January 29, 2000
SAMSON DECKS 30TH DEFENSE OF WBF SUPER-FLY TITLE IN THAILAND
BANGKOK-SAMSON TOYOTA-THAILAND, previously fighting as Samson
3K-Battery, registered the 30th defense of his WBF super-fly title, as
he demolished a Korean opponent named JINHO LEE at 1:28 of the opening
session in a scheduled 12.
The Thai lefty Samson, 35-0, 32 KOs, is slated to make his 31st defense
this Mar.
Undercard:
WBA #4 rated light fly PONSAKLEK NAKORNTORN-PARKVIEW, 31-2, 18 KOs,
floored Filipino ARMANDO ROSIL twice in the opening canto and finished
him with a vicious right hook in 2. The upcoming Ponsaklek had decked
an important triumph by defeating WBC #6 ranked compatriot Ridchichai
Kiatprabhas via a third round KO on Dec. 25 last. Ponsaklek is a busy
campaigner.
(1-29-00)
FAIRANG KEEPS PABA BANTAM TITLE AND WBA FLY BOSS SORNPICHAI DECKS
NON-TITLE GO
Jan. 28
RAT BURI, THAILND--FAIRANG 3K BATTERY, Thailand, made his first defense
of his PABA (Pan Asian Boxing Association) bantam title, when he scored
a quick KO of Indonesian FAUZI ARMES in 2. Fairang raised his
unblemished mark to 6-0, 4 KOs.
WBA world flyweight kingpin SORNPICHAI SINGWANGCHA (previously fighting
as Sornpichai Kratchingdaeng-Gym) engaged in a non-title bout and
displayed a one-punch of Filipino ARCHIE VILLAMOR (not Ala Villamor) in
3. Sornpichai, 18-0, 15 KOs, had captured the WBA throne via a 8th
round KO in a grueling fight last Sept. The champ sent him to the deck
once in the first, and embalmed him with a wicked southpaw right hook in
the fatal canto.
(1-28-00)
WBC BANTAM CHAMP VEERAPOL DECKS TUNE-UP BOUT
Jan. 18
BANGKOK-WBC world bantam champ VEERAPOL SAHAPROM (AKA Veerapol
Nakornluang-Promotion) also appeared in a non-title bout, and stretched
Filipino NATHAN BARCELONA unconscious in the 8th of a scheduled 10.
For Veerapol, it was a tune-up go prior to his mandatory defense against
the top contender Adan Vargas in Thailand on Mar. 11.
Veerapol, now 25-1, 19 KOs, proved too strong for the Filipino victim,
dropping him twice in the 7th and sending him to dreamland in the next
session. The ref declared a KO without counting upon the loser's final
visit to the deck with a thud.
WBC #4 ranked super-feather SIRIMONGKOL SINGMANASUK (AKA Sirimongkol
Nakorntorn-Parkview), ex-WBC bantam boss who jumped up three divisions
after his forfeiture of his title to Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in 1997, landed
a solid straight right and scored a fine KO win over Filipino JONGJONG
ABAO, GAB #5 lightie, in the third. Sirimongkol bettered his mark to
25-1, 10 KOs, but he has yet to regain his sharpness shown during his
bantam reign.
(1-18-00)
REMARKS: These reports were supplied by Mr. Ryuichi Kotani, my
correspondent residing in Bangkok, in Japanese and they have been
promptly translated into English by this humble reporter.
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