WBC Heavyweight Rankings October 2008

Current Heavyweight Boxing Champions

WBC CHAMPION: Sam Peter (NIGERIA) VITALI KLITSCHKO(UKRAINE) is new champion having won after these ratings were listed
EMERITUS CHAMPION: VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) -- now WBC champion
WON TITLE: March 8, 2008
LAST DEFENCE: no defense yet
LAST COMPULSORY: March 8, 2008
WBA CHAMPION: Nicolai Valuev RUS **
IBF CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
WBO CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine)
Contenders:
WBC INT. CHAMPION: Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)

1 .- Juan Carlos Gomez (Cuba)
2 .- Chris Arreola (US) AMERICA
3 .- Alexander Dimitrenko (Ukraine)
4 .- David Haye (GB)
5 .- Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan)
6 .- Andrew Golota (Poland)
7 .- James Toney (US)
8 .- Kali Meehan (New Zealand)
9 .- Travis Walker (US) NABF
10 .- Ray Austin (US)
11 .- Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey) MEDITERRANEAN
12 .- Hasim Rahman (US)
13 .- Donnell Holmes (US)
14 .- Kevin Johnson (US)
15 .- Odlanier Solis (Cuba) LATINO

16 .- Carl Davis Drummond (Costa Rica)
17 .- JD Chapman (US)
18 .- Lamon Brewster (US)
19 .- Denis Boytsov (Russia)
20 .- Paolo Vidoz (Italy)
21 .- Jameel McCline (US)
22 .- Francesco Pianeta (Italy) YOUTH/EBU
23 .- Eddie Chambers (US)
24 .- Fres Oquendo (US)
25 .- David Rodriguez (US) FECARBOX
26 .- Oleg Platov (Ukraine)
27 .- Monte Barrett (US)
28 .- Friday Ahunanya (Nigeria)
29 .- Malik Scott (US)
30 .- Brian Minto (US)
31 .- Bermane Stiverne (Canada)
32 .- Manuel Quezada (US) CABOFE
33 .- Taras Bidenko (Ukraine)
34 .- Joseph Chingangu (Zambia) ABU
35 .- Dennis Bakhtov (Russia) ABCO
36 .- Mike Mollo (US)
37 .- Jason Estrada (US)
38 .- Carlos Takam (Cameroon)
39 .- Alexey Soloviev (Russia) CISBB
40 .- Chauncy Welliver (US)

* NA = NOT AVAILABLE
Alexander Povetkin (Russia) * NA - IBF
Tony Thompson (US)
John Ruiz (P. Rico) * NA - WBA
Evander Holyfield (US) *NA - WBO
Sergey Lyakhovich (Belarussia)
Matt Skelton (GB)
Sultan Ibragimov (Russia)

*will be updated monthly
**Ruslan Chagaev is also champion in recess and has a mandatory next year