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2017-08-30
Transnational Boxing Rankings Board's Rankings As Of August 29
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board's latest rankings- those based on fights held through August 27, 2017- were posted on the TBRB's website August 29, 2017. There were changes in the top tens for six of the seventeen divisions:

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:

Champion: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Andre Ward
2 (2) Sergey Kovalev
3 (3) Sullivan Barrera
4 (-) Badou Jack (had been #2 at 168)
5 (5) Eleider Alvarez
6 (6) Oleksandr Gvozdyk
7 (7) Joe Smith, Jr.
8 (8) Artur Beterbiev
9 (9) Dmitry Bivol
10 (10) Juergen Braehmer

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
#4- Nathan Cleverly (announced retirement)

Editor's note:
- #10 ranked Juergen Braehmer has announced that he will be returning to the super middleweight division and will be participating in the WBSS super middleweight tournament.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:

Champion: OPEN

1 (1) James DeGale
2 (3) Gilberto Ramirez
3 (4) George Groves
4 (5) Anthony Dirrell
5 (6) Chris Eubank, Jr.
6 (7) Callum Smith
7 (8) David Benavidez
8 (9) Arthur Abraham
9 (10) Andre Dirrell
10 (-) Tyron Zeuge

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
#2- Badou Jack (now ranked #4 at 175)

MIDDLEWEIGHT:

Champion: OPEN

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin
2 (2) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (is also #1 at 154)
3 (3) Daniel Jacobs
4 (4) David Lemieux
5 (5) Billy Joe Saunders
6 (6) Jermall Charlo
7 (9) Sergiy Derevyanchenko
8 (7) Avtandil Khurtsidze
9 (8) Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
10 (10) Ryota Murata

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
No one

Editor's note:
- #8 ranked Avtandil Khurtsidze was arrested on June 7, 2017 and charged with conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT:

Champion: OPEN

1 (1) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (is also #2 at 160)
2 (2) Demetrius Andrade
3 (3) Jermell Charlo
4 (4) Erislandy Lara
5 (5) Jarrett Hurd
6 (6) Nathaniel Gallimore
7 (-) Miguel Cotto
8 (7) Brian Castano
9 (8) Michel Soro
10 (9) Jack Culcay

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
#10- Maciej Sulecki

Editor's note:
- #1 ranked Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vacated the WBO World junior middleweight title in May of 2017 and will campaign exclusively as a middleweight.

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT:

Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1 (1) Jessie Magdaleno
2 (3) Rey Vargas
3 (2) Nonito Donaire
4 (4) Yukinori Oguni
5 (5) Jonathan Guzman
6 (6) Hugo Ruiz
7 (7) Shingo Wake
8 (8) Moises Flores
9 (9) Julio Ceja
10 (10) Shun Kubo

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
No one

STRAWWEIGHT:

Champion: OPEN

1 (1) Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong)
2 (2) Wanheng Menayothin (Chayaphon Moonsri)
3 (3) Byron Rojas
4 (4) Hiroto Kyoguchi
5 (5) Carlos Buitrago
6 (6) Jose Argumedo
7 (7) Joey Canoy
8 (8) Simphiwe Khonco
9 (-) Ryuya Yamanaka
10 (9) Petchmanee Kokietgym (Panya Pradabsri; AKA Petchmanee Puninseegym)

Out from rankings posted August 22, 2017:
#10- Tsubasa Koura


TTR's listings of the Transnationals' rankings have been updated and can be perused in their entirety by clicking on the FORUM option on the left and then by scrolling down to the BOXING ORGANIZATIONS RANKINGS option and clicking on it.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt