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Wbc´S Superflyweight World Champions Name Country Periodo Champion 1 3 WORLD BOXING COUNCIL Jose Sulaimán WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+) Mauricio Sulaimán WBC PRESIDENT WBC STATS WBC SUPERFLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT STUBHUB CENTER / CARSON, CALIFORNIA, USA SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 979 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 54 YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC TOM LOEFFLER & K2 PROMOTIONS, PRESENTS: SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISA ROMAN GONZALEZ (THAILAND) (NICARAGUA) Nationality: Thailand Nationality: Nicaragua Date of Birth: December 8, 1986 Date of Birth: June 17, 1987 Birthplace: Si Sa Ket, Thailand Birthplace: Managua, Nicaragua Residence: Si Sa Ket, Thailand Residence: Managua, Nicaragua Age: 30 Age: 30 Real name: Wisaksil Wangek Alias: Chocolatito Record: 43-4-1, 39 KO’S Record: 46-1-0, 38 KO’S Guard: Southpaw Guard: Orthodox Total rounds: 182 Total rounds: 229 World Title fights: 3 (2-1-0) World Title fights: 17 (16-1-0) Manager: Thainchai Pisitwutinnan Manager: Carlos Blandon Promoter: Nakornloung Promotion Promoter: Teiken Promotions WBC´S SUPERFLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME COUNTRY PERIODO CHAMPION 1. RAFAEL ORONO (VENEZUELA) 1980 - 1981 2. CHULHO KIM (KOREA) 1981 - 1982 3. RAFAEL ORONO * (VENEZUELA) 1982 - 1983 4. PAYAO POOLTARAT (+) (THAILAND) 1983 - 1984 5. JIRO WATANABE (JAPAN) 1984 - 1986 6. GILBERTO ROMAN (+) (MEXICO) 1986 - 1987 7. SANTOS LACIAR (ARGENTINA) 1987 8. JOSE BEBIS ROJAS (COLOMBIA) 1987 - 1988 9. GILBERTO ROMAN (+) * (MEXICO) 1988 - 1989 10. NANA KONADU (GHANA) 1989 - 1990 11. SUNGKIL MOON (KOREA) 1990 - 1993 12. JOSE LUIS BUENO (MEXICO) 1993 - 19943 13. HIROSHI KAWASHIMA (JAPAN) 1994 - 1997 14. GERRY PEÑALOSA (PHILIPPINES) 1997 - 1998 15. INJOO CHO (KOREA) 1998 - 2000 16. MASAMORI TOKUYAMA (JAPAN) 2000 - 2004 17. KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA (JAPAN) 2004 - 2005 18. MASAMORI TOKUYAMA * (JAPAN) 2005 - 2006 19. CRISTIAN MIJARES (MEXICO) 2006 - 2008 20. VIC DARCHYNIAN (AUSTRALIA) 2008 - 2010 21. TOMAS ROJAS (MEXICO) INTERIM 2009 22. VIC DARCHYNIAN * (AUSTRALIA) 2009 - 2010 23. TOMAS ROJAS * (MEXICO) 2010 – 2011 24. SURIYAN POR CHOCKCHAI (THAILAND) 2011 – 2012 25. YOTA SATO (JAPAN) 2012 – 2013 26. SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI (THAILAND) 2013 – 2014 27. CARLOS CUADRAS (MEXICO) 2014 – 2016 28. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA) 2016 – 2017 29. SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI (THAILAND) 2017 - * REGAINED WBC´S SUPERFLYWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS 1. GILBERTO ROMAN (MEXICO) 2. SANTOS LACIAR (ARGENTINA) 3. JIRO WATANABE (JAPAN) 4. CHULHO KIM (KOREA) 5. CRISTIAN MIJARES (MEXICO) 6. GERRY PEÑALOSA (PHILIPPINES) 7. SUNGKIL MOON (KOREA) 8. RAFAEL ORONO (VENEZUELA) 9. CARLOS CUADRAS (MEXICO) 10. JOSE LUIS BUENO (MEXICO) GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPERFLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC 24 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE: RAFAEL ORONO (VENEZUELA) GILBERTO ROMAN (MEXICO) MASAMORI TOKUYAMA (JAPAN) VIC DARCHINYAN (AUSTRALIA) TOMAS ROJAS (MEXICO) 134 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN SUPERFLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC 20 TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN SUPERFLYWEIGHT IN UNITED STATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC WORLD SUPERFLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY JAPAN 37 MEXICO 27 KOREA 24 USA 20 VENEZUELA 8 THAILAND 8 FRANCE 3 PHILIPPINES 2 ARGENTINA 2 PANAMA 1 SPAIN 1 SOUTH AFRICA 1 TOTAL 134 WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY 205 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY 9 TITLE FIGHTS IN THE SUPERFLYWWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC AND THIS WILL BE THE 206 WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY BANTAM 28 SUPERBANTAM 24 WELTER 20 SUPERFEATHER 20 FEATHER 19 LIGHT 17 SUPERLIGHT 14 LT. FLY 12 SUPERWELTER 11 SUPERFLY 9 HEAVY 7 MIDDLE 6 LT. HEAVY 5 SUPERMIDDLE 4 FLY 4 CRUISER 3 STRAW 2 TOTAL FIGHTS 205 .
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