2016
Ocean Business Plaza Building, Av. Aquilino de la Guardia and 47 St.,14th Floor, Office1405 Panama City, Panama Phone: + (507) 2037680 + (507) 2037681 Web Site: www.wbanews.com
WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS MAY 2016 Based on results held from 06th May to June 04th, 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 RUSLAN CHAGAEV UZB JUERGEN BRAEHMER GER Won Title: 05-21-16 Won Title: 03-05-16 Won Title: 12-14-13 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: Last Defense: Last Defense: 09-05-15 WBC: TONY BELLEW
IBF: DENIS LEBEDEV WBO: KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI WBC: DEONTAY WILDER IBF: ANTHONY JOSHUA WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON 1. LUIS ORTIZ (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. YUNIER DORTICOS (WBA INT.CHAMP) CUB 1. DMITRY BIVOL (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 2. MARCO HUCK GER 2. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR 2. ANDRE WARD USA 3. ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN (CON) ARM 3. ALEXANDER USTINOV RUS 3. ANDRZEJ FONFARA POL 4. FRES OQUENDO PUR 4. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 4. ARTUR BETERBIEV (NABA) RUS 5. DAVID HAYE GBR 5. NOEL GEVOR ARM 5. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 6. MURAT GASSIEV RUS 6. SHANNON BRIGGS USA 6. MARCUS BROWNE USA 7. BERMANE STIVERNE HAI 7. OLA AFOLABI GBR 7. DOMINIC BOESEL (CON) GER 8. JOSEPH PARKER NZL 8. DENTON DALEY CAN 8. SHEFAT ISUFI (PABA) SER 9. YOURI KALENGA COD 9. JARRELL MILLER USA 9. FELIX VALERA DOM 10. TREVOR BRYAN USA 10. OLEKSANDR USYK UKR 10. ALEXANDER BRAND COL 11. SALOMON HAUMONO (PABA) AUS 11. KRYSZTOF WLODARCZ YK POL 11. AZEA AUGUSTAMA (LAC) HAI 12. RYAD MERHY (I/C)) CIV 12. KUBRAT PULEV BUL 12. ISAAC CHILEMBA MAW 13. SANTANDER SILGADO COL 13. ANTONIO TARVER USA 13. AVNI YILDIRIM TUR 14. JUN LONG ZHANG (OCEANIA) CHN 14. MICHAEL HUNTER USA 14. ENRICO KOELLING (I/C) GER 15. MAIRIS BRIEDIS LAT 15. GUILLERMO JONES PAN 15. DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA 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 GENNADY GOLOVKIN 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: Last Defense: Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Mandatory: WBC: BADOU JACK Last Defense: 05-21-16 IBF: JAMES DE GALE WBO: GILBERTO RAMIREZ WBC: GENNADY GOLOVKIN WBO: BILLY JOE SAUNDERS 1. FEDOR CHUDINOV RUS 1. ALFONSO BLANCO (WBA INT.CHAMP) VEN WBC: JERMELL CHARLO 2. STANISLAV KASHTANOV UKR 2. CHRIS EUBANKS JR GBR IBF: JERMALL CHARLO WBO: LIAM SMITH 3. PATRICK NIELSEN DEN 3. DMITRY CHUDINOV RUS 1. MIGUEL COTTO PUR 4. GEORGE GROVES (INT) GBR 4. TUREANO JOHNSON BAH 2. GABRIEL ROSADO USA 5. CALLUM SMITH GBR 5. ROB BRANT (NABA) USA 3. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE USA 6. ISAAC EKPO NIG 6. ANDREW HERNANDEZ USA 4. JULIAN WILLIAMS USA 7. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR MEX 7. PETER QUILLIN USA 5. MICHEL SORO FRA 8. ANTHONY DIRRELL USA 8. AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE GEO 6. KANAT ISLAM KAZ 9. VINCENT FEIGENBUTZ GER 9. RYOTA MORATA JPN 7. MAURICE WEBER GER 10. JESSE HART USA 10. ADAM ETCHES GBR 8. BRANDON COOK (NABA) (I/C) CAN 11. DILMUROD SATYBALDIEV (CONT) RUS 11. JOHN RYDER (INT) GBR 9. SERGEY RABCHENKO BLR 12. JUERGEN DOBERSTEIN (I/C) KAZ 12. CURTIS STEVENS USA 10. JARRETT HURD USA 13. TYRON ZEUGE GER 13. GARY O’SULLIVAN GBR 11. STEVE MARTINEZ USA 14. ZAC DUNN AUS 14. SERGIO MORA USA 12. ERICKSON LUBIN USA 15. JAMIE COX GBR 15. IEVGEN KHYTROV UKR 13. GEYSON BASTARDO DOM SUPER BELT SUPER BELT 14. DANIEL SANDOVAL MEX SUGAR RAY LEONARD CARLOS MONZON 15. PATRICK ALLOTEY GHA SUPER BELT THOMAS HEARNS
WELTERWEIGHT 147 Lbs / SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT 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: 07-11-15 Last Defense: Last Defense: 05-07-16
WBC: DANNY GARCIA IBF: KELL BROOK WBC: VIKTOR POSTOL IBF: EDUARD TROYANOVSKY WBC: JORGE LINARES WBO: JESSIE VARGAS WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: RANCES BARTHELEMY WBO: TERRY FLANAGAN 1. DAVID AVANESYAN (WBA INT.CHAMP) RUS 1. KIRYL RELIKH (I/C) BLR 1. DAUD YORDAN IND 2. SHAWN PORTER USA 2. RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV RUS 2. XOLISANI NDONGENI (PANAF) RSA 3. TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM (PABA) THA 3. ADRIAN GRANADOS USA 3. MICHAEL PEREZ USA 4. JOSE BENAVIDEZ USA 4. OMAR FIGUEROA JR MEX 4. PETR PETROV (NABA) RUS 5. ERROL SPENCE JR USA 5. FRANKIE GOMEZ USA 5. EMILIANO MARSILI ITA 6. KERMAN LEJARRAGA (INT) ESP 6. ROBBIE DAVIES JR (CON) GBR 6. EVENS PIERRE (LAC) HAI 7. SAMUEL VARGAS (NABA) USA 7. CZAR AMONSOT (PANAF) (PABA) PHI 7. ISMAEL BARROSO VEN 8. CHARLES MANYUCHI ZIM 8. ANTONIO OROZCO MEX 8. DARLEY PEREZ COL 9. SHANE MOSLEY USA 9. AMIR IMAN USA 9. EMMANUEL TAGOE (INT) GHA 10. ROBERTO ARRIAZA NIC 10. MICHELLE DI ROCCO ITA 10. BRANDON OGILVIE (OCEANIA) AUS 11. JEFF HORN AUS 11. REGIS PROGRAIS USA 11. ARTEM HAROYAN (CON) ARM 12. TARAS SHELESTYUK (I/C) UKR 12. KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV RUS 12. ROBERT EASTER JR USA 13. PAUL KAMANGA (PANAF) COD 13. JULIO DE JESUS DOM 13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR (PABA) AUS 14. CARLOS ADAMES (LAC) DOM 14. RAMAL AMANOV AZE 14. FERNANDO SAUCEDO ARG 15. ZHANKOZH TURAROV KAZ 15. BRIAN ZARZA (LAC) ARG 15. MASON MENARD USA SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT 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 LEO SANTA CRUZ MEX GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX CUB WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAVIER FORTUNA DOM JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR ARG VACANT Won Title: 05-29-15 Won Title: 02-21-15 Won Title: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 09-29-15 Last Defense: 12-05-15 Last Defense:
WBC: FRANCISCO VARGAS WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR WBC: HUGO RUIZ IBF: JOSE PEDRAZA WBO: ROMAN MARTINEZ IBF: LEE SELBY WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO IBF: VACANT 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. OSCAR VALDEZ MEX 2. JUN QIU XIAO (INT) CHN 3. TAKASHI UCHIYAMA JPN 3. CARL FRAMPTON GBR 3. JESUS M. ROJAS PUR 4. RAFAEL MENSAH GHA 4. SATOSHI HOSONO JPN 4. SCOTT QUIGG GBR 5. MIGUEL ROMAN MEX 5. SIMPIWE VETYEKA (INT) RSA 5. JESSIE MAGDALENO USA 6. CAN XU (OCEANIA) CHN 6. ABNER MARES USA 6. ADAM LOPEZ (LAC) USA 7. LIAM WALSH GBR 7. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 7. JHONATAN ROMERO COL 8. JASON SOSA USA 8. BRYAN DE GRACIA PAN 8. NEHOMAR CERMENO VEN 9. JUAN HUERTAS (LAC) PAN 9. OLEG YEFIMOVYCH (CON) UKR 9. T.J. DOHENY (PABA) AUS 10. OMAR DOUGLAS USA 10. ABRAHAM LOPEZ (NABA) USA 10. DANIEL ROMAN (NABA) USA 11. MALCOLN KLASSEN (I/C) RSA 11. CARMINE TOMMASONE ITA 11. JAMES DICKENS GBR 12. JAIME ARBOLEDA PAN 12. JOSH WARRINGTON GBR 12. PAULUS AMBUNDA NAM 13. RICARDO NUÑEZ PAN 13. THONG SITHLUANGHOPHUN (PABA) THA 13. VLADIMIR TIKHONOV RUS 14. HARMONITO DE LA TORRE PHI 14. LUKE JACKSON (OCEANIA) AUS 14. CARIL HERRERA URU 15. BILLEL DIB AUS 15. NICOLAS JAVIER DOM 15. HANZEL MARTINEZ MEX SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT GABRIEL ELORDE EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ
BANTAMWEIGHT 118 Lbs / SUPER FLYWEIGHT 115 Lbs / FLYWEIGHT 112 Lbs / 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs 50.80 Kgs WBA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION: WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION: JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM JUAN F. ESTRADA MEX WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: WBA WORLD CHAMPION: JAMIE MCDONNELL GBR KOHEI KONO JPN KAZUTO IOKA JPN Won Title: 05-31-14 Won Title: 03-26-14 Won Title: 04-22-15 Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Mandatory: Last Defense: 04-09-16 Last Defense: 04-27-16 Last Defense: 12-31-15
WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA WBC: CARLOS CUADRAS WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ IBF: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO IBF: LEE HASKINS WBO: PUNGLUANG SOR SINGYU IBF: MC JOE ARROYO WBO: NAOYA INOUE 1. ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV (WBA INT.CHAMP) KAZ 1. LUIS CONCEPCION (WBA INT.CHAMP) PAN 1. STAMP KIATNIWAT (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 2. SHO ISHIDA JPN 2. Y .VOR SAENGTHEP (PABA) THA 3. TOMOKI KAMEDA JPN 3. NORASING KOKIETGYM THA 3. NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT THA 4. PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM (PABA) THA 4. NORBERTO JIMENEZ DOM 4. ARTEM DALAKIAN (CON) UKR 5. EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ (LAC) PUR 5. TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI JPN 5. JUAN HERNANDEZ N. MEX 6. ROBERTO VASQUEZ PAN 6. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (LAC) CHI 6. KEYVIN LARA NCA 7. YONFREZ PAREJO VEN 7. TAKUMA INOUE JPN 7. VINCENT LEGRAND FRA 8. LUIS NERY MEX 8. ZOLANI TETE RSA 8. GREGORIO LEBRON DOM 9. MZUVUKILE MAGWACA (INT) RSA 9. DAVID SANCHEZ MEX 9. NAWAPHON POR CHOKCHAI THA 10. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ MEX 10. REX TSO CHN 10. JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG 11. TEPPARITH KOKIETGYM THA 11. KHALID YAFAI (I/C) GBR 11. TAKUYA KOGAWA JPN 12. RAU’SHEE WARREN USA 12. PETCHBARNGBORN KOKIETGYM THA 12. HERNAN MARQUEZ MEX 13. OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI THA 13. YOHEI TOBE (INT) JPN 13. NHLANHLA NGAMNTWINI (PANAF) RSA 14. NIKOLAY POTAPOV RUS 14. CHATPETCH SITHMORSENG (PABA) THA 14. THOMAS MASSON FRA 15. SIBONISO GONYA (PANAF) RSA 15. ELIECER AQUINO DOM 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 BYRON ROJAS NCA REFERENCES: Last Mandatory: Won Title: 03-19-16 Last Defense: 04-27-16 Last Mandatory: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION: PHI 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: JOSE ARGUMEDO WBO: KOSEI TANAKA PABA: WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION 1. RYO MIYAZAKI JPN 1. KNOCKOUT CP FRESHMART (WBA INT.CHAMP) THA 2. KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK THA 2. REY LORETO PHI PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION 3. CARLOS CAÑIZALES (LAC) VEN 3. HEKKIE BUDLER RSA OCEANIA: WBA OCEANIA 4. ROBERT BARRERA COL 4. SIYABONGA SIYO (INT) RSA CON: WBA CONTINENTAL 5. FELIX ALVARADO NCA 5. TATSUYA FUKUHARA JPN INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 6. JONATHAN TACONING PHI 6. PANYA PRADABSRI THA 7. JOEBERT ALVAREZ PHI 7. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 8. JESSE ESPINAS PHI 8. SIMPHIWE KHONCO RSA OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 9. CRISTOFER ROSALES NCA 9. SAMARTLEK KOKIETGYM (PABA) THA WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION 10. PALANGPOL CP FRESHMART THA 10. CARLOS BUITRAGO NCA 11. TIBO MONABESA IND 11. ALEXIS DIAZ VEN * UNDER REVIEW 12. LUIS RIOS PAN 12. CHAO ZHONG XIONG CHN
13. ABAHAM RODRIGUEZ MEX 13. AZAEL VILLAR PAN 14. ANGEL ACOSTA PUR 14. LEROY ESTRADA PAN 15. KENJI ONO JPN 15. RYUJI HARA JPN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT YOKO GUSHIKEN LEO GAMEZ
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 06TH MAY TO JUNE 04TH, 2016 Nº PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT DEFENSE TYPE OF WINNER RESULT LOSER REFEREE -JUDGES SUPERVISOR N° FIGHT Matchroom Howard Foster 18 Boxing Lacanshire, U.K. May. 07th Light 1 Mandatory Anthony Crolla KO7 Ismael Barroso Stanley Christodoulou-Terry O'Connor-Carlos Sucre Aurelio Fiengo Univent May. 20th Raúl Caiz Jr. 19 Production Paris, France Cruiser 0 Interim Yunier Dorticos TKO10 Youri Kalenga Victor Simons, Philippe Verbeke, Juan Garcia Reyes Renzo Bagnariol Mayweather May. 21th Super Vic Drakulich Gilberto J. 20 Promotions Las Vegas, Nevada Welter 3 Optional Erislandy Lara UD12Z Vanes Martirosyan Adalaide Byrd-Patricia Morse Jarman-Steve Weisfeld Mendoza Mayweather May. 21th Benjy Esteves Jr. 21 Promotions Las Vegas, Nevada Cruiser 1 Regular Beibut Shumenov TKO10 Junior A. Wright Adalaide Byrd-Patricia Morse Jarman-Steve Weisfeld Julio Thyme Light Rafael Ramos Mariana 22 World Boxing Moscow, Russia May. 21th Heavy 1 Interim Dmitry Bivol UD12 Felix Valera Stefano Carozza-Jean-Louis Legland-Rafael Carabano Borisova World Boxing Steve Smoguer Mariana 23 Moscow, Russia May. 21th Cruiser 3 Super Dennis Lebedev TKO2 Victor E. Ramirez Stefano Carozza-Craig Smith-Don Trella Borisova Matchroom Super Terry O'Connor 24 Boxing Glasgow, Scotland May. 28th Light 0 Vacant Ricky Burns TKO8 Michele Di Rocco Howard Foster-Leszek Jankowiak- G. Quartarone George Martinez GoBox Wes Melton 25 Promotions Glendale, Arizona May. 28th Welter 1 Interim David Avanesyan UD12 Shane Mosley Raul Caiz Sr-Sergio Caiz-Dennis O'Connell Matt Podgorski BOXER OF THE MONTH: HONORABLE MENTION: ERISLANDY LARA YUNIER DORTICOS 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 MAY 2016” reflects the results and movements from 06th May to June 05th, 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