Carlos Cañizales
Career, Record, Stats
Carlos Cañizales (CCC) is a 31-year-old Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former light-flyweight world champion. 10 years, 4 months, and 12 days into his career, Cañizales' record stands at 27-2-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Carlos Cañizales' Boxing Career
Carlos Cañizales was born in Caracas, Venezuela on March 11, 1993. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on July 4, 2014 against Edicson Fuenmayor. Cañizales defeated Fuenmayor via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cañizales got his first shot at a world title at the age of 23 after 16 professional fights. On December 31, 2016 Cañizales challenged Ryoichi Taguchi's WBA light-flyweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on March 18, 2018 at the age of 25 years, after by defeating Reiya Konishi, the then-reining WBA (Regular) light-flyweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 21st fight as a professional.
Cañizales' latest fight was a majority decision victory over Ivan Garcia Balderas at age 31, on July 19, 2024.
Some of Carlos Cañizales' best fights so far have been against Ryoichi Taguchi. For a complete list of Cañizales' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Cañizales".
Cañizales has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Cañizales Losses".
Carlos Cañizales' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Jul 19, 2024 | 31 |  Ivan Garcia Balderas | win | MD 12 |
29 | Jan 23, 2024 | 30 | 
Kenshiro Teraji 32 22-1 | loss | MD 12 |
28 | Jun 09, 2023 | 30 | Daniel Matellon | win | TD 8 |
27 | Aug 20, 2022 | 29 | Armando Hernandez Torres | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 26, 2022 | 29 | Ganigan López | win | KO 4 |
25 | Oct 29, 2021 | 28 | German Valenzuela | win | UD 10 |
24 | May 28, 2021 | 28 | 
Esteban Bermudez 25 13-3-2 | loss | KO 6 |
23 | May 26, 2019 | 26 | Sho Kimura | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jul 15, 2018 | 25 | Lü Bin | win | TKO 12 |
21 | Mar 18, 2018 | 25 | Reiya Konishi | win | UD 12 |
20 | Sep 29, 2017 | 24 | Yenrry Bermudez | win | RTD 4 |
19 | Aug 12, 2017 | 24 | Argenis Cheremo | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Apr 07, 2017 | 24 | Freddy Beleno | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Dec 31, 2016 | 23 | 
Ryoichi Taguchi 30 25-2-1 | draw | SD 12 |
16 | Oct 01, 2016 | 23 | Vicente Mirabal | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Jul 22, 2016 | 23 | Yenrry Bermudez | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Jun 04, 2016 | 23 | Dionis Martinez | win | UD 8 |
13 | May 21, 2016 | 23 | Dallan Llovera | win | RTD 3 |
12 | Mar 05, 2016 | 22 | Alexander Guarecuco | win | UD 6 |
11 | Jan 29, 2016 | 22 | Edicson Fuenmayor | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Oct 10, 2015 | 22 | Robert Barrera | win | SD 11 |
9 | Jun 20, 2015 | 22 | Kendry Perez | win | TKO 1 |
8 | May 09, 2015 | 22 | Edicson Fuenmayor | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Mar 28, 2015 | 22 | Vicente Mirabal | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Mar 07, 2015 | 21 | Efren Luces | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Feb 21, 2015 | 21 | Geraid Benites | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jan 31, 2015 | 21 | Nelson Magallanes | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 13, 2014 | 21 | Vicente Mirabal | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Oct 11, 2014 | 21 | Yosman Rengifo | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jul 04, 2014 | 21 | Edicson Fuenmayor | win | TKO 1 |