On Friday, May 6, the WBA Ratings Committee released its April rankings for all 17 weight divisions. The rankings apply from April 7 to May 5, 2016, during which time there were six world title fights.
April 9, 2016 Jack Culcay TKO9 Jean Carlos Prada (Brandenburg, Germany)
April 9, 2016 Jamie McDonnell TKO9 Fernando Vargas (London, England)
April 23, 2016 Gennady Golovkin KO2 Dominic Wade (Inglewood, California)
April 27, 2016 Jezreel Corrales TKO2 Takashi Uchiyama (Tokyo, Japan)
April 27, 2016 Kohei Kono UD12 (Tokyo, Japan)
April 27, 2016 Ryoichi Taguchi TKO11 Juan Jose Landaeta (Tokyo, Japan)
WBA Super World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, the knockout artist from Los Angeles by way of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, was named Boxer of the Month. His KO of Dominic Wade was his 15th successful defense of the WBA title and his 23rd early stoppage in a row.
WBA Super super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales, from San Miguelito, Panama, was awarded Honorable Mention for his stunning upset of long reigning champion Takashi Uchiyama in Tokyo.
Heavyweight
WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Tyson Fury (Great Britain)
WBA World Champion: Lucas Browne (Australia)
WBA Interim Champion: Luis Ortiz (Cuba)
Cruiserweight
WBA World Champion: Denis Lebedev (Russia)
WBA Interim Champion: Beibut Shumenov (Kazakhstan)
Light Heavyweight
WBA-IBF-WBO Undisputed Champion: Sergey Kovalev (Russia)
WBA World Champion: Juergen Braehmer (Germany)
WBA Interim Champion: Felix Valera (Dominican Republic)
Super Middleweight
WBA Super Champion: Felix Sturm (Germany)
WBA World Champion: Giovanni De Carolis (Italy)
Middleweight
WBA Super-IBF Champion: Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan)
WBA World Champion: Daniel Jacobs (USA)
WBA Interim Champion: Alfonso Blanco (Venezuela)
Super Welterweight
WBA World Champion: Erislandy Lara (Cuba)
WBA Interim Champion: Jack Culcay (Germany)
Welterweight
WBA World Champion: Keith Thurman (USA)
WBA Interim Champion: David Avanesyan (Russia)
Super Lightweight
WBA World Champion: Vacant
WBA Interim Champion: Vacant
Lightweight
WBA World Champion: Anthony Crolla (Great Britain)
WBA Interim Champion: Ismael Barroso (Venezuela)
Super Featherweight
WBA Super Champion: Jezreel Corrales (Panama)
WBA World Champion: Javier Fortuna (Dominican Republic)
Featherweight
WBA Super Champion: Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico)
WBA World Champion: Jesus Andres Cuellar (Argentina)
WBA Interim Champion: Carlos Zambrano (Peru)
Super Bantamweight
WBA Super Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba)
WBA World Champion: Vacant
WBA Interim Champion: Moises Flores (Mexico)
Bantamweight
WBA Undisputed Champion: Juan Carlos Payano (Dominican Republic)
WBA World Champion: Jamie McDonnell (Great Britain)
WBA Interim Champion: Zhanat Zhakiyanov (Kazakhstan)
Super Flyweight
WBA World Champion: Kohei Kono (Japan)
WBA Interim Champion: Luis Concepcion (Panama)
Flyweight
WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Juan Francisco Estrada (Mexico)
WBA World Champion: Kazuto Ioka (Japan)
WBA Interim Champion: Stamp Kiatniwat (Thailand)
Light Flyweight
WBA World Champion: Ryoichi Taguchi (Japan)
WBA Interim Champion: Vacant
Minimumweight
WBA World Champion: Byron Rojas (Nicaragua)
WBA Interim Champion: Knockout CP Freshmart (Thailand)
WBA Ratings Committee
Chairman—Miguel Prado Sanchez
Vice Chairman—Gustavo Padilla
Members—George Martinez (Canada)
Jose Emilio Graglia (Argentina)
Yang Sup Shim (Korea)
Mariana Borisova (Bulgaria)
This article was penned by the author who is not related to the WBA and the statements, expressions or opinions referenced herein are that of the author alone and not the WBA.
