The WBC has released its first rankings of 2019 and there are some noteworthy changes.
From Billy Joe Saunders entering the middleweight rankings to Raymundo Beltran entering the junior welterweight rankings, plenty of boxers saw changes to their rankings.
Below are some of the most notable changes in this month's WBC rankings in every weight class:
Heavyweight:
- Tyson Fury: Rises from No. 3 to No. 2
- Luis Ortiz: Drops from No. 2 to No. 3
- Tony Yoka: Enters at No. 11
- Hughie Fury: Drops out of the rankings
- Oscar Rivas: Drops out of the rankings
Cruiserweight:
- Murat Gassiev: Rises from No. 3 to No. 1
- Yury Kashinsky: Rises from No. 13 to No. 9
- Andrzej Fonfara: Enters at No. 6
- Kevin Lerena: Drops out of the rankings
Light Heavyweight:
- Joe Smith Jr.: Drops out of the rankings*
- Sean Monaghan: Drops from No. 6 to No. 10
- Sven Fornling: Enters at No. 9
Super Middleweight:
- George Groves: Rises from No. 5 to No. 3
- Rocky Fielding: Enters at No. 10
- Jesse Hart: Drops from No. 3 to No. 9
- Nadjib Mohammedi: Drops out of the rankings
Middleweight:
- Hassan N’Dam: Enters at No. 3
- Ryota Murata: Enters at No. 4
- Billy Joe Saunders: Enters at No. 5
- Steven Butler: Enters at No. 11
- Matt Korobov: Enters at No. 12
- Gabriel Rosado: Enters at No. 14
- Willie Monroe Jr.: Drops out of the rankings
- Ievgen Khytrov: Drops out of the rankings
Junior Middleweight:
- Jermell Charlo: Enters at No. 1
- Liam Williams: Enters at No. 12
Welterweight:
- Adrian Granados: Enters at No. 9
Junior Welterweight:
- Raymundo Beltran: Enters at No. 11
- Adrien Broner: Drops out of the rankings*
- Pablo Cesar Cano: Enters at No. 14
- Fabian Maidana: Drops out of the rankings
- Yves Ulysse Jr.: Rises from No. 10 to No. 6
Lightweight:
- Richard Commey: Drops out of the rankings*
- Anthony Crolla: Rises from No. 7 to No. 3
- Teofimo Lopez: Enters at No. 11
- Devin Haney: Rises from No. 12 to No. 6
Super Featherweight:
- Miguel Roman: Drops from No. 1 to No. 3
- Jhonny Gonzalez: Drops from No. 4 to No. 9
- O'Shaquie Foster: Rises from No. 14 to No. 10
- Andres Gutierrez: Enters at No. 11
Featherweight:
- Joseph Diaz Jr.: Rises from No. 3 to No. 1
- Shakur Stevenson: Enters at No. 15
- Carl Frampton: Enters at No. 7
- Can Xu: Drops out of the rankings*
Super Bantamweight:
- Tomoki Kameda: Drops out of the rankings**
- Diego De La Hoya: Drops from No. 4 to No. 9
- Guillermo Rigondeaux: Enters at No. 6
- Abigail Medina: Drops from No. 1 to No. 5
Bantamweight:
- Takuma Inoue: Drops out of the rankings**
- Petch Sor Chitpattana: Drops from No. 2 to No. 11
- Luis Nery: Rises from No. 5 to No. 3
Super Flyweight:
- Donnie Nietes: Drops out of the rankings
- Sho Ishida: Enters at No. 12
- Jonas Sultan: Enters at No. 15
- Alejandro Santiago: Drops out of the rankings
Flyweight:
- Cristofer Rosales: Enters at No. 3
- Sho Kimura: Drops out of the rankings
Light Flyweight:
- Saul Juarez: Drops from No. 8 to No. 13
- Milan Melindo: Drops from No. 5 to No. 11
- Jing Xiang: Rises from No. 11 to No. 9
Minimumweight:
- Shin Ono: Drops out of the rankings
- Chao Zhong Xiong: Drops out of the rankings
- Luis Castillo: Enters at No. 15
- Mark Anthony Barriga: Enters at No. 14
* Author's Note: Fighter dropped out of the rankings due to having a non-WBC world title fight scheduled
** Author's Note: Fighter dropped out of the rankings due to being the interim WBC champion
