Ring Ratings

For ratings ended Jan. 23, 2012.

RATINGS PANEL / RATINGS GUIDELINES - Fighters recognized as champions by THE RING are rated at the top of their division, with the Top 10 contenders listed below. Championship vacancies can be filled by winning a box-off between THE RING’s Nos. 1 and 2 contenders, or , in certain instances, a box-off between our Nos. 1 and 3 contenders. The only three occasions when a fighter will lose his championship status are when he retires, moves to another weight division or is defeated in a championship bout. 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.

Featherweight

Limit: 126 pounds

CHAMPION: Vacant
Yuriorkis Gamboa

Country: Cuba
Record: 21-0-0 (16 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 143
Chris John

Country: Indonesia
Record: 46-0-2 (22 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 390
Titles: WBA (super)
Orlando Salido

Country: Mexico
Record: 37-11-2 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 88
Titles: WBO
Juan Manuel Lopez

Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 31-1-0 (28 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 104
Daniel Ponce De Leon

Country: Mexico
Record: 42-4-0 (35 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 100
Rafael Marquez

Country: Mexico
Record: 40-7-0 (36 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 87
Jhonny Gonzalez

Country: Mexico
Record: 51-7-0 (45 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 41
Titles: WBC
Mikey Garcia

Country: USA
Record: 27-0-0 (23 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 37
Billy Dib

Country: Australia
Record: 33-1-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 25

Title: IBF
Celestino Caballero

Country: Panama
Record: 36-4-0 (23 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 3