The Ring's Latest Ratings: Big changes at middleweight and three other divisions
Nov 18, 2025
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One of the highest-profile fights of 2025 took place at the weekend as Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn battled it out in a middleweight grudge rematch — and it had big ramifications on the latest 160-pound rankings.
One of the highest-profile fights of 2025 took place at the weekend as Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn battled it out in a middleweight grudge rematch — and it had big ramifications on the latest 160-pound rankings.
Eubank won the first bout in April, but Benn flipped the script and scored a more dominant victory this time around at Tottenham on The Ring's 'Unfinished Business' card to end the families' 35-year rivalry.
On the undeclared, Adam Azim and Jack Catterall bagged impressive stoppage victories.
Azim dropped and stopped American Kurt Scoby in the 12th round while Catterall put himself in position to fight for a welterweight world title with an 11th-round TKO win over Ekow Essuman.
Overall, there were changes made in four divisions.
Scroll down to read the alterations.
*Bold/italics denotes movement in the division.
Middleweight
New ranking is Benn, who enters at No. 4. Yoenli Hernandez jumps up to No. 3. Eubank drops six places to No. 9. Marquis Taylor exits the list.
C (vacant)
1 JANIBEK ALIMKHANULY Kazakhstan 17-0-0 (12 KOs)
2 CARLOS ADAMES Dom. Rep. 24-1-1 (18 KOs)
3 YOENLI HERNANDEZ Cuba 8-0-0 (7 KOs)
4 CONOR BENN U.K. 24-1-0 (14 KOs)
5 TROY ISLEY U.S. 15-0-0 (5 KOs)
6 ETINOSA OLIHA Italy 21-0-0 (9 KOs)
7 AARON MCKENNA Ireland 20-0-0 (10 KOs)
8 AUSTIN WILLIAMS U.S. 19-1-0 (13 KOs)
9 CHRIS EUBANK JR. U.K. 35-4-0 (25 KOs)
10 DENZEL BENTLEY U.K. 21-3-1 (17 KOs)
Welterweight
New ranking is Catterall, who enters at No. 8. Mario Barrios drops to No. 9 and Manny Pacquiao drops to No. 10. Essuman exits the list.
C (vacant)
1 BRIAN NORMAN JR. U.S. 28-0-0 (22 KOs)
2 EIMANTAS STANIONIS Lithuania 16-1-0 (9 KOs)
3 GIOVANI SANTILLAN U.S. 34-1-0 (18 KOs)
4 ROHAN POLANCO Dom. Rep. 17-0-0 (10 KOs)
5 SHAKHRAM GIYASOV Uzbekistan 18-0-0 (11 KOs)
6 ALEXIS ROCHA U.S. 25-2-1 (16 KOs)
7 RAUL CURIEL Mexico 16-0-1 (14 KOs)
8 JACK CATTERALL U.K. 32-3-0 (14 KOs)
9 MARIO BARRIOS U.S. 29-2-2 (18 KOs)
10 MANNY PACQUIAO Philippines 62-8-3 (39 KOs)
Junior welterweight
Azim jumps two spots to No. 8. Andy Hiraoka drops two places to No. 10.
C TEOFIMO LOPEZ U.S. 22-1-0 (13 KOs)
1 RICHARDSON HITCHINS U.S. 20-0-0 (8 KOs)
2 SUBRIEL MATIAS Puerto Rico 23-2-0 (22 KOs)
3 ALBERTO PUELLO Dom. Rep. 24-1-0 (10 KOs)
4 ARNOLD BARBOZA U.S. 32-1-0 (11 KOs)
5 GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL U.S. 18-1-0 (17 KOs)
6 SANDOR MARTIN Spain 42-4-0 (15 KOs)
7 DALTON SMITH U.K. 18-0-0 (13 KOs)
8 ADAM AZIM U.K. 14-0-0 (11 KOs)
9 LINDOLFO DELGADO Mexico 24-0-0 (16 KOs)
10 ANDY HIRAOKA Japan 24-0-0 (19 KOs)
Junior flyweight
New ranking is Sivenathi Nontshinga at No. 10. Arar Andales drops out.
C (vacant)
1 CARLOS CANIZALES Venezuela 28-3-1 (20 KOs)
2 KYOSUKE TAKAMI Japan 10-0-0 (8 KOs)
3 RENE SANTIAGO Puerto Rico 14-4-0 (9 KOs)
4 THANONGSAK SIMSRI Thailand 39-1-0 (34 KOs)
5 SHOKICHI IWATA Japan 15-2-0 (12 KOs)
6 REGIE SUGANOB Philippines 16-1-0 (6 KOs)
7 CRISTIAN ARANETA Philippines 25-3-0 (20 KOs)
8 ERIC BADILLO Mexico 18-0-0 (8 KOs)
9 MASATAKA TANIGUCHI Japan 21-5-0 (15 KOs)
10 SIVENATHI NONTSHINGA S. Africa 14-2-0 (11 KOs)
Analysis
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