WORLD BOXING COUNCIL
Jose Sulaimán
WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT (+)
Mauricio Sulaimán
WBC PRESIDENT
WBC STATS
WBC FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
ARIAKE COLOSSEUM / TOKYO, JAPAN
MARCH 20, 2017
THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 968 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 54
YEARS HISTORY OF THE WBC
AKIHIKO HONDA & TEIKEN BOXING PROMOTIONS, PRESENTS:
JUAN HERNANDEZ
DAIGO HIGA
(MEXICO)
(JAPAN)
WBC CHAMPION
DATE OF BIRTH:
FEBRUARY 24, 1987
WBC OFFICIAL CHALLENGER
DATE OF BIRTH:
AUGUST 9, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH: COAHUITLAN, VERACRUZ
PLACE OF BIRTH: URASOE, JAPAN
AGE:
30
AGE:
21
RESIDES:
MEXICO CITY
RESIDES:
TOKYO, JAPAN
ALIAS:
CHURRITOS
ALIAS:
PROF. RECORD:
34-2-0, 25 KO’S
PROF. RECORD:
12-0-0, 12 KO’S
GUARD:
ORTHODOX
GUARD:
ORTHODOX
TOTAL ROUNDS:
144
TOTAL ROUNDS:
42
WBC TITLES FIGHTS: 2 (1-1-0)
WBC TITLES:
YOUTH / OPBF
MANAGER:
ISAAC BUSTOS
MANAGER:
AKIHIKO HONDA
PROMOTER:
PROMOCIONES DEL PUEBLO
PROMOTER:
TEIKEN BOXING PROMOTIONS
ALJ
WBC´S FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
NAME
PERIODO CHAMPION
1.
PONE KINGPETCH (THA)
1963
2.
HIROYUKI EBIHARA (JAP)
1963 - 1964
3.
PONE KINGPETCH (THA) *
1964 - 1965
4.
SALVATORE BURRUNI (ITALY)
1965 - 1966
5.
WALTER MCGOWAN (GB)
1966
6.
CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THA)
1966 - 1969
7.
EFREN TORRES (MEX)
1969 - 1970
8.
CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THA) *
1970
9.
ERBITO SALAVARRIA (PHIL)
1970 - 1971
10.
BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN)
1972
11.
VENICE BORKORSOR (THA)
1972 - 1973
12.
BETULIO GONZALEZ (VEN) *
1973 - 1974
13.
SHOJI OGUMA (JAP)
1974 - 1975
14.
MIGUEL CANTO (MEX)
1975 - 1979
15.
CHAN-HEE PARK (KOR)
1979 - 1980
16.
SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN) *
1980 - 1981
17.
ANTONIO AVELAR (MEX)
1981 - 1982
18.
PRUDENCIO CARDONA (COL)
1982
19.
FREDDIE CASTILLO (MEX)
1982
20.
ELEONCIO MERCEDES (DOM R.)
1982 - 1983
21.
CHARLIE MAGRI (GB)
1983
22.
FRANK CEDEÑO (PHIL)
1983 - 1984
23.
KOJI KOBAYASHI (JAP)
1984
24.
GABRIEL BERNAL (MEX)
1984
25.
SOT CHITALADA (THA)
1984 - 1988
26.
YONG-KANG KIM (KOR)
1988 - 1989
27.
SOT CHITALADA (THAI) *
1989 - 1991
28.
MUANGCHAI KITTIKASEM (THA)
1991 - 1992
29.
YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA)
1992 - 1996
30.
CHATCHAI SASAKUL (THA)
1997 - 1998
31.
MANNY PACQUIAO (PHIL)
1998 - 1999
32.
MEDGOEN SINGSURAT (THA)
1999 - 2000
33.
MALCOLM TUNACAO (PHIL)
2000 - 2001
34.
PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA)
2001 - 2007
35.
JORGE ARCE (MEXICO) INTERIM
2005 - 2006
36.
DAISUKE NAITO (JAPAN)
2007 - 2009
37.
PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THA) INTERIM
2009
38.
KOKI KAMEDA (JAPAN)
2009 – 2010
39.
PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI) *
2010 – 2012
40.
SONNY BOY JARO (PHIL)
2012
41.
TOSHIYUKI IGARASHI (JAPAN)
2012 – 2013
42.
AKIRA YAEGASHI (JAPAN)
2013 – 2014
43. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA)
2014 – 2016
44. JUAN HERNANDEZ (MEXICO)
2017 -
*REGAINED
WBC´S FLYWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS
1. MIGUEL CANTO (MEXICO)
2. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAILAND)
3. CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)
4. EFREN TORRES (MEXICO)
5. YURI ARBACHAKOV (RUSSIA)
6. ROMAN GONZALEZ (NICARAGUA)
7. SOT CHITALADA (THAILAND)
8. AKIRA YAEGASHI (JAPAN)
9. BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)
10. SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE FLYWEIGHT
DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
38 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC
OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
PONE KINGPETCH (THAILAND)
CHARTCHAI CHIONOI (THAILAND)
BETULIO GONZALEZ (VENEZUELA)
SHOJI OGUMA (JAPAN)
SOT CHITALADA (THAI)
PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM (THAI)
149 WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
WORLD FLYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
THAILAND
48
JAPAN
46
MEXICO
14
KOREA
12
USA
8
VENEZUELA
6
ENGLAND
5
PHILIPPINES
2
ITALY
2
KUWAIT
1
JAMAICA
1
FRANCE
1
CHILE
1
AUSTRALIA
1
TOTAL
149
FIGHT DEFENSES IN THIS DIVISION IS PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM
WITH 25 DEFENSES
WBC TITLE BOUTS HELD IN JAPAN
279 BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN JAPAN IN THE WBC HISTORY
THIS WILL BE THE 48st. TITLE FIGHT IN THE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION HAVE BEEN
HELD IN JAPAN IN THE WBC HISTORY.
BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:
BANTAM
56
FLY
47
SUPERFLY
37
STRAW
28
SUPERFEATHER
28
SUPERBANTAM
19
FEATHER
15
LT. FLY
16
SUPERWELTER
11
SUPERLIGHT
10
LIGHT
9
HEAVY
3
TOTAL BOUTS
279
WBC TITLE FIGHTS
BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN
THERE HAVE BEEN 111 WBC TITLE FIGHTS BETWEEN MEXICO – JAPAN
MEXICO HAS WON 59 BOUTS / JAPAN HAS WON 49 FIGHTS
2 DREWS / 1 NC
MEMORABLES FIGHTS
07/08/1966
VICENTE SALDIVAR - MITSUNORI SEKI
DEC 15
NAUCALPAN
FE
03/01/1967
MASAHIKO HARADA - JOSE MEDEL
DEC 15
NAGOYA
BA
29/01/1967
VICENTE SALDIVAR - MITSUNORI SEKI
KO 7
NAUCALPAN
FE
11/12/1970
KUNIAKI SHIBATA - VICENTE SALDIVAR
TKO 14
TIJUANA
FE
06/10/1971
RICARDO ARREDONDO - YOSHIAKI NUMATA
DEC 15
SENDAI
SFE
19/05/1972
CLEMENTE SANCHEZ - KUNIAKI SHIBATA
KO 3
TOKYO
FE
08/01/1975
MIGUEL CANTO - SHOJI OGUMA
DEC 15
SENDAI
FL
16/04/1978
MIGUEL CANTO - SHOJI OGUMA
DEC 15
TOKYO
FL
11/06/1980
LUPE PINTOR - EIJIRO MURATA
DRAW 15
TOKYO
BA
12/05/1981
ANTONIO AVELAR - SHOJI OGUMA
KO 7
MITA
FL
13/04/1982
TADASHI TOMORI - AMADO URZUA
DEC 15
TOKYO
LF
09/04/1984
GABRIEL BERNAL - KOJI KOBAYASHI
KO 2
TOKYO
FL
30/03/1986
GILBERTO ROMAN - JIRO WATANABE
DEC 12
ITAMI
SFL
24/07/1986
TSUYOSHI HAMADA - RENE ARREDONDO
KO 1
TOKYO
SL
22/07/1987
RENE ARREDONDO - TSUYOSHI HAMADA
TKO 6
TOKYO
SL
25/10/1990
RICARDO LOPEZ - HIDEYUKI OHASHI
TKO 5
TOKYO
ST
17/09/1992
VICTOR RABANALES - JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI
TKO 9
OSAKA
BA
02/07/1993
JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI - VICTOR RABANALES
DEC 12
OSAKA
BA
16/04/1994
YAUSEI YAKUSHIJI - JOSEFINO SUAREZ
KO 10
NAGOYA
BA
02/04/1995
YAUSEI YAKUSHIJI - CUAUHTEMOC GOMEZ
DEC 12
NAGOYA
BA
05/03/1996
DANIEL ZARAGOZA - JOICHIRO TATSUYOSHI
TKO 11
YOKOHAMA
SB
10/01/2004
EAGLE KYOWA - JOSE ANTONIO AGUIRRE
DEC 12
TOKYO
ST
30/07/2006
RODOLFO LOPEZ - TAKASHI KOSHIMOTO
TKO 7
FUKUOKA
FE
18/09/2006
CRISTIAN MIJARES - KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA
DEC 12
YOKOHAMA
SFL
16/10/2008
OSCAR LARIOS - TAKAHIRO AOH
DEC 12
TOKYO
FE
23/05/2009
TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA - JHONNY GONZALEZ
TKO 3
MONTERREY
SB
30/04/2010
FERNANDO MONTIEL - HOZUMI HASEGAWA
TKO 4
TOKYO
BA
08/04/2011
JHONNY GONZALEZ - HOZUMI HASEGAWA
TKO 4
KOBE
FE
27/10/2012
GAMALIEL DIAZ - TAKAHIRO AOH
UD 12
TOKYO
SFE
06/04/2014
NAOYA INOUE - ADRIAN HERNANDEZ
TKO 6
TOKYO
LF
21/11/2015
FRANCISCO VARGAS – TAKASHI MIURA
TKO 9
LAS VEGAS
SFE