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.
- Tyson Fury (1)
- Anthony Joshua (2)
- Deontay Wilder (3)
- Andy Ruiz (4)
- Luis Ortiz (5)
- Dillian Whyte (6)
- Alexander Povetkin (7)
- Kubrat Pulev (8)
- Joseph Parker (9)
- Dereck Chisora (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Murat Gassiev (1)
- Mairis Briedis (2)
- Denis Lebedev (3)
- Yunier Dorticos (4)
- Ilunga Makabu (5)
- Krzystztof Glowacki (6)
- Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (7)
- Kevin Lerena (8)
- Lawrence Okolie (9)
- Noel Gevor (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Artur Beterbiev (1)
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (2)
- Sergey Kovalev (3)
- Oleksandr Gvovdyk (4)
- Eleider Alvarez (5)
- Dmitry Bivol (6)
- Jean Pascal (7)
- Badou Jack (8)
- Gilberto Ramirez (9)
- Joe Smith Jr. (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Callum Smith (1)
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (2)
- David Benavidez (3)
- Billy Joe Saunders (4)
- Caleb Plant (5)
- Daniel Jacobs (6)
- Anthony Dirrell (7)
- John Ryder (8)
- Willie Monroe Jr. (9)
- Rocky Fielding (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (1)
- Gennady Golovkin (2)
- Jermall Charlo (3)
- Demetrius Andrade (4)
- Sergiy Derevyanchenko (5)
- Ryota Murata (6)
- Jaime Munguia (7)
- Chris Eubank Jr. (8)
- Jeff Horn (9)
- Michael Zefara (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Jarrett Hurd (1)
- Erislandy Lara (2)
- Jermell Charlo (3)
- Jeison Rosario (4)
- Julian Williams (5)
- Tony Harirson (6)
- Kell Brook (7)
- Liam Smith (8)
- Brian Carlos Castano (9)
- Michel Soro (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Terence Crawford (1)
- Errol Spence Jr. (2)
- Shawn Porter (3)
- Manny Pacquiao (4)
- Keith Thurman (5)
- Danny Garcia (6)
- Yordenis Ugas (7)
- Mikey Garcia (8)
- Sergey Lipinets (9)
- Jessie Vargas (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Josh Taylor (1)
- Regis Prograis (2)
- Jose Carlos Ramirez (3)
- Viktor Postol (4)
- Maurice Hooker (5)
- Kiryl Relikh (6)
- Ivan Baranchyk (7)
- Jack Catterall (8)
- Jose Zepeda (9)
- Mario Barrios (10)
Jose Zepeda earned the unanimous-decision win over Kendo Castaneda. He remains our No. 9 junior welterweight.
- Vasyl Lomachenko (1)
- Teofimo Lopez (2)
- Luke Campbell (3)
- Richard Commey (4)
- Devin Haney (5)
- Gervonta Davis (6)
- Emmanuel Tagoe (7)
- Rances Barthelemy (8)
- Javier Fortuna (9)
- Lee Selby (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Miguel Berchelt (1)
- Leo Santa Cruz (2)
- Francisco Vargas (3)
- Miguel Roman (4)
- Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (5)
- Joseph Diaz Jr. (6)
- Tevin Farmer (7)
- Jamel Herring (8)
- Oscar Valdez (-)
- Rene Alvarado (9)
Dropped from the rankings: Masayuki Ito (10)
Oscar Valdez has officially moved up to 130 pounds. He picked up a TKO victory against a durable opponent in Jayson Velez. Valdez joins the rankings at No. 9, which bumps Masayuki Ito from the top 10.
- Gary Russell Jr. (1)
- Josh Warrington (2)
- Carl Frampton (3)
- Abner Mares (4)
- Can Xu (6)
- Shakur Stevenson (7)
- Tugstsogt Nyambayar (8)
- Jessie Magdaleno (9)
- Kid Galahad (10)
- Ryan Walsh (-)
Dropped from the rankings: Oscar Valdez (5)
With Oscar Valdez’s departure for the junior-lightweight division, he has been removed from the featherweight rankings. Ryan Walsh enters the rankings at 10th.
- Rey Vargas (1)
- Emanuel Navaratte (2)
- Murodjon Akhmadaliev (3)
- Daniel Roman (4)
- Isaac Dogboe (5)
- Ryosuke Iwasa (7)
- Ronny Rios (8)
- Brandon Figueroa (9)
- Stephen Fulton (10)
- Carlos Castro (-)
Dropped from the rankings: TJ Doheny (6)
TJ Doheny has now lost two of his last three fights, including an upset loss against Ionut Baluta. This is enough to jettison Doheny from our top 10, making way for Carlos Castro to entering as our new No. 10. Issac Dogboe also returned to action with a TKO win over Chris Avalos. Dogboe holds steady at No. 5.
- Naoya Inoue (1)
- Luis Nery (2)
- Emmanuel Rodriguez (3)
- Nonito Donaire (4)
- Jason Maloney (5)
- Nordine Oubaali (6)
- Guillermo Rigondeaux (7)
- John Riel Casimero (8)
- Zolani Tete (9)
- Takuma Inoue (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged
- Juan Francisco Estrada (1)
- Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2)
- Jerwin Ancajas (3)
- Roman Gonzalez (4)
- Khalid Yafai (5)
- Donnie Nietes (6)
- Kazuto Ioka (7)
- Carlos Cuadras (8)
- Joshua Franco (9)
- Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged
- Kosei Tanaka (1)
- Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar (2)
- Artem Dalakian (3)
- Sho Kimura (4)
- Moruti Mthalane (5)
- Cristofer Rosales (6)
- McWilliams Arroyo (7)
- Andrew Selby (8)
- Junto Nakatani (9)
- Giemel Magramo (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Ken Shiro (1)
- Hiroto Kyoguchi (2)
- Hekkie Budler (3)
- Carlos Canizales (4)
- Elwin Soto (5)
- Angel Acosta (6)
- Felix Alvarado (7)
- Edward Heno (8)
- Daniel Valladares (9)
- Tetsuya Hisada (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Wanheng Menayothin (1)
- Knockout CP Freshmart (2)
- Byron Rojas (3)
- Jose Argumedo (4)
- Leroy Estrada (5)
- Simphiwe Khonco (6)
- Nkosinathi Joyi (7)
- Joey Canoy (8)
- Melvin Jerusalem (9)
- Wilfredo Mendez (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.
- Terence Crawford (1)
- Vasyl Lomachenko (2)
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (3)
- Naoya Inoue (4)
- Oleksandr Usyk (5)
- Gennady Golovkin (6)
- Errol Spence Jr. (7)
- Mikey Garcia (8)
- Juan Francisco Estrada (9)
- Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (10)
No fighters in the top 10 were in action during the last month, so the rankings remain unchanged.