This past Friday wasn't a busy day in Asian boxing but it was one that saw headlines being written, particularly due to a fight on US soil.
Illinois, USA The biggest, and best, Asian fight of the night took place in the US where the under-rated WBA Super Flyweight champion Kohei Kono (31-8-1, 13) scored a unanimous decision win over the more esteemed Koki Kameda (33-2, 18), who failed in his attempt to be a 4-weight world champion. The bout was a 12 round war which featured everything, from a knockdown against Kameda to several point deductions, from the over-zealous Celestino Ruiz. The bout has been talked about as a FOTY contender and whilst a rematch would certainly hold some interest there is now big options out there for Kono, including a likely bout with Rex Tso. Ayutthaya, Thailand As well as the big bout in the US there was also a card in Thailand. In the main event of the card fans saw Hanuman Sithluangporphun (12-4, 3) successfully defend his PABA interim Light Flyweight title with a decision win over Indonesian veteran Heri Amol (37-25-5, 15). For Hanuman this was his second defense of the title that he won last November and he has now won 9 successive bouts. In the chief supporting bout Thong Sithluangphophun (15-0, 9) extended his winning record and over-came Indonesian "loser" Boido Simanjuntak (18-31-1, 7), who has now lost 13 straight bouts and hasn't recorded a win since late December 2012. A notable fighter on the under-card was Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (10-1, 6) who scored a great KO win against Vichannoi Srisaketpattana (0-1), who was stopped in round 3. The two remaining bouts on this show were both all debutant affairs. One of those saw Yodthong Sor Sompotgym (1-0, 1) score a 2nd round TKO win against Dansiam Manoprungroj (0-1) whilst the other saw Pornsak Sor Praithong (1-0) score a 6th round decision win against Petcharas Sithluangporphun (0-1).
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This past Friday saw two Asian shows.
Hangzhou, China The most notable of the two Asian shows came from Thailand. In the main event Chinese fans saw local star Qiu Xiao Jun (18-2, 8) retain his WBC “Silver” Super Bantamweight title with a 6th round KO win against Filipino Diarh Gabutan (19-5-3, 10). At times Jun was made to look very silly by the movement of Gabutan however a left hook in round 6 dropped the Filipino for the count. Ranked #1 by the WBC Jun should be in line for a world title shot but this performance showed that there was still a lot of improvements that the 25 year old will want to make before testing himself against the best in the world. In the chief support bout Thailand's unbeaten Kaewfah Tor Buamas (20-0, 13) maintained his unbeaten record, and claimed the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Lightweight title, with a decision win against Andrew Wallace (10-6-1, 6). On paper this was a mismatch but Wallace really pushed Kaewfah all the way in a very competitive fight. A more competitive bout, at least on the cards, saw Herman Ene Purcell (6-4, 4) claim a majority decision over Isaraphap Sor Varunee (3-3. 2). This 6 round bout had 3 very close cards but Purcell did deserve the win. Another 6 rounder saw Japan's Hurricane Futa (19-5-1, 10) take a 5th round technical decision over Hero Tito (10-8-1, 3). The bout ended with Futa suffering a cut over this right eye from a head-clash and the fighters needed to go to the cards early on with Futa taking a split technical decision. Another contest saw Venezuelan novice Omrri Bolivar (2-0, 1) take a 5 round unanimous decision win over Thailand's Khunkiri Wor Wisaruth (21-13-1, 14). The bout, originally scheduled for 6 rounds, was re-scheduled to just 5 rounds with Bolivar taking the win. In an all debutant bout Ding Ya Jie (0-0-1) fought to a 4 round draw with Dang Liang Liang (0-0-1). Thailand The other show was in Thailand. The main event on this card saw the unbeaten Thong Sithluangphophun (14-0, 9) take a 12 round decision victory against game Filipino Danilo Pena (27-22-4, 11). Thong, defending his PABA Featherweight title, was put under pressure by Pena but knew too much and deserved the win, though it was one he had to work for. Despite Pena's record he is a game competitor and he showed that here. Thong's stablemate Hanuman Sithluangporphun (11-4, 3) also managed to pick up a win as he out pointed Jack Amisa (21-37-2, 14). Although Hanuman did pick up the win we're unsure just how far he can go, for Amisa this was a 23rd loss in Thailand. In the least significant of the bouts televised from this show fans saw Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (9-1, 5) score a clear win over the game but out matched Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (4-16-1, 3). The once beaten Yodsingdaeng really bullied Thaminkhao, especially in round 4, as he forced the stoppage over a man who really battered in the final round. Alberta, Canada In Canada fans saw the professional debut of Filipino Heavyweight Stan Surmacz Ahumada (1-0, 1) who over-came fellow debutant Dale Swampy (0-1) in just 48 seconds Thong retains PABA title, Hanuman continues fine form, Pepsi begins career with a stoppage win!7/11/2015 Chaiyaphum, Thailand
The only Asian action this past Friday was in Thailand where there was a small, 5 fight, show televised on Channel 7. The main event of the card saw PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (13-0, 9) score a 5th round TKO win against Indonesian veteran James Mokoginta (27-17-2, 15) to defend the PABA title. The Thai seemed to always be in charge whilst breaking up Mokoginta with intense pressure and a high work rate. Mokoginta did his best to try and fight back but had the fight taken out of him with a vicious body shot that left the visitor on his knees for the count. Another notable Thai picking up a win against an Indonesian visitor was Hanuman Sithluangporphun (10-4, 3) who made very light work of the over-matched Hengky Elleuw (3-4, 3). Whilst Hanuman doesn't have an outstanding record he is a fighter who is better than his record indicates and has now won 7 in a row after starting 3-4. One time touted prospect Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (8-1, 4) continued to rebuild his career as he scored his second win since he suffered his sole defeat. The touted Thai didn't shine though did take a 6 round decision win against Chartpichit Sor Praithong (0-1). Aged just 23 Yodsingdaeng has time on his side though we'd like to see him facing more notable opponents that Chartpichit. Another decision saw Noppadech Puthong Group (1-0) make a successful debut, as he took a win against fellow debutant Daotai Manopkanchang (0-1). The one other bout on this card was another all debutant bout as Pepsi Sithluangporphun (1-0, 1) kicked off his career with a 2nd round TKO win against Kiatisak Sorporlor Chaiyaphum (0-1). Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand On Channel 7 Thai fans had the chance to see a relatively meaningless card from Ubon Ratchathani which featured a few interesting prospects but only fighting very limited opposition. One of those fighters was PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (11-0, 7) who easily over-came the limited Ruben Manakane (14-14-1, 9) in what amounted to a 6 round workd out for the unbeaten man, who was fighting in a non-title bout. In a more meaningful, though equally as 1-sided contest, Hanuman Sithluangporphun (8-4, 2) defeated Stevanus Nanai (2-3-1, 2) and retained his interim PABA Light Flyweight title for the first time. Bangkok, Thailand On a second Thai card, televised on channel 5, fans saw the very promising Eaktawan Mor Krungthepthonburi (8-0, 7) retain his WBA Asia Flyweight title with an easy victory over the horribly over-matched Ardi Tefa (6-4, 4). Eaktawan, who we really like, looked in control from the off before opening up in round 3 and finishing off Tefa who landed very little throughout the bout. A second WBA Asia title fight here saw Amin Sor Wangmoo (11-1-1, 9) retain his Super Featherweight title with a 3rd round KO against the awfully over-matched Smile Brown (6-19-1, 3). in a horrible match up that told us little about Amin's overall ability. Also on this card were 2 all debutant match ups. One of those saw Ronnakit PKT College (1-0, 1) blow away Petchmuangkan Kor Kanyabut (0-1) inside a round in what was a genuinely interesting contest until Ronnakit's power took it's effect. In the other bout Montree PKT College (1-0, 1) showed impressive body punching as he took apart Denmanee Manoprungroj (0-1) with a crunching gut busting finish inside a round. Tokyo, Japan In Japan fans had a small show at the brilliant Korakuen Hall with 8 bouts, albeit none that would have registered with fans in the west. In the main event fans saw Shusaku Fujinaka (11-5-2, 7) end a 2 fight losing streak as he scored a 6th round TKO against Hiashi Kato (7-8-2, 5). This was the second meeting between the two men following a technical draw back in 2012 and amazingly it's Fuinaka's first stoppage win since before that bout! Unfortunately for Kato this was his second success stoppage loss. In the co-feature Takahiro Fujii (7-3-1, 2) took a razor thin 8 round split decision over Koya Sato (7-3-1, 1) in a very competitive bout. Fujii turned it up the heat in the final 4 rounds which helped him take the win but there was very little in it and no one would complain about another bout between the two. Notably this was Fujji's first bout since a narrow loss to Yutaka Sowano last May whilst Sato has now lost 3 in a row. A third 8 rounder saw Kazuhiro Nakamura (9-5, 3) take a clear but well fought decision win over the light hitting Ryo Narizuka (7-5). Nakamura seemed too good throughout with his hook being the telling punch overall, though Narizuka did have success with his jabs and straights. The win for Nakamura was his first in more than 18 months following a long lay after a loss, last time out, to Hiroya Yamamoto whilst Narizuka saw a 2-fight winning streak come to an end. In the sole 6 rounder fans saw Yamato Fujinaka (5-3, 1) take a close but clear decision win over Korean visitor Ki-Nam Kim (4-7-3, 2) in a Heavyweight bout. This was the third successive loss for Kim who has been inactive for 21 months coming into this bout and now has scored a win in over 2 years. For Fujinaka, who was himself returning after 23 months away from the ring, this was a 4th straight win. On the under-card we had 4 bouts scheduled for 4 rounds. Among those was a well fought 4 round draw between Kazuma Fukino (0-3-1) and Yusaku Oshima (0-2-1) who both remained win-less due to how competitive and even their match up was. Another competitive bout saw Yoshihiro Tsukuda (1-1) claim a split decision over Hayate Fukano (0-1), one of 4 debutants. Another of the debutants on this card was Shodai Nagata (0-1) who came up short against the previously win-less Shinobu Charlie Hosokawa (1-1, 1), who scored a 2nd round TKO. The other bout was an all debutant bout that saw Daichi Watanabe (1-0, 1) take a 3rd round TKO over Naoya Okuda (0-1). California, USA In the US we saw formed Mongolian amateur star Tugstsogt Nyambayan (1-0, 1) make an immediate impact in the professional ranks as he blew away the over-matched Gabriel Braxton (2-9, 1) in just 130 seconds. It was the perfect debut and the perfect statement win for “King Tug” who we are happy to tip as one of the most exciting talents out of Asia in recent years. He name may be difficult to spell, or pronounce, but this kid has the potential to be a huge star in the near future. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Thailand
This past Friday in Thailand fans saw a small but interesting televised show. The card certainly wasn't a big one but it did feature 2 interesting and unbeaten prospects as well as one other televised bout. The more promising of the two prospects in action was Thong Sithluangphophun (11-0, 8) who successfully defended his PABA Featherweight title with a 3rd round knockout of Indonesia's Willem Marahina (4-15-1, 2). Marahina had been dropped earlier in the round, in what was eye catching fashion, but it was a second knockdown that resulted in the bouts conclusion. The other unbeaten prospect on the card was the light hitting Hanuman Sithluangporphun (5-0) who gave Indonesian fighter Domi Nenokeba (11-23-1, 7) his 23rd straight defeat. The unbeaten Thai took a clear 8 round decision win here and although he is clearly talented there has to be questions asked about his lack of power which will likely hold him back from becoming a force at the highest level. The third bout on this card saw Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (7-1, 4) record a 6 round decision win over an opponent that we believe was Petchchumpol Sor Visetkit (5-3, 3). This was Yodsingdaeng's first bout since he was stopped by Filipino Daryl Basadre. Amazingly busy day in Asia sees numerous notable fights with Eto, Kubo, Parrenas, Watanabe...8/23/2014 It's been a whilst since we had some fights though this past Friday was chock-a-block with fights taking place through out Asia. The day had cards in Thailand, the Philippines and Japan and gave us a share of shocks, blowouts, predictability and excitement reminding us why we all love boxing, even in it's down periods. Tokyo, Japan For us the most notable of the shows was the reason promoted show at the Korakuen Hall that featured a trio of notable match ups alongside 7 lesser fights. The card wasn't an amazing one but was notable and significant on the Japanese and Asian boxing scene due to the main trio. The first of that significant trio was Taiki Eto (13-3, 10) who bounced back from his loss last time out to Yohei Tobe and simple destroyed Brukluk Kor Narong Service (0-2) in just 2 rounds. Whilst Eto was stopped in a Japanese title fight by Tobe it's interesting to note that Brukluk's only previous fight was a loss to current Japanese champion Sho Ishida who, just like Eto, stopped the Thai in 2 rounds. The second of the significant bouts also ended in the second round as the heavy handed former Japanese, OPBF and PABA champion Akinori Watanabe (31-4, 27) easily took out Thailand's Chatchai Sithsaithong (8-4, 6). This bout was Watanabe's return to the ring after a 9 month break though it's obvious from this performance that he still has enough to compete at title level. In the main event Super Featherweight hopeful Shingo Eto (14-2-1, 9) made light work of Arnon Sithsaithong (0-1) who was stopped inside a round. After the fight it was announced that Eto would be fighting Japanese champion Rikki Naito in October in what looks almost certain to be a fantastic bout. Whilst the main trio of bouts went a combined 5 rounds it's worth noting that the 7 undercard bouts also all ended early, in fact those 7 bouts went a combined 13 rounds! The quickest of those undercard bouts saw the debuting Tsubasa Koura (1-0, 1) score a notable opening round blow victory against Naoki Morooka (2-1, 2). Aged just 19 Koura may be worth keeping an eye on desite his bout here only last 142 seconds. The only other opening round victory scored on this undercard was by Daichi Yamamoto (1-2-1, 1) who took just 25 seconds longer than Koura to score his victory. For Yamanoto he got his maiden victory with a KO over the still win-less Kazuma Fukino (0-3). Of the 7 undercard bouts 4 went into the second round. The quickest of those 2 round bouts saw Shunsuke Mori (1-2, 1) scoring a stoppage 28 seconds into the round as he punished Takuya Sagehashi (0-1). It took Ryotaro Tokusa (1-0, 1) a further 20 seconds, 48 seconds of round 2, to take out his debut foe Hiroshi Higuchi (0-1) in an all debutant bout. Another debutant who suffered a set back was Kaiki Oshira (0-1) who was beaten by Hokuto Kawana (3-0, 2) at the 2:22 mark of round 2. The other man who scored a second round KO was 19 year old Daigo Higa (2-0, 2) who were impressed by on his debut. Higa made light work of Thai visitor Rotthang Wor Por Srisaket (0-3) who was stopped at the 2:40 mark of the second round. The only bout on the entire show to go beyond 2 rounds saw Kazumichi Ishizawa (3-4, 1) taking a 3rd round stoppage victory over Motonobu Suzuki (2-5). On paper this was one of, if not the, most evenly matched bout but even that didn't help it go the distance. Hyogo, Japan At the Kobe Central Gym there was a small but very notable show courtesy of Shinsei Gym. The card featured just 6 bouts though a number of them were fought as part of a small Japan Vs Philippines event. The show opened with a 4 rounder between Koichi Sumiya (0-1-1) and Yuki Arakawa (0-1-1) that ended in a split decision draw. The only other "under-card" bout saw Ryo Kosaka (8-3-1, 4) taking a second round KO over Monkey Shuhei (5-5-1, 2) in a scheduled 6 rounder. The first of of the main bouts was a win for the Philippines as as the battle hardened and experienced Roque Lauro (11-16-4, 2) took a split decision over Japanese teenager Ryuya Yamanaka (7-2, 2). On paper this was a mismatch though delving below just the raw records suggests that Lauro is a very capable foe and has been in with a relative who's who whilst fighting well above his natural weight. With wins over Joan Imperial, Ronelle Ferreras and Myung Goo Yuh we'll suggest that Lauro is one of those potential banana skins, as Yamanaka found out here. The second bout was another win for the Philippines as former OPBF title challenger Jhunriel Ramonal (14-7-4, 7) took a narrow split decision over Kota Fukuoka (15-5-2, 12). Ramonal had been stopped, in 3 rounds by Shingo Wake, last time he was in Japan though appears to have found that his level here with this win, a great result given that he had been stopped in his 2 previous bouts. The Philippines made it 3-0 as the criminally under-rated Renoel Pael (14-1-1, 5) scored a dominant decision over the heavy handed Yuki Yonaha (3-2, 3). This bout wasn't even close and there was no debating the winner here as Pael put on a masterclass against a man who looked out of his depth. We'd suggest keeping an eye Pael as he appears to have plenty of skills and has no fear fighting on foreign soil, in fact his best performance came in Thailand against Noknoi Sitthiprasert just 6 months ago, the judges gave that to Noknoi though Pael really did deserve the win. The only win for Japan came in somewhat disappointing circumstances as the the highly regarded Shun Kubo (5-0, 4) defeated Renren Pasignahin (6-4-1, 2) with a 4th round TKO. From what we understand the Filipino suffered a nasty injury that forced him to suffer his first stoppage defeat. In saying that we do suspect that Kubo would have won regardless of the injury but it is still a disappointment from the all involved. Pasignahin was robbed of his chance to compete after less than 4 rounder and Kubo was robbed of a "clean" win, a real shame. Makati City, Philippines As well as the action in Japan we also had two cards in the Philippines. At the bottom of this card was a number of novices, including the debuting Mark Angelo Plana (1-0) who successfully kicked off his professional campaign with a clear decision over fellow debutant Lordy Pateno (0-1) in a 4 round. The Plana/Pateno bout was one of two 4 rounders with the other one being won by female hopeful Naome Tacda (2-0, 2) who defeated Aisah Alico (5-4, 4) in the second round. In the sole 6 rounder Jonathan Dela Cruz (5-0, 2) recorded a second round KO against the usually durable Jomar Borbon (4-19-2, 2). The bulk of the show's contests were 8 rounders and these featured the show's most competitive bouts. The compeititve contests featured a surprising split draw for Ronelle Ferreras (14-7-3, 6) with JC Francisco (6-8-3, 2), a further shot to Ferreras's career which has really taken hit after hit this year, and also a split decision win for Eric Panza (6-2-1, 1) who narrowly over-came Pablito Canada (4-4-1, 1) in a very close contest. In less competitive contests we saw a pair of stoppages for Japanese fighters. The less significant of those bouts saw Ryuta Wakamatsu (10-10, 7) stopping Aroel Romasasa (11-7, 5) in the second round in a slight upset. The other bout shocked no-one as Momoko Kanda (7-6-2, 1) stopped Nongnun Mor Krungthepthonburi (2-3) in 4 rounds and claimed the WBC Asian Boxing Council female Minimumweight title. This was the second bout between Kanda and Nongnun, the first time they met Kanda took a decision over 6 rounds but this time it seems she was fighting with real confidence and forced the stoppage of her Thai opponent. The card featured a pair of 10 rounders but neither of them was even close to being competitive. One of them saw popular world ranked power puncher Warlito Parrenas (21-6, 18) completely dismantling Richard Garcia (25-20-1, 7) in the third round. Parrenas, one of the hardest puncher in the Super Flyweight division, broke apart Garcia with body shots in the third round and left Danrex Tapdasan with no option but to stop the contest. The other 10 rounder lasted a mere 36 seconds as Rey Juntilla (18-5-3, 11) detonated a body shot on Cris Leon (7-11-4, 3) who failed to recover. Sadly the main event was equally as one sided with Richard Claveras (9-0-2, 9) defending his WBC Asian Boxing Council Light Flyweight title with an opening round KO against Thailand's Sangthong Chor Pakdee (4-1, 4). We expected this to be explosive, but we didn't think it was going to be over quite so quickly. Metro Manila, Philippines The second Filipino show took place in Metro Manila at the The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex and proved to relatively full of mismatches. The card opened with a pair of 4 rounders, both won by men who went into the bouts as unbeaten. These saw Robin Langres (2-0, 1) take a 4th round TKO over Jonathan Pedrosa (0-6-1) and Jetlee Formentera (2-0, 1) take an opening round blow out victory against Roberto Mendano (0-2). Although the opening contests didn't last long the pair of 6 rounders both went the scheduled. These saw Wilbert Berondo (4-0, 2) score a near sut out over Roy Albaera (2-24-5) whilst the once beaten Diomel Diocos (4-1-2, 2) took a majority decision over Vincent Bautista (1-2-1). Strangely the Diocos/Bautista bout was scored 59-54 by two judges whilst the third had contest level at 57-57. The final "undercard" bout was the sole 8 rounder which saw Jeffrey Francisco (10-0-1) extending his unbeaten run with a clear decision over domestic journeyman Jeson Berwela (4-17, 2). The bulk of the card was the trio of 10 rounders. The first of those saw Giemel Magramo (11-0, 8) taking and early and easy win over over the experienced but limited Jovel Romasasa (10-20, 4). Romasasa retired at the end of the 2nd round giving Magramo his 11th win though hopefully he will be matched more competitively next time out. Sadly much of the top bouts here were uncompetitive and in Featherweight action Juan Miguel Elorde (16-1, 8) took a 5th round TKO over Paulus Baransano (0-4). Juan Miguel Elorde wasn't the only member of the Elorde family to score a win as his brother, Juan Martin Elorde (16-1-1, 7), defeated Juniston Simbolon (7-12-1, 3) via a 6th round technical decision. At the end of the bout Elorde was bloody from an accidental headbutt hence going to the cards early. Both of the Elorde's were facing Indonesian foes. The main event saw another easy win for a Filipino against an Indonesian as Dennis Laurente (48-5-5, 29) stopped the very limited Elly Pangaribuan (3-4, 1). This was Pangaribuan's second successive second round stoppage following on from his defeat to Nobuhiro Ishida just over a year ago. Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand In Thailand we saw PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (10-0, 7) defend his title with a 3rd round KO against Indonesian challenger Yakobus Heluka (7-8). For Heluka this was a 4th straight loss and it seems like he's generally just getting in the ring to lose right now, a real shame. The ended for this one was a bit on the nasty side from Thong though it does appear that Heluka decided that he didn't want to continue. Quebec, Canada In Canada fans got to see the heavy handed and very promising Artur Beterbiev (5-0, 5) take a very quick win over the over-matched Alvaro Enriquez (12-13-2, 4) in what was clearly a stay busy fight after spending 7 months out of the ring. We now expect to see Beterbiev facing former world champion Tavoris Cloud in September in what looks to be a genuinely fantastic bout. (Image courtesy of boxingnews.jp) Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
This past Thursday saw a small televised card on Thai Channel 3. The show only featured a small handful of bouts but the bouts, on the whole, each had something for the winners to gain from them. The main event of this show saw PABA Featherweight champion Thong Sithluangphophun (9-0, 6) successfully retain his title and secure the second defence of the belt. Thong managed to score a 7th round TKO over Indonesia's Jason Butar Butar (16-15-1, 12) who, if you recall his name, was stopped in Macau last November by the fast rising Harmonito Dela Torre. On paper this wasn't as impressive as Dela Torre's victory over Butar Butar but it was, comfortably, the best win the 21 year old Thong has scored so far in his career. Whilst Thong scored his best win Dawuth Sithluangporphun (1-0, 1) scored his first win over-coming fellow debutant Buakhao Or Chanubon (0-1) in the second round of their scheduled 6 round contest. Dawuth's stoppage win was one of two stoppages on the undercard as 22 year old hopeful Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (5-0, 3) managed to stop the win-less Saichon Or Ounsuwon (0-18) to record his 3rd straight stoppage victory. The only bout n the show which went the distance saw Hanuman Sithluangporphun (3-0) take a 6 round decision over the debuting Farid Mengo (0-1) from Indonesia. Whilst we worry about the power of Hanuman he does look to have a bit of talent and with the right work behind the scenes he could go places. New York, USA In the US fans got to see Dimash Niyazov (6-0-2, 4) score a rare decision victory as he over-came Jose Del Valle (2-6-3). Although on paper this was a mismatch it's worth noting that Del Valle is much better than his record indicates and likely gave the Kazakhstan born fighter a decent test, sadly however details on the bout are scarce. This past Friday was a busy one for boxing fans in Asia with notable fights in both the Philippines and Thailand. Bueng Kan, Thailand The most notable bout of the day was in Bueng Kan in Thailand as the world ranked and very highly regarded Teerachai Kratingdaenggym (25-0, 19) successfully defended his PABA Welterweight title, super version. Teerachai, ranked #7 by the WBA, continued his rise by stopping former foe Behzod Nabiev (22-8-1, 16) in round 7. This was the second meeting between the two after Teerachai was forced to take a decision over Nabiev last year. The first bout saw the Thai being knocked down and forced to struggle to a decision this time though an improved Teerachai did what was expected and became just the second man to stop the Uzbek fighter. Bangkok, Thailand As well as the Thai card with Teerachai on their was a second Thai card, this time in Bangkok. This card was a much deeper show with 4 bouts on it as opposed to just one though for us none were as notable as Teerachai/Nabiev II. The shows opening bout on the broadcast saw the very highly ranked Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat (52-2, 34), the WBA #3 Bantamweight, take an 8 round decision over the game but completely out classed Shark Mac (0-2). Mac, who was on the receiving end of a controlled beating, hardly landed a punch of note during the 8 round contest though he will likely be welcome to return to Thailand for more fights like this given his proven toughness. The main event on this show saw the unbeaten Thong Sithluangphophun (8-0, 5) defend his PABA interim Featherweight title for the first time. Thong, who won the belt back in January, made very light work of the over matched Tony Arema (3-5). Arema was down twice in round 2 before being down again in round 3 as the towel came in. From what we saw of Thong here he looks very promising and at 21 years old he has a lot of time to develop into an excellent fighter. Technically he has a fantastic jab that he likes to throw and although he needs to step up he does look a little bit special. The third fight on the show saw baby faced southpaw Hanuman Sithluangporphun (2-0) take a decision over the more experienced Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (3-9-1, 2) before Yodsingdaeng Jor Chaijinda (4-0, 2) stopped the debuting Kaewkangwan Sithporkae (0-1) in 4 rounds. Metro Manila, Philippines In Metro Manila MAG Pacman put on a very interesting 8 bout card at the San Juan Arena. The main event here featured 2-time world title challenger Michael Farenas (38-4-4, 30) who scored a controversial cut stoppage over Mexican veteran Hector Velazquez (56-21-3, 38). Velazquez, who suffered a genuinely nasty cut, was ruled to have been damaged by a punch though replays seem to show it was a clash of heads that forced the early conclusion to the bout and the bout should have been a 2nd technical draw. In the chief support bout fans got to see the promising Giovanni Escaner (11-2, 7) score a 7th round KO over the usually tough Jaymart Toyco (14-5, 10) who suffered just his second stoppage defeat. The show's only 8 round contest saw the unbeaten John Vincent Moralde (8-0, 4) struggle past his toughest test so far. The touted Moralde was genuinely given a great work out by Roman Canto (8-4-2, 3), who some felt may have deserved more respect on two of the score cards. Whilst Moralde struggled fellow unbeaten Dave Penalosa (8-0, 5) did as he was expected to and clearly beat the game but out classed Alem Robles (6-5-2, 2). A third unbeaten prospect, Jake Bornea (6-0, 3) was given an unexpectedly tough contest from Felipe Cagubcob Jr (1-2-4) who showed why he gets so many draws with his ability to keep things close and competitive. The only other 6 rounder on the show saw Jestoni Autida (4-1, 1) out point Eric Pansa (3-2-1) in what looked like a very competitive bout on paper though proved to be very one sided in the actual ring. In the 4 rounders Mark Macabales (1-2) defeated the debuting Jocel Calantos (0-1) whilst fellow debutant Jiffy Castaneda (1-0) out pointed the win less Felipe Suyom (0-3). (Photo courtesy of Boxrec.com) |
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