Boxing Rankings
20 October 2020: The true, legitimate, and singular Lightweight Champion of the World is Teofimo Lopez. Lopez surprised even those boxing fans and pundits who picked him to win because of -how- he won. Lopez and his father, with an assist by trainer Joey Gamache underscored the importance of strategy as they neutralized one of the P4P top 3 fighters in the world. Before the fight, Lomachenko challenged Lopez to “solve the puzzle of his style” and where most thought Lopez would throw the puzzle out the window and come in blasting, he instead outboxed him, taking at least 8 rounds according to most observers.
Lopez is a king at 23. Let’s hope he defends Duran’s old crown at least a few times in the division before heading north. He can do that without paying a dime to anyone in “sanctioning fees” because he is, undeniably, the division king with or without those those silly belts that Joe Tessitore loves so much.
Lopez also enters the P4P List. He has been placed at #7, just under Gennady Golovkin, though several members argued that he should be at #6 or even as high as #3. Lomachenko drops from #3 to #10. That was the majority vote. Half of the others argued that he should exit the rankings. The other half thought he should be higher, like #8 or #9. Manny Pacquiao, who hasn’t fought since July 2019, is bumped out.
With Lopez now lording over the lightweight contenders, a spot opens up. The board votes Javier Fortuna into #10.
Jr. Lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr. bumps out Robert Easter Jr. to take #10. He defeated Alex Saucedo on the undercard Saturday night.
WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO here: Boxing Rankings
P4P
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Record | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saul Alvarez * | MEX | 53-1-2 (36) | Middle/Lt HW |
| 2 | Naoya Inoue | JPN | 19-0-0 (16) | Bantamweight |
| 3 | Terence Crawford | USA | 35-0-0 (26) | Welterweight |
| 4 | Oleksandr Usyk | UKR | 17-0-0 (13) | Heavyweight |
| 5 | Tyson Fury * | ENG | 30-0-1 (21) | Heavyweight |
| 6 | Gennady Golovkin | KAZ | 38-1-1 (34) | Middleweight |
| 7 | Teofimo Lopez * | USA | 16-0-0 (12) | Lightweight |
| 8 | Juan Francisco Estrada * | MEX | 40-3-0 (27) | Jr. Bantamweight |
| 9 | Errol Spence Jr. | USA | 25-0-0 (21) | Welterweight |
| 10 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | UKR | 14-2-0 (10) | Lightweight |
* Champions as recognised by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Heavyweight (+200lbs/+91kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tyson Fury | 30-0-1 (21) | ENG | *** |
| 1 | Anthony Joshua | 23-1-0 (21) | ENG | 1 |
| 2 | Deontay Wilder | 42-1-1 (41) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 33-2-0 (22) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Povetkin | 36-2-1 (25) | RUS | 4 |
| 5 | Luis Ortiz | 31-2-0 (26) | CUB | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Hunter | 18-1-1 (12) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Dillian Whyte | 27-2-0 (18) | ENG | 7 |
| 8 | Kubrat Pulev | 27-1-0 (14) | BUL | 8 |
| 9 | Filip Hrgovic | 11-0-0 (9) | HRV | 9 |
| 10 | Robert Helenius | 30-3- 0 (19) | FIN | 10 |
Cruiserweight (200lbs/91kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mairis Briedis | 27-1-0 (19) | LVA | *** |
| 1 | Yuniel Dorticos | 24-2-0 (22) | CUB | 1 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Glowacki | 31-2-0 (19) | POL | 2 |
| 3 | Ilunga Makabu | 27-2-0 (24) | COD | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Lerena | 25-1-0 (12) | RSA | 4 |
| 5 | Andrew Tabiti | 17-1-0 (13) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Thabiso Mchunu | 22-5-0 (13) | RSA | 6 |
| 7 | Aleksei Papin | 12-1-0 (11) | RUS | 7 |
| 8 | Michal Cieslak | 19-1-0 (13) | POL | 8 |
| 9 | Arsen Goulamirian | 26-0-0 (18) | ARM | 9 |
| 10 | Lawrence Okolie | 14-0-0 (11) | ENG | 10 |
Light Heavyweight (175lbs/79kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Artur Beterbiev | 15-0-0 (15) | RUS | *** |
| 1 | Dmitry Bivol | 17-0-0 (11) | RUS | 1 |
| 2 | Saul Alvarez | 53-1-2 (36) | MEX | 2 |
| 3 | Joe Smith Jr. | 26-3-0 (21) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Sergey Kovalev | 34-4-1 (29) | RUS | 4 |
| 5 | Jean Pascal | 35-6-1 (20) | CAN | 5 |
| 6 | Marcus Browne | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Badou Jack | 22-3-3 (13) | SWE | 7 |
| 8 | Eleider Alvarez | 25-2-0 (13) | COL | 8 |
| 9 | Anthony Yarde | 20-1-0 (19) | ENG | 9 |
| 10 | Robin Krasniqi | 51-6-0 (19) | GER | 10 |
Super Middleweight (168lbs/76.2kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since March 2016 with Andre Ward’s abdication) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Callum Smith | 27-0-0 (19) | ENG | 1 |
| 2 | David Benavidez | 23-0-0 (20) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Caleb Plant | 20-0-0 (12) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Saul Alvarez | 53-1-2 (36) | MEX | 4 |
| 5 | John Ryder | 28-5-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Fedor Chudinov | 22-2-0 (15) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Danny Jacobs | 36-3-0 (30) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Juergen Braehmer | 52-3- 0 (38) | GER | 8 |
| 9 | Lionell Thompson | 22-5-0 (12) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Billy Joe Saunders | 29-0-0 (14) | ENG | 10 |
Middleweight (160lbs/72.5kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saul Alvarez | 53-1-2 (36) | MEX | *** |
| 1 | Gennady Golovkin | 40-1-1 (35) | KAZ | 1 |
| 2 | Jermall Charlo | 31-0-0 (22) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Demetrius Andrade | 28-0-0 (17) | 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 | Kamil Szeremeta | 21-0-0 (5) | POL | 7 |
| 8 | Liam Williams | 22-2-1 (17) | WAL | 8 |
| 9 | Willie Monroe Jr. | 24-3-0 (6) | USA | 9 |
| 10 | Maciej Sulecki | 28-2-0 (11) | POL | 10 |
Junior Middleweight (154lbs/70kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s retirement in September 2015) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Jermell Charlo | 34-1-0 (18) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Jeison Rosario | 20-2-1 (14) | DR | 2 |
| 3 | Julian Williams | 27-2-1 (16) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Jarrett Hurd | 24-1-0 (16) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Brian Castano | 16-0-1 (12) | ARG | 5 |
| 6 | Erislandy Lara | 26-3-3 (15) | CUB | 6 |
| 7 | Michel Soro | 35-2-1- (23) | FRA | 7 |
| 8 | Tony Harrison | 28-3-0 (21) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Patrick Teixeira | 31-1-0 (22) | BRA | 9 |
| 10 | Erickson Lubin | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 10 |
Welterweight (147lbs/66.7kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Open (since April 2016 when Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Errol Spence Jr. | 26-0-0 (21) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Manny Pacquiao | 62-7-2 (39) | PHI | 2 |
| 3 | Terence Crawford | 36-0-0 (27) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Shawn Porter | 31-3-1 (17) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Yordenis Ugas | 25-4-0 (12) | CUB | 5 |
| 6 | Keith Thurman | 29-1-0 (22) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Danny Garcia | 36-2-0 (21) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Mikey Garcia | 40-1-0 (30) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Kudratillo Abdukakhorov | 17-0-0 (9) | UZB | 9 |
| 10 | Sergey Lipinets | 16-1-0 (11) | KAZ | 10 |
Junior Welterweight (140lbs/63.5kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since March 2020 after Mikey Garcia made known his clear intention to campaign as a welterweight.) | — | — | — |
| 1 | Josh Taylor | 17-0-0 (13) | SCO | 1 |
| 2 | Jose Carlos Ramirez | 26-0-0 (17) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Regis Prograis | 24-1-0 (20) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Jose Zepeda | 33-2-0 (26) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Viktor Postol | 31-3-0 (12) | UKR | 5 |
| 6 | Kiryl Relikh | 23-3-0 (19) | BLR | 6 |
| 7 | Maurice Hooker | 27-1-3 (18) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Ivan Baranchyk | 20-2-0 (13) | RUS | 8 |
| 9 | Pablo Cesar Cano | 33-7-1 (23) | MEX | 9 |
| 10 | Arnold Barboza Jr. | 25-0-0 (10) | USA | — |
Lightweight (135lbs/61.2kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Teofimo Lopez | 16-0-0 (10) | USA | — |
| 1 | Vasiliy Lomachenko | 14-2-0 (10) | UKR | 1 |
| 2 | Rances Barthelemy | 27-1-1 (14) | CUB | 3 |
| 3 | Devin Haney | 24-0-0 (15) | USA | 4 |
| 4 | Luke Campbell | 20-3-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 5 | Richard Commey | 29-3-0 (26) | GHA | 6 |
| 6 | Ryan Garcia | 20-0-0 (17) | USA | 7 |
| 7 | Yvan Mendy | 45-5-1 (22) | FRA | 8 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Tagoe | 31-1-0 (15) | GHA | 9 |
| 9 | Gervonta Davis | 23-0-0 (22) | USA | 10 |
| 10 | Javier Fortuna | 35-2-1 (24) | DR | — |
Junior Lightweight (130lbs/59kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since July 2008 when Manny Pacquiao abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Miguel Berchelt | 38-1-0 (34) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Gervonta Davis | 23-0-0 (22) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Joseph Diaz Jr. | 31-1-0 (15) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Jamel Herring | 22-2-0 (10) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Rene Alvarado | 32-8- 0 (21) | NIC | 5 |
| 6 | Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov | 15-0-0 (12) | RUS | 6 |
| 7 | Tevin Farmer | 30-5-1 (6) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Masayuki Ito | 26-2-1 (14) | JPN | 8 |
| 9 | Kenichi Ogawa | 25-1-1 (18) | JPN | 9 |
| 10 | Miguel Roman | 62-13-0 (47) | MEX | 10 |
Featherweight (126lbs/57.1kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since March 2005 when Manny Pacquiao abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Leo Santa Cruz | 37-1-1 (19) | USA | 1 |
| 2 | Josh Warrington | 30-0-0 (7) | ENG | 2 |
| 3 | Gary Russell Jr. | 31-1-0 (18) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Can Xu | 18-2-0 (3) | CHI | 4 |
| 5 | Kid Galahad | 27-1-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Emanuel Navarrete | 32-1-0 (27) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | Tugstsogt Nyambayar | 12-1-0 (9) | MNG | 7 |
| 8 | Jessie Magdaleno | 28-1-0 (18) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Oscar Escandon | 26-5-0 (18) | COL | 9 |
| 10 | Ryan Walsh | 26-2-2 (12) | ENG | 10 |
Junior Featherweight (122lbs/55.3kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Guillermo Rigondeaux | 20-1-0 (13) | CUB | *** |
| 1 | Rey Vargas | 34-0-0 (22) | MEX | 1 |
| 2 | Murodjon Akhmadaliev | 8-0-0 (6) | UZB | 2 |
| 3 | Daniel Roman | 28-3-1 (10) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Ryosuke Iwasa | 27-3-0 (17) | JPN | 4 |
| 5 | Brandon Figueroa | 21-0-1 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Ronny Rios | 32-3-0 (16) | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Angelo Leo | 20-0-0 (9) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Azat Hovhannisyan | 18-3-0 (15) | ARM | 8 |
| 9 | Luis Nery | 31-0-0 (24) | MEX | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Castro | 26-0-0 (11) | USA | 10 |
Bantamweight (118lbs/53.5kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since March 1987 when Bernardo Pinango abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Naoya Inoue | 19-0-0 (16) | 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 | Jason Moloney | 21-1-0 (18) | AUS | 5 |
| 6 | Zolani Tete | 28-4-0 (21) | RSA | 6 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | 19-1-0 (12) | PR | 7 |
| 8 | Guillermo Rigondeaux | 20-1-0 (13) | CUB | 8 |
| 9 | Takuma Inoue | 13-1-0 (3) | JPN | 9 |
| 10 | Oscar Negrete | 19-2-2 (7) | COL | 10 |
Junior Bantamweight (115lbs/52.1kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Juan Francisco Estrada | 40-3-0 (27) | MEX | *** |
| 1 | Srisaket Sor Rungvisai | 49-5-1 (42) | THA | 1 |
| 2 | Roman Gonzalez | 49-2-0 (41) | NIC | 2 |
| 3 | Kazuto Ioka | 25-2-0 (14) | JPN | 3 |
| 4 | Jerwin Ancajas | 32-1-2 (22) | PHI | 4 |
| 5 | Khalid Yafai | 26-1-0 (15) | ENG | 5 |
| 6 | Israel Gonzalez | 25-3-0 (11) | MEX | 6 |
| 7 | Joshua Franco | 17-1-2 (8) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. | 33-4-1 (24) | MEX | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Moloney | 21-1-0 (14) | AUS | 9 |
| 10 | Pedro Guevara | 36-3-1 (21) | MEX | 10 |
Flyweight (112lbs/51kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since October 2016 when Roman Gonzalez abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Kosei Tanaka | 15-0-0 (9) | JPN | 1 |
| 2 | Moruti Mthalane | 39-2-0 (26) | RSA | 2 |
| 3 | Julio Cesar Martinez | 16-1-0 (12) | MEX | 3 |
| 4 | Artem Dalakian | 20-0-0 (14) | UKR | 4 |
| 5 | Sho Kimura | 19-3-2 (12) | JPN | 5 |
| 6 | Giemel Magramo | 24-1-0 (20) | PHI | 6 |
| 7 | Masayuki Kuroda | 30-8-3 (16) | JPN | 7 |
| 8 | Cristofer Rosales | 31-5-0 (21) | NIC | 8 |
| 9 | Jay Harris | 18-1-0 (19) | WAL | 9 |
| 10 | Luis Concepcion | 39-8-0 (28) | PAN | 10 |
Junior Flyweight (108lbs/49kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since April 2011 when Giovani Segura abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Kenshiro Teraji | 17-0-0 (10) | JPN | 1 |
| 2 | Hiroto Kyoguchi | 14-0-0 (9) | JPN | 2 |
| 3 | Carlos Canizales | 22-0-1 (17) | VEN | 3 |
| 4 | Felix Alvarado | 35-2-0 (30) | NIC | 4 |
| 5 | Elwin Soto | 17-1-0 (12) | MEX | 5 |
| 6 | Edward Heno | 14-1-5 (5) | PHI | 6 |
| 7 | Tetsuya Hisada | 34-10-2 (20) | JPN | 7 |
| 8 | Agustin Mauro Gauto | 15-0-0 (10) | ARG | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Vicelles | 12-0-1 (6) | PHI | 9 |
| 10 | Jonathan Gonzalez | 23-3-1 (13) | PR | 10 |
Strawweight (105lbs/47.6kg)
| Rank | Name | Record – W-L-D (KO) | Nationality | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OPEN (since October 1999 when Ricardo Lopez abdicated) | – | – | – |
| 1 | Wanheng Menayothin | 54-0-0 (18) | THA | 1 |
| 2 | Knockout CP Freshmart | 21-0-0 (7) | THA | 2 |
| 3 | Wilfredo Mendez | 16-1-0 (6) | PR | 3 |
| 4 | Byron Rojas | 27-4-3 (11) | NIC | 4 |
| 5 | Victorio Saludar | 20-4-0 (11) | PHI | 5 |
| 6 | Jose Argumedo | 23-4-1 (14) | MEX | 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 | Leyman Benavides | 18-6-1 (3) | NIC | 10 |
