According to the Associated Press, Thai bantamweight Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym beat Ricardo Cordoba by split decision in Bangkok on Wednesday to earn a shot at WBA bantamweight titlist Wladimir Sidorenko. With the win Kratingdaenggym, improved to 23-0 and earned the #8 spot in the Boxingtalk ratings. Sidorenko, rated #7 by Boxingtalk, is scheduled to return from an injury in October against Japanese contender Manabu Fukushima.