Thailand’s Pongsaklek Wonjongkam has reclaimed the WBC flyweight title as he beat Japan’s Koki Kameda by split decision, while another Thai boxer Oleydong Sithsamerchai has retained his WBC stawweight belt by defeating Japanese challenger Yasutaka Kuroki on Saturday.

In the WBC flyweight unification match held at Pongsaklek Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 27, interim title holder Pongsaklek was able to utilize his extensive experience against champion Kameda, landing hits after some exchanges in the first round.

In the next few rounds, Pongsaklek became the aggressor and was able to strike Kameda in the face at the end of the third round as well as scoring punches at the midsection in the fourth round, which ended with the Thai leading the scores.

In the fifth round, however, the referee penalized Pongsaklek after a clash that caused Kameda to bleed at above his right eye. The merciless Pongsaklek pressed harder and the bleeding became so severe that the fight was halted for a medical examination on the wound.

His bleeding was effectively stopped but started to flow again at the end of the sixth round onward, leading to him taking hits in the face in the remaining rounds. By the end of the eleventh round, Kameda also suffered nose bleeding.