Bangkok, Thailand
One of two Thai shows this past Friday came from Bangkok where fans had the chance to see a number of local fighters continue their careers. The main event saw the promising Nop Kratingdaenggym (13-0, 3) retain his PABA Super Bantamweight title with a 4th round KO win against Indonesian veteran Nouldy Manakane (29-19-2, 18). For Nop, who scored just his third win, this was a good name on his record and came against a former world title challenger, saying that however Manakane has been stopped in 3 of his last 4 and it seems clear he's little more than an opponent now a days. In the co feature we saw Amin Sor Wangmoo (12-1-2, 10) fight to a technical draw with Julio de la Basez (20-18-8, 12), due to a nasty cut suffered by Basez following a head clash in what was a bout marred by clashes. In a clear mismatch Taiwo Ali (18-3-1, 13) made light work of Mikado Jittigym (0-2), with Ali taking an opening round KO. The Thai based Nigerian fighter is certainly one to keep an eye on and proves that foreigners can make a name for themselves in the land of smiles. Another mismatch saw Dennapa Kiatniwat (7-0, 4) score a 2nd round KO against Petchmanee Kor Kaewket (0-1) whilst the very promising Montree PKT College (3-0, 2) scored a 4th round KO win against Yodduangjai Lookmingkwan (0-1). It is worth noting that we know Montree's current boxrec record is incomplete due to the fact he has fought under an alternative name. Lampang, Thailand The other show in Thailand, put on by Kokiet Group, featured two of Thailand's most promising prospects along with a former world title challenger. Thet former title challenger was Samartlek Kokietgym (23-5, 8) who stopped Fanther Ndahiuw (7-5-1, 3) to claim the WBC ABCO Minimumweight title. Samartlek, best known for his bout with Naoya Inoue, has now reeled off 6 straight wins since his defeat to the Monster. Samartlek's stablemate Norasing Kokietgym (17-0-1, 13) made very light work of Indonesian teenager Kichang Kim (6-3-1, 1), who was stopped in the 2nd round of a regional title bout. Another unbeaten prospect in action here was Kongthara KKP (10-0, 8) who continued his unbeaten run with a 5th round KO over Ricky Morales (4-4-1). This was a step down in class for Kongthara who does look like a genuinely promising prospect. Another unbeaten fighter on this card was Petchsiam Sor Kulawong (3-0, 2) who beat Khunsuk Laos PDR (0-1) with a 6 round decision. Shanghai, China In China fans had the chance to see a number of novices in action with 10 bouts, all set for the 4 round distance. Of the 10 bouts on the show 3 failed to reach the final bell. The shortest of those bouts saw Chang Su (4-0, 3) score a 1st round TKO win over Baolin Li (0-1), who was one of numerous debutants on the card. Another stoppage saw Aizi Aili (1-0, 1) defeat Yubo Ruan (0-1) in the second round whilst Yongle Feng (1-0, 1) stopped Nan Zhao (0-1) in the third round. The most competitive bout ended in a draw as Alimu Tuersun (2-0-1) was unable to over-come Ju Xiang Huang (0-2-1). Another close bout saw Yeerduosi Jieensi (1-0) take a narrow majority decision win over YunFeng Zhou (0-1). A third close decision saw Xian hai Zhan (1-0) take a majority decision over Guo Ji Lin (0-1-1). The other bouts were all unanimous decisions. These included a win for Peng Chao (1-0), who beat Bo Hao Sun (1-1, 1), Zhi Quan Xia (1-0-1) who beat Zheng Peng Young (0-1), Li Quan Lin (3-1-1, 1), who beat Jun Zhao (0-1) and Yelieqiati Nihemaituola (4-0), who extended his perfect record with a win over Chenan Lu (0-1).
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Loei, Thailand
There wasn't much action this past Wednesday with just a single show, coming from Thailand. Although it wasn't huge it did feature a WBA interim title fight, which was genuinely enjoyable to watch and showed off part of the new wave of Thai boxing. That title fight saw teenage fighter Stamp Kiatniwat (14-0, 6) score a majority decision against Dominican slugger Gregorio Lebron (13-3, 11). We know that when we mention “majority decision” in Thailand that fans tend to think of controversy but Kiatniwat was a clear winner in the eyes of most as he out boxed a wild Lebron, dropping the Dominican twice on route to claiming the WBA interim Flyweight crown, sadly however a terrible card by Raul Caiz Jr will have left suspicion over what was a solid win for the 17 year old Kiatniwat. Lebron was down in the opening round and the 10th round as Kiatniwat showed some surprising power, though work does still need to be done for the youngster to even contemplate mixing with the best in the division. In the only other televised fight from this show we saw Nop Kratingdaenggym (13-0, 2)* show a new found aggressive attitude as he stopped Indonesian journeyman Jemmy Gobel (18-27-5, 13) in 4 rounds. It seemed as is Gobel went out looking for the upset but was gradually ground down as Nop recorded his second stoppage win in 13 bouts. Although on paper this was a mismatch it was good to see Gobel come to fight and it really brought the best out of Nop. *-Boxrec are lacking Nop's win over Skax Max 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) 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) A champion really should defend their belts as often as they can. What is the point in being viewed as the best in your particular area or field if you don't prove it, right? Well this past Monday saw 4 champions all defending their belts in successful fashion on a relatively busy start to the week. Tokyo, Japan Of the 4 titles up for grabs 2 of them were fought for in Japan and although both were national titles they were probably the most significant, and competitive, bouts of the day. The first of the title fights saw the unbeaten power-puncher Hiroki Okada (9-0, 7) successfully defending his Japanese Light Welterweight title for he first time with a very hard fought decision victory over Shamgar Koichi (18-6-1, 11). Koichi, challenging for a belt for the first time in his career, brought the pressure and Okada was forced to answer back in what was a genuinely enthralling contest between two well matched fighters in terms of both skills and styles. For Okada, who was cut late, this was his toughest bout and his best win though for Koichi it was another set back following previous losses to the likes of Shinya Iwabuchi. Following the Light Welterweight clash we then moved up for a Japanese Welterweight clash between reigning champion Suyon Takayama (21-1, 7) and Koshinmaru Saito (20-6-1, 11). The two men were meeting for the second time and many may be calling for an immediate rematch given how competitive this was. Takayama had, in the first meeting, claimed the vacant Japanese title in a competitive but comfortable win but this time around things were anything but comfortable for Takayama who narrowly kept his title with a majority decision. Sadly Takayama's struggles to retain his belt here like take any lustre off a meeting between him and Yoshihiro Kamegai in what actually looked a tasty bout going in to this contest. As well as the title bouts Japanese fans also got treat to 5 under-card bouts, two of which featured recognisable names. One of those "names" was the heavy handed and very fun to watch Shuhei Tsuchiya (16-3, 14) who made light work of Thai visitor Fonluang Sor Singyu (6-5, 4). Tsuchiya, fighting for the first time since his entertaining loss to Leonardo Zappavigna in Australia, needed just 103 seconds to get rid of Fonluang. The other was former OPBF Super Bantamweight champion Yukinori Oguni (13-1, 4) who scored his second successive stoppage as he over-came Thai debutant Ryan Sor Tanacho (0-1) in 4 rounds. In more competitive action Keita Nakano (11-9-3, 2) scored an 8 round split decision over Masahito Igawa (12-8-1, 4) and Tonko Nakagawa (12-6-1, 4) took a 6 round majority decision over the more experienced Junnosuke Nagayasu (12-11-1, 3). The one remaining bout on this card saw Junki Kobayashi (1-0, 1) claiming a 3rd round TKO victory over Eiji Miyamoto (0-1) in an all debutant contest. Bangkok, Thailand In Thailand it was the PABA interim Super Flyweight title that was being fought for. The belt, just like the Japanese titles, stayed where it was at the start of the day as Nop Kratingdaenggym (9-0, 1) retained with a 6th round technical decision against the highly experienced Hendrik Barongsay (26-18-3, 15). Nop looked sharp from the off before a headclash caused a sadly early ending to the bout. Laguna, Philippines In the Philippines fans got the chance to see a Filipino national title being fought for as Benezer Alolod (15-5-5, 5) retained his GAB Light Flyweight with a 5th round stoppage over Jomar Fajardo (14-5-1, 7). Alolod is now 3-0-1 (3) following his stoppage loss to Nkosinathi Joyi and has now lost just once in his last 16 bouts, a great run for a man who started his career with 3 losses in his first 5 bouts. We only saw 2 other early finishes on this card. One of those was an opening round blow out for Jonel Alibio (17-18-5, 9) who swiftly took card of the usually tough Desson Cag-ong (14-15, 8). The loss for Cag-ong was his quickest in 29 fights and saw him suffer his first stoppage loss to a fellow Filipino having previous been stopped by a trio of Japanese fighters including Takashi Miura. The other stoppage on this show saw Lester Abutan (6-2-2, 3) defeating Dexter Dimaculangan (3-5-5, 1) in the 4th round of their scheduled 8 rounder. One of the best wins on the card was for the unbeaten Justo Bornilla (5-0-2) who over-came the experienced Ronald Postrano (7-20-2, 3) in a very 1-sided bout. Postrano was down in round 3 and later suffered a cut from a clash of heads leaving him bloody and beaten. Aged 18 we'd suggest keeping an eye on the young Bornilla even if he does seem to lack power so far in his career. In the only uncompetitive 6 rounder Jesame Dela Cerna (5-2-3, 1) took a clear win over Jay-Ar Diama (1-4-4). Thankfully the other two 6 rounders were much more competitive and saw Menard Abila (5-1-4, 1) taking a split decision over Fidel Cuyno (2-4-2) and Marlon Arcilla (5-2, 1) taking a majority decision over the previously unbeaten Crisanto Contemprato (2-1-1, 1). The only 4 rounder on the show saw the debuting Benjie Baron (1-0) get off to the perfect start with a win over Alberto Pentecostes (0-3). The win, by decision, saw Baron dropping Pentecostes early before effectively shutting down the win-less fighter. (Image courtesy of Boxingnews.jp) 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. Unfortunately we aren't able to keep tabs on every show, even the televised on, and this Tuesday gave us one example of that as we were pre-occupied whilst Thai TV 3 had a card in Bangkok University.
Bangkok, Thailand The show was, thankfully, not a very big one and the main event was a mismatch as Nop Kratingdaenggym (7-0, 1) clearly out pointed the limited Daniel Ferreras (12-8-2, 4) in a defense of the PABA interim Super Bantamweight title. Nop, a promising 22 year old, may lack power though has already got back-to-back 12 rounders under his belt and will know experience at this level is invaluable. Nop's bout was the only title bout on the show and was one of 5 bouts in total. Notably only one other contest went the distance and that one saw novice Tirachok Kiatniwat (3-0, 1) out pointing the debuting Saengmorakot Sithsonram (0-1) over the 6 round schedule. Combined, the other fights on the card went just 9 rounds. Of those 9 rounds 4 were taken up by Taiwo Ali (14-3, 9) who stopped the debuting Metha Bangmod Sport (0-1), Amin Sor Wangmoo (5-1-1, 4) took 2 rounds to stop the debuting Faluang Sor Singyu (0-1) and the remaining 3 rounds saw Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi (3-0, 2) stopping Renz Llagas (6-6-1, 4). |
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