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Menayothin 105, Estrada 105 for WBC Minimumweight World Title in Thailand By Carlos Costa PhilBoxing.com Tue, 01 May 2018  Nakhon Ratchasima, THAILAND -- Both WBC Minimumweight World Champion Wanheng Menayothin (49-0, 17 KO'S) of Thailand as well as mandatory challenger Leroy Estrada (16-2, 6 KO's) of Panama scaled-in at the limit of the division, 105 lbs, during the official weigh-in ceremony just held moments ago at Sami Thani Hotel in Khorat, Nakhon Ratchasima. The two men will square-off for the WBC Minimumweight world title at an open air ring set in front of Khoral City Hall at 3 PM tomorrow May 2 (Thailand Time). The third man for the clash will be veteran American referee former US Army officer Mr. Jay Nady of Las Vegas. The judges are Mr. Yoshizaku Furuta and Mr. Yuji Fukuchi of Japan, and Jae Bong Kim of South Korea. The WBC supervisor is Mr. Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, Excecutive Secretary General of the Japan Boxing Commission, and Mr. Mauricio Sulaiman will be in attendance. If Wanheng Menayothin (49-0) scores a win (as widely expected), he would have tied the 50-0 unbeaten record held by boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather, and Menayothin has vowed to do just that. Will the world champion Menayothin, competing in boxing's lightest weight class, tie the record of mega star Floyd Mayweather? Or will the Panama challenger achieve the unthinkable of defeating Wanheng Menayothin, a local, solid world champion making he ninth defense of his crown?  Thai defending champ Wanheng Menayothin (left, center) and his Panamanian challenger Leroy Estrada (right, center) shake hands during the official weighin Tuesday in Thailand. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman (C) and other officials pose with the protagonists. Photo by Carlos Costa The author Carlos Costa of Panama, is a boxing judge and fight reporter based in the Philippines. He will attend the Menayothin vs Estrada WBC world title fight on May 2 in Khorat, Thailand. Carlos can be reached by email: Carlos512@hotmail.com or by WhatsApp +639184538152 Click here to view a list of other articles written by Carlos Costa.  |
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