NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: Thai boxer Wanheng Menayothin clinched his 50th straight victory on Wednesday, stopping a Panamanian challenger to hold onto his WBC minimum weight belt and tie the undefeated record of boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The 32-year-old Thai nicknamed the "dwarf giant" reached the milestone in the fifth round as Leroy Estrada failed to recover from a powerful upper cut.

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