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We will never hide our love of Filipino fighter Rey Loreto who has really become one of our favourites thanks to his last few fights which have really, really impressed us. Unfortunately for Loreto he's not always looked as good as he has in recent bouts and against the very talented Paiharob Kokietgym we saw Loreto come up against a much better fighter than himself, at least at time. Going in to the bout Loreto was a 20 year old with a record of 8-8 (4), he was still trying to find himself in boxing and, on paper, he was a can brought over to keep the Thai busy. Paipharob was 13-0 (11) hotly tipped to be a star he was the reigning PABA Minimumweight champion and a major puncher. In this fight his quality, and power, shone through as he connected with a monster left hand that sent Loreto down face first. It's amazing to think how well Loreto has turned his career around since this loss defeating Pornsawan Porpramook in Thailand and the very highly regarded Nkosinathi Joyi in Monaco. As for the Thai he is now on the verges of a world title fight though did find his career on the rocks for a bit. It doesn't seem unrealistic to see both of these men holding world titles in the next few years. (Video courtesy of YeahJustLikeChuckie)
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