DBO’s World Rankings at BHO: May 2010

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Heavyweight

BHO Champion: Wladimir Klitschko UKR

1.) Vitali Klitschko UKR
2.) David Haye UK
3.) Alexander Povetkin RUS
4.) Tomasz Adamek POL
5.) Eddie Chambers USA
6.) Nicolay Valuev RUS
7.) Cristobal Arreola USA
8.) Ruslan Chagaev UZB
9.) Denis Boytsov RUS
10.) Odlanier Solis CUB

Movement: Chagaev drops to eighth due to a lack of world class opposition in comparison to Valuev and Arreola.

Cruiserweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Steve Cunningham USA
2.) Marco Huck GER
3.) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk POL
4.) Troy Ross CAN
5.) Matt Godfrey USA
6.) Wayne Braithewaite GUY
7.) Yoan Pablo Hernandez CUB
8.) Ola Afolabi UK
9.) Giacobbe Fragomeni ITA
10.) BJ Flores USA

Movement: Krzystof Wlodarcyk holds at number three with a stoppage of Giacobbe Fragomeni. Fragomeni slips from fourth to ninth. Numbers five through eight climb one ranking. Flores is pushed to tenth.

Light Heavyweight

BHO Champion: Chad Dawson

1.) Jean Pascal HAI
2.) Glencoffe Johnson JAM
3.) Tavoris Cloud USA
4.) Bernard Hopkins USA
5.) Zsolt Erdie HUN
6.) Adrian Diacanu ROM
7.) Karo Murat IRA
8.) Beibut Shumenov KAZ
9.) Gabriel Campillo SPA
10.) Chris Henry USA

Movement: Antonio Tarver exits after one year of inactivity. Henry re-enters at tenth.

Super Middleweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Lucian Bute ROM
2.) Andre Ward USA
3.) Andre Dirrell USA
4.) Mikkel Kessler DEN
5.) Carl Froch UK
6.) Arthur Abraham ARM
7.) Robert Stieglitz GER
8.) Librado Andrade MEX
9.) Allan Green USA
10.) Sakio Bika CA

Movement: Librado Andrade holds at eighth with a stoppage of the faded Eric Lucas.

Middleweight

BHO Champion: Sergio Gabriel Martinez ARG

1.) Kelly Pavlik USA
2.) Felix Sturm GER
3.) Anthony Mundine AUS
4.) Khoren Gevor ARM
5.) Sebastian Sylvester GER
6.) Marco Antonio Rubio MEX
7.) Matthew Macklin UK
8.) Giovanni Lorenzo DR
9.) Daniel Geale AUS
10.) Daniel Jacobs USA

Movement: Danny Jacobs holds at tenth with a KO of Juan Astorga.

Junior Middleweight

BHO Champion: Paul Williams USA

1.) Sergiy Dzinziruk UKR
2.) Yuri Foreman USA
3.) Antonio Margarito MEX
4.) Kermit Cintron PR
5.) Alfredo Angulo MEX
6.) Vanes Martirosyan ARM
7.) Ryan Rhodes UK
8.) Daniel Santos PR
9.) Carlos Molina MEX
10.) Sechew Powell USA

Movement: Cory Spinks has been removed for twelve months of inactivity. Sergiy Dzinziruk returns to the top spot after ending his inactive streak. Antonio Margarito enters at number three after his comeback victory given his previous two stoppages of Kermit Cintron and his close encounter with Paul Williams. Cintron drops to fourth after an inconclusive loss to Paul Williams. Erislandy Lara is bumped out of the top ten for now.

Welterweight: Floyd Mayweather Jr. USA

BHO Champion:
1.) Manny Pacquiao PHI
2.) Shane Mosley USA
3.) Joshua Clottey GHA
4.) Andre Berto USA
5.) Alfonso Gomez USA
6.) Luis Collazo USA
7.) Zab Judah USA
8.) Rafal Jackiewicz POL
9.) Jan Zaveck SLOV
10.) Saul Alvarez MEX


Movement: None


Junior Welterweight

BHO Champion: Timothy Bradley USA

1.) Devon Alexander USA
2.) Amir Khan UK
3.) Marcos Rene Maidana ARG
4.) Juan Urango COL
5.) Kaizer Mabuza SA
6.) Lamont Peterson USA
7.) Mike Alvarado USA
8.) Victor Ortiz USA
9.) Andriy Kotelnik UKR
10.) Cesar Rene Cuenca ARG

Movement: Maidana and Urango swap places after further consideration of each man's recent body of work. Ricky Hatton exits after one year of inactivity. Paulie Malignaggi exits after his stoppage loss to Khan, who holds strong at number two. Kendall Holt exits to campaign at 147. Victor Ortiz re-enters at eighth after his dominant win over Nate Campbell. Andriy Kotelnik re-enters at ninth. Cesar Rene Cuenca climbs aboard at tenth

Lightweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Ali Funeka SA
2.) Miguel Acosta VEN
3.) Michael Katsidis AUS
4.) Humberto Soto MEX
5.) Antonio Demarco MEX
6.) Urbano Antillon MEX
7.) Anthony Peterson USA
8.) Vincente Escobedo USA
9.) Ji Hoon Kim KOR
10.) Henry Lundy USA

Movement: Miguel Acosta holds at two with a sixth round KO of Paulus Moses. Moses exits the top ten. Michael Katsidis jumps from fourth to third with a quick KO of Kevin Mitchell. Mitchell, previously ranked ninth, exits the top ten. Soto is pushed down to fourth. Antillon holds at sixth with a decision over Rene Gonzalez. Ji Hoon Kim comes aboard at nine after a first round KO of Ameth Diaz and previously being ranked at 130. Lundy enters the top ten.

Junior Lightweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Robert Guerrero USA
2.) Roman Martinez PR
3.) Takashi Uchiyama JAP
4.) Malcolm Klassen SA
5.) Juan Carlos Salgado MEX
6.) Jorge Linares VEN
7.) Jorge Solis MEX
8.) Argenis Mendez DR
9.) Martin Honorio MEX
10.) Mzonke Fana SA

Movement: Jorge Solis enters at seventh with a decision over Mario Santiago. Argenis Mendez climbs aboard at eighth after edging Martin Honorio, who drops from eighth to ninth. Mzonke Fana is dropped to tenth. Cassius Baloyi exits.

Featherweight

BHO Champion: Chris John IND

1.) Juan Manuel Lopez PR
2.) Yuriokis Gamboa CUB
3.) Celestino Caballero PAN
4.) Orlando Salido MEX
5.) Cristobal Cruz MEX
6.) Steve Luevano USA
7.) Elio Rojas DR
8.) Bernabe Concepcion PHI
9.) Daniel Ponce De Leon MEX
10.) Rafael Marquez MEX

Movement: Orlando Salido re-enters at fourth with a split verdict over Cristobal Cruz. Cruz falls to fifth. It might not mean much at this stage of their careers, but Rafael Marquez proved he has more left than Israel Vazquez and remains in the top ten. Lopez, Gomez, and Caballero each climb one ranking.


Junior Featherweight:

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym THA
2.) Toshiaki Nishioka JAP
3.) Ricardo Cordoba PAN
4.) Antonio Escalante MEX
5.) Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. PR
6.) Steve Molitor CAN
7.) Jeffery Mathebula SA
8.) Rendall Munroe UK
9.) Satoshi Honsono JAP
10.) Victor Fonseca PR

Movement: "Poon-Krat" holds at first with an easy win over Koji Shamura. Vazquez Jr. also kept busy with a stoppage of Zsolt Bedak.

Bantamweight:

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Fernando Montiel MEX
2.) Anselmo Moreno PAN
3.) Hozumi Hasegawa JAP
4.) Yonnhy Perez COL
5.) Abner Mares MEX
6.) Joseph Agbeko GHA
7.) Nehomar Cermeno VEN
8.) Alejandro Valdez MEX
9.) Vic Darchinyan ARM
10.) Michael Domingo PHI

Movement: Perez and Mares battled to a twelve round draw. Perez holds at fourth while Mares jumps to places to fifth. Agbeko and Cermeno fall one ranking.Wladimir Sidorenko exits after a year of inactivity. Darchinyan replaces Sidorenko in the top ten and comes in at ninth after his most recent victory.

Junior Bantamweight

BHO Champion: Vic Darchinyan ARM

1.) Nonito Donaire PHI
2.) Hugo Cazares MEX
3.) Omar Andres Narvaez ARG
4.) Nobou Nashiro JAP
5.) Jose Lopez PR
6.) Drian Francisco PHI
7.) Simphewi Nongqayi SA
8.) Jorge Arce MEX
9.) Kohei Kono JAP
10.) Raul Martinez USA

Movement: Darchinyan is moonlighting at 118, but will retain his BHO title at 115 until a firm commitment to compete there is clear. Cazares moves to second and Nashiro drops to fourth after the Mexican avenged their draw with a unanimous decision victory. Omar Andres Narvaez rises up in weight and enters at third after a lengthy reign at 112 and being ranked number one at 112. Zolile Mbyti exits to make room.

Flyweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Pongsaklek Wonjongkam THAI
2.) Daiki Kameda JAP
3.) Koki Kameda JAP
4.) Denkaosan Kaovichit THAI
5.) Moruti Mthalane SA
6.) Luis Concepcion PAN
7.) Rayonta Whitfield USA
8.) Zolani Tete SA
9.) Cesar Seda PR
10.) Milan Melindo PHI

Movement: Omar Andres Narvaez exits to compete at 115. Daisuke Naito also exits to compete at 115. Everyone 2-10 moves up one place to fill the void. Cesar Seda climbs aboard at nine. Milan Melindo enters at ten.


Junior Flyweight
BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Ivan Calderon PR
2.) Giovanni Segura MEX
3.) Ulises Solis MEX
4.) Luis Alberto Lazarte ARG
5.) Carlos Tamara COL
6.) Brian Viloria USA
7.) Rodel Mayol PHI
8.) Edgar Sosa MEX
9.) Omar Nino Romero MEX
10.) Johnriel Casimero PHI

Movement: Lazarte enters at number four with his victory over Carlos Tamara to further complicate the waters at 108. Juan Carlos Reveco exits.

Strawweight

BHO Champion: Vacant

1.) Roman Gonzalez NIC
2.) Oleydong Sithsamerchai THAI
3.) Nkosinathi Joyi SA
4.) Juan Palacios NIC
5.) Raul Garcia MEX
6.) Donnie Nietes PHI
7.) Manuel Vargas MEX
8.) Yasutaka Kuroki JAP
9.) Luis Alberto Rios PAN
10.) Florante Condes PHI

Movement: None.