{"id":984880,"date":"2026-05-26T01:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/984880\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T01:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:01:18","slug":"the-rings-latest-ratings-catterall-climbs-welterweight-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/984880\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ring&#8217;s latest ratings: Catterall climbs welterweight ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ring and unified heavyweight champion <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/oleksandr-usyk-5mLRBwodsK5tf2Rb5H6yt6\">Usyk<\/a> (25-0, 16 KOs) survived a scare to retain his titles in the main event against a kickboxing icon whose stock rose exponentially in defeat and won&#8217;t be short of options now.The Ukrainian remains top of the tree within the sport&#8217;s glamor division and retains second spot on the pound-for-pound list <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/usyk-avoids-monumental-upset-stops-tricky-verhoeven-in-11th-3JL3hXnwXN8dQbq2bGZw8D\">after his late show<\/a>. However, <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/frank-sanchez-destroys-richard-torrez-with-2nd-round-ko-1uUwO1wSmRog0qvgnt9Ora\">Frank Sanchez&#8217;s dramatic second-round knockout of Richard Torrez <\/a>sees the Cuban veteran seize the Olympic silver medalist&#8217;s place in the bottom half of an ever-changing top 10.Hamzah Sheeraz (23-0-1, 19 KOs) ended a 10-month layoff by <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/sheeraz-knocks-out-begic-to-win-first-world-title-1tYKy8eMhKUW74Mbzg28Rp\">dispatching Alem Begic inside two rounds<\/a>, claiming the vacant WBO super middleweight strap.That result completes the set of new champions after Canelo Alvarez&#8217;s defeat by Terence Crawford last year, as the <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/canelo-unbothered-by-age-difference-in-mbilli-clash-40eP1NSdWXMljUjb4WRPhO\">Mexican legend prepares to challenge WBC beltholder Christian Mbilli<\/a> in Saudi Arabia on September 12.Elsewhere, there are new entrants at junior middleweight and welterweight. The former comes after a surprising decision win in Germany, the latter a direct result of inactivity as well as moving parts prompted by <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/catterall-outboxes-giyasov-with-ease-to-secure-romero-title-fight-2gkoTiuptB1YMvkHn7PNcG\">Jack Catterall&#8217;s career-best points victory against Shakhram Giyasov<\/a> for the WBA &#8220;regular&#8221; title in Egypt. <\/p>\n<p>There are changes across five divisions, so scroll down to read the alteration breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>*Bold\/italics denotes movement in the division.<\/p>\n<p><b>Heavyweight<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/frank-sanchez-4nFr0FF3mqJ6Fb1CsjfnnE\">Sanchez<\/a> enters at No. 7, Efe Ajagba drops a place and Richard Torrez falls out of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p><b>C OLEKSANDR USYK RING, IBF, WBA, WBC Ukraine 25-0-0 (16 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-disc pl-6\" role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>1 DANIEL DUBOIS WBO U.K. 23-3-0 (22 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>2 AGIT KABAYEL Germany 27-0-0 (19 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>3 TYSON FURY U.K. 35-2-1 (24 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>4 FABIO WARDLEY U.K. 20-1-1 (19 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>5 FILIP HRGOVIC Croatia 19-1-0 (14 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>6 MOSES ITAUMA U.K. 14-0-0 (12 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>7 FRANK SANCHEZ Cuba 26-1-0 (19 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>8 EFE AJAGBA Nigeria 21-1-1 (15 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>9 MURAT GASSIEV Russia 33-2-0 (26 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"mb-4 md:mb-5\">\n<p>10 JUSTIS HUNI Australia 13-1-0 (7 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Super middleweight<\/b><\/p>\n<p>New WBO titleholder <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/hamzah-sheeraz-6KWI1ir37AuHbgNRghvNpY\">Sheeraz<\/a> swaps places with former champion Caleb Plant, now the division&#8217;s No. 9-rated contender.<\/p>\n<p><b>C (vacant)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-disc pl-6\" role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>1 CANELO ALVAREZ Mexico 63-3-2 (39 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>2 OSLEYS IGLESIAS IBF Cuba 14-0-0 (13 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>3 CHRISTIAN MBILLI WBC France 29-0-1 (24 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>4 LESTER MARTINEZ Guatemala 19-0-1 (16 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>5 JAIME MUNGUIA WBA Mexico 46-2-0 (35 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>6 DIEGO PACHECO U.S. 25-0-0 (18 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>7 JOSE ARMANDO RESENDIZ Mexico 16-3-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>8 JACOB BANK Denmark 19-0-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>9 HAMZAH SHEERAZ WBO U.K. 23-0-1 (19 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"mb-4 md:mb-5\">\n<p><b>10 CALEB PLANT U.S. 23-3-0 (14 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Middleweight <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Amari Jones announced himself as a genuine contender with a <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/jones-stops-gualtieri-in-3rd-round-in-160-pound-title-eliminator-4CJ2GZFGXLhhHKny7mwgxA\">third-round finish of former IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri on Friday night<\/a> and rises three places to No. 7, with everyone below him dropping a spot. <\/p>\n<p><b>C (vacant)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-disc pl-6\" role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>1 CARLOS ADAMES WBC Dom. Rep. 25-1-1 (18 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>2 YOENLI HERNANDEZ Cuba 10-0-0 (9 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>3 ERISLANDY LARA WBA U.S. 32-3-3 (19 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>4 TROY ISLEY U.S. 15-0-0 (5 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>5 ETINOSA OLIHA Italy 22-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>6 AARON MCKENNA Ireland 20-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>7 AMARI JONES U.S. 17-0-0 (15 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>8 CHRIS EUBANK JR. U.K. 35-4-0 (25 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>9 JESUS RAMOS JR. U.S. 24-1-0 (19 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"mb-4 md:mb-5\">\n<p><b>10 DENZEL BENTLEY U.K. 22-3-1 (18 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Junior middleweight <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Another new entrant alert! <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/ermal-hadribeaj-70SNbkWZvHnLYdyr7ZQktd\">Ermal Hadribeaj<\/a> rounds out the top-10, replacing <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/hadribeaj-outpoints-samake-wins-wbc-154-pound-final-eliminator-449O9xtT1u2bJADGlq7KZv\">Bakary Samake after scoring a gutsy decision win over the Frenchman<\/a> in their WBC final title eliminator on Saturday night in Oberhausen, Germany.<\/p>\n<p><b>C (vacant)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-disc pl-6\" role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>1 VERGIL ORTIZ U.S. 24-0-0 (22 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>2 SEBASTIAN FUNDORA WBC U.S. 24-1-1 (15 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>3 XANDER ZAYAS WBA, WBO Puerto Rico 23-0-0 (13 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>4 ISRAIL MADRIMOV Uzbekistan 11-2-1 (7 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>5 JARON ENNIS U.S. 35-0-0 (31 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>6 JOSH KELLY IBF U.K. 18-1-1 (9 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>7 BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV Russia 23-1-0 (17 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>8 BRANDON ADAMS U.S. 26-4-0 (16 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>9 ABASS BARAOU Germany 17-2-0 (9 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"mb-4 md:mb-5\">\n<p><b>10 ERMAL HADRIBEAJ U.S. 23-0-1 (8 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Welterweight<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Catterall rises seven places to No. 3, while Eimantas Stanionis and Ryan Garcia drop a spot each. Rolando Romero drops out through inactivity, Shakhram Giyasov also falls while Raul Curiel and Alexis Rocha rise one spot. New entrants <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/lewis-crocker-4ICl2X3Bhg2KLeq8JVG5j\">Lewis Crocker<\/a> and <a class=\"underline text-text-primary font-medium hover:text-blue-70 transition-colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/fighters\/paddy-donovan-3hY6quYbKAKSWrCtgfG3Sq\">Paddy Donovan<\/a> round out the top-10.<\/p>\n<p><b>C (vacant)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-disc pl-6\" role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>1 DEVIN HANEY WBO U.S. 33-0-0 (15 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>2 BRIAN NORMAN JR. U.S. 28-1-0 (22 KOs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>3 JACK CATTERALL U.K. 33-2-0 (14 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>4 EIMANTAS STANIONIS Lithuania 16-1-0 (9 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p><b>5 RYAN GARCIA WBC U.S. 25-2-0 (20 KOs)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\">\n<p>6 ROHAN POLANCO Dom. 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