May 2021 Heavyweight
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MAY 2021 HEAVYWEIGHT Champion: Anthony Joshua (24-1)- UK- KO’ed Kubrat Pulev in the ninth round on Dec. 12, 2020. Won a 12-round decision over Andy Ruiz, Jr. (33-1) on Dec. 7, 2019. KO’ed by new champion Andy Ruiz, Jr. in the seventh round on Jun. 1, 2019. 1- Oleksandr Usyk (18-0) –RUS- Super Champion. Won a 12-round bout over Dereck Chisora (32-9) on Oct. 31, 2020. Won a 12-round bout over Chazz Witherspoon (38-3) on Oct. 12, 2019. ReQuested to be the mandatory challenger in the Heavyweight division. Section 14. Super Champion. (d) PRIVILEGES AFFORDED SUPER CHAMPIONS. (2) Eligibility to be considered for designation as the mandatory challenger in higher or lower division. If requested by a Super Champion, the Championship Committee may designate the Super Champion as the mandatory challenger for the immediate higher or lower division. The Championship Committee granted Mr. Usyk petition on June 22, 2019. 2- Joe Joyce (12-0)-UK- WBO Rating Committee voted to moved him to the second position after he KO’ed in the tenth round #2 classified Daniel Dubois (15-0) on Nov. 28, 2020. TKO’ed Michael Wallisch (20-3) on July 25, 2020. 3- Joseph Parker (29-2)-NZ- Won a 12-round split decision over Dereck Chisora (32-10) on May 1, 2021. Won a 12-round decision over a classified boxer Junior Fa (19-0) on Feb. 27, 2021. 4- Deontay Wilder (42-1-1)-USA- He moved up considering his boxing trajectory as a champion of the WBC. TKO’ed by Tyson Fury (29-0-1) in the seventh round on Feb. 22, 2020. 5- Andy Ruiz, Jr. (34-2)-USA. Won a 12-round decision over Chris Arreola (38-6-1) on May 1, 2021. Lost a 12-round decision against Anthony Joshua on Dec. 7, 2019. TKO’ed the champion Anthony Joshua (22-0) in the seventh round on June 1, 2019. 6- Frank Sanchez Faure (18-0)-CUB- NABO. Won a 10-round bout over Nagy Aguilera (21-10) after Aguilera retired in the sixth round on May 8, 2021. KO’ed Julian Fernandez (14-2) in the seventh round on Dec. 19, 2020. KO’ed Brian Howard (15- 3) in the fourth round on Nov. 7, 2020. 7- Michael Hunter (19-1-1)-USA- KO’ed Shawn Laughery (10-3) in the fourth round on Dec. 18, 2020. Got a split draw against Alexander Povetkin on Dec. 7, 2019. Won over Sergey Kuzmin (15-0) by unanimous decision on Sep. 13, 2019. 8- Zhilei Zhang (22-0-1)-CHN- Oriental. Got a majority draw against Jerry Forrest (26-4) on Feb. 27, 2021. KO’ed Devin Vargas (22-6) in the fourth round on November 7, 2020. 9- Evgeny Romanov (15-0)- RUS- KO’ed Siarhei Liakhovich (27-8) in the second round on Nov. 7, 2020. 10- Charles Martin (28-2-1)-USA- TKO’ed Gerald Washington (20-3-1) in the sixth round on Feb. 22, 2020. 11- Filip Hrgovic (12-0) – CRO- TKO’ed Rydell Booker (26-3) in the fifth round on Nov. 7, 2020 12- Demsey McKean (18-0)-AUST- (Asia-Pacific)- TKO’ed Jonathan Rice (13-4-1) in the tenth round on Mar. 7, 2020. 13- Agit Kabayel (20-0) – GER- Won a 10-round decision over Evgenios Lazaridis (16-2) on Jul. 18, 2020. 14- Ali Eren Demirezen (14-1) TUR- Europe. TKO’ed Nikola Milacic (21-1) in the second round on Mar. 13, 2021. 15- Tony Yoka (10-0) – FRA- TKO’ed Joel Tambwe Djeko (17-2-1) in the twelve rounds on Mar. 5, 2021. **Removed from the ratings: Daniel Dubois (15-1)-UK- unavailable will fight for the WBA Interim title on Jun. 5, 2021. All other changes are the result of the above movements. 1 JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT Champion: Lawrence Okolie (16-0)-UK- International. KO’ed Krzysztof Glowacki (31-2) in the sixth round on Mar. 20, 2021. TKO’ed Nikodem Jezewski (19-0-1) in the second round on Dec. 12, 2020. 1-Dilan Prasovic (14-0)-ME- TKO’ed classified boxer Edin Puhalo (19-0) in the ninth round on Oct. 23, 2020. WBO Championship Committee ordered negotiation for an Elimination Fight on Jan. 22, 2020, against Edin Puhalo. 2- Murat Gassiev (27-1) -RUS- TKO’ed Nuri Seferi (41-9) in the first round on Oct. 31, 2020. 3- Thabiso Mchunu (23-5)-SA- won a 12-round decision bout over a classified boxer Evgeny Tishchenko on Mar. 27, 2021. Won a 12-round decision over Denis Lebedev (32-2) on Dec. 21, 2019. 4- David Light (17-0)- NZ- Oriental. Won a 10-round decision over Mose Auimatagi Jr. (14-1-2) on Dec. 19, 2020. TKO’ed Lance Bryant (12-7) in the first round on Nov. 13, 2020. TKO’ed Trent Broadhurst (22-3) in the third round on Dec. 6, 2019. 5- Jai Opetaia (20-0) – AUST- Global. TKO’ed Benjamin Kelleher (13-1-2) in the sixth round on Oct. 22, 2020. TKO’ed Mark Flanagan (24-7) in the eight rounds on Nov. 16, 2019. Won a 10-rounds bout over Nikolas Charalampous (18-2) on Jul. 27, 2019. 6- Aleksai Papin (13-1) -RUS- TKO’ed Vaclav Pejsar (15-10) in the first round on April 2, 2021. TKO’ed a classified boxer Ruslan Fayfer (25-1) in the sixth round on Aug. 22, 2020. 7- Michal Cieslak (20-1)-POL- KO’ed Taylor Mabika (19-6-2) in the sixth round on Dec. 5, 2020. Lost a 12-round decision against Ilunga Junior Makabu on Jan. 31, 2020 for the WBC title. 8- Artur Mann (17-1) -GER- KO’ed Rad Rashid (18-7) in the third round on Jun. 12, 2020. Won an 8-round bout over Soso Abuladze (10-16-1) on Oct. 12, 2019. 9- Aleksei Egorov (11-0)-RUS- Won a 10-round decision bout over Vasil Ducar (8-2-1) on Mar. 12, 2020. 10- Mateusz Masternak (43-5)-POL- TKO’ed Jose Gregorio Ulrich (17-3) in the seventh round on Dec. 4, 2020. 11- Tervel Pulev (16-0)-BUL- TKO’ed Vikapita Meroro (29-9) in the ninth round on Jan. 29, 2021. 12- Yury Kashinsky (20-1)-RUS- TKO’ed Mukhitdin Rajapbaev (12-8-1) in the third round on Apr. 17, 2021. 13- Juergen Uldedaj (13-0)-ALB- won an 8-round bout over Bojan Cestic (2-4) on Dec. 12, 2020. KO’ed Robert Grguric (4-1) in the second round on Aug. 22, 2020. 14- Tommy McCarthy (17-2)-IRE- Won a 12-round majority decision over Bilal Laggoune (25-1-2) on Oct. 31, 2020. 15- Anthony Martinez (9-1) -USA- Latino. TKO’ed Evert Bravo (26-13-1) in the third round on Mar. 6, 2021. **Removed from the ratings: All other changes are the result of the above movements. 2 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champion: Joe Smith, Jr. (27-3)-USA- NABO. Won a 12-round majority decision over Maxim Vlasov (45-3) on April 10, 2021. TKO’ed a classified boxer Eleider Alvarez (25-1) in the ninth round on Aug. 22, 2020. Won a 10- round decision over a classified boxer Jesse Hart (26-2) on Jan. 11, 2020. 1- Lyndon Arthur (18-0)- UK- Int-Cont. Won a 12-round bout split decision over a classified boxer Anthony Yarde (20-1) on Dec. 5, 2020, for the WBO Intercontinental title. Won a 12-round decision over Dec. Spelman (16-3) on Jul. 31, 2020. 2- Umar Salamov (26-1)-RUS- Won a 10-round split decision over Sergei Ekimov (18-2) on April 8, 2021. 3- Gilberto Ramirez (41-0) – MEX- Moved up after Joe Smith, Jr. fought against Maxim Vlasov on April 10, 2021. Joe Smith, Jr became the champion. TKO’ed a classified boxer Alfonso Lopez (32-3) in the tenth round on Dec. 18, 2020. Moved up after Blake Caparello moved down due inactivity 4- Maxim Vlasov (45-3)-RUS- Global. DroPPed after his lost against Joe Smith, Jr. on a closed bout on April 10, 2021. Won a 10-round decision over a classified boxer Emmanuel Martey (15-0) on Nov. 30, 2019. Won a 12-round decision over Isaac Chilemba (25-6-2) on Jul. 20, 2019. 5- Ricards Bolotniks (18-5-1)-LAT- EuroPe. TKO’ed a classified boxer Serge Michel (11-1) in the tenth round on Dec. 2, 2020. Won a 10-round decision over Hosea Burton on SeP. 26, 2020. TKO’ed a classified boxer Steven Ward (12-0) in the first round on Dec. 14, 2019. 6- Leon Bunn (16-0)- GER- Won an 8-round decision over Timo Laine (27-13) on Sep. 26, 2020. Won a 12-round decision over Enrico Koelling (26-3) on Nov. 2, 2019. 7- Joshua Buatsi (13-0) – GHA- TKO’ed Marko Calic (11-0) in the seventh round on Oct. 4, 2020. 8- Marcus Browne (24-1)-USA- Won a 10-round decision over Denis Grachev (20-12-1) on April 20, 2021. 9- Mathieu Bauderlique (20-1)-FRA- TKO’ed Deibis Berrocal (17-6) in the second round on Dec. 5, 2020. 10- Anthony Yarde (18-1) –UK- Moved up after Sergey Kovalev dropped due inactivity. Lost against a classified boxer, Lyndon Arthur on Dec. 5, 2020, by split decision. TKO’ed Dec SPelman (16-4) in the sixth round on Sep. 12, 2020. 11- Callum Johnson (19-1)- UK- Global. Moved uP – TKO’ed a classified boxer Emil Markic in the second round on Apr.