On January 25, 2017, Wanheng Menayothin (44-0, 17 KOs), the strawweight WBC champion, defends his title against the reigning WBC strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem (11-0, 7 KOs).
Wanheng Menayothin is coming in to the fight on a 44-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Silem Serang, 1 month and 11 days ago. Melvin Jerusalem is on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Fabio Marfa, 1 month and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wanheng Menayothin at 99-1 winning odds. Melvin Jerusalem really doesn't have much to present against Menayothin.
Wanheng Menayothin defeated Melvin Jerusalem via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC strawweight title. Menayothin improves his record to 45-0, while Jerusalem adds a loss to his record at 11-1.