On July 20, 2022, a 36-year-old Wanheng Menayothin (55-2, 19 KOs) got a shot at the strawweight WBA (Super) title held by 31-year-old fellow Thai boxer Knockout CP Freshmart (23-0, 9 KOs).
Menayothin came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days. Niyomtrong was on a 23-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 6 days.
Thammanoon Niyomtrong defeated Wanheng Menayothin via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) strawweight title. Niyomtrong improves his record to 24-0, while Menayothin adds a loss to his record at 55-3.
On March 29, 2022, Wanheng Menayothin and Panya Pradabsri met again in a rematch.
Menayothin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days. Pradabsri was on a 19-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Panya Pradabsri defeated Wanheng Menayothin via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC strawweight title. Pradabsri improves his record to 38-1, while Menayothin adds a loss to his record at 55-2.
On November 27, 2020, the 35-year-old WBC strawweight world champion, Wanheng Menayothin (54-0, 18 KOs), faced a 29-year-old fellow Thai boxer Panya Pradabsri (34-1, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Menayothin came in to the fight on a 54-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 2 days. Pradabsri was on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Panya Pradabsri defeated Wanheng Menayothin via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Pradabsri improves his record to 35-1, while Menayothin adds a loss to his record at 54-1.