Lomachenko outstrips Usyk in best boxers ranking - BoxRec

10.12.2018 18:28

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Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko, after beating Jose Pedraza, has left his compatriot Oleksandr Usyk behind in BoxRec's pound-for-pound ranking of the world's best boxers.

Lomachenko is now third in the table, while Usyk is fourth.

BoxRec rating:

1. Terence Crawford (the U.S.) - 1,090 points

2. Saul Alvarez (Mexico) - 1,041

3. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) - 846

4. Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) - 826

5. Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) - 814

6. Luis Nery (Mexico) - 792

7. Wisaksil Wangek (Thailand) - 752

8. Miguel Berchelt (Mexico) - 730

9. Anthony Joshua (the UK) - 682

10. Leo Santa Cruz (Mexico) - 672

Early on December 9, Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko defeated Jose Pedraza of Puerto Rico in a unification fight for WBO and WBA lightweight titles. The Ukrainian will hold his next fight in May 2019. His opponent could be Berchelt or the winner of a bout between Richard Commey and Isa Chaniev.

Usyk in his last fight knocked out Tony Bellew and retained the title of undisputed world cruiserweight champion.

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