24 hours before Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez faces Juan Fransisco Estrada in an eagerly-anticipated rematch for the WBC, WBA and The Ring super-flyweight titles, Thailand's own Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Kwanthai Sithmorseng do battle for the right to challenge the winner.
Multi-time former 115lbs champ Sor Rungvisai has defeated both Gonzalez and Estrada, having fought each man twice in the past. He is 2-0 against Chocolatito having claimed the WBC and Ring belts from the Nicuraguan in successive bouts before immediately retaining them in his first meeting with Mexico's Estrada to cap a fantastic three-fight run in 2017-18.
Sor Rungvisai lost the belts to Estrada in their second encounter, but then won two on the bounce in his native Thailand to move closer to what would be a trilogy fight against either of the two men set to clash in a return bout of their own in Dallas on the same weekend.
Standing in the way is Sithmorseng, who is a former two-weight champion at straw-weight and light-fly, but heads into the contest with patchier form than his favoured opponent.
“Kwanthai is very experienced, and he is a former world champion,” Sor Rungvisai told The Ring Magazine. “I cannot underestimate him, and I’m sure he will be more than 100-percent [ready].
“This fight is very important to me, and I must win with an impressive performance to show the world that I’m more than ready to fight them. I will fight the winner of Estrada and Chocolatito later this year. I have waited for almost two years for this world title opportunity. It’s time and I believe I can do it.
“My goal right now is to be a three-time world champion. I will put everything into reaching my goal.”
Here's how you can watch Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Kwanthai Sithmorseng.
The card in Thailand takes place on Saturday, Mar. 13 local time. For viewers in the U.K., that equates to a start time of 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and a 9:30 p.m. start time on Friday evening on the East coast of the United States.
The Sor Rungvisai vs. Sithmorseng fight is available on DAZN worldwide in over 200 countries and territories.
Here is a list of devices where DAZN is available. You can also watch on web browsers via DAZN.com, unless you are in Argentina, Chile or Colombia:
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| iPhone, iPad | Amazon Fire TV | Playstation 4, Pro |
| Android phones, tablets | Amazon Fire TV Stick | Playstation 5 |
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| .. | LG Smart TV, Smartcast | XBox Series X |
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