BoxRec

Il Duce wrote:The WBC was insituted on February 14, 1963

Onslow Fane was selected as their initial President, and remained there until 1965, when he resigned.

Luis Spota of Mexico was selected next, and served until he was voted out on September 29, 1968.

Justiniano Montana of the Philippines was voted in next, as their had been a 'rift' between the Mexican
and Asian contingent groups.

Ramon G. Velazquez of Mexico came in next on June 25, 1971 - and was the President until December 5, 1975.

With growing concerns of 'shaky' business dealings - Jose Sulaiman who had worked at the WBC since 1968
moved into the President position on December 5, 1975, and made claims that he was going to 'clean up boxing'.

Il Duce wrote:The WBC was 'saturated' with corruption in the mid-and-late 1960's.

The biggest complaints came from the Japan, South Korea, Thailand, The Philippine
and OPBF Boxing Commissions, who felt that the WBC Executive Committee was rewarding Mexican
fighters more so than the Oriental fighters.

The Mexican fighters had a big following in California, and that is where the 'money' was.

The WBC 'election committee'' in September 1968 was split as who they wanted as President,
but Filipino - Justiniano Montana had 'cash' behind him, as well as the support of WBC Secretary General
Rudy Salud who was also from The Philippines, and who was highly respected by the Oriental contingent.

Il Duce wrote:I'll see if I can find the press release from September 1968 -

Where the WBC was 'split' into factions over who was the most responsible to be the President.

Fred 'Teddy' Waltham (Great Britain) was the England respresentative.

Il Duce wrote:Ramon G. Velazquez............."I'm a man of great integrity"...........as he self proclaimed.

Jose Napoles vs Armando Muniz I

After WBC Representative - Jose Sulaiman ruled that the Champion would retain his Championship
by a Referee Technical Decision.

Ramon G. Velazquez refused to review the outcome of the Jose Napoles vs Armando Muniz I
Championship Bout on March 30, 1975 in Acalpulco, Mexico.

So much integrity, he refused to hear Armando Muniz and his Manager Vic Weiss 'protest grievance'
they filed two days later. And he would not even review the fight film tape, to determine if the fouls
committed were intentional or accidental.

Il Duce wrote:January 20, 1969

Newly elected WBC President - Justiniano Montano of the Philippines is at it again, 'stripping' another Champion for
'failure' to meet another one of his countrymen.

This time, WBC Super Featherweight Champion - Hiroshi Kobayashi of Japan has been 'stripped of his Championship.

Positioned in the #1 WBC slot is 'Filipino' Rene Barrientos. Barrientos a 25 1/2 year Super Featherweight, and has a
record of 26-4-1 {8 KO's}. Rene had fought a '15-Round Draw' with Hiroshi Kobayashi back in March 1968, in a
bout held in Tokyo.

Since that Draw, the Filipino Super Featherweight has had 'two-bouts' (W Dec 10, June 1968 - Antonio Amaya)
and (W Dec 10, December 1968 - Sumio Nabata), and has been positioned as the #1 WBS Super Featherweight.

The reason that Justiniano Montano 'stripped' the Japanese Champion, was his failure to honor a contract to defend
his Championship against Rene Barrientos in the Philippines. The Champion stated the he would accept a bout on
'neutral-ground', such as Hawaii, but not The Philippines.

Since winning the World Super Feathwerweight Championship in December 1967, Hiroshi Kobayashi has only
'defended' his Championship 'twice', by a 15-Round Draw (March 1968 - Rene Barrientos) and a W Dec 15
(October 1968 - Jaime Valladares). He also has one other 'non-title' bout victory. But, Kobayashi has lost 'two'
non-title bouts during his reign, a L Dec 10 (June 1968 - Mando Ramos) and L Majority Dec 10 (August 1968 -
Ruben Navarro).

Justiniano Montana announced that the bout for the 'vacant' Championship would take place in February 1969, and
would be held in The Philippines with Ruben Navarro of Los Angeles, California as the other participant.

Ruben Navarro, a 22 1/2 year-old Californian, has a record of 14-1-2 {6 KO's}. Navarro had a scored a 'major upset'
back in August 1968, when he won a 10-Round Majority Decision over WBC Super Featherweight Champion -
Hiroshi Kobayashi in a 'non-title' bout.

Since then, Ruben has only had '2-bouts', and he did not win either of them. In November 1968 he lost a 'one-sided'
12-Round Decision to Arturo Lomeli in a World Lightweight Eliminator bout. And in December 1968, Ruben was
held to a 10-Round Draw by Yoshiaki Numata, the OPBF Super Featherweight Champion in what was supposed
to be another 'Eliminator Bout'.

The question asked, 'How is Ruben Navarro ranked as the #2 WBC Super Featherweight'.