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Harry How/Getty ImagesHEAVYWEIGHT (UNLIMITED)FighterFights1. Anthony Joshua Record: (22-0)Last: W (TKO7) Alexander Povetkin, Sept
22Next: April 13 vs. TBA2. Deontay Wilder Record: (40-0-1)Last: D (SD12) Tyson Fury, Dec
1Next: TBA3. Tyson Fury Record: (27-0-1)Last: D (SD12) Deontay Wilder, Dec. 1Next: TBA4
Dillian Whyte Record: (25-1)Last: W (KO11) Dereck Chisora, Dec. 22Next: TBA5. Luis Ortiz Record: (30-1)Last: W (TKO10) Travis Kauffman, Dec
1Next: March 2 vs. Christian Hammer6. Alexander Povetkin Record: (34-2)Last: L (TKO7) Anthony Joshua, Sept
22Next: TBA7. Jarrell Miller Record: (23-0-1)Last: W (KO4) Bogdan Dinu, Nov. 17Next: TBA8
Joseph Parker Record: (25-2)Last: W (KO3) Alexander Flores, Dec. 15Next: TBA9. Kubrat Pulev Record: (26-1)Last: W (UD12) Hughie Fury, Oct
27Next: TBA10. Oscar Rivas Record: (26-0)Last: W (TKO12) Bryant Jennings, Jan. 18Next: TBAOleksandr Usyk won the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament
Valery Sharifulin\TASS via Getty ImagesCRUISERWEIGHT (UP TO 200 POUNDS)FighterFights1
Oleksandr Usyk Record: (16-0)Last: W (KO8) Tony Bellew, Nov. 10Next: TBA2. Krzysztof Glowacki Record: (31-1)Last: W (UD12) Maksim Vlasov, Nov
10Next: TBA vs. Mairis Briedis3. Murat Gassiev Record: (26-1)Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, July 21Next: TBA4
Yunier Dorticos Record: (23-1)Last: W (UD12) Mateusz Masternak, Oct. 20Next: TBA vs
Andrew Tabiti5. Mairis Briedis Record: (25-1)Last: W (UD12) Noel Mikaelian, Nov
10Next: TBA vs. Krzysztof Glowacki6. Noel Mikaelian Record: (23-2)Last: L (UD12) Mairis Briedis, Nov
10Next: TBA7. Denis Lebedev Record: (32-2)Last: W (UD12) Mike Wilson, Nov. 24Next: TBA8
Andrew Tabiti Record: (17-0)Last: W (UD12) Ruslan Fayfer, Oct. 13Next: TBA vs. Yunier Dorticos9
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Record: (56-4-1)Last: W (TKO2) Al Sands, Oct. 6Next: TBA 10
Ilunga Makabu Record: (23-2)Last: W (KO2) Paata Aduashvili, Oct. 26Next: TBALIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS)FighterFights1
Oleksandr Gvozdyk Record: (16-0)Last: W (KO11) Adonis Stevenson, Dec. 1Next: March 30 vs
TBA2. Dmitry Bivol Record: (15-0)Last: W (UD12) Jean Pascal, Nov. 24Next: March 9 vs
Joe Smith Jr.3. Eleider Alvarez Record: (24-0)Last: W (KO7) Sergey Kovalev, Aug
4Next: Feb. 2 vs. Sergey Kovalev4. Sergey Kovalev Record: (32-3-1)Last: L (KO7) Eleider Alvarez, Aug
4Next: Feb. 2 vs. Eleider Alvarez5. Artur Beterbiev Record: (13-0)Last: W (KO4) Callum Johnson, Oct
6Next: TBA6. Marcus Browne Record: (23-0)Last: W (UD12) Badou Jack, Jan. 19Next: TBA7
Sullivan Barrera Record: (22-2)Last: W (UD10) Seanie Monaghan, Nov. 3Next: TBA8
Badou Jack Record: (22-2-3)Last: L (UD12) Marcus Browne, Jan. 19Next: TBA9. Joe Smith Jr
Record: (24-2)Last: W (KO1) Melvin Russell, June 30Next: March 9 vs. Dmitry Bivol10
Sven Fornling Record: (15-1)Last: W (UD12) Karo Murat, Dec. 15Next: TBAplay2:45Ramirez retains super middleweight world titleWith an injured left elbow, Gilberto Ramirez manages to defeat Jesse Hart via majority decision on Friday night
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Gilberto Ramirez Record: (39-0)Last: W (MD12) Jesse Hart, Dec
14Next: TBA2. Callum Smith Record: (25-0)Last: W (KO7) George Groves, Sept. 28Next: TBA3
George Groves Record: (28-4)Last: L (KO7) Callum Smith, Sept. 28Next: TBA4. Caleb Plant Record: (18-0)Last: W (UD12) Jose Uzcategui, Jan
13Next:TBA5. James DeGale Record: (25-2-1)Last: W (KO3) Fidel Monterrosa, Sept
30Next: Feb. 23 vs. Chris Eubank Jr.6. Jose Uzcategui Record: (28-3)Last: L (UD12) Caleb Plant, Jan
13Next: TBA7. Anthony Dirrell Record: (32-1-1)Last: W (UD10) Abraham Han, April 28Next: Feb
23 vs. Avni Yildirim8. Caleb Truax Record: (30-4-2)Last: W (TKO3) Fabiano Pena, Aug
24Next: April 13 vs. Peter Quillin9. David Benavidez Record: (20-0)Last: W (UD) Ronald Gavril, Feb
17Next: March 16 vs. J'Leon Love10. Chris Eubank Jr. Record: (27-2)Last: W (TKO3) JJ McDonagh, Sept
28Next: Feb. 23 vs. James DeGale play2:01GGG 'absolutely' wants third fight with CaneloGennady Golovkin says he still feels like a champion after losing to Canelo Alvarez and is interested in a third fight
MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS)FIGHTERFIGHTS1. Canelo Alvarez Record: (51-1-2)Last: W (TKO3) Rocky Fielding, Dec
15Next: May 4 vs. Daniel Jacobs2. Gennady Golovkin Record: (38-1-1)Last: L (MD12) Canelo Alvarez, Sept
15Next: TBA3. Daniel Jacobs Record: (35-2)Last: W (SD12) Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Oct
27Next: May 4 vs. Canelo Alvarez4. Billy Joe Saunders Record: (27-0)Last: W (TKO4) Charles Adamu, Dec
22Next: TBA5. Jermall Charlo Record: (28-0)Last: W (UD12) Matt Korobov, Dec. 22Next: TBA6
Demetrius Andrade Record: (27-0)Last: W (TKO12) Artur Akavov, Jan. 18Next: TBA7
Sergiy Derevyanchenko Record: (12-1)Last: L (SD12) Daniel Jacobs, Oct. 27Next: TBA vs
Jack Culcay8. David Lemieux Record:: (40-4)Last: W (TKO1) Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan, Sept
15Next: TBA9. Rob Brant Record:: (24-1)Last: W (UD12) Ryota Murata, Oct. 20Next: Feb
15 vs. Khasan Baysangurov 10. Matt Korobov Record:: (28-2)Last: L (UD12) Jermall Charlo, Dec
22Next: TBAJarrett Hurd, right, stopped Jason Welborn to retain his junior middleweight world title
Harry How/Getty ImagesJUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Jarrett Hurd Record: (23-0)Last: W (KO4) Jason Welborn, Dec
1Next: May 11 vs. Julian Williams2. Erislandy Lara Record: (25-3-2)Last: L (SD12) Jarrett Hurd, April 7Next: March 2 vs
Brian Castano3. Jaime Munguia Record: (31-0)Last: W (TKO3) Brandon Cook, Sept. 15Next: Jan
26 vs. Takeshi Inoue4. Tony Harrison Record: (28-2)Last: W (UD12) Jermell Charlo, Dec
22Next: TBA5. Jermell Charlo Record: (31-1)Last: L (UD12) Tony Harrison, Dec. 22Next: TBA6
Julian Williams Record: (26-1-1)Last: W (TKO2) Javier Francisco Castro, Dec. 1Next: May 11 vs
Jarrett Hurd7. Austin Trout Record: (31-5)Last: L (MD12) Jermell Charlo, June 9Next: TBA8
Liam Smith Record: (26-2-1)Last: L (UD12) Jaime Munguia, July 21Next: March 30 vs
Sam Eggington9. Maciej Sulecki Record: (26-1)Last: L (UD12) Daniel Jacobs, April 28Next: TBA 10
Kell Brook Record: (38-2)Last: W (UD12) Michael Zerafa, Dec. 8Next: TBAplay0:58Crawford knocks down Benavidez, closes doorTerence Crawford sends José Benavidez Jr
to the canvas in the 12th, and Benavidez has no answer when he gets up, ending the fight in a TKO victory for Crawford
WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Errol Spence Jr. Record: (24-0)Last: W (KO1) Carlos Ocampo, June 16Next: March 16 vs
Mikey Garcia2. Terence Crawford Record: (34-0)Last: W (TKO12) Jose Benavidez Jr
, Oct. 13Next: April 20 vs. Amir Khan3. Manny Pacquiao Record: (61-7-2)Last: W (UD12) Adrien Broner, Jan
19Next: TBA4. Shawn Porter Record: (29-2-1)Last: W (UD12) Danny Garcia, Sept. 8Next: March 9 vs
Yordenis Ugas5. Danny Garcia Record: (34-2)Last: L (UD12) Shawn Porter, Sept. 8Next: April 20 vs
Adrian Granados6. Yordenis Ugas Record: (23-3)Last: W (UD12) Cesar Barrionuevo, Sept
8Next: March 9 vs. Shawn Porter7. Egidijus Kavaliauskas Record: (21-0)Last: W (KO3) Roberto Arriaza, Nov
16Next: TBA8. Jessie Vargas Record: (28-2-2)Last: D (MD12) Thomas Dulorme, Oct
6Next: TBA9. Jeff Horn Record: (19-1-1)Last: W (KO1) Anthony Mundine, Nov. 30Next: TBA 10
Jamal James Record: (24-1)Last: W (KO2) Mahonry Montes, Aug. 24Next: TBANote: Keith Thurman is off the divisional rankings due to inactivity
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Regis Prograis Record: (23-0)Last: W (UD12) Terry Flanagan, Oct
27Next: TBA vs. Kiryl Relikh2. Jose Ramirez Record: (23-0)Last: W (UD12) Antonio Orozco, Sept
14Next: Feb. 10 vs. Jose Zepeda3. Josh Taylor Record: (14-0)Last: W (TKO7) Ryan Martin, Nov
3Next: TBA vs. Ivan Baranchyk4. Kiryl Relikh Record: (23-2)Last: W (UD12) Eduard Troyanovsky, Oct
7Next: TBA vs. Regis Prograis5. Maurice Hooker Record: (25-0-3)Last: W (TKO7) Alex Saucedo, Nov
16Next: March 9 vs. Mikkel LesPierre6. Rances Barthelemy Record: (27-1)Last: W (TKO3) Robert Frankel, Dec
22Next: TBA7. Eduard Troyanovsky Record: (27-2)Last: L (UD12) Kiryl Relikh, Oct
7Next: TBA8. Ivan Baranchyk Record: (19-0)Last: W (TKO7) Anthony Yigit, Oct. 27Next: TBA vs
Josh Taylor9. Antonio Orozco Record: (27-1)Last: L (UD12) Jose Ramirez, Sept. 14Next: TBA10
Victor Postol Record: (30-2)Last: W (UD10) Siar Ozgul, Nov. 3Next: TBAplay1:42Lomachenko defeats Pedraza via decision to unify titlesVasiliy Lomachenko scores two knockdowns in the 11th round and dominates Jose Pedraza to unify two lightweight world titles
LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Vasiliy Lomachenko Record: (12-1)Last: W (UD12) Jose Pedraza, Dec
8Next: April 12 vs. TBA2. Mikey Garcia Record: (39-0)Last: W (UD12) Robert Easter Jr
, July 28Next: March 16 vs. Errol Spence Jr.3. Robert Easter Jr. Record: (21-1)Last: L (UD12) Mikey Garcia, July 28Next: TBA4
Anthony Crolla Record: (34-6-3)Last: W (UD12) Daud Yordan, Nov. 10Next: TBA5. Jose Pedraza Record: (25-2)Last: L (UD12) Vasiliy Lomachenko, Dec
8Next: TBA6. Raymundo Beltran Record: (35-8-1)Last: L (UD12) Jose Pedraza, Aug
25Next: Feb. 10 vs. Hiroki Okada7. Luke Campbell Record: (19-2)Last: W (UD12) Yvan Mendy, Sept
22Next: TBA8. Richard Commey Record: (27-2)Last: W (TKO2) Yardley Cruz, Aug. 4Next: Feb
2 vs. Isa Chaniev 9. Ricky Burns Record: (43-7-1)Last: W (TKO3) Scott Cardle, Nov
10Next: TBA10. Emmanuel Tagoe Record: (29-1)Last: W (UD) Paulus Moses, Oct. 20Next: Jan
26 vs. Vyacheslav GusevJUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Miguel Berchelt Record: (35-1)Last: W (TKO9) Miguel Roman, Nov
3Next: March 23 vs. Francisco Vargas2. Tevin Farmer Record: (28-4-1)Last: W (UD12) Francisco Fonseca, Dec
15Next: March 15 vs. TBA3. Gervonta Davis Record: (20-0)Last: W (TKO3) Jesus Cuellar, April 21Next: Feb
9 vs. Abner Mares4. Alberto Machado Record: (21-0)Last: W (KO1) Yuandale Evans, Oct
27Next: Feb. 9 vs. Andrew Cancio5. Masayuki Ito Record: (25-1-1)Last: W (TKO7), Evgeny Chuprakov, Dec
30Next: TBA6. Jezreel Corrales Record: (22-2)Last: L (KO8) Alberto Machado, Oct
21Next: TBA7. Francisco Vargas Record: (25-1-2)Last: W (TKO6) Rod Salka, April 12Next: March 23 vs
Miguel Berchelt8. Miguel Roman Record: (60-13)Last: L (TKO9) Miguel Berchelt, Nov
3Next: TBA9. Rene Alvarado Record: (30-8)Last: W (UD12) Carlos Morales, Dec. 8Next: TBA10
Jason Sosa Record: (22-3-4)Last: W (UD10) Moises Delgadillo, Jan. 18Next: TBAplay1:17Warrington tops Frampton to retain beltJosh Warrington goes the distance with Carl Frampton and retains his IBF World Featherweight belt via unanimous decision
FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Leo Santa Cruz Record: (35-1-1)Last: W (UD12) Abner Mares, June 9Next: Feb
16 vs. Miguel Flores2. Josh Warrington Record: (28-0)Last: W (UD12) Carl Frampton, Dec
22Next: TBA3. Gary Russell Jr. Record: (29-1)Last: W (UD12) Joseph Diaz Jr., May 19Next: TBA4
Oscar Valdez Record: (24-0)Last: W (UD12) Scott Quigg, March 10Next: Feb. 2 vs
Carmine Tommasone5. Carl Frampton Record: (26-2)Last: L (UD12) Josh Warrington, Dec
22Next: TBA6. Abner Mares Record: (31-3-1)Last: L (UD12) Leo Santa Cruz, June 9Next: Feb
9 vs. Gervonta Davis7. Joseph Diaz Jr. Record: (27-1)Last: W (UD12) Jesus Rojas, Aug
11Next: Feb. 9 vs. Charles Huerta8. Lee Selby Record: (26-2)Last: L (SD12) Josh Warrington, May 19Next: Feb
23 vs. Omar Douglas9. Kid Galahad Record: (26-0)Last: W (UD8) Brayan Mairena, Dec
8Next: TBA 10. Jesus Rojas Record: (26-2-2)Last: L (UD12) Joseph Diaz, Aug. 11Next: Jan
26 vs. Xu Canplay0:44Navarrete wins junior featherweight titleEmanuel Navarrete lands a lot of hard punches, swelling Isaac Dogboe's face and scores an upset unanimous decision to take his 122-pound world title
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Guillermo Rigondeaux Record: (18-1)Last: W (KO1) Giovanni Delgado, Jan
13Next: TBA2. Rey Vargas Record: (32-0)Last: W (UD12), Azat Hovhannisyan, May 12Next: Feb
9 vs. Franklin Manzanilla3. Emanuel Navarrete Record: (26-1)Last: W (UD12) Isaac Dogboe, Dec
8Next: TBA4. Danny Roman Record: (26-2-1)Last: W (TKO10) Gavin McDonnell, Oct. 6Next: TBA vs
TJ Doheny5. Isaac Dogboe Record: (20-1)Last: L (UD12) Emanuel Navarrete, Dec. 8Next: TBA6
Jessie Magdaleno Record: (25-1)Last: L (KO11) Isaac Dogboe, April 28Next: TBA7
TJ Doheny Record: (21-0)Last: W (TKO11) Ryohei Takahashi, Jan. 18Next: TBA vs. Danny Roman8
Ryosuke Iwasa Record: (25-3)Last: W (UD12) Ernesto Saulong, March 1Next: Aug. 16 vs
TJ Doheny9. Gavin McDonnell Record: (20-2-2)Last: L (TKO10) Danny Roman, Oct. 6Next: TBA 10
Diego De La Hoya Record: (21-0)Last: W (TKO7) Jose Salgado, June 8Next: TBAplay0:50Donaire wins by TKO to win WBA titleThe ref stops the fight after the fourth round as Nonito Donaire wins the WBA bantamweight title from Ryan Burnett
BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Luis Nery Record: (28-0)Last: W (TKO7) Renson Robles, Dec
1Next: TBA2. Naoya Inoue Record: (17-0)Last: W (KO1) Juan Carlos Payano, Oct. 7Next: TBA vs
Emmanuel Rodriguez3. Zolani Tete Record: (28-3)Last: W (UD12) Mikhail Aloyan, Oct
13Next: TBA vs. Nonito Donaire4. Nonito Donaire Record: (39-5)Last: W (TKO5) Ryan Burnett, Nov
3Next: TBA vs. Zolani Tete5. Ryan Burnett Record: (19-1)Last: L (TKO5) Nonito Donaire, Nov
3Next: TBA6. Emmanuel Rodriguez Record: (19-0)Last: W (SD12) Jason Moloney, Oct
20Next: TBA vs. Naoya Inoue7. Nordine Oubaali Record: (15-0)Last: W (UD12) Rau'shee Warren, Jan
19Next: TBA8. Jason Moloney Record: (17-1)Last: L (SD12) Emmanuel Rodriguez, Oct
20Next: TBA9. Liborio Solis Record: (28-5-1)Last: W (TKO5) Jonathan Arias, Nov
27Next: TBA10. Takuma Inoue Record: (13-0)Last: W (UD12) Petch CP Freshmart, Dec
30Next: TBAJUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Record: (46-4-1)Last fight: W (UD12) Iran Diaz, Oct
6Next: TBA2. Juan Francisco Estrada Record: (38-3)Last: W (TKO7) Victor Mendez, Dec
8Next: TBA3. Jerwin Ancajas Record: (30-1-2)Last: D (SD12) Alejandro Santiago, Sept
28Next TBA4. Roman Gonzalez Record: (47-2)Last: W (KO5) Moises Fuentes, Sept. 15Next: TBA5
Khalid Yafai Record: (25-0)Last: W (UD12) Israel Gonzalez, Nov. 24Next: TBA6. Donnie Nietes Record: (42-1-5)Last: W (SD12) Kazuto Ioka, Dec
31Next: TBA7. Kazuto Ioka Record: (23-2)Last: L (SD12) Donnie Nietes, Dec. 31Next: TBA8
Carlos Cuadras Record: (37-3-1)Last: W (Tech. Dec. 7) Ricardo Nunez, Aug. 18Next: TBA9
McWilliams Arroyo Record: (17-4)Last: W (UD10) Kazuto Ioka, Sept. 8Next: TBA 10
Andrew Moloney Record: (18-0)Last: W (TKO10) Luis Concepcion., Sept. 8Next: TBAFLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS)FighterFights1
Kosei Tanaka Record: (12-0)Last: W (MD12) Sho Kimura, Sept. 24Next: March 16 vs
Ryoichi Taguchi2. Artem Dalakian Record: (18-0)Last: W (TKO6) Gregorio Lebron, Dec
15Next: TBA3. Charlie Edwards Record: (14-1)Last: W (UD12) Cristofer Rosales, Dec
22Next: TBA4. Moruti Mthalane Record: (37-2)Last fight: W (TKO10) Masahiro Sakamoto, Dec
31Next fight: TBA5. Cristofer Rosales Record: (28-4)Last: L (UD12) Charlie Edwards, Dec
22Next TBA6. Sho Kimura Record: (17-2-2)Last: L (MD12) Kosei Tanaka, Sept. 24Next: TBA7
Daigo Higa Record: (15-1)Last: L (TKO9) Cristofer Rosales, April 15Next TBA8. Vincent Legrand Record: (29-0)Last: W (UD6) Ilia Beruashvili, Dec
14Next: TBA9. Andrew Selby Record: (11-0)Last: W (TKO2) Adam Yahaya, Oct. 27Next: TBA vs
Julio Cesar Martinez 10. Komgrich Nantapech Record: (25-5)Last: W (TKO2) Rollen Del Castillo, Dec
14Next: TBAJUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Ken Shiro Record: (15-0)Last: W (UD12) Saul Juarez, Dec
30Next: TBA2. Hiroto Kyoguchi Record: (12-0)Last: W (TKO10) Hekkie Budler, Dec
31 Next:3. Angel Acosta Record: (19-1)Last: W (KO2) Abraham Rodriguez, Oct. 13Next: TBA4
Ryoichi Taguchi Record: (27-3-2)Last: L (UD12) Hekkie Budler, May 20Next: March 16 vs
Kosei Tanaka 5. Hekkie Budler Record: (32-4)Last: L (TKO10) Hiroto Kyoguchi, Dec
31Next: TBA STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS)FighterFights1. Knockout CP Freshmart Record: (19-0)Last: W (UD12) Byron Rojas, Nov
28Next: TBA2. Wanheng Menayothin Record: (52-0)Last: W (UD6) Mektison Marganti, Nov
16Next: March 1 vs. Tatsuya Fukuhara3. Simphiwe Khonco Record: (19-5)Last: No Contest (NC2) Joey Canoy, Dec
2Next: TBA4. Vic Saludar Record: (18-3)Last: W (UD12) Ryuya Yamanaka, July 13Next: Feb
26 vs. Masataka Taniguchi5. Carlos Licona Record: (14-0)Last: W (SD12) Mark Anthony Barriga, Dec
1Next: TBA
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