WBA Rangkings for August

On Thursday, September 15, the WBA Ratings Committee released its August rankings for all 17 weight divisions.

Heavyweight

WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Tyson Fury (Great Britain)

WBA Interim Champion: Luis Ortiz (Cuba)

WBA Latin American Champion: Guillermo Jones (Panama)

WBA Oceania Champion: Jun Long Zhang (China)

Cruiserweight

WBA World Champion: Denis Lebedev (Russia)

WBA Interim Champion: Beibut Shumenov (Kazakhstan)

WBA Interim Champion: Yunier Dorticos (Cuba)

WBA Continental Champion: Arsen Goulamirian (Armenia)

Light Heavyweight

WBA-WBO-IBF Undisputed Champion: Sergey Kovalev (Russia)

WBA World Champion: Juergen Braehmer (Germany)

WBA Interim Champion: Dmitry Bivol (Kyrgyzstan)

WBA-NABA Champion: Artur Beterbiev (Russia)

WBA Continental Champion: Dominic Boesel (Germany)

WBA-PABA Champion: Shefat Isufi (Serbia)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Enrico Koelling (Germany)

WBA Latin American Champion: Azea Augustama (Haiti)

Super Middleweight

WBA Super Champion: Felix Sturm (Germany)

WBA World Champion: Giovanni De Carolis (Italy)

WBA International Champion: Patrick Nielsen (Denmark)

WBA Continental Champion: Dilmurod Satybaldiev (Kyrgyzstan)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Robin Krasniqi (Kosovo)

Middleweight

WBA Super Champion: Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan)

WBA World Champion: Daniel Jacobs (USA)

WBA Interim Champion: Alfonso Blanco (Venezuela)

WBA-NABA Champion: Rob Brant (USA)

WBA International Champion: John Ryder (Great Britain)

Super Welterweight

WBA World Champion: Erislandy Lara (Cuba)

WBA Interim Champion: Jack Culcay (Germany)

WBA International Champion: Michel Soro (Côte D’Ivoire)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Brandon Cook (Canada)

Welterweight

WBA World Champion: Keith Thurman (USA)

WBA Interim Champion: David Avanesyan (Russia)

WBA-PABA Champion: Tewa Kiram (Thailand)

WBA International Champion: Kerman Lejarraga (Spain)

WBA-NABA Champion: Samuel Vargas (Colombia)

WBA Latin American Champion: Carlos Adames (Dominican Republic)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Taras Shelestyuk (Ukraine)

WBA Pan African Champion: Paul Kamanga (Congo)

Super Lightweight

WBA World Champion: Ricky Burns (Great Britain)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Kiryl Relikh (Belarus)

WBA Continental Champion: Robbie Davies Jr. (Great Britain)

WBA-PABA/Pan African Champion: Czar Amonsot (Philippines)

WBA Latin American Champion: Brian Zarza (Argentina)

Lightweight

WBA World Champion: Anthony Crolla (Great Britain)

WBA Pan African Champion: Brian Zarza (Argentina)

WBA-NABA Champion: Petr Petrov (Russia)

WBA Latin American Champion: Evens Pierre (Haiti)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Emmanuel Tagoe (Ghana)

WBA Oceania Champion: Brandon Ogilvie (Australia)

WBA Continental Champion: Artem Haroyan (Armenia)

WBA-PABA Champion: George Kambosos Jr. (Australia)

Super Featherweight

WBA Super Champion: Jezreel Corrales (Panama)

WBA World Champion: Jason Sosa (Dominican Republic)

WBA Oceania Champion: Can Xu (China)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Malcolm Klassen (South Africa)

WBA-NABA Champion: Carlos Morales (Mexico)

WBA Latin American Champion: Juan Huertas (Panama)

Featherweight

WBA Super Champion: Carl Frampton (Northern Ireland)

WBA World Champion: Jesus Andres Cuellar (Argentina)

WBA Interim Champion: Carlos Zambrano (Peru)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Simpiwe Vetyeka (South Africa)

WBA Continental Champion: Oleg Yefimovych (Ukraine)

WBA-NABA Champion Abraham Lopez (USA)

WBA-PABA Champion: Wiran Siththisob (Thailand)

WBA Oceanis Champion: Luke Jackson (Australia)

WBA Latin American Champion: Javier Rodriguez (USA)

Super Bantamweight

WBA Super Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba)

WBA World Champion: Nehomar Cermeño (Panama)

WBA Interim Champion: Moises Flores (Mexico)

WBA Latin American Champion: Adam Lopez (USA)

WBA-NABA Champion: Daniel Roman (USA)

WBA International Champion: Jun Qiu Xiao (China)

WBA Continental Champion: Oleksandr Yegorov (Russia)

WBA Oceania Champion: Jason Moloney (Australia)

 

Bantamweight

WBA Undisputed Champion: Rau’shee Warren (USA)

WBA World Champion: Jamie McDonnell (Great Britain)

WBA Interim Champion: Zhanat Zhakiyanov (Kazakhstan)

WBA-PABA Champion: Boonsom Lamsiri (Thailand)

WBA Pan African Champion: Siboniso Gonya (South Africa)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Mzuvukile Magwaca (South Africa)

Super Flyweight

WBA World Champion: Luis Concepcion (Panama)

WBA Latin American Champion: Miguel Gonzalez (Chile)

WBA Intercontinental Champion: Khalid Yafai (Great Britain)

WBA International Champion Yohei Tobe (Japan)

WBA-PABA Champion: Buaphan Khamrang (Thailand)

(On August 31, 2016, at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, former WBA Interim Champion Luis Concepcion decisioned reigning and defending WBA World champion Kohei Kono to win the title.)

Flyweight

WBA World Champion: Kazuto Ioka (Japan)

WBA Interim Champion: Stamp Kiatniwat (Thailand)

WBA-PABA Champion: Sirichai Thaiyen (Thailand)

WBA Continental Champion: Artem Dalakian (Azerbaijan)

WBA Pan African Champion: Nhlanhla Ngamntwini (South Africa)

(Former WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Juan Francisco Estrada relinquished his title on September 14, 2016)

Light Flyweight

WBA World Champion: Ryoichi Taguchi (Japan)

WBA Latin American Champion: Carlos Canizales (Venezuela)

Mini Flyweight

WBA World Champion: Knockout CP Freshmart (Thailand)

WBA-PABA Champion: Wittawas Basapean (Thailand)

WBA International Champion: Siyabonga Siyu (South Africa)

WBA Ratings Committee

Chairman—Miguel Prado Sanchez

Vice Chairman—Gustavo Padilla

Members—George Martinez (Canada)

Jose Emilio Graglia (Argentina)

Yang Sup Shim (Korea)

Mariana Borisova (Bulgaria)

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