The IBO computerised boxing rankings for June 2021 are now available
There are 23 UK and Irish boxers currently ranked in the International Boxing Organization world top 10, and 45 in total in the top 20.
Commonwealth cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith breaks into the top 10 after his WBA Continental title win over Vasil Ducar in March.
There’s a quartet of superb super-middleweights – Smith, Saunders, Parker and Ryder – all sitting high up in the top 10.
Chris Eubank Jr remains the IBO No.1 at middleweight and continues to chase his dream fight with champion Golovkin.
The super-welterweight has a distinct lack of UK fighters present, disappointingly. Ted Cheeseman is the highest ranked at 21, with Anthony Fowler just behind at 29, so there’s talent on its way through at least.
Kid Galahad and Josh Warrington’s conqueror Mauricio Lara are both the highest ranked featherweights, so with the title presently vacant, a fight between the pair makes perfect sense, however the Sheffield southpaw is the IBF mandatory and is set to face compatriot Jazza Dickens for the vacant IBF next.
'Lightning' Lee McGregor gatecrashes the bantamweight top 10 after adding the European crown to his collection in his last fight, that already includes British and Commonwealth titles.
Full list of the IBO top 10 below:
Heavyweight
Champion: Anthony Joshua
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Dillian Whyte
2 Oleksandr Usyk
3 Andy Ruiz Jr
4 Deontay Wilder
5 Alexander Povetkin
6 Joe Joyce
7 Michael Hunter
8 Joseph Parker
9 Kubrat Pulev
10 Tony Yoka
*Dereck Chisora #11
*Martin Bakole #18
*Hughie Fury #20
Cruiserweight
Champion: Kevin Larena
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Yuniel Dorticos
2 Thabiso Mchunu
3 Aleksei Papin
4 Michael Cieslak
5 Aleksei Egorov
6 Jai Opetaia
7 David Light
8 Dilan Prasovic
9 Efatobor Apochi
10 Chris Billam-Smith
Light Heavyweight
Champion: Robin Krasniqi
Inter-Continental Champion: Malik Zinad
1 Jean Pascal
2 Badou Jack
3 Maxim Vlasov
4 Jesse Hart
5 Gilberto Ramirez
6 Ricards Bolotniks
7 Eleider Alvarez
8 Joshua Buatsi
9 Marcus Browne
10 Leon Bunn
*Lyndon Arthur #12
*Anthony Yarde #13
*Craig Richards #18
Super Middleweight
Champion: Carlos Gongora
Inter-Continental Champion: Istvan Szili
1 Callum Smith
2 David Benavidez
3 Billy Joe Saunders
4 Daniel Jacobs
5 Fedor Chudinov
6 John Ryder
7 Juergen Braehmer
8 Zach Parker
9 David Lemieux
10 Vladimir Shishkin
Middleweight
Champion: Gennadiiy Golovkin
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Chris Eubank Jr
2 Jaime Munguia
3 Ryota Murata
4 Sergiy Derevyanchenko
5 Vincent Feigenbutz
6 Felix Cash
7 Liam Williams
8 Rob Brant
9 Kasuto Takesako
10 Fiodor Czarkaszyn
*Sam Eggington #11
*Luke Keeler #17
Super Welterweight
Champion: Erislandy Lara
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Tim Tszyu
2 Jarrett Hurd
3 Erickson Lubin
4 Michael Zerafa
5 Magomed Kurbanov
6 Sergio Garcia
7 Julian Williams
8 Jeison Rosario
9 Jack Culcay
10 Sebastian Fundora
Welterweight
Champion: Vacant
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Shawn Porter
2 Mikey Garcia
3 David Avaneyson
4 Yordenis Ugas
5 Danny Garcia
6 Vergil Ortiz Jr.
7 Jaron Ennis
8 Egidijus Kavaliauskus
9 Kell Brook
10 Jamal James
*Conor Benn #13
Super Lightweight
Champion: Vacant
Inter-Continental Champion: Brandon Lee
1 Regis Prograis
2 Jose Carlos Ramirez
3 Jose Zepeda
4 Subriel Matias
5 Viktor Postol
6 Jose Pedraza
7 Arnold Barboza Jr
8 Robert Easter Jr
9 Jack Catterall
10 Ohara Davies
*Lewis Ritson #13
*Tyrone McKenna #17
Lightweight
Champion: Jovanni Straffon
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Vasyl Lomachenko
2 Ryan Garcia
3 Richard Commey
4 Gustavo Daniel Lemos
5 George Kambosos Jr.
6 Javier Fortuna
7 Lee Selby
8 Masayoshi Nakatini
9 Michel Rivera
10 Yvan Mendy
*Luke Campbell #13
Super Featherweight
Champion: Michael Magnesi
Inter-Continental Champion: Bruno Tarimo
1 Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov
2 Miguel Berchelt
3 Joseph Diaz
4 Tevin Farmer
5 Shakur Stevenson
6 O’Shaquie Foster
7 Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
8 Roger Gutierrez
9 Rene Alvarado
10 Chris Colbert
*Zelfa Barrett #18
*Joe Cordina #20
Featherweight
Champion: Vacant
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Mauricio Lara
2 Kid Galahad
3 Josh Warrington
4 Rinata Maruta
5 Jessie Magdaleno
6 Eduardo Ramirez
7 Ruben Villa
8 Jazza Dickens
9 Oscar Escandon
10 Joet Gonzalez
*Leigh Wood #15
*Ryan Walsh #17
*Isaac Lowe #18
Super Bantamweight
Champion: Vacant
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Daniel Roman
2 Hiroaki Teshigawara
3 Jhunriel Ramonal
4 Luis Nery
5 Ronny Rios
6 Carlos Castro
7 Michael Conlan
8 Ryosuke Iwasa
9 Gakuya Furuhashi
10 Angelo Leo
*Thomas Patrick Ward #19
Bantamweight
Champion: Michell Banquez
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Guillermo Rigondeaux
2 Jason Moloney
3 Takuma Inoue
4 Kal Yafai
5 Jose Velasquez
6 Alejandro Santiago Barrios
7 Lee McGregor
8 Gary Antonio Russell
9 Raushee Warren
10 Kasuke Nakajima
*Kash Farooq #13
*Paul Butler #20
Super Flyweight
Champion: Gideon Buthelezi
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Wisaksil Wangek
2 Roman Gonzalez
3 Kosei Tanaka
4 Joshua Franco
5 Andrew Maloney
6 Francisco Rodriguez Jr.
7 Mikhail Aloyan
8 Jeyvier Cintron
9 Donnie Nietes
10 Ryoji Fukunaga
*Charlie Edwards #14
*Prince Patel #19
Flyweight
Champion: Maximino Flores
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Moruti Mthalane
2 McWilliams Arroyo
3 Jesse Rodriguez
4 Ricardo Rafael Sandoval
5 Wulan Tuolehazi
6 Angel Acosta
7 Cristofer Rosales
8 Muhammed Naseem
9 Sho Kimura
10 Jay Harris
Light-Flyweight
Champion: Vacant
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Jonathan Gonzalez
2 Masamichi Yabuki
3 Daniel Matellon
4 Sivenathi Nontshinga
5 Agustin Mauro Gauto
6 Kenichi Horikawa
7 Esteban Bermudez
8 Erik Omar Lopez Garcia
9 Thanongsak Sinari
10 Gerardo Zapata
Minimumweight
Champion: Ayazda Ndulani
Inter-Continental Champion: Vacant
1 Chayaphon Moonsri
2 Ginjiro Shigoeka
3 Pedro Taduran
4 Leyman Benavides
5 Victorio Saludar
6 Daniel Valladares
7 Tsubaza Koura
8 Norihito Tanaka
9 Jose Argumedo Melvin Jerusalem
10 Masataka Taniguchi
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