Somrak Clarifies Nabil-Bunjong Sparring Was Exhibition, No Winner Declared
Olympic gold medalist Somrak Kamsing clarified that a recent sparring session between ONE Championship fighter Nabil Anane and national team boxer Bunjong Sinsiri was purely an exhibition with no official winner. The session was arranged to help Thailand's amateur team prepare for upcoming world championships. Somrak addressed rumors about a 350,000 baht prize, stating the money was only for an official victory, not a casual sparring round.
Olympic medalist Somrak Kamsing came out to defend Nabil Anane, the Thai fighter under ONE Championship, revealing that his session with Bunjong Sinsiri was only light sparring with no win-loss result and not a real fight.
Nabil Anane, the Thai fighter under ONE Championship, took quite a beating from the sparring session with the national amateur team camp and Bunjong Sinsiri, the number one boxer in this weight class, yesterday. The special sparring session was arranged at 65 kilograms. Many observers felt Bunjong was significantly superior in terms of international boxing, and there was a buzz that Bunjong won decisively even though the session had no official judging.
Most recently, Olympic medalist Somrak Kamsing posted on his personal Facebook page stating he saw a clip of Bunjong asking for 350,000 baht from 'the boxing boss.' Somrak said Bunjong likely misunderstood — the boss had genuinely announced that anyone who fights Nabil and beats him would receive 350,000 baht, and the boss is a man of his word.
However, yesterday they only sparred, and importantly no one knows who won. Personally, Somrak feels Nabil looked better. The key point is they just sparred casually with no judging — every round had no scoring. So where would the 350,000 come from? The referees didn't raise anyone's hand for a single round; there was no decision at all.
The Thai national boxing team has a program to compete for a world championship very soon, so they needed sparring partners. They should thank Bunjong for coming to help spar. It wasn't a real fight and there was no judging.
