20 September 2021

No changes this week.

Expect a few changes next week as we have contenders fighting in 4 divisions. In London, Anthony Joshua (#1, heavyweight) faces Oleksandr Usyk (#10) in what may prove to be a fascinating match-up. Tony Bellew believes as much. The now-retired cruiserweight fell to Usyk in 2018 and said, “this is the best [natural] boxer that Joshua will ever face.”

At cruiserweight, Lawrence Okolie (#3) will be in action, as will Callum Smith (#4, super middleweight) who intends to  compete at light heavyweight and is thus expected to exit his present ranking next week. The #1-ranked jr. flyweight Kenshiro Teraji will also be in action in Japan.  

PLEASE NOTE: The Transnational Boxing Rankings will now be published a day earlier on Monday evenings, ET. This is to ensure that Boxing News has the official weekly rankings by press time. 

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