Thailand's Pungluang Sor Singyu will face Filipino AJ Banal for the vacant WBO bantamweight title in October.

Ranked second in the 118-pound division, the Thai will face top-ranked Banal on Oct 23 at the Spanking New Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

The title is available after champion Jorge Arce of Mexico moved up to the junior-featherweight division. Pungluang's manager Pariyakorn Rattanasuban said her boxer had trained for a long time and was looking forward to his first world title shot.

"It is not easy to win a fight in the Philippines but we have a chance to win," said the promoter.

The 24-year-old Pungluang, who is a WBO Oriental champion, holds a 42-1-0 (27KOs) record, while Banal, who is one year younger, has an impressive record of 28 wins (20KOs) against one loss.