The first world title fight this week is in Thailand as WBC Super
Flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (22-3-1, 20) makes the first
defense of a title he won in stunning fashion earlier this year.
Srisaket,
who was all but an unknown in April of this year burst on to the scene
in a big way back in May when he didn't just beat Yota Sato but totally
destroyed him and sending him in to retirement courtesy of a destructive
8th round TKO. Unlike many champions however Srisaket hasn't just sat
waiting for a challenger but has instead piled up a trio of none title
victories keeping the ring rust off and his bank balance looking
moderately healthy in the process.
For his first defense Srisaket
will be facing Japanese southpaw Hirofumi Mukai (9-2-1, 1), a man who
promised much when he first turned professional back in 2009 though has
failed to deliver with losses to Rocky Fuentes and Mark Anthony Geraldo
two solid but unspectacular fighters.
Mukai is a pure boxer. He's
talented for sure and holds a very notable victory over Sonny Boy Jaro
though in all honesty that's his most notable victory and came before
his loss to Fuentes and technical draw with Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.
Unfortunately
since beating Jaro it's been hard to be impressed by what Mukai has
actually achieved. He has gone 4-2-1 since then with his most notable
victory following Jaro being a decision over Saenmuangloei Kokietgym.
If
we call Mukai a boxer then we need to call Srisaket a bulldozer. The
guy is as strong as an ox and when he gets in the ring he is nothing
short of destructive with every punch thrown with bad intentions.
Against a fighter like Mukai, who was stopped just 2 fights ago, this
power is simply going to be too much to handle.
Mukai may last
longer here than he did with Geraldo but it's hard to view this as
anything more than an easy and quick first defense for a champion who
may be very, very hard to dethrone, as long as he can make the weight
comfortably enough.
Prediction-Srisaket TKO 4
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