Veeraphol Sahaprom vs. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi II

Veeraphol Sahaprom vs. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (II), billed as Final Chapter, was a professional boxing match contested on August 29, 1999, for the WBC bantamweight championship.

After Japanese superstar Joichiro Tatsuyoshi lost his WBC bantamweight title to a Thai challenger, former WBA champion and former skilled Muay Thai fighter Veeraphol Sahaprom, aka Veeraphol Nakhonluang Promotion on December 29, 1998, at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium.

This made Veeraphol come back to the world champion again and he successfully defended the title once in Saraburi on May 21, 1999, by knocking out the Uruguayan Mauro Blanc in the 5th round.

Tatsuyoshi's family, consisting of his wife, his mother, and children, sat at the ringside holding a photo of the late father.

[2] The bout finally came to an end in round 7 when Veeraphol unleashed another series of punches at Tatsuyoshi's face, which he failed to block.

Richard Steele jumped in to stop the contest, and turned to support Tatsuyoshi as he looked like he was going to fall on his back.