PADUA SUFFERS 2ND ROUND TKO IN PABA WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 31 Dec 2011
The Philippines Dennis Padua has suffered a 2nd round TKO at the hands of Teerachai Or Ekarin (Karatingdaenggym) in a Pan Asia Boxing Association welterweight title fight at the Bangkok University campus in Thailand on Friday.
Padua, nicknamed the ?Filipino Bamboo? bent under the power of Teerachai who was the PABA Interim champion and had successfully defended the interim title five times since first winning the crown with a 2nd round TKO over Moses Seran of Indonesia on August 17, 2010.
Teerachai had beaten Filipinos Amor Tinio, Joel De La Cruz and Dan Nazareno Jr . The title defense against Nazareno?s was the Thai interim champion?s last on September 6, 2011.
With the emphatic win over Padua, the undefeated 19 year old Teerachai improved his record to 12-0 with 8 knockouts while Padua who was ranked No. 14 welterweight by PABA dropped to 9-4-1 with 4 knockouts.
The loss to Teerachai was Padua?s second TKO in a row having being stopped by Ekapol Yothinpananet in a scheduled six round bout last September 22, 2011.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Thailand to host WBC 63rd Annual Convention in Phuket in November
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Wed, 30 Apr 2025Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas Fight Week Events to Stream LIVE on Top Rank’s Social Media Channels
Wed, 30 Apr 2025Raymond Muratalla: "I’m Ready to Show Out on May 10!"
Wed, 30 Apr 2025Training Camp Notes: Undefeated Lightweight Kaipo Gallegos Prepares for Clash with Pedro Castaneda Castro on May 9 in Orlando
Wed, 30 Apr 2025“THE KING OF THE FOUR ROUNDERS” ERIC “BUTTERBEAN” ESCH TO ATTEND 2025 HALL OF FAME WEEKEND
Wed, 30 Apr 2025Action Summary Week Ending 28 April 2025
By Eric Armit, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Butler, Green Show Up on Rockets in 109-106 Win
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Jerusalem Leads Five Pinoys in Ring's Ratings; Japan Dominates the Lower Weights Class
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Dableo Second in Sydney Standard Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Dreamland: Where Filipino Fists Lit Up San Francisco Nights
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Mon, 28 Apr 2025IM Concio wins Victoria Sports Club Rapid Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Tapales bags WBC International Silver super bantamweight title
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Boston, NY and Minnesota One Win Away; Push Orlando, Detroit and LAL on Brink
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Sasaki Guns for Japan's First World Welterweight Title, Honor as Asia's Best Asian Boxing Nation
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Raga beats Bañares in SBA Philippine Open, pockets ₱400,000 cash prize
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Apr 2025