Panya Pradabsri (; born: 21 February 1991), known by his ring name Panya CPF (previously Petchmanee Kokietgym and Petchmanee CP Freshmart), is a Thai former professional boxer. He is champion in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight title from 2020 to 2023, and the WBC light-flyweight title from 2024 to 2025.
Professional career Background Pradadsri (nickname: Ya, ยา) was born in Ubon Ratchathani province, Isan region, but grew up in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, about north of Bangkok. He had more than 200 Muay Thai fights under the name "Porha Exindecongym" (ป.ห้า เอ็กซินดิคอนยิม). Later, he went to Bangkok to live and practice at the Muay Thai gym in the Bang Bon neighbourhood. He switched to boxing after being persuaded by Tepparith Kokietgym. He fought under the same manager as Kokietgym, Kokiet "Sia Ko" Panichayarom of the Kokiet Group. He had trained at Buakaw Banchamek's gym with Kompayak Porpramook as his partner.
He is currently under the stable of Virat "Sia Nao" Vachirarattanawong's Petchyindee Boxing Promotions, a former stable of his main rival Wanheng Menayothin, with the former Thai national amateur boxer and former WBC world flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul as a trainer.
Early career In his fourth professional fight, Pradabsri was scheduled to fight Ardi Tefa for the vacant WBC Asian Continental mini-flyweight title, on 19 November 2014. Pradabsri was the more dominant party, stopping the undefeated Tefa by a fifth-round technical knockout.
Pradabsri was scheduled to make his first title defense against Geboi Mansalayao, on 15 December 2015. The undefeated Pradabsri was the clear favorite over the 10-19-5 Mansalayao. He justified his role as the favorite, winning the fight by unanimous decision. Pradabsri notched two more title defenses, stopping both Ical Tobida on 11 March 2016 and Oscar Raknafa on May 6, 2016, by a sixth-round technical knockout.
On 4 October 2016, Pradabsri was scheduled to fight Heri Amol for the vacant PABA mini-flyweight title. He beat Amol by an eight-round decision. He would go on to defend his title twice, both defenses coming by technical knockout victories over Ellias Nggenggo.
On 3 October 2017, Pradabsri was scheduled to fight former WBC mini-flyweight champion Xiong Chaozhong for the vacant WBA International mini-flyweight title at Shanxi Datong University in Datong, China. He suffered his first and only loss to the former world champion by majority decision: 115–113, 116–112, 114–114.
Pradabsri fought Melianus Mirin for the vacant OPBF Silver mini-flyweight title, on 2 May 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision. He defended the title once, by a sixth-round technical knockout against Stevanus Nana Bau, before vacating the title.
Pradabsri once again fought for the vacant OPBF Silver flyweight title, against Dexter Alimento, on 16 November 2018. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Pradabsri once again notched a singular title defense before vacating the title, beating Robert Onggocan by a ninth-round technical knockout.
Pradabsri fought for the vacant OPBF Silver light-flyweight title for the third time in his career on 20 December 2019, against Jerry Tomogdan. Pradabsri secured the title by a first-round knockout, stopping Tomogdan after just 69 seconds.
WBC mini-flyweight champion Pradabsri vs. Wanheng Pradabsri was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBC mini-flyweight champion Wanheng Menayothin on 27 November 2020, in the latter's 12th consecutive title defense. Pradabsri was at the time the #5 ranked mini-flyweight in the WBC ranking. Wanheng came into the fight as an overwhelming favorite, with one media outlet describing Pradabsri as "a completely padded 34-1, with many of those wins coming against pro debuters and opponents with losing records". Pradabsri got off to a great start, stunning Wanheng with several solid shots in the first round. Wanheng won the second round, but seemed unable to find his rhythm by the end of the fifth round. Pradabsri kept to his outfighting tactics for the remainder of the bout, and won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 115–113 in his favor. It was Wanheng's first loss in 55 professional fights. Pradabsri was then scheduled to fight a non-title bout with Pattharapong Rueangsilanon in Pattharapong's professional debut. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.
Pradabsri vs. Ngiabphukhiaw Pradabsri made his first WBC mini flyweight title defense against the Thai national flyweight champion Danai Ngiabphukhiaw. Pradabsri was scheduled to face the #19 ranked WBC mini flyweight contender on 2 November 2021, in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Pradabsri won the fight by unanimous decision. Two of the judges awarded him a 117–111 scorecard, while the third judge scored it 118–110 in his favor.
Pradabsri vs. Wanheng II On 7 November 2021, it was revealed that Pradabsri would rematch Wanheng Menayothin on 25 January 2022, in his second WBC mini-flyweight title defense. Pradabsri and Wanheng previously met on 27 November 2020, when Pradabsri handed Wanheng his first professional loss, beating the former champion by unanimous decision. The fight was later postponed for 29 March due to the passing of Pradabsri's father. Pradabsri won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 117–111 in his favor. The bout was closely contested up to the fourth round, with two of the three judges having it as an even 38–38 draw, after which Prababsri began to take over. He dedicated the victory to his father who had died earlier.
Pradabsri vs. Tanaka I & II Pradabsri was expected to make his third title defense against the former OPBF minimumweight champion Tsubasa Koura, who was ranked at #10 by the WBC at the time of the fight's booking. On 16 August, it was announced that Koura would be replaced by the #14 ranked WBC contender Norihito Tanaka. The bout headlined a card which took place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on 30 August 2022. Pradabsri won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 119–109, 116–112 and 118–110.
Pradabsri was expected to make his fourth mini-flyweight title defense against the unbeaten Yudai Shigeoka on 16 April 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The title bout was booked as the main event of "3150Fight Vol. 5", which was broadcast by Abema TV. Pradabsri withdrew from the fight on April 4, after being hospitalized with strep throat and an escalating fever. As Shigeoka instead faced Wilfredo Méndez for the interim WBC title, Pradabsri was rescheduled to face Norihito Tanaka on 28 June 2023, in Rayong, Thailand. It was an immediate rematch of their 30 August 2022 bout, which Pradabsri won by unanimous decision. He won the fight by an eighth-round technical knockout.
Pradabsri vs. Shigeoka On 7 August 2023, the WBC held a purse bid for a title unification bout between Pradabsri and interim mini-flyweight champion Yudai Shigeoka. It was won by Kameda Promotions, who submitted a winning bid of $213,000, significantly higher than the $170,000 offered by Petchyindee Boxing Promotions.
WBC light-flyweight champion
Pradabsri vs. Cañizales On 26 December 2024, as the #1 ranked, Pradabsri challenged the vacant WBC light-flyweight title against the #2 ranked and former WBA (regular) champion in this division Carlos Cañizales from Venezuela at Bangkok's Rajadamnern Stadium, Pradabsri's hometown.
The bout lasted all 12 rounds, with Cañizales advancing forward and landing clear and heavy punches, while the Thai boxer was the one who blocked and dodged. Towards the end of the 11th round, Cañizales landed a noticeably powerful punch to Pradabsri's face. When the fight ended, Pradabsri won by majority decision from three neutral judges, 114–114, 115–113 and 116–112.
Pradabsri vs. Cañizales 2 A rematch with Carlos Cañizales took place at Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on 1 August 2025. Pradabsri was knocked out in the fifth round.
Retirement After losing by knockout to Cañizales in the rematch, he announced on his personal Facebook that he would hang up his gloves, following more than 25 years of experience in both Muay Thai and professional boxing.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47Loss44–3Carlos CañizalesKO5 (12), 1 Aug 202546Win44–2Carlos CañizalesMD1226 Dec 202445Win43–2Mehran SadeghiTKO5 (6), 31 Jul 202444Win42–2Adisak KetpiamTKO3 (6), 26 Mar 202443Win41–2Wichet SengprakhonTKO2 (6), 20 Dec 202342Loss40–2Yudai ShigeokaUD127 Oct 202341Win40–1Norihito TanakaTKO8 (12), 28 Jun 202340Win39–1Norihito TanakaUD1230 Aug 202239Win38–1Wanheng MenayothinUD1229 Mar 2022 38Win37–1Danai NgiabphukhiawUD122 Nov 2021 37Win36–1Pattharapong RueangsilanonTKO4 (6), 6 Mar 2021 36Win35–1Wanheng MenayothinUD1227 Nov 2020 35Win34–1Wichet SengprakhonRTD4 (10), 25 Sep 2020 34Win33–1Hector VillaUD628 Aug 2020 33Win32–1Mehrdad KalvandiTKO3 (6), 21 Feb 2020 32Win31–1Jerry TomogdanKO1 (10), 20 Dec 2019 31Win30–1TKO2 (6)29 Nov 2019 30Win29–1Pagping SapagdeeKO3 (6), 2 Aug 2019 29Win28–1Robert OnggocanTKO9 (10), 28 Jun 2019 28Win27–1Ramnarong PhokwiboonKO5 (6)24 Apr 2019 27Win26–1Suphakit KhamphaTKO2 (6), 25 Jan 2019 26Win25–1Dexter AlimentoKO2 (10)16 Nov 2018 25Win24–1Adisak KetpiamTKO5 (6), 26 Oct 2018 24Win23–1Stevanus Nana BauTKO6 (10), 21 Sep 2018 23Win22–1Abdulvosid BuranovPTS629 Jun 2018 22Win21–1Domi Nenokeba625 May 2018 21Win20–1Melianus MirinUD102 May 2018 20Win19–1Weerachad SrisukTKO3 (6), 23 Mar 2018 19Loss18–1Xiong Chaozhong123 Oct 2017 18Win18–0Silem SerangUD625 May 2017 17Win17–0Ellias NggenggoTKO8 (12), 23 Feb 2017 16Win16–0Ellias NggenggoTKO7 (12)22 Dec 2016 15Win15–0Heri Amol8 (12), 4 Oct 2016 14Win14–0Oscar RaknafaTKO6 (12)6 May 2016 13Win13–0Ical TobidaTKO6 (12), 11 Mar 2016 12Win12–0Iwan KeyTKO3 (6)29 Jan 2016 11Win11–0Geboi MansalayaoUD1215 Dec 2015 10Win10–0Jaysever AbcedeUD1230 Oct 2015 9Win9–0Taosaifah Laos PDRKO2 (6)28 Aug 2015 8Win8–0Heri PurnomoKO3 (6)24 Jul 2015 7Win7–0Madit Sada3 (6)18 Mar 2015 6Win6–0Richie BehecUD614 Feb 2015 5Win5–0Jack AmisaUD69 Dec 2014 4Win4–0Ardi Tefa5 (12)19 Nov 2014 3Win3–0Frans Damur PalueUD64 Oct 2014 2Win2–0Domi NenokebaUD629 Aug 2014 1Win1–0Wilber Andogan610 Jan 2014
Titles in boxing
Major world titles WBC mini-flyweight champion (105 lbs) WBC light-flyweight champion (108 lbs)
See also List of male boxers List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
Panya Pradabsri - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live