It’s time to start taking Moses Itauma seriously as a heavyweight contender. Itauma, 20 years old, quickly dispatched former champion Dillian Whyte with a knockout in the first round on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) hit Whyte with a series of violent blows that finished “The Body Snatcher” in less than two minutes. It was the eighth first-round finish of Itauma’s young career and the most impressive to date. Whyte, 37, is no longer in his prime, but had previously only lost to world champions and had never been finished as quickly as Itauma did. The sky is the limit for Itauma, who rises to number 8 in the heavyweight rankings. Also on Saturday in Riyadh, Nick Ball (23-0-1, 13 KOs) retained his WBA featherweight title with a very disputed decision victory over Sam Goodman. The results did not reflect the competitive nature of the fight. Although it was a unanimous decision with scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113, Goodman proved to be a tough rival. Each round was relatively close, with Ball pulling away at the end with power punches that neutralized Goodman’s jab and movement. Ball remains firm as the number 1 featherweight of Alofoke Deportes. On that same card, Filip Hrgovic survived a cut on his left eyelid to take a decision over David Adeleye. The fight produced an eighth round that will be in the conversation for round of the year, as Adeleye got up from the canvas and exchanged blows until the bell. Hrgovic was the more accurate boxer and, with the victory, is ranked number 7 in the heavyweight division. In addition, Ray Ford won by unanimous decision over Abraham Nova. It was Ford’s third consecutive fight at junior lightweight since losing the WBA featherweight title to Ball last year. Ford remains at number 4 in the junior lightweight division and is getting closer to a title fight. Alofoke Deportes’ boxing rankings by division highlight the best in the sport in each weight category. The rankings will change based on recent results and performances. Boxers who have announced that they are moving to a different weight category will be ranked in that new division, if applicable, only once they fight in that weight category. Boxers who currently hold titles in two divisions may be ranked in both. Boxers who have not competed in the last 12 months, and who 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.
Heavyweight
- Oleksandr Usyk Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
- Last: W (KO5) Daniel Dubois, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Tyson Fury Previous ranking: 2
- Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
- Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, December 21st
- Next: TBA
- Daniel Dubois Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
- Last: L (KO5) Oleksandr Usyk, July 19th
- Next: TBA
- Joseph Parker Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
- Last: W (TKO2) Martin Bakole, February 22nd
- Next: TBA
- Agit Kabayel Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
- Last: W (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, February 22nd
- Next: TBA
- Anthony Joshua Previous ranking: 6
- Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
- Last: L (KO5) Daniel Dubois, September 21
- Next: TBA
- Filip Hrgovic Previous Ranking: 7
- Record: 19-1, 14 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) David Adeleye, August 16th
- Next: TBA
- Moses Itauma Previous Ranking: 10
- Record: 14-0, 12 KOs
- Last: W (TKO1) Dillian Whyte, August 16th
- Next: TBA
- Zhilei Zhang Previous Ranking: 8
- Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
- Last: L (KO6) Agit Kabayel, February 22
- Next: TBA
- Fabio Wardley Previous Ranking: NR
- Record: 19-0-1, 18 KOs
- Last: W (KO10) Justis Huni, August 3
- Next: TBA
Cruiserweight
- Jai Opetaia Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
- Last: W (KO5) Claudio Squeo, June 8th
- Next: TBA
- Gilberto Ramírez Previous ranking: 2
- Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Yuniel Dorticos, June 28
- Next: TBA
- Chris Billam-Smith Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Brandon Glanton, April 26th
- Next: TBA
- Badou Jack Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 29-3-3, 17 KOs
- Last: W (MD12) Norair Mikaeljan, May 3rd
- Next: TBA
- Norair Mikaeljan Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 27-3, 12 KOs
- Last: L (MD12) Badou Jack, May 3
- Next: TBA
- Aleksei Papin Previous ranking: 6
- Record: 19-1, 17 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) Miljan Rovcanin, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Michal Cieslak Previous Ranking: 7
- Record: 28-2, 22 KOs
- Last: W (TKO4) Jean Pascal, June 28
- Next: TBA
- 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
- Yamil Peralta Previous Ranking: 9
- Record: 17-1-1, 9 KOs
- Last: D (Majority Draw 12) Ryan Rozicki, December 7
- Next: TBA
- Leonardo Mosquea Previous ranking: 10
- Record: 16-0, 9 KOs
- Last: W (SD12) Cheavon Clarke, December 14th
- Next: TBA
Light Heavyweight
- Dmitry Bivol Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
- Last: W (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, February 22
- Next: TBA
- Artur Beterbiev Previous ranking: 2
- Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
- Last: L (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, February 22
- Next: TBA
- David Benavidez Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) David Morrell Jr., February 1st
- Next: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde
- Callum Smith Previous ranking: 4
- Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, February 22
- Next: TBA
- David Morrell Jr. Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
- Last: W (SD12) Imam Khataev, July 12th
- Next: TBA
- Imam Khataev Previous Ranking: 6
- Record: 10-1, 9 KOs
- Last: L (SD10) David Morrell Jr., July 12th
- Next: TBA
- Joshua Buatsi Previous ranking: 7
- Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
- Last: L (UD12) Callum Smith, February 22
- Next: TBA
- Anthony Yarde Previous ranking: 8
- Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, April 26th
- Next: November 22nd vs. David Benavidez
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk Previous Ranking: 9
- Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
- Last: W (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19th
- Next: TBA
- Albert Ramirez Previous Ranking: 10
- Record: 20-0, 17 KOs
- Last: W (TKO3) Marko Calic, February 6th
- Next: August 8th vs. Jerome Pampellone
Super Middleweight
- Canelo Álvarez Previous ranking: 1
- Record: 63-2-2, 39 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) William Scull, May 3
- Next: September 13 vs. Terence Crawford
- Christian Mbilli Previous Ranking: 2
- Record: 29-0, 24 KOs
- Last: W (TKO1) Maciej Sulecki, June 27
- Next: TBA
- Diego Pacheco Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 24-0, 18 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Trevor McCumby, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Hamzah Sheeraz Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
- Last: W (KO5) Edgar Berlanga, July 12th
- Next: TBA
- Jermall Charlo Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
- Last: W (TKO6) Thomas LaManna, May 31st
- Next: TBA
- Edgar Berlanga Previous Ranking: 6
- Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
- Last: L (KO5) Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12th
- Next: TBA
- José Armando Reséndiz Classification before: 7
- Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
- Last: W (SD12) Caleb Plant, May 31st
- Next: TBA
- Caleb Plant Previous Ranking: 8
- Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
- Last: L (SD12) José Armando Reséndiz, March 31st
- Next: TBA
- Bektemir Melikuziev Previous Ranking: 9
- Record: 16-1, 10 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Darius Fulghum, May 30
- Next: TBA
- Bruno Surace Previous ranking: 10
- Record: 26-1-2, 5 KOs
- Last: L (UD12) Jaime Munguia, May 3
- Next: TBA
Middleweight
- Janibek Alimkhanuly Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
- Last: W (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5th
- Next: TBA
- Carlos Adames Previous Ranking: 2
- Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
- Last: D (Split Draw 12) Hamzah Sheeraz, February 22
- Next: TBA
- Erislandy Lara Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 31-3-3, 19 KOs
- Last: W (TKO9) Danny Garcia, September 14th
- Next: TBA
- Chris Eubank Jr. Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Conor Benn, April 26th
- Next: TBA vs. Conor Benn
- Conor Benn Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
- Last: L (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., April 26th
- Next: TBA vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
- Anauel Ngamissengue Previous ranking: 6
- Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
- Last: L (TKO5) Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5
- Next: TBA
- Etinosa Oliha Previous Ranking: 7
- Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
- Last: W (TKO3) Alexander Pavlov, September 14th
- Next: TBA
- Fiodor Czerkaszyn Previous Ranking: 8
- Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
- Last: W (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, February 1st
- Next: TBA
- Yoenli Hernández Previous ranking: 9
- Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) Kyrone Davis, May 31st
- Next: TBA
- Troy Isley Previous Ranking: 10
- Record: 15-0, 5 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) Etoundi Michel William, June 7th
- Next: TBA
Super Welterweight
- Terence Crawford Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 41-0, 31 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, August 3rd
- Next: September 13th vs. Canelo Álvarez
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. Previous Ranking: 2
- Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, February 22
- Next: TBA
- Sebastian Fundora Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
- Last: W (TKO8) Tim Tszyu, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Bakhram Murtazaliev Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
- Last: W (TKO3) Tim Tszyu, October 19
- Next: TBA
- Xander Zayas Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) José García Pérez, July 26
- Next: TBA
- Israil Madrimov Previous ranking: 6
- Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
- Last: L (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., February 22nd
- Next: TBA
- Tim Tszyu Previous Ranking: 7
- Record: 25-3, 18 KOs
- Last: L (TKO8) Sebastian Fundora, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Serhii Bohachuk Previous Ranking: 8
- Record: 26-2, 24 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) Mykal Fox, May 17th
- Next: TBA
- Keith Thurman Previous Ranking: 9
- Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
- Last: W (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12
- Next: TBA
- Jesús Ramos Jr. Previous ranking: 10
- Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
- Last: W (TKO7) Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22nd
- Next: TBA
Welterweight
- Jaron Ennis Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 34-0, 30 KOs
- Last: W (TKO6) Eimantas Stanionis, April 12th
- Next: October 11th vs. Uisma Lima
- Brian Norman Jr. Previous Ranking: 2
- Record: 28-0, 22 KOs
- Last: W (KO5) 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) Manny Pacquiao, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Eimantas Stanionis Previous Ranking: 4
- Record: 15-1, 9 KOs
- Last: L (TKO6) Jaron Ennis, April 12
- Next: TBA
- Devin Haney Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 32-0-1 NC, 15 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) José Ramírez, 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) Mario Barrios, July 19
- Next: TBA
- Shakhram Giyasov Previous Ranking: 7
- Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
- Last: W (KO4) Franco Ocampo, April 12
- Next: TBA
- Giovani Santillan Previous Ranking: 8
- Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
- Last: W (UD10) Angel Beltrán, May 10
- Next: TBA
- Rolando Romero Previous Ranking: 9
- Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Ryan Garcia, May 2nd
- Next: TBA
- Souleymane Cissokho Previous ranking: 10
- Record: 17-0, 9 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10
- Next: TBA
Super Lightweight
- Teofimo López Previous Ranking: 1
- Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2
- Next: TBA
- Richardson Hitchins Previous Ranking: 2
- Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
- Last: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14th
- Next: TBA
- Liam Paro Previous Ranking: 3
- Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
- Last: W (TKO5) Jonathan Navarro, June 25th
- Next: TBA
- Subriel Matías Previous ranking: 4
- Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
- Last: W (MD12) Alberto Puello, July 12
- Next: November 22 vs. Dalton Smith
- Alberto Puello Previous Ranking: 5
- Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
- Last: L (MD12) Subriel Matías, July 12
- Next: TBA
- Gary Antuanne Russell Previous Ranking: 6
- Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
- Last: W (UD12) José Valenzuela, March 1st
- Next: TBA
