On Wednesday, June 8, the WBA Rating Committee released its May rankings for all 17 weight divisions.
Heavyweight
WBA-WBO Unified Champion: Tyson Fury (Great Britain)
WBA World Champion: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan)
WBA Interim Champion: Luis Ortiz (Cuba)
Cruiserweight
WBA Super World Champion: Denis Lebedev (Russia)
WBA World Champion: Beibut Shumenov (Kazakhstan)
WBA Interim Champion: Yunier Dorticos (Cuba)
Light Heavyweight
WBA-IBF-WBO Undisputed Champion: Sergey Kovalev (Russia)
WBA World Champion: Juergen Braehmer (Germany)
WBA Interim Champion: Dmitry Bivol (Kyrgyzstan)
Super Middleweight
WBA Super Champion: Felix Sturm (Germany)
WBA World Champion: Giovanni De Carolis (Italy)
WBA Interim Champion: Patrick Nielsen (Denmark)
Middleweight
WBA Super-IBF-WBC 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: Ricky Burns (Great Britain)
Lightweight
WBA World Champion: Anthony Crolla (Great Britain)
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.
