WORLD BOXING COUNCIL Jose Sulaimán WBC ETERNAL PRESIDENT (+)
Mauricio Sulaimán WBC PRESIDENT
WBC STATS
WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE STUBHUB CENTER CARSON, CALIFORNIA, USA MAY 5, 2018
TV: HBO & HBO LATINO / CANAL SPACE / PANAMA RPC CHANNEL 4 / TELEVISA / TV AZTECA
THIS WILL BE WBC’S 2004 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE FIFTY- FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC
GGG PROMOTIONS & TOM LOEFFLER, PRESENT:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN VANES MARTIROSYAN (KAZAKHSTAN) (ARMENIA) WBC CHAMPION WBC Challenger/ no. 1 - SW
Nationality: Kazakhstan Nationality: Armenia Date of Birth: April 8, 1982 Date of Birth: May 1, 1986 Birthplace: Karaganda, Kazakhstan Birthplace: Abovyan, Armenia Residence: Los Angeles, California Residence: Glendale, California Alias: ‘GGG’ Alias: Nightmare Record: 37-0-1, 33 KO’S Record: 36-3-1, 21 KO’S KO’S %: 87% KO’S %: 53% Age: 36 Age: 32 Guard: Orthodox Guard: Orthodox Total rounds: 184 Total rounds: 224 World title fights: 19 (19-0-1) WBC titles: SILVER / NABF Manager: Tom Loeffler Manager: Promoter: K2 Promotions Promoter: Don King
WBC´S MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS NAME PERIODO CHAMPION
1. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) 1963
2. JOEY GIARDELLO (US) 1963 - 1965
3. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) * 1965 - 1966
4. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. ISLAND) 1966 - 1967
5. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) 1967
6. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. ISLANDS) * 1967 - 1968
7. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) * 1968 - 1970
8. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) 1970 - 1974
9. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) 1974 - 1976
10. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) * 1976 - 1977
11. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) * 1977 - 1978
12. HUGO CORRO (ARGENTINA) 1978 - 1979
13. VITO ANTUOFERMO (ITALY) 1979 - 1980
14. ALAN MINTER (GB) 1980
15. MARVIN HAGLER (US) 1980 - 1987
16. RAY LEONARD (US) 1987
17. THOMAS HEARNS (US) 1987 - 1988
18. IRAN BARKLEY (US) 1988 - 1989
19. ROBERTO DURAN (PANAMA) 1989
20. JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. ISLAND) 1990 - 1993
21. GERALD MCCLELLAN (US) 1993 - 1995
22. JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. ISLANDS) * 1995
23. QUINCY TAYLOR (US) 1995 - 1996
24. KEITH HOLMES (US) 1996 - 1998
25. HASSINE CHERIFI (FRANCE) 1998 - 1999
26. KEITH HOLMES (US) * 1999 - 2001
27. BERNARD HOPKINS (US) 2001 - 2005
28. JERMAIN TAYLOR (US) 2005 -2007
29. KELLY PAVLIK (US) 2007 - 2010
30. SEBASTIAN ZBIK (GERMANY) INTERIM 2009 - 2011
31. SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) 2010
32. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. (MEXICO) 2011 - 2012
33. SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) * 2012 – 2014
34. MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO (MEXICO) INTERIM 2014
35. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN) INTERIM 2014 - 2016
36. MIGUEL COTTO (P. RICO) 2014 – 2015
37. SAUL ALVAREZ (MEXICO) 2015 - 2016
38. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN) * 2016 - * RECONQUERED WBC´S MIDDLEWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS
1. RAY LEONARD (US)
2. BERNARD HOPKINS (US)
3. CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA)
4. MARVIN HAGLER (US)
5. NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY)
6. GENNADY GOLOVKIN (KAZAKHSTAN)
7. EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRGIN ISLANDS)
8. GERALD MCCLELAN (US)
9. SERGIO MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA)
10. RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
29 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC OF WHICH 7 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) TWICE
EMILE GRIFFITH (VIRG. IS.) TWICE
NINO BENVENUTI (ITALY) TWICE
CARLOS MONZON (ARGENTINA) TWICE
RODRIGO VALDEZ (COLOMBIA) TWICE
JULIAN JACKSON (VIRG. IS.) TWICE
KEITH HOLMES (US) TWICE
SERGIO GABRIEL MARTINEZ (ARG) TWICE
116 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
74 TITLE FIGHTS OF WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN UNITED STATES IN THE WBC HISTORY WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 74 ITALY 8 MONACO 7 FRANCE 6 GERMANY 4 ARGENTINA 4 ENGLAND 4 MEXICO 2 COLOMBIA 2 YUGOSLAVIA 1 SPAIN 1 PUERTO RICO 1 NIGERIA 1 DENMARK 1 TOTAL 116
WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
208 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
6 TITLE FIGHTS IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC AND THIS WILL BE THE 209 WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN CALIFORNIA STATE IN THE WBC HISTORY
BANTAM 28 SUPERBANTAM 24 WELTER 20 SUPERFEATHER 20 FEATHER 19 LIGHT 18 SUPERLIGHT 14 LT. FLY 12 SUPERWELTER 11 SUPERFLY 11 HEAVY 7 MIDDLE 6 LT. HEAVY 5 SUPERMIDDLE 4 FLY 4 CRUISER 3 STRAW 2 TOTAL FIGHTS 208