Adrianus stops Thai Singtong

Adrianus stops Thai Singtong

JAKARTA (JP): Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight
champion Adrianus Taroreh delighted his victory-hungry home fans
when he stopped Singtong Nontachai in the third round of their
non-title bout in Manado, North Sulawesi, over the weekend.

More than 75,000 fans packed the Gedung Juang '45 Sports Hall
to witness the fight. The crowd burst into explosive cheers as
Adrianus' relentless one-two combination punished Thailand's
Singtong in the opening third round.

A dazed Singtong made a double-cover attempt in the white
corner, but the referee gave the tottering Thai a TKO defeat in
the bout, scheduled to go to 10 rounds.

Adrianus, 28, increased his record to 9-1, three of them
through KO victories. He earned Rp 10 million (US$4,500) for the
fight, which served as a warm up for his world championship bid
against Japanese World Boxing Association title holder Guzie
Nazarov. (amd)