RING FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Mar, 2026

Placeholder fighter photo

The Ring Featherweight Champion

Vacant

2
Mexico flag
Rafael Espinoza photo
1
Espinoza
3
United States flag
Angelo Leo photo
1
Leo
4
United States flag
Bruce Carrington photo
1
Carrington
5
United States flag
Stephen Fulton photo
1
Fulton
6
United States flag
Brandon Figueroa photo
1
Figueroa
7
United Kingdom flag
Nick Ball photo
1
Ball
8
Mexico flag
Luis Alberto Lopez photo
1
Lopez
9
Argentina flag
Mirco Cuello photo
1
Cuello
10
United States flag
Raeese Aleem photo
1
Aleem
11
Cuba flag
Dayan Gonzalez photo
1
Gonzalez

18-0-0

WBO FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Mar, 2026

Mexico flag
Rafael Espinoza photo

WBO World Featherweight Champion

Rafael
Espinoza

28-0-0

Stats icon
Expand Collapse
Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Ukraine flag Khegai (23-2-1) TKO 11 15-Nov-2025
Time inactive
114 days - (3 months & 24 days)
Won against
Cuba flag Ramirez (13-1-0) MD 12 09-Dec-2023
Time held
821 days - (2 years & 3 months)
Total defences
4
Nov 15 2025
TKO 11 Ukraine flag Khegai (23-2-1)
May 04 2025
TKO 7 United States flag Vazquez (17-2-0)
Dec 07 2024
TKO 6 Cuba flag Ramirez (14-2-0)
Jun 21 2024
TKO 4 Mexico flag Sanchez (22-1-0)
Activity average
Every 205 days - (6 months & 24 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
Cuba flag Ramirez (14-2-0) TKO 6 07-Dec-2024
Since a mandatory
457 days - (1 year & 3 months)
1
Japan flag
Kenji Fujita photo
2
Fujita

10-0-0

2
Venezuela flag
Lorenzo Parra photo
13
Parra
3
Japan flag
Ryuto Owan photo
1
Owan

15-2-0

4
Japan flag
Mikito Nakano photo
1
Nakano

14-1-0

5
United States flag
Raeese Aleem photo
1
Aleem
6
United States flag
Omar Trinidad photo
Trinidad
7
Dominican Republic flag
Yan Santana photo
-
Santana

16-0-0

8
United Kingdom flag
Liam Davies photo
-
Davies
9
United Kingdom flag
Nick Ball photo
Ball
10
United Kingdom flag
Nathaniel Collins photo
1
Collins
11
Namibia flag
Mateus Heita photo
1
Heita

15-1-0

12
Italy flag
Francesco Grandelli photo
1
Grandelli

21-4-2

13
United Kingdom flag
Zak Miller photo
-
Miller
14
United States flag
Albert Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez
15
Argentina flag
Mirco Cuello photo
Cuello

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Brandon Figueroa photo
Figueroa
United States flag
Elijah Pierce photo
Pierce

21-3-0

Puerto Rico flag
Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro photo
Pizarro

14-0-0

IBF FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 07 Mar, 2026

United States flag
Angelo Leo photo

IBF World Featherweight Champion

Angelo
Leo

26-1-0

Stats icon
Expand Collapse
Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Kameda (42-4-0) MD 12 24-May-2025
Time inactive
289 days - (9 months & 16 days)
Won against
Mexico flag Lopez (30-2-0) KO 10 10-Aug-2024
Time held
576 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Total defences
1
May 24 2025
MD 12 Japan flag Kameda (42-4-0)
Activity average
Every 576 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
576 days - (1 year & 6 months)
1
United States flag
Raeese Aleem photo
-
Aleem
2
United States flag
Omar Trinidad photo
-
Trinidad
3
Dominican Republic flag
Luis Reynaldo Nunez photo
-
Nunez

22-0-0

4
South Africa flag
Lerato Dlamini photo
1
Dlamini

21-3-0

5
Japan flag
Toshiki Shimomachi photo
1
Shimomachi

22-1-3

6
United Kingdom flag
Nick Ball photo
Ball
7
Japan flag
Reiya Abe photo
-
Abe

28-4-2

8
United Kingdom flag
Nathaniel Collins photo
-
Collins
9
United Kingdom flag
Liam Davies photo
-
Davies
10
Mexico flag
Luis Nery photo
-
Nery
11
Argentina flag
Hector Andres Sosa photo
-
Sosa

18-4-0

12
Philippines flag
Lienard Sarcon photo
-
Sarcon

15-0-0

13
Japan flag
Mikito Nakano photo
-
Nakano

14-1-0

14
United States flag
Albert Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez
15
Japan flag
Kyonosuke Kameda photo
-
Kameda

16-5-2

Dropped Out This Month

Japan flag
Tomoki Kameda photo
Kameda

WBC FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Mar, 2026

United States flag
Bruce Carrington photo

WBC World Featherweight Champion

Bruce
Carrington

17-0-0

Stats icon
Expand Collapse
Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
37 days - (1 month & 9 days)
Won against
United States flag Castro (30-3-0) KO 9 31-Jan-2026
Time held
37 days - (1 month & 9 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
37 days - (1 month & 9 days)
1
United Kingdom flag
Nathaniel Collins photo
-
Collins
2
Spain flag
Cristobal Lorente photo
-
Lorente

20-0-3

3
United Kingdom flag
Nick Ball photo
Ball
4
United States flag
Omar Trinidad photo
1
Trinidad
5
Mexico flag
Luis Nery photo
1
Nery
6
Mexico flag
Alan Picasso photo
1
Picasso
7
Japan flag
Reiya Abe photo
1
Abe

28-4-2

8
United States flag
Joet Gonzalez photo
1
Gonzalez
9
Ireland flag
Michael Conlan photo
1
Conlan
10
Uzbekistan flag
Otabek Kholmatov photo
1
Kholmatov
11
Japan flag
Mikito Nakano photo
1
Nakano

14-1-0

12
Mexico flag
Rene Osvaldo Palacios photo
Palacios

19-0-1

13
Japan flag
Toshiki Shimomachi photo
2
Shimomachi

22-1-3

14
Mexico flag
Brandon Mosqueda photo
2
Mejia

13-0-0

15
United Kingdom flag
Liam Davies photo
2
Davies

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Carlos Castro photo
Castro
Japan flag
Tomoki Kameda photo
Kameda

WBA FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Mar, 2026

United States flag
Brandon Figueroa photo

WBA World Featherweight Champion

Brandon
Figueroa

27-2-1

Stats icon
Expand Collapse
Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
30 days - (1 month & 2 days)
Won against
United Kingdom flag Ball (23-0-1) TKO 12 07-Feb-2026
Time held
30 days - (1 month & 2 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
30 days - (1 month & 2 days)
Argentina flag
Mirco Cuello photo

WBA Interim World Featherweight Champion

Mirco
Cuello

16-0-0

Stats icon
Expand Collapse
Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
213 days - (7 months & 1 day)
Won against
Mexico flag Jimenez (19-0-0) KO 2 08-Aug-2025
Time held
213 days - (7 months & 1 day)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
213 days - (7 months & 1 day)
1
Russian Federation flag
Ivan Chirkov photo
-
Chirkov

14-0-0

2
Japan flag
Tomoki Kameda photo
-
Kameda
3
Uzbekistan flag
Otabek Kholmatov photo
-
Kholmatov
4
United Kingdom flag
Nick Ball photo
-
Ball
5
Mexico flag
Luis Nery photo
-
Nery
6
Puerto Rico flag
Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro photo
-
Pizarro

14-0-0

7
Venezuela flag
Lorenzo Parra photo
-
Parra
8
Japan flag
Reito Tsutsumi photo
-
Tsutsumi
9
Japan flag
Reiya Abe photo
-
Abe

28-4-2

10
United States flag
Victor Hernandez photo
-
Hernandez

15-0-0

11
Dominican Republic flag
Luis Reynaldo Nunez photo
-
Nunez

22-0-0

12
Mexico flag
Christian Olivo photo
-
Olivo

23-2-1

13
Dominican Republic flag
Jonathan Cabrera Sanchez photo
-
Sanchez

13-0-0

14
United Kingdom flag
Liam Davies photo
-
Davies
15
Japan flag
Ryuto Owan photo
-
Owan

15-2-0

Big upcoming Featherweight fights

Recent Featherweight results

Featherweight boxing rankings

RING FEATHERWEIGHT
Belt icon

Vacant

The Ring Featherweight Champion

  1. (28-0-0) 1
  2. (26-1-0) 1
  3. (17-0-0) 1
  4. (23-2-0) 1
  5. (27-2-1) 1
  6. (23-1-1) 1
  7. (32-3-0) 1
  8. (16-0-0) 1
  9. (23-1-0) 1
  10. Cuba flag Dayan Gonzalez
    (18-0-0) 1
WBO FEATHERWEIGHT
Belt icon

Mexico flag Rafael Espinoza (28-0-0)

WBO World Featherweight Champion

  1. Japan flag Kenji Fujita
    (10-0-0) 2
  2. (24-1-1) 13
  3. Japan flag Ryuto Owan
    (15-2-0) 1
  4. Japan flag Mikito Nakano
    (14-1-0) 1
  5. (23-1-0) 1
  6. (20-0-2)
  7. Dominican Republic flag Yan Santana
    (16-0-0) -
  8. (17-1-0) -
  9. (23-1-1)
  10. (17-0-1) 1
  11. Namibia flag Mateus Heita
    (15-1-0) 1
  12. Italy flag Francesco Grandelli
    (21-4-2) 1
  13. (17-1-0) -
  14. (16-0-0) -
  15. (16-0-0)
Dropped Out This Month
  • United States flag Brandon Figueroa (27-2-1) (1)
  • United States flag Elijah Pierce (21-3-0) (2)
  • Puerto Rico flag Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro (14-0-0) (12)
IBF FEATHERWEIGHT
Belt icon

United States flag Angelo Leo (26-1-0)

IBF World Featherweight Champion

  1. (23-1-0) -
  2. (20-0-2) -
  3. Dominican Republic flag Luis Reynaldo Nunez
    (22-0-0) -
  4. South Africa flag Lerato Dlamini
    (21-3-0) 1
  5. Japan flag Toshiki Shimomachi
    (22-1-3) 1
  6. (23-1-1)
  7. Japan flag Reiya Abe
    (28-4-2) -
  8. (17-0-1) -
  9. (17-1-0) -
  10. (37-2-0) -
  11. Argentina flag Hector Andres Sosa
    (18-4-0) -
  12. Philippines flag Lienard Sarcon
    (15-0-0) -
  13. Japan flag Mikito Nakano
    (14-1-0) -
  14. (16-0-0) -
  15. Japan flag Kyonosuke Kameda
    (16-5-2) -
Dropped Out This Month
WBC FEATHERWEIGHT
Belt icon

United States flag Bruce Carrington (17-0-0)

WBC World Featherweight Champion

  1. (17-0-1) -
  2. Spain flag Cristobal Lorente
    (20-0-3) -
  3. (23-1-1)
  4. (20-0-2) 1
  5. (37-2-0) 1
  6. (32-1-1) 1
  7. Japan flag Reiya Abe
    (28-4-2) 1
  8. (27-5-0) 1
  9. (20-3-0) 1
  10. (13-1-0) 1
  11. Japan flag Mikito Nakano
    (14-1-0) 1
  12. Mexico flag Rene Osvaldo Palacios
    (19-0-1)
  13. Japan flag Toshiki Shimomachi
    (22-1-3) 2
  14. Mexico flag Brandon Mosqueda
    (13-0-0) 2
  15. (17-1-0) 2
Dropped Out This Month
WBA FEATHERWEIGHT
Belt icon

United States flag Brandon Figueroa (27-2-1)

WBA World Featherweight Champion

Belt icon

Argentina flag Mirco Cuello (16-0-0)

WBA Interim World Featherweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Ivan Chirkov
    (14-0-0) -
  2. (42-5-0) -
  3. (13-1-0) -
  4. (23-1-1) -
  5. (37-2-0) -
  6. Puerto Rico flag Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro
    (14-0-0) -
  7. (24-1-1) -
  8. (4-0-0) -
  9. Japan flag Reiya Abe
    (28-4-2) -
  10. United States flag Victor Hernandez
    (15-0-0) -
  11. Dominican Republic flag Luis Reynaldo Nunez
    (22-0-0) -
  12. Mexico flag Christian Olivo
    (23-2-1) -
  13. Dominican Republic flag Jonathan Cabrera Sanchez
    (13-0-0) -
  14. (17-1-0) -
  15. Japan flag Ryuto Owan
    (15-2-0) -

Box.Live Power Rankings – Featherweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 44th in the featherweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at featherweight, others are considered by their potential future influence as mandatory or eliminator contenders. Every fighter is either a champion or ranked by at least one organisation at featherweight, so inactive fighters may not appear until they fight again.

Order: Ring champion, Ring positions 1–10, then other world champions, then by combined ranking points (WBC/IBF/WBO/WBA).

Key: (c) = champion, (int) = interim, (reg) = WBA regular when multiple champions, [m] = mandatory.

# Fighter The Ring WBC IBF WBO WBA Change
1 Rafael Espinoza (28-0-0) Mexico flag 2 - - (c) - -
2 Angelo Leo (26-1-0) United States flag 3 - (c) - - -
3 Bruce Carrington (17-0-0) United States flag 4 (c) - - - -
4 Stephen Fulton (23-2-0) United States flag 5 - - - - -
5 Brandon Figueroa (27-2-1) United States flag 6 - - - (reg) -
6 Nick Ball (23-1-1) United Kingdom flag 7 3 6 9 4 -
7 Luis Alberto Lopez (32-3-0) Mexico flag 8 - - - - -
8 Mirco Cuello (16-0-0) Argentina flag 9 - - 15 (int) -
9 Raeese Aleem (23-1-0) United States flag 10 - 1 5 - -
10 Dayan Gonzalez (18-0-0) Cuba flag 11 - - - - -
11 Omar Trinidad (20-0-2) United States flag - 4 2 6 - -
12 Nathaniel Collins (17-0-1) United Kingdom flag - 1 8 10 - -
13 Luis Nery (37-2-0) Mexico flag - 5 10 - 5 -
14 Reiya Abe (28-4-2) Japan flag - 7 7 - 9 +1
15 Lorenzo Parra (24-1-1) Venezuela flag - - - 2 7 +1
16 Mikito Nakano (14-1-0) Japan flag - 11 13 4 - +1
17 Otabek Kholmatov (13-1-0) Uzbekistan flag - 10 - - 3 +1
18 Luis Reynaldo Nunez (22-0-0) Dominican Republic flag - - 3 - 11 +1
19 Liam Davies (17-1-0) United Kingdom flag - 15 9 8 14 +1
20 Ivan Chirkov (14-0-0) Russian Federation flag - - - - 1 +1
21 Kenji Fujita (10-0-0) Japan flag - - - 1 - +1
22 Cristobal Lorente (20-0-3) Spain flag - 2 - - - +1
23 Tomoki Kameda (42-5-0) Japan flag - - - - 2 -9
24 Ryuto Owan (15-2-0) Japan flag - - - 3 15 -
25 Toshiki Shimomachi (22-1-3) Japan flag - 13 5 - - -
26 Lerato Dlamini (21-3-0) South Africa flag - - 4 - - -
27 Alan Picasso (32-1-1) Mexico flag - 6 - - - -
28 Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro (14-0-0) Puerto Rico flag - - - - 6 -
29 Yan Santana (16-0-0) Dominican Republic flag - - - 7 - -
30 Joet Gonzalez (27-5-0) United States flag - 8 - - - -
31 Reito Tsutsumi (4-0-0) Japan flag - - - - 8 -
32 Michael Conlan (20-3-0) Ireland flag - 9 - - - -
33 Victor Hernandez (15-0-0) United States flag - - - - 10 -
34 Hector Andres Sosa (18-4-0) Argentina flag - - 11 - - -
35 Mateus Heita (15-1-0) Namibia flag - - - 11 - -
36 Christian Olivo (23-2-1) Mexico flag - - - - 12 -
37 Francesco Grandelli (21-4-2) Italy flag - - - 12 - -
38 Lienard Sarcon (15-0-0) Philippines flag - - 12 - - -
39 Rene Osvaldo Palacios (19-0-1) Mexico flag - 12 - - - -
40 Albert Gonzalez (16-0-0) United States flag - - 14 14 - -
41 Jonathan Cabrera Sanchez (13-0-0) Dominican Republic flag - - - - 13 -
42 Zak Miller (17-1-0) United Kingdom flag - - - 13 - -
43 Brandon Mosqueda (13-0-0) Mexico flag - 14 - - - -
44 Kyonosuke Kameda (16-5-2) Japan flag - - 15 - - -

Discuss

Give us your thoughts on Featherweight Rankings & Champions

Join Box.Live, it’s free!

Sign up