World Ratings MARCH 2010
Each month we bring you the latest world ratings as compiled for the magazine at press-time, listing the latest Top-10 in each of the 17 weight
divisions.
Boxers are American unless stated. Fighters won-lost-draw records appear alongside their names. No Contests appear as a fourth figure. An asterisk* denotes southpaw.
See the magazine for a further two-page chart of the
LATEST TOP-20 BRITISH RATINGS
where Boxing Monthly also concentrates on a TOP 20 for each of the main UK divisions, giving
fighters a real incentive - to break into the top 20 best. The only exceptions
are the fly, bantam and s/bantam divisions where we show a British top 15
at present.
Ratings
from the MARCH 2010 issue:
WEIGHT DIVISIONS:
HEAVYWEIGHT
OVER 200lbs/14st 4lbs
1: Klitschko (Ukraine), 39-2, WBC
2: Klitschko (Ukraine), 53-3, IBF/WBO
3: Haye (GB), 23-1, WBA
4: Povetkin (Russia), 18-0
5: Chambers, 35-1
6: Chagaev* (Uzbekhistan), 25-1-1
7: Valuev (Russia), 50-2-0-1
8: Ruiz, 44-8-1
9: Adamek (Poland), 40-1
10: Boytsov (Russia), 27-0
CRUISERWEIGHT
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
200lbs/14st 4lbs
1: Green (Australia), 28-3
2: Cunningham, 22-2
3: Huck (Germany), 27-1, WBO
4: Erdei* (Hungary), 31-0
5: Afolabi, 14-2-3
6: Pablo Hernandez* (Cuba), 20-1
7: Fragomeni (Italy), 26-2-1
8: Wlodarczyk (Poland), 42-2-1
9: Flores, 24-0-1
10: Ross* (Canada), 23-1
175lbs/12st 7lbs
1: Hopkins, 50-5-1-1
2: Dawson*, 29-0-0-1
3: Tarver*, 27-6
4: Johnson, 50-13-2
5: Cloud, 20-0, IBF
6: Pascal (Canada), 25-1, WBC
7: Shumenov (Kazakhstan), 9-1, WBA
8: Campillo* (Spain), 19-3
9: Braehmer* (Germany), 35-2, WBO
10: Hernan Garay (Argentina), 32-4
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st
1: Froch (GB), 26-0, WBC
2: Abraham (Armenia), 31-0
3: Bute* (Canada), 25-0, IBF
4: Ward, 21-0, WBA
5: Kessler (Denmark), 42-2
6: Bika (Cameroon), 28-3-2
7: Dirrell*, 18-1
8: Green, 29-1
9: Stieglitz (Germany), 37-2, WBO
10: Sartison (Kazakhstan), 26-1
160lbs/11st 6lbs
1: Pavlik, 36-1, WBC/WBO
2: Sturm (Germany), 33-2-1, WBA
3: Mundine (Australia), 38-3
4: Sylvester (Germany), 33-3, IBF
5: Lopez* (Mexico), 38-12
6: Geale (Australia), 22-1
7: Lorenzo (Dom. Rep.), 27-2
8: Karmazin (Russia), 40-3-1
9: Gevor* (Armenia), 31-4
10: N’Dam N’Jikam (France), 22-0
LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT
WELTERWEIGHT
154lbs/11st
(Called junior middleweight by the IBF, super welterweight by the WBC and WBA)
1: Williams*, 38-1
2: Martinez* (Argentina), 44-2-2
3: Dzinziruk* (Ukraine), 36-0, WBO
4: Foreman, 28-0, WBA
5: Spinks*, 37-5, IBF
6: Cintron (Puerto Rico), 32-2-1
7: Santos* (Puerto Rico), 32-4-1
8: Alcine (Canada), 32-1
9: Angulo (Mexico), 17-1
10: Latimore*, 20-2
147lbs/10st 7lbs
1: Mayweather Jr, 40-0
2: Pacquiao* (Philippines), 50-3-2, WBO
3: Mosley, 46-5-0-1, WBA
4: Cotto (Puerto Rico), 34-2
5: Clottey (Ghana), 35-3-0-1
6: Berto, 25-0, WBC
7: Collazo*, 30-4
8: Judah*, 38-6-0-2
9: Aydin (Turkey), 19-0
10: Zavec (Slovenia), 28-1, IBF
LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT
LIGHTWEIGHT
140lbs/10st
(Called junior welterweight by the IBF and WBO, super lightweight by the WBC and WBA)
1: Bradley, 25-0-0-1, WBO
2: Hatton (GB), 45-2
3: Khan (GB), 22-1, WBA
4: Holt, 25-3
5: Alexander*, 19-0, WBC
6: Malignaggi, 27-3
7: Kotelnik (Ukraine), 31-3-1
8: Maidana (Argentina), 27-1
9: Urango* (Colombia), 22-2-1, IBF
10: Cayo (Dominican Republic), 24-0-0-1
135lbs/9st 9lbs
1: Manuel Marquez (Mex.), 50-5-1, WBA/WBO
2: Valero* (Venezuela), 27-0, WBC
3: Funeka (South Africa), 30-2-3
4: Guzman (Dominican Republic), 29-0-1
5: Reyes, 31-4-2
6: Katsidis (Australia), 26-2
7: DeMarco* (Mexico), 23-2-1
8: Diaz, 35-3
9: Moses (Namibia), 25-0
10: Peterson, 29-0
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
FEATHERWEIGHT
130lbs/9st 4lbs
(Called junior lightweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Soto (Mexico), 50-7-2-1, WBC
2: Guerrero*, 25-1-1-2, IBF
3: Klassen (South Africa), 24-5-2
4: Martinez (Puerto Rico), 23-0-1, WBO
5: Uchiyama (Japan), 14-0, WBA
6: Solis (Mexico), 38-2-2
7: Fana (South Africa), 29-4
8: Baloyi (South Africa), 37-4-1
9: Tajbert (Germany), 19-1
10: Carlos Salgado (Mexico), 21-1-1
126lbs/9st
1: John (Indonesia), 43-0-2, WBA
2: Manuel Lopez*, 28-0, WBO
3: Rojas (Dominican Republic), 21-1, WBC
4: Luevano*, 37-1-1, WBO
5: Concepcion (Philippines), 30-2-1
6: Gamboa (Cuba), 17-0
7: Vazquez (Mexico), 44-4
8: Juarez, 28-5-1
9: Cruz (Mexico), 39-11-1-1, IBF
10: Ponce De Leon* (Mexico), 37-2
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
BANTAMWEIGHT
122lbs/8st 10lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Caballero (Panama), 33-2, WBA/IBF
2: Marquez (Mexico), 38-5
3: Nishioka* (Japan), 35-4-3, WBC
4: Kratingdaenggym (Thai.), 40-1
5: Molitor* (Canada), 31-1
6: Mathebula (South Africa), 23-2-2
7: Escalante, 21-2
8: Munroe (GB), 20-1
9: Vazquez Jr (Puerto Rico), 17-0-1
10: Hosono (Japan), 16-1
118lbs/8st 6lbs
1: Hasegawa* (Japan), 28-2, WBC
2: Perez (Colombia), 20-0, IBF
3: Moreno* (Panama), 28-1-1, WBA
4: Montiel (Mexico), 40-2-2, WBO
5: Cermeno (Venezuela), 19-0
6: Morel (Puerto Rico), 42-2
7: Penalosa* (Philippines), 54-8-2
8: Agbeko (Ghana), 27-2
9: Sidorenko (Ukraine), 21-2-2
10: Mabuza (South Africa), 22-3
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
FLYWEIGHT
115lbs/8st 6lbs
(Called junior bantamweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Donaire (Philippines), 23-1
2: Darchinyan* (Australia), 33-2-1, WBC/WBA
3: Nongayi (South Africa), 16-0, IBF
4: Nashiro (Japan), 13-1-1
5: Cazares (Mexico), 30-6-2
6: Kono (Japan), 24-4
7: Arce (Mexico), 53-6-1
8: Lopez (Puerto Rico), 39-8-2
9: Rojas* (Mexico), 32-12-1
10: Alberto Rosas (Mexico), 31-5
112lbs/8st
1: Narvaez* (Argentina), 30-0-2, WBO
2: Wongjongkam* (Thai.), 73-3-1
3: Kameda* (Japan), 22-0, WBC
4: Mthalane (South Africa), 24-2, IBF
5: Kameda (Japan), 16-2, WBA
6: Naito (Japan), 35-3-3
7: Singwancha (Thai.), 48-2-1
8: Cesar Miranda (Mexico), 30-5-1
9: Jimenez* (Mexico), 26-5
10: Concepcion (Panama), 19-1
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
MINIMUMWEIGHT
108lbs/7st 10lbs
(Called junior flyweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Calderon* (Puerto Rico), 33-0-1, WBO
2: Tamara (Colombia), 21-4, IBF
3: Segura (Mexico), 22-1-1, WBA
4: Solis (Mexico), 29-2-2
5: Mayol (Philippines), 26-4-1, WBC
6: Viloria, 26-3
7: Sosa (Mexico), 37-6
8: Carlos Reveco (Argentina), 22-1
9: Nino Romero (Mexico), 28-3-1-1
10: Casimero (Philippines), 14-0
105lbs/7st 7lbs
(Called mini-flyweight by the IBF and WBO)
1: Gonzalez (Nicaragua), 25-0, WBA
2: Sithsamuochai* (Thai.), 33-0, WBC
3: Garcia* (Mexico), 27-0-1, IBF
4: Joyi* (South Africa), 20-0
5: Palacios (Nicaragua), 26-3
6: Condes* (Philippines), 23-5-1
7: Nietes (Philippines), 26-1-3, WBO
8: Melindo (Philippines), 20-0
9: Kuroki* (Japan), 23-3-1
10: Yaegashi (Japan), 12-2
Articles in this issue
THE RETURN OF THE HAYEMAKER
It's first defence time for David Haye, but will the WBA champ go back to his search and destroy style vs tough veteran John Ruiz? Preview by GRAHAM HOUSTON
SUPERNATURAL THING
How can a former flyweight look stronger than ever at a weight some 38lbs heavier than at which he turned professional in 1996? GARETH A. DAVIES meets Alex Ariza, strength and conditioning coach to Manny Pacquiao
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
Or should that be 'empathy with', because Dana White, President of the UFC, is hardly in need of pity. In fact, his MMA promotion is doing so well that many in boxing view him as the Great Satan, a major threat. But no matter how boxing feels about White, he loves boxing, as GLYN LEACH discovers
World Rankings:
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