Pictured: Errol Spence, Jr.


The 2018 activity of the thirteen TTR-ranked contenders for the vacant Lineal World Welterweight title is scrutinized in Part VII of TTR's "2018 in Review".


1. Errol Spence, Jr. (24-0, 21 KOs)
- 1/20- Lamont Peterson.....W TKO-7
(retained IBF World Welterweight title)
- 6/16- Carlos Ocampo.....W KO-1
(retained IBF World Welterweight title)

2. Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs)
- 6/9- Jeff Horn.....W TKO-9
(won WBO World Welterweight title)
- 10/13- Jose Benavidez, Jr......W TKO-12
(retained WBO World Welterweight title)

3. Shawn Porter (29-1-1, 17 KOs)
- 9/8- Danny Garcia.....W UD 12
(won vacant WBC World Welterweight title)

4. Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs)
- 7/15- Lucas Martin Matthysse.....W TKO-7
(won WBA World Welterweight title)

5. Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs)
- 2/17- Brandon Rios.....W TKO-9
- 9/8- Shawn Porter.....L UD 12
(for vacant WBC World Welterweight title)

6. Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KOs)
- 2/17- Ray Robinson.....W TKO-7
- 6/16- Jonathan Batista.....W TKO-2
- 9/8- Carlos Miguel Barrionuevo.....W UD 12

7. Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KOs)
- 4/21- Phil Lo Greco.....W TKO-1
- 9/8- Samuel Vargas.....W UD 12

8. Jessie Vargas (28-2-2, 10 KOs)
- 4/21- Adrien Broner.....Maj. Dec. Draw 12
- 10/6- Thomas Dulorme.....Maj. Dec. Draw 12

9. Egidijus Kavaliauskas (21-0, 17 KOs)
- 2/16- David Avanesyan.....W TKO-6
- 7/7- Juan Carlos Abreu.....W UD 10
- 11/16- Roberto Arriaza.....W KO-3

10. Jeff Horn (19-1-1, 13 KOs)
- 6/9- Terence Crawford.....L TKO-9
(lost WBO World Welterweight title)
- 11/30- Anthony Mundine.....W KO-1

(Editor's Note: #10 ranked Jeff Horn holds the WBA Oceania middleweight title and the WBO Oriental middleweight title. He is ranked #3 at 160 by the IBO, #8 at 154 by the IBF, #9 at 160 by the WBO, and #11 at 154 by the WBA.)

11. Qudratillo Abduqaxorov (Kudratillo Abdukakhorov) (15-0, 9 KOs)
- 3/17- Laszlo Toth.....W UD 12
- 5/5- Twaha Kiduku.....W UD 8

12. Lamont Peterson (35-4-1, 17 KOs)
- 1/20- Errol Spence, Jr......L TKO-7
(for IBF World Welterweight title)

13. Kerman Lejarraga (27-0, 22 KOs)
- 4/28- Bradley Skeete.....W TKO-2
- 8/4- Johnny Navarrete.....W TKO-6
- 11/17- Frankie Gavin.....W KO-4

Article By: Ken Pollitt