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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL RATINGS – CONVENTION – VALID FOR JANUARY 2012
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RATINGS COMMITTEE:
WBC President Jose Sulaiman
Frank Quill (Australia) Chairman
Claude Jackson (USA) Vice-Chairman
Luis Medina (Mexico) Secretary
Mauro Betti (Italy) Ed Pearson (Canada)
Victor Cota (Mexico) Carlos Rodriguez (Argentina)
Mikhail Denisov (Russia) Peter Stucki (Switzerland)
Alberto Guerra (Panama) Edward Thangarajah (Thailand)
Nicolas Hidalgo (Venezuela) Daniel Van De Wiele (Belgium)
Alfredo Jaime (Mexico) Robert Yalen (USA)
HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: VITALI KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)
WON TITLE: October 11, 2008
LAST DEFENCE: September 10, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: September 10, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Alexander Povetkin (Russia)
IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
WBO CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Bermane Stiverne (Canada)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Mariusz Wach (Poland)
1. Chris Arreola (US)
2. Alexander Dimitrenko (Germany)
3. Bermane Stiverne (Canada) SILVER
4. Denis Boytsov (Russia)
5. Johnathon Banks (US) NABF
6. Chauncy Welliver (US) AMERICA/ABCO
7. Tyson Fury (GB) BBB C / COMM
8. Robert Helenius (Finland) EBU
9. Mariusz Wach (Poland) INTL
10. Tomasz Adamek (Poland)
11. Eric Molina (US) USNBC
12. Franklin Lawrence (US) CABOFE
13. Luis Ortiz (Cuba) LATINO
14. Odlanier Solis (Cuba)
15. Dereck Chisora (GB)
16. Andrew Wawrzyk (Poland) BALTIC
17. David Rodriguez (US) FECOMBOX
18. Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria)
19. Francesco Pianeta (Italy)
20. Manuel Charr (Syria) SILVER INTL
21. Johann Duhaupas (France) SOUTH AMERICA
22. Kevin Johnson (US)
23. Seth Mitchell (US)
24. Hasim Rahman (US)
25. Alexander Ustinov (Belarussia)
26. Carlos Takam (Cameroon)
27. Joe Hanks (US)
28. Kali Meehan (Australia)
29. Alex Leapai (Australia)
30. Amir Mansour (US)
31. Ondrej Pala (Czech R.)
32. Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine)
33. Artur Szpilka (Poland)
34. Mike Perez (Cuba/Ireland)
35. Edmund Gerber (Germany)
36. Deondray Wilder (US)
37. Neven Pajkic (Canada)
38. Mark Di Mora (Australia)
39. Erkan Teper (Germany) MEDITERRANEAN
40. Jason Gavern (US)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Alexander Povetkin (Russia) WBA Champion
Eddie Chambers (US) * NA – IBF
Tony Thompson (US) * NA – IBF
Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan) * NA – WBA
Jean Marc Mormeck (France) * NA – WBA/IBF
Cedric Boswell (US) * NA – WBA
CRUISERWEIGHT (200-90.719)
CHAMPION: KRZYSZTOF WLODARCZYK (POLAND)
WON TITLE: May 15, 2010
LAST DEFENCE: November 30, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: April 2, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Guillermo Jones (Panama)
IBF CHAMPION: Yoan Pablo Hernandez (Cuba)
WBO CHAMPION: Marco Huck (Germany)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: VACANT
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Alexander Alexeev (Uzbekistan)
1. Francisco Palacios (P. Rico)
2. Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy)
3. Lateef Kayode (US)
4. Silvio Branco (Italy)
5. Ola Afolabi (GB)
6. Pawel Kolodziej (Poland)
7. Alexander Kotlobay (Russia) BALTIC
8. BJ Flores (US) AMERICA
9. David Quinonero (Spain)
10. Alexander Alexeev (Uzbekistan) INTL
11. Mateusz Masternak (Poland)
12. Thomasz Hutkowski (Poland)
13. Lukasz Janik (Poland) BALTIC S.
14. Antonio Tarver (US)
15. Ran Nakash (Israel)
16. Enad Licina (Serbia)
17. Richard Hall (Jamaica) FECARBOX
18. Valery Brudov (Russia)
19. Vincenzo Rossitto (Italy)
20. Firat Arslan (Germany)
21. Shane Cameron (New Zealand) COMM
22. Iago Kiladze (Ukraine)
23. Rachid El Hadak (France)
24. Garrett Wilson (US)
25. Ryan Henney (Canada)
26. Nenad Borovcanin (Serbia)
27. Terry Dunstan (GB) BBB C
28. Eric Fields (US)
29. Krzystof Glowacki (Poland)
30. Brad Pritt (Australia) OPBF
31. Juho Haapoja (Finland)
32. Aaron Williams (US)
33. Geoffrey Battelo (Belgium)
34. Andres Taylor (US)
35. Faycal Ibnel Arrami (Tunisia/France)
36. Yunier Dorticos (Cuba)
37. Julien Perriaux (France) MEDITERRANEAN
38. Felipe Romero (Mexico)
39. Rakhim Chakhkiev (Russia)
40. Mirko Larghett (Italy)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Denis Lebedev (Russia) * NA – WBA Interim Champion
Rogelio Rossi (Argentina) * NA – WBO
Steve Cunningham (US) * NA – IBF
Danny Green (Australia) * NA – Medical
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175-79.379)
CHAMPION: BERNARD HOPKINS (US)
WON TITLE: May 21, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: October 15, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: May 21, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Beibut Shumenov (Kazakhstan)
IBF CHAMPION: Tavoris Cloud (US)
WBO CHAMPION: Nathan Cleverly (GB)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: VACANT
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Isaac Chilemba (Malawi)
1. Chad Dawson (US)
2. Ismayl Syllakh (US) NABF
3. Jean Pascal (Haiti/Canada)
4. Eduard Gutknecht (Germany) EBU
5. Dawid Kostecki (Poland) BALTIC
6. Isaac Chilemba (Malawi) INTL
7. Roberto Bolonti (Argentina) LATINO
8. Pawel Glazewski (Poland) BALTIC Silver
9. Vyacheslav Uzelkov (Ukraine)
10. Ryan Coyne (US)
11. Adrian Diaconu (Romania/Canada)
12. Yordanis Despaigne (Cuba)
13. Gabriel Campillo (Spain)
14. Hany Atiyo (Egypt) ABU
15. Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
16. Doudou N'Gumbu (Congo)
17. Andrezj Fonfara (Poland)
18. Sergey Kovalev (Russia) ABCO
19. Danny McIntosh (GB)
20. Denis Grachev (Russia) AMERICA
21. Oleksandr Cherviak (Ukraine)
22. Cedric Agnew (US) USNBC
23. Marcus Oliveira (US)
24. Sullivan Barrera (Cuba)
25. Karo Murat (Germany)
26. Dmitry Sukhotsky (Russia)
27. Tommy Karpency (US)
28. Nicholson Poulard (Canada)
29. Nadjib Mohammedi (France)
30. Jackson Junior (Brazil)
31. Shawn Hawk (US)
32. Braimah Kamoko (Ghana)
33. Kirt Sinnette (Trinidad & Tobago) CABOFE
34. Gregory Soszynski (Poland) MEDITERRANEAN
35. Will Rosinsky (US)
36. Blake Caparello (Australia)
37. Tony Avenlant (France)
38. Dustin Dirks (Germany)
39. Denis Simcic (Germany)
40. Enzo Maccarinelli (GB)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Yusaf Mack (US) * NA – IBF
Aleksy Kuziemski (Poland) – NA – WBO
Jurgen Brahmer (Germany) – NA – WBO
Tony Bellew (GB) * NA – WBO
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168-76.204)
CHAMPION: ANDRE WARD (US)
WON TITLE: December 17, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: November 27, 2010
WBA CHAMPION: Karoly Balszay (Hungary)
IBF CHAMPION: Lucien Bute (Canada)
WBO CHAMPION: Robert Stieglitz (Germany)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Noe Gonzalez (Uruguay)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Nikola Sjekloca (Montenegro)
1. Anthony Dirrell (US)
2. Carl Froch (GB)
3. Noe Gonzalez (Uruguay) SILVER
4. Nikola Sjekloca (Montenegro) INTL
5. Edwin Rodriguez (Dom. R.) USNBC
6. George Groves (GB) COMM/BBB C
7. James De Gale (GB) EBU
8. Tommy Oosthuizen (South Africa)
9. Dyah Davis (US)
10. Renan St. Juste (Canada)
11. Pablo Farias (Argentina) LATINO
12. Rudy Markussen (Denmark)
13. Alexander Brand (Colombia)
14. Jesus Gonzalez (US)
15. Adonis Stevenson (Haiti/Canada)
16. Mohamed Ali Ndiaye (Italy)
17. Maxim Vlasov (Russia) BALTIC
18. Kelly Pavlik (US)
19. Dimitri Sartison (Kazakhstan)
20. Piotr Wilczewski (Poland)
21. Yuzo Kiyota (Japan) OPBF
22. Sakio Bika (Cameroon)
23. Cristian Sanavia (Italy)
24. Marco Antonio Periban (Mexico)
25. David Medina (US)
26. Lennox Allen (Guyana) CABOFE
27. Aaron Pryor Jr. (US)
28. Darryl Cunningham (US)
29. Rachid Jkitou (France)
30. Alfonso Lopez (US)
31. Khoren Gevor (Germany)
32. Marcus Johnson (US)
33. Enrique Ornelas (Mexico)
34. Shawn Estrada (US)
35. Ezequiel Madera (Argentina)
36. Farah Ennis (US)
37. Alejandro Berrio (Colombia)
38. Pradeep Singh (India) ABCO
39. Christopher Rebrasse (France)
40. Andrea Di Luisa (Italy) SILVER INTL
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Brian Magee (GB) WBA Interim Champion
Jean Paul Mendy (France) * NA – IBF
Arthur Abraham (Germany) * NA – WBA
Stanislav Kashtanov (Ukraine) * NA – WBA
Glen Johnson (US) * NA – IBF
Daniel Jacobs (US) * Medical
Mikkel Kessler (Denmark) * NA -WBO
Librado Andrade (Mexico)
MIDDLEWEIGHT (160-72.575)
CHAMPION DIAMOND BELT: SERGIO MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA)
CHAMPION: JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. (MEXICO)
WON TITLE: June 4, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: November 19, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: February 21, 2009 by Pavlik
WBA CHAMPION: Felix Sturm (Germany)
IBF CHAMPION: Daniel Geale (Australia)
WBO CHAMPION: Dmitry Pirog (Russia)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Avtandil Khurtsidze (Georgia)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Joachim Alcine (Haiti-Canada)
1. Marco Antonio Rubio (Mexico)
2. Sebastian Zbik (Germany)
3. Matthew Macklin (GB)
4. Billi Facundo Godoy (Argentina)
5. Avtandil Khurtsidze (Georgia) SILVER
6. Andy Lee (Ireland)
7. Grzegorz Proksa (Poland) EBU
8. Martin Murray (GB)
9. Domenico Spada (Italy)
10. Darren Barker (GB)
11. Joachim Alcine (Haiti-Canada) INTL
12. Fernando Guerrero (US)
13. Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico) YOUTH
14. Michael Oliveira (Brazil) SOUTH AMERICA
15. Peter Quillin (US)
16. Elvin Ayala (US) USNBC
17. Makoto Fuchigami (Japan) OPBF
18. Koji Sato (Japan)
19. Jose Miguel Torres (Colombia) NABF
20. David Lemieux (Canada)
21. Jorge Sebastian Heiland (Argentina)
22. Geokalp Oezekler (Turkey) MEDITERRANEAN
23. Ronald Hearns (US)
24. Maksym Bursak (Ukraine)
25. Predrag Radosevic (Montenegro)
26. Dionisio Miranda (Colombia)
27. George Tahdooahnippah (US) AMERICA
28. Brian Vera (US)
29. Marcos Reyes (Mexico) FECOMBOX
30. Samuel Miller (Colombia)
31. Dominik Britsch (Germany)
32. Ante Bilic (Croatia)
33. Matt Korobov (Russia)
34. Julien Marie Sainte (France)
35. Marcos Nader (Austria)
36. Mauricio Reynoso (Peru)
37. Yves Studer (Switzerland)
38. Ossie Duran (Ghana)
39. Brandon Gonzalez (US)
40. Alex Theran (Colombia)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) WBA CHAMPION:
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (Cameroon) WBA interim Champion
Kassim Ouma (Uganda) * NA – WBA
Osumanu Adama (Ghana) * NA – IBF
Gennady Martirosyan (Russia) * NA – WBO
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (154-69.853)
CHAMPION: SAUL ALVAREZ (MEXICO)
WON TITLE: March 5, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: November 26, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: June 18, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Miguel Cotto (P. Rico)
IBF CHAMPION: Cornelius Bundrage (US)
WBO CHAMPION: Zaurbek Baysangurov (Russia)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Vanes Martirosyan (Armenia)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Emanuele Della Rosa (Italy)
1. Vanes Martirosyan (Armenia) SILVER
2. James Kirkland (US) AMERICA
3. Damian Jonak (Poland) BALTIC
4. Erislandy Lara (Cuba)
5. Delvin Rodriguez (US)
6. Yudel Jhonson (Cuba) FECARBOX
7. Paul Williams (US)
8. Alfonso Mosquera (Panama)
9. Ryan Rhodes (GB)
10. Nobuhiro Ishida (Japan)
11. Emanuele Della Rosa (Italy) INTL
12. Jonathan Gonzalez (P. Rico)
13. Demetrius Andrade (US)
14. Carlos Molina (US)
15. Charlie Ota (Japan) OPBF
16. Alfred Angulo (Mexico)
17. Sergey Rabchenko (Belarussia)
18. Cory Spinks (US)
19. Alfonso Gomez (Mexico)
20. Luciano Cuello (Argentina) SOUTH AMERICA
21. Charles Whittaker (Cayman Islands)
22. Grady Brewer (US) NABF
23. Saul Roman (Mexico)
24. Marcos Hector Vergara (Argentina)
25. Gabriel Rosado (US)
26. Cedric Vitu (France)
27. Carlos Quintana (P. Rico)
28. Jamie Cox (GB) COMM
29. Brian Rose (GB) BBB C
30. Yuki Nonaka (Japan)
31. Sebastian Madani (France)
32. Mouez Fhima (France) LATINO
33. Patomsuk Pathompothong (Thai) ABCO
34. Daniel Dawson (Australia)
35. Oleksandr Spyrko (Ukraine)
36. Michael Medina (Mexico)
37. Jackson Osei Bonsu (Belgium)
38. Sergio Mora (US)
39. Hussein Bayram (France)
40. Joey Hernandez (US) USNBC
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Austin Trout (US) WBA Champion
Anthony Mundine (Australia) WBA Interim Champion
Rigoberto Alvarez (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Michel Rosales (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Antonio Margarito (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Sechew Powell (US) *NA – IBF
Deandre Lattimore (US) * NA – IBF
Lukas Konecny (Czecz R.) * NA – WBO
David Lopez (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Sergei Dzindziruk (Ukraine) * NA – WBO
Kermit Cintron (P. Rico) * NA – Medical
WELTERWEIGHT (147-66.678)
CHAMPION: FLOYD MAYWEATHER (US)
WON TITLE: September 17, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: January 17, 2009 by Berto
WBA CHAMPION: Vyacheslav Senchenko (Ukraine)
IBF CHAMPION: VACANT
WBO CHAMPION: Manny Pacquiao (Phil)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Selcuk Aydin (Turkey)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: VACANT
1. Selcuk Aydin (Turkey) SILVER
2. Devon Alexander (US)
3. Victor Ortiz (US)
4. Andre Berto (US)
5. Kell Brook (GB)
6. Ionut Dan Ion (Romania/Canada) CABOFE
7. Dennis Laurente (Phil)
8. Thomas Dulorme (P. Rico)
9. Paul Malignaggi (US)
10. Anton Novikov (Russia) BALTIC
11. Matthew Hatton (GB)
12. Leonard Bundu (Sierra Leone) EBU
13. Shawn Porter (US)
14. Ed Paredes (US)
15. Luis Carlos Abregu (Argentina)
16. Hector Saldivia (Argentina)
17. Naoufel Ben Rabah (Tunisia)
18. Jesse Vargas (US)
19. Victor Puiu (Romania/Canada)
20. Azael Cossio (Panama) LATINO
21. Gianluca Branco (Italy)
22. Phil Lo Greco (Italy)
23. Alejandro Barrera (Mexico)
24. Valeriy Brazhnyk (Ukraine)
25. Artemio Reyes (US) FECARBOX
26. Akinori Watanabe (Japan) OPBF
27. Antonin Decaire (Canada)
28. Carson Jones (US)
29. Luciano Abis (Italy)
30. Jorge Paez Jr. (Mexico)
31. Omar Chavez (Mexico)
32. Mario Lozano (Mexico) FECOMBOX
33. Joel Julio (Colombia)
34. Oyewale Omotoso (Australia)
35. Daniel Sandoval (Mexico)
36. Colin Lynes (GB) BBB C
37. Denton Vassell (GB) COMM
38. Konstantin Ponomarev (Russia) YOUTH
39. Michele Di Rocco (Italy)
40. Yavuz Erturk (Germany)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Ismael El Massoudi (Morocco) WBA Interim Champion
Souleymane M'baye (France) * NA – WBA
Marco Antonio Avendaño (Venezuela) * NA – WBA
Rafal Jackiewicz (Poland) * NA – WBA
Jan Zaveck (Germany) * NA – IBF
Brad Solomon (US) * NA – WBA
Randall Bailey (US) * NA – IBF
Mike Jones (US) * NA – IBF
Sebastian Lujan (Argentina) * NA – IBF
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140-63.503)
CHAMPION: ERIK MORALES (MEXICO)
CHAMPION in recess: TIMOTHY BRADLEY (US)
WON TITLE: September 17, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: August 1, 2009 by Alexander
WBA CHAMPION: Amir Khan (GB)
IBF CHAMPION: Amir Khan (GB)
WBO CHAMPION: Timothy Bradley (US)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Roberto Ortiz (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Prawet Singwangcha (Thailand)
1. Ajose Olusegun (Nigeria)
2. Humberto Soto (Mexico)
3. Danny Garcia (US)
4. Prawet Singwangcha (Thai) INTL
5. Lucas Matthysse (Argentina)
6. Pablo Cesar Cano (Mexico)
7. Roberto Ortiz (Mexico) SILVER
8. Yoshihiro Kamegai (Japan)
9. Vernon Paris (US)
10. Cesar Cuenca (Argentina)
11. Denis Shafikov (Russia) EBU
12. Josesito Lopez (US)
13. Claudio Olmedo (Argentina)
14. Ashley Theophane (GB) BBB C
15. Rosbel Montoya (Mexico)
16. Gabriel Bracero (US) NABF
17. Antonio Lozada Jr. (Mexico)
18. Kendall Holt (US)
19. Ali Chebah (France)
20. Vicente Mosquera (Panama)
21. Ruslan Provodnikov (Russia)
22. Alberto Mosquera (Panama)
23. Pier Olivier Cote (Canada)
24. Ray Narh (Ghana)
25. Aslanbek Kozaev (Russia) ABCO
26. Karen Tevosyan (Russia) BALTIC
27. Juan Ruiz (Venezuela)
28. Silverio Ortiz (Mexico)
29. Javier Prieto (Mexico) USNBC
30. Mauricio Herrera (US)
31. Chris Algieri (US)
32. Manuel Perez (US)
33. Lee McAllister (GB) COMM
34. Vittorio Oi (Italy)
35. Jhonny Navarrete (Mexico)
36. Raymond Serrano (US)
37. Oscar Maximiliano James (Argentina)
38. Tony Luis (canada) AMERICA
39. Khabib Allakhverdiev (Russia)
40. Miguel Callist (Panama)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Marcos Maidana (Argentina) WBA Champion
Victor Manuel Cayo (P. Rico) * NA – IBF
Zab Judah (US) * NA – IBF
Breidis Prescott (Colombia) * NA – WBA
Paul McCloskey (GB) * NA – WBA
Mike Alvarado (US) * NA – IBF
Lamont Peterson (US) * NA – WBA / IBF
Brunet Zamora (Italy/Cuba) * NA – WBA Interim
Michael Katsidis (Australia) * NA – WBO Interi
LIGHTWEIGHT (135-61.235)
CHAMPION: ANTONIO DeMARCO (MEXICO)
WON TITLE: October 15, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: February 6, 2010 by Valero
WBA CHAMPION: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)
IBF CHAMPION: Miguel Vazquez (Mexico)
WBO CHAMPION: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Alejandro Sanabria Jr. (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Dejan Zlaticanin (Montenegro)
1. Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba)
2. Jorge Linares (Venezuela)
3. Nihito Arakawa (Japan) OPBF
4. Henry Lundy (US) NABF
5. Daniel Estrada (Mexico) FECARBOX
6. Alejandro Sanabria Jr. (Mexico) SILVER
7. Reyes Sanchez (Mexico)
8. Robert Guerrero (US)
9. Ryuji Migaki (Japan)
10. John Molina (US)
11. Dannie Williams (US) AMERICA
12. Gavin Rees (GB) EBU
13. Luca Giacon (Italy)
14. Darley Perez (Colombia)
15. Marcelino Lopez (Argentina) LATINO
16. Dejan Zlaticanin (Montenegro) INTL
17. Mercito Gesta (Phil)
18. Sharif Bogere (Uganda)
19. Alisher Rahimov (Uzbekistan) ABCO
20. Noe Bolaños (Mexico)
21. Motoki Sasaki (Japan)
22. Jean Pierre Bauwens (Belgium) YOUTH Intercontinental
23. Saddam Kiatyongyuth (Thailand)
24. Rudy Lopez (Mexico)
25. Anthony Crolla (GB) BBB C
26. Jose Emilio Perea (Mexico)
27. Takashi Miura (Japan)
28. Jay Solmiano (Phil)
29. Emiliano Marsili (Italy)
30. Aaron Herrera (Mexico) ABMH
31. Marvin Quintero (Mexico)
32. Monty Meza-Clay (US)
33. Ramon Ayala (Mexico)
34. Evens Pierre (Haiti)
35. Takuya Watanabe (Japan) YOUTH
36. Winston Campos (Nicaragua)
37. Mahonri Montes (Mexico)
38. Edis Tatli (Finland)
39. Jonathan Maicelo (Peru)
40. Samir Ziani (France) S. INTL
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Ricardo Abril (Cuba) WBA Interim Champion
Ricky Burns (GB) WBO Interim Champion
Brandon Rios (US) * NA – WBA
Miguel Acosta (Venezuela) * NA – WBA
Urbano Antillon (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Kevin Mitchell (GB) * NA – WBO
Petr Petrov (Russia) * NA – WBA
John Murray (GB) * NA – WBA
Matias Daniel Ferreyra (Argentina) * NA – Medical
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (130-58.967)
CHAMPION: TAKAHIRO AOH (JAPAN)
WON TITLE: November 26, 2010
LAST DEFENCE: November 6, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: April 8, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Takashi Uchiyama (Japan)
IBF CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Salgado (Mexico)
WBO CHAMPION: Adrien Broner (US)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Burgos (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Sipho Taliwe (South Africa)
1. Terdsak Jandaeng (Thailand)
2. Juan Carlos Burgos (Mexico) SILVER
3. Devis Boschiero (Italy)
4. Diego Magdaleno (US) NABF
5. Vitaly Tajbert (Germany)
6. Gamaliel Diaz (Mexico) CABOFE
7. Miguel Roman (Mexico) FECOMBOX
8. Dante Jardon (Mexico)
9. Ermano Fegatilli (Belgium) EBU
10. Roman Martinez (P. Rico)
11. Sipho Taliwe (South Africa) INTL
12. Luis Cruz (P. Rico)
13. Jason Litzau (US)
14. Ronald Pontillas (Phil) OPBF
15. Carlos Cardenas (Venezuela) AMERICA
16. Sergio Thompson (Mexico) FECARBOX
17. Gary Russell (US)
18. Eloy Perez (US)
19. Napapol Kiatisakchokchai (Thai) ABCO
20. Will Tomlinson (US)
21. Juan Ramon Solis (Argentina)
22. Logan McGuinness (Canada)
23. Yaundale Evans (US)
24. Seiichi Okada (Japan)
25. Guillaurme Frenois (France)
26. Gary Buckland(GB) BBB C
27. Domingo Vilpan (Argentina)
28. Antonio De Vitis (Italy)
29. Humberto Martinez (Colombia)
30. Ryota Kajiki (Japan)
31. Liam Walsh (GB) COMM
32. Arash Usmanee (Canada)
33. Jose Pedraza (P. Rico)
34. Argenis Mendez (Dom. R)
35. Marcos Lopez (Mexico)
36. Benoit Gaudet (Canada)
37. Fernando Saucedo (Argentina)
38. Karim Chakim (France)
39. Art Hovhannesyan (Armenia)
40. Ronny Rios (US)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Bryan Vazquez (Costa Rica) WBA Interim Champion
Jorge Solis (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Mzonke Fana (South Africa) * NA – IBF
Adrien Broner (US) * NA – WBO
Vicente Martin Rodriguez (Argentina) * NA – WBO
Santos Benavides (Nicaragua) * NA -WBA
FEATHERWEIGHT (126-57.153)
CHAMPION: JHONNY GONZALEZ (MEXICO)
CHAMPION in recess: ELIO ROJAS (DOM. R.)
WON TITLE: April 8, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: December 3, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: April 8, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Chris John (Indonesia)
IBF CHAMPION: Billy Dib (Australia)
WBO CHAMPION: Orlando Salido (Mexico)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Robinson Castellanos (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Viorel Simion (Romania)
1. Chonlatarn O. Piriyapinyo (Thailand) ABCO
2. Miguel Garcia (US) NABF
3. Hozumi Hasegawa (Japan)
4. Robinson Castellanos (Mexico) SILVER/FECOMBOX
5. Fermin De los Santos (Mexico)
6. Justin Savi (Benin)
7. Retsuri Lee (Japan)
8. Nicholas Walters (Jamaica)
9. Eduardo Escobedo (Mexico)
10. Hiroshige Osawa (Japan) OPBF
11. Alexander Miskirtchian (Belgium) EBU
12. Javier Fortuna (Dom. R.)
13. Salvador Sanchez (Mexico) CABOFE
14. Viorel Simion (Romania) INTL
15. Toru Suzuki (Japan)
16. Edgar Riovalle (Mexico)
17. Eusebio Osejo (Nicaragua)
18. Jayson Velez (P. Rico)
19. Daud Cino Yordan (Indonesia)
20. Ayup Arsaev (Russia) BALTIC
21. Juan Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
22. Luis Orlando Del Valle (P. Rico)
23. Jenifel Vicente (Dom. R.)
24. Lee Selby (GB) BBB C/COMM
25. Sofiane Takoucht (France)
26. Jhonathan Arenas (Panama)
27. Jesus Ruiz (Mexico)
28. Miguel Gonzalez (Honduras)
29. Naoki Matsuda (Japan)
30. Juan Carlos Payano (Dom. R.)
31. Oleg Yefimovich (Ukraine)
32. Abraham Lopez (US)
33. Orlando Cruz (P. Rico)
34. Jonathan Romero (Colombia)
35. Choi Tseveenpurev (Mongolia)
36. Juan Carlos Cano (Argentina)
37. Stephen Smith (GB)
38. Carlos M. Reyes (Dom. R.)
39. Hisashi Amagasa (Japan)
40. Carlos Padilla (Colombia)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Celestino Caballero (Panama) WBA Champion
Jonathan Barros (Argetina) * NA – WBA
Daniel Ponce de Leon (Mexico) * NA – WBO
Jorge Lacierva (Mexico) * NA – IBF
Alberto Garza (Mexico) * NA – Medical
Alberto Servidei (Italy) * NA – IBF
Juan Manuel Lopez (P. Rico) * NA – WBO
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (122-55.338)
CHAMPION: TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA (JAPAN)
WON TITLE: September 15, 2008
LAST DEFENCE: October 1, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: October 24, 2010
WBA CHAMPION: Rico Ramos (US)
IBF CHAMPION: Takalani Ndlovu (South Africa)
WBO CHAMPION: VACANT
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Victor Terrazas (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: VACANT
1. Simpiwe Vetyeka (South Africa)
2. Victor Terrazas (Mexico) SILVER
3. Rafael Marquez (Mexico)
4. Alexander Bakhtin (Russia)
5. Akifumi Shimoda (Japan)
6. Sod Looknongyangtoy (Thailand)
7. Kiko Martinez (Spain) EBU
8. Fernando Montiel (Mexico)
9. Steve Molitor (Canada)
10. Masaaki Serie (Japan)
11. Oscar Gonzalez (Mexico)
12. Yoandris Salinas (Cuba) LATINO
13. Tshifhiwa Munyai (South Africa)
14. Mauricio Muñoz (Argentina)
15. Lorenzo Villanueva (Phil)
16. Orlando Rizo (Nicaragua) FECARBOX
17. Leon Moore (Guyana)
18. Yukinori Oguni (Japan) OPBF
19. Sergio Santillan (Argentina)
20. Efrain Esquivias (US) NABF
21. Scott Quigg (GB) BBB C
22. Jose Angel Beranza (Mexico)
23. Onalvi Sierra (Colombia)
24. Christopher Martin (US)
25. Arsen Martirosyan (Armenia / France)
26. Thangthong Kittaweesuk (Thai)
27. Chris Avalos (US)
28. Hiromasa Ohashi (Japan)
29. Alexis Kabore (Burkina-Faso) ABU
30. Sahib Usarov (Russia)
31. Andres Gutierrez (Mexico) CABOFE
32. Horacio Garcia (Mexico) YOUTH
33. Roli Gasca (Phil)
34. Caril Herrera (Uruguay)
35. Jesus Rojas (P. Rico)
36. Willy Casey (Ireland)
37. Carl Frampton (GB) COMM
38. Marvin Sonsona (Phil)
39. Jonathan Oquendo (P. Rico)
40. Tyson Cave (Canada) AMERICA
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) WBA Interim Champion
Jeffrey Mathebula (South Africa) * NA – IBF
Steve Molitor (Canada) ** NA – IBF
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (P. Rico) * NA – WBO
Sod Looknongyangtoy (Thailand) * NA – WBO
Giovani Caro (Mexico) * NA – IBF
Simphiwe Nongqayi (South Africa) * NA – WBO
Jeremy Parodi (France) * NA – IBF
Nonito Donaire (Phil) * NA – WBO
BANTAMWEIGHT (118-53.524)
CHAMPION: SHINSUKE YAMANAKA (JAPAN)
WON TITLE: November 6, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: March 12, 2009 by Hasegawa
WBA CHAMPION: Anselmo Moreno (Panama)
IBF CHAMPION: Abner Mares (Mexico)
WBO CHAMPION: Jorge Arce (Mexico)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Abner Mares (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Hiroki Shiino (Japan)
1. Abner Mares (Mexico) SILVER
2. James McDonnell (GB) COMM/EBU/BBB C
3. Malcolm Tunacao (Phil)
4. Tomoki Kameda (Japan) YOUTH
5. AJ Banal (Phil)
6. Christian Esquivel (Mexico)
7. Rendall Munroe (GB)
8. Eric Morel (P. Rico)
9. Stephane Jamoye (Belgium)
10. Joseph Agbeko (Ghana)
11. Kohei Oba (Japan)
12. Rolly Matsushita (Japan/Phil) OPBF
13. Oscar Escandon (Colombia) LATINO
14. Leo Santa Cruz (US)
15. Pungluang Sor Singyu (Thai)
16. Hugo Cazares (Mexico)
17. Felipe Orucuta (Mexico)
18. Hiroki Shiino (Japan) INTL
19. Ryosuke Iwasa (Japan)
20. Gerardo Marin Hernandez (Mexico) AMERICA
21. Yodcharnchai Nakonluang (Thailand) ABCO
22. Roberto Vasquez (Panama)
23. Mikio Yasuda (Japan)
24. Zhanat Zhakiyanov (Kazakhstan)
25. Drian Francisco (Phil)
26. Jesus Galicia (Mexico)
27. Sebastian Gauthier (Canada)
28. Phumzile Mathyila (South Africa)
29. Michel Garcia (Mexico)
30. Lucas Carranza (Argentina) SOUTH AMERICA
31. Stuart Hall (GB)
32. Saul Gutierrez (Mexico)
33. Diego Ricardo Santillan (Argentina)
34. Nestor Rocha (US)
35. Ryuichi Funai (Japan)
36. Paulus Ambunda (Namibia)
37. Rafael Concepcion (Panama)
38. Glenn Porras (Phil)
39. David Sanchez (Mexico)
40. Jerome Thomas (France)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Koki Kameda (Japan) WBA Champion
Hugo Ruiz (Mexico) WBA Interim Champion
Neomar Cermeño (Venezuela) * NA – WBA
Yonny Perez (Colombia) * NA – IBF
Alvaro Perez (Nicaragua) * NA – WBA
Francisco Arce (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Daniel Diaz (Nicaragua) * NA – WBA
Lorenzo Parra (Venezulea) * NA – WBA
Daniel Rosas (Mexico) * NA – WBO
David De la Mora (Mexico) * NA – WBA
Vic Darchinyan (Armenia) * NA – WBA
Omar Narvaez (Argentina) * NA – WBO
SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115-52.163)
CHAMPION: SURIYAN SOR RUNGVISAI (THAILAND)
WON TITLE: August 19, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: November 4, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: May 21, 2011 by Rojas
WBA CHAMPION: Tepparith Singwancha (Thai)
IBF CHAMPION: Rodrigo Guerrero (Mexico)
WBO CHAMPION: VACANT
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Sylvester Lopez (Phil)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Oleydong Sithsanerchai (Thai)
1. Sylvester Lopez (Phil) SILVER
2. Carlos Cuadras (Mexico) AMERICA
3. Yota Sato (Japan)
4. Oleydong Sithsanerchai (Thai) INTL
5. Lee Haskins (GB)
6. Ryo Akaho (Japan) OPBF
7. Oscar Ibarra (Mexico)
8. Juan Jose Montes (Mexico)
9. Cesar Seda (P. Rico)
10. Johnny Garcia (Mexico)
11. Nobuo Nashiro (Japan)
12. Victor Zaleta (Mexico) FECOMBOX
13. Julio Ceja (Mexico) FECARBOX
14. Go Onaga (Japan)
15. Jose Salgado (Mexico)
16. Evans Mbamba (South Africa)
17. Marlon Tapales (Phil)
18. Ronald Barrera (Colomb ia)
19. Volodymyr Sydorenko (Ukraine)
20. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Thailand) ABCO
21. Yohei Tobe (Japan)
22. Roberto Sosa (Argentina)
23. Everth Briceño (Nicaragua)
24. Petchbarngborn S. Tanapinyo (Thailand)
25. Daigo Nakahiro (Japan)
26. Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. (Mexico)
27. Henry Maldonado (Nicaragua)
28. Unathi Gqokoma (South Africa)
29. Kohei Kono (Japan)
30. Alejandro Hernandez (Mexico)
31. Jonathan Arias (Dom. R.)
32. Mohamed Bouleghcha (France)
33. Toyoto Shiraishi (Japan)
34. Darwin Zamora (Nicaragua)
35. Juan Mercedes (Dom. R.)
36. Hiroki Sato (Japan)
37. Isack Junior (Inodensia)
38. Takuya Miyamori (Japan)
39. Marco Demecillo (Phil)
40. Kenji Oba (Japan)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Raul Martinez (US) * NA – IBF
Daiki Kameda (Japan) * NA – WBA
William Urina (Colombia) * NA – WBO
Hiroyuki Hisataka (Japan)
Tomonobu Shimizu (Japan) * NA – WBA
Tomas Rojas (Mexico) * NA – Legal
Alberto Rosas (Mexico) * NA – IBF
FLYWEIGHT (112-50.802)
CHAMPION: PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAILAND)
WON TITLE: March 27, 2010
LAST DEFENCE: December 23, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: October 21, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Hernan Marquez (México)
IBF CHAMPION: Moruti Mthalane (South Africa)
WBO CHAMPION: Brian Viloria (US)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Wilbert Uicab (Mexico)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Edgar Sosa (Mexico)
1. Toshiyuki Igarashi (Japan)
2. Edgar Sosa (Mexico) INTL
3. Rocky Fuentes (Phil) OPBF
4. Ricardo Nunez (Panama) LATINO
5. Wilbert Uicab (Mexico) SILVER
6. Milan Melindo (Phil) YOUTH Intercon.
7. Panomrunglek Kaiyarn-Hadaogym (Thailand) SILVER INTL
8. Sonny Boy Jaro (Phil)
9. Nestor Narvaes (Argentina)
10. Froilan Saludar (Phil)
11. Richie Mepranum (Phil)
12. Oscar Blanquet (Mexico)
13. Takuya Kogawa (Japan)
14. Hirofumi Mukai (Japan)
15. Luis Concepcion (Panama)
16. Juan Francisco Estrada (Mexico)
17. Edgar Jimenez (Mexico)
18. Luis May (Mexico)
19. Kenichi Horikawa (Japan)
20. Jose Alfredo Tirado (Mexico)
21. Chatchai Sor Tanayong (Thailand)
22. Anuar Salas (Colombia)
23. Karim Guerfi (France)
24. Jesus Jimenez (Mexico)
25. Edrin Dapudong (Phil)
26. Danny Flores (Mexico)
27. Shigetaka Ikehara (Japan)
28. Valery Yanchy (Bielorussia)
29. Jhonriel Casimero (Phil)
30. Wars Katusamata (Japan/Phil)
31. Giuseppe Lagana (Italy)
32. Takayasu Kobayashi (Japan)
33. Petch Sor Chitpattana (Thai) YOUTH
34. Ashley Sexton (GB)
35. Kennedy Kanyanta (Zambia)
36. Fernando Lumacad (Phil)
37. Jung-Oh Son (Korea)
38. Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai (Thai) ABCO
39. Chris Edwards (GB) BBB C
40. Daniel Lozano (Mexico) USNBC
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Juan Carlos Reveco (Argentina) WBA Interim Champion
Jean Piero Perez (Venezuela) * NA – WBA
Andrea Sarritzu (Italy) * NA – IBF
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (108-48.988)
CHAMPION: KOMPAYAK PORPRAMOOK (THAILAND)
WON TITLE: December 23, 2011
LAST DEFENCE:
LAST COMPULSORY: April 30, 2011 by Keb Baas
WBA CHAMPION: Roman Gonzalez (Nicaragua)
IBF CHAMPION: Ulises Solis (Mexico)
WBO CHAMPION: Donnie Nietes (Phil)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: VACANT
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Jonathan Inguito Taconing (Phil)
1. Noknoi Sitthiprasert (Thai)
2. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico)
3. Ryo Miyazaki (Japan) OPBF
4. Gilberto Keb Baas (Mexico)
5. Luis Ceja (Mexico) FECARBOX
6. Jonathan Inguito Taconing (Phil) INTL
7. Javier Mendoza (Mexico) AMERICA
8. Rodel Mayol (Phil)
9. Luis Rios (Panama)
10. Xiong Zhao Zhong (China)
11. Pedro Guevara (Mexico) NABF
12. Masayuki Kuroda (Japan)
13. Edwin Diaz (Panama)
14. Yodmongkol Wor.Saengthep (Thailand) YOUTH
15. Samuel Gutierrez (Mexico)
16. Gideon Buthelezi (South Africa)
17. Jose Guadalupe Martinez (Mexico)
18. Sizwe Sinyabi (South Africa)
19. Tommy Seran (Indonesia)
20. Munetsugu Kayo (Japan)
21. Luis Lazarte (Argentina)
22. Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz (Argentina)
23. Julian Rivera (Mexico)
24. Carlos Tamara (Colombia)
25. Jerson Mancio (Phil)
26. Luis De la Rosa (Colombia)
27. Sooksan Chaichan Sanmuangloei (Thai) ABCO
28. Yuki Fukumoto (Japan)
29. Ryoichi Taguchi (Japan)
30. Felipe Salguero (Mexico)
31. Adrian Eduardo Mendoza (Argentina)
32. Odilon Zaleta (Mexico) FECOMBOX
33. Wisany Kokietgym (Thai)
34. Ivan Meneses (Mexico)
35. Kwanthai Sith Morseng (Thai)
36. Manuel Vargas (Mexico)
37. Randy Petalcurin (Phil)
38. Ivan Diaz (Mexico) ABMH
39. Luzuko Siyo (South Africa)
40. Ivan Rodriguez (Mexico)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Jose Rodriguez (Mexico) WBA Interim Champion
Jesus Geles (Colombia) * NA -WBO
Ronald Ramos (Colombia) * NA – WBO
Jesus Iribe (Mexico) * NA – WBO
Lookdiew Torbuamas (Thai) *NA – Medical
Jether Oliva (Phil) * NA – IBF
Ramon Garcia (Mexico) * NA – WBO
Nethra Sasiprapa (Thai) * NA – WBA
STRAWWEIGHT (105-47.627)
CHAMPION: KAZUTO IOKA (JAPAN)
WON TITLE: February 11, 2011
LAST DEFENCE: August 10, 2011
LAST COMPULSORY: August 10, 2011
WBA CHAMPION: Akira Yaegashi (Japan)
IBF CHAMPION: Nkosinathi Joyi (South Africa)
WBO CHAMPION: Moises Fuentes (Mexico)
Contenders:
WBC SILVER CHAMPION: Cuello D. Singwangcha (Phil)
WBC INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION: Wanheng Menayothin (Thai)
1. Ganigan Lopez (Mexico)
2. Cuello D. Singwangcha (Phil) SILVER
3. Wanheng Menayothin (Thailand) INTL
4. Juan Hernandez (Mexico)
5. Ivan Calderon (P. Rico)
6. Hekkie Budler (South Africa)
7. Mario Rodriguez (Mexico) NABF
8. Jose Alfredo Zuniga (Mexico) AMERICA
9. Armando Hernandez Torres (Mexico)
10. Yedgoen Tor-Chalermchai (Thailand) YOUTH
11. Javier Martinez (Mexico)
12. Takuya Mitamura (Japan)
13. Florante Condes (Phil)
14. Carlos Perez (Mexico)
15. Merlito Sabillo (Phil) OPBF
16. Carlos Buitrago (Nicaragua)
17. Julio Cesar Felix (Mexico)
18. Takashi Kunishige (Japan)
19. Manuel Jimenez (Mexico)
20. Michael Landero (Phil)
21. Pigmy Kokietgym (Thailand)
22. Osvaldo Razon (Mexico)
23. Saul Juarez (Mexico)
24. Job Solano (Mexico)
25. Rommel Asenjo (Phil)
26. Norihito Tanaka (Japan)
27. Leroy Estrada (Panama)
28. Gabriel Mendoza (Colombia)
29. Raul Castañeda (Mexico)
30. Carlos Velarde (Mexico)
31. Walter Tello (Panama)
32. Omari Kimweri (Tanzania)
33. Erik Ramirez (Mexico)
34. Mauricio Fuentes (Colombia)
35. Mateo Handig (Phil) ABCO
36. Cesar Gandara (Mexico)
37. Roilo Golez (Phil)
38. Thongthailek Sortanapinyo (Thai)
39. Maximo Flores (Mexico)
40. Roemart Sentillas Yamagata (Phil)
* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Juan Palacios (Nicaragua) WBA Interim Champion
Paipharob Kokietgym (Thai) WBA Interim Champion
Jesus Silvestre (/Mexico) * NA – WBA
Kwanthai Chor Nor Pattalung (Thai) * NA – WBA
Raul Garcia (Mexico) * NA – WBO
Pornsawan Porpramook (Thai)* NA – WBA
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2015 Fight of the Year – Francisco Vargas vs Takashi Miura
The WBC World Super Featherweight title bout between Francisco Vargas and Takashi Miura came on one of the biggest boxing stages of 2015, as the bout served as the HBO pay-per-view’s co-main event on November 21st, in support of Miguel Cotto vs Saul Alvarez.
Miura entered the fight with a (29-2-2) record and he was making the fifth defense of his world title, while Vargas entered the fight with an undefeated mark of (22-0-1) in what was his first world title fight. Both men had a reputation for all-out fighting, with Miura especially earning high praise for his title defense in Mexico where he defeated Sergio Thompson in a fiercely contested battle.
The fight started out hotly contested, and the intensity never let up. Vargas seemed to win the first two rounds, but by the fourth round, Miura seemed to pull ahead, scoring a knock-down and fighting with a lot of confidence. After brawling the first four rounds, Miura appeared to settle into a more technical approach. Rounds 5 and 6 saw the pendulum swing back towards Vargas, as he withstood Miura’s rush to open the fifth round and the sixth round saw both men exchanging hard punches.
The big swinging continued, and though Vargas likely edged Miura in rounds 5 and 6, Vargas’ face was cut in at least two spots and Miura started to assert himself again in rounds 7 and 8. Miura was beginning to grow in confidence while it appeared that Vargas was beginning to slow down, and Miura appeared to hurt Vargas at the end of the 8th round.
Vargas turned the tide again at the start of the ninth round, scoring a knock down with an uppercut and a straight right hand that took Miura’s legs and sent him to the canvas. Purely on instinct, Miura got back up and continued to fight, but Vargas was landing frequently and with force. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in to stop the fight at the halfway point of round 9 as Miura was sustaining a barrage of punches.
Miura still had a minute and a half to survive if he was going to get out of the round, and it was clear that he was not going to stop fighting.
A back and forth battle of wills between two world championship level fighters, Takashi Miura versus “El Bandido” Vargas wins the 2015 Fight of the Year.
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Jan 9 in Germany – Feigenbutz and De Carolis To Settle Score
This coming Saturday, January 9th, the stage is set at the Baden Arena in Offenburg, Germany for a re-match between Vincent Feigenbutz and Giovanni De Carolis. The highly anticipated re-match is set to air on SAT.1 in Germany, and Feigenbutz will once again be defending his GBU and interim WBA World titles at Super Middleweight.
The first meeting between the two was less than three months ago, on October 17th and that meeting saw Feigenbutz controversially edge De Carolis on the judge’s cards by scores of (115-113, 114-113 and 115-113). De Carolis scored a flash knock down in the opening round, and he appeared to outbox Feigenbutz in the early going, but the 20 year old German champion came on in the later rounds.
The first bout is described as one of the most crowd-pleasing bouts of the year in Germany, and De Carolis and many observers felt that the Italian had done enough to win.
De Carolis told German language website RAN.DE that he was more prepared for the re-match, and that due to the arrogance Feigenbutz displayed in the aftermath of the first fight, he was confident that he had won over some of the audience. Though De Carolis fell short of predicting victory, he promised a re-vamped strategy tailored to what he has learned about Feigenbutz, whom he termed immature and inexperienced.
The stage is set for Feigenbutz vs De Carolis 2, this Saturday January 9th in Offenburg, Germany. If you can get to the live event do it, if not you have SAT.1 in Germany airing the fights, and The Boxing Channel right back here for full results.
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2015 Knock Out of the Year – Saul Alvarez KO’s James Kirkland
On May 9th of 2015, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez delivered a resonant knock-out of James Kirkland on HBO that wins the 2015 KO of the Year.
The knock-out itself came in the third round, after slightly more than two minutes of action. The end came when Alvarez delivered a single, big right hand that caught Kirkland on the jaw and left him flat on his back after spinning to the canvas.Alvarez was clearly the big star heading into the fight. The fight was telecast by HBO for free just one week after the controversial and disappointing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fight, and Alvarez was under pressure to deliver the type of finish that people were going to talk about. Kirkland was happy to oblige Alvarez, taking it right to Alvarez from the start. Kirkland’s aggression saw him appear to land blows that troubled the young Mexican in the early going. Alvarez played good defense, and he floored Kirkland in the first round, displaying his power and his technique in knocking down an aggressive opponent.
However, Kirkland kept coming at Alvarez and the fight entered the third round with both men working hard and the feeling that the fight would not go the distance. Kirkland continued to move forward, keeping “Canelo” against the ropes and scoring points with a barrage of punches while looking for an opening.
At around the two minute mark, Alvarez landed an uppercut that sent Kirkland to the canvas again. Kirkland got up, but it was clear that he did not have his legs under him. Kirkland was going to try to survive the round, but Alvarez had an opportunity to close out the fight. The question was would he take it?
Alvarez closed in on Kirkland, putting his opponent’s back to the ropes. Kirkland was hurt, but he was still dangerous, pawing with punches and loading up for one big shot.
But it was the big shot “Canelo” threw that ended the night. Kirkland never saw it coming, as he was loading up with a huge right hand of his own. The right Alvarez threw cracked Kirkland in the jaw, and his eyes went blank. His big right hand whizzed harmlessly over the head of a ducking Alvarez, providing the momentum for the spin that left Kirkland prone on the canvas.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez went on to defeat Miguel Cotto in his second fight of 2015 and he is clearly one of boxing’s biggest stars heading into 2016. On May 9th Alvarez added another reel to his highlight film when he knocked out James Kirkland with the 2015 “Knock Out of the Year”.
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