WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO MENDOZA
PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF APRIL 2 009 Based on results held from April 9th, 2008 to May 14TH , 2009 MEMBERS CHAIRMAN Edificio Ocean Business Plaza, Ave. BARTOLOME TORRALBA (SPAIN) JOSE OLIVER GOMEZ E-mail: [email protected] Aquilino de la Guardia con Calle 47, JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA (ARGENTINA) Oficina 1405, Piso 14 VICE CHAIRMAN ALAN KIM (KOREA) Cdad. de Panamá, Panamá Phone: + (507) 340-6425 GEORGE MARTINEZ E-mail: [email protected] GONZALO LOPEZ SILVERO (USA) E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORS Web Site: www.wbaonline.com SEBASTIAN CONTURSI (ARGENTINA)
HEAV YWEIGHT (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: GUILLERMO JONES PAN World Champion: HUGO H. GARAY ARG World Champion: NICOLAY VALUEV RUS Won Title: 09 -27-08 Won Title: 07-03-08 Won Title: 08-30-08 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 11-22-08 Last Mandatory: Last Defen se: Last Defense: 11-22-08 Last Defense: 12-20- 08 WBC:VITALY KLITSCHKO- IBF:WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO WBC:GIACOBBE FRAGOMENI- WBO: VICTOR RAMIREZ WBC: ADRIAN DIACONU - IBF: CHAD DAWSON WBO: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IBF: TOMASZ ADAMEK WBO: ZSOLT ERDEI
1. KALI MEEHAN AUS 1. VALERY BRUDOV (OC) RUS 1. JURGEN BRAHMER (EBU) GER 2. TARAS BIDENKO UKR 2. GRIGORY DROZD (PABA) RUS 2. VYACHESLAV UZELKOV (WBA I/C) UKR 3. JOHN RUIZ (OC) USA 3. FRANCISCO PALACIOS (LAC) P.R. 3. ALEKSY KUZIEMSKI (EBA) POL 4. KEVIN JOHNSON USA 4. FIRAT ARSLAN GER 4. GLEN JOHNSON JAM 5. DENNIS BOYTSOV (WBA I/C) RUS 5. MARCO HUCK (EBU) GER 5. ROY JONES USA 6. YUSAF MACK USA 6. RAY AUSTIN USA 6. BENJAMIN FLORES USA 7. BEIBUT SHUMENOV KAZ 7. DAVARYLL WILLIAMSON USA 7. STEVE CUNNINGHAM USA 8. TIM BELL (PABA) AUS 8. LAMON BREWSTER USA 8. ALEXANDER ALEXEEV RUS 9. DAWID KOSTECKI POL 9. CHRIS ARREOLA USA 9. ENAD LICINA SCG 10. SHAUN GEORGE USA 10. CARL DAVIS DRUMMOND C.R. 10. BOBBY GUNN (NABA) USA 11. ANTONIO BRANCALION ITA 11. EVANDER HOLYFIELD USA 11. YOAN PABLO HERNANDEZ CUB 12. JOE SPINA USA 12. DENNIS BAKHTOV (PABA) RUS 12. STEVE HERELIUS FRA 13. MARIANO PLOTINSKY ARG 13. DAVID RODRIGUEZ (NABA) USA 13. TROY ROSS CAN 14. NATHAN CLEVERLY U.K. 14. ALEXANDER USTINOV (EBA) RUS 14. PAWEL KOLODZIEJ POL 15. DAVID GOGIYA RUS 15. SANTANDER SILGADO COL 15. BRIAN MINTO USA
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168 Lbs /76.20 Kgs) MIDDLEWEIGHT (160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs) SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (154 Lbs/ 69.85) Kgs)
World Champion: MIKKEL KESSLER DEN World Champion: FELIX STURM GER World Champion: DANIEL SANTOS P.R. Won Title: 06-21-08 Won Title: 04-28-07 Won Title: 07-11-08 Last Mandatory: 10-25-08 Last Mandatory: 11-01-08 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 10-25-08 Last Defense: 04-25-09 Last Defense:
WBC: CARL FROCH - IBF: LUCIAN BUTE WBC: KELLY PAVLIK- IBF: ARTHUR ABRAHAM WBC: VERNON FORREST WBO: KAROLY BALZSAY WBO: KELLY PAVLIK IBF: CORY SPINKS WBO:SERGEI DZINDZIRUK
1. ANTHONY MUNDINE (WBA INT) AUS 1. GUSMYL PERDOMO (OC) VEN 1. JAMES KIRKLAND (OC) (**) USA 2. KHOREN GEVOR (OC) ARM 2. DENIS INKIN RUS 2. YURI FOREMAN USA 3. GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ 3. STJEPAN BOZIC (WBA I/C) CRO 3. ALFREDO ANGULO MEX 4. AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE (WBA I/C) GEO . 4. KARO MURAT (EBU) GER 4. RICARDO MAYORGA NIC 5. MARIANO CARRERA ARG 5. DIMITRI SARTISON GER 5. DANIEL DAWSON (PABA) AUS 6. SEBASTIAN SYLVESTER GER 6. ROBERT STIEGLITZ GER 6. NOBUHIRO ISHIDA JPN 7. MAHIR ORAL GER 7. MADS LARSEN DEN 7. MARCO AVENDANO VEN 8. DANIEL EDOUARD (LAC) HAI 8. LUKAS WILASCHEK POL 8. CHRISTOPHE CANCLAUX FRA 9. RENAN ST. JUSTE (NABA) CAN 9. ANDRE WARD USA 9. NILSON TAPIA (LAC) COL 10. HASSAN N’DAM N’JKAM CAM 10. DANILO HAUSSLER GER 10. ALEXANDER ABRAHAM ARM 11. DANIEL JACOBS USA 11. DEREK EDWARDS (NABA) USA 11. ANTHONY SMALL U.K. 12. GENNADY MARTIROSYAN (PABA) RUS 12. ALLAN GREEN USA 12. HARRY JOE YORGEY USA 13. TARVIS SIMMS USA 13. ANDRE DIRRELL USA 13. AUSTIN TROUT (WBA INT) USA 14. AARON MITCHELL USA 14. JEAN PAUL MENDY FRA 14. CORNELIUS BUNDRAGE USA 15. MANUEL SIACA P.R. 15. MARCUS JOHNSON USA 15. LUKAS KONECNY CZE
WELTERWEIGHT (147 Lbs / 66.68 Kgs) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140 Lbs / 63.50 Kgs) LIGHTWEIGHT (135 Lbs / 61.23 Kgs) SUPER CHAMPION: SUPER CHAMPION:
SHANE MOSLEY USA JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ MEX World Champion: ANDREAS KOTELNIK UKR World Champion: Won16. Title: 03-22-08 VYACHESLAV SENCHENKO UKR World Champion: PAULUS MOSES NAB Won Title: 04-10-09 Last Mandatory: Won Title: 01-03-09 Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 02-07-09 Last Mandatory:
Last Defense: Last Defense:
WBC: ANDRE BERTO WBO: MIGUEL COTTO WBC: VACANT IBF: JUAN URANGO WBC: EDWIN VALERO - IBF: VACANT IBF: JOSHUA CLOTTEY WBO: TIMOTHY BRADLEY WBO: JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
1. DIMITRI SALITA (OC) USA 1. NOT RATED 1. NOT RATED 2. MARCOS RENE MAIDANA ARG 2. NELSON LINARES VEN 2. JOAN GUZMAN D.R. 3. ZAB JUDAH USA 3. VICTOR ORTIZ USA 3. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA MEX 4. RAFAL JACKIEWICZ (EBU) POL 4. MANNY PACQUIAO PHI 4. ANTONIO DEMARCO MEX 5. YURIY NUZHNENKO UKR 5. AMIR KHAN U.K. 5. BREIDIS PRESCOTT (WBA INT) COL 6. ANTONIO MARGARITO (**) MEX 6. NATE CAMPBELL USA 6. VICENTE ESCOBEDO USA 7. SAUL ALVAREZ MEX 7. IONUT DAN ION (NABA) ROM 7. YUSUKE KOBORI JPN 8. HECTOR SALDIVIA (LAC) ARG 8. VICTOR CAYO D.R. 8. MIGUEL ACOSTA VEN 9. VITALY DEMYANENKO (PABA) KAZ 9. KENDALL HOLT USA 9. ANGES ADJAHO BEN 10. MIKE JONES (NABA) USA 10. MIKE ALVARADO USA 10. JOSE ALFARO NIC 11. SEBASTIAN LUJAN ARG 11. SIRIMONGKOL SINGWANCHA THA 11. RYUJI MIGAKI JPN 12. CHARLIE NAVARRO VEN 12. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI THA 12. ALI FUNEKA S.A. 13. SELCUK AYDIN TUR 13. BRUNET ZAMORA (WBA I/C) ITA 13. TAKEHIRO SHIMADA JPN 14. JESUS SOTO KARASS MEX 14. YOSUKEZAN ONODERA JPN 14. OSCAR JESUS PEREYRA (LAC) ARG 15. MOTOKI SASAKI JPN 15. ALBERTO MOSQUERA (LAC) PAN 15. VERQUAN KIMBROUGH USA
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (130 Lbs / 58.97 Kg) FEATHERWEIGHT (126 Lbs / 57.15 Kgs) SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (122 Lbs / 55.34 Kgs) UNIFIED CHAMPION: World Champion: JORGE LINARES VEN World Champion: CHRIS JOHN IND CELESTINO CABALLERO PAN Won Title: 11-28-08 Won Title: 09-26-03 World Champion: BERNARD DUNNE IRE Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: 10-24-08 Won Title: 03-21-09 Last Defense: Last Defense: 02-28-09 Last Mandatory: INTERIM CHAMPION: YURIORKIS GAMBOA CUB Last Defense: WBC: HUMBERTO SOTO IBF: MALCOM KLASSEN WBC: TAKAHIRO AOH INTERIM CHAMPION: POONSAWAT KRATINGDAENG THA WBO: ROMAN MARTINEZ IBF: CRISTOBAL CRUZ WBO: STEVEN LUEVANO WBO: JUAN M. LOPEZ IBF:CELESTINO CABALLERO WBC: TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA 1. NOT RATED 1. NOT RATED 2. SERGEY GULYAKEVICH (EBU) BLR 2. ROCKY JUAREZ USA 1. NOT RATED 3. ROBERTO GUERRERO USA 3. DAUD CINO YORDAN IND 2. RAFAEL MARQUEZ MEX 3. ANTONIO ESCALANTE MEX 4. RENE GONZALEZ NIC 4. MARIO SANTIAGO P.R. 4. RENDALL MUNROE (EBU) U.K. 5. URBANO ANTILLON MEX 5. ORLANDO CRUZ P.R. 5. RICARDO CORDOBA PAN 6. VITALY TAJBERT GER 6. JOSE CHEO ROJAS VEN 6. DANIEL PONCE DE LEON MEX 7. TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN 7. ROINET CABALLERO PAN 8. SOMSAK SITHCHATCHAWAL THA 8. HIROYUKI ENOKI JPN 7. JORGE LACIERVA MEX 9. JUAN CARLOS SALGADO MEX 9. JUSTIN SAVI BEN 8. SHOJI KIMURA JPN 10. ROY MUKHLIS (PABA) IND 10. JONATHAN VICTOR BARROS ARG 9. VICTOR TERRAZAS MEX 11. JOSAFAT PEREZ MEX 11. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (EBU) UKR 10. RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEN 12. YOSHIMITSU YASHIRO JPN 12. WHYBER GARCIA PAN 11. AKIFUMI SHIMODA JPN 13. ALEJANDRO SANABRIA MEX 13. FEIDER VILORIA (LAC) COL 12. WILFREDO VASQUEZ JR. P.R. 14. LIKAR RAMOS COL 14. FRANCISCO CORDERO COL 13. ZSOLT BEDAK HUN 15. ARGENIS MENDEZ D.R. 15. CARLOS OLIVEIRA BRA 14. NAPAPOL KIATISAKCHOKCHAI THA 15. ALEX DE OLIVEIRA BRA
BANTAMWEIGHT (118 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs) SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115 Lbs / 52.16 Kgs) FLYWEIGHT (112 Lbs / 50.80 Kgs) UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: World Champion: ANSELMO MORENO PAN VIC DARCHINYAN AUS World Champion: Won Title: 05-31-08 World Champion: NOBOU NASHIRO JPN DENKAOSEN KAOWICHIT THA Last Mandatory: 05-02-09 Won Title: 09-14-08 Won Title: 12-31-08 Last Defense: 05-02-09 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: INTERIM CHAMPION: NEOMAR CERMEÑO VEN Last Defense: WBC: HOZUMI HASEGAWA IBF: JOSEPH AGBEKO Last Defense: 04-11-09 WBC: DAISUKE NAITO
WBO: FERNANDO MONTIEL WBC: VIC DARCHINYAN IBF: VIC DARCHINYAN IBF: NONITO DONAIRE - WBO: OMAR NARVAEZ
WBO: JOSE LOPEZ
1. NOT RATED
2. WLADIMIR SIDORENKO UKR 1. HUGO CAZARES (LAC) MEX 1. KOKI KAMEDA (OC) JPN 2. DUANGPETCH SAENGMORAKOT (PABA) THA 3. CRISTIAN MIJARES MEX 2. LUIS CONCEPCION (LAC) PAN
4. TABTIMDAENG NARACHAWAT (PABA) THA 3. RAFAEL CONCEPCION PAN 3. JEAN PIERO PEREZ VEN
5. SASHA BAKHTIN RUS 4. KOHEI KONO JPN 4. RATANAPOL SOR VORAPIN (PABA) THA
6. ALVARO PEREZ NIC 5. ALEXANDER MUÑOZ VEN 5. TAKEFUMI SAKATA JPN
7. WILLIAM GONZALEZ NIC 6. JORGE ARCE MEX 6. SANTIAGO ACOSTA ARG
8. ALEX JOHN BANAL PHI 7. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 7. BERNARD INOM FRA 9. LORENZO PARRA VEN 8. TIMOR SHAILEZOV (WBA I/C) KYR 8. TAKAHISA MASUDA JPN 10. KOHEI OHBA JPN 9. DAIKI KAMEDA JPN 9. OMAR SALADO MEX 10. DRIAN FRANCISCO PHI 11. TSHIFHIWA MUNYAI (WBA I/C) S.A. 10. JESUS JIMENEZ MEX 12. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR FRA 11. Z GORRES PHI 11. IVAN POZO (EBU) SPA
13. DANIEL DIAZ NIC 12. JUAN MERCEDEZ D.R. 12. HIROYUKI HISATAKA JPN 14. ROLLY MATSUSHITA PHI 13. RICARDO NUÑEZ PAN 13. RICHIE MEPRANUM PHI 15. MALIK BOUZIANE (EBU) FRA 14. JOSE SALGADO MEX 14. ANDREA SARRITZU ITA 15. DON BROADHURST U.K. 15. EVERT BRICEÑO NIC
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (108 Lbs / 48.99 Kgs) MINIMUM (105 Lbs / 47.63 Kgs) World Champion: BRAHIM ASLOUM (*) FRA REFERENCES: Won Title: 12-08-07 World Champion: ROMAN GONZALEZ NIC Last Mandatory: Won Title: 09-15-08 LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION Last Defense: Last Mandatory: PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION INTERIM CHAMPION: GIOVANNI SEGURA MEX Last Defense: 02 -28-09 NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION WBC: EDGAR SOSA IBF: BRIAN VILORIA PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION WBO: IVAN CALDERON WBO: DONNIE NIETES IBF: RAUL GARCIA EBA: EUROPEAN BOXING ASSOCIATIO N
WBC: OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI EBU: EUROPEAN BOXING UNION WBA I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 1. JUAN REVECO (OC) (LAC) ARG 1. KATSUNARI TAKAYAMA (OC) JPN WBA INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 2. WISANU PORNOBNU M (PABA) THA 2. YASUTAKA KUROKI JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER 3. JUAN LANDAETA VEN 3. MILAN MELINDO PHI (*): CHAMPION IN RECESS (**): STATUS UNDER REVIEW 4. RONALD RAMOS COL 4. KWANTHAI CHOR NOR PATTALUNG (PABA) THA
5. FRANCISCO ROSAS MEX 5. FLORANTE CONDES PHI 6. CESAR CANCHILA COL 6. NKOSINATHI JOYI S.A. 7. CESAR SEDA JR. P.R. 7. PIGMY MUANGCHAIYAPHUM THA 8. PHUMZILE MATYHILA S.A. 8. YADER ESCOBAR NIC 9. MUNETSUGU KAYO JPN 9. TOSHIKAZU WAGA JPN 10. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 10. DENVER CUELLO PHI 11. EDREN DAPUDONG PHI 11. WALTER TELLO PAN 12. KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK THA 12. JUANITO HERNANDEZ MEX 13. SONNY BOY JARO PHI 13. IVAN MENESES MEX 14. MICHAEL ARANGO COL 14. RONALD BARRERA COL 15. LUIS ALBERTO LAZARTE ARG 15. TSHEPO LEFELE S.A.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM APRIL 09th 2009 TO MAY 14TH 2009
Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES- REFEREE SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT UNION BOXING DONEST, VYACHESLAV E.MERONEN-P.VERBEKE-P.PROCOIO BARTOLOME
13 PROMOTION UKRAINE 04-10-09 WELTER 2 OPT SENCHENKO WUD12 YURIY NUZHNENKO RAUL CAIZ JR. TORRALBA T.SHIMAKAWA-T.HARADA-F.LEDESMA TYUSOSHI 14 TEIKEN OSAKA, JAPAN 04-11-09 SUPER FLY 1 OPT NOBOU NASHIRO WTKO8 KONOSUKE TOMIYAMA MARK NELSON YASUKOSHI ROY PRIMM, R.HOUCK- D.FORD- P.JARMAN GEORGE
15 ENGLEBVECH NEVADA 04-17-09 FEATHER 0 INTERIM YURIORKIS GAMBOA WTKO10 JOSE CHEO ROJAS RUSSEL MORA MARTINEZ WESTFALEN, D.SINGH- P. PRAYASAB- J.REYES 16 UNIVERSU M GERMANY 04-25-09 MIDDLE 6 OPT FELIX STURM WTKO7 KOJI SATO LUIS PABON GUY JUTRAS PANAMA CITY, SUPER OPT D. DUARTE-H. AFU- P.JARMAN 17 WARRIORS PANAMA 04-30-09 BANTAM 9 UNIFY CELESTINO CABALLERO WSD12 JEFFREY MATHEBULA ERNIE SHARIF MIGUEL PRADO
PATHUM, SUPER POONSAWAT F. MARTINEZ- W.YUH- L.MARTINEZ 18 GALAXY THAILAND 04-30-09 BANTAM 0 INTERIM KRATINGDAENG WTKO9 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ RAUL CAIZ ALAN KIM BREMEN, G.FELDMAN- M. MARITXALAR- M.HOOK RENZO 19 UNIVERSUM GERMANY 05-02-09 BANTAM 3 MAND ANSELMO MORENO WSD12 WLADIMIR SIDORENKO BENJY ESTEVEZ BAGNARIOL
BOXER OF THE MONTH: FELIX STURM HONORABLE MENTION: CELESTINO CABALLERO 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 APRIL 2009” reflects the results and movements from April 09th , 2009 to May 14TH , 2009 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.