WBC NEWS
Posted on | November 24, 2007 | 1 Comment
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
November 23, 2007 – Mexico City .
From the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman:
WBC STATISTICS
By Luis Medina
WBC Light Flyweight World Championship
Beto Avila Stadium
Veracruz , Veracruz , Mexico
November 24, 2007
This will be WBC world title fight #1639
EDGAR SOSA ( Mexico )
WBC Light Flyweight World Champion
Date of Birth: Aug. 23, 1979
Place of Birth: Mexico City
Professional Record: 29-5, 15 KOs
Guard: Right
Number of Rounds: 271
Knockout Percentage: 44.1%
World Title Bouts: 3 (3-0)
Trainer: Miguel Gonzalez
Manager: Jose Luis Camarillo
Promoter: Jacques Deschamps
ROBERTO LEYVA ( Mexico )
Challenger: Ranked WBC No. 14
Date of Birth: Oct. 27, 1979
Place of Birth: Ensenada
Professional Record: 24-6-1, 20 KOs
Guard: Left
Number of Rounds: 163
Knockout Percentage: 65.5%
World Title Bouts: 6 (2-4)
Trainer: Raul Perez
Manager: Bobby Quirarte
Promoter: Zanfer
WBC WORLD CHAMPIONS IN THE LIGHT FLYWEIGHT DIVISION
1. FRANCO UDELLA ( ITALY )
2. LUIS ESTABA ( VENEZUELA )
3. FREDDIE CASTILLO ( MEXICO )
4. NETRNOI SOR VORASINGH ( THAILAND )
5. SUNG JUN KIM ( KOREA )
6. SHIGEO NAKAJIMA ( JAPAN )
7. HILARIO ZAPATA ( PANAMA )
8. AMADO URZUA ( MEXICO )
9. TADASHI TOMORI ( JAPAN )
10. HILARIO ZAPATA ( PANAMA ) *
11. JUNGKOO CHANG ( KOREA )
12. GERMAN TORRES ( MEXICO )
13. YULWOO LEE ( KOREA )
14. HUMBERTO GONZALEZ ( MEXICO )
15. ROLANDO PASCUA ( PHILIPPINES )
16. MELCHOR COB CASTRO ( MEXICO )
17. HUMBERTO GONZALEZ ( MEXICO ) *
18. MICHAEL CARBAJAL (US)
19. HUMBERTO GONZALEZ ( MEXICO ) *
20. SAMAN SORJATURONG ( THAILAND )
21. YOSAM CHOI ( KOREA )
22. JORGE ARCE ( MEXICO )
23. ERIC ORTIZ ( MEXICO )
24. BRIAN VILORIA (US)
25. WANDEE SINGWANGCHA ( THAILAND ) Interim
26. OMAR NIÑO ( MEXICO )
27. EDGAR SOSA ( MEXICO )
* REGAINED
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHT FLYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE WBC HISTORY:
27 world champions have conquered the WBC world title in the light flyweight division.
Out of 27 world champions, two have regained the title:
Hilario Zapata ( Panama ) twice, Humberto Gonzalez ( Mexico ) three times.
108 world title bouts have been held in this division in WBC history; out of 108 world title bouts, 12 of them have been held in Mexico, and it will be the first world title bout in the state of Veracruz in WBC history.
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT FIGHTS BY COUNTRY IN THE WBC HISTORY:
KOREA 30
U.S. 24
VENEZUELA 15
THAILAND 12
MEXICO 12
JAPAN 11
PANAMA 3
ITALY 1
TOTAL 108
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS IN MEXICO IN THE WBC HISTORY:
108 world title fights have been held in Mexico in WBC history; out of 108 fights that have been held, 12 of them have taken place in the light flyweight division in Mexico in WBC history.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST WORLD TITLEBOUT IN THE STATE OF VERACRUZ IN THE WBC HISTORY.
FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN MEXICO IN THE WBC HISTORY:
FEATHER 16
FLY 15
STRAW 13
LIGHT FLY 12
BANTAM 11
LIGHT 9
WELTER 8
SUPER LIGHT 6
SUPER BANTAM 5
SUPER FLY 5
SUPER WELTER 4
SUPER FEATHER 3
MIDDLE 1
TOTAL FIGHTS: 108
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICANS IN THE WBC HISTORY:
64 world title bouts between Mexicans have been held in WBC history.
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICANS BY DIVISION:
SUPER BANTAM 13
BANTAM 13
LIGHT FLY 8
SUPER FEATHER 7
LIGHT 6
FEATHER 5
STRAW 4
SUPER LIGHT 3
WELTER 2
SUPER WELTER 1
SUPER FLY 1
FLY 1
TOTAL FIGHTS 64
Outstanding world title fights between Mexicans in WBC history:
APR 18, 1970 RUBEN OLIVARES – JESUS CASTILLO, LOS ANGELES, DEC15, BAN-WBC
OCT 16, 1970 JESUS CASTILLO – RUBEN OLIVARES, LOS ANGELES, TKO14, BAN-WBC
MAR 19, 1972 RAFAEL HERRERA – RUBEN OLIVARES, NAUCALPAN, TKO8, BAN-WBC
APR 15, 1973 RAFAEL HERRERA – RODOLFO MARTINEZ , MONTERREY , KO12, BAN-WBC
JUN 3, 1979 LUPE PINTOR – CARLOS ZARATE, LAS VEGAS , DEC15, BAN-WBC
SEP 13, 1984 JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ – MARIO MARTINEZ , LOS ANGELES, TKO8, SFE-WBC
SEP 23, 1995 MANUEL MEDINA – ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ, SACRAMENTO , DEC12, FE-WBC
JUN 7, 1996 OSCAR DE LA HOYA – JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, LAS VEGAS , TKO4 SL-WBC
SEP 6, 1997 ERIK MORALES – DANIEL ZARAGOZA, EL PASO , TKO11, SB-WBC
SEP 18, 1998 OSCAR DE LA HOYA – JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, LAS VEGAS , TKO8, WE-WBC
FEB 19, 2000 ERIK MORALES – MARCO A. BARRERA, LAS VEGAS , DEC12, SB-WBC
MAY 17, 2002 OSCAR LARIOS – ISRAEL VAZQUEZ, SACRAMENTO , TKO12, SB-WBC
JUN 22, 2002 MARCO A. BARRERA – ERIK MORALES, LAS VEGAS , DEC12 FE-WBC
FEB 28, 2004 ERIK MORALES – JESUS CHAVEZ, LAS VEGAS , DEC12, SFE-WBC
MAR 3, 2007 RAFAEL MARQUEZ – ISRAEL VAZQUEZ, CARSON , TKO7, SB–WBC
MAR 17, 2007 JUAN M. MARQUEZ – MARCO A. BARRERA, LAS VEGAS , DEC12, SFE–WBC
APR 14, 2007 CRISTIAN MIJARES – JORGE ARCE, SAN ANTONIO , DEC12, SFL–WBC
AUG 4, 2007 ISRAEL VAZQUEZ – RAFAEL MARQUEZ, HIDALGO , TKO6, SB-WBC