Ring Ratings

For ratings ended April 22, 2013.

RATINGS PANEL / CHAMPIONSHIP POLICY - Championship vacancies can be filled in the following two ways: 1. THE RING’s Nos. 1 and 2 contenders fight one another. 2. If the Nos. 1 and 2 contenders chose not to fight one another and either of them fights No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5, the winner may be awarded THE RING belt if the Editorial Board deems the contenders worthy. Here are the seven situations in which a champion can lose his belt: 1. The Champion loses a fight in the weight class in which he is champion. 2. The Champion moves to another weight class. 3. The Champion does not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months. 4. The Champion does not schedule a fight at his championship weight for 18 months (even if he fights at another weight). 5. The Champion does not schedule a fight with a Top-5 contender from any weight class for two years. 6. The Champion retires. 7. The Champion tests positive for a banned substance. RATINGS POLICY The criteria by which THE RING rates fighters is as follows (in order of importance): 1. Results. This is the most objective criterion and takes precedence over all others. 2. Performance. How a fighter performs in a victory or defeat can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings. 3. Track record: A fighter’s accomplishments in the recent past can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings. That includes quality of opposition. THE RING Ratings are compiled by the magazine’s Editorial Board, with the participation of THE RING Ratings Panel of boxing journalists from around the world. To see the complete list of our panelists, click here.

Cruiserweight

Limit: 200 pounds

CHAMPION: Yoan Pablo Hernandez

Country: Cuba
Record: 27-1-0 (13 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 84

Title: RING, IBF
Marco Huck

Country: Germany
Record: 35-2-1 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 61

Title: WBO
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

Country: Poland
Record: 47-2-1 (33 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 312

Title: WBC
Ola Afolabi

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 19-2-4 (9 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 217
Guillermo Jones

Country: Panama
Record: 39-3-2 (31 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: NR | Weeks On List: 1

Title: WBA
Denis Lebedev

Country: Russia
Record: 25-2-0 (19 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 170
Lateef Kayode

Country: Nigeria
Record: 18-0-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 74
Mateusz Masternak

Country: Poland
Record: 30-0-0 (22 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 70
Troy Ross

Country: Canada
Record: 25-3-0 (16 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 35
Firat Arslan

Country: Germany
Record: 33-6-2 (21 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 27
Dmytro Kucher

Country: Ukraine
Record: 21-0-0 (15 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 26