According to WBC President, Jose Sulaiman, representatives of defending flyweight champion, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (81-3-1, 44 KOs) and former jr. flyweight champ, Edgar Sosa (43-6, 26 KOs) have 30 days to reach an agreement before the mandated title bout is put up for purse bid. Wonjongkam, the two-time flyweight champ from Thailand, has made a total of twenty-one successful … [Read more...]
Lara and Molina Draw; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Cosmopolitan Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada-- Cuban standout, Erislandy Lara (15-0-1, 10 KOs) and Mexican upstart, Carlos Molina (17-4-2, 5 KOs) put on a solid show and battled to a 10-round majority draw on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Molina, coming off a two-year layoff, immediately took the fight to the well-schooled former Cuban amateur star and swept the first three rounds … [Read more...]
Dafs’ Pound-4-Pound Update (Part 1)
The Ring have told us "to expect major shake-ups" in their pound-4-pound ratings in the coming months, so I thought I'd weigh-in with my personal mythical rankings. I'll rank twenty-five of the world's best fighters for you to agree, or most probably disagree and wave your fists at the computer screen in anger. Three of the best is the fighter's three best victories or draws … [Read more...]
Wonjongkam Defeats Kameda In Thriller To Reign Flyweight Champion
Tokyo, Japan - In a cracking contest, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (75-3-1, 39 KO) won The Ring magazine's flyweight championship and regained the WBC flyweight title from the hands of Koki Kameda (22-1, 14 KO) with a competitive majority-decision win in Tokyo.It was a top drawer back and forth battle, Wonjongkam got the better of the early action, dictating the pace in the opening … [Read more...]