RING JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 04 Jun, 2026

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

The Ring Junior Featherweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

33-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Time inactive
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
Won against
Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0) KO 10 26-Dec-2023
Time held
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
6
May 02 2026
UD 12 Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0)
Dec 27 2025
UD 12 Mexico flag Picasso (32-0-1)
Sep 14 2025
UD 12 Uzbekistan flag Akhmadaliev (14-1-0)
May 04 2025
TKO 8 United States flag Cardenas (26-1-0)
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Activity average
Every 149 days - (4 months & 29 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
1
Uzbekistan flag
Murodjon Akhmadaliev photo
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Akhmadaliev
2
Australia flag
Sam Goodman photo
-
Goodman
3
Japan flag
Junto Nakatani photo
-
Nakatani
4
Mexico flag
Sebastian Hernandez photo
-
Hernandez

20-1-0

5
United States flag
Ramon Cardenas photo
-
Cardenas
6
Japan flag
Ryosuke Nishida photo
-
Nishida
7
Mexico flag
Alan Picasso photo
-
Picasso
8
United Kingdom flag
Shabaz Masoud photo
-
Masoud
9
Mexico flag
Bryan Mercado Vazquez photo
-
Mercado

32-2-0

10
Japan flag
Yukinori Oguni photo
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Oguni

WBO JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Jun, 2026

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

33-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Time inactive
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
Won against
United States flag Fulton (21-0-0) TKO 8 25-Jul-2023
Time held
1047 days - (2 years & 10 months)
Total defences
8
May 02 2026
UD 12 Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0)
Dec 27 2025
UD 12 Mexico flag Picasso (32-0-1)
Sep 14 2025
UD 12 Uzbekistan flag Akhmadaliev (14-1-0)
May 04 2025
TKO 8 United States flag Cardenas (26-1-0)
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
Sep 03 2024
TKO 7 Ireland flag Doheny (26-4-0)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Dec 26 2023
KO 10 Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0)
Activity average
Every 131 days - (4 months & 11 days)
Mandatory challenger
Japan flag Junto Nakatani (32-1-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
1047 days - (2 years & 10 months)
1
Philippines flag
Carl Jammes Martin photo
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Martin

28-0-0

2
Japan flag
Junto Nakatani photo
-
Nakatani
3
Australia flag
Sam Goodman photo
-
Goodman
4
Philippines flag
Jerwin Ancajas photo
-
Ancajas
5
Mexico flag
Luis Nery photo
-
Nery
6
Japan flag
Yukinori Oguni photo
-
Oguni
7
Philippines flag
Gabriel Santisima photo
-
Santisima

10-1-1

8
Russian Federation flag
Mukhammad Shekhov photo
-
Shekhov

18-0-1

9
Namibia flag
Fillipus Nghitumbwa photo
-
Nghitumbwa

17-2-0

10
Uzbekistan flag
Murodjon Akhmadaliev photo
-
Akhmadaliev
11
Mexico flag
Sebastian Hernandez photo
-
Hernandez

20-1-0

12
Mexico flag
Jorge Ascanio Martinez photo
-
Martinez

16-1-1

13
United Kingdom flag
Shabaz Masoud photo
-
Masoud
14
United Kingdom flag
Tyrone Buttigieg photo
-
Buttigieg

12-0-0

15
Nicaragua flag
Alex Vallecillo photo
-
Vallecillo

15-1-0

IBF JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 05 Jun, 2026

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

IBF World Junior Featherweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

33-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Time inactive
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
Won against
Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0) KO 10 26-Dec-2023
Time held
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
7
May 02 2026
UD 12 Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0)
Dec 27 2025
UD 12 Mexico flag Picasso (32-0-1)
Sep 14 2025
UD 12 Uzbekistan flag Akhmadaliev (14-1-0)
May 04 2025
TKO 8 United States flag Cardenas (26-1-0)
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
Sep 03 2024
TKO 7 Ireland flag Doheny (26-4-0)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Activity average
Every 128 days - (4 months & 8 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
1
Japan flag
Ryosuke Nishida photo
-
Nishida
2
Australia flag
Sam Goodman photo
-
Goodman
3
Mexico flag
Bryan Mercado Vazquez photo
-
Mercado

32-2-0

4
Japan flag
Junto Nakatani photo
-
Nakatani
5
United Kingdom flag
Shabaz Masoud photo
-
Masoud
6
Japan flag
Yoshiki Takei photo
-
Takei
7
Philippines flag
Carl Jammes Martin photo
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Martin

28-0-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Mukhammad Shekhov photo
-
Shekhov

18-0-1

9
Argentina flag
Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz photo
-
Ruiz

23-2-0

10
Uzbekistan flag
Murodjon Akhmadaliev photo
-
Akhmadaliev
11
Philippines flag
Jerwin Ancajas photo
-
Ancajas
12
Mexico flag
Sebastian Hernandez photo
-
Hernandez

20-1-0

13
Philippines flag
Gabriel Santisima photo
-
Santisima

10-1-1

14
Japan flag
Subaru Murata photo
-
Murata

10-1-0

15
Japan flag
Yukinori Oguni photo
-
Oguni

WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Jun, 2026

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

33-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Time inactive
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
Won against
United States flag Fulton (21-0-0) TKO 8 25-Jul-2023
Time held
1047 days - (2 years & 10 months)
Total defences
8
May 02 2026
UD 12 Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0)
Dec 27 2025
UD 12 Mexico flag Picasso (32-0-1)
Sep 14 2025
UD 12 Uzbekistan flag Akhmadaliev (14-1-0)
May 04 2025
TKO 8 United States flag Cardenas (26-1-0)
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
Sep 03 2024
TKO 7 Ireland flag Doheny (26-4-0)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Dec 26 2023
KO 10 Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0)
Activity average
Every 131 days - (4 months & 11 days)
Mandatory challenger
Japan flag Junto Nakatani (32-1-0)
Last mandatory
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Since a mandatory
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
1
Japan flag
Junto Nakatani photo
-
Nakatani [m]
2
Australia flag
Sam Goodman photo
-
Goodman
3
Japan flag
Ryosuke Nishida photo
-
Nishida
4
United States flag
Ramon Cardenas photo
-
Cardenas
5
Uzbekistan flag
Murodjon Akhmadaliev photo
5
Akhmadaliev
6
Mexico flag
Alan Picasso photo
1
Picasso
7
Japan flag
Kazuki Nakajima photo
1
Nakajima

19-2-1

8
United Kingdom flag
Shabaz Masoud photo
1
Masoud
9
Mexico flag
Sebastian Hernandez photo
1
Hernandez

20-1-0

10
Namibia flag
Fillipus Nghitumbwa photo
2
Nghitumbwa

17-2-0

11
Japan flag
Jun Ikegawa photo
2
Ikegawa

4-0-2

12
Russian Federation flag
Mukhammad Shekhov photo
Shekhov

18-0-1

13
Japan flag
Yukinori Oguni photo
Oguni
14
United States flag
Jose Tito Sanchez photo
1
Sanchez

16-0-0

15
Venezuela flag
Yerny Betancourt photo
6
Betancourt

27-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

Mexico flag
Jose Ramirez Maciel photo
Maciel

24-2-0

Mexico flag
Bryan Mercado Vazquez photo
Mercado

32-2-0

WBA SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 05 Jun, 2026

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

33-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0) UD 12 02-May-2026
Time inactive
35 days - (1 month & 4 days)
Won against
Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0) KO 10 26-Dec-2023
Time held
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
7
May 02 2026
UD 12 Japan flag Nakatani (32-0-0)
Dec 27 2025
UD 12 Mexico flag Picasso (32-0-1)
Sep 14 2025
UD 12 Uzbekistan flag Akhmadaliev (14-1-0)
May 04 2025
TKO 8 United States flag Cardenas (26-1-0)
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
Sep 03 2024
TKO 7 Ireland flag Doheny (26-4-0)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Activity average
Every 128 days - (4 months & 8 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
893 days - (2 years & 5 months)
1
Russian Federation flag
Mukhammad Shekhov photo
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Shekhov

18-0-1

2
United States flag
Ramon Cardenas photo
-
Cardenas
3
Uzbekistan flag
Murodjon Akhmadaliev photo
-
Akhmadaliev
4
United States flag
Gary Antonio Russell photo
-
Russell
5
Japan flag
Junto Nakatani photo
-
Nakatani
6
Japan flag
Toshiki Shimomachi photo
-
Shimomachi

23-1-3

7
United States flag
Angel Barrientes photo
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Barrientes

15-1-0

8
Mexico flag
Kevin Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez

30-2-1

9
Venezuela flag
Yerny Betancourt photo
-
Betancourt

27-3-0

10
United Kingdom flag
Joe McGrail photo
-
McGrail

13-0-0

11
Japan flag
Yukinori Oguni photo
-
Oguni
12
Colombia flag
Leonardo Carrillo photo
-
Carrillo

20-1-1

13
Nicaragua flag
Alex Vallecillo photo
-
Vallecillo

15-1-0

14
Dominican Republic flag
Noel Reyes Cepeda photo
-
Cepeda

19-5-0

15
United States flag
Jose Tito Sanchez photo
-
Sanchez

16-0-0

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RING JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT
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Japan flag Naoya Inoue (33-0-0)

The Ring Junior Featherweight Champion

  1. (15-2-0) -
  2. (22-1-0) -
  3. (32-1-0) -
  4. Mexico flag Sebastian Hernandez
    (20-1-0) -
  5. (27-2-0) -
  6. (11-1-0) -
  7. (32-1-1) -
  8. (15-0-0) -
  9. Mexico flag Bryan Mercado Vazquez
    (32-2-0) -
  10. (24-4-3) -
WBO JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT
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Japan flag Naoya Inoue (33-0-0)

WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion

  1. Philippines flag Carl Jammes Martin
    (28-0-0) -
  2. (32-1-0) -
  3. (22-1-0) -
  4. (38-4-2) -
  5. (37-2-0) -
  6. (24-4-3) -
  7. Philippines flag Gabriel Santisima
    (10-1-1) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Mukhammad Shekhov
    (18-0-1) -
  9. Namibia flag Fillipus Nghitumbwa
    (17-2-0) -
  10. (15-2-0) -
  11. Mexico flag Sebastian Hernandez
    (20-1-0) -
  12. Mexico flag Jorge Ascanio Martinez
    (16-1-1) -
  13. (15-0-0) -
  14. United Kingdom flag Tyrone Buttigieg
    (12-0-0) -
  15. Nicaragua flag Alex Vallecillo
    (15-1-0) -
IBF JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT
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Japan flag Naoya Inoue (33-0-0)

IBF World Junior Featherweight Champion

  1. (11-1-0) -
  2. (22-1-0) -
  3. Mexico flag Bryan Mercado Vazquez
    (32-2-0) -
  4. (32-1-0) -
  5. (15-0-0) -
  6. (12-1-0) -
  7. Philippines flag Carl Jammes Martin
    (28-0-0) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Mukhammad Shekhov
    (18-0-1) -
  9. Argentina flag Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz
    (23-2-0) -
  10. (15-2-0) -
  11. (38-4-2) -
  12. Mexico flag Sebastian Hernandez
    (20-1-0) -
  13. Philippines flag Gabriel Santisima
    (10-1-1) -
  14. Japan flag Subaru Murata
    (10-1-0) -
  15. (24-4-3) -
WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
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Japan flag Naoya Inoue (33-0-0)

WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion

  1. (32-1-0) -
  2. (22-1-0) -
  3. (11-1-0) -
  4. (27-2-0) -
  5. (15-2-0) 5
  6. (32-1-1) 1
  7. Japan flag Kazuki Nakajima
    (19-2-1) 1
  8. (15-0-0) 1
  9. Mexico flag Sebastian Hernandez
    (20-1-0) 1
  10. Namibia flag Fillipus Nghitumbwa
    (17-2-0) 2
  11. Japan flag Jun Ikegawa
    (4-0-2) 2
  12. Russian Federation flag Mukhammad Shekhov
    (18-0-1)
  13. (24-4-3)
  14. United States flag Jose Tito Sanchez
    (16-0-0) 1
  15. Venezuela flag Yerny Betancourt
    (27-3-0) 6
Dropped Out This Month
  • Mexico flag Jose Ramirez Maciel (24-2-0) (11)
  • Mexico flag Bryan Mercado Vazquez (32-2-0) (14)
WBA SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
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Japan flag Naoya Inoue (33-0-0)

WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Mukhammad Shekhov
    (18-0-1) -
  2. (27-2-0) -
  3. (15-2-0) -
  4. (21-1-0) -
  5. (32-1-0) -
  6. Japan flag Toshiki Shimomachi
    (23-1-3) -
  7. United States flag Angel Barrientes
    (15-1-0) -
  8. Mexico flag Kevin Gonzalez
    (30-2-1) -
  9. Venezuela flag Yerny Betancourt
    (27-3-0) -
  10. United Kingdom flag Joe McGrail
    (13-0-0) -
  11. (24-4-3) -
  12. Colombia flag Leonardo Carrillo
    (20-1-1) -
  13. Nicaragua flag Alex Vallecillo
    (15-1-0) -
  14. Dominican Republic flag Noel Reyes Cepeda
    (19-5-0) -
  15. United States flag Jose Tito Sanchez
    (16-0-0) -

Box.Live Power Rankings – Super Bantamweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 34th in the super bantamweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at super bantamweight, 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 super bantamweight, 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 Naoya Inoue (33-0-0) Japan flag (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) -
2 Murodjon Akhmadaliev (15-2-0) Uzbekistan flag 1 5 10 10 3 -
3 Sam Goodman (22-1-0) Australia flag 2 2 2 3 - -
4 Junto Nakatani (32-1-0) Japan flag 3 1 [m] 4 2 5 -
5 Sebastian Hernandez (20-1-0) Mexico flag 4 9 12 11 - -
6 Ramon Cardenas (27-2-0) United States flag 5 4 - - 2 -
7 Ryosuke Nishida (11-1-0) Japan flag 6 3 1 - - -
8 Alan Picasso (32-1-1) Mexico flag 7 6 - - - -
9 Shabaz Masoud (15-0-0) United Kingdom flag 8 8 5 13 - -
10 Bryan Mercado Vazquez (32-2-0) Mexico flag 9 - 3 - - -
11 Yukinori Oguni (24-4-3) Japan flag 10 13 15 6 11 -
12 Mukhammad Shekhov (18-0-1) Russian Federation flag - 12 8 8 1 -
13 Carl Jammes Martin (28-0-0) Philippines flag - - 7 1 - -
14 Jerwin Ancajas (38-4-2) Philippines flag - - 11 4 - -
15 Fillipus Nghitumbwa (17-2-0) Namibia flag - 10 - 9 - -
16 Gary Antonio Russell (21-1-0) United States flag - - - - 4 -
17 Gabriel Santisima (10-1-1) Philippines flag - - 13 7 - -
18 Luis Nery (37-2-0) Mexico flag - - - 5 - -
19 Toshiki Shimomachi (23-1-3) Japan flag - - - - 6 -
20 Yoshiki Takei (12-1-0) Japan flag - - 6 - - -
21 Angel Barrientes (15-1-0) United States flag - - - - 7 -
22 Kazuki Nakajima (19-2-1) Japan flag - 7 - - - -
23 Kevin Gonzalez (30-2-1) Mexico flag - - - - 8 -
24 Yerny Betancourt (27-3-0) Venezuela flag - 15 - - 9 -
25 Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz (23-2-0) Argentina flag - - 9 - - -
26 Joe McGrail (13-0-0) United Kingdom flag - - - - 10 -
27 Jun Ikegawa (4-0-2) Japan flag - 11 - - - -
28 Jorge Ascanio Martinez (16-1-1) Mexico flag - - - 12 - -
29 Leonardo Carrillo (20-1-1) Colombia flag - - - - 12 -
30 Alex Vallecillo (15-1-0) Nicaragua flag - - - 15 13 -
31 Jose Tito Sanchez (16-0-0) United States flag - 14 - - 15 -
32 Noel Reyes Cepeda (19-5-0) Dominican Republic flag - - - - 14 -
33 Subaru Murata (10-1-0) Japan flag - - 14 - - -
34 Tyrone Buttigieg (12-0-0) United Kingdom flag - - - 14 - -

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