The Minimumweight Division Needs A True King

Which minimumweight champion will step up for a unification

The minimumweight division is a deep pool of expertise and mouth-watering match-ups. Nonetheless, the division has lacked an enormous unification combat for an extremely very long time. It’s excessive time for one of many champions to make a push for a unification combat.

One identify some followers acknowledge within the minimumweight division is former WBC champion Chayaphon Moonsri aka Wanheng Menayothin (54-1, 18ko). The previous champion is undefeated in 54 fights, toppling the self-proclaimed “The Greatest Ever” Floyd “Cash” Mayweather’s undefeated file of 50-0. That was till fellow Thailand fighter Panya Pradabsri (36-1, 23ko) introduced all that to an finish in a surprising upset. He defeated Menayothin in November 2020.

MEET THE CHAMPIONS

WBC champion Panya “Petchmanee CP Freshmart” Pradabsri, as beforehand said, gained the belt from Menayothin in a serious upset again in 2020. It’s unknown if the rematch will occur, however for proper now he has a seat on the desk. Dropping actually out of nowhere, he seized the second in crucial combat of his profession.

IBF champion “Mighty Mouse” Rene Mark Cuarto (19-2-2, 11ko) shocked the world by defeating fellow Filipino fighter and then-IBF champion Pedro Taduran (14-3-1, 11ko) again on February 27. Satirically, Taduran misplaced the title in the identical vogue which he gained the championship towards a fellow countryman within the Philippines. Cuarto’s victory has shaken issues up just a little bit. Now the division has two new champions and hopefully a unification might be coming quickly.

WBO champion Wilfredo “Bimbito” Mendez is a 24-year-old Puerto Rican fighter with a file of 16-1, 6 KO’s and is among the extra proficient fighters within the division. Mendez captured the title by defeating then-champion Victorio “Vicious” Saludar in August 2019. He has made two profitable title defenses and is the second longest-reigning champion within the division.

WBA champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong aka Knockout CP Freshmart (21-0, 7ko) is taken into account by pundits to be the perfect fighter within the division, palms down. Freshmart is the longest-reigning champion, capturing the title towards Byron Rojas again in June 2016. It has been the dream of the boxing group to see him and rival countrymen Menayothin combat. Nonetheless, the previous WBC champion’s defeat has now put a damper on issues.

The final unification bout on this division was again in June 2012. Then-WBC champion Kazuto Ioka defeated WBA champion Akira Yaegashi. Ioka vacated each titles shortly afterward and moved as much as junior flyweight. The division has been in dire want of a serious unification combat, and boxing ought to demand somebody take a step ahead.

By: Garrisson Bland

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