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Boxer Kaew Pongprayoon wins

LONDON : Kaew Pongprayoon, the last Thai boxer with a gold medal chance, easily defeated rugged Ecuadoran Carlos Quipo early Sunday to advance to the light flyweight quarter-finals.

Kaew Pongprayoon tries to jam a left hand through the guard of Carlos Quipo of Ecuador on his way to a surprisingly easy win and a spot in the quarter-finals on Thursday. (Reuters photo)

Kaew won all three rounds: 2-1, 3-2 and 5-3.

A loud crowd of Thai supporters were at the arena to cheer him on, chanting "Kaew, Kaew, Kaew" in the moments before the official decision was announced.

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  • nitnoi

    United StatesPost : 574

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    Discussion 2 : 05 Aug 2012 at 21.182

    He is the last straw for Thailand.Let cheer him not for bronze but gold. If coruption is one of the olympic game. Thailand will bring a big bucket of gold no question.

  • jose72

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    Discussion 1 : 05 Aug 2012 at 14.351

    What does this mean?
    Thailand athletes will not bring home big buckets filled with medals?

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