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"The Hitman" Rey Loreto Targets Niyomtrong for WBA World Title Saturday in Thailand By Carlos Costa PhilBoxing.com Thu, 13 Jul 2017  Filipino WBA #1 mandatory challenger Rey "Hitman" Loreto of Davao can't wait to get in the ring to battle undefeated WBA 105-lbs World Champion former Muay Thai champion Thammanoon Niyomtron of Thailand this Saturday afternoon (July 15) in Chonburi, Southern Thailand. Both 26 year-old warriors are set to trade rough blows in a fight to be broadcast live on Thai Channel 7; and the neutral WBA officials are already in Thailand. The third man in charge will be none other than Puerto Rico Boxing Hall-of-famer referee Rafael Ramos, while the supervisor and judges are: Renzo Bagnariol of Nicaragua, Ferlin Marsh of New Zealand, Takeshi Shimakawa of Japan and Ignacio Robles of Panama. "The Hitman" Loreto, a former IBO world champion - who has won his last six fights by way of knockout - is handled by the Brico Santig director of Highland Boxing and trained by coach JJ Jorda, while Niyomtrong (15-0, 7 KO's) is handled by Thailand's Diamond Boxing of veteran promoter Virat Vachirarattanawong. This fight is mandatory as per a WBA resolution dated April 17 invoking WBA rule 11 for world champions. Niyomtron has no choice but to fight #1 Loreto; which he will do.  In fact, Loreto has fought in Thailand before. In 2011, Loreto knocked out then world-ranked Wisanu Kokietgym, and I was there to take this photo. Fans of Loreto hope that Loreto can do it again. The weigh-in will take place tomorrow and PhilBoxing will bring you the weights. The Niyomtron vs Loreto WBA world title fight is a production of Diamond Boxing and will be broadcast live in the Kingdom of Thailand on Thai Channel 7, whose live stream is easily available in various Internet sites. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Carlos Costa.  |
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