WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS

September 29, 2011 ? Mexico City

From the office of WBC President Dr. Jos? Sulaim?n:

PRESIDENT SULAIMAN: TOURISM AMBASSADOR OF MEXICO

World Boxing Council President Dr. Jose Sulaiman was awarded the appointment of ?Tourism Ambassador of Mexico? by the Mexican government on September 27 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa. The President of the Mexican Republic, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, presented the honor, which was presented to others, as well.

The presentation was part of the celebration of the International Day of Tourism (Year of Tourism in Mexico 2011) at the port of Mazatlan, and was also attended by several other high-ranking government officials.

The appointment presented by President Calderon Hinojosa was a diploma signed by the Tourism Minister, Gloria Guevara Manzo, on the day when the campaign ?Mexico Siente? (Mexico Feels) was launched. The campaign contains the elements to attract more foreign tourists to Mexico. President Calderon Hinojosa said, ?Mexico is a country full of colors, flavors, and music. It is my greatest passion and my raison d??tre.?

WBC STATISTICS

WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship

MGM Grand ? Las Vegas, Nevada

October 1, 2011

This will be the 1,896th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 49-year history.

TEIKEN PROMOTIONS & TOP RANK, INC PRESENT:

TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA (Japan)

WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion

Age: 35 (7-25-76)

Residence: Tokyo, Japan

Birthplace: Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan

Record: 38-4-3, 24 KOs

Height: 5?6.5?

Stance: Lefthanded

Total rounds: 280

World title fights: 6-2-2, 5 KOs

RAFAEL MARQUEZ (Mexico)

Ranked WBC No. 2 at super bantamweight

Age: 36 (3-25-75)

Residence: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Record: 40-6, 36 KOs

Height: 5?5.5?

Stance: Righthanded

Total rounds: 209

World title fights: 9-3, 7 KOs

WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Rigoberto Riasco (Pan)

2. Royal Kobayashi (Jap)

3. Dong-Kyun Yum (Kor)

4. Wilfredo Gomez (P. Rico)

5. Jaime Garza (US)

6. Juan Meza (US)

7. Lupe Pintor (Mex)

8. Samart Payakaroon (Thai)

9. Jeff Fenech (Aust)

10. Daniel Zaragoza (Mex)

11. Paul Banke (US)

12. Pedro Decima (Arg)

13. Kiyoshi Hatanaka (Jap)

14. Daniel Zaragoza (Mex) *

15. Thierry Jacob (Fra)

16. Tracy Patterson (US)

17. Hector Acero-Sanchez (Dom R.)

18. Daniel Zaragoza (Mex) *

19. Erik Morales (Mex)

20. Willie Jorrin (US)

21. Oscar Larios (Mex)

22. Israel Vazquez (Mex)

23. Rafael Marquez (Mex)

24. Israel Vazquez (Mexico) *

25. Toshiaki Nishioka (Japan)

* Regained

WBC TOP 10

1. Wilfredo Gomez (P. Rico)

2. Erik Morales (Mex)

3. Daniel Zaragoza (Mex)

4. Israel Vazquez (Mex)

5. Rafael Marquez (Mex)

6. Jeff Fenech (Australia)

7. Royal Kobayashi (Jap)

8. Oscar Larios (Mex)

9. Toshiaki Nishioka (Jap)

10. Thierry Jacob (Fra)

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION WBC HISTORY

22 world champions recognized by the WBC, of whom only two have regained the title: Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico), and Israel Vazquez (Mexico).

102 world title bouts have been held in super bantamweight division in WBC history, 49 in the United States.

Wilfredo Gomez (Puerto Rico) holds the record for the most title defenses in the super bantamweight division with 17. Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) had 14 defenses in three periods as world champion. Oscar Larios (Mexico) had 10 defenses.

WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND JAPAN:

There have been 88 WBC title fights between Mexico and Japan. Mexico has won 54, Japan has won 31, with two draws and one no contest.

MEMORABLE FIGHTS:

Jan. 29, 1967 Vicente Saldivar KO7 Mitsunori Seki, Mexico City

Jan. 3, 1967 Masahiko Harada W15 Jose Medel, Nagoya

Dec. 11, 1970 Kuniaki Shibata KO13 Vicente Saldivar, Tijuana

Sep. 1, 1973 Ricardo Arredondo TKO6 Morito Kashiwaba, Tokyo

Sep. 12, 1974 Ishimatsu Suzuki D15 Tury Pineda, Tokyo

Jan. 8. 1975 Miguel Canto W15 Shoji Oguma, Sendai

Aug. 23, 1975 Miguel Canto TKO11 Jiro Takada, Merida

Jun. 11, 1980 Guadalupe Pintor D15 Eijiro Murata, Tokyo

Apr. 9, 1984 Gabriel Bernal KO2 Koji Kobayashi, Tokyo

Mar. 30, 1985 Gilberto Roman W12 Jiro Watanabe, Itami

Jul. 22, 1987 Rene Arredondo TKO6 Tsuyoshi Hamada, Tokyo

Sep. 17, 1992 Victor Rabanales TKO9 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka

Mar. 3, 1996 Daniel Zaragoza TKO11 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Yokohama

Apr. 27, 1996 Hiroshi Kawashima W12 Jose Luis Bueno, Yokohama

Apr. 14, 1997 Daniel Zaragoza W12 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi, Osaka

Mar. 6, 2004 Oscar Larios W12 Shigeru Nakazato, Saitama

Jan. 3, 2007 Cristian Mijares TKO10 Katsushige Kawashima, Tokyo

Mar. 1, 2008 Takahiro Aoh W12 Oscar Larios, Tokyo

May 23, 2009 Toshiaki Nishioka TKO3 Jhonny Gonzalez, Monterrey

Apr. 30, 2010 Fernando Montiel TKO4 Hozumi Hasegawa, Tokyo

Sep. 20, 2010 Tomas Rojas W12 Kohei Kono, Saitama

WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/09/world-boxing-council-news-21/

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