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POUND-FOR-POUND

Top 10 Fighters in the World

Sweet Science Sports Pound-for-Pound Rankings (2026)

1
Naoya Inoue portrait
Naoya Inoue
Junior Featherweight (Undisputed Champion)
32–0, 27 KOs
Record
LAST: W (UD12) vs Junto NakataniNEXT: TBA

Defeated another elite pound-for-pound fighter in a technical masterclass.

2
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Dmitry Bivol
Light Heavyweight (Champion)
24–1, 12 KOs
Record
LAST: W (UD12) vs Michael EifertNEXT: TBA

Dominant title defense with elite ring control.

3
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Shakur Stevenson
Junior Welterweight (Champion)
25–0, 11 KOs
Record
LAST: W (UD12) vs Teofimo LopezNEXT: TBA

Nearly flawless performance to become a four-division world champion.

4
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Oleksandr Usyk
Heavyweight (Unified Champion)
24–0, 15 KOs
Record
LAST: W (TKO11) vs Rico VerhoevenNEXT: TBA

Victory, but the performance lacked the dominance expected against a crossover kickboxer, resulting in his drop to No. 4.

5
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David Benavidez
Cruiserweight
31–0, 26 KOs
Record
LAST: W (KO6) vs Gilberto "Zurdo" RamirezNEXT: TBA

Career-defining knockout over a proven world champion, strengthening his place in the top five.

6
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Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez
Junior Bantamweight (Unified Champion)
23–0, 17 KOs
Record
LAST: W (KO6) vs Antonio VargasNEXT: TBA

Won a world title in a third weight class with another spectacular finish.

7
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Jaron Ennis
Junior Middleweight (Champion)
35–0, 32 KOs
Record
LAST: W (TKO7) vs Xander ZayasNEXT: TBA

Dominated and stopped an undefeated elite young champion, adding one of the best wins of his career.

8
O'Shaquie Foster portrait
O'Shaquie Foster
Super Featherweight (Unified WBC, WBO & IBF Champion)
26–3, 12 KOs
Record
LAST: W (UD12) vs Emanuel NavarreteNEXT: TBA

Earned a perfect 100/100 S³ performance rating, unified three world titles and received the S³ Pugilist Belt after outboxing Navarrete and scoring two twelfth-round knockdowns.

9
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Devin Haney
Welterweight (WBO Champion)
33–0, 1 NC, 16 KOs
Record
LAST: W (UD12) vs Brian Norman Jr.NEXT: TBA

Outboxed an undefeated champion to capture the WBO welterweight title.

10
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Junto Nakatani
Bantamweight
32–1, 24 KOs
Record
LAST: L (UD12) vs Naoya InoueNEXT: TBA

Lost to the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter but remains among boxing's elite.