The WBA Ratings Committee has released its March rankings for all 17 weight divisions. The rankings apply from March 20 to April 16, 2016.
Heavyweight
WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Tyson Fury (Great Britain)
WBA World Champion: Lucas Browne (Australia)
WBA Interim Champion: Luis Ortiz (Cuba)
Cruiserweight
Super World: Vacant
World: Denis Lebedev (Russia)
Interim: 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)
WBA Interim Champion: Vacant
Middleweight
WBA-IBF Super 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: Takashi Uchiyama (Japan)
WBA World Champion: Javier Fortuna (Dominican Republic)
WBA Interim Champion: Jezreel Corrales (Panama)
Featherweight
WBA Super Champion: Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico)
WBA World Champion: Jesus Andres Cuellar (Argentina)
WBA Interim Champion: Carlos Zambrano (Peru)
Super Bantamweight
WBA Champion in Recess: 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 Chanpion: Kazuto Ioka (Japan)
WBA Interim Champion: Stamp Kiatniwat (Thailand)
Light Flyweight
WBA World Champion: Ryoichi Taguchi (Japan)
WBA Interim Champion: Randy Petalcorin (Philippines)
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.
