Welterweight Rankings & Boxing Champions

RING WELTERWEIGHT Rankings

Updated: 21 Mar, 2023

The Ring Welterweight Champion

Vacant

Spence Jr

28-0-0

Crawford

39-0-0

Ennis

30-0-0

Ugas

27-5-0

Ortiz Jr

19-0-0

Stanionis

14-0-0

Thurman

30-1-0

Benn

21-0-0

Butaev

14-1-0

Avanesyan

29-4-1

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WBO WELTERWEIGHT Rankings

Updated: 21 Mar, 2023

WBO World Welterweight Champion

Terence
Crawford

39-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Avanesyan (29-3-1) KO 6 10-Dec-2022

Time inactive

103 days - (3 months & 13 days)

Won against

Horn (18-0-1) TKO 9 09-Jun-2018

Time held

1748 days - (4 years & 9 months)

Total defences

Dec 10 2022

KO 6

Avanesyan (29-3-1)

Nov 20 2021

TKO 10

Porter (31-3-1)

Nov 14 2020

TKO 4

Brook (39-2-0)

Dec 14 2019

TKO 9

Kavaliauskas (21-0-1)

Apr 20 2019

TKO 6

Khan (33-4-0)

Oct 13 2018

TKO 12

Benavidez (27-0-0)

Activity average

Every 291 days - (9 months & 18 days)

Mandatory challenger

Alexis Rocha (22-1-0)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

1748 days - (4 years & 9 months)

Rocha [m]

22-1-0

Crowley

21-0-0

Ellis

24-1-0

Santillan

30-0-0

Ugas

27-5-0

Cobbs

16-1-1

James

28-2-0

Obara

26-4-1

Giyasov

13-0-0

Young

24-2-0

Sasaki

14-1-1

Taylor

25-2-1

Shinima

15-0-0

Avanesyan

29-4-1

Thurman

30-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

Ortiz Jr

19-0-0

Chukhadzhyan

21-2-0

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IBF WELTERWEIGHT Rankings

Updated: 07 Mar, 2023

IBF World Welterweight Champion

Errol Spence Jr

28-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Ugas (27-4-0) TKO 10 16-Apr-2022

Time inactive

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Won against

Brook (36-1-0 ) KO 11 27-May-2017

Time held

2126 days - (5 years & 9 months)

Total defences

Apr 16 2022

TKO 10

Ugas (27-4-0)

Dec 05 2020

UD 12

Garcia (36-2-0)

Sep 28 2019

SD 12

Porter (30-2-1)

Mar 16 2019

UD 12

Garcia (39-0-0)

Jun 16 2018

KO 1

Ocampo (22-0-0)

Jan 20 2018

TKO 7

Peterson (35-3-1)

Activity average

Every 354 days - (11 months & 20 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

Ocampo (22-0-0) KO 1 16-Jun-2018

Since a mandatory

1741 days - (4 years & 9 months)

Vacant

Villa

26-1-0

Ortiz Jr

19-0-0

Thurman

30-1-0

Golub

21-1-0

Giyasov

13-0-0

Essuman

19-0-0

James

28-2-0

Crowley

21-0-0

Ellis

24-1-0

Chukhadzhyan

21-2-0

Marku

12-0-1

Ramos

19-0-0

McKinson

23-1-0

Rosa

19-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Rocha

22-1-0

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WBC WELTERWEIGHT Rankings

Updated: 21 Mar, 2023

WBC World Welterweight Champion

Errol Spence Jr

28-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Ugas (27-4-0) TKO 10 16-Apr-2022

Time inactive

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Won against

Porter (30-2-1) SD 12 28-Sep-2019

Time held

1272 days - (3 years & 5 months)

Total defences

Apr 16 2022

TKO 10

Ugas (27-4-0)

Dec 05 2020

UD 12

Garcia (36-2-0)

Activity average

Every 636 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Mandatory challenger

Keith Thurman (30-1-0)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

1272 days - (3 years & 5 months)

Thurman [m]

30-1-0

Ugas

27-5-0

Crowley

21-0-0

Cissokho

16-0-0

Barrios

27-2-0

Ramos

27-5-2

Benn

21-0-0

Kavaliauskas

23-2-1

Avanesyan

29-4-1

Mbenge

19-2-0

Villa

26-1-0

Curiel

12-0-0

James

28-2-0

Ellis

24-1-0

Santamaria

13-3-1

Dropped Out This Month

Rocha

22-1-0

Santillan

30-0-0

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WBA WELTERWEIGHT Rankings

Updated: 02 Mar, 2023

WBA Super World Welterweight Champion

Errol Spence Jr

28-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Ugas (27-4-0) TKO 10 16-Apr-2022

Time inactive

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Won against

(Promoted From Secondary Belt)

Time held

706 days - (1 year & 11 months)

Total defences

Apr 16 2022

TKO 10

Ugas (27-4-0)

Activity average

Every 706 days - (1 year & 11 months)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

706 days - (1 year & 11 months)

WBA World Welterweight Champion

Eimantas
Stanionis

14-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Ortiz Jr (19-0-0) 29-Apr-2023

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Won against

Butaev (14-0-0) SD 12 16-Apr-2022

Time held

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

341 days - (11 months & 7 days)

Ortiz Jr

19-0-0

Thurman

30-1-0

Butaev

14-1-0

Ugas

27-5-0

Giyasov

13-0-0

Maestre

4-0-1

Shelestyuk

19-0-1

Ramos

19-0-0

James

28-2-0

Sasaki

14-1-1

Palmetta

18-2-0

Wiggins

15-5-3

Rocha

22-1-0

Rosa

19-0-0

McKinson

23-1-0

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Big upcoming Welterweight fights

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Crowley

Ramos

Saturday, Mar 25 2023

Est. ringwalk: 2023-03-25T03:00:00Z ()

Welterweight championship

WBC - Eliminator

US show

UK show

Sasaki

Obara

Saturday, Apr 08 2023

Est. ringwalk: 2023-04-08T11:00:00Z ()

US show

Ryan

Houle

Saturday, Apr 22 2023

Est. ringwalk: 2023-04-22T18:00:00Z ()

US show

UK show

Stanionis

Ortiz Jr

Saturday, Apr 29 2023

Est. ringwalk: 2023-04-30T03:00:00Z ()

Welterweight championship

WBA

US show

UK show

Recent Welterweight results

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Essuman

Kongo

Saturday, Jan 21 2023

Welterweight championship

LONGSDALE

COMMONWEALTH

Ennis

Chukhadzhyan

Saturday, Jan 07 2023

Ellis

Villa

Saturday, Jan 07 2023

Cissokho

Mbenge

Saturday, Dec 17 2022

Crawford

Avanesyan

Saturday, Dec 10 2022

Welterweight championship

WBO

Ortiz Jr

McKinson

Saturday, Aug 06 2022

Welterweight championship

WBA - Eliminator

Ennis

Clayton

Saturday, May 14 2022

Welterweight championship

IBF - Final Eliminator

Spence Jr

Ugas

Saturday, Apr 16 2022

Welterweight championship

WBA

WBC

IBF

Benn

Van Heerden

Saturday, Apr 16 2022

Butaev

Stanionis

Saturday, Apr 16 2022

Welterweight championship

WBA

WBA - Eliminator

Welterweight boxing rankings

RING WELTERWEIGHT

Vacant

The Ring Welterweight Champion

Errol Spence Jr
(28-0-0) -
Terence Crawford
(39-0-0) -
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
(30-0-0) -
Yordenis Ugas
(27-5-0) -
Vergil Ortiz Jr
(19-0-0) -
Eimantas Stanionis
(14-0-0) -
Keith Thurman
(30-1-0) -
Conor Benn
(21-0-0) -
Radzhab Butaev
(14-1-0) -
David Avanesyan
(29-4-1) -

WBO WELTERWEIGHT

Terence Crawford (39-0-0)

WBO World Welterweight Champion

Alexis Rocha [m]
(22-1-0) -
Cody Crowley
(21-0-0) 2
Rashidi Ellis
(24-1-0) 4
Giovani Santillan
(30-0-0) 1
Yordenis Ugas
(27-5-0) 4
Blair Cobbs
(16-1-1) -
Jamal James
(28-2-0)
Keita Obara
(26-4-1) -
Shakhram Giyasov
(13-0-0)
Anthony Young
(24-2-0) -
Jin Sasaki
(14-1-1) -
Liam Taylor
(25-2-1) -
Charles Shinima
(15-0-0) -
David Avanesyan
(29-4-1) 1
Keith Thurman
(30-1-0) 12

Dropped Out This Month

Vergil Ortiz Jr (19-0-0) (2)
Karen Chukhadzhyan (21-2-0) (14)

IBF WELTERWEIGHT

Errol Spence Jr (28-0-0)

IBF World Welterweight Champion

Vacant
Roiman Villa
(26-1-0) -
Vergil Ortiz Jr
(19-0-0) -
Keith Thurman
(30-1-0) -
Ivan Golub
(21-1-0) -
Shakhram Giyasov
(13-0-0) -
Ekow Essuman
(19-0-0) -
Jamal James
(28-2-0)
Cody Crowley
(21-0-0) -
Rashidi Ellis
(24-1-0) -
Karen Chukhadzhyan
(21-2-0) -
Florian Marku
(12-0-1) -
Jesus Ramos
(19-0-0) -
Michael McKinson
(23-1-0) -
Jose Angel Gabriel Rosa
(19-0-0) -

Dropped Out This Month

Alexis Rocha (22-1-0) (8)

WBC WELTERWEIGHT

Errol Spence Jr (28-0-0)

WBC World Welterweight Champion

Keith Thurman [m]
(30-1-0) -
Yordenis Ugas
(27-5-0) -
Cody Crowley
(21-0-0) -
Souleymane Cissokho
(16-0-0) -
Mario Barrios
(27-2-0) -
Abel Ramos
(27-5-2) -
Conor Benn
(21-0-0)
Egidijus Kavaliauskas
(23-2-1) 1
David Avanesyan
(29-4-1) 1
Thulani Mbenge
(19-2-0) 1
Roiman Villa
(26-1-0) 1
Raul Curiel
(12-0-0) 1
Jamal James
(28-2-0)
Rashidi Ellis
(24-1-0) 2
Lucas Santamaria
(13-3-1) 2

Dropped Out This Month

Alexis Rocha (22-1-0) (14)
Giovani Santillan (30-0-0) (15)

WBA WELTERWEIGHT

Errol Spence Jr (28-0-0)

WBA Super World Welterweight Champion

Eimantas Stanionis (14-0-0)

WBA World Welterweight Champion

Vergil Ortiz Jr
(19-0-0) -
Keith Thurman
(30-1-0) -
Radzhab Butaev
(14-1-0) -
Yordenis Ugas
(27-5-0) -
Shakhram Giyasov
(13-0-0) -
Gabriel Maestre
(4-0-1) -
Taras Shelestyuk
(19-0-1) -
Jesus Ramos
(19-0-0) -
Jamal James
(28-2-0) 1
Jin Sasaki
(14-1-1) 4
Alberto Ignacio Palmetta
(18-2-0) 2
Tre Sean Wiggins
(15-5-3) 1
Alexis Rocha
(22-1-0) 1
Jose Angel Gabriel Rosa
(19-0-0) 1
Michael McKinson
(23-1-0) -

Discuss

2 thoughts on “Welterweight Rankings & Champions”

OmegaBlack

May 16, 2022 at 2:31 am

Bud is my dude but how is he ranked #1 when Spence has been a champion in the division longer, has faced better competition in the division and is a 3 belt unified champ in the division?

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Puddy Wackford

March 22, 2021 at 12:17 pm

Bud holding up division,won’t fight anyone with a pulse..Kitty Banter and Nesting..

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