Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis’ Departure

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The former WBA welterweight champion, Eimantas Stanionis, returned to the ring after being defeated by Jaron “Boots” Ennis, and achieved a wide unanimous decision over Jabulani Makhense. The fight went 10 rounds at a catchweight of 150 pounds at the Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania. Stanionis dominated the fight in his return home, with scores of 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91. The Lithuanian has been inactive in recent years, this being his fourth fight since 2022. Stanionis is likely to seek to win a world title in a new weight category, but his victory at a catchweight is not enough to rank him in the super welterweight division. Following Stanionis’s move up from welterweight, he has been removed from the 147-pound rankings. Souleymane Cissokho enters the rankings at number 10. Boxing rankings by division highlight the best in the sport in each weight category. Rankings will change based on recent results and performances. Boxers who have announced they are moving to a different weight category will be ranked in that new division, if applicable, only once they fight in that weight category. Boxers currently holding titles in two divisions may be ranked in both. Boxers who have not competed in the last 12 months, and who do not have a scheduled fight, will be removed from the rankings until they fight again. Any boxer who tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance will also be removed. That boxer may re-enter the rankings after their next fight.

Boxing Rankings

HEAVYWEIGHT (NO LIMIT)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
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  • Oleksandr Usyk     Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
  • Last: W (KO5) Daniel Dubois, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
  • Tyson Fury     Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, December 21st
  • Next: To be announced
  • Daniel Dubois     Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
  • Last: L (KO5) Oleksandr Usyk, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
  • Joseph Parker     Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO2) Martin Bakole, February 22nd
  • Next: October 25th vs. Fabio Wardley
  • Agit Kabayel     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
  • Last: W (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Anthony Joshua     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
  • Last: L (KO5) Daniel Dubois, September 21, 2004
  • Next: To be announced
  • Filip Hrgovic     Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 19-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) David Adeleye, August 16th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Moses Itauma     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 14-0, 12 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO1) Dillian Whyte, August 16th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Zhilei Zhang     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
  • Last: L (KO6) Agit Kabayel, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Fabio Wardley     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 19-0-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: W (KO10) Justis Huni, August 3rd
  • Next: October 25th vs. Joseph Parker
Editor’s Note: Andy Ruiz Jr. has been removed due to inactivity.CRUISERWEIGHT (UP TO 200 POUNDS)
  • Jai Opetaia     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
  • Last: W (KO5) Claudio Squeo, June 8th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Gilberto Ramírez     Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Yuniel Dorticos, June 28th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Chris Billam-Smith     Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Brandon Glanton, April 26th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Badou Jack     Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 29-3-3, 17 KOs
  • Last: W (MD12) Norair Mikaeljan, May 3rd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Norair Mikaeljan     Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 27-3, 12 KOs
  • Last: L (MD12) Badou Jack, May 3
  • Next: To be announced
  • Aleksei Papin     Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 19-1, 17 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) Miljan Rovcanin, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Michal Cieslak     Previous Ranking: 7
  • Record: 28-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO4) Jean Pascal, June 28th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Ryan Rozicki     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 20-1-1, 19 KOs
  • Last: D (Majority Draw 12) Yamil Peralta, December 7th
  • Next: October 25th vs. Akani Phuzi
  • Yamil Peralta     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 17-1-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: D (Majority Draw 12) Ryan Rozicki, December 7th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Leonardo Mosquea     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO9) Ivan Gabriel Garcia, June 12th
  • Next: To be announced
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
  • Dmitry Bivol     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
  • Last: W (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Artur Beterbiev     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
  • Last: L (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, February 22nd
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Deon Nicholson
  • David Benavidez     Previous Ranking: 3
  • Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) David Morrell Jr., February 1st
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde
  • Callum Smith     Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • David Morrell Jr.     Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: W (SD12) Imam Khataev, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Imam Khataev     Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 10-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: L (SD10) David Morrell Jr., July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Joshua Buatsi     Previous Ranking: 7
  • Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Callum Smith, February 22nd
  • Next: November 1st vs. Zach Parker
  • Anthony Yarde     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, April 26th
  • Next: November 22nd vs. David Benavidez
  • Oleksandr Gvozdyk     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
  • Last: W (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Albert Ramirez     Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 22-0, 19 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO7) Jerome Pampellone, August 8th
  • Next: To be announced
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
  • Terence Crawford     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 42-0, 31 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, September 13th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Canelo Alvarez     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 63-3-2, 39 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Terence Crawford, September 13th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Diego Pacheco     Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 24-0, 18 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Trevor McCumby, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
  • Hamzah Sheeraz     Previous Ranking: 4
  • Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: W (KO5) Edgar Berlanga, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Christian Mbilli     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 29-0-1, 24 KOs
  • Last: D (Split Draw 10) Lester Martinez, September 13th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Lester Martinez     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 19-0-1, 16 KOs
  • Last: D (Split Draw 10) Christian Mbilli, September 13th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Jermall Charlo     Previous Ranking: 7
  • Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO6) Thomas LaManna, May 31st
  • Next: To be announced
  • Edgar Berlanga     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
  • Last: L (KO5) Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Jose Armando Resendiz     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
  • Last: W (SD12) Caleb Plant, May 31st
  • Next: To be announced
  • Caleb Plant     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
  • Last: L (SD12) Jose Armando Resendiz, March 31st
  • Next: To be announced
AVERAGE WEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
  • Janibek Alimkhanuly     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Carlos Adames     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: D (Split Draw 12) Hamzah Sheeraz, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Chris Eubank Jr.     Previous Ranking: 3
  • Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Conor Benn, April 26th
  • Next: November 15th vs. Conor Benn
  • Conor Benn     Previous Ranking: 4
  • Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., April 26th
  • Next: November 15th vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
  • Anauel Ngamissengue     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: L (TKO5) Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Etinosa Oliha     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 22-0, 10 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO3) Ivan Njegac, September 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Fiodor Czerkaszyn     Previous Ranking: 7
  • Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, February 1st
  • Next: To be announced
  • Yoenli Hernandez     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) Kyrone Davis, May 31st
  • Next: October 12th vs. Carlos Mohamed Rodriguez
  • Troy Isley     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 15-0, 5 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) Etoundi Michel William, June 7th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Austin Williams     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO9) Ivan Vazquez, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
Editor’s Note: Erislandy Lara has been removed due to inactivity.SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
  • Vergil Ortiz Jr.     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, February 22nd
  • Next: November 8th vs. Erickson Lubin
  • Sebastian Fundora     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO8) Tim Tszyu, July 19th
  • Next: October 25th vs. Keith Thurman
  • Bakhram Murtazaliev     Previous Ranking: 3
  • Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO3) Tim Tszyu, October 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Xander Zayas     Previous Ranking: 4
  • Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Jose Garcia Perez, July 26
  • Next: To be announced
  • Israil Madrimov     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Tim Tszyu     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 25-3, 18 KOs
  • Last: L (TKO8) Sebastian Fundora, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Keith Thurman     Previous Ranking: 7
  • Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12th
  • Next: October 25th vs. Sebastian Fundora
  • Jesus Ramos Jr.     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO7) Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22
  • Next: October 25 vs. Shane Mosley Jr
  • Abass Baraou     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 17-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Yoenis Tellez, August 23rd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Erickson Lubin     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 27-2, 19 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO11) Ardreal Holmes Jr., May 10
  • Next: November 8 vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.
WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS)
  • Jaron Ennis     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 34-0, 30 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO6) Eimantas Stanionis, April 12th
  • Next: October 11th vs. Uisma Lima
  • Brian Norman Jr.     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
  • Last: W (KO5) Jin Sasaki, June 19th
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Devin Haney
  • Mario Barrios     Previous Ranking: 3
  • Record: 29-2-2, 18 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Manny Pacquiao, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Devin Haney     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 32-0-1 NC, 15 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Jose Ramirez, May 2nd
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Brian Norman Jr.
  • Manny Pacquiao     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Mario Barrios, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Liam Paro     Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 27-1, 16 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) David Papot, September 18th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Shakhram Giyasov     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
  • Last: W (KO4) Franco Ocampo, April 12
  • Next: To be announced
  • Giovani Santillan     Previous Ranking: 9
  • Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) Angel Beltran, May 10th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Rolando Romero     Previous Ranking: 10
  • Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Ryan Garcia, May 2nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Souleymane Cissokho     Previous Ranking: NR
  • Record: 18-0, 9 KOs
  • Last: W (UD10) Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10
  • Next: To be announced
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS)
Boxing: Cissokho Enters Welterweight Top 10 After Stanionis' Departure
  • Teofimo Lopez     Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2
  • Next: To be announced
  • Richardson Hitchins     Previous Ranking: 2
  • Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Subriel Matias     Previous Ranking: 3
  • Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: W (MD12) Alberto Puello, July 12
  • Next: To be announced
  • Alberto Puello     Previous Ranking: 4
  • Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
  • Last: L (MD12) Subriel Matias, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
  • Gary Antuanne Russell     Previous Ranking: 5
  • Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
  • Last: W (UD12) Jose Valenzuela, March 1st
  • Next: November 14th vs. Andy Hiraoka
  • Arnold Barboza Jr.     Previous Ranking: 6
  • Record: 31-2, 11 KOs
  • Last: L (UD12) Teofimo Lopez, May 2nd
  • Next: To be announced
  • Sandor Martin     Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 42-4, 15 KOs
  • Last: L (SD12) Alberto Puello, March 1st
  • Next: To be announced
  • Andy Hiraoka     Previous Ranking: 8
  • Record: 24-0, 19 KOs
  • Last: W (TKO9) Ismael Barroso, September 3, 2024
  • Next: November 14 vs. Gary
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