Crawford King: Rise to Super Middleweight, Where Does Canelo Fit In?

The exciting boxing weekend, led by Terence Crawford’s masterful performance, has caused significant changes in the division rankings. Crawford’s victory over Canelo Álvarez marked a milestone, solidifying his position in the sport.

Crawford Rises, Canelo Falls

Terence “Bud” Crawford, after a brilliant demonstration that earned him the victory by unanimous decision over Canelo Álvarez, has left behind his position at 154 pounds to reign in the super middleweight. This triumph catapulted Crawford to the first place at 168 pounds, while Canelo descends to second place.

Other Featured Results

In the co-main event, Lester Martínez secured a spot in the super middleweight rankings after a split draw against Christian Mbilli, WBC interim champion. Despite a promising performance by Martínez, the match ended in a draw. Mbilli, although retaining his interim belt, fell to number 5, while Martínez positioned himself at number 6. In Japan, Naoya Inoue, another prominent pound-for-pound boxer, demonstrated his intelligence and technique by defeating Murodjon Akhmadliev by unanimous decision, retaining his undisputed super bantamweight title. Inoue remains at the top of the division, while Akhmadliev holds third place. In the bantamweight division, Christian Medina achieved an impressive technical knockout victory in the fourth round against Yoshiki Takei, winning the WBO world title. Medina bursts into the rankings at number 3, while Takei suffers his first professional defeat and drops to fourth place.

Updated Rankings by Division

Here are the updated classifications for the different weight categories.

Heavyweight (Unlimited)

• 1. Oleksandr Usyk     Previous ranking: 1
• Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
• Last: W (KO5) Daniel Dubois, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Tyson Fury     Previous ranking: 2
• Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, December 21st
• Next: To be announced
• 3. Daniel Dubois     Previous ranking: 3
• Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
• Last: L (KO5) Oleksandr Usyk, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 4. Joseph Parker     Previous ranking: 4
• Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
• Last: W (TKO2) Martin Bakole, February 22nd
• Next: October 25th vs. Fabio Wardley
• 5. Agit Kabayel     Previous ranking: 5
• Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
• Last: W (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Anthony Joshua     Previous ranking: 6
• Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
• Last: L (KO5) Daniel Dubois, September 21st
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Filip Hrgovic     Previous ranking: 7
• Record: 19-1, 14 KOs
• Last: W (UD10) David Adeleye, August 16th
• Next: To be announced
• 8. Moses Itauma     Previous ranking: 8
• Record: 14-0, 12 KOs
• Last: W (TKO1) Dillian Whyte, August 16th
• Next: To be announced
• 9. Zhilei Zhang     Previous ranking: 9
• Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
• Last: L (KO6) Agit Kabayel, February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 10. 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)

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

• 1. Dmitry Bivol     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
• Last: W (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Artur Beterbiev     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
• Last: L (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, February 22nd
• Next: November 22nd vs. Deon Nicholson
• 3. David Benavidez     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) David Morrell Jr., February 1st
• Next: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde
• 4. Callum Smith     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 5. David Morrell Jr.     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
• Last: W (DE12) Imam Khataev, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Imam Khataev     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 10-1, 9 KOs
• Last: L (DE10) David Morrell Jr., July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Joshua Buatsi     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Callum Smith, February 22nd
• Next: November 1st vs. Zach Parker
• 8. Anthony Yarde     Previous Ranking: 8
• Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, April 26th
• Next: November 22nd vs. David Benavidez
• 9. Oleksandr Gvozdyk     Previous Ranking: 9
• Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
• Last: W (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 10. 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)

• 1. Terence Crawford     Previous Ranking: NR
• Record: 42-0, 31 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, September 13th
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Canelo Alvarez     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 63-3-2, 39 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Terence Crawford, September 13th
• Next: To be announced
• 3. Diego Pacheco     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 24-0, 18 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Trevor McCumby, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 4. Hamzah Sheeraz     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
• Last: W (KO5) Edgar Berlanga, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 5. Christian Mbilli     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 29-0-1, 24 KOs
• Last: Draw (TD10) Lester Martinez, September 13th
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Lester Martinez     Previous Ranking: NR
• Record: 14-0, 13 KOs
• Last: W (TKO8) Vladimir Shishkin, September 4th
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Jermall Charlo     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
• Last: W (TKO6) Thomas LaManna, May 31st
• Next: To be announced
• 8. Edgar Berlanga     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
• Last: L (KO5) Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 9. Jose Armando Resendiz     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Caleb Plant, May 31st
• Next: To be announced
• 10. Caleb Plant     Previous Ranking: 8
• Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Jose Armando Resendiz, March 31st
• Next: To be announced

Middleweight (Up to 160 pounds)

• 1. Janibek Alimkhanuly     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
• Last: W (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5th
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Carlos Adames     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
• Last: D (Split Draw 12) Hamzah Sheeraz, February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 3. Erislandy Lara     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 31-3-3, 19 KOs
• Last: W (TKO9) Danny Garcia, September 14th, 2024
• Next: To be announced
• 4. Chris Eubank Jr.     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Conor Benn, April 26th
• Next: November 15th vs. Conor Benn
• 5. Conor Benn     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., April 26th
• Next: November 15th vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
• 6. Anauel Ngamissengue     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
• Last: L (TKO5) Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5th
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Etinosa Oliha     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
• Last: W (TKO3) Alexander Pavlov, September 14th
• Next: To be announced
• 8. Fiodor Czerkaszyn     Previous Ranking: 8
• Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
• Last: W (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, February 1st
• Next: To be announced
• 9. Yoenli Hernandez     Previous Ranking: 9
• Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
• Last: W (UD10) Kyrone Davis, May 31st
• Next: October 12th vs. To be announced
• 10. Troy Isley     Previous Ranking: 10
• Record: 15-0, 5 KOs
• Last: W (UD10) Etoundi Michel William, June 7th
• Next: To be announced

Super Welterweight (Up to 154 lbs)

• 1. Vergil Ortiz Jr.     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, February 22nd
• Next: November 8th vs. Erickson Lubin
• 2. Sebastian Fundora     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
• Last: W (TKO8) Tim Tszyu, July 19th
• Next: October 25th vs. Keith Thurman
• 3. Bakhram Murtazaliev     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
• Last: W (TKO3) Tim Tszyu, October 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 4. Xander Zayas     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Jose Garcia Perez, July 26th
• Next: To be announced
• 5. Israil Madrimov     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., February 22nd
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Tim Tszyu     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 25-3, 18 KOs
• Last: L (TKO8) Sebastian Fundora, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Keith Thurman     Previous Ranking: 9
• Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
• Last: W (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12th
• Next: October 25th vs. Sebastian Fundora
• 8. Jesus Ramos Jr.     Previous Ranking: 10
• Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
• Last: W (TKO7) Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22nd
• Next: October 25th vs. Shane Mosley Jr.
• 9. Abass Baraou     Previous Ranking: N/R
• Record: 17-1, 9 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Yoenis Tellez, August 23rd
• Next: To be announced
• 10. Erickson Lubin     Previous Ranking: N/R
• Record: 27-2, 19 KOs
• Last: W (TKO11) Ardreal Holmes Jr., May 10th
• Next: November 8th vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Welterweight (Up to 147 pounds)

• 1. Jaron Ennis     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 34-0, 30 KOs
• Last: W (TKO6) Eimantas Stanionis, April 12th
• Next: October 11th vs. Uisma Lima
• 2. Brian Norman Jr.     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
• Last: W (KO5) Jin Sasaki, June 19th
• Next: November 22nd vs. Devin Haney
• 3. Mario Barrios     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 29-2-2, 18 KOs
• Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Manny Pacquiao, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 4. Eimantas Stanionis     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 15-1, 9 KOs
• Last: L (TKO6) Jaron Ennis, April 12th
• Next: September 27th vs. Jabulani Makhense
• 5. 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.
• 6. Manny Pacquiao     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOs
• Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Mario Barrios, July 19th
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Shakhram Giyasov     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
• Last: W (KO4) Franco Ocampo, April 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 8. Giovani Santillan     Previous Ranking: 8
• Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
• Last: W (UD10) Angel Beltran, May 10th
• Next: To be announced
• 9. Rolando Romero     Previous Ranking: 9
• Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Ryan Garcia, May 2nd
• Next: To be announced
• 10. Souleymane Cissokho     Previous Ranking: 10
• Record: 17-0, 9 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10th
• Next: To be announced

Super Lightweight (Up to 140 pounds)

• 1. Teofimo Lopez     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2nd
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Richardson Hitchins     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
• Last: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14th
• Next: To be announced
• 3. Liam Paro     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
• Last: W (TKO5) Jonathan Navarro, June 25th
• Next: September 18th vs. David Papot
• 4. Subriel Matias     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
• Last: W (MD12) Alberto Puello, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 5. Alberto Puello     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
• Last: L (MD12) Subriel Matias, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Gary Antuanne Russell     Previous Ranking: 6
• Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Jose Valenzuela, March 1st
• Next: To be announced
• 7. Arnold Barboza Jr.     Previous Ranking: 7
• Record: 31-2, 11 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Teofimo Lopez, May 2nd
• Next: To be announced
• 8. Sandor Martin     Previous Ranking: 8
• Record: 42-4, 15 KOs
• Last: L (DE12) Alberto Puello, March 1st
• Next: To be announced
• 9. Andy Hiraoka     Previous Ranking: 9
• Record: 24-0, 19 KOs
• Last: W (TKO9) Ismael Barroso, September 3, 2024
• Next: To be announced
• 10. Dalton Smith     Previous Ranking: 10
• Record: 18-0, 13 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) Mathieu Germain, April 25th
• Next: To be announced

Lightweight (Up to 135 pounds)

• 1. Shakur Stevenson     Previous Ranking: 1
• Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
• Last: W (UD12) William Zepeda, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 2. Gervonta Davis     Previous Ranking: 2
• Record: 30-0-1, 28 KOs
• Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Lamont Roach, March 1st
• Next: November 14th vs. Jake Paul
• 3. Keyshawn Davis     Previous Ranking: 3
• Record: 13-0, 9 KOs
• Last: W (KO4) Denys Berinchyk, February 14th
• Next: To be announced
• 4. William Zepeda     Previous Ranking: 4
• Record: 33-1, 27 KOs
• Last: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, July 12th
• Next: To be announced
• 5. Lamont Roach     Previous Ranking: 5
• Record: 25-1-2 10 KOs
• Last: Draw (Majority Draw 12) Gervonta Davis, March 1st
• Next: To be announced
• 6. Andy Cruz     Previous Ranking