The boxing weekend was full of action, with significant movements in the division rankings. One of the most outstanding events was Terence Crawford’s impressive performance against Canelo Álvarez.
Terence “Bud” Crawford, after a masterful demonstration, left his position at 154 pounds to become the new super middleweight king. His unanimous decision victory over Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas catapulted him to the top of the 168-pound division, relegating Canelo to second place.
On the same billboard, Lester Martínez secured a place in the super middleweight ranking after a disputed technical draw against WBC interim champion Christian Mbilli. Although Martínez showed great resistance and good performance, the fight ended in a draw, which allowed him to rise to sixth place, while Mbilli dropped to fifth, despite retaining his belt.
Inoue Dominates in Japan
In Nagoya, Japan, Naoya Inoue, another prominent pound-for-pound boxer, demonstrated his intelligence and technique by dominating Murodjon Akhmadliev and retaining his undisputed super bantamweight title by unanimous decision. Inoue solidifies his position at the top of the division, while Akhmadliev remains in third place.
In the co-stellar Inoue-Akhmadliev event, Christian Medina shone by defeating Yoshiki Takei by technical knockout in the fourth round, winning the WBO world title. Medina, with an impressive performance, debuted in the rankings in third place, while Takei suffered his first professional defeat and fell to fourth place.
Here are the updated rankings by division:Heavy1. Oleksandr Usyk
2. Tyson Fury
3. Daniel Dubois
4. Joseph Parker
5. Agit Kabayel
6. Anthony Joshua
7. Filip Hrgovic
8. Moses Itauma
9. Zhilei Zhang
10. Fabio WardleyCruiserweight
1. Jai Opetaia
2. Gilberto Ramirez
3. Chris Billam-Smith
4. Badou Jack
5. Norair Mikaeljan
6. Aleksei Papin
7. Michal Cieslak
8. Ryan Rozicki
9. Yamil Peralta
10. Leonardo MosqueaLight Heavyweight1. Dmitry Bivol
2. Artur Beterbiev
3. David Benavidez
4. Callum Smith
5. David Morrell Jr.
6. Imam Khataev
7. Joshua Buatsi
8. Anthony Yarde
9. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
10. Albert RamirezSuper Middleweight1. Terence Crawford
2. Canelo Alvarez
3. Diego Pacheco
4. Hamzah Sheeraz
5. Christian Mbilli
6. Lester Martinez
7. Jermall Charlo
8. Edgar Berlanga
9. Jose Armando Resendiz
10. Caleb PlantMiddleweight1. Janibek Alimkhanuly
2. Carlos Adames
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Chris Eubank Jr.
5. Conor Benn
6. Anauel Ngamissengue
7. Etinosa Oliha
8. Fiodor Czerkaszyn
9. Yoenli Hernandez
10. Troy IsleySuper Welterweight1. Vergil Ortiz Jr.
2. Sebastian Fundora
3. Bakhram Murtazaliev
4. Xander Zayas
5. Israil Madrimov
6. Tim Tszyu
7. Keith Thurman
8. Jesus Ramos Jr.
9. Abass Baraou
10. Erickson LubinWelterweight1. Jaron Ennis
2. Brian Norman Jr.
3. Mario Barrios
4. Eimantas Stanionis
5. Devin Haney
6. Manny Pacquiao
7. Shakhram Giyasov
8. Giovani Santillan
9. Rolando Romero
10. Souleymane CissokhoSuper Lightweight1. Teofimo Lopez
2. Richardson Hitchins
3. Liam Paro
4. Subriel Matias
5. Alberto Puello
6. Gary Antuanne Russell
7. Arnold Barboza Jr.
8. Sandor Martin
9. Andy Hiraoka
10. Dalton SmithLightweight1. Shakur Stevenson
2. Gervonta Davis
3. Keyshawn Davis
4. William Zepeda
5. Lamont Roach
6. Andy Cruz
7. Raymond Muratalla
8. Frank Martin
9. Floyd Schofield
10. Denys BerinchykSuper Featherweight1. Emanuel Navarrete
2. Anthony Cacace
3. O’Shaquie Foster
4. Ray Ford
5. Robson Conceicao
6. Eduardo Nunez
7. Andres Cortes
8. Charly Suarez
9. James Dickens
10. Joe Cordina
1. Nick Ball
2. Rafael Espinoza
3. Stephen Fulton
4. Angelo Leo
5. Bruce Carrington
6. Luis Alberto Lopez
7. Brandon Figueroa
8. Tomoki Kameda
9. Robeisy Ramirez
10. Mirco CuelloSuper Bantamweight
