WBA bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne of Ireland and Thai challenger Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym have passed the weigh-in and are ready for the title match in Dublin today.

Poonsawat earlier shocked his manager and trainer for reaching nine pounds over the weight category limit just several days ago but he was able to pass the weigh-in with 122 pounds to the relief of the Thai team.

Dunne, too, did not have trouble with the check-up and was found to be 121 pounds. The two were reportedly physically ready for the fight that will be held in the night of Saturday September 26, which would be early morning on September 27 in Thailand.

Thailand’s WBC Youth light flyweight champion Noknoi Sitthiprasert will fight Indonesian challenger Kid Randal in Bangkok today, while his promoter is planning to have him challenge the non-youth world title holder.

The WBC Youth title match of Noknoi and Randal will be held at a makeshift stadium in a military base in Bangkaen District on Friday September 25. The two boxers passed the official weighing at the Paolo Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, although the Indonesian had to spend about half an hour jogging at the hospital in order to make weight.

According to promoter Wirat Wachiraratanawong, Noknoi is on his way to claim the world title holder, currently held by Mexico’s Edgar Sosa who will defend it against Filipino challenger Rodel Mayol on November 21 this year. Wirat is hoping that the Filipino would emerge as the winner as he believes it would make it possible to arrange the defense match in Thailand.

Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym who will challenge WBA bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne in Dublin on September 26 has met with the local media and reportedly impressed them by showing muaythai “flying knees and kicks”, while saying he will try to beat Dunne with a knockout.

In the afternoon of September 23, the Thai challenger, who arrived in Dublin days earlier, appeared at a local gym to meet the press and some crowd. Poonsawat sparred with his boxing partner for three rounds, but it was the afterward muaythai show-off that really excited the crowd and drew cheers and applause as he performed some “flying knees and kicks”.

Usanakorn Kokietgym’s trainer says his new protégé will use the favored strategy of boxing legend Khaosai Galaxy to defeat WBC female bantamweight title holder Galina Koleva Ivanova at the match in Thailand in early October.

The WBC female title match of Thai challenger Usanakorn and Bulgarian world champion Ivanova will be the highlight of the event to honor 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.

Usanakorn’s trainer Pong “Go Hong” Tawornwiwatbut, who is best known as the trainer responsible for the rising of Thai boxing legend Khaosai Galaxy, said Usanakorn will focus on heavy assaults to Ivanova’s body, which was the favored strategy of Khaosai.