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World Boxing Council

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* The '''World Boxing Council''' (WBC) was formed in 1963 and is based in Mexico.
* President: [[Mauricio Sulaiman]]

==History==
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela. They met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon the invitation of the President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.

The WBC was bankrolled mainly by [[George Parnassus]], a California promoter. Parnassus, who loaded his shows with Mexican and Mexican-American fighters of the lighter weight divisions, was tired of seeing his star attractions ignored by the pro-U.S. rating systems.

The groups that historically had recognized boxers as champions included the [[New York State Athletic Commission]], the [[National Boxing Association]], the [[European Boxing Union]] and the [[British Boxing Board of Control]], but these groups, for the most part, lacked the all-encompassing "international" status they boasted of.

The WBC is one of four major sanctioning bodies recognized by the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]], along with the [[WBA]], [[IBF]] and [[WBO]].

==The Near Demise of the WBC==
In early 1998, [[Roy Jones Jr.]] announced that he was relinquishing his WBC light heavyweight title to fight as a heavyweight. In response, the organization ordered a bout between German contender [[Graciano Rocchigiani]] and former two-division champion [[Michael Nunn]] to fill the vacancy, sanctioning it as a world championship match.

On March 21, 1998, Rocchigiani won the fight and a WBC belt: in the subsequent WBC rankings, he was listed as "Light Heavyweight World Champion." Jones, however, had a change of heart and asked if the WBC would reinstate him as the champion. In a move that violated nearly a dozen of its own regulations, the WBC granted the reinstatement. Rocchigiani received a letter from the WBC advising that the publishing of his name as champion was a typographical error, and he had never really been the official titleholder.

Rocchigiani immediately filed a lawsuit against the WBC in a U.S. federal court, claiming that the organization's actions both were contrary to their own rules and injurious to his earning potential (due to diminished professional stature). On May 7, 2003, the judge ruled in Rocchigiani's favor, awarding him $30 million (U.S.) in damages and reinstating him as a former WBC champion (Rocchigiani had lost a bout since his WBC title match).

The following day, the WBC sought protection by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (i.e., corporate debt restructuring) in Puerto Rico. The organization then spent the next 13 months attempting to negotiate a six-figure settlement with Rocchigiani, but Rocchigiani did not at first accept.

On June 11, 2004, the WBC announced it would enter Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation (i.e., business closing and total asset sell-off) proceedings, effectively ending its existence. This action prompted some in the boxing community to plead with Rocchigiani to settle the dispute, which he did in July 2004. Both sides agreed not to reveal terms of the settlement.

==Affiliated Organizations==
*[[African Boxing Union]] (ABU)
*[[Asian Boxing Council]] (ABCO)
*[[Baltic Sea Championship]] (WBC Baltic)
*[[Caribbean Boxing Federation]] (CABOFE)
*Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
*[[CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau]] (CISBB)
*[[Commonwealth Boxing Council]] (CBC)
*[[Eurasian Boxing Council]] (EBC)
*[[European Boxing Union]] (EBU)
*[[North American Boxing Federation]] (NABF)
*[[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation]] (OPBF)
*[[South American Boxing Federation]] ([[FECONSUR]])
*World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC Muay Thai)

==World Title==

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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Oleksandr Usyk]] || align="center" | 2024.05.18 || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bridgerweight || align="center" | [[Oscar Rivas]] || align="center" | 2021.10.22 || align="center" | [[WBC Bridgerweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Bridgerweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Ilunga Makabu]] || align="center" | 2020.01.31 || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Artur Beterbiev]] || align="center" | 2019.10.19 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Saul Alvarez]] || align="center" | 2020.12.19 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Jermall Charlo]] || align="center" | 2019.06.26 || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Jermell Charlo]] || align="center" | 2019.12.21 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Errol Spence]] || align="center" | 2019.09.28 || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | vacant || align="center" | 2022.07.01 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Devin Haney]] || align="center" | 2019.10.23 || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Shakur Stevenson]] || align="center" | 2022 Apr 30 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Rey Vargas]] || align="center" | 2022.07.09 || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Stephen Fulton]] || align="center" | 2021.11.27 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Naoya Inoue]] || align="center" | 2022.09.07 || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Jesse Rodriguez]] || align="center" | 2022.02.05 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Julio Cesar Martinez]] || align="center" | 2019.12.20 || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Kenshiro Teraji]] || align="center" | 2022.03.19 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | [[Panya Pradabsri]] || align="center" | 2020.11.27 || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Diamond Title==

Created in 2009, the Diamond championship belt is an honorary championship destined to reward the winner of a historic fight between two high-profile and elite boxers. It was first awarded in November 2009 to [[Manny Pacquiao]], who won his sixth world title (in five different divisions) via a twelfth-round technical knockout over [[Miguel Cotto]] in Las Vegas. The title can be defended, but it is not a mandatory requirement. The title can also be vacated due to a fighter’s long-term absence or retirement from boxing.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|}

==Silver Title==

Created in 2010, the Silver championship belt was established as an alternative to Interim championship belts. However, the holder of the Silver belt does not get elevated to full recognition as World champion when that title becomes vacant.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Daniel Dubois]] || align="center" | 2019 Dec 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Thabiso Mchunu]] || align="center" | 2019 Dec 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Jean Pascal]] || align="center" | 2019 Aug 3 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Azizbek Abdugofurov]] || align="center" | 2018 May 5 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Danny Garcia]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 20 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Ryan Garcia]] || align="center" | 2019 Nov 2 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[O'Shanique Foster|O'Shaquie Foster]] || align="center" | 2018 Sept 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Lerato Dlamini]] || align="center" | 2019 Jul 12 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Fernando Daniel Martinez]] || align="center" | 2019 Dec 16 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==International Title==

Created in 1986, the WBC International title was established in order to afford boxers that wish to pursue a career within the World Boxing Council to gain recognition and secure and beneficial world ranking with the WBC. The holder of the International belt is guaranteed a spot among the WBC's top 40 ranking. The International title has its own website that can be accessed here [http://www.maurowbc.com/]

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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Filip Hrgovic]] || align="center" | 2018 Sept 8 || align="center" | [[WBC International Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Tommy McCarthy]] || align="center" | 2019 Oct 11 || align="center" | [[WBC International Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Nick Hannig]] || align="center" | 2019 Feb 9 || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC International Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Abass Baraou]] || align="center" | 2019 Feb 16 || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Amir Khan]] || align="center" | 2019 Jul 12 || align="center" | [[WBC International Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Tyrone McKenna]] || align="center" | 2019 Jun 21 || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Viktor Kotochigov]] || align="center" | 2019 Jul 6 || align="center" | [[WBC International Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov]] || align="center" | 2018 Aug 19 || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Isaac Lowe]] || align="center" | 2018 Dec 1 || align="center" | [[WBC International Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Alexandro Santiago|Alexandro Santiago Barrios]] || align="center" | 2019 Nov 22 || align="center" | [[WBC International Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Lasisi Aliu Bamidele|Aliu Bamidele Lasisi]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 5 || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Jackson Chauke]] || align="center" | 2019 Sept 19 || align="center" | [[WBC International Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC International Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC International Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Continental Americas Title==

Created in 1978, the WBC Continental Americas title is a minor title open to boxers fighting out of North American, Central American and South American countries. The Continental Americas champion is guaranteed a spot among the WBC's top 40 ranking.

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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Frank Sanchez-Faure|Frank Sanchez]] || align="center" | 2020 Mar 7 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Simone Federici]] || align="center" | 2019 Nov 23 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Eleider Alvarez]] || align="center" | 2020 Jan 18 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Mike Gavronski]] || align="center" | 2019 Sept 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Janibek Alimkhanuly]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 12 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Serhii Bohachuk]] || align="center" | 2019 Oct 27 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Alexis Rocha]] || align="center" | 2018 Mar 9 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Luis Alberto Hernandez Ramos]] || align="center" | 2020 Mar 7 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Michael Rivera Medina|Michel Rivera]] || align="center" | 2020 Feb 1 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Albert Bell]] || align="center" | 2019 Jun 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Carlos Castro]] || align="center" | 2019 Feb 10 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Joshua Greer|Joshua Greer Jr.]] || align="center" | 2018 Dec 14 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Marvin Solano]] || align="center" | 2019 Nov 16 || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Continental Americas Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Francophone Title==

Created in 2014, the WBC Francophone title is a minor title open to boxers fighting out of more than 70 predominantly francophone countries, states or territories. The Francophone champion is guaranteed a spot among the WBC's top 40 ranking. The Francophone title has its own website that can be accessed here [https://wbcfrancophone.com/]

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Kajetan Kalinowski]] || align="center" | 2024 Mar 2 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Patrice Volny]] || align="center" | 2024 Jun 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Mateusz Polski]] || align="center" | 2024 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Walid Ouizza]] || align="center" | 2024 Jul 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jaouad Belmehdi]] || align="center" | 2024 May 25 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Thomas Masson]] || align="center" | 2024 Sept 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Mike Esteves]] || align="center" | 2024 May 25 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|}

==Mediterranean Title==

Created in 2007, the WBC Mediterranean title is a minor title open to boxers fighting out of countries bordering the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean champion is guaranteed a spot among the WBC's top 40 ranking. The Mediterranean title has its own website that can be accessed here [https://wbcmed.com/]

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Jonathan Kogasso]] || align="center" | 2024 Apr 13 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Federico Gassani]] || align="center" | 2024 May 10 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Leonardo Balli]] || align="center" | 2024 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Dario Morello]] || align="center" | 2023 Dec 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Christian Mazzon]] || align="center" | 2023 Dec 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Jonathan Valero]] || align="center" | 2024 Mar 9 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Mattia Occhinero]] || align="center" | 2024 Oct 4 || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Mediterranean Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|}

==The first announced WBC ratings, on August 1966==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]''' 
1. [[Ernie Terrell]] 2. [[Zora Folley]] 3. [[Karl Mildenberger]] 4. [[Amos Lincoln]] 5. [[Oscar Natalio Bonavena|Oscar Bonavena]] 6. [[Floyd Patterson]] 7. [[Eduardo Corletti]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[George Chuvalo]] 10. [[Cleveland Williams]]
|
Champion: '''[[Jose Torres]]''' 
1. [[Roger Rouse]] 2. [[Eddie Cotton]] 3. [[Bob Foster]] 4. [[Piero Del Papa]] 5. [[Wayne Thornton]] 6. [[Johnny Persol]] 7. [[Chic Calderwood]] 8. [[Andres Antonio Selpa|Andres Selpa]] 9. [[John (Cowboy) McCormack|John McCormack]] 10. [[Vittorio Saraudi]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light middleweight|Junior Middleweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Jose Monon Gonzalez|Jose Gonzalez]] 3. [[Joey Archer]] 4. [[Don Fullmer]] 5. [[Juan Carlos Rivero|Carlos Rivero]] 6. [[Johnny Pritchett]] 7. [[Rafael Gutierrez]] 8. [[Sugar Boy Nando]] 9. [[Willie Hart]] 10. [[Harry Scott (Liverpool)|Harry Scott]]
|
Champion: '''[[Ki-Soo Kim|Kim Ki-Soo]]''' 
1. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 2. [[Nino Benvenuti]] 3. [[Stan Harrington]] 4. [[Jimmy Lester]] 5. [[Eddie Pace]] 6. [[Sandro Mazzinghi]] 7. [[Wally Swift]] 8. [[Blair Richardson]] 9. [[Freddie Little|Fred Little]] 10. [[Hurricane Kid]]
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Curtis Cokes]]''' 
1. [[Percy Manning]] 2. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 3. [[Manuel Gonzalez]] 4. [[Willie Ludick]] 5. [[Jean Josselin]] 6. [[Brian Curvis]] 7. [[Stan Hayward]] 8. [[Ted Whitfield]] 9. [[Ramon La Cruz|Ramon de la Cruz]] 10. [[Apidej Sithiran]]
|
Champion: '''[[Sandro Lopopolo]]''' 
1. [[Jose Napoles]] 2. [[Eddie Perkins]] 3. [[Makoto Watanabe]] 4. [[Willy Quatuor]] 5. [[Takeshi Fuji|Paul Fuji]] 6. [[Percy Hayles]] 7. [[Peter Cobblah]] 8. [[Angel (Robinson) Garcia|Robinson Garcia]] 9. [[Daniel Guanin]] 10. [[Vicente Rivas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Nicolino Locche]] 2. [[Maurice Cullen]] 3. [[Sugar Ramos|Ultiminio Ramos]] 4. [[Ismael Laguna]] 5. [[Paul Armstead]] 6. [[Hugo Rambaldi]] 7. [[Frankie Narvaez]] 8. [[Fujio Mikami]] 9. [[Boo Yong Kang]] 10. [[Bunny Grant]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Kang-Il Suh|Kan Il Suh]] 2. [[Yoshiaki Numata]] 3. [[Rene Barrientos]] 4. [[Vicente Milan Derado|Vicente Derado]] 5. [[Carlos Teo Cruz|Carlos Cruz]] 6. [[Raul Rojas]] 7. [[Ray Adigun]] 8. [[José Legrá]] 9. [[Love Allotey]] 10. [[Justiniano Aguilar]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Vicente Saldivar]]''' 
1. [[Mitsunori Seki]] 2. [[Howard Winstone]] 3. [[Carlos Ruben Cañete|Carlos Canete]] 4. [[Mario Diaz (of Mexico)|Mario Diaz]] 5. [[Antonio Amaya]] 6. [[Richard Sue]] 7. [[Johnny Jamito]] 8. [[Pedro Gomez]] 9. [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]] 10. [[Antonio Herrera]]
|
Champion: '''[[Fighting Harada]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel]] 2. [[Alan Rudkin]] 3. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 4. [[Eder Jofre]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Katsuo Saito]] 7. [[Waldemiro Pinto]] 8. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 9. [[Chun Won Kang]] 10. [[Yoshio Nakane]]
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] 7. [[René Libeer]] 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] 10. [[Al Diaz]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
* (In Spanish) [https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e49e98&coleccion= "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 28 August 1966 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).
* "WBC August Ratings", ''The Japan Times'' (Tokyo, Japan), page 6, 29 August 1966.

==External Link==
* [http://www.wbcboxing.com/ Official site]

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Council]]
[[Category:WBC Gallery|WBC Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama

2025-01-12T02:49:05Z

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<fight>123814</fight>
*'''Unofficial UPI Scorecard:''' 70-66 Accavallo
'''Vacant [[WBA]] World Flyweight Title'''
 '''Vacant [[WBC]] World Flyweight Title''' 
==Articles==
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966] 
:"TOKYO (UPI) - 
:Argentina's Horacio Accavallo came from behind tonight and won the world flyweight championship with a 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama. 
:Referee Nicholas Pope scored it 73-69 and Judge Eloy Gonzalcs 74-66 for Accavallo, but Japanese Ko Toyama gave it to Takayama 70-71. 
:The United Press International card had it 70-66 for Accavallo. 
:Accavallo will be recognized as the world flyweight champion by the '''World Boxing Association and''' the '''World Boxing Council''', but he must defend against Hiroyuki Ebihara, the WBA’s top contender, within 120 days. 
:Accavallo, a veteran of 88 fights, was a 6-4 favorite to defeat the 22-year-old Japanese, but Takayama surprised the crowd of 10,000 by taking the offensive at the opening bell and maintaining a lead through the first 12 rounds." 
:- Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"'''Sport in Brief''' 
:(omitted) 
:'''Boxing''' 
:Tokyo - 
:Horacio Accavallo of Argentina scored a brusing 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama and earned the recognition of the '''World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn'''. as flyweight champion of the world. 
:(omitted)" 
:- Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"TOKYO - 
:Horacio Accavallo, 110 1/2, Argentina, outpointed Katsuyoshi Takayama, 111 3/4, 15, Accavallo wins '''WBC and WBA''' flyweight title." 
:- Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States. 

*WBC & WBA Ratings after this fight, on August 1966
:World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e49e98&coleccion= (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:World Boxing Association (Spanish: Asociación Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e4a27d&coleccion= (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBC Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBA Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
''Champion'', [[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]
#[[Walter McGowan]]
#[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]
#[[Kiyoshi Tanabe]]
#[[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]]
#[[Katsuyoshi Takayama]]
#[[Puntip Keosuriya]]
#[[René Libeer]]
#[[Chartchai Chionoi]]
#[[Rocky Gattellari]]
#[[Al Diaz]]
|
''Champion'', Horacio Accavallo
#Kiyoshi Tanabe
#Walter McGowan
#Puntip Keosuriya
#Hiroyuki Ebihara
#Katsuyoshi Takayama
#Chartchai Chionoi
#[[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]]
#[[Jose Severino]]
#[[Thongchai Supassamuth]]
#[[Salvatore Burruni]]
|}

Horacio Enrique Accavallo

2025-01-12T02:37:54Z

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<human>16403</human>
*[[:Category:Horacio Accavallo Gallery|Gallery]]
*'''Trainer:''' [[Juan Aldrovandi]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Hector Vaccari]]

==Professional Record==
*Finished career with a record of 4-0 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Finished career with a record of 5-1 (0 KO) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Salvatore Burruni]] (twice), [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (twice), and [[Efren Torres]].
**Lost against [[Salvatore Burruni]].
*Finished career with a record of 8-2-3 (0 KO) in fights outside his native Argentina.

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*(2) Argentina (FAB) Flyweight Title (July 1961; 0 defenses, October 1963-March 1966; 1 defense)
*South American Flyweight Title (October 1961; 1 defense)

==World Titles==
*[[WBA]] World Flyweight Title (March 1966-October 1968; 3 defenses)
*[[WBC]] World Flyweight Title (March 1966-October 1968; 3 defenses)

==External Links==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19660119&id=ACVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2421%2C2594568&hl=en "Injury may delay bout" January 19, 1966.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief "Boxing" " The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=19660302&id=peRdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=914NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115%2C233142&hl=en "Accavallo Has Flyweight Title" UPI, March 2, 1966.] The Washington Reporter, newspaper in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966.] Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States.
*[[World Boxing Council]] Ratings on August 1966 
::[https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e49e98&coleccion= (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:[[World Boxing Association]] Ratings on August 1966, 
::[https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e4a27d&coleccion= (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
! | <center>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
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Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|
Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. Kiyoshi Tanabe (Japan) 2. Walter McGowan (Scotland) 3. Puntip Keosuriya (Thailand) 4. Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) 5. Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) 6. Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand) 7. [[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 8. [[Jose Severino]] (Brazil) 9. [[Thongchai Supassamuth]] (Thailand) 10. [[Salvatore Burruni]] (Italy)
|-valign="top"
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Accavallo, Horacio Enrique}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Argentine World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[category:South American Champions]]
[[Category:2022 Deaths]]

Walter McGowan vs. Salvatore Burruni

2025-01-12T02:33:37Z

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*'''Unofficial AP Scorecard:''' 5-4-6 McGowan
*'''World Flyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Burruni) '''(recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]] & [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'' Magazine]])''' 

== Newspaper Articles ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html "McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title"], ''The New York Times'', 15 June 1966.
*"Scot Gains Burruni's 'World Title", ''The Japan Times'', page 6, 16 June 1966. 
::"LONDON (AP) - 
::Walter McGowan, 23-year-old Scot, Tuesday night outpointed Salvatore Burruni of Italy and stripped him of his disputed world flyweight boxing title. 
::McGowan left-jabbed in the early rounds and survived a vicious cut over his right eye in the middle of the fight. 
::The 15-rounder, before about 6,000 at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium, saw McGowan covered in blood from the cut in the last round. 
::At times he tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and it poured down the right side of his face. But he still boxed his way out of trouble against the 33-year-old Italian. 
::McGowan weighed 111 pounds, 11 ounces - five ounces inside the flyweight limit. Burruni was five ounces over at the first attempt but an hour later weighed in at 110 pounds. 
::(The rest is omitted)".

== This fight was not recognized by WBC. ==
'''The President of WBC, said.''' 
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 "McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!"], ''Evening Times'', (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 16 June 1966 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*"Not recognised", ''The Guardian'' (England, United Kingdom), page 10, 15 June 1966. 
::" Mr L. Spota, the president of the World Boxing Council, said in Mexico City that the WBC did not recognise last night's fight between McGowan and Burruni as the world flyweight championship. The WBC disqualified Burruni as champion last November when he failed to meet its timelimit for giving Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) a chance for the title. 
::Spota said Horacio Accavallo (Argentina) was the only world flyweight champion recognised by the Council, having won the title against Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) in a bout ordered by the WBC to choose a new champion." 
 
'''WBC Ratings after this fight''' 
:WBC Ratings on August 1966 
:*(In Spanish) [https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38597d1ed64f16e49e98&coleccion= "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 28 August 1966 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).
:*"WBC August Ratings", ''The Japan Times'' (Tokyo, Japan), page 6, 29 August 1966. 
:::"MEXICO CITY (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama|Tatsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Puntip Kaesuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer|Rene Liber]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::". 
 
:WBC Ratings on November 1966 
:*"WBC considers l'weight crown, No.1 post open", ''The Manila Times'' (Philippines), page 5-B, 5 November 1966. 
:::"MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe|Hiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 3. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Punto Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[Rene Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi|Chartchai Channoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Thongchai Supassamuth|Thonghchai Supasanuth]] (Thailand)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::".

Ken Buchanan vs. Ruben Navarro

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[[File:Show60499.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>99047</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (the first defense by Buchanan)
*'''Vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] World Lightweight Title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Aileen Eaton]] (Olympic Boxing)
*'''Matchmaker:''' [[Don Chargin]]
*In the original plan, Buchanan was scheduled to fight against Mando Ramos on that day. However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
::"Buchanan to meet new challenger", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 10, 11 February 1971. 
*Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 11 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

"Ruben Navarro failed to lift the crown off of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Friday night at the Sports Arena, losing by a decisive margin. However, Navarro was a hero to most of the 10,360 cheering spectators for gamely launching an opening attack that virtually rushed the surprised Buchanan off his feet. In fact, Buchanan did go down in the first round. Referee Arthur Mercante of NY ruled it no knockdown. Navarro's charges at Buchanan did catch the champion cold, however, and Ruben amazed the cheering fans and the champion by winning the first three rounds. However, midway in the action, Navarro started to tire, and it was then that the dancing and jabbing Buchanan started to pour it on." -Pasadena Star-News

*Navarro took this fight on 72 hours notice after Buchanan's original opponent, Mando Ramos, pulled out with a groin injury.
*Navarro had been scheduled to fight Jimmy Robertson at the Olympic Auditorium on February 25th.
*Navarro had to work out for 5 rounds the day before the fight in order to make 135.
*Navarro was penalized one point in the 6th round for a low blow.
*Purses: Buchanan - $60,000, Navarro - $15,000 (Ramos was guaranteed $20,000)
*Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-3 Buchanan
*Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan
*Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan

Post fight comments

* "I thought I should have had a knockdown in the 1st round. It was a good punch to the chin. He never really hurt me." -Ruben Navarro

* "I was slow and cold at the beginning. I turned my back on his rushes because I wasn't used to this. They wouldn't allow it in England. But I got warmed up and I think the people appreciated good boxing." -Ken Buchanan

* "You're a fine fighter, a good champion and I know of only one man who can beat you - me, when I've had more time to train." -Ruben Navarro to Ken Buchanan in Buchanan's dressing room

== Newspaper articles ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down"], [[Reg Gutteridge]], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 13 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) [https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd4&coleccion= "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México). 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velazquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

==After this fight==
Buchanan was stripped of his WBC title on 25 June 1971, for he chose to next defend against Ismael Laguna instead of Pedro Carrasco.
*"Buchanan loses world title", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 11, 26 June 1971. 
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419 "Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 26 June 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

==Show Link==
*Show:60499 [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Show:60499]

Ken Buchanan

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[[File:Ken Buchanan.jpg|left|250px]]
{{ibhof |url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/buchanan.html}}
<boxer>000142</boxer>
* '''Manager:''' [[Eddie Thomas]]
* '''Trainer:''' [[Gil Clancy]]
* '''[[:Category:Ken Buchanan Gallery|Ken Buchanan Image Gallery]]'''
* Awarded [[BWAA]] Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year" for 1970
* 1965 [[ABA]] Featherweight Champion
* [[The Tartan Legend: The Autobiography]]

==External Links==
* [http://www.boxingbiographies.co.uk/html/ken_buchanan-bb.HTM boxingbiographies.co.uk]
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 11 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down"], [[Reg Gutteridge]], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 13 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710215&id=KJJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2822284 "World Champion home to-night"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 15 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710215&id=jiY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C6049192 "Hero's welcome for Buchanan"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 15 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) [https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303?pagina=558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd4&coleccion= "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México). 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velazquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1970 Sep 26 – 1972 Jun 26
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pedro Carrasco]]|
years=1971 Feb 12 – 1971 Jun 25 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Ken}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:2023 Deaths]]

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2019-12-16T14:13:33Z

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Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
* [[:Category:Women's World Champions By Weight Class|Women's World Champions By Weight Class]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:659461.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 23-1 (21 KOs) December 7, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder12.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 42-0-1 (41 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:659461.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 23-1 (21 KOs) December 7, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:659461.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 23-1 (21 KOs) December 7, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:ManuelCharr1.jpg|100px]] [[Manuel Charr]] 31-4 (17 KOs) November 25, 2017
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Dwhyte.jpg|100px]] [[Dillian Whyte]] Interim Champion 27-1 (18 KOs) July 20, 2019
|-
| align="center"| [[File:TrevorBryan.jpg|100px]] [[Trevor Bryan]] Interim Champion 20-0 (14 KOs) August 11, 2018
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Goulamirian Arsen.jpg|100px]] [[Arsen Goulamirian]] Super Champion 24-0 (16 KOs) May 31, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Dorticos_Head.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] 24-1 (22 KOs) June 15, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Ryad_Merhy.jpg|100px]] [[Ryad Merhy]] Interim Champion 29-1 (24 KOs) October 10, 2019
|-
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DmitryBivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) October 11, 2017
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Artur_Beterbiev21.jpg|100px]] [[Artur Beterbiev]] 15-0 (15 KOs) October 18, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Artur_Beterbiev21.jpg|100px]] [[Artur Beterbiev]] 15-0 (15 KOs) November 11, 2017
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Santos_Saul_Alvarez_Barragan1.jpg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 53-1-2 (36 KOs) November 2, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:JPascal.jpg|100px]] [[Jean Pascal]] 34-6-1 (20 KOs) August 3, 2019
|-
| align="center"| [[File:553831a.jpg|100px]] [[Dominic Boesel]] Interim Champion 30-1 (12 KOs) November 16, 2019
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:631178.jpeg|100px]] [[Callum Smith]] Super Champion 27-0 (19 KOs) September 28, 2018
| align="center"| [[File:Benavidez.jpg|100px]] [[David Benavidez]] 22-0 (19 KOs) September 28, 2019
|align="center"| [[File:684493.jpeg|100px]] [[Caleb Plant]] 19-0 (11 KOs) January 13, 2019
|align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpeg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 29-0 (14 KOs) May 18, 2019
|align="center"|[[File:631178.jpeg|100px]] [[Callum Smith]] 27-0 (18 KOs) September 28, 2018
|-
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Santos_Saul_Alvarez_Barragan1.jpg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] Super Champion 53-1-2 (36 KOs) September 15, 2018
| align="center"| [[File:Santos_Saul_Alvarez_Barragan1.jpg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] Franchise champion1 53-1-2 (36 KOs) September 15, 2018
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GGG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 40-1-1 (35 KOs) October 5, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:DemetriusAndrade1.jpg|100px]] [[Demetrius Andrade]] 28-0 (17 KOs) October 20, 2018
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Santos_Saul_Alvarez_Barragan1.jpg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 53-1-2 (36 KOs) May 4, 2019
|-
| align="center"| [[File:RMurata1.jpg|100px]] [[Ryota Murata]] 15-2 (12 KOs) July 12, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo11.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 30-0 (22 KOs) June 29, 2019
|-
| align="center"| [[File:588468.jpeg|100px]] [[Chris Eubank Jr]] Interim Champion 29-2 (22 KOs) December 7, 2019
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JRockWilliams.jpg|100px]] [[Julian Williams]] Super Champion 27-1-1 (16 KOs) May 11, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:574588.jpeg|100px]] [[Tony Harrison]] 28-2 (21 KOs) December 22, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JRockWilliams.jpg|100px]] [[Julian Williams]] 27-1-1 (16 KOs) May 11, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Alen Teixeira Patrick.jpg|100px]] [[Patrick Teixeira]] 31-1 (22 KOs) November 30, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:ErislandyLara1.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] 26-3-3 (15 KOs) August 31, 2019
|-
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:MannyPacquiao1.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] Super Champion 62-7-2 (39 KOs) July 21, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:629465.jpeg|100px]] [[Errol Spence]] 26-0 (21 KOs) September 28, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:629465.jpeg|100px]] [[Errol Spence]] 26-0 (21 KOs) May 27, 2017
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Crawford_Terence.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 35-0 (26 KOs) June 9, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[file:740161a.jpeg|100px]] [[Alexander Besputin]] 14-0 (9 KOs) November 30, 2019
|-
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JoshTaylor1.jpeg|100px]] [[Josh Taylor]] Super Champion 16-0 (12 KOs) October 26, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jose_Carlos_Ramirez.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Carlos Ramirez]] 24-0 (17 KOs) March 17, 2018
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JoshTaylor1.jpeg|100px]] [[Josh Taylor]] 16-0 (12 KOs) May 15, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jose_Carlos_Ramirez.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Carlos Ramirez]] 24-0 (17 KOs) July 27, 2019
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JoshTaylor1.jpeg|100px]] [[Josh Taylor]] 16-0 (12 KOs) October 26, 2019
|-
| align="center"|[[File:665878.jpeg|100px]] [[Mario Barrios]] 25-0 (16 KOs) September 28, 2019
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Puello.jpg|100px]] [[Alberto Puello]] Interim Champion 17-0 (9 KOs) July 27, 2019
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.JPG|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] Super Champion 14-1 (10 KOs) May 12, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.JPG|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] Franchise Champion2 14-1 (10 KOs) August 31, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Teofimo Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Teofimo Lopez]] 15-0 (12 KOs) December 15, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.JPG|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 14-1 (10 KOs) December 8, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.JPG|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 14-1 (10 KOs) May 12, 2018
|-
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Leodegario_Santa_Cruz.jpg|100px]] [[Leo Santa Cruz]] Super Champion 37-1-1 (19 KOs) November 23, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:553222.jpeg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] 37-1 (33 KOs) January 28, 2017
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:TevinFarmer.jpg|100px]] [[Tevin Farmer]] 30-4-1-1 (6 KOs) August 3, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JamelHerring1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamel Herring]] 21-2 (10 KOs) May 25, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Rene.Alvarado.jpg|100px]] [[Rene Alvarado]] 32-8 (21 KOs) November 23, 2019
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:665698.jpeg|100px]] [[Xu Can]] 18-2 (3 KOs) January 26, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:GRussellJr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 30-1 (18 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:JoshWarrington1.jpg|100px]] [[Josh Warrington]] 29-0 (6 KOs) May 19, 2018
| align="center"| [[File:790719.jpeg|100px]] [[Shakur Stevenson]] 13-0 (7 KOs) October 26, 2019
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Daniel.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Roman]] Super Champion 27-2-1 (10 KOs) September 3, 2017
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Rey_Vargas_Head.jpg|100px]] [[Rey Vargas]] 34-0 (22 KOs) February 25, 2017
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Daniel.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Roman]] 27-2-1 (10 KOs) April 26, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:EmmanuelNavarrete.jpg|100px]] [[Emanuel Navarrete]] 30-1 (26 KOs) December 8, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrandonFigueroa.jpg|100px]] [[Brandon Figueroa]] 20-0-1 (15 KOs) April 20, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:Ryosuke_Iwasa.jpg|100px]] [[Ryosuke Iwasa]] Interim Champion 27-3 (15 KOs) December 7, 2019
|-
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:628407.jpeg|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] Super Champion 19-0 (16 KOs) November 7, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:NordineOubaali.jpg|100px]] [[Nordine Oubaali]] 17-0 (12 KOs) January 19, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:628407.jpeg|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 19-0 (16 KOs) May 18, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:Casimero.jpg|100px]] [[John Riel Casimero]] 29-4 (20 KOs) November 30, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:628407.jpeg|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 19-0 (16 KOs) May 18, 2019
|-
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Kal_Yafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 26-0 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[File:467843.jpeg|100px]] [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] 40-3-0 (27 KOs) April 26, 2019
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[File:Jerwin_Juntilla_Ancajas.jpg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 32-1-2 (22 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[File:483786.jpeg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 24-2 (14 KOs) June 19, 2019
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[File:467843.jpeg|100px]] [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] 40-3-0 (27 KOs) April 26, 2019
|-
| align="center" | [[File:Andrew-moloney-boxrec.jpg|100px]] [[Andrew Moloney]] Interim Champion 21-0 (14 KOs) November 15, 2019
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Dalakian Artem.jpg|100px]] [[Artem Dalakian]] 19-0 (14 KOs) February 24, 2018
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:085424.jpeg|100px]] [[Moruti Mthalane]] 38-2 (25 KOs) July 14, 2018
| align="center"| [[File:666339.jpeg|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 14-0 (8 KOs) Sep 24, 2018
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:752878.jpeg|100px]] [[Hiroto Kyoguchi]] Super Champion 14-0 (9 KOs) December 31, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ken_Shiro.jpg|100px]] [[Ken Shiro]] 16-0 (9 KOs) May 20, 2017
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:530362.jpeg|100px]] [[Felix Alvarado]] 35-2 (30 KOs) October 29, 2018
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:778096.jpg|100px]] [[Elwin Soto]] 16-1 (11 KOs) June 21, 2019
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:752878.jpeg|100px]] [[Hiroto Kyoguchi]] 14-0 (9 KOs) December 31, 2018
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Carlos_Antonio_Canizales_Civira.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Canizales]] 22-0-1 (17 KOs) March 18, 2018
|-
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Niyomtrong_Thammanoon.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 20-0 (7 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:383177.jpeg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 54-0 (18 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:720606.jpeg|100px]] [[Pedro Taduran]] 14-2 (11 KOs) September 7, 2019
| align="center"| [[File:Wmendez.jpg|100px]] [[Wilfredo Mendez]] 15-1 (5 KOs) August 24, 2019
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

==Footnotes==
1 - World Boxing Council has rated “Franchise champion” at the top in Middleweight in WBC official ratings. 
::[https://wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC-Ratings-December-2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of December - 2019], Middleweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC_Ratings_November_2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of November - 2019], Middleweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/RATINGS-FOR-THE-CONVENTION-2019. World Boxing Council ratings for the convention 2019], Middleweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC%20RATINGS%20SEPTEMBER%202019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of September - 2019], Middleweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/RATINGS_VARONIL_AGOSTO_2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of Agosto - 2019], Middleweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC-RATINGS-JULIO-2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of July - 2019], Middleweight. 
2 - World Boxing Council has rated “Franchise champion” at the top in Lightweight in WBC official ratings. 
::[https://wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC-Ratings-December-2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of December - 2019], Lightweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/WBC_Ratings_November_2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings as of November - 2019], Lightweight. 
::[http://www.wbcboxing.com/ratings/RATINGS-FOR-THE-CONVENTION-2019.pdf World Boxing Council ratings for the convention 2019], Lightweight.

Walter McGowan vs. Salvatore Burruni

2019-08-04T12:36:34Z

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<fight>34503</fight>
*'''Unofficial AP Scorecard:''' 5-4-6 McGowan
*'''World Flyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Burruni) '''(recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]] & [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'' Magazine]])''' 

== Newspaper Articles ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html "McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title"], ''The New York Times'', 15 June 1966.
*"Scot Gains Burruni's 'World Title", ''The Japan Times'', page 6, 16 June 1966. 
::"LONDON (AP) - 
::Walter McGowan, 23-year-old Scot, Tuesday night outpointed Salvatore Burruni of Italy and stripped him of his disputed world flyweight boxing title. 
::McGowan left-jabbed in the early rounds and survived a vicious cut over his right eye in the middle of the fight. 
::The 15-rounder, before about 6,000 at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium, saw McGowan covered in blood from the cut in the last round. 
::At times he tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and it poured down the right side of his face. But he still boxed his way out of trouble against the 33-year-old Italian. 
::McGowan weighed 111 pounds, 11 ounces - five ounces inside the flyweight limit. Burruni was five ounces over at the first attempt but an hour later weighed in at 110 pounds. 
::(The rest is omitted)".

== This fight was not recognized by WBC. ==
'''The President of WBC, said.''' 
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 "McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!"], ''Evening Times'', (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 16 June 1966 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*"Not recognised", ''The Guardian'' (England, United Kingdom), page 10, 15 June 1966. 
::" Mr L. Spota, the president of the World Boxing Council, said in Mexico City that the WBC did not recognise last night's fight between McGowan and Burruni as the world flyweight championship. The WBC disqualified Burruni as champion last November when he failed to meet its timelimit for giving Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) a chance for the title. 
::Spota said Horacio Accavallo (Argentina) was the only world flyweight champion recognised by the Council, having won the title against Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) in a bout ordered by the WBC to choose a new champion." 
 
'''WBC Ratings after this fight''' 
:WBC Ratings on August 1966 
:*(In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28 "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 28 August 1966 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).
:*"WBC August Ratings", ''The Japan Times'' (Tokyo, Japan), page 6, 29 August 1966. 
:::"MEXICO CITY (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama|Tatsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Puntip Kaesuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer|Rene Liber]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::". 
 
:WBC Ratings on November 1966 
:*"WBC considers l'weight crown, No.1 post open", ''The Manila Times'' (Philippines), page 5-B, 5 November 1966. 
:::"MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe|Hiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 3. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Punto Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[Rene Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi|Chartchai Channoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Thongchai Supassamuth|Thonghchai Supasanuth]] (Thailand)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::".

Walter McGowan

2019-08-04T12:05:06Z

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[[File:Walter McGowan cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>020552</boxer>
[[:Image:Walter McGowan.568.jpg|Photo #2]]

*1961 ABA flyweight champion

== External links ==

* [https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html "McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title"], ''The New York Times'', 15 June 1966.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 "McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!"], ''Evening Times'', (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 16 June 1966 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBofC]] & ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'')|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Jun 14 – 1966 Dec 30
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Walter}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]

Harold Johnson

2019-08-04T09:26:28Z

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[[File:Harold Johnson 0001.jpg|left|250px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1993 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/johnsonharold.html click]]]
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[[:Category:Harold Johnson Gallery|'''Harold Johnson Gallery''']]

==Career Review==
*Called "one of the best technical boxers of all time" by ''[[The Boxing Register]]''.
*His father, [[Phil Johnson]], was also a professional boxer. Phil and Harold became the first father/son combination to not only fight the same fighter, but lose to him as well. Both suffered third-round knockout defeats at the hands of future [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Jersey Joe Walcott]] in 1936 and [[Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Harold Johnson|1950]], respectively.
*Started boxing while he was serving in the U.S. Navy.
*Defeated future Hall of Fame inductees [[Jimmy Bivins]], [[Ezzard Charles]] and [[Archie Moore]].
*Fought Archie Moore five times. The first four fights were non-title bouts which went the 10-round distance. Moore won the first two, Johnson the [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (3rd meeting)|third]] and Moore the fourth. In their [[Archie Moore vs. Harold Johnson (5th meeting)|fifth]] fight, Moore came from behind to stop Johnson in 14 rounds to retain the World Light Heavyweight Championship.
*Withdrew from a scheduled fight against [[Sonny Liston]] in 1956 due to a shoulder injury. Liston was 13-1 at the time.
*Won the vacant [[National Boxing Association]] Light Heavyweight Championship in 1961 with a [[Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry|TKO]] of [[Jesse Bowdry]] and became the Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion when he [[Harold Johnson vs. Doug Jones|outpointed]] [[Doug Jones]] in 1962.
*Lost the title to future Hall of Fame inductee [[Willie Pastrano]] by a disputed [[Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano|decision]] in 1963.
*Inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1992 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1993.
*Named the 7th [[:Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest light heavyweight of all-time]] by [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] in 2002.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Archie Moore]] Stripped|
title=[[NBA World Light Heavyweight Champion|NBA-WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Willie Pastrano]]|
years=1961 Feb 7 – 1963 Jun 1 The [[National Boxing Association|NBA]] became the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] on August 23, 1962.
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Archie Moore]] Abandoned|
title=[[World Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Willie Pastrano]]|
years=1962 May 12 – 1963 Jun 1
}}
{{Succession box|
before=Inaugural Champion|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Willie Pastrano]]|
years=1963 Feb 14 – 1963 Jun 1
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Harold}}
[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:2015 Deaths]]

Ken Buchanan vs. Ruben Navarro

2019-08-04T09:22:24Z

Susano7:

[[File:Show60499.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>99047</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (the first defense by Buchanan)
*'''Vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] World Lightweight Title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Aileen Eaton]] (Olympic Boxing)
*'''Matchmaker:''' [[Don Chargin]]
*In the original plan, Buchanan was scheduled to fight against Mando Ramos on that day. However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
::"Buchanan to meet new challenger", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 10, 11 February 1971. 
*Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 11 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

"Ruben Navarro failed to lift the crown off of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Friday night at the Sports Arena, losing by a decisive margin. However, Navarro was a hero to most of the 10,360 cherring spectators for gamely launching an opening attack that virtually rushed the surprised Buchanan off his feet. In fact, Buchanan did go down in the first round. Referee Arthur Mercante of NY ruled it no knockdown. Navarro's charges at Buchanan did catch the champion cold, however, and Ruben amazed the cheering fans and the champion by winning the first three rounds. However, midway in the action, Navarro started to tire, and it was then that the dancing and jabbing Buchanan started to pour it on." -Pasadena Star-News

*Navarro took this fight on 72 hours notice after Buchanan's original opponent, Mando Ramos, pulled out with a groin injury.
*Navarro had been scheduled to fight Jimmy Robertson at the Olympic Auditorium on February 25th.
*Navarro had to work out for 5 rounds the day before the fight in order to make 135.
*Navarro was penalized one point in the 6th round for a low blow.
*Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-3 Buchanan
*Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan
*Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan

Post fight comments

* "I thought I should have had a knockdown in the 1st round. It was a good punch to the chin. He never really hurt me." -Ruben Navarro

* "I was slow and cold at the beginning. I turned my back on his rushes because I wasn't used to this. They wouldn't allow it in England. But I got warmed up and I think the people appreciated good boxing." -Ken Buchanan

* "You're a fine fighter, a good champion and I know of only one man who can beat you - me, when I've had more time to train." -Ruben Navarro to Ken Buchanan in Buchanan's dressing room

== Newspaper articles ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down"], [[Reg Gutteridge]], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 13 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&palabras=clasificaciones&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11 "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México). 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velazquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

==After this fight==
Buchanan was stripped of his WBC title on 25 June 1971, for he chose to next defend against Ismael Laguna instead of Pedro Carrasco.
*"Buchanan loses world title", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 11, 26 June 1971. 
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419 "Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 26 June 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

==Show Link==
*Show:60499 [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Show:60499]

Ismael Laguna vs. Ken Buchanan (1st meeting)

2019-08-04T09:14:10Z

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<fight>62963</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (second defense by Laguna)
*Buchanan ignored the BBoC's order not to fight Laguna
*WBC stripped Laguna on September 15, 1970. Source AP 9/16/1970. UPI reported the WBC said Laguna had to fight Mando Ramos instead, so they stripped him and matched Ramos and Carrasco.
*NYSAC recognized this bout as championship one on OCt 5, 1970

"Scotland's Ken Buchanan came on strong in the final rounds yesterday to wrest the world lightweight title from Panama's Ismael Laguna on a split decision in a spirited 15 round bout. It was close all the way. Laguna, bobbing and weaving, carried the fight to the standup challenger, fighting in the classic style. Laguna scored with chopping right leads and short blows inside. Buchanan, moving in behind a snapping left jab, came on in the 5th and 6th rounds. From the 12th on Buchanan dominated the fight. In the 12th he shook the champ with a series of solid shots to the head that forced Laguna to hold. Encouraged by his success, Buchanan pressed on with follow-ups that Laguna couldn't block." -Associated Press

== Newspaper articles ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/buchanan-rallies-to-outpoint-laguna-for-lightweight-title-in-puerto.html "Buchanan rallies to outpoint Laguna for Lightweight Title in Puerto Rico"], ''The New York Times'', 27 September 1970.

== After this fight ==
Then, Ken Buchanan needed to be recognized from WBC, because British Boxing Board Of Control had joined only WBC. He negotiated with Mando Ramos and WBC. WBC accepted "Buchanan vs. Ramos" as WBC Lightweight Championship fight.
*"Buchanan's bout approved", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 14, 17 November 1970. 

However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
*"Buchanan to meet new challenger", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 10, 11 February 1971. 

Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos on 12 February 1971.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

Mando Ramos vs. Pedro Carrasco (1st meeting)

2019-08-04T08:50:43Z

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<fight>160828</fight>

'''Vacant WBC Lightweight Title'''
* Predecessor champion Ken Buchanan gave priority to the fight with not Carrasco but Ismael Laguna. As a result, because the WBC lightweight title had been stripped off from Ken Buchanan on June 25, 1971, this fight was done.
::"Buchanan loses world title", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 11, 26 June 1971.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419 "Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 26 June 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* Carrasco was knocked down four times while the fight. Refree was judged to be a foul the attack of Ramos, and victory of Carrasco in the 12th round.

"Spanish boxing fans reacted in stunned disbelief Friday night as a Nigerian referee saved Spain's Pedro Carrasco from an almost certain knockout by disqualifying Mando Ramos of Los Angeles for hitting below the belt in their WBC world lightweight title bout. Carrasco himself was too dazed from the punishment handed out by Ramos in 11 rounds to fully realize that he had been proclaimed world champion. Ramos took control of the fight from the start. He had Carrasco on the floor in the 1st round, in the 8th round and twice for counts of eight in the 10th. Carrasco looked groggy and wobbly-legged throughout the 11th, which he finished by slipping from a clinch to the floor. The two fighters did not trade another punch. As the fighters came out of their corners for the 12th of the scheduled 15 round fight in Madrid Sports Palace, referee Samuel Odubote sent them back to their corners. Ramos started dancing up and down expecting that the referee would stop the fight and award him a TKO. The smile froze as the referee briefly consulted officials and then raised Carrasco's arm." -United Press International

Post fight comments

* "It has been the greatest robbery in boxing's history. I had it won and knocked the Saniard down four times. He was finished. If I had won the fight the way he won it, I wouldn't feel like a champion. If he does not offer me a return fight, I'll never consider him a champ." -Mando Ramos

* "I warned him three times. Ramos hit Carrasco in the nape and lower stomach several times." -Referee Samuel Odubote

* "I knew it was tough to win a fight in Spain. I knew you had to flatten your opponent to win - but you don't even get a chance to hit him." -Jackie McCoy, Ramos' manager

* "Ramos is a very good puncher but he acted incorrectly in the 4th and 8th rounds." -Pedro Carrasco

* "Carrasco was knocked out twice and the referee should have stopped the fight. Carrasco holds a crown with very little glory." -Valentin Martin, Spanish reporter

* "A shameless injustice. The referee did not count when he should have taken Carrasco to his corner and prevent him from receiving such unnecessary and cruel punishment." -Manuel Olias, Spanish reporter

* "We feel shameful it was not Carrasco but an unfair referee who defeated Mando Ramos. But above such an injustice the overwhelming superiority of Ramos over Pedro Carrasco was clear and evident to everybody." -Fernando Vadillo, Spanish reporter

Ken Buchanan vs. Ruben Navarro

2019-08-04T08:40:11Z

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[[File:Show60499.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>99047</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (the first defense by Buchanan)
*'''Vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] World Lightweight Title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Aileen Eaton]] (Olympic Boxing)
*'''Matchmaker:''' [[Don Chargin]]
*In the original plan, Buchanan was scheduled to fight against Mando Ramos on that day. However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
::"Buchanan to meet new challenger", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 10, 11 February 1971. 
*Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 11 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*Buchanan was stripped of his WBC title on 25 June 1971, for he chose to next defend against Ismael Laguna instead of Pedro Carrasco.
::"Buchanan loses world title", ''The Times'' (London, England, United Kingdom), page 11, 26 June 1971. 
::[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419 "Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 26 June 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.

"Ruben Navarro failed to lift the crown off of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Friday night at the Sports Arena, losing by a decisive margin. However, Navarro was a hero to most of the 10,360 cherring spectators for gamely launching an opening attack that virtually rushed the surprised Buchanan off his feet. In fact, Buchanan did go down in the first round. Referee Arthur Mercante of NY ruled it no knockdown. Navarro's charges at Buchanan did catch the champion cold, however, and Ruben amazed the cheering fans and the champion by winning the first three rounds. However, midway in the action, Navarro started to tire, and it was then that the dancing and jabbing Buchanan started to pour it on." -Pasadena Star-News

*Navarro took this fight on 72 hours notice after Buchanan's original opponent, Mando Ramos, pulled out with a groin injury.
*Navarro had been scheduled to fight Jimmy Robertson at the Olympic Auditorium on February 25th.
*Navarro had to work out for 5 rounds the day before the fight in order to make 135.
*Navarro was penalized one point in the 6th round for a low blow.
*Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-3 Buchanan
*Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan
*Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan

Post fight comments

* "I thought I should have had a knockdown in the 1st round. It was a good punch to the chin. He never really hurt me." -Ruben Navarro

* "I was slow and cold at the beginning. I turned my back on his rushes because I wasn't used to this. They wouldn't allow it in England. But I got warmed up and I think the people appreciated good boxing." -Ken Buchanan

* "You're a fine fighter, a good champion and I know of only one man who can beat you - me, when I've had more time to train." -Ruben Navarro to Ken Buchanan in Buchanan's dressing room

== Newspaper articles ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down"], [[Reg Gutteridge]], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 13 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&palabras=clasificaciones&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11 "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México). 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velazquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

==Show Link==
*Show:60499 [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Show:60499]

Pascual Perez

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[[file:Pascua_perez.jpg|left|thumb|290px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1995 Modern Category Hall of Fame]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
'''Name:''' Pascual Perez '''Alias:''' El León Mendocino / Terrier '''Birth Name:''' '''Born:''' 1926-05-04 '''Hometown:''' Ciudad Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina '''Birthplace:''' Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina '''Died:''' 1977-01-22 (Age:50) '''Stance:''' Orthodox '''Height:''' 150cm '''Reach:''' '''Pro Boxer:''' [https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/9037 Record] 
[[:Image:Pascual Perez .951.jpg|Photo #2]], [[:File:Pascual Perez.jpg|Photo #3]]

'''Pascual Perez''' was the first Argentine World Boxing Champion. In 1946, he won the Latin American Championship. In 1948, he won the Gold Medal in the Olympic Games (London). He remained an amateur for four more years before turning pro in 1952. In 1954, he won the flyweight World Championship, and successfully defended his title nine times before losing his title to Pone Kingpetch in 1960. Career record: 84 wins, 7 loses, 1 draw (57 KOs).

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Yoshio Shirai]]|
title=[[World Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
years=1954 Nov 26 – 1960 Apr 16
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Pascual}}
[[Category:1948 Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Argentine World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:Argentine Olympians]]

Horacio Enrique Accavallo

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[[File:Horacio_accavallo.jpg|left|thumb|Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]
[[File:Hiroyuki Ebihara & Horacio Enrique Accavallo photo 1966.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] and Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]
'''Name:''' Horacio Enrique Accavallo '''Alias:''' Roquiño '''Birth Name:''' '''Born:''' 1934-10-14 '''Hometown:''' Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina '''Birthplace:''' Villa Diamante, Buenos Aires, Argentina '''Stance:''' Southpaw '''Height:''' 156cm '''Reach:''' '''Pro Boxer:''' [https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/16403 Record] 
*'''Trainer:''' [[Juan Aldrovandi]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Hector Vaccari]]

==Professional Record==
*Finished career with a record of 4-0 (0 KO) in world title fights.
*Finished career with a record of 5-1 (0 KO) against former, current, and future world champions:
**Won against [[Salvatore Burruni]] (twice), [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (twice), and [[Efren Torres]].
**Lost against [[Salvatore Burruni]].
*Finished career with a record of 8-2-3 (0 KO) in fights outside his native Argentina.

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*(2) Argentina (FAB) Flyweight Title (July 1961; 0 defenses, October 1963-March 1966; 1 defense)
*South American Flyweight Title (October 1961; 1 defense)

==World Titles==
*[[WBA]] World Flyweight Title (March 1966-October 1968; 3 defenses)
*[[WBC]] World Flyweight Title (March 1966-October 1968; 3 defenses)

==External Links==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19660119&id=ACVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2421%2C2594568&hl=en "Injury may delay bout" January 19, 1966.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief "Boxing" " The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=19660302&id=peRdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=914NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115%2C233142&hl=en "Accavallo Has Flyweight Title" UPI, March 2, 1966.] The Washington Reporter, newspaper in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966.] Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States.
*[[World Boxing Council]] Ratings on August 1966 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:[[World Boxing Association]] Ratings on August 1966, 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e4a26e?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
! | <center>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|
Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. Kiyoshi Tanabe (Japan) 2. Walter McGowan (Scotland) 3. Puntip Keosuriya (Thailand) 4. Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) 5. Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) 6. Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand) 7. [[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 8. [[Jose Severino]] (Brazil) 9. [[Thongchai Supassamuth]] (Thailand) 10. [[Salvatore Burruni]] (Italy)
|-valign="top"
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Accavallo, Horacio Enrique}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Argentine World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[category:South American Champions]]

World Boxing Association

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[[file:Wbalogo.jpg|WBA logo|thumb|left]]
[[file:WBA logo.jpg|Old WBA Logo|thumb|right]]

*The '''World Boxing Association''' (WBA) is the oldest still active world sanctioning body, having its origins in the [[National Boxing Association]].
*[http://www.wbaonline.com/ Official Website]
 
==Presidents==
[[File:WBA belt.jpg|thumb|right|WBA Championship Belt]]
*Charles P. Larson 1962-1963
*Ed Lassman 1963-1964
*[[Merv McKenzie]] 1964-1965
*[[Jim Deskin]] 1965-1966
*[[Bob Evans]] 1966-1968
*[[Emile Bruneau]] 1968-1970
*[[Bill Brennan]] 1970-1972
*Robert M. Lee 1972-1974
*[[Elias Cordova]] 1974-1977
*Fernando Mandry Galindez 1977-1979
*Rodrigo Sanchez 1979-1982
*[[Gilberto Mendoza Sr.]] 1982-Present 
[http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbaPresidents/index.shtml WBA Presidents]
 

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Anthony Joshua]] || align="center" | 2017 April 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Denis Lebedev]] || align="center" | 2013 Oct 03 || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Dmitry Bivol]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[George Groves]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 20 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Saul Alvarez]] || align="center" | 2018 Sep 15 || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Erislandy Lara]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Keith Thurman]] || align="center" | 2013 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | 2016 May 28 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Jorge Linares]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jezreel Corrales]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Leo Santa Cruz]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 30 || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz|Guillermo Rigondeaux]] || align="center" | 2010 Nov 13 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 18 || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Khalid Yafai]]|| align="center" | 2016 Aug 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Kazuto Ioka]] || align="center" | 2013 Apr 6 || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] || align="center" | 2014 Dec 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Minimumweight || align="center" | [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Super Champions==
In 2001, the WBA created a new title: Super Champion. Their website states:
:The SUPER WORLD CHAMPION CATEGORY OR UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION was created for those World Champions who hold the title of two or more organizations recognized by the WBA, like the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

However, the WBA also gives Super Champion status to fighters who aren't unified champions. Featherweight champion [[Chris John]] was named Super Champion even though he wasn't a unified champion. The WBA said it was an award for making ten successful title defenses. Welterweight champion [[Antonio Margarito]] was also named Super Champion even though he was not a unified champion and had not made a single title defense.

When a fighter is elevated to Super Champion, the regular title becomes vacant. Critics claim that the WBA created the Super Champion title just so they can collect more sanctioning fees. [http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-continues-hurt-boxing-makes-john-super-champ--19141]

==The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Floyd Patterson]]''' 
1. [[Sonny Liston]] 2. [[Ingemar Johansson]] 3. [[Eddie Machen]] 4. [[Zora Folley]] 5. [[Cleveland Williams]] 6. [[Archie Moore]] 7. [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[Mike DeJohn]] 10. [[Roger Rischer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Harold Johnson]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Cotton]] 2. [[Willie Pastrano]] 3. [[Doug Jones]] 4. [[Giulio Rinaldi]] 5. [[Mauro Mina]] 6. [[Erich Schoppner]] 7. [[Gustav Scholz]] 8. [[Chic Calderwood]] 9. [[Carl (Bobo) Olson|Bobo Olson]] 10. [[Allen Thomas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Gene Fullmer]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Denny Moyer]] 3. [[Paul Pender]] 4. [[Terry Downes]] 5. [[Florentino Fernandez]] 6. [[George Benton]] 7. [[Joey Giambra]] 8. [[Teddy (Farmer) Wright|Ted Wright]] 9. [[Don Fullmer]] 10. [[Joey Archer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 2. [[Ralph Dupas]] 3. [[Curtis Cokes]] 4. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 5. [[Brian Curvis]] 6. [[Dick Turner]] 7. [[Bob Fosmire]] 8. [[Bruno Visintin]] 9. [[Garland (Rip) Randall|Garland Randall]] 10. [[Samart Sorndaeng]]
|
Champion: '''[[Duilio Loi]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Perkins]] 2. [[Bunny Grant]] 3. [[Luis Molina|Louis Molina]] 4. [[Jose Stable]] 5. [[Johnny Gonsalves]] 6. [[Roberto Cruz]] 7. [[Benny Medina|Ben Medina]] 8. [[Sid Prior]] 9. [[Shigemasa Kawakami]] 10. [[Jorge Sacoma]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Douglas Vaillant|Doug Vaillant]] 2. [[Kenny Lane]] 3. [[Paul Armstead]] 4. [[Carlos Hernandez]] 5. [[Joe Brown]] 6. [[Arthur Persley|Art Persley]] 7. [[Al Urbina|Alfredo Urbina]] 8. [[Dave Charnley]] 9. [[Bert Somodio]] 10. [[Paolo Rosi]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Auburn Copeland]] 2. [[Solomon Boysaw]] 3. [[Teruo Kosaka]] 4. [[Jose Luis Cruz]] 5. [[Tito Marshall|Rodolfo Marshall]] 6. [[Oscar Reyes]] 7. [[Mel Middleton]] 8. [[Johnny Bizzarro]] 9. [[David Floyd]] 10. [[Tommy Tibbs]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]''' 
1. [[Sugar Ramos]] 2. [[Rafiu King]] 3. [[Kazuo Takayama]] 4. [[Howard Winstone]] 5. [[Jet Bally]] 6. [[Harold Gomes]] 7. [[Danny Valdez]] 8. [[Veeranid Charoenmuang]] 9. [[Don Johnson]] 10. [[Floyd Robertson]]
|
Champion: '''[[Eder Jofre]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel|Joe Medel]] 2. [[Herman Marques]] 3. [[Ismael Laguna]] 4. [[Edmundo Esparza|Mundo Esparza]] 5. [[Alphonse Halimi]] 6. [[Johnny Caldwell]] 7. [[Piero Rollo]] 8. [[Manny Elias]] 9. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 10. [[Katsutoshi Aoki]]
|
Champion: '''[[Pone Kingpetch]]''' 
1. [[Sadao Yaoita]] 2. [[Pascual Perez]] 3. [[Ramon Arias]] 4. [[Salvatore Burruni]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Kyo Noguchi]] 7. [[Ray Perez]] 8. [[Marcel Juban]] 9. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 10. [[Fighting Harada]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
* (In Portuguese) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19620901&id=9ssRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C65982 "Associação de Boxe elegeu médio Archer o pugilista do mês"], ''Jornal do Brasil'' (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 1 September 1962 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* (In French) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UY3hNwcQ290C&dat=19620901&id=yjwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653%2C69946 "Le poids moyen Joey Archer jugé le boxeur du mois!"], ''L'Evangéline'' (Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada), 1 September 1962 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* (In French) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=q-HalDI95KYC&dat=19620831&id=vGQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259%2C5202747 "Classements des meilleurs pugilistes de la planéte"], ''L'Action Catholique'' (Quebec, Canada), 31 August 1962 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* (In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd864?intPagina=13&tipo=pagina&palabras=box&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(1)], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 1 September 1962 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).
* (In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd870?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=cuatro+aztecas+figuran&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(2)], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 1 September 1962 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Association]]
[[Category:WBA Gallery|WBA Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

World Boxing Council

2019-08-03T14:55:02Z

Susano7: /* The first announced WBC ratings, on August 1966 */

[[file:Wbclogo.jpg|thumb|WBC Logo|right]]
[[File:WBC belt.jpg|thumb|WBC Championship Belt|right]]

* The '''World Boxing Council''' (WBC) was formed in 1963 and is based in Mexico.
* President: [[Mauricio Sulaiman]]

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Deontay Wilder]] || align="center" | 2015 Jan 17 || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Oleksandr Usyk]] || align="center" | 2018 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Adonis Stevenson]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[David Benavidez]] || align="center" | 2017 Sep 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Saul Alvarez]] || align="center" | 2018 Sep 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Jermell Charlo]] || align="center" | 2016 May 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Jose Carlos Ramirez]] || align="center" | 2018 Mar 17 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Mikey Garcia]] || align="center" | 2017 Jun 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Miguel Berchelt]] || align="center" | 2017 Jan 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Gary Russell Jr.]] || align="center" | 2015 Mar 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Rey Vargas]] || align="center" | 2017 Feb 25 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 26 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Cristofer Rosales]] || align="center" | 2018 Apr 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ken Shiro]] || align="center" | 2017 May 20 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | [[Wanheng Menayothin]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==History==
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela. They met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon the invitation of the President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.

The WBC was bankrolled mainly by [[George Parnassus]], a California promoter. Parnassus, who loaded his shows with Mexican and Mexican-American fighters of the lighter weight divisions, was tired of seeing his star attractions ignored by the pro-U.S. rating systems.

The groups that historically had recognized boxers as champions included the [[New York State Athletic Commission]], the [[National Boxing Association]], the [[European Boxing Union]] and the [[British Boxing Board of Control]], but these groups, for the most part, lacked the all-encompassing "international" status they boasted of.

The WBC is one of four major sanctioning bodies recognized by the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]], along with the [[WBA]], [[IBF]] and [[WBO]].

==The Near Demise of the WBC==
In early 1998, [[Roy Jones Jr.]] announced that he was relinquishing his WBC light heavyweight title to fight as a heavyweight. In response, the organization ordered a bout between German contender [[Graciano Rocchigiani]] and former two-division champion [[Michael Nunn]] to fill the vacancy, sanctioning it as a world championship match.

On March 21, 1998, Rocchigiani won the fight and a WBC belt: in the subsequent WBC rankings, he was listed as "Light Heavyweight World Champion." Jones, however, had a change of heart and asked if the WBC would reinstate him as the champion. In a move that violated nearly a dozen of its own regulations, the WBC granted the reinstatement. Rocchigiani received a letter from the WBC advising that the publishing of his name as champion was a typographical error, and he had never really been the official titleholder.

Rocchigiani immediately filed a lawsuit against the WBC in a U.S. federal court, claiming that the organization's actions both were contrary to their own rules and injurious to his earning potential (due to diminished professional stature). On May 7, 2003, the judge ruled in Rocchigiani's favor, awarding him $30 million (U.S.) in damages and reinstating him as a former WBC champion (Rocchigiani had lost a bout since his WBC title match).

The following day, the WBC sought protection by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (i.e., corporate debt restructuring) in Puerto Rico. The organization then spent the next 13 months attempting to negotiate a six-figure settlement with Rocchigiani, but Rocchigiani did not at first accept.

On June 11, 2004, the WBC announced it would enter Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation (i.e., business closing and total asset sell-off) proceedings, effectively ending its existence. This action prompted some in the boxing community to plead with Rocchigiani to settle the dispute, which he did in July 2004. Both sides agreed not to reveal terms of the settlement.

==Affiliated Organizations==
*[[African Boxing Union]] (ABU)
*Asian Boxing Council (ABCO)
*[[Baltic Sea Championship]] (WBC Baltic)
*[[Caribbean Boxing Federation]] (CABOFE)
*Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
*[[CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau]] (CISBB)
*[[Eurasian Boxing Council]] (EBC)
*[[European Boxing Union]] (EBU)
*[[North American Boxing Federation]] (NABF)
*[[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation]] (OPBF)
*South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)
*World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC Muay Thai)

==Diamond Title==

Created in 2009, the Diamond championship belt is an honorary championship destined to reward the winner of a historic fight between two high-profile and elite boxers. It was first awarded in November 2009 to [[Manny Pacquiao]], who won his sixth world title (in five different divisions) via a twelfth-round technical knockout over [[Miguel Cotto]] in Las Vegas. The title can be defended, but it is not a mandatory requirement. The title can also be vacated due to a fighter’s long-term absence or retirement from boxing.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Mairis Briedis]] || align="center" | 2018 Nov 10 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Callum Smith]] || align="center" | 2017 Sept 16 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Errol Spence|Errol Spence Jr.]] || align="center" | 2019 Mar 26 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Regis Prograis]] || align="center" | 2018 Jul 14 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Leo Santa Cruz]] || align="center" | 2015 Aug 29 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Nonito Donaire]] || align="center" | 2018 Nov 3 || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Diamond Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|}

==Silver Title==

Created in 2010, the Silver championship belt was established as an alternative to Interim championship belts. However, the holder of the Silver belt does not get elevated to full recognition as World champion when that title becomes vacant.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Dillian Whyte]] || align="center" | 2017 Oct 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Ilunga Makabu]] || align="center" | 2019 Jun 16 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Marcus Browne]] || align="center" | 2019 Jan 19 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Azizbek Abdugofurov]] || align="center" | 2018 May 5 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Liam Williams]] || align="center" | 2019 Jul 13 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Liam Smith]] || align="center" | 2019 Mar 30 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Danny Garcia]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 20 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Josh Taylor]] || align="center" | 2017 Jul 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Zaur Abdullaev]] || align="center" | 2018 Apr 22 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[O'Shanique Foster|O'Shaquie Foster]] || align="center" | 2018 Sept 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Lerato Dlamini]] || align="center" | 2019 Jul 12 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Luis Nery]] || align="center" | 2018 Oct 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Athenkosi Dumezweni]] || align="center" | 2019 Apr 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Jing Xiang]] || align="center" | 2018 Sept 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Silver Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Francophone Title==

Created in 2014, the WBC Francophone title is a minor title open to boxers fighting out of more than 70 predominantly francophone countries, states or territories. The Francophone champion is guaranteed a spot among the WBC's top 40 ranking.

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Herve Lofidi]] || align="center" | 2019 Jun 15 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Mathieu Bauderlique]] || align="center" | 2018 Oct 11 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Bilel Jkitou]] || align="center" | 2019 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Francophone Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
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| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | — || align="center" | N/A || align="center" | N/A
|}

==The first announced WBC ratings, on August 1966==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]''' 
1. [[Ernie Terrell]] 2. [[Zora Folley]] 3. [[Karl Mildenberger]] 4. [[Amos Lincoln]] 5. [[Oscar Natalio Bonavena|Oscar Bonavena]] 6. [[Floyd Patterson]] 7. [[Eduardo Corletti]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[George Chuvalo]] 10. [[Cleveland Williams]]
|
Champion: '''[[Jose Torres]]''' 
1. [[Roger Rouse]] 2. [[Eddie Cotton]] 3. [[Bob Foster]] 4. [[Piero Del Papa]] 5. [[Wayne Thornton]] 6. [[Johnny Persol]] 7. [[Chic Calderwood]] 8. [[Andres Antonio Selpa|Andres Selpa]] 9. [[John (Cowboy) McCormack|John McCormack]] 10. [[Vittorio Saraudi]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light middleweight|Junior Middleweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Jose Monon Gonzalez|Jose Gonzalez]] 3. [[Joey Archer]] 4. [[Don Fullmer]] 5. [[Juan Carlos Rivero|Carlos Rivero]] 6. [[Johnny Pritchett]] 7. [[Rafael Gutierrez]] 8. [[Sugar Boy Nando]] 9. [[Willie Hart]] 10. [[Harry Scott (Liverpool)|Harry Scott]]
|
Champion: '''[[Ki-Soo Kim|Kim Ki-Soo]]''' 
1. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 2. [[Nino Benvenuti]] 3. [[Stan Harrington]] 4. [[Jimmy Lester]] 5. [[Eddie Pace]] 6. [[Sandro Mazzinghi]] 7. [[Wally Swift]] 8. [[Blair Richardson]] 9. [[Freddie Little|Fred Little]] 10. [[Hurricane Kid]]
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Curtis Cokes]]''' 
1. [[Percy Manning]] 2. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 3. [[Manuel Gonzalez]] 4. [[Willie Ludick]] 5. [[Jean Josselin]] 6. [[Brian Curvis]] 7. [[Stan Hayward]] 8. [[Ted Whitfield]] 9. [[Ramon La Cruz|Ramon de la Cruz]] 10. [[Apidej Sithiran]]
|
Champion: '''[[Sandro Lopopolo]]''' 
1. [[Jose Napoles]] 2. [[Eddie Perkins]] 3. [[Makoto Watanabe]] 4. [[Willy Quatuor]] 5. [[Takeshi Fuji|Paul Fuji]] 6. [[Percy Hayles]] 7. [[Peter Cobblah]] 8. [[Angel (Robinson) Garcia|Robinson Garcia]] 9. [[Daniel Guanin]] 10. [[Vicente Rivas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Nicolino Locche]] 2. [[Maurice Cullen]] 3. [[Sugar Ramos|Ultiminio Ramos]] 4. [[Ismael Laguna]] 5. [[Paul Armstead]] 6. [[Hugo Rambaldi]] 7. [[Frankie Narvaez]] 8. [[Fujio Mikami]] 9. [[Boo Yong Kang]] 10. [[Bunny Grant]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Kang-Il Suh|Kan Il Suh]] 2. [[Yoshiaki Numata]] 3. [[Rene Barrientos]] 4. [[Vicente Milan Derado|Vicente Derado]] 5. [[Carlos Teo Cruz|Carlos Cruz]] 6. [[Raul Rojas]] 7. [[Ray Adigun]] 8. [[José Legrá]] 9. [[Love Allotey]] 10. [[Justiniano Aguilar]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Vicente Saldivar]]''' 
1. [[Mitsunori Seki]] 2. [[Howard Winstone]] 3. [[Carlos Ruben Cañete|Carlos Canete]] 4. [[Mario Diaz (of Mexico)|Mario Diaz]] 5. [[Antonio Amaya]] 6. [[Richard Sue]] 7. [[Johnny Jamito]] 8. [[Pedro Gomez]] 9. [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]] 10. [[Antonio Herrera]]
|
Champion: '''[[Fighting Harada]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel]] 2. [[Alan Rudkin]] 3. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 4. [[Eder Jofre]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Katsuo Saito]] 7. [[Waldemiro Pinto]] 8. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 9. [[Chun Won Kang]] 10. [[Yoshio Nakane]]
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] 7. [[René Libeer]] 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] 10. [[Al Diaz]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
* (In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28 "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 28 August 1966 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México).
* "WBC August Ratings", ''The Japan Times'' (Tokyo, Japan), page 6, 29 August 1966.

==External Link==
* [http://www.wbcboxing.com/ Official site]

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Council]]
[[Category:WBC Gallery|WBC Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

Ken Buchanan

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[[file:Buchanan.Ken.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2000 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/buchanan.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
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'''Manager:''' [[Eddie Thomas]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Gil Clancy]] 
'''[[:Category:Ken Buchanan Gallery|Ken Buchanan Image Gallery]]''' 

*Awarded [[BWAA]] Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year" for 1970
*1965 [[ABA]] Featherweight Champion
*[[The Tartan Legend: The Autobiography]]
*Boxing Biographies website: [http://www.boxingbiographies.co.uk/html/ken_buchanan-bb.HTM]

==External Links==
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 11 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 "WBC approve Buchanan bout"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 12 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down"], [[Reg Gutteridge]], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 13 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710215&id=KJJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2822284 "World Champion home to-night"], ''The Glasgow Herald'' (Scotland, United Kingdom), 15 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710215&id=jiY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C6049192 "Hero's welcome for Buchanan"], ''Evening Times'' (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom), 15 February 1971 – via Google News Newspaper Archive.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) [http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&palabras=clasificaciones&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11 "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo"], ''El Informador'' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), 11 March 1971 - via HNDM (Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México). 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velazquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1970 Sep 26 – 1972 Jun 26
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pedro Carrasco]]|
years=1971 Feb 12 – 1971 Jun 25 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Ken}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Ismael Laguna vs. Ken Buchanan (1st meeting)

2018-04-20T12:47:42Z

Susano7: /* Newspaper articles */

<fight>62963</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (second defense by Laguna)
*Buchanan ignored the BBoC's order not to fight Laguna
*WBC stripped Laguna on September 15, 1970. Source AP 9/16/1970. UPI reported the WBC said Laguna had to fight Mando Ramos instead, so they stripped him and matched Ramos and Carrasco.
*NYSAC recognized this bout as championship one on OCt 5, 1970

"Scotland's Ken Buchanan came on strong in the final rounds yesterday to wrest the world lightweight title from Panama's Ismael Laguna on a split decision in a spirited 15 round bout. It was close all the way. Laguna, bobbing and weaving, carried the fight to the standup challenger, fighting in the classic style. Laguna scored with chopping right leads and short blows inside. Buchanan, moving in behind a snapping left jab, came on in the 5th and 6th rounds. From the 12th on Buchanan dominated the fight. In the 12th he shook the champ with a series of solid shots to the head that forced Laguna to hold. Encouraged by his success, Buchanan pressed on with follow-ups that Laguna couldn't block." -Associated Press

== Newspaper articles ==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/buchanan-rallies-to-outpoint-laguna-for-lightweight-title-in-puerto.html |title="Buchanan rallies to outpoint Laguna for Lightweight Title in Puerto Rico" |date=1970-09-27 |work=The New York Times }}

== After this fight ==
Then, Ken Buchanan needed to be recognized from WBC, because British Boxing Board Of Control had joined only WBC. He negotiated with Mando Ramos and WBC. WBC accepted "Buchanan vs. Ramos" as WBC Lightweight Championship fight.
* {{cite |author="Buchanan's bout approved" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1970-11-17</nowiki> }} p.14. 

However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
* {{cite |author="Buchanan to meet new challenger" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1971-02-11</nowiki> }} p.10. 

Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos on 12 February 1971.
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 |title="WBC approve Buchanan bout" |date=1971-02-12 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}

World Boxing Council

2018-04-11T13:56:59Z

Susano7: + The first announced WBC ratings, on August 1966.

[[file:Wbclogo.jpg|thumb|WBC Logo|right]]
[[File:WBC belt.jpg|thumb|WBC Championship Belt|right]]

* The '''World Boxing Council''' (WBC) was formed in 1963 and is based in Mexico.
* President: [[Mauricio Sulaiman]]

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Deontay Wilder]] || align="center" | 2015 Jan 17 || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Tony Bellew]] || align="center" | 2016 May 29 || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Adonis Stevenson]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Badou Jack]] || align="center" | 2015 Apr 24 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Gennady Golovkin]] || align="center" | 2016 May 18 || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Jermell Charlo]] || align="center" | 2016 May 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Danny Garcia]] || align="center" | 2016 Jan 23 || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Terence Crawford]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 23 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 11 || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Francisco Vargas]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Gary Russell, Jr.]] || align="center" | 2015 Mar 28 || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Hugo Ruiz]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 27 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] || align="center" | 2011 Nov 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Carlos Cuadras]] || align="center" | 2014 May 31 || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Román González]] || align="center" | 2014 Sep 5 || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ganigan López]] || align="center" | 2016 Mar 4 || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Strawweight || align="center" | [[Wanheng Menayothin]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 6 || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBC Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==History==
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela. They met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon the invitation of the President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, to form an international boxing organization that would achieve the unity of all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.

The WBC was bankrolled mainly by [[George Parnassus]], a California promoter. Parnassus, who loaded his shows with Mexican and Mexican-American fighters of the lighter weight divisions, was tired of seeing his star attractions ignored by the pro-U.S. rating systems.

The groups that historically had recognized boxers as champions included the [[New York State Athletic Commission]], the [[National Boxing Association]], the [[European Boxing Union]] and the [[British Boxing Board of Control]], but these groups, for the most part, lacked the all-encompassing "international" status they boasted of.

The WBC is one of four major sanctioning bodies recognized by the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]], along with the [[WBA]], [[IBF]] and [[WBO]].

==The Near Demise of the WBC==
In early 1998, [[Roy Jones Jr.]] announced that he was relinquishing his WBC light heavyweight title to fight as a heavyweight. In response, the organization ordered a bout between German contender [[Graciano Rocchigiani]] and former two-division champion [[Michael Nunn]] to fill the vacancy, sanctioning it as a world championship match.

On March 21, 1998, Rocchigiani won the fight and a WBC belt: in the subsequent WBC rankings, he was listed as "Light Heavyweight World Champion." Jones, however, had a change of heart and asked if the WBC would reinstate him as the champion. In a move that violated nearly a dozen of its own regulations, the WBC granted the reinstatement. Rocchigiani received a letter from the WBC advising that the publishing of his name as champion was a typographical error, and he had never really been the official titleholder.

Rocchigiani immediately filed a lawsuit against the WBC in a U.S. federal court, claiming that the organization's actions both were contrary to their own rules and injurious to his earning potential (due to diminished professional stature). On May 7, 2003, the judge ruled in Rocchigiani's favor, awarding him $30 million (U.S.) in damages and reinstating him as a former WBC champion (Rocchigiani had lost a bout since his WBC title match).

The following day, the WBC sought protection by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (i.e., corporate debt restructuring) in Puerto Rico. The organization then spent the next 13 months attempting to negotiate a six-figure settlement with Rocchigiani, but Rocchigiani did not at first accept.

On June 11, 2004, the WBC announced it would enter Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation (i.e., business closing and total asset sell-off) proceedings, effectively ending its existence. This action prompted some in the boxing community to plead with Rocchigiani to settle the dispute, which he did in July 2004. Both sides agreed not to reveal terms of the settlement.

==Affiliated Organizations==
*African Boxing Union (ABU)
*Asian Boxing Council (ABCO)
*[[Baltic Sea Championship]] (WBC Baltic)
*[[Caribbean Boxing Federation]] (CABOFE)
*Central American Boxing Federation (FECARBOX)
*[[CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau]] (CISBB)
*[[Eurasian Boxing Council]] (EBC)
*[[European Boxing Union]] (EBU)
*[[North American Boxing Federation]] (NABF)
*[[Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation]] (OPBF)
*South American Boxing Federation (FESUBOX)
*World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC Muay Thai)

==The first announced WBC ratings, on August 1966==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]''' 
1. [[Ernie Terrell]] 2. [[Zora Folley]] 3. [[Karl Mildenberger]] 4. [[Amos Lincoln]] 5. [[Oscar Natalio Bonavena|Oscar Bonavena]] 6. [[Floyd Patterson]] 7. [[Eduardo Corletti]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[George Chuvalo]] 10. [[Cleveland Williams]]
|
Champion: '''[[Jose Torres]]''' 
1. [[Roger Rouse]] 2. [[Eddie Cotton]] 3. [[Bob Foster]] 4. [[Piero Del Papa]] 5. [[Wayne Thornton]] 6. [[Johnny Persol]] 7. [[Chic Calderwood]] 8. [[Andres Antonio Selpa|Andres Selpa]] 9. [[John (Cowboy) McCormack|John McCormack]] 10. [[Vittorio Saraudi]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light middleweight|Junior Middleweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Jose Monon Gonzalez|Jose Gonzalez]] 3. [[Joey Archer]] 4. [[Don Fullmer]] 5. [[Juan Carlos Rivero|Carlos Rivero]] 6. [[Johnny Pritchett]] 7. [[Rafael Gutierrez]] 8. [[Sugar Boy Nando]] 9. [[Willie Hart]] 10. [[Harry Scott (Liverpool)|Harry Scott]]
|
Champion: '''[[Ki-Soo Kim|Kim Ki-Soo]]''' 
1. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 2. [[Nino Benvenuti]] 3. [[Stan Harrington]] 4. [[Jimmy Lester]] 5. [[Eddie Pace]] 6. [[Sandro Mazzinghi]] 7. [[Wally Swift]] 8. [[Blair Richardson]] 9. [[Freddie Little|Fred Little]] 10. [[Hurricane Kid]]
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Curtis Cokes]]''' 
1. [[Percy Manning]] 2. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 3. [[Manuel Gonzalez]] 4. [[Willie Ludick]] 5. [[Jean Josselin]] 6. [[Brian Curvis]] 7. [[Stan Hayward]] 8. [[Ted Whitfield]] 9. [[Ramon La Cruz|Ramon de la Cruz]] 10. [[Apidej Sithiran]]
|
Champion: '''[[Sandro Lopopolo]]''' 
1. [[Jose Napoles]] 2. [[Eddie Perkins]] 3. [[Makoto Watanabe]] 4. [[Willy Quatuor]] 5. [[Takeshi Fuji|Paul Fuji]] 6. [[Percy Hayles]] 7. [[Peter Cobblah]] 8. [[Angel (Robinson) Garcia|Robinson Garcia]] 9. [[Daniel Guanin]] 10. [[Vicente Rivas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Nicolino Locche]] 2. [[Maurice Cullen]] 3. [[Sugar Ramos|Ultiminio Ramos]] 4. [[Ismael Laguna]] 5. [[Paul Armstead]] 6. [[Hugo Rambaldi]] 7. [[Frankie Narvaez]] 8. [[Fujio Mikami]] 9. [[Boo Yong Kang]] 10. [[Bunny Grant]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Kang-Il Suh|Kan Il Suh]] 2. [[Yoshiaki Numata]] 3. [[Rene Barrientos]] 4. [[Vicente Milan Derado|Vicente Derado]] 5. [[Carlos Teo Cruz|Carlos Cruz]] 6. [[Raul Rojas]] 7. [[Ray Adigun]] 8. [[José Legrá]] 9. [[Love Allotey]] 10. [[Justiniano Aguilar]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Vicente Saldivar]]''' 
1. [[Mitsunori Seki]] 2. [[Howard Winstone]] 3. [[Carlos Ruben Cañete|Carlos Canete]] 4. [[Mario Diaz (of Mexico)|Mario Diaz]] 5. [[Antonio Amaya]] 6. [[Richard Sue]] 7. [[Johnny Jamito]] 8. [[Pedro Gomez]] 9. [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]] 10. [[Antonio Herrera]]
|
Champion: '''[[Fighting Harada]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel]] 2. [[Alan Rudkin]] 3. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 4. [[Eder Jofre]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Katsuo Saito]] 7. [[Waldemiro Pinto]] 8. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 9. [[Chun Won Kang]] 10. [[Yoshio Nakane]]
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] 7. [[René Libeer]] 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] 10. [[Al Diaz]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
* (In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28 |title="Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" |date=1966-08-28 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}
* {{cite |author="WBC August Ratings" |title=The Japan Times |publisher=<nowiki>Tokyo, Japan</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1966-08-29</nowiki> }} p.6.

==External Link==
* [http://www.wbcboxing.com/ Official site]

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Council]]
[[Category:WBC Gallery|WBC Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

Ken Buchanan vs. Ruben Navarro

2018-04-10T13:14:15Z

Susano7:

[[File:Show60499.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>99047</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (the first defense by Buchanan)
*'''Vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] World Lightweight Title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Aileen Eaton]] (Olympic Boxing)
*'''Matchmaker:''' [[Don Chargin]]
*In the original plan, Buchanan was scheduled to fight against Mando Ramos on that day. However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
::{{cite |author="Buchanan to meet new challenger" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1971-02-11</nowiki> }} p.10. 
*Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos.
::{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 |title="W.B.C. say Fight is for Title" |date=1971-02-11 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
::{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 |title="WBC approve Buchanan bout" |date=1971-02-12 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
*Buchanan was stripped of his WBC title on 25 June 1971, for he chose to next defend against Ismael Laguna instead of Pedro Carrasco.
::{{cite |author="Buchanan loses world title" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1971-06-26</nowiki> }} p.11. 
::{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710626&id=g-A9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1249%2C5492419 |title="Buchanan's (WBC) title withdrawn" |date=1971-06-26 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}

"Ruben Navarro failed to lift the crown off of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Friday night at the Sports Arena, losing by a decisive margin. However, Navarro was a hero to most of the 10,360 cherring spectators for gamely launching an opening attack that virtually rushed the surprised Buchanan off his feet. In fact, Buchanan did go down in the first round. Referee Arthur Mercante of NY ruled it no knockdown. Navarro's charges at Buchanan did catch the champion cold, however, and Ruben amazed the cheering fans and the champion by winning the first three rounds. However, midway in the action, Navarro started to tire, and it was then that the dancing and jabbing Buchanan started to pour it on." -Pasadena Star-News

*Navarro took this fight on 72 hours notice after Buchanan's original opponent, Mando Ramos, pulled out with a groin injury.
*Navarro had been scheduled to fight Jimmy Robertson at the Olympic Auditorium on February 25th.
*Navarro had to work out for 5 rounds the day before the fight in order to make 135.
*Navarro was penalized one point in the 6th round for a low blow.
*Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-3 Buchanan
*Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan
*Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan

Post fight comments

* "I thought I should have had a knockdown in the 1st round. It was a good punch to the chin. He never really hurt me." -Ruben Navarro

* "I was slow and cold at the beginning. I turned my back on his rushes because I wasn't used to this. They wouldn't allow it in England. But I got warmed up and I think the people appreciated good boxing." -Ken Buchanan

* "You're a fine fighter, a good champion and I know of only one man who can beat you - me, when I've had more time to train." -Ruben Navarro to Ken Buchanan in Buchanan's dressing room

== Newspaper articles ==
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 |title="King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down" |last=Gutteridge |first=Reg |authorlink=Reg Gutteridge |date=1971-02-13 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) }}
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&palabras=clasificaciones&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11 |title="Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" |date=1971-03-11 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}
 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velásquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

==Show Link==
*Show:60499 [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Show:60499]

Ismael Laguna vs. Ken Buchanan (1st meeting)

2018-04-10T11:50:32Z

Susano7:

<fight>62963</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] World Lightweight Title''' (second defense by Laguna)
*Buchanan ignored the BBoC's order not to fight Laguna
*WBC stripped Laguna on September 15, 1970. Source AP 9/16/1970. UPI reported the WBC said Laguna had to fight Mando Ramos instead, so they stripped him and matched Ramos and Carrasco.
*NYSAC recognized this bout as championship one on OCt 5, 1970

"Scotland's Ken Buchanan came on strong in the final rounds yesterday to wrest the world lightweight title from Panama's Ismael Laguna on a split decision in a spirited 15 round bout. It was close all the way. Laguna, bobbing and weaving, carried the fight to the standup challenger, fighting in the classic style. Laguna scored with chopping right leads and short blows inside. Buchanan, moving in behind a snapping left jab, came on in the 5th and 6th rounds. From the 12th on Buchanan dominated the fight. In the 12th he shook the champ with a series of solid shots to the head that forced Laguna to hold. Encouraged by his success, Buchanan pressed on with follow-ups that Laguna couldn't block." -Associated Press

== Newspaper articles ==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/buchanan-rallies-to-outpoint-laguna-for-lightweight-title-in-puerto.html |title="Buchanan rallies to outpoint Laguna for Lightweight Title in Puerto Rico" |date=1970-09-27 |work=The New York Times }}

== After this fight ==
Then, Ken Buchanan needed to be recognized from WBC, because British Boxing Board Of Control had joined only WBC. He negotiated with Mando Ramos and WBC. WBC accepted "Buchanan vs. Ramos" as WBC Lightweight Championship fight.
* {{cite |author="Buchanan's bout approved" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1970-11-17</nowiki> }} p.14. 

However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
* {{cite |author="Buchanan to meet new challenger" |title=The Times |publisher=<nowiki>London, England, United Kingdom</nowiki> |date=<nowiki>1971-02-11</nowiki> }} p.10. 

Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos on 12 February 1971.
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 |title="WBC approve Buchanan bout" |date=1971-02-12 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}

Ken Buchanan

2018-04-04T14:16:52Z

Susano7: /* External Links */

[[file:Buchanan.Ken.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2000 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/buchanan.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>000142</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Eddie Thomas]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Gil Clancy]] 
'''[[:Category:Ken Buchanan Gallery|Ken Buchanan Image Gallery]]''' 

*Awarded [[BWAA]] Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year" for 1970
*1965 [[ABA]] Featherweight Champion
*[[The Tartan Legend: The Autobiography]]
*Boxing Biographies website: [http://www.boxingbiographies.co.uk/html/ken_buchanan-bb.HTM]

==External Links==
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706 |title="W.B.C. say Fight is for Title" |date=1971-02-11 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 |title="WBC approve Buchanan bout" |date=1971-02-12 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095 |title="King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down" |last=Gutteridge |first=Reg |authorlink=Reg Gutteridge |date=1971-02-13 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710215&id=KJJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2822284 |title="World Champion home to-night" |date=1971-02-15 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710215&id=jiY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C6049192 |title="Hero's welcome for Buchanan" |date=1971-02-15 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::(In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&palabras=clasificaciones&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11 |title="Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" |date=1971-03-11 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}
 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: Livianos)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velásquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1970 Sep 26 – 1972 Jun 26
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pedro Carrasco]]|
years=1971 Feb 12 – 1971 Jun 25 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Ken}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

World Boxing Association

2018-04-01T12:38:57Z

Susano7: /* The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962 */

[[file:Wbalogo.jpg|WBA logo|thumb|left]]
[[file:WBA logo.jpg|Old WBA Logo|thumb|right]]

*The '''World Boxing Association''' (WBA) is the oldest still active world sanctioning body, having its origins in the [[National Boxing Association]].
*[http://www.wbaonline.com/ Official Website]
 
==Presidents==
[[File:WBA belt.jpg|thumb|right|WBA Championship Belt]]
*Charles P. Larson 1962-1963
*Ed Lassman 1963-1964
*[[Merv McKenzie]] 1964-1965
*[[Jim Deskin]] 1965-1966
*[[Bob Evans]] 1966-1968
*[[Emile Bruneau]] 1968-1970
*[[Bill Brennan]] 1970-1972
*Robert M. Lee 1972-1974
*[[Elias Cordova]] 1974-1977
*Fernando Mandry Galindez 1977-1979
*Rodrigo Sanchez 1979-1982
*[[Gilberto Mendoza Sr.]] 1982-Present 
[http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbaPresidents/index.shtml WBA Presidents]
 

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Anthony Joshua]] || align="center" | 2017 April 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Denis Lebedev]] || align="center" | 2013 Oct 03 || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Dmitry Bivol]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[George Groves]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 20 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Gennady Golovkin]] || align="center" | 2014 Jun 3 || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Erislandy Lara]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Keith Thurman]] || align="center" | 2013 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | 2016 May 28 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Jorge Linares]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jezreel Corrales]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Leo Santa Cruz]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 30 || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz|Guillermo Rigondeaux]] || align="center" | 2010 Nov 13 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 18 || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Khalid Yafai]]|| align="center" | 2016 Aug 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Kazuto Ioka]] || align="center" | 2013 Apr 6 || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] || align="center" | 2014 Dec 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Minimumweight || align="center" | [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Super Champions==
In 2001, the WBA created a new title: Super Champion. Their website states:
:The SUPER WORLD CHAMPION CATEGORY OR UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION was created for those World Champions who hold the title of two or more organizations recognized by the WBA, like the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

However, the WBA also gives Super Champion status to fighters who aren't unified champions. Featherweight champion [[Chris John]] was named Super Champion even though he wasn't a unified champion. The WBA said it was an award for making ten successful title defenses. Welterweight champion [[Antonio Margarito]] was also named Super Champion even though he was not a unified champion and had not made a single title defense.

When a fighter is elevated to Super Champion, the regular title becomes vacant. Critics claim that the WBA created the Super Champion title just so they can collect more sanctioning fees. [http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-continues-hurt-boxing-makes-john-super-champ--19141]

==The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Floyd Patterson]]''' 
1. [[Sonny Liston]] 2. [[Ingemar Johansson]] 3. [[Eddie Machen]] 4. [[Zora Folley]] 5. [[Cleveland Williams]] 6. [[Archie Moore]] 7. [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[Mike DeJohn]] 10. [[Roger Rischer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Harold Johnson]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Cotton]] 2. [[Willie Pastrano]] 3. [[Doug Jones]] 4. [[Giulio Rinaldi]] 5. [[Mauro Mina]] 6. [[Erich Schoppner]] 7. [[Gustav Scholz]] 8. [[Chic Calderwood]] 9. [[Carl (Bobo) Olson|Bobo Olson]] 10. [[Allen Thomas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Gene Fullmer]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Denny Moyer]] 3. [[Paul Pender]] 4. [[Terry Downes]] 5. [[Florentino Fernandez]] 6. [[George Benton]] 7. [[Joey Giambra]] 8. [[Teddy (Farmer) Wright|Ted Wright]] 9. [[Don Fullmer]] 10. [[Joey Archer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 2. [[Ralph Dupas]] 3. [[Curtis Cokes]] 4. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 5. [[Brian Curvis]] 6. [[Dick Turner]] 7. [[Bob Fosmire]] 8. [[Bruno Visintin]] 9. [[Garland (Rip) Randall|Garland Randall]] 10. [[Samart Sorndaeng]]
|
Champion: '''[[Duilio Loi]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Perkins]] 2. [[Bunny Grant]] 3. [[Luis Molina|Louis Molina]] 4. [[Jose Stable]] 5. [[Johnny Gonsalves]] 6. [[Roberto Cruz]] 7. [[Benny Medina|Ben Medina]] 8. [[Sid Prior]] 9. [[Shigemasa Kawakami]] 10. [[Jorge Sacoma]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Douglas Vaillant|Doug Vaillant]] 2. [[Kenny Lane]] 3. [[Paul Armstead]] 4. [[Carlos Hernandez]] 5. [[Joe Brown]] 6. [[Arthur Persley|Art Persley]] 7. [[Al Urbina|Alfredo Urbina]] 8. [[Dave Charnley]] 9. [[Bert Somodio]] 10. [[Paolo Rosi]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Auburn Copeland]] 2. [[Solomon Boysaw]] 3. [[Teruo Kosaka]] 4. [[Jose Luis Cruz]] 5. [[Tito Marshall|Rodolfo Marshall]] 6. [[Oscar Reyes]] 7. [[Mel Middleton]] 8. [[Johnny Bizzarro]] 9. [[David Floyd]] 10. [[Tommy Tibbs]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]''' 
1. [[Sugar Ramos]] 2. [[Rafiu King]] 3. [[Kazuo Takayama]] 4. [[Howard Winstone]] 5. [[Jet Bally]] 6. [[Harold Gomes]] 7. [[Danny Valdez]] 8. [[Veeranid Charoenmuang]] 9. [[Don Johnson]] 10. [[Floyd Robertson]]
|
Champion: '''[[Eder Jofre]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel|Joe Medel]] 2. [[Herman Marques]] 3. [[Ismael Laguna]] 4. [[Edmundo Esparza|Mundo Esparza]] 5. [[Alphonse Halimi]] 6. [[Johnny Caldwell]] 7. [[Piero Rollo]] 8. [[Manny Elias]] 9. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 10. [[Katsutoshi Aoki]]
|
Champion: '''[[Pone Kingpetch]]''' 
1. [[Sadao Yaoita]] 2. [[Pascual Perez]] 3. [[Ramon Arias]] 4. [[Salvatore Burruni]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Kyo Noguchi]] 7. [[Ray Perez]] 8. [[Marcel Juban]] 9. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 10. [[Fighting Harada]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
* (In Portuguese) {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19620901&id=9ssRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C65982 |title="Associação de Boxe elegeu médio Archer o pugilista do mês" |date=1962-09-01 |work=Jornal do Brasil |publisher=(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). }}
* (In French) {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UY3hNwcQ290C&dat=19620901&id=yjwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653%2C69946 |title="Le poids moyen Joey Archer jugé le boxeur du mois!" |date=1962-09-01 |work=L'Evangéline |publisher=(Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada). }}
* (In French) {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=q-HalDI95KYC&dat=19620831&id=vGQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259%2C5202747 |title="Classements des meilleurs pugilistes de la planéte" |date=1962-08-31 |work=L'Action Catholique |publisher=(Quebec, Canada). }}
* (In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd864?intPagina=13&tipo=pagina&palabras=box&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir |title="Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(1) |date=1962-09-01 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}
* (In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd870?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=cuatro+aztecas+figuran&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir |title="Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(2) |date=1962-09-01 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Association]]
[[Category:WBA Gallery|WBA Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

Mando Ramos vs. Pedro Carrasco (1st meeting)

2018-04-01T02:27:58Z

Susano7:

Ismael Laguna vs. Ken Buchanan (1st meeting)

2018-04-01T01:51:44Z

Susano7:

<fight>62963</fight>

*Buchanan ignored the BBoC's order not to fight Laguna
*WBC stripped Laguna on September 15, 1970. Source AP 9/16/1970. UPI reported the WBC said Laguna had to fight Mando Ramos instead, so they stripped him and matched Ramos and Carrasco.
*NYSAC recognized this bout as championship one on OCt 5, 1970
*Then, Ken Buchanan needed to be recognized from WBC, because British Boxing Board Of Control had joined only WBC. Buchanan negotiated with Mando Ramos and WBC. WBC accepted "Buchanan vs. Ramos" as WBC Lightweight Championship fight.
:: "Buchanan's bout approved". ''The Times''. (London, England, United Kingdom). (1970-11-17). p.14. 
:However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight.
:: "Buchanan to meet new challenger". ''The Times''. (London, England, United Kingdom). (1971-02-11). p.10. 
:Ruben Navarro, the third WBA and the fourth WBC contender, fought instead of Ramos on February 12 1971.
:: {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553 |title="WBC approve Buchanan bout" |date=1971-02-12 |work=The Glasgow Herald |publisher=(Scotland, United Kingdom). }}

"Scotland's Ken Buchanan came on strong in the final rounds yesterday to wrest the world lightweight title from Panama's Ismael Laguna on a split decision in a spirited 15 round bout. It was close all the way. Laguna, bobbing and weaving, carried the fight to the standup challenger, fighting in the classic style. Laguna scored with chopping right leads and short blows inside. Buchanan, moving in behind a snapping left jab, came on in the 5th and 6th rounds. From the 12th on Buchanan dominated the fight. In the 12th he shook the champ with a series of solid shots to the head that forced Laguna to hold. Encouraged by his success, Buchanan pressed on with follow-ups that Laguna couldn't block." -Associated Press

Walter McGowan vs. Salvatore Burruni

2018-03-23T14:03:36Z

Susano7:

<fight>34503</fight>
*'''Unofficial AP Scorecard:''' 5-4-6 McGowan
*'''World Flyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Burruni) '''(recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]] & [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'' Magazine]])''' 
 
* "Scot Gains Burruni's 'World Title". ''The Japan Times''. (1966-06-16). p.6. 
::"LONDON (AP) - 
::Walter McGowan, 23-year-old Scot, Tuesday night outpointed Salvatore Burruni of Italy and stripped him of his disputed world flyweight boxing title. 
::McGowan left-jabbed in the early rounds and survived a vicious cut over his right eye in the middle of the fight. 
::The 15-rounder, before about 6,000 at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium, saw McGowan covered in blood from the cut in the last round. 
::At times he tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and it poured down the right side of his face. But he still boxed his way out of trouble against the 33-year-old Italian. 
::McGowan weighed 111 pounds, 11 ounces - five ounces inside the flyweight limit. Burruni was five ounces over at the first attempt but an hour later weighed in at 110 pounds. 
::(The rest is omitted)".

== Newspaper Articles ==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html |title="McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title" |date=1966-06-15 |work=The New York Times }}

== This fight was not recognized by WBC. ==
'''The President of WBC, said.''' 
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 |title="McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" |date=1966-06-16 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}
* "Not recognised". ''The Guardian''. (England, United Kingdom). (1966-06-15). p.10. 
::" Mr L. Spota, the president of the World Boxing Council, said in Mexico City that the WBC did not recognise last night's fight between McGowan and Burruni as the world flyweight championship. The WBC disqualified Burruni as champion last November when he failed to meet its timelimit for giving Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) a chance for the title. 
::Spota said Horacio Accavallo (Argentina) was the only world flyweight champion recognised by the Council, having won the title against Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) in a bout ordered by the WBC to choose a new champion." 
 
'''WBC Ratings after this fight''' 
:WBC Ratings on August 1966 
:* (In Spanish) {{cite web |url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir |title="Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" |date=1966-08-28 |work=El Informador |publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico). }}
:* "WBC August Ratings". ''The Japan Times''. (1966-08-29). p.6. 
:::"MEXICO CITY (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama|Tatsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Puntip Kaesuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer|Rene Liber]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::". 
 
:WBC Ratings on November 1966 
:* "WBC considers l'weight crown, No. 1 post open". ''The Manila Times''. (Philippines). (1966-11-05). p.5-B. 
:::"MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe|Hiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 3. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Punto Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[Rene Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi|Chartchai Channoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Thongchai Supassamuth|Thonghchai Supasanuth]] (Thailand)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::".

Walter McGowan vs. Salvatore Burruni

2018-03-23T13:11:38Z

Susano7:

<fight>34503</fight>
*'''Unofficial AP Scorecard:''' 5-4-6 McGowan
*'''World Flyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Burruni) '''(recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]] & [[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'' Magazine]])''' 
 
* "Scot Gains Burruni's 'World Title". ''The Japan Times''. (1966-06-16). p.6. 
::"LONDON (AP) - 
::Walter McGowan, 23-year-old Scot, Tuesday night outpointed Salvatore Burruni of Italy and stripped him of his disputed world flyweight boxing title. 
::McGowan left-jabbed in the early rounds and survived a vicious cut over his right eye in the middle of the fight. 
::The 15-rounder, before about 6,000 at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium, saw McGowan covered in blood from the cut in the last round. 
::At times he tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and it poured down the right side of his face. But he still boxed his way out of trouble against the 33-year-old Italian. 
::McGowan weighed 111 pounds, 11 ounces - five ounces inside the flyweight limit. Burruni was five ounces over at the first attempt but an hour later weighed in at 110 pounds. 
::(The rest is omitted)".

== Newspaper Articles ==
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html |title="McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title" |date=1966-06-15 |work=The New York Times }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 |title="McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" |date=1966-06-16 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom). }}

== This fight was not recognized by WBC. ==
'''The President of WBC, said.''' 
* "Not recognised". ''The Guardian''. (England, United Kingdom). (1966-06-15). p.10. 
::" Mr L. Spota, the president of the World Boxing Council, said in Mexico City that the WBC did not recognise last night's fight between McGowan and Burruni as the world flyweight championship. The WBC disqualified Burruni as champion last November when he failed to meet its timelimit for giving Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) a chance for the title. 
::Spota said Horacio Accavallo (Argentina) was the only world flyweight champion recognised by the Council, having won the title against Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) in a bout ordered by the WBC to choose a new champion." 
 
'''WBC Ratings after this fight''' 
:WBC Ratings on August 1966 
:* (In Spanish) {{cite web
|url=http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir
|title="Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box"
|date=1966-08-28
|work=El Informador
|publisher=(Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico).
}}
:* "WBC August Ratings". ''The Japan Times''. (1966-08-29). p.6. 
:::"MEXICO CITY (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama|Tatsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Puntip Kaesuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer|Rene Liber]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::". 
 
:WBC Ratings on November 1966 
:* "WBC considers l'weight crown, No. 1 post open". ''The Manila Times''. (Philippines). (1966-11-05). p.5-B. 
:::"MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (AP) 
:::(omitted) 
:::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe|Hiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 3. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya|Punto Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[Rene Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi|Chartchai Channoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Thongchai Supassamuth|Thonghchai Supasanuth]] (Thailand)
|-valign="top"
|}
:::".

Walter McGowan

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[[File:Walter McGowan cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>020552</boxer>
[[:Image:Walter McGowan.568.jpg|Photo #2]]

*1961 ABA flyweight champion

== External links ==

* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/06/15/archives/mcgowan-outpoints-burruni-for-world-flyweight-title.html |title="McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title" |date=1966-06-15 |work=The New York Times }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 |title="McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" |date=1966-06-16 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) }}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBofC]] & [[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]])|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Jun 14 – 1966 Dec 30
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Walter}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]

Walter McGowan

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[[File:Walter McGowan cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>020552</boxer>
[[:Image:Walter McGowan.568.jpg|Photo #2]]

*1961 ABA flyweight champion

== External links ==

* {{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504EFD61631E43BBC4D52DFB066838D679EDE |title="McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title" |date=1966-06-14 |work=The New York Times }}
* {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844 |title="McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" |date=1966-06-16 |work=Evening Times |publisher=(Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) }}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBofC]] & [[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]])|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Jun 14 – 1966 Dec 30
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Walter}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]

World Boxing Association

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[[file:Wbalogo.jpg|WBA logo|thumb|left]]
[[file:WBA logo.jpg|Old WBA Logo|thumb|right]]

*The '''World Boxing Association''' (WBA) is the oldest still active world sanctioning body, having its origins in the [[National Boxing Association]].
*[http://www.wbaonline.com/ Official Website]
 
==Presidents==
[[File:WBA belt.jpg|thumb|right|WBA Championship Belt]]
*Charles P. Larson 1962-1963
*Ed Lassman 1963-1964
*[[Merv McKenzie]] 1964-1965
*[[Jim Deskin]] 1965-1966
*[[Bob Evans]] 1966-1968
*[[Emile Bruneau]] 1968-1970
*[[Bill Brennan]] 1970-1972
*Robert M. Lee 1972-1974
*[[Elias Cordova]] 1974-1977
*Fernando Mandry Galindez 1977-1979
*Rodrigo Sanchez 1979-1982
*[[Gilberto Mendoza Sr.]] 1982-Present 
[http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbaPresidents/index.shtml WBA Presidents]
 

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | - || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Denis Lebedev]] || align="center" | 2013 Oct 03 || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Sergey Kovalev]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Felix Sturm]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 20 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Gennady Golovkin]] || align="center" | 2014 Jun 3 || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Erislandy Lara]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Keith Thurman]] || align="center" | 2013 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Ricky Burns]] || align="center" | 2016 May 28 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Anthony Crolla]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jezreel Corrales]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Carl Frampton]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 30 || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz|Guillermo Rigondeaux]] || align="center" | 2010 Nov 13 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Rau'shee Warren]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 18 || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Luis Concepción]]|| align="center" | 2016 Aug 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] || align="center" | 2013 Apr 6 || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] || align="center" | 2014 Dec 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Minimumweight || align="center" | [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Super Champions==
In 2001, the WBA created a new title: Super Champion. Their website states:
:The SUPER WORLD CHAMPION CATEGORY OR UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION was created for those World Champions who hold the title of two or more organizations recognized by the WBA, like the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

However, the WBA also gives Super Champion status to fighters who aren't unified champions. Featherweight champion [[Chris John]] was named Super Champion even though he wasn't a unified champion. The WBA said it was an award for making ten successful title defenses. Welterweight champion [[Antonio Margarito]] was also named Super Champion even though he was not a unified champion and had not made a single title defense.

When a fighter is elevated to Super Champion, the regular title becomes vacant. Critics claim that the WBA created the Super Champion title just so they can collect more sanctioning fees. [http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-continues-hurt-boxing-makes-john-super-champ--19141]

==The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Floyd Patterson]]''' 
1. [[Sonny Liston]] 2. [[Ingemar Johansson]] 3. [[Eddie Machen]] 4. [[Zora Folley]] 5. [[Cleveland Williams]] 6. [[Archie Moore]] 7. [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[Mike DeJohn]] 10. [[Roger Rischer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Harold Johnson]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Cotton]] 2. [[Willie Pastrano]] 3. [[Doug Jones]] 4. [[Giulio Rinaldi]] 5. [[Mauro Mina]] 6. [[Erich Schoppner]] 7. [[Gustav Scholz]] 8. [[Chic Calderwood]] 9. [[Carl (Bobo) Olson|Bobo Olson]] 10. [[Allen Thomas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Gene Fullmer]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Denny Moyer]] 3. [[Paul Pender]] 4. [[Terry Downes]] 5. [[Florentino Fernandez]] 6. [[George Benton]] 7. [[Joey Giambra]] 8. [[Teddy (Farmer) Wright|Ted Wright]] 9. [[Don Fullmer]] 10. [[Joey Archer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 2. [[Ralph Dupas]] 3. [[Curtis Cokes]] 4. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 5. [[Brian Curvis]] 6. [[Dick Turner]] 7. [[Bob Fosmire]] 8. [[Bruno Visintin]] 9. [[Garland (Rip) Randall|Garland Randall]] 10. [[Samart Sorndaeng]]
|
Champion: '''[[Duilio Loi]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Perkins]] 2. [[Bunny Grant]] 3. [[Luis Molina|Louis Molina]] 4. [[Jose Stable]] 5. [[Johnny Gonsalves]] 6. [[Roberto Cruz]] 7. [[Benny Medina|Ben Medina]] 8. [[Sid Prior]] 9. [[Shigemasa Kawakami]] 10. [[Jorge Sacoma]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Douglas Vaillant|Doug Vaillant]] 2. [[Kenny Lane]] 3. [[Paul Armstead]] 4. [[Carlos Hernandez]] 5. [[Joe Brown]] 6. [[Arthur Persley|Art Persley]] 7. [[Al Urbina|Alfredo Urbina]] 8. [[Dave Charnley]] 9. [[Bert Somodio]] 10. [[Paolo Rosi]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Auburn Copeland]] 2. [[Solomon Boysaw]] 3. [[Teruo Kosaka]] 4. [[Jose Luis Cruz]] 5. [[Tito Marshall|Rodolfo Marshall]] 6. [[Oscar Reyes]] 7. [[Mel Middleton]] 8. [[Johnny Bizzarro]] 9. [[David Floyd]] 10. [[Tommy Tibbs]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]''' 
1. [[Sugar Ramos]] 2. [[Rafiu King]] 3. [[Kazuo Takayama]] 4. [[Howard Winstone]] 5. [[Jet Bally]] 6. [[Harold Gomes]] 7. [[Danny Valdez]] 8. [[Veeranid Charoenmuang]] 9. [[Don Johnson]] 10. [[Floyd Robertson]]
|
Champion: '''[[Eder Jofre]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel|Joe Medel]] 2. [[Herman Marques]] 3. [[Ismael Laguna]] 4. [[Edmundo Esparza|Mundo Esparza]] 5. [[Alphonse Halimi]] 6. [[Johnny Caldwell]] 7. [[Piero Rollo]] 8. [[Manny Elias]] 9. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 10. [[Katsutoshi Aoki]]
|
Champion: '''[[Pone Kingpetch]]''' 
1. [[Sadao Yaoita]] 2. [[Pascual Perez]] 3. [[Ramon Arias]] 4. [[Salvatore Burruni]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Kyo Noguchi]] 7. [[Ray Perez]] 8. [[Marcel Juban]] 9. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 10. [[Fighting Harada]]
|-valign="top"
|}
'''References'''
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19620901&id=9ssRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C65982&hl=en (Portuguese) "Associação de Boxe elegeu médio Archer o pugilista do mês" AP, September 1, 1962] Jornal do Brasil, newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UY3hNwcQ290C&dat=19620901&id=yjwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653%2C69946&hl=en (French) "Le poids moyen Joey Archer jugé le boxeur du mois!" AP, September 1, 1962] L'Evangéline, newspaper in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=q-HalDI95KYC&dat=19620831&id=vGQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259%2C5202747&hl=en (French) "Classements des meilleurs pugilistes de la planéte" AP, August 31, 1962] L'Action Catholique, newspaper in Quebec, Canada. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd864?intPagina=13&tipo=pagina&palabras=box&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(1), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd870?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=cuatro+aztecas+figuran&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(2), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Association]]
[[Category:WBA Gallery|WBA Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

World Boxing Association

2017-08-15T03:36:27Z

Susano7:

[[file:Wbalogo.jpg|WBA logo|thumb|left]]
[[file:WBA logo.jpg|Old WBA Logo|thumb|right]]

*The '''World Boxing Association''' (WBA) is the oldest still active world sanctioning body, having its origins in the [[National Boxing Association]].
*[http://www.wbaonline.com/ Official Website]
 
==Presidents==
[[File:WBA belt.jpg|thumb|right|WBA Championship Belt]]
*Charles P. Larson 1962-1963
*Ed Lassman 1963-1964
*[[Merv McKenzie]] 1964-1965
*[[Jim Deskin]] 1965-1966
*[[Bob Evans]] 1966-1968
*[[Emile Bruneau]] 1968-1970
*[[Bill Brennan]] 1970-1972
*Robert M. Lee 1972-1974
*[[Elias Cordova]] 1974-1977
*Fernando Mandry Galindez 1977-1979
*Rodrigo Sanchez 1979-1982
*[[Gilberto Mendoza Sr.]] 1982-Present 
[http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbaPresidents/index.shtml WBA Presidents]
 

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
|-
! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
|-
| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | - || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Denis Lebedev]] || align="center" | 2013 Oct 03 || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Sergey Kovalev]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Felix Sturm]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 20 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Gennady Golovkin]] || align="center" | 2014 Jun 3 || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Erislandy Lara]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Keith Thurman]] || align="center" | 2013 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Ricky Burns]] || align="center" | 2016 May 28 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Anthony Crolla]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jezreel Corrales]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Carl Frampton]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 30 || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz|Guillermo Rigondeaux]] || align="center" | 2010 Nov 13 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Rau'shee Warren]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 18 || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Luis Concepción]]|| align="center" | 2016 Aug 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] || align="center" | 2013 Apr 6 || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] || align="center" | 2014 Dec 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|-
| align="center" | Minimumweight || align="center" | [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Super Champions==
In 2001, the WBA created a new title: Super Champion. Their website states:
:The SUPER WORLD CHAMPION CATEGORY OR UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION was created for those World Champions who hold the title of two or more organizations recognized by the WBA, like the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

However, the WBA also gives Super Champion status to fighters who aren't unified champions. Featherweight champion [[Chris John]] was named Super Champion even though he wasn't a unified champion. The WBA said it was an award for making ten successful title defenses. Welterweight champion [[Antonio Margarito]] was also named Super Champion even though he was not a unified champion and had not made a single title defense.

When a fighter is elevated to Super Champion, the regular title becomes vacant. Critics claim that the WBA created the Super Champion title just so they can collect more sanctioning fees. [http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-continues-hurt-boxing-makes-john-super-champ--19141]

==The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962==
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Floyd Patterson]]''' 
1. [[Sonny Liston]] 2. [[Ingemar Johansson]] 3. [[Eddie Machen]] 4. [[Zora Folley]] 5. [[Cleveland Williams]] 6. [[Archie Moore]] 7. [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[Mike DeJohn]] 10. [[Roger Rischer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Harold Johnson]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Cotton]] 2. [[Willie Pastrano]] 3. [[Doug Jones]] 4. [[Giulio Rinaldi]] 5. [[Mauro Mina]] 6. [[Erich Schoppner]] 7. [[Gustav Scholz]] 8. [[Chic Calderwood]] 9. [[Carl (Bobo) Olson|Bobo Olson]] 10. [[Allen Thomas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
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Champion: '''[[Gene Fullmer]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Denny Moyer]] 3. [[Paul Pender]] 4. [[Terry Downes]] 5. [[Florentino Fernandez]] 6. [[George Benton]] 7. [[Joey Giambra]] 8. [[Teddy (Farmer) Wright|Ted Wright]] 9. [[Don Fullmer]] 10. [[Joey Archer]]
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Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 2. [[Ralph Dupas]] 3. [[Curtis Cokes]] 4. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 5. [[Brian Curvis]] 6. [[Dick Turner]] 7. [[Bob Fosmire]] 8. [[Bruno Visintin]] 9. [[Garland (Rip) Randall|Garland Randall]] 10. [[Samart Sorndaeng]]
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Champion: '''[[Duilio Loi]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Perkins]] 2. [[Bunny Grant]] 3. [[Luis Molina|Louis Molina]] 4. [[Jose Stable]] 5. [[Johnny Gonsalves]] 6. [[Roberto Cruz]] 7. [[Benny Medina|Ben Medina]] 8. [[Sid Prior]] 9. [[Shigemasa Kawakami]] 10. [[Jorge Sacoma]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
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Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Douglas Vaillant|Doug Vaillant]] 2. [[Kenny Lane]] 3. [[Paul Armstead]] 4. [[Carlos Hernandez]] 5. [[Joe Brown]] 6. [[Arthur Persley|Art Persley]] 7. [[Al Urbina|Alfredo Urbina]] 8. [[Dave Charnley]] 9. [[Bert Somodio]] 10. [[Paolo Rosi]]
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Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Auburn Copeland]] 2. [[Solomon Boysaw]] 3. [[Teruo Kosaka]] 4. [[Jose Luis Cruz]] 5. [[Tito Marshall|Rodolfo Marshall]] 6. [[Oscar Reyes]] 7. [[Mel Middleton]] 8. [[Johnny Bizzarro]] 9. [[David Floyd]] 10. [[Tommy Tibbs]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
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Champion: '''[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]''' 
1. [[Sugar Ramos]] 2. [[Rafiu King]] 3. [[Kazuo Takayama]] 4. [[Howard Winstone]] 5. [[Jet Bally]] 6. [[Harold Gomes]] 7. [[Danny Valdez]] 8. [[Veeranid Charoenmuang]] 9. [[Don Johnson]] 10. [[Floyd Robertson]]
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Champion: '''[[Eder Jofre]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel|Joe Medel]] 2. [[Herman Marques]] 3. [[Ismael Laguna]] 4. [[Edmundo Esparza|Mundo Esparza]] 5. [[Alphonse Halimi]] 6. [[Johnny Caldwell]] 7. [[Piero Rollo]] 8. [[Manny Elias]] 9. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 10. [[Katsutoshi Aoki]]
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Champion: '''[[Pone Kingpetch]]''' 
1. [[Sadao Yaoita]] 2. [[Pascual Perez]] 3. [[Ramon Arias]] 4. [[Salvatore Burruni]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Kyo Noguchi]] 7. [[Ray Perez]] 8. [[Marcel Juban]] 9. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 10. [[Fighting Harada]]
|-valign="top"
|}

===References===
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19620901&id=9ssRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C65982&hl=en (Portuguese) "Associação de Boxe elegeu médio Archer o pugilista do mês" AP, September 1, 1962] Jornal do Brasil, newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UY3hNwcQ290C&dat=19620901&id=yjwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653%2C69946&hl=en (French) "Le poids moyen Joey Archer jugé le boxeur du mois!" AP, September 1, 1962] L'Evangéline, newspaper in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=q-HalDI95KYC&dat=19620831&id=vGQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259%2C5202747&hl=en (French) "Classements des meilleurs pugilistes de la planéte" AP, August 31, 1962] L'Action Catholique, newspaper in Quebec, Canada. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd864?intPagina=13&tipo=pagina&palabras=box&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(1), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd870?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=cuatro+aztecas+figuran&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(2), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Association]]
[[Category:WBA Gallery|WBA Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

World Boxing Association

2017-08-15T01:20:40Z

Susano7: + The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962

[[file:Wbalogo.jpg|WBA logo|thumb|left]]
[[file:WBA logo.jpg|Old WBA Logo|thumb|right]]

*The '''World Boxing Association''' (WBA) is the oldest still active world sanctioning body, having its origins in the [[National Boxing Association]].
*[http://www.wbaonline.com/ Official Website]
 
==Presidents==
[[File:WBA belt.jpg|thumb|right|WBA Championship Belt]]
*Charles P. Larson 1962-1963
*Ed Lassman 1963-1964
*[[Merv McKenzie]] 1964-1965
*[[Jim Deskin]] 1965-1966
*[[Bob Evans]] 1966-1968
*[[Emile Bruneau]] 1968-1970
*[[Bill Brennan]] 1970-1972
*Robert M. Lee 1972-1974
*[[Elias Cordova]] 1974-1977
*Fernando Mandry Galindez 1977-1979
*Rodrigo Sanchez 1979-1982
*[[Gilberto Mendoza Sr.]] 1982-Present 
[http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/wbaPresidents/index.shtml WBA Presidents]
 

{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="center"
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| bgcolor=#ffdead colspan="5" align="center" | '''CURRENT TITLE HOLDERS'''
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! bgcolor=#ffdead | Weight Class || bgcolor=#ffdead | Champion || bgcolor=#ffdead | Date Won || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Lineage || bgcolor=#ffdead | Title Fights
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| align="center" | Heavyweight || align="center" | Vacant || align="center" | - || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Cruiserweight || align="center" | [[Denis Lebedev]] || align="center" | 2013 Oct 03 || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Cruiserweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Heavyweight || align="center" | [[Sergey Kovalev]] || align="center" | 2014 Nov 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Heavyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Middleweight || align="center" | [[Felix Sturm]] || align="center" | 2016 Feb 20 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Middleweight || align="center" | [[Gennady Golovkin]] || align="center" | 2014 Jun 3 || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Welterweight || align="center" | [[Erislandy Lara]] || align="center" | 2013 Jun 8 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Middleweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Welterweight || align="center" | [[Keith Thurman]] || align="center" | 2013 Jan 27 || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Lightweight || align="center" | [[Ricky Burns]] || align="center" | 2016 May 28 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Welterweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Lightweight || align="center" | [[Anthony Crolla]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Lightweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Featherweight || align="center" | [[Jezreel Corrales]] || align="center" | 2015 Nov 21 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Featherweight || align="center" | [[Carl Frampton]] || align="center" | 2016 Jul 30 || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Featherweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz|Guillermo Rigondeaux]] || align="center" | 2010 Nov 13 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Bantamweight || align="center" | [[Rau'shee Warren]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 18 || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Bantamweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Super Flyweight || align="center" | [[Luis Concepción]]|| align="center" | 2016 Aug 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Super Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Flyweight || align="center" | [[Juan Francisco Estrada]] || align="center" | 2013 Apr 6 || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Light Flyweight || align="center" | [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] || align="center" | 2014 Dec 31 || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Light Flyweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
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| align="center" | Minimumweight || align="center" | [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] || align="center" | 2016 Jun 29 || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Champion|Title Lineage]] || align="center" | [[WBA Minimumweight Title Fights|Title Fights]]
|}

==Super Champions==
In 2001, the WBA created a new title: Super Champion. Their website states:
:The SUPER WORLD CHAMPION CATEGORY OR UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION was created for those World Champions who hold the title of two or more organizations recognized by the WBA, like the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

However, the WBA also gives Super Champion status to fighters who aren't unified champions. Featherweight champion [[Chris John]] was named Super Champion even though he wasn't a unified champion. The WBA said it was an award for making ten successful title defenses. Welterweight champion [[Antonio Margarito]] was also named Super Champion even though he was not a unified champion and had not made a single title defense.

When a fighter is elevated to Super Champion, the regular title becomes vacant. Critics claim that the WBA created the Super Champion title just so they can collect more sanctioning fees. [http://www.boxingscene.com/wba-continues-hurt-boxing-makes-john-super-champ--19141]

==The first announced WBA ratings, on August 1962==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0qX8s2k1IRwC&dat=19620901&id=9ssRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YO4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C65982&hl=en (Portuguese) "Associação de Boxe elegeu médio Archer o pugilista do mês" AP, September 1, 1962] Jornal do Brasil, newspaper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=UY3hNwcQ290C&dat=19620901&id=yjwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653%2C69946&hl=en (French) "Le poids moyen Joey Archer jugé le boxeur du mois!" AP, September 1, 1962] L'Evangéline, newspaper in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=q-HalDI95KYC&dat=19620831&id=vGQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259%2C5202747&hl=en (French) "Classements des meilleurs pugilistes de la planéte" AP, August 31, 1962] L'Action Catholique, newspaper in Quebec, Canada. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd864?intPagina=13&tipo=pagina&palabras=box&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(1), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
*[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a37c47d1ed64f16ddd870?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=cuatro+aztecas+figuran&anio=1962&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Cuatro Aztecas Figuran en el Ranking Mundial de Box"(2), AFP, September 1, 1962.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Heavyweight</center>
! | <center>Light Heavyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Floyd Patterson]]''' 
1. [[Sonny Liston]] 2. [[Ingemar Johansson]] 3. [[Eddie Machen]] 4. [[Zora Folley]] 5. [[Cleveland Williams]] 6. [[Archie Moore]] 7. [[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]] 8. [[Henry Cooper]] 9. [[Mike DeJohn]] 10. [[Roger Rischer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Harold Johnson]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Cotton]] 2. [[Willie Pastrano]] 3. [[Doug Jones]] 4. [[Giulio Rinaldi]] 5. [[Mauro Mina]] 6. [[Erich Schoppner]] 7. [[Gustav Scholz]] 8. [[Chic Calderwood]] 9. [[Carl (Bobo) Olson|Bobo Olson]] 10. [[Allen Thomas]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Middleweight</center>
! | <center>Welterweight</center>
! | <center>[[Light Welterweight|Junior Welterweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Gene Fullmer]]''' 
1. [[Dick Tiger]] 2. [[Denny Moyer]] 3. [[Paul Pender]] 4. [[Terry Downes]] 5. [[Florentino Fernandez]] 6. [[George Benton]] 7. [[Joey Giambra]] 8. [[Teddy (Farmer) Wright|Ted Wright]] 9. [[Don Fullmer]] 10. [[Joey Archer]]
|
Champion: '''[[Emile Griffith]]''' 
1. [[Luis Manuel Rodriguez|Luis Rodriguez]] 2. [[Ralph Dupas]] 3. [[Curtis Cokes]] 4. [[Jorge Jose Fernandez|Jorge Fernandez]] 5. [[Brian Curvis]] 6. [[Dick Turner]] 7. [[Bob Fosmire]] 8. [[Bruno Visintin]] 9. [[Garland (Rip) Randall|Garland Randall]] 10. [[Samart Sorndaeng]]
|
Champion: '''[[Duilio Loi]]''' 
1. [[Eddie Perkins]] 2. [[Bunny Grant]] 3. [[Luis Molina|Louis Molina]] 4. [[Jose Stable]] 5. [[Johnny Gonsalves]] 6. [[Roberto Cruz]] 7. [[Benny Medina|Ben Medina]] 8. [[Sid Prior]] 9. [[Shigemasa Kawakami]] 10. [[Jorge Sacoma]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Lightweight</center>
! | <center>[[Super featherweight|Junior Lightweight]]</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Carlos Ortiz]]''' 
1. [[Douglas Vaillant|Doug Vaillant]] 2. [[Kenny Lane]] 3. [[Paul Armstead]] 4. [[Carlos Hernandez]] 5. [[Joe Brown]] 6. [[Arthur Persley|Art Persley]] 7. [[Al Urbina|Alfredo Urbina]] 8. [[Dave Charnley]] 9. [[Bert Somodio]] 10. [[Paolo Rosi]]
|
Champion: '''[[Flash Elorde]]''' 
1. [[Auburn Copeland]] 2. [[Solomon Boysaw]] 3. [[Teruo Kosaka]] 4. [[Jose Luis Cruz]] 5. [[Tito Marshall|Rodolfo Marshall]] 6. [[Oscar Reyes]] 7. [[Mel Middleton]] 8. [[Johnny Bizzarro]] 9. [[David Floyd]] 10. [[Tommy Tibbs]]
|-valign="top"
|}
{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>Featherweight</center>
! | <center>Bantamweight</center>
! | <center>Flyweight</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''[[Davey Moore (Featherweight)|Davey Moore]]''' 
1. [[Sugar Ramos]] 2. [[Rafiu King]] 3. [[Kazuo Takayama]] 4. [[Howard Winstone]] 5. [[Jet Bally]] 6. [[Harold Gomes]] 7. [[Danny Valdez]] 8. [[Veeranid Charoenmuang]] 9. [[Don Johnson]] 10. [[Floyd Robertson]]
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Champion: '''[[Eder Jofre]]''' 
1. [[Jose Medel|Joe Medel]] 2. [[Herman Marques]] 3. [[Ismael Laguna]] 4. [[Edmundo Esparza|Mundo Esparza]] 5. [[Alphonse Halimi]] 6. [[Johnny Caldwell]] 7. [[Piero Rollo]] 8. [[Manny Elias]] 9. [[Jesus Pimentel]] 10. [[Katsutoshi Aoki]]
|
Champion: '''[[Pone Kingpetch]]''' 
1. [[Sadao Yaoita]] 2. [[Pascual Perez]] 3. [[Ramon Arias]] 4. [[Salvatore Burruni]] 5. [[Bernardo Caraballo]] 6. [[Kyo Noguchi]] 7. [[Ray Perez]] 8. [[Marcel Juban]] 9. [[Mimoun Ben Ali]] 10. [[Fighting Harada]]
|-valign="top"
|}

[[Category:Sanctioning Bodies|World Boxing Association]]
[[Category:WBA Gallery|WBA Photo Gallery]]
[[Category:Major World Sanctioning Bodies]]

Horacio Enrique Accavallo

2017-08-10T13:57:22Z

Susano7:

[[File:Horacio_accavallo.jpg|left|thumb|Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]
[[File:Hiroyuki Ebihara & Horacio Enrique Accavallo photo 1966.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] and Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]
<boxer>016403</boxer>
*'''Trainer:''' [[Juan Aldrovandi]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Hector Vaccari]]

== External Links ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19660119&id=ACVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2421%2C2594568&hl=en "Injury may delay bout" January 19, 1966.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief "Boxing" " The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC&dat=19660302&id=peRdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=914NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115%2C233142&hl=en "Accavallo Has Flyweight Title" UPI, March 2, 1966.] The Washington Reporter, newspaper in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966.] Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966.] Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States.
*[[World Boxing Council]] Ratings on August 1966 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:[[World Boxing Association]] Ratings on August 1966, 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e4a26e?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&anio=1966&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="2" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
! | <center>[[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. [[Walter McGowan]] (Scotland) 2. [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] (Japan) 3. [[Kiyoshi Tanabe]] (Japan) 4. [[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]] (Mexico) 5. [[Katsuyoshi Takayama]] (Japan) 6. [[Puntip Keosuriya]] (Thailand) 7. [[René Libeer]] (France) 8. [[Chartchai Chionoi]] (Thailand) 9. [[Rocky Gattellari]] (Australia) 10. [[Al Diaz]] (Philippines)
|
Champion: '''Horacio Accavallo''' (Argentina) 
1. Kiyoshi Tanabe (Japan) 2. Walter McGowan (Scotland) 3. Puntip Keosuriya (Thailand) 4. Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) 5. Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) 6. Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand) 7. [[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]] (Mexico) 8. [[Jose Severino]] (Brazil) 9. [[Thongchai Supassamuth]] (Thailand) 10. [[Salvatore Burruni]] (Italy)
|-valign="top"
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Mar 1 – 1968 Oct 2 '''Retired'''
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Accavallo, Horacio Enrique}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Argentine World Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[category:South American Champions]]

Walter McGowan

2017-08-08T12:53:04Z

Susano7:

[[File:Walter McGowan cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
<boxer>020552</boxer>
[[:Image:Walter McGowan.568.jpg|Photo #2]]

*1961 ABA flyweight champion

== External links ==

*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504EFD61631E43BBC4D52DFB066838D679EDE&legacy=true&hl=en "McGowan Outpoints Burruni For World Flyweight Title" AP, June 14, 1966.] The New York Times.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844&hl=en "McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" June 16, 1966.] Evening Times, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBofC]] & [[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]])|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Jun 14 – 1966 Dec 30
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Walter}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]

Chartchai Chionoi vs. Efren Torres (1st meeting)

2017-08-03T03:56:06Z

Susano7:

<fight>27064</fight>

'''World Flyweight Title (recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]], Mexico commission, Thailand commission & [[The Ring Magazine]])'''

*Torres down in the 2nd round.
*Ranked #20 [[The 100 Greatest Title Fights of All-Time|Great Title Fight of All-Time]] by Ring Magazine in 1996.

"Thailand's Chartchai Chionoi retained his world flyweight boxing championship in a blood-drenched duel Sunday. Chionoi stopped Torres in the 13th round. Both fighters were splashed with blood from the waist up, from a cut over Torres' left eye that took 15 stitches to close. Footing in the ring was sticky with blood. Chionoi opened the cut in the 2nd round and scientifically slashed away at it, sending blood down Torres' face. Torres, considered just about the hardest hitter in the flyweight ranks, closed Chionoi's left eye in the 10th round. Both fighters whaled away at each other half blind for the rest of the fight. In the 13th, referee Arthur Mercante of New York called in the ring doctor and stopped the fight." -United Press International

Post fight comments

* "He's the toughest man I've ever fought. He is definitely the 2nd best flyweight in the world." -Chartchai Chionoi

* "A fantastic fight. I had Torres winning by seven rounds to four, with two tied, when I had to call it." -Referee Arthur Mercante

Chartchai Chionoi vs. Walter Mcgowan (2nd meeting)

2017-08-03T03:52:54Z

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<fight>34505</fight>
[[File:Chartchai chionoi vs. walter mcgowan . jpg.jpg|300px|thumb|right|walter mcgowan vs. Chartchai chionoi ]]

'''World Flyweight Title (recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]], Thailand commission & [[The Ring Magazine]])'''

"Chartchai Chionoi of Thailand retained his world flyweight title Tuesday night when his fight with Scotland's Walter McGowan was stopped in the 7th round because of a fearsome cut above the Scot's left eye. Referee Ike Powell of Wales stopped the 15 rounder at 1:12 of the 7th as blood pumped from McGowan's face. The injury was sustained in the 5th when the Thai scrapper connected with an overhand right. The Scot, realizing that he had to win by KO, threw everything into a furious charge in the 5th and 6th rounds. McGowan came out for the 7th, still looking for the KO, but the first punch he received on the injury produced another flow of blood and Powell stepped between the two fighters. Chionoi was made to miss badly but he was dangerous at close quarters and also tough. McGowan appeared to be cruising home until he decided to mix it and that was his downfall." -United Press International

*Unofficial UPI scorecard (through 6 completed rounds) - 4-1-1 McGowan

*Purses: Chionoi - $44,800.00, McGowan - $16,800.00

Chartchai Chionoi vs. Walter McGowan (1st meeting)

2017-08-03T03:51:38Z

Susano7:

<fight>34504</fight>

'''World Flyweight Title (recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]], Thailand commission & [[The Ring Magazine]])'''

"Thailand's Chartchai Chionoi Friday night became boxing's new world flyweight champion by stopping defending champion Walter McGowan of Britain by a TKO in the 50th second of the 9th round of their 15 round title bout. The fight was stopped because McGowan was bleeding freely from the nose. A ringside doctor declared McGowan unfit to continue. McGowan's nose started bleeding in the 2nd round after Chartchai landed a right on his face. McGowan was bleeding slightly at the start of the 9th. After the first exchange of blows, McGowan's nose bled profusely when the Thai swung a fast left at his face. McGowan bent over, covering his blood-covered face with his hands, and walked back slowly to his corner. His manager jumped into the ring to assist him while the doctor followed." -Associated Press

*McGowan received 4 stitches on the nose in the dressing room by a doctor who used no anaesthetic.

Post fight comment

* "The referee did the right thing. I would never have let it go another round myself. Walter was winning, but I would have stopped it." -Joe Gans, McGowan's manager and father

==Articles==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19661231&id=LrwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1116%2C3591658&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, December 31, 1966.] Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19661231&id=9iZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=74MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5411%2C4990052&hl=en "Last Night's Fights", December 31, 1966.] Youngstown Vindicator, newspaper in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.

Walter McGowan vs. Salvatore Burruni

2017-08-03T03:44:48Z

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<fight>34503</fight>
*'''Unofficial AP Scorecard:''' 5-4-6 McGowan
*'''World Flyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Burruni) '''(recognized by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]] & [[The Ring Magazine]])'''

 

"'''Scot Gains Burruni's 'World Title''''
 LONDON (AP) -
 Walter McGowan, 23-year-old Scot, Tuesday night outpointed Salvatore Burruni of Italy and stripped him of his disputed world flyweight boxing title.
 McGowan left-jabbed in the early rounds and survived a vicious cut over his right eye in the middle of the fight.
 The 15-rounder, before about 6,000 at London's Indoor Wembley Stadium, saw McGowan covered in blood from the cut in the last round.
 At times he tried to wipe the blood out of his eyes and it poured down the right side of his face. But he still boxed his way out of trouble against the 33-year-old Italian.
 McGowan weighed 111 pounds, 11 ounces - five ounces inside the flyweight limit. Burruni was five ounces over at the first attempt but an hour later weighed in at 110 pounds.
 (The rest is omitted.)"
 -The Japan Times, newspaper of Japan, page 6, in the Thursday June 16 1966 issue

== Newspaper Articles ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19660616&id=QetAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WacMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6048%2C2051844&hl=en "McGowan not the (WBC) Champ!" June 16, 1966.] Evening Times, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

== This fight was not recognized by WBC. ==
'''President of WBC, said.''' 
"'''Not recognized'''
 Mr L. Spota, the president of the World Boxing Council, said in Mexico City that the WBC did not recognise last night's fight between McGowan and Burruni as the world flyweight championship. The WBC disqualified Burruni as champion last November when he failed to meet its timelimit for giving Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan) a chance for the title. Spota said Horacio Accavallo (Argentina) was the only world flyweight champion recognised by the Council, having won the title against Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan) in a bout ordered by the WBC to choose a new champion."
 -The Guardian, newspaper of United Kingdom, page 10, in the Wednesday June 15 1966 issue

'''WBC ratings after this fight''' 
WBC Ratings
 August 1966
 
"'''WBC August Ratings'''
 MEXICO CITY (AP)
 
(omitted)
 
FLYWEIGHT
 
Champion: Horacio Accavallo (Argentina).
 Won title: March 1966. Defeated Katsuyoshi Takayama, in 15 rounds in Tokyo.
 Last defense: July 15, 1966. Decisioned in 15 rounds Hiroyuki Ebihara, in Buenos Aires:
 1. Walter McGowan (Scotland);
 2. Hiroyuki Ebihara (Japan);
 3. Kiyoshi Tanabe (Japan);
 4. Efren Alacran Torres (Mexico);
 5. Katsuyoshi Takayama (Japan);
 6. Puntip Kaesuriya (Thailand);
 7. Rene Liber (France);
 8. Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand);
 9. Rocky Gattellari (Australia);
 10. Al Diaz (Philippines);"
 -The Japan Times, newspaper of Japan, page 6, in the Monday August 29 1966 issue
 
 
WBC Ratings
 November 1966
 
"'''WBC considers l'weight crown, No. 1 post open'''
 MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (AP)
 
(omitted)
 
FLYWEIGHT -
 
Champion, Horacio Accavallo, Argentina,
 1. Walter McGowan, Scotland,
 2. Hiyoshi Tanabe, Japan,
 3. Hiroyuki Ebihara, Japan,
 4. Efren Torres, Mexico,
 5. Katsuyoshi Takayama, Japan,
 6. Punto Keosuriya, Thailand,
 7. Rene Libeer, France,
 8. Chartchai Channoi, Thailand,
 9. Rocky Gattellari, Australia,
 10. Thonghchai Supasanuth, Thailand."
 -The Manila Times, newspaper of Philippines, page 5-B, in the Saturday November 5 1966 issue

Chartchai Chionoi

2017-08-03T03:32:51Z

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[[file:Chartchai.Chionoi.jpg|left|thumb|Photo Courtesy of Scott Mallon]]

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'''Manager:''' [[Charlart Wongjeep]]

 
*1957-10-02 Suratin Meprasert Bangkok, Thailand W KO 2 Amateur
*Chionoi's predecessor as [[WBA]] flyweight champion, [[Masao Ohba]], died in a car accident.

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title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Efren Torres]]|
years=1968 Nov 10 – 1969 Feb 23
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before=[[Efren Torres]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Erbito Salavarria]]|
years=1970 Mar 20 – 1970 Dec 7
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before=[[Masao Ohba]] Died|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Susumu Hanagata]]|
years=1973 May 17 – 1974 Oct 18
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chionoi, Chartchai}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Thai World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Walter McGowan

2017-08-03T03:28:49Z

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[[File:Walter McGowan cropped.jpeg|left|250px]]
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[[:Image:Walter McGowan.568.jpg|Photo #2]]

*1961 ABA flyweight champion

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Salvatore Burruni]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]], [[British Boxing Board of Control|BBBofC]] & [[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]])|
after=[[Chartchai Chionoi]]|
years=1966 Jun 14 – 1966 Dec 30
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, Walter}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:2016 Deaths]]

Salvatore Burruni

2017-08-03T03:26:16Z

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[[File:Sal Burruni.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
<boxer>012608</boxer>
'''Manager''' [[Umberto Branchini]]
 
'''Salvatore Burruni''' is the last boxer to be the universally recognized (undisputed) flyweight champion. He was stripped of his [[WBA]] and [[WBC]] flyweight title in November 1965, for failing to defend against [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] of Japan.

== Amateur career ==
Burruni represented Italy as a Flyweight at the 1956 Melbourne [[Olympic Games]]. His results were:
*1st round bye
*Lost to [[Vladimir Stolnikov]] (Soviet Union) points

== External Links ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19651103&id=g0UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971%2C340013&hl=en "Burruni will defy WBA" AAP - Reuters, November 3, 1965.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19651120&id=kkUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1873%2C3420168&hl=en "WBC declares Burruni title vacant" November 20, 1965.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19651120&id=FmxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6494%2C3407051&hl=en "Burruni Again Demoted" Reuter, November 20, 1965.] The Glasgow Herald, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QLZAdv6BrvsC&dat=19651120&id=6A4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=stsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5392%2C4634178&hl=en "Burruni Dethroned" UPI, November 20, 1965.] Beaver County Times, newspaper in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=oufuJXaDW1QC&dat=19651120&id=KxVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zLAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5839%2C3791626&hl=en "Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" " UPI, November 20, 1965.] Williamson Daily News, newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia, United States.

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before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1965 Nov 1 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1965 Nov 18 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=World Flyweight Champion (recognized by [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] & [[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]])|
after=[[Walter McGowan]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1966 Jun 14
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burruni, Salvatore}}
[[Category:1956 Olympians]]
[[Category:Italian Olympians]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Italian World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Salvatore Burruni

2017-07-25T12:13:33Z

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[[File:Sal Burruni.jpg|left|thumb|150px]]
<boxer>012608</boxer>
'''Manager''' [[Umberto Branchini]]
 
'''Salvatore Burruni''' is the last boxer to be the universally recognized (undisputed) flyweight champion. He was stripped of his [[WBA]] and [[WBC]] flyweight title in November 1965, for failing to defend against [[Hiroyuki Ebihara]] of Japan.

== Amateur career ==
Burruni represented Italy as a Flyweight at the 1956 Melbourne [[Olympic Games]]. His results were:
*1st round bye
*Lost to [[Vladimir Stolnikov]] (Soviet Union) points

== External Links ==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19651103&id=g0UVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971%2C340013&hl=en "Burruni will defy WBA" AAP - Reuters, November 3, 1965.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19651120&id=kkUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1873%2C3420168&hl=en "WBC declares Burruni title vacant" November 20, 1965.] The Age, newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19651120&id=FmxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6494%2C3407051&hl=en "Burruni Again Demoted" Reuter, November 20, 1965.] The Glasgow Herald, newspaper in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QLZAdv6BrvsC&dat=19651120&id=6A4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=stsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5392%2C4634178&hl=en "Burruni Dethroned" UPI, November 20, 1965.] Beaver County Times, newspaper in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=oufuJXaDW1QC&dat=19651120&id=KxVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zLAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5839%2C3791626&hl=en "Sports Briefs "Burruni Dethroned" " UPI, November 20, 1965.] Williamson Daily News, newspaper in Williamson, West Virginia, United States.

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before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=[[WBA Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1965 Nov 1 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Horacio Enrique Accavallo]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1965 Nov 18 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Pone Kingpetch]]|
title=Lineal World Flyweight Champion|
after=[[Walter McGowan]]|
years=1965 Apr 23 – 1966 Jun 14
}}

{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burruni, Salvatore}}
[[Category:1956 Olympians]]
[[Category:Italian Olympians]]
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Italian World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Ken Buchanan vs. Ruben Navarro

2017-07-25T11:57:25Z

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[[File:Show60499.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>99047</fight>

'''[[WBA]] World Lightweight Title'''
 '''Vacant [[WBC]] World Lightweight Title''' 

*'''Promoter:''' [[Aileen Eaton]] (Olympic Boxing)
*'''Matchmaker:''' [[Don Chargin]]

* In the original plan, Buchanan was scheduled to fight against Mando Ramos on that day. However, Ramos canceled two days before the fight (2/10/1971). Source The Times, Page 10, in the February 11 1971 issue. Ruben Navarro (was ranked #3 by the WBA and #4 by the WBC) fought instead of Ramos.
* Buchanan was stripped of his WBC title on June 25 1971, for he chose to next defend against Ismael Laguna instead of Pedro Carrasco. Source Associated Press on The Times, page 11, in the June 26 1971 issue.

"Ruben Navarro failed to lift the crown off of world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan of Scotland Friday night at the Sports Arena, losing by a decisive margin. However, Navarro was a hero to most of the 10,360 cherring spectators for gamely launching an opening attack that virtually rushed the surprised Buchanan off his feet. In fact, Buchanan did go down in the first round. Referee Arthur Mercante of NY ruled it no knockdown. Navarro's charges at Buchanan did catch the champion cold, however, and Ruben amazed the cheering fans and the champion by winning the first three rounds. However, midway in the action, Navarro started to tire, and it was then that the dancing and jabbing Buchanan started to pour it on." -Pasadena Star-News

*Navarro took this fight on 72 hours notice after Buchanan's original opponent, Mando Ramos, pulled out with a groin injury.
*Navarro had been scheduled to fight Jimmy Robertson at the Olympic Auditorium on February 25th.
*Navarro had to work out for 5 rounds the day before the fight in order to make 135.
*Navarro was penalized one point in the 6th round for a low blow.
*Unofficial AP scorecard - 10-3 Buchanan
*Unofficial Pasadena Star-News scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan
*Unofficial L.A. Times scorecard - 10-4 Buchanan

Post fight comments

* "I thought I should have had a knockdown in the 1st round. It was a good punch to the chin. He never really hurt me." -Ruben Navarro

* "I was slow and cold at the beginning. I turned my back on his rushes because I wasn't used to this. They wouldn't allow it in England. But I got warmed up and I think the people appreciated good boxing." -Ken Buchanan

* "You're a fine fighter, a good champion and I know of only one man who can beat you - me, when I've had more time to train." -Ruben Navarro to Ken Buchanan in Buchanan's dressing room

==Articles==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706&hl=en "W.B.C. say Fight is for title" February 11, 1971.] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553&hl=en "WBC approve Buchanan bout" Reuter, February 12, 1971.] The Glasgow Herald, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095&hl=en "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down" February 13, 1971.] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971. 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11&palabras=consejo+mundial+boxeo&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" UPI, March 11, 1971.] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: LIVIANOS)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velásquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

==Show Link==
*Show:60499 [http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Show:60499]

Ken Buchanan

2017-07-25T11:45:49Z

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[[file:Buchanan.Ken.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2000 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/buchanan.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>000142</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Eddie Thomas]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Gil Clancy]] 
'''[[:Category:Ken Buchanan Gallery|Ken Buchanan Image Gallery]]''' 

*Awarded [[BWAA]] Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year" for 1970
*1965 [[ABA]] Featherweight Champion
*[[The Tartan Legend: The Autobiography]]
*Boxing Biographies website: [http://www.boxingbiographies.co.uk/html/ken_buchanan-bb.HTM]

==External Links==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706&hl=en "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title" February 11, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553&hl=en "WBC approve Buchanan bout" Reuter, February 12, 1971] The Glasgow Herald, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095&hl=en "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down" February 13, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710215&id=KJJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2822284&hl=en "World Champion home to-night" February 15, 1971] The Glasgow Herald, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710215&id=jiY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C6049192&hl=en "Hero's welcome for Buchanan" February 15, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11&palabras=consejo+mundial+boxeo&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" UPI, March 11, 1971] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight (Spanish: LIVIANOS)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velásquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1970 Sep 26 – 1972 Jun 26
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pedro Carrasco]]|
years=1971 Feb 12 – 1971 Jun 25 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Ken}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Ken Buchanan

2017-07-25T11:43:42Z

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[[file:Buchanan.Ken.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2000 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/buchanan.html click]]]
[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]
<boxer>000142</boxer>
'''Manager:''' [[Eddie Thomas]] 
'''Trainer:''' [[Gil Clancy]] 
'''[[:Category:Ken Buchanan Gallery|Ken Buchanan Image Gallery]]''' 

*Awarded [[BWAA]] Edward J. Neil Trophy as the "Fighter of the Year" for 1970
*1965 [[ABA]] Featherweight Champion
*[[The Tartan Legend: The Autobiography]]
*Boxing Biographies website: [http://www.boxingbiographies.co.uk/html/ken_buchanan-bb.HTM]

==External Links==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710211&id=iyY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5768%2C5632706&hl=en "W.B.C. say Fight is for Title" February 11, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710212&id=JpJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4064%2C2232553&hl=en "WBC approve Buchanan bout" Reuter, February 12, 1971] The Glasgow Herald, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710213&id=jSY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4641%2C5870095&hl=en "King Ken, World Champion after a shock knock-down" February 13, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19710215&id=KJJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2822284&hl=en "World Champion home to-night" February 15, 1971] The Glasgow Herald, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19710215&id=jiY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6596%2C6049192&hl=en "Hero's welcome for Buchanan" February 15, 1971] Evening Times, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
*World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on March 1971 
::[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38ea7d1ed64f16ebabd5?intPagina=22&tipo=pagina&anio=1971&mes=03&dia=11&palabras=consejo+mundial+boxeo&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Marzo Según el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo" UPI, March 11, 1971] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
::{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! | <center>[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Ratings on March 1971 Lightweight ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: LIVIANOS)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
Champion: '''Ken Buchanan''' (Great Britain) 
1. [[Pedro Carrasco]] (Spain) 2. [[Mando Ramos]] (United States) 3. [[Miguel Velásquez]] (Spain) 4. [[Rene Barrientos|René Barrientos]] (Philippines) 5. [[Ruben Navarro|Rubén Navarro]] (United States) 6. [[Gerardo Ferrat|Gerard Ferrat]] (Mexico) 7. [[Carlos Hernandez|Carlos Hernández]] (Venezuela) 8. [[Chango Carmona|Erubey "Chango" Carmona]] (Mexico) 9. [[Shinichi Kadota]] (Japan) 10. [[Al Ford]] (Canada)
|}

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]]|
title=[[WBA Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1970 Sep 26 – 1972 Jun 26
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ismael Laguna]] Stripped|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Pedro Carrasco]]|
years=1971 Feb 12 – 1971 Jun 25 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buchanan, Ken}}
[[Category:ABA Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:Scottish World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]

Chartchai Chionoi vs. Walter McGowan (1st meeting)

2017-04-06T21:36:59Z

Susano7: Articles

<fight>34504</fight>

'''Lineal World Flyweight Title (sanctioned by [[European Boxing Union]], [[British Boxing Board of Control]], Thailand commission & [[The Ring Magazine]])'''

"Thailand's Chartchai Chionoi Friday night became boxing's new world flyweight champion by stopping defending champion Walter McGowan of Britain by a TKO in the 50th second of the 9th round of their 15 round title bout. The fight was stopped because McGowan was bleeding freely from the nose. A ringside doctor declared McGowan unfit to continue. McGowan's nose started bleeding in the 2nd round after Chartchai landed a right on his face. McGowan was bleeding slightly at the start of the 9th. After the first exchange of blows, McGowan's nose bled profusely when the Thai swung a fast left at his face. McGowan bent over, covering his blood-covered face with his hands, and walked back slowly to his corner. His manager jumped into the ring to assist him while the doctor followed." -Associated Press

*McGowan received 4 stitches on the nose in the dressing room by a doctor who used no anaesthetic.

Post fight comment

* "The referee did the right thing. I would never have let it go another round myself. Walter was winning, but I would have stopped it." -Joe Gans, McGowan's manager and father

==Articles==
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19661231&id=LrwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1116%2C3591658&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, December 31, 1966. Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States.]
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC&dat=19661231&id=9iZJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=74MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5411%2C4990052&hl=en "Last Night's Fights", December 31, 1966. Youngstown Vindicator, newspaper in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.]

Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama

2017-02-18T01:17:41Z

Susano7: /* Articles */

[[File:Accavallo vs Takayama.JPG|right|thumb|400px]]
<fight>123814</fight>
*'''Unofficial UPI Scorecard:''' 70-66 Accavallo
'''Vacant [[WBA]] World Flyweight Title'''
 '''Vacant [[WBC]] World Flyweight Title''' 
==Articles==
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavallo Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966] 
:"TOKYO (UPI) - 
:Argentina's Horacio Accavallo came from behind tonight and won the world flyweight championship with a 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama. 
:Referee Nicholas Pope scored it 73-69 and Judge Eloy Gonzalcs 74-66 for Accavallo, but Japanese Ko Toyama gave it to Takayama 70-71. 
:The United Press International card had it 70-66 for Accavallo. 
:Accavallo will be recognized as the world flyweight champion by the '''World Boxing Association and''' the '''World Boxing Council''', but he must defend against Hiroyuki Ebihara, the WBA’s top contender, within 120 days. 
:Accavallo, a veteran of 88 fights, was a 6-4 favorite to defeat the 22-year-old Japanese, but Takayama surprised the crowd of 10,000 by taking the offensive at the opening bell and maintaining a lead through the first 12 rounds." 
:- Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"'''Sport in Brief''' 
:(omitted) 
:'''Boxing''' 
:Tokyo - 
:Horacio Accavallo of Argentina scored a brusing 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama and earned the recognition of the '''World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn'''. as flyweight champion of the world. 
:(omitted)" 
:- Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"TOKYO - 
:Horacio Accavallo, 110 1/2, Argentina, outpointed Katsuyoshi Takayama, 111 3/4, 15, Accavallo wins '''WBC and WBA''' flyweight title." 
:- Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States. 

*WBC & WBA Ratings after this fight, on August 1966
:World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&palabras=mosca&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:World Boxing Association (Spanish: Asociación Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e4a26e?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=mosca&anio=1966&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBC Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBA Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
''Champion'', [[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]
#[[Walter McGowan]]
#[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]
#[[Kiyoshi Tanabe]]
#[[Efren Torres|Efren "Alacrán" Torres]]
#[[Katsuyoshi Takayama]]
#[[Puntip Keosuriya]]
#[[René Libeer]]
#[[Chartchai Chionoi]]
#[[Rocky Gattellari]]
#[[Al Diaz]]
|
''Champion'', Horacio Accavallo
#Kiyoshi Tanabe
#Walter McGowan
#Puntip Keosuriya
#Hiroyuki Ebihara
#Katsuyoshi Takayama
#Chartchai Chionoi
#[[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]]
#[[Jose Severino]]
#[[Thongchai Supassamuth]]
#[[Salvatore Burruni]]
|}

Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama

2017-02-17T23:46:44Z

Susano7: + WBC & WBA Ratings after this fight, on August 1966

[[File:Accavallo vs Takayama.JPG|right|thumb|400px]]
<fight>123814</fight>
*'''Unofficial UPI Scorecard:''' 70-66 Accavallo
'''Vacant [[WBA]] World Flyweight Title'''
 '''Vacant [[WBC]] World Flyweight Title''' 
==Articles==
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19660301.2.63&srpos=2&hl=en "Argentine's Accavalio Wins Flyweight Title" UPI, March 1, 1966] 
:"TOKYO (UPI) - 
:Argentina's Horacio Accavallo came from behind tonight and won the world flyweight championship with a 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama. 
:Referee Nicholas Pope scored it 73-69 and Judge Eloy Gonzalcs 74-66 for Accavallo, but Japanese Ko Toyama gave it to Takayama 70-71. 
:The United Press International card had it 70-66 for Accavallo. 
:Accavallo will be recognized as the world flyweight champion by the '''World Boxing Association and''' the '''World Boxing Council''', but he must defend against Hiroyuki Ebihara, the WBA’s top contender, within 120 days. 
:Accavallo, a veteran of 88 fights, was a 6-4 favorite to defeat the 22-year-old Japanese, but Takayama surprised the crowd of 10,000 by taking the offensive at the opening bell and maintaining a lead through the first 12 rounds." 
:- Madera Tribune, newspaper in Madera, California, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZuSUVyMx-TgC&dat=19660302&id=Mq8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1Z0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3753%2C795360&hl=en "Sport in Brief" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"'''Sport in Brief''' 
:(omitted) 
:'''Boxing''' 
:Tokyo - 
:Horacio Accavallo of Argentina scored a brusing 15-round split decision over Japan's Katsuyoshi Takayama and earned the recognition of the '''World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn'''. as flyweight champion of the world. 
:(omitted)" 
:- Reading Eagle, newspaper in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. 

*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ddB7do2jUx8C&dat=19660302&id=ed9YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3628%2C318449&hl=en "Ring Results" The Associated Press, March 2, 1966] 
:"TOKYO - 
:Horacio Accavallo, 110 1/2, Argentina, outpointed Katsuyoshi Takayama, 111 3/4, 15, Accavallo wins '''WBC and WBA''' flyweight title." 
:- Spokane Daily Chronicle, newspaper in Spokane, Washington, United States. 

*WBC & WBA Ratings after this fight, on August 1966
:World Boxing Council (Spanish: Consejo Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e49e7b?intPagina=30&tipo=pagina&palabras=mosca&anio=1966&mes=08&dia=28&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Trabajos del Consejo Mundial de Box" UPI, August 28, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
:World Boxing Association (Spanish: Asociación Mundial de Boxeo) Ratings on August 1966, 
:[http://www.hndm.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558a38597d1ed64f16e4a26e?intPagina=16&tipo=pagina&palabras=mosca&anio=1966&mes=09&dia=01&butIr=Ir&hl=en (Spanish) "Clasificaciones de Box de la A.M.B." UPI, September 1, 1966] El Informador, newspaper in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBC Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
!style="background:#efefef;" | <center>WBA Ratings on August 1966 Flyweight (Spanish: Peso Mosca)</center>
|-valign="top"
|
''Champion'', [[Horacio Enrique Accavallo|Horacio Accavallo]]
#[[Walter McGowan]]
#[[Hiroyuki Ebihara]]
#[[Kiyoshi Tanabe]]
#[[Efren Torres]]
#[[Katsuyoshi Takayama]]
#[[Puntip Keosuriya]]
#[[René Libeer]]
#[[Chartchai Chionoi]]
#[[Rocky Gattellari]]
#[[Al Diaz]]
|
''Champion'', Horacio Accavallo
#Kiyoshi Tanabe
#Walter McGowan
#Puntip Keosuriya
#Hiroyuki Ebihara
#Katsuyoshi Takayama
#Chartchai Chionoi
#[[Efren Torres|Alacrán Torres]]
#[[Jose Severino]]
#[[Thongchai Supassamuth]]
#[[Salvatore Burruni]]
|}