33 UK and Irish boxers ranked in WBC top 15 for January 2021
The World Boxing Council released their latest world rankings for January 2021, which includes a total of 33 UK and Irish boxers, one extra than last month’s rankings as Lyndon Arthur gatecrashes the 175lbs top 15 after his fine victory over rival Anthony Yarde late last year.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez was named as the World Boxing Council’s Boxer of the Month for his emphatic WBC and WBA World super-middleweight title victory over Liverpool’s Callum Smith a few days before Christmas. Congolese world champion Ilunga Makabu was given an honorary mention for having successfully defended the WBC cruiserweight title against Nigerian Olanrewju Durodola.
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
Bridgerweight 200lbs
Champion: Vacant
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Oscar Rivas
2 Kevin Lerena
3 Ryad Merhy
4 Dmitry Kudryashov
5 Evgeny Romanov
6 Bryant Jennings
7 Artur Szpilka
8 Alen Babic
9 Shigabudin Aliev
10 Marco Huck
11 Bilal Laggoune
12 Samuel Kadje
13 Rashid Kodzoev
14 Isaac Chamberlain
15 Carlous Welch
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 Krszysztof Woldarczyk
7 Noel Gevor
8 Olanrewaju Durodola
9 Tommy McCarthy
10 Alexey Egorov
11 Richard Riakporhe
12 Yury Kashinsky
13 Tervel Pulev
14 Youri Kalenga
15 David Light
Light Heavyweight 175lbs
Champion: Artur Beterbiev
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jean Pascal
International: Nick Hannig
Youth: Dieudonne Wilfred Seyi
1 Gilberto Ramirez
2 Jean Pascal
3 Marcus Browne
4 Badou Jack
5 Sergey Kovalev
6 Igor Mikhalkin
7 Jesse Hart
8 Blake Caparello
9 Joshua Buatsi
10 Sullivan Barrera
11 Mathieu Bauderlique
12 Lyndon Arthur
13 Nick Hannig
14 Fanlong Meng
15 Anthony Yarde
Super Middleweight 168lbs
Champion: Saul Alvarez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Azizbek Abdugofurov
International: Evgeny Shvedenko
Youth: Vacant
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
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 Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
6 Brandon Adams
7 Esquiva Falcao
8 Dennis Hogan
9 Juan Macias Montiel
10 Matteo Signani
11 Hugo Centeno Jr.
12 Tureano Johnson
13 Carlos Molina
14 Andrey Sirotkin
15 Kamil Szeremeta
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 Tim Tszyu
11 Jack Culcay
12 Carlos Adames
13 Liam Smith
14 Charles Conwell
15 Magomed Kurbanov
Welterweight 147lbs
Champion: Errol Spence Jr
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Shawn Porter
International: Rashid Ellis
Youth: Vitaly Petrayakokv
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 Thulani Mbenge
14 Santiago Dominguez
15 Rashidi Ellis
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 Maurice Hooker
7 Ivan Baranchyk
8 Sandor Martin
9 Batyrzhan Jukembayev
10 Jack Catterall
11 Anthony Yigit
12 Eduard Troyanovsky
13 Lewis Ritson
14 Subriel Matias
15 Ohara Davies
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
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 Kenichi Ogawa
Featherweight 126lbs
Champion: Gary Russell Jr.
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Lerato Dlamini
International: Isaac Lowe
Youth: Vacant
1 Rey Vargas
2 Jessie Magdaleno
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 Aaron Alameda
9 Jhunriel Ramonal
10 Kiko Martinez
11 Abigail Medina
12 Thomas Patrick Ward
13 Mike Plania
14 TJ Doheny
15 Shingo Wake
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 Keita Kurihara
11 Petch Sor Chitpattana
12 Rau’shee Warren
13 Oscar Negrete
14 Daigo Higa
15 Michael Dasmarinas
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 Gideon Buthelezi
9 Norberto Jimenez
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 Axel Aragon
9 Tsubasa Koura
10 Erick Rosa
11 Ginjiro Shigeoka
12 Norihito Tanaka
13 Ayanda Ndulani
14 Lito Dante
15 Luis Castillo
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