During the WBC Annual Convention in Bangkok next month, Venezuela's Carlos “CCC” Cañizales (28-3-1, 20 KOs) will defend his WBC light flyweight title against Thailand’s Thammanoon “Knockout CP Freshmart” Niyomtrong (28-1-0, 11 KOs). Niyomtrong was a longtime WBA minimumweight champion. Cañizales, who captured the WBC belt on August 1st in Caracas with a spectacular fifth-round technical knockout over Panya Pradabsri, the defending champion at the time, in a dramatic rematch. Pradabsri had dropped the Venezuelan in the fourth round, but Cañizales responded with a devastating body shot that ended the fight and crowned him as the new WBC world champion. Scheduled as one of the main events of the convention, which starts on December 3rd, the fight represents a new chapter in the rivalry between two of the world’s top 108 pounders. Niyomtrong has won three straight since losing his 105-pound title to Oscar Collazo.