WBA RATINGS MOVEMENTS AS OF AUGUST 2011
HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Alexander Povetkin – bécame the new WBA Heavyweight champion after defeating Ruslan Chagaev by UD12.
Entries:
#15 Tyson Fury – record and caliber (15-0-0) 10ko (U.K.).
Promotions:
#1 Hasim Rahman – up two slots due to Chagaev demotion and Povetkin leaving. #2 David Haye – up three slots due to Chagaev demotion, Povetkin leaving and Boytsov demotion. #3 Robert Helenius – up six slots due to Chagaev demotion, Povetkin leaving, Boytsov demotion and defense of WBA Intercontinental heavyweight title. #4 Alexander Ustinov – up two slots due to Boytsov demotion and Haye promotion. #8 Luis Ortiz – up three slots due to activity. #11 Kali Meehan, #12 Manuel Charr, #13 Nicolay Valuev and #14 Cedric Boswell – up one slot due to Ortiz promotion.
Demotions:
#5 Ruslan Chagaev – down four slots after losing to Alexander Povetkin for the WBA Heavyweight title by UD12. #6 Denis Boytsov – down two slots due to Chagaev entrance and inactivity. #9 Jean Marc Mormeck – down one slot due to Ortiz promotion.
CRUISERWEIGHT:
Removals:
No removals.
Entries:
No entries.
Promotions:
#12 Iago Kiladze – up three slots due to defense of WBA Intercontinental cruiserweight title.
Demotions:
#13 Firat Arslan, #14 BJ Flores and #15 Valery Brudov – down one slot due to Kiladze promotion.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#15 Braimah Kamoko – due to the entrance of Sergey Kovalev.
Entries:
#14 Sergey Kovalev – record and caliber (16-0-0) 14ko (RUS).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
#15 Braimah Kamoko – down one slot due to Kovalev entrance.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Removals:
#2 Karoly Balzsay – became the new WBA Super middleweight champion after defeating Stanyslav Kastanov by UD12. #12 Aaron Pryor Jr. – will fight super middleweight world title for another entity IBO.
Entries:
#11 George Groves – record and caliber (13-0-0) 10ko (U.K.). #14 Nikola Sjekloca –record and caliber (21-0-0) 6ko (SEB).
Promotions:
#1 Dimitri Sartison, #2 Kelly Pavlik and #3 Anthony Dirrell – up two slots due to Kastanov demotion and Balzsay leaving. #5 Arthur Abraham, #6 Server Emurlaev, #7 Adonis Stevenson, #8 Edwin Rodriguez, #9 Piotr Wilczewski and #10 Dyah Davis – up one slot due to Dirrell promotion. #12 Rudy Markussen and #13 Renan St. Juste – up one slot due to Pryor leaving.
Demotions:
#4 Stanyslav Kastanov – down three slots after losing to Karoly Balzsay by UD12 for the WBA Super middleweight vacant title.
MIDDLEWEIGTHT:
Removals:
#11 Osamanu Adama – will fight middleweight eliminator for another entity (IBF). #14 Kasim Ouma – due to the entrance of Marcos Reyes.
Entries:
#13 Marcos Reyes – record and caliber (21-1-0) 19ko (MEX). #14 Lajuan Simon – record and caliber (23-3-2) 12ko (USA).
Promotions:
#11 Gilberto Ramirez and #12 Giovanni Lorenzo – up one slot due to Adama leaving.
Demotions:
No demotions.
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#14 Salim Larbi – due to the entrance of Antonio Margarito.
Entries:
#5 Antonio Margarito – record and caliber (38-7-0) 27ko (MEX).
Promotions:
#11 Jean Carlos Prada – up one slot due to activity.
Demotions:
#6 Paul Williams, #7 Erislandy Lara, #8 Charlie Ota, #9 Jonathan Gonzalez and #10 Carlos Molina – down one slot due to Margarito entrance. #12 Yuki Nonaka and #13 Sergey Rabchenko – down two slots due to Margarito entrance and Prada promotion. #14 Frank Loporto – down one slot due to Margarito entrance.
WELTERWEIGTH:
Removals:
#13 Marco Avendaño – lost to Vyacheslav Senchenko for the WBA Welterweight title by TKO6.
Entries:
#13 Matthew Hatton – record and caliber (42-5-2) 16ko (U.K.).
Promotions:
#10 Thomas Dulorme – up two slots due to activity.
Demotions:
#11 Ionut Dan Ion and #12 Antonin Decarie – down one slot due to Dulorme promotion.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT:
Removals:
#3 Volodymyr Kravets – lost to non-rated fighter. #14 Vernon Paris – due to the entrance of Ignacio Mendoza.
Entries:
#4 Zab Judah – record and caliber (41-7-0) 28ko (USA). #10 Ignacio Mendoza – won over former rated contender Kravets by KO1.
Promotions:
#3 Josesito Lopez – up two slots due to Kravets leaving and caliber.
Demotions:
#5 Alberto Mosquera – down two slots due to Lopez promotion and Judah entrance. #11 Mike Alvarado, #12 Kenny Galarza, #13 Lamont Peterson and #14 Yoshihiro Kamegai – down one slot due to Mendoza entrance.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Removals:
#15 David Diaz – lost to non-rated fighter.
Entries:
#13 Dorin Spivey – record and caliber (39-6-0) 29ko (USA).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
#14 Anthony Mezaache and #15 Takehiro Shimada – down one slot due to Spivey entrance.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT:
Removals:
#14 Francisco Cordero – due to the entrance of Monty Meza Clay.
Entries:
#14 Monty Meza Clay – record and caliber (31-3-0) 21 ko (USA).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
No demotions.
FEATHERWEIGTH:
No movements.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGTH:
Removals:
#8 Ricardo Cordoba – due to inactivity. #14 Teon Kennedy – lost to non-rated fighter.
Entries:
#13 Alejandro Lopez – won over former rated contender Teon Kennedy by UD12 for the NABA Super bantamweight regional title. #15 Yoandris Salinas – record and caliber (12-0-0) 7ko (CUB).
Promotions:
#8 Masaaki Serie, #9 Franklin Varela, #10 Rendall Munroe, #11 Roli Gasca and #12 Neomar Cermeño – up one slot due to Cordoba leaving. #14 Francisco Leal – up one slot due to Kennedy leaving.
Demotions:
No demotions.
BANTAMWEIGHT:
Removals:
#9 Jose Salgado – re-rated to the super flyweight division as per request by his representatives.
Entries:
#6 Cristian Mijares – record and caliber (42-6-2) 18ko (MEX).
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
#7 Yohnny Perez, #8 David de la Mora, #9 Alexander Muñoz – down one slot due to Mijares entrance.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#8 Oscar Ibarra – will fight super flyweight eliminator for another entity (WBC). #9 Raul Martinez- will fight super flyweight vacant title for another entity (IBF). #15 Evans Mbamba – due to the entrance of Ceja.
Entries:
#7 Tomonobu Shimizu – re-rated from the flyweight division as per request by his representatives. #8 Jose Salgado – became the new NABA Super flyweight regional champion. #12 Julio Ceja – re-rated from the flyweight division as per request by his representatives.
Promotions:
No promotions.
Demotions:
#9 Duangpetch Kokietgym – down two slots due to Shimizu and Salgado entrance. #13 Nobou Nashiro, #14 Carlos Cuadras and #15 Victor Zaleta – down one slot due to Ceja entrance.
FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#4 Tomonobu Shimizu – re-rated to the super flyweight division as per request by his representatives. #13 Julio Ceja – re-rated to the super flyweight division as per request by his representatives. #14 Hirofumi Mukai – lost by UD12 to Rocky Fuentes.
Entries:
#12 Rodel Mayol – record and caliber (29-5-2) 21ko (PHI). #13 Ronald Barrera – record and caliber (29-8-2) 18ko (COL). #14 Nestor Narvaes – record and caliber (18-0-2) 8ko (ARG).
Promotions:
#4 Luis Concepcion, #5 Jean Piero Perez, #6 Giovani Segura, #7 Julio Cesar Miranda, #8 Rocky Fuentes, #9 Oscar Blanquet, #10 Jesus Jimenez and #11 Milan Melindo – up one slot due to Shimizu leaving.
Demotions:
No demotions.
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT:
Removals:
#13 Xiong Zhao Zhong – due to the entrance of Gilberto Keb Bass #15 Sonny Boy Jaro – due to the entrance of Juan Palacios.
Entries:
#9 Juan Palacios – record and caliber (29-3-0) 22ko (NIC). #13 Gilberto Keb Bass – record and caliber (35-21-4) 22ko (MEX).
Promotions:
#4 Jose Rodriguez – up two slots due to activity.
Demotions:
#5 Kompayak Porpramook and #6 Nethra Sasiprapa – down one slot due to Rodriguez promotion. #10 Masayuki Kuroda, #11 Rey Loreto and #12 Edwin Diaz – down one slot due to Palacios entrance. #15 Alberto Rossel – down three slots due to Diaz demotion, Bass entrance and Rios remaining the same.
MINIMUM:
Removals:
#12 Jether Oliva – will fight light flyweight world title for another entity (IBF). #13 Armando Torres – lost by TKO9 to Juan Palacios for the WBA Minimum world title.
Entries:
#11 Raul Garcia – record and caliber (30-2-1) 18ko (MEX). #14 Juan Hernandez – record and caliber (18-2-0) 13ko (MEX).
Promotions:
#3 Paipharob Kokietgym – up two slots due to defense of PABA regional minimum title. #13 Walter Tello – up one slot due to Torres leaving.
Demotions:
#4 Muhammad Rachman and #5 Akira Yaegashi – down one slot due to Paipharob Kokietgym promotion. #12 Norihito Tanaka – down one slot due to Garcia entrance.