‘Disappointed’ Sulaiman vows judging review after horrible decision in Pradabsri-Canizales fight
Dec 26, 2024 • 7:46 AM ET
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has taken to social media to say the sanctioning body will review the performance of the judges in the vacant light-flyweight title between Panya Pradabsri and Carlos Canizales.
Pradabsri, boxing in front of his own fans in Thailand to claim the vacant WBO light flyweight belt, was adjudged to have won according to the officials, Zanashir Taznaa (116-112), Antonio Carrillo (115-113) and Malcolm Bulner (114-114) disagreed. The decision was booed and promptly inflamed social media, with outraged cries of justice for the travelling Venezuelan, who could only look on in disbelief at the verdict.
“After a sensational close fight Pradabsri is awarded a majority decision in Thailand,” Sulaiman wrote on X. “Cañizales is a warrior who fought his heart out. I am disappointed at the performance of the WBC judges in specific rounds and I will order an immediate review by the corresponding committee. WBC ring officials are accountable for their performance."
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
