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February 14th 2015- Pattaya Boxing World, Pattaya, Thailand Petchmanee Kokietgym (5-0, 1) Vs Richie Behec (2-1-1, 1) Thailand's Petchmanee Kokietgym is one of the many rising youngsters making his name in Thailand without getting too much international attention. He was in action earlier today when he sought his 6th straight and took on Filipino visitor Richie Behec who was amazingly fighting for the 4th time this year, and was actually fighting just weeks after being beaten by Samartlek Kokietgym. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th)
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February 14th 2015- Pattaya Boxing World, Pattaya, Thailand Tepparith Kokietgym (26-3, 16) Vs Joaquim Mahe (8-1, 4) In the past we've spoken about an emerging golden age of Thai boxing headed by the numerous promising youngsters that the country seems to be developing. Those developing fighters have managed to capture the attention whilst one man has become the forgotten figure of Thai boxing. That forgotten man is former WBA Super Flyweight world champion Tepparith Kokietgym who ended a 51 week break from the ring earlier today when he took on Joaquim Mahe, AKA Joaquim Redbluegym. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) February 13th 2015- SBAC University, Nonthaburi, Thailand Manachai Banchamek (1-0, 1) Vs Konphipop Sithnathee Earlier this year we saw Muay Thai fighter Manachai Banchamek make his boxing debut as he defeated Denchai Kiatramida, now just weeks later he has returned to the boxing ring for his second fight as a boxer and took on Konphipop Sithnathee. As with in his debut Manachai showed real aggression, an exciting style and the promise of being a man to keep an eye on. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) February 13th 2015- SBAC University, Nonthaburi, Thailand Norasing Kokietgym (13-0-1, 10) Vs Chapito Rivera (0-0) [later revealed to be Angelito Merin (7-5-3, 1)] Sadly sometimes we're unable to identify fighters who are in action and this past Friday saw one such bout as the unbeaten and promising Norasing Kokietgym battled against an "Unknown" foe, believed to be a Filipino fighter and possibly even a debutant. *Opponent was later revealed to be Chapito Rivera...who was really Angelito Merin fighting under a variation of his birth name, Angelito Chapito Rivera Merin. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) February 13th 2015-Thailand Paipharob Kokietgym (27-0, 20) Vs Lionel Legada (12-7-1, 5) WBO #2 ranked Light Flyweight Paipharob Kokietgym has been on the verge of a world title shot for a while and rather than sit on the sideline and wait he has been kept busy with a variety of stay busy fights. The most recent of those saw the Thai battle against Filipino fighter Lionel Legada. (Video courtesy TKO.in.th) February 13th-Thailand Myung-goo Yuh (24-4-1, 19) Vs Joan Imperial (11-5-6, 6) South Korea doesn't have many world ranked fighters though it does have the interesting Myung-goo Yuh who is now making a name for himself in Thailand where he has fought numerous times over the last few years. In his most recent bout Yuh took on Filipino Joan Imperial, who was fighting in Thailand for the 6th time. (Video courtesy of tko.in.th) February 7th 2015- University of SouthEastern Philippines Gym, Barrio Obrero, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines Arthur Villanueva (26-0, 14) Vs Julio Cesar Miranda (38-11-2, 29) It's got to be said that 2014 was a very forgettable year for Arthur Villanueva who essentially buried his own career momentum with back-to-back poor performances. To kick off 2015 he knew he had to deliver and he knew he had to do it against the dangerous Julio Cesar Miranda, a former world champion. April 6th 2007- Tabkwang Stadium, Sara Buri, Thailand Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (64-2, 32) Vs Tomonobu Shimizu (10-1, 4) Thai great Pongsaklek Wonongkam certainly had a memorable run as the WBC Flyweight champion when he first held he title and recorded 17 defenses of the belt. Many of those came against Japanese challengers who traveled to the Land of Smiles in an attempt to dethrone the Thai great. One of those challengers was Tomonobu Shimizu who traveled in Spring '07 to challenge the great Wonjongkam. February 7th 2015- University of SouthEastern Philippines Gym, Barrio Obrero, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines Genesis Servania (25-0, 11) vs Juan Luis Hernandez (17-3-1, 9) Filipino boxer Genesis Servania has been one of the most impressive Filipino's in recent years with his natural skill, lighting speed and his intelligent boxing brain. At times however he has been a bit dull, despite what his memorable action bout Konosuke Tomiyama may suggest. That dullness is a problem he'll have to shake if he's to be a megastar though what can't be denied is his ability which was on show at Pinoy Pride 29, when he battled Mexican Juan Luis Hernandez. February 7th 2015- University of SouthEastern Philippines Gym, Barrio Obrero, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines Jason Pagara (34-2, 21) vs Cesar Chavez (24-7, 12) World ranked by the WBO Jason Pagara is on the verge of a world title shot. In his most recent bout he had to make a statement and that's what he set out to do when he battled Mexican visitor Cesar Chavez. |
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