2015

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WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS JANUARY 2015 Based on results held from 06th January to February 07th, 2015

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 HEAVYWEIGHT 200 Lbs / CRUISERWEIGHT 200 Lbs / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 175 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs 90.71 Kgs 79.38 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA-IBF-WBO UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR WBA WORLD CHAMPION: SERGEY KOVALEV RUS IBF – WBO CHAMPION DENIS LEBEDEV RUS WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER RUSLAN CHAGAEV UZB Won Title: 11-04-11 Won Title: 12-14-13 Won Title: 07-06-14 Last Mandatory: 05-17-13 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 09-27-14 Last Defense: 12-06-14 Last Defense: WBC: GRIGORY DROZD WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON WBC: DEONTAY WILDER IBF: YOAN HERNANDEZ WBO: MARCO HUCK 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. YOURI KALENGA (WBA INT. CHAMP) COD 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 2. BRYANT JENNINGS USA 2. BEIBUT SHUMENOV KAZ 2. ROBIN KRASNIQI (CON) KOS 3. ALEXANDER POVETKIN RUS 3. YUNIER DORTICOS (LAC) CUB 3. SEAN MONAGHAN USA 4. LUCAS BROWNE (I/C) AUS 4. ILUNGA MAKABU RSA 4. NADJIB MOHAMMEDI FRA 5. TYSON FURY GBR 5. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK P OL 5. BERNARD HOPKINS USA 6. SHANNON BRIGGS (NABA) USA 6. DMITRY KUDRYASHOV (INT) RUS 6. JEAN PASCAL CAN 7. MARK DE MORI AUS 7. DENTON DALEY CAN 7. RADIVOJE KALAJDZIC BIH 8. FRES OQUENDO (*) PUR 8. KRYSZTOF GLOWACKI POL 8. KONNI KONRAD MNE 9. ANTONIO TARVER USA 9. TONY BELLEW GBR 9. MARCUS BROWNE USA 10. JOSEPH PARKER (PABA) NZL 10. RAKHIM CHAKHKIEV RUS 10. ENRICO KOELLING (I/C) GBR 11. KUBRAT PULEV BUL 11. LUKASZ JANIK POL 11. ARTUR BETERBIEV (NABA) R US 12. VYACHESLAV GLAZKOV UKR 12. ANTHONY MCCRAKEN (PANAF) AUS 12. VASILY LEPIKHIN (PABA) NZL 13. STEVE CUNNINGHAM USA 13. MARK FLANAGAN AUS 13. ERIK SKOGLUND SWE 14. ANTHONY JOSHUA GBR 14. ALEX GUERRERO (NABA) USA 14. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 15. TRAVIS KAUFMAN USA 15. DANIEL BAFF (PABA) AUS 15. AZEA AUGUSTAMA (LAC) HAI SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT MUHAMMAD ALI EVANDER HOLYFIELD VIRGIL HILL

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT 168 Lbs / MIDDLEWEIGHT 160 Lbs / 154 Lbs / 76.20 Kgs 72.58 Kgs 69.85 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION: ANDRE WARD USA GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBC CHAMPION CARL FROCH (*) GBR DANIEL JACOBS USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: ERISLANDY LARA CUB Won Title: 05-25-13 Won Title: 08-09-14 Won Title: 03-12-14 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 05-31-14 Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-12-14 WBC: ANTHONY DIRRELL WBC: MIGUEL COTTO IBF: CORNELIUS BUNDRAGE WBO: DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IBF: VACANT WBO: ARTHUR ABRAHAM IBF: VACANT WBO: ANDY LEE 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. FEDOR CHUDINOV ( WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 1. DMITRY CHUDINOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 2. SAUL ALVAREZ MEX 2. FELIX STURM GER 2. PETER QUILLIN USA 3. JOSHUA CLOTTEY GHA 3. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR MEX 3. WILLIE MONROE JR (NABA) USA 4. ANTHONY MUNDINE AUS 4. GILBERTO RAMIREZ MEX 4. ARIF MAGOMEDOV (I/C) RUS 5. JACK CULCAY (I/C) GER 5. GEORGE GROVES GBR 5. MARTIN MURRAY GBR 6. AUSTIN TROUT USA 6. ANDRE DIRRELL USA 6. PATRICK NIELSEN DEN 7. JULIAN WILLIAMS USA 7. THOMAS OOSTHUIZEN RSA 7. DANIEL GEALE (PABA) AUS 8. MAURICE WEBER GER 8. LUCIAN BUTE CAN 8. HASSAN N’DAN N’JIKAM FRA 9. KANAT ISLAM (2) (LAC) KA Z 9. JULIUS JACKSON USA 9. JORGE HEILAND ARG 10. DAVID ZEGARRA PER 10. ROGELIO MEDINA MEX 10. BILLY JOE SAUNDERS GBR 11. GUIDO PITTO ARG 11. ROCKY FIELDING (I/C) GBR 11. CHRIS EUBANKS JR. GBR 12. DENNIS HOGAN (OCEANIA) AUS 12. BALAZS KELEMEN HUN 12. TUREANO JOHNSON (INT) BAH 13. LIAN SMITH (CON) GBR 13. FELIX VALERA (LAC) DOM 13. DAVID LEMIEUX CAN 14. ZAURBEK BAYSANGUROV RUS 14. MARIANO HILARIO ESP 14. SERGIO MORA USA 15. VANES MARTIROSYAN ARM 15. DEREK EDWARDS USA 15. DOMINIC WADE USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT CARLOS MONZON THOMAS HEARNS SUGAR RAY LEONARD

WELTERWEIGHT 147 Lbs / SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT 140 Lbs / LIGHTWEIGHT 135 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs 63.50 Kgs 61.23 Kgs WBA-WBC UNIFIED CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION : FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR USA DANNY GARCIA USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBC CHAMPION WBA WORLD CHAMPION: KEITH THURMAN USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: RICHARD ABRIL CUB Won Title: 01-17-2015 JESSIE VARGAS USA Won Title: 03-02-13 Last Mandatory: Won Title: 04-12-14 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 09-20-14 IBF: KELL BROOK WBO: MANNY PACQUIAO Last Defense: 11-23-14 WBC: JORGE LINARES 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT IBF: LAMONT PETTERSON WBO: VACANT IBF: MICKEY BEY WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD 2. AMIR KHAN GBR 1. JOSE BENAVIDEZ (WBA INT. CHAMP) USA 1. DARLEYS PEREZ (WBA INT. CHAMP) COL 3. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA ARG 2. THOMAS DULORME PUR 2. PETR PETROV (NABA) RUS 4. ROBERT GUERRERO USA 3. ADRIEN BRONER ( INT) USA 3. TAKAHIRO AO JPN 5. TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM THA 4. KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV RUS 4. FELIX VERDEJO PUR 6. ANDRE BERTO USA 5. JOHAN PEREZ (NABA) VEN 5. DERRY MATHEWS (CON) GBR 7. JOSESITO LOPEZ USA 6. MAURICIO HERRERA USA 6. MIGUEL VAZQUEZ MEX 8. DIEGO CHAVES ARG 7. MICHAEL PEREZ (LAC) USA 7. RAFAEL MENSAH (PANAF) GHA 9. SADAM ALI USA 8. AMIR IMAM USA 8. EVENS PIERRE (LAC) HAI 10. FRANKIE GAVIN GBR 9. EDUARD TROYANOVSKY (I/C) PHI 9. JONATHAN MAICELO PER 11. RICHMOND DJARBENG (PANAF) GHA 10. IVAN REDKACH UKR 10. EDIS TATLI FIN 12. CAMERON HAMMOND (OCEANIA) AUS 11. CZAR AMONSOT PHI 11. TONY LUIS CAN 13. FRANCISCO SANTANA (INT) USA 12. JULIO DE JESUS DOM 12. DENIS SHAFIKOV RUS 14. JEFF HORN (PABA) AUS 13. LUCA GIACON (CON) ESP 13. REYNALDO OJEDA PUR 15. CHARLIE NAVARRO VEN 14. RANSES PAYANO DOM 14. ARGENIS LOPEZ DOM SUPER BELT 15. FERNANDO ANGULO ECU 15. ISMAEL BARROSO VEN SUGAR RAY ROBINSON SUPER BELT SUPER BELT ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT 130 Lbs / FEATHERWEIGHT 126 Lbs / 122 Lbs / 58.97 Kgs 57.15 Kgs 55.34 Kgs WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN NICHOLAS WALTERS JAM SCOTT QUIGG GBR Won Title: 01-11-10 Won Title: 12-08-12 Won Title: 09-05-13 Last Mandatory: 12-31-12 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 12-31-14 Last Defense: 10-18-14 Last Defense: 09-13-14 WBC: TAKASHI MIURA WBC: JHONNY GONZALEZ WBC: LEO SANTA CRUZ IBF: RANCES BARTHELEMY WBO: ORLANDO SALIDO IBF: EVGENY GRADOVICH WBO: V. LOMACHENKO IBF: CARL FRAMPTON 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR (WBA INT.CHAMP) ARG 1. OSCAR ESCANDON (WBA INT.CHAMP) COL 2. BRYAN VASQUEZ CRC 2. ABNER MARES USA 2. SHINGO WAKE JPN 3. JAVIER FORTUNA DOM 3. DANIEL RAMIREZ DOM 3. JESUS M. ROJAS PUR 4. EMANUEL LOPEZ MEX 4. CARLOS ZAMBRANO PER 4. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA 5. CARLOS PADILLA COL 5. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 5. LEWIS PETTIT (I/C) GBR 6. ROMAIN JACOB FRA 6. SIMPIWE VETYEKA RSA 6. RAFAEL VAZQUEZ (LAC) USA 7. JOSE PEDRAZA PUR 7. NONITO DONAIRE PHI 7. TYSON CAVE CAN 8. DIEGO MAGDALENO USA 8. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 8. JONATHAN ROMERO COL 9. BILLY DIB (PABA) AUS 9. GARY RUSSELL JR USA 9. NEHOMAR CERMEÑO VEN 10. RYAN KIELCZWESKI USA 10. ROBINSON CASTELLANOS MEX 10. JONATHAN GUZMAN DOM 11. MZONKE FANA (PANAF) RSA 11. JAYSON VELEZ PUR 11. LUIS EMMANUEL CUSOLITO ARG 12. DEVIS BOSCHIERO ITA 12. DENNIS TUBIERON PHI 12. HIDENORI OTAKE JPN 13. ANTONIO FERNANDEZ PAN 13. JOSH WARRINGTON GBR 13. T.J. DOHENY (PABA) AUS 14. JOSE LUIS PRIETO COL 14. RODOLFO PUENTE COL 14. PAULUS AMBUNDA (INT) NAM 15. DARSAN ZENUNAJ (INT) BEL 15. HIROSHIGE OSAWA JPN 15. HISASHI AMAGASA JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ GABRIEL ELORDE

BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / SUPER 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 JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG Won Title: 05-31-14 Won Title: 03-26-14 Won Title: 06-10-11 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-31-14 Last Defense: 12-19-14 WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: CARLOS CUADRAS WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ IBF: RANDY CABALLERO WBO: TOMOKI KAMEDA IBF: ZOLANI TETE WBO: NAOYA INOUE IBF: AMNAT RUEROENG 1. YONFREZ PAREJO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN 1. DAVID SANCHEZ (WBA INT. CHAMP) MEX 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 2. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 2. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 2. BRIAN VILORIA USA 3. ANSELMO MORENO PAN 3. NORASINGH KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 3. KAZUTO IOKA JPN 4. DAIKI KAMEDA JPN 4. SHO ISHIDA JPN 4. JOHN RIEL CASIMERO PHI 5. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV KAZ 5. NORBERTO JIMENEZ DOM 5. Y .VOR SAENGTHEP THA 6. PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM THA 6. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI JPN 6. GIOVANI SEGURA MEX 7. RYOUSUKE IWASA JPN 7. ARTHUR VILLANUEVA PHI 7. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 8. LUIS NERY MEX 8. LUIS CONCEPCION PAN 8. SUGURU MURANAKA JPN 9. MALCOLM TUNACAO PHI 9. PETCHBARNGBORN KOKIETGYM THA 9. MAKAZOLE TETE (PANAF) RSA 10. RYO AKAHO JPN 10. RYO MATSUMOTO JPN 10. GREGORIO LEBRON (LAC) DOM 11. LUIS HINOJOSA DOM 11. REX TSO CHN 11. MYUNG-GOO YUH (PABA) KOR 12. KIKO MARTINEZ ESP 12. IVAN MORALES MEX 12. EAKTAWAN MOR KRUNGTHEPTHONBURI THA 13. LEE HASKINS GBR 13. JUAN ALBERTO ROSAS MEX 13. FELIX ALVARADO NCA 14. WALBERTO RAMOS COL 14. ISRAEL HIDROGO PAN 14. NAWAPHON POR CHOKCHAI THA 15. JERWIN ANCAJAS PHI 15. MIGUEL GONZALEZ CHI 15. TETSUMA HAYASHI JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EDER JOFRE KHAOSAI GALAXY PASCUAL PEREZ

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LIGHT FLYWEIGHT 108 Lbs / MINIMUM 105 Lbs / 47.63 Kgs 48.99 Kgs NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION

LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION RYOICHI TAGUCHI JPN RSA PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION Won Title: 12-31-14 Won Title: 02-27-14 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: OCEANIA: WBA OCEANIA Last Defense: Last Defense: 10-25-14 CON: WBA CONTINENTAL WBC: PEDRO GUEVARA WBC: WANHENG MENAYOTIN INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL IBF: KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA WBO: KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA IBF: JAVIER MENDOZA WBO: DONNIE NIETES I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 1. RANDY PETALCORIN (WBA INT. CHAMP) PHI 1. KNOCKOUT CP FRESHMART (WBA INT. CHAMP) THA 2. GANIGAN LOPEZ MEX 2. JESUS SILVESTRE MEX INTER: CHAMPION INTERAMERICAN 3. MILAN MELINDO PHI 3. KOSEI TANAKA JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT

4. GILBERTO PARRA MEX 4. ALEXIS DIAZ (LAC) VEN WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION 5. TAKUMA INOUE JPN 5. REY LORETO PHI 6. RYO MIYAZAKI JPN 6. SIMPHIWE KHONCO (PANAF) RSA (1) BOXER WON TITLE AGAINST LATIN 7. ALBERTO ROSSEL PER 7. CARLOS BUITRAGO NCA CONTENDER 8. ROBERT BARRERA (LAC) COL 8. RYUJI HARA JPN (2) BOXER RESIDES IN LATIN REGION 9. ALI RAYMI YEM 9. MOHAMMAD RACHMAN INA 10. MA YI MING CHN 10. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER (*) STATUS UNDER REVIEW 11. JONATHAN TACONING PHI 11. JULIAN YEDRAS MEX 12. PAIPHAROB KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 12. TAKUMI SAKAE JPN 13. MZUVUKILE MAGWACA RSA 13. PIGMY KOKIETGYM THA 14. JETHER OLIVA PHI 14. XIONG ZHAO ZHONG CHN 15. CARLOS ORTEGA PAN 15. YU KIMURA JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT LEO GAMEZ YOKO GUSHIKEN

CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 06TH JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 07TH, 2015 Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES- REFEREE SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT Gary Shaw Santa Ynez, Barry Druxman- Zac Young-Tom Taylor Calvin Inalsing 01 Production California Jan. 09th Light 2 Interim Darleys Perez UD12 Jonathan Maicelo Lou Moret BOXER OF THE MONTH: HONORABLE MENTION: DARLEYS PEREZ 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 JANUARY 2015” reflects the results and movements from 06th January to February 07th, 2015, 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