Cañizales to Challenge Pradabsri in Caracas, Venezuela

The Caribbean promoter, Venezuela Top Boxing, officially announced that on Friday, August 1, former world champion, Venezuelan Carlos Cañizales, will once again challenge for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight world title against the current champion, Thailand’s Panya Pradabsri.

This time, the fight will take place on the American continent, specifically in the emblematic Poliedro de Caracas, Venezuela. They also confirmed the live broadcast via ESPN NOCAUT for all of Latin America.
Cañizales previously contended for the world title on December 26 in Thailand against the Asian fighter, Panya Pradabsri (44-2), where the judges favored the Thai (114-114 / 113-115 / 112-116) in a close and controversial bout.

Cañizales (27-3-1 / 19 KOs), 32 years old, possesses a knockout power ratio of above 70%. Considered by many to be the current face of Venezuelan boxing, he had a bittersweet year, where he made his world title defeats very costly for his opponents.

The champion, Panya Pradabsri, born in Nam Yuen, Thailand, will travel across the world to try and prove that the decision at the end of 2024 was no fluke. It’s worth noting that this will be his first time leaving his homeland since late 2023, when he fell by unanimous decision in Japan to local fighter Yudai Shigeoka.

Pradabsri (44-2 / 27 KOs), 34 years old, possesses knockout power above 60%. This will be the first time in the Asian fighter’s career that he travels to the American continent.