2019
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WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF FEBRUARY Based on results held from 01st to February 28th, 2019
CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN MIGUEL PRADO SANCHEZ - PANAMA GUSTAVO PADILLA - PANAMA [email protected] [email protected]
The WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza has been acting as interim MEMBERS ranking director for the compilation of this ranking. The current GEORGE MARTINEZ - CANADA director Miguel Prado is on a leave of absence for medical reasons. JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA - ARGENTINA MARIANA BORISOVA - BULGARIA Over 200 Lbs / 200 Lbs / 175 Lbs / HEAVYWEIGHT CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Over 90.71 Kgs 90.71 Kgs 79.38 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: ANTHONY JOSHUA GBR WBA SUPER CHAMPION: OLEKSANDR USYK UKR
WORLD CHAMPION: MANUEL CHARR LIB WORLD CHAMPION: BEIBUT SHUMENOV KAZ WORLD CHAMPION: DMITRY BIVOL RUS WBA GOLD CHAMPION: JOE JOYCE GBR WBA GOLD CHAMPION: ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN ARM WBC: DEONTAY WILDER WBC: OLEKSANDR USYK WBC: OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK IBF: ANTHONY JOSHUA WBO: ANTHONY JOSHUA IBF: OLEKSANDR USYK WBO: OLEKSANDR USYK IBF: ARTUR BETERBIEV WBO: SERGEY KOVALEV 1. TREVOR BRYAN INTERIM CHAMP USA 1. YUNIEL DORTICOS CUB 1. MARCUS BROWNE INTERIM CHAMP USA 2. JARRELL MILLER USA 2. ANDREW TABITI USA 2. SULLIVAN BARRERA CUB 3. FRES OQUENDO PUR 3. RYAD MERHY INT CIV 3. FELIX VALERA LAC DOM 4. DILLIAN WHYTE JAM 4. YURY KASHINSKY RUS 4. SVEN FORNLING SWE 5. OTTO WALLIN SWE 5. MURAT GASSIEV RUS 5. JOSHUA BUATSI INT GHA 6. OSCAR RIVAS COL 6. LAWRENCE OKOLIE CON GBR 6. BADOU JACK SWE 7. SERGEY KUZMIN I/C RUS 7. ALEXEY EGOROV RUS 7. UMAR SALAMOV RUS 8. FILIP HRGOVIC CRO 8. FIRAT ARSLAN GER 8. JOE SMITH JR USA 9. ALEXANDER POVETKIN RUS 9. MIKE PEREZ LAC CUB 9. MIKE LEE USA 10. KYOTARO FUJIMOTO JPN 10. MATEUSZ MASTERNAK POL 10. CHARLES FOSTER NABA USA 11. ANDY RUIZ JR USA 11. KEVIN LERENA RSA 11. BLAKE CAPARELLO OCEANIA AUS 12. MICHAEL HUNTER INT USA 12. RICHARD RIAKPORHE I/C GBR 12. FANLONG MENG CHN 13. ADAM KOWNACKI POL 13. IMRE SZELLO HUN 13. DOMINIC BOESEL GER 14. BOGDAN DINU ROU 14. JIANZHENG WANG ASIA CHN 14. CRAIG RICHARDS CON GBR 15. DILLON CARMAN NABA CAN 15. MIKE WILSON NABA USA 15. JEAN PASCAL CAN SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT MUHAMMAD ALI EVANDER HOLYFIELD VIRGIL HILL
168 Lbs / 160 Lbs / 154 Lbs / SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPER WELTERWEIGHT 76.20 Kgs 72.58 Kgs 69.85 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: CALLUM SMITH GBR WBA SUPER CHAMPION: SAUL ALVAREZ MEX WBA SUPER CHAMPION: JARRETT HURD USA
WORLD CHAMPION: SAUL ALVAREZ MEX WORLD CHAMPION: ROB BRANT USA WORLD CHAMPION: BRIAN CARLOS CASTANO ARG WBA GOLD CHAMPION: LENNOX ALLEN GUY WBA GOLD CHAMPION: MICHEL SORO FRA WBC: ANTHONY DIRRELL WBC: SAUL ALVAREZ WBC: TONY HARRISON IBF: CALEB PLANT WBO: GILBERTO RAMIREZ IBF: DANIEL JACOBS WBO: DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IBF: JARRETT HURD WBO: JAIME MUNGUIA 1. JOHN RYDER GBR 1. GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ 1. KELL BROOK GBR 2. FEDOR CHUDINOV RUS 2. KAMIL SZEREMETA POL 2. ERISLANDY LARA CUB 3. CHRIS EUBANK JR GBR 3. BRANDON ADAMS USA 3. JERMELL CHARLO USA 4. BILAL AKKAWY AUS 4. MAGOMED MADIEV ASIA RUS 4. JULIAN WILLIAMS USA 5. DAVID LEMIEUX CAN 5. ESQUIVA FALCAO BRA 5. CARLOS ADAMES DOM 6. ZACH PARKER GBR 6. RYOTA MURATA JPN 6. ARAM AMIRKHANYAN CON ARM 7. ROCKY FIELDING GBR 7. DAVID PAPOT FRA 7. MAGOMED KURBANOV RUS 8. VINCENT FEIGENBUTZ GER 8. MACIEJ SULECKI POL 8. WILKY CAMPFORT LAC HAI 9. JAYDE MITCHELL AUS 9. JASON QUIGLEY IRL 9. ISRAIL MADRIMOV I/C UZB 10. ERIK BAZINYAN NABA ARM 10. DORMEDES POTES LAC COL 10. MARK DELUCA NABA USA 11. ZAC DUNN OCEANIA AUS 11. PATRICE VOLNY NABA CAN 11. JEFF HORN AUS 12. JULIO ALAMOS LAC CHI 12. MIKALAI VESIALOU CON RUS 12. MICHAEL ZERAFA OCEANIA AUS 13. DERRICK WEBSTER USA 13. ALFONSO BLANCO VEN 13. PATRICK TEIXEIRA BRA 14. VLADIMIR SHISHKIN CON RUS 14. KHASAN BAYSANGUROV RUS 14. SERGIO GARCIA ESP 15. AIDOS YERBOSSYNULY KAZ 15. ANDREW FRANCILLETTE FRA 15. NURSULTAN ZHANGABAYEN KAZ SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY LEONARD CARLOS MONZON THOMAS HEARNS 147 Lbs / 140 Lbs / 135 Lbs / WELTERWEIGHT SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHTWEIGHT 66.68 Kgs 63.50 Kgs 61.23 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: KEITH THURMAN USA WBA SUPER CHAMPION: VASYL LOMACHENKO UKR
WORLD CHAMPION: MANNY PACQUIAO PHI WORLD CHAMPION: KIRYL RELIKH BLR WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT
WBC: SHAWN PORTER WBC: JOSE CARLOS RAMIREZ WBC: MIKEY GARCIA IBF: ERROL SPENCE JR WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD IBF: IVAN BARANCHYK WBO: MAURICE HOOKER IBF: RICHARD COMMEY WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO 1. ALEXANDER BESPUTIN RUS 1. MARIO BARRIOS USA 1. ANTHONY CROLLA OC GBR 2. JESSIE VARGAS USA 2. BATYR AHMEDOV I/C RUS 2. RANCES BARTHELEMY CUB 3. JAMAL JAMES USA 3. ALBERTO PUELLO LAC DOM 3. ROBERT EASTER JR USA 4. EGIDIJUS KAVALIAUSKAS LTU 4. SHOHJAHON ERGASHEV UZB 4. TEOFIMO LOPEZ USA 5. KERMAN LEJARRAGA ESP 5. REGIS PROGRAIS USA 5. BRYAN VASQUEZ CRC 6. CONOR BENN CON GBR 6. RAYMUNDO BELTRAN MEX 6. EVENS PIERRE HAI 7. JOSH KELLY INT GBR 7. EDUARD TROYANOVSKY RUS 7. EMILIANO MARSILI ITA 8. RADZHAB BUTAEV RUS 8. SANDOR MARTIN ESP 8. DEVIN HANEY USA 9. ADRIEN BRONER USA 9. ROBBIE DAVIES JNR GBR 9. JORGE LINARES VEN 10. SAMUEL VARGAS NABA COL 10. YOMAR MEDINA DOM 10. CRISTIAN BAEZ VEN 11. CAMERON HAMMOND OCEANIA AUS 11. ESNEIKER CORREA VEN 11. JACKSON MARINEZ LAC DOM 12. MIGUEL CRUZ USA 12. SUBRIEL MATIAS PUR 12. JAIDER PARRA VEN 13. THULANI MBENGE RSA 13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR AUS 13. JOSH OREILLY NABA CAN 14. SERGEY LUBKOVICH RUS 14. KENDO CASTANEDA NABA USA 14. ZAPIR RASULOV RUS 15. JOHAN PEREZ VEN 15. BAISHANBO NASIYIWULA ASIA CHN 15. AIK SHAKHNAZARYAN INT ARM SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUGAR RAY ROBINSON ANTONIO CERVANTES ROBERTO DURAN
130 Lbs / 126 Lbs / 122 Lbs / SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT 58.97 Kg 57.15 Kgs 55.34 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: GERVONTA DAVIS USA WBA SUPER CHAMPION: LEO SANTA CRUZ MEX
WORLD CHAMPION: ANDREW CANCIO USA WORLD CHAMPION: CAN XU CHN WORLD CHAMPION: DANIEL ROMAN USA
WBC: MIGUEL BERCHELT WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR WBC: REY VARGAS IBF: TEVIN FARMER WBO: MASAYUKI ITO IBF: JOSH WARRINGTON WBO: OSCAR VALDEZ IBF: TJ DOHENY WBO: EMANUEL NAVARRETE 1. RENE ALVARADO NCA 1. BRYAN DE GRACIA PAN 1. MURODJON AKHMADALIEV I/C UZB 2. RICARDO NUNEZ PAN 2. HECTOR LUIS GARCIA LAC DOM 2. BRANDON FIGUEROA USA 3. RYAN GARCIA USA 3. EDUARDO A RAMIREZ MEX 3. DIEGO DE LA HOYA USA 4. ABNER MARES MEX 4. JESUS M ROJAS PUR 4. YUKINORI OGUNI JPN 5. JOSEPH DIAZ USA 5. HIROSHIGE OSAWA JPN 5. YONFREZ PAREJO VEN 6. FREDDY FONSECA NCA 6. SHAKUR STEVENSON USA 6. ALBERTO MELIAN NABA ARG 7. ALBERTO MACHADO PUR 7. CLAUDIO MARRERO DOM 7. ALEXANDER MEJIA LAC NCA 8. AKZHOL SULAIMANBEK ASIA RUS 8. TYLER MCCREARY USA 8. GAVIN MCDONNELL GBR 9. BILLEL DIB OCEANIA AUS 9. MICHAEL CONLAN IRL 9. LORENZO PARRA GARCIA VEN 10. JAYSON VELEZ PUR 10. YOHAN VASQUEZ DOM 10. MAIKOL BEAUMONT VEN 11. ABRAHAM NOVA NABA USA 11. CARLOS CASTRO USA 11. MOISES FLORES MEX 12. ROGER GUTIERREZ VEN 12. JASON SANCHEZ USA 12. JUN ZHAO ASIA CHN 13. TONY GOMEZ VEN 13. ARNOLD KHEGAI UKR 13. NESLAN MACHADO INT CUB 14. ANTHONY CACACE GBR 14. LUIS RUIZ COL 14. JESSE HERNANDEZ USA 15. SIBUSISO ZINGANGE PANAF RSA 15. CARLOS JORGE SARDINEZ ARG 15. LEONARDO CARRILLO COL SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT GABRIEL ELORDE EUSEBIO PEDROZA WILFREDO GOMEZ 118 Lbs / 115 Lbs / 112 Lbs / BANTAMWEIGHT SUPER FLYWEIGHT FLYWEIGHT 53.42 Kgs 52.16 Kgs 50.80 Kgs WBA SUPER CHAMPION: NONITO DONAIRE PHI
WORLD CHAMPION: NAOYA INOUE JPN WORLD CHAMPION: KHALID YAFAI GBR WORLD CHAMPION: ARTEM DALAKIAN UKR
WBC: NORDINE OUBAALI WBC: WISAKSIL WANGEK WBC: CHARLIE EDWARDS IBF: EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ WBO: ZOLANI TETE IBF: JERWIN ANCAJAS WBO: VACANT IBF: MORUTI MTHALANE WBO: KOSEI TANAKA 1. LIBORIO SOLIS VEN 1. NORBELTO JIMENEZ DOM 1. SARAWUT THAWORNKHAM THA 2. SHINGO WAKE JPN 2. MIGUEL GONZALEZ LAC CHI 2. NARE YIANLEANG THA 3. JASON MOLONEY OCEANIA AUS 3. ANDREW MOLONEY OCEANIA AUS 3. JONATHAN GONZALEZ PUR 4. STEPHON YOUNG USA 4. JUAN CARLOS REVECO ARG 4. CHARLIE HOY LAC GBR 5. MELVIN LOPEZ NABA NCA 5. ROMAN GONZALEZ NCA 5. ROBERT BARRERA COL 6. ALEXANDER ESPINOZA NCA 6. DAIGO HIGA JPN 6. LUIS CONCEPCION PAN 7. RYAN BURNETT IRL 7. SHO ISHIDA JPN 7. SIRICHAI THAIYEN THA 8. LUIS NERY MEX 8. KOKI ETO JPN 8. GIEMEL MAGRAMO PHI 9. JAMIE MCDONNELL GBR 9. VINCENT LEGRAND FRA 9. JOSBER PEREZ VEN 10. BEN MANANQUIL PHI 10. ELTON DHARRY GUY 10. JUAN HERNANDEZ N MEX 11. JUAN CARLOS PAYANO DOM 11. YUTTHANA KAENSA ASIA THA 11. GREGORIO LEBRON DOM 12. LEOSDAN NUNEZ LAC CUB 12. MICHELLE BANQUEZ VEN 12. KEIVER FERNANDEZ VEN 13. CARL JAMMES MARTIN ASIA PHI 13. JAKKRAWUT MAJOOGOEN THA 13. MOHAMMED OBBADI MAR 14. JOSHUA GREER JR USA 14. JOSE SOTO COL 14. JUNTO NAKATANI JPN 15. DAMIEN VAZQUEZ USA 15. ISRAEL GONZALEZ MEX 15. AGUSTIN GAUTO ARG SUPER BELT SUPER BELT SUPER BELT EDER JOFRE KHAOSAI GALAXY PASCUAL PEREZ
108 Lbs / 105 Lbs / LIGHT FLYWEIGHT MINIMUM REFERENCES: 48.99 Kgs 47.63 Kgs WBA INT.CHAMP: WBA INTERIM CHAMPION WBA SUPER CHAMPION: HIROTO KYOGUCHI JPN NABA: WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION
LAC: WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION WORLD CHAMPION: CARLOS CANIZALES VEN WORLD CHAMPION: THAMMANOON NIYOMTRONGTHA PANAF: WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION WBC: KEN SHIRO WBC: CHAYAPHON MOONSRI OCEANIA: IBF: FELIX ALVARADO WBO: ANGEL ACOSTA IBF: DEEJAY KRIEL WBO: VIC SALUDAR WBA OCEANIA 1. TETSUYA HISADA JPN 1. ALEXIS DIAZ VEN WBA CON: WBA CONTINENTAL 2. JONATHAN TACONING PHI 2. JOSE ARGUMEDO MEX 3. REIYA KONISHI JPN 3. RICARDO ASTUVILCA PER WBA INT: WBA INTERNATIONAL 4. EDWARD HENO PHI 4. JULIO MENDOZA NCA 5. HEKKIE BUDLER RSA 5. MARK ANTHONY BARRIGA PHI WBA I/C: WBA INTERCONTINENTAL 6. AKIRA YAEGASHI JPN 6. JERSON ORTIZ NCA 7. DANIEL MATELLON LAC CUB 7. BYRON ROJAS NCA ASIA: WBA ASIA 8. JING XIANG CHN 8. TSUBASA KOURA JPN OC: OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT 9. CHRISTIAN ARANETA PHI 9. LEYMAN BENAVIDES LAC NCA 10. CARLOS VADO MEX 10. REY LORETO PHI (*) STATUS UNDER REVIEW 11. SHO KIMURA JPN 11. CHAOZHONG XIONG CHN 12. TANAWAT NAKOON THA 12. PANYA PRADABSRI THA (1) BOXER WON TITLE AGAINST LATIN CONTENDER 13. RANDY PETALCORIN PHI 13. NORIHITO TANAKA JPN 14. KENY CANO VEN 14. BRYAN MOSINOS MEX (2) BOXER RESIDES IN LATIN REGION 15. CRISTIAN FLORES NCA 15. OMARI KIMWERI TAN
SUPER BELT SUPER BELT YOKO GUSHIKEN LEO GAMEZ WBA CHAMPION IN RECESS
DIVISION: CRUISERWEIGHT DENIS LEBEDEV (RUS)
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 01ST TO FEBRUARY 28TH, 2019
DEFENSE TYPE OF # PROMOTER PLACE DATE WEIGHT WINNER RESULT LOSER JUDGES - REFEREE SUPERVISOR # FIGHT 5 TGB PROMOTIONS CALIFORNIA, Feb, 09 SUPER FEATHER 1 SUPER GERVONTA KO 1 HUGO MAX DE LUCA - LARRY HAZARD JR RENZO USA DAVIS RUIZ ZACHARY YOUNG - JACK REISS BAGNARIOL 6 GOLDEN CALIFORNIA, Feb, 09 SUPER FEATHER 3 WBA ANDREW KO 4 ALBERTO RUDY BARRAGAN - JERRY CANTU ROBERT BOY USA CANCIO MACHADO TONY CREBS - RAUL CAIZ JR MACK 7 TOP RANK INC. MINNESOTA, USA Feb, 15 MIDDLE 1 OPTIONAL ROB TKO 11 KHASAN MIKE FITZGERALD - PASQUALE PROCOPIO GEORGE BRANT BAYSANGUROV OCTAVIO RODRIGUEZ - MARK NELSON MARTINEZ 8 TOP RANK INC. MINNESOTA, USA Feb, 15 SUPER MIDDLE 0 GOLD DERRICK UD 12 LENNOX OCTAVIO RODRIGUEZ - MIKE FITZGERALD OLIVER WEBSTER ALLEN PASQUALE PROCOPIO - LUIS PABON GOMEZ 9 TGB PROMOTIONS LOS Feb, 16 FEATHER 3 SUPER LEO UD 12 RAFAEL LOU MORET - MAX DE LUCA RENZO ANGELES, USA SANTA CRUZ RIVERA ZACHARY YOUNG - THOMAS TAYLOR BAGNARIOL 10 RING LONDON, U.K. Feb, 23 HEAVY 0 GOLD JOE TKO 6 BERMANE MICHAEL ALEXANDER - PHIL EDWARDS OLIVER STAR SPORTS JOYCE STIVERNE TERRY O'CONNOR - HOWARD JOHN FOSTER GOMEZ
BOXER OF THE MONTH HONORABLE MENTION
ROB BRANT LEO SANTA CRUZ
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 FEBRUARY 2019" reflects the results and movements from 01st to February 28th, 2019 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