Carlos Cañizales (27-3-1, 19) was born in Caracas, Venezuela on March 11, 1993. At the age of 21 years on July 4, 2014, he made his professional boxing debut against Edicson Fuenmayor, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 23 years old, Carlos Cañizales got a shot at the WBA light-flyweight titles against Ryoichi Taguchi on December 31, 2016 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a light-flyweight world champion (WBA (Regular)) on March 18, 2018 at the age of 25 years old, on his 21st career fight, after defeating Reiya Konishi via 12-round unanimous decision.
Cañizales' last fight was a light-flyweight world-title fight against Panya Pradabsri for Pradabsri's WBC title on December 26, 2024. He lost the fight via 12-round majority decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Carlos Cañizales' best fights have been against Ryoichi Taguchi, Panya Pradabsri, Kenshiro Teraji and Armando Hernandez Torres. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Carlos Cañizales".
Cañizales has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Cañizales Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Dec 26, 2024 31 years, 9 months 27-3-1 (19) | 33 years, 10 months 43-2 (27) | LFL | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBC |
30 | Jul 19, 2024 31 years, 4 months 27-2-1 (19) | Ivan Garcia Balderas | LFL | 12 | MD | WIN |
29  | Jan 23, 2024 30 years, 10 months 26-2-1 (19) | 32 years 22-1 (14) | LFL | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBA (Unified), WBC, The Ring |
28 | Jun 9, 2023 30 years, 2 months 26-1-1 (19) | Daniel Matellon | 8 | TD | WIN | |
27 | Aug 20, 2022 29 years, 5 months 25-1-1 (19) | Armando Hernandez Torres | LFL | 1 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Mar 26, 2022 29 years 24-1-1 (18) | Ganigan López | FL | 4 | KO | WIN |
25 | Oct 29, 2021 28 years, 7 months 23-1-1 (17) | German Valenzuela | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24  | May 28, 2021 28 years, 2 months 22-1-1 (17) | 25 years, 7 months 13-3-2 (9) | LFL | 6 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA (Regular) |
23 | May 26, 2019 26 years, 2 months 22-0-1 (17) | Sho Kimura | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
22 | Jul 15, 2018 25 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (17) | Lü Bin | LFL | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
21 | Mar 18, 2018 25 years 20-0-1 (16) | Reiya Konishi | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
20 | Sep 29, 2017 24 years, 6 months 19-0-1 (16) | Yenrry Bermudez | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
19 | Aug 12, 2017 24 years, 5 months 18-0-1 (15) | Argenis Cheremo | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Apr 7, 2017 24 years 17-0-1 (14) | Freddy Beleno | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
17  | Dec 31, 2016 23 years, 9 months 16-0-1 (13) | 30 years 25-2-1 (11) | LFL | 12 | SD | DRAW For WBA |
16 | Oct 1, 2016 23 years, 6 months 16-0 (13) | Vicente Mirabal | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 22, 2016 23 years, 4 months 15-0 (12) | Yenrry Bermudez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 4, 2016 23 years, 2 months 14-0 (11) | Dionis Martinez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | May 21, 2016 23 years, 2 months 13-0 (11) | Dallan Llovera | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Mar 5, 2016 22 years, 11 months 12-0 (10) | Alexander Guarecuco | 6 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jan 29, 2016 22 years, 10 months 11-0 (10) | Edicson Fuenmayor | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 10, 2015 22 years, 6 months 10-0 (9) | Robert Barrera | 11 | SD | WIN | |
9 | Jun 20, 2015 22 years, 3 months 9-0 (9) | Kendry Perez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 9, 2015 22 years, 1 months 8-0 (8) | Edicson Fuenmayor | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 28, 2015 22 years 7-0 (7) | Vicente Mirabal | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Mar 7, 2015 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | Efren Luces | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 21, 2015 21 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Geraid Benites | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 31, 2015 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Nelson Magallanes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 13, 2014 21 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Vicente Mirabal | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 11, 2014 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Yosman Rengifo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 4, 2014 21 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Edicson Fuenmayor | 1 | TKO | WIN |
