reign was short lived and he lost the belt in his first defense, losing a decision in Japan to Toshiyuki Igarashi in what was a thrilling war that really deserved to have a rematch.
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