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Hat Yai, Thailand
The big upset of the day came in Thailand where unheralded Filipino Jestoni Autida (9-3, 4) scored his defining victory, stopping Ratchasak KKP (20-4-1, 14) in the 8th round of their bout. The two men were fighting for the WBA Asia Bantamweight title and, on paper, it was a straight forward win for Ratchasak. What nobody had expected was for Autida to come to the ring with belief and the attitude of a winner. That attitude helped the gangly 24 year old box his way into the bout before a straight right hand dropped Ratchasak early in round 8, that began the undoing of Ratchasak who was dropped again moments later forcing the referee to wave the bout off. This win for Autida is particularly notable considering Ratchasak had twice dropped the world ranked Rex Tso, though never looked capable of doing anything to Autida, who appears to genuinely be one to keep an eye on as a potential diamond in the rough. Victoria, Australia We were really unfortunate not to have another notable upset from a Filipino in Australia. That bout saw the always testing Adones Aguelo (24-12-2, 16) clearly out fight, out box and out power the touted Will Tomlinson (24-2-1, 13). Sadly though the judges were against the very talented Filipino who shockingly gave the bout to Tomlinson with a majority decision. Aguelo seemed in charge from the second round, and although he lost the final two rounds he had seemingly done more than enough to deserve the win. Sadly this is another loss for the Filipino though he certainly made fans with numerous Australian fans praising him and discrediting the result, many now want to see more of the Pinoy who has every right to feel aggrieved by the result. Davao Del Sur, Philippines As well as Filipino's performing on the road, they also did so at home with a card in Davao City. At the time of writing the full results aren't yet available however we do have results for the 3 most significant bouts on the card. One of those bouts saw the unbeaten Jay-Ar Inson (9-0, 6) claim a 2nd round stoppage win over Indonesian visitor Victor Mausul (9-4-2, 5). This win netted the heavy handed Pinoy the WBO interim Oriental title and a possible WBO world ranking. On paper it did seem a relatively one sided bout but few would have expected Inson to look as impressive as he did here. Another of the major bouts on this card saw the monstrously hard hitting Aston Palicte (19-1, 17) extend his impressive record as he broke down Fernando Ocon (13-10-1, 5) in 4 rounds. On paper this looks like a nothing win, but it was only the second time Ocon had been stopped, with the other coming to Suriyan Sor Rungvisai last year. One one result we have from this card saw Adones Cabalquinto (21-0, 14) score a 3rd round KO against RJ Ano-os (8-7-1, 2). We're unsure on what the point of this match up was though hopefully we'll see Cabalquinto, who does have a world ranking, finally take a step forward. The 27 year old Southpaw really should have been moved up in class a year or two ago but instead has continued to pad his record with bouts like this.
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Bangkok, Thailand
The first Asian action of a new month came on Thursday as fans in Thailand had an interesting show. In the main event of the Channel 7 televised card we saw Thai fighter Knockout CP Freshmart (11-0, 6) successfully retain his WBA “interim” Minimumweight title with an unexpectedly one-sided victory over Alexis Diaz (16-1, 10). On paper this was an amazing match up between two highly regarded and unbeaten fighters from very different cultures, in the end however it resembled a a cat playing with a mouse before finally finishing off their pray. Diaz started brightly but had no answer to Knockout's power and pressure which took it's toll, stopping Diaz in the 4th round. A huge mismatch on this card saw former world title challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (46-2, 28) easily see off the game but limited Arega Yunian (3-4) of Indonesia. The bout was, on paper, one of the most amazing mismatches of the year but Yunian, to his credit, did give a gutsy display before being ground down. From what we understand the plan now for the Thai is to slowly move towards a WBA title fight, though it's not yet clear which WBA belt he'll be aiming for. A third televised bout saw Ratchasak KKP (29-3-1, 14) score an entertaining, though very 1-sided, win against Falazona Fidal (25-43-1, 8). Fidal certainly left lasting memories for playing the role of of the “enjoyable journeyman”, with pelvic thrusts and taunting, though was out matched from the off before being stopped in round 4. Although Ratchasak was always in control we did notice a number of low blows from the Thai who really didn't need to stray below the belt as much as he did.  This past Friday was a hectic day from start to finish for Asian fans who got fights from all over Asia as well as a number of fighters in action outside of Asia.
Beiing, China The most notable action of the day came from the Chinese capital where fans got an “interim” world title bout as well as several lower level bouts. Whilst we won't pretend the show was the greatest it certainly featured some excitement and plenty of knockdowns. We'll start with the main event which saw exciting Filipino Randy Petalcorin (23-1-1, 18) successfully defend his WBA “interim” Light Flyweight title with an opening round destruction of Chinese challenger Ma Yi Ming (12-6, 7). Petalcorin looked sharp from the off and scored a trio of knockdowns forcing the referee to halt the bout after less than 2 minutes. Considering how good Petalcorin looked here we can't help but think it's time he stepped up and started facing fellow world level fighters rather than over matched foes like Ming. The co-feature bout on the BTV Sports telecast saw Chinese Light Heavyweight Qu Peng (7-1-1, 5) make light work of Australian visitor Dane Campbell (3-3, 2) with an opening round TKO. Campbell had been down twice before a follow up assault forced the referee to halt the contest. With this win Peng claimed the “illustrious” WBO China National Light Heavyweight title, which was paraded around the ring prior to the bout. The opening bout on the telecast was another bout in the heavier divisions as Zulpikar Maimaitiali (1-0, 1) scored a 5th round TKO against Thai visitor Yodkhunsuk Poowana (4-3-1, 2). The Thai had been down in the opening round before being stopped by the referee, incidentally a referee from Thailand. Another China Vs Thailand bout took place off camera as Xia Shunkai (3-0, 2) took his first decision win as he over-came Kajornsak Sithsaithong (7-5, 7). The rest of the bouts here were all Chinese affairs. One of those saw Adili Abulimiti (1-1-1) take a 6 round decision win over debutant Huang Ju Xiang (0-1), another saw Xu Que (2-1-1, 2) take a 3rd round TKO win over Peng Ding Gui (0-1) whilst the unbeaten Yelieqiati (2-0) took a 4 round shut out against Liu Peng Fei (0-1). Beijing, China As well as the big show in Beijing there was another show, in the same venue in fact. This one featured mostly novices in action with 9 fights in total. The main event for this card saw the debuting Chen Sen (1-0) take a majority decision over Ji Tao (7-5, 2) in the only 6 round bout of the card. Tao was the most experienced fighter on the card, by far. From the 8 under-card 4 went the distance and 4 finished early. One of those that failed to go the distance saw Su Cheng (2-0, 1) claim a 2nd round TKO against Lin Jing Huang (0-1), another 2nd round TKO saw Alimu Wushouer (1-0, 1) over-come Yan Xiao Long (0-1). A 3rd TKO saw Dilixiati (1-0, 1) stop Lin Bing He (0-1) whilst a bout that ended in round 4 saw Tan Zheng (1-1, 1) over-come Ye Bao Fei (0-1) In terms of bouts that went the distance a couple of those were clear and a couple were very close. One of those clear bouts saw Niu Zhong Jie (1-0) over-come Yu Chang Tian (0-1) whilst the other was a win for Cai Jun Cheng (1-0) who defeated Zhang Yi Feng (0-2). In the closer bouts fans saw Zhang Qi Xiu (1-0) take a majority decision over Halimubieke (1-2) and Wang Yin Gang (3-0, 1) take a victory over Su Shi Long (0-1). Bangkok, Thailand There was also some televised action from Thailand where fans had the chance to see several notable names in action. One of those notable names was former world title challenger Panomroonglek Kaiyanghadaogym (45-2, 27) who took on the visiting Alwi Alhabsyi (13-22-3, 3) in what looked like a complete mismatch on paper. Whilst Panomroonglek got the much expected win, a stoppage in the 5th round, we were impressed but the gutsy effort of Alhabsyi who gave a lot more of an effort than many fighters in his position. Unfortunately for him he was down twice with the final one coming at the end of round 5. (Note at the time of writing boxrec.com list this as a 3rd round KO, the footage however proves that it was round 5). Another notable name was Noknoi Sitthiprasert (54-4, 31)* who scored his 53rd straight win as he stopped the debuting Tonpetch Sithchansing (0-1) in round 3. This was as much of a mismatch as the records would suggest and it leaves us wondering just how many poor opponents they can find Noknoi to pad his record. Yet another notable name in action here was former WBA “interim” Flyweight champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (35-3, 21)* who managed to defeat the massively over-matched Jopher Marayan (7-6-2, 3) of the Philippines. Marayan came to fight but was busted up and bloodied by the time the referee stopped the bout in round 4. Prior to the stoppage Marayan was dropped and looked looked wobbly with his effort clearly taking it's toll on him. Despite the loss for Marayan we would like to see more of him as he's a fighter who comes to win. With this win Yodmongkol claimed the WBA Asia Flyweight title. A final notable name here was Ratchasak KKP (27-3-1, 13) who took a stoppage win over Chaosamut Sithchansing (0-1). Chaosamut came to fight and did show some nice touches in a bout that became a slugfest. Unfortunately for the novice he was broken down despite a brave effort. As with many of the other losers on this card we genuinely want to see more of Chaosamut who impressed us more than Ratchasak did, Metro Manila, Philippines In the Philippines fans saw a show with a few interesting bouts. The most notable of those saw the heavy handed Warlito Parrenas (24-6, 21) make light work of Thai visitor Kaichon Sor Vorapin (25-14, 9). Parrenas, ranked #1 by the WBO at Super Flyweight, disposed of Kaichon in the 3rd of a scheduled 10 rounds. This was the Thai's 5th straight stoppage loss and it seems clear he's no longer any sort of a threat. Tokyo, Japanese In Japan fans got an 8 fight show at the Korakuen Hall and although none of the bouts were huge there was a number of notable names and notable results. The main event saw an upset as Tatsuya Otsubo (8-6-1, 3) took a close unanimous decision against ranked fighter Akihiko Katagiri (16-8-2, 7). This was Katagiri's first loss since he was stopped by Jhonny Gonzalez around 2 years ago however for Otsubo this was his 6th win and he has really turned his career around after a 2-6-1 start to his career. In the co-feature Hikaru Nishida (12-7-2, 4) took an easy win over Thai visitor Kungsuk Sor Sompong (0-1). Nishida stopped the Thai in the 2nd round of a scheduled 8 rounder. This was Nishida's second win since losing a competitive decision to Akio Shibata last July in an OPBF/Japanese title fight. A third scheduled 8 rounder saw Kimika Miyoshi (10-8-1, 5), a former female OPBF title holder, take out Muyalek Sithsaithong (3-1, 1) after just 1 minute of their bout. Another notable name here was IBF Asia Featherweight champion Takuya Watanabe (25-5-1, 12) who blew out Sornnarai Sor Bangkhru (0-1) in 117 seconds of a scheduled 6 rounder. We're not hoping to see Watanabe in a more notable bout as he is genuinely an interesting fighter. Another 6 rounder saw Yamato Nakagawa (5-5, 3) make light work of the limited Ryota Koizumi (6-11-1, 4). On the under-card we saw qualified accountant Kohei Kashino (2-0, 1) take a decision win over Akihrio Hikicho (3-5-3). Kashino's stablemate Riyako Goshi (3-3) wasn't as lucky however as she saw her 3-fight winning run come to an end in a wide decision loss to Yumiko Shimooka (2-1, 1). The reamining under-card bout ended in a draw as Shinjiro Kawada (2-1-1, 2) failed to see off Ryo Nakanko (1-2-2). Accra, Ghana In Africa things didn't end too well for the hard hitting but fragile Joebert Delos Reyes (13-5-1, 10) who was stopped in the 4th round by Emmanuel Tagoe (23-1, 10). This bout, for the WBA International Lightweight title, was ended on the 3-knockdown rule with Reyes being bounced on and off the canvas in round 4. Eastern Cape, South Africa Sadly things were frustrating for for Randy Braga (15-1-1, 3) who lost his unbeaten record in controversial circumstances. The Filipino, who travelled to South Africa to take on the heavy handed Macbute Sinyabi (25-4, 19), came incredibly close to claiming the IBO Inter-continental Featherweight title but was unfortunate on two of the cards as he lost a very close split decision to the home fighter. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) (*Boxrec records are missing recent bouts for both Yodmongkol and Noknoi) |
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