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Five Great WBC Flyweight fights
Charlie Edwards will make the first defense of his WBC crown against Spanish challenger Angel Moreno this weekend at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Ahead of Saturday’s showdown, we remember five great fights from the 152 WBC flyweight title clashes held since 1963.
Chionoi v Torres, February 23, 1969
Mexico City, Mexico
Efren Torres gained revenge over defending champion Chartchai Chionoi to claim the world flyweight crown in his third attempt. The Mexican, who had been stopped on cuts while leading their blood-drenched first encounter 13 months earlier, took control of the rematch with his effective counter-punching and forced an eighth round TKO due to the Thai fighter’s left eye being swollen completely shut.
Sasakul v Pacquiao, December 4, 1998
Phuttamonthon, Thailand
Manny Pacquiao upset defending champion Chatchai Sasakul to win the first of his many world titles. The 19-year-old, fighting outside of his native Philippines for only the second time, was trailing on the scorecards after seven rounds against the experienced Thai fighter, who had lost just once in 34 fights. However, the future eight-weight world champion landed one of his lethal left hands in the eighth round to take the result out of judges’ hands.
Wonjongkam v Naito, July 18, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Daisuke Naito finally defeated Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in his third attempt to win the WBC and lineal flyweight titles five years after his first world title shot. The Japanese fighter gained revenge for two stoppage defeats by securing a unanimous decision to hand the Thai legend his first defeat in over a decade and only his third loss in 68 fights.
Wonjongkam v Jaro, March 2, 2012
Chonburi, Thailand
Sonny Boy Jaro secured a major upset when he destroyed defending champion Wonjongkam inside six rounds. The Filipino dropped Wonjongkam five times to hand the 88-fight veteran southpaw only his second defeat in 15 years and end his second reign as WBC champion.
Yaegashi v Gonzalez, September 5, 2014
Tokyo, Japan
Roman Gonzalez stopped defending champion Akira Yaegashi to claim the WBC crown and become a three-weight world champion. The Nicaraguan dropped the Japanese veteran in the third and ninth rounds to extend his record to 40-0, with his 34th knockout.
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