Carlos Cañizales

At #2 in the light flyweight rankings, Carlos Cañizales — "CCC" to fight fans — is past the "prospect" stage. This is contender territory, and every fight from here is a title eliminator in disguise.

Judges are mostly decorative at his fights. 20 of 28 wins have come inside the distance, a 71% KO rate that shapes how every opponent trains for him.

Last time out he beat Panya Pradabsri (KO R5) — the kind of result that keeps a career pointed in the right direction.