Sakad Petchyindee ~ 'Great Thailand Super-Bantamweight'

[Bill Paxtom]

November 10, 1977

~ Sakad Petchyindee Scores Win Over World-Ranked Juan Antonio Lopez ~

~ After only 1-Bout, Thai-Fighter wants to challenge WBC Champion - Wilfredo Gomez ~

19 year-old Thai-fighter Sakad Petchyindee scored a one-sided 10-Round Decision over #4 WBC-ranked
Super-Bantamweight - Juan Antionio Lopez of Mexico.

The 'Wunderkind' Thai-fighter did this in his Professional debut, in an incredible performance and
which is a great achievement.

Manager - Tiemboon Intrabutru >
"We now want to fight for the WBC Super-Bantamweight Championship. I want Sakad to 'eclipse' the
record set by my other fighter {Saensak Muangsurin} who won the WBC Light-Welterweight Championship
in only his 3rd-Bout."

"We will ask the WBC Championship Committee for approval of a Championship Bout."

Fight Promoter > Lope 'Papa' Sorreal >
"We will offer WBC Champion - Wilfredo Gomez {$85,000} to come here to Thailand to defend his Title
against Sakad. We can put this bout together for January 1978."