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Official Ratings As January 2012 2013 Edificio Ocean Business Plaza, Ave. Aquilino de la Guardia con Calle 47, Oficina 1405, Piso 14 Cdad. de Panamá, Panamá Phone: + (507) 340-6425 Web Site: www.wbanews.com WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF NOVEMBER 2013 Based on results held from 06th November to December 07th, 2013 CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MIGUEL PRADO SANCHEZ E-mail: [email protected] GEORGE MARTINEZ CANADA VICE CHAIRMAN JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA ARGENTINA GUSTAVO PADILLA E-mail: [email protected] ALAN KIM KOREA Over HEAVYWEIGHT 200 Lbs / CRUISERWEIGHT 200 Lbs / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 175 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs 90.71 Kgs 79.38 Kgs SUPER CHAMPION: SUPER CAMPEON: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR BEIBUT SHUMENOV KAZ WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT DENIS LEBEDEV RUS VACANT Won Title: Won Title: 11-04-11 Won Title: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 05-17-13 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 05-17-13 Last Defense: WBC: VITALY KLITSCHKO WBC: KRZYSTOF WLODARCZYK WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON IBF – WBO: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IBF: YOAN HERNANDEZ WBO: MARCO HUCK IBF: BERNARD HOPKINS WBO: SERGEY KOVALEV 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. GUILLERMO JONES (O.C) PAN 1. MARCUS OLIVEIRA (O.C) USA 2. LUIS ORTIZ (INTER) CUB 2. PAWEL KOLODZIEJ POL 2. JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER 3. CHRIS ARREOLA USA 3. ILUNGA MAKABU RSA 3. ELEIDER ALVAREZ (NABA) COL 4. ALEXANDER POVETKIN RUS 4. GRIGORY DROZD (WBA INT) RUS 4. NADJIB MOHAMMEDI (WBA CON) FRA 5. BRYANT JENNINGS USA 5. OLA AFOLABI GBR 5. EMMANUEL DANSO (WBA PANAF) GHA 6. FRES OQUENDO (LAC / NABA) PUR 6. ENAD LICINA GER 6. CEDRIC AGNEW USA 7. DEONTAY WILDER USA 7. BRAIMAH KAMOKO GHA 7. THOMAS OOSTHUIZEN RSA 8. RUSLAN CHAGAEV (PABA / WBA CON) UZB 8. DENTON DALEY (NABA) CAN 8. OLEKSANDR CHEWRVIAK UKR 9. TRAVIS KAUFMAN USA 9. KRYSZTOF GLOWACKI POL 9. RYAN COYNE USA 10. ALEXANDER USTINOV (WBAPANAF) RUS 10. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 10. SEAN MONAGHAN USA 11. ALEX LEAPAI AUS 11. DANIEL BAFF (PABA/WBAPANAF) AUS 11. DMITRY SUKHOTSKY (WBA I/C) RUS 12. JOVO PUDAR BIH 12. NATHAN CLEVERLY GBR 12. KONNI KONRAD (WBA INT) MNE 13. ANTONIO TARVER USA 13. SANTANDER SILGADO COL 13. ERIK SKOGLUND SWE 14. DERECK CHISORA (WBA INT) GBR 14. WILLIAM BEZERRA (LAC) BRA 14. TAMAS KOVACS SLO 15. MARK DE MORI AUS 15. THABISO MICHUNTU RSA 15. ILSHAT KHUSNULGATIN RUS 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 SUPER CHAMPION: SUPER CHAMPION: ANDRE WARD USA FLOYD MAYWEATHER USA UNIFIED CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: CARL FROCH GBR GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ VACANT Won Title: Won Title: 05-25-13 Won Title: 08-14-10 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 11-23-13 Last Defense: 10-02-13 WBC: FLOYD MAYWEATHER WBC: SAKIO BIKA WBC: SERGIO MARTINEZ IBF: CARLOS MOLINA WBO: DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IBF: CARL FROCH WBO: ROBERT STIEGLITZ IBF: DARREN BARKER WBO: PETER QUILLIN 1. ERISLANDY LARA (INT. CHAMP) CUB 1. STANYSLAV KASHTANOV (INT.CHAMP) UKR 1. MARTIN MURRAY (INT. CHAMP) GBR 2. MIGUEL COTTO PUR 2. GEORGE GROVES GBR 2. DANIEL GEALE AUS 3. SAUL ALVAREZ MEX 3. MIKKEL KESSLER DEN 3. JARROD FLETCHER (PABA) AUS 4. ANTHONY MUNDINE (WBA INT) AUS 4. DIMITRI SARTISON KAZ 4. PATRICK NIELSEN (WBA I/C) DEN 5. SERGEY RABCHENKO BLR 5. BADOU JACK SWE 5. MAX BURSAK (WBA CON) UKR 6. AUSTIN TROUT USA 6. JUNIOR TALIPEAU (LAC) NZL 6. DMITRY CHUDINOV (WBA INT) RUS 7. ALFREDO ANGULO MEX 7. ANDRE DIRRELL USA 7. JUAN CAMILO NOVOA COL 8. ARTEM KARPETS (WBA CON) UKR 8. BASTIE SAMIR GHA 8. GILBERTO RAMIREZ MEX 9. DAMIAN JONAK POL 9. NIKOLA SJEKLOCA MNE 9. ALEX THERAN COL 10. DAVID ZEGARRA PER 10. SERVER YEMURALEV UKR 10. DANIEL JACOBS USA 11. JACK CULCAY (WBA I/C) GER 11. BEN MCCULLOCH (PABA) AUS 11. SERGIO MORA USA 12. KANAT ISLAM (LAC) KAZ 12. JULIUS JACKSON USA 12. ANDY LEE IRL 13. DELVIN RODRIGUEZ DOM 13. PAUL SMITH GBR 13. GARTH WOOD (WBA PANAF) AUS 14. DANIEL DAWSON (PABA) AUS 14. BRIAN MAGEE IRL 14. OSUMANU ADAMA GHA 15. AKINORI WATANABE JPN 15. MAXIM VLASOV RUS 15. BILLY JOE SAUNDERS GBR 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 SUPER CHAMPION: DANNY GARCIA USA WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: ADRIEN BRONER USA KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV RUS RICHARD ABRIL CUB Won Title: O6-22-13 Won Title: 11-30-12 Won Title: 03-02-13 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 07-13-13 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 07-13-13 Last Defense: 03-02-13 WBC: FLOYD MAYWEATHER WBC: DANNY GARCIA WBC: ADRIEN BRONER IBF: SHAWN PORTER WBO: TIMOTHY BRADLEY IBF: LAMONT PETTERSON WBO: RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV IBF: MIGUEL VASQUEZ WBO: RICKY BURNS 1. KEITH THURMAN (INT. CHAMP) USA 1. JOHAN PEREZ (INT. CHAMP) VEN 1. YURIORKIS GAMBOA (INT. CHAMP) CUB 2. MARCOS MAIDANA (WBA I/C) ARG 2. AMIR KHAN GBR 2. JORGE LINARES VEN 3. PAUL MALIGNAGGI USA 3. THOMAS DULORME PUR 3. RUSTAM NUGAEV RUS 4. LUIS COLLAZO (WBA INT) USA 4. MAURICIO HERRERA USA 4. EDUARD TROYANOVSKY RUS 5. FRANKIE GAVIN GBR 5. TERENCE CRAWFORD USA 5. TAKAHIRO AO JPN 6. JESUS SOTO KARASS MEX 6. PAUL SPADAFORA USA 6. RAFAEL MENSAH (WBA PANAF) GHA 7. DIEGO CHAVES ARG 7. WALTER CASTILLO NIC 7. BAHODIR MAMADJONOV (WBA INT) UZB 8. ZAB JUDAH USA 8. SOULEYMANE M¨BAYE FRA 8. ARGENIS LOPEZ DOM 9. ED PAREDES USA 9. CHAD BENNETT (WBA PANAF) AUS 9. DARLEY PEREZ COL 10. TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM (PABA) THA 10. TONY LUIS CAN 10. SAMUEL KOTEY NEEQUAYE (NABA) GHA 11. IONUT DAN ION (NABA) ROM 11. RICARDO ALVAREZ MEX 11. EDIS TATLI (WBA I/C) FIN 12. CHARLIE OTA JPN 12. CZAR AMONSOT (PABA) PHI 12. ISMAEL BARROSO VEN 13. SHANE MOSLEY USA 13. MICHAEL PEREZ (LAC) USA 13. ALEJANDRO LUNA USA 14. SUYON TAKAYAMA JPN 14. EDGAR SANTANA (NABA) USA 14. PAULUS MOSES NAM 15. VICTOR ORTIZ USA 15. ERICK BONE ECU 15. ROD SALKA USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT ANTONIO CERVANTES SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ROBERTO DURAN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT 130 Lbs / FEATHERWEIGHT 126 Lbs / 122 Lbs / 58.97 Kgs 57.15 Kgs 55.34 Kgs UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: UNIFIED CHAMPION: SIMPIWE VETYEKA RSA GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: 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: 05-06-13 Last Defense: 11-09-13 Last Defense: 11-23-13 WBC: TAKASHI MIURA WBC: JHONNY GONZALEZ WBC: LEO SANTA CRUZ IBF: KIKO MARTINEZ WBO: GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX IBF: ARGENIS MENDEZ WBO: MIKEY GARCIA IBF: EVGENY GRADOVICH WBO: ORLANDO SALIDO 1. BRYAN VASQUEZ (INT.CHAMP) CRC 1. JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR (INT.CHAMP) ARG 1. NEHOMAR CERMENO (INT.CHAMP) VEN 2. JAVIER FORTUNA DOM 2. AKIFUMI SHIMODA JPN 2. YOANDRIS SALINAS CUB 3. JUAN CARLOS BURGOS MEX 3. GARY RUSSELL JR USA 3. HOZUMI HAZEGAWA JPN 4. DAIKI KANEKO JPN 4. NONITO DONAIRE PHI 4. OSCAR ESCANDON COL 5. RENE GONZALEZ NCA 5. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 5. JHONATAN ROMERO COL 6. DEVIS BOSCHIERO (EBU) ITA 6. CHRIS JOHN INA 6. SHINGO WAKE JPN 7. LOGAN MCGUINESS (NABA) CAN 7. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (WBA I/C) UKR 7. CHRIS AVALOS USA 8. EMMANUEL TAGOE (WBA INT) GHA 8. RONNY RIOS USA 8. TYSON CAVE (NABA) CAN 9. PADJAI YONGYUTHGYM (PABA) THA 9. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 9. SOD KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 10. JOSE PEDRAZA PUR 10. OSCAR GONZALEZ MEX 10. TSHIFHIWA MUNYAI (WBA PANAF) RSA 11. TERDSAK KOKIETGYM THA 11. JOEL BRUNKER AUS 11. JONATHAN ARENAS PAN 12. ARISTIDES PEREZ (LAC) COL 12. CARLOS ZAMBRANO PER 12. JUAN DOMINGUEZ DOM 13. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEN 13. CHONLATARM PIRIYAPINYO (PABA) THA 13. CARL FRAMPTON GBR 14. OLIVER FLORES NCA 14. ALEXANDER MISKIRTCHIAN BEL 14. RAFAEL VAZQUEZ (LAC) USA 15. MZONKE FANA (WBA PANAF) RSA 15. ALEXEI COLLADO CUB 15. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ GABRIEL ELORDE BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / SUPER FLYWEIGHT 115 Lbs / FLYWEIGHT 112 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs 50.80 Kgs UNIFIED CHAMPION: JUAN F. ESTRADA MEX SUPER CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: WORLD CHAMPION: ANSELMO MORENO PAN VACANT JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG Won Title: 05-31-08 Won Title: Won Title: 06-10-11 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 08-10-13 Last Defense: Last Defense: 10-12-13 WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI WBC: AKIRA YAEGASHI IBF: JAMIE MCDONNELL WBO: TOMOKI KAMEDA IBF: DAIKI KAMEDA WBO: OMAR NARVAEZ IBF: MORUTI MTHALANE WBO: JUAN F. ESTRADA 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. DENKAOSAN KAOVICHIT (INT. CHAMP) THA 1. YODMONGKOL VOR SAENGTHEP (INT. CHAMP) THA 2. JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM 2. KOHEI KONO JPN 2. GIOVANI SEGURA MEX 3. TABTIMDAENG NA RACHAWAT THA 3. DAVID SANCHEZ MEX 3. ROCKY FUENTES PHI 4. YONFREZ PAREJO (WBA INT) VEN 4. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 4. BRIAN VILORIA USA 5. HUGO RUIZ MEX 5. TEIRU KINOSHITA JPN 5. NOKNOI SITHIPRASET THA 6. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 6. JOSE SALGADO MEX 6. OLEKSANDR HRYSHCHUK (WBA I/C) UKR 7. TEPPARITH KOKIETGYM THA 7. NORASINGH KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 7. HERNAN MARQUEZ MEX 8. PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM THA 8. ARTHUR VILLANUEVA PHI 8. SUGURU MURANAKA JPN 9. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV KAZ 9. NOBUO NASHIRO JPN 9. KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK THA 10. JONATHAN GUZMAN (LAC) DOM 10. SHO ISHIDA JPN 10.
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