CHON BURI : Sonny Boy Jaro of the Philippines scored a shock upset on Friday as he floored longtime world champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam three times and knocked him out in the sixth round to take away the Thai’s World Boxing Council flyweight championship title.
Pongsaklek was heavily favored in the bout but the Filipino longshot totally changed that form the start, knocking the legendary hometown hero down in the first round.
Jaro floored Pongsaklek again in the third round and ended the fight with the third knockdown in the sixth.
Jaro was a huge underdog against Pongsaklek, especially in front of the hometown crowd.
Pongsaklek had ruled the flyweight class with an iron fist, once setting the record for most successful defenses with 16. His record dropped to 83-4-2 with 45 knockouts. Jaro improved to 35-10-5.
