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Welterweight is historically stacked with some of the greatest boxers in this sport’s history. Names like Floyd Mayweather, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Leonard all stake their claim as the best welterweights. Fast-forwarding to today, a lot of the sport’s best still reside at 147. Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Ryan Garcia are the big-name guys in this division. Elite fighters like Brian Norman Jr and Richardson Hitchins, among many more, fly under the radar when talking about the best of the best.

So without further ado, here is a look at the Top 10 Welterweight Boxers in the World Right Now.

What is a Welterweight in Boxing?

Welterweight is a boxing weight class that includes fighters weighing up to 147 pounds (66.7 kg). It sits between the lightweight and middleweight divisions. 

The following are the Best Welterweight Boxers in the World.

Honorable Mentions

Jin Sasaki

Jin Sasaki has a bright future in the sport, and at 25, I could definitely see him reaching the top 10 of this list sometime soon. His high-level power and fan-favorite style will bode well as he enters the prime of his career.

My main reason for leaving Sasaki out of the top 10 is that, after his fight against Brian Norman Jr last summer, it still feels like he’s far from competing with this division’s best. There is no shame in losing to Brian Norman Jr.

He is one of the best fighters in the division, and his lone loss is to Devin Haney. But the manner in which Sasaki lost is why I have him here. The fight wasn’t competitive, and Sasaki was hurt multiple times in the fight. Sasaki being higher is something we can revisit later, but right now I feel like he is just outside the top 10.

Conor Benn

Where or if to rank Conor Benn on this list was tough for me. His inactivity at this weight class and the announcement that his fight in about a week and a half against Ryan Garcia will be his last at the weight class made me somewhat stuck on where to put him.

Having him in the top 10 felt like somewhat of a waste of a spot, but I also felt like a fighter as good as him deserved at least a mention. Benn will probably finish out the back end of his career at Middleweight, which I think is a really nice spot for him.

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10. Paddy Donovan

I don’t really like doing ifs when describing an athlete’s career because often, I feel like that is a rabbit hole that I am not willing to go down. But with Paddy Donovan, I am going to make a little bit of an exception.

Paddy is 27, and if not for a controversial disqualification in a fight he was winning, followed by a tight SD loss, we could be talking about him very differently. Both of these Ls were to Lewis Crocker, who is on this list, and since then Donovan picked up a really nice win over Karen Chukhadzhyan.

The Irish Southpaw Donovan fights this weekend, and I think he will again show why he is a top-10 welterweight in boxing.

9. Jack Catterall

Title(s):

• WBA Welterweight World Champion

Jack Catterall has been around a while, but he is new to 147. Catterall captured the WBA regular welterweight title in May, and although his best wins aren’t in this division, he still has one of the better resumes in this top 10.

Catterall is one of the better pure boxers in the division with his understanding of the game and wealth of experience. I am excited to see what his next steps are in this division, and I could see him giving a tough fight to a couple of the guys above him.

8. Rolando Romero

I’ve always been entertained watching Rollie Romero both in and out of the ring, and I was debating putting him a little higher after his massive win over Ryan Garcia.

The problem with Rollie for me, and why I don’t have him higher, is that outside of the Ryan Garcia wins, his resume is pretty weak. Rolly has “good losses,” more or less, with them being to Tank Davis and Pitbull Cruz, and now recently a competitive fight with Teofimo Lopez, who we will get into later.

I think Rollie is a tough fight for a lot of this division with his awkward, unorthodox style, but until I see more elite wins, I think 8 is the spot for him.

7. Lewis Crocker

Lewis Crocker may be my favorite fighter to watch on this list. Pressure and power best describe what Crocker does in the ring, and thus far it has been really tough for fighters to deal with.

His lone loss was at the hands of Liam Paro in a razor-tight decision at the start of the summer. Crocker has a good win over the aforementioned Paddy Donovan as well, and on the right side of 30, Crocker still has a couple of big fights that could see him jump up these rankings.

6. Liam Paro

Title(s):

• IBF Welterweight World Champion

We just talked about Lewis Crocker, so it is only fitting that the guy who has handed him his only loss, Liam Paro, is directly after him. Paro is a two-division champ and a really well-rounded boxer.

Paro is so difficult to deal with as a southpaw, and his jab is where his bread is buttered. Paro might not have the strength of schedule of a Ryan Garcia, but Paro still has some great wins over some great fighters.

Paro’s toughness and slept-on ability to put guys away really are the cherry on top of an elite fighter who is hovering around the 5 best guys in this division.

5. Richardson Hitchins

There is a little bit of a theme here, as at 5 I have the guy that handed Liam Paro his lone loss in the 21-0 Richardson Hitchins. In fairness to Paro, this was another really close fight, which is how a lot of them go at the top of welterweight.

Hitchins being a little younger and holding that win over Paro was why I have him in the middle of these rankings, a spot over Paro. Hitchins does not hold a belt right now after vacating his at 140 earlier this year. Hitchins only has one fight at his new weight class, but after dominating Ricardo Salas a little over a month ago, it feels safe to think Hitchins could get a belt back.

A possible rematch with Paro for the IBF belt is something I could see taking place, and it would be a fight fans would love to see.

4. Ryan Garcia

Title(s):

• WBC Welterweight World Champion

Ryan Garcia is truly an enigma and one of the biggest names in the sport right now. With all the raw talent Garcia has, he seems to match that with questionable decisions and a lack of true dedication to the sport he was once hailed as the potential king in.

Garcia’s speed and power are a true joy to watch when he is at his best, and he probably has the best win of anyone on this list after battering Devin Haney. Yeah, that fight technically did not count after Garcia popped positive, but it still showed what Garcia could be.

Garcia won the WBC belt over Mario Barrios early in 2026, but the loss to Rolly Romero was somewhat head-scratching, and the shrinking against Tank Davis is something that showed he was still a step below the sport’s best.

Garcia is still only 28 and has a huge fight with Conor Benn in about a week and a half. I genuinely think Garcia could be the best fighter in this division if he got his head on straight and in what should be the prime of his career; I am curious to see if he can put it all together.

3. Teofimo Lopez

Title(s)

• WBA Welterweight World Champion

Teofimo Lopez made his welterweight debut a little over a week ago after beating Rollie Romero in a close fight to take home the WBA belt. Teofimo looked pretty good in his new weight class, and welterweight is most likely going to be his home for the foreseeable future.

Teo has one of, if not the best, strength of schedule here, and there are a lot of fun potential fights that can be made at this new weight class. The reason I have Lopez at 3 instead of 2 is I still think there are serious flaws that plagued Lopez a lot of his career that I am not convinced he’s fixed.

The lack of composure and reliance on power at times still feel unresolved to me. He struggles with jabs, and I am not totally convinced Lopez has centered his mind enough to beat a guy like Devin Haney. We will see where things land for Lopez in this new division, and I have heard the idea floated around for Lopez to take on Ryan Garcia to unify the belts if Garcia gets past Benn.

That would be a huge fight and one that could serve as a crossroads for both those guys.

2. Brian Norman Jr.

This might be somewhat of an unpopular opinion in having Brian Norman Jr. at 2 as someone who does not have a belt at the moment. He lost his belt to Devin Haney, which is nothing to be ashamed of, and Norman still has outstanding wins.

He has lights-out power and has a handful of highlight-reel KOs. I love the way he is able to walk down his opponents and impose his vicious power upon his guys. I think Norman Jr. beats everyone in this division besides Haney and maybe a completely locked-in Ryan Garcia.

He has the style to beat Teofimo with his pressure and power, and I think he walks through the rest of the guys at Welterweight. He is still only 25, and I think he has reached his peak in the sport.

1. Devin Haney

Title(s):

• WBO Welterweight World Champion

No surprise at 1 is the undefeated Devin Haney. I admire the work Haney has put into his constant improvement as a fighter, and I think his work ethic is his greatest superpower.

His ability to fight the fights he wants to fight makes him so difficult to beat. The jab and near-perfect fundamentals are the sweet science at its best, and he best exemplifies what it means to be a boxer.

His defensive bag of rolling with shots and using his Philly shell is elite, and I don’t know if he gets enough credit for how crafty he is. Haney has a long catalog of great wins, and at 33-0 he is at the peak of his powers.

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