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February 28th, 2026

Due to an administrative error, an earlier draft version of the updated rankings for February 2026 were briefly published on the WBA website. The mistake has now been rectified with the publication of the fully updated February rankings.

	OLEKSANDR USYK UKR		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBC-IBF CHAMPION
	MURAT GASSIEV RUS		WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBO FABIO WARDLEY
1	MOSES ITAUMA	INT	GBR
2	LENIER PERO	C/LA	CUB
3	NELSON HYSA	GOLD	ALB
4	FILIP HRGOVIC	C GOLD	CRO
5	ARSLANBEK MAKHMUDOV	I/C	RUS
6	DAINIER PERO	C/USA	CUB
7	MARTIN BAKOLE		COD
8	GURGEN HOVHANNISYAN	C/NA	ARM
9	KEM LJUNGQUIST	BALTIC	DEN
10	JERMAINE FRANKLIN		USA
11	KUBRAT PULEV		BUL
12	MICHAEL HUNTER		USA
13	ARTEM SUSLENKOV	CON	RUS
14	JOSEPH GOODALL	OCEANIA	AUS
15	TEMUR MAMOYAN	INT GOLD	GER

	MUSLIM GADZHIMAGOMEDOV RUS		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	VARTAN ARUTYUNYAN RUS		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC KEVIN LERENA
1	JULIO CESAR LA CRUZ	OC	CUB
2	LEON HARTH	CON	GER
3	ANDREW TABITI		USA
4	EVGENY ROMANOV		RUS
5	GEORGIY YUNOVIDOV		RUS
6	RYAD MERHY		BEL
7	UMAR SALAMOV	INT	KGZ
8	ARMEND XHOXHAJ		KOS
9	CARLOS FROMENTA ROMERO		CUB
10	NOT RATED
11	NOT RATED
12	NOT RATED
13	NOT RATED
14	NOT RATED
15	NOT RATED

GILBERTO RAMIREZ
MEX

WBA SUPER CHAMPION
WBO CHAMPION

WBC BADOU JACK IBF JAI OPETAIA
1	NOT RATED
2	LEONARDO MOSQUEA	Ibero-American	FRA
3	LENAR PEREZ		CUB
4	ALOYS YOUMBI		GBR
5	MIKE PEREZ		CUB
6	YUNIEL DORTICOS		CUB
7	ALEKSEI EGOROV	C GOLD	RUS
8	ANTHONY YARDE		GBR
9	ALEKSEI PAPIN	ASIA	RUS
10	ROBIN SIRWAN SAFAR	C/A	SWE
11	VIDDAL RILEY		GBR
12	GIOVANNI CRISTIAN SCUDERI		ITA
13	PAT BROWN		GBR
14	LIAM CALLANAN	OCEANIA	AUS
15	EDIN PUHALO	CON/EU	BIH

	DMITRY BIVOL RUS		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBO-IBF CHAMPION
	DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	ALBERT RAMIREZ VEN		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC DAVID BENAVIDEZ
1	ARTUR BETERBIEV		CAN
2	ARLEN LOPEZ	C/LA	CUB
3	SHARABUTDIN ATAEV		RUS
4	DANIEL LAPIN	CON	UKR
5	ATIF OBERLTON	C/USA	USA
6	NAJEE LOPEZ	C/NA	PUR
7	DEON NICHOLSON		USA
8	EZRA TAYLOR	C GOLD	GBR
9	LERRONE RICHARDS		GBR
10	JOSE UZCATEGUI		VEN
11	JOSHUA BUATSI	INT	GBR
12	LIAM CAMERON	I/C	GBR
13	ALBAN BERMETA	GOLD INT	ALB
14	MEHMET UNAL	C/A	TUR
15	LUIS ANTONIO TEJEDA	LAC	DOM

	JOSE ARMANDO RESENDIZ MEX		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
			WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC CHRISTIAN MBILLI IBF VACANT WBO VACANT
1	BEKTEMIR MELIKUZIEV	OC	UZB
2	SAUL ALVAREZ		MEX
3	JERMALL CHARLO		USA
4	HAMZAH SHEERAZ		GBR
5	DARIUS FULGHUM	C/USA	USA
6	CALEB PLANT		USA
7	JUNIOR YOUNAN	C/A GOLD	USA
8	DIEGO PACHECO		USA
9	BEK NURMAGANBET		KAZ
10	EDIN AVDIC	INT	AUT
11	EDGAR BERLANGA		PUR
12	TROY WILLIAMSON		GBR
13	NIKITA ZON		RUS
14	JOSE LUIS NAVARRO JR	Ibero-American	ESP
15	WILKENS MATHIEU		CAN

ERISLANDY LARA
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC CARLOS ADAMES IBF ZHANIBEK ALIMKHANULY WBO ZHANIBEK ALIMKHANULY
1	YOENLI HERNANDEZ	C/LA	CUB
2	VADIM TUKOV	GOLD	RUS
3	YOELVIS GOMEZ	C/A	CUB
4	MICHAEL ZERAFA		AUS
5	EURI CEDENO		DOM
6	GLEB BAKSHI	I/C	SRB
7	CHRIS EUBANK JR		GBR
8	AARON MCKENNA		IRL
9	CHORDALE BOOKER		USA
10	ERIC PRIEST	C/NA	USA
11	RIKU KUNIMOTO		JPN
12	GEORGE LIDDARD		GBR
13	JOEL CAMILLERI	OCEANIA	AUS
14	KIERON CONWAY		GBR
15	JAIME ENRIQUE OSUNA		MEX

	XANDER ZAYAS PUR		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	JARON ENNIS USA		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC SEBASTIAN FUNDORA IBF JOSH KELLY WBO XANDER ZAYAS
1	PAVEL SOSULIN		RUS
2	CAOIMHIN AGYARKO		IRL
3	ISAAC LUCERO	C/A	MEX
4	ABASS BARAOU		GER
5	YOENIS TELLEZ		CUB
6	ISRAIL MADRIMOV		UZB
7	ANDREAS KATZOURAKIS	C/NA	GRE
8	PIERGIULIO RUHE	GOLD	ITA
9	ISMAEL FLORES	Ibero-American	ARG
10	JOCKSAN BLANCO	C/USA	VEN
11	ALEX BRAY	C/LA	USA
12	DENIS NURJA	C GOLD	ALB
13	RUSLAN SELIMYAN	ASIA	RUS
14	EMEKA NWOKOLO	NABA	NIG
15	YAN MARCOS		CUB

ROLANDO ROMERO
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC RYAN GARCIA IBF LEWIS CROCKER WBO DEVIN HANEY
1	SHAKHRAM GIYASOV	OC	UZB
2	RAUL CURIEL		MEX
3	EIMANTAS STANIONIS		LTU
4	CONOR BENN		GBR
5	CONAH WALKER	INT	GBR
6	JACK CATTERALL		GBR
7	EZEQUIEL VICTOR FERNANDEZ		ARG
8	JULIAN RODRIGUEZ		USA
9	MOHAMED MIMOUNE	GOLD	FRA
10	RUSLAN MADIYEV	ASIA	KAZ
11	ABEL RAMOS	C/NA	USA
12	GREG OUTLAW	NABA	USA
13	ILYAS CAN KALI	CON	GER
14	LEONARDO SANCHEZ		VEN
15	TRESEAN WIGGINS	NABA Gold	USA

GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC DALTON SMITH IBF RICHARDSON HITCHINS WBO SHAKUR STEVENSON
1	KHARITON AGRBA		RUS
2	KEVIN HAYLER BROWN	C/NA	CUB
3	ALBERTO PUELLO		DOM
4	ANDY HIRAOKA		JPN
5	KENNETH SIMS JR		USA
6	NESTOR BRAVO		PUR
7	CLETUS SELDIN ( * )		USA
8	FRANK MARTIN	C/A	USA
9	ISRAEL MERCADO	NABA	USA
10	HOVHANNES BACHKOV		ARM
11	ZAUR ABDULLAEV	GOLD	RUS
12	EMILIANO VARGAS		USA
13	ERISLANDY ALVAREZ	C/LA	CUB
14	RUBEN NESTOR NERI MUNOZ		ARG
15	FEUDRI FRANCO		DOM

GERVONTA DAVIS *
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC VACANT IBF RAYMOND MURATALLA WBO ABDULLAH MASON
1	FLOYD SCHOFIELD		USA
2	LUCAS BAHDI		CAN
3	BAKHODUR USMONOV		TJK
4	LAMONT ROACH JR		USA
5	ARMANDO MARTINEZ RABI	C/A GOLD	CUB
6	SHU UTSUKI		JPN
7	LAZARO ALVAREZ		CUB
8	JOSE VALENZUELA		USA
9	GARY ALLEN RUSSELL JR		USA
10	FRANCISCO FONSECA	GOLD	CRC
11	SAM NOAKES		GBR
12	ARTUR SUBKHANKULOV		RUS
13	LUIS TORRES VALENZUELA	C/NA	MEX
14	DAUD ALAEV	C GOLD	RUS
15	SIRO CHOI	ASIA	UZB

	JAMES DICKENS GBR		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	ELNUR SAMEDOV RUS		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC O SHAQUIE FOSTER IBF EMANUEL NAVARRETE WBO EMANUEL NAVARRETE
1	NOT RATED
2	MOUSSA GHOLAM		MAR
3	SULTAN ZAURBEK		KAZ
4	HAYATO TSUTSUMI		JPN
5	RAYMOND FORD		USA
6	JOSH PADLEY	INT	GBR
7	ANTHONY CACACE		IRL
8	EDUARDO NUNEZ		MEX
9	AUSTIN BROOKS	C/USA	USA
10	JOSUE FRANCISCO AGUERO	GOLD	ARG
11	HENRY LEBRON		PUR
12	KAIPO GALLEGOS		USA
13	YAMATO HATA		JPN
14	ERIDSON GARCIA		DOM
15	JOHN LENON GUTIERREZ		COL

	BRANDON FIGUEROA USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	MIRCO CUELLO ARG		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC BRUCE CARRINGTON IBF ANGELO LEO WBO RAFAEL ESPINOZA
1	IVAN CHIRKOV		RUS
2	TOMOKI KAMEDA		JPN
3	OTABEK KHOLMATOV		UZB
4	NICK BALL		GBR
5	LUIS NERY		MEX
6	JAN PAUL RIVERA-PIZARRO		PUR
7	LORENZO PARRA GARCIA		VEN
8	REITO TSUTSUMI		JPN
9	REIYA ABE		JPN
10	VICTOR HERNANDEZ	NABA	USA
11	LUIS REYNALDO NUNEZ		DOM
12	CHRISTIAN OLIVO BARREDA		MEX
13	JONATHAN CABRERA SANCHEZ	LAC	DOM
14	LIAM DAVIES		GBR
15	RYUTO OWAN		JPN

	NAOYA INOUE JPN		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBC-WBO-IBF CHAMPION
	VICTOR SANTILLAN DOM		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

1	JUNTO NAKATANI		JPN
2	RAMON CARDENAS		USA
3	MUKHAMMAD SHEKHOV		UZB
4	MURODJON AKHMADALIEV		UZB
5	GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL		USA
6	SAM GOODMAN		AUS
7	YERNY BETANCOURT	GOLD	VEN
8	TOSHIKI SHIMOMACHI		JPN
9	ANGEL BARRIENTES	C/NA	USA
10	DAVID PICASSO		MEX
11	NOEL REYES CEPEDA		DOM
12	KEVIN GONZALEZ		MEX
13	LEONARDO CARRILLO	LAC	COL
14	ALEX VALLECILLO		NCA
15	DE-KANG WANG	ASIA	CHN

SEIYA TSUTSUMI
JPN

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC TAKUMA INOUE IBF JOSE SALAS REYES WBO CHRISTIAN MEDINA JIMENEZ
1	NONITO DONAIRE		PHI
2	TENSHIN NASUKAWA		JPN
3	KAZUTO IOKA		JPN
4	RIKU MASUDA		JPN
5	ANDREY BONILLA	C/A	USA
6	DAIGO HIGA		JPN
7	YOSHIKI TAKEI		JPN
8	MICHAEL ANGELETTI		USA
9	YELSHAT NIKHEMTTOLLA	ASIA	KAZ
10	KENNETH LLOVER		PHI
11	MUHAMMAD WASEEM	GOLD	PAK
12	JORDAN OROZCO HERNANDEZ	C/A	NCA
13	EMANUEL MORENO	C/USA	USA
14	KATSUMA AKITSUGI		USA
15	SHORI UMEZU		JPN

	JESSE RODRIGUEZ USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	DAVID JIMENEZ CRC		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC JESSE RODRIGUEZ IBF WILLIBALDO GARCIA PEREZ WBO JESSE RODRIGUEZ
1	JOHN RAMIREZ	C/NA	USA
2	ROMAN GONZALEZ		NCA
3	RYUSEI KAWAURA		JPN
4	TOMOYA TSUBOI		JPN
5	JACK TURNER	INT	GBR
6	ARI BONILLA	C/A	USA
7	ELTON DHARRY	GOLD	GUY
8	ANDRES GREGORIO		BRA
9	FERNANDO DANIEL MARTINEZ		ARG
10	OLAJUWON ACOSTA	C/USA	PUR
11	AYUMU SANO	ASIA	JPN
12	KENTA NAKAGAWA		JPN
13	CHARLIE EDWARDS		GBR
14	ISRAEL GONZALEZ		MEX
15	JASSIEL RAMON AMADOR GAMEZ	LAC	MEX

	RICARDO RAFAEL SANDOVAL USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	JONATHAN GONZALEZ PUR		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC RICARDO RAFAEL SANDOVAL IBF MASAMICHI YABUKI WBO ANTHONY OLASCUAGA
1	KYOSUKE TAKAMI		JPN
2	ANGELINO CORDOVA		VEN
3	SEIGO YURI AKUI		JPN
4	YANKIEL RIVERA FIGUEROA		PUR
5	THANANCHAI CHARUNPHAK		THA
6	HASANBOY DUSMATOV		UZB
7	JOEL AGUSTIN CONTRERAS		ARG
8	SAMUEL CARMONA		ESP
9	SERGIO MENDOZA CORDOVA		MEX
10	ENKHMANDAKH KHARKHUU		MGL
11	HAMZA UDDIN	INT	GBR
12	JOSELITO VELAZQUEZ ALTAMIRANO		MEX
13	YOALI MEJIA MOSQUEDA		MEX
14	ANGEL ALVARADO SOTO		MEX
15	JULIO CABRERA		NCA

RENE SANTIAGO
PUR

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC THAMMANOON NIYOMTRONG IBF THANONGSAK SIMSRI WBO RENE SANTIAGO
1	DAIYA KIRA		JPN
2	AARON DE LA CRUZ ESCOBEDO		MEX
3	ERICK ROSA	LAC	DOM
4	RONALD CHACON		VEN
5	RODRIGO RAMIREZ		VEN
6	JAIRO NORIEGA		ESP
7	MASATAKA TANIGUCHI		JPN
8	GUSTAVO PEREZ ALVAREZ		MEX
9	AZAEL VILLAR		PAN
10	GEREMY VERA		VEN
11	TERRY WASHINGTON	NABA	USA
12	TOSHIKI KAWAMITSU		JPN
13	ARVIN MAGRAMO		PHI
14	ARAR ANDALES		PHI
15	ALEX WINWOOD		AUS

	OSCAR COLLAZO PUR		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBO CHAMPION
	RYUSEI MATSUMOTO JPN		WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC MELVIN JERUSALEM IBF PEDRO TADURAN
1	NOT RATED
2	TAKESHI ISHII		JPN
3	WILFREDO MENDEZ	GOLD	PUR
4	YUNI TAKADA		JPN
5	VICTORIO SALUDAR		PHI
6	DIANXING ZHU		CHN
7	JESUS HARO		USA
8	KATSUKI MORI		JPN
9	JOEY CANOY		PHI
10	JOSEPH SUMABONG		PHI
11	IAN ABNE		PHI
12	JAYSON VAYSON		PHI
13	RUSSELL ACOSTA		MEX
14	ISSA SAKATA		JPN
15	TATSURO NAKASHIMA		JPN

REFERENCES
NABA:	WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION
LAC:	WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION
PANAF:	WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION
OCEANIA:	WBA OCEANIA
CON:	WBA CONTINENTAL
INT:	WBA INTERNATIONAL
I/C:	WBA INTERCONTINENTAL
INTER:	CHAMPION INTERAMERICAN
OC:	OFFICIAL CHALLENGER
INTERIM CHAMP:	WBA INTERIM CHAMPION
(1)	BOXER WON TITLE AGAINST LATIN CONTENDER
(2)	BOXER RESIDES IN LATIN REGION
(*)	STATUS UNDER REVIEW
(**)	CONDITIONAL. WAS REINSTATED AS CHAMPION IN RECESS ON AUGUST 26, AND ELEVATED AFTER.

World Boxing Association Ranking as of FEBRUARY 2026

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