Tokyo, Japan The big show this past Wednesday came from the Korakuen Hall where fans got a real treat of a card with several notable names in significant bouts. The most notable of the bouts was the shows main event which saw talented southpaw Shingo Wake (19-4-2, 11) show off his ability and dominate Thai veteran Mike Tawatchai (35-8-1, 21) in an IBF Super Bantamweight world title eliminator. The bout was all Wake who dropped only a round or two against a man who really had no answer to his skills, speed or movement. The fight was for the right to become Carl Frampton's mandatory and it's fair to say that Wake will be a very interested party when Frampton defends his title against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in July. Another notable man in action was former world title challenger Hisashi Amagasa (29-5-2, 19) who easily out pointed Patomsith Pathompothong (12-4, 5) in what was Amagasa's first bout since his loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux last December. Although Amagasa failed to get the knockout he was completely in charge from the opening round. Another one sided bout saw popular female fighter Tomomi Takano (8-1, 5) claim her first title as she won the OPBF female Super Bantamweight title with a dominant display against Thailand's Nongbua Lookpraiaree (9-13-1, 1). Takano used her reach and height to keep Nongbua at range where she was unable to land anything of note. Although the win was a clear one for Takano it seems obvious that she was fighting a tailor made opponent who never had anything to threaten her with. On the bottom part of this card there was a trio of 8 round under-card bouts. One of those saw the return to the ring of the touted Kenta Onjo (5-1, 3) who easily out pointed San Saknarong (2-3). This was Onjo's first bout since his surprise defeat to Jonathan Baat earlier this year. Another of the under-card bouts saw Takaaki Ishikawa (11-6, 6) score a 4th round TKO against Kanae Onogi (6-8-1, 3) whilst another saw Kazuki Matsuyama (12-5, 6) score a 3rd round TKO against Yoshiyuki Suzuki (5-8-5, 1). Khon Kaen, Thailand As well as the card in Japan there was also one in Thailand. The headline bout here saw highly regarded Bantamweight hopeful Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (42-6-1, 21) score a 2nd round KO against Filipino slugger Jomar Fajardo (14-8-2, 7). Sadly this bout ended with Fajardo suffering a nasty looking injury to his shoulder. Another bout here saw the exciting but limited Kongfah Nakornluang (22-0, 14) defeat Filipino visitor Wilber Andogan (10-20-4, 4) in a gruelling contest. Andogan retired in his corner with what appeared to be another injury. We also know that Jirapan Nakornluang was in action on this show though we're unsure on who he was facing or the eventual result from from the bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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This past Friday's action kicked off in Thailand with a Channel 7 show courtesy of Nakornloung which featured 4 bouts in total. One of those saw Pongsaklek Sithdabnij (1-3, 1) record his first win as he took a 4th round stoppage against the debuting Rachadam Por Kobkua (0-1). From the opening bell Pongsaklek looked like an aggressive ball of energy and was really fun to watch prior to scoring a gut busting KO. Whilst he'll never be mistaken for the great Pongsaklek Wonjonkam we will enjoy watching this kid in the future. Another of the low level bouts saw Yuaza Meanburisport (1-0) fight to a decision win against Daoden Lookklongbangklang (0-1) in a more technically well accomplished bout that we're used to seeing in Thailand. One of the bouts on the card was a rematch as Kongfah Nakornluang (21-0, 13) took on Indonesian Ricky Morales (4-2-1). In their first meeting Kongfah seemed to win following a vicious low blow that left Morales with the fight knocked out of him. Sadly for Morales his “family jewels” were again a target of Kongfah's shots with many going below the belt. To his credit however the plucky Indonesian never complained, though was stopped in the 6th round. Despite Kongfah's 21 fight winning streak we need to admit we're not sold on him, at all. Another unbeaten prospect of note on this card was Jirapan Nakornluang (11-0, 8) who looked sharp en-route to a comfortable win over a limited foe. Jirapan stopped his foe with a body shot though really didn't need to ever get out of second gear. Jirapan does look good at times but we certainly want to see him face a better quality of opponent in the near future. From what we under-stand Kongfah claimed a WBC Youth title with this win. California, USA In California fans watching Fox Sports 1 had the chance to see Chinese giant Taishan Dong (5-0, 3) record his second win the space of weeks as he took out Lance Gauch (5-9-2, 3) inside a round. Gauch, who was a shorter, fat foe, was taken out by a hard right hand and had to receive medical care before being taken out of the ring. This was a much better result for Dong than his decision win over Jamal Woods, back n May 9th, though it's clear the baby steps will continue for the 27 year old giant and that Gauch was never going to be any sort of a test. Interestingly for Dong this was the first time he had faced a man heavier than himself, though Gauch certainly didn't didn't look like a professional boxer in the ring. Nevada, USA Unfortunately in Nevada fans saw Uzbek fighter Bahodir Mamadjonov (17-2, 11) suffer his first stoppage defeat as the heavy handed Richard Commey (22-0, 20) stopped him in the 8th round and claimed the IBF Inter-Continental Lightweight title. Mamadjonov had never been stopped prior to this bout but this loss is a big set back for a man who was in, and around, the world rankings. Prior to the stoppage we had been impressed by Mamadjonov, though he appeared to run out of steam whilst Commey came on strong. Note-Jirapan's record on boxrec.com has been updated to include a number of wins he fought under a different alias dating back to 2013. Kamegai comes up short, Srisaket swats Sada, Kongfah, Kaewfah and Pharanpetch remain perfect3/21/2015 This past Friday was a busy day for Asian boxing with fighters in action in both the west and the east, including two Thai shows.
Bangkok, Thailand In the most significant of two Thai shows fans got the chance to see some of the more notable fighters from the Nakornluang stable of fighters. The most notable fighter in action was former WBC Super Flyweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (33-4-1, 30) who made light work of the horribly matched Madit Sada (9-21-1, 3). Sada was the proverbial lamb to the slaughter, and like a lamb he put up little resistance before being stopped in the 3rd round by Srisaket, who did little more than sharpen his tools. Another somewhat notable fighter on this card was Kongfah Nakornluang (20-0, 12) who retained his WBC Youth silver Super Flyweight title as he easily beat Indonesian challenger Ricky Morales (4-1-1) who looked under-sized, inexperienced and was generally no match for Kongfah. As is common Kongfah looked huge in comparison to his foe and we really are curious as to how he makes Flyweight Another early finish on this show saw Denchai Por Korbkua (2-2, 1) score his first stoppage win as he took out Petchboon Sithsaithong (2-2, 2) in the 3rd round. This was a high tempo and enjoyable affair though Petchboon seemed unable to cope with the pressure and aggression of Denchai, who was sloppy but fun to watch. The only bout on the show that went the distance saw the previously win-less Toto Lookmuangbangklang (1-1) over-come the debuting Songkramchai Etinakorn (0-1) over the 6 round distance. Chachoengsao, Thailand A second Thai show, televised on Channel 11, featured a couple of unbeaten Tor Buamas prospects who both continued to advance their perfect records. One of those prospects was Kaewfah Tor Buamas (18-0, 12) who over-came Indonesian visitor Boido Simanjuntak (18-28-1, 7) in 4 rounds of their Lightweight encounter. Simanjuntak has now lost 10 in a row and is win-less in more than 2 years however he is the best fighter Kaewfah has beaten so far. Although unbeaten Kaewfah has had a very uninspiring career thus far, and it's time he kicked on and stepped up a level. The other prospect was Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (15-0, 11) who defeated the Chaosamut Padjaigym (0-1) in 3 rounds. Pharanpetch has faced better opponents than his stablemate but, just like Kaewfah, he really needs to begin stepping up his opposition as bouts like this are relatively pointless for such a talented fighter. Chiba, Japan In Japan we had an equally low level show in Chiba where fans had 7 bouts, unfortunately though only one of those bouts had any noteworthy quality. That one notable bout saw Japanese hopeful Tsukasa Saito (20-3, 15) make light work of Thailand's win-less Fasanghan Or Benjamad (0-8) who continues his run of stoppage defeats. Fasanghan was stopped in the 2nd round by Saito who will be hoping to move towards a Japanese title fight later in the year. In the main support bouts fans had a couple of 6 rounders. One of those saw Corrales Kawashima (5-5-1, 2) level off his record with a 2nd round stoppage win against Hiroshi Miwa (4-7, 2) with Miwa suffering his 7th stoppage loss. The other 6 rounder sadly ended in unsatisfactory fashion with a 2nd round technical draw in a bout between Haruka Itakura (4-1-1, 1) and Katsunori Imai (5-6-2). The 4 under-card bouts here were all 4 rounders. One of those bouts saw Yoshihiro Furukawa (1-1, 1) claim his first win as he stopped the still win-less Kazuya Nomura (0-4-1) in the 3rd round. Another early win was scored by Ken Matsuzawa (1-0, 1) who stopped Hiroki Arakawa (0-2) in round 2 of their contest. A more competitive bout saw Toshiaki Akimoto (1-0) take a narrow win over Mirai Imagawa (0-1) whilst Atsuhsi Suzuki (0-0-1) and Yuki Ishikawa (0-0-1) fought to a split decision draw in an all debutant affair. California, USA The most significant bout of the day was also the last and came in the US where the popular Yoshihiro Kamegai (25-3-1, 22) battled against former world title challenger Alfonso Gomez (25-6-2, 12) in a bout that was highly entertaining and action packed. Early on Gomez was too smart and won a number of early rounds on his movement. As the bout progressed Gomez slowed and Kamegai managed to come back into it. Sadly for Kamegai much of his efforts were ignored by the judges who had the bout scored far too wide. Victoria, Australia In Australia there were several Asian fighters in action, including an all-Asian fight. That all-Asian bout saw Australian based Filipino Czar Amonsot (27-3-3, 17) over-come Thai visitor Padjai Yongyuthgym (18-2-2, 12) in a 6 round bout. The world ranked Amonsot was effectively staying busy here though hopefully next time out he will face a stiffer opponent. The other Asian on this card was Filipino journeyman Rodynie Rafol (12-7-2, 5) who lost a 6 round bout against the popular though faded Michael Katsidis (31-7, 24). Although Katsidis won he did struggle and it's clearer than ever that he needs to walk away from the sport before he gets beaten by a fighter at this level. Bangkok, Thailand
On Friday Thai fans got treat to a televised card, unfortunately however it was a card that consisted primarily of mismatches. The biggest of the mismatches, at least on paper, was a clear stay busy fight that saw former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rugnvisai (32-4-1, 29) make light work of the game but thoroughly out classed Ardi Tefa (6-3, 4), who was stopped in the 3rd round. Srisaket is lining up a WBC world title eliminator with Jose Salgado and this bout literally a tune up bout prior to that one which is expected in late Spring. Srisaket wasn't the only former world champion in action here as his close friend Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (39-6-1, 18), himself a former WBC Super Flyweight champion, defeated the debuting Daoden Sithsaithong (0-1), also in the 3rd round. Suriyan is expecting to be moved towards a WBC Bantamweight title fight later in the year and this was, like Srisaket's bout, a stay busy contest. The main event of the card wasn't a stay busy fight, but was an interesting development in the career of the limited but incredibly fun Kongfah Nakornluang (19-0, 11). Kongfah is among the most limited 19-0 fighters you'll find but he made light work of the badly matched Rendi Stone (3-4-1, 2). Stone, an Indonesian journeyman, was battling for the WBC Silver youth Super Flyweight title but was stopped in the 3rd round by Kongfah. Another promising unbeaten fighter on this card was Jirapan Nakornluang (2-0, 2) who stopped Ratchasi Himalaigym (0-1) after 3 rounds. We were impressed by Jirapan on his debut and it seems like the talented Thai is going to be one to keep an eye on for the long term, especially given his big stablemate. As for Ratchsai he appeared to have a lot of promise though was retired with what appeared to be a damaged hand One other bout on this card saw Jaipetch Chaiyonggym (4-3, 1) score a 6 round decision win over Denchai Por Korbkua (1-2) in what was a second meeting between the two men who first fought last November. Camarines Sur, Philippines In the Philippines fans also got some action though, as with the Thai show, much of it was mismatches. The main trio of bouts went a combined 9 rounds an all went to the expected winner. One of those bouts saw former world title challenger Bernabe Concepcion (33-6-2, 19) quickly take care of Indonesian visitor Rasmanudin (18-8-3, 9). Rasmanudin was stopped in the 2nd of a scheduled 10 rounds and suffered his 5th stoppage loss as a result. Sadly for the Indonesian "Lost Boy" this was his 4th loss in 5 bouts and it seems any hope he had of fighting for a major title are now dead and buried. A second of the main bouts saw Al Sabaupan (24-2-1, 19) pull himself off the canvas in the opening round en route to stopping Geisler AP (6-5, 3) in the 3rd round. Geisler is probably best known for being stopped in a round by IK Yang in Macau last year and it's clear that also Sabaupan is exciting he's never going to reach the top. He will however always be fun to watch. The remaining main bout saw saw Jestoni Autida (7-2, 2) score a 4th round TKO over the experienced Pit Anacaya (9-25-2, 2). As well as the 3 headline bouts there was also 5 other bouts. The weakest of these was a 4 rounder which saw Jerwin Mejes (2-1, 2) pick up his second win as he stopped the debuting Ali Francisco (0-1) in the 3rd round. Mejes's win was one of just two stoppages on the under-card with the other one being scored by Philip Luis Cuerdo (7-1, 4) who took out Ryan Bajala (3-2-1, 1) in the second round. The remaining three undercard bouts all went the distance. Of the three bouts only one of them ended in what we would describe as an upset as Gabriel Royo (10-11-2, 8) managed to overcome Michael Rosal (5-4, 3), though it was a minor upset with Royo taking an 8 round split decision. The other undercard bouts saw Ariel Arevalo (4-1-2, 1) over-come Diover Mangaya-ay (1-6-1) with a 6 round unanimous decision and JayAr Diama (3-5-4, 1) defeat Alberto Pentecostes (1-4-1), also by 6 round unanimous decision. California, USA In the US we saw Cruiserweight hopeful Murat Gassiev (20-0, 13) take a stay busy win over Terrance Smith (8-18-3, 5) with Smith being disqualified in the 4th round. Gassiev was well in charge and Smith knew it as the out classed American did all he could to prevent a fight, eventually being DQ'd for his holding. This past Friday was a busy day in the world of Asian boxing, both regionally and internationally. Mendoza, Argentina In Argentina fans saw a WBA Flyweight title fight that saw interim champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (34-2, 20) attempt to unify his title with “regular” champion Juan Carlos Reveco (35-1, 19). Sadly for Yondmongkol he was stopped in the 5th round as Reveco unloaded on his and forced the referee to step in. Prior to the stoppage both men had scored knockdowns with Reveco going down in round 2 and Saengthep down just prior to the stoppage. Quebec, Canada In Canada was saw several Russian's in action and all of them seemed to have very different nights. The most disappointing of the Russian's was Dmitry Sukhotsky (22-3, 16) who looked awful, genuinely awful, as he challenger Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21) and put up a nothing effort. Sukhotsky did little more than follow the champion who landed left hands at will before stopping Sukhotsky in round 5 after scoring a trio of knockdowns in the round. Another notable Russian on the card was the unbeaten Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7) who over-came Jeff Page Jr (15-1, 10) with a 2nd round TKO. Whilst on paper the result was a good one the performance was terrible from Beterbiev who was dropped in the opening round and showed little more than crude power as he came out swinging for the fences whilst setting nothing up. It was, in many ways, a humbling performance from one of the most touted up-and-comers in the sport and will hopefully serve as a reminder that he needs to use his boxing ability as well as his power. A third Russian was the debuting Vislan Dalkhaev (1-0) who scored a clear win over journeyman Csaba Toth (13-25-1, 8). Samut Prakan, Thailand The feature bout in Thailand saw former world champion Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (28-6-1, 17) bounce back from his recent loss to Shinsuke Yamanaka with a very easy win over the horribly over-matched Tony Arema (3-6). Arema was never able to put the That under any pressure and midway through the opening round Suriyan landed a nasty left to the body which put Arema down in agony, where he stayed for the count. Strangely this bout was for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Bantamweight title and see Suriyan getting immediately back into the mix for a world title fight in 2015. In a stay busy fight we saw former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (31-4-1, 28) score a straightforward win over limited journeyman Jemmy Gobel (18-16-5, 13). Srisaket tried to pick his shots in a controlled opening round as it appeared he was attempting to get some rounds under his belt though Gobel didn't take the chance to test the Thai, despite landing some clean uppercuts in the opening round. In round 2 Srisaket went to work and broke down Gobel with steady and hurtful body shots that quickly had Gobel in trouble, a follow up attack up top dropped the visitor who stopped soon afterwards. Another bout on this card saw the limited, but unbeaten and exciting, Kongfah Nakornluang (18-0, 10) over-come the win-less Vichannoi Chaiyonggym (0-3) with a 6 round decision in what was an unexpectedly close fight. As is often the case Kongfah made life very difficult for himself but very entertaining for us and we don wonder how many times he can get away with having such damaging fights though we can't complain about the entertainment as he is great value every time he's in the ring. Possibly the stand out performance came from debutant Jirapan Nakornluang (1-0, 1) who dominated fellow debutant Toto Lookmuangbangklang (0-1) en route to securing a 4th round TKO. If we were to suggest that Jirapan was the most complete Thai prospect we've seen recently we wouldn't be lying and he looks like he has the potential to be the real deal. He showed a nice sharp jab at range and really great body work up close, that body was eventually what ground out Toto. This guy is one to watch. The remaining bout on the show saw Denchai Por Korbkua (1-1) claim his first professional win as he over-come the more experienced Namphol Sithsaithong (7-9, 5) to take home a 6 round split decision. The scoring was a bit all over the place here unfortunately. Hyogo, Japan We're sorry it's taken us a while to get all the results from this show, which was the only Japanese show last Friday and came courtesy of Shinsei Promotions. In the main event fans saw the very promising Shun Kubo (6-0, 4) score his best win to date as he took a decision over the world ranked Luis May (15-8-1, 7). Both men had knockdowns rules against them, though the one against Kubo did seem harsh, and May had a point deducted to leave us with weird looking scorecards but it was a clear win for Kubo who has announced himself with this win. Although clearly a novice Kubo has called out Japanese champion Yukinori Oguni and has made it clear that the domestic title is his aim for next year. An interesting co-feature saw Toshiya Yokogawa (7-7-1, 6) score a shock win over Tokiya Nishioka (9-4-2, 5) with a 2nd round KO. Another bout from the top of the card saw Takahiro Shigee (12-1-1, 10) score a 5th round TKO against Petchfankaen Keelanakornpatom (0-1), this was Shigee's first bout since he was stopped by Rodrigo Guerrero. The least interesting of the 8 rounders saw Kenta Sugimoto (8-7-1, 1) score his first stoppage as he over-came Saengpetch Lukmatulee (0-1) in the 2nd round. The undercard here featured 5 bouts scheduled for 4 rounders with only a single bout failing to go the distance. The one bout that didn't go to the final bell saw Makoto Mizoshita (3-1, 2) score an opening round blow out against Hiroki Yatomi (2-1, 1). In bouts that went the distance we saw Shintaro Yano (1-0) take a debut win with a split decision Shin Tomita (1-1-2), another close decision saw Taichi Sugimori (3-1) take majority decision over Ryusuke Tanaka (3-3, 1). The closest bout saw Ryo Sumiya (1-1-1) fighting to a draw with Shohei Matsuo (1-1-1). The only clear decision saw the unbeaten Kenta Sakata (2-0-1) take a clear decision over Kodai Nakashoya (0-2) (Image, from the Kubo fight, courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Wow, wasn't Friday a busy day with shows in Thailand, Japan and Russia...and here we go with all the results! Nonthaburi, Thailand Today there was two Thai cards, one on channel 7 and one on channel 3. Of those cards it was the Channel 3 one that caught the attention with former world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (30-4-1, 27) in action as he was defending his WBC Asia Boxing Council Super Flyweight title. Srisaket, who was listed on some sources as fighting Mateo Handig, scored his 27th stoppage as he over-came Filipino Bobby Concepcion (11-6-1, 5). The bout was straight forward enough for Srisaket who is now hoping to secure a rematch with WBC Super Flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras. On the same card in Thailand we saw the exciting but limited Kongfah Nakornluang (17-0, 10) score a second round stoppage over Indonesian visitor, and professional loser, Safwan Lombok (1-27-1). Kongfah started the bout by boxing but in the second round went into fight mode and swiftly saw off the Indonesian fighter. Although Kongfah against us wondering just how far he will go we've got to admit we're going to love following his career and for the second time this year we were really entertaining by this young and exciting Thai warrior. Ayutthaya, Thailand On the channel 7 show fans saw Palangpol CP Freshmart (6-1, 4) in the main event as he defended his WBA Asia title against former foe Heri Amol (34-20-4, 14). Palangpol took a decision over the Indonesian veteran though still didn't look ready to take the next step up, we suspect that Palangpol will take a big fight next year and if he wins that he'll be moved towards a world title contest though it's hard to see him beating any of the top Light Flyweights at the moment. Thai veteran Noknoi Sitthiprasert (51-4, 30) scored his 30th stoppage victory, as he over-came Dechai PetchasemfourGym (0-1) in just 2 rounds. Other bouts on this card saw Petch Sor Chitpattana (28-0, 18) extend his winning run with a decision over Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (4-3, 2) whilst Ratchasak KKP (25-3-1, 11) over-came the tough Joel Kwong (1-7, 1) in what was a second meeting between the two men. Tokyo, Japan At the Korakuen Hall, the holy land of Japanese boxing, there was 8 domestic bouts with several of them being of genuine interest. The main event saw Japanese based Filipino Ricky Sismundo (27-8-1, 12) narrowly over-come heavy handed Japanese fighter Shuhei Tsuchiya (16-4, 14) with an 8 round split decision. Although the bout went the distance it certainly wasn't a dull one with Tsuchiya down twice and Susmundo down once in a great contest between two men who knew just how much this bout meant to their careers. For Tsuchiya this is his second loss of the year, following a stoppage loss to Leonardo Zappavigna, and seems to hint that he's never going to be a domestic champion however he will always be a lot of fun to watch. For Sismundo this win should move him towards a Japanese title fight. In an 8 support bout Yuya Sugizaki (20-9-1, 6) managed to take a fifth round technical decision over Filipino Gabriel Royo (9-11-2, 8), who has now lost 4 in a row. Royo is a heavy handed fighter but is clumsy and it showed against the more skilled Sugizaki. Another 8 rounder saw Yuta Nakagawa (14-4-1, 8) take a clear 8 round win over Yuta Saito (7-5-2, 6) in a Bantamweight contest. The first of the 4 bouts scheduled for 8 rounds was the only one that saw a knockout as Kazuya Nakano (8-3, 7) lived up to his reputation as a heavy handed fighter and stopped Takahisa Nayuki (11-12, 2) in the 5th round of their bout with an eye catching shot that immediately caused the referee to wave off the bout. On the under-card there was one man we were particularly interested in, Koki Koshikawa (3-0, 1). Koshikawa is tipped as a prospect with real potential having been a stand out amateur and he showed that class as he dominated Ryoji Miyagi (7-5-1, 4) to take a 1-sided decision win. Another unbeaten fighter in action was Hiroyasu Shiga (4-0, 3) scored a 4th round TKO victory over Takuo Watanabe (2-8-3), an impressive victory considering that Watanbe has got a reputation as being somewhat durable. Another unbeaten man extending his run was Daisuke Yamada (2-0, 1) who scored a second round KO against Kosuke Tsunoda (1-3). In the opening bout Takuya Kurata (1-2, 1) defeated Yuta Ouchi (0-1), also by second round TKO. Moscow, Russia We had another show in Russia as the capital city, Moscow, played host to a show that got more interest than many Russian shows have in recent years. The card began simple enough with two debutants scoring low profile wins. One of those was Dmitry Bivol (1-0, 1) who scored a 6th round TKO against the limited but experienced Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (25-11, 12) the other debutant was Heavyweight hopeful Sergey Kuzmin (1-0, 1) who blasted out Nicholas Buule (3-1, 3). Another of the undercard bouts saw the very promising Sergey Lipinets (5-0, 4) score and 8th round knockout against Filipino visitor Ernie Sanchez (14-6-1, 5) in a bout that saw the unbeaten Russian claim the WBC International silver Light Welterweight title, Lipinets's first title as a professional boxer. Another man in title action was Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9) who took a very wide decision over Gabino Cota (16-3-1, 14) to defend his WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title. One of the more interesting under-card bouts saw Olympic champion, and former amateur stand out, Egor Mekhontsev (7-0, 6) take hid first decision win as he completely shut out Joey Vegas (17-10-1, 10) in an 8 round bout. Mekhontsev will likely feel disappointed that he didn't score the stoppage here but will certainly feel happy to get some professional rounds under his belt given that his first 6 opponents lasted a combined 16 rounds. One man who didn't need to go any rounds was the heavy handed Eduard Troyanovsky (20-0, 17) who scored a beautiful knockout out as he took out Jose Agustin Feria (16-2-1, 10) inside a round. Another man who scored an opening round KO was Cruiserweight crusher Dmitry Kudryashov (16-0, 16) who took just 22 seconds, yes you read that correctly, to wipe out former world champion Juan Carlos Gomez (55-4-0-1, 40). Gomez might be well beyond his prime but no one would have expected this from Kudryashov who is now ready for a top contender. Another Cruiserweight contest saw Rakhim Chakhkiev (21-1, 16) make relatively light work of Brazilian Light Heavyweight Jackson Junior (15-2, 13) with a fourth round TKO. Although the bout was relatively straight forward for the big punching Russian he did seem to have problems the few times Junior did catch him. Towards the top of the card, in fact in the chief support slow, we ended up with a contest that many dubbed a freakshow. The bout, supposedly an exhibition, saw Mickey Rourke (6-0-2-1, 4), yes the Hollywood actor, score a knockout against the frankly hapless Elliot Seymour (1-9-0-1, 1). Seymour may well have put in the worst performance of a professional fighter this year and fought such an incredibly tame effort that it appears he was the actor pretending to be a boxer. For what it's worth we're unsure if this bout will feature on either man's record though we've noted it as a “no contest” on both records. In the main event of the card we saw former world champions colliding as Russian slugger Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 17) took on Mexican veteran Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57). The two men, from completely different eras, were never on an even keel as Provodnikov took control of the bout in the opening round and was never really under any sort of pressure before Castillo was eventually stopped in round 5. Barnaul, Russia A second Russian card came from Barnual and attracted much less attention from the boxing world. Theunder-card hear features 3 bouts with one of those being an all debutant 4 rounder that saw Mahir Pashayev (1-0) out point Abbas Turgunbaev (0-1). The show's sole upset came in an 8 rounder as Vladyslav Yeromenko (2-1) out pointed Artem Merzlikin (5-1-1, 3). The show's sole 10 round bout saw the unbeaten Yury Kashinsky (5-0, 5) continue his stoppage streak as he stopped Yuriy Barashian (27-8, 18) in the 7th round The main event here saw PABA Light Middleweight champion Pavel Mamontov (10-1-2, 1) retain his title with a 12 round decision win over Oscar Roberto Medina (24-7-2, 9). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) It's not often we can openly say this but, what a great day Friday was with free to watch action in Japan and Thailand. Tokyo, Japan We're used to having televised Friday morning fights from Thailand so they were nothing new however what was a very unexpected treat was the fact Dangan 112 was streamed live, over Ustream, by Miyata Gym who streamed the show from start to end in what was genuinely a treat for the fans. We know Miyata aren't the first to do it, SGS have done it several times, but that didn't stop it being a treat from the opening bout to the final contest. The opening two bouts were both C Class tournament final bouts and both proved how much the tournament meant to the fighters in action. The first saw Wataru Takeda (3-0-1, 1) take a well earned 4 round victory over Taiga Higashi (1-1, 1). Although this was a clear under-card bout it showed how much difference there is between a lot of the undercard bouts in Japan and their equivalents in the west. Both guys wanted to win, both gave it their all, and both helped put on a very good bout, even if Takeda did look the better fighter, as evidenced clearly in round 4. The second of the C class tournament bouts saw Ryusei Ishii (4-1, 2) really impress us with his fan friendly style, Sergio Martinez like movement and hands down stance as he out pointed the dangerous Kenta Yamada (3-1, 3) with ease. Ishii dropped Yamada to show his dominance in power and in boxing in a really, really stunning performance by the 18 year old southpaw hopeful. The third bout saw another promising youngster catch out eye, Ryota Ishida (2-0, 2). Ishida, another 18 year old, dropped his previously unbeaten foe Yusuke Moriya (1-1) late in the opening round before tearing into him at the start of the second and eventually forced the referee to save a tired looking Moriya who tried to fight back but was unable to stop the onslaught from Ishida who really looks like an exciting and promising young fighter for the future. The surprise performance of the show came from Masaya Kohama (2-2-1) who didn't look likely to catch our attention considering his record. Kohama however took his chance and boxed beautifully to get past Keisuke Ogino (2-6, 1) in a bout that what was one of the most pleasant surprises we've seen in a ring for a very long time. A closer look at Kohama's record has convinced us that he's much better than his record indicates and we'd suggest keeping an eye on him for the long run, if he progresses as he could do then he may be another of the late bloomers of Japanese boxing. We saw a second stoppage on the show when Ryosuke Takami (5-1, 4) stopped the busier but less skilled Tsubasa Matsudo (4-9-3, 1) in 4 rounds. Matsudo had started fast but was eventually broken down when he began to slow in what was another interesting bout despite the differences in the records between the two men. In the chief support bout we saw Wataru Miyasaka (9-2-1, 2) out point Yuki Iwasaki (11-6, 6) over 8 rounds. The bout did have a few competitive rounds but there was no argument over who the winner was with Miyasaka looking the more complete fighter in a majority of the rounds. It was a clear decision but still an entertaining contest. The highlight of the show was, as expected, the main event which pitted former world title challengers against each other in what was viewed as a must win contest for both men. The bout saw Takuya Kogawa (23-4, 13), a man coming in on the back of a very controversial loss to Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep in Thailand, battle against Hiroyuki Hisataka (22-13-1, 10), who came in to the bout following losses to Ryo Matsumoto last time out via decision and Omar Andres Narvaez, via stoppage in a world title bout. On paper it was close to a domestic super fight and turned out to be a super fight watch with Hisataka trying to impose himself on Kogawa with his natural size and strength whilst Kogawa used his skill and speed to win rounds, land hurtful counters and generally do enough to win the rounds, including a 10-8 second round. Going into the final round Hisataka needed a knockout though both men fought as if they each needed to finish it and we got a final round to remember as the two slugged it out in a thriller. We suggest you give this one a watch if you have the time. We won't say this was the card of the year, but it was incredibly good from start to end and for a domestic card shown over Ustream for free it put to shame a lot of the big US cards on premium TV. Well done to all involved for this very enjoyable show. Ratchaburi, Thailand As well as the Japanese action there was also a show from Thailand than seemed to end quicker than anyone had suspected with a host of blow outs. The quickest of those saw Kongfah Nakornluang (16-0, 9) dispatch the over-matched Santos Kwanjaisrikod (0-2) inside a round in what was little more than a mismatch to help rebuild Kongfah's confidence following his struggle with Den Sithsaithong last time out. The most eye catching victory was scored by former WBC Super Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (29-4-1, 26) who stopped the naturally bigger Boido Simanjuntak (18-24-1, 7) in the opening seconds of the 6th round with a very eye catching 1-punch knockdown. Boido did get up from the knockdown, somehow, but was unfit to continue continue and probably needed a few moments to know where he was. In the main event of the show we saw Nawaphon Por Chokchai (24-0, 17) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Councuil Flyweight title with a 4th round KO of the usually tough Filipino Donny Mabao (21-23-1, 4). On paper this was a mismatch but it become more so when Nawapon appeared 3 if not 4 divisions bigger than the Filipino visitor. Western Australia, Australia "Down under" we did a trio of Thai's in action and they had mixed fortunes. Whilst veteran Sapapetch Sor Sakaorat (31-16, 20) was defeated in 4 rounds by Luke Sharp (10-2-2, 3) and we did Yingtai Sithdara (0-7-1) defeated in 2 rounds by Jacob Santoro (2-0, 1) we also saw Thonthai Rajanondh (17-19, 5) take an unexpected 2nd round TKO against Dan Carter (0-2). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Srisaket returns with a whimper against Pama, Nawaphon beats Barongsay and Kongfah entertains9/20/2014 Sara Buri, Thailand
The first show on Friday came in the early afternoon local time in Thailand as Channel 7 televised 3 bouts, each involving an interesting Thai fighter and each having pelnty of action. The show kicked off with the unbeaten Nawaphon Por Chokchai (23-0, 16) battling against Indonesian journeyman Hendrik Barongsay (26-19-3, 15). The fight, which saw Nawaphon retain his unbeaten record with a decision win over the Indonesian, was a relatively sloppy affair that made us feel that Nawaphon had either over-looked his opponent or had had an off night. The interesting thing however was that this bout was fought at around 120lbs, not Nawaphon's usual 112lbs. Nawaphon is ranked #1 by the WBC at Flyweight though it appears he has clearly outgrown the weight, unfortunately however he will need to improve a lot to make a mark at either Bantamweight or Super Bantamweight and this performance was very disappointing. The second bout, and in fact the main event of the show, saw the return to the ring of former WBC world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (28-4-1, 25). Srisaket was fighting for the first time since losing his world title to Carlos Cuadras in May and it appeared that ring rust took it's toll on the usually destructive Thai who struggled, unexpectedly, with Filipino journeyman Zoren Pama (6-11-3, 3). The fight started at an amazing pace as both went to war through the first 3 rounds. It appeared that Srisaket had expected to be enough though the Filipino was brave enough with stand the early onslaught and forced Srisaket to box off the backfoot before an accident clash of heads allowed Srisaket to get a technical win. It was disappointing from the Thai fighter who appeared to be bailed out of the bout in some ways, but he was well up on the scorecards. The third bout on the show, and possibly the most entertaining, saw Kongfah Nakornluang (15-0, 8) retain his unbeaten record with a decision win over Den Baansuan Samlansaraburi (1-7, 1). The fight was a slugfest and genuinely great action though neither guy looked particularly good. Whilst on paper Kongfah is 15-0 the problem is that his opponents have all been inexperienced or career losers and his 15 opponents, according to boxrec.com, have had a combined 6 wins and almost 30 losses. He's not so much a prospect as a very protected fighter who is unlikely to have the ability to take the next step forward with his career. In untelevised bouts on this show Nayoklek Sithsaithong (1-0, 1) scored a 3rd round KO over fellow debutant Dechrith Sor Prasobchok (0-1) whilst Patomsak Sitsaithong (1-0) kicked off his career with a decision over Kodchasan Yuikanchang (0-1) New South Wales, Australia In Australia we saw two Asian's in action. The first of those was Thailand's Thong Por Chokchai (23-10-1, 15) who was stopped in the second round by the heavy handed Leonardo Zappvigna (32-2, 22). This was "Lenny Zappa's" second win over an Asian this year following his 10th round TKO win over Shuhei Tsuchiya in April whilst for Thong it was a second successive stoppage loss following a 4th round KO to Czar Amonsot in June. The other was Filipino Roman Canto (8-5-2, 3) who suffered his 4th straight loss due to an 8th round TKO defeat at the hands of TJ Doheny (8-0, 6). This contest was the 7th straight bout without a win for Canto who really appears to have his career falling apart all of a sudden. California, USA We also had two Asian fighters in action in California, both of who scored wins. The most predictable of the two bouts saw Kyrgyzstan Urmat Ryskeldiev (9-3-1, 5) take a clear decision over the limited Malik Bazille (2-3). This was the 3rd straight win for Kyrgyzstan man who is now 3-0-1 in his last 4 contests. The surprise on the card however was the return to the ring of Japan's Gaku Takahashi (12-5-1, 6) who took a majority decision over Javier Albonica (6-2, 4), in round 3 Takahashi scored a knockdown which effectively won him the decision. This was Takahashi's first fight in over 4 years and was a great way to mark his return to the ring. Not every day is a great day for Asian boxing and it's fair to say this past Friday wasn't a great one with more lows than highs, despite some interesting action all over the word
Kobe, Japan The most significant of the shows came at the Portopia Hotel in Kobe. The venue, making it's professional boxing debut, looked stunning though sadly couldn't help Japan's Teiru Kinoshita (19-1-1, 3) over-come South African puncher Zolani Tete (19-3, 16) in a bout for the IBF Super Flyweight title. Kinoshita did impress, in some ways, with his toughness but that was the about all the positives he could take out of the bout that he clearly lost. The fight, Kinoshita's first world title bout, could well be his last and we'd not be shocked if he fell back to Japanese domestic level following this loss. In the chief support bout to Kinoshita's contest fans got to see a rematch between Shinichiro Morikawa (16-4-1, 11) and Ryota Kihara (6-9-4, 5). The two men fought last year with Morikawa taking a close decision over 8 rounds. This time around the judges weren't needed as Morikawa saw off Kihara in just 4 rounds as he dominated his limited foe. A third bout of note on this same card saw Jonathan Baat (26-5-3, 12) dominate Yubon Kanayama (10-5, 3) to inflict Kanayama's 5th loss in 8 bouts. For Baat this was a bounce back victory follow a loss last time out to Qiu Xiao Jun, in what was a third bout between the two men. Lower down the card Naoki Yamamoto (5-7-2, 3) managed to out point Ryoki Hirai (3-2-1, 1) over 4 rounds in a very competitive contest. Another 4 rounder saw Hayato Shimosakoda (1-1) take a decision over Yosuke Goto (1-5) whilst the hard hitting Takuya Hashimoto (4-4, 4) upset Masashi Wakita (4-2, 2) with a 2nd round KO. Tokyo, Japan A second card in Japan took place at the Korakuen Hall. Although the supposed main bout, a Japanese Super Bantamweight bout between Hidenori Otake and Daisuke Furuhashi, was cancelled the card it's self went on with some interesting contests. After the main event was cancelled the previous chief support became the new main event and that saw Ryuto Oho (6-1-1, 2) fighting to a very competitive majority draw with Shuji Hamada (12-6-4, 2). Sadly for the 19 year old Oho this was a second successive set back following his sole loss to Jo Tanooka and we dare say that he's not matured into a Super Flyweight,yet. Oho did impress us last year when he was fighting at Flyweight, where he won the Rookie of the Year, and maybe he needs to try and return to 112lbs. In the chief support bout on this card fans got to see the return to the ring of Spice Matsushita (12-8, 2) who returned to the ring after more than a year out of action. Matsuhsita not only returned to the ring but did so with a hard fought decision over Toshimitsu Goto (12-11-1, 5) A third bout on this card saw Takuma Okada (5-9, 2) take a 6 round against the light hitting Tsuyoshi Nishimura (4-7-1, 1). The win for Okada saw him ending a 2 fight losing streak though it did extend Nishimura's losing run to 2 fights. We know at the moment that we have more results to come from Japan though for now these are the only ones we have. Pathum Thani, Thailand On a televised card in Thailand fans got to see the world ranked Nawaphon Por Chokchai (22-0, 16) successfully defend his WBC Asian Boxing Council Flyweight title for the 9th time! Nawaphon defeated Thailand's usually durable Jay-ar Estremos (10-8, 4) inside the distance the retain his title and inflict just the second stoppage loss on to Estremos. Interestingly Estremos had, earlier this year, pushed Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym all the way in a bout many felt Kwanpichit had been gifted a win in and with that in mind you need to realise just how good this win was. There were other bouts on this card but at the moment we aren't sure on the specific results. What we do know however is that Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (37-5-1, 16) won a decision and Kongfah Nakornluang (14-0, 8) took a stoppage. Hopefully we'll be able to fill in the full results in the coming day or two. New South Wales, Australia In Australia we had more disappointment as former Japanese and OPBF Bantamweight title challenger Jerope Mercado (26-7-3, 9) suffered a very debatable split decision loss to Valentine Borg (7-1, 4). Jerope, best known for his fights with Rolly Lunas, Ryosuke Iwasa and Kohei Oba, was judged to have been shut out on two of the cards though it's doubtful that anyone else could possibly have had the bout a shut out. Notably for Borg this was his first bout since his stunning stoppage loss to Joebert Delos Reyes and it appears that loss has damaged the confidence of Borg who was previously unbeaten and tipped to move on to bigger and better things. East Cape, South Africa It was also a disappointing day in South Africa as Filipino Edrin Dapudong (29-6, 17) lost the IBO Super Flyweight title in a controversial split decision to South Africa's very own Lwandile Sityatha (17-3-1, 7). The bout was the first defence of the title by Dapudong, who took the belt with an opening round KO against Gideon Buthelezi, though unfortunately this is his second controversial loss in South Africa following a split decision to Buthelezi back in 2012. With 2 split decision losses in 3 bouts it's fair to question whether or not "The Sting" will ever return to fight in South Africa. New York, USA The disappointment for Asian fighters continued in New York where "Mongolian Mongoose" Bayarn Jargal (17-5-3-1, 11) saw his bout with Cletus Seldin (13-0-0-1, 10) end in a No Contest. Jargal was injured around the eye from a clash of heads and was unable to continue forcing the bout to a No Contest. Prior to the ending Jargal was making Seldin look limited, though we're not sure if he was managing to over-come the naturally bigger American fighter. California, USA It wasn't all bad for Asian's however and in California we had the chance to see the impressive debut of Chinese Heavyweight giant Taishan Dong (1-0, 1). The 6'11" giant managed to drop Alex Rozman (2-7, 1) several times before he told the referee that he couldn't go on. Dong didn't have things all his own way though he he'll have learned more by fighting Rozman, who came to win, than fighting someone who was happy to fold the first time they were hit. For those who missed this fight it's now on our video section. Also on this card was a victory for popular Filipino Mercito Gesta (28-1-1, 16) who looked genuinely sensational as he beat up and broke down the experienced Luis Arceo (28-13-4, 18) who was stopped by the doctor late in the fight. Arceo came to fight but Gesta was too good, too fast, too talented and too powerful, in fact this was possibly the most complete performance we've ever seen from Gesta who looks to be finally be reaching his potential. No one doubted how good Gesta could be but they had questioned whether he would ever fulfil his promise, this performance suggests he can. This past Friday was a busy day with numerous fights involving Asian fighters. Unfortunately a number of results haven't yet reached us though we've included the ones which we have got for now. Nonthaburi, Thailand We had a decent show in Thailand where former world title holder Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (36-5-1, 16) retained his WBC Asian Boxing Council Bantamweight title. Suriyan showed off his class as he became the first man to stop Filipino Fernando Ocon (12-7, 4), though it was a retirement from Ocon rather than a true stoppage. Ocon, who took Suriyan 12 rounds earlier this year, pulled out of the bout at the end of round 7 whilst in a big hole on scorecards. Unfortunately Suriyan wasn't the only man with an early victory and in fact the shows other 4 bouts lasted just a combined 9 rounds. The shortest of the other bouts on the show lasted just a round as Chaiyong Sithsaithong (33-12-4, 24) scored a very quick stoppage over the debuting Chonlatarn Kongnapagym (0-1) in a bout that probably shouldn't have been sanctioned. Whilst we don't consider Chaiyong as a special fighter this really was just a pointless exercise for all those involved. Things weren't much better for Kongfah Nakornluang (13-0, 7) who stopped debutant Atiwat Chaiyonggym (0-1) in the second round. Kongfah has real potential but this bout was totally unnecessary and even though we understand how the system works in Thailand this was really not worth Kongfah getting in the ring for. Another bout that went just 2 rounds saw Kajornsak Sithsaithong (5-1, 5) stop Back Kistkriengkrai (0-1). This was a better match up but still one that was never likely to become competitive. The one other bout on the show saw Non Sithsaithong (12-6, 8) take 4 rounds to defeat yet another debutant, this time Petchbodin Sakpreecha (0-1). This was arguably the most competitive fight on the card and event that wasn't particularly competitive. Nanyang, China The other Asian show of the day was in China as Zovi promotions continued to grow Chinese boxing. The star of the show was the world ranked, and very promising, Qiu Xiao Jun (12-3, 5) who successfully defended his WBC Asia Boxing Council Super Bantamweight title with a 4th round KO over popular Indonesian Rasmanudin (18-5-2, 9). Jun is really blossoming into a very talented fighter and he has now scored 3 successive victories of note after previously beating Johnathan Baat and Jason Cooper. In a second title fight Xu Chun Yan (5-3, 2) made the first defence of her WBC International female Featherweight title as she stopped Thailand's Sriphrae Nongkipahuyuth (12-4-2, 5) in 7 rounds. Although there was two title bouts on the show the biggest name was actually not in a title bout. That was former WBC Minimumweight champion Xiong Zhao Zhong (23-5-1, 13) who bounced back from losing his title to Osvaldo Novoa by stopping Filipino Roilo Golez (15-12-1, 6) in 5 rounds. Zhong is likely looking for another world title bout somewhere down the line though with the loss to Novoa still fresh in everyone's mind it could well be a while before Zhong gets that chance. On the undercard of this show Brandon Ogilvie (6-1, 2) out pointed Indonesia's Eddy Comaro (27-19-5, 11) over 6 rounds and China's very own Zhou Yun Fei (2-0) defeated Gino Dilibero (0-2) in a 4 round decision. Victoria, Australia In Australia we had two bouts with Asian interests, unfortunately both of those bouts saw the Asian fighter coming on the wrong side of the result. The most disappointing of those bouts saw South Korea's Kyung-Suk Kwak (10-10, 7) being stopped in 2 rounds by Australia's promising Zac Dunn (13-0, 11) in a battle for the WBC Asia Council Continental Super Middleweight title. Whilst we knew this would be a tough assignment for Kwak we did expect a bit better from his than a second round loss, however this was the 6th stoppage loss in the career of the 3-weight Korean champion. Whilst Kwak was disappointing the same cannot be said of Thailand's Paitoon Jaikom (1-5) who went 10 rounds with Australia's once beaten Ben Capps (10-1-1, 2) who made the first defence of his WBC Asia Council Continental Light Middleweight title. Although this was the 5th straight loss for the Thai we've got to acknowledge that it's great he's taking decent fighters the distance and proving himself as a capable opponent even if he's unlikely to win too many bouts. Hamburg, Germany Things weren't great in Germany either as talented Romanian Viorel Simion (17-1, 7) out pointed Azerbaijan's Bakhtiyar Iskenderzade (9-4, 2) in a bit of a mismatch. Iskenderzade was dropped in the opening round though show good fighting spirit to battle back, sadly however he was never in the fight and lost a very clear decision to one of the best Featherweight's in Europe (Image, of Suriyan, courtesy of boxrec.com) |
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