Who is the best Super Lightweight Boxer?

With the setback of Devin Haney’s fight against Ryan Garcia we have Teofimo Lopez as the best Super Lightweight boxer especially after his win over Steve Claggett. With Liam Paro securing the IBF Super Lightweight title after an upset win over Subriel Matías, and Alberto Puello winning the WBC interim title, we have some new names in the top 10 at 140 lbs. So, here are our updated rankings

But first, let’s take a look at some honorable mentions.

What is a Super Lightweight in Boxing?

Super Lightweight (or Junior Welterweight, Light Welterweight) is a weight class of boxers that consists of boxers weighing between 135 pounds (61.2 kg) and to a maximum of 140 pounds (63.5 kg).

The following are the Best Super Lightweight Boxers in the World.

Honorable Mention

• Richardson Hitchins
• Sandor Martin
• Jose Zepeda
• Gary Antuanne Russell
• Arnold Barboza Jr
• Ronaldo Romero
• Regis Prograis

Top 10 Super Lightweight Boxing Rankings

10. Jose Carlos Ramirez

Jose Carlos Ramirez is a professional boxer from the USA, and he has a record of 29-1.

Ramirez is a former unified WBO and WBC Junior welterweight champion, he defended the WBC title 4 times, and the WBO title once before losing them to Josh Taylor, in the only loss of his career. 

In his last fight, Ramirez defeated Rances Barthelemy via Unanimous Decision, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

9. Ismael Barroso

Next up, Ismael Barroso is a Venezuelan professional boxer with a record of 25 wins and 4 losses. 

Barroso currently holds the WBA interim super lightweight title and has previously held the same title at lightweight as well. He has also held multiple regional and secondary titles including the WBA Gold super lightweight title. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Ohara Davies via first-round TKO, and there is no official announcement about his next fight.

8. Josh Taylor

Moving down to number 8 after his recent loss, we have Josh Taylor, a Scottish Professional boxer with a record of 19 wins and 1 loss. 

Taylor is the former undisputed Super Lightweight world champion and has a total of 4 world title defenses on his resume. He has also held multiple lower titles in the division, most notably, the WBC Silver Junior welterweight title. 

In his last fight, he lost to Jack Catterall via Unanimous Decision and there is no official announcement about his next fight.

7. Alberto Puello

Next up we have Alberto Puello, an undefeated professional boxer from the Dominican Republic, 23 wins on his record. 

He is the current WBC interim super lightweight champion and has previously held the WBA super lightweight world title as well. 

Puello won the WBC Interim title in his most recent fight, after defeating Gary Antuanne Russell in a competitive back-and-forth fight that ended in a split decision win for Puello.

6. Jack Catterall

Jack Catterall is an English professional boxer, with a record of 29 wins and only 1 loss. 

Catterall is the former WBO Inter-Continental Junior welterweight, and he defended the title an impressive nine times. He also held the British super lightweight title. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Josh Taylor by unanimous decision, and there is no official announcement about his next fight as of now.

5. Subriel Matías

Title(s):

• IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion

Subriel Matías is a professional Fighter from Puerto Rico, with a professional boxing record of 20 wins and 2 losses.

He is the former IBF Super Lightweight world champion. He won the title last year, after defeating Jeremias Ponce last year, and defended it once, before losing it to Liam Paro in his most recent fight. 

Matías made his first title defense against Shohjahon Ergashev. Though he got hit in the first round, Matías loosened up in the following rounds, consistently landing on Ergashev. After absorbing the barrage of punches for four more rounds, he refused to come out of his corner in the 6th, resulting in a win for Matías.

Despite being the favorite, and having the home crowd advantage, he got dominated by Paro, and lost the fight by Unanimous Decision.

4. Isaac Cruz

Title(s):

• WBA Super Lightweight World Champion

Now in the Top 10 of the Super Lightweight Boxers list is Isaac Cruz. Cruz is a professional boxer from Mexico, and he has a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw coming from the 135lbs Lightweight division.

Issac Cruz currently holds the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title, which he won after defeating Yuriorkis Gamboa. Cruz also challenged Gervonta Davis for the WBA (Regular) world title back in December of last year, however, he lost via Unanimous Decision.

Past three fights in lightweight, Issac Cruz took on Yuriorkis Gamboa, Eduardo Ramirez and Giovanni Cabrera. In an impressive showing, Cruz knocked out Gamboa in the 5th round. He defeated Ramirez by KO and Giovanni Cabrera by split decision.

Cruz has recently moved up to the Super Lightweight division and faced Ronaldo Romero for the WBA Super Lightweight World Title. He dominated Romero throughout the fight rocking him early in the 1st round. Cruz rocked him again in the 7th and later finished him in the 8th round.

3. Devin Haney

Title(s):

• WBC Super Lightweight World Champion

Devin Haney is an American Boxer with an undefeated record of 31-0 with 15 KOs and 1 no contest. He is currently the #1 ranked lightweight boxer in the world, and held all major world titles at lightweight. 

Devin Haney is the current Undisputed lightweight champion, holding the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles.  Haney became the WBC champion back in 2019 when he was promoted to the Interim title. He defended the title three times before winning the undisputed titles. 

Devin Haney faced former undisputed champion Vasyl Lomachenko for his undisputed titles. Haney overcame Lomachenko’s early start and was able to connect against him enough in the middle rounds to win those. He was able to hold off against Lomachenko in the later rounds and winning the 12th round which looked to be the deciding factor of the match.

Haney moved up to a new weight class and faced WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Regis Prograis. Haney dominated Prograis throughout the fight working the body and connecting consistently with his jab. A straight right knocked down Prograis in the third round. Every time Prograis tried to push forward Haney tagged him with accurate shots. Haney won by unanimous decision.

Recently, Haney faced Ryan Garcia but the title was not on the line due to Garcia coming in overweight. Garcia hurt Haney in the 1st round and knocked him down in the 7th twice. Haney was then knocked down in the 10th round and later in the 11th round.

Haney was still in the fight due to points but was never able to recover the knockdowns by Garcia. He still retains his title and the fight turned to a no contest due to failed drug test by Garcia.

2. Liam Paro

Next up, we have Liam Paro, an undefeated professional boxer from Australia with 25 wins on his record.

Paro is the new IBF Super Lightweight world champion, and he has previously held multiple regional titles as well, including the IBF International, and WBO Global titles. 

In his most recent fight, Liam Paro fought Subriel Matías in Puerto Rico. Despite being in enemy territory, he pulled off an upset win, dominating  Matías and winning via Unanimous decision, even after he was deducted a point in the seventh round.

1. Teofimo Lopez

Title(s):

• WBO Super Lightweight World Champion
• The Ring Super Lightweight World Champion

Teofimo Lopez is an American boxer with a record of 20 wins and only 1 loss. 

He is the current unified WBO and The Ring Super Lightweight world champion and has previously held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles at lightweight. Lopez has also held multiple regional titles in both divisions.

Teofimo Lopez defeated Josh Taylor and won the WBO and The Ring Light Welterweight titles in an upset victory. After a back and fourth start for both fighters till the 3rd it was at most dominated by Lopez for the rest of the fight. Lopez posses amazing speed that Taylor could not handle. A major improvement from his first fight at Light Welterweight.

Lopez defended his Super Lightweight title for the first time against Jamaine Ortiz. The fight lacked the action that the fans expected, but still, after a rather unimpressive performance on both sides, Lopez was the clear winner, retaining his titles with a unanimous decision victory. 

Recently, Lopez faced Steve Claggett where Lopez dominated most of the fight. One highlight was a hard uppercut Lopez delivered in the 8th round. He won by unanimous decision. There is no announcement on his next fight.

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