The achievements of Vasyl Lomachenko are sometimes lauded and rightfully so. Actually, it’s tough to recollect the final time that the beginner sensation fought, and his phenomenal 396-1 file was not talked about by the commentators. Nevertheless, while his accomplishments as an expert are equally astounding, they aren’t unmatched.
‘Loma’ famously challenged for a world title in simply his second contest as an expert however shockingly misplaced a split-decision to Orlando Salido that delayed his inevitable title reign and simply three months later, the period of Lomachenko really started – defeating Gary Allen Russell Jr. for the vacant WBO featherweight title by way of majority-decision.
This feat meant that Lomachenko had equalled the world file of Saensak Muangsurin by profitable a world title in simply three official bouts, though the truth that Muangsurin took 241 days between his debut and his world title win provides him the sting of Loma – who took 252 days.
Very like the Ukrainian, Muangsurin debuted as an expert with critical pedigree and expectation however not as a consequence of his beginner success, as an alternative due to his celeb standing as a Muay Thai fighter, which could be accredited to his devastating punch energy as a lot as his ability.
This energy noticed Muangsurin rating a mess of knockouts throughout his Muay Thai profession and earnt him the nickname of ‘The World Collapsing Southpaw’.
As anticipated by his followers in Thailand, Muangsurin’s energy immediately translated into the world of boxing, debuting with a first-round knockout over Rudy Barro and following that success up with one other stoppage win – this time towards two-time world title challenger Lion Furuyama, who had by no means been knocked out in his seven defeats prior.
That efficiency earnt Muangsurin a world title shot in simply his third battle, dealing with Spain’s reigning WBC super-lightweight champion Perico Fernandez in Bangkok and dominating the bout earlier than getting the knockout within the eighth-round of their 1975 encounter and making boxing historical past that also stands nearly half a century later.
Sadly, Muangsurin would make only one defence of the 140lb belt, that being a rematch with Furuyama that went the total 15 rounds, earlier than he controversially misplaced the belt to Miguel Velazquez in Madrid, as a consequence of knocking the challenger out with a punch thrown after the bell.
Of their rematch, Muangsurin did as anticipated and ran by way of the one man to have defeated him with a second-round knockout and this time held on to the title, making seven title defences in his two-year reign earlier than he was knocked out by Sang Hyun Kim in 1978.
The hard-hitting southpaw would battle on 5 extra events after shedding the belt together with a loss to the legendary Tommy Hearns, however received simply certainly one of these outings and ultimately hung up the gloves with a file of 14-6.
Muangsurin information nonetheless stands immediately, with Lomachenko arguably equalling his achievement of the quickest world title win, however he additionally maintains the file of Thailand’s heaviest (highest weight-class) world champion and was honoured with a statue in Petchabun in 2018, 9 years after his loss of life on the age of 57.
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