WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT Based on WBA Ranking of September 2019 GILBERTO JESUS MENDOZA PRESIDENT CARLOS CHAVEZ JULIO THYME CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAIRMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS VICE CHAIRMAN ANDY RUIZ JR WBA HEAVYWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPION OTHER TITLES IBF WBO COUNTRY UNITED STATES RECORD 33 - 1 - 0 KO's 64.71% (22 KO's) BORN 09-11-1989 AGE 30 A.K.A. DESTROYER HEIGHT 6' 2" REACH 74" LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 7 ANTHONY JOSHUA WBA HEAVYWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPIONSHIP 06-01-2019 New York, USA TKO 5 ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO HEAVYWEIGHT 04-20-2019 Carson, California MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: SUPER NEXT DEFENSE: 12-07-2019 WON TITLE: 06-01-2019 NEXT CONTENDER: ANTHONY JOSHUA LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: OPTIONAL LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: 08-09-2019 NEXT MANDATORY: 12-02-2020 STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM ✔ NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: MAHMOUD CHARR WBA HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY LEBANON RECORD 31 - 4 - 0 KO's 48.57% (17 KO's) BORN 10-10-1984 AGE 35 A.K.A. DIAMOND BOY HEIGHT 6' 3 1/2" REACH Manuel Charr became WBA champion by defeating Alexander Ustinov by unanimous. He will be making the first defense against Trevor Bryan on September, 2019. LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE UD 12 ALEXANDER USTINOV WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 11-25-2017 Germany MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: WORLD NEXT DEFENSE: 11-02-2019 WON TITLE: 11-25-2017 NEXT CONTENDER: TREVOR BRYAN LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: MANDATORY LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: 08-26-2019 NEXT MANDATORY: 06-29-2019 STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TREVOR BRYAN BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM ✔ NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: TREVOR BRYAN WBA INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY UNITED STATES RECORD 20 - 0 - 0 KO's 70% (14 KO's) BORN 08-23-1989 AGE 30 A.K.A. HEIGHT 6' 4" REACH 79" Trevor Bryan is the current WBA Interim Champion. On August 11, 2018, Bryan defeated BJ Flores by TKO in four rounds to captured the vacant title. LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 3 BJ FLORES WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 08-11-2018 phoenix, Arizona UD 10 HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 08-28-2015 The D Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas TD 5 HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 04-11-2015 Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: INTERIM NEXT DEFENSE: 11-02-2019 WON TITLE: 08-11-2018 NEXT CONTENDER: MAHMOUD CHARR LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: MANDATORY LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: 08-26-2019 NEXT MANDATORY: STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM ✔ NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: JOE JOYCE WBA GOLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY GREAT BRITAIN RECORD 10 - 0 - 0 KO's 90% (9 KO's) BORN 09-19-1985 AGE 34 A.K.A. JUGGERNAUT HEIGHT 6' 6" REACH 80" LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE UD 12 BRYANT JENNINGS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 07-13-2019 O2 Arena, Greenwich, U.K. TKO 3 ALEXANDER USTINOV HEAVYWEIGHT 05-18-2019 Hertfordshire, U.K. TKO 6 BERMANE STIVERNE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 02-23-2019 London, U.K. ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN WBA CRUISERWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY FRANCE RECORD 24 - 0 - 0 KO's 66.67% (16 KO's) BORN 10-04-1987 AGE 32 A.K.A. FEROZ HEIGHT 6' 1" REACH LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 9 MARK FLANAGAN CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 10-20-2018 Bouches-du-Rhône, France TKO 11 RYAD MERHY WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 03-24-2018 Marseille, France KO 3 HAMILTON VENTURA CRUISERWEIGHT 12-02-2017 Alpes-Maritimes, France MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: SUPER NEXT DEFENSE: 11-15-2019 WON TITLE: 05-31-2019 NEXT CONTENDER: KANE WATTS LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: OPTIONAL LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: 10-07-2019 NEXT MANDATORY: 11-30-2019 STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS ✔ FEES ✔ SIGNED FORM ✔ NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: BEIBUT SHUMENOV WBA CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY KAZAKHSTAN RECORD 18 - 2 - 0 KO's 60% (12 KO's) BORN 08-19-1983 AGE 36 A.K.A. HEIGHT 6' 2" REACH 74" Beibut Shumenov obtained the vacant title on July 07, 2018, by defeating Hizni Altuncaya. On January 28, 2019, the Championships Committee called for purse bid for Shumenov-Goulamirian title fight. Don King Productions won the bid and the bout was scheduled for May 11, 2019. On May 10, 2019 Don King Productions informed that Shumenov is neither medically nor physically capable of defending his title, so he was not able to train or boxing for a number of months. LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 9 HIZNI ALTUNKAYA WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 07-07-2018 Astana, Kazakhstan TKO 10 JUNIOR WRIGHT WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 05-21-2016 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA UD 12 BJ FLORES WBA CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 07-25-2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: WORLD NEXT DEFENSE: WON TITLE: 07-07-2018 NEXT CONTENDER: TBA LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: MANDATORY LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: NEXT MANDATORY: STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: ALEXEY EGOROV WBA GOLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY RUSSIA RECORD 9 - 0 - 0 KO's 77.78% (7 KO's) BORN 06-16-1991 AGE 28 A.K.A. HEIGHT 6' 1" REACH 73 1/2" LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 3 ROMAN GOLOVASHCHENKO CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 06-16-2019 Ekateringburg, Russia KO 4 HAMILTON VENTURA CRUISERWEIGHT 12-23-2018 Moscow, Russia DMITRY BIVOL WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY RUSSIA RECORD 16 - 0 - 0 KO's 68.75% (11 KO's) BORN 12-18-1990 AGE 28 A.K.A. HEIGHT 6' 0" REACH Born in Tokmok (now Kyrgystan), on December 18,1990.A highlight in his amateur boxing experience is the gold medal he got in the World Combat Games in San Petersburg in 2013.His professional debut was the following year, beating Uruguayan Jorge Rodriguez by TKO in Moscow.In his fourth fight he disputed his first regional crown with the WBC and on November 4 of 2015 (his 5th fight) he got the Inter Continental Title of the 175 lbs division by beating Brazilian Jackson Junior by KO 4.Two fights later he had the chance at the interim crown held by Dominican Felix Valera, whom he defeated by UD on May 21, 2016 in Moscow. Bivol was elevated to regular champion and has made five defenses of his title. LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE UD 12 LENIN CASTILLO WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 10-12-2019 CHICAGO UD 12 JOE SMITH JR WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 03-09-2019 New York, USA SD 12 JEAN PASCAL WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 11-24-2018 New Jersey, USA MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: WORLD NEXT DEFENSE: WON TITLE: 05-21-2016 NEXT CONTENDER: LAST DEFENSE: 03-09-2019 FIGHT TYPE: LAST MANDATORY: 03-03-2018 APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: NEXT MANDATORY: 07-08-2019 STATUS OF APPROVAL: MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: On February 27, 2019 WBA Championship Committee issued resolution 201902271208 indicating that the winner of Dmitry Bivol vs Joe Smith Jr shall face Browne before July 8, 2019. TGB on behalf of Browne submitted a bout sanction form to make a voluntary defense against Jean Pascal. A Special Permit Request was granted. JEAN PASCAL WBA INTERIM LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY CANADA RECORD 34 - 6 - 1 KO's 48.78% (20 KO's) BORN 10-27-1982 AGE 36 A.K.A. HEIGHT 5' 10 1/2" REACH 72" LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TD 8 MARCUS BROWNE WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 08-03-2019 New York, USA SD 12 DMITRY BIVOL WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 11-24-2018 New Jersey, USA TKO 8 STEVE BOSSE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 07-20-2018 Quebec, Canada MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: INTERIM NEXT DEFENSE: WON TITLE: 08-03-2019 NEXT CONTENDER: TBA LAST DEFENSE: FIGHT TYPE: LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: NEXT MANDATORY: STATUS OF APPROVAL: MANDATORY CHALLENGER: TBA BELT: CERTIFICATION DATE: REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: CALLUM SMITH WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPION OTHER TITLES COUNTRY UNITED KINGDOM RECORD 26 - 0 - 0 KO's 73.08% (19 KO's) BORN 04-23-1990 AGE 29 A.K.A. MUNDO HEIGHT 6' 3" REACH Callum Smith became WBA Super Champion after defeating George Grooves at the World Boxing Super Series finals. LAST FIGHTS DECISION OPPONENT TITLE DATE PLACE TKO 3 HASSAN NDAM NJKAM WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPIONSHIP06-01-2019 New York, USA KO 7 GEORGE GROVES WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPER CHAMPIONSHIP09-28-2018 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia MANDATORY FIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP TYPE: SUPER NEXT DEFENSE: 11-23-2019 WON TITLE: 09-28-2018 NEXT CONTENDER: JOHN RYDER LAST DEFENSE: 06-01-2019 FIGHT TYPE: MANDATORY LAST MANDATORY: APPROVAL REQUEST DATE: 09-27-2019 NEXT MANDATORY: 11-23-2019 STATUS OF APPROVAL: GRANTED MANDATORY CHALLENGER: JOHN RYDER BELT: RECEIVED CERTIFICATION DATE: 08-29-2019 REQUERIMENTS: CONTRACTS FEES SIGNED FORM NEGOTIATION DEADLINE: 09-28-2019 SAUL ALVAREZ WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OTHER TITLES IBF WBC COUNTRY MEXICO RECORD 52 - 1 - 2 KO's 63.64% (35 KO's) BORN 07-18-1990 AGE 29 A.K.A. CANELO HEIGHT 5' 8" REACH 70 1/2" Saul Alvarez is a multiple time world champion in three weight classes Super Welterweight, Middleweight and Super Middleweight. On December 15, 2018, Õlvarez defeated Rocky Fielding by TKO in three rounds to become WBA Super Middleweight Champion.