Wanheng Menayothin: record, next fight and profile →
By Cliff Rold - Well beneath the radar for most US fight fans, Thailand’s 33-year old WBC 105 lb. titlist Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KO) will return to the ring on April 25. It will be the eleventh attempted defense of the title he won in 2014 with a stoppage of Oswaldo Novoa. As has been the trend since Menayothin moved past the 49-0 mark, another win will at least register some soci...
World Boxing Council minimum champion, Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KOs), had planned to defend his crown on March 29 against Japan’s Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-6-6, 7 KOs), but the date has now been changed. The Highly anticipated rematch will be in Chonburi, Thailand, on April 24.
The battle will be March 29 when undefeated WBC 105 lbs. world champion Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KO's) of Northeastern Thailand, makes the 11th defense of his green & golden belt against WBC # 6 challenger Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-6-6, 7 KO's) of Japan, on Friday March 29 in the land of combat and Muay Thai, the Kingdom of Thailand.
World Boxing Council minimumweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KOs), will make his next defense on March 1 in Thailand, against a rival who is well-known to him, Japan's Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-6-6, 7 KOs), who has won two fights to earn a rematch since he lost a close fight with Wanheng in November of 2017.
According to the World Boxing Council, they fully intend to order a final junior welterweight eliminator between former world champions Adrien Broner and Jorge Linares - provided they comply with the Code of Ethics, says the sanctioning body. The will also order a semi-final eliminator between Viktor Postol and Mohamed Mimoune.
Having reached the historic 50-0 mark earlier this year Wanheng Menayothin added another win to his perfect professional record today. The Thai beat Pedro Taduran by decision in Nakhon Sawan to successfully defend his WBC 105lbs belt for the tenth time.
NAKHON SAWAN, Kingdom of Thailand -- The world champion who has equaled Floyd Mayweather's 50-0 record is aiming at surpassing it tomorrow here in his native Thailand. WBC minimumweight world champion Wanheng Menayothin (Chayaphon Moonsri) makes the 10th defense of his green and golden belt against the fast-and-furious fists of 21 year-old Filipino challenger Pedro "Rattle Snake" Taduran (12-1, 9 KO's) tomorrow Wednesday (Aug 29) here in Nakhon Sawan, Kingdom of Thailand; with both fighters passing with flying colors their medical checkups and making weight during today's official WBC weigh-in ceremony.
World Boxing Council minimumweight champion, Thai Wanheng Menayothin (50-0, 18 KOs) will return to the ring on August 28, to make the tenth defense of his title, determined to improve his record to 51-0.
Menayothin Mayweather Record Photos Gallery - NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — Wanheng Menayothin improved to 50-0 on Wednesday, equaling the record of Floyd Mayweather Jr. by knocking out Panamanian opponent Leroy Estrada in a mandatory WBC mini-flyweight fight.
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand - WBC minimumweight world champion Wanheng Menayothin (50-0, 18 KOs) entered the fight with two loaded guns - as he matched the undefeated record of Floyd Mayweather - with a fifth round knockout of mandatory challenger Leroy Estrada (16-3, 6 KOs) - who went down five times in the contest.