Title fights from around the world: Daiya Kira becomes champion in five fights
Today, boxing world title fights take place around the globe and are more accessible to watch than ever before. Sometimes, championship bouts do not receive as much attention and go underreported. Big Fight Weekend commits to writing about boxing news, previews, and recaps. As such, the site now has a recurring segment on boxing championship bouts from around the world from the past week.
The focus of these pieces will be on clashes ranging from atomweight to heavyweight that had the WBA, WBC, IBF, and/or WBO titles on the line. This week’s edition of “Title Fights From Around the World” consists of one recap. Read on to see how the fight went.
Title fights from around the world: Daiya Kira becomes champion in five fights
Daiya Kira (5-0, 4 KOs) became a titleholder in just his fifth fight thanks to a seventh round technical knockout against Carlos Cañizales (28-4-1, 20 KOs).
The official time of stoppage was 0:38. Kira is now the WBA light flyweight world champion with the victory. The WBA had stripped René Santiago of their title earlier this year due to an injury he sustained.
Kira-Cañizales took place on a Sept. 2 Ohashi Promotions card at the Buntai in Yokohama, Japan. Fight fans in Japan could catch the action live on Lemino. Those in Venezuela were able to do so with Meridiano Televisión.
The opening round saw the two fighters mostly stand at range of each other. Punch output was low, but both men did pick it up in the second half of round two. Cañizales threw an overhand right at his opponent in the third, but wound up getting knocked down with an overhand left.
The Venezuelan struggled to get the upper hand in this fight, getting outworked by Kira who was finding ways to get on the inside. A hard left hook upstairs dropped Cañizales early in round seven. Although he eventually made it to his feet, referee Raul Caiz Jr. deemed him to be in no position to continue and put an end to proceedings.
Click here or the play button below for highlights of the fight. Video courtesy of Lemino.
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Currently writing out of Toronto, Canada, Saadeq first became a boxing fan while living in Doha, Qatar. Looking to become more involved in the sport, he began writing about boxing and has had work published in outlets such as Seconds Out and Boxing Social. He looks forward to continue covering boxing on Big Fight Weekend.