WBA MOVEMENTS AS OF AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2009
HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#9 Lamon Brewster – lost to non-rated fighter.
Entries:
#12 Gbenga Oloukun – won over Lamon Brewster. (17-2-0) 10ko (NIG).
Promotions:
#1 John Ruiz and #2 Kali Meehan – up one slot due to Chagaev demotion.
#7 Alexander Ustinov – up four slots due to activity and defense of regional title (EBA).
#10 Odlanier Solis – up five slots due to activity and defense of regional title (FEDELATIN).
Demotions:
#3 Ruslan Chagaev – down two after ratings committee re-analyzed his position.
#8 Ray Austin and #9 Davaryll Wlliamson – down one slot due to Ustinov promotion.
#11 Dennis Bakhtov – down one slot due to Solis promotion.
#13 David Rodriguez, #14 Sebastian Koeber and #15 Brian Minto – down one slot due to Oloukun entrance.
CRUISERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#14 Vadim Tokarev – due to the entrance of Santander Silgado.
Entries:
#11 Santander Silgado – Record and Caliber (18-0-0) 16ko (COL)
Promotions:
#9 Yoan Pablo Hernandez – up one slot due to his triumph over Enad Licina by UD12.
Demotions:
#10 Enad Licina – down one slot after loosing to Yoan Pablo Hernandez by UD12.
#12 Troy Ross, #13 Matt Godfrey and #14 Pawel Kolodziej – down one slot due to Silgado entrance.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
No removals.
Entries:
#15 Gregory Soszynski – Record and Caliber (16-1-1) 7ko (POL).
Promotions:
#1 Vyacheslav Uzelkov – up two slots due to activity.
#3 Roy Jones, #4 Yusaf Mack, #5 Karo Murat, #6 Tim Bell, #7 Chris Henry, #8 Aleksy Kuziemsky, #9 Adrian Diaconu, #10 Beibut Shumenov, #11 Dawid Kostecki, #12 Joe Spina, #13 Mariano Plotinsky, #14 Nathan Cleverly – up one slot due to Uzelkov promotion.
Demotions:
No demotions.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Removals:
No removals.
Entries:
No entries.
Promotions:
#1 Arthur Abraham – up two slots due to activity.
#3 Stjepan Bozic, #4 Dennis Inkin, #5 Karoly Balzsay and #6 Andre Ward - up one slot due to Abraham promotion.
#7 Allan Green – up five slots due to activity and caliber.
#12 Andre Dirrell and #13 Curtis Stevens – up one slot due to Green promotion.
Demotions:
#9 Gusmyl Perdomo – down eight slots after loosing to Mikkel Kessler by TKO4 for the WBA Super Middleweight title.
#14 Jermain Taylor – down five slots after loosing to Arthur Abraham by KO12.
MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Removals:
#15 Oney Valdez – re-rated to the super welterweight division as per request by his representatives, since its where he will be campaigning.
Entries:
#15 Ishe Smith – Record and Caliber (21-4-0) 9ko (USA).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
No demotions.
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#3 Nobuhro Ishida – became the WBA Super welterweight interim champion after defeating Marco Avendaño by UD12.
Entries:
#15 Oney Valdez – re-rated from the middleweight division as per request by his representatives.
Promotions:
#2 Austin Trout – up ten slots after defeating Nilson Tapia by MD11 for the WBA International and FEDELATIN regional titles.
#4 Alfredo Angulo and #5 Christophe Canclaux – up one slot due to Avendaño demotion.
#6 Zaurbek Baysangurov – up two slots due to Tapia demotion and Canclaux promotion.
#12 Sechew Powell, #13 Vanes Martirosyan and #14 Juan Ubaldo Cabrera – up one slot due to Trout promotion.
Demotions:
#3 Daniel Dawson – down one slot due to Trout promotion.
#7 Marco Avendaño – down three slots after loosing to Ishida for the WBA Super welterweight interim title by UD12.
8 Nilson Tapia – down one slot after loosing to Austin Trout by MD11.
WELTERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#15 Motoki Sasaki – lost to Vyacheslav Senchenko by UD12 for the WBA Welterweight title.
Entries:
#15 Stefano Castelluci – became the new WBA Intercontinental champion. Record and Caliber (16-0-0) 9ko (ITA).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
#2 Joshua Clottey, #3 Nelson Linares and #4 Zab Judah – down one slot due to Mayweather entrance.
#6 Rafal Jackiewicz – down two slots due to Mayweather entrance and Saldivia not moving.
#7 Saul Alvarez, #8 Mike Jones and #9 Yuriy Nuzhnenko – down one slot due to Mayweather entrance.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Manny Pacquiao – will fight world title at welterweight division for another entity (WBO).
#10 Sirimongkol Singwancha – due to the entrance of Mabuza.
Entries:
#14 William Gonzalez – Record and Caliber (22-5-1) 7ko (PAN).
#15 Kaizer Mabuza – Record and Caliber (22-6-3) 13ko (S.A.).
Promotions:
#2 Juan Diaz, #3 Victor Cayo, #4 Andreas Kotelnik, #5 Kendall Holt, #6 Mike Alvarado., #7 Victor Ortiz and #8 Richard Hatton – up one slot due to Pacquiao leaving.
#9 Yodsanan Nanthachai and #10 Brunet Zamora – up two slots due to Pacquiao and Singwancha leaving.
#11 Alberto Mosquera – up three slots due defense of the regional title.
#12 Yosukezan Onodera – up one slot due to Zamora promotion.
#13 Mark Jason Melligen – up two slots due to Onodera and Mosquera promotion.
Demotions:
No demotions.
LIGHTWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Joan Guzman – will fight lightweight world title for another entity IBF.
#6 Jose Alfaro – will fight interim lightweight world title for another entity WBC.
#7 Ali Funeka – will fight lightweight world title for another entity IBF.
Entries:
#10 Ameth Diaz – Record and Caliber (26-9-0) 19ko (PAN).
#13 Victor Castro – Record and Caliber (29-6-0) 12ko (MEX).
#14 Jason Litzau –Record and Caliber (25-2-0) 21ko (USA).
Promotions:
#2 Anthony Peterson, #3 Jorge Barrios and #4 Urbano Antillon – up one slot due to Guzman leaving.
#5 Marco Antonio Barrera, #6 Oscar Jesus Pereyra, #7 Miguel Vasquez, #8 Akihiro Kondo and #9 Jorge Luis Terron – up three slots due to Guzman, Alfaro and Funeka leaving.
#11 Kengo Nagashima and #12 Meacher Major – up two slots due to Kondo and Terron promotion.
Demotions:
No demotions.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#3 Vitaly Tajbert – will fight interim super featherweight world title for another entity WBC.
#6 Juan Carlos Salgado – became the new WBA Super Featherweight champion
#15 Zolani Marali – due to the entrance f Takahi Miura.
Entries:
#6 Jorge Linares – lost WBA Super Featherweight world title by TKO1 to Juan Carlos Salgado.
#14 Takahi Miura – Record and Caliber (17-1-2) 14ko (JPN).
#15 Devis Boschiero – Record and Caliber (25-0-0) 11ko (ITA).
Promotions:
#3 Takashi Uchiyama and #4 Somsak Sithchatchawal – up one slot due to Tajbert leaving.
#5 Brandon Rios – up four slots due to activity.
#9 Angel Granados, #10 Likar Ramos, #11 Argenis Mendez, #12 Rafael Guzman and #13 Martin Honorio – up one slot due to Rios promotion.
Demotions:
No demotions.
FEATHERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#7 Orlando Cruz – lost to non-rated fighter Cornelius Lock.
#13 Whyber Garcia – lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA Featherweight title by TKO4.
#14 Feider Viloria – lost to Roman Martinez by KO9 for the WBO Super featherweight title.
Entries:
#4 Israel Vasquez – Record and Caliber (44-4-0) 32ko (MEX).
#9 Cornelius Lock – won over Orlando Cruz by TKO5.
#14 Daulis Prescott – Record and Caliber (19-0-0) 15ko (COL).
#15 Carlos Oliveira – Record and Calibeer (25-1-0) 19ko (BRA).
Promotions:
#1 Daniel Ponce De Leon – up two slots after winning eliminator vs Roynet Caballero by UD12.
#2 Daud Cino Yordan and #3 Mario Santiago – up two slots due to De Leon promotion and Caballero demotion.
#6 Jonathan Victor Barros – up four slots due to activity.
#7 Jose Cheo Rojas and #8 Justin Zavi – up one slot due to Cruz leaving.
#10 Francisco Cordero – up five slots due to activity.
Demotions:
#5 Rocky Juarez – down three slots after loosing to Chris John by UD12.
#11 Roinet Caballero – down seven slots due to suffering lost to Daniel Ponce De Leon in eliminator.
#12 Oleg Yefimovych and #13 Ryol Li Lee – down one slot due to Caballero Demotion.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT:
Removals:
#6 Jorge Lacierva – due to inactivity.
#13 Francisco Leal – Lost to Celestino Caballero for the WBA Super Bantamweight world title by TKO8.
#14 Hiromasa Ohashi – due to the entrance of Sathoshi Hosono.
#15 Alex de Oliveira – due to the entrance of Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Entries:
#6 Bernard Dunne – lost WBA Super Bantamweight title by KO3 to Poonsawat Kratingdaeng.
#7 Steve Molitor – Record and Caliber (30-1-0) 12ko (CAN).
#10 Satoshi Hosono – Record and Caliber (16-0-0) 12ko (JPN). Recommended by the JBC.
#15 Guillermo Rigondeaux – became the new NABA Super bantamweight champion.
Promotions:
#9 Rafael Hernandez – up one slot due to Bedak demotion.
Demotions:
#8 Shoji Kimura – down one slot due to Molitor entrance.
#11 Victor Fonseca, #12 Zsolt Bedak, #13 Akifumi Shimoda and #14 Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. – down two slots due to Hernandez promotion and Hosono entrance.
BANTAMWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Wladimir Sidorenko – lost two recent fights.
#14 Malik Bouzinane – due to the entrance of Frederic Patrac.
#15 Caril Herrera – due to the entrance of Leon Moore.
Entries:
#12 Leon Moore – became the new NABA and FEDELATIN bantamweight champion.
#15 Frederic Patrac – Record and Caliber (26-7-1) 13ko
Promotions:
#2 Tabtimdaeng Narachawat , #3 Sasha Bakhtin, #4 Alex John Banal and #5 Abner Mares – up one slot due to Sidorenko leaving.
Demotions:
#6 Cristian Mijares – lost to Neomar Cermeño by UD12 for the WBA Interim bantamweight title.
#13 Daniel Diaz and #14 Rafael Concepcion – down one slot due to Moore entrance.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#12 Gerson Guerrero – due to the entrance of Hugo Ruiz.
#15 Jose Salgado – lost to non-rated fighter.
Entries:
#11 Hugo Ruiz – Record and Caliber (21-1-0) 20ko (MEX).
#14 Juan Jose Montes – won over Jose Salgado by KO2.
Promotions:
#2 Ricardo Nuñez – up nine slots after becoming the new WBA Intercontinental Super flyweight champion with win over Timor Shailezov by TKO4.
#3 Drian Francisco – up one slot after becoming the new WBA International Super flyweight champion with win over Roberto Vasquez by TKO10.
#7 Roberto Sosa, #8 Lorenzo Parra and #9 Z Gorres – up one slot due to Shailezov demotion.
Demotions:
#4 Duangpetch Saengmorakot and #5 Kohei Kono – down two slots due to Nunez and Francisco promotion.
#6 Takefumi Sakata – down one slot due to Kono demotion.
#10 Roberto Vasquez – down four slots after loosing to Drian Francisco by TKO10.
#12 Timor Shailezov – down five slots due to loosing to Ricardo Nuñez by TKO4.
#15 Don Brodhurst – down one slot due to Montes entrance.
FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Luis Concepcion – became the new WBA Interim Flyweight champion after beating Omar Salado by TKO12.
Entries:
#11 Roberto Leyva – Record and Caliber (26-9-1) 21ko (MEX).
Promotions:
#2 Jean Piero Perez – up one slot due to Concepcion leaving.
#3 Jesus Jimenez, #4 Bernard Inom and #5 Ivan Pozo – up two slots due to Concepcion leaving and Salado demoted.
#7 Richie Mepranum, #8 Takayasu Kobayashi and #9 Santiago Acosta – up one slot due to Concepcion leaving.
#10 Hernand Marquez – up two slots due to Concepcion leaving and Kameda demoted.
Demotions:
#6 Omar Salado – down two slots after loosing to Luis Concepcion for the WBA Interim Flyweight Title by TKO12.
#12 Daiki Kameda – down one slot due after loosing to Denkaosen Kaowichit by MD12.
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT:
No movements
Note: Brahim Asloum (Champion in recess)– has officially retired.
MINIMUM:
Removals:
No removals.
Entries:
#13 Pornsawan Porpramook – Record and Caliber (22-3-0) 16ko (THA).
Promotions:
#1 Yasutaka Kuroki – due to activity.
#2 Milan Melindo and #3 Kwanthai Chor Nor Pattalung – up one slot due to Kuroki promotion.
#4 Yader Escobar – up three slots due to activity.
#7 Juanito Hernandez, #8 Luis Alberto Rios, #9 Denver Cuello, #10 Ivan Meneses, #11 Sammy Gutierrez and #12 Akira Yaegashi – up one slot due to Escobar promoted.
Demotions:
No demotions.