WORLD COUNCIL Jose Sulaimán WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+)

Mauricio Sulaimán WBC PRESIDENT

WBC STATS WBC CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT ARIAKE COLOSSEUM / , MARCH 20, 2017 THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 968 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 54 YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC & TEIKEN BOXING PROMOTIONS, PRESENTS:

JUAN HERNANDEZ DAIGO HIGA () (JAPAN) WBC CHAMPION WBC OFFICIAL CHALLENGER

DATE OF BIRTH: FEBRUARY 24, 1987 DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 9, 1995

PLACE OF BIRTH: COAHUITLAN, VERACRUZ PLACE OF BIRTH: URASOE, JAPAN

AGE: 30 AGE: 21

RESIDES: RESIDES: TOKYO, JAPAN

ALIAS: CHURRITOS ALIAS:

PROF. RECORD: 34-2-0, 25 KO’S PROF. RECORD: 12-0-0, 12 KO’S

GUARD: ORTHODOX GUARD: ORTHODOX

TOTAL ROUNDS: 144 TOTAL ROUNDS: 42

WBC TITLES FIGHTS: 2 (1-1-0) WBC TITLES: YOUTH / OPBF

MANAGER: ISAAC BUSTOS MANAGER: AKIHIKO HONDA ALJ

PROMOTER: PROMOCIONES DEL PUEBLO PROMOTER: TEIKEN BOXING PROMOTIONS

WBC´S FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME PERIODO CHAMPION 1. (THA) 1963 2. HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAP) 1963 - 1964 3. PONE KINGPETCH (THA) * 1964 - 1965 4. (ITALY) 1965 - 1966 5. WALTER MCGOWAN (GB) 1966 6. (THA) 1966 - 1969 7. EFREN TORRES (MEX) 1969 - 1970 8. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THA) * 1970 9. ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHIL) 1970 - 1971 10. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN) 1972 11. VENICE BORKORSOR (THA) 1972 - 1973 12. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN) * 1973 - 1974 13. SHOJI OGUMA (JAP) 1974 - 1975 14. (MEX) 1975 - 1979 15. CHAN-HEE PARK (KOR) 1979 - 1980 16. SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN) * 1980 - 1981 17. (MEX) 1981 - 1982 18. (COL) 1982 19. FREDDIE CASTILLO (MEX) 1982 20. ELEONCIO MERCEDES (DOM R.) 1982 - 1983 21. CHARLIE MAGRI (GB) 1983 22. FRANK CEDEÑO (PHIL) 1983 - 1984 23. KOJI KOBAYASHI (JAP) 1984 24. GABRIEL BERNAL (MEX) 1984 25. SOT CHITALADA (THA) 1984 - 1988 26. YONG-KANG KIM (KOR) 1988 - 1989 27. SOT CHITALADA (THAI) * 1989 - 1991 28. MUANGCHAI KITTIKASEM (THA) 1991 - 1992 29. YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA) 1992 - 1996 30. CHATCHAI SASAKUL (THA) 1997 - 1998 31. (PHIL) 1998 - 1999 32. MEDGOEN SINGSURAT (THA) 1999 - 2000 33. MALCOLM TUNACAO (PHIL) 2000 - 2001 34. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA) 2001 - 2007 35. (MEXICO) INTERIM 2005 - 2006 36. (JAPAN) 2007 - 2009 37. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA) INTERIM 2009 38. KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN) 2009 – 2010 39. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI) * 2010 – 2012 40. (PHIL) 2012 41. (JAPAN) 2012 – 2013 42. (JAPAN) 2013 – 2014 43. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA) 2014 – 2016 44. JUAN HERNANDEZ (MEXICO) 2017 - *REGAINED

WBC´S FLYWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS

1. MIGUEL CANTO (MEXICO)

2. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM ()

3. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)

4. EFREN TORRES (MEXICO)

5. YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA)

6. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA)

7. SOT CHITALADA (THAILAND)

8. AKIRA YAEGASHI (JAPAN)

9. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)

10. SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

38 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:

PONE KINGPETCH (THAILAND)

CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)

BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)

SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)

SOT CHITALADA (THAI)

PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI)

149 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY

THAILAND 48 JAPAN 46 MEXICO 14 KOREA 12 USA 8 VENEZUELA 6 ENGLAND 5 2 ITALY 2 KUWAIT 1 JAMAICA 1 1 1 1

TOTAL 149

FIGHT DEFENSES IN THIS DIVISION IS PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM WITH 25 DEFENSES

WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN JAPAN

279 BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN JAPAN IN THE WBC HISTORY

THIS WILL BE THE 48st. TITLE FIGHT IN THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN JAPAN IN THE WBC HISTORY.

BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:

BANTAM 56

FLY 47

SUPERFLY 37

STRAW 28

SUPERFEATHER 28

SUPERBANTAM 19

FEATHER 15

LT. FLY 16

SUPERWELTER 11

SUPERLIGHT 10

LIGHT 9

HEAVY 3

TOTAL BOUTS 279

WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN

THERE HAVE BEEN 111 WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN

MEXICO HAS WON 59 BOUTS / JAPAN HAS WON 49 FIGHTS 2 DREWS / 1 NC

MEMORABLES FIGHTS

07/08/1966 VICENTE SALDIVAR - MITSUNORI SEKI DEC 15 NAUCALPAN FE 03/01/1967 MASAHIKO HARADA - JOSE MEDEL DEC 15 BA 29/01/1967 VICENTE SALDIVAR - MITSUNORI SEKI KO 7 NAUCALPAN FE 11/12/1970 - VICENTE SALDIVAR TKO 14 FE 06/10/1971 RICARDO ARREDONDO - YOSHIAKI NUMATA DEC 15 SFE 19/05/1972 CLEMENTE SANCHEZ - KUNIAKI SHIBATA KO 3 TOKYO FE 08/01/1975 MIGUEL CANTO - SHOJI OGUMA DEC 15 SENDAI FL 16/04/1978 MIGUEL CANTO - SHOJI OGUMA DEC 15 TOKYO FL 11/06/1980 LUPE PINTOR - EIJIRO MURATA DRAW 15 TOKYO BA 12/05/1981 ANTONIO AVELAR - SHOJI OGUMA KO 7 MITA FL 13/04/1982 TADASHI TOMORI - AMADO URZUA DEC 15 TOKYO LF 09/04/1984 GABRIEL BERNAL - KOJI KOBAYASHI KO 2 TOKYO FL 30/03/1986 GILBERTO ROMAN - JIRO WATANABE DEC 12 ITAMI SFL 24/07/1986 TSUYOSHI HAMADA - RENE ARREDONDO KO 1 TOKYO SL 22/07/1987 RENE ARREDONDO - TSUYOSHI HAMADA TKO 6 TOKYO SL 25/10/1990 RICARDO LOPEZ - HIDEYUKI OHASHI TKO 5 TOKYO ST 17/09/1992 VICTOR RABANALES - JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI TKO 9 BA 02/07/1993 JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI - VICTOR RABANALES DEC 12 OSAKA BA 16/04/1994 YAUSEI YAKUSHIJI - JOSEFINO SUAREZ KO 10 NAGOYA BA 02/04/1995 YAUSEI YAKUSHIJI - CUAUHTEMOC GOMEZ DEC 12 NAGOYA BA 05/03/1996 DANIEL ZARAGOZA - JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI TKO 11 SB 10/01/2004 EAGLE KYOWA - JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE DEC 12 TOKYO ST 30/07/2006 RODOLFO LOPEZ - TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO TKO 7 FE 18/09/2006 - KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA DEC 12 YOKOHAMA SFL 16/10/2008 OSCAR LARIOS - TAKAHIRO AOH DEC 12 TOKYO FE 23/05/2009 - JHONNY GONZALEZ TKO 3 SB 30/04/2010 - TKO 4 TOKYO BA 08/04/2011 JHONNY GONZALEZ - HOZUMI HASEGAWA TKO 4 FE 27/10/2012 GAMALIEL DIAZ - TAKAHIRO AOH UD 12 TOKYO SFE 06/04/2014 - ADRIAN HERNANDEZ TKO 6 TOKYO LF 21/11/2015 FRANCISCO VARGAS – TKO 9 LAS VEGAS SFE