44 Pinoy Fighters in World Ratings
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
Aside from the country's five currently reigning world champions led by Senator Manny Pacquiao, a total of forty four more Pinoy fighters are included in the latest rankings of the four major world boxing sanctioning bodies in ten out of eleven weight divisions from minimumweight to welterweight.
Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire are super champions respectively in the welterweight and bantamweight divisions under the World Boxing Association (WBA) while Jerwin Ancajas and Pedro Taduran are regular champions in the super flyweight and the minimumweight classes respectively under the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Johnriel Casimero presently is the Interim world champion in the bantamweight class under the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
There are no current Pinoy titleholders in the World Boxing Council (WBC) although Pacquiao at 112, 130 and 135 lbs, Donaire at 118 and 122 lbs and Casimero at 108 and 112 lbs. once reigned as champions under the WBC.
Per sanctioning body, the WBO has the most number of rated Filipino fighters with a total of 22, followed by the IBF with 19, the WBC with 18 and the WBA with just 12.
Many of our top local fighters are in the ratings of more than one boxing bodies.
Highest rated are Robert Paradero, Edward Heno, Geimel Magramo, Michael Dasmarinas and Marlon Tapales who are all the top ranking contenders in the minimumweight (WBO), light flyweight (IBF), flyweight (WBO), bantamweight (IBF) and super bantamweight (WBO), respectively.
Former champions Donnie Nietes and Vic Saludar are both ranked highest at fourth in super flyweight and minimumweight respectively by the WBC and the WBO while Milan Melindo is ranked ninth at light flyweight by the WBC.
The other Pinoy fighters include the following (highest rated by organization in parenthesis):
Minimumweight- Melvin Jerusalem (#2 WBC), Vic Saludar, Rey Loreto, ArAr Andales, Mark Anthony Barriga, Rene Cuarto, Joey Canoy, Lito Dante, John Marco Rementizo, Jonathan Refugio and Samuel Salva who was erstwhile number one at IBF but was beaten for the vacant title by Taduran.
Again, Paradero is ranked number one by WBO in this division.
Light Flyweight- Jonathan Taconing (#7 WBC), Melindo, Ivan Soriano, Mark Vicelles, Christian Bacolod, Randy Petalcorin and Jaysever Abcede. Christian Araneta was formerly the highest rated after Heno at number three by he was recently defeated in a title eliminator fight in Mexico hence his rating will likely fall.
Edward Heno is rated number one by WBO. at light flyweight.
Flyweight- Rene Baldonado (#8 WBA), Jayson Mama, JR Raquinel, Jobert Alvarez, Genesis Libranza and Alphoe Dagayloan.
Geimel Magramo is highest rated Pinoy flyweight at number one by WBO.
Super Flyweight- Donnie Nietes (#4, WBC and IBF), Aston Palicte, KJ Cataraja, Froilan Saludar and Jade Bornea.
Jerwin Ancajas is current IBF titlist.
Bantamweight- Reymart Gaballo (#4, WBA), Kenny Demecillo and Vincent Astrolabio.
Nonito Donaire is WBA super champion, Johnriel Casimero is interim IBF titlist and Michael Dasmarinas is IBF top and mandatory contender.
Super Bantamweight- Marlon Tapales and Albert Pagara are rated # 1 and 2 by WBO with Jeo Santissima rated sixth. Juan Miguel Elorde who lost in his recent title try fell out.
Featherweight- Former interim titlist Jhack Tepora is rated third by WBA while Mark Magsayo is eighth with WBC. Tapales is also rated at featherweight at #11 in the WBA. Conspicuously absent in the ratings is Genesis Servania.
Super Featherweight- Asian champion Joe Noynay is the lone rated Pinoy at number six with WBO.
Lightweight- Romero Duno is also the only rated Pinoy at number four with WBO.
No Pinoy is world rated at junior welterweight after Jheritz Chavez also fell out.
Manny Pacquiao is the lone Pinoy at welterweight and he holds the WBA super belt in the division.
Who among these rated Pinoy fighters will become world champion is worth watching out for next year.
The author Teodoro Medina Reynoso is a veteran boxing radio talk show host living in the Philippines. He can be reached at teddyreynoso@yahoo.com and by phone 09215309477.
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