Panya Pradabsri: record, next fight and profile →
Yudai Shigeoka didn't waste any time to join his younger brother in the title hunt. The brotherly tandem both claimed interim strawweight titles as part of Kameda Promotions' 3150Fight Vol. 5 show Sunday evening on Abema TV from Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium. Yudai Shigeoka did his part with a seventh-round knockout of former WBO 105-pound titlist Wilfredo 'Bimbito' Mendez.
Yudai Shigeoka will face a former beltholder to hold his place in line for a shot at the main prize. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Puerto Rico’s Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez is set to face the unbeaten Shigeoka atop 3150Fight Vol. 5 this Sunday on Abema TV from Yoyogi National 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo. The WBC-approved interim
The first four months of 2023 have not been kind to the Shigeoka family. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that unbeaten strawweight challenger Yudai Shigeoka is in need of a new opponent after WBC strawweight titlist Panya Pradabsri was pulled from their April 16 bout in Tokyo. Thailand’s Pradabsri remains
Panya Pradabsri will enter the lion’s den for his next title defense. The reigning WBC strawweight titleholder is set to face ambitious challenger Yudai Shigeoka, who aims to win his first major belt in just his seventh pro fight. The bout headlines the 3150Fight Vol. 5 event, which takes place April 16 at Yoyogi National 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo.
The annual WBC convention has once again managed to provide plenty of drama with its series of ordered fights in each weight division. Whether all, most or even some of those sanctioned bouts actually see the light of day is another story.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand -- With far superior boxing skills, world champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand outclassed and decisioned brave Japanese Challenger Norihito Tanaka (20-9, 10 KO’s), for a successful third defense of his WBC strawweight world title on Wednesday, August 31, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand -- Defending world champion Panya Pradabsri of Thailand and Japanese challenger Norihito Tanaka successfully made weight ahead of their 12-rounder collision for the WBC strawweight world title unfolding tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31, at the SaveOne Night Market in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, 260 Km northeast of Thailand's vibrant capital, Bangkok.
BANGKOK, Thailand — Japanese challenger Norihito Tanaka (20-8, 10 KO’s) of the Misako Boxing Gym in Tokyo has landed in Bangkok, ahead of his title rumble against Thai WBC minimumweight world champion Panya Pradabsri a.k.a. Petchmanee CP Freshmart (38-1, 23 KO’s), this coming Wednesday, August 31, in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand.
Thammanoon Niyomtrong extended his stay as boxing’s longest reigning active male titleholder at the expense of a longtime friend. The unbeaten WBA ‘Super’ strawweight titlist turned away the challenge of former WBC claimant Wanheng Menayothin, in a fight nearly two years after the last days of their overlapping title reigns. Niyomtrong—better known as Knockout CP Freshmart—proved to be the fresher and more resourceful of the two in earning a twelve-round unanimous decision in their main event Wednesday evening at Chonburi Provincial Ground in Chonburi, Thailand.
Panya Pradabsri once again proved to be too much for Wanheng Menayothin. The anticipated WBC strawweight title fight rematch ended with Bangkok's Pradabsri scoring a surprisingly wide unanimous decision win over his countryman. Judges Carlos Costa (117-111), Pongpan Rattanasutorn (117-111) and Visuth Yingaupagarn (117-111) all ruled in favor of Pradabsri, who successfully defended his title Tuesday evening (local time) at City Hall Ground in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.