34 British and Irish boxers presently ranked in WBC top 15
The World Boxing Council released their latest world rankings for February 2021, which includes a total of 34 British and Irish boxers, two more than last month’s rankings.
Californian Ryan Garcia was named as the World Boxing Council’s Boxer of the Month for his triumph over Briton Luke Campbell in January.
The light-heavyweight division has a notable absence in the top 15 – Sergey Kovalev, who tested positive for banned substances. That disappearance has allowed Brits Buatsi, Yarde, Arthur and Johnson to all move a single space.
British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley is up to 23rd position and will be gatecrashing the top 15 very soon if he continues his winning streak. Commonwealth champion Felix Cash is right behind him in 24th.
The super-bantamweight division has four Brits all hovering just outside the top 15, with Jamie McDonnell, Gamal Yafai, Chris Bourke and Brad Foster all positioned between 19-22.
Heavyweight +200lbs
Champion: Tyson Fury
Interim: Alexander Povetkin
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Joe Joyce
International: Martin Bakole
Youth: Peter Kadiru
1 Deontay Wilder
2 Oleksandr Uysk
3 Luis Ortiz
4 Andy Ruiz Jr.
5 Joe Joyce
6 Dillian Whyte
7 Joseph Parker
8 Michael Hunter
9 Filip Hrgovic
10 Charles Martin
11 Efe Ajagba
12 Agit Kabayel
13 Tony Yoka
14 Frank Sanchez
15 Dereck Chisora
*Daniel Dubois #18
*Martin Bakole #20
Bridgerweight 200lbs
Champion: Vacant
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Oscar Rivas
2 Kevin Lerena
3 Bryant Jennings
4 Dmitry Kudryashov
5 Evgeny Romanov
6 Artur Szpilka
7 Alen Babic
8 Shigabudin Aliev
9 Bilal Laggoune
10 Lukasz Rozanski
11 Marco Huck
12 Samuel Kadje
13 Rashid Kodzoev
14 Carlous Welch
15 Isaac Chamberlain
Cruiserweight 200lbs
Champion: Ilunga Makabu
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Thabiso Mchunu
International: Noel Gevor
Youth: Juergen Uldedaj
1 Thabiso Mchunu
2 Alexei Papin
3 Michal Cieslak
4 Yuniel Dorticos
5 Andrew Tabiti
6 Noel Gevor
7 Tommy McCarthy
8 Olanrewaju Durodola
9 Alexey Egorov
10 Richard Riakporhe
11 Yury Kashinsky
12 Tervel Pulev
13 Youri Kalenga
14 David Light
15 Krszysztof Woldarczyk
*Chris Billam-Smith #18
Light Heavyweight 175lbs
Champion: Artur Beterbiev
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jean Pascal
International: Nick Hannig
Youth: Vacant
1 Gilberto Ramirez
2 Jean Pascal
3 Marcus Browne
4 Badou Jack
5 Igor Mikhalkin
6 Jesse Hart
7 Blake Caparello
8 Joshua Buatsi
9 Sullivan Barrera
10 Mathieu Bauderlique
11 Lyndon Arthur
12 Nick Hannig
13 Fanlong Meng
14 Anthony Yarde
15 Dominic Boesel
*Callum Johnson #16
Super Middleweight 168lbs
Champion: Saul Alvarez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Azizbek Abdugofurov
International: Evgeny Shvedenko
Youth: Sergey Kozhukhar
1 David Benavidez
2 Avni Yildirim
3 David Lemieux
4 Anthony Dirrell
5 Daniel Jacobs
6 Callum Smith
7 Azizbek Abdugofurov
8 Ronald Ellis
9 Vladimir Shishkin
10 Fedor Chudinov
11 John Ryder
12 Aidos Yerbossynuly
13 Juergen Braehmer
14 Gabriel Rosado
15 Carlos Gongora
*Rocky Fielding #16
*Zach Parker #20
Middleweight 160lbs
Franchise Champion: Saul Alvarez
Champion: Jermall Charlo
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Juan Carlos Raygosa
Youth: Ramadan Hiseni
1 Jaime Munguia
2 Sergey Derevyanchenko
3 Liam Williams
4 Maciej Sulecki
5 Juan Macias Montiel
6 Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
7 Brandon Adams
8 Esquiva Falcao
9 Matteo Signani
10 Hugo Centeno Jr.
11 Tureano Johnson
12 Carlos Molina
13 Andrey Sirotkin
14 Kamil Szeremeta
15 Meiirim Nursultanov
*Jason Quigley #16
Super Welterweight 154lbs
Champion: Jermell Charlo
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Erickson Lubin
International: Tursynbay Kulakhmet
Youth: Ravshan Makhamadjonov
1 Erickson Lubin
2 Sergio Garcia
3 Tony Harrison
4 Jeison Rosario
5 Julian Williams
6 Jarrett Hurd
7 Serheii Bohachuk
8 Sebastian Fundora
9 Jessie Vargas
10 Dennis Hogan
11 Tim Tszyu
12 Jack Culcay
13 Carlos Adames
14 Liam Smith
15 Charles Conwell
Welterweight 147lbs
Champion: Errol Spence Jr
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Shawn Porter
International: Rashid Ellis
Youth: Sahir Iqbal
1 Shawn Porter
2 Mikey Garcia
3 Keith Thurman
4 Danny Garcia
5 Vergil Ortiz Jr.
6 Egidijus Kavaliauskas
7 David Avanesyan
8 Kudratillo Abdukakhorov
9 Josesito Lopez
10 Amir Khan
11 Kell Brook
12 Jaron Ennis
13 Maurice Hooker
14 Thulani Mbenge
15 Santiago Dominguez
*Josh Kelly #17
Super Lightweight 140lbs
Champion: Jose Carlos Ramirez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jose Zepeda
International: Ohara Davies
Youth: Luis Hernandez
1 Jose Zepeda
2 Regis Prograis
3 Viktor Postol
4 Arnold Barboza
5 Pablo Cesar Cano
6 Ivan Baranchyk
7 Sandor Martin
8 Batyrzhan Jukembayev
9 Jack Catterall
10 Anthony Yigit
11 Eduard Troyanovsky
12 Lewis Ritson
13 Subriel Matias
14 Ohara Davies
15 Petros Ananyan
*Tyrone McKenna
Lightweight 135lbs
Franchise Champion: Teofimo Lopez
Champion: Devin Haney
Interim: Ryan Garcia
Silver: Vacant
International: Maxi Hughes
Youth: Manuel Jaimes
1 Vasiliy Lomachenko
2 Javier Fortuna
3 Jorge Linares
4 Francisco Vargas
5 Yvan Mendy
6 Richard Commey
7 Masayyoshi Nakatani
8 Luke Campbell
9 Zaur Abdullaev
10 Emmanuel Tagoe
11 George Kambosos Jr
12 Francesco Patera
13 Shuichiro Yoshino
14 Lee Selby
15 Maxi Hughes
*James Tennyson #17
Super Featherweight 130lbs
Champion: Miguel Berchelt
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: O’Shaquie Foster
International: Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
Youth: Sultan Zaurbek
1 Oscar Valdez
2 Shakur Stevenson
3 O’Shaquie Foster
4 Leo Santa Cruz
5 Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
6 Tevin Farmer
7 Rene Alvarado
8 Eduardo Hernandez
9 Andrew Cancio
10 Samir Ziani
11 Pablo Vicente
12 Jhonny Gonzalez
13 Hironori Mishiro
14 Albert Bell
15 Joe Noynay
Featherweight 126lbs
Champion: Gary Russell Jr.
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Lerato Dlamini
International: Isaac Lowe
Youth: Vacant
1 Rey Vargas
2 Josh Warrington
3 Eduardo Ramirez
4 Tugstsogt Nyambar
5 Lerato Dlamini
6 Mark Magsayo
7 Kid Galahad
8 Joet Gonzalez
9 Ryo Sagawa
10 Isaac Lowe
11 Julio Ceja
12 Isaac Dogboe
13 Michael Conlan
14 Andoni Gago
15 Oscar Escandon
Super Bantamweight 122lbs
Champion: Luis Nery
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Chris Bourke
Youth: Chainoi Worawut
1 Carlos Castro
2 Daniel Roman
3 Ronny Rios
4 Hiroaki Teshigawara
5 Ludumo Lamati
6 Chainoi Worawut
7 Azat Hovhannisyan
8 Angelo Leo
9 Aaron Alameda
10 Jhunriel Ramonal
11 Abigail Medina
12 Thomas Patrick Ward
13 Mike Plania
14 TJ Doheny
15 Shingo Wake
*Jamie McDonnell #19
*Gamal Yafai #20
Bantamweight 118lbs
Champion: Nordine Oubaali
Interim: Reymart Gaballo
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Alejandro Santiago Barrios
Youth: Carlos Lopez
1 Nonito Donaire
2 Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai
3 Charlie Edwards
4 Emmanuel Rodriguez
5 Takuma Inoue
6 Alejandro Santiago Barrios
7 Jason Moloney
8 Zolani Tete
9 Paul Butler
10 Petch Sor Chitpattana
11 Rau’shee Warren
12 Oscar Negrete
13 Keita Kurihara
14 Daigo Higa
15 Michael Dasmarinas
*Lee McGregor
Super Flyweight 115lbs
Champion: Juan Francisco Estrada
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Fernando Martinez
International: Ali Bamidele Lasisi
Youth: Vacant
1 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2 Carlos Cuadras
3 Pedro Guevara
4 Fernando Martinez
5 Andrew Moloney
6 Kosei Tanaka
7 Khalid Yafai
8 Norberto Jimenez
9 Gideon Buthelezi
10 Yanga Sigqibo
11 Isreal Gonzalez
12 Sunny Edwards
13 Muhammad Waseem
14 Ryoji Fukunaga
15 Jade Bornea
Flyweight 112lbs
Champion: Julio Cesar Martinez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Jackson Chauke
Youth: Kento Hatanaka
1 McWilliams Arroyo
2 Francisco Rodriguez Jr.
3 Cristofer Rosales
4 Jay Harris
5 Angel Acosta
6 Jackson Chauke
7 Mirco Martin
8 Thananchai Charunphak
9 Jayr Raquinel
10 Giemel Magramo
11 Jonathan Inguito
12 Genesis Libranza
13 Masayuki Kuroda
14 Miguel Angel Herrera
15 Maximino Flores
Light Flyweight 108lbs
Champion: Kenshiro Teraji
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Riku Kano
1 Tetsuya Hisada
2 Masamichi Yabuki
3 Hekkie Budler
4 Armando Torres
5 Kenichi Horikawa
6 Tibo Monabesa
7 Edward Heno
8 Milan Melindo
9 Mark Vicelles
10 Jesse Rodriguez
11 Jaysever Abcede
12 Pongsaklek Sithdabni
13 Erik Omar Lopez
14 Siphamandia Baleni
15 Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart
Minimumweight 105lbs
Champion: Panya Pradabsri
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Wanheng Menayothin
2 Melvin Jerusalem
3 Byron Rojas
4 Nkosinathi Joyi
5 Simphiwe Konco
6 Marco John Rementizo
7 Jing Xiang
8 Tsubasa Koura
9 Erick Rosa
10 Ginjiro Shigeoka
11 Norihito Tanaka
12 Ayanda Ndulani
13 Lito Dante
14 Luis Castillo
15 Abraham Rodriguez
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