Boxing Rankings
11 May 2021 – The end of Saturday night’s bout at Super Middleweight between #1-ranked Canelo Alvarez and #6-ranked Billy Joe Saunders was both sudden and startling. Was Saunders’ left-handed, mobile style beginning to take over or was Canelo simply biding his time to conclude matters whenever he felt like it? The right uppercut that caught Saunders as he was ducking was a fight-finisher. He told his corner he was blind on that side and no fighter this side of Harry Greb should be expected to fight on with that kind of injury. Saunders suffered a quadruped fracture to his orbital bone, and it could mean the end of his career.
Saunders was initially proposed to drop to #9, but the membership saluted his performance and his activity and settled on #8. We don’t expect to see him back in the ring for at least another year or more, however.
Canelo confirms himself as the #1 P4P fighter in the world and #1 in the division. We urge him to face #2-ranked Caleb Plant. The winner of that becomes the rightful, actual, and singular king of the division.
P4P
| Ranking | Name | Nationality | Record | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saul Alvarez | MEX | 55-1-2 (37) | Sr Middle / Lt Ht |
| 2 | Naoya Inoue | JPN | 20-0-0 (17) | Bantamweight |
| 3 | Terence Crawford | USA | 37-0-0 (28) | Welterweight |
| 4 | Oleksandr Usyk | UKR | 18-0-0 (13) | Heavyweight |
| 5 | Errol Spence Jr. | USA | 27-0-0 (21) | Welterweight |
| 6 | Tyson Fury * | ENG | 30-0-1 (21) | Heavyweight |
| 7 | Juan Francisco Estrada * | MEX | 42-3-0 (28) | Jr. Bantamweight |
| 8 | Gennady Golovkin | KAZ | 38-1-1 (34) | Middleweight |
| 9 | Teofimo Lopez * | USA | 16-0-0 (12) | Lightweight |
| 10 | Roman Gonzalez | NIC | 50-3-0 (41) | Jr. Bantamweight |
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tyson Fury | 30-0-1 (21) | ENG | *** |
| 1 | Anthony Joshua | 24-1-0 (22) | ENG | 1 |
| 2 | Deontay Wilder | 42-1-1 (41) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Dillian Whyte | 28-2-0 (19) | ENG | 3 |
| 4 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 34-2-0 (22) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Luis Ortiz | 32-2-0 (27) | CUB | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Hunter | 19-1-1 (13) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Joe Joyce | 12-0-0 (11) | ENG | 7 |
| 8 | Joseph Parker | 29-2-0 (21) | NZ | 8 |
| 9 | Otto Wallin | 22-1-0 (14) | SWE | 9 |
| 10 | Oleksandr Usyk | 18-0-0 (13) | UKR | 10 |
CRUISERWEIGHT (200LBS/91KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mairis Breidis | 27-1-0 (19) | LVA | *** |
| 1 | Yuniel Dorticos | 24-2-0 (22) | CUB | 1 |
| 2 | Ilunga Makabu | 28-2-0 (25) | COD | 2 |
| 3 | Lawrence Okolie | 16-0-0 (13) | ENG | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Lerena | 26-1-0 (13) | RSA | 4 |
| 5 | Thabiso Mchunu | 23-5-0 (13) | RSA | 5 |
| 6 | Aleksei Papin | 12-1-0 (11) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Michal Cieslak | 20-1-0 (14) | POL | 7 |
| 8 | Arsen Goulamirian | 26-0-0 (18) | ARM | 8 |
| 9 | Mateusz Masternak | 43-5-0 (29) | POL | 9 |
| 10 | Efetobor Apochi | 11-0-0 (11) | NGA | 10 |
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175LBS/79KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Artur Beterbiev | 16-0-0 (16) | RUS | *** |
| 1 | Dmitry Bivol | 18-0-0 (11) | RUS | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Smith Jr. | 27-3-0 (21) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Maxim Vlasov | 45-4-0 (20) | RUS | 3 |
| 4 | Jean Pascal | 35-6-1 (20) | CAN | 4 |
| 5 | Marcus Browne | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Badou Jack | 23-3-3 (13) | SWE | 6 |
| 7 | Eleider Alvarez | 25-2-0 (13) | COL | 7 |
| 8 | Robin Krasniqi | 51-6-0 (19) | GER | 8 |
| 9 | Lyndon Arthur | 18-0-0 (12) | ENG | 9 |
| 10 | Gilberto Ramirez | 41-0-0 (27) | MEX | 10 |
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168LBS/76.2KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since 3/2016 when Andre Ward abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Saul Alvarez | 56-1-2 (38) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Caleb Plant | 21-0-0 (12) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | David Benavidez | 23-0-0 (20) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Callum Smith | 27-1-0 (19) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | John Ryder | 29-5-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Danny Jacobs | 37-3-0 (30) | USA | 7 |
| 7 | Carlos Gongora | 20-0-0 (15) | ECU | 8 |
| 8 | Billy Joe Saunders | 30-1-0 (14) | ENG | 6 |
| 9 | Juergen Braehmer | 52-3-0 (38) | GER | 9 |
| 10 | Fedor Chudinov | 22-2-0 (15) | RUS | 10 |
MIDDLEWEIGHT (160LBS/72.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (Saul Alvarez abdicated 1/1/2021) | |||
| 1 | Gennady Golovkin | 41-1-1 (36) | KAZ | 1 |
| 2 | Jermall Charlo | 31-0-0 (22) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Demetrius Andrade | 30-0-0 (18) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | 13-3-0 (10) | UKR | 4 |
| 5 | Ryota Murata | 16-2-0 (13) | JPN | 5 |
| 6 | Rob Brant | 26-2-0 (18) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Jaime Munguia | 36-0-0 (29) | MEX | 7 |
| 8 | Maciej Sulecki | 29-2-0 (11) | POL | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Williams | 22-2-1 (17) | WAL | 9 |
| 10 | Chris Eubank Jr. | 30-2-0 (22) | ENG | 10 |
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (154LBS/70KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s retirement 9/2015) | |||
| 1 | Jermell Charlo | 34-1-0 (18) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Brian Castano | 17-0-1 (12) | ARG | 2 |
| 3 | Jeison Rosario | 20-2-1 (14) | DR | 3 |
| 4 | Julian Williams | 27-2-1 (16) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Jarrett Hurd | 24-1-0 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Erislandy Lara | 28-3-3 (16) | CUB | 6 |
| 7 | Michel Soro | 35-2-1- (23) | FRA | 7 |
| 8 | Tony Harrison | 28-3-1 (21) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Erickson Lubin | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Tim Tszyu | 18-0-0 (14) | AUS | 10 |
WELTERWEIGHT (147LBS/66.7KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Open (since 4/2016 when Manny Pacquiao retired) | |||
| 1 | Errol Spence Jr. | 27-0-0 (21) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Terence Crawford | 37-0-0 (28) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Shawn Porter | 31-3-1 (17) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Yordenis Ugas | 25-4-0 (12) | CUB | 4 |
| 5 | Danny Garcia | 36-3-0 (21) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Vergil Ortiz Jr. | 17-0-0 (17) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Jaron Ennis | 27-0-0 (25) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Mikey Garcia | 40-1-0 (30) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Kudratillo Abdukakhorov | 17-0-0 (9) | UZB | 9 |
| 10 | Jamal James | 27-1-0 (12) | USA | 10 |
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (140LBS/63.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since 3/3/2020 when Mikey Garcia abdicated.) | – | ||
| 1 | Josh Taylor | 17-0-0 (13) | SCO | 1 |
| 2 | Jose Carlos Ramirez | 26-0-0 (17) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Regis Prograis | 26-1-0 (22) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Jose Zepeda | 33-2-0 (26) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Viktor Postol | 31-3-0 (12) | UKR | 5 |
| 6 | Ivan Baranchyk | 20-2-0 (13) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Pablo Cesar Cano | 33-7-1 (23) | MEX | 7 |
| 8 | Arnold Barboza, Jr. | 25-0-0 (10) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Robert Easter, Jr. | 23-1-1 (14) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Jack Catterall | 26-0-0 (13) | ENG | 10 |
LIGHTWEIGHT (135LBS/61.2KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Teofimo Lopez | 16-0-0 (10) | USA | *** |
| 1 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | 14-2-0 (10) | UKR | 1 |
| 2 | Ryan Garcia | 21-0-0 (18) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Devin Haney | 25-0-0 (15) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Richard Commey | 30-3-0 (27) | GHA | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Campbell | 20-4-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Tagoe | 32-1-0 (15) | GHA | 6 |
| 7 | Yvan Mendy | 46-5-1 (22) | FRA | 7 |
| 8 | Gervonta Davis | 24-0-0 (23) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Masayoshi Nakatani | 19-1-0 (13) | JPN | 9 |
| 10 | George Kambosos, Jr. | 19-0-0 (10) | AUS | 10 |
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (130LBS/59KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Pacquiao abdicated 7/2008) | – | ||
| 1 | Oscar Valdez | 29-0-0 (23) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Gervonta Davis | 24-0-0 (23) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Jamel Herring | 23-2-0 (11) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Joseph Diaz, Jr. | 31-1-1 (15) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Roger Gutierrez | 25-3-1 (20) | VEN | 5 |
| 6 | Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov | 15-0-1 (12) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Miguel Berchelt | 38-2-0 (34) | MEX | 7 |
| 8 | Rene Alvarado | 32-9-0 (21) | NIC | 8 |
| 9 | Tevin Farmer | 30-5-1 (6) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | O’Shaquie Foster | 18-1-0 (11) | USA | 10 |
FEATHERWEIGHT (126LBS/57.1KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Pacquiao abdicated 3/2005) | – | ||
| 1 | Gary Russell, Jr. | 31-1-0 (18) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Mauricio Lara | 22-2-0 (15) | MEX | 2 |
| 3 | Emanuel Navarrete | 34-1-0 (29) | MEX | 3 |
| 4 | Can Xu | 18-2-0 (3) | CHI | 4 |
| 5 | Kid Galahad | 27-1-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Tugstsogt Nyambayar | 12-1-0 (9) | MNG | 6 |
| 7 | Jessie Magdaleno | 28-1-0 (18) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Josh Warrington | 30-1-0 (7) | ENG | 8 |
| 9 | Eduardo Ramirez | 25-2-3 (12) | MEX | 9 |
| 10 | James Dickens | 30-3-0 (11) | ENG | 10 |
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (122LBS/55.3KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guillermo Rigondeaux | 20-1-0 (13) | CUB | *** |
| 1 | Murodjon Akhmadaliev | 9-0-0 (7) | UZB | 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Roman | 28-3-1 (16) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Stephen Fulton, Jr. | 19-0-0 (8) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Ronny Rios | 33-3-0 (16) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Brandon Figueroa | 21-0-1 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Azat Hovhannisyan | 19-3-0 (16) | ARM | 6 |
| 7 | Luis Nery | 31-0-0 (24) | MEX | 7 |
| 8 | Angelo Leo | 20-1-0 (9) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Ra’eese Aleem | 18-0-0 (12) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Ryosuke Iwasa | 27-4-0 (17) | JPN | 10 |
BANTAMWEIGHT (118LBS/53.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Bernardo Pinango abdicated 3/1987 when | – | ||
| 1 | Naoya Inoue | 20-0-0 (17) | JPN | 1 |
| 2 | John Riel Casimero | 30-4-0 (21) | PHI | 2 |
| 3 | Nordine Oubaali | 17-0-0 (12) | FRA | 3 |
| 4 | Nonito Donaire | 40-6-0 (26) | PHI | 4 |
| 5 | Zolani Tete | 28-4-0 (21) | RSA | 5 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | 19-2-0 (12) | PR | 6 |
| 7 | Guillermo Rigondeaux | 20-1-0 (13) | CUB | 7 |
| 8 | Takuma Inoue | 14-1-0 (3) | JPN | 8 |
| 9 | Jason Moloney | 21-2-0 (18) | AUS | 9 |
| 10 | Lee McGregor | 10-0-0 (8) | SCO | 10 |
JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (115LBS/52.1KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Juan Francisco Estrada | 42-3-0 (28) | MEX | *** |
| 1 | Srisaket Sor Rungvisai | 50-5-1 (43) | THA | 1 |
| 2 | Roman Gonzalez | 50-3-0 (41) | NIC | 2 |
| 3 | Kazuto Ioka | 26-2-0 (15) | JPN | 3 |
| 4 | Jerwin Ancajas | 33-1-2 (22) | PHI | 4 |
| 5 | Donnie Nietes | 43-1-5 (23) | PHI | 5 |
| 6 | Khalid Yafai | 26-1-0 (15) | ENG | 6 |
| 7 | Joshua Franco | 17-1-2 (8) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. | 34-4-1 (24) | MEX | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Moloney | 21-1-0 (14) | AUS | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Cuadras | 39-4-1 (27) | MEX | 10 |
FLYWEIGHT (112LBS/51KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Roman Gonzalez abdicated 10/2016) | – | ||
| 1 | Julio Cesar Martinez | 17-1-0 (13) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Sunny Edwards | 16-0-0 (4) | ENG | 2 |
| 3 | Moruti Mthalane | 39-3-0 (26) | RSA | 3 |
| 4 | Artem Dalakian | 20-0-0 (14) | UKR | 4 |
| 5 | Sho Kimura | 19-3-2 (12) | JPN | 5 |
| 6 | Junto Nakatani | 21-0-0 (16) | JPN | 6 |
| 7 | Cristofer Rosales | 31-5-0 (21) | NIC | 7 |
| 8 | Jay Harris | 18-1-0 (9) | WAL | 8 |
| 9 | Muhammed Waseem | 11-1-0 (8) | PAK | 9 |
| 10 | Luis Concepcion | 39-8-0 (28) | PAN | 10 |
JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (108LBS/49KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Giovani Segura abdicated 4/2011) | – | ||
| 1 | Kenshiro Teraji | 18-0-0 (10) | JPN | 1 |
| 2 | Hiroto Kyoguchi | 15-0-0 (10) | JPN | 2 |
| 3 | Felix Alvarado | 36-2-0 (31) | NIC | 3 |
| 4 | Elwin Soto | 19-1-0 (13) | MEX | 4 |
| 5 | Edward Heno | 14-1-0 (5) | PHI | 5 |
| 6 | Mark Vicelles | 13-0-1 (7) | PHI | 6 |
| 7 | Sivenathi Nontshinga | 10-0-0 (9) | RSA | 7 |
| 8 | Agustin Mauro Gauto | 16-0-0 (11) | ARG | 8 |
| 9 | Jesse Rodriguez | 13-0-0 (9) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Tetsuya Hisada | 34-11-2 (20) | JPN | 10 |
STRAWWEIGHT (105LBS/47.6KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999) | – | ||
| 1 | Knockout CP Freshmart | 21-0-0 (7) | THA | 1 |
| 2 | Petchmanee CP Freshmart | 36-1-0 (23) | THA | 2 |
| 3 | Wanheng Meenayothin | 54-1-0 (18) | THA | 3 |
| 4 | Wilfredo Mendez | 16-1-0 (6) | PR | 4 |
| 5 | Victorio Saludar | 21-4-0 (11) | PHI | 5 |
| 6 | Rene Mark Cuarto | 19-2-2 (11) | PHI | 6 |
| 7 | Simpiwe Konkco | 19-6-0 (7) | RSA | 7 |
| 8 | Ginjiro Shigeoka | 5-0-0 (4) | JPN | 8 |
| 9 | Nkosinathi Joyi | 29-5-1 (19) | RSA | 9 |
| 10 | Pedro Taduran | 14-3-1 (11) | PHI | 10 |
