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WBC Special Preview: PRADABSRI vs. CA\u00d1IZALES II<\/strong><\/h2>\n

WBC STATISTICS<\/strong>
\nWBC Light Flyweight World Championship
\nAugust 1, 2025 \/ Caracas, Venezuela \/ Poliedro de Caracas<\/p>\n

VENEZUELA TOP BOXING PRESENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PANYA PRADABSRI (Thailand)<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 WBC Light Flyweight World Champion, 1st Defense
\n\u00b7 Former WBC Strawweight World Champion, 4 Defenses
\n\u00b7 Former Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) Strawweight Champion
\n\u00b7 Former Oriental & Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Light Flyweight Champion
\nAge: 34 \/ Date of birth: February 21, 1991
\nResidence: Bangkok, Thailand \/ Birthplace: Nam Yuen, Thailand
\nRecord: 44-2, 27 KOs \/ Total rounds: 290 \/ World championship fights: 6-1, 1 KO
\nHeight: 5\u20192\u201d \u2013 158cm \/ Reach: 64\u201d \u2013 162cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

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CARLOS \u201cCCC\u201d CANIZALES (Venezuela)<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 Ranked WBC No. 1 at Light Flyweight
\n\u00b7 WBC Silver Light Flyweight Champion
\nAge: 32 \/ Date of birth: March 11, 1993
\nResidence, birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
\nRecord: 27-3-1, 19 KOs \/ Total rounds: 181 \/ World championship fights: 3-3-1, 1 KO
\nHeight: 5\u20193\u201d \u2013 160cm \/ Reach: 64.5\u201d \u2013 164cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n

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WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Franco Udella (Italy) 1975
\n2. Luis Estaba (Venezuela) 1975 \u2013 1978
\n3. Freddie Castillo (Mexico) 1978
\n4. Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh (Thailand) 1978
\n5. Sung Jun Kim (Korea) 1978 \u2013 1980
\n6. Shigeo Nakajima (Japan) 1980
\n7. Hilario Zapata (Panama) 1980 \u2013 1982
\n8. Amado Urzua (Mexico) 1982
\n9. Tadashi Tomori (Japan) 1982
\n10. Hilario Zapata (Panama) * 1982 \u2013 1983
\n11. Jungkoo Chang (Korea) 1983 \u2013 1988
\n12. German Torres (Mexico) 1988 \u2013 1989
\n13. Yulwoo Lee (Korea) 1989
\n14. Humberto Gonzalez (Mexico) 1989 \u2013 1990
\n15. Rolando Pascua (Philippines) 1990 \u2013 1991
\n16. Melchor Cob Castro (Mexico) 1991
\n17. Humberto Gonzalez (Mexico)* 1991 \u2013 1993
\n18. Michael Carbajal (USA) 1993 \u2013 1994
\n19. Humberto Gonzalez (Mexico)* 1994 \u2013 1995
\n20. Saman Sorjaturong (Thailand) 1995 \u2013 1999
\n21. Yosam Choi (Korea) 1999 \u2013 2002
\n22. Jorge Arce (Mexico) 2001 \u2013 2004
\n23. Eric Ortiz (Mexico) 2005
\n24. Brian Viloria (USA) 2005 \u2013 2006
\n25. Omar Ni\u00f1o (Mexico) 2006
\n26. Wandee Singwangcha (Thailand) Interim 2006
\n27. Edgar Sosa (Mexico) 2007 – 2009
\n28. Rodel Mayol (Philippines) 2009 \u2013 2010
\n29. Omar Ni\u00f1o (Mexico)* 2010
\n30. Gilberto Keb Baas (Mexico) 2010 \u2013 2011
\n31. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico) 2011
\n32. Kompayak Porpramook (Thailand) 2011 \u2013 2012
\n33. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico)* 2012 \u2013 2014
\n34. Naoya Inoue (Japan) 2014
\n35. Pedro Guevara (Mexico) 2014 \u2013 2015
\n36. Yo Kimura (Japan) 2015 \u2013 2016
\n37. Ganigan Lopez (Mexico) 2016 \u2013 2017
\n38. Kenshiro Teraji (Japan) 2017 \u2013 2021
\n39. Masamichi Yabuki (Japan) 2021 \u2013 2022
\n40. Kenshiro Teraji (Japan)* 2022 \u2013 2024
\n41. Panya Pradabsri (Thailand) 2024 \u2013
\n* Regained<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WBC Top 10 Light Flyweight Champions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Humberto Gonzalez (Mexico)
\n2. Hilario Zapata (Panama)
\n3. Michael Carbajal (USA)
\n4. Luis Estaba (Venezuela)
\n5. Jungkoo Chang (Korea)
\n6. Saman Sorjaturong (Thailand)
\n7. Jorge Arce (Mexico)
\n8. Edgar Sosa (Mexico)
\n9. Yosam Choi (Korea)
\n10. Tadashi Tomori (Japan)<\/p>\n

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHT FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

35 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 Ni\u00f1o (Mexico), Adrian Hernandez (Mexico), Kenshiro Teraji (Japan).<\/p>\n

151 light flyweight world championship bouts have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n

MEMORABLE WBC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dec. 26, 2014 Panya Pradabsri W12 Carlos Canizales \u2013 Bangkok, Thailand
\nJan. 23, 2024 Kenshiro Teraji W12 Carlos Canizales \u2013 Osaka, Japan
\nSep. 18, 2023 Kenshiro Teraji TKO9 Hekkie Budler \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nApr. 8, 2023 Kenshiro Teraji TKO9 Anthony Olascuaga \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nNov. 1, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji TKO7 Hiroto Kyoguchi \u2013 Saitama, Japan
\nMar. 19, 2022 Kenshiro Teraji KO3 Masamichi Yabuki \u2013 Kyoto, Japan
\nSept. 22, 2021 Masamichi Yabuki TKO10 Kenshiro Teraji \u2013 Kyoto, Japan
\nApr. 24, 2021 Kenshiro Teraji W12 Tetsuya Hisada \u2013 Osaka, Japan
\nDec. 23, 2019 Kenshiro Teraji TKO4 Randy Petalcorin \u2013 Yokohama, Japan
\nJuly 12, 2019 Kenshiro Teraji TKO4 Jonathan Taconing \u2013 Osaka, Japan
\nOct. 7, 2018 Kenshiro Teraji TKO7 Milan Melindo \u2013 Yokohama, Japan
\nJuly 2, 2016 Ganigan Lopez W12 Yu Kimura \u2013 Kyoto, Japan
\nApr. 6, 2014 Naoya Inoue TKO6 Adrian Hernandez \u2013 Tokyo, Japan
\nFeb. 8, 2014 Adrian Hernandez TKO3 Janiel Rivera \u2013 Huixquilucan, Mexico
\nJune 19, 2010 Omar Ni\u00f1o W12 Rodel Mayol \u2013 San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico
\nNov. 21, 2009 Rodel Mayol TKO2 Edgar Sosa \u2013 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
\nApr. 14, 2007 Edgar Sosa W12 Brian Viloria \u2013 San Antonio, Texas
\nFeb. 18, 2006 Brian Viloria W12 Jose Antonio Aguirre \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada
\nSep. 4, 2004 Jorge Arce W12 Juanito Rubillar \u2013 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
\nJuly 6, 2002 Jorge Arce TKO6 Yo Sam Choi \u2013 Seoul, South Korea
\nJan. 30, 2001 Yo Sam Choi KO7 Saman Sorjaturong \u2013 Seoul, South Korea
\nJuly 15, 1995 Saman Sorjaturong TKO7 Humberto Gonzalez \u2013 Inglewood, California
\nNov. 12, 1994 Humberto Gonzalez W12 Michael Carbajal \u2013 Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
\nMar. 13, 1993 Michael Carbajal KO7 Humberto Gonzalez \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada
\nDec. 9, 1989 Humberto Gonzalez W12 Jung Koo Chang \u2013 Daegu, South Korea
\nMar. 26, 1983 Jung Koo Chang TKO3 Hilario Zapata \u2013 Daejeon, South Korea
\nSep. 18, 1982 Hilario Zapata W15 Jung Koo Chang \u2013 Chongju, South Korea
\nFeb. 19, 1978 Freddy Castillo TKO14 Luis Estaba \u2013 Caracas, Venezuela
\nJuly 18, 1976 Luis Estaba KOe Franco Udella \u2013 Caracas, Venezuela
\nApr. 4, 1975 Franco Udella WDQ12 Valentin Martinez \u2013 Milan, Italy<\/p>\n

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Panya vs CCC rematch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By James Blears<\/p>\n

Cool as a cucumber World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Panya Pradabsri fights a highly anticipated re-match against peppery CCC Carlos Canizales this Friday, at the Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Their first encounter which was for the vacant WBC light fly Green and Gold Belt, was on December 26th<\/sup> last year in the Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok, which was on Panya`s home turf.\u00a0 This occurred after Kenshiro Teraji had moved up to flyweight.<\/p>\n

It was a hum dinger of a fight, with fortunes veering first one way and then swaying the other.\u00a0 Panya emerged with a MD victory, and Carlos was aggrieved. He felt he had been more aggressive and extra pro-active throughout.\u00a0 Panya`s people were equally convinced, that he`d been more calculating and significantly more effective, thus successful.<\/p>\n

To be fair and to satisfy both sides, the World Boxing Council ruled that there must be an immediate rematch. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said: \u2018\u2019Canizales lost by a MD. It was a sensational fight. Their first fight was in Thailand and now the second is in Venezuela. This is a great story.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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It must be pointed out, that it was the judges` decision which went the way of Panya. He fought his best fight as did Carlos. The judges, who had no axe to grind, saw it this way. They were ringside and on the spot, on the night.<\/p>\n

Boxing is no stranger to very close decisions, controversy and the consequences, which can lead to fallout plus the bitter residual taste of bile and bad feeling lingering for decades, so best it`s nipped in the bud and the effective way to achieve this is a direct rematch. As you were, but it can never be quite the same, as each fight is unique with its own individual circumstances, quirks and characteristics.<\/p>\n

Way back in 1971, a huge controversy started and never ended, after up and coming heavyweight Joe Bugner defeated veteran national hero Henry Cooper, who was British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion.\u00a0 Henry aged thirty- seven Vs Joe who was just twenty- one.\u00a0 The sole arbiter at the Empire Pool Wembley, was Referee Harry Gibbs. A tough, gruff, no nonsense, scrupulously fair referee.<\/p>\n

After fifteen gruelling rounds, Mr Gibbs raised Joe`s hand. He said Joe had won the contest by quarter of one point. That`s the smallest margin there is.<\/p>\n

All hell then broke loose. BBC Commentator Harry Carpenter famously said over the airwaves: \u2018\u2019He`s given it to Bugner. I find that amazing. How can you take the man`s titles away like that?!\u2019\u2019 The crowd who adored \u2018\u2019Our Enry\u2019\u2019 erupted. Mr Gibbs had to be escorted out of the arena by the Police. Pandemonium!<\/p>\n

Joe who was innocent on all counts, was vilified and his reputation never recovered. He later said: \u2018\u2019I won but I lost. I was hated for it and never allowed to forget. When I beat Henry \u00a0Cooper I was no longer British. I was a Hungarian refugee and I was just ridiculed.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019After the second fight with Muhammad Ali, all the same individuals said I was over in Kuala Lumpur on holiday. Ali was in hospital with dehydration. We went fifteen rounds in searing heat, but I was having the time of my life\u2026apparently?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Joe climbed out of swimming pool there and had to endure the scalding, acerbic wit of award- winning Journalist Hugh Mcllvanney who said: \u2018\u2019In his prIme Joe Bugner had the physique of Greek Statue, but he had fewer moves.\u2019\u2019\u00a0 Joe angrily retorted: \u2018\u2019Get me Jesus Christ and I`ll fight him.\u2019\u2019 To which Hugh languidly and acidly retorted; \u2019\u2019Yes\u2026but He`s got bad hands.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The World Boxing Council has taken the onus and impossible responsibility of judging, out of the capable and sound hands of the Referee. The WBC was the first boxing authority to reduce world title championship from fifteen to twelve rounds. The other championship bouts are reduced to ten rounds.\u00a0 In case of a very close fight, the best way to resolve it is for an immediate rematch. That decision is taken by a meeting of the WBC Board of Governors.\u00a0 This provides focus and simplicity which clarifies, sorting out any confusion and cutting through the Gordian Knot, avoiding the maelstrom of confusion Hedley Lamarr suffered in Blazing Saddles, when he snarled; \u2018\u2019My mind is a ranging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into waterfalls of creative alternatives.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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How do things stand now?\u00a0 Panya`s record is 44-2, 27 KO`s. He is thirty- four years old. Carlos is two years younger. His record is 27-3-1, 19KO`s.\u00a0 Panya`s big chance came when he fought legendary compatriot Wanheng Menayothin in November 2020 for the WBC straw weight title and won a UD, Upsetting the apple cart big time. Cor!<\/p>\n

Four successful defences including another UD victory over Wanheng. Then away from home in Japan, he lost the title to Yudai Shigeoka by UD. His next big chance came against CCC and he became WBC light flyweight champion, by the skin of his mouthguard. His only two defeats have been away from home.<\/p>\n

Carlos fought WBA Champion Ryoichi Taguchi to a draw. Then three wins in Venezuela and back to Asia and three more.\u00a0 Surprisingly, he came badly unstuck against Esteban Bermudez who stopped him in six unravelling rounds.\u00a0 But he bounced back with four wins, including a fourth rounds KO of ex- champion Ganigan Lopez. Carlos then won a WBA eliminator against Daniel Matellon and fought Kenshiro Teraji for the WBC\/WBA light flyweight belt, but lost a competitive MD. \u00a0He won his next fight against Ivan Garcia Balderas by MD, before taking on Panya for the first time.<\/p>\n

Both Panya and Carlos want to markedly prove a point and improve. \u00a0Whereas Carlos seeks vindication, Panya wants to prove the first time wasn`t a fluke and to be significantly more decisive this time around.<\/p>\n

Panya will aim to be more aggressive and possibly try to inflict an extra dosage of crunching body shots, to slow the advance of the high- volume punching Venezuelan.\u00a0 In front of his fans and in his home town, it`s now or never for CCC.\u00a0 The ingredients of a fabulous rematch are on the table, waiting to be gobbled up as the main course.\u00a0 Serviettes are not required. We`ve reached a fork in the road.<\/p>\n

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