Boxing Rankings Update - May 6
Transnational Boxing Rankings Board May Update: Four of the world’s best Super Middleweights also fought on the same Saudi Arabia card. This includes Canelo Alvaraz defending his world super middleweight title with a points victory over the #4 ranked William Scull. Scull falls to #8, dropping four positions, the same number of positions as Bruno Surace, who drops to #9 after losing the rematch against Jaime Munguia. Munguia climbs from #9 – Teofimo Lopez successfully defended his world Junior Welterweight title, beating the #1 contender Arnold Barboza Jr. Barboza drops to #5.
MEN’S P4P RANKINGS
Oleksandr Usyk * – UKR – 23‑0‑0 (14) – Heavyweight
Naoya Inoue * – JPN – 30‑0‑0 (27) – Jr. Featherweight
Terence Crawford – USA – 40‑0‑0 (31) – Jr. Middleweight
Dmitry Bivol * – RUS – 21‑1‑0 (20) – Light Heavyweight
Artur Beterbiev – CAN – 24‑1‑0 (12) – Light Heavyweight
Jesse Rodriguez * – USA – 21‑0‑0 (14) – Jr. Bantamweight
Kenshiro Teraji – JPN – 25‑1‑0 (16) – Flyweight
Saul Alvarez * – MEX – 63‑2‑2 (39) – Super Middleweight
Teofimo Lopez * – USA – 22‑1‑0 (13) – Jr. Welterweight
Junto Nakatani – JPN – 30‑0‑0 (23) – Bantamweight
WOMEN’S P4P RANKINGS
Claressa Shields * – USA – 16‑0‑0 (3) – HW/LHW/MW
Katie Taylor * – Ireland – 24‑1‑0 (6) – JrWW/LW
Chantelle Cameron – England – 20‑1‑0 (8) – Junior Welterweight
Amanda Serrano * – Puerto Rico – 47‑3‑1 (31) – JrWW/FeW
Dina Thorslund * – Denmark – 23‑0‑0 (9) – Bantamweight
Yokasta Valle – Costa Rica – 33‑3‑0 (10) – SW/FlyW
Mikaela Mayer – USA – 21‑2‑0 (5) – Welterweight
Gabriela Fundora * – USA – 16‑0‑0 (8) – Flyweight
Lauren Price * – Wales – 9‑0‑0 (2) – Welterweight
Tina Rupprecht * – Germany – 15‑1‑1 (3) – Atomweight
Heavyweight (+200 lbs / +91 kg)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk (23‑0‑0, 14 KOs) – UKR
Daniel Dubois (22‑2‑0, 21 KOs) – ENG
Joseph Parker (36‑3‑0, 24 KOs) – NZ
Agit Kabayel (26‑0‑0, 18 KOs) – GER
Zhilei Zhang (27‑3‑1, 21 KOs) – CHN
Anthony Joshua (28‑4‑0, 25 KOs) – ENG
Filip Hrgovic (18‑1‑0, 14 KOs) – HRV
Derek Chisora (36‑13‑0, 23 KOs) – ENG
Efe Ajagba (20‑1‑1, 14 KOs) – NGA
Martin Bakole (21‑2‑1, 16 KOs) – DRC
Fabio Wardley (18‑0‑1, 17 KOs) – ENG
Cruiserweight (200 lbs / 91 kg)
Champion: Jai Opetaia (27‑0‑0, 21 KOs) – AUS
Gilberto Ramirez (47‑1‑0, 30 KOs) – MEX
Chris Billam‑Smith (21‑2‑0, 13 KOs) – ENG
Badou Jack (29‑3‑3, 17 KOs) – SWE
Aleksei Papin (18‑1‑0, 17 KOs) – RUS
Michal Cieslak (27‑2‑0, 21 KOs) – POL
Mateusz Masternak (49‑6‑0, 32 KOs) – POL
Ryan Rozicki (20‑1‑1, 19 KOs) – CAN
Yamil Alberto Peralta (17‑1‑1, 9 KOs) – ARG
Yves Ngabu (23‑2‑0, 17 KOs) – BEL
Leonardo Mosquea (16‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – FRA
Light Heavyweight (175 lbs / 79 kg)
Champion: Dmitry Bivol (24‑1‑0, 12 KOs) – RUS
Artur Beterbiev (21‑1‑0, 20 KOs) – CAN
David Benavidez (30‑0‑0, 24 KOs) – USA
Callum Smith (31‑2‑0, 22 KOs) – ENG
Anthony Yarde (27‑3‑0, 24 KOs) – ENG
Ali Izmailov (13‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – RUS
Albert Ramirez (20‑0‑0, 17 KOs) – VEN
Joshua Buatsi (19‑1‑0, 13 KOs) – ENG
Malik Zinad (23‑1‑0, 17 KOs) – LIB
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (21‑2‑0, 17 KOs) – UKR
David Morrell (11‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – CUB
Super Middleweight (168 lbs / 76.2 kg)
Champion: Saul Alvarez (63‑2‑2, 39 KOs) – MEX
Christian Mbilli (28‑0‑0, 23 KOs) – FRA
Osleys Iglesias (13‑0‑0, 12 KOs) – CUB
Caleb Plant (23‑2‑0, 14 KOs) – USA
Jaime Munguia (45‑2‑0, 35 KOs) – MEX
Diego Pacheco (23‑0‑0, 18 KOs) – USA
Pavel Silyagin (16‑0‑1, 7 KOs) – RUS
Lester Martinez (19‑0‑0, 16 KOs) – GTM
William Scull (23‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – CUB
Bruno Surace (26‑1‑2, 5 KOs) – FRA
Kevin Lele Sadjo (24‑0‑0, 21 KOs) – FRA
Middleweight (160 lbs / 72.5 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 1 Jan 2021)
Janibek Alimkhanuly (17‑0‑0, 12 KOs) – KAZ
Carlos Adames (24‑1‑1, 18 KOs) – DR
Erislandy Lara (31‑3‑3, 19 KOs) – USA
Hamzah Sheeraz (21‑0‑1, 17 KOs) – ENG
Chris Eubank Jr. (35‑3‑0, 25 KOs) – ENG
Kyrone Davis (19‑3‑1, 6 KOs) – USA
Etinosa Oliha (20‑0‑0, 8 KOs) – ITA
Fiodr Czerkaszyn (26‑1‑0, 16 KOs) – POL
Anauel Ngamissengue (14‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – FRA
Austin Williams (18‑1‑0, 12 KOs) – USA
Junior Middleweight (154 lbs / 70 kg)
Champion: Jermell Charlo (35‑2‑1, 19 KOs) – USA
Bahkram Murtazaliev (22‑0‑0, 17 KOs) – RUS
Sebastian Fundora (22‑1‑1, 14 KOs) – USA
Terence Crawford (41‑0‑0, 31 KOs) – USA
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (23‑0‑0, 21 KOs) – USA
Serhii Bohachuk (25‑2‑0, 24 KOs) – UKR
Israil Madrimov (10‑2‑1, 7 KOs) – UZB
Jesus Ramos (23‑1‑0, 19 KOs) – USA
Tim Tszyu (25‑2‑0, 18 KOs) – AUS
Michel Soro (36‑4‑2, 25 KOs) – FRA
Yoenis Tellez (10‑0‑0, 7 KOs) – CUB
Welterweight (147 lbs / 66.7 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 21 Oct 2024)
Jaron Ennis (34‑0‑0, 30 KOs) – USA
Mario Barrios (29‑2‑1, 18 KOs) – USA
Brian Norman Jr. (27‑0‑0, 21 KOs) – USA
Abel Ramos (28‑6‑3, 22 KOs) – USA
Giovani Santillan (33‑1‑0, 18 KOs) – USA
Eimantas Stanionis (15‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – LIT
Alexis Rocha (25‑2‑1, 16 KOs) – USA
Shakhram Giyasov (17‑0‑0, 10 KOs) – UZB
Tulani Mbenge (22‑2‑0, 16 KOs) – RSA
Raul Curiel (15‑0‑1, 13 KOs) – MEX
Junior Welterweight (140 lbs / 63.5 kg)
Champion: Teofimo Lopez (22‑1‑0, 13 KOs) – USA
Devin Haney (32‑0‑0, 15 KOs) – USA
Richardson Hitchins (19‑0‑0, 7 KOs) – USA
Alberto Puello (24‑0‑0, 10 KOs) – DR
Gary Antuanne Russell (18‑1‑0, 17 KOs) – USA
Arnold Barboza Jr. (32‑1‑0, 11 KOs) – USA
Jack Catterall (30‑2‑0, 13 KOs) – ENG
Liam Paro (25‑1‑0, 15 KOs) – AUS
Subriel Matias (22‑2‑0, 22 KOs) – PR
Josh Taylor (19‑2‑0, 13 KOs) – SCO
Jose Carlos Ramirez (29‑3‑0, 18 KOs) – USA
Lightweight (135 lbs / 61.2 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 9 Dec 2023)
Vasiliy Lomachenko (18‑3‑0, 12 KOs) – UKR
Shakur Stevenson (23‑0‑0, 11 KOs) – USA
Lamont Roach (25‑1‑2, 10 KOs) – USA
Gervonta Davis (30‑0‑1, 28 KOs) – USA
Keyshawn Davis (13‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – USA
William Zepeda (33‑0‑0, 27 KOs) – MEX
Raymond Muratalla (22‑0‑0, 17 KOs) – USA
Zaur Abdullaev (20‑1‑0, 12 KOs) – RUS
Abdullah Mason (18‑0‑0, 16 KOs) – USA
Frank Martin (18‑1‑0, 12 KOs) – USA
Junior Lightweight (130 lbs / 59 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since Sep 2022)
Emanuel Navarrete (39‑2‑1, 32 KOs) – MEX
O’Shaquie Foster (23‑3‑0, 12 KOs) – USA
Robson Conceicao (19‑3‑1, 9 KOs) – BRA
Anthony Cacace (23‑1‑0, 8 KOs) – NIR
Lamont Roach Jr. (25‑1‑2, 10 KOs) – USA
Eduardo Nunez (28‑1‑0, 28 KOs) – MEX
Albert Batyrgaziev (14‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – RUS
Joe Cordina (17‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – WAL
Eduardo Hernandez (37‑2‑0, 32 KOs) – MEX
Raymond Ford (17‑1‑1, 8 KOs) – USA
Featherweight (126 lbs / 57.1 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since Mar 2005)
Angelo Leo (25‑1‑1, 12 KOs) – USA
Nick Ball (22‑0‑1, 13 KOs) – ENG
Rafael Espinoza (27‑0‑0, 23 KOs) – MEX
Stephen Fulton (23‑1‑0, 8 KOs) – USA
Brandon Figueroa (25‑2‑1, 19 KOs) – USA
Luis Alberto Lopez (31‑3‑0, 18 KOs) – MEX
Tomoki Kameda (42‑4‑0, 23 KOs) – JPN
Bruce Carrington (15‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – USA
Robeisy Ramirez (14‑3‑0, 9 KOs) – CUB
Mirco Cuello (15‑0‑0, 12 KOs) – ARG
Junior Featherweight (122 lbs / 55.3 kg)
Champion: Naoya Inoue (30‑0‑0, 27 KOs) – JPN
Murodjon Akhmadaliev (13‑1‑0, 10 KOs) – UZB
Marlon Tapales (40‑4‑0, 21 KOs) – PHI
Sam Goodman (19‑0‑0, 8 KOs) – AUS
Luis Nery (36‑2‑0, 28 KOs) – MEX
Ramon Cardenas (26‑2‑0, 14 KOs) – USA
John Riel Casimero (34‑4‑1, 23 KOs) – PHI
Elijah Pierce (20‑2‑0, 16 KOs) – USA
Alan David Picasso (31‑0‑1, 17 KOs) – MEX
Shabaz Masoud (14‑0‑0, 4 KOs) – ENG
Toshiki Shimomachi (21‑1‑3, 12 KOs) – JPN
Bantamweight (118 lbs / 53.5 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 16 Jan 2023)
Junto Nakatani (30‑0‑0, 23 KOs) – JPN
Ryosuke Nishida (10‑0‑0, 2 KOs) – JPN
Yoshiki Takei (10‑0‑0, 8 KOs) – JPN
Seiya Tsutsumi (12‑0‑3, 8 KOs) – JPN
Daigo Higa (23‑3‑2, 19 KOs) – JPN
Emmanuel Rodriguez (22‑3‑0, 13 KOs) – PR
Tenshin Nasukawa (6‑0‑0, 2 KOs) – JPN
Takuma Inoue (20‑2‑0, 5 KOs) – JPN
Jose Calderon (12‑2‑0, 5 KOs) – MEX
Antonio Vargas (19‑1‑0, 11 KOs) – USA
Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs / 52.1 kg)
Champion: Jesse Rodriguez (21‑0‑0, 14 KOs) – USA
Fernando Martinez (17‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – ARG
Juan Francisco Estrada (44‑4‑0, 28 KOs) – MEX
Kazuto Ioka (31‑3‑1, 16 KOs) – JPN
Phumelela Cafu (11‑0‑3, 8 KOs) – RSA
Carlos Cuadras (43‑5‑1, 28 KOs) – MEX
Kosei Tanaka (20‑2‑0, 11 KOs) – JPN
Andrew Moloney (27‑4‑0, 17 KOs) – AUS
David Jimenez (17‑1‑0, 11 KOs) – CR
Suzumi Takayama (8‑0‑0, 7 KOs) – JPN
Ricardo Malajika (15‑2‑0, 11 KOs) – RSA
Flyweight (112 lbs / 51 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 2016)
Kenshiro Teraji (25‑1‑0, 16 KOs) – JPN
Masamichi Yabuki (18‑4‑0, 17 KOs) – JPN
Galal Yafai (9‑0‑0, 7 KOs) – ENG
Anthony Olascuaga (9‑1‑0, 6 KOs) – USA
Angel Ayala (18‑1‑0, 8 KOs) – MEX
Seigo Yuri Akui (21‑3‑1, 11 KOs) – JPN
Hiroto Kyoguchi (19‑3‑0, 12 KOs) – JPN
Felix Alvarado (42‑4‑0, 35 KOs) – NIC
Ricardo Sandoval (26‑2‑0, 18 KOs) – USA
Sergio Mendoza (25‑0‑0, 22 KOs) – MEX
Junior Flyweight (108 lbs / 49 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 2024)
Masamichi Yabuki (18‑4‑0, 17 KOs) – JPN
Carlos Canizales (27‑3‑1, 19 KOs) – VEN
Sivenathi Nontshinga (13‑2‑0, 10 KOs) – RSA
Rene Santiago (14‑4‑0, 9 KOs) – PR
Shokichi Iwata (14‑2‑0, 11 KOs) – JPN
Regie Suganob (16‑1‑0, 6 KOs) – PHI
Thanongsak Simsri (38‑1‑0, 34 KOs) – THA
Christian Araneta (25‑2‑0, 20 KOs) – PHI
Kyosuke Takami (9‑0‑0, 7 KOs) – JPN
Panya Pradabsri (44‑2‑0, 27 KOs) – THA
Strawweight (105 lbs / 47.6 kg)
Champion: — (Vacant since 1999)
Oscar Collazo (12‑0‑0, 9 KOs) – PR
Melvin Jerusalem (24‑3‑0, 12 KOs) – PHI
Pedro Taduran (17‑4‑1, 13 KOs) – PHI
Knockout CP Freshmart (26‑1‑0, 10 KOs) – THA
Ginjiro Shigeoka (11‑1‑0, 9 KOs) – JPN
Yudai Shigeoka (9‑2‑0, 5 KOs) – JPN
Wilfredo Mendez (20‑3‑1, 6 KOs) – PR
Siyakholwa Kuse (8‑2‑1, 4 KOs) – RSA
Alex Winwood (4‑1‑0, 2 KOs) – AUS
Vic Saludar (26‑6‑0, 16 KOs) – PHI
Some of those are funny. Like ranking Espinoza 3rd in the featherweights.