WBC NEWS
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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
June 20, 2008 – Mexico City .
From the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Interim Welterweight World Championship
FedEx Forum – Memphis , Tennessee
June 21, 2008
This will be 1,672nd sanctioned fight in the 46-year history of the WBC.
ANDRE BERTO (US) vs. MIGUEL “Miki” RODRIGUEZ ( MEXICO )
ANDRE BERTO
Ranked WBC No. 1 at 147 pounds (66.81 kg)
Age: 24
Date of birth: September 7, 1983
Residence: Winter Haven , Florida
Place of birth: Miami , Florida
Professional record: 21-0, 18 KOs
Guard: Orthodox
Knockout percentage: 85 %
Total rounds: 80
WBC affiliated titles held: North American Boxing Federation welterweight
Promoter: Lou DiBella
MIGUEL “Miki” RODRIGUEZ ( MEXICO )
Ranked WBC No. 2 at 147 pounds (66.81 kg)
Age: 29
Date of birth: September 16, 1978
Residence: Toluca , Mexico
Place of birth: Mexico City , Mexico
Professional record: 29-2, 23 KOs
Guard: Orthodox
Knockout percentage: 79 %
Total rounds: 127
WBC affiliated titles held: Continental Americas welterweight
Promoter: Don King
WBC WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS:
1. Luis Manuel Rodriguez ( Cuba )
2. Emile Griffith ( Virgin Island )
3. Curtis Cokes (US)
4. Jose Napoles ( Mexico )
5. Billy Backus (US)
6. Jose Napoles ( Mexico ) *
7. John Stracey (GB)
8. Carlos Palomino ( Mexico )
9. Wilfredo Benitez (P. Rico)
10. Ray Leonard (US)
11. Roberto Duran ( Panama )
12. Ray Leonard (US) *
13. Milton Mccrory (US)
14. Don Curry (US)
15. Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica-GB)
16. Jorge Vaca ( Mexico )
17. Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica-GB) *
18. Marlon Starling (US)
19. Maurice Blocker (US)
20. Simon Brown (Jamaica-US)
21. James McGirt (US)
22. Pernell Whitaker (US)
23. Oscar De La Hoya (US)
24. Felix Trinidad (P. Rico)
25. Oscar De La Hoya (US) *
26. Shane Mosley (US)
27. Vernon Forrest (US)
28. Ricardo Mayorga ( Nicaragua )
29. Cory Spinks (US)
30. Zab Judah (US)
31. Carlos Baldomir ( Argentina )
32. Floyd Mayweather (US)
33. Shane Mosley (US) Interim *
* Regained
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC:
28 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of which only four have regained their title: Jose Napoles (Cuba-Mex); Ray Leonard (US); Lloyd Honeyghan (Jamaica-GB); Oscar De La Hoya (US-Mex); Shane Mosley (US).
108 welterweight world championship fights have been held in the history of the WBC, 82 of which have taken place in the United States .
WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY:
US: 82
Mexico : 8
England : 8
Puerto Rico : 2
France : 2
Canada : 2
St. Maarten Island: 1
Spain : 1
Monaco : 1
Italy : 1
TOTAL: 108
WBC TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN TENNESSEE :
Five bouts have been held in Tennessee in WBC history. Three title fights in the middleweight division have been held in Tennessee in WBC history.
BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:
Middle: 3
Heavy: 1
Super welter: 1
TOTAL: 5
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.
Correction for WBC News – June 18, 2008: Oleydong Sithsanerchai was ahead on the scorecards, not behind, after the eighth round of his strawweight world title defense against Junichi Ebisuoka on June 18 in Phuket , Thailand .