Carlos Antonio Cañizales Civira (born 11 March 1993) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) light flyweight title from 2018 until 2021.
[1] Cañizales was scheduled to face Reiya Konishi for the vacant WBA (Regular) light flyweight title on 18 March 2018, at the Portopia Hotel in Kobe, Japan, and was broadcast by Fuji TV NEXT domestically.
[14] On January 27, 2022, the WBA allowed Esteban Bermudez to make a voluntary title defense against Cañizales, as Kyoguchi withdrew from a scheduled purse bid due to an injury.
[17] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, as Torres' corner threw in the towel at the 2:05 minute mark of the opening round.
The fight was stopped at the end of the eighth round, on the advice of the ringside physician, due to a cut above Cañizales' left eye caused by a second-round headbutt.
[20] On 26 December 2024, Cañizales fought Panya Pradabsri for the vacant WBC light-flyweight title at Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok in Thailand, losing by majority decision with one ringside judge scoring the fight a 114–114 draw while the other two had it 115–113 and 116–112 respectively for his opponent.