Ch7: Seansuree Moonsuree vs. Simphiwe Khonco RBR

Round 7

Moonsuree is carrying both hands low at times now, just stomping in front of Khonco and daring him to lead, then fading to either side and coming up with a gavel-like right hand or a 1-2. Khonco using left stiff-arms into the lungs to sap the wind from Moonsuree and immobilize him for a big right hand, but Moonsuree is able to move aside in time and flurry in response. Khonco is down at the bell.

10-8 Moonsuree

69-63 Moonsuree

 

Round 8

Moonsuree is jabbing and moving clockwise, no longer with the arms-down bravado. Khonco is marching to him intently, pressuring nonstop despite his fatigue, spearing big lead right hands into the body. Moonsuree appears to be accepting those as collateral damage; they hurt, but he isn't willing to give Khonco an open lane to his chin, so he just rolls with the body shots as best he can using constant movement. Those rights on the body are the only thing Khonco is really scoring with, still vastly outnumbered by Moonsuree's jabs, hooks, and 1-2s up top.

10-9 Moonsuree

79-72 Moonsuree

 

I guess the location is really a moot point. The fact is, his countryman with the WBA title (Knockout CP Freshmart aka Thammanoon Niyomtrong) has reigned about exactly as long (both chronologically, and in terms of number of consecutive world title bouts, if you count the interim ones) - also pretty much all in Thailand - and his opposition has been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. So, if he wanted to, Moonsuree could have a stronger record.