Bangkok, Thailand
This past Tuesday saw a notable televised card form Thailand. It wasn't a big show but it did feature a world title bout, two promising unbeaten prospects and the fighter with longest active winning streak in the sport. The main event was the world title fight and saw the unbeaten Wanheng Menayothin (38-0, 13) retain his WBC Minimumweight title with a 9th round KO of over-matched Filipino challenger Jerry Tomogdan (17-6-3, 9). Tomogdan looked out of his depth almost from the off and was quickly finding himself being broken down by the pressure and accuracy of Wanheng who finally saw him off with a body shot to record the second defense of his title. We're now hoping to see the Thai fight Denver Cuello in a mandatory, though we may be left waiting there. The world title fight was one of 3 title bouts on the show. The most competitive was for the WBC Youth Minimumweight title and saw the unbeaten Chanachai CP Freshmart (4-0, 2) retain his title with a very competitive win against Filipino foe Lester Abutan (7-3-3, 4). Chanachai has impressed us every time we've seen him with his ultra-aggressive style which is a real handful but credit to Abutan for not wilting and trying to fight back in a memorable and exciting contest. The other title bout was a horrible mismatch as WBC Youth silver Bantamweight champion Petch Sor Chitpattana (31-0, 20) retained his title with a 2nd round KO of Filipino Jayar Estremos (10-11, 4). The bout was finished by a sickening body shot from Petch who has seemingly got eyes on WBC world champion Shinsuke Yamanaka. A fighter between Petch and Yamanaka would be too soon for the Thai, though it's good to see that he has got that type of ambition. The other bout on the show saw Noknoi Sitthiprasert* (55-4, 32) score his 54th straight win as he defeated Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (5-6, 3) in the 4th round. Sadly we've yet to see Noknoi face an opponent with any real value and it's becoming a bit of a running joke that Noknoi is going to set records with out having faced a “live” opponent. *Noknoi's record misses at least 1 bout, a recent win over Donny Mabao, it may however miss a lot more with at least 5 other supposed wins missing from his record.
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The only Asian show this past Friday came from Thailand where several notable fighters were in televised action. In the main event we saw former WBC Minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai (56-1-1, 21) retain his WBC International Super Flyweight title as he easily out-pointed Indonesian visitor Rasmanudin (19-9-3, 10). The Indonesian didn't travel to lose and did try to fight back against the Thai but simply wasn't good enough or big enough Oleydong. Looking at the Thai it's a real mystery as to how he ever made Minimumweight as he is looking massive at Super Flyweight and dwarfed Rasmanudin who has fought as high as Featherweight! Another notable fighter on this card was Petch Sor Chitpattana (30-0, 19) who defeated Filipino visitor Jestoni Autida (7-3, 3). On paper this was a mismatch but the visitor did make a good go of things late in the bout and again left us questioning Petch's real potential. The 21 year old Thai is young but with 30 bouts under his belt we do wonder if he's really progressing or developing as he should. One fight we do like and we do see a lot of potential in is Kongfah CP Freshmart (13-0, 8) made light work of his opponent on this show. Kongfah, who got out attention last year, was too good for his opponent and it showed when ever the unbeaten prospect turned the screw. In defense of the opponent he did come to fight but was widely out classed. Another man who beat an out classed opponent was Chanachai CP Freshmart (3-0, 2) though his opponent was hapless and really looked like a light touch for the unbeaten prospect. Unfortunately as the time of writing the opponents of Kongfah and Chanachai are unknown. Victoria, Australia There were more Thai's in action in Australia, though unfortunately they were out classed. The more experienced of the Thai's here was Yodmongkol Singmanasak (12-15-1, 7) who was stopped in the 4th round by the once touted Michael Zerafa (17-1, 9). This was Yodmongkol's 11th stoppage loss and he has gone 1-9 in his last 10, leading us to wonder what purpose he was really serving here against a talented kid like Zerafa. The other Thai was the debuting Kayfai Singmanasak (0-1) who was widely out pointed by Khoder Assi (5-1, 1) in a mis-matched 6 round contest. Knockout and Hosono retain belts, Okada's career on the rocks, Matsumoto makes a statement and more!3/6/2015 This past Thursday was a great day for fight fans in Asia with action in both Japan and Thailand Chonburi, Thailand The most notable action occurred in Thailand where fans got the chance to see a bit of everything, ranging from former world champions to novices beginning their careers. The former world champion was Indonesian veteran Muhammad Rachman (65-12-5, 35) who was hoping to call himself a world champion for the 3rd time as he went up against unbeaten Thai Knockout CP Freshmart (10-0, 5). Knockout, who was defending his WBA interim Minimumweight title for the first time, quickly showed that his 19 years of youth “advantage” was more than enough to over-come the Indonesian fighter who had previously held the IBF and WBA world titles. Knockout was too good, too energetic, too fast and over-all too good for his experienced for gave his best but was never really in the bout. In an under-card bout fans saw the highly experienced Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (44-2, 26) retain his PABA Bantamweight title with an 8th round KO against the smaller but game Mateo Handig (13-9, 7). Panomroonglek is said to be targeting a world title shot and this was more about ticking over than anything else, though the PABA title was on the line. Another bout on this card saw Noknoi Sitthiprasert (53-4, 30) extend his winning streak to 52 straight wins as he took a decision win over Filipino journeyman Donny Mabao (21-25-1, 4) in what was a third meeting between the two men. Noknoi had beaten Mabao in both 2009 and 2010 and is now 3-0 against the busy Filipino who has now lost 4 in a row. We are aware that there were other bouts on this show though unfortunately we've not had those results as of yet. From what we understand one bout involved Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep, who returned to the ring for the first time since he was stopped by Juan Carlos Reveco at the end of 2014, whilst another involved the exciting Chanachai Cp Freshmart. Hopefully we'll get those results shortly. Tokyo, Japan In Japan fans had a great day of action which culminated in a really exciting Japanese title fight though also showcased an OPBF title holder, a female world champion and a former Japanese title holder as well as several novices. The least experienced fighter on the card was Toru Kiyota (1-0, 1) who made a successful debut with an opening round victory over Kohei Isozaki (1-2). Although Kiyota now has some professional experience under his belt it is worth noting this bout lasted just 123 and was Isozaki's second successive stoppage loss. Another undercard bout that failed to last long was a Middleweight clash that saw Rasher Aoki (3-2, 1) blow away Tomoki Akutsu (1-2) in the second round. This Akutsu's first bout since he was stopped inside a round by Kenyu Ojima last June and it seems clear that his durability will hold him back. In an interesting Light Flyweight bout fans saw the promising Kenichi Miyazaki (8-1-1, 2) take a clear 6 round decision over the experienced Takuro Habu (11-10-2, 3). This was Miyazaki's 3rd straight since being stopped in the West Japan Rookie of the Year back in November 2013 and it seems clear that he has a lot of potential. Another 6 rounder saw WBA Atomweight champion Ayaka Miyao (20-5-1, 4) take a clear and comprehensive victory over Momoko Kanda (8-7-2, 2). The bout showed the class difference between a world champion and a domestic level fighter however it comments made after the bout that served as being notable with Miyao suggesting she was open to fighting WBC Atomweight champion Momo Koseki. If that bout can be made it would be the first ever Atomweight unification bout. In an 8 rounder fans saw Tatsuya Yanagi (11-2, 4) take a razor thin decision over the more experienced Toru Suzuki (24-5, 8) in a minor upset. Yanagi had entered on back-to-back losses, including a decision loss to the much touted Johnriel Maligro, though had won the 2012 All Japan Rookie of the year. Suzuki, the more experienced man, had been stopped in 3 of his previous 5 and appears to have found his level as being below national title level. Notably Suzuki was testing the water as a fully blown Super Featherweight having previously made his name as a Featherweight. In another 8 rounder we saw Masaki Saito (12-10-4, 3) score an upset win over former Japanese Super Featherweight champion Seiichi Okada (18-6, 11). Sadly for Okada, who made 3 defended of the national title in 2011, it appears this will have been the final nail in his coffin. The popular 32 year old has lost 5 of his last 7 now and has been stopped in 4 of those bouts suggesting it's time he though about retirement. It's a shame for Okada if that's it but he's had a good career over-all. For Saito this is a huge win and he's now 4-1-1 (2) in his last 6 suggesting he's turning his career around. The most notable of the 8 round bouts saw OPBF Super Flyweight champion Ryo Matsumoto (14-0, 12) make light work of Thai visitor Thanuthong Chor Kangwal (0-1) who was stopped after 33 seconds of round 2. The talented Matsumoto landed a liver shot that left Thanuthong in agony and showed the huge gulf in class between the two fighters. Prior to the fight Matsumoto had hinted at aiming for a Bantamweight world title later in the year and on this showing he does look healthier as a Bantamweight than as a Super Flyweight. In the main event the fans got a real treat as Japanese Featherweight champion Satoshi Hosono (27-2-1, 20) over-came a very spirited effort from Rikiya Fukuhara (30-8-1, 22). Fukuhara, who had previously been stopped by Hosono, started really well but had to pull himself off the canvas in round 4 as Hosono's power and toughness forced Fukuhara into the wrong type of fight. Late on Fukuhara managed to find some success but it was too little too late to over-come the tough Hosono who is hoping to get another world title fight, though seems unlikely to beat any of the current champions, sadly. For Fukuhara this may be the end of his long career, which has seen him claim the Japanese Super Bantamweight title and challenge for titles at both Featherweight and Super Featherweight. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Nakhon Sawan, Thailand This year has certainly been a very slow one to get going but it seems like we now have life in the world of boxing and today we saw the first world title bout in Asia for 2015. We also saw a couple of youth title bouts and a couple of other contests. The show, which was televised on Thai channel 7, began with one of the WBC Youth title fights as WBC Youth Minimumweight champion Chanachai CP Freshmart (2-0, 1) successfully defended his title. Chanachai was battling against the more experienced Wilber Andogan (10-18-4, 4) and although Chanchai did show signs of inexperience he thoroughly dominated Andogan who did very well to survive the scheduled 10 round distance. Whilst this was the first we'd managed to see Chachai in action he did look impressive and we're going to look forward to see him again in the future as he looked a very aggressive and exciting young fighter. Following the starter we then got the main event bout which was another bout at Minimumweight as WBC world champion Wanheng Menayothin (37-0, 12) made the first defense of his title. Wanehng, who won the title last year when he stopped Oswaldo Novoa, was taking on unknown Filipino challenger Jeffrey Galero (11-1, 5) and a it seemed in the early rounds as if Wanheng was trying to figure out his Filipino opponent who had success in the opening rounds with his smart movement and intelligent boxing. Sadly for Galero he was then put under 10 rounds of increasingly stiff pressure and although he survived the pressure he was the clear loser come the final bell. In the show's third bout we again saw title against as the brilliant Kongputorn CPFreshmart (6-0, 4)* retained his WBC Youth Flyweight title with a brutal beating of the very badly over-matched Zhang Fang Yon (0-2). Yon showed some bravery early on but took a pounding before being saved in round 3 by the referee. By the end Yon was bleeding from various cuts, was having his head snapped back and rocked repeatedly and the bout was becoming a show case for the very talented Kongputorn who we hope to see matched a little harder in the next few months. After the title bouts fans then had the chance to see a former world title challenger in action as Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (43-2, 25), best known for his loss in 2013 to Koki Kameda, dismantled a horribly over-matched Indonesian foe, believed to be Edo Anggoro (7-3), in 3 rounds. The match was a farcical mismatch in what Anggoro did little other than show his guts as he picked himself of the canvas repeatedly. We're unsure if Angoro was the opponent though if it was it seems his record is massively incomplete. As the broadcast went off air there was still a fight going on involving Noknoi Sitthiprasert (52-4, 30) who managed to over-come the win-less Mongkol Patanakan Gym (0-8), who had been stopped in 6 of his previous 7 defeats. California, USA In the US the unbeaten Ruslan Madiev (3-0, 1) recorded his first stoppage as he took 102 seconds to defeat Cesar Martinez (4-5-2, 1) *Boxrec still fail to recognise Kongputorn's debut win over Veeradej Manoprungroj, which can be seen here (Image courtesy of Thairec.com) |
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