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PBA CHAMPIONS - MANDATORY DEFENSES

PBA guidelines require a champion to defend against a #1 contender once every 12 months. New champions must also grant a rematch to the former champion regardless of ranking within 12 months of winning the title. Defending against a former champion who is also the #1 contender WILL satisfy both requirements.

Below is the list of PBA champions as of July 1, 2010, and the timelines for their required mandatory defenses, if applicable.

Heavyweight
Champion: John L Sullivan
Date won: 6/29/10 from Vitali Klitschko
Mandatory defenses: Klitschko and #1 by 6/29/11

Cruiserweight
Champion: Guillermo Jones
Date won: 6/24/10 from Wayne Braithwaite
Mandatory defenses: #1 and rematch with Braithwaite OR David Haye by 4/20/11

Note: Braithwaite lost his title to Jones before giving Haye his mandatory rematch. So Jones can fight either and satisfy his requirement.

Light-Heavyweight
Champion: Jack Dillon
Date won: 6/20/10 from Jack O’Brien
Mandatory defenses: #1 and rematch with O’Brien by 6/20/11

Middleweight
Champion: Billy Papke
Date won: 2/25/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 4/25/11

Jr. Middleweight
Champion: Winky Wright
Date won: 5/6/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 5/25/11

Welterweight
Champion: Tommy Ryan
Date won: 3/15/10 from Vernon Forrest
Mandatory defenses: #1 and Vernon Forrest rematch by 3/15/11

Jr. Welterweight
Champion: Junior Witter
Date won: 8/5/09 from Ricky Hatton
Mandatory defenses: #1 and Ricky Hatton rematch by 8/5/10

Lightweight
Champion: Benny Leonard
Date won: 2/23/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 4/12/11

Jr. Lightweight
Champion: Edwin Valero
Date won: 11/20/09 from Joel Casamayor
Mandatory defenses: #1 and Casamayor rematch by 11/20/10

Featherweight
Champion: Chris John
Date won: 3/24/10 from Juan Manuel Marquez
Mandatory defenses: #1 and Marquez OR Young Corbett II by 4/24/11
Note: Marquez lost title to John before giving Corbett his mandatory rematch. So John can fight either and satisfy his requirement.

Jr. Featherweight
Champion: Clarence "Bones" Adams
Date won: 8/31/09 from Celestino Caballero
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 2/15/11
Note: Adams defeated Caballero, who was the #1 seed, in his title rematch on 2/15/10, thereby fulfilling both requirements.

Bantamweight
Champion: Jimmy Barry
Date won: 6/21/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 1/9/11

Jr. Bantamweight
Champion: Luis Alberto Perez
Date won: 6/21/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 6/22/11

Flyweight
Champion: Omar Narvaez
Date won: 5/23/09 in tournament final
Mandatory defenses: #1 by 2/15/11

Jr. Flyweight
Champion: Koki Kameda
Date won: 5/29/10 from Ulises Solis
Mandatory defenses: #1 and mandatory rematch with Solis by 5/29/11

Strawweight
Champion: Songkram Porpaoin
Date won: 4/15/10 from Oleydong Sithsarnerchai
Mandatory defenses: #1 and rematch with Sithsarnerchai by 4/15/11