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Dmitry Bivol returned to the rankings after a 15-month absence, reclaiming the No. 1 spot at light heavyweight with a dominant performance against Michael Eifert . The fight was less about the opponent and more about Bivol knocking the rust off with a one-sided victory that was never in doubt. After knocking down Eifert in the opening round with a left hook, Bivol remained in control to retain the WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles by unanimous decision.

Dmitry Bivol returned to the rankings after a 15-month absence, reclaiming the No. 1 spot at light heavyweight with a dominant performance against Michael Eifert . The fight was less about the opponent and more about Bivol knocking the rust off with a one-sided victory that was never in doubt. After knocking down Eifert in the opening round with a left hook, Bivol remained in control to retain the WBA and IBF light heavyweight titles by unanimous decision. Also on Saturday, O'Shaquie Foster pulled away from Raymond Ford with a strong second half of the fight to retain his WBC junior lightweight title with a hard-fought majority decision. With the victory, Foster holds his spot at No. 2 in the division, while Ford performed well enough to remain at No. 4. On Friday, Murodjon Akhmadaliev moved up to featherweight and earned a fourth-round stoppage against Hegly Mosqueda. Akhmadaliev takes the No. 5 spot in the 126-pound division. 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Oleksandr Usyk, WBA, WBC and IBF champion Record: 25-0, 16 KOsLast: W (TKO11) Rico Verhoeven, May 23Next: TBA 2. Tyson Fury Record: 35-2-1, 24 KOsLast: W (UD12) Arslanbek Makhmudov, April 11Next: TBA 3. Daniel Dubois, WBO champion Record: 23-3, 22 KOsLast: W (TKO11) Fabio Wardley, May 9Next: TBA 4. Fabio Wardley Record: 20-1-1, 19 KOsLast: L (TKO11) Daniel Dubois, May 9Next: TBA 5. Moses Itauma Record: 15-0, 13 KOsLast: W (TKO5) Jermaine Franklin Jr., March 28Next: TBA 6. Joseph Parker Record: 36-4, 24 KOsLast: L (TKO11) Fabio Wardley, Oct. 25, 2025Next: TBA 7. Anthony Joshua Record: 29-4, 26 KOsLast: W (KO6) Jake Paul, Dec. 19, 2025Next: July 25 vs. Kristian Prenga 8. Agit Kabayel Record: 27-0, 19 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Damian Knyba, Jan. 10Next: TBA 9. Filip Hrgovic Record: 20-1, 15 KOsLast: W (TKO3) David Allen, May 16Next: TBA 10. Frank Sanchez Record: 26-1, 19 KOsLast: W (KO2) Richard Torrez Jr., May 23Next: TBA CRUISERWEIGHT (UP TO 200 POUNDS) 1. Jai Opetaia Record: 30-0, 23 KOsLast: W (UD12) Brandon Glanton, March 8Next: TBA 2. David Benavidez, WBO and WBA champion Record: 32-0, 26 KOsLast: W (KO6) Gilberto Ramirez, May 2Next: TBA 3. Gilberto Ramirez Record: 48-2, 30 KOsLast: L (KO6) David Benavidez, May 2Next: TBA 4. Noel Mikaelian, WBC champion Record: 28-3, 12 KOsLast: W (UD12) Badou Jack, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA 5. Badou Jack Record: 29-4-3, 17 KOsLast: L (UD12) Noel Mikaelian, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA 6. Ryan Rozicki Record: 21-1-1, 20 KOsLast: W (KO2) Gerardo Mellado, March 7Next: June 6 vs. Chris Billam-Smith 7. Viddal Riley Record: 14-0, 7 KOsLast: W (UD12) Mateusz Masternak, April 4Next: TBA 8. Aleksei Papin Record: 19-1, 17 KOsLast: W (UD10) Miljan Rovcanin, July 19, 2025Next: TBA 9. Michal Cieslak Record: 28-2, 22 KOsLast: W (TKO4) Jean Pascal, June 28, 2025Next: TBA 10. Leonardo Mosquea Record: 18-0, 11 KOsLast: W (KO8) Jeison Troncoso, Dec. 19, 2025Next: June 9 vs. Francisco Rivas Ruiz LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS) 1. Dmitry Bivol, WBA, IBF and WBO champion Previous ranking: NR Record: 25-1, 12 KOs Last: W (UD12) Michael Eifert, May 30 Next: TBA 2. David Benavidez, WBC champion Previous ranking: 1 Record: 32-0, 26 KOs Last: W (KO6) Gilberto Ramirez, May 2 Next: TBA 3. Imam Khataev Previous ranking: 2 Record: 11-1, 10 KOs Last: W (KO3) Adam Deines, Dec. 11, 2025 Next: June 4 vs. Mickael Diallo 4. Anthony Yarde Previous ranking: 3 Record: 27-4, 24 KOs Last: L (TKO7) David Benavidez, Nov. 22, 2025 Next: TBA 5. Albert Ramirez Previous ranking: 4 Record: 22-0, 19 KOs Last: W (TKO7) Jerome Pampellone, Aug. 8, 2025 Next: June 4 vs. Lerrone Richards 6. Joshua Buatsi Previous ranking: 5 Record: 20-1, 13 KOs Last: W (MD10) Zach Parker, Nov. 1, 2025 Next: TBA 7. Radivoje Kalajdzic Previous ranking: 6 Record: 30-3, 22 KOs Last: W (KO7) Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Feb. 1 Next: TBA 8. Willy Hutchinson Previous ranking: 7 Record: 20-2, 14 KOs Last: W (UD10) Ezra Taylor, March 28 Next: TBA 9. Zach Parke Previous ranking: 8 Record: 26-2, 18 KOs Last: L (MD10) Joshua Buatsi, Nov. 1, 2025 Next: TBA 10. Najee Lopez Previous ranking: 9 Record: 16-0, 13 KOs Last: W (TKO8) Manuel Gallegos, March 13 Next: TBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS) 1. Canelo Alvarez Record: 63-3-2, 39 KOsLast: L (UD12) Terence Crawford, Sept. 13, 2025Next: Sept. 12 vs. Christian Mbilli 2. Hamzah Sheeraz, WBO champion Record: 23-0-1, 19 KOsLast: W (KO2) Alem Begic, May 23Next: TBA 3. Christian Mbilli, WBC champion Record: 29-0-1, 24 KOsLast: D (Split draw 10) Lester Martinez, Sept. 13, 2025Next: Sept. 12 vs. Canelo Alvarez 4. Lester Martinez Record: 20-0-1, 16 KOsLast: W (UD12) Immanuwel Aleem, March 21Next: TBA 5. Jaime Munguia Record: 46-2, 35 KOsLast: W (UD12) Armando Resendiz, May 2Next: TBA 6. Diego Pacheco Record: 25-0, 18 KOsLast: W (UD12) Kevin Lele Sadjo, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA 7. Osleys Iglesias Record: 15-0, 14 KOsLast: W (TKO8) Pavel Silyagin, April 9Next: TBA 8. Jose Armando Resendiz Record: 16-3, 11 KOsLast: L (UD12) Jaime Munguia, May 2Next: TBA9. Bektemir Melikuziev Previous ranking: 10 Record: 17-1, 11 KOs Last: W (TKO7) Sena Agebeko, Feb. 21 Next: TBA 10. Jacob Bank Previous ranking: NR Record: 19-0, 11 KOs Last: W (KO5) Paulinus Ndjolonimu, April 25 Next: TBA Note: Caleb Plant has been removed due to inactivity. MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS) 1. Carlos Adames, WBC champion Record: 25-1-1, 18 KOsLast: W (UD12) Austin Williams, March 21Next: TBA 2. Erislandy Lara, WBA champion Record: 32-3-3, 19 KOsLast: W (UD12) Johan Gonzales, Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA 3. Jesus Ramos Record: 24-1, 19 KOsLast: W (UD12) Shane Mosley Jr., Dec. 6, 2025Next: TBA 4. Conor Benn Record: 24-1, 14 KOsLast: W (UD10) Regis Prograis, April 11Next: TBA 5. Yoenli Hernandez Record: 10-0, 9 KOsLast: W (TKO4) Terrell Gausha, March 28Next: TBA 6. Chris Eubank Jr. Record: 35-4, 25 KOsLast: L (UD12) Conor Benn, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA 7. Anauel Ngamissengue Record: 15-1, 10 KOsLast: W (KO2) Jose Rivas, Oct. 10, 2025Next: TBA 8. Israil Madrimov Record: 11-2-1, 7 KOsLast: W (UD10) Luis David Salazar, Jan. 24Next: TBA 9. Amari Jones Record: 17-0, 15 KOsLast: W (KO3) Vincenzo Gualtieri, May 22Next: TBA 10. Etinosa Oliha Record: 22-0, 10 KOsLast: W (TKO3) Ivan Njegac, Sept. 12, 2025Next: TBA JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS) 1. Vergil Ortiz Jr. Record: 24-0, 22 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Erickson Lubin, Nov. 8, 2025Next: TBA 2. Sebastian Fundora, WBC champion Record: 24-1-1, 16 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Keith Thurman, March 28Next: TBA 3. Jaron Ennis Record: 35-0, 31 KOsLast: W (TKO1) Uisma Lima, Oct. 11, 2025Next: June 27 vs. Xander Zayas 4. Xander Zayas, WBO and WBA champion Record: 23-0, 13 KOsLast: W (SD12) Abass Baraou, Jan. 31Next: June 27 vs. Jaron Ennis 5. Josh Kelly, IBF champion Record: 18-1-1, 9 KOsLast: W (MD12) Bakhram Murtazaliev, Jan. 31Next: TBA 6. Keith Thurman Record: 31-2, 23 KOsLast: L (TKO6) Sebastian Fundora, March 28Next: TBA 7. Abass Baraou Record: 17-2, 9 KOsLast: L (SD12) Xander Zayas, Jan. 31Next: TBA 8. Brandon Adams Record: 26-4, 16 KOsLast: W (UD10) Serhii Bohachuk, Sep. 13, 2025Next: TBA 9. Yoenis Tellez Record: 12-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Brian Mendoza, March 28Next: TBA 10. Ermal Hadribeaj Record: 23-0-1, 8 KOsLast: W (UD12) Bakary Samake, May 23Next: TBA WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS) 1. Devin Haney, WBO champion Record: 33-0-1 NC, 15 KOsLast: W (UD12) Brian Norman Jr., Nov. 22, 2025Next: TBA 2. Brian Norman Jr. Record: 29-1, 23 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Josh Wagner, May 16Next: TBA 3. Ryan Garcia, WBC champion Record: 25-2, 20 KOsLast: W (UD12) Mario Barrios, Feb. 21Next: TBA 4. Manny Pacquiao Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOsLast: Draw (Majority draw 12) Mario Barrios, July 19, 2025Next: TBA vs. Floyd Mayweather 5. Liam Paro Record: 27-1, 16 KOsLast: W (UD12) David Papot, Sept. 18, 2025Next: June 24 vs. Lewis Crocker 6. Lewis Crocker, IBF champion Record: 22-0, 11 KOsLast: W (SD12) Paddy Donovan, Sept. 13, 2025Next: June 24 vs. Liam Paro 7. Jack Catterall Record: 33-2, 14 KOsLast: W (UD12) Shakhram Giyasov, May 23Next: TBA 8. Jin Sasaki Record: 21-2-1, 14 KOsLast: W (SD10) Sora Tanaka, May 2Next: TBA 9. Raul Curiel Record: 17-0-1, 14 KOsLast: W (UD10) Jordan Panthen, Jan. 16Next: TBA 10. Alexis Rocha Record: 26-2-1, 16 KOsLast: W (UD10) Joseph Diaz, March 14Next: TBA JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS) 1. Shakur Stevenson, WBO champion Record: 25-0, 11 KOsLast: W (UD12) Teofimo Lopez, Jan. 31Next: TBA 2. Teofimo Lopez Record: 22-2, 13 KOsLast: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, Jan. 31Next: TBA 3. Keyshawn Davis Record: 15-0, 10 KOsLast: W (UD12) Nahir Albright, May 16Next: TBA 4. Richardson Hitchins Record: 20-0, 8 KOsLast: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14, 2025Next: TBA 5. Dalton Smith, WBC champion Record: 19-0, 14 KOsLast: W (TKO5) Subriel Matias, Jan. 10Next: TBA 6. Subriel Matias Record: 23-3, 22 KOsLast: L (TKO5) Dalton Smith, Jan. 10Next: TBA 7. Alberto Puello Record: 24-1, 10 KOsLast: L (MD12) Subriel Matias, July 12, 2025Next: TBA 8. Gary Antuanne Russell, WBA champion Record: 18-1, 17 KOsLast: W (UD12) Andy Hiraoka, Feb. 21Next: TBA 9. Andy Hiraoka Record: 24-1, 19 KOsLast: L (UD12) Gary Antuanne Russell, Feb. 21Next: TBA 10. Lamont Roach Jr. Record: 25-1-3, 10 KOsLast: Draw (Majority draw 12) Isaac Cruz, Dec. 6, 2025Next: Aug. 1 vs. William Zepeda LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS) 1. Shakur Stevenson Record: 25-0, 11 KOsLast: W (UD12) Teofimo Lopez Jr., Jan. 31Next: TBA 2. Raymond Muratalla, IBF champion Record: 24-0, 17 KOsLast: W (MD12) Andy Cruz, Jan. 24Next: Aug. 1 vs. Robson Conceicao 3. Andy Cruz Record: 6-1, 3 KOsLast: L (MD12) Raymond Muratalla, Jan. 24Next: TBA 4. Abdullah Mason, WBO champion Record: 20-0, 17 KOsLast: W (UD12) Sam Noakes, Nov. 22, 2025Next: July 4 vs. Joe Cordina 5. William Zepeda Record: 33-1, 27 KOsLast: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, July 12, 2025Next: Aug. 1 vs. Lamont Roach Jr. 6. Floyd Schofield Record: 19-0, 13 KOsLast: W (KO1) Tevin Farmer, June 28, 2025Next: TBA 7. Sam Noakes Record: 18-1, 16 KOsLast: W (TKO2) Benito Sanchez Garcia, May 3Next: TBA 8. Jadier Herrera Record: 18-0, 16 KOsLast: W (TKO8) Ricardo Nunez, Jan. 10Next: TBA 9. Joe Cordina Record: 19-1, 9 KOsLast: W (UD12) Gabriel Flores Jr., Dec. 13, 2025Next: July 4 vs. Abdullah Mason 10. Lucas Bahdi Record: 20-0, 15 KOsLast: W (UD12) Roger Gutierrez, Aug. 23, 2025Next: TBA JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS) 1. Emanuel Navarrete, WBO and IBF champion Record: 40-2-1, 32 KOsLast: W (TKO11) Eduardo Nunez, Feb. 28Next: TBA 2. O'Shaquie Foster, WBC champion Record: 25-3, 12 KOsLast: W (MD12) Raymond Ford, May 30Next: TBA 3. Anthony Cacace, WBA champion Record: 25-1, 9 KOsLast: W (UD12) James Dickens, March 14Next: TBA 4. Raymond Ford Record: 18-2-1, 8 KOsLast: L (MD10) O'Shaquie Foster, May 30Next: TBA 5. Robson Conceicao Record: 21-3-1 1 NC, 10 KOsLast: W (UD10) Helber Rojas, April 4Next: Aug. 1 vs. Raymond Muratalla 6. Eduardo Nunez Record: 29-2, 27 KOsLast: L (TKO11) Emanuel Navarrete, Feb. 28Next: TBA 7. Charly Suarez Record: 18-0, 10 KOsLast: NC (No contest) Emanuel Navarrete, May 10, 2025Next: July 11 vs. Manuel Avila 8. Gary Russell Jr. Record: 32-2, 19 KOsLast: W (TKO10) Hugo Casteneda, July 19, 2025Next: TBA 9. James Dickens Record: 36-6, 15 KOsLast: L (UD12) Anthony Cacace, March 14Next: TBA 10. Leigh Wood Record: 29-4, 17 KOsLast: W (UD12) Josh Warrington, Feb. 21Next: TBA FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS) 1. Rafael Espinoza, WBO champion Record: 28-0, 24 KOsLast: W (KO11) Arnold Khegai, Nov. 15, 2025Next: TBA 2. Bruce Carrington, WBC champion Record: 17-0, 10 KOsLast: W (KO9) Carlos Castro, Jan 31Next: July 4 vs. Rene Palacios 3. Brandon Figueroa, WBA champion Record: 27-2-1, 20 KOsLast: W (TKO12) Nick Ball, Feb. 7Next: TBA 4. Nick Ball Record: 23-1-1, 13 KOsLast: L (TKO12) Brandon Figueroa, Feb. 7Next: TBA5. Murodjon Akhmadaliev Previous ranking: NR Record: 15-2, 12 KOs Last: W (TKO4) Hegly Mosqueda, May 29 Next: TBA 6. Luis Alberto Lopez Previous ranking: 5 Record: 32-3, 18 KOs Last: W (TKO3) Miguel Arevalo Mejia, Dec. 13, 2025 Next: TBA 7. Luis Nery Previous ranking: 6 Record: 37-2, 28 KOs Last: W (UTD8) Sathaporn Saart, Oct. 26, 2025 Next: June 6 vs. John Riel Casimero 8. Mirco Cuello Previous ranking: 7 Record: 16-0, 13 KOs Last: W (TKO2) Sergio Rios Jimenez, Aug. 8, 2025 Next: TBA 9. Ra'eese Aleem Previous ranking: 8 Record: 23-1, 12 KOs Last: W (UD12) Mikito Nakano, Nov. 24, 2025 Next: TBA 10. Cristobal Lorente Previous ranking: 9 Record: 21-1-3, 8 KOs Last: W (SD12) Nathaniel Collins, April 17 Next: TBA JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS) 1. Naoya Inoue, Undisputed champion Record: 33-0, 27 KOsLast: W (UD12) Junto Nakatani, May 2Next: TBA 2. Junto Nakatani Record: 32-1, 24 KOsLast: L (UD12) Naoya Inoue, May 2Next: TBA3. David Picasso Previous ranking: 4 Record: 32-1-1, 17 KOs Last: L (UD12) Naoya Inoue, Dec. 27, 2025 Next: TBA 4. Sam Goodman Previous ranking: 5 Record: 21-1, 8 KOs Last: W (UD12) Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz, April 5 Next: TBA 5. Ramon Cardenas Previous ranking: 6 Record: 26-2, 15 KOs Last: W (TKO5) Erik Robles Ayala, Dec. 18, 2025 Next: TBA 6. Shabaz Masoud Previous ranking: 7 Record: 15-0, 4 KOs Last: W (UD12) Peter McGrail, Dec. 6, 2025 Next: TBA 7. Yoshiki Takei Previous ranking: 8 Record: 12-1, 9 KOs Last: W (MD8) DeKang Wang, May 2 Next: TBA 8. Bryan Mercado Vazquez Previous ranking: 9 Record: 32-1, 26 KOs Last: L (UTD7) Ryosuke Nishida, Feb. 15 Next: TBA 9. Jose Tito Sanchez Previous ranking: 10 Record: 16-0, 10 KOs Last: W (TKO10) Jorge Chavez, May 2 Next: TBA 10. Yukinori Oguni Previous ranking: NR Record: 24-4-3, 9 KOs Last: W (UD10) Marlon Tapales, April 3 Next: TBA Note: Murodjon Akhmadaliev moved up to featherweight. BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS) 1. Ryosuke Nishida Record: 11-1, 3 KOLast: W (UTD7) Bryan Mercado Vazquez, Feb. 15Next: TBA 2. Christian Medina, WBO champion Record: 26-4, 19 KOsLast: W (UD12) Adrian Curiel, Feb. 6Next: TBA 3. Seiya Tsutsumi, WBA champion Record: 13-0-3, 8 KOsLast: W (SD12) Nonito Donaire, Dec. 17, 2025Next: TBA 4. Takuma Inoue, WBC champion Record: 22-2, 5 KOsLast: W (UD12) Kazuto Ioka, May 2Next: TBA 5. Tenshin Nasukawa Record: 8-1, 3 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Juan Francisco Estrada, April 11Next: TBA 6. Antonio Vargas Record: 19-1-1, 11 KOsLast: Draw (Unanimous draw 12) Daigo Higa, July 30, 2025Next: June 13 vs. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez 7. Jose Salas Reyes Record: 17-0, 11 KOsLast: W (TKO7) Landile Ngxeke, Dec. 13, 2025Next: TBA 8. Kazuto Ioka Record: 32-5-1, 17 KOsLast: L (UD12) Takuma Inoue, May 2Next: TBA 9. Jason Moloney Record: 29-4, 20 KOsLast: W (UD10) Andre Donovan, April 23Next: TBA 10. Kenneth Llover Record: 17-0, 12 KOsLast: W (KO2) Ayati Sailike, Dec. 27, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Michael Angeletti JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS) 1. Jesse Rodriguez, WBA, WBC and WBO champion Record: 23-0, 16 KOsLast: W (KO10) Fernando Martinez, Nov. 22, 2025Next: June 13 vs. Antonio Vargas 2. Fernando Martinez Record: 18-1, 9 KOsLast: L (KO10) Jesse Rodriguez, Nov. 22, 2025Next: TBA 3. Phumelele Cafu Record: 11-1-3, 8 KOsLast: L (TKO10) Jesse Rodriguez, July 19, 2025Next: TBA 4. David Jimenez Record: 18-1, 12 KOsLast: W (KO11) Kenbun Torres, July 20, 2025Next: TBA 5. Willibaldo Garcia Perez, IBF champion Record: 23-6-2, 13 KOsLast: W (SD12) Rene Calixto Bibiano, May 23, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Andrew Moloney 6. Tomoya Tsuboi Record: 3-0, 2 KOsLast: No contest (NC2) Pedro Guevara, April 11Next: TBA 7. Andrew Moloney Record: 28-4, 18 KOsLast: W (TKO5) Pawan Kumar Arya, Nov. 1, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Willibaldo Garcia Perez 8. Carlos Cuadras Record: 44-6-1, 28 KOsLast: L (TKO8) Tomoya Tsuboi, Nov. 24, 2025Next: TBA9. Rene Calixto Bibiano Previous ranking: 10 Record: 24-1-1, 10 KOs Last: W (TKO4) Ruben Lezama Gonzalez, Dec. 6, 2025 Next: June 6 vs. Masamichi Yabuki 10. Sikho Nqothole Previous ranking: NR Record: 22-3, 13 KOs Last: W (UD12) Charlie Edwards, May 29 Next: TBA FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS) 1. Ricardo Sandoval, WBA and WBC champion Record: 27-2, 18 KOsLast: W (SD12) Kenshiro Teraji, July 30, 2025Next: TBA 2. Kenshiro Teraji Record: 25-2, 16 KOsLast: L (SD12) Ricardo Sandoval, July 30, 2025Next: TBA 3. Seigo Yuri Akui Record: 22-3-1, 12 KOsLast: W (KO3) Vencent Lacar, Dec. 17, 2025Next: June 6 vs. Lourinz Biasong 4. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. Record: 42-6, 28 KOsLast: W (UD12) Angelino Cordova, May 30Next: TBA 5. Anthony Olascuaga, WBO champion Record: 12-1, 9 KOsLast: W (TKO9) Jukiya Iimura, March 15Next: July 11 vs. Andy Dominguez Velasquez JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS) 1. Rene Santiago, WBA and WBO champion Record: 16-4, 9 KOsLast: W (UD12) Masataka Taniguchi, April 3Next: TBA 2. Kyosuke Takami Record: 10-1, 8 KOsLast: L (SD12) Rene Santiago, Dec. 17, 2025Next: TBA 3. Carlos Canizales Record: 28-3-1, 20 KOsLast: W (KO5) Petchmanee CP Freshmart, Aug. 1, 2025Next: TBA 4. Erik Badillo Mares Record: 19-0, 8 KOsLast: W (UD10) Elwin Soto, Nov. 29, 2025Next: TBA 5. Shokichi Iwata, WBC champion Record: 16-2, 0 KOsLast: W (TD8) Knockout CP Freshmart, March 15Next: TBA STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS) 1. Oscar Collazo, WBA and WBO champion Record: 14-0, 11 KOsLast: W (TKO6) Jesus Haro, March 14Next: June 20 vs. Joey Canoy 2. Pedro Taduran, IBF champion Record: 20-4-1, 14 KOsLast: W (KO7) Gustavo Perez Alvarez, April 3Next: TBA 3. Ryusei Matsumoto Record: 8-0, 4 KOsLast: W (TD5) Yuni Takeda, March 15Next: TBA 4. Siyakholwa Kuse, WBC champion Record: 10-3, 4 KOsLast: W (UD12) Melvin Jerusalem, May 16Next: TBA 5. Melvin Jerusalem Record: 25-4, 12 KOsLast: L (UD12) Siyakholwa Kuse, May 16Next: TBA
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