{"id":663529,"date":"2026-05-11T09:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/663529\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:12:42","slug":"the-wbc-congratulates-the-boxers-entering-the-may-2026-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/663529\/","title":{"rendered":"The WBC Congratulates the Boxers Entering the May 2026 Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WBC Congratulates the Boxers Entering the May 2026 Rankings<\/p>\n<p>The World Boxing Council is very proud to recognize and congratulate the boxers who, through hard work, discipline, and results in the ring, have earned a place in the official rankings for the month of May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1968, the WBC lists have established themselves as the gold standard of the industry, published month after month to highlight the top 40 exponents in each division. Being part of this select group is not just a statistical achievement; it is a testament to the unwavering dedication of each athlete on their path to world glory and the iconic Green and Gold Belt.<\/p>\n<p>The WBC Ratings Committee is composed of a prestigious panel of experts from various nations. This group works with total rigor, compiling results, statistics, and key data to perform a meticulous and transparent analysis. This process ensures that every position faithfully reflects the merits and current performance of fighters on a global level.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we present the boxers joining the rankings this month. The WBC extends its warmest welcome, celebrating their entry and wishing them the greatest success in their upcoming challenges:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>34.- Frazer Clarke (GB)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clark.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>38.- Teremoana Teremoana (Australia)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Teremoana-Teremoana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Gustavo Trujillo (Cuba)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gustavo-Trujillo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Bridgerweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>16.- Ali Ellis (US)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alli-elis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>31.- Tyler Langer (USA)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/langer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Hasan Kubilay Alcu (Turkey)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hasan-Kubilay-Alcu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cruiserweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>37.- Lucas Pontes Da Silva (Brazil)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dasilva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Muhetaer Maihemut (China)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Muhetaer-Maihemut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>31.- Constantino Nanga (Angola)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nanga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>25.- Ha So Baek (Mongolia)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ha-So-Baek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>33.- Sam Gilley (GB)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Gilley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Ephrem Bariko (France)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bariko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Super welterweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7.- Ismael Flores (Spain\/Argentina)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ismael-flores.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>31.- Yan Marcos (Cuba)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yan-marcos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>35.- Damian Sosa (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/damian-sosa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>39.- Baltazar Noria (Argentina)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/noria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Welterweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>35.- Mateusz Polski (Poland)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/polski.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>37.- Alberto Ignacio Palmetta (Argentina)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/palmeta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Super Lightweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>27.- Jose Nunez (Panama)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>34.- Breyon Gorham (US)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gorham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>27.- Abraham Montoya (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/montoya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>29.- Charlie Sheehy (US)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charlie-Sheehy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Rowin Sanchez (US\/Venezuela)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rowin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Super featherweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>20.- Ibrahim Class Mgender (Tanzania)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ibrahim-Class-Mgender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>24.- Royston Barney-Smith (GB)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/royston.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>25.- Azinga Fuzile (South Africa)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/azinga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>26.- Iman Lee (US)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iman-lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>36.- Aiman Abu Bakar (Malaysia)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/aiman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Yoni Valverde Jr (France)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/valverde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>27.- Bryan Acosta (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/acosta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>34.- Alexander Jimenez (Venezuela)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alexander.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>36.- Gully Powar (GB)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gully.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Super bantamweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>30.- Christopher Lopez (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/chris-lopez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>34.- Segundo Padilla (Ecuador)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/segundo-padilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>39.- Dylan Pare-Lemonnier (France)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dylan-Pare-Lemonnier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>32.- Sento Ito (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sento-ito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Super flyweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>19.- Kyotaro Yoshida (Japan) OPBF<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kyotaro-Yoshida.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>38.- Aoi Murata (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/murata-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>38.- Perlito Exclamada Jr. (Philippines)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/perlito-exclamada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>39.- Arlando Senoc (Philippines)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/senoc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>40.- Mchanja Yohana (Tanzania)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yohana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Light Flyweight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10.- Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/masataka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>16.- Daiki Kameyama (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kameyama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Straw-weight<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>40.- Keita Nakayama (Japan)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/keita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_182930\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"182930\" style=\"\"> 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