By Ronnie Nathanielsz
After a long run of bad beatings a Filipino boxer has scored an unexpected but welcome victory in Queensland, Australia. Lightweight Ranee Ganoy stunned highly touted Mick “Pony” Shaw scoring a sixth round TKO with referee Brad Vocale forced to stop the fight at 2:55 of the round after Shaw suffered a rib injury.
Ganoy was coming off a fifth round TKO loss to Naoufel Ben Rabah last December 12 in Penrith, New South Wales after dropping a unanimous six round decision to Ben Cruz in Blacktown also in New South Wales. Ganoy had won only one of his last six fights.
Shaw was described as a “a rare natural fighter and a dynamic crowd pleaser in the ring.” He returned to the ring after an almost four year break easily winning his first fight and showing no signs of ring rust. He quickly followed with wins over Queensland champion Danny Wilson, Thailand’s Kongthawat Sorkitti and big punching Allan Luxford.
Prior to the Ganoy fight an Australian boxing website reported that Shaw "impressed his sparring partners with speed and skill" and his trainer Glenn Azar was "looking forward to winning am Australian title and a chance to win a regional belt" before the hard-hitting Ganoy ended those hopes at least for the time being with a stunning victory
