Who won Wangek vs Bae?
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Young Gil Bae by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 21st July 2018 at Workpoint Studio in Bang Phun.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).
Wangek vs Bae stats
Back in July 2018, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai stepped into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, 40 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Young Gil Bae made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 loses and 2 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Rungvisai had a slight advantage in power over Bae, with a 89% knock out percentage over Bae's 79%.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.
Bae had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rungvisai.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai fought out of the southpaw stance, while Young Gil Bae was an orthodox fighter.
Rungvisai was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 year and 2 months later than Bae, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 121 more professional rounds, 276 to Bae's 155.
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Rungvisai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Juan Francisco Estrada on 24th February 2018 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 9th September 2017 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
Going into that contest, he had won against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 18th March 2017 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had beat Daetcharit Sitlekpet on 3rd June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
He had defeated Ichal Tobida on 8th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wat Kedkanudom, Klongluang, Pathum Thani.
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Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
Bae's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.
What time did Wangek vs Bae start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Workpoint Studio, Bang Phun, Thailand, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Wangek vs Bae?
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Young Gil Bae made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.
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