Bangkok, Thailand
The first of Thursday action came from Bangkok and was shown on Thai TV as the Tor Buamas stable of fighters had a successful outing. The main event, a real mismatch, saw veteran Samson Tor Bumas (36-3, 18) dispatch of Filipino visitor Lady Love Sampiton (2-4, 1) in just 88 seconds. The bout, for a WIBA title, left us wondering why WIBA had sanctioned it given that Sampiton had done nothing to earn herself a shot at any title. For Samson she really needs to start looking at bigger and better bouts. Another female bout saw Hongfah Tor Buamas (19-5, 2) take a decision win over Julia Corigan (0-1) in what was Hongfah's second bout of the year. Sadly the Thai's lack of power does seem likely to hold her back but the 21 year old will likely find herself in some sort of big match up in the coming years. As well as the two female bouts there was also a trio of male bouts. One of those saw promising 24 year old Lucky Tor Buamas (5-0, 5) take a 3rd round KO win against the win-less Petchmai Sor Praithong (0-4). Another unbeaten fighter picking up a win here was Kaewfah Tor Buamas (19-0-2, 13) who defeated veteran Rick Paciones (6-20-2, 3) in the 3rd round. The male member of the Tor Buamas stable to pick up a win was Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (16-0, 12) who defeated the tough but limited Joel Kwong (1-9, 1), who was stopped for just the second time. Tokyo, Japan In Japan there was a small show which featured some domestically ranked fighters in some bouts that mattered on the domestic scene, even if they didn't really catch the attention of international fight fans. The main event of the show saw former Japanese title challenger Tatsuya Takahashi (20-6-4, 15) score a 4th round TKO win over Kenta Toi (4-6, 1). On paper this looked like a total mismatch, especially given that Takahashi had given Kentaro Masuda hell in a Japanese title fight last year, on boxrec however these two were closely ranked and the win will give Takahashi a noteworthy boost in their rankings, possibly pushing him into the top 100. Another former Japanese title challenger on this card was Heavyweight veteran Kotatsu Takehara (12-11-3, 6) who took a 4th round TKO win against South Korean Ki-Nam Kim (4-8-3, 2). The 36 year old Takehara has now scored back-to-back wins following stoppages losses to Kyotaro Fujimoto and Nobuhiro Ishida, and will be looking for the JBC to allow him to continue his career, despite reaching the age in which fighters are usually retired by the JBC. A third of the notable bouts on this card also ended in the 4th round as Kazuaki Moriya (12-7, 2) surprisingly stopped Mikiya Ishikawa (9-7, 1). Moriya had entered this bout on a run of 4 losses though showed that his form was more down to the level he had been fighting at than his own ability and this win will certainly boost his floundering career. Another of the main bouts that failed to go the distance ended in a small upset as Keigo Soma (7-11-1, 4) took a 5th round TKO win against Atsushi Hosogai (7-9). Coming into the bout Soma had won just one of his last 6 bouts thought showed there was plenty left in the take with the win here. Sadly for Hosogai his career is now floundering. The only scheduled 8 rounder to go the distance saw Kinshiro Usui (23-4, 10) take a split decision over Kota Sato (10-7-2, 5). Usui who has mixed at a high level, will move towards a title fight after this win, though will need at least another couple of solid wins before getting a shot domestically. It was however a solid win for the 35 year old who really is battling against time. To open this card fans had a trio of 4 rounders. The shortest of those saw Shuhei Hamano (1-3, 1) score his first career victory with a 53 second blow out over Hitachitaro Mito (1-2), another early win saw the debuting Kiyokazu Kanagae (1-0, 1) score a 3rd round win over Shohei Koizumi (0-1). The only under-card bout that went the distance saw Tatsuya Mastumoto (2-2) take a unanimous decision over Naoki Uebayashi (1-2).
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This past Friday had a couple of Thai cards, both of which were televised.
Surat Thani, Thailand The most notable name of the day was in action on Thai channel 7 who aired a show from Surat Thani and despite the show not being a key one the main event was a notable bout, whilst the undercard featured a local novice against highly experienced opposition. The main event on this show saw Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (27-3-1, 16) successfully retain his IBF Asia Light Flyweight as he out pointed Japanese challenger Shunji Nagata (10-13-2, 3) in what was Fahlan's first defence of the title he won last December, when he over-came Armando dela Cruz. Incidentally this was Fahlan's 3rd fight against a Japanese foe since he announced himself to fans world wide with his huge career defining upset win over Ryo Miyazaki, it's also his first win over a Japanese foe since that shock win. One of the novices on this undercard was Atchariya Virotesunobon (2-0) who marked the beginning of his career with a decision win over the rather durable Heri Andriyanto (20-18-2, 10). Although we won't try and tell you that Andriyanto is a great fighter the Indonesian is a very tough opponent for a novice and Atchariya deserves real credit for such a notable win. Not only was this a notable win but the performance was also credible from a very strong and patient looking Thai prospect The other bout featured Patomsith Pathompothong (11-3, 4) who over-came experienced Indonesian journeyman Arief Blader (20-16-1, 7). Khon Kaen, Thailand The other Thai show of the day was televised on Channel 11 and featured a former female world champion and several promising fighters who currently fighter under the Tor Buamas banner. The main event on this card was a horrible mismatch as the very talented Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (14-0, 10) successfully defended his WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Featherweight title with a 3rd round stoppage against the over-matched Ramli Pasaribu (3-6, 1). The mismatch is made worse by the fact that Pharanpetch is now 27 and cannot keep wasting time with mismatches like this, especially given that this was his first bout since last March! Sadly Pharanpetch wasn't the only fighter in a mismatch on this card as former WBC female Light Flyweight champion Samson Tor Buamas (35-6, 17) took on the debuting Meree Sor Rapeewan (0-1), who was stopped in the 2nd round. This was Samson's 9th forgettable bout since she lost to Nadia Raoui in Germany way back in September 2012. Samson wasn't the only female fighter picking up a win as Hongfah Tor Buamas (18-5, 2) picked up her 3rd straight win following a loss to the exceptional Ava Knight back in 2012. Hongfah's opponent, Petchborthong Sor Rapeewan (0-1), sadly wasn't up to much here though did see out the 6 round distance. One other bout on this card saw Sangthong Sor Buamas (5-0, 5) quickly get rid of Somchai Korpol (0-1) inside a round With many in boxing excited about Saturday nights action in the US it was easy to forget that we also had some interesting action on Friday. Ratchaburi, Thailand The Asian action for Friday was all in Thailand and televised on Channel 7, unfortunately though it wasn't at a great level. In fact even the most interesting contest wasn't really one worth getting excited about. The main event saw female Thai great Samson Tor Buamas (33-3, 15) defeat the debuting Swede Ellenor Maria (0-1) to defend the WIBA Minimumweight title. The bout, a complete mismatch, really went the way everyone expected it would with the experienced fighter defeating the novice with complete ease. On the same card two of Samson's stable mates also picked up wins. One of those was the unbeaten Kaewfah Tor Buamas (15-0, 9) who managed to out point debutant Mario Todorov (0-1) over 6 rounds. The other Tor Buamas fighter on the show was Tiger Tor Buamas (17-1, 12) who scored his second win since being upset by Alie Laurel earlier this year. Tiger, fighting against the awful Hongdam Chor Vachira (0-3) took home a decision though will have felt disappointed in the fact he was take the distance by Hongdam who had been stopped in his two previous bouts. (Image, of Samson, courtesy of boxrec.com) This past Thursday saw action spread nice across Asia with fights in Thailand, the Philippines and Russia. Whilst none of the fights were hugely significant there was enough notable action to interest fans from all over the continent. Samut Sakhon, Thailand Arguably the most notable of those 3 cards was in Thailand, on Channel 9, with the headline bout being between Pharanpetch Tor Buamas (13-0, 9) and Rey Las Pinas (18-9-5, 11). The unbeaten Pharanpetch was given a much tougher than expected battle by Las Pinas though did managed to take home a decision to defend WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Featherweight title. Pharanpetch was one of 5 Tor Buamas fighters on the card, all of whom won. Amongst those others was top female fighter Samson Tor Buamas (32-3, 14) who defeated the debuting Saengmanee Sor Kulawong (0-1) via a 6 round decision. Another notable name on show was the former WBO Oriental Bantamweight champion Tiger Tor Buamas (16-1, 12) who also took a 6 round decision over a debuting fighter Srisomdech Kwanjaisrikod (0-1). Another decision on the card saw the debuting Laithai Tor buamas (1-0) defeat fellow debutant Saengsakda Chor Vachira (0-1). The only stoppage on the card saw the unbeaten, and much touted, Kaewfah Tor Buamas (14-0, 9) stopping the debuting Rafael Naffa (0-1) who was stopped in 2 rounds. Unfortunately the card did feature too many debuting opponents to really be classed as a major show despite the talented fighters who were showcased. Metro Manila, Philippines Whilst the card in Thailand was the most notable, at least in regards to television exposure, the most interesting was arguably the Filipino card which feature 2 title bouts from the shows 6 total bouts. This card's lowest profile bout saw the unbeaten Toto Landero (3-0, 1) scoring a decision on an unknown opponent before a series of KO's saw Andrew Palas (3-2, 1) stop Marco Niones (3-12, 1), the unbeaten Richard Claveras (7-0-2, 7) wipe out Rolando Niones (4-16-2, 2) and the very exciting Warlito Parrenas (19-6, 17) stopped Ryan Soliveres (4-24-1, 1). Combined those 3 stoppages took a total of 4 rounds. Following the under card we then moved on to the title bouts. The most disappointing of these saw a 4th round technical decision after Rey Juntilla (17-4-3, 10) suffered an horrendous cut at the end of the 4th round. Juntilla, fighting against Edison Berwela (12-28-7, 3), was rightfully ruled unfit to continue and as a result the Philippines Boxing Federation (PBF) Super Bantamweight title remains vacant. The other title fight was a close and tense affair as Rene Dacquel (11-3, 3) took a very, very hard fought decision over the experienced Albert Alcoy (14-18-7, 4) to win the Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association (LuzProBA) Super Flyweight title. Novorossiysk, Russia As well as the bouts in Asia there was also a card in Russia. This card, headlined by the destructive Dmitry Kudryashov (13-0, 13) may not have been a hugely exciting card but it did see the man of the hour scoring his biggest win to date. Kudryashov, fighting against Lubos Suda (31-9-1, 23), continued his reign of terror with his 13th straight stoppage and it seems only a matter of time before he faces a genuine world ranked opponent. In the chief support bout the unbeaten Viskhan Murzabekov (8-0, 4) took a decision over journeyman Bogdan Protsyshyn (7-9, 2). The undercard saw Zubayra Suleymanov (3-1) take a decision over the debutant Mykola Polezhaev (0-1), Varazdat Chernikov (6-2, 1) claimed a decision over the win-less Andriy Danichkin (0-10-1) and Rustem Abdinanov (0-1-1) fought to a draw with Abdulkhamid Abdulkhamidov (0-1-1). (Poster, from the Russian show, is courtesy of the 13th round) |
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