Boxing Rankings
March 2023 – Transnational Boxing Rankings Board: The big story this week is at Jr. Middleweight, where #3 ranked Tim Tszyu stopped one-time conqueror of division king Jermell Charlo -Tony Harrison- in 9 rounds. Harrison was hurt badly and it looked like he was on the brink of being hurt permanently when it was belatedly stopped by the referee. Tszyu is a danger man. In defeating a top contender, he becomes the #1 contender for Charlo’s crown. We expect that the barely active Charlo will accept his challenge. If he fails to do soon, then he will invite and deserve catcalls.
THE TRUE CHAMPIONS
| Division | Name | Record | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Oleksandr Usyk | 19-0-0 (13) | UKR |
| Cruiserweight | Jai Opetaia | 22-0-0 (17) | AUS |
| Light Heavyweight | Artur Beterbiev | 17-0-0 (17) | CAN |
| Super Middleweight | Saul Alvarez | 57-2-2 (39) | MEX |
| Junior Middleweight | Jermell Charlo | 35-1-1 (19) | USA |
| Junior Welterweight | Josh Taylor | 19-0-0 (13) | SCT |
| Lightweight | Devin Haney | 29-0-0 (15) | USA |
| Junior Bantamweight | Juan Francisco Estrada | 44-3-0 (28) | MEX |
| Junior Flyweight | Kenshiro Teraji | 20-1-0 (12) | JPN |
P4P
| Ranking | Name | Nationality | Record | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoya Inoue * | JPN | 24-0-0 (21) | Bantamweight |
| 2 | Oleksandr Usyk * | UKR | 19-0-0 (13) | Heavyweight |
| 3 | Terence Crawford | USA | 37-0-0 (28) | Welterweight |
| 4 | Errol Spence Jr. | USA | 27-0-0 (21) | Welterweight |
| 5 | Dmitry Bivol | RUS | 20-0-0 (11) | Light Heavyweight |
| 6 | Juan Francisco Estrada* | MEX | 44-3-0 (28) | Jr. Bantamweight |
| 7 | Tyson Fury | ENG | 33-0-1 (24) | Heavyweight |
| 8 | Saul Alvarez * | MEX | 57-2-2 (39) | Super Middleweight |
| 9 | Artur Beterbiev * | CAN | 18-0-0 (18) | Light Heavyweight |
| 10 | Jermell Charlo * | USA | 35-1-1 (19) | Jr. Middleweight |
HEAVYWEIGHT (+200LBS/+91KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Oleksandr Usyk | 19-0-0 (13) | UKR | *** |
| 1 | Tyson Fury | 33-0-1 (24) | ENG | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Joyce | 15-0-0 (14) | ENG | 2 |
| 3 | Deontay Wilder | 43-2-1 (42) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Anthony Joshua | 24-3 (22) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 35-2-0 (22) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Dillian Whyte | 29-3-0 (19) | ENG | 6 |
| 7 | Otto Wallin | 25-1-0 (14) | SWE | 7 |
| 8 | Luis Ortiz | 33-3-0 (28) | CUB | 8 |
| 9 | Joseph Parker | 31-3-0 (21) | NZ | 9 |
| 10 | Frank Sanchez | 21-0-0 (14) | CUB | 10 |
CRUISERWEIGHT (200LBS/91KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jai Opetaia | 22-0-0 (17) | AUS | *** |
| 1 | Mairis Breidis | 28-2-0 (20) | LVA | 1 |
| 2 | Lawrence Okolie | 17-0-0 (14) | ENG | 2 |
| 3 | Badou Jack | 28-3-3 (17) | SWE | 3 |
| 4 | Richard Riakporhe | 16-0-0 (12) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | Aleksei Papin | 14-1-0 (13) | RUS | 5 |
| 6 | Chris Billam-Smith | 16-1-0 (11) | ENG | 6 |
| 7 | Yuniel Dorticos | 26-2-0 (24) | CUB | 7 |
| 8 | Ilunga Makabu | 29-3-0 (25) | COD | 8 |
| 9 | Mateusz Masternak | 47-5-0 (31) | POL | 9 |
| 10 | Arsen Goulamirian | 27-0-0 (18) | FRA | 10 |
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175LBS/79KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Artur Beterbiev | 19-0-0 (19) | CAN | *** |
| 1 | Dmitry Bivol | 21-0-0 (11) | RUS | 1 |
| 2 | Joshua Buatsi | 16-0-0 (13) | ENG | 2 |
| 3 | Callum Smith | 28-1-0 (20) | ENG | 3 |
| 4 | Joe Smith Jr. | 28-4-0 (22) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Gilberto Ramirez | 44-1-0 (30) | MEX | 5 |
| 6 | Anthony Yarde | 23-3-0 (22) | ENG | 6 |
| 7 | Jean Pascal | 36-6-1 (20) | CAN | 7 |
| 8 | Dan Azeez | 19-0-0 (13) | ENG | — |
| 9 | Craig Richards | 17-3-1 (10) | ENG | 8 |
| 10 | Igor Mikhalkin | 24-3-0 (11) | RUS | 9 |
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168LBS/76.2KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saul Alvarez | 58-2-2 (39) | MEX | *** |
| 1 | David Benavidez | 26-0-0 (23) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Caleb Plant | 21-1-0 (12) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | David Morrell | 8-0-0 (7) | CUB | 3 |
| 4 | John Ryder | 32-5-0 (18) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | Carlos Gongora | 20-1-0 (15) | ECU | 5 |
| 6 | Pavel Silyagin | 13-0-0 (6) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Christian Mbilli | 22-0-0 (20) | FRA | 7 |
| 8 | Demetrius Andrade | 32-0-0 (19) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Vladimir Shishkin | 14-0-0 (8) | RUS | 9 |
| 10 | Erik Bazinyan | 29-0-0 (21) | CAN | 10 |
MIDDLEWEIGHT (160LBS/72.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (Saul Alvarez abdicated 1/1/2021) | |||
| 1 | Gennady Golovkin | 42-1-1 (37) | KAZ | 1 |
| 2 | Carlos Adames | 21-1-0 (16) | DR | 2 |
| 3 | Jaime Munguia | 41-0-0 (33) | MEX | 3 |
| 4 | Liam Smith | 33-3-1 (20) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | Zhanibek Alimkhanuly | 13-0-0 (8) | KAZ | 5 |
| 6 | Erislandy Lara | 29-3-3 (17) | CUB | 6 |
| 7 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | 14-4-0 (10) | UKR | 7 |
| 8 | Felix Cash | 16-0-0 (10) | ENG | 8 |
| 9 | Esquiva Falcao | 30-0-0 (20) | BRA | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Zerafa | 31-4-0 (19) | AUS | 10 |
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (154LBS/70KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jermell Charlo | 35-1-1 (19) | USA | *** |
| 1 | Tim Tszyu | 22-0-0 (16) | AUS | 3 |
| 2 | Brian Castano | 17-1-2 (12) | ARG | 1 |
| 3 | Sebastian Fundora | 19-0-1 (13) | USA | 2 |
| 4 | Erickson Lubin | 24-2-0 (17) | USA | 5 |
| 5 | Israil Madrimov | 8-0-0 (6) | UZB | 6 |
| 6 | Magomed Kurbanov | 22-0-0 (13) | RUS | 7 |
| 7 | Jesus Ramos | 19-0-0 (15) | USA | 8 |
| 8 | Liam Smith | 33-3-1 (20) | ENG | 9 |
| 9 | Tony Harrison | 29-4-1 (21) | USA | 4 |
| 10 | Bakhram Murtazaliev | 20-0-0 (15) | RUS | 10 |
WELTERWEIGHT (147LBS/66.7KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Open (since 4/2016 when Manny Pacquiao retired) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Errol Spence Jr. | 28-0-0 (22) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Terence Crawford | 39-0-0 (30) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Yordenis Ugas | 27-5-0 (12) | CUB | 3 |
| 4 | Vergil Ortiz Jr. | 19-0-0 (19) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Jaron Ennis | 30-0-0 (27) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Eimantas Stanionis | 14-0-0 (9) | LIT | 6 |
| 7 | Cody Crowley | 21-0-0 (9) | CAN | 7 |
| 8 | Roiman Villa | 26-1-0 (24) | VEN | 8 |
| 9 | Alexis Rocha | 22-1-0 (14) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Radzhab Butaev | 14-1-0 (11) | RUS | 10 |
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (140LBS/63.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Josh Taylor | 19-0-0 (13) | SCT | *** |
| 1 | Regis Prograis | 28-1-0 (24) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Jose Ramirez | 27-1-0 (17) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Arnold Barboza, Jr. | 28-0-0 (10) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Jack Catterall | 26-1-0 (13) | ENG | 4 |
| 5 | Subriel Matias | 19-1-0 (19) | PR | 5 |
| 6 | Jose Zepeda | 36-3-0 (28) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Gary Antuanne Russell | 15-0-0 (15) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Spark | 16-2-0 (14) | AUS | 8 |
| 9 | Teofimo Lopez | 18-1-0 (13) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Sandor Martin | 40-3-0 (13) | ESP | 10 |
LIGHTWEIGHT (135LBS/61.2KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Devin Haney | 29-0-0 (15) | USA | *** |
| 1 | Gervonta Davis | 28-0-0 (26) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | 17-2-0 (11) | UKR | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Garcia | 23-0-0 (19) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | William Zepeda | 27-0-0 (23) | MEX | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Martin | 17-0-0 (12) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Isaac Cruz | 24-2-1 (17) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | George Kambosos Jr | 20-2-0 (10) | AUS | 7 |
| 8 | Gustavo Daniel Lemos | 28-0-0 (18) | ARG | 8 |
| 9 | Jeremiah Nakathila | 23-2-0 (19) | NAM | 9 |
| 10 | Jamaine Ortiz | 16-1-1 (8) | USA | 10 |
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (130LBS/59KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN since Shakur Stevenson abdication (9/2022) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Oscar Valdez | 30-1-0 (23) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Hector Garcia | 16-1-0 (10) | DR | 2 |
| 3 | O’Shaquie Foster | 20-2-0 (11) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Joe Cordina | 15-0-0 (9) | WAL | 4 |
| 5 | Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov | 17-0-1 (14) | RUS | 5 |
| 6 | Roger Gutierrez | 27-4-1 (21) | VEN | 6 |
| 7 | Lamont Roach | 23-1-1 (9) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Eduardo Ramirez | 27-3-3 (12) | MEX | 8 |
| 9 | Robson Conceicao | 17-2-0 (8) | BRA | 9 |
| 10 | Emanuel Navarrete | 37-1-0 (31) | MEX | 10 |
FEATHERWEIGHT (126LBS/57.1KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Pacquiao abdicated 3/2005) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Mauricio Lara | 26-2-1 (19) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Rey Vargas | 36-1-0 (22) | MEX | 2 |
| 3 | Brandon Figueroa | 24-1-1 (18) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Luis Alberto Lopez | 27-2-0 (0) | MEX | 4 |
| 5 | Mark Magsayo | 24-2-0 (16) | PHI | 5 |
| 6 | Leigh Wood | 26-3-0 (16) | ENG | 6 |
| 7 | Josh Warrington | 31-2-1 (8) | ENG | 7 |
| 8 | Kiko Martinez | 44-11-2 (31) | ESP | 8 |
| 9 | Isaac Dogboe | 24-2-0 (15) | GHA | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Conlan | 18-1-0 (9) | IRE | 10 |
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (122LBS/55.3KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Guillermo Rigondeaux abdicated via abandonment, July 2022) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Stephen Fulton, Jr. | 21-0-0 (8) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Murodjon Akhmadaliev | 11-0-0 (8) | UZB | 2 |
| 3 | Luis Nery | 34-1-0 (26) | MEX | 3 |
| 4 | Ra’eese Aleem | 20-0-0 (12) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Takuma Inoue | 17-1-0 (4) | JPN | 5 |
| 6 | Marlon Tapales | 36-3-0 (19) | PHI | 6 |
| 7 | Azat Hovhannisyan | 21-4-0 (17) | ARM | 7 |
| 8 | John Riel Casimero | 32-4-0 (22) | PHI | 8 |
| 9 | Kevin Gonzalez | 25-0-1 (13) | MEX | 9 |
| 10 | Liam Davies | 13-0-0 (5) | ENG | 10 |
BANTAMWEIGHT (118LBS/53.5KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Naoya Inoue abdicated 1/16/2023) | — | — | – |
| 1 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | 21-2-0 (13) | PR | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Moloney | 25-2-0 (19) | AUS | 2 |
| 3 | Nonito Donaire | 42-7-0 (28) | PHI | 3 |
| 4 | Vincent Astrolabio | 18-3-0 (13) | PHI | 4 |
| 5 | Gary Antonio Russell | 19-1-0 (12) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Alexandro Santiago | 27-3-5 (14) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | Keita Kurihara | 17-7-1 (15) | JPN | 7 |
| 8 | Ryosuke Nishida | 6-0-0 (1) | JPN | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Butler | 34-3-0 (15) | ENG | 9 |
| 10 | Reymart Gaballo | 25-1-0 (21) | PHI | 10 |
JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (115LBS/52.1KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Juan Francisco Estrada | 44-3-0 (28) | MEX | *** |
| 1 | Roman Gonzalez | 51-4-0 (41) | NIC | 1 |
| 2 | Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez | 17-0-0 (11) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Kazuto Ioka | 29-2-1 (15) | JPN | 3 |
| 4 | Joshua Franco | 18-1-3 (8) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Fernando Martinez | 15-0-0 (8) | ARG | 5 |
| 6 | Srisaket Sor Rungvisai | 50-6-1 (43) | THA | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Moloney | 25-2-0 (16) | AUS | 7 |
| 8 | Junto Nakatani | 24-0-0 (18) | JPN | 8 |
| 9 | Kosei Tanaka | 18-1-0 (10) | JPN | 9 |
| 10 | Donnie Nietes | 43-2-6 (23) | PHI | 10 |
FLYWEIGHT (112LBS/51KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Roman Gonzalez abdicated 10/2016) | – | ||
| 1 | Sunny Edwards | 19-0-0 (4) | ENG | 1 |
| 2 | Artem Dalakian | 22-0-0 (15) | UKR | 2 |
| 3 | Julio Cesar Martinez | 19-2-0 (14) | MEX | 3 |
| 4 | David Jimenez | 12-1-0 (9) | CR | 4 |
| 5 | Ricardo Sandoval | 21-2-0 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Angel Ayala | 16-0-0 (7) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | Seigo Yuri Akui | 18-2-1 (11) | JPN | — |
| 8 | Taku Kuwahara | 11-1-0 (6) | JPN | 7 |
| 9 | Muhammed Waseem | 12-2-0 (8) | PAK | 8 |
| 10 | Felix Alvarado | 38-3-0 (33) | NIC | 9 |
JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (108LBS/49KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kenshiro Teraji | 20-1-0 (12) | JPN | *** |
| 1 | Jonathan Gonzalez | 27-3-1 (14) | PR | 1 |
| 2 | Masamichi Yabuki | 15-4-0 (14) | JPN | 2 |
| 3 | Hiroto Kyoguchi | 16-1-0 (11) | JPN | 3 |
| 4 | Hekkie Budler | 34-4-0 (10) | RSA | 4 |
| 5 | Daniel Matellon | 13-0-2 (6) | PAN | 5 |
| 6 | Sivenathi Nontshinga | 11-0-0 (9) | RSA | 6 |
| 7 | Elwin Soto | 19-3-0 (13) | MEX | 7 |
| 8 | Regie Suganob | 13-0-0 (4) | PHI | 8 |
| 9 | Hector Gabriel Flores | 20-1-4 (10) | MEX | 9 |
| 10 | Nhlanhla Tyirha | 8-1-0 (2) | RSA | 10 |
STRAWWEIGHT (105LBS/47.6KG)
| Name | Record | Nationality | Last Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999) | – | ||
| 1 | Thammanoon Niyomtrong (Knockout CP Freshmart) | 24-0-0 (9) | THA | 1 |
| 2 | Panya Pradabsri (Petchmanee CP Freshmart) | 39-1-0 (23) | THA | 2 |
| 3 | Melvin Jerusalem | 20-2-0 (12) | PHI | 3 |
| 4 | Erick Rosa | 5-0-0 (1) | DR | 4 |
| 5 | Wanheng Meenayothin | 55-3-0 (19) | THA | 5 |
| 6 | Daniel Valladares | 27-3-1 (15) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | Rene Mark Cuarto | 21-3-2 (12) | PHI | 7 |
| 8 | Oscar Collazo | 6-0-0 (4) | PR | 9 |
| 9 | Ginjiro Shigeoka | 8-0-0 (6) | JPN | 8 |
| 10 | Masataki Taniguchi | 16-4-0 (11) | JPN | 10 |
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