Venezuela's Carlos Canizales will make his first defense of the WBC 108-pound title at the sanctioning organization's annual convention.
Carlos Canizales will travel to hostile territory to defend his WBC light flyweight title for the first time against Knockout CP Freshmart on December 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, it was announced Tuesday. The fight is set to be staged in conjunction with the 63rd annual WBC convention, which takes place from November 30 through December 5 in Bangkok. Canizales (28-3-1, 20 KOs), a 32-year-old from Caracas, Venezuela, won the title in August with a fifth-round knockout in a rematch against Panya Pradabsri . Canizales suffered a majority decision defeat against Pradabsri last December. Canizales has alternated wins and losses over his last four fights, which also included a majority decision defeat against Kenshiro Teraji during a title fight in January 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24AlIA8NRqc Canizales is The Ring’s No. 1-ranked fighter at 108 pounds . The Ring junior flyweight title is vacant. Freshmart (28-1, 11 KOs), whose real name is Thammanoon Niyomtrong , is a 35-year-old from Surin, Thailand, and a long-reigning 105-pound titleholder. Freshmart held a version of the WBA light flyweight title since 2014 and defended the belt for nearly a decade until he got stopped by Oscar Collazo last November in a title unification bout. Freshmart has since strung three wins against unheralded competition in Thailand. Freshmart remains The Ring’s No. 3-ranked fighter at 105 pounds , but is now looking to become a two-division titleholder. Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
