WBC´S LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL
Jose Sulaimán
WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+)
Mauricio Sulaimán
WBC PRESIDENT
WBC STATS
WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
POLIEDRO DE CARACAS
CARACAS, VENEZUELA
OCTOBER 10, 2015
THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 910 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 53
YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC
JOSE MACHEK & JUPITER FIGHT BOXING, PRESENTS:
JORGE LINARES (VENEZUELA)
WBC CHAMPÍON
IVAN CANO (MEXICO)
WBC No. 10 / CHALLENGER
DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 22, 1985
DATE OF BIRTH:
BIRTHPLACE
BARINAS, VENEZUELA
BIRTHPLACE
MEXICO CITY
RESIDENCE:
TOKYO, JAPAN
RESIDENCE:
TLALNEPANTLA, EDO. MEX.
AGE:
30
AGE:
NICK NAME:
EL NIÑO DE ORO
NICK NAME:
EL MACANON
RECORD:
39-3-0, 26 KO’S
RECORD:
23-6-2, 15 KO’S
GUARD:
ORTHODOX
GUARD:
ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS:
240
TOTAL ROUNDS:153
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: 10 (7-3-0)
WBC TITLES:
MANAGER:
MANAGER:
PABLO CANO
PROMOTER:
CANCUN BOXING
PROMOTER:
ROBERT DIAZ
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
YOUTH
WBC´S LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
NAME
PERIOD AS CHAMPION
1.
CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO
1963 - 1965
2.
ISMAEL LAGUNA (PAN)
1965
3.
CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO) *
1965 – 1968
4.
CARLOS TEO CRUZ (DOM .R.)
1968 - 1969
5.
MANDO RAMOS (US)
1969 - 1970
6.
ISMAEL LAGUNA (PAN)
1970 *
7.
PEDRO CARRASCO (SPAIN)
1971 - 1972
8.
MANDO RAMOS (US) *
1972
9.
ERUBEY CARMONA (MEX)
1972
10.
RODOLFO GONZALEZ (MEX)
1972 - 1974
11.
ISHIMATSU SUZUKI (JAPAN)
1974 - 1976
12.
ESTEBAN DE JESUS (P. RICO)
1976 - 1978
13.
ROBERTO DURAN (PAN)
1978
14.
JIM WATT (GB)
1979 - 1981
15.
ALEXIS ARGUELLO (NIC)
1981 - 1983
16.
EDWIN ROSARIO (P. RICO)
1983 - 1984
17.
JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ (MÉX)
1984 - 1985
18.
HECTOR CAMACHO (P. RICO)
1985 - 1987
19.
JOSE LUIS RAMÍREZ (MÉX) *
1987 – 1988
20.
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ (MÉX)
1988
21.
PERNELL WHITAKER (US)
1989 - 1991
22.
MIGUEL ANGEL GONZALEZ (MEX)
1992 - 1995
23.
JEAN BAPTISTE MENDY (FRA)
1996 - 1997
24.
STEVE JOHNSTON (US)
1997 - 1998
25.
CESAR BAZAN (MEX)
1998 - 1999
26.
STEVE JOHNSTON (US) *
1999 – 2000
27.
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEX)
2000 - 2002
28.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER (US)
2002 - 2003
29.
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEX) *
2004 – 2005
30.
DIEGO CORRALES (US)
2005
31.
JOSE ADO. SANTA CRUZ (US) INTERIM
2006
32.
DAVID DIAZ (US) INTERIM
2006 - 2008
33.
JOEL CASAMAYOR (CUBA)
2007
34.
MANNY PACQUIAO (PHIL)
2008
35.
EDWIN VALERO (VENEZUELA)
2009 – 2010
36.
ANTONIO DE MARCO (MEX) (INTERIM)
2009 - 2010
37.
HUMBERTO SOTO (MEXICO)
2010 – 2011
38.
ANTONIO DE MARCO (MEXICO) *
2011 – 2012
39.
ADRIEN BRONER (US)
2012 – 2013
40.
OMAR FIGUEROA (MEXICO/US) in recess
2013 -
41.
JORGE LINARES (VENEZUELA)
2014 -
* REGAINED
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
35 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC
OF WHICH 6 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
CARLOS ORTIZ (P. RICO)
ISMAEL LAGUNA (PANAMA)
MANDO RAMOS (US)
JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ (MEXICO)
STEVE JOHNSTON (US)
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (MEXICO)
ANTONIO DeMARCO (MEXICO)
146 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
THIS WILL BE THE 2th FIGHT IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD
IN VENEZUELA IN THE WBC HISTORY.
WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA
77
MEXICO
24
PUERTO RICO
12
JAPAN
9
FRANCE
7
SCOTLAND
5
ENGLAND
4
SPAIN
2
PANAMA
2
VENEZUELA
1
PHILIPPINES
1
ITALY
1
DOMINICAN REP.
1
TOTAL FIGHTS
146
WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN VENEZUELA IN THE WBC
HISTORY
34 WBC BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN VENEZUELA IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
THIS WILL BE THE 2th TITLE FIGHT IN LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION IN
VENEZUELA OF THE WBC HISTORY
15 TITLE FIGHT IN THE LT. FLYWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN HELD IN
VENEZUELA IN THE WBC HISTORY.
BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:
LT. FLY
15
SUPERFLY
8
FLY
6
SUPERLIGHT
2
HEAVY
1
LIGHT
1
SUPERFEATHER
1
TOTAL BOUTS
34
WBC TITLE FIGHTS
MEXICO AND VENEZUELA
THERE HAVE BEEN 20 WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN
MEXICO - VENEZUELA
MEXICO HAS WON 8 BOUTS / VENEZUELA WON 12 FIGHTS
MEXICO – VENEZUELA
FIGHTS