The past 24 hours or so have not been good one for Asian fighters on the road, with 3 losing in the around a day.
One of those to pick up a loss was Kazakh female fighter Aida Satybaldinova (5-2-1, 2), who lost in Mexico to Dayanna Gonzalez (4-2, 2). The 32 year old "Lady Sparta" showed all her limitations in the contest, which was held in Tijuana, and it's clear that whilst she has got some attention, notably from the Kazakh press, she doesn't have the skills or ability to qualify the attention she's had, and it's clear she isn't going to go far in her career.
Another to lose a decision was Joseph Ambo (9-2-1, 6), who lose a wide decision to Yanga Sigqibo (13-1-1, 3). The bout, for the WBO Inter-Continental Super Flyweight title saw Ambo being shut out on all 3 cards, losing 120-107 across the board. This bout, in Eastern Cape, really showed the limitations of the 22 year old Ambo, who is unlikely to be making any kind of a mark on the world stage in the coming years.
Sadly for for veteran Richie Mepranum (34-8-1, 9) he was unable to see the final bell as he retired after the 11th round of his bout with the unbeaten Lodumo Lamati (16-0-1, 10), at the Orient Theatre . The win for Lamati saw him claiming the IBF Inter-Continental Super Bantamweight weight, and give Mepranum his 6th stoppage loss.
