Srisaket Sor Rungvisai puts himself in position to face the winner of Estrada vs Gonzalez II!
In 2017 and 2018, former WBC world junior bantamweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (50-5-1, 43KO) was on top of the world! Conquering the likes of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada, the man from Si Sa Ket, Thailand, was ranked as the best super flyweight and one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the game.
Then came 2019. In April of that year, he lost the WBC title in a rematch to Juan Francisco Estrada. To many pundits, the power-punching southpaw has not been the same.
However, Sor Rungvisai insists he’s still amongst the elite in the division. He gets his chance to show it as he faces former WBA world strawweight champion Kwanthai Sithmorseng on home soil.
Ranked the mandatory super flyweight challenger by the WBC, Sor Rungvisai is on the verge of another world title opportunity. He hungers to face the winner of the upcoming unification showdown between WBC super flyweight champ Estrada and WBA champion Gonzalez. With so much on the line, this is a must-win!
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In the end, Rungvisai was easily able to show he is still a major player in the division!
DOMINATING EARLY
At his best, Sor Rungvisai fights like a human locomotive. He’s a come-forward southpaw power-puncher who likes to ultimately bludgeon his opponents. He started this fight in typical fashion; marching behind the jab, landing right and left hooks as well as uppercuts to the body and head.
From the opening round, Sithmorseng didn’t have time to think. It was clear the 38 year-old didn’t have the arsenal to offer much resistance. As early as round two, this fight had the look of a complete mismatch. The only question became how and when Sor Rungviai would end matters. He swarmed like a bee, punishing his opponent in hitting him with everything but the kitchen sink!
What’s impressive about him is not only the two-fisted power. His ability to distribute punches up and downstairs is vastly underrated. To really watch him reveals a man who is a technically sound, educated power-hitter.
CHOPPING HIM DOWN
With forty seconds to go in round three, Sithmorseng went down from a series of left uppercuts. He had the look of a beaten man.
At the end of the round, the ringside physician went into his corner to observe the damage over his left eye. His facial expression displayed a fighter who wanted no more. He shook his head in the corner, giving the notion he wanted to quit. The referee subsequently rightfully called a halt to the bout.
This was little more than a tune-up fight. Sor Rungvisai was the heavy favorite coming in and dominated throughout. When asked in the post-fight interview about Estrada vs Gonzalez II, the former champ said he would like Estrada to win. He explained, the two have “unfinished business!”
By: Michael Wilson Jr.
