WORLD BOXING ASSOCIATION

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
MIGUEL PRADO SANCHEZ
MEMBERS
E-mail: mprado@wbanews.com
GEORGE MARTINEZ
GUSTAVO PADILLA
VICE CHAIRMAN
E-mail: gpadilla@wbanews.com
CANADA
JOSE EMILIO GRAGLIA
ARGENTINA
YANG SUP SHIM
KOREA
MARIANA BORISOVA
BULGARIA
Over
200 Lbs /
90.71 Kgs
HEAVYWEIGHT
WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION:
TYSON FURY
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
RUSLAN CHAGAEV
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
GBR
RUS
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
BEIBUT SHUMENOV
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
KAZ
05-21-16
WBC: TONY BELLEW
IBF: DENIS LEBEDEV
WBO: KRZYSZTOF GLOWACKI
1.
YUNIER DORTICOS
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
CUB
2.
MARCO HUCK
GER
3.
ARSEN GOULAMIRIAN
(CON)
ARM
4.
MATEUSZ MASTERNAK
POL
5.
NOEL GEVOR
ARM
6.
MURAT GASSIEV
RUS
7.
OLA AFOLABI
GBR
8.
DENTON DALEY
CAN
9.
YOURI KALENGA
COD
10. OLEKSANDR USYK
UKR
11. KRYSZTOF WLODARCZYK
POL
12. RYAD MERHY
(I/C))
CIV
13. SANTANDER SILGADO
COL
14. MICHAEL HUNTER
USA
15. MAIRIS BRIEDIS
LAT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
168 Lbs /
76.20 Kgs
WBA SUPER CHAMPION:
FELIX STURM *
GER
ITA
01-09-16
WBC: BADOU JACK
IBF: JAMES DE GALE
WBO: GILBERTO RAMIREZ
1.
FEDOR CHUDINOV
RUS
2.
STANISLAV KASHTANOV
UKR
3.
PATRICK NIELSEN
DEN
4.
GEORGE GROVES
(INT)
GBR
5.
CALLUM SMITH
GBR
6.
ISAAC EKPO
NIG
7.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR
MEX
8.
ANTHONY DIRRELL
USA
9.
VINCENT FEIGENBUTZ
GER
10. JESSE HART
USA
11. DILMUROD SATYBALDIEV
(CONT)
RUS
12. JUERGEN DOBERSTEIN
(I/C)
KAZ
13. TYRON ZEUGE
GER
14. ZAC DUNN
AUS
15. JAMIE COX
GBR
SUGAR RAY LEONARD
MIDDLEWEIGHT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
WBC: ADONIS STEVENSON
DMITRY BIVOL
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
ANDRE WARD
ANDRZEJ FONFARA
ARTUR BETERBIEV
(NABA)
SULLIVAN BARRERA
MARCUS BROWNE
DOMINIC BOESEL
(CON)
SHEFAT ISUFI
(PABA)
FELIX VALERA
ALEXANDER BRAND
AZEA AUGUSTAMA
(LAC)
ISAAC CHILEMBA
AVNI YILDIRIM
ENRICO KOELLING
(I/C)
DAVID BENAVIDEZ
SUPER BELT
GER
12-14-13
09-05-15
RUS
USA
POL
RUS
CUB
USA
GER
SER
DOM
COL
HAI
MAW
TUR
GER
USA
SUPER BELT
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
KAZ
WBA SUPER CHAMPION :
ERISLANDY LARA
USA
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
12-05-15
154 Lbs /
69.85 Kgs
CUB
JACK CULCAY
08-09-14
WBC: GENNADY GOLOVKIN WBO: BILLY JOE SAUNDERS
1.
ALFONSO BLANCO
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
VEN
2.
CHRIS EUBANKS JR
GBR
3.
DMITRY CHUDINOV
RUS
4.
TUREANO JOHNSON
BAH
5.
ROB BRANT
(NABA)
USA
6.
ANDREW HERNANDEZ
USA
7.
PETER QUILLIN
USA
8.
AVTANDIL KHURTSIDZE
GEO
9.
RYOTA MORATA
JPN
10. ADAM ETCHES
GBR
11. JOHN RYDER
(INT)
GBR
12. CURTIS STEVENS
USA
13. GARY O’SULLIVAN
GBR
14. SERGIO MORA
USA
15. IEVGEN KHYTROV
UKR
CARLOS MONZON
RUS
VIRGIL HILL
160 Lbs /
72.58 Kgs
WBA SUPER-IBF CHAMPION:
GENNADY GOLOVKIN
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
DANIEL JACOBS
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
175 Lbs /
79.38 Kgs
WBA-IBF-WBO UNDISPUTED CHAMPION:
SERGEY KOVALEV
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
JUERGEN BRAEHMER
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
EVANDER HOLYFIELD
MUHAMMAD ALI
SUPER BELT
DENIS LEBEDEV
SUPER BELT
SUPER BELT
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
GIOVANNI DE CAROLIS
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
200 Lbs /
90.71 Kgs
WBA-IBF SUPER CHAMPION:
UZB
03-05-16
WBC: DEONTAY WILDER
IBF: ANTHONY JOSHUA
1.
LUIS ORTIZ
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
CUB
2.
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
UKR
3.
ALEXANDER USTINOV
RUS
4.
FRES OQUENDO
PUR
5.
DAVID HAYE
GBR
6.
SHANNON BRIGGS
USA
7.
BERMANE STIVERNE
HAI
8.
JOSEPH PARKER
NZL
9.
JARRELL MILLER
USA
10. TREVOR BRYAN
USA
11. SALOMON HAUMONO
(PABA)
AUS
12. KUBRAT PULEV
BUL
13. ANTONIO TARVER
USA
14. JUN LONG ZHANG
(OCEANIA)
CHN
15. GUILLERMO JONES
PAN
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
CRUISERWEIGHT
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
GER
05-21-16
WBC: JERMELL CHARLO
IBF: JERMALL CHARLO
WBO: LIAM SMITH
1.
MIGUEL COTTO
PUR
2.
GABRIEL ROSADO
USA
3.
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE
USA
4.
JULIAN WILLIAMS
USA
5.
MICHEL SORO
FRA
6.
KANAT ISLAM
KAZ
7.
MAURICE WEBER
GER
8.
BRANDON COOK
(NABA) (I/C)
CAN
9.
SERGEY RABCHENKO
BLR
10. JARRETT HURD
USA
11. STEVE MARTINEZ
USA
12. ERICKSON LUBIN
USA
13. GEYSON BASTARDO
DOM
14. DANIEL SANDOVAL
MEX
15. PATRICK ALLOTEY
GHA
SUPER BELT
THOMAS HEARNS
WELTERWEIGHT
147 Lbs /
66.68 Kgs
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
KEITH THURMAN
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
140 Lbs /
63.50 Kgs
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
RICKY BURNS
USA
01-17-15
07-11-15
WBC: DANNY GARCIA
IBF: KELL BROOK
WBO: JESSIE VARGAS
DAVID AVANESYAN
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
SHAWN PORTER
TEERACHAI KRATINGDAEGGYM
(PABA)
JOSE BENAVIDEZ
ERROL SPENCE JR
KERMAN LEJARRAGA
(INT)
SAMUEL VARGAS
(NABA)
CHARLES MANYUCHI
SHANE MOSLEY
ROBERTO ARRIAZA
JEFF HORN
TARAS SHELESTYUK
(I/C)
PAUL KAMANGA
(PANAF)
CARLOS ADAMES
(LAC)
ZHANKOZH TURAROV
RUS
USA
THA
USA
USA
ESP
USA
ZIM
USA
NIC
AUS
UKR
COD
DOM
KAZ
GBR
05-28-16
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
WBC: VIKTOR POSTOL
IBF: EDUARD TROYANOVSKY
WBO: TERENCE CRAWFORD
1.
KIRYL RELIKH
(I/C)
BLR
2.
RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV
RUS
3.
ADRIAN GRANADOS
USA
4.
OMAR FIGUEROA JR
MEX
5.
FRANKIE GOMEZ
USA
6.
ROBBIE DAVIES JR
(CON)
GBR
7.
CZAR AMONSOT
(PANAF) (PABA)
PHI
8.
ANTONIO OROZCO
MEX
9.
AMIR IMAN
USA
10. MICHELLE DI ROCCO
ITA
11. REGIS PROGRAIS
USA
12. KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV
RUS
13. JULIO DE JESUS
DOM
14. RAMAL AMANOV
AZE
15. BRIAN ZARZA
(LAC)
ARG
SUPER BELT
SUPER BELT
130 Lbs /
58.97 Kgs
WBA SUPER CHAMPION:
FEATHERWEIGHT
PAN
126 Lbs /
57.15 Kgs
DOM
05-29-15
09-29-15
WBC: FRANCISCO VARGAS
IBF: JOSE PEDRAZA
WBO: ROMAN MARTINEZ
1.
NICHOLAS WALTERS
JAM
2.
BRYAN VASQUEZ
CRC
3.
TAKASHI UCHIYAMA
JPN
4.
RAFAEL MENSAH
GHA
5.
MIGUEL ROMAN
MEX
6.
CAN XU
(OCEANIA)
CHN
7.
LIAM WALSH
GBR
8.
JASON SOSA
USA
9.
JUAN HUERTAS
(LAC)
PAN
10. OMAR DOUGLAS
USA
11. MALCOLN KLASSEN
(I/C)
RSA
12. JAIME ARBOLEDA
PAN
13. RICARDO NUÑEZ
PAN
14. HARMONITO DE LA TORRE
PHI
15. BILLEL DIB
AUS
SUPER BELT
GABRIEL ELORDE
LEO SANTA CRUZ
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
MEX
ARG
02-21-15
12-05-15
WBC: GARY RUSSELL JR
IBF: LEE SELBY
WBO: VASYL LOMACHENKO
1.
CARLOS ZAMBRANO
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
PER
2.
OSCAR VALDEZ
MEX
3.
CARL FRAMPTON
GBR
4.
SATOSHI HOSONO
JPN
5.
SIMPIWE VETYEKA
(INT)
RSA
6.
ABNER MARES
USA
7.
CLAUDIO MARRERO
DOM
8.
BRYAN DE GRACIA
PAN
9.
OLEG YEFIMOVYCH
(CON)
UKR
10. ABRAHAM LOPEZ
(NABA)
USA
11. CARMINE TOMMASONE
ITA
12. JOSH WARRINGTON
GBR
13. THONG SITHLUANGHOPHUN
(PABA)
THA
14. LUKE JACKSON
(OCEANIA)
AUS
15. NICOLAS JAVIER
DOM
SUPER BELT
EUSEBIO PEDROZA
135 Lbs /
61.23 Kgs
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
ANTHONY CROLLA
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
GBR
11-21-15
05-07-16
WBC: JORGE LINARES
IBF: RANCES BARTHELEMY
WBO: TERRY FLANAGAN
1.
DAUD YORDAN
IND
2.
XOLISANI NDONGENI
(PANAF)
RSA
3.
MICHAEL PEREZ
USA
4.
PETR PETROV
(NABA)
RUS
5.
EMILIANO MARSILI
ITA
6.
EVENS PIERRE
(LAC)
HAI
7.
ISMAEL BARROSO
VEN
8.
DARLEY PEREZ
COL
9.
EMMANUEL TAGOE
(INT)
GHA
10. BRANDON OGILVIE
(OCEANIA)
AUS
11. ARTEM HAROYAN
(CON)
ARM
12. ROBERT EASTER JR
USA
13. GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR
(PABA)
AUS
14. FERNANDO SAUCEDO
ARG
15. MASON MENARD
USA
ROBERTO DURAN
WBA SUPER CHAMPION:
JEZREEL CORRALES
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
JAVIER FORTUNA
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
LIGHTWEIGHT
SUPER BELT
ANTONIO CERVANTES
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
WBA SUPER CHAMPION :
GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
VACANT
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
122 Lbs /
55.34 Kgs
CUB
WBC: HUGO RUIZ
IBF: VACANT
WBO: NONITO DONAIRE
1.
MOISES FLORES
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
MEX
2.
JUN QIU XIAO
(INT)
CHN
3.
JESUS M. ROJAS
PUR
4.
SCOTT QUIGG
GBR
5.
JESSIE MAGDALENO
USA
6.
ADAM LOPEZ
(LAC)
USA
7.
JHONATAN ROMERO
COL
8.
NEHOMAR CERMENO
VEN
9.
T.J. DOHENY
(PABA)
AUS
10. DANIEL ROMAN
(NABA)
USA
11. JAMES DICKENS
GBR
12. PAULUS AMBUNDA
NAM
13. VLADIMIR TIKHONOV
RUS
14. CARIL HERRERA
URU
15. HANZEL MARTINEZ
MEX
SUPER BELT
WILFREDO GOMEZ
BANTAMWEIGHT
118 Lbs /
53.42 Kgs
WBA UNDISPUTED CHAMPION:
JUAN CARLOS PAYANO
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
JAMIE MCDONNELL
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
DOM
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
KOHEI KONO
GBR
05-31-14
04-09-16
WBC: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA
IBF: LEE HASKINS WBO: PUNGLUANG SOR SINGYU
1.
ZHANAT ZHAKIYANOV (WBA INT.CHAMP)
KAZ
2.
LIBORIO SOLIS
VEN
3.
TOMOKI KAMEDA
JPN
4.
PANOMROONGLEK KAIYANGHADAOGYM (PABA)
THA
5.
EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ
(LAC)
PUR
6.
ROBERTO VASQUEZ
PAN
7.
YONFREZ PAREJO
VEN
8.
LUIS NERY
MEX
9.
MZUVUKILE MAGWACA
(INT)
RSA
10. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ
MEX
11. TEPPARITH KOKIETGYM
THA
12. RAU’SHEE WARREN
USA
13. OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI
THA
14. NIKOLAY POTAPOV
RUS
15. SIBONISO GONYA
(PANAF)
RSA
WBA-WBO UNIFIED CHAMPION:
JUAN F. ESTRADA
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
KAZUTO IOKA
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
WBC: ROMAN GONZALEZ
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
JPN
MINIMUM
MEX
JPN
04-22-15
12-31-15
THA
THA
THA
UKR
MEX
NCA
FRA
DOM
THA
ARG
JPN
MEX
RSA
FRA
DOM
SUPER BELT
PASCUAL PEREZ
105 Lbs /
47.63 Kgs
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
12-31-14
112 Lbs /
50.80 Kgs
IBF: JOHN RIEL CASIMERO
STAMP KIATNIWAT
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
Y .VOR SAENGTHEP
(PABA)
NOKNOI SITTHIPRASERT
ARTEM DALAKIAN
(CON)
JUAN HERNANDEZ N.
KEYVIN LARA
VINCENT LEGRAND
GREGORIO LEBRON
NAWAPHON POR CHOKCHAI
JUAN CARLOS REVECO
TAKUYA KOGAWA
HERNAN MARQUEZ
NHLANHLA NGAMNTWINI
(PANAF)
THOMAS MASSON
JUAN GABRIEL MEDINA
SUPER BELT
04-27-16
WBA INTERIM CHAMPION:
PHI
WBC: GANIGAN LOPEZ
IBF: AKIRA YAEGASHI
WBO: DONNIE NIETES
1.
RYO MIYAZAKI
JPN
2.
KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK
THA
3.
CARLOS CAÑIZALES
(LAC)
VEN
4.
ROBERT BARRERA
COL
5.
FELIX ALVARADO
NCA
6.
JONATHAN TACONING
PHI
7.
JOEBERT ALVAREZ
PHI
8.
JESSE ESPINAS
PHI
9.
CRISTOFER ROSALES
NCA
10. PALANGPOL CP FRESHMART
THA
11. TIBO MONABESA
IND
12. LUIS RIOS
PAN
13. ABAHAM RODRIGUEZ
MEX
14. ANGEL ACOSTA
PUR
15. KENJI ONO
JPN
SUPER BELT
04-27-16
FLYWEIGHT
KHAOSAI GALAXY
108 Lbs /
48.99 Kgs
YOKO GUSHIKEN
03-26-14
WBC: CARLOS CUADRAS
IBF: MC JOE ARROYO
WBO: NAOYA INOUE
1.
LUIS CONCEPCION
(WBA INT.CHAMP)
PAN
2.
SHO ISHIDA
JPN
3.
NORASING KOKIETGYM
THA
4.
NORBERTO JIMENEZ
DOM
5.
TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI
JPN
6.
MIGUEL GONZALEZ
(LAC)
CHI
7.
TAKUMA INOUE
JPN
8.
ZOLANI TETE
RSA
9.
DAVID SANCHEZ
MEX
10. REX TSO
CHN
11. KHALID YAFAI
(I/C)
GBR
12. PETCHBARNGBORN KOKIETGYM
THA
13. YOHEI TOBE
(INT)
JPN
14. CHATPETCH SITHMORSENG
(PABA)
THA
15. ELIECER AQUINO
DOM
SUPER BELT
WBA WORLD CHAMPION:
RYOICHI TAGUCHI
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
JPN
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
EDER JOFRE
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT
115 Lbs /
52.16 Kgs
BYRON ROJAS
NCA
Won Title:
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense:
REFERENCES:
03-19-16
WBC: WANHENG MENAYOTIN
IBF: JOSE ARGUMEDO
WBO: KOSEI TANAKA
1.
KNOCKOUT CP FRESHMART (WBA INT.CHAMP)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
REY LORETO
HEKKIE BUDLER
SIYABONGA SIYO
TATSUYA FUKUHARA
PANYA PRADABSRI
RICARDO ASTUVILCA
SIMPHIWE KHONCO
SAMARTLEK KOKIETGYM
CARLOS BUITRAGO
ALEXIS DIAZ
CHAO ZHONG XIONG
AZAEL VILLAR
LEROY ESTRADA
RYUJI HARA
SUPER BELT
(INT)
(PABA)
LEO GAMEZ
THA
PHI
RSA
RSA
JPN
THA
PER
RSA
THA
NCA
VEN
CHN
PAN
PAN
JPN
NABA:
LAC:
PABA:
PANAF:
OCEANIA:
CON:
INT:
I/C:
OC:
WBA INT.CHAMP:
*
WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION
WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION
WBA PAN ASIAN CHAMPION
WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION
WBA OCEANIA
WBA CONTINENTAL
WBA INTERNATIONAL
WBA INTERCONTINENTAL
OFFICIAL CHALLENGER VACANT
WBA INTERIM CHAMPION
UNDER REVIEW
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS HELD FROM 06TH MAY TO JUNE 04TH, 2016
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Boxing
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Promotions
PLACE
DATE
WEIGHT
DEFENSE
N°
TYPE OF
FIGHT
WINNER
RESULT
Lacanshire, U.K.
May. 07th
Light
1
Mandatory
Anthony Crolla
KO7
Ismael Barroso
Cruiser
Super
Welter
0
Interim
Yunier Dorticos
TKO10
Youri Kalenga
3
Optional
Erislandy Lara
UD12Z
Vanes Martirosyan
Cruiser
Light
Heavy
1
Regular
Beibut Shumenov
TKO10
Junior A. Wright
1
Interim
Dmitry Bivol
UD12
Felix Valera
3
Super
Dennis Lebedev
TKO2
Victor E. Ramirez
0
Vacant
Ricky Burns
TKO8
Michele Di Rocco
1
Interim
David Avanesyan
UD12
Shane Mosley
LOSER
May. 20th
Paris, France
May. 21th
Las Vegas, Nevada
May. 21th
Las Vegas, Nevada
Moscow, Russia
May. 21th
Moscow, Russia
May. 21th
Glasgow, Scotland
May. 28th
Cruiser
Super
Light
Glendale, Arizona
May. 28th
Welter
BOXER OF THE MONTH:
ERISLANDY LARA
REFEREE -JUDGES
SUPERVISOR
Howard Foster
Stanley Christodoulou-Terry O'Connor-Carlos Sucre Aurelio Fiengo
Raúl Caiz Jr.
Victor Simons, Philippe Verbeke, Juan Garcia Reyes Renzo Bagnariol
Vic Drakulich
Gilberto J.
Adalaide Byrd-Patricia Morse Jarman-Steve Weisfeld
Mendoza
Benjy Esteves Jr.
Adalaide Byrd-Patricia Morse Jarman-Steve Weisfeld Julio Thyme
Rafael Ramos
Mariana
Stefano Carozza-Jean-Louis Legland-Rafael Carabano
Borisova
Steve Smoguer
Mariana
Stefano Carozza-Craig Smith-Don Trella
Borisova
Terry O'Connor
Howard Foster-Leszek Jankowiak- G. Quartarone George Martinez
Wes Melton
Raul Caiz Sr-Sergio Caiz-Dennis O'Connell
Matt Podgorski
HONORABLE MENTION:
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.
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Country abbreviation based on IOC List