FORMER two-time WBC super-flyweight champion
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai remains on course for a shot at his old title later this year.
Headlining a Matchroom and Nakornloung co-promotion at the Workpoint Studio in Bang Phun, Thailand, the heavy-handed southpaw forced his Thai compatriot,
Kwanthai Sithmorseng, to retire after three rounds of a scheduled 10-rounder.
The bout opened with both fighters meeting in centre ring and exchanging blows, and neither man demonstrated a particularly sound defence. Srisaket, 34, followed up stiff jabs with arcing hooks to the ribs and corkscrew uppercuts to the jaw. Straight shots penetrated Kwanthai’s guard, as the 38-year-old from Bangkok attempted to stem the flow of punches coming his way by covering up and working his opponent’s midsection.
Sor Rungvisai-Sithmorseng Undercard Results From Bang Phun, Thailand
Phongsaphon Panyakum continued to develop Saturday against a veteran opponent in Bang Phun, Thailand.
The 20-year-old, 115-pound prospect out-pointed fellow Thai super flyweight Karoon Jarupianlerd in their 10-round fight on the Srisaket Sor Rungvisai-Kwanthai Sithmorseng undercard. DAZN streamed their fight live from Workpoint Studio, just outside of Bangkok.
Panyakum’s pressure and activity was too much Jarupianlerd. Panyakum (12-1, 6 KOs) defeated Jarupianlerd (44-11, 20 KOs) comfortably on all three scorecards (98-92, 98-92 and 97-93).
Panyakum pressured Jarupianlerd throughout their fight and forced Jarupianlerd to fight off his back foot. He regularly landed overhand rights, left hooks and right uppercuts, but he wasn’t powerful enough to hurt Jarupianlerd, who displayed a good chin.
Saturday, 23 January 2021, 8:39 am
SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI MEETS KWANTHAI SITHMORSENG IN
ALL-THAI SUPER FLYWEIGHT CLASH
NEW
YORK - Jan. 22, 2021 – Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
(49-5-1, 42 KOs), the former Two-time WBC world champion and
Lineal world champion in Super Flyweight from Thailand, is
set to get back into the ring on March 12, 2021 against a
former WBA world champion and the current Thai Super
Flyweight champion - Kwanthai Sithmorseng [aka Ekkawit
Songnui] (50-7-1, 27 KOs). The fight will be the main event
of the WP Boxing series, the leading boxing program in
Southeast Asia. The show will be live on DAZN globally
(excluding Thailand) on March 12, 2021, 9.30 pm ET/ 6.30 pm