Flashermac Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Bangkok Post 25 May 2008 Thailand's Sirimongkol Singmanassak registered a first round technical knockout victory over Australia's Chad "Hollywood" Bennett in Newcastle, New South Wales yesterday. Bennett suffered three knockdowns in the opening round before it was called off. The fight was a defence of Sirimongkol's WBA-affiliated PABA belt. At one point, the 30-year-old Thai was set to have fought on last night's Ricky Hatton bill in Manchester before negotiations fell through. [color:red]Sirimongkol was trained by England's Charles Atkinson, who claims he is easily the best Thai fighter on the current boxing scene. [/color] Atkinson, who was monitoring Sirimongkol's fight from England, told the Post in a long-distance call last night that the Thai should have opened the eyes of many with his performance. He said that David Trehanne, a hotelier in Thailand who has been training and looking after Sirimongkol during the past few months, has done a great job and that he is ready to win a fifth world title if given the opportunity. Sirimongkol has won four world titles and is currently ranked number nine by the WBC and No.10 by the WBA. Pitched against hard financial circumstances Sirimongkol has faced a number of difficult situations in the recent past. He is a colourful fighter who could bring tremendous credit to Thailand, if he is given the opportunity to do so, said Atkinson. Sirmongkol improved to 59-2 (34KOs) while Bennett dropped to 21-3-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 In a close contest like this, the referee was obviously bribed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 We wus robbed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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