2016

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WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS JANUARY 2016 Based on results held from 17th January to February 09th, 2016

CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MIGUEL PRADO SANCHEZ E-mail: [email protected] GEORGE MARTINEZ CANADA VICE CHAIRMAN JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA ARGENTINA GUSTAVO PADILLA E-mail: [email protected] YANG SUP SHIM KOREA MARIANA BORISOVA BULGARIA

Over CRUISERWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 200 Lbs / 200 Lbs / LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 175 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs 90.71 Kgs 79.38 Kgs WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: WBA-IBF-WBO UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: TYSON FURY GBR WBA WORLD CHAMPION: SERGEY KOVALEV RUS DENIS LEBEDEV RUS WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 11-04-11 RUSLAN CHAGAEV UZB JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER Last Mandatory: 05-17-13 Won Title: 07-06-14 Won Title: 12-14-13 Last Defense: 10-04-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 07-11-15 Last Defense: Last Defense: 09-05-15 WBC: GRIGORY DROZD

IBF: VICTOR RAMIREZ WBO: KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI WBC: DEONTAY WILDER IBF: CHARLES MARTIN WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON 1. LUIS ORTIZ (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. BEIBUT SHUMENOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. FELIX VALERA (WBA INT.CHAMP) DOM 2. YUNIER DORTICOS CUB 2. LUCAS BROWNE (I/C) AUS 2. ANDRZEJ FONFARA POL 3. MIRKO LARGHETTI ITA 3. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR 3. ARTUR BETERBIEV (NABA) RUS 4. SHANNON BRIGGS (NABA) USA 4. TONY BELLEW GBR 4. SEAN MONAGHAN USA 5. ALEXANDER USTINOV (INT) RUS 5. YOURI KALENGA COD 5. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 6. OLA AFOLABI GBR 6. FRES OQUENDO PUR 6. MARCUS BROWNE USA 7. ANDREY FEDOSOV RUS 7. MARCO HUCK GER 7. EDUARD GUTKNECHT KAZ 8. ANTONIO TARVER USA 8. LATEEF KAYODE NIG 8. BERNARD HOPKINS USA 9. B.J. FLORES USA 9. DAVID HAYE GBR 9. MIRCO RICCI (I/C) ITA 10. ERKAN TEPER GER 10. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 10. ALEXANDER BRAND COL 11. JOSEPH PARKER (OCEANIA) (PABA) NZL 11. DENTON DALEY CAN 11. AZEA AUGUSTAMA (LAC) HAI 12. NOEL GEVOR ARM 12. ANTHONY JOSHUA GBR 12. MEHDI AMAR FRA 13. JUNIOR WRIGHT USA 13. JARRELL MILLER USA 13. ENRICO KOELLING GER 14. SALOMON HAUMONO AUS 14. OLEKSANDR USYK UKR 14. DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA 15. KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK POL 15. TREVOR BRYAN USA 15. AVNI YILDIRIM TUR SUPER BELT SUPER BELT MUHAMMAD ALI EVANDER HOLYFIELD SUPER BELT VIRGIL HILL

SUPER 168 Lbs / MIDDLEWEIGHT 160 Lbs / SUPER WELTERWEIGHT 154 Lbs / 76.20 Kgs 72.58 Kgs 69.85 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER-IBF CHAMPION: RUS GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: GIOVANNI DE CAROLIS ITA DANIEL JACOBS USA ERISLANDY LARA CUB Won Title: 01-09-16 Won Title: 08-09-14 Won Title: 03-12-14 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense: 11-25-15 WBC: BADOU JACK IBF: JAMES DE GALE WBO: WBC: SAUL ALVAREZ WBO: BILLY JOE SAUNDERS WBC: VACANT 1. OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 1. ALFONSO BLANCO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN IBF: JERMALL CHARLO WBO: LIAM SMITH 2. FELIX STURM GER 2. CHRIS EUBANKS JR GBR 1. JACK CULCAY (WBA INT.CHAMP) GER 3. PATRICK NIELSEN (INT) DEN 3. DMITRY CHUDINOV RUS 2. MIGUEL COTTO PUR 4. STANISLAV KASHTANOV UKR 4. TUREANO JOHNSON BAH 3. AUSTIN TROUT USA 5. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR MEX 5. ARIF MAGOMEDOV RUS 4. GABRIEL ROSADO USA 6. HADILLAH MOHOUMADI FRA 6. ANTONIE DOUGLAS USA 5. DAVID ZEGARRA PER 7. GER 7. DOMINIC WADE USA 6. JULIAN WILLIAMS USA 8. GBR 8. PETER QUILLIN USA 7. KANAT ISLAM KAZ 9. JESSE HART USA 9. MICHEL SORO FRA 8. MAURICE WEBER GER 10. ISAAC EKPO NIG 10. RYOTA MORATA JPN 9. BRANDON COOK (I/C) CAN 11. DILMUROD SATYBALDIEV (CONT) RUS 11. CALEB TRUAX USA 10. SERGEY RABCHENKO BLR 12. JUERGEN DOBERSTEIN (I/C) KAZ 12. GARY O’SULLIVAN GBR 11. JARRETT HURD USA 13. GER 13. ADAM ETCHES GBR 12. JERMELL CHARLO USA 14. ZAC DUNN AUS 14. ROB BRANT USA 13. BRIAN ROSE GBR 15. JAMIE COX GBR 15. JOHN RYDER (INT) GBR 14. WILLIE NELSON USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT 15. STEVE MARTINEZ USA SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY LEONARD CARLOS MONZON THOMAS HEARNS

WELTERWEIGHT 147 Lbs / SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT 140 Lbs / LIGHTWEIGHT 135 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs 63.50 Kgs 61.23 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: ADRIEN BRONER USA ANTHONY CROLLA GBR KEITH THURMAN USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT Won Title: 01-17-15 Won Title: Won Title: 11-21-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 07-11-15 Last Defense: Last Defense: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION: USA WBC: DANNY GARCIA IBF: KELL BROOK WBC: VIKTOR POSTOL IBF: EDUARD TROYANOVSKY WBC: JORGE LINARES WBO: TIMOTHY BRADLEY WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: VACANT WBO: TERRY FLANAGAN 1. DAVID AVANESYAN (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 1. JOSE BENAVIDEZ (WBA INT.CHAMP) USA 1. ISMAEL BARROSO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN 2. SHAWN PORTER USA 2. MICHELLE DI ROCCO ITA 2. FELIX VERDEJO PUR 3. SHANE MOSLEY (CON) USA 3. MAURICIO HERRERA USA 3. XOLISANI NDONGENI (PANAF) RSA 4. TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM THA 4. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV RUS 4. PETR PETROV (NABA) RUS 5. DMITRY MIKHAYLENKO (NABA) RUS 5. KIRYL RELIKH (I/C) BLR 5. MICHAEL PEREZ USA 6. JESSIE VARGAS USA 6. ADRIAN GRANADOS USA 6. ZAPIR RASULOV RUS 7. ERROL SPENCE JR USA 7. OMAR FIGUEROA JR MEX 7. DARLEYS PEREZ COL 8. SADAM ALI USA 8. LUCA GIACON ESP 8. EVENS PIERRE (LAC) HAI 9. ROBERTO ARRIAZA NCA 9. ALBERTO MOSQUERA (LAC) PAN 9. EMMANUEL TAGOE (INT) GHA 10. JEFF HORN (PABA) AUS 10. CZAR AMONSOT (PANAF) (PABA) PHI 10. BRANDON OGILVIE (OCEANIA) AUS 11. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA ARG 11. KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV RUS 11. ARTEM HAROYAN (CON) ARM 12. CAMERON HAMMOND (OCEANIA) AUS 12. JULIO DE JESUS DOM 12. MASAYOSHI NAKATANI JPN 13. PAUL KAMANGA (PANAF) COD 13. RAMAL AMANOV (INT) AZE 13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS (PABA) AUS 14. ZHANKOZH TURAROV KAZ 14. RICKY BURNS GBR 14. ALEJANDRO LUNA USA 15. EMMANUEL DE JESUS PUR 15. ASHLEY THEOPHANE USA 15. MASON MENARD USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT 130 Lbs / FEATHERWEIGHT 126 Lbs / SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT 122 Lbs / 58.97 Kgs 57.15 Kgs 55.34 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA CHAMPION IN RECESS: TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN LEO SANTA CRUZ MEX GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAVIER FORTUNA DOM JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR ARG SCOTT QUIGG GBR Won Title: 05-29-15 Won Title: 02-21-15 Won Title: 09-05-13 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 09-29-15 Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense: 07-18-15

WBC: FRANCISCO VARGAS WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR WBC: JULIO CEJA IBF: JOSE PEDRAZA WBO: ROMAN MARTINEZ IBF: LEE SELBY WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO IBF: CARL FRAMPTON WBO: NONITO DONAIRE 1. JEZREEL CORRALES ( WBA INT.CHAMP) PAN 1. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (WBA INT.CHAMP) PER 1. MOISES FLORES (WBA INT.CHAMP) MEX 2. NICHOLAS WALTERS JAM 2. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 2. JUN QIU XIAO (INT) CHN 3. BRYAN VASQUEZ CRC 3. SIMPIWE VETYEKA (INT) RSA 3. JESUS M. ROJAS PUR 4. JULI GINER ESP 4. ABNER MARES USA 4. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA 5. RAFAEL MENSAH GHA 5. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 5. TYSON CAVE CAN 6. CAN XU (OCEANIA) CHN 6. CARMINE TOMMASONE (I/C) ITA 6. JONATHAN ROMERO COL 7. JOSE LUIS PRIETO COL 7. BRYAN DE GRACIA PAN 7. T.J. DOHENY (PABA) AUS 8. LIAM WALSH GBR 8. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (CON) UKR 8. ADAM LOPEZ (LAC) USA 9. OMAR DOUGLAS USA 9. KIKO MARTINEZ ESP 9. RYAN KIELCZEWSKI USA 10. JUAN HUERTAS (LAC) PAN 10. OSCAR VALDEZ MEX 10. BOBBY JENKINSON GBR 11. TERDSAK KOKIETGYM THA 11. JOSH WARRINGTON GBR 11. RAYMOND COMMEY (PANAF) GHA 12. JAIME ARBOLEDA PAN 12. THONG SITHLUANGPHOPHUN (PABA) THA 12. NEHOMAR CERMENO VEN 13. HARMONITO DELA TORRE PHI 13. NATHANIEL MAY (OCEANIA) AUS 13. DANIEL ROMAN (NABA) USA 14. BRAULIO RODRIGUEZ DOM 14. NICOLAS JAVIER (LAC) DOM 14. ZSOLT BEDAK HUN 15. OLIVER FLORES NCA 15. JONATHAN OQUENDO PUR 15. NOP KRATINGDAENGGYM THA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT GABRIEL ELORDE EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ

BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / SUPER 115 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs WBA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: FLYWEIGHT 112 Lbs / JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM 50.80 Kgs WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: JAMIE MCDONNELL GBR KOHEI KONO JPN JUAN F. ESTRADA MEX Won Title: 05-31-14 Won Title: 03-26-14 WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: KAZUTO IOKA JPN Last Defense: 09-06-15 Last Defense: 10-16-15 Won Title: 04-22-15 Last Mandatory: WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: CARLOS CUADRAS Last Defense: 12-31-15 IBF: RANDY CABALLERO WBO: PUNGLUANG SOR SINGYU IBF: MC JOE ARROYO WBO: NAOYA INOUE 1. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. LUIS CONCEPCION (WBA INT.CHAMP) PAN WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ IBF: AMNAT RUEROENG 2. TOMOKI KAMEDA JPN 2. NORASING KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 1. STAMP KIATNIWAT (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 3. PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM (PABA) THA 3. SHO ISHIDA JPN 2. Y .VOR SAENGTHEP (PABA) THA 4. EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ (LAC) PUR 4. NORBERTO JIMENEZ DOM 3. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 5. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 5. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI JPN 4. MAKAZOLE TETE RSA 6. LUIS NERY MEX 6. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (LAC) CHI 5. ARTEM DALAKIAN (CON) UKR 7. YONFREZ PAREJO VEN 7. TAKUMA INOUE JPN 6. GREGORIO LEBRON DOM 8. MZUVUKILE MAGWACA (INT) RSA 8. ZOLANI TETE RSA 7. FELIX ALVARADO NCA 9. RAU’SHEE WARREN USA 9. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 8. KEYVIN LARA NCA 10. PAUL BUTLER GBR 10. REX TSO CHN 9. JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG 11. TEPPARITH KOKIETGYM THA 11. PETCHBARNGBORN KOKIETGYM THA 10. VINCENT LEGRAND FRA 12. OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI THA 12. DAVID SANCHEZ MEX 11. HERNAN MARQUEZ MEX 13. ELTON DHARRY GUY 13. JOSE MARTINEZ PUR 12. NAWAPHON POR CHOKCHAI THA 14. HANZEL MARTINEZ MEX 14. DIXON FLORES NCA 13. TAKUYA KOGAWA JPN 15. SIBONISO GONYA (PANAF) RSA 15. CHATPETCH SITHMORSENG (PABA) THA 14. THOMAS MASSON FRA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT 15. JUAN GABRIEL MEDINA DOM EDER JOFRE KHAOSAI GALAXY SUPER BELT PASCUAL PEREZ

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT 108 Lbs / MINIMUM 105 Lbs / 48.99 Kgs 47.63 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: HEKKIE BUDLER RSA RYOICHI TAGUCHI JPN WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 12-31-14 VACANT REFERENCES: Last Mandatory: Won Title: Last Defense: 12-31-15 Last Mandatory: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION: PHI Last Defense: NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBC: YU KIMURA WBC: WANHENG MENAYOTIN LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION IBF: AKIRA YAEGASHI WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: JOSE ARGUMEDO WBO: KOSEI TANAKA PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION 1. RANDY PETALCORIN (WBA INT.CHAMP) PHI 1. CP FRESHMART (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. RYO MIYAZAKI JPN 2. REY LORETO PHI PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION 3. ALBERTO ROSSEL PER 3. CHAO ZHONG XIONG CHN OCEANIA: WBA OCEANIA 4. PAIPHAROB KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA 4. SIYABONGA SIYO (INT) RSA CON: WBA CONTINENTAL 5. JONATHAN TACONING PHI 5. JESUS SILVESTRE MEX INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 6. KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK THA 6. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER 7. CARLOS CAÑIZALES (LAC) VEN 7. TAKUMI SAKAE JPN I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 8. JONATHAN GONZALEZ (NABA) PUR 8. BYRON ROJAS NCA OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 9. ROBERT BARRERA COL 9. CARLOS BUITRAGO NCA WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION 10. GILBERTO PEDROZA PAN 10. SIMPHIWE KHONCO RSA 11. PALANGPOL CP FRESHMART THA 11. PETCHMANEE KOKIETGYM THA 12. CRISTOFER ROSALES NCA 12. ALEXIS DIAZ VEN

13. LUIS CARRILLO COL 13. CARLOS ORTEGA PAN 14. BONGANI SILILA RSA 14. LEROY ESTRADA PAN 15. ANGEL ACOSTA PUR 15. JOSE JIMENEZ COL SUPER BELT SUPER BELT YOKO GUSHIKEN LEO GAMEZ

CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 17th JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 09th, 2016 Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER REFEREE -JUDGES SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT Sauderland Baden-Württemberg, Super Gustavo Padilla 01 Event Germany Jan. 09th Middle 0 Vacant Giovani De Carolis TKO11 Vincent Feigenbutz Juan M. Garcia-Pawel Kardyni-Jean R. Laine Carlos Chavez Maint Event Light Michael Griffith 02 Montreal, Canada Jan. 30th Heavy 3 Super Sergey Kovalev TKO7 Jean Pascal Nelson Vasquez-Pasquale Procopio- Steve Weisfeld George Martinez Knockout CP Kasunobu Asao Mariana 03 Petpiya Fight Chonburi, Thailand Feb. 04th Minimun 3 Vacant Freshmart UD12 Carlos Buitrago Octavio Rodriguez-Ferloin Marsh-Levi Martinez Borissova Galaxy Boxing Raul Caiz Jr 04 Promotion Bangkok, Thailand Feb. 04th Fly 1 Interim Stamp Kiatniwat MD12 Gregorio Lebron Octavio Rodriguez-Gustavo Jarquin-Derek Milham Yang Sup Shim BOXER OF THE MONTH: HONORABLE MENTION: SERGEY KOVALEV GIOVANI DE CAROLIS The WBA Ratings Committee follows the norm of its rating guidelines for the publication of this report. All results and movements are correspondent to the month indicated in the sub-headline “OFFICIAL RATING AS OF …” THIS “OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF JANUARY 2016” reflects the results and movements from 06th December 2015 to January 09th, 2016 regardless of the date of publication. In general terms, though always at the discretion of the Ratings Committee, the WBA Ratings are based (in no special order) on the boxers’ own caliber, their level of activity, and their level of opponents.  Country abbreviation based on IOC List