Pictured: Wanheng Menayothin

TTR's review of 2016 final part focuses on the fourteen TTR-ranked contenders for the vacant lineal minimumweight title. Led by unbeaten Thais Wanheng Menayothin and Knockout CP Freshmart, the lightest of men's boxing's weight classes promises to provide many interesting matches in 2017.

World Champion: Vacant

1. Wanheng Menayothin (birth name: Chayaphon Moonsri) (44-0, 17 KOs)
- 3/3- Go Odaira.....W TKO 5
(retained WBC title)
- 5/27- Edo Anggoro.....W KO 4
(non-title)
- 8/2- Saul "Baby" Juarez.....W UD 12
(retained WBC title)
- 12/14- Silem Serang.....W PTS. 6
(non-title)

2. Knockout CP Freshmart (birth name: Thammanoon Niyomtrong) (14-0, 6 KOs)
- 2/4- Carlos Buitrago.....W UD 12
(retained WBA Interim title)
- 6/29- Byron Rojas.....W UD 12
(won WBA title)
- 12/14- Shin Ono.....W UD 12
(retained WBA title)

3. Byron Rojas (18-3-3, 1 NC, 8 KOs)
- 3/19- Hekkie Budler.....W UD 12
(won WBA title; did not claim IBO title; not awarded WBA Super title)
- 6/29- Knockout CP Freshmart.....L UD 12
(lost WBA title)
- 8/27- Omar Ortiz.....W UD 8

4. Jose Argumedo (19-3-1, 11 KOs)
- 7/1- Julio Mendoza.....W UD 12
(retained IBF title)
- 11/12- Jose Antonio Jimenez.....W TKO 3
(retained IBF title)

5. Katsunari Takayama (31-8, 1 NC, 12 KOs)
- 8/20- Riku Kano.....W Unan. Tech. Dec. 6
(won vacant WBO title)

6. Carlos Buitrago (30-2-1, 1 NC, 17 KOs)
- 2/4- Knockout CP Freshmart.....L UD 12
(for WBA Interim title)
- 5/28- Roger Collado.....W KO 1
- 10/15- Noe Medina.....W UD 8

7. Simpiwe Khonco (17-5, 7 KOs)
- 6/11- Siyabonga Siyo.....W UD 12
(won vacant IBO title)
- 11/20- Nkosinathi Joyi.....W UD 12
(retained IBO title)

8. Saul "Baby" Juarez (23-5-1, 12 KOs)
- 3/19- Oswaldo Novoa.....W UD 10
- 8/2- Wanheng Menayothin.....L UD 12
(for WBC title)

9. Petchmanee Kokietgym (birth name: Panya Pradabsri; AKA Petchmanee Puninseegym) (16-0, 9 KOs)
- 1/29- Iwan Key.....W TKO 3
- 3/11- Ical Tobida.....W TKO 6
- 5/6- Oscar Raknafa.....W TKO 6
- 10/4- Heri Amol.....W TKO 8
- 12/22- Ellias Nggenggo (AKA Faris Nenggo).....W TKO 7

10. Vic Saludar (13-2, 9 KOs)
- 4/2- Lito Dante.....W UD 10
- 10/28- Jimboy Haya.....W UD 12

11. Jose Antonio Jimenez (17-6-1, 7 KOs)
- 5/25- Xiong Zhao Zhong (Chao Zhong Xiong).....W SD 12
- 11/12- Jose Argumedo.....L TKO 3
(for IBF title)

12. Tatsuya Fukuhara (18-4-6, 7 KOs)
- 3/26- Takumi Sakae.....W UD 10
- 9/19- Shin Ono.....Tech. Draw 3
- 11/3- Genki Hanai.....W TKO 7

13. Melvin Jerusalem (11-0, 7 KOs)
- 2/27- Florante Condes.....W MD 8
- 7/16- Jonathan Refugio.....W UD 10
- 11/26- Fabio Marfa.....W UD 6

14. Tsubasa Koura (9-0, 6 KOs)
- 4/14- Chanai Jaikrajang.....W TKO 4
- 7/28- Bimbo Nacionales.....W KO 2
- 12/19- Jeffrey Galero.....W TKO 2