Boxing Rankings
1 June 2021 – Big news at Bantamweight this week, where Nonito Donaire (#4) defeated Nordine Oubaali (#3) and turned back the clock to do so. Is he “the” or “a” bantamweight champion like all the talking heads and too many writers are claiming? Of course not, unless we want to ignore the plain fact that a Monster by the name of Naoya Inoue is ranked #1 and John Riel Casimero was ranked #2. As it is, Donaire 4th-round KO of Oubaali advances him into championship contention. He is now ranked #2 and wants #1 for a rematch. Let’s hope he gets it.
As of today, June 1, the extended inactivity allowance is no longer 20 months. It is 18 months. This means that 6 contenders in as many divisions who passed that limit exit the rankings this week:
*Michael Soro (JMW, #7) exits and Sebastian Fundora enters.
*Pablo Cesar Cano (JWW, #6) exits and Subriel Matias enters.
*Can Xu (FW, #4) exits and Joet Gonzalez enters.
*Zolani Tete (BW, #5) exits and Rau’shee Warren enters.
*Edward Heno (jr. Fly, #5) exits and Esteban Bermudez (who just KO’d Carlos Canizales) enters at #8.
*Simpiwe Konkco (SW, #8) exits and Melvin Jerusalem enters.
Jean Pascal also exits, as per the charter, due to a failed VADA test (for three different banned substances). Joshua Buatsi is now the #10 Light Heavyweight contender in the world.
P4P
| Ranking | Name | Nationality | Record | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saul Alvarez | MEX | 55-1-2 (37) | Sr MW / Lt HW |
| 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 | Josh Taylor * | SCT | 18-0-0 (13) | Jr. Welterweight |
| 7 | Tyson Fury * | ENG | 30-0-1 (21) | Heavyweight |
| 8 | Juan Francisco Estrada * | MEX | 42-3-0 (28) | Jr. Bantamweight |
| 9 | Gennady Golovkin | KAZ | 38-1-1 (34) | Middleweight |
| 10 | Teofimo Lopez * | USA | 16-0-0 (12) | Lightweight |
| 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 | 21-1-0 (15) | 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 | Marcus Browne | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 5 | Badou Jack | 23-3-3 (13) | SWE | 6 |
| 6 | Eleider Alvarez | 25-2-0 (13) | COL | 7 |
| 7 | Robin Krasniqi | 51-6-0 (19) | GER | 8 |
| 8 | Lyndon Arthur | 18-0-0 (12) | ENG | 9 |
| 9 | Gilberto Ramirez | 41-0-0 (27) | MEX | 10 |
| 10 | Joshua Buatsi | 14-0-0 (12) | GHA | — |
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 | 6 |
| 7 | Carlos Gongora | 20-0-0 (15) | ECU | 7 |
| 8 | Billy Joe Saunders | 30-1-0 (14) | ENG | 8 |
| 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 | Tony Harrison | 28-3-1 (21) | USA | 8 |
| 8 | Erickson Lubin | 23-1-0 (16) | USA | 9 |
| 9 | Tim Tszyu | 18-0-0 (14) | AUS | 10 |
| 10 | Sebastian Fundora | 17-0-1 (12) | USA | — |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Josh Taylor | 18-0-0 (13) | SCT | *** |
| 1 | Regis Prograis | 26-1-0 (22) | USA | 2 |
| 2 | Jose Carlos Ramirez | 26-1-0 (17) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Jose Zepeda | 34-2-0 (26) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Viktor Postol | 31-3-0 (12) | UKR | 5 |
| 5 | Ivan Baranchyk | 20-2-0 (13) | RUS | 6 |
| 6 | Arnold Barboza, Jr. | 25-0-0 (10) | USA | 8 |
| 7 | Robert Easter, Jr. | 23-1-1 (14) | USA | 9 |
| 8 | Jack Catterall | 26-0-0 (13) | ENG | 10 |
| 9 | Mario Barrios | 26-0-0 (17) | USA | — |
| 10 | Subriel Matias | 17-1-0 (17) | PR | — |
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 | 26-0-0 (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 | Kid Galahad | 27-1-0 (16) | ENG | 5 |
| 5 | Tugstsogt Nyambayar | 12-1-0 (9) | MNG | 6 |
| 6 | Jessie Magdaleno | 28-1-0 (18) | USA | 7 |
| 7 | Josh Warrington | 30-1-0 (7) | ENG | 8 |
| 8 | Eduardo Ramirez | 25-2-3 (12) | MEX | 9 |
| 9 | James Dickens | 30-3-0 (11) | ENG | 10 |
| 10 | Joet Gonzalez | 24-1-0 (14) | USA | — |
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 | 29-3-1 (16) | USA | 2 |
| 3 | Brandon Figueroa | 22-0-1 (17) | USA | 3 |
| 4 | Stephen Fulton, Jr. | 19-0-0 (8) | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Ronny Rios | 33-3-0 (16) | USA | 5 |
| 6 | Azat Hovhannisyan | 19-3-0 (16) | ARM | 6 |
| 7 | Angelo Leo | 20-1-0 (9) | USA | 7 |
| 8 | Ra’eese Aleem | 18-0-0 (12) | USA | 8 |
| 9 | Luis Nery | 31-1-0 (24) | MEX | 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 | Nonito Donaire | 41-6-0 (27) | PHI | 4 |
| 3 | John Riel Casimero | 30-4-0 (21) | PHI | 2 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Rodriguez | 19-2-0 (12) | PR | 6 |
| 5 | Guillermo Rigondeaux | 20-1-0 (13) | CUB | 7 |
| 6 | Nordine Oubaali | 17-1-0 (12) | FRA | 3 |
| 7 | Takuma Inoue | 14-1-0 (3) | JPN | 8 |
| 8 | Jason Moloney | 21-2-0 (18) | AUS | 9 |
| 9 | Lee McGregor | 10-0-0 (8) | SCO | 10 |
| 10 | Rau’shee Warren | 18-3-0 (4) | USA | — |
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 | Mark Vicelles | 13-0-1 (7) | PHI | 6 |
| 6 | Sivenathi Nontshinga | 10-0-0 (9) | RSA | 7 |
| 7 | Agustin Mauro Gauto | 16-0-0 (11) | ARG | 8 |
| 8 | Esteban Bermudez | 14-3-2 (10) | MEX | — |
| 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 | Ayanda Ndulani | 11-2-1 (4) | RSA | 7 |
| 8 | Ginjiro Shigeoka | 5-0-0 (4) | JPN | 9 |
| 9 | Pedro Taduran | 14-3-1 (11) | PHI | 10 |
| 10 | Melvin Jerusalem | 16-2-0 (10) | PHI | — |
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