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Two World Boxing Federation
Champions successfully defended
their titles on Saturday,
December 15.
International Welterweight
titlist Loic Foure won a
unanimous decision over Kobe
Vandekerkhove in France, and
Women’s World Light Flyweight
ruler Ju Hee Kim scored a TKO
over
Ploynapa Sakrungrueng in Seoul,
South Korea.
In France, Foure (Pictured),
making the first defense of his
title, was given a stern
challenge by Belgian Champion
Vandekerkhove, but in the end it
was the local man who prevailed
on the scorecards at the Salle
Omnisports in Sain-Maur.
Judges Noel Monnet (France),
Jean-Pierre Van Imschoot
(Belgium) and Alexander Plumanns
(Germany) all had it in favor of
Foure by scores of 96-95, 96-94
and 97-93 respectively.
With the victory, Foure took his
professional ledger to 20-7-3
(4), while Vandekerkhove drops
to 21-15-3 (6). Promoter of the
card was Saint-Maur Boxe.
In Seoul, incredibly popular Ju
Hee Kim demonstrated that she is
a top-notch champion by
defending her WBF World title
for the third time in a rematch
with Thailand’s Sakrungrueng.
The pair also fought this past
March with Kim winning in round
six, but this time the
challenger managed to stick
around until the tenth.
Sakrungrueng did all she could
to overcome the fast
combinations and pressure of
Kim, but never really managed to
gain the necessary momentum to
turn the tide. When Sakrungrueng
once in a while had some
success, Kim turned up the heat
and in the final round the
referee had seen enough and
stopped the bout.
Ju Hee Kim, a true sporting icon
in her native country, improved
her record to 17-1-1 (8), and
Sakrungrueng fell to 9-3 (0).
The show was promoted by Geoin
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