Full list of boxers who have entered the WBC Top 40 in January 2024

The WBC congratulates all the boxers who entered the January 2024 ratings

The World Boxing Council took time to recognise and congratulate all the boxers who have entered the January 2024 ratings, based on their effort and positive results.

The WBC ratings have been published month by month since 1968, made up of the top 40 boxers from all divisions.

The ratings committee is composed of a director, an assistant director, an executive secretary and 22 active expert members from across the world. This committee is dedicated to compiling the results of fights and important information to carry out an analysis of the fighters’ movements and define their position in the WBC’s lists. 

The following are the warriors who entered the WBC rankings this month, which includes nine boxers from the UK and Ireland:

 
Heavyweight

16 Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria)

37 Gurgen Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

 

Bridgerweight

9 Tom Schwarz (Germany)

10 Bohdan Myronets (Ukraine)

 

Cruiserweight

17 Mateusz Masternak (Poland)

34 Leonardo Mosquea (France)

38 Fabio Turchi (Italy)

40 Goran Babic (Sweden)
MEDITERRANEAN Champion

 

Lt. Heavyweight

34 Oluwatosin Kejawa (Nigeria)
WBC Africa Champion

40 Atif Oberlton (US)

 

Supermiddleweight

19 Serhat Guler (Turkey)

20 Zach Parker (GB)

 

Middleweight

16 Nathan Heaney (GB)
BBBofC Champion

17 Tyler Denny (GB)
EBU Champion

35 Raul Lizarraga (US)
USWBC Champion

36 Samuel Nmomah (Nigeria/Italy)
International Silver Champion

38 Dario Morello (Italy)
MEDITERRANEAN Champion

 

Superwelterweight

6 Vergil Ortiz Jr. (US)

26 Caoimhin Agyarko (Ireland)

28 Vito Mielnicki Jr. (US)
YOUTH Champion

32 Bakary Samake (France)

34 Flavius Biea (Romania)

40 Christian Mazzon (Italy)
MEDITERRANEAN Champion

 

Welterweight

9 Egidijus Kavaliauskas (Lithuania)

20 Luke Santamaria (US)

36 Paddy Donovan (Ireland)

37 Heriberto Flores (Mexico)

38 Arnold Gonzalez (US/Ecuador)

39 Jalil Major Hackett (US)

40 Denzel Whitley (US)

 

Superlightweight

14 Alberto Puello (Dom. R.)

23 Adam Azim (GB)
EBU Champion

29 Batyrzhan Jukembayev (Kazakhstan)

37 Jack Rafferty (GB)
COMMONWEALTH Champion

 

Lightweight

27 Antonio Perez (US)
INTERNATIONAL Champion

31 Tsendbaatar Erdenebat (Mongolia/US)

35 Katsuya Yasuda (Japan)

36 Issa Aliyah Phin (Zimbabwe)
ABU Champion

37 Justin Pauldo (US)

38 Ashton Sylve (US)

39 Alan Chaves (Argentina)

40 Khalid Anzid (France)
MEDITERRANEAN Champion

 

Superfeatherweight

38 Mack Allison IV (US)
USWBC Champion

 

Featherweight

4 Robeisy Ramirez (US)

10 Luis Reynaldo Nuñez (Panama)

38 Jinki Maeda (Japan)

39 Christ Esabe (France)

 

Superbantamweight

3 Marlon Tapales (Philippines)

14 Aaron Alameda (Mexico)

28 Yerny Betancourt (Venezuela)
FECARBOX Champion

40 Arturo Cárdenas Popoca (México/US)

 

Bantamweight

1 Junto Nakatani (Japan)

35 David Mwale (Zambia)
ABU Champion

37 Rashib Martinez (Mexico)

38 Maximiliano Maidana (Argentina)

40 Van Thao Tran (Vietnam)

 

Superflyweight

21 Sikho Nqothole (South Africa)

27 Jiangtao Cao (China)
ABCO Champion

32 Akio Furutani (Japan)

33 Winston Guerrero (Nicaragua)

34 Kantaro Juri (Japan)

36 Hayate Kaji (Japan)

37 Rober Barrera (Colombia)

40 Denmark Quibido (Philippines)

 

Flyweight

3 Sunny Edwards (GB)

26 Yankiel Rivera (P. Rico)

29 Yoali Mosqueda (Mexico)

37 Chenghao Luo (China)

 

Lt. Flyweight

17 Toshiki Kawamitsu (Japan)

18 Kyosuke Takami (Japan)

29 Kosuke Ando (Japan)

32 Sixto Dionel Perez (Argentina)

37 Craig Derbyshire (GB)
COMMONWEALTH Champion

40 Archiel Villamor (Philippines)

 

Strawweight

40 Ricardo Astuvilca (Perú)