The world champion in three different weight classes Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won four fights defeating Javier Mendoza (=Mendoza vs Yaegashi) and Martin Tecuapetla in his last two (=Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla).
His opponent, Samartlek Kokietgym (also known as Wittawas Basapean), has a record of 31-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2014 (=Inoue vs Kokietgym), since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Samuel Tehuayo and Tommy Seran in his last two. Yaegashi vs Kokietgym is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title; undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Naoya Inoue vs Samartlek Kokietgym – full fight Video WBC
Review: 2014-09-05, some good exchanges between Naoya Inoue and Samartlek Kokietgym but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The 21-year-old undefeated Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a boxing record of 6-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light flyweight in the world, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Adrian Hernandez in a bout valid for the WBC light-Flw belt (=Hernandez vs Inoue).
His opponent, Samartlek Kokietgym, has a record of 17-4-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class but he has not faced any notable opponents in his professional career. Inoue vs Kokietgym is valid for the WBC light flyweight title (Inoue’s first defense) first world title shot for Samartlek; undercard of Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!