LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS

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CHAMPION:

Kenshiro Teraji (Lineal; WBC; WBA Super; The Ring; Transnational Boxing Rankings Board)


Title claimants through September 28, 2023 (alphabetical order):

Jonathan Gonzalez (WBO)
Sivenathi Nontshinga (IBF)

[KSTAT124]

WORLD CHAMPION: Kenshiro Teraji

Top 60 as per KSTAT124:

1 (1) Jonathan Gonzalez
2 (2) Masamichi Yabuki
3 (3) Sivenathi Nontshinga
4 (4) Carlos Canizales
5 (5) Miel Fajardo
6 (6) Daniel Matellon
7 (7) Hekkie Budler
8 (8) Elwin Soto
9 (9) Regie Suganob
10 (10) Masataka Taniguchi

11 (11) Shokichi Iwata
12 (12) Christian Araneta
13 (13) Mario Gutierrez
14 (14) Ryuya Yamanaka
15 (15) Katsunari Takayama
16 (16) Mpumelelo Tshabalala
17 (17) Mark Vicelles
18 (18) Arvin Magramo
19 (19) Junior Leandro Zarate (also ranked #54 at 112)
20 (20) Marco John Rementizo

21 (21) Angel Acosta
22 (22) Adrian Curiel (Adrian Curiel Dominguez)
23 (23) John Paul Gabulinas
24 (24) Esneth Domingo
25 (25) Arvin Jhon Paciones
26 (26) Jesse Espinas
27 (27) Leandro Jose Blanc (also ranked #36 at 112)
28 (28) Hector Gabriel Flores (Hector Flores Calixto)
29 (29) Agustin Mauro Gauto
30 (30) Rodrigo Ramirez

31 (31) DianXing Zhu
32 (32) Danai Ngiabphukhiaw
33 (33) Jairo Noriega
34 (34) Azael Villar
35 (35) Gerardo Zapata
36 (36) Nhlanhla Tyirha
37 (37) Daiki Tomita
38 (38) Kenichi Horikawa
39 (39) Toshimasa Ouchi
40 (40) Kanamu Sakama

41 (41) Tibo Monabesa
42 (42) Jayson Vayson
43 (43) Joel Lino
44 (44) Rene Santiago
45 (45) Imanol Lopez (Leobardo Imanol Lopez Alvarez)
46 (46) Jose Russell (Jose Russell Regalado)
47 (47) Ryu Horikawa
48 (48) Yuga Ozaki
49 (49) Rikito Shiba
50 (50) German Valenzuela (German Valenziela Barreras)

51 (51) John Michael Zulueta
52 (52) Takeru Inoue
53 (53) Ivan Garcia (Ivan Garcia Carillo)
54 (54) Toshiki Kawamitsu
55 (55) Kosuke Ando
56 (56) Edwin Cano (Edwin Cano Hernandez)
57 (-) Lorenz Dumam-ag
58 (58) Phanuwit Chinpe (birth name: Phanuwit Siriwong)
59 (59) Kyosuke Takami
60 (60) Jahzeel Trinidad


9/20/22- 9/9- Kosuke Ando UD 8 Daisuke Sudo, 9/9- #20 Regie Suganob UD 10 Andika D'Golden Boy, 9/10- #4 Masamichi Yabuki TKO-7 #23 Thanongsak Simsri, 9/17- Ronald Chacon TKO-4 Yohan Bracamonte...Yabuki retains ranking; Suganob moves up to #19; D'Golden Boy returns at #28; Simsri drops to #35; Chacon enters at #49

10/4/22- 9/22- #48 Kitidech Hirunsuk L UD 6 to strawweight Tomoya Yamamoto, 9/24- #39 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw UD 6 Suriya Kraimanee, 9/28- #46 John Michael Zulueta TKO-2 Sittichai Nimnual, 9/28- Phanuwit Chinpe (birth name: Phanuwit Siriwong) UD 8 Jin Ping Yang, 9/30- Gilbert Gonzalez MD 8 Luis Golidano...Ngiabphukhiaw moves up to #31; Zulueta moves up to #39; Chinpe enters at #49; Gonzalez enters at #50; OUT: Hirunsuk

10/13/22- No changes...10/8- Pedro Villegas TKO-2 Jose Antonio Jimenez, 10/8- Matt Windle TKO-11 Siphelele Myeza...Villegas and Windle move closer to Top 50

10/25/22- 10/16- #29 Arvin Magramo KO-3 Jonathan Refugio, 10/22- #20 Leandro Jose Blanc UD 10 Mauro Nicolas Liendro, 10/23- #30 Mpumelelo Tshabalala UD 8 Melvin Mananquil...Blanc moves up to #19; Magramo moves up to #20; Tshabalala moves up to #25

11/3/22- 10/30- #17 Nhlanhla Tyirha UD 12 Orlie Silvestre, 11/1- #1 Kenshiro Teraji TKO-7 #2 Hiroto Kyoguchi, 11/1- #3 Jonathan Gonzalez UD 12 #15 Shokichi Iwata...Teraji wins LINEAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP; Gonzalez moves up to #1; Kyoguchi drops to #3; Tyirha moves up to #14; Iwata remains at #15; IN at #20- Esneth Domingo (had been #31 at 112)

11/17/22- Re-assessment: #3 Hiroto Kyoguchi moves up to #2

12/1/22- No changes...11/20- #36 Thanongsak Simsri TKO-3 Sittiphon Sangtean, 11/26- #31 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw TKO-3 Detdiaw Mo Rajabhat (birth name: Kittipong Phailom), 11/30- #39 John Michael Zulueta Draw 10 Suriya Kraimanee...Ngiabphukhiaw, Simsri, and Zulueta retain rankings; Kraimanee is knocking on the door to the Top 50

12/15/22- 12/3- Kosuke Ando DQ-5 Ryota Karimata, 12/4- #24 at 105 Joey Canoy TKO-7 #21 Kenichi Horikawa, 12/4- #40 at 112 Daiki Tomita Draw 10 Rikito Shiba, 12/11- Yuga Ozaki KO-2 Clyde Azarcon...Canoy enters at #16; Horikawa drops to #26; Tomita enters at #30; Shiba enters at #31; Ando enters at #43; Ozaki enters at #55

12/22/22- 12/16- Rene Santiago DQ-2 #36 Gerardo Zapata, 12/18- #39 Thanongsak Simsri TKO-5 Chiraphan Taosuwan, 12/20- #40 John Paul Gabunilas MD 10 Jesse Espinas...Gabunilas moves up to #20; Espinas returns at #30; Simsri moves up to #36; Santiago enters at #38; Valdez drops to #40

12/31/22- OUT: #11 Miel Fajardo- now ranked #12 at 112...12/24- #32 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw KO-2 Frans Damur Palue, 12/26- #22 Esneth Domingo TKO-4 flyweight Kosuke Tomioka...Domingo moves up to #21; Ngiabphukhiaw moves up to #22

1/17/23- 1/6- #16 Azael Villar L TKO-7 to flyweight Ayumu Hanada...Villar drops to #28

1/31/23- 1/28- #3 Masamichi Yabuki TKO-11 #53 Ronald Chacon...Yabuki moves up to #2; Chacon drops to #56

2/16/23- 2/4- #19 Arvin Magramo TKO-3 Stinky Mario Bunda, 2/4- #23 Jayson Vayson L UD 10 to #8 at 112 Seigo Yuri Akui, 2/8- #51 Ivan Garcia (Ivan Garcia Carrillo) KO-4 Francisco Araujo (Erick Francisco Noqueda Araujo), 2/11- Joseph Akai Nettey TKO-2 Lukman Bashiru, 2/15- Yujie Zeng TKO-3 Adisak Ketpiam...Magramo moves up to #18; Vayson slips to #24; Garcia moves up to #45; Akai Nettey and Zeng inch toward Top 56

3/7/23- 2/19- #35 Thanongsak Simsri TKO-2 Weerawat Thongchaichan, 2/25- #16 Regie Suganob Unan. Tech. Dec. 8 #8 Mark Vicelles, 2/28- #27 Agustin Mauro Gauto KO Miguel Angel Candido, 3/3- Alex Winwood TKO-4 #22 Tibo Monabesa, 3/4- Tomoya Yamamoto UD 8 Kenshi Noda...Suganob moves up to #8; Vicelles drops to #11; Winwood enters at #18; Gauto moves up to #24; Monabesa drops to #30; Simsri moves up to #34

3/23/23- OUT: #55 Gilberto Gonzalez- campaigning at 112...3/14- Takeshi Ishii TKO-1 Jinnapit Rienpit, 3/18- #52 Juan Toscano UD 6 Jesus Reyes Cadena...Toscano retains ranking; Ishii moves closer to Top 56

4/6/23- OUT: #35 Angelino Cordova- now ranked #20 at 112; IN: #35 Anthony Olascuaga- had been #39 at 112...3/10- #43 Mario Gutierrez KO-10 #9 Hector Gabriel Flores, 3/24- #20 John Paul Gabunilas TKO-6 Wandi Priman Hulu, 3/25- #19 Arvin Magramo UD 12 #24 at 105 Joel Lino, 3/25- #22 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw UD 6 Kittiwat Choaythuan, 3/25- Arvin Jhon Paciones KO-2 Sarawut Jiamthong, 3/27- Dian Xing Zhu TKO-1 Nayolek Sithsaithong (birth name: Naratip Sungsut), 3/31- #25 Mpumelelo Tshabalala TKO-6 Athenkosi Thongwana, 4/1- #15 Shokicki Iwata KO-3 Jerome Baloro, 4/1- #14 Christian Araneta KO-9 Kongfah CP Freshmart (Jakrawut Majungoen), 4/2- #56 Ronald Chacon KO-3 Ezequiel Perez...Gutierrez moves up to #9; Araneta moves up to #13; Iwata moves up to #14; Flores drops to #16; Magramo moves up to #18; Gabunilas moves up to #19; Ngiabphukhiaw moves up to #21; Tshabalala moves up to #22; Chacon retains ranking; Paciones and Zhu move closer to Top 56

4/13/23- OUT: #20 Alex Winwood- to campaign at 105; IN: #20 Ryuya Yamanaka- had been #21 at 112...4/8- CHAMPION Kenshiro Teraji TKO-9 #35 Anthony Olascuaga, 4/8- #26 Agustin Mauro Gauto KO-1 Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz, 4/9- #36 Thanongsak Simsri TKO-3 Oatsadin Thimthep...Teraji retained championship; Gauto moves up to #25; Simsri moves up to #35; Olascuaga slips to #36

4/20/23- 4/14- #39 Rene Santiago TKO-9 #50 Carlos Ortega, 4/15- #54 at 112 Junior Leandro Zarate TKO-5 Pedro Villegas, 4/15- Jose Russell (Jose Russell Regalado) UD 10 #40 German Valenzuela (German Valenzuela Barreras), 4/15- Kevin Vivas SD 8 Byron Castellon, 4/16- #55 Yuga Ozaki TKO-2 Worawut Salaptan, 4/16- Takeru Inoue Unan. Tech. Dec. 8 Orlie Silvestre...Santiago moves up to #36; Russell enters at #39; Valenzuela drops to #41; Inoue enters at #45; Zarate enters at #48; Ozaki retains ranking; Vivas moves closer to Top 58; OUT: #50 Ortega

4/27/23- IN: #47 Tomoya Yamamoto- had been #39 at 105...4/21- #25 Agustin Mauro Gauto UD 10 Luis Guerrero, 4/27- Shunsuke Isa UD 8 Nanthanon Thongchai, 4/27- #46 John Michael Zulueta TKO-10 Silem Serang...Gauto retains ranking; Zulueta moves up to #45; Isa enters at #59; OUT: #56 Kenshi Noda

5/4/23- No changes...4/29- #21 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw TKO-3 Pitipong Comthong...Ngiabphukhiaw retains ranking

5/18/23- 5/6- #20 Ryuya Yamanaka UD 12 #49 Kosuke Ando, 5/6- Dianxing Zhu TKO-10 Shane Gentallan, #4 Hekkie Budler TKO-1 Wichet Sengprakhon (AKA Santanong Tor Sirachai), 5/12- #57 Phanuwit Chinpe (birth name: Phanuwit Siriwong) UD 8 Kumpha Aryamueang, 5/13- #7 Elwin Soto SD 10 Brian Mosinos, 5/14- #33 Jesse Espinas KO-1 Ruben Dadivas...Budler and Soto retain rankings; Yamanaka moves up to #15; Espinas moves up to #24; Zhu enters at #50; Ando slips to #51; Chinpe retains ranking

5/25/23- OUT: #3 Hiroto Kyoguchi- now ranked #12 at 112...5/20- #53 Toshiki Kawamitsu UD 8 Melvin Manangquil...Kawamitsu moves up to #50

6/1/23- IN: #15 Brian Mosinos- see 5/13 (controversial decision)...OUT: #53 Jaysever Abcede

6/8/23- OUT: #14 Esteban Bermudez- prolonged inactivity...6/3- #58 Ronald Chacon TKO-7 David Rengel...Chacon moves up to #57

6/15/23- 6/9- #10 Carlos Canizales Unan. Tech. Dec. 8 #4 Daniel Matellon, 6/10- #54 Juan Toscano L TKO-3 to #41 at 112 Joselito Velazquez, 6/11- Katsunari Takayama UD 8 #30 at 105 Joel Lino...Canizales moves up to #4; Matellon drops to #6; Takayama re-enters at #15; Lino enters at #35; OUT: Toscano

6/22/23- OUT: #27 Byron Rojas- prolonged inactivity...6/16- #47 at 112 Jairo Noriega UD 8 Gerson Larios, 6/18- #36 Thanongsak Simsri TKO-1 Nawamin Klayprayoon...Noriega enters at #27; Simsri retains ranking

6/29/23- 6/24- #29 at 105 Marco John Rementizo TKO-7 #20 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw...Rementizo enters at #20; Ngiabphukhiaw drops to #24

7/9/23- 7/2- #5 Sivenathi Nontshinga UD 12 #8 Regie Suganob, 7/2- #10 Nhlanhla Tyirha L KO-6 to strawweight George Kandulo...Nontshinga moves up to #4; Suganob drops to #9, Tyirha drops to #16

7/20/23- OUT: #35 Hasanboy Dusmatov- inactive as a pro; has been fighting as an amateur...7/12- #17 Joey Canoy TKO-4 Clyde Azarcon, 7/15- #52 DianXing Zhu TKO-9 Minh Phat Sam, 7/15- #50 Junior Leandro Zarate SD 10 Rodrigo Ramirez...Canoy retains ranking (also re-enters strawweight Top 20); Zarate moves up to #21; Ramirez, despite loss, enters at #28; Zhu moves up to #43

7/27/23- OUT: #17 Joey Canoy- vacated OPBF light flyweight title to campaign as a strawweight (the OPBF now ranks him #1 at 105); OUT: #41- Axel Aragon Vega- prolonged inactivity; OUT: #47- Thitisak Hoithong- prolonged inactivity; IN at #41- Imanol Lopez (Leobardo Imanol Lopez Alvarez)...7/25- Kanamu Sakama TKO-8 Ryu Horikawa...Sakama enters at #33; Horikawa, despite loss, returns at #47

8/5/23- OUT: #44 Ryuto Oho- campaigning at 115...8/4- #31 Azael Villar Draw 10 #46 Gerardo Zapata, 8/5- Toshimasa Ouchi TKO-8 #34 Rikito Shiba, 8/5- #10 at 105 Masataka Taniguchi MD 10 #30 Kenichi Horikawa, 8/5- #11 Shokichi Iwata TKO-6 Jayson Brillo, 8/5- Kyosuke Takami KO-1 Ruben Davidas, 8/5- Jahzeel Trinidad KO-4 Roslan Eco...Taniguchi enters at #10; Iwata retains ranking; Villar retains ranking; Zapata moves up to #32; Horikawa drops to #34; Ouchi re-enters at #35; Shiba falls to #50; Takami enters at #59; Trinidad enters at #60; OUT but remaining close to Top 60: #58 Yuga Ozaki, #59 Ronald Chacon, #60 Shunsuke Isa

8/17/23- OUT: #40 Thanongsak Simsri- now campaigning at 112...8/8- Nanthanon Thongchai TKO-2 Chaiwat Thahwachalalai, 8/15-#15 at 112 Miel Fajardo TKO-1 #18 John Paul Gabulinas, 8/17- #45 DianXing Zhu TKO-4 #52 Tomoya Yamamoto...Fajardo in at #6; Gabulinas drops to #20; Zhu moves up to #30; Yamamoto drops to #60; Thongchai moves closer to Top 60

8/24/23- 8/20- Arvin Jhon Paciones TKO-6 Jonathan Refugio, 8/20- #25 Mpumelelo Tshabalala UD 10 #26 Jesse Espinas; Tshabalala moves up to #16; Paciones enters at #25; Espinas, despite loss, retains ranking; OUT but remaining close to Top 60: #60 Tomoya Yamamoto

9/3/23- OUT: #15 Brian Mosinos- returned to flyweight division...8/26- #32 Danai Ngiabphukhiaw TKO-2 Thani Narinram, 8/26- #37 at 112 Angel Acosta UD 10 Carlos Buitrago, 8/31- #20 Marco John Rementizo TKO-2 Jinnawit Rienpit...Rementizo moves up to #19; Acosta returns at #21; Ngiabphukhiaw retains ranking

9/18/23- OUT: #44 Anthony Olascuaga- now ranked #14 at 112; OUT: #49- Andika Golden Boy- prolonged inactivity; IN: #22 Adrian Curiel- had been #46 at 112...9/9- #20 Junior Leandro Zarate UD 10 #47 German Valenzuela (German Valenzuela Barreras), 9/10- #16 Katsunari Takayama UD 8 Jerome Baloro, 9/10- Yuga Ozaki TKO-2 #38 at 105 Sitthisak Simsri, 9/18- CHAMPION Kenshiro Teraji TKO-9 #3 Hekkie Budler...Teraji retains CHAMPIONSHIP; Budler drops to #7; Takayama moves up to #15; Zarate moves up to #19; Ozaki enters at #48; Valenzuela drops to #50

9/28/23- OUT: #57 Mark Anthony Barriga- prolonged inactivity...9/23- Lorenz Dumam-ag KO-4 Harry Nier, 9/24- Lerdchai Chaiyawed TKO-3 Nuttapong Neerajan...Dumam-ag enters at #57; Chaiyawed moves closer to Top 60

[FightFanAL]

Stat, whats Raul Garcia's status? Is he moving to light flyweight full time or just dabbling there for the time being until a bigger fight at strawweight comes open?

[KSTAT124]

Stat, whats Raul Garcia's status? Is he moving to light flyweight full time or just dabbling there for the time being until a bigger fight at strawweight comes open?

He's still ranked by the WBO (#2), The Ring (#3), and the WBC (#11) at 105 and he seems to be in line for a rematch with Fuentes. I imagine he'd be open for a good paying bout at 108 if one was offered and he'll fight above 105 to stay active. His focus though remains on a title at 105.


10/26 edit:

Yesterday, with Moises Fuentes about to vacate the WBO mini-flyweight title and move up to 108, the WBO gave Garcia and #3 ranked Luis de la Rosa 15 days to negotiate a deal for a fight for the soon-to-be vacant title. The winner of Garcia-de la Rosa would then have to defend against #1 ranked Carlos Buitrago who is currently unavailable because of a cut.


11/26 edit:

Fuentes, as of November 15, when the WBO's November rankings were posted, had not yet vacated the WBO title at 105. He's still expected to do so but may be waiting on WBO junior flyweight champion Donnie Nietes' decision regarding whether he's remaining at 108 or moving up to 112.

2/8 edit:

Fuentes, who still holds the WBO mini-flyweght title, will be challenging for Nietes' WBO junior flyweight title on March 2. If he wins, he's expected to remain at 108; if he loses, he has his title at 105 to fall back on.

The WBO has a bout between Luis De la Rosa and Merlito Sabillo scheduled for March 9 that is, as of now, to be fought for the vacant WBO interim mini-flyweight title. If Fuentes beats Nietes, De la Rosa-Sabillo will be for the vacant world title rather than the interim version.

3/6 edit:

Nietes and Fuentes fought to a draw. Both remain WBO champions- Nietes at 108; Fuentes at 105. De la Rosa- Sabillo is still for the vacant WBO Interim title at 105.

Garcia will be fighting for the vacant WBC Silver light flyweight title on March 30.