WBA MARCH 2004 RATINGS MOVEMENTS
HEAVYWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS None
REMOVALS 8 Mike Tyson as he is inactive since February 2003
ENTRIES 8 Lance Whitaker at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and regional achievements (NABA champion)
CRUISERWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Pietro Aurino goes up three positions after Thomas Hansvoll’s demotion and his victory against Sergio Beaz on March 27. Vincenzo Cantatore goes up one position after Thomas Hansvoll’s demotion and his victory against Ismail Abdoul on March 27. Aurino prevailed over Cantatore due to his regional achievements (EBA champion)
DEMOTIONS Thomas Hansvoll goes down two positions as he is inactive since October 2003
REMOVALS 6 Alexander Gurov as he is inactive since March 2003; last fight was a TKO loss 15 Daniel Roswell as he has been inactive since his TKO 1 loss to Valery Brudov in December 2003
ENTRIES 8 Guillermo Jones at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and caliber 15 Steve Cunningham at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Thomas Ulrich goes up one position as reacommodation after Bruno Girard’s demotion Hugo Garay goes up one position as reacommodation after Fabrice Tiozzo’s and David Telesco’s removals Danny Batchelder, Paul Murdoch, and Peter Oboh go up two positions each as reacommodation after Fabrice Tiozzo’s, Montell Griffin’s and David Telesco’s removals
1 DEMOTIONS Bruno Girard goes down four positions as he is inactive since March 2003
REMOVALS 7 Fabrice Tiozzo as he won the WBA Light Heavyweight title on March 20 10 David Telesco as he is inactive since May 2003 12 Montell Griffin as he is inactive since April 2003
ENTRIES 4 Silvio Branco enters the ratings as former WBA Light Heavyweight champion, after losing the title to Tiozzo on March 20 14 Jorge Castro at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record, caliber and activity 15 Rico Hoye at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and activity
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS Charles Brewer goes down one position as he is inactive since September 2003
REMOVALS 11 Eric Lucas as he is inactive since December 2003; last two fights were losses 15 Armand Kranjc after losing to Sven Ottke on March 27
ENTRIES 10 Tito Mendoza at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and caliber 15 Vitaly Tsypko at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and regional achievements (EBA champion)
MIDDLEWEIGHT No movements
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS Alejandro Garcia, Roshii Wells, Verno Phillips, Santiago Samaniego, Mamadou Thiam, Roman Karmazin, Juan C. Candelo, Shannan Taylor, Sergej Dzinziruk, Simone Rotolo, and Bronco McKart go down one position each as reacommodation after Shane Mosley’s entry
REMOVALS 15 Sergio Martínez as reacommodation after Shane Mosley’s entry. He has been put on a waiting list and will re-enter the ratings as soon as there is an open spot
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ENTRIES 4 Shane Mosley enters the ratings as former unified champion, after losing the WBA and WBC Super Welterweight titles to Ronald Wright on March 13
WELTERWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Ishe Smith, Carlos Quintana, Mustapha Bouzid go up two positions each as reacommodation after Hwanyung Park’s and Alpaslan Aguzum’s removals
DEMOTIONS None
REMOVALS 11 Hwanyung Park after losing to unrated Sintung Kietbusaba on March 27 12 Alpaslan Aguzum after losing by TKO 8 to Carlos Baldomir on March 27
ENTRIES 14 Sebastián Luján at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and activity 15 Luis Collazo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and activity
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Terrence Cauthen goes up one position as reacommodation after Souleyman M’Baye’s demotion
DEMOTIONS Souleyman M’Baye goes down one position as he is inactive since July 2003
REMOVALS None
ENTRIES None
LIGHTWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Julio Diaz goes up two positions after beating rated Courtney Burton on March 19
DEMOTIONS Courtney Burton goes down two positions after losing to Julio Diaz on March 19
REMOVALS 9 Stevie Johnston as he is inactive since September 2003; last fight a TKO loss 15 Phillip N’Dou as he is inactive since November 2003; last fight a TKO loss
3 ENTRIES 14 Fernando Angulo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his regional achievements (Fedecentro champion) and activity 15 Takehiro Shimada at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber and activity
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS None
REMOVALS 7 Nate Campbell after losing by TKO 6 to previously unrated Robbie Peden on March 14
ENTRIES 7 Robbie Peden after beating rated Nate Campbell on March 14
FEATHERWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Orlando Salido goes up two positions as reacommodation after William Abelyan’s removal
DEMOTIONS None
REMOVALS 11 William Abelyan as he is inactive since June 2003
ENTRIES 13 Saohin Sirithaicondo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and regional achievements (PABA champion)
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS Kozo Ishii goes down one position as he is inactive since September 2003
REMOVALS 13 Israel Vazquez as he won the IBF Super Bantamweight title on March 25
ENTRIES 12 Daniel Ponce de Leon upon his own request to be rated in this division, after having been rated in the Bantamweight division until last month
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BANTAMWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Diego Morales goes up one position after Joichiro Tatsuyoshi’s demotion Mauricio Martinez goes up two positions after Joichiro Tatsuyoshi’s and Jun Toriumi’s demotions Wladimir Sidorenko goes up two positions as reacommodation after Daniel Ponce de Leon’s removal and Nobuaki Naka’s demotion Hideki Todaka goes up one position as reacommodation after Daniel Ponce de Leon’s removal and Nobuaki Naka’s demotion
DEMOTIONS Joichiro Tatsuyoshi goes down three positions as he is inactive since September 2003 Nobuaki Naka goes down three positions after losing to Johnny Bredahl on March 13
REMOVALS 9 Daniel Ponce de Leon after he requested to be rated in the Super Bantamweight division
ENTRIES 9 Ricardo Cordova upon his own request to be rated in this division after having been rated in the Super Flyweight division until last month
SUPER FLYWEIGHT PROMOTIONS None
DEMOTIONS Masaki Kawabata, Katsushige Kawashima, Fernando Montiel, José Navarro, and Hideyasu Ishihara go down one position each as reacommodation after Eric Morel’s entry
REMOVALS 7 Ricardo Cordova after he requested to be rated in the Bantamweight division 10 Cyril Bellanger after he requested to be rated in the Flyweight division
ENTRIES 2 Eric Morel as he requested to be rated in this division 10 Felix Machado at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber
FLYWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Denkaosaen Kaowitch goes up one position as reacommodation after Eric Morel’s removal Brian Viloria and Hussein Hussein go up three positions each as reacommodation after Eric Morel’s and Tomas Rojas’ removals
DEMOTIONS Rolly Lunas goes down one position as he is inactive since December 2003
5 REMOVALS 3 Eric Morel as he requested to be rated in the Super Flyweight division 5 Tomas Rojas after losing to previously unrated Cristian Mijares on March 12 13 Isidro Garcia as he is inactive since June 2003; last fight a loss
ENTRIES 7 Cyril Bellanger upon his request to be rated in this division after having been rated in the Super Flyweight division until last month 8 Hiroshi Nakano at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and activity 12 Cristian Mijares after beating rated Tomas Rojas on March 12
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT PROMOTIONS Masato Hatakeyama, Shingo Yamaguchi, Fahlan Sakkreerin, Mhikiza Myekeni, and Tatsuo Hayashida go up one position each as reacommodation after Eric Ortiz’ demotion Nerys Espinoza, Manuel Vargas, and Ulises Solis go up two positions each as reacommodation after Eric Ortiz’ demotion and Yosam Choi’s removal
DEMOTIONS Eric Ortiz goes down nine positions after losing to unrated Luis Valdez on March 27
REMOVALS 12 Yosam Choi after losing to unrated Federico Catubay on March 27
ENTRIES 14 Carlos Fajardo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and activity
MINIMUM No movements
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