Boots Ennis, Shakur, Fernando Martinez, extra: Boxing rankings

Subsequent replace will come on Monday, August 5.

Ranked fights this era:

• Heavyweight: (8) Jared Anderson vs (10) Martin Bakole, Aug. 3
• Mild Heavyweight: (10) Radivoje Kalajdzic vs David Morrell, Aug. 3
• Tremendous Light-weight: (7) Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Jose Valenzuela, Aug. 3
• Light-weight: (6) Andy Cruz vs Antonio Moran, Aug. 3
• Minimumweight: (2) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs (9) Pedro Taduran, July 28

Upcoming Fights: (8) Jared Anderson vs (10) Martin Bakole, Aug. 3 … (3) Anthony Joshua vs (6) Daniel Dubois, Sept. 21 … (1) Oleksandr Usyk vs (2) Tyson Fury, Dec. 21

Upcoming Fights: TBA

Upcoming Fights: (10) Radivoje Kalajdzic vs David Morrell, Aug. 3 … (4) Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson, Sept. 21

Upcoming Fights: (3) Christian Mbilli vs (4) Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Aug. 17 … (10) Oselys Iglesias vs TBA, Aug. 17 … (5) Diego Pacheco vs Maciej Sulecki, Aug. 31 … (2) Jaime Munguia vs Erik Bazinyan, Sept. 21

Notes: Janibek might need to go as much as 168, after a botched weight lower scrapped his deliberate title protection in opposition to Andrei Mikhailovich, however it’s no assure.

Nathan Heaney is out after his loss to Brad Pauls, and Italy’s Etinosa Oliha is in for now. The 26-year-old has completed properly at regional/home sort degree — regardless of being a FORMER WORLD CHAMPION with the IBO — and, properly, a variety of this division is seat-warming and treading water at finest proper now. This additionally means there’s a terrific likelihood for somebody to start out making an actual assertion and transfer on up, however Hamzah Sheeraz appears to be the one man right here with actual momentum in the meanwhile, and even he’s caught mainly “staying busy” in opposition to Tyler Denny in September. However at the least it’s higher than doing nothing.

Upcoming Fights: (4) Hamzah Sheeraz vs Tyler Denny, Sept. 21 … (7) Liam Smith vs Josh Kelly, Sept. 21

Notes: This division will look completely different at subsequent replace. Both Terence Crawford goes to return in at No. 1 or Israil Madrimov goes to take over that spot himself. I suppose there’s the possibility that one among them wins unimpressively or controversially and neither of these issues occur.

Upcoming Fights: (3) Israil Madrimov vs Terence “Bud” Crawford, Aug. 3 … (6) Serhii Bohachuk vs (7) Vergil Ortiz Jr, Aug. 10

Notes: I do know Boots Ennis nonetheless doesn’t have a correct marquee kind of win, a signature win, however he simply appears to be like so clearly a mile forward of the sphere right here that everybody can’t assist however simply hope he pops as much as 154 and go away this division within the state that middleweight has been shortly. I like Stanionis however I don’t see him as a significant risk to Ennis and it’s not an thought that basically excites me. If he can get one thing huge at 154, he ought to take it. He’s 27, he’s in his prime, and he’s too a lot better than everybody else at 147 to get higher combating these guys.

Placeholder David Avanesyan is out, changed by Giovani Santillan, as a result of like middleweight there simply aren’t many apparent choices after just a few spots right here. I do know Santillan obtained smashed by Norman, however he additionally had thrashed Alexis Rocha, which is pretty much as good a win as anyone else can boast, actually.

Upcoming Fights: TBA

Upcoming Fights: (7) Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Jose Valenzuela, Aug. 3

Notes: We’re not going to get Tank vs Loma, which isn’t actually a shock however I believe lots of people did have their hopes up. And the way in which the story got here out, from Loma’s staff saying Loma doesn’t need it proper now, it’s what it’s, he’s going to be seen as avoiding Tank. They made clear it’s not like the cash was a difficulty, he simply doesn’t need to do it proper now. They’ll have to just accept the response it will get.

Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda each did their anticipated jobs on July 6 and may very well be a struggle in opposition to each other. However Shakur particularly may very well be a Tank possibility, or we may very well be Pitbull Cruz coming again right down to 135, or Tank doing 140 to struggle a man like Cruz who isn’t huge at that weight in a rematch that Davis and his staff have kinda stored within the again pocket for some time now.

Upcoming Fights: (6) Andy Cruz vs Antonio Moran, Aug. 3

Notes: Robson Conceicao’s controversial win over O’Shaquie Foster makes for a large number right here. Navarrete misplaced his most up-to-date struggle, however it was at 135. He’s obtained his controversial draw with Conceicao, who additionally has a controversial loss to Valdez, and Navarrete beat Valdez clear and clear. Prime Rank have a wild little group within the prime 4.

The reality is that Anthony Cacace is likely to be simply as deserving of the highest spot as any of them, possibly extra so in the meanwhile. If he actually appears to be like good in opposition to Josh Warrington in September, he may leapfrog these guys, however proper now would you prefer Cacace in opposition to any of them? I believe at finest he’s 50/50 on paper.

This isn’t the worst “downside” to have in rankings. At the very least it’s aggressive and energetic.

Upcoming Fights: (6) Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington, Sept. 21 … (1) Emanuel Navarrete vs (2) Oscar Valdez, TBA

Notes: I’m stunned that Ruben Villa misplaced to Sulaima Segawa, however not shocked. I’ve lengthy been a Villa fan and believer, however the 12 months and a half he sat out between 2020 and 2022 was no good, and I don’t suppose he ever fairly obtained it again. He’s a talented boxer however not distinctive at something, and should you maintain giving a man like that these kind of low-motivation undercard fights that Prime Rank has since signing him, this stuff can occur. Segawa’s the kind of man simply succesful and pesky sufficient to tug one out, and he did.

Victor Morales is in at No. 10 for now.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Luis Alberto Lopez vs (10) Angelo Leo, Aug. 10

Notes: Sam Goodman gained a struggle on July 10 but in addition obtained harm within the course of, all that to not take the Inoue struggle you had been anticipated to do. Disgrace, that.

Talking of Inoue, no, the Doheny struggle is just not inspiring. He obtained routed by Goodman within the first quarter of 2023 and has gained three straight so-so fights in Japan since then. He’s had a superb profession and is a former titleholder and all that, however he’s 37 is notably previous his finest days.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Naoya Inoue vs TJ Doheny, Sept. 3

Notes: Somewhat house-cleaning on the again finish right here. Nakatani wasted Vincent Astrolabio so the latter is out, as is Paul Butler who appears solely vaguely inquisitive about his boxing profession anymore.

Chocolatito is again and combating at 118, so he’s in as a result of he’s Chocolatito. Daigo Higa additionally in in the meanwhile, he faces Yoshiki Takei on the Inoue-Doheny undercard.

Upcoming Fights: (3) Yoshiki Takei vs (10) Daigo Higa, Sept. 3

Notes: Martinez and Ioka change spots after Martinez beat Ioka to unify the IBF and WBA titles. Would like to see Martinez face Bam Rodriguez, however we’ll see what occurs. I additionally don’t suppose Martinez can beat Bam, however he’s earned the possibility to struggle him, it’s the perfect struggle to make at this weight now.

Upcoming Fights: TBA

Notes: Anthony Olascuaga enters at No. 10 after his title-winning effort in Japan.

Upcoming Fights: (4) Angel Ayala vs (8) Dave Apolinario, TBA

Upcoming Fights: TBA

Upcoming Fights: (2) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs (9) Pedro Taduran, July 28

Notes: Cameron and Serrano each gained fights, and whereas Cameron’s win over Elhem Mekhaled to assert an interim 140 belt wasn’t precisely the most important W, it certain beat the crap out of that absolute sham MVP placed on with Serrano and Stevie Morgan.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Claressa Shields vs Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, July 27 … (2) Katie Taylor vs (5) Amanda Serrano, Nov. 15