World Boxing has published its updated rankings (HERE) for elite men and women covering the performances of boxers at competitions in 2024 and up until the start of 2026.
The updated rankings reveal that boxers from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to lead the way with both countries having six boxers ranked number one in the world.
Uzbekistan remains dominant in the men’s categories where it has the number one boxer at M60kg, M65kg, M75kg, M80kg, M85kg, and M90kg. Boxers from Kazakhstan, claim top spot in the four remaining men’s categories, at M50kg, M55kg, M70kg and M90kg+, and two of the women’s weight classes, W70kg and W65kg.
Other countries with boxers at number one in the world in the women’s weights include Poland (W57kg and W80kg+), India (W48kg), Türkiye (W51kg), Chinese Taipei (W54kg), Brazil (W60kg), Ireland (W75kg) and Australia (W80kg).
The new rankings are the third set published by World Boxing and have been updated (in line with RULE 1.10.10 in the World Boxing Competition Rules HERE) whereby the total amount of points accumulated from competition is reduced by 25% on 1 January of the following calendar year, by 50% on 1 January of the second calendar year and by 100% on 1 January of the third calendar year.
At the start of 2026, the leading female boxer in the world is still Polish featherweight (W57kg), Julia Szeremeta, who has 1475 points, however two Indian boxers have moved up to second at third. Featherweight (W57kg) Jaismine Jaismine is hot on the heels of her Polish rival with 1462.5 points and light-flyweight (W48kg), Minakshi Minakshi, is now in third place with 1425 points.
At the top of the men’s weights Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov and Asadkhuja Muydinkhujiaev, who box at lightweight (M60kg) and welterweight (M65kg) respectively, remain tied on 2125 points. The only change in the order of the top five men has seen Kazakhstan’s super-heavyweight (M90kg+) world champion, leapfrog Cuba’s Erislandy Alvarez to take third spot.
The top five ranked male and female boxers at the start of 2026 are:
| MALE BOXERS | FEMALE BOXERS | ||||
| Boxer details | Points | Boxer details | Points | ||
| 1st = | Abdumalik KHALOKOV, 60kg, UZB | 2125 | 1st | Julia SZEREMETA, 57kg, POL | 1475 |
| 1st = | Asadkhuja MUYDINKHUJAEV, 65kg, UZB | 2125 | 2nd | Jaismine JAISMINE, 57kg, IND | 1462.5 |
| 3rd | Aibek ORALBAY, 90kg+, KAZ | 1487.5 | 3rd | Minakshi MINAKSHI, 48kg, IND | 1425 |
| 4th | Erislandy ALVAREZ, 65kg, CUB | 1450 | 4th | Buse CAKIROGLU, 51kg, TUR | 1400 |
| 5th = | Sanzhar TASHKENBAY, 50kg, KAZ | 1237.5 | 5th | Hsiao-Wen HUANG, 54kg, TPE | 1387.5 |
| 5th = | Makhmud SABYRKHAN, 55kg, KAZ | 1237.5 | |||
| 5th = | Fazliddin ERKINBOEV, 75kg, UZB | 1237.5 | |||
| 5th = | Javokhir UMMATALIEV, 80kg, UZB | 1237.5 | |||
| 5th = | Turabek KHABIBULLAEV, 90kg, UZB | 1237.5 | |||
World Boxing ranking points are awarded for performances at the Olympic Games, World Boxing Cups, World Boxing Championships, Continental Championships, Continental Multi-Sport Games and the World Boxing Cup Finals.
They are then used for seeding boxers at competitions with the points issued on a 3-year cycle. Boxers may not accumulate ranking points from more than four competitions at a given time.
The first ranking event of 2026 will be the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 28 March – 11 April 2026. It will be followed by the ‘World Boxing Cup – Brazil 2026’ in Foz Do Iguacu, 20 – 26 April 2026.
World Boxing’s competition calendar for 2026 can be viewed HERE
