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In a terrific
match-up of undefeated up-and-coming
southpaws,
Ege Konuk, from Turkey but based in Thailand,
took on local man Chaiyapong Phongwankittiku,
AKA Jackie Little Yodsanan, on a massive show
promoted by FCC Promotion in
association
with Highland Boxing Team.
This
fight exceeded all expectations, as both men had
come to win and started at a frantic pace,
throwing hard shots with intentions to score a
knockout.
Jackie,
trained by his
father,
former WBA
world Super Featherweight champion Theera
Phongwan,
probably edged
the first round, while Konuk appeared to take
round two with hard combinations and a higher
work-rate.
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After an even
third round it looked as if Jackie was taking over
in round four, and he hurt Konuk before
flooring him with a hard left hand. Konuk beat the
count, but looked in serious trouble.
Ironically, the
knock-down shifted the momentum slightly in
Konuk´s favour. Every round was all action, but
Konuk´s work-rate and combinations served him very
well, and the second half of the fight was his,
even if it was not by much.
There was so
much
back-and-forth
in this fight it
is hard to describe, and the last three stanzas
were more toe-to-toe action.
After ten rounds
of war, an obvious contender for UBO Fight of the
Year went to the scorecards.
And the scores
perfectly reflected the closeness of the bout,
with judge Julathon Tharakavhat
scoring
it all even at 95-95, while judges Thanakorn
Kanthong and Phakaphon Songmani both
had
it 95-94 for Konuk, making him the winner by
Majority Decision.
Konuk, who
improved to 15-0 (8), is the new UBO Youth world
champion, but two stars were born on this evening
in Bangkok. Not only he, but also
Phongwankittiku,
now 10-1 (9),
can be immensely proud of their effort, and a
rematch should be a high priority for everyone
involved.
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