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The Ring's latest ratings are out and there are changes in three divisions.
It was a busy night on Saturday in the UK as there were two cards on at the same time in different cities.
In London, Cheavon Clarke made it three wins out of three against Chris Billam-Smith, who he beat twice in the amateurs, by knocking him out in the seventh round of their clash at Copper Box Arena.
It was the first stoppage defeat of former WBO champion Billam-Smith's career.
Just over 160 miles north in Manchester, Willy Hutchinson fulfilled his dream of becoming WBC light heavyweight champion as he outpointed Joshua Buatsi in their rematch.
The pair first dueled in September 2024 and it was Buatsi who got the nod but Hutchinson was too tricky this time, pulling out a unanimous decision victory at AO Arena.
Scroll down to see how the two results impacted the latest rankings.
Bold/italics denotes movement in a division.
Cruiserweight
C JAI OPETAIA Australia 31-0-0 (24 KOs)
Cheavon Clarke enters the list at No. 5. Chris Billam-Smith drops from No. 3 to No. 6.
- 1 DAVID BENAVIDEZ U.S. 32-0-0 (26 KOs)
- 2 GILBERTO RAMIREZ Mexico 48-2-0 (30 KOs)
- 3 MICHAL CIESLAK Poland 28-2-0 (22 KOs)
- 4 NOEL MIKAELIAN Armenia 28-4-0 (12 KOs)
- 5 CHEAVON CLARKE U.K. 13-2-0 (10 KOs)
- 6 CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH U.K. 22-3-0 (14 KOs)
- 7 BADOU JACK Sweden 29-4-3 (17 KOs)
- 8 VIDDAL RILEY U.K. 14-0-0 (7 KOs)
- 9 RYAN ROZICKI Canada 21-2-1 (20 KOs)
- 10 LEONARDO MOSQUEA France 19-0-0 (12 KOs)
Light heavyweight
C DMITRY BIVOL Russia 25-1-0 (12 KOs)
David Benavidez exits the list as he is now campaigning at cruiserweight. Willy Hutchinson jumps three spots from No. 7 to No. 4. Umar Dzambekov is the new No. 10.
- 1 CALLUM SMITH U.K. 31-2-0 (22 KOs)
- 2 ANTHONY YARDE U.K. 27-4-0 (24 KOs)
- 3 IMAM KHATAEV Australia 13-1-0 (12 KOs)
- 4 WILLY HUTCHINSON U.K. 21-2-0 (14 KOs)
- 5 NAJEE LOPEZ U.S. 17-0-0 (14 KOs)
- 6 JOSHUA BUATSI U.K. 20-2-0 (13 KOs)
- 7 RADIVOJE KALAJDZIC U.S. 31-3-0 (22 KOs)
- 8 LERRONE RICHARDS U.K. 19-2-0 (4 KOs)
- 9 ALBERT RAMIREZ Venezuela 23-0-0 (19 KOs)
- 10 UMAR DZAMBEKOV Austria 15-0-0 (11 KOs)
Flyweight
C (vacant)
Abraham Perez jumps from No. 8 to No. 6.
- 1 MASAMICHI YABUKI Japan 20-4-0 (18 KOs)
- 2 ANTHONY OLASCUAGA U.S. 12-1-0 (9 KOs)
- 3 SERGIO MENDOZA Mexico 28-1-0 (24 KOs)
- 4 MIEL FAJARDO Philippines 14-3-2 (12 KOs)
- 5 RICARDO SANDOVAL U.S. 27-3-0 (18 KOs)
- 6 ABRAHAM R. PEREZ U.S. 16-0-0 (7 KOs)
- 7 JOSELITO VELAZQUEZ Mexico 23-1-1 (15 KOs)
- 8 YOALI MEJIA MOSQUEDA Mexico 16-0-0 (12 KOs)
- 9 ARVIN JHON PACIONES Philippines 13-0-0 (7 KOs)
- 10 SHOGO TANAKA Japan 6-0-1 (4 KOs)
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Hutchinson gets revenge on Buatsi to win vacant WBC 175-pound title
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