Fallen Laem to fight on despite loss
Thai says ref stopped title fight ‘too early’
Former world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vowed to continue fighting after losing to WBC super-flyweight title holder Jesse Rodriguez in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night.
Fighting before a home crowd, Rodriguez stopped the 35-year-old Thai in the eighth round in his first defence of the crown.
Srisaket, whose real name is Wisaksil Wangek and nickname is Laem, claimed he was ducking his punches when the referee stopped the contest.
“The referee stopped the fight too early,”…
