Heavyweight (Limit: None)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Oleksandr Usyk |
24-0-0 (15) |
| 6 |
2 |
Fabio Wardley |
20-0-1 (19) |
| 2 |
3 |
Agit Kabayel |
26-0-0 (18) |
| 3 |
4 |
Joseph Parker |
36-3-0 (24) |
| 4 |
5 |
Daniel Dubois |
22-3-0 (21) |
| 5 |
6 |
Derek Chisora |
36-13-0 (23) |
| 7 |
7 |
Filip Hrgovic |
19-1-0 (14) |
| 8 |
8 |
Moses Itauma |
13-0-0 (11) |
| 9 |
9 |
Efe Ajagba |
20-1-1 (14) |
| 10 |
10 |
Zhilei Zhang |
27-3-1 (22) |
- Titles: WBC – Oleksandr Usyk, WBA – Oleksandr Usyk, IBF – Oleksandr Usyk, WBO – Oleksandr Usyk
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Lenier Pero vs Jordan Thompson, 11/1 … Otto Wallin vs Chris Thomas, 11/7 … Kem Ljungquist vs Benoit Huber, 11/14 … Richard Torrez Jr vs Tomas Salek, 11/15 … Richard Riakporhe vs Tommy Welch, 11/15 … Frazer Clarke vs Jeamie TKV, 11/29 … Justis Huni vs Kiki Toa Leutele, 12/6 … Derek Chisora vs Dillian Whyte, 12/13 … Lawrence Okolie vs TBA, 12/19 … David Adeleye vs TBA, 12/19 … (3) Agit Kabayel vs TBA, 1/10
Notes: Someone mentioned it during the live discussion for Parker vs Wardley, but can you imagine how unfair it was when Fabio Wardley was taking part in white collar boxing? Obviously he hadn’t had the training
he’s now had and all that, but the natural gifts he has are pretty special, and now here he sits as someone you can call the No. 2 active heavyweight in the sport.
I’m not dropping Parker much, in part because I think the stoppage was a bad one even if the most likely outcome was Wardley finishing him off, and in part because it was a great fight where Parker proved, yet again, his toughness and quality. He’s been a very good heavyweight for a long time and remains one now. And I just don’t believe — given how boxing actually works and not using the framework of a fantasy otherwise — that fighters should be overly “punished” in perception or respect for taking good fights and losing. Someone has to lose, but we do want to see the good fights.
Wardley, though, is something special. Not saying I’m certain he’s “elite” now in the way we use that word typically, but, like, in a very technical sense, yeah, he is. So is anyone in a top five, top 10. There are, at the moment, a total of 1,584 active heavyweights listed on BoxRec. He is, at worst, deserving of being called the third-best of all of them in the world right now, if you have Kabayel at No. 2 instead. Pretty high-end for this real, actual world we’re in! Obviously there are nuances to that discussion, but in a black-and-white way, yes, he is elite.
And when I say he’s something special, that comes from watching him. His power is terrific, he’s effectively awkward, he’s got good hand speed, he puts punches together nicely, and he’s tough, mentally and physically. He is also getting better by the fight; I had Parker up, 96-94, but the Wardley we saw on October 25 was a good bit better than the Wardley we saw against Justis Huni four months prior.
This is a dangerous, dangerous man. And of the current, active options, yes, I am as interested to see Usyk fight Wardley as I am anyone. My wish list among active heavyweights is Wardley and Kabayel for Usyk, I’m not particularly interested in seeing Fury try again. Usyk is an all-time talent, he might carve Wardley up like a Christmas ham. But Wardley is a threat. He doesn’t have many miles on him, he’s determined, and he’s confident. When you watch him fight, you see that an opponent can’t give him even a window of confidence, because if he sees that, he gets after it. He’s aggressive and fun to watch. If more of boxing’s stars had Fabio Wardley’s qualities, frankly the sport would be a lot healthier. But they don’t, and they’re not gonna. That’s part of what makes him special.
Cruiserweight (Limit: 200)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Jai Opetaia |
28-0-0 (22) |
| 2 |
2 |
Zurdo Ramirez |
48-1-0 (30) |
| 3 |
3 |
Chris Billam-Smith |
21-2-0 (13) |
| 4 |
4 |
Badou Jack |
29-3-3 (17) |
| 5 |
5 |
Noel Mikaelyan |
27-3-0 (12) |
| 6 |
6 |
Michal Cieslak |
28-2-0 (22) |
| 7 |
7 |
Yuniel Dorticos |
27-3-0 (25) |
| 8 |
8 |
Ryan Rozicki |
20-1-1 (19) |
| 9 |
9 |
Yamil Peralta |
17-1-1 (9) |
| 10 |
10 |
Mateusz Masternak |
49-6-0 (32) |
- Titles: WBC – Badou Jack, WBA – Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, IBF – Jai Opetaia, WBO – Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Karim Maatalla vs Stanley Johnson, 11/8 … Imran Haddabah vs Guillermo Ruben Andino, 11/14 … (1) Jai Opetaia vs Huseyin Cinkara, 12/6 … (4) Badou Jack vs (5) Noel Mikaelyan, 12/13 … Muhsin Cason vs Nick Kisner, 12/6
Notes: Just a minor note that Ryan Rozicki’s scheduled October 25 fight was postponed. It wasn’t a big fight or anything, but it was going to be some activity among the top 10. December will see some top names in action, but it’s been a quiet spell at cruiserweight.
Light Heavyweight (Limit: 175)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Dmitry Bivol |
24-1-0 (12) |
| 2 |
2 |
Artur Beterbiev |
21-1-0 (20) |
| 3 |
3 |
David Benavidez |
30-0-0 (24) |
| 4 |
4 |
Callum Smith |
31-2-0 (22) |
| 5 |
5 |
Anthony Yarde |
26-3-0 (24) |
| 6 |
6 |
David Morrell |
12-1-0 (9) |
| 7 |
7 |
Ali Izmailov |
13-0-0 (9) |
| 8 |
8 |
Joshua Buatsi |
19-1-0 (13) |
| 9 |
9 |
Oleksandr Gvozdyk |
21-2-0 (17) |
| 10 |
10 |
Albert Ramirez |
22-0-0 (19) |
- Titles: WBC – David Benavidez, WBA – Dmitry Bivol, IBF – Dmitry Bivol, WBO – Dmitry Bivol
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (8) Joshua Buatsi vs Zach Parker, 11/1 … Bradley Rea vs Lyndon Arthur, 11/1 … (3) David Benavidez vs (5) Anthony Yarde, 11/22 … (2) Artur Beterbiev vs Deon Nicholson, 11/22 … Ben Whittaker vs Benjamin Gavazi, 11/29 … Malik Zinad vs TBA, 11/30 … Atif Oberlton vs Eric Robles, 12/6 … Imam Khataev vs Richard Rivera, 12/11
Super Middleweight (Limit: 168)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Terence “Bud” Crawford |
42-0-0 (31) |
| 2 |
2 |
Canelo Alvarez |
63-2-2 (39) |
| 3 |
3 |
Osleys Iglesias |
13-0-0 (12) |
| 4 |
4 |
Christian Mbilli |
29-0-0 (24) |
| 5 |
5 |
Lester Martinez |
19-0-0 (16) |
| 6 |
6 |
Diego Pacheco |
24-0-0 (18) |
| 7 |
7 |
Kevin Sadjo |
26-0-0 (23) |
| 8 |
8 |
Armando Resendiz |
16-2-0 (11) |
| 9 |
9 |
Hamzah Sheeraz |
22-0-1 (18) |
| 10 |
10 |
Jermall Charlo |
34-0-0 (23) |
- Titles: WBC – Terence “Bud” Crawford, WBA – Terence “Bud” Crawford, IBF – Terence “Bud” Crawford, WBO – Terence “Bud” Crawford
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Steven Butler vs Stephane Fondjo, 11/13 … (6) Diego Pacheco vs (7) Kevin Sadjo, 12/13 … Jacob Bank vs William Scull, 1/31 … Oliver Zaren vs TBA, 1/31
Middleweight (Limit: 160)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Janibek Alimkhanuly |
17-0-0 (12) |
| 2 |
2 |
Carlos Adames |
24-1-1 (18) |
| NR |
3 |
Erislandy Lara |
31-3-3 (19) |
| 3 |
4 |
Chris Eubank Jr |
35-3-0 (25) |
| 4 |
5 |
Aaron McKenna |
20-0-0 (10) |
| 5 |
6 |
Austin Williams |
19-1-0 (13) |
| 6 |
7 |
Etinosa Oliha |
22-0-0 (10) |
| 7 |
8 |
Marquis Taylor |
18-1-2 (3) |
| 8 |
9 |
Anauel Ngamissengue |
14-1-0 (9) |
| 9 |
10 |
Yoenli Hernandez |
8-0-0 (7) |
- Titles: WBC – Carlos Adames, WBA – Erislandy Lara, IBF – Janibek Alimkhanuly, WBO – Janibek Alimkhanuly
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (4) Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, 11/15 … Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Samuel Nmomah, 11/22 … Derek Pomerlau vs Dylan Biggs, 12/20 … (1) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs (3) Erislandy Lara, 12/6 … Jesus Ramos Jr vs Shane Mosley Jr, 12/6 … Nikita Tszyu vs Michael Zerafa, 1/16
Notes: Lara’s back because he’s got something signed now, it’s a done deal. I allow that wiggle room, and the news just barely missed the cut by a few weeks for Lara, so get back in there.
Super Welterweight (Limit: 154)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Vergil Ortiz Jr |
23-0-0 (21) |
| 2 |
2 |
Bakhram Murtazaliev |
23-0-0 (17) |
| 3 |
3 |
Sebastian Fundora |
23-1-1 (15) |
| NR |
4 |
Jaron “Boots” Ennis |
35-0-0 (31) |
| 4 |
5 |
Xander Zayas |
22-0-0 (13) |
| 5 |
6 |
Israil Madrimov |
10-2-1 (7) |
| 6 |
7 |
Abass Baraou |
17-1-0 (9) |
| 7 |
8 |
Erickson Lubin |
27-2-0 (19) |
| 8 |
9 |
Yoenis Tellez |
10-1-0 (7) |
| 9 |
10 |
Tim Tszyu |
25-3-0 (18) |
- Titles: WBC – Sebastian Fundora, WBA – Terence “Bud” Crawford, IBF – Bakhram Murtazaliev, WBO – Xander Zayas
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Andrew Hunt vs Mounir Fathi, 11/7 … (1) Vergil Ortiz Jr vs (8) Erickson Lubin, 11/8 … Sam Gilley vs Ishmael Davis, 11/15 … Sadriddin Akhmedov vs Edgardo Velazquez, 11/22 … Milan Prat vs Jan Helin, 11/22 … Ben Mahoney vs Winston Hill, 12/6 … Adel El Garmaoui vs TBA, 12/13 … (3) Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman, 1/24 … (2) Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Josh Kelly, 1/31
Notes: Boots Ennis has arrived at 154, and he did so with a bang. It’s clear he’s a different level of talent than most of the fighters in this division, but we do still really need to see him face better opposition. That could be coming as soon as his next fight, thankfully.
IBF titleholder Bakhram Murtazaliev is officially one-year inactive but a deal is in place for him to fight Josh Kelly on January 31, so it’s the same deal as the Lara thing at 160, he stays in. His got in under the wire.
Welterweight (Limit: 147)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Brian Norman Jr |
28-0-0 (22) |
| 2 |
2 |
Eimantas Stanionis |
16-1-0 (9) |
| 3 |
3 |
Shakhram Giyasov |
17-0-0 (10) |
| 4 |
4 |
Daniyar Yeleussinov |
12-0-0 (7) |
| 5 |
5 |
Giovani Santillan |
34-1-0 (18) |
| 6 |
6 |
Tulani Mbenge |
22-2-0 (16) |
| 7 |
7 |
Rolly Romero |
17-2-0 (13) |
| 8 |
8 |
Devin Haney |
32-0-0 (15) |
| 9 |
9 |
Mario Barrios |
29-2-2 (18) |
| 10 |
10 |
Lewis Crocker |
22-0-0 (11) |
- Titles: WBC – Mario Barrios, WBA – Rolly Romero, IBF – Lewis Crocker, WBO – Brian Norman Jr
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Rashidi Ellis vs Javier Fortuna, 11/1 … Tiger Johnson vs Nicklaus Flaz, 11/7 … Jackson Griffiths vs Defry Palulu, 11/8 … Avious Griffin vs Justin Cardona, 11/14 … Jack Catterall vs Ekow Essuman, 11/15 … Roiman Villa vs Francisco Daniel Veron, 11/21 … Harlem Eubank vs Jack Wagner, 11/21 … (1) Brian Norman Jr vs (9) Devin Haney, 11/22 … Egidijus Kavaliauskas vs Samuel Molina, 11/28 … Pat McCormack vs Conah Walker, 12/6 … Manny Pacquiao vs TBA, 1/24
Super Lightweight (Limit: 140)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Teofimo Lopez |
22-1-0 (13) |
| 2 |
2 |
Richardson Hitchins |
20-0-0 (8) |
| 3 |
3 |
Subriel Matias |
23-2-0 (22) |
| 4 |
4 |
Alberto Puello |
24-1-0 (10) |
| 5 |
5 |
Gary Antuanne Russell |
18-1-0 (17) |
| 6 |
6 |
Sandor Martin |
42-4-0 (15) |
| 7 |
7 |
Arnold Barboza Jr |
32-1-0 (11) |
| 8 |
8 |
Adam Azim |
13-0-0 (10) |
| 9 |
9 |
Dalton Smith |
18-0-0 (13) |
| 10 |
10 |
Jamaine Ortiz |
20-2-1 (10) |
- Titles: WBC – Subriel Matias, WBA – Gary Antuanne Russell, IBF – Richardson Hitchins, WBO – Teofimo Lopez
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Kurt Scoby vs Cristian Ruben Mino, 11/8 … Jhon Orobio vs Xolisani Ndongeni, 11/13 … (5) Gary Antuanne Russell vs Andy Hiraoka, 11/14 … Lindolfo Delgado vs Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, 11/15 … (8) Adam Azim vs Zaur Abdullaev, 11/15 … Emiliano Vargas vs Jonathan Montrel, 11/15 … Karlos Balderas vs Carlos Sanchez, 11/29 … Mohamed Mimoune vs Trik Zaina, 11/29 … Pitbull Cruz vs Lamont Roach, 12/6 … Jake Wyllie vs Paul Fleming, 12/6 … Tito Mercado vs Antonio Moran, 12/13 … Kevin Hayler Brown vs Cletus Seldin, 12/13 … Carlos Utria vs Mujibillo Tursunov, 12/20 … (3) Subriel Matias vs (9) Dalton Smith, 1/10
Lightweight (Limit: 135)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Shakur Stevenson |
24-0-0 (11) |
| 2 |
2 |
Gervonta “Tank” Davis |
30-0-1 (28) |
| 3 |
3 |
Andy Cruz |
6-0-0 (3) |
| 4 |
4 |
Keyshawn Davis |
13-0-0 (9) |
| 5 |
5 |
Floyd Schofield |
19-0-0 (13) |
| 6 |
6 |
Raymond Muratalla |
21-0-0 (16) |
| 7 |
7 |
Abdullah Mason |
19-0-0 (17) |
| 8 |
8 |
William Zepeda |
33-1-0 (27) |
| 9 |
9 |
Maxi Hughes |
29-7-2 (6) |
| 10 |
10 |
Sam Noakes |
17-0-0 (15) |
- Titles: WBC – Shakur Stevenson, WBA – Gervonta “Tank” Davis, IBF – Raymond Muratalla, WBO – Vacant
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (7) Abdullah Mason vs (10) Sam Noakes, 11/22 … (3) Andy Cruz vs (6) Raymond Muratalla, TBA
Super Featherweight (Limit: 130)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Eduardo Nunez |
28-1-0 (27) |
| 2 |
2 |
Emanuel Navarrete |
39-2-1 (30) |
| 3 |
3 |
O’Shaquie Foster |
23-3-0 (12) |
| 4 |
4 |
Anthony Cacace |
24-1-0 (9) |
| 5 |
5 |
Robson Conceicao |
20-3-1 (10) |
| 6 |
6 |
Charly Suarez |
18-0-0 (10) |
| 7 |
7 |
Oscar Valdez |
32-3-0 (24) |
| 8 |
8 |
Andres Cortes |
23-0-0 (12) |
| 9 |
9 |
Raymond Ford |
18-1-0 (8) |
| 10 |
10 |
Jazza Dickens |
36-5-0 (15) |
- Titles: WBC – O’Shaquie Foster, WBA – Lamont Roach, IBF – Eduardo Nunez, WBO – Emanuel Navarrete
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Muhammad Yaqubov vs Jessie Magdaleno, 11/29 … (3) O’Shaquie Foster vs Stephen Fulton, 12/6 … (10) Jazza Dickens vs Hayato Tsutsumi, 12/27
Featherweight (Limit: 126)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Rafael Espinoza |
27-0-0 (23) |
| 2 |
2 |
Stephen Fulton |
23-1-0 (8) |
| 3 |
3 |
Nick Ball |
23-0-1 (13) |
| 4 |
4 |
Angelo Leo |
26-1-0 (12) |
| 5 |
5 |
Brandon Figueroa |
26-2-1 (19) |
| 6 |
6 |
Bruce Carrington |
16-0-0 (9) |
| 7 |
7 |
Luis Alberto Lopez |
31-3-0 (18) |
| 8 |
8 |
Otabek Kholmatov |
13-1-0 (12) |
| 9 |
9 |
Robeisy Ramirez |
14-3-0 (9) |
| 10 |
10 |
Mirco Cuello |
16-0-0 (13) |
- Titles: WBC – Stephen Fulton, WBA – Nick Ball, IBF – Angelo Leo, WBO – Rafael Espinoza
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Mateus Heita vs Aliou Clement Loko, 11/8 … (1) Rafael Espinoza vs Arnold Khegai, 11/15 … Mikito Nakano vs Ra’eese Aleem, 11/24 … Elijah Pierce vs Lorenzo Parra, 11/29 … Brandon Mejia vs Muhamet Qamili, 12/20
Super Bantamweight (Limit: 122)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Naoya Inoue |
31-0-0 (27) |
| 2 |
2 |
Marlon Tapales |
41-4-1 (22) |
| 5 |
3 |
Ramon Cardenas |
26-2-0 (14) |
| 6 |
4 |
Alan Picasso |
32-0-1 (17) |
| 7 |
5 |
Shabaz Masoud |
14-4-0 (4) |
| 8 |
6 |
Sebastian Hernandez |
20-0-0 (18) |
| 9 |
7 |
Murodjon Akhmadaliev |
14-2-0 (10) |
| NR |
8 |
Subaru Murata |
10-0-0 (10) |
| 10 |
9 |
Peter McGrail |
12-1-0 (6) |
| NR |
10 |
Toshiya Ishii |
10-1-2 (7) |
- Titles: WBC – Naoya Inoue, WBA – Naoya Inoue, IBF – Naoya Inoue, WBO – Naoya Inoue
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (5) Shabaz Masoud vs (9) Peter McGrail, 12/6 … (1) Naoya Inoue vs (4) Alan Picasso, 12/27 … (6) Sebastian Hernandez vs Junto Nakatani, 12/27
Notes: Some shuffles here. Luis Nery is out because he’s fighting at featherweight now. He did win a fight on October 26. John Riel Casimero is out because he lost a fight on October 25 to Kyonosuke Kameda. Casimero at his best was a really good fighter and has had a really good career, but he’s had some unforced errors in recent years, and the upset loss to Kameda — a tough but limited fighter — pretty much ices whatever shot he had of talking Naoya Inoue into a money bout. (At least for now, boxing can be surprising — but Casimero is 36, too.)
In are Subaru Murata, who frankly I should have had ranked last month, which is why he hops over McGrail on my new assessment, and Toshiya Ishii, the reigning Japanese domestic champ. The big jolt is coming (probably!) in December when Junto Nakatani officially hits the rankings, provided Nakatani beats Sebastian Hernandez, which isn’t a total gimme, but Nakatani is special.
Bantamweight (Limit: 118)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Christian Medina |
26-4-0 (19) |
| 2 |
2 |
Seiya Tsutsumi |
12-0-3 (8) |
| 3 |
3 |
Ryosuke Nishida |
10-1-0 (2) |
| 4 |
4 |
Yoshiki Takei |
11-0-0 (9) |
| 5 |
5 |
Tenshin Nasukawa |
7-0-0 (2) |
| 6 |
6 |
Takuma Inoue |
20-2-0 (5) |
| 7 |
7 |
Antonio Vargas |
19-1-1 (11) |
| 8 |
8 |
Jason Moloney |
27-4-0 (19) |
| 9 |
9 |
David Cuellar |
28-1-0 (18) |
| 10 |
10 |
Michael Angeletti |
14-0-0 (8) |
- Titles: WBC – Vacant, WBA – Antonio Vargas, IBF – Vacant, WBO – Christian Medina
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (5) Tenshin Nasukawa vs (6) Takuma Inoue, 11/24 … Riku Masuda vs Jose Miguel Calderon, 11/24 … Muhammad Waseem vs Jakrawut Majungoen, 11/29 … Seiya Tsutsumi vs Nonito Donaire, 12/17 … Kazuki Nakajima vs Jon Jon Jet, 12/18
Notes: The WBA title situation is turning into a mess, though this one is less “typical WBA” than the usual. Seiya Tsutsumi was moved to champion-in-recess due to an injury earlier this year. The WBA then elevated Antonio Vargas to full WBA titleholder status. Once Seiya got healthy, Tsutsumi vs Vargas was ordered and was set to happen, but Vargas had to withdraw following the passing of his mother.
This is obviously out of the WBA’s control, Vargas’ control, Tsutsumi’s control. Now the WBA have ordered Tsutsumi vs Nonito Donaire, 42, for the WBA title. Tsutsumi’s claim to the WBA title, with the way “champion-in-recess” works, is legitimate enough, by the standards of boxing titles. But so is Vargas’, in the same vein.
So we’re entering a situation where in mid-December, it’s not going to be very clear who the WBA champ is, and not in their classic, “Super World” and “World” way. The solution is for Vargas, when ready, to fight the Tsutsumi vs Donaire winner in 2026, and I’m sure that’s the idea, but there will be a time period where two guys have a fair claim. Unless Tsutsumi and Donaire fought to a draw. Which is possible.
Super Flyweight (Limit: 115)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez |
22-0-0 (15) |
| 2 |
2 |
Fernando Martinez |
18-0-0 (9) |
| 3 |
3 |
Kazuto Ioka |
31-4-1 (16) |
| 4 |
4 |
Juan Francisco Estrada |
45-4-0 (28) |
| 5 |
5 |
David Jimenez |
17-1-0 (11) |
| 6 |
6 |
Suzumi Takayama |
9-0-0 (8) |
| 7 |
7 |
Phumelela Cafu |
11-1-3 (8) |
| 8 |
8 |
Ricardo Malajika |
16-2-0 (12) |
| 9 |
9 |
Chocolatito Gonzalez |
53-4-0 (42) |
| 10 |
10 |
Carlos Cuadras |
44-5-1 (28) |
- Titles: WBC – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, WBA – Fernando Martinez, IBF – Willibaldo Garcia, WBO – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Andrew Moloney vs Pawan Kumar Arya, 11/1 … (1) Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs (2) Fernando Martinez, 11/22 … (10) Carlos Cuadras vs Tomoya Tsuboi, 11/24 … Taku Kuwahara vs Longyi Hu, 12/18 … Willibaldo Garcia vs Kenshiro Teraji, 12/27
Notes: Since this one will fly a bit under the radar, want to say here that I’m intrigued by this month’s matchup between 10th-ranked Cuadras, who is still a tough nut to crack, and Tomoya Tsuboi, who is in just his third pro fight, but is also 29 and a mature, polished fighter. Cuadras might be the right step-up at the right time, or Tsuboi might find some difficulties against a proper, hard veteran. Tsuboi was a really, really good amateur, but better amateur stars than him have found a pro game learning curve waiting within their first few fights, especially against this sort of opponent. I think it really just depends on how much Cuadras truly has left, but that’s a fighter who has been counted out before and hung in there.
Flyweight (Limit: 112)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Ricardo Sandoval |
27-2-0 (18) |
| 2 |
2 |
Masamichi Yabuki |
18-4-0 (17) |
| 3 |
3 |
Anthony Olascuaga |
10-1-0 (7) |
| 4 |
4 |
Seigo Yuri Akui |
21-3-1 (11) |
| 5 |
5 |
Felix Alvarado |
42-4-0 (35) |
| 6 |
6 |
Angel Ayala |
18-1-0 (8) |
| 7 |
7 |
Galal Yafai |
9-1-0 (7) |
| 8 |
8 |
Tobias Reyes |
18-1-1 (16) |
| 9 |
9 |
Yankiel Rivera |
7-0-1 (3) |
| 10 |
10 |
Hasanboy Dusmatov |
7-0-0 (5) |
- Titles: WBC – Ricardo Sandoval, WBA – Ricardo Sandoval, IBF – Masamichi Yabuki, WBO – Anthony Olascuaga
- Upcoming Notable Fights: (2) Masamichi Yabuki vs (5) Felix Alvarado, 11/22 … Erick Rosa vs TBA, 12/13
Light Flyweight (Limit: 108)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Carlos Canizales |
28-3-1 (20) |
| 2 |
2 |
Kyosuke Takami |
10-0-0 (8) |
| 3 |
3 |
Rene Santiago |
14-4-0 (9) |
| 4 |
4 |
Shokichi Iwata |
14-2-0 (11) |
| 5 |
5 |
Regie Suganob |
16-1-0 (6) |
| 6 |
6 |
Erik Badillo |
18-0-0 (8) |
| 7 |
7 |
Thanongsak Simsri |
39-1-0 (34) |
| 8 |
8 |
Sivenathi Nontshinga |
13-2-0 (10) |
| 9 |
9 |
Cristian Araneta |
25-3-0 (20) |
| 10 |
10 |
Masataka Taniguchi |
21-5-0 (15) |
- Titles: WBC – Carlos Canizales, WBA – Kyosuke Takami, IBF – Thanongsak Simsri, WBO – Rene Santiago
- Upcoming Notable Fights: Gustavo Perez vs TBA, 11/14 … (6) Erik Badillo vs Elwin Soto, 11/29 … Terry Washington vs Ricardo Astuvilca, 11/29 … (1) Carlos Canizales vs Thammanoon Niyomtrong, 12/4 … Toshiki Kawamitsu vs Kenshi Noda, 12/9
Minimumweight (Limit: 105)
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| Last |
Rank |
Name |
Record |
| 1 |
1 |
Oscar Collazo |
12-0-0 (9) |
| 2 |
2 |
Melvin Jerusalem |
25-3-0 (13) |
| 3 |
3 |
Pedro Taduran |
18-4-1 (13) |
| 4 |
4 |
Thammanoon Niyomtrong |
28-1-0 (11) |
| 5 |
5 |
DianXing Zhu |
15-1-0 (13) |
| 6 |
6 |
Joey Canoy |
24-5-2 (15) |
| 8 |
7 |
Ryusei Matsumoto |
6-0-0 (4) |
| 9 |
8 |
Takeshi Ishii |
10-1-0 (8) |
| 10 |
9 |
Vic Saludar |
26-6-0 (16) |
| NR |
10 |
Aaron De La Cruz |
13-0-0 (8) |
- Titles: WBC – Melvin Jerusalem, WBA – Oscar Collazo, IBF – Pedro Taduran, WBO – Oscar Collazo
- Upcoming Notable Fights: TBA
