The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of June 25th, 2023

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July 1, 2023

The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of June 25th, 2023

There are major changes in the rankings at 115lbs this week. Jesse Rodriguez (USA) announced his plan to match Sunny Edwards at 112lbs and is therefore removed from the 115lbs rankings. Joining him is Joshua Franco (USA) whose miserable effort at making 115lbs ended in him weighing in above the bantamweight limit. Thankfully, Kazuto Ioka was able to see him off impressively anyway. What this means is that everyone below #3 moves up two spots and Mexican veterans Francisco Rodriguez and Pedro Guevara enter at #9 and 10 respectively. Finally, Argentine Fernando Martinez (pictured) leapfrogs Japanese Junto Nakatani after stopping Jade Bornea in nine rounds.

Elsewhere, Scotsman Josh Taylor announced he is leaving 140lbs to box at 147lbs. He is removed from the 140lbs rankings and Shohjahon Ergashev (Uzbekistan) returns at #10. After 14 months of inactivity, Cuban Yordenis Ugas is removed from the 147lbs rankings, and American Rashidi Ellis is introduced at #10. Liam Smith has also hit the 14 month limit, but only at 154lbs where he is removed and American Tony Harrison returns. Smith continues to rank at 160lbs. A second American improves his 154lb standing, Erickson Lubin moving ahead of Michel Soro (Ivory Coast) to the #7 spot.”

*Please note that when the fighter’s name appears with an asterisk it represents a movement in ranking from the previous week.

Pound-for-Pound
01 – Naoya Inoue
02 – Oleksandr Usyk
03 – Juan Francisco Estrada
04 – Dmitry Bivol
05 – Terence Crawford
06 – Errol Spence Jr.
07 – Tyson Fury
08 – Saul Alvarez
09 – Artur Beterbiev
10 – Teofimo Lopez

105 Pounds

1 Knockout CP Freshmart (Thailand)
2 Petchmanee CP Freshmart (Thailand)
3 Oscar Collazo (USA)
4 Ginjiro Shigeoka (Japan)
5 Wanheng Menayothin (Thailand)
6 Daniel Valladares (Mexico)
7 Yudai Shigeoka (Japan)
8 Melvin Jerusalem (Philippines)
9 Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)
10 Rene Mark Cuarto (Philippines)

108lbs
1 Kenshiro Teraji (Japan)
2 Jonathan Gonzalez (Puerto Rico)
3 Masamichi Yabuki (Japan)
4 Hekkie Budler (South Africa)
5 Sivenathi Nontshinga (South Africa)
6 Elwin Soto (Mexico)
7 Reggie Suganob (Philippines)
8 Shokichi Iwata (Japan)
9 Carlos Canizales (Venezualo)
10 Daniel Matellon (Cuba)

112lbs
1 Sunny Edwards (England)
2 Artem Dalakian (Ukraine)
3 Julio Cesar Martinez (Mexico)
4 Angel Ayala Lardizabal (Mexico)
5 David Jimenez (Costa Rica)
6 Jesse Rodriguez (USA)
7 Ricardo Sandoval (USA)
8 Felix Alvarado (Nicaragua)
9 Seigo Yuri Akui (Japan)
10 Cristofer Rosales (Nicaragua)

115lbs
1 Juan Francisco Estrada (Mexico)
2 Roman Gonzalez (Nicaragua)
3 Kazuto Ioka (Japan)*
4 Fernando Martinez (Argentina)*
5 Junto Nakatani (Japan)*
6 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Thailand)*
7 Kosei Tanaka (Japan)*
8 Andrew Moloney (Australia)*
9 Francisco Rodriguez Jnr. (Mexico)*
10 Pedro Guevara (Mexico)*

118lbs
1 Emmanuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
2 Jason Moloney (Australia)
3 Nonito Donaire (Philippines)
4 Vincent Astrolabio (Philippines)
5 Gary Antonio Russell (USA)
6 Takuma Inoue (Japan)
7 Alexandro Santiago (Mexico)
8 Ryosuke Nishida (Japan)
9 Keita Kurihara (Japan)
10 Paul Butler (England)122lbs
1 Stephen Fulton (USA)
2 Marlon Tapales (Philippines)
3 Luis Nery (Mexico)
4 Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan)
5 Sam Goodman (Australia)
6 Azat Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
7 Kevin Gonzalez (Mexico)
8 Ra’eese Aleem (USA)
9 Takuma Inoue (Japan)
10 John Riel Casimero (Philippines)

126lbs
1 Luis Alberto Lopez (Mexico)
2 Leigh Wood (England)
3 Brandon Figueroa (USA)
4 Rey Vargas (Mexico)
5 Mauricio Lara (Mexico)
6 Mark Magsayo (Philippines)
7 Josh Warrington (England)
8 Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba)
9 Reiya Abe (Japan)
10 Otabek Kholmatov (Uzbekistan)

130lbs
1 Joe Cordina (Wales)
2 Oscar Valdez (Mexico)
3 Hector Garcia (Dominican Republic)
4 O'Shaquie Foster (USA)
5 Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (Tajikistan)
6 Roger Gutierrez (Venezuela)
7 Lamont Roach (USA)
8 Eduardo Ramirez (Mexico)
9 Kenichi Ogawa (Japan)
10 Robson Conceicao (Brazil)

135lbs
1 Devin Haney (USA)
2 Gervonta Davis (USA)
3 Vasily Lomachenko (Ukraine)
4 Isaac Cruz (Mexico)
5 William Zepeda Segura (Mexico)
6 Frank Martin (USA)
7 George Kambosos Jnr (Australia)
8 Shakur Stevenson (USA)
9 Raymond Muratalla (USA)
10 Keyshawn Davis (USA)

140lbs
1 Teofimo Lopez (USA)
2 Regis Prograis (USA)
3 Jose Ramirez (USA)
4 Jose Zepeda (USA)
5 Jack Catterall (England)
6 Subriel Matias (Puerto Rico)*
7 Arnold Barboza Jr. (USA)*
8 Gary Antuanne Russell (USA)*
9 Zhankosh Turarov (Kazakhstan)*
10 Shohjahon Ergashev (Uzbekistan)*

147lbs
1 Errol Spence (USA)
2 Terence Crawford (USA)
3 Vergil Ortiz Jr. (USA)*
4 Jaron Ennis (USA)*
5 Eimantas Stanionis (Lithuania)*
6 David Avanesyan (Russia)*
7 Cody Crowley (Canada)*
8 Roiman Villa (Colombia)*
9 Alexis Rocha (USA)*
10 Rashidi Ellis (USA)*

154lbs
1 Jermell Charlo (USA)
2 Tim Tszyu (Australia)
3 Brian Castano (Argentina)
4 Brian Mendoza (USA)
5 Jesus Alejandro Ramos (USA)*
6 Sebastian Fundora (USA)*
7 Erickson Lubin (USA)*
8 Michel Soro (Ivory Coast)*
9 Magomed Kurbanov (Russia)*
10 Tony Harrison (USA)*

160lbs
1 Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan)
2 Carlos Adames (Dominican Republic)
3 Janibek Alimkhanuly (Kazakhstan)
4 Liam Smith (England)
5 Erislandy Lara (USA)
6 Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine)
7 Felix Cash (England)
8 Esquiva Falcao (Brazil)
9 Chris Eubank Jnr. (England)
10 Michael Zerafa (Australia)

168lbs
1 Canelo Alvarez (Mexico)
2 David Benavidez (USA)
3 Caleb Plant (USA)
4 Christian Mbilli (France)
5 David Morrell (Cuba)
6 John Ryder (England)
7 Pavel Silyagin (Russia)
8 Vladimir Shishkin (Russia)
9 Carlos Gongora (Ecuador)
10 Jaime Munguia (Mexico)

175lbs
1 Dmitry Bivol (Russia)
2 Artur Beterbiev (Canada)
3 Joshua Buatsi (England)
4 Callum Smith (England)
5 Joe Smith Jr. (USA)
6 Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)
7 Anthony Yarde (England)
8 Dan Azeez (England)
9 Ali Izmailov (Russia)
10 Craig Richards (England).

200lbs
1 Jai Opetaia (Australia)
2 Mairis Breidis (Latvia)
3 Chris Billam-Smith (England)
4 Richard Riakporhe (England)
5 Aleksei Papin (Russia)
6 Badou Jack (Sweden)
7 Arsen Goulamirian (France)
8 Lawrence Okolie (England)
9 Yuniel Dorticos (Cuba)
10 Mateusz Masternak (Poland)

Unlimited
1 Tyson Fury (England)
2 Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)
3 Zhilei Zhang (China)
4 Deontay Wilder (USA)
5 Anthony Joshua (England)
6 Andy Ruiz (USA)
7 Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
8 Joe Joyce (England)
9 Dillian Whyte (England)
10 Frank Sanchez (Cuba)

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