Chatchai Sasakul vs Manny Pacquiao
On December 4, 1998, Chatchai Sasakul (32-1-1, 23 KOs), the flyweight WBC champion, defends his title against Filipino challenger, Manny Pacquiao (23-1, 14 KOs).
Sasakul vs Pacquiao Stats
Chatchai Sasakul is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Young Soon Jang, 7 months and 3 days ago. Manny Pacquiao is on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Shin Terao, 6 months and 16 days ago.
Sasakul vs Pacquiao Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 78.1-21.9 in favor of Manny Pacquiao. It is going to be a competitive fight and Chatchai Sasakul will put up a very good fight, but Pacquiao will prevail.
Sasakul vs Pacquiao Result
Manny Pacquiao stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC flyweight champion. Pacquiao improves his record to 24-1 (15 KOs), while Sasakul adds a loss to his record at 32-2-1.