WBA APRIL 2004 RANKINGS MOVEMENTS HEAVYWEIGHT Promotions Hasim Rahman goes up two positions as reacommodation after Vitali Klitschko removal, and Corrie Sanders and Wladimir Klitschko demotions James Toney goes up three positions as reacommodation after Vitali Klitschko removal, and Corrie Sanders and Wladimir Klitschko demotions Lance Whitaker goes up four positions as reacommodation after Vitali Klitschko removal, and Corrie Sanders and Wladimir Klitschko demotions Joe Mesi goes up two positions as reacommodation after Vitali Klitschko removal, and Corrie Sanders and Wladimir Klitschko demotions Owen Beck goes up five positions as reacommodation after Vitali Klitschko and Lamon Brewster removals, and Corrie Sanders, Wladimir Klitschko, Nicolay Valuev and Evander Holyfield demotions Demotions Corrie Sanders goes down eight positions after he lost to Vitali Klitschko for WBC title on April 24 Wladimir Klitschko goes down five positions after he lost to Lamon Brewster for WBO title on April 10 David Tua goes down one position as he has been inactive since March 2003 Nicolay Valuev goes down two positions due to his poor level of opponents Evander Holyfield goes down four positions as he is iactive since October 2003; last two fights were losses Removals 1 Vitali Klitschko after he won the WBC title on April 24 10 Lamon Brewster after he won the WBO title on April 10 12 Fres Oquendo after he lost to John Ruiz for WBA title on April 17 Entries 7 Monte Barrett at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber 12 Andrew Golota at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considerin his record and caliber CRUISERWEIGHT Promotions Virgill Hill, O’Neill Bell, Vasiily Jirov, Pietro Aurino, Vincenzo Cantatore, Guillermo Jones, Thomas Hansvoll, Dale Brown, and Luis Pineda go up one position each at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering their caliber Pavel Melkomian, Rudiger May, and Steve Cunningham go up two positions each as reacommodation after Kelvin Davis removal Demotions None Removals 12 Kelvin Davis after he won the IBF title on May 1 Entries 14 Mohammed Azzaoui at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber and regional achievements (PABA champion) 15 Rydel Booker at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Promotions Danny Batchelder goes up one position as reacommodation after Bruno Girard demotion Demotions Bruno Girard goes down three positions as he is inactive since March 2003 Removals 10 Hugo Hernan Garay after he lost to Zolt Erdei for the WBO title on May 8 Entries 8 Lou Del Valle at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT Promotions Mads Larsen goes up one position at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber and following Manuel Siaca removal Demotions None Removals 1 Manuel Siaca after he beat Anthony Mundine to win the WBA title on May 5 10 Tito Mendoza after he lost to previously unrated Syd Vanderpool on April 17 Entries 2 Anthony Mundine after he lost his WBA title to Manuel Siaca on May 5 10 Syd Vanderpool after he beat rated Tito Mendoza on April 17 MIDDLEWEIGHT Promotions Bert Schenk and Robert Allen go up one position each at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering their caliber Jermain Taylor, Kingsley Ikeke, Howard Eastman, William Joppy, Marcos Silvano DíazKelly Pavlik, and Raymond Joval go up three positions each as reacommodation after Schenk and Allen promotions, Maselino Masoe removal and Evans Ashira demotion Quentin Smith goes up four positions as reacommodation after Schenk and Allen promotions, Maselino Masoe removal and Evans Ashira demotion Derrell Colley goes up one position as reacommodation after Schenk and Allen promotions, and Maselino Masoe removal Aaron Mitchell goes up two positions as reacommodation after Schenk and Allen promotions, and Maselino Masoe removal Demotions Evans Ashira goes down six positions after he lost to Maselino Masoe for the WBA title on May 1 Removals 4 Maselino Masoe after he won the WBA title on May 1 Entries 14 Kenny Ellis at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber and regional achievements (NABA champion) 15 Yoshihiro Araki at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber SUPER WELTERWEIGHT No movements WELTERWEIGHT No movements SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT Promotions Francisco Bojado goes up one position as reacommodation after Oktay Urkal demotion Daudy Bahari and Mohamad Abdulaev go up one positions each after Michael Stewart removal Demotions Oktay Urkal goes down one oposition after he lost to Vivian Harris for the WBA title on April 17 Removals 13 Michael Stewart after he lost to Sharmba Mitchell for IBF Interim title on April 3 Entries 15 Dimitri Salita at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber LIGHTWEIGHT Promotions Juan Lazcano goes up one position at the discretion of the ratings Committee considering his caliber Prawet Singwancha, Julio Diaz, Michael Clark, Courtney Burton, and Jose Luis Castillo go up one position each as reacommodation after Lazcano promotion and Miguel Callist demotion and Lakva Sim removal Demotions Miguel Callist goes down seven positions after he lost to Lakva Sim for the WBA title Jorge Noriega and Fernando Angulo go down one position each at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after the entry of Ricky Quiles Removals 3 Lakva Sim after he beat Miguel Callist to win the WBA title on April 10 15 Takehiro Shimada as reacommodation after Julien Lorcy entry. Shimada was put on waiting list Entries 2 Julien Lorcy was reinstated after the Ratings Committee considered an appeal claiming that he had been mistakenly removed form the ratings last January, when he was rated in the second position 13 Ricky Quiles at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his caliber and regional achievements (NABA champion) SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT Promotions Mzonke Fana and Pongsith Wianwiset go up one position each Demotions Edwin Valero goes down five positions as he is inactive since December and his medical records indicate that he will not be able to fight in the next few months Removals 15 Ali Oubaali after he lost to unrated Boris Sinitsin on April 29 Entries 12 Jose Miguel Cotto at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber FEATHERWEIGHT Promotions Marco Antonio Barrera, Spend Abazi, Osamu Sato, Victor Polo, Oscar Leon, and Orlando Salido go up one position each as reacommodation after In jin Chi removal and Michael Brodie demotion Ricardo Rocky Juarez and Daniel Maldonado go up one position each as reacommodation after Saohim Sirithaicondo removal Demotions Michael Brodie goes down six positions after he lost to In Jin Chi for the WBC title on April 10 Removals 2 In Jin Chi after he won the WBC title on April 10 13 Saohim Sirithaicondo after he lost to unrated Zaiki Takemoto on April 10 Entries 15 Steve Luevano at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT Promotions José Cheo Rojas and Jorge Solis go up one positions each as reacommodation after Kozo Ishi removal Demotions None Removals 13 Kozo Ishii after he announced his retirement Entries 15 Oscar Rene Ponce at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record and caliber BANTAMWEIGHT Promotions None Demotions None Removals 12 Ricardo Vargas after he lost to previously unrated Heriberto Ruiz for IBF eliminatory on April 24 Entries 12 Heriberto Ruiz after he beat previously rated Ricardo Vargas on April 24 SUPER FLYWEIGHT Promotions Reynaldo Lopez Brown, Cesar Lopez, Mauricio Pastrana, and Mbwana Matumla go up one position each as reacommodation after Komrith Eveready removal Demotions None Removals 11 Komrith Eveready after he lost to previously unrated Gilberto Gonzalez on April 6 Entries 15 Gilberto Gonzalez after he beat previously rated Komrith Eveready on April 6 FLYWEIGHT No movements LIGHT FLYWEIGHT Promotions Roberto Vazquez goes up one position at the discretion of the Ratings Committee following Marvin Tampus removal Demotions None Removals 4 Marvin Tampus after he lost to previously unrated Vicky Tamul on April 13 Entries 5 Vicky Tamul after he beat previously rated Marvin Tampus on April 13 MINIMUM Promotions Eriberto Gejon goes up one position as reacommodation after Chana Porpaoin demotion Demotions Chana Porpaoin goes down one position after drawing the rematch against Juan Landaeta on May 5 Removals None Entries None .