Boxing Ranking: Dalton Smith Enters Junior Welterweight Top 10 After Victory

The boxing world left us a weekend with little activity, but with interesting movements in the rankings by division.

Jack Catterall Shines in Welterweight Debut

Jack Catterall secured a technical decision victory in his welterweight debut against Harlem Eubank. A cut caused by a clash of heads stopped the fight prematurely. Catterall dominated the match in Manchester, England. Despite the victory, he failed to enter the top 10 of an increasingly competitive welterweight division. Catterall’s transition from 140 pounds opened a space for Dalton Smith to enter the rankings at number 10. On the same card, Joe Cordina returned to the ring, recovering from his TKO loss to Anthony Cacace with a unanimous decision victory over Jaret Quiroz at lightweight. On the other hand, in super middleweight, Sergiy Derevyanchenko returned to action after being stopped by Christian Mbilli, knocking out Jeremy Ramos in the sixth round in Nashville, Tennessee. Here are the rankings for each division.HEAVYWEIGHT (HEAVYWEIGHT – Unlimited)

Description: Oleksandr Usyk unanimously defeats Tyson Fury in the rematch. Oleksandr Usyk retains the heavyweight championship with another decision victory over Tyson Fury, this time unanimous in an epic rematch.

• Oleksandr Usyk – Previous ranking: 1
• Tyson Fury – Previous ranking: 2
• Daniel Dubois – Previous ranking: 3
• Joseph Parker – Previous ranking: 4
• Agit Kabayel – Previous ranking: 5
• Anthony Joshua – Previous ranking: 6
• Filip Hrgovic – Previous ranking: 7
• Zhilei Zhang – Previous ranking: 8
• Andy Ruiz Jr. – Previous ranking: 9
• Moses Itauma – Previous ranking: 10

CRUISERWEIGHT (PESO CRUCERO – Up to 200 pounds)

• Jai Opetaia – Previous ranking: 1
• Gilberto Ramirez – Previous ranking: 2
• Chris Billam-Smith – Previous ranking: 3
• Badou Jack – Previous ranking: 4
• Norair Mikaeljan – Previous ranking: 5
• Aleksei Papin – Previous ranking: 6
• Michal Cieslak – Previous ranking: 7
• Ryan Rozicki – Previous ranking: 8
• Yamil Peralta – Previous ranking: 9
• Leonardo Mosquea – Previous ranking: 10

Editor’s Note: Mairis Briedis has been removed due to inactivity.LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (PESO SEMIPESADO – Up to 175 pounds)

Description: The numbers behind Bivol’s victory in the rematch against Beterbiev. Check out the statistics of Dmitry Bivol’s victory against Artur Beterbiev.

• Dmitry Bivol – Previous ranking: 1
• Artur Beterbiev – Previous ranking: 2
• David Benavidez – Previous ranking: 3
• David Morrell Jr. – Previous ranking: 4
• Callum Smith – Previous ranking: 5
• Joshua Buatsi – Previous ranking: 6
• Anthony Yarde – Previous ranking: 7
• Oleksandr Gvozdyk – Previous ranking: 8
• Albert Ramirez – Previous ranking: 9
• Willy Hutchinson – Previous ranking: 10

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (PESO SUPERMEDIANO – Up to 168 pounds)

Description: Canelo Álvarez, above, faces Terence Crawford in a mega fight on September 13 in Las Vegas.

• Canelo Alvarez – Previous ranking: 1
• Christian Mbilli – Previous ranking: 2
• Diego Pacheco – Previous ranking: 4
• Edgar Berlanga – Previous ranking: 6
• Jermall Charlo – Previous ranking: NR
• Jose Armando Resendiz – Previous ranking: NR
• Caleb Plant – Previous ranking: 3
• Bektemir Melikuziev – Previous ranking: 9
• Bruno Surace – Previous ranking: 8
• Osleys Iglesias – Previous ranking: 10

Editor’s Note: Jaime Munguia has been removed after testing positive for a banned substance.MIDDLEWEIGHT (PESO MEDIO – Up to 160 pounds)

Description: Janibek Alimkhanuly stops Vincenzo Gualtieri in the sixth round. Janibek Alimkhanuly unifies two middleweight titles with a stoppage in the sixth round of Vincenzo Gualtieri.

• Janibek Alimkhanuly – Previous ranking: 1
• Carlos Adames – Previous ranking: 2
• Hamzah Sheeraz – Previous ranking: 3
• Erislandy Lara – Previous ranking: 4
• Chris Eubank Jr. – Previous ranking: 5
• Conor Benn – Previous ranking: 6
• Anauel Ngamissengue – Previous ranking: 7
• Etinosa Oliha – Previous ranking: 8
• Fiodr Czerkaszyn – Previous ranking: 9
• Yoenli Hernandez – Previous ranking: 10

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (SUPER WELTERWEIGHT – Up to 154 pounds)

Description: Terence Crawford, on the left, celebrates his close unanimous decision over Israil Madrimov by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.

• Terence Crawford – Previous ranking: 1
• Vergil Ortiz Jr. – Previous ranking: 2
• Sebastian Fundora – Previous ranking: 3
• Bakhram Murtazaliev – Previous ranking: 4
• Israil Madrimov – Previous ranking: 5
• Tim Tszyu – Previous ranking: 6
• Serhii Bohachuk – Previous ranking: 7
• Xander Zayas – Previous ranking: 8
• Keith Thurman – Previous ranking: 9
• Jesus Ramos Jr. – Previous ranking: 10

Editor’s Note: Jermell Charlo has been removed due to inactivity in the division.WELTERWEIGHT (PESO WELTER – Up to 147 pounds)

Description: Jaron Ennis, on the right, defeated Eimantas Stanionis by TKO in the sixth round to add the WBA welterweight title to his IBF belt.

• Jaron Ennis – Previous ranking: 1
• Brian Norman Jr. – Previous ranking: 2
• Mario Barrios – Previous ranking: 3
• Eimantas Stanionis – Previous ranking: 4
• Devin Haney – Previous ranking: 5
• Shakhram Giyasov – Previous ranking: 6
• Giovani Santillan – Previous ranking: 7
• Rolando Romero – Previous ranking: 8
• Souleymane Cissokho – Previous ranking: 9
• Raul Curiel – Previous ranking: 10

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT – Up to 140 pounds)

Description: Teofimo López is heading to victory by unanimous decision. Teofimo López wins by unanimous decision over Steve Claggett in Miami.

• Teofimo Lopez – Previous Ranking: 1
• Richardson Hitchins – Previous Ranking: 2
• Alberto Puello – Previous Ranking: 3
• Arnold Barboza Jr. – Previous Ranking: 4
• Gary Antuanne Russell – Previous Ranking: 5
• Liam Paro – Previous Ranking: 6
• Subriel Matias – Previous Ranking: 7
• Sandor Martin – Previous Ranking: 9
• Andy Hiraoka – Previous Ranking: 10
• Dalton Smith – Previous Ranking: NR

LIGHTWEIGHT (Up to 135 pounds)

• Gervonta Davis – Previous ranking: 1
• Shakur Stevenson – Previous ranking: 2
• Keyshawn Davis – Previous ranking: 3
• William Zepeda – Previous ranking: 4
• Lamont Roach – Previous ranking: 5
• Andy Cruz – Previous ranking: 6
• Raymond Muratalla – Previous ranking: 7
• Frank Martin – Previous ranking: 8
• Floyd Schofield – Previous ranking: 9
• Denys Berinchyk – Previous ranking: 10

Editor’s note: Vasiliy Lomachenko announced his retirement from boxing on June 5.JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT – Up to 130 pounds)

Description: Emanuel Navarrete wins by technical decision despite the injury. Emanuel Navarrete defeats Charly Suárez despite a significant cut on the head in the main event.

• Emanuel Navarrete – Previous ranking: 1
• Anthony Cacace – Previous ranking: 2
• O’Shaquie Foster – Previous ranking: 3
• Lamont Roach – Previous ranking: 4
• Raymond Ford – Previous ranking: 5
• Robson Conceicao – Previous ranking: 6
• Eduardo Nunez – Previous ranking: 7
• Andres Cortes – Previous ranking: 8
• Charly Suarez – Previous ranking: 9
• Albert Batyrgaziev – Previous ranking: 10

Editor’s Note: Joe Cordina has been removed due to inactivity.FEATHERWEIGHT (PESO PLUMA – Up to 126 pounds)

Description: Angelo Leo knocks down Venado López by KO of the year. Angelo Leo needs a punch to knock down Venado López and claim the IBF belt for the knockout of the year.

• Nick Ball – Previous ranking: 1
• Rafael Espinoza – Previous ranking: 2
• Stephen Fulton – Previous ranking: 3
• Angelo Leo – Previous ranking: 4
• Luis Alberto Lopez – Previous ranking: 5
• Brandon Figueroa – Previous ranking: 6
• Bruce Carrington – Previous ranking: 7
• Tomoki Kameda – Previous ranking: 8
• Robeisy Ramirez – Previous ranking: 9
• Mirco Cuello – Previous ranking: 10

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT – Up to 122 lbs)

Description: Naoya Inoue dominates Ramon Cardenas with a TKO in the eighth round. After being knocked down early, Naoya Inoue dominates Ramon Cardenas and wins by TKO in the eighth round to retain his undisputed super bantamweight championship.

• Naoya Inoue – Previous Ranking: 1
• Marlon Tapales