2016

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WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS APRIL 2016 Based on results held from 07th April to May 05th, 2016

CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MIGUEL PRADO SANCHEZ E-mail: [email protected] GEORGE MARTINEZ CANADA VICE CHAIRMAN JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA ARGENTINA GUSTAVO PADILLA E-mail: [email protected] YANG SUP SHIM KOREA MARIANA BORISOVA BULGARIA

Over CRUISERWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 200 Lbs / 200 Lbs / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 175 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs 90.71 Kgs 79.38 Kgs WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: WBA-IBF-WBO UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: TYSON FURY GBR WBA WORLD CHAMPION: SERGEY KOVALEV RUS DENIS LEBEDEV RUS WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 11-04-11 LUCAS BROWNE * AUS JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER Last Mandatory: 05-17-13 Won Title: 03-05-16 Won Title: 12-14-13 Last Defense: 10-04-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory:

Last Defense: Last Defense: 09-05-15 WBC: GRIGORY DROZD

IBF: VICTOR RAMIREZ WBO: KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI WBC: DEONTAY WILDER IBF: ANTHONY JOSHUA WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON 1. LUIS ORTIZ (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. BEIBUT SHUMENOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. FELIX VALERA (WBA INT.CHAMP) DOM 2. YUNIER DORTICOS CUB 2. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR 2. ANDRE WARD USA 3. YOURI KALENGA COD 3. ALEXANDER USTINOV (INT) RUS 3. ANDRZEJ FONFARA POL 4. FRES OQUENDO PUR 4. MARCO HUCK GER 4. ARTUR BETERBIEV (NABA) RUS 5. RUSLAN CHAGAEV UZB 5. TONY BELLEW GBR 5. SEAN MONAGHAN USA 6. ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN (CON) ARM 6. DAVID HAYE GBR 6. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 7. SHANNON BRIGGS USA 7. OLA AFOLABI GBR 7. MARCUS BROWNE USA 8. ANTONIO TARVER USA 8. LATEEF KAYODE NIG 8. DOMINIC BOESEL (CON) GER 9. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 9. ANDREY FEDOSOV RUS 9. DMITRY BIVOL (INT) RUS 10. ERKAN TEPER GER 10. NOEL GEVOR ARM 10. ALEXANDER BRAND COL 11. JOSEPH PARKER NZL 11. DENTON DALEY CAN 11. AZEA AUGUSTAMA (LAC) HAI 12. JUNIOR WRIGHT USA 12. JARRELL MILLER (NABA) USA 12. ISAAC CHILEMBA MAW 13. OLEKSANDR USYK UKR 13. SALOMON HAUMONO (PABA) AUS 13. AVNI YILDIRIM TUR 14. TREVOR BRYAN USA 14. KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK POL 14. ENRICO KOELLING (I/C) GER 15. SANTANDER SILGADO COL 15. KUBRAT PULEV BUL 15. DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT MUHAMMAD ALI EVANDER HOLYFIELD SUPER BELT VIRGIL HILL

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT 168 Lbs / MIDDLEWEIGHT 160 Lbs / SUPER WELTERWEIGHT 154 Lbs / 76.20 Kgs 72.58 Kgs 69.85 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER-IBF CHAMPION: FELIX STURM GER GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: GIOVANNI DE CAROLIS ITA USA ERISLANDY LARA CUB Won Title: 01-09-16 Won Title: 08-09-14 Won Title: 03-12-14 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense: 04-09-16 WBC: BADOU JACK IBF: JAMES DE GALE WBO: GILBERTO RAMIREZ WBC: SAUL ALVAREZ WBO: BILLY JOE SAUNDERS WBC: VACANT 1. FEDOR CHUDINOV RUS 1. ALFONSO BLANCO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN IBF: JERMALL CHARLO WBO: LIAM SMITH 2. STANISLAV KASHTANOV UKR 2. CHRIS EUBANKS JR GBR 1. JACK CULCAY (WBA INT.CHAMP) GER 3. PATRICK NIELSEN DEN 3. DMITRY CHUDINOV RUS 2. MIGUEL COTTO PUR 4. GEORGE GROVES (INT) GBR 4. TUREANO JOHNSON BAH 3. GABRIEL ROSADO USA 5. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR MEX 5. ARIF MAGOMEDOV RUS 4. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE USA 6. CALLUM SMITH GBR 6. ROB BRANT (NABA) USA 5. MICHEL SORO FRA 7. VINCENT FEIGENBUTZ GER 7. USA 6. JULIAN WILLIAMS USA 8. JESSE HART USA 8. AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE GEO 7. KANAT ISLAM KAZ 9. ISAAC EKPO NIG 9. RYOTA MORATA JPN 8. MAURICE WEBER GER 10. DILMUROD SATYBALDIEV (CONT) RUS 10. ADAM ETCHES GBR 9. BRANDON COOK (I/C) CAN 11. JUERGEN DOBERSTEIN (I/C) KAZ 11. JOHN RYDER (INT) GBR 10. SERGEY RABCHENKO BLR 12. HADILLAH MOHOUMADI FRA 12. DOMINIC WADE USA 11. JARRETT HURD USA 13. TYRON ZEUGE GER 13. GARY O’SULLIVAN GBR 12. STEVE MARTINEZ USA 14. ZAC DUNN AUS 14. ANTHONY DIRRELL USA 13. ERICKSSON LUBIN USA 15. JAMIE COX GBR 15. IEVGEN KHYTROV UKR 14. JERMELL CHARLO USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT 15. VANES MARTIROSYAN ARM SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY LEONARD CARLOS MONZON THOMAS HEARNS

WELTERWEIGHT 147 Lbs / SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT 140 Lbs / LIGHTWEIGHT 135 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs 63.50 Kgs 61.23 Kgs WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: ANTHONY CROLLA GBR KEITH THURMAN USA VACANT Won Title: 01-17-15 Won Title: Won Title: 11-21-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 07-11-15 Last Defense: Last Defense: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION: USA WBC: DANNY GARCIA IBF: KELL BROOK WBC: VIKTOR POSTOL IBF: EDUARD TROYANOVSKY WBC: JORGE LINARES WBO: JESSIE VARGAS WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: RANCES BARTHELEMY WBO: TERRY FLANAGAN 1. DAVID AVANESYAN (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 1. MICHELLE DI ROCCO ITA 1. ISMAEL BARROSO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN 2. SHAWN PORTER USA 2. MAURICIO HERRERA USA 2. FELIX VERDEJO PUR 3. SHANE MOSLEY (CON) USA 3. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV RUS 3. XOLISANI NDONGENI (PANAF) RSA 4. TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM (PABA) THA 4. KIRYL RELIKH (I/C) BLR 4. PETR PETROV (NABA) RUS 5. DMITRY MIKHAYLENKO RUS 5. ADRIAN GRANADOS USA 5. MICHAEL PEREZ USA 6. JOSE BENAVIDEZ USA 6. OMAR FIGUEROA JR MEX 6. EVENS PIERRE (LAC) HAI 7. ERROL SPENCE JR USA 7. RICKY BURNS GBR 7. DARLEYS PEREZ COL 8. SAMUEL VARGAS (NABA) USA 8. ROBBIE DAVIES JR (CON) GBR 8. EMMANUEL TAGOE (INT) GHA 9. ROBERTO ARRIAZA NCA 9. CZAR AMONSOT (PANAF) (PABA) PHI 9. BRANDON OGILVIE (OCEANIA) AUS 10. DIEGO CHAVEZ ARG 10. ANTONIO OROZCO MEX 10. ARTEM HAROYAN (CON) ARM 11. JEFF HORN AUS 11. KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV RUS 11. ROBERT EASTER JR USA 12. PAUL KAMANGA (PANAF) COD 12. JULIO DE JESUS DOM 12. DAUD YORDAN IND 13. CARLOS ADAMES (LAC) DOM 13. RAMAL AMANOV (INT) AZE 13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR (PABA) AUS 14. KERMAN LEJARRAGA (INT) ESP 14. REGIS PROGRAIS USA 14. IBRAHIMU CLASS TAN 15. ZHANKOZH TURAROV KAZ 15. BRIAN ZARZA (LAC) ARG 15. ALEJANDRO LUNA USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN

SUPER 130 Lbs / FEATHERWEIGHT 126 Lbs / SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT 122 Lbs / 58.97 Kgs 57.15 Kgs 55.34 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION : JEZREEL CORRALES PAN LEO SANTA CRUZ MEX GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAVIER FORTUNA DOM JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR ARG VACANT Won Title: 05-29-15 Won Title: 02-21-15 Won Title: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 09-29-15 Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense:

WBC: FRANCISCO VARGAS WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR WBC: HUGO RUIZ IBF: JOSE PEDRAZA WBO: ROMAN MARTINEZ IBF: LEE SELBY WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO IBF: WBO: NONITO DONAIRE 1. NICHOLAS WALTERS JAM 1. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (WBA INT.CHAMP) PER 1. MOISES FLORES (WBA INT.CHAMP) MEX 2. BRYAN VASQUEZ CRC 2. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 2. JUN QIU XIAO (INT) CHN 3. TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN 3. SIMPIWE VETYEKA (INT) RSA 3. JESUS M. ROJAS PUR 4. MIGUEL ROMAN MEX 4. USA 4. SCOTT QUIGG GBR 5. RAFAEL MENSAH GHA 5. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 5. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA 6. CAN XU (OCEANIA) CHN 6. BRYAN DE GRACIA PAN 6. ADAM LOPEZ (LAC) USA 7. LIAM WALSH GBR 7. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (CON) UKR 7. JONATHAN ROMERO COL 8. JASON SOSA USA 8. CARMINE TOMMASONE ITA 8. NEHOMAR CERMENO VEN 9. JUAN HUERTAS (LAC) PAN 9. OSCAR VALDEZ MEX 9. T.J. DOHENY (PABA) AUS 10. OMAR DOUGLAS USA 10. JOSH WARRINGTON GBR 10. TYSON CAVE CAN 11. TERDSAK KOKIETGYM THA 11. THONG SITHLUANGPHOPHUN (PABA) THA 11. PAULUS AMBUNDA NAM 12. JAIME ARBOLEDA PAN 12. LUKE JACKSON (OCEANIA) AUS 12. DANIEL ROMAN (NABA) USA 13. JOSE LUIS PRIETO COL 13. NICOLAS JAVIER DOM 13. JAMES DICKENS GBR 14. RICARDO NUÑEZ PAN 14. DANIEL RAMIREZ DOM 14. RYAN KIELCZEWSKI USA 15. HARMONITO DE LA TORRE PHI 15. JONATHAN OQUENDO PUR 15. CARIL HERRERA URU SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT GABRIEL ELORDE EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ

BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / SUPER FLYWEIGHT 115 Lbs / FLYWEIGHT 112 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs 50.80 Kgs WBA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM JUAN F. ESTRADA MEX WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAMIE MCDONNELL GBR KOHEI KONO JPN KAZUTO IOKA JPN Won Title: 05-31-14 Won Title: 03-26-14 Won Title: 04-22-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 04-09-16 Last Defense: 04-27-16 Last Defense: 12-31-15

WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: CARLOS CUADRAS WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ IBF: AMNAT RUEROENG IBF: RANDY CABALLERO WBO: PUNGLUANG SOR SINGYU IBF: MC JOE ARROYO WBO: NAOYA INOUE 1. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. LUIS CONCEPCION (WBA INT.CHAMP) PAN 1. STAMP KIATNIWAT (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 2. SHO ISHIDA JPN 2. Y .VOR SAENGTHEP (PABA) THA 3. TOMOKI KAMEDA JPN 3. NORASING KOKIETGYM THA 3. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 4. PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM (PABA) THA 4. NORBERTO JIMENEZ DOM 4. ARTEM DALAKIAN (CON) UKR 5. EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ (LAC) PUR 5. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI JPN 5. FELIX ALVARADO NCA 6. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 6. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (LAC) CHI 6. GREGORIO LEBRON DOM 7. YONFREZ PAREJO VEN 7. TAKUMA INOUE JPN 7. KEYVIN LARA NCA 8. LUIS NERY MEX 8. ZOLANI TETE RSA 8. VINCENT LEGRAND FRA 9. MZUVUKILE MAGWACA (INT) RSA 9. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 9. JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG 10. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ MEX 10. REX TSO CHN 10. NAWAPHON POR CHOKCHAI THA 11. TEPPARITH KOKIETGYM THA 11. KHALID YAFAI (I/C) GBR 11. HERNAN MARQUEZ MEX 12. RAU’SHEE WARREN USA 12. PETCHBARNGBORN KOKIETGYM THA 12. TAKUYA KOGAWA JPN 13. OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI THA 13. DAVID SANCHEZ MEX 13. NHLANHLA NGAMNTWINI (PANAF) RSA 14. HANZEL MARTINEZ MEX 14. CHATPETCH SITHMORSENG (PABA) THA 14. THOMAS MASSON FRA 15. SIBONISO GONYA (PANAF) RSA 15. INTHANON SITHCHAMUANG THA 15. JUAN GABRIEL MEDINA DOM SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EDER JOFRE KHAOSAI GALAXY PASCUAL PEREZ

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT 108 Lbs / MINIMUM 105 Lbs / 48.99 Kgs 47.63 Kgs

WBA WORLD CHAMPION: RYOICHI TAGUCHI JPN WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 12-31-14 BYRON ROJAS NCA REFERENCES: Last Mandatory: Won Title: 03-19-16 Last Defense: 04-27-16 Last Mandatory: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION: PHI Last Defense: NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBC: GANIGAN LOPEZ WBC: WANHENG MENAYOTIN LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION IBF: AKIRA YAEGASHI WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: JOSE ARGUMEDO WBO: KOSEI TANAKA PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION 1. RYO MIYAZAKI JPN 1. CP FRESHMART (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. JONATHAN TACONING PHI 2. REY LORETO PHI PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION 3. KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK THA 3. CHAO ZHONG XIONG CHN OCEANIA: WBA OCEANIA 4. CARLOS CAÑIZALES (LAC) VEN 4. RSA CON: WBA CONTINENTAL 5. ROBERT BARRERA COL 5. SIYABONGA SIYO (INT) RSA INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 6. JOEBERT ALVAREZ PHI 6. JESUS SILVESTRE MEX 7. JESSE ESPINAS PHI 7. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 8. CRISTOFER ROSALES NCA 8. TATSUYA FUKUHARA JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 9. PALANGPOL CP FRESHMART THA 9. SIMPHIWE KHONCO RSA WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION 10. TIBO MONABESA IND 10. PANYA PRADABSRI THA 11. ALBERTO ROSSEL PER 11. ALEXIS DIAZ VEN 12. LUIS RIOS PAN 12. NCA

13. LUIS CARRILLO COL 13. JOSE JIMENEZ COL 14. ANGEL ACOSTA PUR 14. LEROY ESTRADA PAN 15. KENJI ONO JPN 15. AZAEL VILLAR PAN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT YOKO GUSHIKEN LEO GAMEZ

CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 07TH APRIL TO MAY 05TH, 2016 Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER REFEREE -JUDGES SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT Super Mikael Hook Mariana 12 Sauerland Event Brandenburg, Germany Apr.09th Welter 2 Interim Jack Culcay TKO9 Jean Carlos Prada Jan Christensen-Erkki Meronen-Jesus Morata Borissova Matchroom Terry O'Connor 13 Boxing London, U.K. Apr.09th Bantam 4 Optional Jamie McDonnell TKO9 Fernando Vargas Howard John Foster-Cesar Ramos-David Singh Robert Smith K2 Promotions Jack Reiss 14 Inglewood, California Apr.23th MIddle 15 Super Gennady Golovkin KO2 Dominic Wade Pat Russell-Steve Morrow-Adelaide Byrd Kina Malpartida Watanabe Super Robert Hoyle 15 Promotions Tokyo, Japan Apr.27th Feather 12 Mandatory Jezreel Corrales TKO2 Takashi Uchiyama Hubert Earle-Uriel Aguilera-Silvestre Abainza Carlos Chavez Watanabe Inthanon Uriel Aguilera 16 Promotions Tokyo, Japan Apr.27th Super Fly 3 Optional Kohei Kono UD12 Sithchamuang Hubert Earle-Silvestre Abainza-Byungmu Kim. Carlos Chavez Watanabe Hubert Earle 17 Promotions Tokyo, Japan Apr.27th Light Fly 3 Optional Ryoichi Taguchi TKO11 Juan Jose Landaeta Robert Hoyle-Uriel Aguilera-Byungmu Kim. Carlos Chavez BOXER OF THE MONTH: HONORABLE MENTION: GENNADY GOLOVKIN JEZREEL CORRALES The WBA Ratings Committee follows the norm of its rating guidelines for the publication of this report. All results and movements are correspondent to the month indicated in the sub-headline “OFFICIAL RATING AS OF …” THIS “OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF APRIL 2016” reflects the results and movements from 07th April to May 05th, 2016 regardless of the date of publication. In general terms, though always at the discretion of the Ratings Committee, the WBA Ratings are based (in no special order) on the boxers’ own caliber, their level of activity, and their level of opponents.  Country abbreviation based on IOC List