On December 29, 1998, a 30-year-old Veerapol Sahaprom (20-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the WBC bantamweight title held by Joichiro Tatsuyoshi.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom stopped the champion via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC bantamweight champion. Sahaprom improves his record to 21-1 (15 KOs)
On May 14, 2001, the 32-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (31-1, 22 KOs), faced Ricardo Barajas, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom made easy work of Ricardo Barajas, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Sahaprom improves his record to 32-1 (23 KOs)
On August 29, 1999, Veerapol Sahaprom and Joichiro Tatsuyoshi met again in a rematch.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
In the rematch, Veerapol Sahaprom stopped Joichiro Tatsuyoshi via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 23-1 (17 KOs)
On December 5, 2000, the 32-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (28-1, 20 KOs), faced Oscar Arciniega, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom stopped Oscar Arciniega via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 29-1 (21 KOs)
On May 21, 1999, the 30-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (21-1, 15 KOs), faced Mauro Blanc, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 22 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom stopped Mauro Blanc via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 22-1 (16 KOs)
On March 6, 2004, Veerapol Sahaprom and Toshiaki Nishioka met again in an immediate rematch.
Sahaprom came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days. Nishioka was on a 0-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 2 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Toshiaki Nishioka via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 41-1-2, while Nishioka adds a loss to his record at 23-4-3.
On June 25, 2000, the 31-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (26-1, 19 KOs), faced a 23-year-old Japanese boxer Toshiaki Nishioka (20-2-1, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Nishioka was on a 9-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Toshiaki Nishioka via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 27-1, while Nishioka adds a loss to his record at 20-3-1.
On May 1, 2004, the 35-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (41-1-2, 27 KOs), faced Julio Cesar Avila, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom stopped Julio Cesar Avila via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 42-1-2 (28 KOs)
On September 11, 2004, the 35-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (43-1-2, 29 KOs), faced Cecilio Santos, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Cecilio Santos via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 44-1-2
On May 1, 2003, the 34-year-old WBC bantamweight world champion, Veerapol Sahaprom (39-1-1, 27 KOs), faced Hugo Dianzo, in a title defense fight.
Sahaprom came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days.
Veerapol Sahaprom defeated Hugo Dianzo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC bantamweight title. Sahaprom improves his record to 40-1-1