Final top boxers ranking: Usyk shifts spot
Oleksandr Usyk (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The respected boxing magazine The Ring has released an updated pound-for-pound ranking of the world’s top boxers, regardless of weight class. Several key changes occurred in the top 10, according to the magazine’s official website.
Usyk regains top spot
After the departure of three-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford, his presence in the pound-for-pound ranking lost its formal meaning. The American had been at the top of The Ring list, so all boxers below him moved up one spot.
As a result, undefeated Ukrainian heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk reclaimed the number one position.
Usyk regains top spot
Debut in the top 10
A notable event was the debut of Oscar Collazo in the top 10. The 28-year-old Puerto Rican, who holds the WBA and WBO titles in the minimumweight division, entered The Ring’s top 10 ranking for the first time, taking the tenth spot.
Top 10 pound-for-pound ranking according to The Ring:
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Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine, heavyweight – 24-0, 15 KO);
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Naoya Inoue (Japan, super flyweight – 31-0, 27 KO);
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Jesse Rodriguez (USA, super flyweight – 23-0, 16 KO);
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Dmitry Bivol (light heavyweight – 24-1, 12 KO);
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Artur Beterbiev (light heavyweight – 21-1, 20 KO);
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Tsunotu Nakatani (Japan, flyweight – 31-0, 24 KO);
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Shakur Stevenson (USA, lightweight – 24-0, 11 KO);
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David Benavides (USA, light heavyweight – 30-0, 24 KO);
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Devin Haney (USA, light middleweight – 33-0, 15 KO)
– Oscar Collazo (Puerto Rico, minimum weight – 13-0, 10 KO)
The Ring announced the Top 10 pound-for-pound ranking.
Usyk remains the only heavyweight in The Ring’s ranking. The last time another heavyweight made the top 10 was British fighter Tyson Fury in 2022.
