Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym retires

Former WBA super-bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (48-2, 33 KOs), who failed to pass his physical the day before he was to fight Guillermo Rigondeaux last month in Houston, has retired from boxing. Turns out Poonsawat is suffering from a blood disorder called thalassemia and he was advised by doctors to leave the ring, which he has done at the age of 32.

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