Pinoy challanger Bangoyan loses WBC title bid

Filipino Balweg Bangoyan’s bid for a world championship ended on Friday when he suffered a technical knockout (TKO) loss to Japanese champion Toshiaki Nishioka in their World Boxing Council (WBC) super-bantamweight title bout at the Nihon, Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The bout ended in the fifth round when the Japanese champion caught Bangoyan with his patented left, knocking the the Davao del Sur native down on the canvas. Although badly hurt, Bangoyan managed to stand up on wobbly legs and tried to survive, only to be met by a barrage of punches by Nishioka as the Japanese went for the kill. With the challenger absorbing more punishment, referee Gelasio Perez Huerta promptly stopped the fight at the 1:14 mark of the fifth. It was the fourth successful defense of the 122-pound belt for the 33-year old Nishioka, who raised his ring record to 36-4, with 23 KOs. Bangoyan, 23, suffered the first loss of his pro career in his first fight outside of the country. He now has a 15-1 record, with six KOs. He became the latest Filipino who failed to win a world title after Marvin Sonsona was stopped in the fourth round by Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-bantamweight crown last February. – GMANews.TV