WBA By August 1977, the WBA added the 122 lb. weight division to their platform, as the WBC had earlier. Line up in the Top 10 for the 'vacant' Championship Soo-Hwan Hong Jesus Esparragoza Hector Carrasquilla Futura Tanaka Jose Cervantes Dong-Kyun Yum Shuzo Yoshida Yu Kasara Nestor 'Baba' Jiminez Ricardo Cardona ----------------------------------------- The WBC and their list; WBC Champion- Wilfred Gomez Royal Kobayashi Ruben Valdez Raul Tirado Jesus Caicedo Juan Antonio Lopez Sakad Petchyindee Leonardo Cruz Ric Quijano Bok-Soo Hwang Soon-Hyun Chung WBA Bantamweight Champion, Alfonso Zamora, who had lost a non-title bout to Carlos Zarate in April 1977 - was contemplating a move up to the new division.
Flea Man, Wilfredo Gomez got alot of 'flack' back then,,,,,, For not fighting anybody May 21, 1977 - After defeating WBC Champion - Dong-Hyun Kim Wilfredo took on #10 WBC-ranked - Mexican - Raul Tirado 22-4-2 (11 KO's) in his 'first defense', and 'hammered' him into a (L TKO 5) Raul Tirado was a decent fighter, but 4-months earlier was 'blasted-out' (L KO 2) by Jesus Esparragoza.