KHONGSONG TKOS KATIANDAGHO IN 3RD ROUND

By LITO DELOS REYES

INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation Asia super lightweight champion Apinun “Sakkreerin” Khongsong of Thailand landed a solid straight to beat challenger Sonny “Pinoy Hearns” Katiandagho of the Philippines in the 3rd round via a technical knockout to retain his title at the Maejo University in Changmai, Thailand.
Khongsong earlier knockdown Katiandagho twice in the 2nd round. But Katiandagho recovered and tried to make a comeback n the 3rd round. He tried to land several punches but Khongsong also answered back to knockout Katiandagho.
Khongsong, 22, is still undefeated with 14 wins and 11 knockouts while the 26-year Katiandagho has 12 wins with four loses and seven knockouts.
The 5-foot-10 Khongsong beat Adam Diu Abdulhamid of the Philippines by a unanimous decision last Aug. 23 to win the vacant IBF Asia crown.
He recently TKO’d in the 5th round Ray Rahardjo to retain the IBF Pan Pacific title last Nov. 21.
Katiandagho, on the other hand, a former World Boxing Council Eurasia Pacific Boxing welterweight champion lost to Baishanbo Nasiyiwula in a WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental and vacant World Boxing Association Asia super lightweight title fight held last July 27 in Qingdao.
He won against Junar Adante via a 4th round TKO last Feb. 10 in the Philippine Boxing Federation super lightweight title.
Katiandagho, who is under international boxing promoter Brico Santig also fought but lost Darragh Foley for the WBA Oceania super lightweight championship at 6th round TKO last April 8, 2017.
“I promised to do all I can to win,” said Katiandagho.