Ibrahim Chabane New WBA ASIA Champ

Ibrahim Chabane Drops, Stops Phatiphan in Rematch, Claims WBA ASIA South Strap

PATTAYA, Thailand – In an exciting rematch, French Super Lightweight Ibrahim Chabane overpowered in three chapters Phatiphan “Tiger” Krungklang of Thailand, getting sweet revenge from him while claiming the WBA ASIA South 140-pound title Saturday, July 13, at the FCC Boxing Gym in Pattaya Beach, Kingdom of Thailand.

The war was the much-awaited rematch of the two men’s thrilling rumble last April.

In that first encounter, the experienced Phitiphan Krungklang, who is also a bare knuckle fighter, rocked and shocked Ibrahim, stopping him two frames, dropping fans’ jaws.

This time, things were destined to be different.

From the sound of the first bell, the 27-year-old Ibrahim Chabane (5-2, 5 KO’s), went on the attack, swinging and landing power shots on the more experienced Phatiphan, staggering him, dropping him two times with tough combinations.

Never backing away from fire, warrior-heart Phatiphan (18-8-1, 10 KO’s), also a former Muay Thai combatant, replied with hard hands of his own, halting for awhile the bombardment dished out by the fighter from France.

But as Ibrahim re-took the initiative, he rocked and decked Phatiphan two more times, making perfect good use of his superior speed and fire power.

The action battled raged-on in round two as the two fighters exchanged blows in the center of the ring, although it was already cristal clear that the stronger Ibrahim Chabane was by far the one inflicting the damage.

In the fateful third, Ibrahim landed consecutive shots that visibly hurt the Phatiphan.

The brave Thai warrior tried to clear his head from the onslaught, getting caught again with vicious left hook impact against the ropes that finally forced the third man Prommase Chakshurakshak to step-in and waive off. Official time was 1:50 into the third.

With the win, the heavily-bearded Ibrahim gets sweet revenge from his former tormentor, setting the record straight, conquering the WBA ASIA South Super belt, and getting pumped up for more challenging missions in the hot super lightweight division.

Promoters for the Pattaya show were Alessio Bisutti in association with Nazar Moroz, Brico Santig and Supanat Chanram.

Full video for all the fights of this July 13 show at the FCC Gym Pattaya can be watched from the YouTube Channel of the promoter FCC – Fight Club Championship.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTdMRIxASw

The author, long time boxing reporter Carlos Costa can be reached at carlos@philboxing.com and WhatsApp +639184538152.