When is Pradabsri vs Shigeoka?
Panya Pradabsri is set to take on Yudai Shigeoka on Sunday 16th April 2023 at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium in Tokyo.
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which means the weight limit will be 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).
This contest is for the WBC minimumweight championship of the world.
The undercard is set to feature the clash of Cuarto vs Shigeoka.
Pradabsri vs Shigeoka stats
Panya Pradabsri steps into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Yudai Shigeoka will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knock out.
The stats suggest Shigeoka has a slight advantage in power over Pradabsri, with a 67% knock out percentage over Pradabsri's 59%.
Panya Pradabsri is the older man by 7 years, at 32 years old.
Pradabsri has a height advantage of 1 inch over Shigeoka.
Panya Pradabsri fights out of the orthodox stance, while Yudai Shigeoka is a southpaw.
Pradabsri is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Shigeoka, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 217 more professional rounds, 248 to Shigeoka's 31.
Panya Pradabsri goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the RING at minimumweight.
Yudai Shigeoka is currently ranked number 4 by the WBA, 3 by the WBO and 11 by the IBF in the 105lb division.
Pradabsri vs Shigeoka form
Pradabsri has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight, he defeated Norihito Tanaka on 31st August 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
Previous to that, he had defeated Wanheng Menayothin on 29th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at City Hall Ground, Nakhon Sawan.
Going into that contest, he had beat Danai Ngiabphukhiaw on 2nd November 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Sawan.
Before that, he had won against Wanheng Menayothin on 27th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at City Hall Ground, Nakhon Sawan.
He had beat Wichet Sengprakhon on 25th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Rangsit International Stadium, Rangsit.
Activity check
Pradabsri's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
What time does Pradabsri vs Shigeoka start?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which is 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.
What are the odds on Pradabsri vs Shigeoka?
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