Carlos Cañizales

Carlos Antonio Cañizales Civira (born 11 March 1993) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) light flyweight title since 2018.[1]

Carlos Cañizales
Statistics
Real nameCarlos Antonio Cañizales Civira
Nickname(s)CCC
Weight(s)Light flyweight
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Reach64 1⁄2 in (164 cm)
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993
Caracas, Venezuela
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins22
Wins by KO17
Losses0
Draws1

Professional career

Cañizales turned professional in 2014 and won 16 consecutive fights before challenging Ryoichi Taguchi for the WBA light flyweight title, the fight would end in a draw. He would get another title opportunity against Reiya Konish this time for the regular version of the WBA title.

His first title defence would be against Lu Bin on 15 July 2018 on the Pacquiao-Matthysse undercard in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Cañizales managed to drop Bin twice, once in the eleventh round and again in the twelfth, en route to a twelve-round technical knockout (TKO) victory.[2]

For his second title defence, Cañizales faced former champion Sho Kimura. Cañizales managed to survive an aggressive start from Kimura, outworking the Japanese for most of the remainder of the fight, en route to a twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) victory.[3]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
23 fights 22 wins 0 losses
By knockout 17 0
By decision 5 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Win 22–0–1 Sho Kimura UD 12 26 May 2019 Fuzhou Sports Center Gymnasium, Fuzhou, China Retained WBA (Regular) light flyweight title
22 Win 21–0–1 Lü Bin TKO 12 (12) 2:59 15 Jul 2018 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Retained WBA (Regular) light flyweight title
21 Win 20–0–1 Reiya Konishi UD 12 18 Mar 2018 Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan Won WBA (Regular) light flyweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Yenrry Bermudez RTD 4 (8), 3:00 29 Sep 2017 San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela
19 Win 18–0–1 Argenis Cheremo TKO 4 (8), 1:05 12 Aug 2017 Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
18 Win 17–0–1 Freddy Beleno TKO 6 (10), 1:06 7 Apr 2017 Plaza El Urbanismo, Santa Rosa, Caracas, Venezuela
17 Draw 16–0–1 Ryoichi Taguchi SD 12 31 Dec 2016 Ota City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan For WBA light flyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Vicente Mirabal TKO 3 (8), 2:09 1 Oct 2016 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
15 Win 15–0 Yenrry Bermudez TKO 6 (8), 1:27 22 Jul 2016 Plaza El Urbanismo, Caracas, Venezuela
14 Win 14–0 Dionis Martinez UD 8 4 Jun 2016 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
13 Win 13–0 Dallan Llovera RTD 3 (6), 3:00 21 May 2016 Gimnasio Eliecer Otaiza, Caracas, Venezuela
12 Win 12–0 Alexander Guarecuco UD 6 5 Mar 2016 Plaza El Urbanismo, Santa Rosa, Caracas, Venezuela
11 Win 11–0 Edicson Fuenmayor TKO 1 (8), 2:03 29 Jan 2016 Gimnasio Mocho Navas, Petare, Venezuela
10 Win 10–0 Robert Barrera SD 11 10 Oct 2015 El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
9 Win 9–0 Kendry Perez TKO 1 (8), 2:20 20 Jun 2015 Hotel Alba, Caracas, Venezuela
8 Win 8–0 Edicson Fuenmayor TKO 3 (10), 2:06 9 May 2015 Plaza El Urbanismo, Caracas, Venezuela
7 Win 7–0 Vicente Mirabal TKO 1 (6), 1:38 28 Mar 2015 Teatro Teresa Carreño, Caracas, Venezuela
6 Win 6–0 Efren Luces TKO 3 (4) 7 Mar 2015 Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela
5 Win 5–0 Geraid Benites TKO 1 (4), 2:30 21 Feb 2015 Plaza El Urbanismo, Caracas, Venezuela
4 Win 4–0 Nelson Magallanes KO 1 (4), 1:53 31 Jan 2015 Estadio de Beisbol de Barranquita, Barranquitas, Venezuela
3 Win 3–0 Vicente Mirabal TKO 3 (4), 1:40 13 Dec 2014 Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela
2 Win 2–0 Yosman Rengifo TKO 3 (4), 2:35 11 Oct 2014 Polideportivo de Corinsa, Cagua, Venezuela
1 Win 1–0 Edicson Fuenmayor TKO 1 (4), 2:56 4 Jul 2014 El Velodromo Teo Capriles, Caracas, Venezuela

See also
  • List of light-flyweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Canizales beats Konishi to win WBA 108lb belt". Fightnews. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "Canizales KOs Bin in 12th Round, Retains Light Flyweight Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Canizales Outpoints Kimura In China, Retains 108-Pound Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Freddy Beleno		 Venezuelan light flyweight champion
9 May 2015 – June 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Juan Lopez
Preceded by
Rober Barrera		 WBA Fedelatin light flyweight champion
10 October 2015 – 2016
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Daniel Matellon
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Ryoichi Taguchi
Promoted to Super champion		 WBA light flyweight champion
Regular title
18 March 2018 – present		 Incumbent
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