With new talent like Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney, and now Issac Cruz taking the top spots in the division, Super Lightweight has been shaken up. So, after Cruz’s recent title win recently, here are our updated rankings. 

But first, let’s take a look at some honorable mentions.

Honorable Mention

Richardson Hitchins

Opening the Honorable Mention of the Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxers Rankings list is Richardson Hitchins. Hitchins is an undefeated professional boxer from the United States, and he has a record of 17-0. 

He holds multiple titles which includes the IBF North American, WBC Silver, WBO NABO, and WBC USA Super Lightweight titles. In his most recent fight he defeated Jose Zepeda by unanimous decision.

As of now, he is scheduled to fight undefeated Gustavo Daniel Lemos on April 6.

Sandor Martin

Sandor Martin is a professional boxer from Spain, and he has a professional record of 42 wins and 3 losses

Though Martin has not won a world title yet, he does have multiple regional titles under his belt, including the Spanish and European super-lightweight titles.

His most recent fight he faced Mohamed El Marcouchi and won via knockout. No announcement on his next fight.

Dalton Smith

Dalton Smith is a professional boxer from the United Kingdom. He has a undefeated record of 16 wins. 

Most notably recently, he defeated Jose Zepeda by knockout in the 5th round winning the WBC Silver Super Lightweight title.

Shohjahon Ergashev

Shahjahan Ergashev is a professional boxer from Uzbekistan, and he has a record of 24-1. 

Most notably, Ergashev Won the vacant WBA International super-lightweight title back in 2018. He fought Subriel Matías for the IBF Super Lightweight title but lost the fight after he refused to come out of his corner after the 5th round. 

Recently, he defeated Juan Huertas by knockout in the first round..

Ronaldo Romero

Ronaldo Romero is an American professional boxer with a record of 15 wins and only 2 losses. 

Romero is the former WBA Super lightweight champion of the world and has previously held the WBA Interim title at lightweight as well. 

He won the super lightweight title after defeating Ismael Barroso via TKO in the 9th round. Ismael Barroso was winning the fight on the scorecard up till the 9th round, however, Romero stole the fight with a knockout win.

Recently he fought Issac Cruz and lost the fight by TKO in the 8th round. Romero took powerful shots throughout the fight being rocked multiple times which resulted in losing his WBA Super Lightweight Title.

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10. Gary Antuanne Russell

Starting off our Super Lightweight Rankings, we have Gary Antuanne Russell at number 10. He is an American Professional boxer with an undefeated record of 17-0. 

Gary Antuanne Russell hasn’t won any world title yet, however, his most notable win came against Viktor Postol when he won the vacant WBA Continental Americas super lightweight title. 

In his most recent fight, Russel defeated Kent Cruz. he dropped him in the first round, scoring an impressive KO win. As of now, there is no announcement about his next fight.

9. Arnold Barboza Jr.

At number 9 on the Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxers Rankings list is Arnold Barboza Jr. He is an American professional boxer, with an undefeated professional record of 28-0. 

Arnold Barboza Jr is the current WBO Inter-Continental super lightweight world champion and has previously held the WBO International and WBC-NABF title as well. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Xolisani Ndongeni via retirement, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

8. Isaac Cruz

Title(s):

• WBA Super Lightweight World Champion

Now in the Top 10 of the Super Lightweight Boxers list is Isaac Cruz. Cruz is a professional boxer from Mexico, and he has a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw coming from 135lbs Lightweight division.

Issac Cruz currently holds the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title, which he won after defeating Yuriorkis Gamboa. Cruz also challenged Gervonta Davis for the WBA (Regular) world title back in December of last year, however, he lost via Unanimous Decision.

Past three fights in lightweight, Issac Cruz took on Yuriorkis Gamboa, Eduardo Ramirez and Giovanni Cabrera. In an impressive showing, Cruz knocked out Gamboa in the 5th round. He defeated Ramirez by KO and Giovanni Cabrera by split decision.

Cruz has recently moved up to the Super Lightweight division and faced Ronaldo Romero for the WBA Super Lightweight World Title. He dominated Romero throughout the fight rocking him early in the 1st round. Cruz rocked him again in the 7th and later finished him in the 8th round.

7. Jack Catterall

Jack Catterall is an English professional boxer, with a record of 28 wins and only 1 loss. 

Catterall is the former WBO Inter-Continental Junior welterweight, and he defended the title an impressive nine times. He also held the British super lightweight title. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Jorge Linares by unanimous decision. His next fight will be a rematch against Josh Taylor on May 25th.

6. Regis Prograis

Regis Prograis is an American professional boxer with a record of 29 wins and 2 losses. 

Prograis was formerly the WBC Junior Welterweight champion of the world. He has also previously held the WBA light-welterweight title and the WBC interim light-welterweight title 

Regis Prograis became a champion for the second time when he defeated Jose Zepeda via an 11th-round Knockout. Zepeda did have some good moments, but they were too few and far between. Prograis was already winning the fight when he got the KO.

Prograis faced Danielito Zorrilla in a late replacement fight. He was supposed to face Liam Paro but was replaced due to injury. Prograis dropped Zorrilla in round 3 of the fight. Prograis won by split decision in a close fight.

Recently, Prograis faced Undisputed Lightweight World Champion Devin Haney for his WBC Junior Welterweight title. He was dominated throughout the fight and lost to Haney by unanimous decision.

5. Jose Carlos Ramirez

Now in the Top 5 of the Super Lightweight Boxers Rankings list is Jose Carlos Ramirez. He is a professional boxer from the USA, and he has a record of 28-1.

Ramirez is a former unified WBO and WBC light-welterweight champion, he defended the WBC title 4 times, and the WBO title once before losing them to Josh Taylor, in the only loss of his career. 

In his last fight, Ramirez defeated Richard Commey, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

4. Subriel Matías

Title(s):

• IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion

Subriel Matías is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico and he has a professional record of 19 wins and 1 loss. 

Subriel Matías is the current IBF Junior Welterweight champion of the world and is one of the top rising talents in the division. He won after defeating Jeremias Ponce. Matías dominated the fight until Ponce’s corner stopped it in the 5th round. 

In his most recent fight, Matías made his first title defense against Shohjahon Ergashev. Though he got hit in the first round, Matías loosened up in the following rounds, consistently landing on Ergashev. After absorbing the barrage of punches for four more rounds, he refused to come out of his corner in the 6th, resulting in a win for Matías.

For his next fight, Matías is set to defend his title against Liam Paro on June 15th.

3. Josh Taylor

Starting off the top 3 of our Super Lightweight Boxers Rankings list, we have Josh Taylor, a Scottish Professional boxer with a record of 19 wins and 1 loss. 

Taylor is the former undisputed Super Lightweight world champion and has a total of 4 world title defenses on his resume. He has also held multiple lower titles in the division, most notably, the WBC Silver Junior welterweight title. 

In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez. His next fight is against Jack Catterall in a rematch on May 25th,

2. Teofimo Lopez

Title(s):

• WBO Super Lightweight World Champion
• The Ring Super Lightweight World Champion

Teofimo Lopez is an American boxer with a record of 20 wins and only 1 loss. 

He is the current unified WBO and The Ring Super Lightweight world champion and has previously held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles at lightweight. Lopez has also held multiple regional titles in both divisions.

Teofimo Lopez defeated Josh Taylor and won the WBO and The Ring Light Welterweight titles in an upset victory. After a back and fourth start for both fighters till the 3rd it was at most dominated by Lopez for the rest of the fight. Lopez posses amazing speed that Taylor could not handle. A major improvement from his first fight at Light Welterweight.

In his most recent fight, Teofimo Lopez defended his Super Lightweight title for the first time against Jamaine Ortiz. The fight lacked the action that the fans expected, but still, after a rather unimpressive performance on both sides, Lopez was the clear winner, retaining his titles with a unanimous decision victory. 

1. Devin Haney

Title(s):

• WBC Super Lightweight World Champion

Devin Haney is an American Boxer with an undefeated record of 31-0 with 15 KOs. He is currently the #1 ranked lightweight boxer in the world, and held all major world titles at lightweight. 

Devin Haney is the current Undisputed lightweight champion, holding the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles.  Haney became the WBC champion back in 2019 when he was promoted to the Interim title. He defended the title three times before winning the undisputed titles. 

Haney fought George Kambosos Jr in a rematch, and won once again. Like the first fight, the rematch was quite onesided, with Haney taking the Unanimous Decision win.

Devin Haney faced former undisputed champion Vasyl Lomachenko for his undisputed titles. Haney overcame Lomachenko’s early start and was able to connect against him enough in the middle rounds to win those. Haney was able to hold off against Lomachenko in the later rounds and winning the 12th round which looked to be the deciding factor of the match.

Recently, Haney moved up to a new weight class and faced WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Regis Prograis. Haney dominated Prograis throughout the fight working the body and connecting consistently with his jab. A straight right knocked down Prograis in the third round. Every time Prograis tried to push forward Haney tagged him with accurate shots. Haney won by unanimous decision.

Haney is scheduled to fight Ryan Garcia on April 20th.

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