Niyomtrong vs Zarate

Who won Niyomtrong vs Zarate?

Thammanoon Niyomtrong beat Junior Leandro Zarate by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, at The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Thammanoon Niyomtrong.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBC jr flyweight championship of the world.

Niyomtrong was defending his his WBC World Light Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Junior Leandro Zarate in December 2025. He had held this belt for 18 days.

Niyomtrong vs Zarate stats

Thammanoon Niyomtrong stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Junior Leandro Zarate made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Thammanoon Niyomtrong was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Zarate had a height advantage of 1 inch over Niyomtrong.

Both Thammanoon Niyomtrong and Junior Leandro Zarate fought out of an orthodox stance.

Niyomtrong was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Zarate, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Zarate's 224.

Junior Leandro Zarate was ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF in the 108lb division.

Niyomtrong vs Zarate form

Niyomtrong had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oscar Collazo on November 16, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight, WBA Super World Minimumweight and The Ring Strawweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alex Winwood on September 7, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at HBF Arena, Joondalup, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Wanheng Menayothin on July 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at Chonburi, Thailand.

Before that, he had beaten Robert Paradero on December 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at Saphan Hin, Phuket.

He had defeated Siridech Deebook on October 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Minimumweight championship fight at Chang Arena, Buriram.

Activity check

Niyomtrong's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Niyomtrong vs Zarate start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Niyomtrong vs Zarate?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 AM EST / 4:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 PM (GTM).

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