2016

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WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS AUGUST 2016 Based on results held from 10th August to September 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 SUPER CHAMPION: WBA-IBF-WBO UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: TYSON FURY GBR DENIS LEBEDEV RUS SERGEY KOVALEV RUS WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: BEIBUT SHUMENOV KAZ VACANT JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER Won Title: 05-21-16 Won Title: Won Title: 12-14-13 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: Last Defense: 03-12-16 WBC: TONY BELLEW

IBF: DENIS LEBEDEV WBO: KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI WBC: DEONTAY WILDER IBF: ANTHONY JOSHUA WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON 1. YUNIER DORTICOS (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. LUIS ORTIZ (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. DMITRY BIVOL (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 2. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR 2. MARCO HUCK GER 2. ANDRE WARD USA 3. ALEXANDER USTINOV RUS 3. ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN (CON) ARM 3. ARTUR BETERBIEV (NABA) RUS 4. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 4. FRES OQUENDO PUR 4. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 5. NOEL GEVOR ARM 5. LUCAS BROWNE AUS 5. JOE SMITH JR USA 6. MURAT GASSIEV RUS 6. DAVID HAYE GBR 6. FELIX VALERA DOM 7. MANUEL CHARR GER 7. OLA AFOLABI GBR 7. MARCUS BROWNE USA 8. SHANNON BRIGGS USA 8. DENTON DALEY CAN 8. DOMINIC BOESEL (CON) GER 9. JOSEPH PARKER NZL 9. YOURI KALENGA COD 9. SHEFAT ISUFI (PABA) SER 10. KRYSZTOF WLODARCZYK POL 10. JARRELL MILLER USA 10. NATHAN CLEVERLY GBR 11. RYAD MERHY (I/C)) CIV 11. TREVOR BRYAN USA 11. ENRICO KOELLING (I/C) GER 12. KUBRAT PULEV BUL 12. SANTANDER SILGADO COL 12. ANDRZEJ FONFARA POL 13. ANDREY FEDESOV (LAC) RUS 13. RUSLAN FAYFER RUS 13. AVNI YILDIRIM TUR 14. GUILLERMO JONES PAN 14. MICHAEL HUNTER USA 14. AZEA AUGUSTAMA (LAC) HAI 15. ISSA AKBERBAYEV KAZ 15. JUN LONG ZHANG (OCEANIA) CHN 15. ERIK SKOGLUND SWE SUPER BELT SUPER BELT MUHAMMAD ALI EVANDER HOLYFIELD SUPER BELT VIRGIL HILL

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT 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: WBA SUPER CHAMPION : FELIX STURM * GER KAZ ERISLANDY LARA CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: GIOVANNI DE CAROLIS ITA DANIEL JACOBS USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 01-09-16 Won Title: 08-09-14 JACK CULCAY GER Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Won Title: 05-05-15 Last Defense: 07-19-16 Last Defense: 09-09-16 Last Mandatory: WBC: BADOU JACK Last Defense: 05-21-16 IBF: JAMES DE GALE WBO: GILBERTO RAMIREZ WBC: GENNADY GOLOVKIN WBO: WBC: JERMELL CHARLO 1. FEDOR CHUDINOV RUS 1. ALFONSO BLANCO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN IBF: JERMALL CHARLO WBO: LIAM SMITH 2. STANISLAV KASHTANOV UKR 2. CHRIS EUBANKS JR GBR 1. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE USA 3. GEORGE GROVES (INT) GBR 3. DMITRII CHUDINOV RUS 2. GABRIEL ROSADO USA 4. PATRICK NIELSEN DEN 4. ROB BRANT (NABA) USA 3. MICHEL SORO (INT) FRA 5. ISAAC EKPO NIG 5. ANDREW HERNANDEZ USA 4. BRIAN CARLOS CASTANO ARG 6. TYRON ZEUGE GER 6. TUREANO JOHNSON BAH 5. KANAT ISLAM KAZ 7. ANTHONY DIRRELL USA 7. PETER QUILLIN USA 6. MAURICE WEBER GER 8. DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA 8. AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE GEO 7. BRANDON COOK (NABA) (I/C) CAN 9. VINCENT FEIGENBUTZ GER 9. RYOTA MURATA JPN 8. JARRETT HURD USA 10. DILMUROD SATYBALDIEV (CONT) RUS 10. ADAM ETCHES GBR 9. TONY HARRISON USA 11. CALEB TRUAX USA 11. JOHN RYDER (INT) GBR 10. ERICKSON LUBIN USA 12. JESSE HART USA 12. CURTIS STEVENS USA 11. LIAM WILLIAMS GBR 13. ROBIN KRASNIQI (I/C) KOS 13. JASON QUIGLEY IRL 12. GEISON ROSARIO DOM 14. ZAC DUNN AUS 14. IEVGEN KHYTROV UKR 13. PATRICK ALLOTEY GHA 15. MICKAEL DIALLO FRA 15. GBR 14. SERGEY RABCHENKO BLR SUPER BELT SUPER BELT 15. OLEKSANDR SPIRKO UKR SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY LEONARD CARLOS MONZON THOMAS HEARNS

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT 147 Lbs / 140 Lbs / LIGHTWEIGHT 135 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs 63.50 Kgs 61.23 Kgs

WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: KEITH THURMAN USA RICKY BURNS GBR ANTHONY CROLLA GBR Won Title: 01-17-15 Won Title: 05-28-16 Won Title: 11-21-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 06-25-16 Last Defense: Last Defense: 05-07-16

WBC: DANNY GARCIA IBF: KELL BROOK WBC: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: EDUARD TROYANOVSKY WBC: DEJAN ZLATICANIN WBO: JESSIE VARGAS WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: ROBERT EASTER JR WBO: TERRY FLANAGAN 1. DAVID AVANESYAN (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 1. KIRYL RELIKH (I/C) BLR 1. DAUD CINO YORDAN IND 2. JOSE BENAVIDEZ USA 2. JOHN MOLINA JR. USA 2. XOLISANI NDONGENI (PANAF) RSA 3. TEWA KIRAM (PABA) THA 3. ADRIAN GRANADOS USA 3. MICHAEL PEREZ USA 4. ERROL SPENCE JR USA 4. AMIR IMAN USA 4. PETR PETROV (NABA) RUS 5. KERMAN LEJARRAGA (INT) ESP 5. RANCES BARTHELEMY CUB 5. EMILIANO MARSILI ITA 6. SAMUEL VARGAS (NABA) COL 6. ROBBIE DAVIES JR (CON) GBR 6. EVENS PIERRE (LAC) HAI 7. SHAWN PORTER USA 7. CZAR AMONSOT (PANAF) (PABA) PHI 7. ISMAEL BARROSO VEN 8. CHARLES MANYUCHI ZIM 8. FRANKIE GOMEZ USA 8. DARLEY PEREZ COL 9. ROBERTO ARRIAZA NCA 9. OMAR FIGUEROA JR MEX 9. MASON MENARD USA 10. SHANE MOSLEY USA 10. ANTONIO OROZCO MEX 10. EMMANUEL TAGOE (INT) GHA 11. JEFF HORN AUS 11. ANTHONY YIGIT SWE 11. BRANDON OGILVIE (OCEANIA) AUS 12. CARLOS ADAMES (LAC) DOM 12. MICHELLE DI ROCCO ITA 12. ARTEM HAROYAN (CON) ARM 13. TARAS SHELESTYUK (I/C) UKR 13. REGIS PROGRAIS USA 13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR (PABA) AUS 14. IVAN MATUTE VEN 14. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV RUS 14. FERNANDO SAUCEDO ARG 15. PAUL KAMANGA (PANAF) COD 15. BR IAN ZARZA (LAC) ARG 15. MASAYOSHI NAKATANI JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN

SUPER 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 SUPER CHAMPION : JEZREEL CORRALES PAN CARL FRAMPTON GBR GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JASON SOSA USA JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR ARG NEHOMAR CERMENO VEN Won Title: 06-24-16 Won Title: 02-21-15 Won Title: 06-24-16 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense:

WBC: FRANCISCO VARGAS WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR WBC: HUGO RUIZ IBF: JOSE PEDRAZA WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO IBF: LEE SELBY WBO: OSCAR VALDEZ IBF: JONATHAN GUZMAN WBO: NONITO DONAIRE 1. NICHOLAS WALTERS JAM 1. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (WBA INT.CHAMP) PER 1. MOISES FLORES (WBA INT.CHAMP) MEX 2. BRYAN VASQUEZ CRC 2. LEO SANTA CRUZ MEX 2. JESUS M. ROJAS PUR 3. TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN 3. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 3. SCOTT QUIGG GBR 4. RAFAEL MENSAH GHA 4. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 4. ADAM LOPEZ (LAC) USA 5. CAN XU (OCEANIA) CHN 5. SIMPIWE VETYEKA (INT) RSA 5. DANIEL ROMAN (NABA) USA 6. JAVIER FORTUNA DOM 6. ABNER MARES USA 6. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA 7. MIGUEL ROMAN MEX 7. BRYAN DE GRACIA PAN 7. JHONATAN ROMERO COL 8. LIAM WALSH GBR 8. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (CON) UKR 8. T.J. DOHENY (PABA) AUS 9. GERVONTA DAVIS USA 9. ABRAHAM LOPEZ (NABA) USA 9. VLADIMIR TIKHONOV RUS 10. MALCOLM KLASSEN (I/C) RSA 10. JORGE LARA MEX 10. JUN QIU XIAO CHN 11. JAIME ARBOLEDA PAN 11. JOSH WARRINGTON GBR 11. CARIL HERRERA URU 12. RICARDO NUÑEZ PAN 12. WIRAN SITHTHISOB (PABA) THA 12. OLEKSANDR YEGOROV (CON) RUS 13. HARMONITO DE LA TORRE PHI 13. LUKE JACKSON (OCEANIA) AUS 13. PAULUS AMBUNDA NAM 14. CARLOS MORALES (NABA) MEX 14. JAVIER RODRIGUEZ (LAC) USA 14. JASON MOLONEY (OCEANIA) AUS 15. JUAN HUERTAS PAN 15. CARMINE TOMMASONE ITA 15. ANURAK THISA THA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT GABRIEL ELORDE EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ

SUPER FLYWEIGHT BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / 115 Lbs / FLYWEIGHT 112 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs 50.80 Kgs WBA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: RAU´SHEE WARREN USA WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAMIE MCDONNELL GBR LUIS CONCEPCION PAN KAZUTO IOKA JPN Won Title: 05-31-14 Won Title: 08-31-16 Won Title: 04-22-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 04-09-16 Last Defense: Last Defense: 07-20-16

WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ WBC: VACANT IBF: LEE HASKINS WBO: MARLON TAPALES IBF: JERWIN ANCAJAS WBO: NAOYA INOUE IBF: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO WBO: JUAN F. ESTRADA 1. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. SHO ISHIDA JPN 1. STAMP KIATNIWAT (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 2. NORASING KOKIETGYM THA 2. SIRICHAI THAIYEN (PABA) THA 3. JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM 3. NORBERTO JIMENEZ DOM 3. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 4. TOMOKI KAMEDA JPN 4. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI JPN 4. ARTEM DALAKIAN (CON) UKR 5. BOONSOM LAMSIRI (PABA) THA 5. KOHEI KONO JPN 5. JUAN HERNANDEZ N. MEX 6. LUIS NERY MEX 6. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (LAC) CHI 6. VINCENT LEGRAND FRA 7. YONFREZ PAREJO VEN 7. TAKUMA INOUE JPN 7. NAWAPHON KAIKANHA THA 8. EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ PUR 8. ZOLANI TETE RSA 8. TAKUYA KOGAWA JPN 9. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 9. REX TSO CHN 9. KEVIN SATCHEL GBR 10. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ MEX 10. KHALID YAFAI (I/C) GBR 10. JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG 11. NIKOLAY POTAPOV RUS 11. YOHEI TOBE (INT) JPN 11. GREGORIO LEBRON DOM 12. OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI THA 12. BUAPHAN KHAMRANG (PABA) THA 12. KEYVIN LARA NCA 13. PANTHEP MULLIPOOM THA 13. ELIECER AQUINO DOM 13. NHLANHLA NGAMNTWINI (PANAF) RSA 14. SIBONISO GONYA (PANAF) RSA 14. DAVID SANCHEZ MEX 14. THOMAS MASSON FRA 15. MZUVUKILE MAGWACA (INT) RSA 15. ISRAEL HIDROGO PAN 15. JUAN GABRIEL MEDINA DOM SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EDER JOFRE KHAOSAI GALAXY PASCUAL PEREZ

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT 108 Lbs / MINIMUM 105 Lbs / 48.99 Kgs 47.63 Kgs

WBA WORLD CHAMPION: RYOICHI TAGUCHI JPN WBA WORLD CHAMPION: Won Title: 12-31-14 KNOCKOUT CP FRESHMART THA REFERENCES: Last Mandatory: Won Title: 06-29-16 Last Defense: 08-31-16 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBC: GANIGAN LOPEZ WBC: WANHENG MENAYOTIN LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION IBF: AKIRA YAEGASHI WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA WBO: KOSEI TANAKA PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION 1. ROBERT BARRERA COL 1. REY LORETO PHI 2. SURIYAN SATORN THA 2. BYRON ROJAS NCA PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION 3. CARLOS CAÑIZALES VEN 3. HEKKIE BUDLER RSA OCEANIA: WBA OCEANIA 4. FELIX ALVARADO NCA 4. SIMPHIWE KHONCO RSA CON: WBA CONTINENTAL 5. RYO MIYAZAKI JPN 5. TATSUYA FUKUHARA JPN INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 6. JESSE ESPINAS PHI 6. PANYA PRADABSRI THA 7. RANGSAN CHAYANRAM THA 7. WITTAWAS BASAPEAN (PABA) THA I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 8. CRISTOFER ROSALES NCA 8. CARLOS BUITRAGO NCA OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 9. MIGUEL CARTAGENA USA 9. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION 10. TIBO MONABESA IND 10. SIYABONGA SIYO RSA 11. ABAHAM RODRIGUEZ MEX 11. ALEXIS DIAZ VEN * UNDER REVIEW 12. JUAN ALEJO MEX 12. AZAEL VILLAR PAN

13. KENJI ONO JPN 13. CHAO ZHONG XIONG CHN 14. ANGEL ACOSTA PUR 14. LEROY ESTRADA PAN 15. ELIECER QUEZADA NCA 15. RYUJI HARA JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT YOKO GUSHIKEN LEO GAMEZ

CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 10TH AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 09TH, 2016 Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER REFEREE -JUDGES SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT Watanabe Luis Pabon 38 Promotions Tokyo, Japan Aug.,31th Super Fly 4 Mandatory Luis Concepcion UD12 Kohei Kono Melva Santos-S. Christodoulouos-Philippe Verbeke Robert Mack Watanabe Melva Santos 39 Promotions Tokyo, Japan Aug.,31th Light Fly 4 Mandatory Ryoichi Taguchi UD12 Ryo Miyazaki S. Christodoulou- Luis Pabon-Philippe Verbeke Robert Mack King's Gary Rosato 40 Promotions Reading, Sep..,09th Middle 4 Optional Daniel Jacobs TKO7 Sergio Mora Julie Lederman-John Poturaj-David Braslow Aurelio Fiengo BOXER OF THE MONTH: HONORABLE MENTION: LUIS CONCEPCION RYOICHI TAGUCHI 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 AUGUST 2016” reflects the results and movements from 10th August to September 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