Special Preview Carlos Canizales vs. Panya Pradabsri
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Vacant Light Flyweight World Championship
December 26, 2024 / Bangkok, Thailand
PETCHYINDEE BOXING PROMOTIONS PRESENTS:
CARLOS “CCC” CANIZALES (Venezuela)
· Ranked WBC No. 1 at Light Flyweight
Age: 31 / Date of birth: March 11, 1993
Residence, birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Record: 27-2-1, 19 KOs / Total rounds: 169 / World championship fights: 3-2-1, 1 KO
Height: 5’3” – 160cm / Reach: 64.5” – 164cm / Stance: Right-handed
PANYA PRADABSRI (Thailand)
· Ranked WBC No. 2 at Light Flyweight
· Former WBC Strawweight World Champion, 4 Successful Defenses
· Former Asian Boxing Council Strawweight Champion
· Former Oriental & Pacific Boxing Federation Light Flyweight Champion
Age: 33 / Date of birth: February 21, 1991
Residence: Bangkok, Thailand / Birthplace: Nam Yuen, Thailand
Record: 43-2, 27 KOs / Total rounds: 278 / World championship fights: 5-1, 1 KO
Height: 5’2” – 158cm / Reach: 64” – 162cm / Stance: Right-handed
WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. Franco Udella (Italy) 1975
2. Luis Estaba (Ven) 1975 – 1978
3. Freddie Castillo (Mex) 1978
4. Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh (Tha) 1978
5. Sung Jun Kim (Kor) 1978 – 1980
6. Shigeo Nakajima (Jap) 1980
7. Hilario Zapata (Pan) 1980 – 1982
8. Amado Urzua (Mex) 1982
9. Tadashi Tomori (Jap) 1982
10. Hilario Zapata (Pan) * 1982 – 1983
11. Jungkoo Chang (Kor) 1983 – 1988
12. German Torres (Mex) 1988 – 1989
13. Yulwoo Lee (Kor) 1989
14. Humberto Gonzalez (Mex) 1989 – 1990
15. Rolando Pascua (Phil) 1990 – 1991
16. Melchor Cob Castro (Mex) 1991
17. Humberto Gonzalez (Mex)* 1991 – 1993
18. Michael Carbajal (US) 1993 – 1994
19. Humberto Gonzalez (Mex)* 1994 – 1995
20. Saman Sorjaturong (Thai) 1995 – 1999
21. Yosam Choi (Kor) 1999 – 2002
22. Jorge Arce (Mex) 2001 – 2004
23. Eric Ortiz (Mex) 2005
24. Brian Viloria (US) 2005 – 2006
25. Omar Niño (Mexico) 2006
26. Wandee Singwangcha (Thai) (Interim) 2006
27. Edgar Sosa (Mexico) 2007 – 2009
28. Rodel Mayol (Philippines) 2009 – 2010
29. Omar Niño (Mexico) * 2010
30. Gilberto Keb Baas (Mexico) 2010 – 2011
31. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico) 2011
32. Kompayak Porpramook (Thai) 2011 – 2012
33. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico)* 2012 – 2014
34. Naoya Inoue (Japan) 2014
35. Pedro Guevara (Mexico) 2014 – 2015
36. Yo Kimura (Japan) 2015 – 2016
37. Ganigan Lopez (Mexico) 2016 – 2017
38. Kenshiro Teraji (Japan) 2017 – 2021
39. Masamichi Yabuki (Japan) 2021 – 2022
40. Kenshiro Teraji (Japan)* 2022 – 2024
* Regained
WBC Top 10 Light Flyweight Champions
1. Humberto Gonzalez (Mexico)
2. Hilario Zapata (Panama)
3. Michael Carbajal (Us)
4. Luis Estaba (Venezuela)
5. Jungkoo Chang (Korea)
6. Saman Sorjaturong (Thailand)
7. Jorge Arce (Mexico)
8. Edgar Sosa (Mexico)
9. Yosam Choi (Korea)
10. Tadashi Tomori (Japan)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHT FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY
34 light flyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, five of whom have regained the title: Hilario Zapata (Panama), Humberto Gonzalez two times (Mexico), Omar Niño (Mexico), Adrian Hernandez (Mexico), Kenshiro Teraji (Japan).
150 light flyweight world championship bouts have been held in WBC history.
MEMORABLE WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS
Jan. 23, 2024 Kenshiro Teraji W12 Carlos Canizales – Osaka, Japan
Sep. 18, 2023 Kenshiro Teraji TKO9 Hekkie Budler – Tokyo, Japan
Apr. 8, 2023 Kenshiro Teraji TKO9 Anthony Olascuaga – Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 1, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji TKO7 Hiroto Kyoguchi – Saitama, Japan
Mar. 19, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji KO3 Masamichi Yabuki – Kyoto, Japan
Sept. 22, 2021 Masamichi Yabuki TKO10 Kenshiro Teraji – Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 24, 2021 Kenshiro Teraji W12 Tetsuya Hisada – Osaka, Japan
Dec. 23, 2019 Kenshiro Teraji TKO4 Randy Petalcorin – Yokohama, Japan
July 12, 2019 Kenshiro Teraji TKO4 Jonathan Taconing – Osaka, Japan
Oct. 7, 2018 Kenshiro Teraji TKO7 Milan Melindo – Yokohama, Japan
July 2, 2016 Ganigan Lopez W12 Yu Kimura – Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 6, 2014 Naoya Inoue TKO6 Adrian Hernandez – Tokyo, Japan
Feb. 8, 2014 Adrian Hernandez TKO3 Janiel Rivera – Huixquilucan, Mexico
June 19, 2010 Omar Niño W12 Rodel Mayol – San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico
Nov. 21, 2009 Rodel Mayol TKO2 Edgar Sosa – Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Apr. 14, 2007 Edgar Sosa W12 Brian Viloria – San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 18, 2006 Brian Viloria W12 Jose Antonio Aguirre – Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep. 4, 2004 Jorge Arce W12 Juanito Rubillar – Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
July 6, 2002 Jorge Arce TKO6 Yo Sam Choi – Seoul, South Korea
Jan. 30, 2001 Yo Sam Choi KO7 Saman Sorjaturong – Seoul, South Korea
July 15, 1995 Saman Sorjaturong TKO7 Humberto Gonzalez – Inglewood, California
Nov. 12, 1994 Humberto Gonzalez W12 Michael Carbajal – Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
Mar. 13, 1993 Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez – Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec. 9, 1989 Humberto Gonzalez W12 Jung Koo Chang – Daegu, South Korea
Mar. 26, 1983 Jung Koo Chang TKO3 Hilario Zapata – Daejeon, South Korea
Sep. 18, 1982 Hilario Zapata W15 Jung Koo Chang – Chongju, South Korea
Feb. 19, 1978 Freddy Castillo TKO14 Luis Estaba – Caracas, Venezuela
July 18, 1976 Luis Estaba KOe Franco Udella – Caracas, Venezuela
Apr. 4, 1975 Franco Udella WDQ12 Valentin Martinez – Milan, Italy
Triple C Vs Panya for the vacant WBC Light flyweight title
By James Blears
Venezuela`s Carlos ‘’CCC’’ Canizales, Civira travels to the Rajadanmern Statium, Bangkok, to take on Thai Panya Pradabsri for the title vacated by Kenshiro Teraji.
The dateline is December 26th. In GB and a scattering of other countries, the day after Christmas, is known as Boxing Day. Nothing to do with the Noble Art. Rather, the rich, top brass and landed gentry, re-wrapped the presents they didn`t want, like socks and discarded them below stairs to their servants. How the other half live!
Yet, this fight between two former world champions isn`t a Remains Of The Day Offering. Both have built a career over ten years and both have power punching capabilities exuding from their fists.
Panya aged thirty- three, 43-2, 27 KO`s has accumulated and amassed a veritable wealth of experience plus versatility. He`d fought more than two hundred Muay Thai before he turned his hand to boxing with even greater success. His first tilt at glory was against China`s Xiong Chaozhong, an ex- WBC straw weight champion. But this fight was for the vacant international WBA International straw weight title. He lost a creditable and close MD.
His big chance upon which he capitalized, with a UD victory, was against legendary, long reigning WBC straw weight champion Wanheng Menayothin, who was defending the Green and Gold Belt for the twefth time. In it, Panya ended the legendary fifty-four fights winning tally of Wanheng. Three successful defences later, he repeated the UD win feat again defeated Wanheng by decision, but even more decisively.
He pointedly came unstuck and lost his Absolute WBC Title in his sixth defence. It was against eager and hungry WBC Interim Yudai Shigeoka. Since then, three TKO victories against relatively modest opposition. On the plus side, Panya will be fighting this one on home turf in front of Thai fans. On the minus side, he`s never before fought as a light-flyweight. In these slender divisions, a couple of pounds can make a significant difference. Yet, Panya is calm, collected, precise and tactical. A wonderful chance to become a World Boxing Council champion in a second weight category, but… his opponent will provide an exceptionally stern test.
Carlos Canizales, who is two years younger, has built a career of 30-2-1, 19 KO`s. His claim to glory was a UD victory over Reiya Konishi for the vacant WBA light flyweight title. He knocked down the Japanese fighter in the third and got stronger as the fight wore on.
A successful first defence against Lu Bin. He cut his opponent over the left eye, decked him the eleven and again in the final round in which it was stopped. In his next defence, a wide and convincing UD victory over ex WBO champion Sho Kimura.
Then… a gap of two years, during which, a coating of ring rust formed. When he did return to defend, he was shorn of his title by Esteban Bermudez. An overhead right in round six dropped him, he got up but walked into a short right, just a couple of seconds later, so there and then…he was an ex-champion.
A busy time since, re-establishing and re-positioning himself, with an impressive climb back. A UD victory over German Valenzuela Barreras. An impressive fourth round TKO over ex-WBC champion Ganigan Lopez, A one round blowout of Armando Hernandez Torres, and then one helluva fight against then champion Kenshiro Teraji, which he lost by a MD. Most recently a MD win over Ivan Garcia Balderas for the WBC light-flyweight light flyweight title.
Physically there`s little to chose between this pair. Carlos stands five feet three inches tall with a reach of sixty-four and a half inches. Panya is but an inch taller but with a reach extending half an inch less. Carlos has fought 169 rounds as a pro with a 70.3 percent KO ratio. Panya has appreciably more with 278 rounds and a KO ratio of 62.79 percent.
At the recent World Boxing Council Convention in Hamburg, O`Shaquie Foster confided how sweet it sounded to be announced as two-time champion of the World. Whoever wins between Panya and Triple C , will hear that accolade ringing in their ears. It will mean everything, making the blood, sweat and tears worth it.
Triple C has been a road warrior during his career, so the long journey to Thailand won`t bother him that much. Although Venezuela is a warm and sunny climate country, inevitable standing around during the introductions for this one in Bangkok, could be prolonged, searingly hot, sweltering and draining.
Carlos is a puncher while Panya although he is a capable finisher is more of a stylist and a finesse boxer. The straw weight limit is 105 pounds. While light-flyweight is three pounds heavier. It doesn`t seem an awful lot, but at this level, it counts for something power wise.
It`s the final WBC fight of the year and both will be looking to impress on Boxing Day. A chance to be back on top of the mountain top summit. They have dedicated most of their lives to Boxing and both are striving to be world champion again. Only one will get there.
Also at the recent World Boxing Council Convention in Hamburg, Terence Crawford confided his will to win extends far past boxing, encompassing and embracing everything. This is what we`ll see put into motion between Panya and Carlos, once the bell rings.
The ethos of striving for success spans everything. The entire gamut. Tom Landry said: ‘’A winner never stops trying.’’
Max Verstappen said: ’’I always try to get the best result. I`m not there to just sit second or third. I`m a winner. I always go for it.’’
Jay Jay Ochoa summed it up best: ‘’I`ve tried my whole life to be a winner, and if I know two things, it takes passion and it takes persistence. ‘’
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