THAILAND: SAMAN SORJATURONG KNOCKS OUT YUICHI HOSONO TO RETAIN WORLD BOXING COUNCIL LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT TITLE

Record ID: 646331

  • Title: THAILAND: SAMAN SORJATURONG KNOCKS OUT YUICHI HOSONO TO RETAIN WORLD BOXING COUNCIL LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT TITLE
  • Date: 12th November 1995
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 12, 1995) SAMAN SORJATURONG (YELLOW TRUNKS) V. YUICHI HOSONO (BLUE TRUNKS) 1. VARIOUS OF BOXING ACTION 2. SAMAN KNOCKS DOWN HOSONO IN FOURTH ROUND 3. PHOTOGRAPHERS 4. SAMAN WITH BELT Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 27th November 1995 12:00
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  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
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  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVAA5QL2FTBTTA1D1RJAFRKFIYRR
  • Story Text: Thailand's Saman Sorjaturong retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight title on Sunday (November 12) when he knocked out challenger Yuichi Hosono one minute and 20 seconds into the fourth round of the scheduled 12 round bout.

    Saman, a former kickboxer, also retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-flyweight crown in flooring his Japanese opponent with a vicious combination to the body and face.

    It was Saman's first title defence since his stunning seventh-round knockout last July of Mexican champion Humberto Gonzalez.

    Saman's manager told local newspapers earlier this week that the Thai champion planned to defend his title next against Gonzalez, to prove that the win against the Mexican was not a fluke.


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