On October 7, 2023, Panya Pradabsri (40-1, 24 KOs), the strawweight WBC champion, defends his title against Japanese challenger, Yudai Shigeoka (7-0, 5 KOs).
Panya Pradabsri is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Norihito Tanaka, 3 months and 9 days ago. Yudai Shigeoka is on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Wilfredo Méndez, 5 months and 21 days ago.
The winning odds are at 66-34 in favor of Yudai Shigeoka, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Panya Pradabsri is going to put on an exceptional fight, Shigeoka better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Yudai Shigeoka defeated Panya Pradabsri via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Shigeoka improves his record to 8-0, while Pradabsri adds a loss to his record at 40-2.