bout:123722, Salvatore Burruni vs. Rocky Gattellari

[susano7]

Bout:123722, Salvatore Burruni vs. Rocky Gattellari, is written as "WBC World Flyweight title".
http://boxrec.com/bout/123722

But, Salvatore Burruni have been stripped of the WBC World Flyweight title before this fight.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 7051&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 0168&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 4178&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 1626&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 2837&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 1556&hl=en

And, the article after this fight.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 2134&hl=en

Delete "WBC".

[wouter]

Thanks, do you know if the Chionoi vs. McGowan fight was recognised as a title fight by the WBC?

[susano7]

WBC ratings, after the Chionoi vs. McGowan fight (1st meeting).

El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
the Sunday January 1, 1967 (Spanish: Domingo 1. de Enero de 1967) issue.

http://hemeroteca.informador.com.mx/
1. Please click the banner "Navegacion Directa".

2. Publicación (English: Publication) "El Informador"
Año (English: Year) "1967"
Mes (English: Month) "01"
Día (English: Day) "01"

3. Páginas (English: Pages) "23"

4. Please look at the foot of that page, "Clasificaciones del Consejo Mundial (English: World Council Ratings)".

And, please look at "Pesos Mosca (English: Flyweight)".

"Pesos Mosca (English: Flyweight).
Campeon del mundo (English: World Champion): Horacio Accavallo (Argentina).

1. Walter McGowan (GB),
2. Higoyuki Ebihara (Japon),
3. Kiyoshi Tanabe (Japon),
4. Efren Torres (Mexico),
5. Puntip Keofurigya (Thailandia),
6. Katsuyoshi Takawama (Japon),
7. Chartchai Chinoi (Thailandia),
8. Rene Lbeer (Francia),
9. Nelson Alarcon (Argentina),
10. Rocky Rattellari (Australia)."

The Chionoi vs. McGowan fight (1st meeting) was not recognised as a title fight by the WBC.