RESULTS IN THAILAND IN MARCH

by Joe Koizumi

WBC #21 straw Kwanchai 3K Battery, 13-2, 5 KOs, decisioned Filipino Dennis Sabsal over 10.

Mongolian Hurricane Chulan scored an upset TKO over Thai national straw champ Chatchai Nakorntorn-Parkview in 4.
(3-1-98)

Mar. 18 Bangkok--Veerapol Nakornluang-Promotion, ex-WBA bantam champ now fighting in the 115-pound division, stopped Filipino Joven Jorda in 6.

WBA #9 minimum Wandee Chor Charoen, 16-1, 12 KOs, outpointed Lakchai Dechakun, Lumpinee Stadium's flyweight champ, over 10.

WBC #14 lightie Dowmai Sithkodom, 52-7, 34 KOs, halted Tamin Sithseemoke in 3.

WBC #16 sufer-fly Pone Nakorntorn-Parkview, 13-0, 4 KOs, outpointed Wihok Jockygym over 10.

Unbeaten Charlie Sitharan, TBC #2 jr. light, 9-0, 6 KOs, stopped Seemoke sithsurasak in 4.
(3-18-98)

Mar. 20 Chiangmai--Thailander Lingrom Por Twawtchai, 4-0, 2 KOs, won the vacant PABA (Pan Asian Boxing Association) junior fly title by decisioning Mongolian Ula Dimar over 12.

Fasan 3K Battery, 20-6, 8 KOs, acquired the PABA interim junior feather title by beating Filipino Archie Ano-os over 5.

Fahlan Sakririn, WBF fly champ, engaged in a non-title bout and outpointed Filipino Rudy Idano (although this imposter was called Joe Escriber, Filipino feather champ, it was detected that Idano was the boxer who fought Fahlan) over 10. Fahlan is 36-2-1, 14 KOs.
(3-20-98)

Mar. 25 Bangkok--TBC #1 ranked fly Panomdet Oh Yutanakorn registered a first round KO over Suradet Wor Utinan to better his mark to 15-9, 8 KOs.
(3-25-98)

RESULTS IN KOREA

Mar. 28 Honchon, Kwanwondo--KBC #1 bantam Seungpyo Hong, 118, lost an upset decision to Kwangmin Shin, also 118, over 10.

Sungrok Choi, 119 1/4, blasted out Filipino Antonio Derimo (this spelling to be checked by our Philippine correspondent Mr. Joaquin Henson later), 119 1/4, at 1:25 of the opening session of a scheduled 8.
Promoter:Nammin Promotions.
(3-28-98)

RESULTS IN INDONESIA

Mar. 28 Jakarta--Max Karamoy, 135, captured the national light title by outpointing the defending champ Hanny Manangsang, also 135, over 12.

Mike Sianturi, 126, won the vacant national feather title by stopping Soleh Sundava, 126, in 3.

Julio Basez, 105, kept his national mini-fly title by halting Mekky Mbatu, 105, in 10.

Mudafar Dano, 140, retained his national jr. welter title on a 3rd-round TKO over Yosef Vennedy, 140.

Dicky Franciscus, Indonesian fly champ, 112, kept his title by polishing off Oscar De Ray, 112, in the first round in a scheduled 12.

Usman Zakaria, 147, was also a quick finisher, retaining his national welter crown on a first round stoppage over Herman Ajadato, 140.
Promoter: Bianca Y. Tourino.
(3-28-98)

TOPICS IN JAPAN

Mar. 8 SENDAI--Six survivors of a person who was killed by Ricardo Arredondo Jr., a Mexican professional boxer living and working in Sendai City, filed a lawsuit with Chiba Enterprises, demanding 76,000,000 Yen (about US $585,000). The dead was working at a same hotel with the killer who is the son of ex-WBC super-feather champ Ricardo Arredondo. Ricardo Jr. stabbed him with a kitchen knife after a quarrel. The Mexican boxer was invited by Takashi Chiba, the owner of the Chiba Enterprises, fighting here as well as working at one of Chiba's hotels. The survivors claim that the 21-year-old Mexican had a problem in his behavior while working, but Chiba Enterprises failed to regulate the safety for other employees from the Mexican boxer.

-- Joe Koizumi
japjoe@t3.rim.or.jp
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