Pradabsri vs Canizales II

Who won Pradabsri vs Canizales II?

Carlos Canizales beat Panya Pradabsri by knockout in the 5th round on Friday, August 1st, 2025, at El Poliedro, Caracas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBC jr flyweight championship of the world.

Canizales was defending his his WBC World Light Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Panya Pradabsri in August 2025. He had held this belt for 24 days.

Pradabsri vs Canizales II stats

Panya Pradabsri stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Canizales made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Panya Pradabsri was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Canizales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pradabsri. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Panya Pradabsri and Carlos Canizales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pradabsri was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months earlier than Canizales, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 109 more professional rounds, totaling 295 compared to Canizales' 186.

Carlos Canizales was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

Pradabsri vs Canizales II form

Pradabsri had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carlos Canizales on December 26, 2024, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Yudai Shigeoka on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Norihito Tanaka on June 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Rayong, Thailand.

Before that, he had beaten Norihito Tanaka on August 31, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Nakhon Ratchasima.

He had defeated Wanheng Menayothin on March 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at City Hall Ground, Nakhon Sawan.

Carlos Canizales had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Panya Pradabsri on December 26, 2024, by majority decision in their WBC World Light Flyweight championship fight at Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had lost to Kenshiro Teraji on January 23, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight and The Ring Junior Flyweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Daniel Matellon on June 9, 2023, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Before that, he had been beaten by Esteban Bermudez on May 28, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

He had defeated Sho Kimura on May 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight championship fight at Fuzhou, China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Panya Pradabsri had been fighting more than Carlos Canizales.

Going into this contest, Panya Pradabsri had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Carlos Canizales' last outing had been 7 months and 6 days ago.

Pradabsri's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Canizales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Pradabsri vs Canizales II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Pradabsri vs Canizales II?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Pradabsri vs Canizales II?

Panya Pradabsri was a 4/1 (+430) underdog going into the contest, while Carlos Canizales made his way into the ring at 2/13 (-710) with oddsmakers.