WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA
PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007 Created on December 31 th , 2007 MEMBERS CHAIRMAN Edificio Ocean Business Plaza, Ave. JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA (ARGENTINA) JOSE OLIVER GOMEZ E-mail: [email protected] Aquilino de la Guardia con Calle 47, ALAN KIM (KOREA) Oficina 127, Piso 18, VICE CHAIRMAN GONZALO LOPEZ SILVERO (USA) Cdad. de Panamá, Panamá Phone: + (507) 340-0227 / 0257 GEORGE MARTINEZ E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORS Fax: + (507) 340-0299 SEBASTIAN CONTURSI (ARGENTINA) E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.wbaonline.com
HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 200 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs) CRUISERWEIGHT (200 Lbs / 90.71 Kgs) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175 Lbs / 79.38 Kgs)
World Champion: RUSLAN CHAGAEV UZB UNIFIED CHAMPION: DAVID HAYE G.B. World Champion: DANNY GREEN AUS Won Title: 04-14-07 World Champion: FIRAT ARSLAN GER Won Title: 12-16-07 Last Mandatory: Won Title: 11-24-07 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: WBC:OLEG MASKAEV - IBF:WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO WBC: DAVID HAYE - WBO: ENZO MACCARINELLI WBC: CHAD DAWSON - IBF: CLINTON WOODS WBO: SULTAN IBRAGIMOV IBF: STEVE CUNNINGHAM WBO: ZSOLT ERDEI
1. GUILLERMO JONES (OC) PAN 1. NICOLAY VALUEV (NABA) RUS 1. HUGO HERNAN GARAY (LAC) (OC) ARG 2. VALERY BRUDOV RUS 2. SERGUEI LIAKHOVICH BLR 2. ROY JONES USA 3. GRIGORY DROZD RUS 3. JOHN RUIZ USA 3. YURI BARASHIAN UKR 4. VIRGIL HILL USA 4. KALI MEEHAN AUS 4. THOMAS ULRICH (EBU) GER 5. YOAN PABLO HERNADEZ (LAC) CUB 5. TARAS BIDENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 5. STIPE DREWS CRO 6. JOHNY JENSEN (WBA I/C) DEN 6. SILVIO BRANCO ITA 6. MICHAEL MOORER (WBANA) USA 7. O´NEIL BELL USA 7. PAUL BRIGGS AUS 7. WLADIMIR VIRCHIS (EBU) UKR 8. MATT GODFREY USA 8. VYACHESLAV UZELKOV (WBA I/C) UKR 8. MIKE MOLLO (LAC) USA 9. TOMASZ ADAMEK POL 9. CHRIS HENRY (NABA) USA 9. JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ CUB 10. JEAN MARC MONROSE FRA 10. DAWID KOSTECKI POL 10. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO UKR 11. KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK POL 11. ALEKSY KUZIEMSKI POL 11. ALEXANDER POVETKIN RUS 12. JOHNATHON BANKS USA 12. TAVORIS CLOUD USA 12 KEVIN JOHNSON USA 13. ANTONIO BRANCALION ITA 13. ALEXANDER ALEXEEV RUS 13. HASIM RAHMAN USA 14. KEITH HOLMES USA 14. ROB CALLOWAY (NABA) USA 14. JD CHAPMAN USA 15. RACHID KANFOUAH FRA 15. DARNELL WILSON USA 15. MATT SKELTON U.K. SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168 Lbs /76.20 Kgs) MIDDLEWEIGHT (160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs) SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (154 Lbs/ 69.85) Kgs)
UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: JOE CALZAGHE GB World Champion: FELIX STURM GER World Champion: JOACHIM ALCINE CAN World Champion: ANTHONY MUNDINE AUS Won Title: 04-28-07 Won Title: 07-07-07 Won Title: 03-07-07 Last Mandatory: 10-20-07 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 10-20-07 Last Defense: 12-07-07 Last Defense: 12-10-07 WBC: KELLY PAVLIK- IBF: ARTHUR ABRAHAM WBC: VERNON FORREST WBC: JOE CALZAGHE- IBF: LUCIAN BUTE WBO: KELLY PAVLIK IBF:CORY SPINKS WBO:SERGEI DZINDZIRUK WBO: JOE CALZAGHE
1. DANIEL SANTOS (OC) P.R. 1. RANDY GRIFFIN USA 1. DENNIS INKIN RUS 2. ROMAN KARMAZIN (WBA I/C) RUS 2. JAVIER CASTILLEJO (OC) SPA 2. JURGEN BRAHMER GER 3. JAMES KIRKLAND USA . 3. JERMAIN TAYLOR USA 3. MIKKEL KESSLER DEN 4. TRAVIS SIMMS USA 4. SEBASTIAN SYLVESTER (WBA I/C) (EBU) GER 4. DANILO HAUSSLER GER 5. MARCO AVENDAÑO VEN 5. RAUL MARQUEZ USA 5. DIMITRI SARTISON GER 6. YURI FOREMAN USA 6. JOHN DUDDY IRE 6. GUSMYL PERDOMO (LAC) VEN 7. JOEL JAIR JULIO COL 7. SEBASTIAN ZBIK GER 7. JEAN PAUL MENDY FRA 8. LUKAS KONECNY CZE 8. MARIANO CARRERA ARG 8. JEAN PASCAL (NABA) CAN 9. NOBUHIRO ISHIDA JPN 9. JOE GREENE (NABA) USA 9. CRISTIAN SANAVIA (EBU) ITA 10. CHRISTOPHE CANCLAUX FRA 10. GIOVANNI LORENZO D.R. 10. VITALY TSYPKO UKR 11. DANIEL DAWSON (PABA) AUS 11. KHOREN GEVOR ARM 11. LIBRADO ANDRADE MEX 12. ZAURBEK BAYSANGUROV (EBU) RUS 12. AMI ASIKAINEN FIN 12. STJEPAN BOZIC (WBA I/C) CRO 13. ANDREY TSURKAN RUS 13. MAHIR ORAL GER 13. MADS LARSEN DEN 14. RONALD HEARNS USA 14. JAMIE PITTMAN (PABA/PANAF) AUS 14. LUKAS WILASCHEK POL 15. ATTILA KOVACS HUN 15. SEBASTIEN DEMERS CAN 15. NADER HAMDAN AUS
WELTERWEIGHT (147 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140 Lbs / 63.50 Kgs) LIGHTWEIGHT (135 Lbs / 61.23 Kgs)
UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: JUAN DIAZ USA World Champion: GAVIN REES G.B. World Champion: MIGUEL COTTO P.R. World Champion: JOSE ALFARO NIC Won Title: 12-02-06 Won Title: 07-21-07 Won Title: 12-29-07 Last Mandatory: 03-03-07 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 11-10-07 Last Defense: Last Defense: WBC: JUNIOR WITTER IBF: PAUL MALIGNAGGI WBC: DAVID DIAZ - WBO: JUAN DIAZ INTERIM CHAMPION: YURIY NUZHNENKO UKR WBO: RICARDO TORRES IBF: JUAN DIAZ WBC: FLOYD MAYWEATHER IBF: KERMIT CINTRON WBO: PAUL WILLIAMS
1. ANTONIO MARGARITO MEX 1. ANDREAS KOTELNIK (OC) UKR 1. PAULUS MOSES (WBA I/C) NAB 2. CARLOS QUINTANA P.R. 2. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA ARG 2. YURI ROMANOV (EBU) BEL 3. LUIS COLLAZO USA 3. DIMITRI SALITA USA 3. PRAWET SINGWANCHA THA 4. FREDERIC KLOSE FRA 4. SOULEYMANE MBAYE FRA 4. ALI FUNEKA S.A. 5. NELSON LINARES VEN 5. MIGUEL CALLIST (LAC) PAN 5. ALMAZVEK RAIMKULOV KYR 6. JAN ZAVECK SLO 6. LAMONT PETERSON USA 6. ZAHIR RAHEEM USA 7. SHANE MOSLEY USA 7. WILLY BLAIN FRA 7. NATE CAMPBELL USA 8. ANDRE BERTO USA 8. DEMETRIUS HOPKINS USA 8. URBANO ANTILLON MEX 9. ZAB JUDAH USA 9. VICTOR ORTIZ USA 9. RANDY SUICO PHI 10. JACKSON OSEI BONSU (EBU) BEL 10. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI THA 10. KENGO NAGASHIMA JPN 11. VYACHESLAV SENCHENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 11. CESAR RENE CUENCA ARG 11. AMETH DIAZ (LAC) PAN 12. IVAN KIRPA RUS 12. GIORGIO MARINELLI (WBA I/C) ITA 12. EDNER CHERRY USA 13. MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ MEX 13. IONUT DAN ION (NABA) ROM 13. DENNIS LAURENTE (PABA) PHI 14. JOAQUIN ZAMORA USA 14. FRANCISCO FIGUEROA USA 14. AMIR KHAN G.B. 15. TADASHI YUBA JPN 15. NORIO KIMURA JPN 15. ANDREI KUDRIAVTSEV UKR SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (130 Lbs / 58.97 Kg) FEATHERWEIGHT (126 Lbs / 57.15 Kgs) SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (122 Lbs / 55.34 Kgs)
World Champion: EDWIN VALERO VEN World Champion: CHRIS JOHN IND World Champion: Won Title: 08-05-06 Won Title: 09-26-03 CELESTINO CABALLERO PAN Last Mandatory: 05-03-07 Last Mandatory: 03-03-07 Won Title: 10-04-06 Last Defense: 12-15-07 Last Defense: 08-19-07 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 12-01-07 WBC: JUAN M. MARQUEZ IBF: MZONKE FANA WBC: JORGE LINARES WBO: JOAN GUZMAN IBF: ROBERT GUERRERO WBO: STEVEN LUEVANO WBC: RAFAEL MARQUEZ IBF: STEVE MOLITOR WBO: DANIEL PONCE DE LEON 1. ISRAEL PEREZ (LAC) (OC) ARG 1. ROINET CABALLERO (OC) (LAC) PAN 1. NOT RATED 2. MANNY PACQUIAO PHI 2. HIROYUKI ENOKI JPN 2. SOMSAK SITHCHATCHAWAL THA 3. MIGUEL ACOSTA VEN 3. JOSE CHEO ROJAS VEN 3. POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENG (PABA) THA 4. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH (EBU) BLR 4. TAKAHIRO AOH JPN 4. RICARDO CORDOBA (LAC) PAN 5. AGNALDO NUNES BRA 5. YURIORKIS GAMBOA CUB 5. JULIO ZARATE MEX 6. JORGE BARRIOS (WBA I/C) ARG 6. THOMAS MASHABA S.A. 6. TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA JPN 7. YUSUKE KOBORI JPN 7. LEONILO MIRANDA MEX 7. KIKO MARTINEZ (EBU) SPA 8. TAKEHIRO SHIMADA JPN 8. ELIO ROJAS D.R. 8. AKIFUMI SHIMODA JPN 9. ROMAN MARTINEZ P.R. 9. MARCOS RAMIREZ USA 9. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ P.R. 10. MAXWELL AWUKU (PANAF) GHA 10. CHONLATARN PIRIYAPINYO THA 10. DAISUKE YAMANAKA JPN 11. JUAN CARLOS SALGADO MEX 11. JASON LITZAU USA 11. OLIVIER LONTCHI (NABA) CAN 12. BENOIT GAUDET (NABA) CAN 12. JOHNNIE EDWARDS (NABA) USA 12. ANTONIO ESCALANTE MEX 13. RENE GONZALEZ NIC 13. OSUMANU AKABA (PANAF) GHA 13. ARSEN MARTISORIAN (WBA I/C) FRA 14. VITALY TAJBERT GER 14. MONTY MEZA CLAY USA 14. REY BAUTISTA PHI 15. ROY MUKHIS (PABA) IND 15. JI-HOON KIM (PABA) KOR 15. WETHYA SAKMUANGKLANG THA
BANTAMWEIGHT (118 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs) SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115 Lbs / 52.16 Kgs) FLYWEIGHT (112 Lbs / 50.80 Kgs)
World Champion: WLADIMIR SIDORENKO UKR World Champion: ALEXANDER MUÑOZ VEN World Champion: TAKEFUMI SAKATA JPN Won Title: 02-26-05 Won Title: 05-03-07 Won Title: 03-19-07 Last Mandatory: 03-17-07 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 07-01-07 Last Defense: 06-29-07 Last Defense: 09-24-07 Last Defense: 11-04-07
WBC: HOZUMI HASEGAWA IBF: JOSEPH AGBEKO WBC: CRISTIAN MIJARES IBF: DIMITRI KIRILOV WBC: DAISUKE NAITO WBO:GERRY PENALOSA WBO: FERNANDO MONTIEL IBF: NONITO DONAIRE - WBO: OMAR NARVAEZ
1. ANSELMO MORENO (OC) PAN 1. MARTÍN CASTILLO MEX 1. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 2. NEOMAR CERMEÑO (LAC) VEN 2. NOBOU NASHIRO JPN 2. DENKAOSAN KAOWICHIT (PABA) THA 3. JOHNNY GONZALEZ MEX 3. VIC DARCHINYAN ARM 3. ANDREA SARRITZU (EBU) ITA 4. NOBUTO IKEHARA JPN 4. KOHEI KONO JPN 4. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 5. SASHA BAKHTIN RUS 5. DUANGPETCH SAENGMORAKOT (PABA) THA 5. KENJI YOSHIDA JPN 6. DANIEL DIAZ (NABA) NIC 6. ALEX JOHN BANAL PHI 6. HIROYUKI HISATAKA JPN 7. LUIS PEREZ NIC 7. KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA JPN 7. RAUL MARTINEZ USA 8. ROLLY MATSUSHITA PHI 8. CARIL HERRERA URU 8. CARLOS TAMARA COL 9. TABTIMDAENG NARACHAWAT (PABA) THA 9. TIMOR SHAILEZOV (NABA) KYR 9. WANDEE SINGWANGCHA THA 10. YOHNNY PEREZ COL 10. PRAMUANSAK POSUWAN THA 10. JEAN PIERO PEREZ (LAC) VEN 11. ABNER MARES MEX 11. JUAN MERCEDES D.R. 11. JOSE LOPEZ P.R. 12. MASAYUKI MITANI JPN 12. ROBERTO SOSA (LAC) ARG 12. EVERT BRICEÑO NIC 13. SIMPIWE VETYEKA S.A. 13. KUNIYUKI AIZAWA JPN 13. MORUTI MTHALANE S.A. 14. CARMELO BALLONE (EBU) BEL 14. CHATCHAI SASAKUL THA 14. BERNARD INOM FRA 15. DIOSDADO GABI PHI 15. EVANS MBAMBA S.A. 15. IVAN POZO SPA LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (108 Lbs / 48.99 Kgs) MINIMUM (105 Lbs / 47.63 Kgs) REFERENCES: World Champion: BRAHIM ASLOUM FRA World Champion: YUTAKA NIIDA JPN Won Title: 12-08-07 Won Title: 03-07-04 LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 09-01-07 PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION Last Defense: Last Defense: 09-01-07 NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBANA: WBA WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION OF WBC: EDGAR SOSA IBF: ULISES SOLIS WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: FLORANTE CONDES NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBO: IVAN CALDERON WBC: OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION EBU: EUROPEAN BOXING UNION 1. GIOVANNI SEGURA (OC) MEX 1. ROMAN GONZALEZ (LAC) NIC WBA I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 2. CESAR CANCHILA COL 2. KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER 3. JUAN LANDAETA VEN 3. JUAN PALACIOS NIC
4. JUAN REVECO ARG 4. YASUTAKA KUROKI JPN 5. FREDDY BELEÑO VEN 5. TEROU MISAWA JPN 6. MANUEL VARGAS MEX 6. EAGLE DEN JUNLAPHAN THA 7. NERYS ESPINOZA (LAC) NIC 7. NKOSINATHI JOYI S.A. 8. SHINGO YAMAGUCHI JPN 8. RONALD BARRERA COL 9. RONALD RAMOS COL 9. CARLOS CAMPOS VEN 10. NETHRA SASIPRAPA THA 10. PORSAWAN PRAMUK THA 11. JUANITO RUBILLAR PHI 11. OMAR SOTO P.R. 12. MUVHUSO NEDZANANI S.A. 12. ERIBERTO GEJON PHI 13. FRANCISCO ROSAS MEX 13. JOSE LUIS VARELA VEN 14. REXON FLORES PHI 14. KWANTHAI CHOR NOR PATTALUNG (PABA) THA 15. MUNETSUGU KAYO JPN 15. MILAN MELINDO PHI
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM NOVEMBER 30TH TO DECEMBER 31 TH 2007
Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES- REFEREE SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT PANAMA CITY, SUPER E. PORTOCARRERO-C. RAMOS-J. COVA 45 WARRIORS PANAMA 12-01-07 BANTAM 3 OPT CELESTINO CABALLERO WTKO8 MAURICIO PASTRANA ROBERTO RAMIREZ JOSE E. GRAGLIA MONTREAL, SUPER P.PROCOPIO-T. SCHRENK-F. LEDESMA 46 GYM CANADA 12-07-07 WELTER 1 OPT JOACHIM ALCINE WTKO12 ALFONSO MOSQUERA MICHAEL GRIFFIN MICHAEL WELSH AMI LE CANNET, R. MORA-V.NIKOLOV-T.GIMZA 47 PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 12-08-07 WELTER 0 INTERIM YURIY NUZHNENKO WUD12 FREDERIC KLOSE GUILLERMO PINEDA JESPER JENSEN AMI LE CANNET, G.PINEDA-T.GIMZA-V.KIROLOV 48 PRODUCTIONS FRANCE 12-08-07 FLY 1 OPT BRAHIM ASLOUM WUD12 JUAN REVECO RUSSELL MORA JESPER JENSEN SYDNEY, SUPER C.PRAYASAB-S.ABIANZA-P.VERBEKE TSUYOSHI 49 BOXA AUSTRALIA 12-10-07 MIDDLE 2 OPT ANTHONY MUNDINE WKO4 JOSE CLAVERO RAUL CAIZ JR. YASUKOCHI CANCUN, SUPER R.DUNCAN-F.LEDESMA-R.GARCIA 50 TEIKEN MEXICO 12-15-07 FEATHER 3 OPT EDWIN VALERO WTKO3 ZAID ZAVALETA LUIS PABON MIGUEL PRADO GREEN SYDNEY, LIGHT J.LEGLAND-L.MARTINEZ-T.MILLER 51 MACHINE AUSTRALIA 12-16-07 HEAVY 1 OPT DANNY GREEN WUD12 STIPE DREWS TAKESHI SHIMAKAWA ALAN KIM BIELEFELD, M.HOOK-P.VERBEKE-J.MARTINEZ BARTOLOME 52 SAUERLAND GERMANY 12-29-07 LIGHT 0 VACANT JOSE ALFARO WSD12 PRAWET SINGWANCHA STANLEY CHRISTODOULOU TORRALBA BOXER OF THE MONTH: JOACHIM ALCINE HONORABLE MENTION: BRAHIM ASLOUM/DANNY GREEN 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 RATINGS AS OF …”. THIS “OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF NOVEMBER-DECEMBER” reflects the results and movements from November 30th , 2007 to December 31th , 2007 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.