Thailand's Oledong Sithsanerchai pulled off a shock points victory over compatriot Eagle Den Janlapan to take the WBC strawweight title yesterday. Oledong, the undefeated WBC youth champion, had the edge in a close and entertaining contest to deny Japan-based Den (18-2-1) his eighth world title.

The judges gave Oledong the advantage at 114-115, 112-117, 113-115, which improved his record to 25-0.

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