Overview
- The bout takes place Thursday during the WBC convention in Bangkok, with TyC Sports carrying the broadcast in Argentina from about 10:00–10:30 a.m.
- Official weigh-ins are complete, with Junior Zárate at 48.800 kg and Thammanoon Niyomtrong at 48.850 kg.
- WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán authorized Zárate as an emergency replacement after Cañizales’s withdrawal.
- Cañizales said on Instagram that cancellations, baggage limits and a multi-connection itinerary made the trip unworkable and apologized to the WBC.
- Niyomtrong, known as Knockout CP Freshmart, enters as the seasoned local favorite, while Zárate arrives ranked No. 3 at light flyweight with a 26–5 record and 9 KOs.