What is the position of Uzbek boxers in the updated WBC rankings?
What positions did Uzbek boxers take in the updated WBC rankings?
Notably, 11 Uzbek leather glove masters are included in the rankings.
In the super bantamweight (-55.2 kg) division, where Japan's Naoya Inoue is the undisputed champion, Murodjon Akhmadaliev is ranked third. In May, Akhmadaliev defeated Venezuela's Hegli Mosqueda via fourth-round technical knockout at the Humo Arena in Tashkent. Another Uzbek boxer in this weight class, Muhammad Shekhov, rose from 11th to 10th place.
In the lightweight (-61.2 kg) division, Sirojbek Ismoilov, who remains completely undefeated in the professional ring (11 fights, 11 wins, 8 by knockout), took 16th place in the rankings.
In the super lightweight (-63.5 kg) division, three boxers entered the rankings at once: Mujibillo Tursunov is in 29th place, Shohjahon Ergashev is in 32nd place, and Ruslan Abdullaev is in 35th place.
In the super welterweight (-69.9 kg) division, Israil Madrimov is ranked 7th. The 30-year-old boxer has had 14 fights in the professional ring, recording 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw. He made a successful comeback by defeating Luis David Salazar after two consecutive losses.
In the super middleweight (-76.2 kg) division, Bektemir Melikuziev, who defended his WBA Inter-Continental belt by defeating Ghana's Sena Agbeko in his last fight, climbed one spot this time to take 5th place.
In the heavyweight (+101.6 kg) division, Bakhodir Jalolov rose from 13th to 11th place. He has had 18 fights in professional boxing, finishing 16 of them ahead of time. In his last fight in Manchester, he knocked out Croatia's Agron Smakici. Another Uzbek boxer, Lazizbek Mullojonov, rose to 22nd place.