Prominent Thai boxing and muaythai promoters such as Niwat Laosuwannawat and Kokiet Panichayarom are looking to tap talented fighters in Laos.

Niwat, who is planning a title defense bout of PABA minimumweight champion Kwanthai Sitmorseng in the Laotian capital Vientiane on April 27, said he had discuss with the boxing federation of Laos, offering to help its amateur boxing athletes to turn professional.

He is also looking to arrange bouts of Thai vs. Laotian boxers in the April 27 event, while negotiating on the broadcasting rights with the Laotian government.

Kameda, a Japanese word meaning “turtle”, is best known in boxing as name of a notorious Japanese boxing family, helmed by manager and trainer Shiro Kameda, his oldest son Koki Kameda who is holding the WBC flyweight title, his second son Daiki Kameda who has recently claimed WBA flyweight belt from Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit, and his youngest son Tomoki Kameda who won a regional title from a fight in Mexico. 

Khao Sod sportswriter who goes by alias “Sodsroi Saosangwian” has summarized the relationship of the Kamedas and the Thai people and how they are perceived by the Thai media.

According to the writer, Shiro has been remembered for telling Daiki to use elbows and other prohibited moves against fellow Japanese pugilist Daisuke Naito when the two fought on October 11, 2007.

WBC Asia female atomweight title holder Buarimbueng Kokietgym is about to sign a contract with Thailand’s top media and entertainment company GMM Grammy, preparing to shift her career to the entertainment business.

Buarimbueng plans to attend a press conference in Bangkok tomorrow to announce her upcoming boxing match on March 12 in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. After the event, she is reportedly scheduled to sign the contract with GMM Grammy.

The young pugilist, however, confirmed she would not totally abandon boxing and would continue to help the Por Buarimbueng Lookjandaeng gym in her hometown Bueng Khong Luang in Nongkhai, aiming at creating a new generate of youth boxers and muaythai fighters.

Boxing and muaythai promoter Naris Singwangcha of Thailand has joined hands with former champion Pud Pad Noy Worawut to promote muaythai in the Philippines. 

Pud Pad Noy "Golden Legs" left the Thai muaythai scene decades ago to spend 23 years as trainer in France and a couple more years in Sweden and the Philippines. He was credited for helping the Filipinos compete in muaythai in the past two SEA Games in Thailand and Laos.

Naris took the opportunity to recruit Pud Pad Noy upon the trainer’s return to Thailand as his employment contract in the Philippines ended. He also persuaded Phosawat Saengsawang, muaythai expert at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, to help him promote the sport in the island country. They are discussing with a muaythai association in the Philippines the possibility of holding muaythai matches there. 

WBC flyweight champion Japanese Koki Kameda will fight “interim” title holder Thai Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, while Kameda’s manager is reportedly claiming that he lost five million yen from ticket frauds by Thai people in the earlier Daiki Kameda vs. Denkaosan Kaovichit match in Japan. 

Two world title bouts of Japanese vs. Thai boxers have been confirmed to be held on March 27 in Tokyo according to the announcement of the Japanese organizer in a press conference yesterday.

The bout of Kameda vs. Pongsaklek and WBC stawweight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai vs. Japanese challenger Yasutaka Kuroki will be held at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 27, said the Japanese organizer. 

Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit has been defeated by Daiki Kameda by unanimous decision, losing the WBA flyweight title to the Japanese challenger in the match on Sunday.

The title defense bout held at Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, on February 7 was somewhat unimpressive as both boxers chose to engage in frequent clinching rather than fighting, before they ran out of their steam in the later rounds, unable to knock each other out.

Denkaosan, in particular, was penalized twice in the sixth and eleventh rounds for clinching, although he had a good start and was able to land some hits to the Japanese pugilist’s midsection. The Thai, however, was quickly exhausted and tables were turned in favor of Kameda.

In the ninth round, the tired Denkaosan was no longer able to hold himself firm but Kameda failed to grab the chance and finish him off. It was opposite in the next round as the Thai stepped back instead of attempting to add more offenses to the flurry of punches that effectively stunned Kameda.