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Pound for pound: Jermell Charlo earns a promotion with his KO victory

Pound for pound: Jermell Charlo earned a promotion with his KO victory over Brian Castano last Saturday.

Jermell Charlo continues his ascent.

The smaller of the Charlo twins stopped Brian Castano in the 10th round of their rematch to become the undisputed junior middleweight champion Saturday in Carson, California, which was arguably his finest performance.

As a result, Charlo (No. 11 last week) swaps places with Gennadiy Golovkin (No. 10) on the list, meaning he cracks the Top 10.

And, obviously, Charlo will have the opportunity to climb even higher because the 31-year-old Houstonian has more important fights in his future.

Meanwhile, Golovkin could face No. 7 Canelo Alvarez a third time in September. If he gets that pay-per-view fight and wins it, the 40-year-old would move up the list.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  3. Oleksandr Usyk – Reportedly set to face Anthony Joshua a second time on July 23 but no official announcement has been made.
  4. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  5. Tyson Fury – No fight scheduled.
  6. Dmitry Bivol – No fight scheduled.
  7. Canelo Alvarez– No fight scheduled.
  8. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  9. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  10. Jermell Charlo – No fight scheduled.
  11. Gennadiy Golovkin – In talks to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September but no official announcement has been made.
  12. Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  13. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brooklyn, New York.
  14. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  15. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled,

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); Kazuto Ioka (scheduled to defend junior bantamweight title against Donnie Nietes on July 13); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Jermell Charlo earns a promotion with his KO victory

Pound for pound: Jermell Charlo earned a promotion with his KO victory over Brian Castano last Saturday.

Jermell Charlo continues his ascent.

The smaller of the Charlo twins stopped Brian Castano in the 10th round of their rematch to become the undisputed junior middleweight champion Saturday in Carson, California, which was arguably his finest performance.

As a result, Charlo (No. 11 last week) swaps places with Gennadiy Golovkin (No. 10) on the list, meaning he cracks the Top 10.

And, obviously, Charlo will have the opportunity to climb even higher because the 31-year-old Houstonian has more important fights in his future.

Meanwhile, Golovkin could face No. 7 Canelo Alvarez a third time in September. If he gets that pay-per-view fight and wins it, the 40-year-old would move up the list.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  3. Oleksandr Usyk – Reportedly set to face Anthony Joshua a second time on July 23 but no official announcement has been made.
  4. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  5. Tyson Fury – No fight scheduled.
  6. Dmitry Bivol – No fight scheduled.
  7. Canelo Alvarez– No fight scheduled.
  8. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  9. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  10. Jermell Charlo – No fight scheduled.
  11. Gennadiy Golovkin – In talks to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September but no official announcement has been made.
  12. Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  13. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brooklyn, New York.
  14. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  15. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled,

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); Kazuto Ioka (scheduled to defend junior bantamweight title against Donnie Nietes on July 13); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Down goes Canelo, down goes Canelo

Pound for pound: Canelo Alvarez, No. 2 going into his fight with Dmitry Bivol, takes a tumble down the list while Bivol joins the club.

Canelo Alvarez can no longer argue that he’s the No. 1 fighter in the world.

The Mexican superstar, the consensus pound-for-pound king but No. 2 in Boxing Junkie’s rankings going into this past Saturday, lost a close, but clear decision to light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

One unavoidable price he must pay is a fall from his lofty perch.

The question is, how far should he drop? And at what number should the previously unranked Bivol enter Boxing Junkie’s rankings after his monumental upset?

First, Alvarez.

On one hand, some might argue that the undisputed 168-pound champion shouldn’t be punished too severely because he took a significant risk by moving up in weight to face a top 175-pounder. Also, the scores were close (115-113 on all three cards).

And, of course, we can’t dismiss everything Alvarez has accomplished over a dominating run the past several years.

On the other hand, Alvarez had fought at 175 in the past, stopping capable, but aging Sergey Kovalev. And many observers believe Bivol’s victory was decisive in spite of the official scores. Even the judges gave him seven of the final eight rounds.

In the end, Boxing Junkie decided to drop Alvarez from No. 2 to No. 7, which reflects what we saw on Saturday night but keeps him among the best handful of boxers.

Now Bivol.

One could argue that the Russian shouldn’t enter the list above Alvarez because of one victory, as significant as it was.

The problem with that argument is that Bivol had a number of important successes going into the fight with Alvarez, including one-sided victories over Sullivan Barrera, Isaac Chilemba, Jean Pascal and Joe Smith Jr. in succession.

Another factor working against Bivol is that he wasn’t ranked going into the fight, which could make a huge leap seem awkward.

However, after consideration, it was decided that Bivol’s strong resume and convincing victory over the reigning No. 2 fighter – a man many believed to be all but unbeatable – merits placement above Alvarez on the pound-for-pound list.

He comes in at No. 6, behind only No. 1 Terence Crawford, No. 2 Naoya Inoue, No. 3. Oleksandr Usyk, No. 4 Errol Spence Jr. and No. 5 Tyson Fury.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: No. 10 Jermell Charlo and unranked Brian Castano are scheduled to meet on Saturday to unify all the 154-pound titles.

The addition of Bivol drops Kazuto Ioka from No. 15 to Honorable Mention. And it pushes HM Mairis Briedis out of the rankings.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  3. Oleksandr Usyk – Reportedly set to face Anthony Joshua a second time on July 23 but no official announcement has been made.
  4. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  5. Tyson Fury – No fight scheduled.
  6. Dmitry Bivol – No fight scheduled.
  7. Canelo Alvarez– No fight scheduled.
  8. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  9. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  10. Gennadiy Golovkin – Had been expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September but that matchup is now up in the air.
  11. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  12. Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  13. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brooklyn, New York.
  14. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  15. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled,

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); Kazuto Ioka (scheduled to defend junior bantamweight title against Donnie Nietes on July 13); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Down goes Canelo, down goes Canelo

Pound for pound: Canelo Alvarez, No. 2 going into his fight with Dmitry Bivol, takes a tumble down the list while Bivol joins the club.

Canelo Alvarez can no longer argue that he’s the No. 1 fighter in the world.

The Mexican superstar, the consensus pound-for-pound king but No. 2 in Boxing Junkie’s rankings going into this past Saturday, lost a close, but clear decision to light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

One unavoidable price he must pay is a fall from his lofty perch.

The question is, how far should he drop? And at what number should the previously unranked Bivol enter Boxing Junkie’s rankings after his monumental upset?

First, Alvarez.

On one hand, some might argue that the undisputed 168-pound champion shouldn’t be punished too severely because he took a significant risk by moving up in weight to face a top 175-pounder. Also, the scores were close (115-113 on all three cards).

And, of course, we can’t dismiss everything Alvarez has accomplished over a dominating run the past several years.

On the other hand, Alvarez had fought at 175 in the past, stopping capable, but aging Sergey Kovalev. And many observers believe Bivol’s victory was decisive in spite of the official scores. Even the judges gave him seven of the final eight rounds.

In the end, Boxing Junkie decided to drop Alvarez from No. 2 to No. 7, which reflects what we saw on Saturday night but keeps him among the best handful of boxers.

Now Bivol.

One could argue that the Russian shouldn’t enter the list above Alvarez because of one victory, as significant as it was.

The problem with that argument is that Bivol had a number of important successes going into the fight with Alvarez, including one-sided victories over Sullivan Barrera, Isaac Chilemba, Jean Pascal and Joe Smith Jr. in succession.

Another factor working against Bivol is that he wasn’t ranked going into the fight, which could make a huge leap seem awkward.

However, after consideration, it was decided that Bivol’s strong resume and convincing victory over the reigning No. 2 fighter – a man many believed to be all but unbeatable – merits placement above Alvarez on the pound-for-pound list.

He comes in at No. 6, behind only No. 1 Terence Crawford, No. 2 Naoya Inoue, No. 3. Oleksandr Usyk, No. 4 Errol Spence Jr. and No. 5 Tyson Fury.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: No. 10 Jermell Charlo and unranked Brian Castano are scheduled to meet on Saturday to unify all the 154-pound titles.

The addition of Bivol drops Kazuto Ioka from No. 15 to Honorable Mention. And it pushes HM Mairis Briedis out of the rankings.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  3. Oleksandr Usyk – Reportedly set to face Anthony Joshua a second time on July 23 but no official announcement has been made.
  4. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  5. Tyson Fury – No fight scheduled.
  6. Dmitry Bivol – No fight scheduled.
  7. Canelo Alvarez– No fight scheduled.
  8. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  9. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  10. Gennadiy Golovkin – Had been expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September but that matchup is now up in the air.
  11. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  12. Artur Beterbiev – Scheduled to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  13. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brooklyn, New York.
  14. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  15. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled,

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); Kazuto Ioka (scheduled to defend junior bantamweight title against Donnie Nietes on July 13); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Shakur Stevenson ascends the list

Pound for pound: Shakur Stevenson ascends the list after his victory over Oscar Valdez on Saturday.

Sometimes fighters make it impossible to keep them off pound-for-pound lists.

Shakur Stevenson did that this past Saturday in Las Vegas, outclassing previously unbeaten and respected Oscar Valdez to unify two 130-pound titles by a unanimous decision and leave no doubt that he’s among the best in the business.

Stevenson not only won handily, he embarrassed an elite opponent with his sublime skill. That’s a rarity. It’s Mayweather-esque.

Thus, the pride of Newark, New Jersey, ascends from Honorable Mention to No. 14 on the Boxing Junkie list, pushing Kazuto Ioka (No. 14 last week) to No. 15 and Josh Taylor (No. 15 last week) to Honorable Mention.

And stay tuned. We expect the 24-year-old to climb much higher over the next year or two.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: No. 2 Canelo Alvarez challenges light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on pay-per-view Saturday in Las Vegas..

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch this summer.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– No fight scheduled.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled.
  15. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (expected to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against Jai Opetaia in June or July); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Shakur Stevenson ascends the list

Pound for pound: Shakur Stevenson ascends the list after his victory over Oscar Valdez on Saturday.

Sometimes fighters make it impossible to keep them off pound-for-pound lists.

Shakur Stevenson did that this past Saturday in Las Vegas, outclassing previously unbeaten and respected Oscar Valdez to unify two 130-pound titles by a unanimous decision and leave no doubt that he’s among the best in the business.

Stevenson not only won handily, he embarrassed an elite opponent with his sublime skill. That’s a rarity. It’s Mayweather-esque.

Thus, the pride of Newark, New Jersey, ascends from Honorable Mention to No. 14 on the Boxing Junkie list, pushing Kazuto Ioka (No. 14 last week) to No. 15 and Josh Taylor (No. 15 last week) to Honorable Mention.

And stay tuned. We expect the 24-year-old to climb much higher over the next year or two.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: No. 2 Canelo Alvarez challenges light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on pay-per-view Saturday in Las Vegas..

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch this summer.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– No fight scheduled.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco in June.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Shakur Stevenson – No fight scheduled.
  15. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (expected to defend his IBF cruiserweight title against Jai Opetaia in June or July); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Josh Taylor (no fight scheduled).

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Pound for pound: Did Tyson Fury do enough to climb the list?

Pound for pound: Did Tyson Fury do enough to climb the list?

Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury gave the most spectacular performance of his career this past Saturday in London, stopping Dillian Whyte with a booming upper cut in the sixth round.

In the process, he retained his title and bolstered his position as the top big man of his era.

But was it enough to bump our No. 6 fighter pound-for-pound higher on the list?

No.

One, as impressive as Fury’s victory was, we had to take Whyte’s limitations into consideration when we assess the winner’s performance. Bottom line: Defeating Whyte isn’t a great achievement.

And, two, we had to look at the fighters ahead of Fury on the list: No. 1 Terence Crawford, No. 2 Canelo Alvarez, No. 3 Naoya Inoue, No. 4. Oleksandr Usyk and No. 5 Errol Spence Jr.

We couldn’t find justification for Fury to overtake the top three or Usyk and Spence, who are coming off impressive victories over Anthony Joshua and Yordenis Ugas. Joshua and Ugas are better fighters than Whyte.

Thus, Fury, our top heavyweight, remains at No. 6 for now. Of course, that could change if he gets a shot at Usyk, who is expected to face Joshua in a rematch this summer.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: Honorable Mention Shakur Stevenson, who faces Oscar Valdez in a 130-pound title-unification bout this Saturday in las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+).

Also, we took this opportunity to acknowledge that Stevenson was inadvertently removed from the list recently. As a result, we ended up with six fighters with legitimate claims on five Honorable Mention positions.

We finally settled on the five Honorable Mentions you see below.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– No fight scheduled.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.
  15. Josh Taylor – No fight scheduled.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (no fight scheduled); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Shakur Stevenson (scheduled to fight Oscar Valdez on April 30).

Pound for pound: Did Tyson Fury do enough to climb the list?

Pound for pound: Did Tyson Fury do enough to climb the list?

Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury gave the most spectacular performance of his career this past Saturday in London, stopping Dillian Whyte with a booming upper cut in the sixth round.

In the process, he retained his title and bolstered his position as the top big man of his era.

But was it enough to bump our No. 6 fighter pound-for-pound higher on the list?

No.

One, as impressive as Fury’s victory was, we had to take Whyte’s limitations into consideration when we assess the winner’s performance. Bottom line: Defeating Whyte isn’t a great achievement.

And, two, we had to look at the fighters ahead of Fury on the list: No. 1 Terence Crawford, No. 2 Canelo Alvarez, No. 3 Naoya Inoue, No. 4. Oleksandr Usyk and No. 5 Errol Spence Jr.

We couldn’t find justification for Fury to overtake the top three or Usyk and Spence, who are coming off impressive victories over Anthony Joshua and Yordenis Ugas. Joshua and Ugas are better fighters than Whyte.

Thus, Fury, our top heavyweight, remains at No. 6 for now. Of course, that could change if he gets a shot at Usyk, who is expected to face Joshua in a rematch this summer.

Next up on the pound-for-pound list: Honorable Mention Shakur Stevenson, who faces Oscar Valdez in a 130-pound title-unification bout this Saturday in las Vegas (ESPN, ESPN+).

Also, we took this opportunity to acknowledge that Stevenson was inadvertently removed from the list recently. As a result, we ended up with six fighters with legitimate claims on five Honorable Mention positions.

We finally settled on the five Honorable Mentions you see below.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– No fight scheduled.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.
  15. Josh Taylor – No fight scheduled.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (no fight scheduled); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Shakur Stevenson (scheduled to fight Oscar Valdez on April 30).

Pound for pound: Yordenis Ugas drops out, Tyson Fury next pound-for-pounder in action

Pound for pound: Yordenis Ugas dropped off Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list after losing to Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday.

Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list changes this week. And more shakeups could lie ahead.

Yordenis Ugas, who had been on the list as an Honorable Mention after upsetting Manny Pacquiao to win a 147-pound title, drops out after losing decisively in his title-unification bout against Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

The Cuban has been replaced as an HM by junior bantamweight contender Roman Gonzalez, who rebounded from a loss to two-belt champion Juan Francisco Estrada to easily outpoint Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5.

Next pound-for-pounder up: No. 6 Tyson Fury, who is scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– Scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on April 23 in London.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.
  15. Josh Taylor – No fight scheduled.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (no fight scheduled); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Teofimo Lopez (no fight scheduled); .

Pound for pound: Yordenis Ugas drops out, Tyson Fury next pound-for-pounder in action

Pound for pound: Yordenis Ugas dropped off Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list after losing to Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday.

Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list changes this week. And more shakeups could lie ahead.

Yordenis Ugas, who had been on the list as an Honorable Mention after upsetting Manny Pacquiao to win a 147-pound title, drops out after losing decisively in his title-unification bout against Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

The Cuban has been replaced as an HM by junior bantamweight contender Roman Gonzalez, who rebounded from a loss to two-belt champion Juan Francisco Estrada to easily outpoint Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5.

Next pound-for-pounder up: No. 6 Tyson Fury, who is scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Here is what the list looks like at the moment:

BOXING JUNKIE
POUND-FOR-POUND

  1. Terence Crawford – No fight scheduled.
  2. Canelo Alvarez– Scheduled to challenge WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol on May 7.
  3. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to face Nonito Donaire in a bantamweight title-unification rematch on June 7 in Japan.
  4. Oleksandr Usyk – In talks to defend his heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch.
  5. Errol Spence Jr. – No fight scheduled.
  6. Tyson Fury– Scheduled to defend his heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on April 23 in London.
  7. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Career on hold because of the war in Ukraine.
  8. Juan Francisco Estrada – In talks to defend his WBC junior bantamweight title against Joshua Franco.
  9. Gennadiy Golovkin – No fight scheduled but expected to face Canelo Alvarez a third time in September.
  10. Jermell Charlo – Scheduled to face Brian Castano for the undisputed junior middleweight championship on May 14 in Carson, California.
  11. Artur Beterbiev – In talks to face Joe Smith Jr. in a light heavyweight title-unification fight on June 18 in New York.
  12. Gervonta Davis – Scheduled to face Rolando Romero on May 28 in Brookly, New York.
  13. Jermall Charlo – Scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston.
  14. Kazuto Ioka – The WBO has ordered a rematch between Ioka and Donnie Nietes for Ioka’s junior bantamweight belt but no deal is in place.
  15. Josh Taylor – No fight scheduled.

Honorable mention (alphabetical order): Mairis Briedis (no fight scheduled); Nonito Donaire (scheduled to face Naoya Inoue on June 7); Roman Gonzalez (no fight scheduled); George Kambosos (scheduled to defend his lightweight titles against Devin Haney on June 5); Teofimo Lopez (no fight scheduled); .