Denkaosan Kratingdaenggym will fight Dennis Juntillano for the PABA light flyweight title on October 17.

Denkaosan is also scheduled to challenge WBA flyweight Takefumi Sakata of Japan in December in a mandatory fight, according to promoter Naris Singwangcha. The Thai is currently third in the WBA ranking.

The promoter said the October 17 fight would prepare Denkaosan well for the rematch with Sakata and the Thai boxer must produce a good performance in order to build up confidence for the rematch.

The bout will be held at a makeshift stadium in Rattanakosin Sompot Lad Krabang School in Bangkok and will be broadcasted by the Channel Seven network starting at 3.00 p.m.

Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko has made a successful comeback from a four-year absence as he defeated Samuel Peter of Nigeria in a WBC match in Berlin on Saturday.

Klitschko, 37, reclaimed the WBC heavyweight title from the fight with Peter who resigned in the eighth round. The Ukrainian has captured the same title in 2004 but vacated it a year later due to his chronic illness, allowing the “interim” champion Peter to be elevated to succeed him.

In the bout against Peter, the Ukrainian boxer was able to utilize his longer reach and put the Nigerian in troubles with his heavy right punches. After getting beat badly in the eighth round, Peter refused come out for the ninth round, relinquishing his WBC title to the Ukrainian challenger.

David Nakornluang Promotion of Thailand and Evans Mbamba of South Africa will fight in a match this December for the right to challenge WBC super flyweight champion Christian Mijares.

David, whose first name is also spelled Devid and whose second name was previously Lookmahanak, is currently ranked second in the WBC super flyweight class, while “international champion” Mbamba is the third.

Their match will be held on December 5 at Johannesburg, South Africa, by the 2007 WBC International Promoter of the Year Branco Milenkovic.

Saddam Kietyongyuth is scheduled to fight with Jimrex Jaca of the Philippines on October 22. 

The Thai boxer will defend his Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) title for the first time against the Filipino on October 22 at 3.00 p.m. at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in Nonthaburi.

Wandee Singwangcha will fight Nino Suelo of the Philippines in the same event, said organizer Wasan Mongkollappakit.