1992-12-10 Ratanapol Sor Vorapin w pts 12 Manny Melchor, National Indoor Gym, Bangkok, Thailand - IBF
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| − | 1992-12-10 [[Ratanapol Sor Vorapin]] w pts 12 [[Manny Melchor]], National Indoor Gym, Bangkok, Thailand - IBF. Referee: Abraham Pacheco. Scorecards: 115-112, 117-110, 112-115. The 19-year-old Sor Vorapin (104½) made quite an impression when using aggressive tactics to unsettle Melchor (105), who was forced to fight on the back-foot most of the way. He even dropped the champion with a left hook in the seventh round and | + | 1992-12-10 [[Ratanapol Sor Vorapin]] w pts 12 [[Manny Melchor]], National Indoor Gym, Bangkok, Thailand - IBF. Referee: Abraham Pacheco. Scorecards: 115-112, 117-110, 112-115. The 19-year-old Sor Vorapin (104½) made quite an impression when using aggressive tactics to unsettle Melchor (105), who was forced to fight on the back-foot most of the way. He even dropped the champion with a left hook in the seventh round, and when cut over the left eye deployed a good left jab to keep his rival at bay. |
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1992-12-10 Ratanapol Sor Vorapin w pts 12 Manny Melchor, National Indoor Gym, Bangkok, Thailand - IBF. Referee: Abraham Pacheco. Scorecards: 115-112, 117-110, 112-115. The 19-year-old Sor Vorapin (104½) made quite an impression when using aggressive tactics to unsettle Melchor (105), who was forced to fight on the back-foot most of the way. He even dropped the champion with a left hook in the seventh round, and when cut over the left eye deployed a good left jab to keep his rival at bay.
