Anis retains IBF Intercontinental title

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxer Anis Roga retained his junior flyweight IBF Intercontinental title here on Sunday beating Prabpraam Klongphajon of Thailand in the sixth round with a technical knock out (TKO).

The bout was held in the studios of privately-owned TV company RCTI.

Anis, who comes from the Akas Probolinggo boxing camp, showed that at the age of 33 he could still box, overcoming the Thai boxer with tidy punches starting from first round.

In the second and third rounds, both Anis and Klongphajong landed several good punches but Anis caught Klongohajong's nose with a left hook just before the bell.

Klongphajong's nose started to bleed as he tried to withstand the pain in the following rounds.

In the fourth round, the Thai tried to strike with an uppercut but Anis managed to avoid it. Anis took the opportunity offered to him and caught Klongphajong with a series of punches.

In the fifth round Klongphajong started wobbling, while in the sixth he could not avoid a straight jab from Anis. The referee stopped the fight and gave the victory to Anis by a TKO. (lnt)