Crawford dethrones Canelo and leads P4P boxing: Inoue and Usyk in the top.

Terence Crawford Tops Pound-for-Pound Boxing Rankings

After 16 months, Terence Crawford returns to the top spot in the pound-for-pound ranking. This achievement comes after his impressive victory over Canelo Álvarez. Crawford, with an undefeated record of 42-0 and 31 knockouts, defeated Canelo Álvarez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. This victory not only grants him first place, but also makes him the only male boxer in the four-belt era (since 2007) to be undisputed champion in three divisions: super lightweight, welterweight, and super middleweight. Crawford proved to be the embodiment of a pound-for-pound boxer, overcoming a renowned rival and moving up two weight classes to achieve it. Canelo Álvarez, a four-division champion, suffered his first defeat since losing to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022. After the defeat, Álvarez drops two places, ranking number 10. Naoya Inoue also had an outstanding performance, defending his undisputed super bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Japan. Despite this victory, Inoue drops to number 3, reflecting the impact of Crawford’s victory.

Detailed Ranking

1. TERENCE CRAWFORD

Record: 42-0, 31 KOs Division: Super middleweight (undisputed champion) Last fight: Unanimous decision victory over Canelo Álvarez, September 13th Next fight: To be announced

2. OLEKSANDR USYK

Record: 24-0, 15 KOs Division: Heavyweight (undisputed champion) Last fight: KO victory over Daniel Dubois, July 19th Next fight: To be announced

3. NAOYA INOUE

Record: 31-0, 27 KOs
Division: Super bantamweight (undisputed champion)
Last fight: Unanimous decision victory over Murodjon Akhmadaliev, September 14th
Next fight: December 27th vs. David Picasso

4. DMITRY BIVOL

Record: 24-1, 12 KOs Division: Light Heavyweight (unified champion) Last fight: Majority decision victory over Artur Beterbiev, February 22nd Next fight: To be announced

5. JESSE RODRIGUEZ

Record: 22-0, 15 KOs
Division: Super flyweight (unified champion)
Last fight: TKO victory over Phumelela Cafu, July 19
Next fight: November 22 vs. Fernando Daniel Martínez

6. ARTUR BETERBIEV

Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
Division: Light Heavyweight
Last fight: Defeat by majority decision against Dmitry Bivol, February 22
Next fight: November 22 vs. Deon Nicholson

7. SHAKUR STEVENSON

Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
Division: Lightweight (champion)
Last fight: Unanimous decision victory over William Zepeda, July 12
Next fight: To be announced

8. DAVID BENAVIDEZ

Record: 30-0, 24 KOs Division: Light heavyweight (champion) Last fight: Unanimous decision victory over David Morrell, February 1st Next fight: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde

9. JUNTO NAKATANI

Record: 31-0, 24 KOs
Division: Bantamweight (unified champion)
Last fight: TKO victory over Ryosuke Nishida, June 8
Next fight: To be announced

10. CANELO ALVAREZ

Record: 63-3-2, 39 KOs Division: Super middleweight Last fight: Lost by unanimous decision against Terence Crawford, September 13th Next fight: To be announced These rankings reflect the opinion of a panel of boxing experts, and are based on a descending points system.