Carlos Canizales vs Panya Pradabsri WBC particular combat preview
Triple C vs Panya for the vacant WBC Mild flyweight title By James Blears
Venezuela’s Carlos ‘CCC’ Canizales Civira (30-2-1, 19 KO) travels to the Rajadanmern Stadium, Bangkok, to tackle Thai fighter Panya Pradabsri (43-2, 27 KO) for the title vacated by Kenshiro Teraji.
The dateline is December twenty sixth, Boxing Day.
But, this combat between two former world champions isn’t a Stays of the Day Providing. Each have constructed a profession over 10 years and each have energy punching capabilities exuding from their fists.
Panya, aged 33, has accrued and amassed a veritable wealth of expertise plus versatility. He’d fought in additional than 200 Muay Thai bouts earlier than he turned his hand to boxing with even larger success.
His first tilt at glory was towards China’s Xiong Chaozhong, an ex-WBC strawweight champion. However this combat was for the vacant WBA Worldwide strawweight title. He misplaced a creditable and shut MD.
His large probability upon which he capitalised, with a UD victory, was towards legendary, lengthy reigning WBC straw weight champion Wanheng Menayothin, who was defending the Inexperienced and Gold Belt for the twelfth time. In it, Panya ended the legendary 54 fights successful tally of Wanheng. Three profitable defences later, he repeated the UD win feat once more defeated Wanheng by resolution, however much more decisively.
He pointedly got here unstuck and misplaced his absolute WBC Title in his sixth defence. It was towards keen and hungry WBC Interim titlist Yudai Shigeoka.
Since then, three TKO victories towards comparatively modest opposition. On the plus aspect, Panya will likely be preventing this one on house turf in entrance of Thai followers. On the minus aspect, he’s by no means earlier than fought as a light-flyweight.
In these slender divisions, a few kilos could make a big distinction. But, Panya is calm, collected, exact and tactical. An exquisite probability to change into a World Boxing Council champion in a second weight class, however… his opponent will present an exceptionally stern check.
Carlos Canizales, who is 2 years youthful, has constructed a profession of 30-2-1, 19 KOs. His declare to glory was a UD victory over Reiya Konishi for the vacant WBA gentle flyweight title. He knocked down the Japanese fighter within the third and bought stronger because the combat wore on.
A profitable first defence towards Lu Bin. Canizales minimize his opponent over the left eye, decked him the eleventh and once more within the last spherical by which it was stopped. In his subsequent defence, a large and convincing UD victory over ex WBO champion Sho Kimura.
Then… a spot of two years, throughout which, a coating of ring rust fashioned. When Canizales did return to defend, he was shorn of his title by Esteban Bermudez. An overhead proper in spherical six dropped him, he bought up however walked into a brief proper, simply a few seconds later, so there after which… he was an ex-champion.
A busy time since, re-establishing and re-positioning himself, with a powerful climb again. A UD victory over German Valenzuela Barreras. A formidable fourth spherical TKO over ex-WBC champion Ganigan Lopez. A one spherical blowout of Armando Hernandez Torres, after which one helluva combat towards then champion Kenshiro Teraji, which he misplaced by a MD. Most just lately a MD win over Ivan Garcia Balderas for the WBC light-flyweight gentle flyweight title.
Bodily, there’s little to selected between this pair. Carlos Canizales stands 5 toes three inches tall with a attain of 64 1/2 inches. Panya is however an inch taller however with a attain extending half an inch much less. Carlos has fought 169 rounds as a professional with a 70.3% KO ratio. Panya has appreciably extra with 278 rounds and a KO ratio of 62.79%.
On the current World Boxing Council Conference in Hamburg, O`Shaquie Foster confided how candy it sounded to be introduced as two-time champion of the World. Whoever wins between Panya and Triple C , will hear that accolade ringing of their ears. It’s going to imply the whole lot, making the blood, sweat and tears price it.
Triple C has been a street warrior throughout his profession, so the lengthy journey to Thailand gained’t hassle him that a lot. Though Venezuela is a heat and sunny local weather nation, inevitable standing round in the course of the introductions for this one in Bangkok, could possibly be extended, searingly scorching, sweltering and draining.
Carlos is a puncher whereas Panya, though he’s a succesful finisher, is extra of a stylist and a finesse boxer. The strawweight restrict is 105 kilos. Whereas light-flyweight is three kilos heavier. It doesn’t appear an terrible lot, however at this degree, it counts for one thing energy smart.
It’s the ultimate WBC combat of the yr and each will likely be trying to impress on Boxing Day. An opportunity to be again on high of the mountain summit. They’ve devoted most of their lives to boxing and each are striving to be world champion once more. However just one will get there.
Additionally on the current World Boxing Council Conference in Hamburg, Terence Crawford confided his will to win extends far previous boxing, encompassing and embracing the whole lot. That is what we’ll see put into movement between Panya and Canizales, as soon as the bell rings.
The ethos of striving for achievement spans the whole lot.
Max Verstappen stated: “I at all times attempt to get the perfect end result. I’m not there to simply sit second or third. I’m a winner. I at all times go for it.”
Jay Jay Ochoa summed it up greatest: “I’ve tried my entire life to be a winner, and if I do know two issues, it takes ardour and it takes persistence.”
