33 British and Irish boxers ranked in top 15 with WBC as of May 2020
The World Boxing Council released their latest world rankings, which features a total of 33 British and Irish boxers.
Kell Brook climbs to seventh place in the super-welterweight category, within touching distance of champion Jermell Charlo.
Lightweight Luke Campbell; super-featherweight Kid Galahad; and super-flyweight Charlie Edwards all hold their divisions’ lofty no.2 spots.
Heavyweight +200lbs
Champion: Tyson Fury
Interim: Dillian Whyte
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Daniel Dubois
International: Filip Hrgovic
Youth: Peter Kadiru
1 Deontay Wilder
2 Oleksandr Uysk
3 Oscar Rivas
4 Luis Ortiz
5 Andy Ruiz Jr.
6 Joseph Parker
7 Daniel Dubois
8 Filip Hrgovic
9 Alexander Povetkin
10 Michael Hunter
11 Joe Joyce
12 Dereck Chisora
13 Charles Martin
14 Efe Ajagba
15 Agit Kabayel
Cruiserweight 200lbs
Champion: Ilunga Makabu
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Mairis Briedis
Silver: Thabiso Mchunu
International: Tommy McCarthy
Youth: Vacant
1 Thabiso Mchunu
2 Michel Cieslak
3 Olanrewaju Durodola
4 Kevin Lerena
5 Alexei Papin
6 Ruslan Faifer
7 Krszysztof Woldarczyk
8 Andrew Tabiti
9 Noel Gavor
10 Jai Opetaia
11 Alexey Egorov
12 Dmitry Kudryashov
13 Yury Kashinsky
14 Tommy McCarthy
15 Herve Lofidi
Light Heavyweight 175lbs
Champion: Artur Beterbiev
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Jean Pascal
International: Nick Hannig
Youth: Ali Akhmedov
1 Gilberto Ramirez
2 Jean Pascal
3 Oleksandr Gvozdyk
4 Marcus Browne
5 Badou Jack
6 Eleider Alvarez
7 Sergey Kovalev
8 Joe Smith Jr
9 Igor Mikhalkin
10 Jessie Hart
11 Anthony Yarde
12 Blake Caparello
13 Sullivan Barrera
14 Joshua Buatsi
15 Fanlong Meng
Super Middleweight 168lbs
Champion: David Benavidez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Callum Smith
Silver: Azizbek Abdugofurov
International: Vacant
Youth: Petrov Ivanov
1 Avni Yildirim
2 Azizbek Abdugofurov
3 David Lemieux
4 Daniel Jacobs
5 Fedor Chudinov
6 John Ryder
7 Anthony Dirrell
8 Juergen Braehmer
9 Rocky Fielding
10 Vladimir Shishkin
11 Caleb Truax
12 Stefan Haertel
13 Lionell Thompson
14 Ali Akhmedov
15 Roamer Angulo
Middleweight 160lbs
Franchise Champion: Saul Alvarez
Champion: Jermall Charlo
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Ramadan Hiseni
1 Sergey Derevyanchenko
2 Jaime Munguia
3 Kamil Szeremeta
4 Liam Williams
5 Tureano Johnson
6 Maciej Sulecki
7 Esquiva Falcao
8 Dennis Hogan
9 Janibek Alimkhanuly
10 Brandon Adams
11 Gabriel Rosado
12 Hugo Centeno Jr.
13 Francisco Emanuel Torres
14 Jason Quigley
15 Christian Mbilli
Super Welterweight 154lbs
Champion: Jermell Charlo
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Abass Baraou
Youth: Sadriddin Akhmedov
1 Erickson Lubin
2 Sergio Garcia
3 Tony Harrison
4 Julian Williams
5 Jarrett Hurd
6 Jessie Vargas
7 Kell Brook
8 Carlos Adames
9 Liam Smith
10 Magomed Kurbanov
11 Jack Culcay
12 Serheii Bohachuk
13 Abass Baraou
14 Bakhram Murtazaliev
15 Takeshi Inoue
Welterweight 147lbs
Champion: Errol Spence Jr
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Danny Garcia
International: Amir Khan
Youth: Jon Miguez
1 Shawn Porter
2 Danny Garcia
3 Yordenis Ugas
4 Mikey Garcia
5 Keith Thurman
6 Kudratillo Abdukakhorov
7 David Avanesyan
8 Vergil Ortiz Jr.
9 Josesito Lopez
10 Sergey Lipinets
11 Amir Khan
12 Egidijus Kavaliauskas
13 Josh Kelly
14 Ray Robinson
15 Alexis Rocha
Super Lightweight 140lbs
Champion: Jose Carlos Ramirez
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Tyrone McKenna
Youth: Luis Hernandez
1 Viktor Postol
2 Regis Prograis
3 Jose Zepeda
4 Pablo Cesar Cano
5 Maurice Hooker
6 Ivan Baranchyk
7 Eduard Troyanovsky
8 Arnold Barboza
9 Sandor Martin
10 Batyrzhan Jukembayev
11 Jack Catterall
12 Anthony Yigit
13 Mohamed Mimoune
14 Lewis Ritson
15 Batyr Akhmedov
Lightweight 135lbs
Franchise Champion: Vasiliy Lomachenko
Champion: Devin Haney
Interim: Vacant
Silver: Ryan Garcia
International: Viktor Kotochigov
Youth: Jamaine Ortiz
1 Javier Fortuna
2 Luke Campbell
3 Ryan Garcia
4 Jorge Linares
5 Yvan Mendy
6 Zaur Abdullaev
7 Richard Commey
8 Emmanuel Tagoe
9 Lee Selby
10 Marcos Villasana Jr.
11 Shuichiro Yoshino
12 Viktor Kotochigov
13 Terry Flanagan
14 George Kamboses Jr
15 Felix Verdejo
Super Featherweight 130lbs
Champion: Miguel Berchelt
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: O’Shaquie Foster
International: Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
Youth: Sultan Zaurbek
1 Oscar Valdez
2 Shavkat Rakhimov
3 Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
4 Miguel Roman
5 Tevin Farmer
6 O’Shaquie Foster
7 Eduardo Hernandez
8 Andrew Cancio
9 Pablo Vicente
10 Jhonny Gonzalez
11 Masayuki Ito
12 Jono Carroll
13 Albert Bell
14 Samir Ziani
15 Joe Noynay
Featherweight 126lbs
Champion: Gary Russell Jr.
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Lerato Dlamini
International: Isaac Lowe
Youth: Yiran Li
1 Jessie Magdaleno
2 Kid Galahad
3 Tugstsogt Nyambar
4 Lerato Dlamini
5 Mark Magsayo
6 Eduardo Ramirez
7 Isaac Lowe
8 Ryo Sagawa
9 Ruben Villa
10 Julio Ceja
11 Claudio Marrero
12 Andoni Gago
13 Michael Conlan
14 Ryan Walsh
15 Oscar Escandon
Super Bantamweight 122lbs
Champion: Rey Vargas
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Chainoi Worawut
1 Daniel Roman
2 Carlos Castro
3 Ronny Rios
4 Angelo Leo
5 Ludumo Lamati
6 Stephen Fulton
7 Hiroaki Teshigawara
8 Isaac Dogboe
9 Tramaine Williams
10 Aaron Alameda
11 Jhunriel Ramonal
12 Chainoi Worawut
13 Abigail Medina
14 Kiko Martinez
15 Luca Rigoldi
Bantamweight 118lbs
Champion: Nordine Oubaali
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Alejandro Santiago Barrios
Youth: Melvin Lopez
1 Nonito Donaire
2 Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai
3 Emmanuel Rodriguez
4 Jason Maloney
5 Takuma Inoue
6 Zolani Tete
7 Joshua Greer Jr.
8 Daigo Higa
9 Alejandro Santiago Barrios
10 Petch Sor
11 Paul Butler
12 Rau’shee Warren
13 Oscar Negrete
14 Michael Dasmarinas
15 Liborio Solis
Super Flyweight 115lbs
Champion: Juan Francisco Estrada
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Fernando Martinez
International: Ali Bamidele Lasisi
Youth: Singsayan CP Fresmart
1 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2 Charlie Edwards
3 Kosei Tanaka
4 Carlos Cuadras
5 Pedro Guevara
6 Fernando Martinez
7 Israel Gonzalez
8 Jeyvier Cintron
9 Gideon Buthelezi
10 Yanga Sigqibo
11 Joshua Franco
12 Norberto Jimenez
13 Iran Diaz
14 Muhammed Waseem
15 Athenkosi Dumezweni
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 Andrew Selby
4 Cristofer Rosales
5 Angel Acosta
6 Jay Harris
7 Jackson Chauke
8 Ernesto Irias
9 Mirco Martin
10 Jayr Raquinel
11 Jonathan Inguito
12 Genesis Libranza
13 Sunny Edwards
14 Thananchai Charunphak
15 Masayuki Kuroda
Light Flyweight 108lbs
Champion: Kenshiro Teraji
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Riku Kano
1 Tetsuya Hisada
2 Hekkie Budler
3 Armando Torres
4 Masamichi Yabuki
5 Tibo Monabesa
6 Panya Pradabsri
7 Kenichi Horikawa
8 Edward Heno
9 Milan Melindo
10 Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart
11 Mark Vicelles
12 Reiya Konishi
13 Saul Juarez
14 Jaysever Abcede
15 Augustin Mauro Gauto
Minimumweight 105lbs
Champion: Wanheng Menayothin
Interim: Vacant
Diamond: Vacant
Silver: Vacant
International: Vacant
Youth: Vacant
1 Melvin Jerusalem
2 Daniel Valladares
3 Byron Rojas
4 Simphiwe Konco
5 Yuta Takahashi
6 Nkosinathi Joyi
7 Marco John Rementizo
8 Jing Xiang
9 Tsubasa Koura
10 Ginjiro Shigeoka
11 Toto Landera
12 Norihito Tanaka
13 Axel Aragon
14 Byron Castellon
15 Siphamandla Baleni
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