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).

This past Saturday wasn't a busy day though their was some notable action involving Asian fighters.

Bristol, United Kingdom
The most notable bout involving an Asian fighter came in England where fans saw Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa (19-2, 13) fall short in hist attempt to become the first Japanese fighter to claim a world title in Europe. The talented “Eagle Eye” was out boxed early on by the tricky Lee Haskins (32-3, 14) before being stopped in the 6th by the Englishman who dropped Iwasa with the best shot he will ever connect with. A follow up attack by Haskins saw the English stop Iwasa to claim the IBF interim Bantamweight title.

Thailand
As for action in Asia there was a show in Thailand on Channel 3.

One of the big names in action was former Light Flyweight world champion Kompayak Porpramook (52-5, 37) who stopped Indonesian journeyman Domi Nenokeba (11-23-1, 7) in the 3rd round. The ending highly anti-climatic with Nenokeba looking happy for a way out of the bout. This was Kompayak's second bout in the space of just 6 weeks after spending more than a year out of the ring.

There was also a former world title challenger on this card Samartlek Kokietgym (21-5, 6) who easily defeated novice Fahpratan Kwanjaisrikot (0-2). Fahpratan, to his credit, tried to fight off his more experienced foe but Samartlek wouldn't be denied and eventually Smartlek wore away his foe who was stopped with a sweeping 2-punch combination.

Another notable bout on this card saw the unbeaten Norasing Kokietgym (16-0-1, 12) take a 9th round retirement win over Indonesian fighter Tommy Seran (24-6, 15), who stayed in his corner at the start of round 9.

Queensland, Australia
In Australia things were very disappointing for female fighter Rienthong Rongrien Kila Korat (0-2) who was blasted out in just 106 seconds by former world title challenger Shannon O'Connell (11-3, 6). Rienthong was dropped twice with the referee waving off the bout after the second knock down.

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This past Friday was a long day for boxing fans but was a worthwhile day with a lot of great action

South Korea
The action for the day kicked off in Korea where fans had an entertaining show on MBC Sports +. The card, which was sanctioned by the KBF, featured a couple of domestic title bouts among with a number of under-card bouts.

In the main event fans saw an all-out war with Sa Myung Noh (7-2, 1) defeating Bong-Joon Suk (8-3-1, 2) to claim the Korean Featherweight title. The bout was all action with both men landing bombs through out the fight, though at the final there was no doubting who had deserved the decision. Korean judges however do make things interesting with their willingness to give 10-10 rounds and as a result one judge had this bout 97-95, though others had it wider with scores of 97-94 and 98-93, all for Noh.

The other title bout saw Woo Shin Kim (6-1-2, 2) over-come veteran Sung Tae Kim (5-11-1, 2) with a 10 round decision to claim the KBF Light Welterweight title. As with the other bout there was a 10-10 round or two thrown in their by the judges but again the right man won the bout.

Suwannakhet, Laos
As well as the early action in South Korea we also had early action in Lao with the show being televised in Thailand.

In the main event we saw a real mismatch as the unbeaten Norasing Kokietgym (15-0-1, 11) made light work of Indonesian fighter Juventus Baga (2-2, 2). Norasing, defending his WBC ABC silver Super Flyweight title stopped Baga in the 3rd round.

In one of the more notable supporting bouts fans saw former world title challenger Terdsak Kokietgym (56-5-1, 36) score a 2nd round KO against the horribly over-matched Eddy Neri (0-1), who was stopped in eye catching fashion from a lovely uppercut.

One of the unbeaten prospects on this card was Manachai Banchamek (3-0-1, 2) who fought to 6 round draw with Boonpon Rachawongsi (0-0-1). The bout was really competitive and neither man should feel ashamed for the way they fought in what was one of the most entertaining fights we've seen in Laos.

In a female fighter fans saw Petcharas Mor Krungthepthonburi (3-0) claim a 6 round decision against Meowadee Hongfah (0-1). Petcharas seemed to be in control of the bout through out and although no one would rave about her performance it was rather complete for such a novice.

Queensland, Australia
In Australia we saw a major upset as Thailand's Paitoon Jaikom (3-12, 2) blew away Darren Askew (14-7-1, 4) inside a round. Askew, an Australian based Brit, had won his previous 8 bouts, including a decision over Paitoon last November. Notably this was the Thai's second successive win following 12 straight losses.

New York, USA
In New York we saw the pro debut of Japanese-American Misato Kamegawa (0-0-1) who fought to a draw against fellow debutant Elisa Collaro (0-0-1).

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This past Friday saw a number of Asian's in action with some of them being men on the very of possible world title fights.

Nonthanburi, Thailand
The only Asian show of the day came from Thailand where Channel 7 televised a number of fights featuring a variety of promising and established talent. Sadly the show also seems to have been only partially included in the boxrec.com database.

The most notable fighter on the card was the highly tanked Paipharob Kokietgym (28-0, 21) who scored a 3rd round TKO over Filipino foe Lionel Legada (12-8-1, 5). Legada had shown something in the opening round but was being broken down as the fight progressed and Paipharob went through the gears. Unfortunately for Legada that resulted in him taking some monstrous shots in the 3rd that forced the referee to call a halt. For Paipharob this was a defense of the WBO Oriental Light Flyweight title and he'll continue to eye up a potential world title bout later in the year.

Another semi-notable name on this show was South Korea's Myung-goo Yuh (25-4-1, 20) who completely destroyed Filipino Joan Imperial (11-6-6, 6) in just 2 rounds. Yuh, defending the interim WBO Asia Pacific title at 108lbs, was aggressive from the off and seemed to land body shots at will on Imperial who was down a number of times before the referee finally called a halt to the bout.

Sadly some of the the results aren't on boxrec at the time of writing. One of those saw the unbeaten Norasing Kokietgym (14-0-1, 10) scoring a decision win over an unknown opponent, believed to be a Filipino. Another of the unlisted results saw the unbeaten Manachai Banchamek (2-0, 2) beat down a very stubborn and tough opponent who is again unknown at the time of writing. Manachai was in control from the opening round though his opponent showed real grit and determination to last as long as he did in what was a real “ass whooping” for the better part of 4 rounds.

Other bouts on this show saw Thai based Indian Gurlal Redbluegym (4-0, 4) score an opening round blow out over Natsaran Suksomsri (0-1) whilst female fighter Naome Tacda (3-0, 3) blew out Orawan Kiengkaew (0-1), also in the opening round

*Note-Norasing's opponent is now listed on boxrec as Chapito Rivera (0-1)

New South Wales, Australian
In New South Wales fans got the chance to see title action as Filipino fighter Rey Las Pinas (19-10-5, 11) attempted to claim the IBO Oceania Featherweight title and score a major win over the world ranked Joel Brunker (28-1, 16). Sadly for Pinas it wasn't to be his day and he was destroyed in just 2 rounds by the exciting Brunker, who was fighting for the first time since he was stopped himself by Lee Selby.

Western Australia, Australia
Aussies had the chance to see more Asian fighters in action as a number of Asian fighters were in action in Perth. Sadly they again were on the losing end.

The quickest to be defeated was Indonesian journeyman Anshori Anhar Pitulay (8-15-2, 6), who was stopped in a round by the once beaten Nathaniel May (9-1, 5). Whilst Pitulay was stopped quickly he wasn't the only Asian stopped early doors and Filipino fighter Aswin Cabuy (14-51-4, 7) didn't last much longer in his bout with the unbeaten Wes Capper (9-0, 7).

Things were slightly better for Thailand's Pramool Boonpok (1-11-1) who lasted until the 4th round against Jamie Weetch (4-2, 3). Pramool was one of two Thai's on this show and his compatriot, Angor Onesongchaigym (7-2, 4) was also stopped in the 4th round as Louisa Hawton (4-0, 2) notched her most notable win. Impressively Hawson's victory over Angor took 5 rounds less than Momo Koseki did last year and a bout between Hawton and Koseki may become something interesting down the line.

Boy, did we ever have a busy Saturday with fights taking part all over the globe. Some were thrilling, some were close, some were one sided, some ended in upsets and some were controversial but man did we ever have a lot of action!

Tokyo, Japan
The first card of real significance for the month came from the Korakuen Hall where Nakaya put on a brilliant show with a trio of main event level fights.

The card began with the 4 rounders that typically make up and under-card. These 4 rounders saw Sho Nagata (2-1, 1) score his first decision win as he over-came the limited Ryo Sugimoto (1-7-1) with a clear decision and Takahiro Yoneshige (2-1, 1) also claimed his first decision win as he defeated the win-less Kazuya Nomura (0-3-1). The only stoppage in the 4 rounders was scored by the debuting Shuji Kato (1-0, 1) who began his career with an opening round win over Masayuki Kondo (1-2, 1).

The show's only real upset came in it's only 6 round bout as the limited Quaye Peter (6-5-2, 3) easily out pointed Japanese ranked Lightweight Kazuya Maruki (17-3, 11). This loss for Maruki ends a 6 fight winning streak whilst Peter scores his first win in in over 2 years and ends a run of 5 fights without a victory, including a loss to a then debuting Koki Koshikawa.

The first of the main bouts was a truly compelling Japanese Super Bantamweight title bout between Yukinori Oguni (14-1, 4), the former OPBF champion, and Yasutaka Ishimoto (24-8, 7). The bout was close through out with neither man managing to take control of the contest. Although neither man came close to stopping the other it was highly competitive and the sort of even match up we love even if the action isn't explosive. For Oguni this sees him winning his second professional title and it appears he has eyes on a world title fight next year though in all honesty he's unlikely to beat any of the division's top fighters.

In the second of the 3 big fights fans saw unified Japanese and OPBF Middleweight champion Akio Shibata (24-8-1, 10) scoring a rare stoppage as he retained his titles and forced the referee to save former world title challenger Makoto Fuchigami (21-10, 12). Fuchigami was down early in the bout and never seemed capable of really testing the champion who has now won 3 straight since being stopped a then debuting Ryota Murata back in August 2013. For Fuchigami this really could be the end and he's now 3 of his last 4, and 4 of his last 6.

The highlight bout of the show wasn't a title bout but was a rubber match between current Japanese Lightweight champion Yoshitaka Kato (29-5-1, 9) and former champion Nihito Arakawa (25-5-1, 16). The bout, fought in great spirits, saw Kato having too much for the tough Arakawa who was competitive but never seemed to be quite able to get into any sort of a groove. It's a shame that Arakawa has now lost 3 of his last 4 though we wouldn't be shocked to see him back in the ring next year against a possibly lower level opponent. For Kato this bout is a perfect ending to the year, a year that began with him losing the OPBF Lightweight title to Masayoshi Nakatani, and it could be that 2015 will see him kick on with things and possibly even work towards a world title fight.

Pathum Thani, Thailand
In Thailand we had two bouts, one of which was interesting and one of which wasn't interesting, at all.

The less bout saw the world ranked Norasing Kokietgym (13-0, 10) make very light work of Indonesian visitor Jack Madison (2-4) in a bout that really wasn't worth making. Madison genuinely looked like someone who didn't want to be there and Norasing looked like he was embarassed by how poor his opponent was. Without trying to sound too rude we never want to see Madison fight again.

The more interesting contest saw the very promising Kongthara KKP (6-0, 5) go the 12 round distance as he defended the WBA Asian Boxing Council silver Super Bantamweight title against former world title challenger Nouldy Manakane (27-16-1, 17). Manakane came in to the bout to win though was clearly beaten despite putting up a solid effort. Despite his record Manakane is a solid fighter for a prospect like Kongthara and this bout will certainly not have done Kongthara's any harm despite the fact his stoppage run has come to an end.

Cotabato (del Norte), Philippines
In the Philippines there was an interesting but low profile show courtesy of Sonshine Sports Management.

The headline bout here saw Rolando Magbanua (25-2, 17) make light work of the over-matched JP Macaumpuis (9-5-1, 3), who has now been stopped 5 times in 15 bouts.

A more interesting bout was the co-feature which saw the heavy handed Lorenzo Villanueva (27-1-0-1, 14) go the 8 round distance with the incredibly tough Jamie Barcelona (38-57-1, 10). Villanueva may have had the clear edge in power but was fortunate to come out on top here with a majority decision over the experienced Barcelona.

Another majority decision went the way of Jaime Quitoriano (2-3, 1) who narrowly beat Vergel Deguma (2-2).

The rest of the card was thrills and spills as prospects scored blow out after blow out on local journeymen. The most notable of those prospects was youngster Jade Bornea (2-0, 2) who dispatched Armando Yee (2-6-3, 1) in the 2nd round. Jade's brother Jake Bornea (8-1, 4) also took a win in the 2nd as he stopped Rowel Garcia (6-16-3, 1).

Others to score stoppages were Roskie Cristobal (10-0, 8), who stopped Rey dela Cruz (2-8, 2) inside a round, Jelbirt Gomera (8-0, 4), who beat Dingdong Quinones (4-12-1, 2) and Michael Bravo (7-1, 2) who beat Jessie Suacasa (3-4, 2)

Sonora, Mexico
Possibly the most surprising performance of the day came from unheralded Filipino Joebert Alvarez (14-1-1, 6). Alvarez was, and still is, an unknown in the eyes of many but he genuinely gave a really tough test to unified Flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada (31-2, 22) in a bout much, much more competitive than the score cards suggest. The bout, scored 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 to Estrada make the bout look like an easy win for the Mexican but it was anything but easy for “Gallo”. Hopefully we see Alvarez back in the ring soon and hopefully in the mix for an OPBF title as he has the ability to go a long way though seems to lack the experience at the moment.

Nuevo León, Mexico
Sadly it wasn't just in Sonora where the judges failed to show their impartiality and in Nuevo León fans saw Shindo Go (14-3, 9) lose the WBC female Flyweight title to Arely Mucino (21-2-2, 10) with a split decision defeat. The bout, a very competitive one, was marred by the regular “WTF” card which read 99-91 in favour of the home time town fighter. The other card in favour of Mucino had the contest 96-94 whilst one judge had the contest 96-93 in favour of Go who unfortunately loses for the second time on the road. We suspect that Go's team will begin to think twice before allowing the fighter to compete outside of Japan as both of her losses on the road were controversial to say the least.

California, USA
In the US the ever popular Brian Viloria (35-4-0-2, 21) made light work of Armando Vazquez (21-12, 4) as he attempts to rebuild towards another world title fight. This really wasn't much of a work out for Viloria who stopped his foe in the 4th round of their contest with a left to the body.

Incidentally there is now talk about Viloria getting a rematch with Estrada. On tonight's performances Viloria actually has a chance against the man that almost stopped him last year.

New South Wales, Australia
In Australia there was a pair of Indonesians who were both embarrassed by unbeaten Australian's.

One of those was Gun Tinular (11-19-1, 6), who was announced as “Gumilar”. Tunilar was stopped inside a round by Tony Bates (10-0-1, 8), who previous to this bout had stopped a trio of Thais. The other was Elly Pangaribuan (3-5, 1) who was stopped in the second round by Ahmed Dib (15-0, 9).

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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)

This past Friday so plenty of fights taking place involving Asian fighters tough few bouts from Asian's really stood out as being competitive or great fights.

Nevada, USA
In the US fans got to see the biggest Asian of the night, China's huge Heavyweight hopeful Zhang Zhilei (1-0, 1). It took just 17 seconds for Zhilei to see off rotund American Curtis Lee Tate (7-5, 6) in what was a bit of a waste of time, though for a debut it was the impression Zhilei's team have been wanting to leave. The footage of this bout is available here.

Tokyo, Japan
The biggest show, in terms of fights, in Asia took place at the Korakuen Hall an was headlined by a contest between one-time Japanese title challenger Tetsuma Hayashi (24-2-2, 8) and Hideyuki Watanabe (7-6-3, 5). We had expected Hayashi to be far too good for Watanabe but a very good performance form the under-dog reduslted in a well earned split draw.

We also saw a shock in the co-feature as Toshio Arikawa (9-4, 7) upset former 2-time title challenger Yoshihisa Tonimura (17-10-4, 5) with a 6th round technical decision. This was Arikawa's first win in well over a year and seems to have given his career some life having looked all but over prior to the contest.

One bout that did go the way we expected saw former Japanese Featherweight champion Koji Umetsu (22-14-3, 10) stop Thai novice Chamuakpetch Por Panya (0-3) in 3 rounds. Aged 37 we're unsure how long Umetsu has left in the sport but this is his second win of the year.

In the mid part of the card we had a trio of 6 rounds. One of those saw Jo Tanooka (9-1-3) continue his winning run as he over-came Jun Koseki (7-4, 3) in a very hard fought 6 round majority decision. Another of the 6 rounders saw Yoshinori Wakahara (7-4, 4) score a 5th round TKO over Dragon Jun (6-12, 3). The win for Wakahara was his first bout since he lost to Takumi Sakae last December whilst for Jun this was his second stoppage loss this year.

The other 6 rounder, arguably the most important, saw the hotly tipped Kenya Noguchi (2-0, 1) make very light work of Thai visitor Yodarewut Torpran (0-2). Noguchi showed a great body attack en route to stopping the Thai. Aged just 18 we would advise keeping a very close eye the progress of this fantastic young fighter.

The card began with a trio of 4 rounders. These saw Daisuke Uchikawa (2-1-1, 1) out point Jun Ogawa (1-2-1) in a clear cut decision, Hidetoshi Ueki (4-9-1) take a hard fought decision over Yamato Kikuchi (2-6-2) and Takahiro Yoneshige (1-1, 1) score a 98 second blow out victory over Adisorn Kesornsombat (0-1).

Bangkok, Thailand
In Thailand we saw youngster Stamp Kiatniwat (9-0, 4) announce himself as a real prospect as he out pointed former WBA Minimumweight world champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng (46-3-1, 24). The bout was a huge step up for Stamp though will have done him the world of good showing that he can compete with experienced top tier fighters. We have to say, once again, that this kid is possible the brightest shining light in Thai boxing. For those who want to know just how good Stamp is, we would advise watching the footage of this bout.

Suwannakhet, Laos
In Laos we had a number of Thai's in action on a 4 bout show in Suwannakhet. The main event of this show saw the world ranked Norasing Kokietgym (11-0-1, 8) making very light work of Filipino journeyman Geboi Mansalayao (9-17-4, 3). The victory for Norasing saw him claiming the WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver Super Flyweight title and moving a step further towards a world title fight.  We've managed to get footage of this bout  for those interested in seeing how good Norasing looked.

On the same show in Laos there was also a female contest that saw  Nampetch Kwanjaisrikod (2-1, 1) take a 10 round decision over Kanda Por Muangpetch (1-1). This victory saw Nampetch claiming the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental female Light Flyweight title though we're unaware how exactly this bout went. What we do know is that Nampetch became the first ever fighter from Laos to win a professional boxing title.

Another bout that went the distance saw the unbeaten Saenganan KKP (7-0, 5) take a 6 round decision victory over Indonesian journeyman Domi Nenokeba (11-20-1, 7). This was Nenokeba's 20th straight loss and it seems likely he will just be matched up time and time again with Thai's that are meant to beat him. It's hard to say how good  Saenganan is despite his 7-0 record because of the fact he has faced awful opposition so far, though we are expecting to see him step up next time out.

A fourth bout on this show saw  former female world title holder Kanittha Kokietgym (21-6, 8) score a 4th round KO against the debuting Sroipetch Sithphosai (0-1). Kanittha's win saw her bouncing back from a loss, last November, to  Kledpetch KKP.

Queensland, Australia
In a low level bout in Australia Thailand's Pramool Boonpok (1-7) finally secured his first win as he took a 4 round unanimous decision over the the debuting Brent Dames (0-1).  

New South Wales, Australia
It wasn't all good news "down under" as Stevi Ongen Ferdinandus (15-7-1, 8) was stopped, in 5 rounds, by Chad Bennett (34-4-3, 25). Bennett, with this victory, picked up the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council Light Welterweight title.

(Image, of Hayashi and Watanabe, courtesy of boxingnews.jp)