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It's been a busy two weeks for boxing and as a result, there are changes to the pound-for-pound list and SEVEN divisions in The Ring's latest ratings release.
On January 31, Shakur Stevenson further cemented himself as one of the sport's elite fighters with near-shutout win over Teofimo Lopez in the main event of "The Ring 6" at Madison Square Garden. Stevenson became a four-division champion and won The Ring's 140-pound title.
Elsewhere on the card, Bruce Carrington picked up the WBC featherweight title by knocking out Carlos Castro and Keyshawn Davis made his return to the sport, stopping Jamaine Ortiz in his junior welterweight debut.
The night was a busy one as there was also action in the UK, Puerto Rico and Denmark. First, Josh Kelly caused an upset by beating Bakhram Murtazaliev on points to win the IBF junior middleweight title. Then, Xander Zayas unified the WBA and WBO titles from the same division by outpointing Abass Baraou. Also, Jacob Bank stopped former IBF super middleweight champion William Scull in the 12th round of their clash.
Finally, there was another big shake-up in the 126-pound division this past weekend as WBA titleholder Nick Ball was brutally TKO'd in the final round by Brandon Figueroa, who became a three-time world champion with his heroics in Liverpool.
Scroll down to read the alterations.
*Bold/italics denotes movement in the division.
Light heavyweight
Radivoje Kalajdzic is a new entrant at No. 10 after knocking out Oleksandr Gvozdyk, who drops out of the list.
C DMITRY BIVOL Russia 24-1-0 (12 KOs)
- 1 ARTUR BETERBIEV Russia 21-1-0 (20 KOs)
- 2 DAVID BENAVIDEZ U.S. 31-0-0 (25 KOs)
- 3 CALLUM SMITH U.K. 31-2-0 (22 KOs)
- 4 ALBERT RAMIREZ Venezuela 22-0-0 (19 KOs)
- 5 ANTHONY YARDE U.K. 27-4-0 (24 KOs)
- 6 DAVID MORRELL Cuba 12-1-0 (9 KOs)
- 7 IMAM KHATAEV Australia 11-1-0 (10 KOs)
- 8 JOSHUA BUATSI U.K. 20-1-0 (13 KOs)
- 9 WILLY HUTCHINSON U.K. 19-2-0 (14 KOs)
- 10 RADIVOJE KALAJDZIC U.S. 30-3-0 (22 KOs)
Super middleweight
Jacob Bank enters the list at No. 9. Bruno Surace moves down a spot to No. 10. William Scull exits.
C (vacant)
- 1 CANELO ALVAREZ Mexico 63-3-2 (39 KOs)
- 2 OSLEYS IGLESIAS Cuba 14-0-0 (13 KOs)
- 3 CHRISTIAN MBILLI France 29-0-1 (24 KOs)
- 4 LESTER MARTINEZ Guatemala 19-0-1 (16 KOs)
- 5 DIEGO PACHECO U.S. 25-0-0 (18 KOs)
- 6 JOSE ARMANDO RESENDIZ Mexico 16-2-0 (11 KOs)
- 7 CALEB PLANT U.S. 23-3-0 (14 KOs)
- 8 HAMZAH SHEERAZ U.K. 22-0-1 (18 KOs)
- 9 JACOB BANK Denmark 18-0-0 (10 KOs)
- 10 BRUNO SURACE France 26-1-2 (5 KOs)
Junior middleweight
Josh Kelly is a new entrant at No. 6. Xander Zayas moves up two spots to No. 3. Israil Madrimov moves down to No. 4. Bakhram Murtazaliev drops three places to No. 7. Serhii Bohachuk exits the list after moving up in weight.
C (vacant)
- 1 VERGIL ORTIZ U.S. 24-0-0 (22 KOs)
- 2 SEBASTIAN FUNDORA WBC U.S. 23-1-1 (15 KOs)
- 3 XANDER ZAYAS WBA, WBO Puerto Rico 23-0-0 (13 KOs)
- 4 ISRAIL MADRIMOV Uzbekistan 11-2-1 (7 KOs)
- 5 JARON ENNIS U.S. 35-0-0 (31 KOs)
- 6 JOSH KELLY IBF U.K. 18-1-1 (9 KOs)
- 7 BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV Russia 23-1-0 (17 KOs)
- 8 BRANDON ADAMS U.S. 26-4-0 (16 KOs)
- 9 ABASS BARAOU Germany 17-2-0 (9 KOs)
- 10 BAKARY SAMAKE France 19-0-0 (11 KOs)
Welterweight
Previous No. 4 Giovani Santillan drops out of the list after moving up in weight. Everyone below him moves up a spot. New entrant is Delante Johnson at No. 10
C (vacant)
- 1 DEVIN HANEY U.S. 33-0-0 (15 KOs)
- 2 BRIAN NORMAN JR. U.S. 28-1-0 (22 KOs)
- 3 EIMANTAS STANIONIS Lithuania 16-1-0 (9 KOs)
- 4 ROHAN POLANCO Dom. Rep. 17-0-0 (10 KOs)
- 5 SHAKHRAM GIYASOV Uzbekistan 17-0-0 (10 KOs)
- 6 ALEXIS ROCHA U.S. 25-2-1 (16 KOs)
- 7 RAUL CURIEL Mexico 17-0-1 (14 KOs)
- 8 JACK CATTERALL U.K. 32-2-0 (14 KOs)
- 9 MARIO BARRIOS U.S. 29-2-2 (18 KOs)
- 10 DELANTE JOHNSON U.S. 17-0-0 (8 KOs)
Junior welterweight
Shakur Stevenson is The Ring's 140-pound champion (He also remains The Ring's No. 1 lightweight). New entrant is Keyshawn Davis at No. 3. Teofimo Lopez moves down to No. 4. Lindolfo Delgado (No. 9) and Andy Hirakoa (No. 10) drop out of the list entirely.
C SHAKUR STEVENSON U.S. 25-0-0 (11 KOs)
- 1 DALTON SMITH U.K. 19-0-0 (14 KOs)
- 2 RICHARDSON HITCHINS U.S. 20-0-0 (8 KOs)
- 3 KEYSHAWN DAVIS U.S. 14-0-0 (10 KOs)
- 4 TEOFIMO LOPEZ U.S. 22-2-0 (13 KOs)
- 5 ALBERTO PUELLO Dom. Rep. 24-1-0 (10 KOs)
- 6 ARNOLD BARBOZA U.S. 32-1-0 (11 KOs)
- 7 GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL U.S. 18-1-0 (17 KOs)
- 8 SANDOR MARTIN Spain 43-4-0 (15 KOs)
- 9 SUBRIEL MATIAS Puerto Rico 23-3-0 (22 KOs)
- 10 ADAM AZIM U.K. 14-0-0 (11 KOs)
Featherweight
Bruce Carrington moves up three spots to No. 3. Nick Ball drops three spots to No. 6. Brandon Figueroa rises two places to No. 5.
C (vacant)
- 1 RAFAEL ESPINOZA Mexico 28-0-0 (24 KOs)
- 2 ANGELO LEO U.S. 26-1-0 (12 KOs)
- 3 BRUCE CARRINGTON U.S. 17-0-0 (10 KOs)
- 4 STEPHEN FULTON U.S. 23-2-0 (8 KOs)
- 5 BRANDON FIGUEROA U.S. 27-2-1 (20 KOs)
- 6 NICK BALL U.K. 23-1-1 (13 KOs)
- 7 LUIS ALBERTO LOPEZ Mexico 32-3-0 (19 KOs)
- 8 MIRCO CUELLO Argentina 16-0-0 (13 KOs)
- 9 RA’EESE ALEEM U.S. 23-1-0 (12 KOs)
- 10 DAYAN GONZALEZ Cuba 18-0-0 (16 KOs)
Junior featherweight
Subaru Murata drops out of the list. Celex Castro is a new entrant at No. 10.
C NAOYA INOUE Japan 32-0-0 (27 KOs)
- 1 MARLON TAPALES Philippines 41-4-0 (22 KOs)
- 2 MURODJON AKHMADALIEV Uzbekistan 14-2-0 (11 KOs)
- 3 SAM GOODMAN Australia 21-1-0 (8 KOs)
- 4 JUNTO NAKATANI Japan 32-0-0 (24 KOs)
- 5 SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ Mexico 20-1-0 (18 KOs)
- 6 RAMON CARDENAS U.S. 27-2-0 (15 KOs)
- 7 ALAN PICASSO Mexico 32-1-1 (17 KOs)
- 8 SHABAZ MASOUD U.K. 15-0-0 (4 KOs)
- 9 BRYAN MERCADO VAZQUEZ Mexico 32-1-0 (26 KOs)
- 10 CELEX CASTRO Mexico 22-0-0 (16 KOs)
Pound-for-pound
Shakur Stevenson rises four places to No. 3. Jesse Rodriguez (No. 4), Dmitry Bivol (No. 5), Artur Beterbiev (No. 6) and Junto Nakatani (No. 7), each move down a spot.
- 1 OLEKSANDR USYK Ukraine 24-0-0 (15 KOs)
- 2 NAOYA INOUE Japan 32-0-0 (27 KOs)
- 3 SHAKUR STEVENSON U.S. 25-0-0 (11 KOs)
- 4 JESSE RODRIGUEZ U.S. 23-0-0 (16 KOs)
- 5 DMITRY BIVOL Russia 24-1-0 (12 KOs)
- 6 ARTUR BETERBIEV Russia 21-1-0 (20 KOs)
- 7 JUNTO NAKATANI Japan 32-0-0 (24 KOs)
- 8 DAVID BENAVIDEZ U.S. 31-0-0 (25 KOs)
- 9 DEVIN HANEY U.S. 33-0-0 (15 KOs)
- 10 OSCAR COLLAZO U.S. 13-0-0 (10 KOs)
UPDATE
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