Breakout of the Year: Amnat Ruenroeng Despite being a 2008 Olympian, no grand expectations were in place for Amnat Ruenroeng coming into 2014. He was 11-0 against 7 fighters with losing records and the rest with double digit losses save Takuro Habu (on his way to a losing record). Needless to say it was a quick change of pace for the record of his opponents to go from 162-172-27 to 64-7-2. Ruenroeng won the vacant IBF flyweight title and defended it twice. All 3 opponents were riding 12+ fight winning streaks and one was considered a pound-for-pound player (Kazuto Ioka). These victories propelled Ruenroeng into what will likely be the biggest payday of his career...
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