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.