WBA JANUARY 2007 RATINGS MOVEMENTS
HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
No removals
Entries:
No entires
Promotions:
#5 Davaryll Williamson - one slot due to John Ruiz demotion. #7 Wladimir Virchis - one slot due to Brewster demotion. #8 Mike Mollo - up two slots due to Brewster demtion and activity #10 Taras Bidenko and #11 Alexander Dimitrenko - one slot due Brewster demotion.
Demotions:
#6 John Ruiz - Status analyzed by the ratings committee and concluded to demote him one slot. John Ruiz has not won a bout for over a period of 28 months (last bout won vs Andrew Golota on November 13, 2004). #12 Lamon Brewster - down five slots due to inactivity (2006-04-01).
CRUISERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#5 Marco Huck - will fight Eliminator for another entity (IBF). #6 Vadim Tokarev - will fight Elimator for another entity (IBF).
Entries:
#5 Wayne Braithwaite - (22-2) 18ko (GUY) former WBC cruiser champion. #7 Emmanuel Nwodo - (21-3) 17ko (NIG) record and caliber
Promotions:
#6 Grigory Drozd - up two slos due to Tokarev leaving and activity.
Demotions:
#8 Luis Pineda - down one slot due to Drozd promotion.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#5 Adrian Diaconu - will fight Eliminator for another entity (WBC). #12 Rico Hoye - will fight Eliminator for another entity (WBC).
Entries:
#3 Thomas Adamek - (31-1-0) 21ko (POL) former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion. #14 Victor Oganov - (26-0-0) 26ko (RUS) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#12 Dawid Kostecki and #13 Prince Badi Ajamu - up one slot due to Hoye leaving.
Demotions:
#4 Hugo Garay and #5 Yuri Barishian - down one slot due to Thomas Adamek inclusion.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Removals:
#11 Sergey Tatevosyan - due to his loss to Lucien Bute by UD12.
Entries:
#15 Epifanio Mendoza - (26-4-1) 24ko (COL) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#11 Jean Paul Mendy, #12 Gusmyl Perdomo, #13 Carl Froch and #14 Dimitri Sartison - all up one slot due to Tatevosyan leaving.
Demotions:
No Demotions.
MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Removals:
#4 William Joppy - due to inactivity (2006-07-08) #8 Javier Castillejo - Reinstated as WBA Middleweight Champion by the Chapmpionship Committee. #13 Raymond Joval - due to inactivity (2005-11-27). #15 Samuel Miller - lost to non-rated boxer.
Entries:
#4 Edison Miranda - (28-1-0) 24ko (COL) record and caliber. #13 Giovani Lorenzo - (22-0-0) 14ko (D.R.) record and caliber. #14 Daniel Dawson - (26-0-0) 17ko (AUS) record and caliber. #15 Sebastien Demers - (20-0-0) 9ko (CAN) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#6 Amin Asikainen - up one slot due to activity. #7 Sebastian Sylvester - up three slots due to activity and regional title defence (WBA I/C). #10 Sergio Mora and #11 Alexander Abraham - up one slot due to Sylvester promotion. #12 Sebastian Zbik - up two slots due to Sylvester promotion and Joval leaving.
Demotions:
#8 Maselino Masoe - down two slots due to Asikainen and Sylvester promotion.
SUPERWELTER:
Removals:
#2 Shane Mosley - New WBC Welter Interim Champion.
Entries:
#12 Lukas Konecny - (33-2) 16ko (CZE) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#2 Roman Karmazin, #3 Daniel Santos, #4 Jose Rivera, #5 Reda Zam Zam, #6 Alejandro Garcia, #7 Ricardo Mayorga, #8 Javier Mamani, #9 Vernon Forrest, #10 Anthony Thompson and #11 Marco Avendaño - all up one slot due to Mosley leaving.
Demotions:
No demotions.
WELTER:
Removals:
#6 Paul Williams - will fight title for another entity (WBO). #8 Demetrius Hopkins - Re-rated in the Super lightweight division where he is campagining. #15 Alpaslam Aguzum - due the entrance of Miguel Rodriguez.
Entries:
#7 Jan Zaveck - (21-0-0) 13ko (SLO) record and caliber. #11 Jackson Osei Bonsu - (24-1-0) 21ko (BEL) record and caliber. #15 Miguel Rodriguez - (28-2-0) 23ko (MEX) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#2 Frederic Klose - up one slot due to Collazo demotion. #3 Yuri Nuzhnenko - up six slots due to defense of regional title, activity, williams and hopkins leaving. Urkal demotion. #4 Joel Jair Julio - up one slot due to urkal demotion. #9 Nelson Linares and #10 Sebastian Lujan - up two slots due to Nuzhnenko promotion and Bakirov demotion. #12 Delvin Rodriguez - up one slot due to Lujan promotion.
Demotions:
#6 Luis Collazo - lost to Shane Mosley by D12. #8 Oktay Urkal - lost to Miguel Cotto for the WBA Title. #13 Masa Bakirov - lost to Yuri Nuzhnenko for the WBA Intercontinental title by D12.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT:
Removals:
#3 Vivian Harris - fought Eliminator for another entity (WBC). #4 Mike Arnoutis - will fight Eliminator for another entity (WBO). #7 Juan Lazcano - fought Eliminator for another entity (WBC). #10 Kendall Holt - will fight Eliminator for another entity (WBO).
Entries:
#3 Richard Hatton - (42-0-0) 30ko (G.B.) Ex-Superlight champion. #8 Demetrius Hopkins - Re-clasified from the welter division. Campaings in the superlight division. #9 Timothy Bradley - (18-0-0) 10ko (USA). #14 Daudi Bahari - (32-1-1) 12ko (IND) PABA Superlight Champion.
Promotions:
#4 Dimitri Salita and #5 Yodsanan Nanthachai - up one slot due to Arnoutis leaving. #6 Lamont Peterson and #7 Willi Blain - up two slots due to Nanthachai promotion and Lazcano leaving. #10 Cesar Rene Cuenca, #11 Randall Bailey, #12 David Torres and #13 Breidis Prescott - up one slot due to Holt leaving.
Demotions:
No Demotions.
LIGHTWEIGHT:
Removals:
#4 Edner Cherry - lost to non-rated Paul Malignaggi which will not go in the ratings since bout was fought in the superior divison Superlight.
Entries:
#15 Dennis Laurente - (25-3-5) 12ko (PHI) PABA Lightweight Champion.
Promotions:
#4 Yuri Romanov, #5 Zahir Raheem, #6 Urbano Antillon, #7 Anthony Peterson, #8 Ameth Diaz, #9 Paulus Moses, #10 Almazvek Raimkulov, #11 Randy Suico, #12 Demarcus Corley, #13 Andrei Dudriavtsev and #14 Kengo Nagashima - all up one due to Cherry leavi ng.
Demotions:
No Demotions.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#6 Francisco Lorenzo - lost to non-rated Roman Martinez. #11 Eric Morales - will fight title for another entity (WBC). #12 Humberto Toledo - lost to non-rated Humberto Soto who is mandatory challenger for the WBC.
Entries:
#6 Rocky Juarez - (26-3-0) 19ko (USA). #12 Roman Martinez - (15-0-1) 9ko (P.R.) #13 Jimrex Jaca - (28-3-1) 13ko (PHI).
Promotions:
#11 Takehiro Shimada - up two slots due to Morales and Toledo leaving.
Demotions:
No Demotions.
FEATHERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#8 Jose Aguiniga - due to inactivity (2006-04-28).
Entries:
#15 Gamaliel Diaz - (21-6-2) 9ko (MEX) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#1 Jorge Linares and #2 Hiroyuki Enoki- up one slot due to Jose Cheo Rojas demotion. #3 Elio Rojas - up four slots due to activity and caliber. #8 Mario Santiago, #9 Thomas Mashaba, #10 Jorge Solis, #11 Steven Luevano, #12 Saohin Condo, #13 Juan Carlos Salgado and #14 Takahiro Aoh - all up one slot due to Aguiniga leaving.
Demotions:
#5 Jose Cheo Rojas - down four slots after loosin to Chris John for the WBA Feather Title. #6 Jose Hernandez and #7 Nicky Cook - down one slot due to Rojas inclusion.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT:
Removals:
No removals.
Entries:
No entries.
Promotions:
#6 Juan Manuel Lopez - up two slots due to activity.
Demotions:
#7 Daisuke Yamanaka and #8 Bernard Dunne - down one slot due to Juan Manuel Lopez promotion.
BANTAMWEIGHT:
Removals:
#10 Jhonny Bredhal - due to inactivity (2006-03-30). #11 Gerry Peñalosa - will fight title for another entity (WBO).
Entries:
#12 Tabtimdaeng Narachawat - (16-1-0) 13ko (THA) PABA Bantam Champion. #15 Jerome Arnould - (12-2-1) 7ko (FRA) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#5 Luis Perez - former superfly champion and review of overalll record by the ratings committee. #10 Masayuki Mitani and #11 Rolly Matsshita - up two slots due to Bredhal and Peñalosa leaving. #13 Jose Nieves - up one slot due to Matsushit promotion.
Demotions:
#6 Nobuto Ikehara, #7 Simone Maludrottu and #8 Raul Martinez - down one slot due to Luis Perez promotion.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Jorge Arce - will fight title for another entity (WBC). #12 Cyrill Bellanger - due to inactivity (2006-03-18).
Entries:
#3 Z Gorres - (26-2-1) 14ko (PHI) record and caliber. #8 Duangpetch Saengmorakot - (30-1-1) 13ko (THA) PABA Superfly Champion.
Promotions:
#3 Martin Castillo - up one slot due to Arce leaving. #4 Kohei Kono - up one slot due to Ler Demotion. #6 Jose Navarro and #7 Nonito Donaire - up one slot due to Teppei Kikui demotion. #11 Cecilio Santos - up four slots due to win over Luis Melendez.
Demotions:
#5 Julio Roque Ler - down one slots after loosing vs Arce then after winning recently the FEDELATIN Superfly Title. #10 Reynaldo Lopez Brown - down one slot due to Duangpetch Saengmorakot entry. #12 Gabriel Elizondo - down two slots due to Duangpetch entry and Cecilio Santos promotion. #15 Luis Melendez - down four slots due to his loss to Cecilio Santos.
FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#4 Brahim Asloum - will fight world title for another entity (WBO). #11 Rosendo Alvarez - due to inactivity (2006-04-08).
Entries:
#11 Alejandro Hernandez - (17-3-1) 9ko (MEX). #15 Evert Briceño (25-4-0) 21ko (NIC) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#4 Daisuke Naito, #5 Andrea Sarritzu, #6 Jose Lopez, #7 Hiroyuki Hisataka, #8 Giovanni Segura and #9 Omar Salado - up one slot due to Brahim Asloum leaving. #10 Jean Piero Perez - up two slots due to Brahim Asloum and Rosendo Alvarez leaving. #12 Hussein Hussein, #13 Santiago Acosta and #14 Trash Nakamuna - up one slot due to Rosendo Alvarez leaving.
Demotions:
LIGHTFLY:
Removals:
#4 Vicky Tahumil - lost to non-rated Daiki Kameda. #6 Nelson Dieppa - did not accept to fight eliminator vs Juan Landaeta.
Entries:
#12 Bert Batawang - (41-12-3) 12ko (PHI) record and caliber. #15 Nerys Espinoza - (17-4-0) 13ko (NIC) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#4 Juan Landaeta - up one slot due to Vicky Tahumil leaving. #5 Cesar Canchila - up seven slots after winning the FEDELATIN Lightfly title and activity. #6 Freddy Beleño, #7 Nobuaki Masuda, #8 Manuel Vargas, #9 Shingo Yamaguchi and #10 Ronald Ramos - up one slot due to Dieppa leaving. #11 Juanito Rubillar - up two slots due to Dieppa leaving and Canchila promotion.
Demotions:
No Demotions
MINIMUM:
Removals:
#15 Omar Soto - will fight Eliminator for another entity (WBC).
Entries:
#15 Florante Condes - (21-3-1) 20ko (PHI) record and caliber.
Promotions:
#10 Roman Gonzalez - up four slots due to activity.
Demotions:
#11 Jose Luis Varela, #12 Caros Melo, #13 Gerardo Verde and #14 Carlos Campos - down one slot due to Roman Gonzalez promotion.