Pradabsri vs Tanaka II

Who won Pradabsri vs Tanaka II?

Panya Pradabsri beat Norihito Tanaka by technical knockout in the 8th round on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023, Rayong.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC minimumweight championship of the world.

Pradabsri vs Tanaka II stats

Back in June 2023, Panya Pradabsri stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Norihito Tanaka made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pradabsri had a slight advantage in power over Tanaka, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Tanaka's 50%.

Panya Pradabsri was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Pradabsri had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tanaka.

Both Panya Pradabsri and Norihito Tanaka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pradabsri was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 years and 10 months later than Tanaka, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 278 compared to Tanaka's 184.

Norihito Tanaka was ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 105lb division.

Pradabsri vs Tanaka II form

Pradabsri had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Norihito Tanaka on August 31, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had defeated Wanheng Menayothin on March 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at City Hall Ground, Nakhon Sawan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Danai Ngiabphukhiaw on November 2, 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 November 27, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at City Hall Ground, Nakhon Sawan.

He had beaten Wichet Sengprakhon on September 25, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Rangsit International Stadium, Rangsit.

Activity check

Pradabsri's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Tanaka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Pradabsri vs Tanaka II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Rayong, Thailand, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pradabsri vs Tanaka II?

Panya Pradabsri was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Norihito Tanaka made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.