Boxing Ranking: Zayas Ascends, New Flyweight King

The lowest weights in boxing experienced significant changes in their rankings following the unexpected results on Wednesday in Japan. In addition, Xander Zayas became the youngest champion of the moment. Zayas, 22, won a unanimous decision against Jorge García, securing the vacant WBO super welterweight championship. This triumph boosted the Puerto Rican boxer three positions in the 154-pound rankings, now placing him at number 5. On Saturday, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington maintained his undefeated record by defeating Mateus Heita by unanimous decision, being crowned interim WBC featherweight champion. “Shu Shu” also moved up in the featherweight rankings, reaching number 5. In Japan, on Wednesday, Ricardo Sandoval starred in a surprising victory by defeating Kenshiro Teraji by split decision, obtaining the WBC and WBA flyweight titles. Sandoval now occupies first place, while Teraji descends to second place. In addition, in the fight for the WBA bantamweight title, Antonio Vargas achieved a late draw against Daigo Higa after a knockdown. Vargas advanced to number 9, while Higa, who announced his retirement, maintains his position at number 8. Kyosuke Takami re-enters the light flyweight rankings at number 3, following his technical knockout victory in the tenth round against Erick Rosa, claiming the WBA title.

Updated Rankings by Division

Boxing rankings highlight the best boxers in each weight category. These rankings are subject to change based on recent results and performances. Boxers who have announced their move to a different weight category will be ranked in that new division, if applicable, only after having competed in it. Boxers who currently hold titles in two divisions may be ranked in both. Boxers who have not competed in the last 12 months, and 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. Here are the division rankings:

Heavyweight

Oleksandr Usyk retains the heavyweight championship with another decision victory over Tyson Fury on Saturday, this time unanimously in an epic rematch.

• Oleksandr Usyk
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO5) vs. Daniel Dubois, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Tyson Fury
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Oleksandr Usyk, December 21st
  • Next: To be announced
• Daniel Dubois
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (KO5) vs. Oleksandr Usyk, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Joseph Parker
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO2) vs. Martin Bakole, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Agit Kabayel
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO6) vs. Zhilei Zhang, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Anthony Joshua
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (KO5) vs. Daniel Dubois, September 21st
  • Next: To be announced
• Filip Hrgovic
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 18-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Joe Joyce, April 5th
  • Next: August 16th vs. David Adeleye
• Zhilei Zhang
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (KO6) vs. Agit Kabayel, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Andy Ruiz Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 35-2-1, 22 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Decision 12) vs. Jarrell Miller, August 3rd
  • Next: To be announced
• Moses Itauma
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 12-0, 10 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO2) vs. Mike Balogun, May 24th
  • Next: August 16th vs. Dillian Whyte

Cruiserweight

• Jai Opetaia
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO5) vs. Claudio Squeo, June 8th
  • Next: To be announced
• Gilberto Ramírez
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Yuniel Dorticos, June 28th
  • Next: To be announced
• Chris Billam-Smith
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Brandon Glanton, April 26th
  • Next: To be announced
• Badou Jack
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 29-3-3, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (MD12) vs. Norair Mikaeljan, May 3rd
  • Next: To be announced
• Norair Mikaeljan
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 27-3, 12 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (MD12) vs. Badou Jack, May 3rd
  • Next: To be announced
• Aleksei Papin
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 19-1, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Miljan Rovcanin, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Michal Cieslak
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 28-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO4) vs. Jean Pascal, June 28th
  • Next: To be announced
• Ryan Rozicki
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 20-1-1, 19 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Decision 12) vs. Yamil Peralta, December 7th
  • Next: October 25th vs. Akani Phuzi
• Yamil Peralta
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 17-1-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Decision 12) vs. Ryan Rozicki, December 7th
  • Next: To be announced
• Leonardo Mosquea
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 16-0, 9 KOs
  • Last: Victory (SD12) vs. Cheavon Clarke, December 14th
  • Next: To be announced

Editor’s note: Mairis Briedis has been removed due to inactivity.

Light Heavyweight

Check out the stats from Dmitry Bivol’s victory against Artur Beterbiev.

• Dmitry Bivol
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
  • Last: Victory (MD12) vs. Artur Beterbiev, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Artur Beterbiev
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (MD12) vs. Dmitry Bivol, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• David Benavidez
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. David Morrell Jr., February 1st
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde
• Callum Smith
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Joshua Buatsi, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• David Morrell Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: Victory (SD12) vs. Imam Khataev, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
• Imam Khataev
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 10-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (SD10) vs. David Morrell Jr., July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
• Joshua Buatsi
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Callum Smith, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Anthony Yarde
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Lyndon Arthur, April 26th
  • Next: November 22nd vs. David Benavidez
• Oleksandr Gvozdyk
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO3) vs. Anthony Hollaway, April 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Albert Ramirez
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 20-0, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Marko Calic, February 6th
  • Next: August 8th vs. Jerome Pampellone

Super Middleweight

Canelo Álvarez, above, is set to face Terence Crawford in a mega fight on September 13th in Las Vegas.

• Canelo Álvarez
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 63-2-2, 39 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. William Scull, May 3
  • Next: September 13 vs. Terence Crawford
• Christian Mbilli
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 29-0, 24 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO1) vs. Maciej Sulecki, June 27
  • Next: To be announced
• Diego Pacheco
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 24-0, 18 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Trevor McCumby, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
• Hamzah Sheeraz
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO5) vs. Edgar Berlanga, July 12
  • Next: To be announced
• Jermall Charlo
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO6) vs. Thomas LaManna, May 31
  • Next: To be announced
• Edgar Berlanga
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (KO5) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12
  • Next: To be announced
• José Armando Resendiz
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
  • Last: Victory (SD12) vs. Caleb Plant, May 31
  • Next: To be announced
• Caleb Plant
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (SD12) vs. José Armando Resendiz, March 31
  • Next: To be announced
• Bektemir Melikuziev
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 16-1, 10 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Darius Fulghum, May 30
  • Next: To be announced
• Bruno Surace
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 26-1-2, 5 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Jaime Munguia, May 3
  • Next: To be announced

Editor’s Note: Jaime Munguia has been removed after testing positive for a banned substance.

Middleweight

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

• Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO5) vs. Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5th
  • Next: To be announced
• Carlos Adames
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Split draw 12) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Erislandy Lara
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 31-3-3, 19 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO9) vs. Danny Garcia, September 14th
  • Next: To be announced
• Chris Eubank Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Conor Benn, April 26th
  • Next: To be announced vs. Conor Benn
• Conor Benn
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Chris Eubank Jr., April 26th
  • Next: To be announced vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
• Anauel Ngamissengue
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (TKO5) vs. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5th
  • Next: To be announced
• Etinosa Oliha
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Alexander Pavlov, September 14th
  • Next: To be announced
• Fiodor Czerkaszyn
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO2) vs. Patrick Allotey, February 1st
  • Next: To be announced
• Yoenli Hernandez
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Kyrone Davis, May 31st
  • Next: To be announced
• Troy Isley
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 15-0, 5 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Etoundi Michel William, June 7th
  • Next: To be announced

Super Welterweight

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
  • Record: 41-0, 31 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Israil Madrimov, August 3rd
  • Next: September 13th vs. Canelo Álvarez
• Vergil Ortiz Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Israil Madrimov, February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Sebastian Fundora
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO8) vs. Tim Tszyu, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Bakhram Murtazaliev
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Tim Tszyu, October 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Xander Zayas
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Jose Garcia Perez, July 26th
  • Next: To be announced
• Israil Madrimov
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr., February 22nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Tim Tszyu
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 25-3, 18 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (TKO8) vs. Sebastian Fundora, July 19th
  • Next: To be announced
• Serhii Bohachuk
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 26-2, 24 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Mykal Fox, May 17th
  • Next: To be announced
• Keith Thurman
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO3) vs. Brock Jarvis, March 12th
  • Next: To be announced
• Jesús Ramos Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO7) vs. Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22nd
  • Next: To be announced

Welterweight

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
  • Record: 34-0, 30 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO6) vs. Eimantas Stanionis, April 12
  • Next: To be announced
• Brian Norman Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO5) vs. Jin Sasaki, June 19
  • Next: November 22 vs. Devin Haney
• Mario Barrios
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 29-2-2, 18 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) vs. Manny Pacquiao, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
• Eimantas Stanionis
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 15-1, 9 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (TKO6) vs. Jaron Ennis, April 12
  • Next: To be announced
• Devin Haney
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 32-0-1 NC, 15 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Jose Ramirez, May 2
  • Next: November 22 vs. Brian Norman Jr.
• Manny Pacquiao
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOs
  • Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) vs. Mario Barrios, July 19
  • Next: To be announced
• Shakhram Giyasov
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
  • Last: Victory (KO4) vs. Franco Ocampo, April 12
  • Next: To be announced
• Giovani Santillan
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD10) vs. Angel Beltran, May 10
  • Next: To be announced
• Rolando Romero
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Ryan Garcia, May 2
  • Next: To be announced
• Souleymane Cissokho
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 17-0, 9 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10
  • Next: To be announced

Super Lightweight

Teofimo López wins by unanimous decision. Teofimo López defeats Steve Claggett by unanimous decision in Miami.

• Teofimo López
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Richardson Hitchins
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO8) vs. George Kambosos Jr., June 14th
  • Next: To be announced
• Liam Paro
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO5) vs. Jonathan Navarro, June 25th
  • Next: To be announced
• Subriel Matías
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
  • Last: Victory (MD12) vs. Alberto Puello, July 12th
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Dalton Smith
• Alberto Puello
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (MD12) vs. Subriel Matías, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
• Gary Antuanne Russell
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Jose Valenzuela, March 1st
  • Next: To be announced
• Arnold Barboza Jr.
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Record: 31-2, 11 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (UD12) vs. Teofimo López, May 2nd
  • Next: To be announced
• Sandor Martin
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Record: 42-4, 15 KOs
  • Last: Defeat (SD12) vs. Alberto Puello, March 1st
  • Next: To be announced
• Andy Hiraoka
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Record: 24-0, 19 KOs
  • Last: Victory (TKO9) vs. Ismael Barroso, September 3rd
  • Next: To be announced
• Dalton Smith
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Record: 18-0, 13 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. Mathieu Germain, April 25th
  • Next: November 22nd vs. Subriel Matías

Lightweight

• Shakur Stevenson
  • Previous Ranking: 1
  • Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
  • Last: Victory (UD12) vs. William Zepeda, July 12th
  • Next: To be announced
• Gervonta Davis
  • Previous Ranking: 2
  • R