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Jr Flyweight Third Round
(IBF) Myung-Woo Yuh 21-0 (8) vs (WBA) Saman Sorjaturong 21-1 (19)
Yuh used his speed and volume to take the first two rounds in spite of some nice body work from his Thai rival. Sorjaturong changed the tide dramatically with a minute remaining in the third when he floored Myung with a crushing right hand for a five count, he hammered Yuh's sided with clubbing body shots and connected with two devastating uppercuts to cap a huge round. Saman's more powerful blows carried the next two rounds though Woo was able to get back to landing some solid combinations.
The South Korean opened up in round six with a never ending stream of combination punching that had Sorjaturong back on his heels, a brilliant 4 punch combo sent sweat flying at the bell. Round seven was more of the same and Saman went back to his corner with a badly swollen right eye and a slightly swollen left one. Sorjaturong rocked Myung with a murderous uppercut early in round eight and he punished his body with Yuh pinned on the ropes for a good minute before Myung forged off the ropes with rapid combos and they traded heavily over the final half minute of a thrilling round (16-16).
A huge right hand buckled Yuh again in round nine and this time there was no rally as Saman continued to blast the body and snap back his head with uppercuts and hooks during a dominant round for the Thai champion. Yuh brushed that off and absolutely controlled Sorjaturong over the final six rounds showing off superior endurance and using the era round rule to his benefit to secure the tough UD, 144-140, 144-141 & 143-142
Michael Carbajal 19-1-1 (17) vs Hilario Zapata 37-4-1 (11)
Carbajal came out very aggressive and his hard right hands carried the opening two rounds while Zapata was forced into a defensive posture that he excels at. After a close third, Hilario got his jab working in the fourth and he dodged Michael's power shots and countered well with short left hands. Zapata boxed well at times, but the power of Carbajal was just too much for him to overcome. The rounds were mostly competitive, but the Little Hands Of Stone was the dictator and he floored Zapata with an uppercut in round nine and went on to take the impressive UD. 118-110 x2 & 117-111
Hi-Yong Choi 37-5-1 (13) vs Paul Weir 18-22-2 (4)
Weir stayed in things early with swift right hands and after four rounds he had hopes of another upset. Choi had different plans and he began to take control with hard combinations until a violent cross caught Weir flush on the chin in round nine and put him flat on his back for the ten count.
Shingo Yamaguchi 14-7-1 (4) vs Leo Gamez 71-11-2 (34)
This was a fairly ho-hum affair early on with gamez trying to press inside and work the body while Yamaguchi used his legs and jab to avoid conflict. In the sixth Shingo opened a nasty cut on Leo's forehead that was streaming into his right eye and he landed several hard left hands in the seventh and eighth before Gamez floored him late in round eight with an overhand right. Gamez fought through the steady flow of blood and continued to score with his right hand while Shingo's reluctance to engage cost him the UD. 116-112 x2 & 114-113
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