Daniel Dubois takes intention on the high, extra: Boxing rankings for Oct. 2024

We’re again! Divisional rankings will now go up as soon as per 30 days, as a result of the boxing schedule has turn into very totally different with the huge adjustments in promotional work in these trendy instances, so as an alternative of attempting to guess if it’ll be each two weeks or each three, as soon as a month, 12 instances a yr, no matter occurs.

Ranked fights this month:

Cruiserweight: (1) Jai Opetaia vs (8) Jack Massey, Oct. 12

Mild Heavyweight: (1) Dmitry Bivol vs (2) Artur Beterbiev, Oct. 1

Tremendous Middleweight: (9) Vladimir Shishkin vs (10) William Scull, Oct. 19

Middleweight: (1) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs (7) Andrei Mikhailovich, Oct. 4

Tremendous Welterweight: (3) Tim Tszyu vs (9) Bakhram Murtazaliev, Oct. 19

Tremendous Light-weight: (3) Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis, Oct. 26

Light-weight: (7) Zaur Abdullaev vs Juan Javier Carrasco, Oct. 19

Featherweight: (4) Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios, Oct. 5

Tremendous Bantamweight: (8) John Riel Casimero vs Saul Sanchez, Oct. 13

Bantamweight: (2) Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi, Oct. 13

Bantamweight: (1) Junto Nakatani vs Tasana Salapat, Oct. 14

Tremendous Flyweight: (5) Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu, Oct. 14

Flyweight: (2) Seigo Yuri Akui vs Thananchai Charunphak, Oct. 13

Flyweight: (9) Anthony Olsacuaga vs Jonathan Gonzalez, Oct. 14

Junior Flyweight: (1) Sivenathi Nontshinga vs (8) Masamichi Yabuki, Oct. 12

Junior Flyweight: (4) Shokichi Iwata vs (9) Jairo Noriega, Oct. 13

Girls’s P4P: (8) Dina Thorslund vs Terumi Nuki, Oct. 25

Notes: Daniel Dubois has climbed the rankings as much as the No. 3 slot, trailing solely Usyk and Fury, and he’s earned it after demolishing Anthony Joshua, who tumbles all the way down to No. 7 however will nonetheless search for most likely two extra huge fights in 2025, and on the very least another.

Dubois has a pair losses, however in robust exams for the place he was in his profession — together with one to Usyk — and he has come again sturdy from each of them and turn into a greater, more durable, extra assured fighter. This can be a man that had a crew stick by him and it has all come collectively.

Apart from Dubois and Joshua mainly buying and selling locations, the division holds regular because the final replace. However that is as enjoyable because the heavyweight division has been in a very long time.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Oleksandr Usyk vs (2) Tyson Fury, Dec. 21

Notes: Division holds from final replace. We had been alleged to see Mikaeljan vs Rozicki on Sept. 28, however that was postponed but once more.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Jai Opetaia vs (8) Jack Massey, Oct. 12 … (2) Chris Billam-Smith vs (3) Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, Nov. 16

Notes: A bit of rearranging. Joshua Buatsi acquired the win over Willy Hutchinson, and he deserved it, however his efficiency has resulted in me transferring him down a number of spots. He gained an interim belt so he’s totally within the combine, and I’d be completely glad to see him towards anybody ranked from Nos. 3 to six forward of him, or Ali Izmailov whereas we’re at it.

Clearly all eyes in boxing this month are on the Bivol vs Beterbiev struggle. We’ll totally, lastly settle who must be No. 1. Until they struggle to a draw. Then we’re up “S” creek, because it had been.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Dmitry Bivol vs (2) Artur Beterbiev, Oct. 12

Notes: Canelo remains to be the clear class of this division, with a comparatively easy win over Edgar Berlanga coming in September. Berlanga drops out, as does Demetrius Andrade, who has proven no inclination to struggle once more after his loss to David Benavidez and has actually confirmed nothing on this division anyway.

Jaime Munguia and Christian Mbilli sit tight at Nos. 2 and three after wins since final replace, and Osleys Iglesias makes an enormous leap largely on the attention take a look at; he’s destroying the identical degree of competitors these different guys are preventing, profitable in additional spectacular vogue.

Berlanga and Andrade are changed by Vladimir Shishkin and William Scull, who struggle for the vacant IBF title on Oct. 19 in Germany. So most certainly one will keep — and climb! — and one will go in November.

Scheduled Fights: (9) Vladimir Shishkin vs (10) William Scull, Oct. 19

Notes: Liam Smith is out as a result of he’s inactive and needed to pull out of a struggle with Josh Kelly, who didn’t look spectacular sufficient at 160 within the substitute bout to get the No. 10 slot for me. I’m going with Aaron McKenna, who’s simply itching for a chance. I don’t suppose McKenna is any A-plus prospect (I’d say a couple of B, if I had been placing extra thought into it), however this isn’t a robust division proper now.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Janibek Alimkhanuly vs (7) Andrei Mikhailovich, Oct. 4

Notes: Vergil Ortiz makes an enormous leap up after beating Serhii Bohachuk, who doesn’t fall any from the place he was earlier than, because it was a very good struggle that includes two critical contenders. But it surely was Ortiz proving it at 154. He’s positively within the race now.

Scheduled Fights: (3) Tim Tszyu vs (9) Bakhram Murtazaliev, Oct. 19

Scheduled Fights: (4) Brian Norman Jr vs Derrieck Cuevas, Nov. 8 … (1) Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian, Nov. 9 … (3) Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos, Nov. 15

Notes: I suppose this could possibly be a “scorching take,” however I’m simply not gonna rank Devin Haney proper now. I do know he simply fought a bit over 5 months in the past, it wasn’t an official loss to Ryan Garcia because of Garcia failing a drug take a look at, however Haney has stated he doesn’t plan to struggle for not less than a yr — which stunningly strains up with Garcia’s suspension, in fact, and regardless of all of the fixed chatter from him and now the lawsuit, the infatuation with Garcia is fairly apparent.

So why work out if he must be No. 1 or No. 3, No 2 or No. 7? He additionally won’t even struggle at 140 once more. We’ll work out Devin Haney’s standing in boxing when Devin Haney returns to boxing and figures it out himself.

Some rearranging in any other case:

Jose Valenzuela drops a pair spots, and Pitbull Cruz is out. I like Cruz lots, however I don’t suppose he’s actually a 140 lb fighter. He acquired ranked as a result of he beat Rolly Romero, who isn’t excellent and was not even a consideration for me to return again into the highest 10 after some adjustments and his current win. Valenzuela has one win at 140, and it’s Cruz, and whereas it was a title win, titles simply can’t be taken that significantly on this context, and whereas individuals within the sport complain once we say that, it’s not my doing. I didn’t create a bunch of props for promotional functions that symbolize yet one more layer of taking cash out of fighters’ pockets for the sake of “recognition.”
Coming in are Dalton Smith and Adam Azim. I additionally thought of Richardson Hitchins and Arnold Barboza Jr, each of whom struggled of their most up-to-date wins. Barboza has a shot to make it stick subsequent month and Hitchins will most likely get a struggle scheduled quickly sufficient.

Scheduled Fights: (10) Adam Azim vs Ohara Davies, Oct. 19 … (3) Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis, Oct. 26 … (4) Jose Ramirez vs Arnold Barboza Jr, Nov. 16

Scheduled Fights: (7) Zaur Abdullaev vs Juan Javier Carrasco, Oct. 19 … (9) Raymond Muratalla vs Jesus Perez, Nov. 2 … (8) Keyshawn Davis vs Gustavo Lemos, Nov. 8 … (4) William Zepeda vs Tevin Farmer, Nov. 16 … (1) Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs Lamont Roach, Dec. 14

Notes: Price a fast be aware that each Anthony Cacace and Joe Cordina appear intent on transferring up as quickly as they’ll, and that Lamont Roach seems to be doing so for a December struggle towards Tank Davis.

Scheduled Fights: (3) Robson Conceicao vs (4) O’Shaquie Foster, Nov. 2 … (1) Emanuel Navarrete vs (2) Oscar Valdez, TBA

Notes: Angelo Leo shoots as much as the No. 2 slot after his win over Luis Alberto Lopez, who tumbles out of the highest 5 in the intervening time. Former 122 lb titleholder Stephen Fulton is in at No. 10 after his debut within the division, a strong win over Carlos Castro. Rafael Espinoza is the brand new No. 1 as he awaits a date for his rematch with Robeisy Ramirez.

The form of wild card in that high seven is Brandon Figueroa, who by advantage of being a PBC fighter within the final two years, doesn’t struggle fairly often.

Scheduled Fights: (4) Nick Ball vs Ronny Rios, Oct. 5 … (1) Rafael Espinoza vs (7) Robeisy Ramirez, TBA

Notes: We noticed Naoya Inoue kinda “keep busy” in early September with a win over TJ Doheny. We hope we’ll see him once more in December.

Scheduled Fights: (8) John Riel Casimero vs Saul Sanchez, Oct. 13 … (6) Liam Davies vs Shabaz Masoud, Nov. 2

Scheduled Fights: (2) Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi, Oct. 13 … (1) Junto Nakatani vs Tasana Salapat, Oct. 14

Scheduled Fights: (5) Kosei Tanaka vs Phumelele Cafu, Oct. 14 … (1) Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs (8) Pedro Guevara, Nov. 9 … (10) Suzumi Takayama vs Isao Aoyama, Nov. 12

Scheduled Fights: (2) Seigo Yuri Akui vs Thananchai Charunphak, Oct. 13 … (9) Anthony Olsacuaga vs Jonathan Gonzalez, Oct. 14 … (1) Sunny Edwards vs (6) Galal Yafai, Nov. 30

Notes: Some adjustments right here, as each Kenshiro Teraji and Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez are out, as they’re transferring up for world title fights and have vacated their belts at 108, and in addition some basic house-cleaning round that.

Nontshinga has a great struggle with Yabuki on the twelfth to try to cement himself as the brand new No. 1, whereas Iwata and Noriega meet a day later and mainly attempt to make their very own declare. That high spot is considerably open in the intervening time, there’s no actually clear selection.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Sivenathi Nontshinga vs (8) Masamichi Yabuki, Oct. 12 … (4) Shokichi Iwata vs (9) Jairo Noriega, Oct. 13

Notes: Ol’ Thammanoon, aka Knockout CP Freshmart, got here again on Sept. 7 with a majority determination win over Alex Winwood in Australia, which was Thammanoon’s first struggle since 2022. He’s now lined as much as take a crack at Oscar Collazo, who has turn into a high canine through the Thai veteran’s absence.

This division is rarely straightforward to rank and fortunes can change quick at 105, which is a part of what makes it enjoyable to comply with.

Scheduled Fights: (1) Oscar Collazo vs (4) Thammanoon Niyomtrong, Nov. 16

Notes: Solely change is that Savannah Marshall is out. She hasn’t fought in over a yr and appears targeted on the transfer to MMA, which is honest sufficient, she already fought Shields, she already fought Crews-Dezurn, there’s not a lot else price doing at her weight.

Scheduled Fights: (8) Dina Thorslund vs Terumi Nuki, Oct. 25 … (2) Katie Taylor vs (5) Amanda Serrano, Nov. 15