RSR Weight Class Rankings UPDATED – Breaking Boxing News

Maintained by “The Commissioner” Alan J. Kindred

At Heavyweight, #9 Dereck Chisora defeated unranked Jakov Gospic, stopping him in 3. Chisora will maintain his ranking. #16 Anthony Joshua defeated highly touted prospect Dillian Whyte, stopping him in 7. Joshua will climb to #15 with this impressive victory. #17 Chris Arreola defeated unranked Travis Kauffman by close split decision. Arreola will maintain his ranking. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.

At Cruiserweight, #16 Oleksandr Usyk defeated unranked Pedro Rodriguez by stoppage in round 7. Usyk will maintain his ranking. #17 Tony Bellew defeated unranked former world title challenger Mateusz Masternak by close unanimous decision. Bellew will rise to #15 due to his nice win. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.

At Super Middleweight, #18 Patrick Niellsen defeated unranked Rudy Markussen by stoppage in round 3. Nielsen will maintain his ranking. #20 Jesse Hart defeated unranked Andrik Saralegui by first round stoppage. Hart will maintain his ranking.

At Middleweight, #13 Chris Eubank, JR. defeated unranked prospect Gary O’Sullivan by stoppage after 7 rounds. Eubank will climb to #12. #19 Arif Magomedov defeated unranked Jonathan Tavira by stoppage in round 7. Magomedov will maintain his ranking. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.

At Welterweight, unranked former contender and world champion Paul Malignaggi, two fights removed from retirement, wins the European title against unranked Antonio Moscatiello. Malignaggi will re-enter the rankings at #19. Frankie Gavin will exit to make room for Malignaggi.

At Junior Welterweight, #3 Jose Benavidez JR., took a stay busy above the weight fight against unranked Sidney Siqueira winning by unanimous decision. This fight will not affect his ranking. #12 Omar Figueroa JR., also took and above the weight fight against unranked former contender and world champion Antonio DeMarco, winning by unanimous decision. This fight will also not affect his ranking since it was over the limit.

At Lightweight, #15 Kevin Mitchell was upset by unranked power puncher Ismael Barroso, being knocked out in 5 rounds. Barroso will enter at #14 while Mitchell will exit the rankings after two consecutive KO losses. #17 Luke Campbell was also upset by Yvan Mendy, losing by split decision. Mendy will enter at #17 while Campbell will fall to #20. #19 Diego Magdaleno will exit the rankings to make room for Mendy. #20 Felix Verdejo defeated unranked Josenilson Dos Santos by stoppage in 2 rounds. Verdejo will climb to #19 off of his impressive KO. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.

At Featherweight, #19 Oscar Valdez defeated unranked Ernie Sanchez by way of third round KO. Valdez will maintain his ranking.

At Junior Featherweight, #1 Nonito Donaire defeated unranked Cesar Juarez by a close unanimous decision in a very exciting fight, where Donaire picked up an alphabet world title, his 8th. Donaire will maintain his ranking. Juarez announces himself on the world stage with his gritty performance.

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