World Boxing Council minimumweight champion, Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KOs), will make his next defense on March 1 in Thailand, against a rival who is well-known to him, Japan's Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-6-6, 7 KOs), who has won two fights to earn a rematch since he lost a close fight with Wanheng in November of 2017.

This will be the eleventh defense of the WBC minimumweight belt that Menayothin won in November 2014, when he overwhelmed Mexican veteran Oswaldo Novoa.

 Wanheng is famed in internet circles for surpassing  the 50-0 record of Floyd Mayweather Jr, something which he did last year, when he defeated Filipino Pedro Taduran, improving his record to 51-0.

For Fukuhara this is a great opportunity, because in the first fight he had against  Wanheng, was close.

IN OTHER NEWS:  Anders Eggan (3-0, 1 KO) will face Frane Radnic (11-11, 10 KOs) on the undercard of Kai Robin Havnaa’s hometown cruiserweight showdown with Rad ‘Thunder’ Rashid on March 2 at the SØR Amfi in Arendal.
 
Eggan is a former Norwegian national and Nordic junior amateur champion, who has also competed at both World and European Amateur Championships.
 
Having made his professional debut on October 21, 2017, with a unanimous points win over Lewis van Poetsch in Stokke, the 23 year-old has gone on to claim victories over Dumitru Nicu Manea in La Nucia, Spain and Maksym Onyshchenko at the Kolstad Arena in his hometown of Trondheim
 
“I’m really excited for this fight. I feel really good, and I love to fight in front of a Norwegian crowd. I’ve heard that the people in Arendal make a lot of noise, so I want to bring an exciting fight with high entertainment value,” says Eggan ahead of his six-round clash with Croatia's Frane Radnic.
 
“I respect every opponent, but all my focus is on me. I can't do anything about my opponents, so I don’t waste my thoughts on them. I will need to bring my A-game as I know Radnic is a good boxer. I'm looking forward to sharing the ring with him, and I hope we have a great and entertaining fight."