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Jr Flyweight
Also 48 fighters participated but i lost Leo Gamez rated at Fly. So I have put him in the middle and 49 fighters will be in the tournament.
1. Jorge Arce 18-2 (9)
He was never got a title shot during the season and is a huge surprise as the top seed. A TKO loss to carbajal and a MD defeat to Yuh were his only blemishes. He didn't draw many of the big names, but he beat Sorjaturong twice as well as Luis Estaba, Edgar Sosa twice, Chana Porpaoin & Nelson Dieppa.
2. Michael Carbajal 18-2 (11)
Identical record, head to head win, beat better fighters and he is second? That's why we are taking it to a tournament. Michael won the WBA title in the opening week with a razor close SD over Ricardo Lopez in what was one of the best fights of the season. Luis Estaba highlighted his 8 defenses before he lost in a unification fight against Ivan Calderon. He lost another SD to Rosendo Alvarez for his other loss and beat Arce by TKO and a clear decision over Jung Koo Chang.
3. Yoko Gushiken 16-4 (9)
Yoko lost a tight decision to Hilario Zapata early, but he later avenged it with a thrilling last round knockout to win the IBF title. He lost on cuts to Ivan Calderon in his first defense. Fierce eagle racked up wins against Yuh, Alvarez, Beibis Mendoza & Hugo Cazares. He did however lose twice to Saman Sorjaturong, so that isn't an ideal match up for the tournament.
4. Hilario Zapata 14-3-3 (2)
As was mentioned he split two fights with Gushiken. Before that he won the IBF title from Chana Porpaoin and made 3 defenses, including a win and a draw against Jung Koo Chang. He also beat Sorjaturong and Vasquez twice as well as drawing with Ivan calderon and losing a tight one to Ricardo Lopez.
5. Ricardo Lopez 17-3 (4), overall 35-5 (15)
Finito seemed to leave a lot of his power at Strawweight, but he still got the job done. He beat Alvarez, Zapata & humberto gonzalez among others while barely losing to Carbajal in his only title shot.
Current Champions
IBO- Vuyani Nene 13-6 (5)
WBO- Muvhuso Nedzanani 10-8-2 (9)
WBA & IBF- Hugo Cazares 11-8-1 (7)
WBC- Brian Viloria 7-11-2 (2)
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