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

Ayuthaya, Thailand
In Thailand fans had 2 shows, though the most notable was held in Ayuthaya and televised on Channel 3 with a host of matches, several of which involved some notable names.

One of those notable names was Thai teenager Stamp Kiatniwat (13-0, 6) who looked his best against the out matched Wilber Andogan (10-19-4, 4), who was stopped in round 5 from a brutal body assault. This bout saw Stamp retain the PABA interim Flyweight title and looked a much more complete performance than the one we saw last time out from the Thai, who really struggled with the under-rated Espinos Sabu in January.

Another notable name on this card was Chatpetch Sithmorseng (9-3-2, 5) who retained his PABA interim Super Flyweight title with an anti-climatic technical draw against Filipino challenger Macrea Gandionco (10-2-2, 6). The bout was warming up really nicely before a headclash left Gandionco with a nasty cut over his right eye and forced an early conclusion to the bout.

The Thai based Nigerian fighter Taiwo Ali (16-3, 10) scored his 7th straight stoppage as he took out the over-matched Yodpetch Manopgym (0-1) with a nasty body shot in the second round of their bout.

In a very fun, yet wild, contest Singpornchai Sithprakaifah (3-0, 3) scored an opening round victory over Petchnamchai Rongrienkilachanakitti (0-1). Both guys came out swinging but it wasn't long until Singpornchai's ability took it's effect on Petchnamchai.


One other bout on this show saw the unbeaten Dennapa Kiatniwat (4-0, 2) score an opening round victory over Petchrungrueng Manopgym (0-1), with Petchrunggrueng looking out of his depth.

Bangkok, Thailand
The other Thai show came from Bangkok and saw a number of Australian visitors picking up wins.

The most notable name in action was Josh King (19-3, 9) who took a 5th round TKO against the limited Phompetch Twins Gym (6-3, 3). This bout was Phompetch's 3rd straight loss, however it was the first time he had been beaten in Thailand, where he was previously 6-0.

Another Australian visitor to pick up a win was Matt Burgoyne (2-0, 2) who made very light work of Pichit Pakdee Gym (1-3). Pichit lasted less than a round with his heavy handed foe who now must be asking for something a little bit more substantial for his next bout.

In an all debutant contest Michael Bagley (1-0, 1) stopped Veerachai Monthon (0-1) in the 4th round.

Barranquilla, Colombia
In Colombia fans saw hard hitting Kazakh Kanat Islam (19-0, 16) take a straight forward stoppage victory over the limited Orlando de Jesus Estrada (11-7-1, 9). The win was a simple one of Islam though unfortunately the the unbeaten man really didn't shine and in some ways he left us wondering how he's failed to really develop from the amateur stand out that he once was. Although powerful he does appear to be a “poor man's Beibut Shumenov”.

A second Kazakh fighter on this card was Zhankhozh Turarov (17-0, 12) who scored a good 7th round TKO against the usually durable Dunis Linan  (23-26-2, 17), who suffered just his 4th stoppage loss.

Bangkok, Thailand
Asian action for 2014 kicked off in Thailand earlier today with a Galaxy promotion card in Bangkok. The card, whilst not a big one, was an interesting one with one contest being livelier than expected as and Indonesian visitors who came with the intention of winning rather than just making up the numbers.

That aforementioned bout saw the unbeaten Stamp Kiatniwat (12-0, 5) being given a seriously hard test by the tough and game Indonesian Espinos Sabu (12-5-1, 5). Sabu, who has fought several notable names including Warlito Parenas and Rex Tso, really gave Stamp all he could handle in the later rounds and it's clear that the Thai, who defended his PABA Flyweight title, really has a lot of work left to do. Despite the loss for Sabu we suspect he'll be in demand through out year to give prospects a genuine test, something we rarely see from Indonesian fighters.

Another bout saw Inthanon Sithchamuang (25-7, 15) record a 2nd round TKO against the limited Aris Akhbar (0-1). Akhbar went down under pressure then complained whilst the referee counted him out on his feet. This was more what we expect when we see an Indonesian fighter in action in Thailand and it's why so many bouts end up being disappointing.  

As well as those two bouts there was also a 6 rounder though we're unsure who was in that bout.

(Image courtesy of thairec.com)

Bangkok, Thailand
December 5th is a major day in Thailand as it's the birthday of Bhumibol Adulyadej, better known as the King of Thailand. In the past there have been various key bouts fought on this date, including the WBA Super Featherweight title bout between Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai and Lamont Pearson, in 2002. Today there wasn't any world title bouts but Thai fans still got a trio of regional title bouts with the contests being rather entertaining on the whole.

The best of the bouts saw Chatpetch Sithmorseng (9-3-1, 5) successfully retain his PABA interim Super Flyweight title with a very well fought draw against Filipino Fernando Ocon (13-8-1, 5). For Ocon this was his 6th bout in Thailand and his experience of fighting in the country showed as he put on a genuinely great performance, on that possibly deserved a win. For Chatpetch this draw ends a run of 9 straight wins though we suspect that he'll be happy to have kept his title and put on a very memorable performance in a really good fight.

Although Ocon gave a great account of himself in his draw he wasn't the only visitor to give a good effort as Indonesian fighter Ichal Tobida (10-13, 8) also gave a great effort as he tried to over-come the much touted Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi (7-0, 6) and claim the WBA Asia Super Flyweight title. Unfortunately for Tobida his effort was for naught as he was stopped by Eaktawan in round 4. Despite the loss Tobida did impress and we suspect his real "fighting weight" is around 115lbs and not the 110lbs he fought Ryo Miyazaki at back in September, hopefully he'll get the chance to fight again at Super Flyweight. For Eaktawan this was the sort of fight he needed with someone trying to fight back against and we saw the Thai take a few shots before finally seeing off his Indonesian foe.

Although both Chatpetch and Eaktawan had to work for their wins the same cannot be said for teenage prospect Stamp Kiatniwat (11-0, 5) who retained his PABA interim Flyweight title with an easy victory over Filipino foe Geboi Mansalayao (9-18-4, 3). Stamp again showed off why fans in Thailand are excited about him though we're now hoping to see him move up a level and face more opponents who are either going to extend him rounds or attempt to beat him, Mansalayao did neither before crumbling to Stamp's body shots.

Bangkok, Thailand
In a different Thai show a visitor did actually win as Brayd Smith (12-0, 10) managed to stop Indonesia's Anshori Anhar Pitulay (8-14-2, 6). 

(Image courtesy of our great friends over at Thairec.com)

Thailand
The most notable action this past Tuesday came from Thailand where Channel 7 showed a pair of PABA title fights, which at the time of writing aren't listed on boxrec.com.

The first of those saw 17 year old Stamp Kiatniwat (10-0, 4) continue his rise to stardom as he claimed the PABA interim Flyweight with a 1-sided victory over Indonesia's Samuel Tehuayo (18-26-2, 3). The bout was one sided for the most part but at 17 years old we don't mind Stamp being afforded a bit of time in terms of development match ups like this one which did get him 12 rounds of action. This was Stamp's second complete 12 rounder following a decision last time out against former world champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng.

The other bout saw Chatpetch Sithmorseng (10-3, 6)* making the second defense of his PABA interim Super Flyweight title with a very straight forward victory over Indonesian visitor Anis Ceunfin (16-22-5, 6). Chatpetch, who started 0-3, has now run up 10 straight wins and looks to be a fighter who is developing into an intelligent pressure fighter who is always happy to go to the body of an opponent.

In none-televised bouts from this card fans saw a further trio of bouts. 

One of those 4 bouts saw Amin Sor Wangmoo (8-1-1, 6) score a 4th round KO over Chopper Sor Paitong (0-1). Another bout saw Tirachok Kiatniwat (5-0, 3) stopping Petchmai sor Praitong (0-1) inside a round whilst Dennapha Kiatniwat (1-0, 1) defeated Lomnauo Sakberlin (0-2-1) via a 4th round KO. At the time of writing none of these bouts are on boxrec.com so the records of several of these could be wrong unfortunately.

Kumamoto, Japan
In Japan fans in Kumamoto got the chance to see an interesting rookie show with fighters form Central and Western Japan. In total the show featured 11 bouts with contests ranging from Minimumweight to Welterweight.

In the Minimumweight division fans saw Jun Takigawa (5-0, 4) extend his unbeaten run with a 5 round decision over Naoya Haruguchi (5-5, 2), this bout was one of 3 bouts scheduled for 5 rounds. The others saw the once beaten Light Flyweight Seita Ogido (6-1, 1) over-come Kenta Matsui (5-3, 1), also with a decision, whilst Morihisa Iju (5-0, 4) took just 145 seconds to blast out Masaru Urata (4-1-1, 1).

All the other 8 bouts were scheduled for 4 rounds and and ranged from Light Flyweight to Welterweight.

In the Light Flyweight contest the unbeaten Rikito Hattori (2-0, 1) scored a clear decision win over Yuta Motoyama (1-3). Hattori's win was one of just 2 Unanimous decision wins with Shogo Yamaguchi (5-0-1, 3) scoring the other, albeit it narrowly in a victory over Fine Arai (2-1)that was scored 38-37 by all 3 judges.

At Flyweight Naoki Shoda (3-7-2) took a very narrow split decision over Kazuyuki Tomita (2-2) with a fight scored 39-38 by all 3 judges. Another split saw Shisato Okuma (8-1-2, 6) take a split decision over Masatuhu Ito (1-2-1), this was a surprisingly close result given the experience difference of the two men involved. Another fighter who surprisingly struggled was Takashi Igarashi (5-0, 1) who only just got past Sho Takahashi (2-3, 2). A 4th split decision lead to a split decision draw between Tomoya Ikeda (1-0-1, 1) and Eiichiro Ninomiya (1-0-2, 1) who both kept their unbeaten records.

At Light Welterweight fans were given a "blink and you miss it" contest as Tetsuya Morisada (3-3, 3) blasted away Yusuke Yamanouchi (6-2-1, 2) in just 85 seconds! Although Morisada was quick he was made to look like a snail by Welterweight Yuki Beppu (6-0, 6) who blasted away Shinpei Tominaga (1-2, 1) in just 32 seconds!

(Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp)

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)

The month of July has certainly started slowly though on Friday we did see some notable names in action, sadly however none of them were in genuinely interesting match ups.

Phichit province, Thailand
The most notable action of the day was in Thailand where the world ranked, and very promising, Teerachai Kratingdaenggym (26-0, 20) successfully defended his PABA Welterweight title. Teerachai, ranked #5 by the WBA, had no problems despatching of over-matched Kazakh Kanat Kartenbayev (10-8-2, 4) who has now lost 5 successive bouts. Whilst we'd love to see Teerachai in a meaningful bout we really can't see him facing anyone of note until the WBA force someone to fight him in an eliminator type of fight.

Whilst the Teerachai contest was most important bout on the show it was one of 5 bouts on the show which also included a contest for former world champion Denkaosan Kaovichit (63-4-1, 26) who over-came the very limited Indonesian visitor Gaspar Ampolo (2-23-2, 1). Ampolo managed to show his toughness by lasting 6 rounds with Denkaosan, but his record does some up his ability level and he was never likely to give Denkaosan any real issues.

Also on the card was the unbeaten Stamp Kiatniwat (8-0, 4). Stamp, one of the most promising young Thai's out there, stopped the atrocious Johan Wahyudi (9-29, 5) who has now been stopped 15 times in 38 bouts.

In another bout Inthanon Sithchamuang (22-7, 13), best known for losing to Jerwin Ancajas in Macau, stopped Saengchai Sithprayoon (0-1) and Amin sor Wangmoo (7-1-1, 5) stopped Fahsang Singmanasak (0-1).

Queensland, Australia
In Australia we saw a trio of Asian's in action, including two who faced each other.

The all Asian bout saw Australia based Filipino Jack Asis (31-18-5, 16) score a surprisingly quick victory by blasting out Indonesia's Rivo Rengkung (32-20-5, 12) inside a round. We had expected this to actually be a very competitive bout though with Rengkung being blasted out this quickly we do wonder about his future.

The other Asian in action was Eddy Comaro (27-21-5, 11) who was stopped in 4 by Australian based Brit Darren Askew (11-6-1, 3). This was the 6th straight loss for Comaro who needs to seriously think about his future in the sport.

(Image, of Teerachai, courtesy of boxrec.com)

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.