Sajad Mehrabi became Iran’s first Asian boxing champion with a resounding third-round stoppage of Emmeric Dewaele in Bangkok. Mehrabi was boxing professionally for only the fifth time – yet he made a mockery of any predictions that this chance had come too soon, as he left the historic Lumpinee Stadium with the WBC Asia light-heavyweight belt.
BKFC
Po Denman triumphs in bareknuckle breakthrough
Multi-talented martial artist Po Denman scored the biggest win of her versatile career as she outscored highly regarded Australian Tai Emery in the chief support at BKFC Thailand 4. In her big-time debut, high up the bill in front of an international audience and under the dazzling lights of one of the world’s fastest-growing fight promotions the 25-year-old Thai flyweight rose to the occasion.