THAI WORLD CHAMPION BECOMES A BUDDHIST MONK FOR A MONTH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 22 May 2012
Thailand?s World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Kompayak Porpranmook has become a Buddhist monk at the Nangsao Temple and taken the name of monk Suthico.
He will remain in the Buddhist temple for one month.
A report from the WBC says that Kompayak will return to the ring and give Mexico?s Adrian ?Confesor? Hernandez a rematch.
Kompayak won the title from Hernandez with a 10th round knockout on December 23, 2011.
However, he won a highly controversial 5th round technical decision against Filipino southpaw Jonathan Taconing last May 3.
WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman asked then WBC representative in Bangkok, Edward Thangarajah, f or a report on the fight as well as a DVD which was forwarded to the head of the WBC Review Committee.
However, there has been no report upto now on what his findings are.
The 29 year old Kompayak has a record of 45-3 with 30 knockouts.
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