On November 27, 2020, Wanheng Menayothin (54-0, 18 KOs), the strawweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow Thai challenger, Panya Pradabsri (34-1, 22 KOs).
Wanheng Menayothin is coming in to the fight on a 54-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Simphiwe Khonco, 1 year, 1 month, and 2 days ago. Panya Pradabsri is on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round RTD win over Wichet Sengprakhon, 2 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 80.5-19.5 in favor of Panya Pradabsri. Wanheng Menayothin is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Pradabsri should win this fight.
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.