RSR Weight Class Rankings Are NOW UPDATED
Maintained by “The Commissioner” Alan J. Kindred
At Heavyweight, #16 Steve Cunningham exits the rankings to return to Cruiserweight. #5 Kubrat Pulev defeated unranked George Arias by decision. Pulev will maintain his ranking. Luis Ortiz will enter the rankings at #20. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Cruiserweight, Steve Cunningham returning from Heavyweight enters the rankings at #20. Isiah Thomas will exit the rankings to make room for Cunningham.
At Light Heavyweight, #5 Andrezj Fonfara defeated unranked Nathan Cleverly by unanimous decision in a competitive high action fight. Fonfara will maintain his ranking, while Cleverly will enter at #20 due to his valiant effort and proven world class ability. Tommy Karpency will exit to make room for Cleverly.
At Super Middleweight, #10 Robert Stieglitz exits to move up to Light heavyweight. Jesse Hart will enter at #20. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Middleweight, #1 Gennady Golovkin stopped #3 David Lemieux in 8 rounds. Golovkin will maintain his ranking, while Lemieux will fall to #4. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Junior Middleweight, #7 Demetrious Andrade defeated unranked Dario Pucheta in 2 rounds. Andrade will maintain his ranking.
At Welterweight, unranked Aaron Martinez upset #6 Devon Alexander by unanimous decision. Martinez was also robbed of a decision over #11 Robert Guerrero back in June. Martinez will enter the rankings at #10, while Alexander plummets to #15. #20 Ionut Dan Ion will exit the rankings to make room for Martinez. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Junior Welterweight, #1 Lamont Peterson won a close controversial majority decision over unranked Feliz Diaz JR. Peterson will maintain his ranking, and due to the controversial nature of his loss, Diaz will enter at #20. #20 Khabib Allakhverdiev will exit to make room for Diaz.
At Featherweight, #3 Lee Selby defeated #18 Fernando Montiel by unanimous decision. Selby will maintain his ranking, Montiel will fall to #20. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Junior Bantamweight, #5 Kohei Kono defeated #7 Koki Kameda by unanimous decision. Kono will climb to #4, while Kameda will fall to #9. #18 David Carmona won a split decision over Ricardo Rodriguez. Carmona will maintain his ranking. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Flyweight, World Champion Roman Gonzalez defended his championship by defeated #7 Brian Viloria by 9th round TKO. Viloria will fall to #9. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.
At Junior Flyweight, World Champion Donny Nietes defeated unranked Juan Alejo by unanimous decision. Nietes is hoping to land a superfight against Roman Gonzalez.
In the Pound for Pound ranks, #7 Gennady Golokvin rises to #6 after his impressive showing against David Lemieux. Other fighters may rise or fall due to these changes.