Oleksandr Usyk, holder of the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles, remains the top-boxer in updated pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings, The Ring magazine wrote on May 8.
The magazine has released its updated P4P rankings of the best boxers in the world, regardless of weight class.
Usyk has won all 24 of his professional fights, 14 of them by knockout.
Ranked second is Naoya Inoue of Japan, the undisputed champion in the super bantamweight division. Terence Crawford, the WBA light middleweight champion from the US, completes the top three.
The most notable change in the new rankings is the rise of unbeaten Japanese boxer Junto Nakatani (30–0, 23 KOs), who overtook the legendary Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, pushing him down to eighth place.
The Ring’s top 10 P4P rankings (all weights):
Oleksandr Usyk
Naoya Inoue
Terence Crawford
Dmitry Bivol
Artur Beterbiev
Jesse Rodriguez
Junto Nakatani
Canelo Álvarez
Kenshiro Teraji
David Benavidez
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Usyk was previously named The Ring’s Boxer of the Year.
His next bout is scheduled for July 19, when he will face Daniel Dubois in a rematch for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Usyk previously defeated Dubois by technical knockout in the ninth round in August 2023.
