SPORTS

Thailand crowned with new champion

Sports, Wasim Mather, Published on 08/12/2025

» Thailand has a new world champion again. Boxing cycles through droughts and downpours in every nation, but few countries have shaped the lighter weight classes quite like Thailand. After several lean years, the tide finally turned on Thursday when former strawweight ruler Thammanoon Niyomtrong stepped up to challenge Junior Leandro Zarate for the vacant WBC light flyweight title, headlining the 63rd WBC Convention in Bangkok.