In the world of boxing, the rankings picture can get a little muddled. There are multiple titleholders and different organizational rankings. We’ve taken the approach of simply identifying who we think are the 10 best fighters in each weight class as of this moment.
Every month, Combat Press will rank each weight class from heavyweight to strawweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings.
Note: the numbers in parentheses represent the fighter’s ranking from the previous rankings.
- Anthony Joshua (1)
- Deontay Wilder (2)
- Luis Ortiz (3)
- Joseph Parker (4)
- Kubrat Pulev (5)
- Alexander Povetkin (6)
- Jarrell Miller (7)
- Dillian Whyte (8)
- Andy Ruiz Jr. (9)
- Carlos Takam (10)
No ranked fighters were in action so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Oleksandr Usyk (1)
- Murat Gassiev (2)
- Mairis Briedis (3)
- Denis Lebedev (4)
- Krzysztof Glowacki (5)
- Yunier Dorticos (6)
- Ilunga Makabu (7)
- Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (8)
- Maksim Vlasov (9)
- Dmitry Kudryashov (10)
The Nos. 1- and 3-ranked fighters in the division faced off in January. Oleksandr Usyk won the fight and advanced to the finals of the WBSS Boxing Tournament. It was a fantastic performance by both Usyk and his challenger, Mairis Breidis. Both fighters remain where they are on in the rankings.
- Adonis Stevenson (1)
- Sergey Kovalev (2)
- Eleider Alvarez (3)
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk (4)
- Artur Beterviev (5)
- Sullivan Barrera (6)
- Badou Jack (7)
- Marcus Browne (8)
- Dmitry Bivol (9)
- Joe Smith Jr. (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Gilberto Ramirez (1)
- George Groves (2)
- Chris Eubank Jr. (3))
- James DeGale (4)
- Anthony Dirrell (5)
- Callum Smith (6)
- Andre Dirrell (7)
- David Benavidez (8)
- Tyron Zeuge (9)
- Caleb Truax (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Gennady Golovkin (1)
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (2)
- Daniel Jacobs (3)
- Billy Joe Saunders (4)
- David Lemieux (5)
- Jermall Charlo (6)
- Sergiy Derevyanchenko (7)
- Andy Lee (8)
- Avtandil Khurtsidze (9)
- Ryoto Murata (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Erislandy Lara (1)
- Jermell Charlo (2)
- Jarrett Hurd (3)
- Demetrius Andrade (4)
- Julian Williams (5)
- Sadam Ali (6)
- Liam Smith (7)
- Maciej Sulecki (8)
- Austin Trout (9)
- Tony Harrison (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Keith Thurman (1)
- Errol Spence Jr. (2)
- Danny Garcia (3)
- Shawn Porter (4)
- Kell Brook (5)
- Jeff Horn (6)
- Jessie Vargas (7)
- Manny Pacquiao (8)
- Lamont Peterson (9)
- Sadam Ali (10)
Errol Spence Jr. continued his undefeated pro career with a win over Lamont Peterson at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The fight was called off after the sixth round when Peterson’s corner stopped the fight due to damage accumulated by the challenger.
- Terence Crawford (1)
- Mikey Garcia (2)
- Julius Indongo (3)
- Antonio Orozco (4)
- Adrian Granados (5)
- Eduard Troyanovsky (6)
- Regis Prograis (7)
- Sergey Lipinets (8)
- Adrien Broner (9)
- John Molina (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Jorge Linares (1)
- Mikey Garcia (2)
- Terry Flanagan (3)
- Robert Easter Jr. (4)
- Anthony Crolla (5)
- Raymundo Beltran (6)
- Dejan Zlaticanin (7)
- Luke Campbell (8)
- Denis Shafikov (9)
- Felix Verdejo (10)
Jorge Linares retains his No. 1 spot after defeating Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision. Easter, our No. 4 lightweight, squeezed out a split-decision victory over Javier Fortuna.
- Vasyl Lomachenko (1)
- Miguel Berchelt (2)
- Alberto Machado (3)
- Gervonta Davis (4)
- Francisco Vargas (5)
- Jezreel Corrales (6)
- Robinson Castellanos (7)
- Miguel Roman (8)
- Orlando Salido (9)
- Jhonny Gonzalez (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Gary Russell Jr. (1)
- Leo Santa Cruz (2)
- Carl Frampton (3)
- Lee Selby (4)
- Abner Mares (5)
- Oscar Valdez (6)
- Scott Quigg (7)
- Joseph Diaz Jr. (8)
- Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar (9)
- Jesus Rojas (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Guillermo Rigondeaux (1)
- Rey Vargas (2)
- Julio Ceja (3)
- Ryosuke Iwasa (4)
- Jessie Magdaleno (5)
- Diego De La Hoya (6)
- Daniel Roman (7)
- Jonathan Guzman (8)
- Moises Flores (9)
- Hugo Ruiz (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Luis Nery (1)
- Ryan Burnett (2)
- Shinsuke Yamanaka (3)
- Jamie McDonnell (4)
- Juan Carlos Payano (5)
- Zhanat Zhakiyanov (6)
- Zolani Tete (7)
- Liborio Solis (8)
- Karim Guerfi (9)
- Paul Butler (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain the same.
- Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (1)
- Naoya Inoue (2)
- Juan Francisco Estrada (3)
- Jerwin Ancajas (4)
- Khalid Yafai (5)
- Roman Gonzalez (6)
- Carlos Cuadras (7)
- Kohei Kono (8)
- Rau’shee Warren (9)
- Sho Ishida (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain the same.
- Kazuto Ioka (1)
- Donnie Nietes (2)
- Daigo Higa (3)
- Juan Carlos Reveco (4)
- Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (5)
- Sho Kimura (6)
- Moruti Mthalane (7)
- Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (8)
- Andrew Selby (9)
- Vincent Legrand (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Kosei Tanaka (1)
- Ken Shiro (2)
- Pedro Guevara (3)
- Milan Melindo (4)
- Ryoichi Taguchi (5)
- Carlos Canizales (6)
- Felix Alvarado (7)
- Hekkie Budler (8)
- Ganigan Lopez (9)
- Randy Petalcorin (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Wanheng Menayothin (1)
- Knockout CP Freshmart (2)
- Hiroto Kyoguchi (3)
- Byron Rojas (4)
- Jose Argumedo (5)
- Leroy Estrada (6)
- Simphiwe Khonco (7)
- Carlos Buitrago (8)
- Joey Canoy (9)
- Ryuya Yamanaka (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Terence Crawford (1)
- Vasyl Lomachencko (2)
- Gennady Govolkin (3)
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (4)
- Mikey Garcia (5)
- Oleksandr Usyk (6)
- Guillermo Rigondeaux (7)
- Sergey Kovalev (8)
- Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (9)
- Naoya Inoue (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action this month, so the rankings remain unchanged.