This past Friday was a busy day in the world of Asian boxing, though few of the fights were particularly big.
Chiang Mai, Thailand The most notable of two Thai shows came from Chiang Mai where we got a couple of notable Thailand Vs Philippines bouts. The most notable of these was the main event which saw talented youngster Saenganan KKP (11-0, 6) take a clear decision over Danilo Gabisay (6-4, 4) to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Bantamweight title. The bout was competitive at times and it certainly will have helped Saenganan's development. The other bout saw veteran Chaiyong Sithsaithong (37-13-4, 26) claim a 6 round decision win against Nathan Bolcio (12-7-2, 4). Samut Prakan, Thailand In the other Thai show, held in Samut Prakan, fans got a pair of Thai Vs Indonesia bouts which also ended with the hope fighters winning. In the main event Chatpetch Sithmorseng (10-3-2, 5) took a decision over the always competitive Espinos Sabu (12-6-1, 5), who is quickly becoming a “go to guy” to check out prospects. Chatpetch successfully retained his interim PABA Super Flyweight title with this win and is now unbeaten in 12 after starting his career 0-3. The other bout saw the hard hitting Amin Sor Wangmoo (12-1-1, 10) blow away Frans Yarangga (10-10-1, 7) in the 4th round. This was Yarangga's 8th straight loss and it's clear that he's becoming little more than a record padder. Kunming, China From China we've only got a single result, sadly, from what looked to be a fascinating card. The result we have was a minor shock as the world ranked Xiang Jing (8-4-2, 1) was stopped in 3 rounds by Filipino visitor Macrea Gandionco (11-2-2, 7), who claimed the WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council and WBO Asia Pacific Flyweight titles with this win. Coming in Jing was the #14 ranked Flyweight according to the WBO, though we've no idea how they managed to justify that ranking. Western Australia, Australia In Australia we saw a number of Asian's in action, sadly however they all came up short. One was Thai veteran Sapapetch Sor Sakaorat (31-18, 20), who came up short against the talented Steven Willis (18-2-2, 9). Another was Australian based Filipino Lloyd Jardeliza (6-2-3, 5), who failed to claim the WBO Asia Pacific Youth Featherweight title as he was beaten by Nathaniel May (11-1, 5). For us the most notable result was a female bout that saw Louisa Hawton (5-0, 2) out point Jujeath Nagaowa (12-15-1, 8) over 6 rounds. This was a big step up for Hawton, who is said to be eyeing up the Atomweight world champions, though it was a step up she made comfortably to keep the pressure on the champions. Pennsylvania, USA In the US we saw Korean fighter Gang Yong Kim (4-1) return from a 3 year hiatus to out point Edgardo Torres (2-4, 2). This was a very clear win for Kim who was fighting outside of Korea for the first time as a professional.
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This past Wednesday wasn't a huge day in the boxing world but it did feature two shows a number of fighters scoring stoppages.
Sanaa, Yemen One of the two Asian shows that took place came from Sanaa as the now cult favourite Ali Raymi (24-0, 24) continued his interesting year with his 4th successive victory over compatriot Prince Maz (9-4, 7). The men, meeting for the first as Light Flyweights, found that the additional 3lbs of weight didn't make any difference to the result as Raymi managed to stop Maz in 2 rounds. Not only was this Raymi's 4th win over Maz in just a few months but it also saw him claiming the UBO Light Flyweight title to become a "2-weight world champion", having previously held the IBI Minimumweight title. On the same show we also saw the charismatic Hani Ansi (10-0-1, 9) take a 3rd round TKO over Taha Kawkabani (2-3, 1). We suspect that Ansi and Raymi could be matched in the future and having seen both men in action we think that would be the final "interesting" bout either man could have in Yemen. Ko Samui, Thailand In Thailand we had a trio of bouts between Thai's and Indonesian's. Sadly for Indonesian fans none of the three bouts went in favour of their fighters. The most interesting of the three contests saw Petchmanee Kokietgym (4-0, 1) score his first stoppage as he defeated the previously unbeaten Ardi Tefa (4-1, 3) and claimed the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Minimumweight title. Tefa, unlike many Indonesian's who fight in Thailand, made a real go of this early on and tested Petchmanee who we think will have taken a lot from this bout despite being tagged several times. In another title fight we saw the unbeaten Saenganan KKP (10-0, 6) stop Demsi Manufoe (9-4, 6) to retain his WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Flyweight title. This bout was less interesting than the other one though again saw the Thai taking a relatively easy win with Manufoe looking exhausted prior to the stoppage. The third bout saw Yokthong KKP (16-4, 11) defeat journeyman Domi Nenokeba (11-22-1, 7) who has continued his long losing streak. Yokthong, known for bouts with Ryuji Hara and Zou Shiming, took a decision here in what we think was his first bout since losing to Shiming in Macau. This past Friday was a somewhat busy day though most of the more notable action came from Thailand with a number of title fights whilst in Japan we had some low level action. Wat Tako, Thailand In one of the Thai shows we saw two unbeaten men extending their winning records and claiming regional title belts with relatively straight forward wins, though wins which came in completely different ways. One of those bouts saw the less than impressive Saenganan KKP (8-0, 5) claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Flyweight title with a 12 round decision over the limited Wilber Andogan (10-16-4, 4). Unfortunately for fans wanting to see excitement this bout would have been thoroughly under-whelming with Andogan showing little in terms of positivity whilst Saenganan left us wondering just how low his ceiling will be. To say we are less than impressed by both of these men would be stating the obvious and Saenganan has really disappointed us in successive fights now. Whilst one Thai disappointed us the other impressed us. That was Petchchorhae Kokietgym (7-0, 5) who looked sensational in a second round blitz to claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver Flyweight title. Petchorhae had won the opening the opening round and done all the feeling out he needed before rushing Roilo Golez (15-13-1, 6) in the opening seconds of round 2 to stop the Filipino in what was really a statement making win. On the same card there was also a trio of other bouts. The most interesting of those saw the unbeaten Petchmanee Kokietgym (2-0) defeating the highly experienced Domi Nenokeba (11-21-1, 7). On paper this looks like a straight forward win however Nenokeba did drop Saenganan KKP in a recent bout and may well have done enough to have deserved the win on that occasion. The bouts both ended in second round KO's as Kongthara KKP (2-0, 2) stopped the debuting Samart Por Aripai (0-1) and Petchnamchai KKP (1-0, 1) scored a debut win over Sakadpetch Sor Kanitsorn (0-1) Bangkok, Thailand The second Thai card took place in Bangkok and featured a trio of notable bouts. The main event here saw Petch Sor Chitpattana (26-0, 17) defend his WBC Youth Silver Bantamweight title with an 8th round KO against Filipino foe Jaymart Toyco (14-6, 10). Petch didn't have things all his own way though the ending was a decisive one with a fantastic 1-2 sending a defeated Toyco down. In credit to Toyco he put up a decent effort though he was fighting a better over-all fighter. Whilst Petch and Toyco were the only title fighters on this card they weren't the only notable fighters on the card, in fact the most notable was former WBC Minimumweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai (53-1-1, 21) who, at the third time of asking, stopped Indonesian journeyman Falazona Fidal (25-41-1, 8). The ending was a controversial one with the Indonesian protesting the stoppage though he seemed to act more hurt than he was when he went down and was effectively punished for his poor acting. A third bout on this show saw Kongfah CP Freshmart (8-0, 4) score an amazing KO over the previously unbeaten Sangthong Chor Pakdee (4-1, 4). The bout was relatively even through the first 2 round rounds with Kongfah doing enough to win them with out dominating though in round 3 Sangthong was dropped hard in a real KO of the year contender. We kid you not, this was stunning. One fighter who didn't score a stoppage on this card was Fahpituck Por Pakdee (4-0, 3) who had to take a 6 round decision over the usually fragile Fahpikard Twins Gym (2-7). Tokyo, Japan As well as the action in Thailand there was also a card in Japan featuring 9 bouts, many of which were highly competitive affairs, albeit at a low level. One of the competitive bouts saw Daisuke Sudo (2-2) claim a very narrow majority victory over the previously unbeaten Naoyuki Sakamoto (1-1, 1) likewise Fumihiro Ijima (2-2) did the same against Hiroyuki Yago (2-1) who also lost his unbeaten record. A third majority decision in the 4 rounders saw Jim Miura (2-0) narrowly keep his "0" with a win over the debuting Seiryu Toshikawa (0-1). Had any of those bouts ended up in 4 round draws no one would really have had much of a complain as they really were tight and close contests with little to seperate them. Thankfully we did have some decisive action in the 4 rounders with Mao Tameda (1-1) taking a clear decision over Ryuji Kohama (0-1) and, even more clearly, Satoshi Hongo (2-2, 1) scoring a 4th round KO against Hiroki Ishii (1-3-1). In the sole 6 rounder Yasuhiro Tanaka (4-1-2) took a clear cut decision over Takahiro Iida (4-5-1, 2). This was Tanaka's first bout in 17 months. The main trio of fights were all 8 rounders the most competitive of which resulted in a majority draw between Ryutaro Taira (8-4-2, 3) and Ryu Onigashima (12-6-1, 7). One of the scorecards, a 78-74 win for Onigashima, appears to be far out with the others agree to a draw with scores of 76-76 and 77-77 suggesting the bout was extremely close in their eyes. Another of the 8 rounders saw Kazuki Matsuyama (9-5, 5) take a 6th round TKO win over the limited but heavy handed Yudai Ueno (7-7-2, 6) whilst the final bout saw Yuki Fukumoto (16-9, 5) take an expected victory over Yasuhiro Sakurai (7-17). The Fukumoto/Sakurai bout came to an end with less than 2 minutes left due to an accidental injury with Fukumoto taking a wide technical decision win. Western Australia, Australia It wasn't a good day for Asian's in Australia as a trio of travellers lost. The most notable of these was Indonesian James Mokoginta (25-14-2, 13) who lost a clear decision to Nathaniel May (7-1, 4) in a bout for the WBO Asian Pacific Youth Super Flyweight title. Although the clear loser Mogoginta likely showed up May's questionable about power, especially when one considers that that Indonesian fighter has been stopped in 8 previous fights. Thai debutant Payayong Sueksasongkro (0-1) was a clear loser against the unbeaten Louisa Hawton (3-0, 1) though was game enough to last the distance, as was Pantiwa Laewmahosod (0-2) who took on the talented Lauryn Eagle (9-4-1, 3) in a 6 round bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp is from the Fukumoto/Sakurai bout) |
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