30 British and Irish boxers ranked in WBC top 15 in September 2021
The World Boxing Council released their latest world rankings for September 2021, which includes a total of 30 British and Irish boxers in the top 15 and a whopping 77 in total in the top 40.
Filipino Mark ‘Magnifico’ Magsayo (23-0, 16KOs) was named ‘Boxer of the Month’ for having won the featherweight eliminator against Mexico’s hard-hitting Julio Ceja (32-5-1, 28KOs).
An ‘Honarary Mention’ was awarded to Australian Jason Moloney (22-2, 18KOs) for having conquered the Silver title at bantamweight against Joshua Greer Jr (23-2-1, 12KOs).
A significant development was Joe Joyce’s elevation to third position in the heavyweight table, meaning that as well as being in pole position to challenge for the WBO World title, he is also in a prime place to force a challenge for the green and gold belt too, meaning that his next fight could be against any one of these four fighters – Anthony Joshua; Oleksandr Usyk; Tyson Fury; Deontay Wilder.
Joshua Buatsi moved from sixth spot to third place in the light-heavyweight ratings, now just a whisker away from challenging the champion Artur Beterbiev, then fellow Brit Anthony Yarde immediately assumes ‘JB’s’ old position in sixth.
Both Sam Eggington and Chris Eubank Jr. break into the top 15 middleweight ratings, as does Kash Farooq in the bantamweight section.
Heavyweight +200lbs
Champion: Tyson Fury
Interim: Dillian Whyte
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Joe Joyce
International: Martin Bakole
Youth: Vacant
1 Deontay Wilder
2 Andy Ruiz Jr.
3 Joe Joyce
4 Luis Ortiz
5 Joseph Parker
6 Michael Hunter
7 Agit Kabayel
8 Efe Ajagba
9 Filip Hrgovic
10 Tony Yoka
11 Frank Sanchez
12 Arslanbek Makhmudov
13 Dereck Chisora
14 Martin Bakole
15 Charles Martin
*Daniel Dubois #16
*Hughie Fury #23
*Fabio Wardley #28
*Nathan Gorman #30
Bridgerweight 200lbs
Champion: Vacant
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Evgeny Romanov
International: Lukasz Rozanski
Youth: Vacant
1 Oscar Rivas
2 Evgeny Romanov
3 Bryant Jennings
4 Lukasz Rozanski
5 Alen Babic
6 Shigabudin Aliev
7 Bilal Laggoune
8 Joel Tambwe Djeko
9 Andrey Fedosov
10 Marco Huck
11 Jerry Forrest
12 Samuel Kadje
13 Artur Szpilka
14 Carous Welch
15 Herve Hubeaux
*Isaac Chamberlain #18
Cruiserweight 200lbs
Champion: Ilunga Makabu
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Thabiso Mchunu
International: Vacant
Youth: Juergen Uldedaj
1 Thabiso Mchunu
2 Alexei Papin
3 Michal Cieslak
4 Noel Gevor
5 Olanrewaju Durodola
6 Badou Jack
7 Chris Billam-Smith
8 Yuniel Dorticos
9 Tommy McCarthy
10 Krszysztof Woldarczyk
11 Alexey Egorov
12 Kevin Lerena
13 Tervel Pulev
14 Youri Kalenga
15 David Light
*Deion Jumah #29
Light Heavyweight 175lbs
Champion: Artur Beterbiev
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jean Pascal
International: Ralfs Vilcans
Youth: Michael Eifert
1 Marcus Browne
2 Joshua Buatsi
3 Igor Mikhalkin
4 Jesse Hart
5 Mathieu Bauderlique
6 Anthony Yarde
7 Robin Krasniqi
8 Fanlong Meng
9 Dominic Boesel
10 Leon Bunn
11 Sullivan Barrera
12 Andre Dirrell
13 Nick Hannig
14 Ali Ismailov
15 Mansur Elsaev
*Craig Richards #17
*Pawel August #24
*Hosea Burton #28
*Shakan Pitters #38
Super Middleweight 168lbs
Champion: Saul Alvarez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Pavel Silyagin
International: Petro Ivanov
Youth: Vacant
1 David Benavidez
2 David Lemieux
3 Daniel Jacobs
4 Callum Smith
5 Billy Joe Saunders
6 Anthony Dirrell
7 Vladimir Shishkin
8 Pavel Silyagin
9 Gabriel Rosado
10 Fedor Chudinov
11 John Ryder
12 Carlos Gongora
13 Zach Parker
14 Aidos Yerbossynuly
15 William Scull
*Lerrone Richards #16
*Rocky Fielding #30
*Lennox Clarke #34
*Jack Cullen #36
*Padraig McCrory #38
Middleweight 160lbs
Champion: Jermall Charlo
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Sam Eggington
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Jaime Munguia
2 Sergey Derevyanchenko
3 Chris Eubank Jr.
4 Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
5 Maciej Sulecki
6 Liam Williams
7 Juan Macias Montiel
8 Esquiva Falcao
9 Matteo Signani
10 Hugo Centeno Jr.
11 Tureano Johnson
12 Andrey Sirotkin
13 Jason Quigley
14 Luis Arias
15 Sam Eggington
*Felix Cash #18
*Marcus Morrison #34
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 Tim Tszyu
4 Sebastian Fundora
5 Julian Williams
6 Tony Harrison
7 Brandon Adams
8 Jessie Vargas
9 Charles Conwell
10 Carlos Adames
11 Jack Culcay
12 Patrick Teixeira
13 Serheii Bohachuk
14 Jarrett Hurd
15 Jeison Rosario
*Liam Smith #17
*Anthony Fowler #34
*Ted Cheesman #36
*Scott Fitzgerald #39
Welterweight 147lbs
Champion: Errol Spence Jr
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Shawn Porter
International: Rashid Ellis
Youth: Vitaly Petrayakokv
1 Shawn Porter
2 Vergil Ortiz Jr.
3 Manny Pacquiao
4 Mikey Garcia
5 Keith Thurman
6 Danny Garcia
7 David Avanesyan
8 Jaron Ennis
9 Kudratillo Abdukakhorov
10 Conor Benn
11 Thulani Mbenge
12 Josesito Lopez
13 Abel Ramos
14 Egidijus Kavaliauskas
15 Amir Khan
*Kell Brook #16
*Josh Kelly #26
*Ekow Essuman #31
*Michael McKinson #34
*Danny Ball #37
Super Lightweight 140lbs
Champion: Josh Taylor
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jose Zepeda
International: Ohara Davies
Youth: Omar Aguilar
1 Jose Carlos Ramirez
2 Jose Zepeda
3 Regis Prograis
4 Viktor Postol
5 Arnold Barboza
6 Subriel Matias
7 Pablo Cesar Cano
8 Sandor Martin
9 Jack Catterall
10 Jeremias Ponce
11 Mario Barrios
12 Ohara Davies
13 Batyr Akhmedov
14 Alberto Puello
15 Omar Alejandro Aguilar
*Tyrone McKenna #19
*Lewis Ritson 28
*Sam Maxwell #36
Lightweight 135lbs
Franchise Champion: Teofimo Lopez
Champion: Devin Haney
Interim: Joseph Diaz
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Manuel Jaimes
1 Vasiliy Lomachenko
2 Ryan Garcia
3 Jorge Linares
4 Richard Commey
5 Yvan Mendy
6 Zaur Abdullaev
7 Emmanuel Tagoe
8 Javier Fortuna
9 Masayyoshi Nakatani
10 George Kambosos Jr
11 Isaac Cruz Jr.
12 Michel Rivera
13 Francesco Patera
14 Shuichiro Yoshino
15 Francisco Vargas
*Lee Selby #16
*Maxi Hughes #17
*Terry Flanagan #25
*James Tennyson #34
*Gavin Gwynne #39
Super Featherweight 130lbs
Champion: Oscar Valdez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: O’Shaquie Foster
International: Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
Youth: Larinsanga Tlau
1 Miguel Berchelt
2 O’Shaquie Foster
3 Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
4 Tevin Farmer
5 Eduardo Hernandez
6 Chris Colbert
7 Andrew Cancio
8 Samir Ziani
9 Albert Bell
10 Pablo Vicente
11 Joe Noynay
12 Azinga Fuzile
13 Xavier Martinez
14 Ricardo Nunez
15 Robson Conceicao
*Anthony Cacace #25
*Joe Cordina #27
*Zelfa Barrett #29
*Jono Carroll #33
Featherweight 126lbs
Champion: Gary Russell Jr.
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Isaac Lowe
Youth: Vacant
1 Rey Vargas
2 Eduardo Ramirez
3 Mark Magsayo
4 Lerato Dlamini
5 Mauricio Lara
6 Josh Warrington
7 Hinata Maruta
8 Tugstsogt Nyambar
9 Isaac Dogboe
10 Isaac Lowe
11 Satoshi Shimuzu
12 Miguel Marriaga
13 Karim Guerfi
14 Ryan Walsh
15 Can Xu
*Thomas P Ward #22
*Jordan Gill #34
*Louie Lynn #35
Super Bantamweight 122lbs
Champion: Brandon Figueroa
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Chris Bourke
Youth: Vacant
1 Daniel Roman
2 Carlos Castro
3 Ronny Rios
4 Hiroaki Teshigawara
5 Azat Hovhannisyan
6 Luis Nery
7 Ludumo Lamati
8 Chainoi Worawut
9 Angelo Leo
10 Michael Conlan
11 Raeese Aleem
12 Zolani Tete
13 Aaron Alameda
14 Ryosuke Iwasa
15 Abigail Medina
*Jason Cunningham #22
*Chris Bourke #23
*Brad Foster #24
*Gamal Yafai #30
Bantamweight 118lbs
Champion: Nonito Donaire
Interim: Reymart Gaballo
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Ukashir Farooq
Youth: Carlos Lopez
1 Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai
2 Jason Moloney
3 Charlie Edwards
4 Nordine Oubaali
5 Alejandro Santiago Barrios
6 Rau’shee Warren
7 Lee McGregor
8 Takuma Inoue
9 Guillermo Rigondeaux
10 Paul Butler
11 Liborio Solis
12 Kash Farooq
13 Petch Sor Chitpattana
14 Nikolay Potapov
15 Keita Kurihara
Super Flyweight 115lbs
Franchise Champion: Juan Francisco Estrada
Champion: Vacant
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Fernando Martinez
International: Ali Bamidele Lasisi
Youth: Cuauhtli Guerrero
1 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2 Roman Gonzales
3 Carlos Cuadras
4 Pedro Guevara
5 Fernando Martinez
6 Donnie Nietes
7 Kosei Tanaka
8 Norberto Jimenez
9 Yanga Sigqibo
10 Andrew Moloney
11 Gideon Buthelezi
12 Ryoji Fukunaga
13 Isreal Gonzalez
14 Muhammad Waseem
15 Jade Bornea
*Prince Patel #30
Flyweight 112lbs
Champion: Julio Cesar Martinez
Interim: McWilliams Arroyo
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Kento Hatanaka
1 Cristofer Rosales
2 Francisco Rodriguez Jr.
3 Moruti Mthalane
4 Ricardo Rafael Sandoval
5 Jackson Chauke
6 Thananchai Charunphak
7 Jayr Raquinel
8 Giemel Magramo
9 Jonathan Inguito
10 Genesis Libranza
11 Jay Harris
12 Masayuki Kuroda
13 Miguel Angel Herrera
14 Maximino Flores
15 Seigo Yuri Akui
*Tommy Frank #36
Light Flyweight 108lbs
Champion: Kenshiro Teraji
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Tibo Monabesa
Youth: Riku Kano
1 Masamichi Yabuki
2 Hekkie Budler
3 Tibo Monabesa
4 Kenichi Horikawa
5 Mark Vicelles
6 Carlos Canizales
7 Edward Heno
8 Jesse Rodriguez
9 Erik Omar Lopez
10 Jaysever Abcede
11 Siphamandia Baleni
12 Jose Javier Torres
13 Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart
14 Armando Torres
15 Nhlanhla Tyirha
Strawweight 105lbs
Champion: Panya Pradabsri
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Wanheng Menayothin
2 Melvin Jerusalem
3 Erick Rosa
4 Byron Rojas
5 Simphiwe Konco
6 Ginjiro Shigeoka
7 Ayanda Ndulani
8 Marco John Rementizo
9 Jing Xiang
10 Tsubasa Koura
11 Norihito Tanaka
12 Pedro Taduran
13 Lito Dante
14 Abraham Rodriguez
15 Yudai Shigeoka
HÖRFA are proud sponsors of British Boxing News