Haney Returns to Top 10 P4P, Benavidez Ascends: ESPN Boxing Ranking

Devin Haney Returns to the World Boxing Top 10

The boxing world is shaken by Devin Haney’s return to the top 10 of the pound-for-pound rankings, according to the most recent update. After a unanimous decision victory over Brian Norman Jr., Haney conquers the WBO welterweight title and once again positions himself among the elite. After a complicated 2024, where he suffered a defeat against Ryan Garcia, which was later annulled due to Garcia’s positive doping test, Haney had been off the list. However, his recent performance has catapulted him back to the top.

“In 2024, I lost everything, everything fell apart. In 2025, I came to get it back. In 2026, I’m going for everything,” Haney declared after his victory.
Devin Haney

Haney now occupies tenth place, displacing super middleweight Canelo Álvarez. In the main event of Saturday’s card, David Benavidez defended his WBC and WBA super-middleweight titles with a dominant performance against Anthony Yarde. Benavidez achieved a technical knockout in the seventh round, remaining undefeated and climbing to seventh place in the rankings.

“I rate my performance a B+”, said Benavidez during his post-fight interview. “I think I could have done some things better, but there’s always room for improvement”.
David Benavidez

On the same card, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez stopped Fernando Martinez in the tenth round to unify three super flyweight titles, maintaining his fifth place on the list. The voting for the ranking was conducted by a panel of experts, including Andreas Hale, Timothy Bradley Jr., Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Nick Parkinson, Eric Raskin, Bernardo Osuna, Eric Woodyard, Bernardo Pilatti, Charles Moynihan, Salvador Rodriguez, Jim Zirolli, Michael Mascaro, Aladdin Freeman, Victor Lopez, and Damian Delgado Averhoff.