Thailand’s WBC “interim” flyweight title holder Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is scheduled to fight WBC flyweight ninth-place contender Richard Garcia this month.

According to a press conference held yesterday, the match of Pongsaklek and Filipino pugilist Garcia will be part of a boxing and muaythai event at the southern Thai town of Krabi on October 22, and will be broadcasted by Thailand’s Channel Seven network from 2.00 p.m. onward.

Promoter Wirat Wachiraratanawong said the Krabi match would be the last fight of Pongsaklek this year, and the boxer may get to challenge the non-interim champion in February next year. The title is currently held by Japan’s Naito Daisuke, who will defend it against fellow Japanese boxer Koki Kameda in Tokyo on November 29. 

WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand has defeated Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda by 2-0 decision in Japan yesterday.

At his second title defense held at the Osaka Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Tuesday October 6, Denkaosan was able to use good timing to score many hits, mostly aimed at the body, while successful at fending off Kameda’s offenses.

By sixth round, the Japanese challenger seemed to realize he was not in good position and started to aggressively pressure the Thai. In response, Denkaosan focused on blocking Kameda and swiftly avoiding engagement.

Thailand’s Usanakorn Kokietgym has become the new WBC female bantamweight title holder after beating Bulgaria’s Galina Koleva Ivanova yesterday.

Ivanova lost her title to the Thai challenger by unanimous decision of 97-93, 96-94, and 92-92 after 10 rounds of fight at the match held in Usanakorn’s home province of Nakorn Ratchasima on October 5.

Usanakorn was reportedly performing well and able to land many good hits, but became injured in the ninth round, from a head clash. The Bulgarian pushed harder in the last two rounds, but it was already too late for her to turn the table.

Ratchadamnern Stadium experienced some rowdy protest against the judges by some muaythai fans yesterday, which may impact the upcoming event on this Wednesday.

Khaosod newspaper reported that a number of influential muaythai fans at the stadium were upset by the judges who decided to let Ananchai Lookbanyai win the five-round match of the “Suek Petch Chao Phraya” event on October 5 against his opponent Tablang Toyota Rayong.

The disgruntled fans reportedly held a protest, which resulted in some other spectators leaving the stadium during the later matches of the event. Khaosod reported that the fans may decide to boycott the Wednesday event of the stadium.

The first encounter of WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand and Japan’s boxing star Daiki Kameda ended with some hostile gestures.

The Denkaosan’s second WBA title defense against Kameda will be held at the Osaka Central Gymnasium in Osaka on October 6. The two boxers, who earlier passed medical examinations held separately in different cities, appeared together at the official press conference at the Bay Tower Osaka Hotel on October 5.

At noon, the two were weighed. The stockier Denkaosan was found be by 111.7 while the tall Japanese challenger was exactly 112. After the weigh-in, the Japanese journalists asked the two to shake hands and post for pictures, but Kameda reportedly acted aggressively and squeezed the Thai champion’s hand. The two appeared to wrestle each other for some time, while the Japanese reporters booed at them.

Thailand’s IBF Pan Pacific bantamweight title holder Thangthong Kiattaweesuk may get to challenge the IBF world champion Joseph Agbeko if the Thai is able to defeat his next opponent this month.

Promoter Ekkarat “Jimmy” Chaichotchuang expects Thangthong to move up in the IBF rank if he beats North Korean Young Sang Gun at the match scheduled in Ratchaburi, Thailand, on October 29. The fight, which will be Thangthong's six defense for his IBF Pan Pacific title, will be broadcasted by Thailand's Channel Seven network from 3.00 p.m. onward.

Ekkarat believes he would be able to force a mandatory title defense between Thangthong and Ghana's Agbeko, who is under the patronage of the famed promoter Don King.

WBC female bantamweight title holder Galina Koleva Ivanova will fight Thai challenger Usanakorn Kokietgym in Thailand today.

The match of Bulgarian world champion Ivanova and Thai Usanakorn will be held as part of the event to celebrate 86th birthday of revered Thai monk Luang Por Koon at Ban Rai School in Nakorn Ratchasima on October 5. The bout will be televised by the Channel Three network from 2.30 p.m. onward.

The two boxers passed a weigh-in yesterday, each found to be exactly 118 pounds. After the weigh-in, Usanakorn said she would spend only two rounds to observe Ivanova and would end the match within the fifth round. Ivanova, however, pointed out that her experience and skills are more superior and she is not afraid of defending her title in Usanakorn's hometown as she is used to fighting outside Bulgaria.

WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand says he will knock out Japan’s Daiki Kameda in the match next Tuesday despite the results of the medical examination that seem to indicate that the Japanese challenger will enjoy height and other physical advantages.

The match against Kameda that will be held in Osaka on October 6 will be the second title defense of Denkaosan, following an earlier split-decision win over another Japanese challenger, Hiroyuki Hisataka, in Thailand.

After some trouble with the Japanese immigration officials at the Kansai airport, Denkaosan and his staff team as well as two Thai sportswriters arrived at the hotel in Osaka late in the night of September 30.

WBA flyweight champion Denkaosan Kaovichit of Thailand is five pounds over the weight limit for the fight against Japan’s Daiki Kameda next week.

Denkaosan will defend his title against Kameda in Osaka on October 6. The Thai champion and his staff team are scheduled to leave Bangkok on September 30.

Denkaosan was found to be 118 pounds when his was weighed at the Galaxy Gym two days ago, needing to lose five pounds to fight in the flyweight, but his staff team is not concerned, saying he still has one more week to make weight.

The manager of the new WBA bantamweight title holder Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym says he is looking to have him fight in Las Vegas, among other locations, to follow the path of Thai boxing legend Khaosai Galaxy.

Thai boxer Poonsawat recently earned the WBA bantamweight title on September 26 in Dublin, Ireland, after defending Irish Bernard Dunne by knockout in the third round. He returned to Thailand on September 28 and is now enjoying warm welcome and celebrations at his hometown Phupan in Sakon Nakorn province as well as at his current residence in Nonsuwan in Buri Ram.