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 loss to Panya Pradabsri at age 31, on December 26, 2024, in which he was fighting for the WBC light-flyweight title.
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 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Cañizales Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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31 | Dec 26, 2024 | 31 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
30 | Jul 19, 2024 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
29 | Jan 23, 2024 | 30 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
28 | Jun 09, 2023 | 30 | ![]() | win | TD 8 |
27 | Aug 20, 2022 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 26, 2022 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
25 | Oct 29, 2021 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | May 28, 2021 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
23 | May 26, 2019 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jul 15, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
21 | Mar 18, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Sep 29, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
19 | Aug 12, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Apr 07, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Dec 31, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
16 | Oct 01, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Jul 22, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
14 | Jun 04, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
13 | May 21, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
12 | Mar 05, 2016 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
11 | Jan 29, 2016 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Oct 10, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 11 |
9 | Jun 20, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
8 | May 09, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Mar 28, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Mar 07, 2015 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
5 | Feb 21, 2015 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Jan 31, 2015 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 13, 2014 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Oct 11, 2014 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jul 04, 2014 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |