National

It's Just Business! Sirimongkol Asks for Understanding After Cornering Takerugawa Before Knockout Victory

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Former Thai boxing champion Sirimongkol Singwangcha has appealed to boxing fans for understanding after facing heavy criticism for his role as a sparring partner to Takerugawa Sekawa, the Japanese fighter who went on to deliver an impressive fifth-round knockout against Rotton Jitrmeuangnon and captured the ONE Kickboxing interim flyweight world title at ONE Samurai 1, concluding his fighting career beautifully. Sirimongkol posted, "I know half the country probably cursed me out. I'm still Thai, but work is work. I have to admit, Takerugawa's every punch was genuinely powerful."

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