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2025-03-13
TTR's MEN'S PROFESSIONAL BOXING RANKINGS AS OF MARCH 12, 2025
Pictured: Jai Opetaia


TTR's Men's Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings, based on fight results through Wednesday, March 12, 2025, were compiled on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 and posted on Thursday, March 13, 2025. There were changes to the rankings of the middleweight, junior middleweight, junior lightweigt, featherweight, flyweight, junior flyweight, and strawweight divisions.


Ranking through March 12 (ranking through March 6) Boxer

POUND-FOR-POUND:

1 (1) Oleksandr Usyk
2 (2) Naoya Inoue
3 (3) Terence Crawford
4 (4) Dmitry Bivol
5 (5) Artur Beterbiev
6 (6) Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez
7 (7) Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
8 (8) Teofimo Lopez
9 (9) Kenshiro Teraji
10 (10) Junto Nakatani

Out from rankings posted March 3, 2025:
No one (no changes)


DIVISIONAL RANKINGS:

HEAVYWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Oleksandr Usyk

1 (1) Daniel Dubois
2 (2) Joseph Parker
3 (3) Agit Kabayel
4 (4) Zhilei Zhang
5 (5) Anthony Joshua
6 (6) Derek Chisora
7 (7) Filip Hrgovic
8 (8) Efe Ajagba
9 (9) Martin Bakole
10 (10) Fabio Wardley

11 (11) Justis Huni
12 (12) Andy Ruiz
13 (13) Jarrell Miller
14 (14) Jared Anderson
15 (15) Lawrence Okolie
16 (16) Kubrat Pulev
17 (17) Otto Wallin
18 (18) Murat Gassiev
19 (19) Dillian Whyte
20 (20) Moses Itauma

Note: TTR does not officially recognize the WBC/WBU/WBA/WBFed's bridgerweight/IBA/WBL's super cruiserweight division at this time but, like BoxRec, is monitoring it in case it becomes established in the future.

CRUISERWEIGHT/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Jai Opetaia

1 (1) Gilberto Ramirez
2 (2) Aleksei Papin
3 (3) Chris Billam-Smith
4 (4) Michal Cieslak
5 (5) Mateusz Masternak
6 (6) Ryan Rozicki
7 (7) Yamil Alberto Peralta
8 (8) Richard Riakporhe
9 (9) Yves Ngabu
10 (10) Leonardo Mosquea

11 (11) Robin Sirwan Safar
12 (12) Arsen Goulamirian
13 (13) Umar Salamov
14 (14) Brandon Glanton
15 (15) Jean Pascal
16 (16) Ilunga Junior Makabu
17 (17) Blake Caparello
18 (18) Yuniel Dorticos
19 (19) Firat Arslan
20 (20) Mike Perez

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Dmitry Bivol

1 (1) Artur Beterbiev
2 (2) David Benavidez
3 (3) Callum Smith
4 (4) Anthony Yarde
5 (5) Ali Izmailov
6 (6) Albert Ramirez
7 (7) Joshua Buatsi
8 (8) Malik Zinad
9 (9) Oleksandr Gvozdyk
10 (10) David Morrell, Jr.

11 (11) Michael Eifert
12 (12) Conor Wallace
13 (13) Vasily Voytsekhovsky
14 (14) Willy Hutchinson
15 (15) Robin Krasniqi
16 (16) Lyndon Arthur
17 (17) Jerome Pampellone
18 (18) Zach Parker
19 (19) Radivoje Kalajdzic
20 (20) Lewis Edmondson

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

1 (1) Christian Mbilli
2 (2) Osleys Iglesias
3 (3) Caleb Plant
4 (4) William Scull
5 (5) Bruno Surace
6 (6) Diego Pacheco
7 (7) Pavel Silyagin
8 (8) Lester Martinez
9 (9) Jaime Munguia
10 (10) Kevin Lele Sadjo

11 (11) Vladimir Shishkin
12 (12) Shane Mosley, Jr.
13 (13) Bektemir Melikuziev
14 (14) Edgar Berlanga
15 (15) Maciej Sulecki
16 (16) Jacob Bank
17 (17) Sergiy Derevyanchenko
18 (18) Erik Bazinyan
19 (19) Callum Simpson
20 (20) Shakeel Phinn

MIDDLEWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Janibek Alimkhanuly
2 (2) Carlos Adames
3 (3) Erislandy Lara
4 (4) Hamzah Sheeraz
5 (5) Chris Eubank, Jr.
6 (6) Anauel Ngamissengue
7 (7) Kyrone Davis
8 (8) Etinosa Oliha
9 (9) Fiodr Czerkaszyn
10 (10) Austin 'Ammo' Williams

11 (11) Vincenzo Gualtieri
12 (12) Denzel Bentley
13 (13) Elijah Garcia
14 (14) Josh Kelly
15 (15) Patrice Volny
16 (-) Michael Zerafa
17 (17) Riku Kunimoto
18 (19) Aaron McKenna
19 (20) Weljon Mindoro
20 (-) Cesar Mateo Tapia

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Bakhram Murtazaliev
2 (2) Sebastian Fundora
3 (3) Veril Ortiz, Jr.
4 (4) Terence Crawford
5 (-) Keith Thurman
6 (5) Serhii Bohachuk
7 (6) Israil Madrimov
8 (7) Jesus Ramos (Jesus Alejandro Ramos, Jr.)
9 (8) Tim Tszyu
10 (9) Xander Zayas

11 (10) Yoenis Tellez
12 (11) Andreas Katzourakis
13 (12) Charles Conwell
14 (13) Brandon Adams
15 (14) Jorge 'Chino' Garcia (Jorge Luis Garcia Perez)
16 (15) Brian Mendoza
17 (16) Slawa Spomer
18 (17) Uisma Lima
19 (18) Abass Baraou
20 (19) Bakary Samake

WELTERWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Jaron Ennis
2 (2) Mario Barrios
3 (3) Brian Norman, Jr.
4 (4) Abel Ramos
5 (5) Eimantas Stanionis
6 (6) Giovani Santillan
7 (7) Alexis Rocha
8 (8) Shakhram Giyasov
9 (9) Tulani Mbenge
10 (10) Raul Curiel

11 (11) Jin Sasaki
12 (12) David Papot
13 (13) Lewis Crocker
14 (14) Paddy Donovan
15 (15) Blair Cobbs
16 (16) Karen Chukhadzhian
17 (17) David Avanesyan
18 (18) Samuel Molina
19 (19) Rohan Polanco
20 (20) Heriberto 'El Viejon' Flores (Heriberto Flores Guerrero)

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Teofimo Lopez

1 (1) Arnold Barboza, Jr.
2 (2) Devin Haney
3 (3) Richardson Hitchins
4 (4) Alberto Puello
5 (5) Gary Antuanne Russell
6 (6) Subriel Matias
7 (7) Jack Catterall
8 (8) Liam Paro
9 (9) Sandor Martin
10 (10) Jose Carlos Ramirez

11 (11) Andy Hiraoka
12 (12) Jose Valenzuela
13 (13) Ernesto 'Tito' Mercado
14 (14) Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz
15 (15) Adam Azim
16 (16) Oscar Duarte
17 (17) Regis Prograis
18 (18) Lindolfo Delgado
19 (19) Dalton Smith
20 (20) Alfredo Santiago

LIGHTWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Vasiliy Lomachenko
2 (2) Shakur Stevenson
3 (3) Lamont Roach, Jr. (also #5 at 130)
4 (4) Gervonta Davis
5 (5) Keyshawn Davis
6 (6) William Zepeda
7 (7) Raymond Muratalla
8 (8) Zaur Abdullaev
9 (9) Frank Martin
10 (10) Andy Cruz

11 (11) Abdullah Mason
12 (12) Denys Berinchyk
13 (13) Sam Noakes
14 (14) George Kambosos, Jr.
15 (15) Shuichiro Yoshino
16 (16) Shu Utsuki
17 (17) Tevin Farmer
18 (18) Ricardo Nunez
19 (19) Hironori Mishiro
20 (20) Floyd Schofield

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Emanuel Navarrete
2 (2) O'Shaquie Foster
3 (3) Robson Conceicao
4 (4) Anthony Cacace
5 (5) Lamont Roach, Jr. (also #3 at 135)
6 (6) Eduardo 'Sugar' Nunez
7 (8) Albert Batyrgaziev
8 (7) Joe Cordina
9 (9) Eduardo 'Rocky' Hernandez
10 (10) Oscar Valdez

11 (11) Mark Magsayo
12 (12) Raymond Ford
13 (13) Masanori Rikiishi
14 (14) Elnur Samedov
15 (15) Charly Suarez
16 (16) Andres Cortes
17 (17) Miguel Roman
18 (18) Henry Lebron
19 (19) Sultan Zaurbek
20 (20) Hayato Tsutsumi

FEATHERWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Angelo Leo
2 (2) Nick Ball
3 (3) Rafael Espinoza
4 (4) Stephen Fulton
5 (5) Rey Vargas
6 (6) Brandon Figueroa
7 (7) Luis Alberto Lopez
8 (8) Tomoki Kameda
9 (9) Dayan Gonzalez
10 (10) Omar Trinidad (Omar Cande Trinidad)

11 (11) Bruce 'Shu Shu' Carrington
12 (12) Robeisy Ramirez
13 (13) Mirco Cuello
14 (14) Otabek Kholmatov
15 (15) Lerato Dlamini
16 (-) Joet Gonzalez
17 (17) Carlos Castro
18 (18) Ryuto Owan
19 (19) Luis Reynaldo 'The Twist' Nunez
20 (20) Reiya Abe

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Naoya Inoue

1 (1) Murodjon Akhmadaliev
2 (2) Marlon Tapales
3 (3) Sam Goodman
4 (4) Luis Nery
5 (5) Ramon Cardenas
6 (6) John Riel Casimero
7 (7) Elijah Pierce
8 (8) Alan David "Rey" Picasso (Alan David Picasso Romero)
9 (9) Shabaz Masoud
10 (10) Toshiki Shimomachi

11 (11) Sebastian 'Logan' Hernandez
12 (12) Bryan Mercado
13 (13) Liam Davies
14 (14) Guillermo Rigondeaux
15 (15) Fadhili Majiha
16 (16) Fillipus Nghitumbwa
17 (17) Toshiya Ishii
18 (18) Carl Jammes Martin
19 (19) Kazuki Nakajima
20 (20) Jerwin Ancajas

BANTAMWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Junto Nakatani
2 (2) Ryosuke Nishida
3 (3) Yoshiki Takei
4 (4) Seiya Tsutsumi
5 (5) Daigo Higa
6 (6) Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
7 (7) Takuma Inoue
8 (8) Tenshin Nasukawa
9 (9) Jason Moloney
10 (10) Antonio Vargas

11 (11) Keita Kurihara
12 (12) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (birth name: Wisaksil Wangek)
13 (13) Charlie Edwards
14 (14) Froilan Saludar
15 (15) David 'El General' Cuellar
16 (16) Katsuma Akitsugi
17 (17) Vincent Astrolabio
18 (18) Jeyvier Cintron
19 (19) Jose 'Mr. Bonez' Calderon
20 (20) Riku Masuda

SUPER FLYWEIGHT/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez

1 (1) Fernando Martinez
2 (2) Juan Francisco Estrada
3 (3) Kazuto Ioka
4 (4) Phumelela Cafu
5 (5) Carlos Cuadras
6 (6) Kosei Tanaka
7 (7) Andrew Moloney
8 (8) David Jimenez
9 (9) Suzumi Takayama
10 (10) Ricardo Malajika (also #9 at 112)

11 (11) Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (had been #115 at 118)
12 (12) Francisco 'Chihuas' Rodriguez, Jr.
13 (13) Jayr Raquinel
14 (14) Pedro Guevara
15 (15) Argi Cortes
16 (16) Kenbun Torres
17 (17) Rene 'El Indio' Calixto (Rene Calixto Bibiano)
18 (18) Willibaldo 'Sullo' Garcia (Willibaldo Garcia Perez)
19 (19) Ryusei Kawaura
20 (20) Cristian 'Chicharito' Gonzalez (Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez)

FLYWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Kenshiro Teraji
2 (3) Seigo Yuri Akui
3 (4) Angel Ayala (Angel Ayala Lardizabal)
4 (2) Galal Yafi
5 (5) Anthony Olascuaga
6 (7) Ricardo Sandoval
7 (-) Angelino Cordova
8 (6) Felix Alvarado
9 (8) Hiroto Kyoguchi
10 (9) Ricardo Malajika (also #10 at 115)

11 (10) Sergio Mendoza
12 (11) Vince Paras
13 (12) Thananchai Charunphak (AKA Thananchai NKL)
14 (13) Tobias 'Pitbull' Reyes
15 (14) Dave Apolinario
16 (15) Yankiel Rivera (Yankiel Rivera Figueroa)
17 (16) Mchanja Yohana
18 (17) Adrian Curiel
19 (19) Ar-Ar Andales
20 (20) Cristofer Rosales

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Masamichi Yabuki
2 (2) Carlos Canizales
3 (3) Shokichi Iwata
4 (4) Sivenathi Nontshinga
5 (5) Regie Suganob
6 (6) Thanongsak Simsri
7 (7) Christian Araneta
8 (8) Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee CP Freshmart)
9 (9) Toshiki Kawamitsu
10 (10) Erick Rosa

11 (11) Wilfredo Mendez (also ranked #7 at 105)
12 (12) Masataka Taniguchi
13 (13) Mpumelelo Tshabalala
14 (14) Kyosuke Takami
15 (15) Jayson Vayson
16 (16) Erick Badillo
17 (17) Rene Santiago
18 (18) Junior Leandro Zarate
19 (19) Arvin Jhon Paciones
20 (-) Gerardo Zapata

STRAWWEIGHT/MINI-FLYWEIGHT/MINIMUMWEIGHT:

WORLD CHAMPION: VACANT

1 (1) Oscar Collazo
2 (2) Melvin Jerusalem
3 (3) Pedro Taduran
4 (4) Thammanoon Niyomtrong (AKA Knockout CP Freshmart)
5 (5) Yudai Shigeoka
6 (6) Ginjiro Shigeoka
7 (7) Wilfredo Mendez (also ranked #11 at 108)
8 (8) Siyakholwa Kuse
9 (9) Alex Winwood
10 (10) Katsunari Takayama

11 (11) Joey Canoy
12 (12) DianXing Zhu
13 (13) Yuni Takada
14 (15) Vic Saludar
15 (16) Takeshi Ishii
16 (17) Jake Amparo
17 (14) Goki Kobayashi
18 (18) Beaven Sibanda
19 (19) Edwin Cano (Edwin Cano Hernandez)
20 (20) Ian Abne


TTR's Men's Rankings:

TTR's Pound For Top Ten and the Top Tens for ten of the seventeen weight classes, heavyweight, cruiserweight, light heavyweight, super middleweight, middleweight, welterweight, junior lightweight, junior featherweight, junior bantamweight, and strawweight, are the same as those of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. The remaining Top 10s and all 11s through 20s are as per Ken Pollitt. Both Antoine Patry DesLauriers (the13r) and Ken Pollitt (KSTAT124) are members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Note: On the eve of the Teraji-Akui bout, the Flyweight Top 7 was adjusted to reflect consensus (5 points for #1; 4 pts. for #2; 3 pts. for #3; 2 pts. for #4, 1 pt. for #5):
1 (tie)- Kenshiro Teraji- 5 pts. (TTR), 2 pts. (TBRB), 4 pts. (The Ring), 4 pts. (ESPN), 5 pts. (BoxRec)- 20 pts.
1 (tie)- Seigo Yuri Akui- 3 pts. (TTR), 5 pts. (TBRB), 3 pts. (The Ring), 5 pts. (ESPN), 4 pts. (BoxRec)- 20 pts.
3- Angel Ayala- 2 pts. (TTR), 3 pts. (TBRB), 5 pts. (The Ring), 2 pts. (ESPN), 3 pts. (BoxRec)- 15 pts.
4- Galal Yafai- 4 pts. (TTR), 4 pts. (TBRB), 2 pts. (The Ring), 3 pts. (ESPN), 1 pt. (BoxRec)- 14 pts.
5- Anthony Olascuaga- 1 pt. (TTR), 1 pt. (TBRB), 0 pts. (The Ring), 0 pts. (ESPN), 2 pts. (BoxRec)- 4 pts.
6 (tie)- Ricardo Sandoval- 0 pts. (TTR), 0 pts. (TBRB), 1 pt. The Ring, 0 pts. (ESPN), 0 pts. (BoxRec)- 1 pt.
6 (tie)- Angelino Cordova- 0 pts. (TTR), 0 pts. (TBRB), 0 pts. (The Ring), 1 pt. (ESPN), 0 pts. (BoxRec)- 1 pt.







 
Article By: Ken Pollitt