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Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxers – World Rankings

Updating the Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxers - World Rankings after Teofimo Lopez defended his Super Lightweight World Titles

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By admin | February 14, 2024

With new talent like Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney taking the top spots in the division, Super Lightweight has been shaken up. So, after Lopez’s latest title defense 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.

Jose Zepeda

Jose Zepeda is a professional boxer of Mexican descent who fights out of the US. He has a record of 37 wins 4 losses, and 2 no contests, 

Most notably, he won the vacant WBO International super lightweight title after defeating Miguel Zamudio back in 2017, and he also challenged Jose Rameriz for the WBC super lightweight title but came short. 

In his most recent fight, Zepeda fought Richardson Hitchins and lost the fight via Unanimous decision. His next fight is against undefeated Dalton Smith on March 23rd.

Shohjahon Ergashev

Shahjahan Ergashev is a professional boxer from Uzbekistan, and he has a record of 23-1. 

Most notably, Ergashev Won the vacant WBA International super-lightweight title back in 2018. In his most recent fight, 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. 

As of now, there is no official announcement about his next fight.

Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxing Rankings

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 José Pedraza via Unanimous decision, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

8. 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. Though his next fight has not been announced yet, there are rumors of a rematch against Josh Taylor.

7. Ronaldo Romero

Title(s):

  • WBA Super Lightweight World Champion

Ronaldo Romero is an American professional boxer with a record of 15 wins and only 1 loss. 

Romero is the current 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 recently 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. For his next fight, Romero is scheduled to fight Isaac Cruz in March.

6. Regis Prograis

Regis Prograis is an American professional boxer with a record of 28 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, however, the date has not been finalized yet.

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. Though there isn’t any official announcement about his next fight, there are rumors of him fighting Jack Catterall in a rematch.

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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