WBA RATINGS MOVEMENTS AS APRIL 20009

HEAVYWEIGHT:

Removals:

#4 Alexander Dimitrenko – will fight eliminator for another entity (WBO). #14 Odlanier Solis – due to the entrance of David Rodriguez (NABA) champion.

Entries:

#13 David Rodriguez – became the new NABA regional champion (31-0-0) 29ko (Record and Caliber). #14 Alexander Ustinov – became the new EBA regional heavyweight champion (14-0-0) 12ko (Record and Caliber).

Promotions:

#4 Kevin Johnson, #5 Dennis Boytsov, #6 Ray Austin, #7 Davaryll Williamson, #8 Lamon Brewster, #9 Chris Arreola, #10 Carl Davis Drummond, #11 Evander Holyfield and #12 Dennis Baktov – up one slot due to Dimitrenko leaving.

Demotions:

No demotions.

CRUISERWEIGHT:

Removals:

#4 Wayne Braithwaite – inactive since (2008-03-29).

Entries:

#13 Troy Ross – Record and Caliber (21-1-0) 15ko (CAN).

Promotions:

#4 Firat Arslan, #5 Marco Huck, #6 Benjamin Flores, #7 , #8 Alexander Alexeev, #9 Enad Licina, #10 Bobby Gunn, #11 Yoan Pablo Hernandez and #12 Steve Herelius – up one slot due to Wayne Braithwaite leaving.

Demotions:

No demotions.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:

Removals:

#14 Rachi Kanfouah – due to the entrance of David Gogiya.

Entries:

#15 David Gogiya – Record and Caliber (20-4-0) 4ko (RUS).

Promotions:

#7 Beibut Shumenov – up one due to activity and caliber. #8 Tim Bell – up two slots due to activity and defense of regional title. #14 Nathan Cleverly – up one slot due to Kanfouah leaving.

Demotions:

#9 Dawid Kostecki – down two slots due to Shumenov and Bell promotion. #10 Shawn George – down one slot due to Bell promotion.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:

Removals:

No removals.

Entries:

No entries.

Promotions:

#12 Allan Green – up two slots due to activity.

Demotions:

#13 Andre Dirrell and #14 Jean Paul Mendy – down one slot due to Green promotion.

MIDDLEWEIGHT:

Removals:

#2 Sebastian Zbik – will fight interim title for another entity (WBC). #14 Koji Sato –lost to Felix Sturm for the WBA Middleweight title by TKO7.

Entries:

#11 Daniel Jacobs – Record and Caliber (16-0-0) 14ko (USA). #12 Gennady Martirosyan – Became the new PABA middleweight regional champion.

Promotions:

#2 Khoren Gevor – up two slots due to activity, caliber and Zbik leaving. #4 Avtandil Khurtsidze, #5 Mariano Carrera, #6 Sebastian Sylvester, #7 Mahir Oral, #8 Daniel Edouard, #9 Renan St. Juste and #10 Hassan N`dam N`jkam – up one slot due to Gevor promotion.

Demotions:

#13 Tarvis Simms and #14 Aaron Mitchel – down two slots due to Martirosyan entrance.

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT:

Removals:

#15 Mike Miranda – lost to non-rated fighter.

Entries:

#15 Lukas Konecny – Record and Caliber (39-3-0) 19ko (CZE).

Promotions:

No promotions.

Demotions:

No demotions.

Note: James Kirkland – “status under review”.

WELTERWEIGHT:

Removals:

#3 Vyacheslav Senchenko – became the new WBA welterweight champion after defeating Yuriy Nuzhnenko by UD12.

Entries:

#5 Yuriy Nuzhnenko – after losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko by UD12 for the WBA welterweight title.

Promotions:

#3 Zab Judah and #4 Rafal Jackiewcz – up one slot due to Senchenko leaving.

Demotions:

No demotions.

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT:

Removals.

#6 Richard Hatton – lost by TKO2 to Manny Pacquiao.

Entries:

#15 Alberto Mosquera – became the new FEDELATIN super lightweight champion.

Promotions:

#6 Nate Campbell, #7 Ionut Dan Ion, #8 Victor Cayo and #9 Kendall Holt – up one slot due to Hatton leaving. #10 Mike Alvarado – up three slots due to activity and caliber. #13 Brunet Zamora and #14 Yosukezan Onodera – up one slot due to Alvarado promotion.

Demotions:

No demotions.

LIGHTWEIGHT:

Removals:

#8 Yuri Romanov – will fight title for another entity (IBF).

Entries:

#9 Anges Adjaho – Record and Caliber (25-1-0) 14ko (BEN).

Promotions:

#6 Vicente Escobedo – up three slots due to Romanov leaving and caliber.

Demotions:

#7 Yusuke Kobori and #8 Miguel Acosta – down one slot due to Escobedo promotion.

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT:

Removals:

No removals.

Entries:

No entries.

Promotions:

#3 Roberto Guerreo – up two slots due to caliber. #7 Takashi Uchiyama – up two slots due to activity.

Demotions:

#5 Urbano Antillon – down two slots due to Guerrero promotion. #8 Somsak Sithchatwal and #9 Juan Carlos Salgado – down two slots due Uchiyama promotion.

FEATHERWEIGHT:

Removals:

#1 Yuriorkis Gamboa – became the WBA featherweigtht interim champion after defeating Jose Cheo Rojas by TKO10.

Entries:

No entries.

Promotions:

#2 Rocky Juarez – up one slot due to Rojas demotion. #3 Daud Cino Yordan – up three slots due to activity and caliber. #12 Whyber Garcia – up three slots due to activity and caliber.

Demotions:

#6 Jose Cheo Rojas – down four slots after losing to Yuriokis Gamboa for the WBA interim featherweight title by TKO10. #13 Feider Viloria, #14 Francisco Mendoza and #15 Carlos Oliveira – down one slot due to Garcia promotion.

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT:

Removals:

#1 Poonsawat Kratingdaeng – became WBA interim Super bantamweight champion after defeating Rafael Hernadez by TKO9. #3 Olivier Lontchi – will fight world title for another entity (WBO). #14 Jeffrey Mathebula – lost to Celestino Caballero by SD12 for the Unified (WBA/IBF) super bantamweight title.

Entries:

#9 Victor Terrazas – Record and Caliber (21-1-0) 11ko (MEX). #14 Napapol Kiatisakchokchai – Record and Caliber (49-3-1) 41ko (THA).

Promotions:

#3 Antonio Escalante – up four slots due to activity and caliber. #4 Rendall Munroe – up one slot due to activity and Cordoba demotion. #6 Daniel Ponce De Leon – up three slots due to activity and caliber. #7 Jorge Lacierva – up one slot due to Escalante promotion. #8 Shoji Kimura – up two slots due to Escalante and De Leon promotion.

Demotions:

#5 Ricardo Cordoba – down one slot due to Escalante promotion. #10 Rafael Hernandez – down four slots after losing to Poonsawat Kratingdaeng by TKO9 for the WBA interim Super bantamweight title.

BANTAMWEIGHT:

Removals:

#5 Nestor Rocha – will fight world title for another entity (WBC). #13 Victor Fonseca – due to the entrance of Alex John Banal.

Entries:

#8 Alex John Banal – re-rated to the bantamweight division from superfly as per request by his representatives.

Promotions:

#6 Alvaro Perez – up nine slots after defeating Daniel Diaz by UD10.

Demotions:

#2 Wladimir Sidorenko – down one slot after losing to Anselmo Moreno for the WBA Bantamweight title by SD12. #3 Cristian Mijares – down one slot due to Sidorenko demotion. #5 Sasha Bakhtin – down two slots due to Sidorenko demotion and Narachawat remaining the same. #7 William Gonzalez – down one slot due to Perez promotion. #9 Lorenzo Parra, #10 Kohei Ohba, #11 Tshifhiwa Munyai and #12 Mahyar Monshipour – down one slot due to Banal entrance. #13 Daniel Diaz – down six slots due to losing to Alvaro Perez by UD10. #14 Rolly Matsushita – down two slots due to Banal entrance and Diaz demotion. #15 Malik Bouziane – down one slot due to Diaz demotion.

SUPER FLYWEIGHT:

Removals:

#8 Alex John Banal – re-rated to the bantamweight division as per request by his representatives, since he will be campaigning in the division. #9 Kounosuk Tomiyama- lost to Nobou Nashiro for the WBA super flyweight title by TKO8. #12 Tomas Rojas – will fight interim title for another entity (WBC). #13 Jesus Jimenez – re-rated to the flyweight division as per request by his representatives, as he will campaign at fly.

Entries:

#10 Drian Francisco – re-rated from the flyweight division, as per request by his representatives, since he will campaign at superfly. #11 Z Gorres – Record and Caliber (29-2-2) 16ko (PHI). #14 Jose Salgado – Record and Caliber (17-0-0) 15ko (MEX). #15 Don Broadhurst – Record and Caliber (11-0-0) 3ko (U.K.).

Promotions:

#3 Rafael Concepcion and #4 Kohei Kono – up one slot due to Muñoz demotion. #8 Timor Shailezov and #9 Daiki Kameda – up two slots due to Banal and Tomiyama leaving. #12 Juan Mercedez and #13 Ricardo Nuñez – up two slots due to Rojas and Jimenez leaving.

Demotions:

#5 Alexander Muñoz – down two slots due to inactivity.

FLYWEIGHT:

Removals:

#10 Drian Francisco – re-rated to the super flyweight division, as per request by his representatives, as he will campaign at superfly.

Entries:

#10 Jesus Jimenez – re-rated to the flyweight division, as per request by his representatives, he will campaign at fly.

Promotions:

#4 Ratanapol Sor Vorapin – became new regional PABA flyweight champion.

Demotions:

#5 Takefumi Sakata – down one slot due to Vorapin promotion.

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT:

Removals:

#8 Omar Nino Romero – will fight eliminator for another entity (WBC). #10 Bert Batawang – lost to non-rated fighter. #12 Adrian Hernandez – due to the entrance of Sonny Boy Jaro. #15 Carlos Melo – will fight world title for another entity (WBC).

Entries:

#11 - Edren Dapudong – won over Bert Batawang by LTKO7. #12 - Kompayak Porpramook – Record and Caliber (32-3-0) 23ko. #13 - Sonny Boy Jaro – Record and Caliber (30-7-5) 19ko (PHI). #15 - Luis Alberto Zarate – Record and Caliber (42-9-1) 17ko (ARG).

Promotions:

#2 Wisanu Pornobnum – up one slot due to activity. #8 Phumzile Matyhila – up one slot due to Romero leaving. #9 Munetsugu Kayo – up two slots due to Mathyila promotion and Batawang leaving. #10 Noknoi Sitthiprasert – up three slots due to Batawang leaving, Kayo promoted and Hernadez leaving.

Demotions:

#3 Juan Landaeta – down one slot due to Pornobnum promotion.

MINIMUM:

Removals:

#11 Eriberto Gejon – lost to non-rated fighter. #13 Gabriel Pumar – lost to Daiki Kameda at superfly division by UD10.

Entries:

#11 Walter Tello – Record and Caliber (12-2-0) 5ko (PAN). #14 Ronald Barrera – Record and Caliber (26-2-1) 16ko (COL). #15 Tshepo Lefele – Record and Caliber (16-3-0) 10ko (S.A.).

Promotions:

#1 Katsunari Takayama – up one slot due to caliber. #2 Yasutaka Kuroki and #3 Milan Melindo – up one slot due to Takyama promotion. #4 Kwanthai Chor Nor Pattalung – up three slots due to activity and caliber. #7 Pigmy Muangchaiyaphum, #8 Yader Escobar and #9 Toshikazu Waga – up one slot due to Nor Pattalung promotion. #10 Denver Cuello – up two slots due to Waga promoted and Gejon leaving. #12 Juanito Hernandez and #13 Ivan Meneses – up two slots due to Cuello promotion and Pumar leaving.

Demotions:

No demotions.