Araneta loses to Thai in world title fight.

MANILA, Philippines, June 20 ------ Filipino boxer Cristian Araneta failed to bring home the previously vacant International Boxing Federation light flyweight championship after suffering a split-decision loss against Thanongsak Simsri of Thailand at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Japan.

Two judges scored in favor of Simsri, 116-111 and 115-112, while one judge had it 114-113 in favor of Araneta. The Filipino thus saw his six-match win streak snapped, dropping to a 25-3 win-loss record (with 20 knockouts). Simsri, meanwhile, rose to 39-1 (with 34 KOs).

Source: philstar.com