Saohin Verus Paulie Ayala

Saohin and Paulie Ayala fought a classic grueling bout in Paulie Ayala's first defense of his newly cemented bantam world championship boxing over Johnny Tapia.  Saohin was then known as Saohin Sirithai Condo. Saohin and Paulie would clash 10-23-1999 at the Will Rogers Colisuem in Fort Worth, Texas.

Paulie Ayala remembers the classic bout: “He hit me in the 2nd round and broke my cheek bone and caused my nose to bleed. My will overcame my injury,” said Ayala. He took the hard fought decision 117-111 on all score cards. To this day both fighters are still friends and still in contact with one another.  Enjoy some of the first rounds of this classic bout that stands as testament to both men's courage in the ring.