WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF NOVEMBER 2006 Created on December 22nd, 2006 MEMBERS CHAIRMAN P.O. BOX 377 JOSE OLIVER GOMEZ E-mail: [email protected] JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA (ARGENTINA) MARACAY 2101 -A ALAN KIM (KOREA) EDO. ARAGUA - VENEZUELA VICE CHAIRMAN GONZALO LOPEZ SILVERO (USA) PHONE: + (58 -244) 663 -1584 + (58-244) 663-3347 GEORGE MARTINEZ E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORS
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HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 200 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs) CRUISERWEIGHT (200 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175 Lbs / 79.38 Kgs)
World Champion: NICOLAY VALUEV RUS World Champion: VIRGIL HILL USA World Champion: SILVIO BRANCO ITA Won Title: 12-17 -05 Won Title: 01 -27-06 Won Title: 10-19- 06 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 10-07 -06 Last Defense: Last Defense: INTERIM CHAMPION: VALERY BRUDOV RUS WBC:OLEG MASKAEV - IBF:WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UNIFIED CHAMPION: O´NEIL BELL USA WBC: THOMAS ADAMEK - IBF: CLINTON WOODS WBO: SHANNON BRIGGS WBC: O´NEIL BELL - IBF: KRZYSTOF WLODARCZYK WBO: ZSOLT ERDEI WBO: ENZO MACCARINELLI
1. FIRAT ARSLAN GER 1. RUSLAN CHAGAEV (OC) UZB 1. STIPE DREWS (EBU) (OC) CRO 2. GUILLERMO JONES PAN 2. RAY AUSTIN USA 2. ROY JONES USA 3. DAVID HAYE (EBU) G.B. 3. SULTAN IBRAGIMOV RUS 3. HUGO HERNANGARAY (LAC) ARG 4. MARCO HUCK GER 4. SERGUEI LIAKHOVICH BEL 4. YURI BARASHIAN (WBA I/C) UKR 5. VADIM TOKAREV RUS 5. JOHN RUIZ USA 5. ADRIAN DIACONU (NABA) ROM 6. LUIS PINEDA PAN 6. PAUL BRIGGS AUS 6. DAVARYLL WILLIAMSON USA 7. GRIGORY DROZD RUS 7. MANUEL SIACA P.R. 7. LAMON BREWSTER USA 8. MOHAMMED AZZAOUI (PABA) N.Z. 8. KEITH HOLMES USA 8. LARRY DONALD USA 9. MATT GODFREY (NABA) USA 9. JULIO GONZALEZ MEX 9. HASIM RAHMAN USA 10. STEVE CUNNINGHAM USA 10. RICO HOYE USA 10. MIKE MOLLO (LAC) USA 11. JEAN MARC MONROSE FRA 11. DANNY GREEN AUS 11. TARAS BIDENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 12. PIETRO AURINO ITA 12. THOMAS ULRICH GER 12. WLADIMIR VIRCHIS (EBU) UKR 13. VICENZO CANTATORE ITA 13. PAUL MURDOCH (PABA) AUS 13. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO UKR 14. VASSILIY JIROV KAZ 14. RACHID KANFOUAH FRA 14. JAMEEL MCCLINE USA 15. DAWID KOSTECKI POL 15. JOHNATHON BANKS USA 15. JEAN FRANCOIS BERGERON (NABA) USA
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168 Lbs /76.20 Kgs) MIDDLEWEIGHT (160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs) SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (154 Lbs/ 69.85) Kgs)
World Champion: V A C A N T World Champion : MARIANO CARRERA ARG World Champion: JOSE RIVERA USA Won Title: 12-11-04 Won Title: 12-02-06 Won Title: 05-06-06 Last Mandatory: 06-08-05 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 01-14-06 Last Defense: Last Defense: “Travis Simms: Champion in recess” UNIFIED CHAMPION: MIKKEL KESSLER DEN WBC: JERMAIN TAYLOR - IBF: ARTHUR ABRAHAM WBC: OSCAR DE LA HOYA WBC: MIKKEL KESSLER- IBF: VACANT WBO: JERMAIN TAYLOR IBF:CORY SPINKS WBO:SERGEI DZINDZIRUK WBO: JOE CALZAGHE
1. RANDY GRIFFIN USA 1. JOACHIM ALCINE (OC) HAI 1. ANTHONY MUNDINE (OC) AUS 2. FELIX STURM GER 2. SHANE MOSLEY USA 2. JEFF LACY USA 3. KELLY PAVLIK USA 3. ALEJANDRO GARCIA MEX . 3. SAM SOLIMAN AUS 4. WILLIAM JOPPY USA 4. RICARDO MAYORGA NIC 4. LUCIEN BUTE (NABA) ROM 5. KHOREN GEVOR ARM 5. DANIEL SANTOS P.R. 5. DENNIS INKIN RUS 6. MASELINO MASOE N.Z. 6. ROMAN KARMAZIN RUS 6. DANILO HAUSSLER (WBA I/C) GER 7. AMIN ASIKAINEN (EBU) FIN 7. REDA ZAM ZAM (WBA I/C) DEN 7. JURGEN BRAHMER GER 8. JAVIER CASTILLEJO SPA 8. JAVIER MAMANI ARG 8. VITALY TSYPKO UKR 9. JOHN DUDDY IRE 9. VERNON FORREST USA 9. DAVID GOGIYA (EBU) GEO 10. SEBASTIAN SYLVESTER (WBA I/C) GER 10. ANTHONY THOMPSON USA 10. SERGEY TATEVOSYAN RUS 11. SERGIO MORA USA 11. MARCO AVENDAÑO VEN 11. JEAN PAUL MENDY FRA 12. ALEXANDER ABRAHAM ARM 12. MICHELE PICCIRILLO (EBU) ITA 12. GUSMYL PERDOMO (LAC) VEN 13. RAYMOND JOVAL NED 13. CHRISTOPHE CANCLAUX FRA 13. CRISTIAN SANAVIA ITA 14. SEBASTIAN ZBIK GER 14. TERRANCE CAUTHEN USA 14. CARL FROCH G.B 15. SAMUEL MILLER COL 15. ZAURBEK BAYSANGUROV RUS 15. DIMITRI SARTISON GER
WELTERWEIGHT (147 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140 Lbs / 63.50 Kgs) LIGHTWEIGHT (135 Lbs / 61.23 Kgs)
World Champion: SOULEYMANE MBAYE FRA World Champion: MIGUEL COTTO P.R. World Champion: JUAN DIAZ USA Won Title: 12-02-06 Won Title: 09-02-06 Won Title: 07-17-04 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 11-04-04 Last Defense: Last Defense: Last Defense: 11-04-06 WBC:FLOYD MAYWEATHER IBF: KERMIT CINTRON WBC: JUNIOR WITTER IBF: JUAN URANGO WBC: JOEL CASAMAYOR - WBO: ACELINO FREITAS WBO: ANTONIO MARGARITO WBO: RICARDO TORRES IBF: JESUS CHAVEZ
1. NOT RATED 1. ANDREAS KOTELNIK (WBA I/C) (OC) UKR 1. PRAWET SINGWANCHA (OC) THA 2. LUIS COLLAZO USA 2. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA (LAC) ARG 2. JOSE MIGUEL COTTO P.R. 3. FREDERIC KLOSE (EBU) FRA 3. VIVIAN HARRIS GUY 3. ALI FUNEKA S.A. 4. OKTAY URKAL GER 4. MIKE ARNAOUTIS GRE 4. EDNER CHERRY (NABA) USA 5. JOEL JAIR JULIO COL 5. DIMITRI SALITA UKR 5. YURI ROMANOV (EBU) BEL 6. PAUL WILLIAMS USA 6. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI THA 6. ZAHIR RAHEEM USA 7. CARLOS QUINTANA P.R. 7. JUAN LAZCANO USA 7. URBANO ANTILLON MEX 8. DEMETRIOUS HOPKINS USA 8. LAMONT PETERSON USA 8. ANTHONY PETERSON USA 9. YURI NUZHNENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 9. WILLY BLAIN FRA 9. AMETH DIAZ (LAC) PAN 10. FARKHAD BAKIROV UZB 10. KENDALL HOLT USA 10. PAULUS MOSES (WBA I/C) NAB 11. NELSON LINARES (LAC) VEN 11. CESAR RENE CUENCA ARG 11. ALMAZVEK RAIMKULOV KYR 12. SEBASTIAN LUJAN ARG 12. RANDALL BAILEY USA 12. RANDY SUICO PHI 13. DELVIN RODRIGUEZ D.R. 13. DAVID TORRES USA 13. DEMARCUS CORLEY USA 14. GOLDEN JOHNSON USA 14. BREIDIS PRESCOTT COL 14. ANDREI KUDRIAVTSEV UKR 15. ALPASLAM AGUZUM TUR 15. NORIO KIMURA JPN 15. KENGO NAGASHIMA JPN
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (130 Lbs / 58.97 Kg) FEATHERWEIGHT (126 Lbs / 57.15 Kgs) SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (122 Lbs / 55.34 Kgs)
World Champion: EDWIN VALERO VEN World Champion: CHRIS JOHN IND World Champion: Won Title: 08-05-06 Won Title: 09-26-03 CELESTINO CABALLERO PAN Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 03-04-06 Won Title: 10-04-06 Last Defense: Last Defense: 09-10-06 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: WBC: MARCO A. BARRERA IBF: MALCOLM KLASSEN WBC: INJIN CHI WBO: JOAN GUZMAN IBF: VACANT WBO: SCOTT HARRISON WBC: ISRAEL VÁZQUEZ IBF: STEVE MOLITOR WBO: DANIEL PONCE DE LEON 1. MANNY PACQUIAO PHI 1. JOSE CHEO ROJAS (OC) VEN 1. NOT RATED 2. NOBUHITO HONMO JPN 2. JORGE LINARES VEN 2. TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA JAP 3. ALEX ARTHUR (EBU) G.B. 3. HIROYUKI ENOKI JPN 3. JOSE ARBOLEDA (LAC) PAN 4. VICENTE MOSQUERA PAN 4. SPEND ABAZI DEN 4. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR FRA 5. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH BLR 5. JUAN GERARDO CABRERA ARG 5. SOMSAK SITHCHATCHAWAL THA 6. ISRAEL PEREZ ARG 6. JOSE HERNÁNDEZ MEX 6. JULIO ZARATE MEX 7. FRANCISCO LORENZO D.R. 7. NICKY COOK G.B. 7. DAISUKE YAMANAKA JPN 8. AGNALDO NUNES (NABA) BRA 8. ELIO ROJAS D.R. 8. BERNARD DUNNE (EBU) IRE 9. MAXWELL AWUKU (PANAF) GHA 9. JOSE AGUINIGA USA 9. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ P.R. 10. RENE GONZALEZ NIC 10. MARIO SANTIAGO P.R. 10. KIKO MARTINEZ SPA 11. ERIK MORALES MEX 11. THOMAS MASHABA S.A. 11. JOSE MENDOZA COL 12. MICHAEL LOZADA MEX 12. JORGE SOLIS MEX 12. FEIDER VILORIA COL 13. HUMBERTO TOLEDO ECU 13. STEVEN LUEVANO USA 13. WETHYA SAKMUANGKLANG THA 14. TAKEHIRO SHIMADA JPN 14. SAOHIN CONDO (PABA) THA 14. AKIFUMI SHIMODA JPN 15. HECTOR VELASQUEZ MEX 15. JUAN CARLOS SALGADO MEX 15. YOBER ORTEGA VEN
BANTAMWEIGHT (118 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs) SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115 Lbs / 52.16 Kgs) FLYWEIGHT (112 Lbs / 50.80 Kgs)
World Champion: WLADIMIR SIDORENKO UKR World Champion: NOBUO NASHIRO JPN World Champion: LORENZO PARRA VEN Won Title: 02-26-05 Won Title: 07-22-06 Won Title: 12-06-03 Last Mandatory: 07-15-06 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 12-05-05 Last Defense: 07-15-06 Last Defense: 12-02-06 Last Defense: 12-05-05 INTERIM CHAMPION: ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN WBC: HOZUMI HASEGAWA IBF: RAFAEL MARQUEZ WBC: CRISTIAN MIJARES IBF: VACANT WBC: PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM WBO: JOHNNY GONZALEZ WBO: FERNANDO MONTIEL IBF: VIC DARCHINYAN - WBO: OMAR NARVAEZ
1. NOT RATED 1. RICARDO CORDOBA PAN 1. ALEXANDER MUÑOZ (OC) VEN 2. DENKAOSAN KAOWICHIT (PABA) THA 2. POONGSAWAT KRATINGDAENG (PABA) THA 2. JORGE ARCE MEX 3. TAKEFUMI SAKATA JPN 3. ANSELMO MORENO PAN 3. MARTÍN CASTILLO MEX 4. BRAHIM ASLOUM (WBA I/C) FRA 4. NEOMAR CERMEÑO (LAC) VEN 4. JULIO ROQUE LER ARG 5. DAISUKE NAITO JPN 5. NOBUTO IKEHARA JPN 5. KOHEI KONO JPN 6. ANDRE A SARRITZU (EBU) ITA 6. SIMONE MALUDROTTU (EBU) ITA 6. TEPPEI KIKUI JPN 7. JOSE LOPEZ P.R. 7. RAUL MARTINEZ USA 7. JOSE NAVARRO (NABA) USA 8. HIROYUKI HISATAKA JPN 8. LUIS PEREZ NIC 8. NONITO DONAIRE PHI 9. GIOVANNI SEGURA MEX 9. SASHA BAKTIN RUS 9. REYNALDO LOPEZ BROWN COL 10. OMAR SALADO MEX 10. JHONNY BREDHAL (WBA I/C) DEN 10. GABRIEL ELIZONDO USA 11. ROSENDO ALVAREZ NIC 11. GERRY PEÑALOSA PHI 11. LUIS MELENDEZ COL 12. JEAN PIERO PEREZ (LAC) VEN 12. MALCOM TUNACAO PHI 12. CYRILL BELLANGER FRA 13. HUSSEIN HUSSEIN AUS 13. WILLIAM GONZALEZ NIC 13. CARIL HERRERA URU 14. SANTIAGO ACOSTA ARG 14. MASAYUKI MITANI JPN 14. PRAMUANSAK POSUWAN THA 15. TRASH NAKAMUNA JPN 15. VEERAPHOL SAHAPROM THA 15. CECILIO SANTOS MEX
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (108 Lbs / 49.99 Kgs) MINIMUM (105 Lbs / 47.63 Kg s) REFERENCES: World Champion: KOKI KAMEDA JPN World Champion: YUTAKA NIIDA JPN Won Title: 08-02-06 Won Title: 03-07-04 LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 09-25-05 PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION Last Defense: 12-20-06 Last Defense: 03-04-06 NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBANA: WBA WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION OF WBC: OMAR NINO IBF: ULISES SOLIS INTERIM CHAMPION: KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA JPN NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBO: HUGO CAZARES WBC: EAGLE KYOWA IBF: MUHAMMAD RACHMAN PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION WBO: IVAN CALDERON BOL: WBA BOLIVARIAN CHAMPION
1. NOT RATED CAC: WBA CENTRAL AMERICAN CHAMPION 2. JUAN CARLOS REVECO (LAC) ARG 1. ERIBERTO GEJON PHI EBU: EUROPEAN BOXING UNION 3. NETHRA SASIPRAPA (PABA) THA 2. PORNSAWAN PRAMUK (PABA) THA USBA: UNITED STATES BOXING ASSOCIATION
4. VICKY TAHUMIL IND 3. TEROU MISAWA JPN NABF: NORTH AMERICAN BOXING FEDERATION WBA I/C: WBA INTERCONTIN ENTAL 5. JUAN LANDAETA VEN 4. CHANA PORPAOIN THA OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER 6. FREDDY BELEÑO VEN 5. JUAN PALACIOS NIC
7. NOBUAKI MASUDA JPN 6. RONALD BARRERA COL
8. MANUEL VARGAS MEX 7. NKOSINATHI JOYI S.A.
9. WILL GRIGSBY USA 8. JAEWON KIM KOR
10. NELSON DIEPPA P.R. 9. SATOSHI KOGUMASAKA JPN
11. JUNICHI EBISUOKA JPN 10. JOSE LUIS VARELA VEN
12. RONALD RAMOS COL 11. CARLOS MELO PAN
13. CESAR CANCHILA COL 12. GERARDO VERDE MEX
14. MUNETSUGU KAYO JPN 13. CARLOS CAMPOS VEN
15. GO ONAGA JPN 14. ROMAN GONZALEZ NIC 15. OMAR SOTO P.R.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM NOVEMBER 10th TO DECEMBER 22nd, 2006
Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES- REFEREE SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT P. VERBEKE – P. POPPI – E. MERONEN RENZO 35 AMI PARIS, FRA Dic, 2, 06 CRUISER 0 INTERIM VALERY BRUDOV WTKO 11 LUIS PINEDA DANIEL TALON BAGNARIOL R. GARCIA – M. HOOK – T. SHIMAKAWA ALBERTO 36 UNIVERSUM BERLIN, GER Dic, 2, 06 MIDDLE 0 MAND MARIANO CARRERA WTKO 11 JAVIER CASTILLEJO GUILLERMO PEREZ SARMIENTO M. LATHAM – G. FELDMAN – G. HILL 37 TOP RANK N.J. , USA Dic, 2, 06 WELTER 0 VACANT MIGUEL A. COTTO WTKO 5 CARLOS QUINTANA STEVE SMOGER YORK VAN NIXON R. CARABAÑO – C. PRAYADSAB – K. CHANG 38 MUTOH OSAKA, JPN Dic, 2, 06 SFLY 1 OPTION NOBUO NASHIRO WUD 12 EDUARDO GARCIA MARK NELSON ALAN KIM J. TOUPIN – G. QUARTARONE – E. MERONEN RENZO 39 AMI PARIS, FRA Dic, 2, 06 FLY 0 INTERIM ROBERTO VASQUEZ WSD 12 TAKEFUMI SAKATA JEAN LOUIS LEGLAND BAGNARIOL S. CHRISTODOULOU – R. CAIZ JR.- T. O’CONNORS GEORGE 40 KYOEI TOKYO, JPN Dic. 20, 06 LFLY 1 MAND KOKI KAMEDA WUD 12 JUAN LANDAETA LUIS PABON MARTINEZ
BOXER OF THE MONTH: MIGUEL COTTO HONORABLE MENTION: KOKI KAMEDA The WBA Ratings Committee follows the norm of its ranking guidelines for the publication of this report. All results and movements are correspondent to the month indicated in the sub-title “ OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF …”. THIS “OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF NOVEMBER” reflects the results and movements from November 10 th, 2006 to December 22nd 2006 regardless the publication’s date.