(October 2, 2023) – Strawweight World Championship October 7, 2023 / Tokyo, Japan / Ota-City General Gymnasium KAMEDA PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: PANYA PRADABSRI (Thailand) WBC Strawweight World Champion, 5th Title Defense Age: 32 / Date of birth: February 21, 1991 Residence: Bangkok, Thailand / Birthplace: Nam Yuen, Thailand Record: 40-1, 24 KOs / Total rounds: 256 / World championship fights: 5-0, 1 KO Height: 5’4” – 162cm / Stance: Right-handed Manager: Kokiet Panichyarom / Promoter: Kokiet Group Promotions YUDAI SHIGEOKA (Japan) WBC Interim Strawweight Champion Age: 26 / Date of birth: April 16, 1997 Residence: Tokyo, Japan / Birthplace: Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan Record: 7-0, 5 KOs / Total rounds: 30 / World championship fights: 0-0 Height: 5’3.5” – 161cm / Reach: 62.5” – 159cm / Stance: Left-handed  WBC STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS 1. Hiroki Ioka (Japan) 1987 – 1988 2. Napa Kiatwanchai (Thailand) 1988 – 1989 3. Jeum-Hwang Choi (Korea) 1989 – 1990 4. Hideyuki Ohashi (Japan) 1990 5. Ricardo Lopez (Mexico) 1990 – 1998 6. Wandee Chor Chareon (Thai) 1998 – 2000 7. Jose Antonio Aguirre (Mexico) 2000 – 2004 8. Eagle Kyowa (Japan) 2004 9. Isaac Bustos (Mexico) 2004 – 2005 10. Katsunari Takayama (Japan) 2005 11. Eagle Kyowa (Japan) * 2005 – 2007 12. Juan Palacios (Nic.) Interim 2008 13. Oleydong Sithsamerchai (Thai) 2008 – 2011 14. Kazuto Ioka (Japan) 2011 – 2012 15. Xiong Zhao Zhong (China) 2013 – 2014 16. Osvaldo Novoa (Mexico) 2014 17. Wanheng Menayothin (Thai) 2014 – 2020 18. Panya Pradabsri (Thai) 2020 – * Regained WBC TOP TEN 1. Ricardo Lopez (Mexico) 2. Oleydong Sithsamerchai (Thai) 3. Wanheng Menayothin (Thai) 4. Hideyuki Ohashi (Japan) 5. Eagle Kyowa (Japan) 6. Wandee Chor Chareon (Thai) 7. Jose Antonio Aguirre (Mexico) 8. Hiroki Ioka (Japan) 9. Napa Kiatwanchai (Thai) 10. Kazuto Ioka (Japan) GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE STRAWWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY 17 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only one has regained the title: Eagle Kyowa (Japan). 84 strawweight world championship bouts have been held in WBC history. Ricardo “Finito” Lopez of Mexico holds the division record for successful title defenses with 21. MEMORABLE WBC STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS June 28, 2023 Panya Pradabsri TKO8 Norihito Tanaka – Rayong, Thailand Aug. 31, 2022 Panya Pradabsri W12 Norihito Tanaka – Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Mar. 29, 2022 Panya Pradabsri W12 Wanheng Menayothin – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Nov. 2, 2021 Panya Pradabsri W12 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Nov. 27, 2020 Panya Pradabsri W12 Wanheng Menayothin – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Oct. 25, 2019 Wanheng Menayothin W12 Simpiwe Konko – Chonburi, Thailand May 31, 2019 Wanheng Menayothin TW8 Tatsuya Fukuhara – Chachoengsao, Thailand Aug. 29, 2018 Wanheng Menayothin W12 Pedro Taduran – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Nov. 25, 2017 Wanheng Menayothin W12 Tatsuya Fukuhara – Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Aug. 2, 2016 Wanheng Menayothin W12 Saul Juarez – Chonburi, Thailand Nov. 6, 2014 Wanheng Menayothin TKO9 Oswaldo Novoa – Chonburi, Thailand Feb. 5, 2014 Oswaldo Novoa TKO5 Chaozhong Xiong – Haikou, China Nov. 24, 2012 Chaozhong Xiong W12 Javier Martinez Resendiz – Kunming, China Feb. 11, 2011 Kazuto Ioka TKO5 Oleydong Sithsamerchai – Kobe, Japan Nov. 29, 2007 Oleydong Sithsamerchai W12 Eagle Kyowa – Bangkok, Thailand Aug. 6, 2005 Eagle Kyowa W12 Katsunari Takayama – Tokyo, Japan Apr. 4, 2005 Katsunari Takayama W12 Isaac Bustos – Osaka, Japan Dec. 18, 2004 Isaac Bustos TKO4 Eagle Kyowa – Tokyo, Japan Jan. 10, 2004 Eagle Kyowa W12 Jose Antonio Aguirre – Tokyo, Japan Jul. 7, 2000 Jose Antonio Aguirre KO5 Jose Luis Zepeda – Villahermosa, Mexico Feb. 11, 2000 Jose Antonio Aguirre W12 Wandee Chor Chareon – Samut Sakhon, Thailand May 4, 1999 Wandee Chor Chareon TKO12 Wolf Tokimitsu – Kurashiki, Japan Aug. 23, 1998 Wandee Chor Chareon W12 Rocky Lin – Yokohama, Japan Nov. 13, 1998 Ricardo Lopez W12 Rosendo Alvarez – Las Vegas, Nevada Mar. 7, 1998 Ricardo Lopez TD8 Rosendo Alvarez – México City, México Sep. 17, 1994 Ricardo Lopez TKO1 Surachai Saengmorakot – Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 18, 1993 Ricardo Lopez KO11 Manny Melchor – Stateline, Nevada Oct. 25, 1990 Ricardo Lopez TKO5 Hideyuki Ohashi – Tokyo, Japan June 8, 1990 Hideyuki Ohashi W12 Napa Kiatwanchai – Tokyo, Japan Feb. 7, 1990 Hideyuki Ohashi KO9 Jum-Hwan Choi – Tokyo, Japan Nov. 12, 1989 Jum-Hwan Choi TKO12 Napa Kiatwanchai – Seoul, South Korea Nov. 13, 1988 Napa Kiatwanchai W12 Hiroki Ioka – Osaka, Japan Oct. 18, 1987 Hiroki Ioka W12 Mai Thomburifarm – Osaka, Japan WBC Statistics by Luis Medina. |
