WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA
PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF MAY 2008 Created on June 19th , 2008 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 1405, Piso 14 VICE CHAIRMAN GONZALO LOPEZ SILVERO (USA) Cdad. de Panamá, Panamá Phone: + (507) 340-6425 GEORGE MARTINEZ E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORS E-mail: [email protected] SEBASTIAN CONTURSI (ARGENTINA) 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 World Champion: FIRAT ARSLAN GER World Champion: V A C A N T Won Title: 04-14-07 Won Title: 11-24-07 Won Title: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 01-19-08 Last Defense: 05-03-08 Last Defense:
WBC:SAMUEL PETER- IBF:WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO WBC: VACANT - WBO: VACANT WBC: CHAD DAWSON - IBF: ANTONIO TARVER WBO: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IBF: STEVE CUNNINGHAM WBO: ZSOLT ERDEI
1. GUILLERMO JONES (OC) PAN 1. NICOLAY VALUEV (OC) RUS 1. YURI BARASHIAN UKR 2. VALERY BRUDOV RUS 2. JOHN RUIZ USA 2. HUGO HERNAN GARAY (OC) ARG 3. GRIGORY DROZD RUS 3. KALI MEEHAN AUS 3. ROY JONES USA 4. WAYNE BRAITHWAITE (LAC) GUY 4. TARAS BIDENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 4. JURGEN BRAHMER GER 5. JEAN MARC MONROSE (WBA I/C) (EBU) FRA 5. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO UKR 5. VYACHESLAV UZELKOV (WBA I/C) UKR 6. JEAN MARC MORMECK FRA 6. GLEN JOHNSON JAM 6. ANDREW GOLOTA (LAC) POL 7. MARCO HUCK GER 7. SILVIO BRANCO ITA 7. KEVIN JOHNSON USA 8. BEJAMIN FLORES USA 8. DAWID KOSTECKI POL 8. SERGUEI LIAKHOVICH BLR 9. ALEXANDER ALEXEEV RUS 9. RACHI KANFOUAH FRA 9. J.D. CHAPMAN (WBANA) USA 10. KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK POL 10. YUSAF MACK (NABA) USA 10. CARL DAVIS DRUMOND C.R. 11. ROB CALLOWAY (NABA) USA 11. THOMAS ULRICH GER 11. HASIM RAHMAN USA 12. EMMANUEL NWODO NIG 12. ALEKSY KUZIEMSKI POL 12. CHRIS ARREOLA USA 13. FRANCISCO PALACIOS P.R. 13. STIPE DREWS CRO 13. DAVARYLL WILLIAMSON USA 14. HERBIE HIDE U.K. 14. ELVIR MURIQUI ALB 14. SINAN SAMIL SAM TUR 15. DANIEL LOVETT (PABA) AUS 15. YOAN PABLO HERNANDEZ CUB 15. DENNIS BAKHTOV (PABA) RUS
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: V A C A N T Won Title: 04-28-07 Won Title: 07-07-07 Won Title: Last Mandatory: 10-20-07 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 04-05-08 Last Defense: 12-07-07 Last Defense: WBC: KELLY PAVLIK- IBF: ARTHUR ABRAHAM WBC: SERGIO MORA WBC: JOE CALZAGHE- IBF: LUCIAN BUTE WBO: KELLY PAVLIK IBF:VERNO PHILLIPS WBO:SERGEI DZINDZIRUK WBO: JOE CALZAGHE
1. RANDY GRIFFIN USA 1. DANIEL SANTOS (OC) P.R. 1. MIKKEL KESSLER (OC) DEN 2. SEBASTIAN SYLVESTER (EBU) GER 2. ALEX BUNEMA (WBA I/C) CON . 2. EDISON MIRANDA COL 3. ANTHONY MUNDINE AUS 3. RICARDO MAYORGA NIC 3. DANILO HAUSSLER GER 4. CORY SPINKS USA 4. JAMES KIRKLAND USA 4. DIMITRI SARTISON GER 5. SEBASTIAN ZBIK GER 5. YURI FOREMAN USA 5. GUSMYL PERDOMO (LAC) VEN 6. JOHN DUDDY IRE 6. JOEL JAIR JULIO COL 6. JEAN PAUL MENDY FRA 7. JOE GREENE (NABA) USA 7. MARCO AVENDANO VEN 7. JEAN PASCAL (NABA) CAN 8. MARIANO CARRERA ARG 8. NOBUHIRO ISHIDA JPN 8. STJEPAN BOZIC (WBA I/C) CRO 9. GIOVANNI LORENZO D.R. 9. CHRISTOPHE CANCLAUX FRA 9. KARO MURAT (EBU) ITA 10. KHOREN GEVOR ARM 10. ZAURBEK BAYSANGUROV (EBU) RUS 10. MADS LARSEN DEN 11. AMI ASIKAINEN FIN 11. ANDREY TSURKAN RUS 11. LUKAS WILASCHEK POL 12. MAHIR ORAL GER 12. RONALD HEARNS USA 12. MARCUS JOHNSON USA 13. GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ 13. DANIEL DAWSON (PABA) AUS 13. ALLAN GREEN USA 14. SEBASTIEN DEMERS CAN 14. ATTILA KOVACKS HUN 14. VICTOR OGANOV (PABA) RUS 15. SHANNAN TAYLOR (PABA) AUS 15. ANTHONY SMALL U.K. 15. HECTOR VELASCO ARG
WELTERWEIGHT (147 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140 Lbs / 63.50 Kgs) LIGHTWEIGHT (135 Lbs / 61.23 Kgs)
UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: NATE CAMPBELL World Champion: ANDREAS KOTELNIK UKR World Champion: MIGUEL COTTO P.R. World Champion: YUSUKE KOBORI JPN Won Title: 12-02-06 Won Title: 03-22-08 Won Title: 05-19-08 Last Mandatory: 03-03-07 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 04-12-08 Last Defense: Last Defense: WBC: TIMOTHY BRADLEY IBF: PAUL MALIGNAGGI WBC: DAVID DIAZ - WBO: NATE CAMPBELL INTERIM CHAMPION: YURIY NUZHNENKO UKR WBO: RICARDO TORRES IBF: NATE CAMPBELL WBC: FLOYD MAYWEAHTER WBO: PAUL WILLIAMS IBF: ANTONIO MARGARITO
1. NOT RATED 1. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA ARG 1. PAULUS MOSES (OC) NAB 2. LUIS COLLAZO USA 2. DIMITRI SALITA USA 2. JUAN DIAZ USA 3. NELSON LINARES VEN 3. DEVON ALEXANER (LAC) USA 3. JOAN GUZMAN D.R. 4. FREDERIC KLOSE FRA 4. GAVIN REES U.K. 4. YURI ROMANOV (EBU) BEL 5. JAN ZAVECK SLO 5. LAMONT PETERSON USA 5. MIGUEL ACOSTA VEN 6. SHANE MOSLEY USA 6. VICTOR ORTIZ USA 6. JOSE ALFARO NIC 7. ZAB JUDAH USA 7. SIRIMONGKOL SINGWANCHA (PABA) THA 7. PRAWET SINGWANCHA THA 8. VYACHESLAV SENCHENKO (WBA I/C) UKR 8. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI THA 8. MICHAEL KATSIDIS AUS 9. JACKSON OSEI BONSU (EBU) BEL 9. WILLY BLAIN FRA 9. RANDY SUICO PHI 10. CHARLIE NAVARRO (LAC) VEN 10. CESAR RENE CUENCA ARG 10. KENGO NAGASHIMA JPN 11. EURI GONZALEZ D.R. 11. GIORGIO MARINELLI (WBA I/C) ITA 11. AMETH DIAZ (LAC) PAN 12. JOAQUIN ZAMORA USA 12. IONUT DAN ION (NABA) ROM 12. JOSE LUIS TERRON USA 13. VITALY DEMYANENKO (PABA) KAZ 13. RANDALL BAILEY USA 13. EDNER CHERRY USA 14. SELCUK AYDIN TUR 14. FRANCISCO FIGUEROA USA 14. FERNANDO ANGULO ECU 15. MOTOKI SASAKI JPN 15. NORIO KIMURA JPN 15. DENNIS LAURENTE (PABA) PHI 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: 01-26-08 Won Title: 10-04-06 Last Defense: 06-12-08 Last Defense: 01-26-08 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 06-07-08 WBC: MANNY PACQUIAO IBF: CASSIOUS BALOYI WBC: JORGE LINARES WBO: ALEX ARTHUR IBF: ROBERT GUERRERO WBO: STEVEN LUEVANO WBC: ISRAEL VASQUEZ IBF: STEVE MOLITOR WBO: JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ 1. ISRAEL PEREZ (OC) ARG 1. NOT RATED 1. POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENG (OC) THA 2. JOSE CHEO ROJAS VEN 2. HIROYUKI ENOKI JPN 2. RICARDO CORDOBA (LAC) PAN 3. YURIORKIS GAMBOA CUB 3. TAKAHIRO AOH JPN 3. JOHNNY GONZALEZ MEX 4. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH (EBU) BLR 4. LEONILO MIRANDA MEX 4. RAFAEL MARQUEZ MEX 5. AGNALDO NUNES BRA 5. ROINET CABALLERO PAN 5. AKIFUMI SHIMODA JPN 6. URBANO ANTILLON MEX 6. CRISTOBAL CRUZ MEX 6. JULIO ZARATE MEX 7. ROMAN MARTINEZ P.R. 7. ELIO ROJAS D.R. 7. TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA JPN 8. DEVIS BOSCHIERO (WBA I/C) ITA 8. CHONLATARN PIRIYAPINYO THA 8. OLIVIER LONTCHI (NABA) CAN 9. VITALY TAJBERT GER 9. MONTY MEZA CLAY USA 9. RENDALL MUNROE (EBU) U.K. 10. SOMSAK SITHCHATCHAWAL THA 10. JEFFREY MATHEBULA S.A. 10. ANTONIO ESCALANTE MEX 11. JUAN CARLOS SALGADO MEX 11. NICKY COOK U.K. 11. ARSEN MARTISORIAN (WBA I/C) FRA 12. BENOIT GAUDET (NABA) CAN 12. JACKSON ASIKU AUS 12. REY BAUTISTA PHI 13. TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN 13. BRYAN VASQUEZ C.R. 13. WETHYA SAKMUANGKLANG THA 14. RENE GONZALEZ NIC 14. BILLY DIB AUS 14. EDUARDO LAZCANO MEX 15. ROY MUKHLIS (PABA) IND 15. FRANCISCO CORDERO COL 15. LUIS PEREZ NIC
BANTAMWEIGHT (118 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs) SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115 Lbs / 52.16 Kgs) FLYWEIGHT (112 Lbs / 50.80 Kgs)
World Champion: ANSELMO MORENO PAN UNIFIEDCHAMPION:CRISTIAN MIJARES MEX World Champion: TAKEFUMI SAKATA JPN Won Title: 05-31-08 World Champion: V A C A N T Won Title: 03-19-07 Last Mandatory: Won Title: Last Mandatory: 07-01-07 Last Defense: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 03-29-08 Last Defense: WBC: HOZUMI HASEGAWA IBF: JOSEPH AGBEKO WBC: DAISUKE NAITO WBO:GERRY PENALOSA WBC: CRISTIAN MIJARES IBF: DIMITRI KIRILOV IBF: NONITO DONAIRE - WBO: OMAR NARVAEZ WBO: FERNANDO MONTIEL
1. WLADIMIR SIDORENKO UKR 1. KOKI KAMEDA JPN 1. NOBOU NASHIRO JPN 2. NEOMAR CERMEÑO (LAC) VEN 2. DENKAOSAN KAOWICHIT THA 2. ALEXANDER MUÑOZ VEN 3. SASHA BAKHTIN RUS 3. HIROYUKI HISATAKA JPN 3. KOHEI KONO JPN 4. DANIEL DIAZ NIC 4. RATANAPOL SOR VORAPIN (PABA) THA 4. ALEX JOHN BANAL PHI 5. TABTIMDAENG NARACHAWAT (PABA) THA 5. WANDEE SINGWANGCHA THA 5. DUANGPETCH SAENGMORAKOT (PABA) THA 6. ROLLY MATSUSHITA PHI 6. RAUL MARTINEZ USA 6. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 7. TSHIFHIWA MUNYAI (WBA I/C) S.A. 7. BRIAN VILORIA USA 7. RAFAEL CONCEPCION PAN 8. NOBUTO IKEHARA JPN 8. JULIO CESAR MIRANDA MEX 8. TIMOR SHAILEZOV (NABA) KYR 9. YOHNNY PEREZ COL 9. MORUTI MTHALANE S.A. 9. PRAMUANSAK POSUWAN THA 10. ABNER MARES MEX 10. SHINGO YAMAGUCHI JPN 10. JOSE LOPEZ P.R. 11. KOHEI OHBA JPN 11. BERNARD INOM (EBU) FRA 11. KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA JPN 12. SIMPIWE VETYEKA S.A. 12. JOHN MOLINA COL 12. ROBERTO SOSA (LAC) ARG 13. CECILIO SANTOS MEX 13. SANTIAGO ACOSTA ARG 13. VICTOR PROA MEX 14. CARMELO BALLONE (EBU) BEL 14. DRIAN FRANCISCO PHI 14. JOSE CABRERA MEX 15. ALEJANDRO VALDEZ MEX 15. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ MEX 15. EVANS MBAMBA S.A.
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: 03-01-08 NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBANA: WBA WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION OF WBC: EDGAR SOSA IBF: ULISES SOLIS WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: RAUL GARCIA 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 (OC) NIC WBA I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 2. CESAR CANCHILA COL 2. KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER 3. JUAN REVECO ARG 3. CARLOS CAMPOS VEN
4. JUAN LANDAETA VEN 4. FLORANTE CONDES PHI 5. NERYS ESPINOZA (LAC) NIC 5. YASUTAKA KUROKI JPN 6. RONALD BARRERA COL 6. EAGLE DEN JUNLAPHAN THA 7. RONALD RAMOS COL 7. NKOSINATHI JOYI S.A. 8. WISANU PORNOBNUM (PABA) THA 8. KWANTHAI CHOR NOR PATTALUNG (PABA) THA 9. ADRIAN HERNANDEZ MEX 9. PORSAWAN PRAMUK THA 10. MILAN MELINDO PHI 10. TEROU MISAWA JPN 11. MUVHUSO NEDZANANI S.A. 11. YUJI KANEMITSU JPN 12. NETHRA SASIPRAPA THA 12. PIGMY MUANGCHAIYAPHUM THA 13. FRANCISCO ROSAS MEX 13. ERIK RAMIREZ MEX 14. CARLOS MELO PAN 14. YADER ESCOBAR NIC 15. PHUMZILE MATYHILA S.A. 15. ZUKIANI KWAYIBA S.A.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM MAY 15TH TO JUNE 19TH 2008
Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES- REFEREE SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT DURANGO, B.CLEMENTS – M. SAMMON – G.PADILLA GEORGE 15 KO ENTERT. MEXICO 05-17-08 SUPERFLY 3 UNIFIED CRISTIAN MIJARES WSD12 ALEXANDER MUÑOZ JON SCHORLE MARTINEZ R. GARCIA – H. HERNANDEZ – W. YUH 16 KADOEBI TOKYO, JAPAN 05-19-08 LIGHT 1 OPT YUSUKE KOBORI WTKO3 JOSE ALFARO RAFAEL RAMOS NORYOLI GIL MELBOURNE, SUPER P. PRAYASAB – S. ABAINZA – M. LEE 17 BOXA AUSTRALIA 05-28-08 MIDDLE 4 OPT ANTHONY MUNDINE WUD12 SAM SOLIMAN DEREK MILHAM ALAN KIM DUSSELDORF, F. MARTINEZ –S. CHRISTODOLOU – J. REYES BARTOLOME 18 UNIVERSUM GERMANY 05-31-08 BANTAM 7 MAND ANSELMO MORENO WUD12 WLADIMIR SIDORENKO LUIS PABON TORRALBA S.J DE LOS MORROS, SUPER F.MARTINEZ –SCHRISTODOLOU–N.VASQUEZ GEORGE 19 BOXTRACK VENEZUELA 06-07-08 BANTAM 4 OPT CELESTINO CABALLERO WTKO12 LORENZO PARRA LUIS PABON MARTINEZ SUPER T.MILLER – R. CAIZ JR. – D. MILHAM 20 TEIKEN TOKYO, JAPAN 06-12-08 FEATHER 4 OPT EDWIN VALERO WTKO7 TAKEHIRO SHIMADA GUILLERMO PEREZ PINEDA YANGSUP SHIM
BOXER OF THE MONTH: CRISTIAN MIJARES HONORABLE MENTION: ANSELMO MORENO 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 MAY” reflects the results and movements from May 15th , 2008 to June 19th , 2008 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.