Explanation January 2018

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Joseph Parker (23-0) –NZ- Won a 12-round majority decision over Hughie Fury on Sep. 23, 2017. Won a 12-
round majority decision over Andy Ruiz, Jr. on Dec. 10, 2016 for the WBO title.
1- Alexander Povetkin (33-1) –RUS- International. Moved up after defended his title against a classified boxer Christian
Hammer (22-4) on Dec. 15, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over a classified boxer, Andriy Rudenko (31-2) on Jul. 1,
2017.
2- Dominic Breazeale (19-1) –USA- Olympians. Moved up due to his victory over Eric Molina (26-4) on Nov. 4, 2017.
Dropped due to Tom Schwarz won on Apr. 22, 2017. KO’ed a classified boxer Izuagbe Ugonoh (17-0) on Feb. 25, 2017.
3- Jarrell Miller (20-0-1) –USA- Former NABO. Moved up after his victory over Mariusz Wach (33-2) by TKO’ed in the ninth
round on Nov. 11, 2017. Moved up due to his victory over Gerald Washington (18-1-1) on Jul. 29, 2017.
4-Dillan Whyte (22-1) –JAM- Moved up due to his victory over Robert Helenius (25-1) by unanimous decision on Oct. 28,
2017.
5- Kyotaro Fujimoto (18-1) –JPN- KO’ed Randall Rayment in the fifth round on Nov. 4, 2017. TKO’ed Herman Ene
Purcell (12-5) in the ninth round on May 8, 2017.
6- Tom Schwarz (19-0) –GER- Int-Cont. Dropped due to inactivity since Apr. 22, 2017. KO’ed Adnan Redzovic (18-1) in the
second round on Apr. 22, 2017. Won an 8-round decision over Ivica Bacurin (26-10-1) on Mar. 11, 2017.
7- Zhilei Zhang (18-0)- CHN- Oriental. Olympic Medallists 2008. TKO’ed Byron Polley (30-21-1) in the first round on
Sep. 23, 2017. Moved up due to his victory over Nick Guivas by TKO’ed in the first round on Aug. 5, 2017.
8- Agit Kabayel (17-0) –GER- Moved up after his victory by majority decision over Dereck Chisora (27-7) on
Nov. 4, 2017. Won a Won a 12-round decision over Herve Hubeaux (26-1) on Feb. 4, 2017.
9- Bryant Jennings (21-2) – USA-TKO’ed Don Haynesworth (13-1-1) in the third round on Dec. 9, 2017.
10- Christian Hammer (22-5)- -GER- Lost a 12-round decision against a classified boxer, Alexander Povetkin (32-1) on Dec.
15, 2018.
11- Jean Pierre Augustin (17-0-1)-HAI- NABO. TKO’ed Humberto Soto (10-0) in the fourth round on Dec. 16, 2017.
12- Hughie Fury (20-0) –UK- Dropped him after his lost against Joseph Parker by majority decision on Sep. 23, 2017. Won a
12-round bout over Fred Kassi (18-4-1) by technical decision in the seventh round on Apr. 30, 2016.
13- Amir Mansour (23-2-2) –USA- Got a technical draw against Sergey Kuzmin (11-0) on Nov. 27, 2017. Won a
majority decision over Travis Kauffman (31-1) on Mar. 17, 2017.
14- Lucas Browne (25-0) –AUST- KO’ed Matthew Greer (16-20) in the second round on Jun. 2, 2017.
15- LaRon Mitchell (16-0) –USA- His promoter requested to be ranked at the 30th WBO Congress. KO’ed Mike
Bissett (14-9) in the third round on Aug. 25, 2017.
**Removed from the ratings: Otto Wallin (18-0)- SWD- Inactive since on Apr. 22, 2017. All other changes are the
result of the above movements.

JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk (13-0) –RUS- TKO’ed Marco Huck (40-4-1) in the tenth round on Sep. 9, 2017.
Won a 12-round decision over Michael Hunter (12-0) on Apr. 8, 2017. KO’ed Thabiso Mchunu (17-2) in the ninth
round on Dec. 17, 2016. Won a 12-round decision over Krysztof Glowacki (26-0) on Sep. 17, 2016.
1-Firat Arslan (41-8-2) –GER- Former Champion. KO’ed Alejandro Emilio Valori (24-12) in the seventh round on
Oct. 7, 2017. TKO’ed Goran Delic (31-1) in the sixth round on Jul. 15, 2017 for the WBO Europe title.
2- Maksim Vlasov (41-2)-RUS- Moved up after KO’ed Vikapita Meroro (28-6) in the first round on Dec. 21, 2017.
TKO’ed a classified boxer Denton Delay (17-1) on Sep. 7, 2017. TKO’ed Mussa Ajibu (28-8-5) in the third round
on Jun. 29, 2017. KO’ed Tamas Lodi (18-8-2) in the second round on Mar. 10, 2017. KO’ed a classified boxer
Rakhim Chakhkiev in the seventh round on Dec. 3, 2016.
3- Krzysztof Glowacki (28-1) – POL- Moved up a position due to his victory over Leonardo Damian Bruzzese (18-
3) by TKO’ed in the fifth round on Sep. 30, 2017.
4- Imre Szello (19-0) –HUN- Int-Cont. Moved one up position after KO’ed Robert Hall, Jr. (11-0) in the ninth
round on Nov. 10, 2017. Moved one position due to his victory over Petar Mrvalj (7-7) on Sep. 15, 2017.
5- Yury Kashinsky (15-0) –RUS- Moved after his victory over Al Sands (20-2) by KO’ed in the second round on
Dec. 15, 2017. TKO’ed Garrett Wilson (18-12-1) in the ninth rounds on Sep. 9, 2017. TKO’ed Gabor Halasz (38-
17) in the second round on July 8, 2017.
6- Noel Gevor (23-1) –ARM- dropped one position due to Yury Kashinsky win over Al Sands. Won a 10-round
decision over Isiah Thomas (15-1) on Sep. 9, 2017. Lost a 12-round split decision against a classified boxer
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (52-3-1) on May 20, 2017.
7-Mateusz Masternak (40-4) –POL- dropped one position due to Yury Kashinsky win over Al Sands. Won a 10-
round bout over Stivens Bujaj (16-1-1) after the fight was stopped in the seventh round on Oct. 21, 2017. Moved up
because-Won a 10-round decision over a classified boxer Ismayl Sillah on Jun. 24, 2017.
8- Artur Mann (12-0) –International. Won a six round UD over Isossa Mondo (7-12) on Oct. 27, 2017. Won a 10-
round majority decision over Leon Harth (15-2) on Jul. 8, 2017.
9- Ruslan Fayfer (22-0)- RUS- KO’ed Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah (13-5) in the second round on Nov. 3, 2017. Won a
12-round decision over Junior Anthony Wright (16-2-1) on Aug. 18, 2017.
10- Andrew Tabiti (15-0) – USA- Won a 10-round decision over Steve Cunningham (29-8-1) on Aug. 26, 2017.
11- Arsen Goulamirian (22-0) –ARM- Moved up due to his victory over Hamilton Ventura (15-4-1) by KO’ed him
on the third round on Dec. 2, 2017. TKO’ed Mitch Williams (15-5-3) in the ninth round on Jul. 1, 2017.
12- Alexey Zubov (16-1)- RUS- Won a six round split decision over Robert Simms (5-1) on Nov. 17, 2017. Won a
10-round decision over Demetrius Banks (9-0) on Jun. 16, 2017.
13- Ryad Merhy (24-0) –BEL- Moved up–KO’ed Nick Kisner (19-3-1) in the fourth round on Dec. 16, 2017. Won
a 12-round decision over Mitch Williams (15-4-3) on May 20, 2017.
14- Matty Askin (22-3-1) –UK- KO’ed Craig Kennedy (16-0) in the sixth round on May 26, 2017.
15- Micki Nielsen (24-1)- DEN- KO’ed Taras Oleksiyenko (8-3) in the seventh round on Oct. 27, 2017.
**Removed from the ratings: All other changes are the result of the above movements.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1) –RUS- TKO’ed Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-1) in the second round on
Nov. 25, 2017. TKO’ed by Andre Ward in controversial bout on Jun. 17, 2017. WBO Rating Committee, as per
Manager request to place him in the #1 position was approved on Dec. 5, 2016.
1-Oleksandr Gvozdyk (14-0) –UKR- TKO’ed Craig Baker (17-1) in the sixth round on Aug. 19, 2017. TKO’ed Yunieski
Gonzalez (18-2) in the third round on Apr. 8, 2017 for the NABO title.
2- Marcus Browne (20-0) –USA- Moved up due to Sergey Kovalev victory and became champion and Sullivan
Barrera will fight for the WBA title on Mar. 3, 2018. TKO’ed a classified boxer, Sean Monaghan (28-0) in the
second round on Jul. 15, 2017.
3- Anthony Yarde (14-0) –UK- Europe. Moved up due to his victory over Nikola Sjekloca (32-4-1) by TKO’ed in
the fourth round on Dec. 9, 2017. Won a 12-round bout over Norbert Nemesapati after he retired in the third round
on Sep. 16, 2017. TKO’ed WBO Europe champion Richard Baranyi (18-1) in the first round on Jul. 8, 2017.
4- Mike Lee (20-0) –USA- won an eight round majority decision over Aaron Quattrocchi on Sep. 15, 2017. Won
an 8-round majority decision over Justin Thomas (17-1) on Feb. 16, 2017.
5- Igor Mikhalkin (21-1) –RUS- Moved up due to K. Murat inactivity and revaluate his record. Won a 12-rounds
decision over Doudou Ngumdu (37-7) on Dec. 2, 2017.
6- Karo Murat (31-3-1) –ARM- Dropped inactivity since Jul. 2017, no fight schedule. Added to the ratings after
beating a classified boxer Dominic Boesel (24-0) by TKO’ed in the eleventh round on Jul. 1, 2017.
7-Dominic Boesel (26-1) –GER- Won a 10-round decision over Alis Sijaric (14-3) on Sep. 30, 2017.
8- Manuel Ceballos (14-1)- MEX- Latino. Won a 10-round decision over Juan Carlos Raygosa (13-11-2) on Oct. 7,
2017. Won a 10-round decision over Cesar H. Reynoso (14-8-4) on May 27, 2017.
9- Damien Hooper (13-1)- AUST- International. Won a 10-round bout over a classified boxer Umar Salamov (19-
0) on Jul. 2, 2017.
10- Sean Monaghan (29-1)-USA- Won an 8-round decision over Evert Bravo (23-6-1) on Nov. 4, 2017.
11- Joe Smith, Jr. (23-2) – USA- Dropped due inactivity since he lost against Barrera. Lost a 10-round decision
bout against Sullivan Barrera on Jul. 15, 2017.
12- Robert Parzeczewski (18-1) –POL- TKO’ed Said Mbelwa (43-25

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Gilberto Ramirez (36-0) – MEX- Won a 12-round decision over Jesse Hart (22-0) on Sep. 22, 2017.
Won a 12-round decision over Max Bursak (33-4-1) on Apr. 22, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Arthur
Abraham (44-4) on Apr. 9, 2016 for the WBO title.
1- Jesse Hart (22-1) –USA- Vote at the 30 th Congress to be classified as a #1. According to the resolution of Jesse
Hart of November 8, 2017 establishes to keep Mr. Hart in the position number one in the classifications. Lost a 12-
round unanimous decision against Gilberto Ramirez on Sep. 22, 2017.
2- Callum Smith (23-0) –UK- Dropped one position according to the resolution of Jesse Hart of November 8, 2017
establishes to keep Mr. Hart in the position number one in the classifications. Won a 12-round decision over a
classified boxer Erik Skoglund (26-0) on Sep. 16, 2017.
3- Rocky Fielding (25-1) – UK- TKO’ed in the first round over a classified #3 boxer David Brophy (19-1-1) on
Sep. 30, 2017. Won a 12-round split decision over John Ryder on Apr. 22, 2017.
4- Habib Ahmed (25-0-1) –GHA- Africa. KO’ed Flash Issaka (23-14) in the fourth round on 9/2/17. TKO’ed
Ibrahim Marshall (13-6-1) in the fifth round on Jun. 14, 2017.
5- Shefat Isufi (24-3-2) –SRB- Intercontinental. KO’ed David Zegarra (31-1) in the eleventh round on Jul. 8, 2017.
6- Vijender Singh (10-0) INDIA- Asia Pacific/Oriental. Won a 10-round decision over Ernest Amuzu (23-2) on
Dec. 23, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over a classified boxer, Zulipikaer Maimaitiali on Aug. 5, 2017. First
Indian boxer to ever win an Olympic Medal.
7- Roamer Alexis Angulo (22-0) -COL- Dropped due to inactivy. TKO’ed Rolando Wenceslao Mansilla (13-3-1) in
the second round on May 27, 2017. TKO’ed Valerio Marte (6-19) in the second round on Apr. 18, 2017.
8- J’Leon Love (23-1-1) –USA- moved up after dropping Patrick Nielsen, Got a technical draw after Han was
unable to continue a cut caused by an accidental headbutt on Sep. 8, 2017.
9- Erik Bazinyan (17-0) –CAN- KO’ed Bernard Donfack (23-16-3) in the second round on Sep. 9, 2017.
10- Vincent Feigenbutz (27-2) –GER- Moved up due to his victory by KO’ed over Gaston A. Vega (27-11-2) in the eleventh
round on Oct. 27, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Norbert Nemesapati (25-5) on May 13, 2017.
11- Arthur Abraham (46-6) –ARM- Former Champion. Lost a 12-round decision against Chris Eubank, Jr. on Jul. 15, 2017.
12- Rohan Murdock (21-1)-AUST- Won a 10-round decision over Apti Ustarkhanov (15-2-3) on Dec. 13, 2017.
13- Stefan Haertel (15-0) –GER- Won a 10-round majority decision over Viktor Polyakov (13-1-1) on Oct. 7, 2017.
14- David Brophy (19-2-1) –UK- TKO’ed by a classified boxer Rocky Fielding (24-1) in the first round on Sep. 30, 2017.
TKO’ed a classified boxer Zac Dunn (23-0) in the seventh round on Mar. 17, 2017.
15- Lerrone Richards (10-0) –UK- Europe. Won a 10-round decision over Rhys Pagan (14-4) on Nov. 27, 2017.
Removed from the Ratings: Darryll Williams (16-0) –UK- Removed due to inactivity since Jul. 8, 2017. All other changes
are the result of the above movements.

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Billy Joe Saunders (25-0) –UK- Won a 12-round decision over David Lemieux (38-3) on Dec. 16,
2017. won a 12-round decision over Willie Monroe, Jr. on Sep. 16, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Artur
Akavov (16-1) on Dec. 3, 2016. Won a 12-round majority decision over Andy Lee (34-2-1) for the WBO title on
Dec. 19, 2015.
1- Saul Alvarez (49-1-2)-MEX- Former WBO Champion. Got a split draw in a 12-round bout against Gennady
Golovkin (37-0) on Sep. 16, 2017.
2- Demetrius Andrade (25-0)- USA- Former WBO Champion. Won a 12-round unanimous division over a
classified boxer Alantez Fox (23-0-1) on Oct. 21, 2017.
3- Daniel Jacobs (33-2) –USA- Former Champion. Won a 12-round unanimous division over a classified boxer
Luis Arias (18-0) on Nov. 11, 2017. Moved up due to Willie Monroe, Jr. lost against Billy Joe Saunders on Sep. 16,
2017.Lost a 12-round decision against Gennady Golovkin (36-0) on Mar. 18, 2017.
4- Jermall Charlo (26-0)- Former Champion. Dropped two positions due to Saul Alvarez and Demetrius Andrade
been included in the ratings. TKO’ed in the fourth round over Jorge Sebastian Heiland on Jul. 29, 2017.
5- Walter Kautondokwa (16-0) –NAM- Africa. KO’ed Meshack Mwankemwa (17-3-2) in the third round on Oct.
21, 2017. TKO’ed a classified boxer Obodai Sai in the fifth round on Jun. 16, 2017.
6- Maciej Sulecki (26-0) – POL- Won a 10-round decision over Jack Culcay (22-2) on Oct. 21, 2017. TKO’ed
Damian Ezequiel Bonelli (23-1) in the third round on Jun. 24, 2017
7- David Lemieux (38-4) –CAN- Lost a 12-round decision against Billy Joe Saunders (25-0) on Dec. 16, 2017.
Won a 10-round decision over Marcos Reyes (35-4) on May 6, 2017.
8- Gary O’Sullivan (27-2) –IRE- Inter-cont. KO’ed Antoine Douglas (22-1-1) in the seventh round on Dec. 16,
2017.
9- Francis Lafreniere (16-5-2) –CAN- Dropped one position due to inactivity. Dropped due to Walter Kautondokwa
victory on Oct. 21, 2017. TKO’ed Oscar Cortez (26-2) in the fourth round on Jun. 10, 2017. Won a split decision
over Uriel Gonzalez (15-1-1) on Feb. 24, 2017.
10- Martin Murray (36-4-1) –UK- TKO’ed Arman Torosyan (18-3-1) in the fourth round on Sep. 16, 2017.
11- Hugo Centeno, Jr. (26-1)-USA- KO’ed a classified boxer Immanuwel Aleem (17-0-1) in the third round on
Aug. 25, 2017.
12- Tommy Langford (19-1) –UK- Won a six round decision over Miguel Aguilar (11-36-1) on Oct. 21, 2017.
Dropped due his lost against Avtandil Khurtsidze by TKO’ed in the fifth round on 4/22/17 for the Interim Title.
13- Conrad Cummings (12-1-1) –IRE- Europe. Won a six round bout over Norbert Szekeres (18-62-3) on Dec. 1,
2017. KO’ed Gogi Knezevic (31-6-1) in the third round on Mar. 24, 2017.
14- Rafael Bejaran (25-2-1) –DR- KO’ed Attila Koros (15-12-1) in the first round on Dec. 3, 2017. Won a 12-
round decision over Nkululeko Mhlongo (15-3) after Mhlongo retired in the six round on Apr. 2, 2017.
15- Jason Quigley (13-0)-IRE- Won a 10-round decision over Glen Tapia (23-3) on Mar. 23, 2017.
**Removed from the ratings: Antoine Douglas (22-2-1) –USA- KO’ed by Gary O’Sullivan on Dec. 16, 2017 for
the WBO Intercontinental title. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Sadam Ali (26-1)-USA- Won a 12-round decision over Miguel Cotto on Dec. 2, 2017. Won a 10-
round decision over Johan Perez (22-3-2) on Jul. 29, 2017.
1- Liam Smith (26-1-1) – UK- Former Champion. Fought an Eliminator fight against Liam Williams. Won a
Majority decision over Liam Williams on Nov. 11, 2017. Smith lost the opportunity of the title on the scaled, but
won a 12-round technical decision over Liam Williams (16-0-1) after a double laceration to the right eyelid and the
fight was stop on Apr. 8, 2017. KO’ed by Saul Alvarez in the ninth round on Sep. 17, 2016.
2- Magomed Kurbonov (11-0) –RUS- Intercontinental. TKO’ed Akinori Watanabe (35-6) in the eighth round on
Dec. 15, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over a classified boxer Stepan Horvath (18-5) on Sep. 9, 2017. TKO’ed
Virgilijuis Stapulionis (27-4-1) in the ninth round on May 5, 2017.
3- Kanat Islam (25-0)- KAZ- NABO. Dropped one position due to M. Kurbonov win over A. Watanabe on Dec. 15,
2017. TKO’ed a classified boxer Brandon Cook (18-0) in the ninth round on Sep. 9, 2017. Won a 12-round
decision over Norberto Gonzalez (23-8) on May 26, 2017.
4- Dennis Hogan (26-1-1) –IRE- Oriental. Moved up due to his victory over a classified boxer Yuki Nonaka (31-8-
3) on Oct. 14, 2017.
5- Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly (23-1)-UK- Int-Cont. moved up after analyzed his record. TKO’ed Stiliyan Kostov (21-
7) in the fourth round on Sep. 23, 2017.
6- John Vera (18-0) – USA- TKO’ed Sunday Ajuwa (13-2) in the third round on Sep. 29, 2017. Won a 10-round
majority decision over Daniel Rosario Cruz (11-2) on Jul. 15, 2017.
7- Julian Williams (24-1-1) –USA- Moved up after he won a ten round decision over Ishe Smith (29-8) on Nov. 18,
2017. TKO’ed Joshua Conley (14-1-1) in the seventh round on Jun. 30, 2017.
8- Diego Gabriel Chaves (26-2-1) – ARG- KO’ed Jean Carlos Prada (32-3-1) in the second round on Jun. 17, 2017.
9- Liam Williams (16-2-1) –UK- Dropped due to his lost against Liam Smith

**Removed from the Ratings: All other changes are the result of the above movements.

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Jeff Horn (18-0-1) –AUST- TKO’ed Gary Corcoran (17-1) in the eleventh round on Dec. 13, 2017.
Won 12-round decision over Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2) on Jul. 2, 2017. TKO’ed a classified boxer Ali Funeka (39-
5-3) in the sixth round on Dec. 10, 2016.
1- Terence Crawford (32-0) –USA- at the 30th WBO Congress relinquished his Jr. Welterweight title to move to the
Welterweight division. Executive Members to vote to ranked him as a #1. KO’ed Julius Indongo (22-0) in the third
round on Aug 19, 2017.
2- Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2) –PHI- Super Champion. Lost a controversial 12-round bout against Jeff Horn on Jul.
2, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over WBO Champion Jessie Vargas on Nov. 5, 2106.
3- Bradley Skeete (27-1) –UK- Won a 12-round decision over Dale Evans (13-3-2) on Jul. 8, 2017.
4- Egidijus Kavaliauskas (18-0) –LIT- TKO’ed Mahonry Montes (33-6-1) in the seventh round on Sep. 22, 2017.
5- Giovanni Santillan (23-0) – NABO. Moved up after won a 10-round bout over Dodzi Kemeh (19-1) when he
retired in the fourth round on Nov. 17, 2017 defending his NABO title. Added after his winning by TKO’ed over
Sammy Valentin (12-0) in the second round on Jul. 7, 2017 for the NABO title.
6- Keita Obara (19-2-1) –JPN- Asia Pacific. Moved up – KO’ed Shusaku Fujinaka (16-7-2) in the fifth round on
Dec. 14, 2017. TKO’ed Narong Bunchan (26-2) in the second round on Aug. 10, 2017.
7- Taras Shelestyuk (16-0) –UKR- Moved up due to his victory by KO’ed Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez in the third
round on Jul. 1, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Jaime Herrera (15-3-1) on Nov. 4, 2016.
8- Carlos Ocampo (22-0)-MEX- TKO’ed Dario Ferman (14-3) in the seventh round on Nov. 11, 2017.
9- Sammy Valentin (13-1)- (USA)- TKO’ed Alejandro Barboza (11-0) in the fifth round on Nov. 3, 2017.
10- Stephen Danyo (14-0-3) –NER- Won a 10-round decision over Lloyd Ellett (20-2) on Nov. 13, 2017. Won a
fourth round bout over Jordan Grannum (2-1) on Jun. 16, 2017.
11- Gabriel Angel Ledesma (12-1) –ARG- Latino. TKO’ed Carlos Daniel Aquino (17-2) in the fifth round on Jan.
6, 2018. TKO’ed Carlos Daniel Aquino (17-2) in the eighth round on Oct. 7, 2017.
12- Custio Clayton (13-0) – CAN- International. Won a 10-round decision over Cristian Rafael Coria (27-5-2) on
Dec. 16, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Johnny Navarrete (33-9-1) on Jun. 15, 2017.
13- Konstantin Ponomarev (32-0) –RUS- Dropped due to inactivity since May 20, 2017. Won an 8-round decision
over Ed Paredes (38-6-1) on May 20, 2017. Won an 8-round decision over Silverio Ortiz (35-18) on Nov. 26, 2016.
14- Ray Robinson (24-2) –USA- Won a 10-round after Breidis Prescott by technical decision on Jun. 30, 2017.
TKO’ed Claudinei Lacerda (18-16-1) in the seventh round on Mar. 24, 2017.
15- Mikka Shonena (11-0) –NAM- Won a 12-round decision over Juma Waiswa (10-0-1) on Oct. 21, 2017.
**Removed from the Ratings: Gary Corcoran (17-2) –UK- TKO’ed by Jeff Horn in the eleventh round on Dec.
13, 2017. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: VACANT
1- Terry Flanagan (33-0)-UK- At the 30th WBO Congress Mr. Flanagan promoter announce that he was moving to
the Jr. Welterweight division as asked the Executive Committee to be classified as a number one. Won a 12-round
decision over Petr Petrov (38-4-2) on Apr. 8, 2017.
2-Maurice Hooker (23-0-3) – USA- Won a 10-round decision over Courtney Jackson (18-0) on Aug. 19, 2017.
Won a 10-round decision over Cristobal Cruz (41-20-4) on Feb. 24, 2017. Got a 10-round split draw against
Darleys Perez (33-2-1) on Nov. 19, 2016.
3- Alex Saucedo (26-0) -MEX- Latino. KO’ed a classified boxer Gustavo David Vittori (20-2-1) in the third round
on Nov. 11, 2017. Won an eighth rounds decision over Wilbert Lopez (18-7) on May 26, 2017.
4- Jack Catterall (19-0) – UK- Int-Cont. Won a 12-round decision over Tyrone Nurse (35-2-2) on Oct. 21, 2017.
TKO’ed Martin Gethin (28-81) in the third round on Apr. 8, 2017.
5- Hiroki Okada (17-0) –JPN- moved due to his victory by TKO’ed a classified boxer Jason Pagara (40-2-1) on
Dec. 19, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Jheritz Chavez (7-1-2) on Jun. 30, 2017.
6- Jose Zepeda (28-1) – USA- International. Dropped one position due to H. Okada wins over Jason Pagara.
TKO’ed Abner Lopez (25-7) in the sixth round on Nov. 4, 2017.
7- Anthony Yigit (21-0-1) –SWD- Moved up due to his victory-Won a 12-round decision over Joe Hughes (15-2-1)
on Dec. 2, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Sandor Martin (29-1) on Sep. 30, 2017. Won a 12-round decision
over Lenny Daws (30-4-2) on Feb. 11, 2017.
8- Antonio Orozco (26-0) –MEX- Dropped due to inactivity since April 1, 2017. TKO’ed Keandre Gibson (16-0-1)
in the fourth round on Apr. 1, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Abner Lopez (23-5) on Jul. 30, 2016.
9- Julius Indongo (22-1) –NAM- KO’ed by Terence Crawford in the third round on Aug. 19, 2017.
10- Viktor Postol (29-1) –UKR- Won a 10-round decision over Jamshidbek Najmiddinov (14-0) on Sep. 16, 2017.
11- Georgi Chelokhsaev (13-1-1)-RUS- moved up due to his victory by TKO’ed over Evgeny Pavko (16-1-1) on
Nov. 27, 2017. KO’d Mohammed Kambuluta (15-2) in the first round on Jul. 6, 2017.
12- Rogelio Jun Doliguez (23-4-2) –PHI- Moved up after KO’ed Landy Cris Leon (10-16-4) in the second round on
Nov. 24, 2017. Requested at the 30th Congress by Abraham Mittra. Won a 10-round bout over Jason Redondo (11-
4-2) after he retired in the third round on Aug. 30, 2017.
13- Fatih Keles (10-0-1) –TUR- moved after his victory over Renald Garrido (19-17-2) in a10-round majority
decision on Dec. 22, 2017. Got a majority Draw over Renald Garrido (19-15-1) on Jul. 15, 2017. Won a 10-round
decision over Rafik Harutjunjan (10-1) on May 19, 2017.
14- Josh Taylor (11-0) –UK- KO’ed Miguel Vazquez (39-5) in the ninth round on Nov. 11, 2017.
15-Darragh Foley (14-2)-UK- Won an eighth round decision over Ernie Sanchez (17-10-1) on Dec. 8, 2017.

**Removed from the Ratings: Jason Pagara (40-2-1)-PHI- Removed after TKO’ed by Kiroki Okada (16-0) in the
sixth round on Dec. 19, 2017. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: VACANT
1- Raymundo Beltran (34-7-1) –MEX- NABO. Won a 10-round majority decision over Bryan Vasquez on Aug. 5, 2017.
KO’ed a classified boxer Jonathan Maicelo (25-2) in the second round on May 20, 2017. KO’ed a classified boxer Mason
Menard (32-1) in the seventh round on Dec. 10, 2016.
2- Paulus Moses (40-3) –NAM- TKO’ed Saidi Mundi (19-3-1) in the fifth round on Sep. 9, 2017. TKO’ed Crispin Moliati (18-
6-4) in the seventh round on Apr. 1, 2017. TKO’ed Cosmas Cheka (17-5-5) in the fifth round on Oct. 8, 2016.
3- Roman Andreev (20-0) –RUS- TKO’ed Patrick Malinga (30-10-3) in the first round on Jul. 6, 2017. Won a 12-round
decision over Abraham Ndauendapo (15-3) on Mar. 4, 2017.
4- Nihito Arakawa (31-6-1) –JPN- Asia-Pacific. Won a 10-round decision over Adones Aguelo (28-16-2) on Dec. 2, 2017.
TKO’ed Marbon Bodiongan (14-5-2) in the sixth round on Jul. 11, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Anthony Sabalde (12-
5) on Jan. 31, 2017.
5- Gervonta Davis (19-0)-USA- KO’ed Francisco Fonseca (19-0-1) in the eighth round on Aug. 26, 2017.
6- Craig Evans (17-1-2) –UK- Won a 10-round decision over Stephen Ormond

JR. LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1) –UKR- Won a 12-round bout over Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0) after he
retired in the sixth round on Dec. 9, 2017. Won a 12-round bout over Miguel Marriaga after Marriaga’s corner
stops the bout after round seven on Aug. 5, 2017. Won a 12-round over Jason Sosa (20-1-4) retired in the ninth
round on Apr. 8, 2017. Won a 12-round bout after Nicholas Walters retired in the seventh round on Nov. 26, 2016.
KO’ed Roman Martinez (29-2-3) in the fifth round on Jun. 11, 2016.
1- Masayuki Ito (22-1-1) –JAP- Moved up due to the removal of Guillermo Rigondeaux and Orlando Salido. TKO’ed Gleen
Enterina (11-2-1) in the sixth rounds on Sep. 2, 2017. TKO’ed Lorenzo Villanueva (32-2) in the ninth round on Apr. 13, 2017.
Won a 12-round decision over a classified boxer Takuya Watanabe on Dec. 31, 2016.
2- Evgeny Chuprakov (19-0) –RUS- Int-Cont. Moved up after his win by decision over Pablo Manuel Ojeda (14-3)
on Dec. 15, 2017. TKO’ed Eden Sonsona (36-6-2) in the fifth round on May 5, 2017. Won a 12-round majority
decision over a classified boxer Jeremiah Nakathila (11-0) on Nov. 18, 2016.
3- Miguel Roman (58-12)-MEX- dropped one position after E. Chuprakov victory over Pablo Ojeda on Dec. 15,
2017. TKO’ed a classified boxer Orlando Salido (44-13-4) in the ninth round on Dec. 9, 2017.
4- Christopher Diaz (22-0) – PR- Youth. Moved up due to his victory over Bryant Cruz (18-2) by TKO’ed in the third round
on Dec. 9, 2017. KO’ed Jose Estrella (18-11-1) in the third round on Apr. 21, 2017.
5- Francisco Vargas (24-1-2) –MEX- Won a 10 round bout over Stephen Smith (25-3) by a technical decision after
Smith was unable to continue due to a damaged ear from accidental Head Butt on Dec. 9, 2017.
6- Jeremiah Nakathila (14-1) –NAM- Africa. Moved over after his winning over Sibusiso Zingange (11-2-1) on Dec. 2, 2017.
TKO’ed Said Chino (13-5-2) in the third round on Sep. 9, 2017.
7- Zoltan Kovacs (20-5-1) –HUN- won an eighth round decision over Dato Nanava (8-0) on Jun. 10, 2017. Won a
10-round decision over Nicola Cipolleta (13-4-2) on Feb. 18, 2017.
8- Mikhail Alexeev (11-0)-RUS-Youth. Moved up after Guillermo Rigondeaux and Orlando Salido, was removed due to theirs
losses. Won a 10-round decision over Malcolm Khassen (33-6-2) on Sep. 9, 2017.
9- Masaru Sueyoshi (16-1)- JPN- Won a 10-round decision over Ribo Takahata (13-7-1) on Oct. 7, 2017. KO’ed Nelson
Tinampay (12-4-1) in the third round on Jul. 18, 2017. TKO’ed Allan Vallespin (9-0) in the third round on Feb. 4, 2017.
10- Billy Dib (43-4)- AUST- Moved up after his win over Phum Kunmat (24-22-2) by decision on Dec. 2, 2017. Got a no
contest again Yardley Armenta Cruz (22-8) on Jul. 29, 2017.
11- Leon Woodstock (10-0)- UK- Europe. Won a 10-round decision over Craig Poxton (13-4) on Oct. 21, 2017.
12- Takuya Watanabe (33-7-1) –JPN- Oriental. TKO’ed Leshan Li (13-2-1) in the fifth round on Oct. 7, 2017.
13- Francisco Fonseca (21-1-1)-CR- Latino. TKO’ed Daniel Miranda (13-3) in the fifth round on Dec. 14, 2017.
14- Avery Sparrow (9-1)-USA- won a 10-round decision over a classified boxer Jose Lopez (19-1-1) on Nov. 30, 2017.
15- Ryan Garcia (13-0)-USA- TKO’ed Noe Martinez (23-9-1) in the eighth round on Dec. 16, 2017.
** Removed from the ratings: Saul Rodriguez (21-0-1) – USA- Removed due inactivity since Feb. 24, 2017. Jin Xiang Pan
(8-1) –CHN- Asia-Pacific. Lost against Joe Noynay (12-2-1) on Dec. 16, 2017. All other changes are the result of the above
movements.

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Oscar Valdez (23-0) – MEX- Won a 12-round decision over Genesis Servania (29-0) on Sep. 22,
2017. Won a 12-round decision over Miguel Marriaga (25-1) on Apr. 22, 2017. TKO’ed Hiroshige Osawa (30-3-4)
in the seventh round on Nov. 5, 2016. TKO’ed Matias C. A. Ruedas in the second round on Jul. 23, 2016. TKO’ed
Evgeny Gradovich (21-1-1) in the fourth round on Apr. 9, 2016.
1- Joseph Diaz (25-0) – USA- Won a 12-round decision over Rafael Rivera (25-0-2) on Sep. 16, 2017. Won a 10-
round decision over Manuel Avila (22-0) on May 6, 2017.
2- Mark Magsayo (18-0) –PHI- International. Won a 12-round decision over Shota Hayashi (30-6-1) on Nov. 25, 2017.
TKO’ed Daniel Diaz (23-7-2) in the first round on Jul. 8, 2017. TKO’ed Issa Nampepeche (24-7-4) in the first round on Apr.
29, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Ramiro Robles (13-5-1) on Sep. 24, 2016.
3-Sakaria Lukas (21-0) –NAM- Africa Int. KOed Tello Dithebe (20-7) on Dec. 2, 2017. KO’ed Mudde Ntambi
Rabison (22-4-1) in the third round on Sep. 9, 2017.
4- Carl Frampton (24-1) –IRE- Former Champion. Moved up after won a 10-rourd decision over Horacio Garcia
(33-3-1) on Nov. 18, 2017. Moved up because Christopher Diaz promoter requested to move him to the 130
divisions. Lost a majority decision against Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1) on Jan. 28, 2017.
5- Genesis Servania (30-1) -PHI- Moved after his victory over Kittiwat Sirichatchayakun by KO’ed in the first round
on Dec. 17, 2017. Lost a 12-round bout decision against Oscar Valdez on Sep. 22, 2017 fight of the year.
6- Jhack Tepora (21-0) –PHI- Int-Cont. Dropped due to Carl Frampton victory and Genesis Servania movement.
KO’ed Lusanda Komanisi (21-3) in the second round on Sep. 22, 2017. KO’ed Yon Armed (14-7) in the first round
on Mar. 18, 2017.
7- Oleg Malynovskyi (22-0) –UKR- Europe. KO’ed David Berna (13-1) in the first round on Dec. 16, 2017. Won an eight
round decision over Alexander Cazares (15-9) on Sep. 16, 2017.
8- Nonito Donaire (38-4) -PHI-. Promoter requested to move up from the 122 to 126 divisions. Won a 10-round
decision over Ruben Garcia Hernandez (22-2-1) on Sep. 23, 2017. Lost a 12-round decision against Jessie
Magdaleno on Nov. 5, 2016.
9- Luke Jackson (15-0) –AUST- won a 10-round decision over Humberto de Santiago (14-3-1) on Sep. 16, 2017. Won a 10-
round decision over Mohammed Kambuluta (13-1) on Mar. 18, 2017.
10-Scott Quigg (34-1-2) –UK- moved up due to his victory by TKO’ed Oleg Yefimovych (29-2-1) in the sixth round on Nov.
4, 2017. Won a 12-round decision Viorel Simion (33-1-2) on Apr. 29, 2017.
11- Albert Pagara (29-1) –PHI- Dropped on position after Genesis Servania was moved up. KO’ed Mohammed Kambuluta
(16-3) in the second round on Nov. 25, 2017. KO’ed Aekkawee Kaewmanee (16-9) in the fourth round on Jul. 8, 2017.
12- Ryan Walsh (22-2-1) –UK- TKO’ed a classified boxer Marco McCullough in the eleventh round on May 20, 2017.
13- Richard Pumicpic (20-8-2)-PHI- Won a 12-round decision over Hisashi Amagasa (33-6-2) on Sep. 29, 2017.
14- Erick Ituarte (19-1-1) –MEX- KO’ed Gustavo Molina in the first round on Nov. 17, 2017. Won an 8-rounds split decision
over Alberto Torres (10-0-2) on Aug. 25, 2017.
15- Nathaniel May (19-1)-AUST- TKO’ed Aelio Mesquita (16-0) in the fifth round on Dec. 13, 2017.

**Removed from the ratings: Josh Warrington (26-0) –UK- Unavailable. Will fight for the IBF title on May 19,
2018. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Jessie Magdaleno (25-0) –USA- KO’ed Adeilson Dos Santos (18-2) in the second round on Apr. 22,
2017. Won a 12-round decision over Nonito Donaire (37-3) on Nov. 5, 2016
Interim Champion: Isaac Dogboe (18-0) –GHA- TKO’ed Cesar Juarez (20-5) in the fifth round on Jan. 6, 2018.
1- Diego De La Hoya (20-0) –MEX- NABO. Won a 10-round decision over Randy Caballero (24-0) on Sep. 16,
2017. Won a 10-round decision over Alan I. Luques Castillo (21-6) on Jul. 1, 201

**Removed from the ratings: Ryo Matsumoto (21-1) –JPN- Unavailable. Will fight for the WBA title against
Daniel Roman on Feb. 28, 2018. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Zolani Tete (26-3) –SA- KO’ed Siboniso Gonya (11-1) in the first round on Nov. 18, 2017. Was
programmed an elimination bout between Arthur Villanueva and Zolani Tete on Apr. 22, 2017 in UK. WBO
Champion Marlon Tapales lost his title on the scale, the WBO Championship Committee vote change the
elimination bout to an interim title. When Tapales won over Villanueva the title became vacant and Championship
Committee declared Tete as a champion.
1- Omar Narvaes (47-2-2) -ARG– Won an Elimination 12-round bout over Nikolai Potapov after he retired in the
seventh round on Oct. 14, 2017.
2- Daniel Lozano (15-4) –USA- Latino. Moved up after defended his title for the second time in three months and
won a 10-round bout decision over Ricardo Rodriguez (16-4) on Oct. 13, 2017. KO’ed David Carmona (20-4-5) in
the second round on Jul. 28, 2017.
3- Juan Carlos Payano (19-1) – Former WBA Champion. Moved up after Siboniso Gonya lost against Zolani Tete
on Nov. 18, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Alexis Santiago (21-4-1) on Aug. 22, 2017.
4- Paul Butler (25-1) – Former Champion. Moved up after a re-evaluation of his record. Won a 12-round decision
over Stuart Hall (21-5-2) on Sep. 30, 2017. TKO’ed Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz (21-9) in the fourth round on Apr. 8,
2017.
5- Emmanuel Rodriguez (17-0) –PR- Won a 10-round bout after Giovanni Delgado (16-5) retired in the fourth
round on Aug. 5, 2017. KO’ed Robinson Lavinanza (11-3-1) in the first round on Mar. 25, 2017.
6- Ryo Akaho (31-2-2) –JPN- Moved up after his victory over Yuta Saito (10-7-3) by TKO’ed in the ninth round
on Aug. 5, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over Yushi Tanaka (19-1-3) on Mar. 10, 2017.
7- Duke Micah (21-0) –GHA- Moved up after his win over Jose Santos Gonzalez (23-4) by majority decision on
Nov. 18, 2017. Won a 12-round bout over Jonathan Aguilar (17-4) after he retired in the eighth round on 3/11/17.
8- Mzuvukile Magwaca (20-0-3)-SA- Won a 12-round decision over Immanuel Naidjala (23-3-1) on Dec. 8, 2017.
9- Lee Haskins (35-4) –UK- IBF Former Champion. Won a sixth round bout over Isaac Quaye (31-14-1) on Dec.
15, 2017. Lost a 12-round decision over Ryan Burnett (16-0) on Jun. 10, 2017.
10- Hiroaki Teshigawara (15-2-2) –JPN- TKO’ed Jetro Pabustan (29-4-6) in the tenth round on Oct. 12, 2017.
11- Takuma Inoue (10-0)-JPN- Won a 10-round Kentaro Masuda (27-8) on Dec. 30, 2017. Won a 10-round
decision over Hiroyuki Kudaka (25-16-1) on Aug. 30, 2017.
12- Michael Dasmariñas (27-2)- PHI- TKO’ed Phupha Por Nobnom (11-10-1) in the second round on Oct. 20,
2017.
13- Rau’shee Warren (15-2)- USA- won a 12-round decision over McJoe Arroyo (17-1) on Jul. 29, 2017. Lost a
split decision against Zhanat Zhakiyanov on Feb. 10, 2017 for the WBA.
14- Stephon Young (17-0-3) –USA- KO’ed Antwan Robertson (10-16-1) in the first round on May 12, 2017.
15- Reymart Gaballo (18-0)-PHI- TKO’ed Ulises Rivero (2-2) in the sixth round bout on Nov. 26, 2017.
14
**Removed from the ratings: Mark Anthony Geraldo (34-8-3) –PHI- Removed. KO’ed by Nordine Oubaali on
Dec. 16, 2017. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Naoya Inoue (15-0) –JPN- TKO’ed Yoan Boyeaux (41-4) in the third round on Dec. 30, 2017.
KO’ed Antonio Nieves (17-1-2) in the sixth round on Sep. 9, 2017. KO’ed Ricardo Rodriguez (16-3) in the third
round on May 21, 2017. TKO’ed Kohei Kono (32-9-1) in the sixth round on Dec. 30, 2016. KO’ed Karoon
Jarupianlerd (38-7-1) in the tenth rounds on Sep. 4, 2016. Won a 12-round decision over the mandatory challenger,
David Carmona on May 8, 2016. TKO’ed Warlito Parrenas (24-6-1) in the second round on Dec. 29, 2015. KO’ed
Omar Narvaez (43-1-2) in the second round on Dec. 30, 2014.
1- Rex Tso (22-0) –CHI- Won a 12-round bout over Kohei Kono (33-10-1) after the referee stopped the fight in the
seventh round due to an accidental head-butt in the second round on Oct. 7, 2017. KO’ed a classified boxer,
Hirofumi Mukai (13-4-3) in the eighth round on Mar. 11, 2017.
2- Aston Palicte (24-2) –PHI- Inter-Cont. TKO’ed Jose Alfredo Rodriguez (32-6) in the fifth round on Dec. 8, 2017. TKO’ed
John Mark Apolinario (18-8-3) in the eighth round on Jun. 10, 2017. Moved due to his victory -Won a 10-round split decision
over Oscar Cantu (14-0) on Dec. 17, 2016 for the WBO Intercontinental title.
3- Ramon Gonzalez (46-2)-NIC- KO’ed by Wisaksil Wangek in the fourth round on Sep. 9, 2017.
4- Felipe Orucuta (35-4) –MEX- TKO’ed Edgar Jimenez (22-13-2) in the fifth round on Sep. 30, 2017. TKO’ed
Juan Jimenez (23-11) in the fifth round on Apr. 22, 2017.
5- Jose Martinez (20-0-1) –PR- NABO. Moved up after KO’ed Jesus Martinez (23-2) in the fourth round on Nov. 16, 2017 for
the NABO title. KO’ed Miguel Robles (12-5-2) in the first round on Apr. 1, 2017.
6- Carlos Cuadras (36-2-1)- Lost a 12-round decision bout against Juan Francisco Estrada on Sep. 9, 2017. Won a
10-round decision over a classified boxer David Carmona (20-3-5) on Mar. 18, 2017.
7- Koki Eto (21-4-1) –JPN- TKO’ed Khenchanthuek Sithsaithong. (0-1) in the third round on Sep. 13, 2017. TKO’ed Sittichai
Bensalaeh (debut) in the second round on Mar. 28, 2017.
8- Jonas Sultan (14-3) –PHI- Won a 12-round decision over John Riel Casimero (24-3) on Sep. 16, 2017.
9- Kittipong Jaigrajang “Oleydong Sithsamerchai” (67-1-1) –THAI- Former Champion. TKO’ed Tran Dong Du (debut) in the
third round of a six round bout on Dec. 15, 2017. TKO’ed Fu Tui Nguyen (0-1) in the fifth round on Jul. 15, 2017.
10- Juan Jose Jurado (14-0-3) –ARG- Got a split draw against Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone (11-1) on Nov. 18, 2017. Won
a 10-round decision over Hector Rolando Gusman (15-2) on May 12, 2017.
11- Vincent Legrand (26-0) – FRA- TKO’ed Szilveszter Ajtai (11-5-1) in the second round on a sixth round bout on Sep. 22,
2017.
12- Ryuichi Funai (29-7) –JPN- moved after TKO’ed Shota Kawaguchi (21-8-1) in the second round on Dec. 11, 2017. Won a
10-round over Takayuki Okumoto (18-7-3) by technical decision in the seventh round on Jul. 23, 2017.
13- Wenfeng Ge (10-0)-CHN- Won a 12-round decision over Amnat Ruenroeng (18-1) on Nov. 21, 2017 for the WBO
Oriental title.
14- Sunny Edwards (6-0)- UK- Europe. TKO’ed Ross Murray (6-0) in the fourth round on Nov. 27, 2017.
15- Hirofumi Mukai (15-5-3)- JPN- Asia-Pacific- KO’ed Tanawat Phonnaku (31-9-1) in the first round on Dec. 3, 2017.

**Removed from Ratings: Yoan Boyeaux (41-4) –FRA- TKO’ed Naoya Inoue (14-0) in the third round on Dec. 30, 2017.
Iran Diaz (14-2-2)- removed to ranked Hirofumi Mukai, Asia Pacific Champion. All other changes are the result of the above
movements.

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Sho Kimura (16-1-2) –JPN- TKO’ed Toshiyuki Igarashi (23-2-3) in the ninth round on Dec. 31, 2017. TKO’ed
Shiming Zou (9-1) in the eleventh round on Jul. 28, 2017.
1- Kosei Tanaka (10-0) – JPN- Vacant his title and moved to the Flyweight division. TKO’ed Rangsan Chayanram
(14-1) in the ninth round on Sep. 13, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Angel Acosta (16-0) on May 20, 2017.
TKO’ed a classified boxer Moises Fuentes (24-2-1) in the fifth round on Dec. 31, 2016 for the WBO Title.
Relinquished his WBO Mini-Flyweight title and moved to the Jr. Flyweight.
2- Shiming Zou (9-2) –CHN- Dropped after added Bi-Champion Kosei Tanaka. TKO’ed by Sho Kimura (14-1-2) in the
eleventh rounds on Jul. 28, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over Prasitsak Phaprom (39-1-2) on Nov. 5, 2016.
3- Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. (25-4-1) –MEX- TKO’ed Ronald Ramos (40-16-4) in the sixth round on Dec. 16, 2017. . KO’ed
Elias Joaquino (11-0-1) in the seventh round on Aug. 12, 2017.
4- Sirichai Thaiyen (48-3) –THAI- Moved up after removing T. Igarashi for losing and Brian Viloria unavailable (will fight for
the WBA). TKO’ed Said Fahdafi (2-5) in the third round on Nov. 24, 2017. KO’ed Muhammad Azizi (debut) in the second
round on Jul. 21, 2017. TKO’ed Gaurav Singh (debut) in the fifth round on May 26, 2017.
5- Andrew Selby (10-0) –UK- Moved up after removing T. Igarashi for losing and Brian Viloria unavailable (will fight for the
WBA). Moved up due to his victory over Maximino Flores (23-3-1) by unanimous decision on Oct. 7, 2017. Won a 12-round
decision over a classify boxer Cristofer Rosales (23-2) on May 26, 2017.
6- Keyvin Lara (23-2-1) –NIC- Moved up after removing T. Igarashi for losing and Brian Viloria being unavailable (will fight
for the WBA). TKO’ed Leandro Mendoza (13-16-1) in the second round on a fourth round bout on Dec. 15, 2017. KO’ed
Herald Molina (18-18-3) in the second round on Nov. 24, 2017.
7- Froilan Saludar (26-2-1) –PHI- Moved up after removing T. Igarashi for losing and Brian Viloria being unavailable (will
fight for the WBA). TKO’ed Rogen Flores (14-39-6) in the first round on Dec. 23, 2017. His promoter request evaluation a
moved him higher at the 30th WBO Congress.
8- Paddy Barnes (5-0) –IRE- Europe. Moved up after removing T. Igarashi for losing and Brian Viloria being unavailable (will
fight for the WBA). KO’ed Eliecer Quezada (21-6-3) in the sixth round on Nov. 18, 2017.
9- Masahiro Sakamoto (11-1)- Asia Pacific. KO’ed Ekavit Songnui (50-4-1) in the third round on Dec. 3, 2017.
10- Masayuki Kuroda (28-7-3)-JPN- TKO’ed Mako Matsuyama (8-12-2) in the seventh round on Nov. 10, 2017. Won a 10-
round split decision over Takuya Kogawa (28-4) on Jun. 13, 2017.
11- Angel Moreno (17-2-2) –SPN- Latino. TKO’ed Szilvester Ajtal (11-6-1) in the first round on Nov. 24, 2017. Won a 10-
round decision over Jose Rivas (15-11-4) on Sep. 22, 2017.
12- Ronnie Baldonado (10-0-1) –PHI- KO’ed Iwan Zoda (14-2-1) in the sixth round on Sep. 29, 2017.
13- Jay Harris (12-0) – UK- Requested by his promoter at the 30th WBO Congress to be classified. KO’ed Gyula Dodu (13-7-
1) in the second round on Nov. 13, 2017. Won a sixth round bout over Michael Barnor (14-13-3) on Jul. 22, 2017.
14- Oscar Vasquez (15-1) –USA- Won a bout by technical decision in the fifth round on Nov. 17, 2017. Won a 10-round
decision over Javier Gallo (24-13-1) on Aug. 2, 2017.
15-Jing Xiang (13-4-2) –CHN- TKO’ed Natthapol Wonzuy (debut) in the second round on Sep. 29, 2017.

**Removed from the ratings: Toshiyuki Igarashi (23-2-3) –JPN- TKO’ed by Sho Kimura in the ninth round on Dec. 31,
2017. Brian Viloria (38-5) –USA- Unavailable. Will fight for the WBA title on Feb. 24, 2018. All other changes are the
result of the above movements.

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Angel Acosta (17-1) –PR- KO’ed Juan Alejo (24-4-1) in the tenth round on Dec. 2, 2017. Lost a 12-
round decision against Kosei Tanaka on May 20, 2017.
1- Ryuji Hara (23-2) –JPN- TKO’ed Seneey Worachina (debut) in the second round on Oct. 2, 2017. TKO’ed
Akiyoshi Kanazawa (22-2) in the sixth round on Mar. 27, 2017. Won an eighth round bout over Hiroya Yamamoto
(10-4) on Dec. 30, 2016.
2- Jonathan Taconing (26-3-1) –PHI- KO’ed Arnold Garde (8-4-3) in the second round on Oct. 15, 2017. KO’ed
Silem Serang (8-13-1) in the third on Jul. 30, 2017.
3- Felix Alvarado (30-2) –NIC- KO’d Teeraphong Utaida (32-5-1) in the third round on Oct. 14, 2017. KO’ed Jose
Antonio Jimenez (18-6-1) in the first round on May 26, 2017.
4- Randy Petalcorin (28-2-1) –PHI- KO’ed in the first round on Nov. 10, 2017. TKO’ed Jetly Purisima (21-23-4)
in the sixth rounds (in a sixth round bout) on Sep. 9, 2017.
5- Carlos Canizales (19-0-1)- Won an eight round bout over Yenrry Bermundez (7-19-2) after he retired in the
fourth round on Sep. 29, 2017.
6- Tetsuya Hisada (30-9-2) –JPN- moved up after KO’ed Takeru Kamikubo (13-2) in the fourth round on Nov. 17,
2017. TKO’ed Atsushi Kakutani (19-5-1) in the eighth round on Jul. 28, 2017. Won a 10-round decision over
Kenichi Horikawa on Apr. 21, 2017.
7- Gilberto Parra Medina (26-3) – MEX- moved up after TKO’ed Leyman Benavides (13-5-1) in the fourth round
on Nov. 18, 2017. Won an eight rounds decision over Jose Rivas (14-10-4) on May 27, 2017.
8- Christian Araneta (14-0)-PHI- Dropped due to inactivity since Mar. 18, 2017. KO’ed Demsi Manufoe (11-6) in
the first round on Mar. 18, 2017.
9- Vince Paras (13-0) –PHI- KO’ed Aldren Moreno (3-0) in the seventh round on Dec. 17, 2017. KO’ed Marlou
Sandoval (8-4-2) in the first round on Aug. 30, 2017.
10- Akira Yaegashi (25-6)- Former Champion. TKO’ed by Milan Melindo (35-2) in the first round on May 21,
2017.
11- Ganigan Lopez (28-7)-MEX- Former Champion. Lost a 12-round majority decision against Ken Shiro on May
20, 2017.
12- Merlito Sabillo (27-4-1)- PHI- Won a 12-round decision over Crison Omayao (22-14-4) on Oct. 20, 2017.
13- Rangsan Chayanram (14-2)-THAI- TKO’ed by Kosei Tanaka (9-0) in the ninth rounds on Sep. 13, 2017.
14- Tibo Monabesa (16-0-2)-IND- KO’ed Geboi Mansalayao (12-25-5) in the second round on Sep. 30, 2017.
15- Edward Heno (11-0-5)-PHI- TKO’ed Seita Ogido (11-2-3) in the seventh round on Sep. 10, 2017.
**Removed from the ratings: Moises Fuentes (25-4-1)-MEX- Unavailable. Will fight for the WBC title on Feb. 4,
2018. All other changes are the result of the above movements.

MINI FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Ryuya Yamanaka (15-2)-JPN- Won a 12-round decision over Tatsuya Fukuhara (19-4-6) on Aug 27,
2017. KO’ed Khanongmek Sithkrukong (0-1) in the first round on Mar. 12, 2017. Won a 12-round decision over a
classified boxer, Former WBO Champion Merlito Sabillo, on Nov. 11, 2016
1- Robert Paradero (16-0) –PHI- Asia-Pacific. KO’ed Ian Ligutan (6-9-2) in the second round on Dec. 23, 2017.
TKO’ed Jong Sabellina (5-17-1) in the second round on Sep. 17, 2017.
2- Vic Saludar (16-3) –PHI- Won a 10-round decision over Lito Dante (14-8-4) on Dec. 23, 2017. Won an eighth
round decision over Mike Kinaadman (6-2-2) on Aug. 30, 2017.
3- Janiel Rivera (16-2-3)-PR- KO’ed Marco Antonio Sanchez (12-5-3) in the first round on Aug. 26, 2017. TKO’ed
Juan Guzman (22-6) in the second round on Feb. 11, 2017. TKO’ed Anthony Rodriguez (8-1) in the sixth round on
Apr. 23, 2016.
4- Moises Calleros (28-7-1) –MEX- KO’ed Samuel Garcia (debut) in the third rounds on Oct. 20, 2017. Won an
eighth round decision over Mario Rodriguez (20-13-5) on Aug. 12, 2017.
5- Reiya Konishi (15-0)- JPN- Won a 10-round decision over Kenta Matsul (8-6) on Dec. 26, 2017. Won a 10-
round majority decision over Shin Ono (20-8-3) on Sep. 3, 2017.
6- Mark Anthony Barriaga (8-0) –PHI- International. Won a 10-round decision over Glenne Calacar (3-1-6) on
Dec. 16, 2017. Moved up due to his victory over Wittawas Basapean (33-6) in a 10-round decision on Sep. 29,
2017 for the International title. Won a 10-round decision Joel Taduran (8-6-1) on Jul. 22, 2017.
7- Bryron Rojas (24-3-3) –NIC- Won a six-round majority decision over Byron Castellon (10-10-2) on Dec. 15,
2017. TKO’ed Eddy Castro (15-14-2) in the third round on Oct. 14, 2017.
8- Alexis Diaz (23-1) –VEN- TKO’ed Luis de la Rosa (25-9-1) in the second round on Oct. 28, 2017. TKO’ed Luis
Alberto Zarraga (8-10-1) in the fifth on Sep. 29, 2017.
9- Jerry Tomogdan (24-8-4) –PHI- moved up after TKO’ed Jherom Tuyor (6-32-4) in the fourth round on Nov. 28,
2017. KO’ed Riku Kano (11-2-1) in the sixth round on May 5, 2017.
10- Chaozhong Xiong (27-7-1)-CHN- Won a 12-round majority decision over Panya Pradabsri (18-0) on Oct. 3,
2017.
11- Ryoki Hirai (10-4-1) –JPN- Moved up after his victory over Lerdchai Chaiyawed on Dec. 16, 2017. TKO’ed
Ryoya Ikema (11-3) in the third round on Apr. 23, 2017. Won an eight round by technical decision over a
classified boxer Takumi Sakae on Dec. 18, 2016.
12- Leroy Estrada (16-2) -PAN- moved up after he won a 12-round decision over Saul Juarez (23-5-1) on May 27,
2017. TKO’ed Vicente Mirabal (1-8) in the fifth round on Aug. 9, 2016.
13- Abraham Rodriguez (20-0) –MEX- TKO’ed Javier Romano (10-23-1) in the third on Apr. 1, 2017.
14- Japhet Uutoni (12-2) –NAM- Dropped due to inactivity since Feb. 11, 2017. TKO’ed by Angel Acosta in the
tenth round bout on Feb. 11, 2017 for an elimination bout.
15- Panya Pradabsri (18-1) –THAI- Lost a 12-round majority decision against Cho Zhong Xiong (26-7-1) on Oct.
3, 2017. Won a six round decision over Sylem Serang (8-11-1) on May 25, 2017.
** Removed from the ratings: All other changes are the result of the above movements.