 Tokyo, Japan
After Saturday night we were told “Boxing is dead”, nobody told the Japanese and on Wednesday they had a brilliant card at the Ota-City General Gymnasium with a trio of world title fights. The most notable of those title bouts was at Super Featherweight where WBA “super” champion Takashi Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19) scored a KO of the year contender against highly touted Thai Jomthong Chuwatana (9-1, 4). Coming into the bout Jomthong was an established tough guy following an extensive Muay Thai career. That however didn't help him here with Uchiyama bullying him from the middle of the opening round before blasting him out with a vicious right hand in the second round. For Jomthong this is a set back but one he'll likely bounce back from, as for Uchiyama this was one of his best performances, a real vintage display from the 35 year old Japanese puncher. A second world title fight saw Ryoichi Taguchi (22-2-1, 9) make the first defense of his WBA Flyweight title as he bounced Thai veteran Kwanthai Sithmorseng (49-4-1, 26) on and off the canvas. Kwanthai was down in rounds 2,5,6,7 and 8 before being stopped in what was a gutsy but flawed performance from the challenger. For Taguchi the hope now is for a big fight before the year is over, possibly with Ryo Miyazaki or Randy Petalcorin, both of which would be great bouts. The remaining world title bout saw Kumiko Seeser Ikehara (7-1-2, 3) retain her WBO female Minimumweight title bout with a 7th round split technical decision win against Kayoko Ebata (8-6, 4). Unfortunately for Ebata this was her 4th world title loss and at the age of 39 it seems very unlikely that she'll manage to get another shot. Things aren't great for Ikehara either who has now score back-to-back technical decision defenses and has been cut in each of those bouts. Prior to the world title bouts there had been some under-card bouts. One of those saw Takumi Suda (12-10-2, 3) score an 8 round split decision win over Yoshinori Wakahara (7-5, 4) in a very close contest. Another under-card bout saw Tsuyoshi Naito (4-3-3, 2) take a 4th round TKO win over Tatsushi Kagawa (4-9-1, 1) On the lower end of the card there were also a pair of 4 rounders. One of those saw the debuting Taiu Shiratori (1-0, 1) score an opening round blow out against Nao Sugawara (0-1) whilst the previously win-less Sayaka Aoki (1-2, 1) managed to score a 3rd round win against Akiko Oe (1-2, 1). Chiang Mai, Thailand In Thailand fans has 6 bouts and saw their fighters doing significantly better than they did in Japan. The main event of the show saw former WBO Bantamweight champion Pungluang Sor Singyu (50-3, 34) take a 3rd round KO against Indonesian fighter Nouldy Manakane (29-17-1, 18). For Pungluang this was win #50 and kept him in the hunt for a WBO world title fight later in the year, likely to be against Ryo Akaho. Another well known name in action on this card was Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (54-2, 25) who made light work of the light hitting Yakobus Heluka (8-11, 1) with a 4th round KO. This was Chonlatarn's second win since he was out pointed in Macau last year by Vasyl Lomachenmo. On the under-card fans saw a pair of stoppages. One of those saw Thewa Onesongchaigym (7-2, 2) take a 4th round KO against the debuting Theira Meik (0-1) whilst the other saw Rakniran Muadransarakam (5-0, 4) stop the win-less Saichon Or Ounsuwon (0-22) in the 5th round, this was the second meeting between Rakniran and Saichon with Rakniran taking a decision in their first bout at the end of last year. The two remaining under-card bouts, both female contests, went the distance. These saw Yodying Superchamp (3-0, 1) continue her winning run with a victory against Kularbgoen Sor Visetkit (0-2) and a win for the debuting Petchwaree Mor Krungthepthonburi (1-0), who out pointed Fasung Kietmanop (0-1). (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)
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 Bangkok, Thailand
For the second day running it was Thai fans who were getting televised action as Channel 7 did back-to-back televised cards. Today however there was no world title on the line though there was still some pretty notable action. The main action came in a PABA Welterweight title fight that saw defending champion Teerachai Kratingdaenggym (29-0, 23) make relatively light work of South African challenger Nthuthuko Memela (11-2-2, 7). Teerachai did as he wished with his taller opponent and stopped him in round 4. Teerachai's win wasn't the only one for a reigning PABA champion as the unbeaten Nop Kratingdaenggym (12-0, 1)* scored a 6 round decision over Indonesian visitor Boido Simanjuntak (18-27-1, 7) in a non title fight. The light hitting Nop did brilliant at times though his lack of power is still something we consider an issue, despite his skills which are more varies than most Thai's. A former world champion was also on this card picking up a relatively simple win. That former champion was the highly experienced Kwanthai Sithmorseng (49-3, 25) who made light work of the simply hopeless Ponidi (1-13-1) with a 2nd round KO. In a low level bout on this under-card Dennapa Kiatniwat (3-0, 1) took a 6 round decision over Yodpichai Sor Visetkit (1-2) *Note boxrec don't recognise Nop Kratingdaenggym's win against Skak Max (Image courtesy of thairec.com)  Kyoto, Japan
In Japan we had the final show before Christmas as Woz put on a small but interesting domestic card. The main event saw Kota Tokunaga (14-2, 9) take a clear decision win over Kazumasa Kobayashi (8-5-1, 5). For Kobayashi this this was his 4th loss in 5 bouts and he is now win-less in more than 3 years and unfortunately for the 31 year old we do have to suspect he'll be calling an end to his career sooner rather than later. As for Tokunaga this is seen as a Japanese title prelude and he's now expected to fight Yoshitaka Kato in 2015. In the chief support bout fans saw the heavy handed Yuki Yonaha (4-2, 3) claim his first decision win as he narrowly over-came Hiroki Taniguchi (6-5-1, 2). All 3 cards were close for the 6 rounder though Yonaha was a deserving winner, despite being tested hard. The rest of the card was 4 rounders and almost all of the bouts were razor thin decisions. The closest of those saw Shota Taguchi (2-1) take a split decision win over Shinsei Honke (1-5), with all 3 cards reading 39-38. Another split decision saw Norio Shimizu (1-1) take his first win with a win over the debuting Toshiki Shimatani (0-1) whilst another split decision saw Kazuma Ishikura (4-3, 1) who beat Seita Mochizuki (3-7). Yet another close decision, albeit a majority decision saw Daisuke Takeichi (3-3, 1) beat Kiyonori Matsumoto (2-4). The only clear decision on this show's under-card saw Makoto Kawasaki (5-2-1, 1) claim a clear victory over Yuki Nakanishi (1-2, 1). Thailand As well as the Japanese show there was also 4 bouts in Thailand, sadly the names of some of those fighters are beyond our grasp of the Thai language, sadly that leaves us with just 2 bouts that we fully “got”. One of those saw former world champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng (48-3-1, 26) score a stoppage against Indonesian journeyman Heri Amol (34-22-4, 14). Amol did his job of trying to entertain though seemed unable to ever deal with Kwanthai's movement or sharp punches and retired between rounds 6 and 7. The other bout we know saw Amin Kratingdaenggym (10-1-1, 8)* score an 8th round knockout against Indonesia's Hero Tito (9-5-1, 3). The bout had a free swinging affair before Amin eventually connected with a left hand that sent Tito tumbling down and eventually having the bout stopped. *We believe Amin previously fought under the name Amin Sor Wangmoo (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)  This past Friday was all about Thailand where we had 2 separate shows with a trio of title contests.
Bangkok, Thailand One of the two televised Thai shows came from Bangkok courtesy of Thai Channel 7. This show featured 2 televised bouts with the first of those being a WBA Asia and PABA Flyweight title fight that was won by the unbeaten Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi (6-0, 5) , who defeated Filipino visitor Edison Berwela (13-29-7, 3). Berwela was forced to retire in the 4th round. Prior to the retirement it did appear that his time was numbered as Eaktawan was going through the gears. The second title bout saw Nop Kratingdaenggym (11-0, 1) successfully defend his PABA Super Bantamweight title with a decision win over Filipino foe Eranio Semillano (10-6, 3). Nop again showed off his skills but his complete lack of power really is going to hold him back, a reach shame considering how he is, stylistically, different form many of his compatriots. The under-card on here featured 3 blow outs. The quickest of which was an opening round blow out by Tirachok Kiatniwat (6-0, 4) who swiftly took card of Petchkosin Manoprungroj (0-2) in what we believe was a rematch from Petchkosin's debut. It took just 2 rounds for former world champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng (47-3-1, 25) to defeat Saentawee sor Pholasing (0-1) in what was Kwanthai's first bout since his decision loss to Stamp Kiatniwat. The other blow out saw Dejpichit Kiatniwat (1-0, 1) who scored an opening round blow out against Petchmanee Sor Tanayong (1-1, 1). Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand The other of those Thai shows was in Nakhon Ratchasima where we had a third title fight on a show televised by Channel 3. The title fight here saw Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (28-7-1, 11) successfully retain his PABA Super Bantamweight title with a stoppage victory over the gun-shy Ki-Chang Kim (5-2-1, 1). Kim wasn't happy at the stoppage though he had left the referee with little option due to being clearly out classed and unwilling to really fire back. The other main televised bout on this card saw Norasing Kokietgym (12-0-1, 9) stop Indonesian foe Jemmy Gobel (18-25-5, 13) to extend his unbeaten run. Norasing is ready for much more pressing tests than this one though with it could be a while before we see him in a really competitive bout. On an under-card bout Petchchorhae Kokietgym (8-0, 5) over-came an Indonesian visitor, sadly we're waiting for him to be identified by boxrec.com, whilst Kanda Por Muangpetch (2-1) defeated win-less Laos born fighter Lamnammoon Kwanjaisrikort (0-6). (Image courtesy of Thairec.com) (Results courtesy of Pal) Phayao, Thailand
This past Thursday saw fans from Thailand tuning in to Channel 3 to see a small televised card from Phayao. The card, which wasn't even listed on boxrec prior to take place, though was an interesting one at the end of the day with a couple of rising stars in Thai boxing as well as a former world champion. The main bout saw one of the two promising youngsters in action as the 22 year old Nop Kratingdaenggym (8-0, 1) successfully defended the PABA Super Bantamweight title for the first time. Nop, fighting against Renren Pasignahin (6-3-1, 2) dominated the bout on the score cards, which we have been informed were 118-110, twice, and 117-112. For Nop his lack of power will likely holding him back from being a world champion but we imagine he will start to break in to the WBA rankings if he can keep defending the PABA title. The other prospect on the show, and a man we have been informed is getting the Thai media a little bit excited, was Stamp Kiatniwat (7-0, 3). We've been told that Stamp is just 16 and despite being just a baby in boxing some are tipping him as a serious fighter to keep an eye in. Unfortunately for Stamp he was unable to extend his stoppage run to a third successive fight as the tough and experienced Safwan Lombok (1-24-1) took him the scheduled 6 rounds. Although Lombok, from Indonesia, has been stopped 7 times in his 26 fight career those stoppages have typically come to world class fighters like Suriyan Sor Rungvisai, Amnat Ruenroeng, Paipharob Kokietgym and Kwanthai Sithmorseng so going 6 rounds with him shouldn't be a shameful experience for Stamp who scored a beautiful stoppage last year over John Bima. Having just mentioned him a few moments ago it seems rather fitting to mention that former WBA Minimumweight champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng (46-2-1, 24) was in action on the same card. Kwanthai managed to out point the tough Samuel Tehuayo (17-21-2, 3) who has a misleading record. Tehuayo isn't as good as a typical 17-21-2 type fighter and has won just 3 of his last 26 after starting 14-0 in his native Indonesia. For Kwanthai this was his 3rd win since losing to Kazuto Ioka last year. Another bout that reached the final bell saw Amin Sor Wangmoo (6-1-1, 4) defeat the dbeuting Laisuor Sor Bangkru (0-1) via a decision over 6 rounds. Rather amazingly, for a Thai show, we saw only one stoppage and that was the 3rd round victory for Inthanon Sithchamuang (21-8, 12), who managed to defeat Nongdear Sor Bangkhru (0-4) and inflict the 3rd stoppage defeat on to Nondear's record. Thanks again go to Pal for the information on Stamp and the scorecards of the main event. |
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