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Mike Chan

Hong Kong boxer Ruru Yang Sheau-ru vowed to prove she belongs at the top of her sport after having a world title fight confirmed for May 30.
Nine months after defending her WBC Asia super flyweight crown, Yang will take on Tanwarat Saengiamjit of Thailand for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) super bantamweight belt.
The bout will be the main event of the Champions Arise bill in Bangkok, and Yang said she was keen to make her mark.
“I’ll try my best to be myself in the ring and to fight in the style I want,” Yang said. “I want to prove my boxing skills are valid anywhere in the world.












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“I hope to knock out my opponent and be recognised as a qualified, world-class boxer.”
Yang revealed she had been preparing for two months despite not having any fight details initially.
“I just felt I had to be prepared and grasp the opportunity when it arose,” she said. “Everything is ready, I even felt I could get into the ring right now.
“I am excited. I last fought in August and the next time I am getting into the ring, it’s a world title fight. I am confident with my training and the skills taught by my coach. I am going to be a world champion.
“But this is only one of the many world titles and my goal is to get the first one, before challenging for other crowns.”
The first Hong Kong woman to win a regional title, Yang has a perfect 5-0-0 record since turning professional in August 2022, and the 29-year-old is returning to Spaceplus in the RCA Plaza, where she notched up all five career wins, for the most important bout of her short career.
It will be the first super-bantamweight bout for Yang, after her coach Wong Hiu-tung decided it was “worth a shot” for a world title, given the WIBA flyweight world title was held by Jasmine Parr, daughter of John Wayne Parr, renowned retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer.
In the opposite corner will be Saengiamjit, Thailand’s No 1 super bantamweight, who has a 9-5-1 record and earned her ninth career win with a knockout over compatriot Suphisara Chaingam.
It will not be the first time Saengiamjit, 31, has fought for the WIBA title since turning pro in 2012. She had a crack at the vacant belt in 2015 against Gentiane Lupi of New Zealand, but was knocked out after just 63 seconds.

Yang is prepared for the possibility of the Thai’s next tilt lasting longer.
“I have increased my training volume,” Yang said. “I want to make sure my stamina copes not only with a 10-round fight but goes beyond it.
“I have increased my strength and cardio training, but at the same time, I have been resting more to prevent any opposite effect for insufficient recovery time.
“I am taking this fight seriously, training hard and trying my best to improve, to truly deserve the world champion title.”


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Hong Kong boxer Ruru Yang targets knockout after landing her first world title fight in Bangkok

Ruru Yang successfully defended her WBC Asia super flyweight crown in Bangkok last August. Photo: Handout

Ruru Yang’s fight against Tanwarat Saengiamjit is the main event of Champions Arise. Photo: Handout

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Yang Sheau-ru retains the WBC Asia super flyweight crown in Bangkok. Photo: WBC Asia

Boxer Ruru Yang in training. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong boxer Ruru Yang set for her first title defence against the Philippines’ Kim Actub

Boxer Ruru Yang Sheau-ru won her first professional boxing international title belt in Bangkok in April. Photo: Handout

Ruru Yang Sheau-ru in training. Photo: Handout

Ruru Yang Sheau-ru won the vacant WBC Asia super flyweight crown in April. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong boxer Ruru Yang makes history with WBC Asia super-flyweight title win in Bangkok

Ruru Yang awarded a majority decision win over Thai boxer Saowaluk Nareepangsri to take home the vacant WBC Asia Super Flyweight crown.

Ruru Yang poses with her championship belt. Photo: Handout

Ruru Yang (right) and Saowaluk Nareepangsri at the weigh-in before the bout. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong boxer Ruru Yang fighting to make history in WBC Asia bout, will battle for super-flyweight crown

Boxer Ruru Yang Sheau-ru won her first professional boxing international title belt in Bangkok. Photo: Handout

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Ruru Yang Sheau-ru won her first professional boxing international title belt in Bangkok on Wednesday

Ruru Yang (white) in action.

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WBC Asia super flyweight champion will take on Tanwarat Saengiamjit of Thailand for vacant WIBA super bantamweight belt
‘I want to prove my boxing skills are valid anywhere in the world,’ Yang says of bout on Champions Arise bill


WBC Asia super flyweight champion will take on Tanwarat Saengiamjit of Thailand for vacant WIBA super bantamweight belt.
