Higa stops Kongfah, Petch continues unbeaten run, Tepparith claims WBA regional title and more!7/25/2015 This past Friday wasn't an incredibly day but was a day with some notable fighters and some very young talent.
Bangkok, Thailand The most notable action of the day came from Thailand where there was a number of contests, including, for us, the bout of the day. That stand out bout was a WBC Youth Flyweight title contest that saw Daigo Higa (7-0, 7) score a sensational 7th round KO against the previously unbeaten Kongfah CP Freshmart (14-1, 8). The aggressive Japanese visitor set an hellacious pace from the opening round and although Kongfah showed his resiliency and toughness he was eventually ground down by Higa, who looks like a star in the making. Another bout on this card saw world ranked Bantamweight contender Petch Sor Chitpattana (32-0, 21) score a stoppage in 4 rounds over a very poor opponent. The unbeaten hopeful never broke sweat en route to his victory. Thailand On a second Thai show, at a much lower level, fans saw a couple of noteworthy bouts. The main event saw former WBA Super Flyweight champion Tepparith Kokietgym (30-3, 19) make very light work of Indonesian veteran Ricky Manufoe (23-23-2, 10), in what a really pointless rematch for the two men. Tepparith, who stopped Manufoe in 2 rounds in 2013, scarcely broke sweat as he took out the Indonesian in 2 to claim the WBA Asia Bantamweight crown. Manufoe went down from a left to the body and although the shot didn't look too nasty it left him in agony for the count. The other bout saw the unbeaten Petchchorhae Kokietgym (13-0, 8) continue his unbeaten start as he over-came limited Indonesian fighter Madit Sada (9-22-1, 3) in what was the second meeting between the two men. The two fought in May last year with Petchorhae taking 4 rounds to stop Sada, this time around he needed just 3 rounds to see off Sada, who was unable to keep the Thai away. The finish was an eye catching one but one that looked very much like Sada was happy to see the end of the bout. London, UK In the UK we unfortunately saw Filipino Dennis Tubieron (19-5-2, 8) suffering an opening round stoppage defeat to Super Featherweight prospect Mitchell Smith (13-0, 7), who seemed to break Tubieron in half with just a single right hand to the body.
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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. Bangkok, Thailand This past Wednesday saw the action continuing with fights in Thailand featuring several notable fighters, including a man some are tipping for world honours and another fighter who looks to be a very promising young prospect. The prospective world title holder is Palangpol CP Freshmart (8-1, 5) who made relatively light work of Filipino foe Bimbo Nacionales (12-8-1, 2), who was stopped in the 4th round of a scheduled 12. There is now talk that Palangpol, who currently holds a minor title at Light Flyweight, will be dropping to Minimumweight in an attempt to claim a world title though we're unsure if that will come to any more than just idle chatter from his team. It took the very talented Kongfah CP Freshmart (12-0, 7)* just 3 rounds to see off his over-matched opponent, Geboi Mansalayao (9-19-4, 3) in a bout that really was little more than a training exercise for the very promising Thai youngster. We're now hoping to see Kongfah facing a slightly stiffer test to try and speed up his development, though we understand protecting him a little bit given his young age. Another talented youngster on this card was Kongputorn CPFreshmart (8-0, 6)** who easily over-came Kompetch Twins Gym (0-5). Kompetch did come to fight but was broken down and took the count having felt the effects of Kongputorn's solid and hurtful punches. A less significant, though more evenly matched bout on paper, saw Ratchasak KKP (26-3-1, 12) score a 2nd round win against Junio Bajawa (14-5, 7) of Indonesia. This was Ratchasak's 3rd win since his loss to Rex Tso last May, in a bout that saw Tso being dropped twice. For Bajawa this was unfortunately his 4th straight loss, 3rd by stoppage. *Boxrec.com are missing one of Kongfah's fights **Boxrec.com are missing THIS bout and 2 of Kongputorn's previous bouts (Image courtesy of Thairec.com) Bangkok, Thailand
Boxing might not be back to full swing as of yet but there has been enough action this week to say the year is beginning to warm up and it was seen again this Friday when Thailand hosted a televised card with several notable prospects. For us the pick of the bunch in regards to the prospects was the brilliant Kongfah CP Freshmart (11-0, 6) who recorded his first win of the year as he stopped the limited Fahpikard Twins Gym (2-8) in the 3rd round. Kongfah really impressed us last year with 8 wins, including a beautiful knockout of Santhong Chor Pakdee that was possibly the most visually pleasing knockout of the year and a brutal knockout of an unknown opponent in December, which isn't yet included on his boxrec record, and it seems he'll be doing the same this year as well. Another unbeaten prospect to pick up a win here was WBC Youth silver Bantamweight champion Petch Sor Chitpattana (29-0, 19) who made relatively light work of Chinese novice Hou Tin Long (1-1) who was out sized and under-prepared for a fight with Petch, who scored a 4th round TKO. Despite his 29 fight record we're very unsold on how good Petch really is and his competitive has, on the whole, been terrible leaving us to question how much potential he really has. Amazingly Petch has been a pro for close to 4 years and at just 21 years old he may well end up being in a ridiculous amount of fights before his career comes to a close. A third prospect on this show, albeit one with a loss as a professional, was the much touted Palangpol CP Freshmart (7-1, 4) who was given a solid work out by Filipino veteran Donny Mabao (21-24-1, 4) who has continued to show he is better than his record indicates, despite having now lost 4 in a row. dating back 10 months. Palangpol won a deserved 8 round decision though really doesn't look close to being ready for a world title fight as he team seemed to be indicating last year. In the only other fight on the card fans saw saw Iranian fighter Mohamadreza Hamze (5-5-1, 2) scored a 4th round KO against Kwanpichit Twinsgym (0-2). Sadly we were unable to see this one to say anything more about it. Thailand
On December 26th, a date known as "Boxing Day" in Great Britain, Thai fans had a small, but notable and genuinely interesting, show that featured 2 of the most promising young fighters in Thailand as well as a former world title challenger. The former world challenger was Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (42-2, 24) who out pointed the ultra-busy Samuel Tehuayo (18-29-2, 3), who has now gone 1-11 for the year. Panomroonglek has been said to be in talks about getting a world title fight in 2015 and although we can't see him beating any of the top Bantamweights right now he may as well chase a big fight at this point in his career. Notably this was the Thai's 5th straight win since his 2013 loss to Koki Kameda in a bout for the WBA Bantamweight title. As for the prospects one of those was the excellent Kongputorn CPFreshmart (6-0, 4) who went the scheduled distance with the tough Filipino Joel Kwong (1-8, 1). Kwong may not be the best fighter but he's been giving some of the best in Thailand really good work outs in the last 18 months, having gone the distance with Ratchasak KKP, Sod Kokietgym, Petch Kokietgym and Petchbarngborn Kokietgym. We are big fans of Kongputorn and a work out like this will not do him any harm at all, especially as it helped to show up some of his defensive holes and will give him areas to work on. The other prospect in action was Kongfah CP Freshmart (10-0, 5) who stopped his opponent with a devastating uppercut. Unfortunately we've not got the name of Kongfah's foe but we do know that this was Kongfah's second brilliant KO of the year following his eerie knockout against Sangthong Chor Pakdee back in August. Bangkok, Thailand If we were to say that this past Thursday was a quiet day in Asian boxing we really wouldn't be bending the truth at all, despite the fact we had a world title bout and a bout featuring one of the most promising Thai prospects, both televised. The world title bout in question was a WBC Minimumweight title bout saw the unbeaten Wanheng Menayothin (36-0, 12) prove that his record wasn't a paper one and that he had genuine talent as he over-came Mexico's Oswaldo Novoa (14-5-1, 9) to claim the world title in a thrilling contest. The boat was Novoa's second defense, since upsetting Xiong Zhao Zhong in China earlier this year for the belt, and although he was fighting in Thailand he showed no intention of giving up the belt in a real "ding dong" of a contest. At least until round 9 when the conditions and Wanheng both got to him forcing him to remain on his stool at the end of the 9th round. If you like hard fought bouts with a lot of heavy shots then this one is for you. On the same card fans saw the very talented Kongputorn CPfreshmart (5-0, 4) score an early victory over a mismatched foe who was decimated with a body shot from hell. The bout wasn't competitive in the slightest and it really was all Kongputorn prior to the stoppage which was very painful looking. Sadly at the moment we don't have the name of Kongputorn's opponent. One other bout on this card saw Kongfah CP Freshmart (9-0, 4) take a decision over Filipino visitor Cris Alfante (10-4, 3) in a regional WBC title fight. Sadly for Alfante it saw him suffering a third successive loss this year following losses to Florante Condes and Knockout CP Freshmart. (*Note Kongputorn's boxrec.com record is very wrong and misses several fights of his sadly however we're not sure even our record of the supremely talented Thai is actually right.) Queensland, Australia Unfortunately it wasn't all fine and dandy in Australia for Thai's as Pramool Boonpok (1-8-1) lost for the 8th time in 10 fights. Boonpok was narrowly out pointed by the limited Will Parsons (4-2, 2) in a 4 round bout that appears to have judges scoring the bout all over the place. (Image courtesy of Thairec.com) This past Friday was a somewhat busy day though most of the more notable action came from Thailand with a number of title fights whilst in Japan we had some low level action. Wat Tako, Thailand In one of the Thai shows we saw two unbeaten men extending their winning records and claiming regional title belts with relatively straight forward wins, though wins which came in completely different ways. One of those bouts saw the less than impressive Saenganan KKP (8-0, 5) claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Flyweight title with a 12 round decision over the limited Wilber Andogan (10-16-4, 4). Unfortunately for fans wanting to see excitement this bout would have been thoroughly under-whelming with Andogan showing little in terms of positivity whilst Saenganan left us wondering just how low his ceiling will be. To say we are less than impressed by both of these men would be stating the obvious and Saenganan has really disappointed us in successive fights now. Whilst one Thai disappointed us the other impressed us. That was Petchchorhae Kokietgym (7-0, 5) who looked sensational in a second round blitz to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver Flyweight title. Petchorhae had won the opening the opening round and done all the feeling out he needed before rushing Roilo Golez (15-13-1, 6) in the opening seconds of round 2 to stop the Filipino in what was really a statement making win. On the same card there was also a trio of other bouts. The most interesting of those saw the unbeaten Petchmanee Kokietgym (2-0) defeating the highly experienced Domi Nenokeba (11-21-1, 7). On paper this looks like a straight forward win however Nenokeba did drop Saenganan KKP in a recent bout and may well have done enough to have deserved the win on that occasion. The bouts both ended in second round KO's as Kongthara KKP (2-0, 2) stopped the debuting Samart Por Aripai (0-1) and Petchnamchai KKP (1-0, 1) scored a debut win over Sakadpetch Sor Kanitsorn (0-1) Bangkok, Thailand The second Thai card took place in Bangkok and featured a trio of notable bouts. The main event here saw Petch Sor Chitpattana (26-0, 17) defend his WBC Youth Silver Bantamweight title with an 8th round KO against Filipino foe Jaymart Toyco (14-6, 10). Petch didn't have things all his own way though the ending was a decisive one with a fantastic 1-2 sending a defeated Toyco down. In credit to Toyco he put up a decent effort though he was fighting a better over-all fighter. Whilst Petch and Toyco were the only title fighters on this card they weren't the only notable fighters on the card, in fact the most notable was former WBC Minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai (53-1-1, 21) who, at the third time of asking, stopped Indonesian journeyman Falazona Fidal (25-41-1, 8). The ending was a controversial one with the Indonesian protesting the stoppage though he seemed to act more hurt than he was when he went down and was effectively punished for his poor acting. A third bout on this show saw Kongfah CP Freshmart (8-0, 4) score an amazing KO over the previously unbeaten Sangthong Chor Pakdee (4-1, 4). The bout was relatively even through the first 2 round rounds with Kongfah doing enough to win them with out dominating though in round 3 Sangthong was dropped hard in a real KO of the year contender. We kid you not, this was stunning. One fighter who didn't score a stoppage on this card was Fahpituck Por Pakdee (4-0, 3) who had to take a 6 round decision over the usually fragile Fahpikard Twins Gym (2-7). Tokyo, Japan As well as the action in Thailand there was also a card in Japan featuring 9 bouts, many of which were highly competitive affairs, albeit at a low level. One of the competitive bouts saw Daisuke Sudo (2-2) claim a very narrow majority victory over the previously unbeaten Naoyuki Sakamoto (1-1, 1) likewise Fumihiro Ijima (2-2) did the same against Hiroyuki Yago (2-1) who also lost his unbeaten record. A third majority decision in the 4 rounders saw Jim Miura (2-0) narrowly keep his "0" with a win over the debuting Seiryu Toshikawa (0-1). Had any of those bouts ended up in 4 round draws no one would really have had much of a complain as they really were tight and close contests with little to seperate them. Thankfully we did have some decisive action in the 4 rounders with Mao Tameda (1-1) taking a clear decision over Ryuji Kohama (0-1) and, even more clearly, Satoshi Hongo (2-2, 1) scoring a 4th round KO against Hiroki Ishii (1-3-1). In the sole 6 rounder Yasuhiro Tanaka (4-1-2) took a clear cut decision over Takahiro Iida (4-5-1, 2). This was Tanaka's first bout in 17 months. The main trio of fights were all 8 rounders the most competitive of which resulted in a majority draw between Ryutaro Taira (8-4-2, 3) and Ryu Onigashima (12-6-1, 7). One of the scorecards, a 78-74 win for Onigashima, appears to be far out with the others agree to a draw with scores of 76-76 and 77-77 suggesting the bout was extremely close in their eyes. Another of the 8 rounders saw Kazuki Matsuyama (9-5, 5) take a 6th round TKO win over the limited but heavy handed Yudai Ueno (7-7-2, 6) whilst the final bout saw Yuki Fukumoto (16-9, 5) take an expected victory over Yasuhiro Sakurai (7-17). The Fukumoto/Sakurai bout came to an end with less than 2 minutes left due to an accidental injury with Fukumoto taking a wide technical decision win. Western Australia, Australia It wasn't a good day for Asian's in Australia as a trio of travellers lost. The most notable of these was Indonesian James Mokoginta (25-14-2, 13) who lost a clear decision to Nathaniel May (7-1, 4) in a bout for the WBO Asian Pacific Youth Super Flyweight title. Although the clear loser Mogoginta likely showed up May's questionable about power, especially when one considers that that Indonesian fighter has been stopped in 8 previous fights. Thai debutant Payayong Sueksasongkro (0-1) was a clear loser against the unbeaten Louisa Hawton (3-0, 1) though was game enough to last the distance, as was Pantiwa Laewmahosod (0-2) who took on the talented Lauryn Eagle (9-4-1, 3) in a 6 round bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp is from the Fukumoto/Sakurai bout) Bangkok, Thailand
Tuesday may not have been an action packed day but it may turn out to have been a significant day for several Thai fighters who won their bouts earlier on. The show, which in total featured 4 bouts, was headlined by the unbeaten and wonderfully named Knockout CP Freshmart (7-0, 4) who lived up to his first name by stopping win-less Indian fighter Sandeep (0-4) in the 5th round to defend his WBC Youth Minimumweight title. Our excellent Thai source has informed is that following the fight Knockout's promoter has suggest that the unbeaten fighter could be about to receive a top 15 ranking with the WBC. It's worth noting that prior to this bout Knockout was #24 with the WBC though with 6 defences of the Youth title he may well be given an improved ranking, even if the opponents were poor. Although Knockout was the main event he wasn't actually the most recognisable fighter on the show, that honour was held by former WBA Bantamweight title challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (40-2, 23) who stopped debuting Indian Balbeer (0-1) in the 4th round of a scheduled 6 rounder. The only other bout, currently, listed on boxrec shows a 6 round decision victory for Kongfah CP Freshmart (6-0, 2) who over-came Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (4-2, 2) to continue his unbeaten run. We've actually been informed that a 4th bout saw the debuting Kongphutorn Nor Nophiran (1-0, 1) taking a 3rd round KO over Veeradej Manoprungroj (1-2), who had previously been stopped just once, by current WBA interim Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep. We've been told that Kongphutorn is a notable Muay Thai fighter and that he may be fast tracked if he chooses to continue in professional as opposed to Muay Thai. This past Friday, as with most Fridays, saw action from Thailand courtesy of Channel 7. As with the usual shows from Thailand there was title action as the headline action, in fact there was double title action.
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand The most noteworthy fighter in action on the card was surprisingly not involved in a title fight of any variety. That was Oleydong Sithsamerchai (51-1-1, 18), the former WBC Minimumweight champion, who scored a 4th round KO over the out classed and inexperienced Sandeep (0-3) who was there more to keep Oleydong rust free than to really challenge him. World ranked by both the WBO (#10) and WBC (#2) Oleydong does seem like a man awaiting another world title fight and wins like this are more about staying active than improving any part of his game. It may not seem to make sense to many but it's keeping money in his pocket and that's the key to these mismatches. In the title fights we saw 2 WBC youth title fights. One of these saw Kongfah CP Freshmart (4-0, 2) retain his Light Flyweight title, courtesy of a 10 round victory over the previously unbeaten Iranian teenager Mosayeb Teimoorikia (2-1). The other saw the amazingly well named Knockout CP Freshmart (5-0, 3) retaining his Minimumweight title against a debutant. Sadly we're unsure about this debutants name which appears to be just Amid (0-1). Texas, USA Over in the USA Korean-American Abraham Han (21-1, 13) managed to score his second successive victory since suffering his sole loss. Han, fighting the massively over-matched Daniel Gonzalez (9-30-2, 3) took an expected victory though left few wondering what his future will really bring. |
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