Wangek vs Bae

Who won Wangek vs Bae?

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Young Gil Bae by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, July 21st, 2018, at Workpoint Studio, 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 losses, and 1 draw, 40 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Young Gil Bae made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rungvisai had a slight advantage in power over Bae, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Bae's 79%.

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 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 years and 2 months later than Bae, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 127 more professional rounds, totaling 282 compared to Bae's 155.

Wangek vs Bae form

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 beaten Juan Francisco Estrada on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on September 9, 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 March 18, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Daetcharit Sitlekpet on June 3, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.

He had defeated Ichal Tobida on April 8, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wat Kedkanudom, Klongluang, Pathum Thani.

Activity check

Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Young Gil Bae made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.