Fight:2252062

Saturday, July 21, 2018-

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan-

Non-title Bantamweight Bout-

WBC Youth World super bantamweight champion Tenta Kiyose (WBC #39 at 122; 15-2-1, 7 KOs) TKO-7 (RTD-7) 3:00 Oleydong Sithsamerchai (birth name: Kittipong Jaigrajang; AKA Oleydong CP Freshmart; WBA #9 at 118; WBC #18 at 115; 68-2-1, 28 KOs)

• Although ranked by the WBC as a super bantamweight, Kiyose is ranked as a bantamweight by the OPBF (#7), the WBO Asia-Pacific (#9), and the Japan Boxing Commission (#11).

• Prior to the fight, BoxRec also ranked Kiyose at 122: #70 in the world; #18 in Japan.

• Sithsamerchai/Jaigrajang was also ranked at 122 by BoxRec: #77 in the world; #3 in Thailand.

• Kiyose weighed in at 117 1/2; Sithsamerchai/Jaigrajang at 118.

• This was Sithsamerchai/Jaigrajang's first defeat since February 11, 2011 when he lost the WBC World minimumweight title to Kazuto Ioka by TKO-5. He had won 33 consecutive bouts since then.

• As a result of this bout, BoxRec now ranks both Kiyose and Jaigrajang at 118: Kiyose- #55 in the world, #11 in Japan; Jaigrajang- #63 in the world, #4 in Thailand.