Today in Thailand, fans were treated to a very late FOTY contender and also, unfortunately, some extremely debatable scoring from the ringside judges. Panya Pradbsri, AKA Petchmanee CP Freshmart, edged Carlos Canizales over 12 all-action rounds to win the vacant WBC light-flyweight title. The result, a majority decision win in favor of the home hero, was met by boos, and that kind of tells you all you need to know.
The official scores were a ludicrous 116-112 for Pradabsri, 115-113, and 114-114. The fact that not one of the three judges awarded Canizales for his magnificent effort is borderline criminal.
It was a tough, hard fight, but Canizales appeared to be a pretty clear winner, his shots simply landing in greater frequency, with the Venezuelan warrior’s punches also inflicting more damage. Pradabsri, the older man by a couple of years at age 33, was busted up facially at the end, and in round 11, he was drilled by a series…
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