Vi Savud vs. Paul Apolinario

Vy Savuth beat Paul Apolinario by TKO at 2:58 in round 6 of 12

• Date: 2009-09-27
• Location: Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Referee: Franz Marti
• Judge: Noppharat Sricharoen 49-46
• Judge: Meas Sokry 49-46
• Judge: Chhom Cbhary 50-45

Summary

Vi Savud of Cambodia beat Paul Apolinario of Philippines to claim the vacant WBC International INTERIM super bantamweight title. A fight for the Interim WBC International super banthamweight title took place in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) on September 27, 2009. The idea of staging this interim championship was not to look for world champions overnight in Cambodia, but to open the doors of the WBC to Cambodia.

Notes

• Vi Savud becomes the first Cambodian boxer to win an international boxing professional crown

• The first selected contender Svay Ratha was injured during training

• Show was promoted by Ms.Pariyakorn Ratanasuban whose husband works in Cambodia

• Balweg Bangoyan of Philippines is still full WBC International super banthamweight champion

• Vi Savud is a former amateur National champion born in 1990. This was his sixth pro fight. He has now won five and lost one,

but he beat the boxer to whom he had lost previously.

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