This past Friday was a busy in Asian boxing with 3 televised cards across the continent.
Ningbo, China The most significant of the cards was in China where we had a trio of title bouts, all of which were won by local fighters as the Chinese boxing scene continues to develop, without kicking up much of a fuss. The main event of the card was the most significant bout on offer and saw former world title challenger Xiong Zhao Zhong (26-6-1, 14) claim the OPBF Minimumweight title, and add it to his WBC International title. Zhong, China's only ever male world champion, looked better than ever as he out boxed Filipino fighter Crison Omayao (17-10-3, 5) to a wide decision. Omayao, well known for losses to Japanese fighters Naoya Inoue, who was making his debut at the time, and Kosei Tanaka, did put up a genuine effort but looked slightly lost against the more capable Zhong. In another title bout China's Cai Zong Ju (6-1, 1) was very fortunate to take a decision win against Japanese warrior Mari Ando (12-8, 5), in a bout that saw Ju retain her WBC International female Minimumweight title. Ju started well but was really dragged into a war in the middle rounds as Ando came on strong, bust Ju's nose and gave her hell. Despite the genuinely competitive nature of the fight Hubert Minn some how had this one 8-2 to Ju in what is a genuine shocking score card. The lesser of the title bouts here saw the really promising Xu Chan (7-2) claim the WBA Ocean Super Featherweight title with a 10 round decision win against Thai veteran Chaiyong Sithsaithong (37-14-4, 26). Chan, who does lack power, looked like there was plenty to get excited about but he will need to link up with a good trainer if he's to have the career that his naturally ability suggests he could have. On the under-card fans got 3 non-televised bouts. One of those saw local fighter Bai Shan Bo (4-0-1, 1) take a 6 round decision against Indonesian veteran Heri Andriyanto (21-20-2, 10). On paper it was a good win for the novice but Andriyanto has gone 2-5 in his last 7 and now looks like a spent force. Another of those under-card bouts saw Thai based Iranian Mohamadreza Hamze (7-6-1, 2) take a decision win over the win-less Ju Xiang Huang (0-2), with Hamze bouncing back from a loss in South Korea. The remaining under-card bout was a female bout and saw the unbeaten Gao Li Jun (3-0, 1) over-come Thailand's Lookkaew Sithpracha (0-2). Pathum Thani, Thailand Zhong wasn't the only former world champion in action as Thai fans got the chance to see one of their former title holders in action in the headline bout of a card on Channel 7. That former world champion was Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (45-6-1, 23) who retained his WBC ABCO Bantamweight title with an easy 2nd round KO win against Frans Damur Palue (11-10-2, 6). This was little more than a stay busy fight for Suriyan who really is just awaiting the WBC ordering a Bantamweight world title eliminator, possibly against Rodrigo Guerrero or possible with Liborio Solis. Suriyan's younger brother Nawaphon Por Chokchai (30-0, 23) extended his perfect record with a farcical victory against Medgoen Por Kobkua (0-1). The bout saw Nawaphon give Medgoen several free shots in the first 3 rounds before fight back in round 4 and despatching the debutant with ease. We need to wonder what purpose this bout served other than to further bloat Nawaphon's record. A more interesting match up, on paper at least, saw Ponsaklek Sithdabnij (5-3, 4) over-come Heri Purnomo (2-6, 1) with a 2nd round KO. Purnomo came to win and seemed to sting Pongsaklek I the opening round but had no answer to a second round assault as Pongsaklek moved up a gear. Another 2nd round win on this card saw Kongfah Nakornluang (23-1, 14) get back to winning ways as he easily saw off Bovy Jumpolnamkaenglod (0-1). This was Kongfah's first bout since he suffered a shock loss to the aforementioned Pongsaklek. Bangkok, Thailand Another Thai card came from Bangkok and was aired on Channel 3. The main event here was a PABA Super Flyweight title fight that saw Chatpetch Sithmorseng (12-3-2, 6) easily out point Filipino visitor Jetly Purisima (20-17-4, 5) in what was a shut out win for the Thai fight. The really promising Romnakit PKT College (5-0, 3) went the distance for the second time in his career, though continued his perfect winning streak as he over-came Junar Adante (5-2-1, 2) over 8 rounds. Although relatively unknown outside of Thailand Ronnakit, also known as Ronnakit Technopoly Bangkok, does look to be a really promising fighter worth keeping an eye on. Another unbeaten fighter extending their winning run on this card was Dennapa Kiatniwat (6-0, 3), who stopped Kongpichit Sithprayoon (0-4) in 4 rounds.
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This past Saturday was a hectic day in boxing with fights all over the place. Osaka, Japan On paper the most notable show came from Japan where fans had the chance to catch a couple of world title bouts and another bout featuring a 2-weight world champion. The show wasn't big or attention grabbing but for fans of female boxing it was a notable card. In one of the title fights everyone was left disappointed as a headclash brought a very early ending to the contest. This was a bout for the WBO Female Minimumweight title, with defending champion Kumiko Seeser Ikehara (6-1-2, 3) recording her first defense courtesy of a technical draw against Filipino challenger Jessebelle Pagaduan (7-1-1, 4). The headclash happened in the opening round and later required 10 stitches for Ikehara who as, clearly, disappointed about how she recorded the first defense of her title. The other title fight saw WBO Atomweight champion Nao Ikeyama (16-3-1, 4) successfully defending her velt for the second time. The 45 year old Ikeyama looked like she had the energy of a teenager as she thoroughly out worked, out fought and swarmed Filipino challenger Norj Guro (7-4-1, 4). Guro, more than 20 years Ikeyama's junior, was never in the fight after round 3 and was often forced to survive the assaults of the champion rather than really fight back. In the chief support bout fans saw former 2-weight world champion Mari Ando (12-7, 5) score a hard fought 6 round decision win over Jujeath Nagaowa (12-14-1, 8). This was Ando's first bout since she lost the WBC female Minimumweight title to Yuko Kuroki last year and it seems likely Ando will chase another title bout. Sadly for Nagaowa this was her 3rd straight loss and she is now 1-3 since losing to Momo Koseki back in June 2012. The under-card here featured 3 bouts each of which were 4 rounders. One of those was another female bout as the unbeaten Yu Shoji (1-0-1, 1) fought to a 4 round split decision draw with Wakako Fujiwara (0-1-1). Another of the bouts saw Daiki Miyayama (4-2-1, 2) defeat the debuting Yuta Teruya (0-1) whilst Hiroshi Takagi (3-4) defeated Naoki Okamura (1-2) in a close decision. Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans had an interesting show that featured a world ranked fighter and several others looking to prove themselves as “men to watch”. The world ranked fighter was the promising Rene Patilano (13-1-2, 7) who made extremely light work of domestic journeyman Aroel Romasasa (11-9, 5). Romasasa, who had entered the bout with 8 straight losses and that form showed as he was blown away in just 140 seconds. Sadly for Romasasa it now seems clear he needs to think about a new career. The Patilano/Romasasa was one of 3 bouts scheduled for 10 rounds and the others both went the distance. One of those saw the talented Randy Braga (15-0-1, 3) take a very clear decision win over Cristian Abila (24-16-3, 4) who struggled to win a round. Braga, who does seem to be better than many domestic Filipino's, now looks ready for a real step up. Sadly things weren't so successful for Jay Loto (9-0-1) who was held to a majority draw by JC Francisco (6-9-4, 2) in a genuine shock. For Francisco this was a great result considering he had lost 3 of his previous 4, for Loto however this is a big hit to his career. Lower down the card the light hitting Jeffrey Francisco (11-1-1, 1) scored his first stoppage as he forced Arjet Caballes (6-33-5, 3) to retire from their scheduled 8 round bout. In a 6 rounder the unbeaten Wilbert Berondo (6-0, 3) stopped the over-matched Ryan Medez (1-4-2) with less than a minute of their bout left whilst another 6 rounder saw Vergel Nebran (13-8-1, 8) out pointed Prell Tupaz (8-27-4, 1). A more competitive 6 rounder saw Roderick Flores (6-0-1, 2) narrowly out point Junjie Lauza (4-14-1, 1) in a surprisingly competitive contest. The begin the card there were 4 bouts scheduled for 4 rounds. One of those saw the unbeaten Abraham Bullagay (2-0-1, 2) score a 3rd round stoppage over the win-less Oscar Lim (0-3), who has now been stopped in all 3 bouts. Another contest that failed to go the distance saw Robin Langres (4-0, 1) take a 3rd round technical decision over the win-less Manny Mamamcquiao (0-5-1). Langres's win as one of two technical decisions on this part of the card as Bryan Ascano (3-0, 1) also went to the judges early in his win over Jerwin Dela Rosa (1-5). The only 4 round to reach the scheduled final bell saw Arvin Yurong (2-0, 1) take a wide decision over the debuting Raymond Dela Cruz (0-1). Pattaya, Thailand In one of two Thai shows fans saw a former world title challenger and an unbeaten prospect. The former title challenger was Samartlek Kokietgym (19-5, 5) who famously challenged Naoya Inoue last year. Samartlek scored his second win since that Inoue bout as he over-came Indonesian visitor Ichal Tobida (11-15, 8) in a 6 round bout. Of course it wasn't just Samartlek who had a high profile bout in Japan last year with Tobida being knocked out by former world champion Ryo Miyazaki last September. Sadly for Tobida he is now 0-4 in the last 12 months, though he did manage to see out the scheduled this time following successive stoppage losses. The unbeaten prospect on this card was Payu Sor Kulawong (3-0) who scored his third straight win as he over-came the win-less Somchay Sithhongkam (0-2), from nearby Laos. This was a rematch of a bout fought in January that saw both men making their debut against each other. Samut Songkhram, Thailand In a second Thai show fans saw the unbeaten and heavy handed Chalermpol Singwancha (12-0, 10) take out Indonesia's Wellem Reyk (17-12-3, 5) in the opening stages of round 5. This was Chalermpol's 4th straight KO though they have come against limited foes, such as Reyk here who has now lost 5 in a row with 3 stoppages in that run. Baja California, Mexico In Mexico we saw a disappointing defeat for Filipino fighter Jether Oliva (22-3-2, 10) who was stopped by unbeaten Mexican Luis Nery (16-0, 11). Oliva was returning to Mexico for the first time since his loss in an IBF Light Flyweight world title bout against Ulises Solis and it seems clear he was simply too small for the Mexican. Oliva was game early on but remained on his stool at the start of round 5 having taken enough from the promising Nery. Hamburg, Germany In a Cruiserweight bout fans saw the unbeaten Isa Akberbayev (15-0-0-1, 11) score an impressively quick victory over 40 year old Argentinian puncher Ruben Angel Mino (25-2, 25), who lasted less than a round. Mino's impressive record belies his inability to really fight and he has now been stopped in both of his step up bouts. As for the unbeaten Kazakh this is his best win on paper and is his 4th successive stoppage win. Managua, Nicaragua Teiken promoted Nicaraguan fighter Roman Gonzalez (42-0, 36) continued his long unbeaten run as he made light work of Valentin Leon (38-29-3, 21) in what was essentially a stay busy fight for the talented “Chocolatito”, who is now expected to make a mandatory defense of his WBC Flyweight title. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Osaka, Japan In Japan we had a female world title double. The first of those world title bouts saw Japanese veteran Nao Ikeyama (14-3-1, 4) upset the previously unbeaten Filipino Jesseblle Pagaduan (6-1, 4) to claim the WBO Atomweight title and become the first ever holder of the newly established title. Aged 44 Ikeyama also becomes the oldest world champion from Japan and one of the oldest champions in history. The second title fight saw Yuko Kuroki (11-4-1, 6) claim her first title, the WBC female Minimumweight title, as she defeated the defending champion Mari Ando (11-6, 5). Ando, defending her belt for the first time was game though unfortunately for her Kuroki was too clever with her footwork and too accurate with her straight left hand counters. Sadly for Ando this brought her second world title reign to a surprisingly quick end, whilst for Kuroki this was really a career defining victory for he youngster at this stage of her career. Taraz, Kazakhstan In Kazakhstan fans got a domestic double header, albeit it a very low profile one. The more significant of those bouts saw the very highly regarded Roman Zhailauov (12-0, 8) taking a decision over compatriot Omar Marabayev (1-3). On paper this looked like a total mismatch but Marabayev has is a recent PABA Welterweight title challenger and has faced good competition so far with his previous losses coming to Teerachai Kratingdaenggym and Gennady Martirosyan. In reality this was a much more impressive victory than it looks on paper. The other bout saw Faruh Iriskulov (2-1, 1) taking a second 2nd round TKO over the win-less Samat Ordabayev (0-5-1). Ordabayev is as bad as his record looks and this was Iriskulov's second victory over him. Queensland, Australia On a card in Australia we unfortunately saw win-less Thailand's Pramool Boonpok (0-5) lose a 4 round decision to the unbeaten Australian based Hungarian Tommy Szeremi (3-0-2, 1). California, USA World ranked Russian Anton Novikov (29-0-0-1, 10) showed off his skills as he scored a notable decision over the hard hitting but limited Javier Castro (27-7, 22). Novikov's relative lack of power will be a problem but his skills were impressive as he put on a 10 round shut out. This was the 3rd successive defeat for Castro and his 5th loss in 8 though it's still a credible victory for Novikov for the moment. California, USA On a separate US card things were disappointing for the debuting Yuri Trogiyanov (0-1) who was unfortunately stopped by the criminally under-rated Edwin Solis (6-2-3, 4). Solis was simply too much of a test for a debutant Trogiyanov who showed a lot of heart but lacked the experience needed to cope with such a tough and rugged Mexican. We'll admit we want to see Trogiyanov again though hopefully he'll not be put in such a ridiculously difficult bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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