Divisional: Haney won, but Lomachenko got the praise; did they keep their spots?
Devin Haney improves to 30-0 with an incredible victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. (0:49)
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On Saturday in Las Vegas, Devin Haney edged Vasiliy Lomachenko to retain his undisputed lightweight championship with a controversial unanimous decision. Haney keeps the top spot at 135 pounds, while Lomachenko stays at No. 2. Raymond Muratalla’s second-round TKO of Jeremia Nakathila in the undercard pushed him into the top 10 for the first time.
In the co-main event, Oscar Valdez dominated Adam Lopez in their rematch to stay atop the 130-pound division, and at junior bantamweight, Junto Nakatani moved two spots to No. 6 after scoring an impressive 12th-round KO over the No. 10 previously ranked, Andrew Moloney.
Rankings are determined by Mike Coppinger, Ben Baby and Michael Rothstein. They are updated weekly on Tuesdays.
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Tyson Fury defends his heavyweight title by defeating Derek Chisora in their trilogy bout by way of technical knockout.
Record: 33-0-1
Last: W (TKO10) Derek Chisora, Dec. 3 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (SD12) Anthony Joshua, Aug. 20
Next: TBA
Record: 43-2-1
Last: W (KO1) Robert Helenius, Oct. 9
Next: TBA
Record: 25-3
Last: W (UD12) Jermaine Franklin, April 1
Next: TBA
Record: 35-2
Last: W (UD12) Luis Ortiz, Sept. 4
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3
Last: W (MD12) Jermaine Franklin, Nov, 26
Next: TBA
Record: 25-1-1
Last: W (TKO6) Joe Joyce, April 15
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0
Last: W (TKO3) George Arias, April 8
Next: July 1 vs. Zhan Kossobutskiy
Record: 15-1
Last: L (TKO6) Zhilei Zhang, April 15
Next: TBA
Record: 31-3
Last: W (UD10) Jack Massey, Jan. 21
Next: May 24 vs. Faiga Opelu
Record: 26-2
Last: W (TKO2) Deibis Berrocal, Dec. 18
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD12) David Light, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (UD12) Mairis Briedis, July 2
Next: TBA
Record: 28-3-3
Last: W (TKO12) Ilunga Junior Makabu, Feb. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 28-2
Last: L (UD12) Jai Opetaia, July 2
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3
Last: L (TKO12) Badou Jack, Feb. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 23-6
Last: L (SD12) Ilunga Makabu, Jan. 29, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 15-1
Last: W (TKO2) Damir Beljo, Oct, 29
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (TKO4) Krzysztof Glowacki, Jan. 21
Next: TBA
Record: 27-0
Last: W (UD12) Aleksei Egorov, Nov. 19
Next: TBA
Artur Beterbiev continues his dominant streak, finishing every one of his fights thus far.
Record: 21-0
Last: W (UD12) Gilberto Ramirez, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO8) Anthony Yarde, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 29-1
Last: W (KO4) Mathieu Bauderlique, Aug. 20
Next: TBA
Record: 22-3
Last: L (TKO8) Artur Beterbiev, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 44-1
Last: L (UD12) Dmitry Bivol, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 28-4
Last: L (TKO2) Artur Beterbiev, June 18
Next: TBA
Record: 17-0
Last: W (UD10) Pawel Stepien, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 17-3-1
Last: L (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, May 21
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0
Last: W (TKO8) Rocky Fielding, Dec. 17
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3
Last: W (TKO10) Yunieski Gonzalez, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Eleider Alvarez and Marcus Browne have been removed for inactivity.
Record: 58-2-2
Last: W (UD12) John Ryder, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 27-0
Last: W (UD12) Caleb Plant, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 22-2
Last: L (UD12) David Benavidez, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 32-6
Last: L (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 9-0
Last: W (UD12) Gabriel Rosado, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0
Last: W (UD10) Carlos Gongora, March 23
Next: TBA
Record: 32-0
Last: W (UD12) Demond Nicholson, Jan. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 21-1
Last: L (UD10) Christian Mbili, March 23
Next: TBA
Record: 22-1
Last: L (TKO5) John Ryder, Nov. 26
Next: TBA
Record: 29-0
Last: W (MD10) Alantez Fox, Feb. 2
Next: June 1 vs. Jose de Jesus Macias
Editor’s note: Daniel Jacobs and Lerrone Richards have been removed for inactivity.
Janikbek Alimkhanuly drops Steven Butler for the big win on Top Rank.
Record: 42-1-1
Last: L (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, Sept. 17
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0
Last: W (TKO2) Steven Butler, May 13
Next: TBD
Record: 41-0
Last: W (KO3) Gonzalo Gaston Coria, Nov. 19
Next: June 10 vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Record: 22-1
Last: W (KO3) Juan Macias Montiel, Oct. 8
Next: June 24 vs. Julian Williams
Record: 33-3-1
Last: W (TKO4) Chris Eubank Jr., Jan. 21
Next: July 1 vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
Record: 30-0
Last: W (UD10) Cristian Fabian Rios, May 29
Next: July 1 vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri
Record: 9-0-1
Last: W (UD10) Raphael Igbokwe, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 29-3-3
Last: W (TKO8) Gary O’Sullivan, May 28
Next: Aug. 5 vs. Danny Garcia
Record: 32-3
Last: L (TKO4) Liam Smith, Jan. 21
Next: July 1 vs. Liam Smith
Record: 31-4
Last: W (UD10) Danilo Creati, Nov, 23
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Jermall Charlo has been removed for inactivity. Ryota Murata retired.
Record: 35-1-1
Last: W (KO10) vs. Brian Castano, May 14, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (TKO9) Tony Harrison, March 11
Next: June 18 vs. Carlos Ocampo
Record: 17-1-2
Last: L (KO10) vs. Jermell Charlo, May 14
Next: TBA
Record: 22-2
Last: W (KO7) Sebastian Fundora, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1-1
Last: L (KO7) Brian Mendoza, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 24-2
Last: L (TKO9) Sebastian Fundora, April 9, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 33-3-1
Last: W (TKO4) Chris Eubank Jr., Jan. 21
Next: July 1 vs. Chris Eubank Jr.
Record: 29-4-1
Last: L (TKO9) Tim Tszyu, March 11
Next: TBA
Record: 35-3-2
Last: NC (TD) Israil Madrimov, July 9
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0
Last: W (UD10) Johan Gonzalez, Dec. 11
Next: TBA
Terence “Bud” Crawford retained his WBO title with a TKO of Shawn Porter in Las Vegas.
Record: 39-0
Last: W (TKO6) David Avanesyan, Dec. 10
Next: July 29 vs. Errol Spence Jr.
Record: 28-0
Last: W (TKO10) Yordenis Ugas, April 16
Next: July 29 vs. Terence Crawford
Record: 19-0
Last: W (TKO9) Michael McKinson, Aug. 6
Next: July 8 vs. Eimantas Stanionis
Record: 30-0
Last: W (UD12) Karen Chukhadzhian, Jan. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 27-5
Last: L (TKO10) Errol Spence Jr., April 16, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 14-0
Last: W (SD12) Radzhab Butaev, April 16
Next: July 8 vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Record: 30-1
Last: W (UD12) Mario Barrios, Feb. 5, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 14-1
Last: L (SD12) Eimantas Stanionis, April 16
Next: TBA
Record: 29-4-1
Last: L (TKO6) Terence Crawford, Dec. 10
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (MD12) Abel Ramos, March 25
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Conor Benn has been removed for testing positive for a banned substance.
Record: 26-1
Last: L (SD12) Josh Taylor, Feb. 26, 2022
Next: May 27 vs. Darragh Foley
Record: 19-0
Last: W (SD12) Jack Catterall, Feb. 26, 2022
Next: June 10 vs. Teofimo Lopez Jr.
Record: 28-1
Last: W (TKO11) Jose Zepeda, Nov. 26
Next: June 17 vs. Danielito Zorrilla
Record: 28-1
Last: W (KO11) Richard Commey, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 19-1
Last: W (TKO5) Jeremias Ponce, Feb. 25
Next: TBA
Record: 23-1
Last: L (KO7) Gervonta Davis, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 40-3
Last: L (SD10) Teofimo Lopez, Dec. 10
Next: TBA.
Record: 28-0
Last: W (UD10) Jose Pedraza, Feb. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 36-3
Last: W (UD10) Neeraj Goyat, March 25
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1
Last: W (SD10) Sandor Martin, Dec. 10
Next: June 10 vs. Josh Taylor
Shakur Stevenson’s first fight at lightweight goes well as he stops Shuichiro Yoshino in Round 6 of their bout.
Record: 30-0
Last: W (UD12) Vasiliy Lomachenko, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 17-3
Last: L (UD12) Devin Haney, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 29-0
Last: W (KO7) Ryan Garcia, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (TKO6) Shuichiro Yoshino, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 20-1
Last: L (UD12) Devin Haney, Oct. 15
Next: June 29 vs. Maxi Hughes
Record: 24-2-1
Last: W (KO2) Eduardo Ramirez, Sept. 4
Next: TBA vs. Giovanni Cabrera
Record: 28-0
Last: W (KO2) Jaime Arboleda, April 29
Next: TBA
Record: 28-0
Last: W (TKO5) Lee Selby, March 26, 2022
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0
Last: W (TKO2) Jeremia Nakathila, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1
Last: L (UD12) Vasiliy Lomachenko, Oct. 29
Next: TBA
Emanuel Navarrete stops Liam Wilson in a thriller to become a three-division champion.
Record: 31-1
Last: W (UD10) Adam Lopez, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 37-1
Last: W (TKO9) Liam Wilson, Feb. 3 (Watch this fight on ESPN+)
Next: TBA
Record: 16-0
Last: W (SD12) Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1
Last: L (TKO9) Gervonta Davis, Jan. 7
Next: TBA
Record: 17-1-1
Last: L (SD12) Joe Cordina, April 22
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2
Last: W (UD12) Rey Vargas, Feb. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 26-4-1
Last: L (UD12) Hector Luis Garcia, Aug. 20
Next: TBA
Record: 17-2
Last: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, Sept. 23
Next: TBA
Record: 27-2-1
Last: W (TKO5) Krai Setthaphon, April 1
Next: TBA
Record: 24-2-1
Last: W (UD10) Miguel Marriaga, March 18
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Tevin Farmer and Leo Santa Cruz have been removed for inactivity.
Record: 26-2-1
Last: W (TKO7) Leigh Wood, Feb. 18
Next: May 27 vs. Leigh Wood
Record: 36-1
Last: L (UD12) O’Shaquie Foster, Feb. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 24-1-1
Last: W (UD12) Mark Magsayo, March 4
Next: TBA
Record: 27-2
Last: W (SD12) Josh Warrington, Dec. 10
Next: May 27 vs. Michael Conlan
Record: 31-2-1
Last: L (SD12) Luis Alberto Lopez, Dec. 10
Next: TBA
Record: 12-1
Last: W (UD12) Isaac Dogboe, April 1
Next: TBA
Record: 24-2
Last: L (UD12) Brandon Figueroa, March 4
Next: TBA
Record: 26-3
Last: L (TKO7) Mauricio Lara, Feb. 18
Next: May 27 vs. Mauricio Lara
Record: 18-1
Last: W (TKO1) Karim Guerfi, Dec. 10
Next: May 27 vs. Luis Alberto Lopez
Record: 24-2
Last: L (UD12) Robeisy Ramirez
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Gary Russell Jr. has been removed for inactivity.
Record: 21-0
Last: W (UD12) Daniel Roman, June 4
Next: July 25 vs. Naoya Inoue
Record: 34-1
Last: W (KO11) Azat Hovhannisyan, Feb. 18
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (UD10) Mike Plania, Sept. 24
Next: TBA
Record: 37-3
Last: W (SD12) Murodjon Akhmadaliev, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 21-4
Last: L (KO11) Luis Nery, Feb. 18
Next: TBA
Record: 11-1
Last: L (MD12) Marlon Tapales, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 18-1
Last: W (UD12) Liborio Solis, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 30-4
Last: W (KO4) Jason Cunningham, July 2
Next: TBA
Record: 32-4
Last: W (KO2) Ryo Akaho, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 33-4
Last: L (TKO12) Murodjon Akhmadaliev, June 25
Next: TBA
Editor’s note: Angelo Leo has been removed for inactivity. Daniel Roman retired.
Record: 24-0
Last: W (TKO11) Paul Butler, Dec. 13
Next: July 25 vs. Stephen Fulton
Record: 42-7
Last: L (TKO2) Naoya Inoue, June 7
Next: TBA vs. Alejandro Santiago
Record: 26-2
Last: W (MD12) Vincent Astrolabio, May 13
Next: TBD
Record: 21-2
Last: W (TD10) Gary Antonio Russell, Oct. 15
Next: TBA
Record: 27-1
Last: W (UD10) Jerald Paclar, Nov. 5
Next: TBA
Record: 18-4
Last: L (MD12) Jason Moloney, May 13
Next: TBD
Record: 19-1
Last: L (TD10) Emmanuel Rodriguez, Oct. 15
Next: TBA
Record: 20-0
Last: W (UD10) Mike Plania, Sept. 4
Next: TBA
Record: 27-3-5
Last: W (TKO7) Antonio Nieves, Oct. 29
Next: TBA
Record: 32-3
Last: W (UD8) Ronnie Baldonado, Dec. 11
Next: TBA
Joshua Franco defeats Andrew Mahoney via unanimous decision to retain his WBA super flyweight title.
Record: 44-3
Last: W (MD12) Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 51-4
Last: L (MD12) Juan Francisco Estrada, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 29-2-1
Last: D (MD12) Joshua Franco, Jan. 31
Next: TBA vs. Joshua Franco
Record: 18-1-3
Last: D (MD12) Kazuto Ioka, Jan. 31
Next: TBA vs. Kazuto Ioka
Record: 15-0
Last: W (UD12) Jerwin Ancajas, Oct. 8
Next: TBA
Record: 25-0
Last: W (KO12) Andrew Moloney, May 20
Next: TBA
Record: 51-6-1
Last: W (TKO3) Pipat Chaiporn, March 25
Next: May 27 vs. Komgrich Nantapech
Record: 43-2-6
Last: L (UD12) Kazuto Ioka, July 13
Next: TBA
Record: 40-5-1
Last: W (UD10) Lamberto Macias, Feb. 10
Next: TBA
Record: 33-3-2
Last: L (UD12) Fernando Daniel Martinez, Oct. 8
Next: TBA
Record: 18-0
Last: W (UD12) Cristian Gonzalez, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: 19-0
Last: W (UD12) Felix Alvarado, Nov. 11
Next: June 10 vs. Andres Campos
Record: 20-2, 1 NC
Last: W (TKO11) Ronal Batista, May 6
Next: TBA
Record: 22-0
Last: W (UD12) David Jimenez, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 12-1
Last: L (UD12) Artem Dalakian, Jan. 28
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2
Last: L (MD12) David Jimenez, July 16
Next TBA
Record: 15-0
Last: W (TKO1) Miguel Angel Herrera, July 23
Next TBA
Record: 38-3
Last: L (UD12) Sunny Edwards, Nov. 11
Next TBA
Record: 21-4
Last: No decision (NC2) Julio Cesar Martinez, Nov. 19
Next TBA
Record: 35-6
Last: W (UD10) Joselito Velazquez, Dec. 3
Next: TBA
Record: 21-1
Last: W (TKO9) Anthony Olascuaga, April 8
Next: TBA
Record: (27-3-1)
Last: W (UD12) Shokichi Iwata, Nov. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 16-1
Last: L (TKO7) Kenshiro Teraji, Nov. 1
Next: TBA
Record: 38-3
Last: L (UD12) Sunny Edwards, Nov. 11
Next: TBA
Record: 34-4
Last: W (UD12) Elwin Soto, June 25
Next: TBA
Record: 24-0
Last: W (UD12) Wanheng Menayothin, July 20
Next: TBA
Record: 39-1
Last: W (UD12) Norihito Tanaka, Aug. 31
Next: TBA
Record: 55-3
Last: L (UD12) Knockout CP Freshmart, July 20
Next: TBA
Record: 20-2
Last: W (TKO2) Masataka Taniguchi, Jan. 6
Next: TBA
Record: 26-3-1-1NC
Last: NC (ND3) Ginjiro Shigeoka, Jan. 6
Next: TBA