WBC Boxing Rankings: Official Ratings for September 2008

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has one of the most prestigious ratings in the boxing world. The Ratings Committee is formed by over 20 people from 16 countries around the world in order to have world representation. WBC title fights are of a high standard of quality, making the ratings of the WBC number one.



29 Thai boxers are currently in the rankings list with 15 of them in the top 10. Thai boxer Oleydong Sithsamerchai is the current WBC Strawweight world champion. Strawweight, also referred to as Minimumweight or Mini Flyweight is the lightest weight category in professional boxing where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds or 46.7 kilos.



Below is the WBC Official Ratings for all divisions released for September with results up to August 31:

Heavyweight (over 200 pounds)

CHAMPION: SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA)
1. Vladimir Virchis (Ukraine)
2. Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)
3. Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
4. Chris Arreola (US) AMERICA
5. David Haye (GB)
6. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan)
7. Andrew Golota (Poland)
8. James Toney (US)
9. Kali Meehan (New Zealand)
10. Travis Walker (US) NABF

Cruiserweight (200 pounds)

CHAMPION: VACANT
1. Rudolf Kraj (Czech)
2. Giacobbe Fragomeni (Italy)
3. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland)
4. Matt Godfrey (US) NABF
5. Herbie Hide (GB) INTL
6. Jean Marc Mormeck (France)
7. Jean Marc Monrose (France) EBU
8. Johnathon Banks (US)
9. Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana) LATINO
10. Alexander Alexeev (Uzbekistan)

Light Heavyweight (175 pounds)

CHAMPION: ADRIAN DIACONU (ROMANIA/CANADA)
1. Joe Calzaghe (GB)
2. Glen Johnson (US)
3. Silvio Branco (Italy) LATINO
4. Chris Henry (US) NABF
5. Roy Jones (US)
6. Braimah Kamoko (Ghana)
7. Alexey Kuziemski (Poland)
8. Shaun George (US)
9. Dawid Kostecki (Poland)
10. Antonio Brancalion (Italy)

Super Middleweight (168 pounds)

CHAMPION: VACANT
1. Carl Froch (GB) BBBoC/COMM
2. Jermain Taylor (US)
3. Jean Pascal (Haiti/Canada) LATINO/NABF
4. Jeff Lacy (US)
5. Fulgencio Zuñiga (Colombia)
6. Jurgen Brahmer (Germany)
7. Karo Murat (Germany) EBU
8. Andre Ward (US)
9. Anthony Mundine (Australia)
10. Alejandro Berrio (Colombia)

Middleweight (160 pounds)

CHAMPION: KELLY PAVLIK (US)
1. Marco Antonio Rubio (Mexico) FECOMBOX
2. Enrique Ornelas (Mexico) NABF
3. David Lopez (Mexico) LATINO
4. Domenico Spada (Italy) INTL
5. John Duddy (Ireland)
6. Miguel Espino (US) CABOFE
7. Sebastian Zbik (Germany)
8. Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan)
9. Giovanni Lorenzo (Dominican Republic)
10. Mahir Oral (Turkey-Germany)

Super Welterweight (154 pounds)

CHAMPION: SERGIO MORA (US)
1. Oscar de la Hoya (US-Mexico)
2. Sergio Martinez (Argentina)
3. Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua)
4. Alex Bunema (Congo)
5. Yuri Foreman (Belarussia) NABF
6. Vernon Forrest (US)
7. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Mexico) AMERICA
8. Zaur Baysangurov (Russia) EBU
9. Andrey Tsurkan (Ukraine)
10. Alfred Angulo (Mexico) LATINO

Welterweight (147 pounds)

CHAMPION: ANDRE BERTO (US)
1. Luis Collazo (US)
2. Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico)
3. Jackson Osei Bonsu (Belgium) EBU
4. Jesus Soto Karass (Mexico) AMERICA/NABF
5. Carlos Baldomir (Argentina)
6. Miguel Rodriguez (Mexico)
7. Selcuk Aydin (Turkey) INTL
8. Luis Carlos Abregu (Argentina) FESUBOX
9. Said Ouali (Morocco)
10. Bongani Mwelase (South Africa)

Super Lightweight (140 pounds)

CHAMPION: TIMOTHY BRADLEY (US)
1. Devon Alexander (US) AMERICA
2. Junior Witter (GB)
3. Ajose Olusegun (Nigeria) ABU/COMM
4. Francisco Figueroa (US) NABF
5. Jungbum Kim (Korea) OPBF
6. Edner Cherry (Bahamas)
7. Randall Bailey (US) LATINO
8. Cesar Cuenca (Argentina)
9. Gianluca Branco (Italy) EBU
10. Demetrius Hopkins (US)
11. Sirimongkol Singwangcha alias Sirimongkol Singmanasak (Thailand)

Lightweight (135 pounds)

CHAMPION: MANNY PACQUIAO (PHILIPPINES)
1. Edwin Valero (Venezuela)
2. Jose Armando Santa Cruz (US)
3. Antonio Pitalua (Colombia)
4. Anthony Peterson (US) NABF
5. Amir Khan (GB) COMM
6. Randy Suico (Phil) OPBF
7. David Diaz (US)
8. Antonio Demarco (Mexico)
9. Yuri Romanov (Belorussia)
10. Miguel Angel Huerta (Mexico)
11. Yodsanan Sith Yodthong alias Yodsanan 3-K Battery (Thailand)
39. Saddam Kiatyongyuth (Thailand) ABCO

Super Featherweight (130 pounds)

CHAMPION: VACANT
1. Humberto Soto (Mexico)
2. Francisco Lorenzo (Dominican Republic) CABOFE
3. Urbano Antillon (US)
4. Thong Por Chokchai (Thailand) ABCO
5. Sergey Gulyakevitch (Belorussia) EBU
6. Robert Guerrero (US)
7. Rocky Juarez (US)
8. Roman Martinez (Puerto Rico)
9. Ray Beltran (Mexico) AMERICA
10. Takashi Uchiyama (Japan) OPBF

Featherweight (126 pounds)

CHAMPION: OSCAR LARIOS (MEXICO)
1. Hector Velazquez (Mexico)
2. Elio Rojas (Dominican R)
3. Guty Espadas Jr. (Mexico)
4. Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba)
5. Gamaliel Diaz (Mexico)
6. Cholatarn O. Piriyapinyo (Thailand) ABCO
7. Leonilo Miranda (Mexico)
8. Jorge Solis (Mexico)
9. Takahiro Aoh (Japan)
10. Juan Carlos Burgos (Mexico)
40. Thongchai Thai Tor Silachai (Thailand) YOUTH / Interim

Super Bantamweight (122 pounds)

CHAMPION: ISRAEL VAZQUEZ (MEXICO)
1. Rafael Marquez (Mexico)
2. Toshiaki Nishioka (Japan)
3. Naphapol Kiattisakchocchoi (Thailand)
4. Jhonny Gonzalez (Mexico)
5. Bernabe Concepcion (Philippines) NABF
6. Ricardo Cordoba (Panama)
7. Akifumi Shimoda (Japan)
8. Wethya Sakmuangklang (Thailand) OPBF
9. Saenghiran Singwancha (Thailand)
10. Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (Thailand)

Bantamweight (118 pounds)

CHAMPION: HOZUMI HASEGAWA (JAPAN)
1. Vusi Malinga (South Africa)
2. Alejandro Valdez (Mexico)
3. Rolly Lunas (Philippines) OPBF
4. Simpiwe Vetyeka (South Africa)
5. Carmelo Ballone (Belgium) EBU
6. Yonnhy Perez (Colombia) NABF
7. Eduardo Garcia (Mexico)
8. Kohei Ohba (Japan)
9. Abner Mares (Mexico)
10. Sasha Bakthin (Russia)
21. Medgoen Singsurat (Thailand)
26. Pungluang Sor Singyu (Thailand) YOUTH
33. Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitpattana (Thailand)

Super Flyweight (115 pounds)

CHAMPION: CRISTIAN MIJARES (MEXICO)
1. Jorge Arce (Mexico)
2. Caril Herrera (Uruguay) LATINO
3. Devid Lookmahanak alias Devid Nakornluang Promotion (Thailand) ABCO
4. Kohei Kono (Japan) OPBF
5. Evans Mbamba (South Africa) INTL
6. Chatchai Sasakul alias Chatchai Singwangcha (Thailand)
7. Masibulele Makepula (South Africa)
8. Nobuo Nashiro (Japan)
9. Everardo Morales (Mexico) ABMH/NABF
10. Daigo Nakahiro (Japan)
14. Pramuansak Phosuwan (Thailand)

Flyweight (112 pounds)

CHAMPION: DAISUKE NAITO (JAPAN)
1. Ponomrunglek Kratingdaeng (Thailand)
2. Julio Cesar Miranda (Mexico)
3. Koki Kameda (Japan)
4. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam alias Pongsaklek Sitkanongsak (Thailand)
5. Bernard Inom (France) EBU
6. Denkaosan Singwangha (Thailand)
7. Oscar Ibarra (Mexico) NABF/Interim
8. Omar Salado (Mexico)
9. Ivan Pozo (Spain)
10. Manuel Roman (Mexico) AMERICA
14. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin alias Anucha Phothong (Thailand)
22. Wandee Singwangcha alias Wandee Chor Chareon (Thailand) ABCO
30. Chatchai Sor Thanayong (Thailand)

Light Flyweight (108 pounds)

CHAMPION: EDGAR SOSA (MEXICO)
1. Juanito Rubillar (Philippines)
2. Cesar Seda (Puerto Rico)
3. Omar Niño (Mexico)
4. Adrian Hernandez (Mexico) AMERICA/NABF
5. Munetsugu Kayoh (Japan)
6. Noknoi Sitthiprasert alias Noknoi Krathingdaeng Gym (Thailand) YOUTH
7. Sonny Boy Jaro (Philippines)
8. Manuel Vargas (Mexico)
9. Kompayak Porpramook alias Suriyan Satorn (Thailand) ABCO
10. Eric Ortiz (Mexico)
38. Thaminkhao Sor Tharnthip (Thailand)

Strawweight / Minimumweight (105 pounds)

CHAMPION: OLEYDONG SITHSAMERCHAI alias Kittipong Jaikajang (THAILAND)
1. Pornsawan Por Pramuk alias Pornsawan Kratingdaeng Gym (Thailand) ABCO/Interim
2. Ganigan Lopez (Mexico) LATINO
3. Yasutaka Kuroki (Japan)
4. Katsunari Takayama (Japan)
5. Pigmy Muangchaiyaphume (Thailand) ABCO
6. Erik Ramirez (Mexico)
7. Juan Hernandez (Mexico) NABF
8. Omar Soto (Puerto Rico) CABOFE/USNBC
9. Teruo Misawa (Japan)
10. Mohamed Rachman (Indonesia)
12. Wanheng Menayothin (Thailand) YOUTH
21. Lookrak Sor Katika (Thailand)

This list is compiled by me from the source: World Boxing Council :: WBC Official Site