WBA SEPTEMBER 2004 RATINGS MOVEMENTS
HEAVYWEIGHT Promotions Jameel McCline, Monte Barrett, Danny Williams, Nicolay Valuev, Faruq Saleem, Evander Holyfield, Gerald Nobles, Wladimir Klitschko, and Kali Meehan go up one position each as reacommodation after Joe Mesi’s removal
Demotions None
Removals 6 Joe Mesi at the discretion of the Ratings Committee as he is still under medical suspension due to neurological problems, thus he is prevented from fighting
Entries 15 Luan Krasniqi at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record
CRUISERWEIGHT No movements
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Promotions Medhi Sahnoune, Thomas Ulrich, George Khalid Jones, and Paul Briggs go up one position each as reacommodation after Roy Jones Jr. removal Thomas Adamek goes up four positions both as reacommodation after Roy Jones Jr. removal Stipe Drews, Jorge Castro, and Rico Hoye go up two positions each as reacommodation after Roy Jones Jr. and Peter Oboh removals
Demotions None
Removals 2 Roy Jones Jr. after he suffered his second consecutive KO loss, the last one against Glencoffe Johnson on September 25 11 Peter Oboh at the discretion of the Ratings Committee as he is inactive since May 15 Elvir Muriqui as he lost to previously unrated Danny Santiago on October 2
Entries 13 Julio Cesar Gonzalez at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber 14 Elvis Michailenko at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record 15 Danny Santiago at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after he beat previously rated Elvir Muriqi
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT Promotions Antwun Echols and Rudy Markussen go up one position each as reacommodation after Jeff Lacy removal Charles Brewer and Byron Mitchell go up three positions each as reacommodation after Jeff Lacy and Nordin Ben Salah removals Vitaly Tsypko goes up five positions both as reacommodation after Jeff Lacy and Nordin Ben Salah removals and at the Ratings Committee’s discretion after considering his activity Jean Paul Mendy goes up one position as reacommodation after Jeff Lacy and Nordin Ben Salah removals
Demotions Syd Vanderpool goes down four positions after he lost to Jeff Lacy on October 2
Removals 5 Jeff Lacy after he won the IBF title 8 Nordin Ben Salah after he passed away on September 20
Entries 15 Otis Grant at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber 10 Librado Andrade at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record
MIDDLEWEIGHT Promotions Felix Trinidad goes up one position after his victory over Ricardo Mayorga on October 2
Demotions Bert Schenk goes down one position after Trinidad’s promotion
Removals 15 Troy Rowland at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after the lack of caliber opponent in his last fight. Rowland will be put on waiting list
Entries 15 Aaron Mitchell at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record and caliber
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT Promotions Roshii Wells goes up one position after he beat rated Santiago Samaniego in a WBA eliminator on September 4 Fernando Vargas goes up one position as reacommodation after Wells promotion Shane Mosley and Alejandro Garcia go up two positions each as reacommodation after Wells promotion Vernon Forrest goes up one position as reacommodation after Wells promotion
Demotions Ricardo Mayorga goes down four positions after his loss to Trinidad on October 2
Removals 4 Kassim Ouma after he won the IBF title o October 2 8 Marco Antonio Rubio after his loss to previously unrated Kofi Jantuah on September 18 13 Bronco McKart after his loss to Travis Simms on October 2 14 Santiago Samaniego after his loss to Roshii Wells on September 4; last two fights lost before the limit 15 Simone Rotolo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering the lack of caliber opposition.
Entries 7 Kofi Jantuah after he beat previously rated Marco Antonio Rubio on September 18 8 Joachim Alcine after considering his record and regional champion status 13 Eric Mitchell at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber 14 Robert Dula at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his record 15 Tshepo Mashego at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber and regional champion status
WELTERWEIGHT No movements
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT Promotions Souleymane M’Baye, Masakazu Satake, Daudy Bahari, Mohamad Abdulaev, and Dimitri Salita go up one position each as reacommodation after Terrence Cauthen’s demotion
Demotions Terrence Cauthen goes down five positions after losing to unrated Dairo Jose Esalas on September 24. He requestes to remain rated due to the controversial outcome of the bout, which will be revisedby the WBA.
Removals None
Entries None
LIGHTWEIGHT No movements
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT Promotions Vicente Mosquera goes up five positions at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his recent activity, caliber and regional champion status
Demotions Janos Nagy, Michael Gomez, Nobuhito Honmo, Robbie Peden, and Carlos Hernandez go down one position each as reacommodation after Mosquera´s promotion Removals None
Entries None
FEATHERWEIGHT Promotions Michael Brodie, Ricardo Juarez, Osamu Sato, Jose Cheo Rojas, and Daniel Maldonado go up one position each as reacommodation after Orlando Salido’s removal
Demotions None
Removals 8 Orlando Salido after his loss to Juan Manuel Marquez on September 18
Entries 13 Whyber Garcia at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber and regional champion status
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT No movements
BANTAMWEIGHT Promotions None
Demotions None
Removals 14 Nathan Sting as he is ianctive since September 2003
Entries 14 Felix Machado at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber and former world champion status
SUPER FLYWEIGHT Promotions None
Demotions None
Removals 13 Mauricio Pastrana as he is inactive since March; will fight for IBF title next November 27
Entries 13 Jose de Jesus Lopez after he became regional champion on September 25
FLYWEIGHT Promotions None
Demotions Hussein Hussein, Mzukisi Sikali, Daisuke Naito, Ciryl Bellanger, Angel Priolo, Alexander Mahmutov, Damaen Kelly, Cristian Mijares, and William Gonzalez go down one position each at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after Noel Arambulet’s entry
Removals 13 Saenghiran Lookbanyai at the discretion of the Ratings Committee due to his lack of caliber opponents in last fights 15 Noriyuki Komatsu after his lost to previously unrated Trash Nakamuna on September 20
Entries 5 Noel Arambulet after he requested to be re-rated in this division 15 Trash Nakamuna after his win over previously rated Noriyuki Komatsu on September 20
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT Promotions Roberto Vazquez goes up two positions at the discretion of the Ratings Committee consdering his recent activity, caliber and regional champion status Vicky Tamul goes up one position as reacommodation after Vazquez promotion Shingo Yamaguchi, Nerys Espinoza, Manuel Vargas, Carlos Fajardo, Edgar Velazquez, Ulises Solis, Takahisa Masuda, and Fahlan Sakreerin go up two positions each as reacommodation after Vazquez promotion and Noel Arambulet removal Eric Ortiz goes up one position as reacommodation after Arambulet removal
Demotions Masato Hatakeyama goes down seven positions after his loss to previously unrated Nobuaki Masuda on September 20
Removals 5 Noel Arambulet after he requested to be re-rated in the Flyweight division
Entries 4 Nobuaki Masuda after his win to rated Masato Hatakeyama on September 20 15 Munetsugu Kayo at the discretion of the Ratings Committee considering his record
MINIMUM Promotions Junichiro Kaneda, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Juan Palacios, Carlos Melo, and Satoshi Kogumasaka go up one position each as reacommodation after Isaac Bustos removal
Demotions None
Removals 8 Isaac Bustos as he will fight for WBC title next December 18
Entries 13 Daniel Reyes at the discretion of the Ratings Committee after considering his caliber and former world champion status