{"id":500535,"date":"2026-02-26T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/500535\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:47:12","slug":"the-rings-latest-ratings-two-big-entrants-at-welterweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/500535\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ring’s latest ratings: Two big entrants at welterweight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend was a high-profile one for boxing as one of its biggest stars Ryan Garcia<\/a> returned to the ring, headlining “The Ring: High Stakes<\/a>” at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garcia’s return was a fruitful one as he dropped and outpointed a tough Mario Barrios to claim the WBC welterweight title<\/a>. <\/p>\n

On the undercard, Gary Antuanne Russell retained his WBA junior welterweight strap with a unanimous decision victory over Andy Hiraoka. <\/p>\n

Fellow 140-pounders Frank Martin and Nahir Albright fought to a draw while 168-pounder Bektemir Melikuziev impressed as he stopped Sena Agbeko in the seventh round of their non-title bout. <\/p>\n

Scroll down to read the alterations.<\/p>\n

*Bold\/italics denotes movement in the division.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Super middleweight <\/p>\n

Bektemir Melikuziev enters the list at No. 10. Bruno Surace drops out. <\/p>\n

C (vacant)<\/p>\n

1 CANELO ALVAREZ Mexico 63-3-2 (39 KOs)<\/p>\n

2 OSLEYS IGLESIAS Cuba 14-0-0 (13 KOs)<\/p>\n

3 CHRISTIAN MBILLI France 29-0-1 (24 KOs)<\/p>\n

4 LESTER MARTINEZ Guatemala 19-0-1 (16 KOs)<\/p>\n

5 DIEGO PACHECO U.S. 25-0-0 (18 KOs)<\/p>\n

6 JOSE ARMANDO RESENDIZ WBA Mexico 16-2-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n

7 CALEB PLANT U.S. 23-3-0 (14 KOs)<\/p>\n

8 HAMZAH SHEERAZ U.K. 22-0-1 (18 KOs)<\/p>\n

9 JACOB BANK Denmark 18-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n

10 BEKTEMIR MELIKUZIEV Uzbekistan 17-1-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n

Welterweight<\/p>\n

Ryan Garcia enters at No. 4. As a result, previously unranked Rolando Romero, who beat Garcia last year, enters at No. 5. When Romero beat Garcia last May, both men were unranked. Garcia’s win over Barrios was against a ranked opponent. <\/p>\n

Barrios, previously No. 9, and Alexis Rocha (inactivity) exit the list. <\/p>\n

C (vacant)<\/p>\n

1 DEVIN HANEY U.S. 33-0-0 (15 KOs)<\/p>\n

2 BRIAN NORMAN JR. U.S. 28-1-0 (22 KOs)<\/p>\n

3 EIMANTAS STANIONIS Lithuania 16-1-0 (9 KOs)<\/p>\n

4 RYAN GARCIA U.S. 25-2-0 (20 KOs)<\/p>\n

5 ROLANDO ROMERO U.S. 17-2-0 (13 KOs)<\/p>\n

6 ROHAN POLANCO Dom. Rep. 17-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n

7 SHAKHRAM GIYASOV Uzbekistan 17-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n

8 RAUL CURIEL Mexico 17-0-1 (14 KOs)<\/p>\n

9 JACK CATTERALL U.K. 32-2-0 (14 KOs)<\/p>\n

10 TIGER JOHNSON U.S. 17-0-0 (8 KOs)<\/p>\n

Junior welterweight<\/p>\n

Gary Antuanne Russell rises a spot to No. 6 and Arnold Barboza drops one place to No. 7. <\/p>\n

C SHAKUR STEVENSON U.S. 25-0-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n

1 DALTON SMITH U.K. 19-0-0 (14 KOs)<\/p>\n

2 RICHARDSON HITCHINS U.S. 20-0-0 (8 KOs)<\/p>\n

3 KEYSHAWN DAVIS U.S. 14-0-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n

4 TEOFIMO LOPEZ U.S. 22-2-0 (13 KOs)<\/p>\n

5 ALBERTO PUELLO Dom. Rep. 24-1-0 (10 KOs)<\/p>\n

6 GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL U.S. 19-1-0 (17 KOs)<\/p>\n

7 ARNOLD BARBOZA U.S. 32-1-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n

8 SANDOR MARTIN Spain 43-4-0 (15 KOs)<\/p>\n

9 SUBRIEL MATIAS Puerto Rico 23-3-0 (22 KOs)<\/p>\n

10 ADAM AZIM U.K. 14-0-0 (11 KOs)<\/p>\n

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