WBN provides an update to the World Boxing News Pound for Pound Top 50 Rankings list for April 2021 as boxing gets back in full swing.
The pandemic has caused several pauses in the list, which usually drops fighters based on inactivity.
Due to the situation, WBN decided that any fighter listed would remain unless retired.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez remains the world’s number one fighter ahead of his imminent defense against Billy Joe Saunders.
WBN POUND FOR POUND TOP 50
April 2021
1 Canelo Alvarez
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 1
2 Errol Spence
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 2
3 Tyson Fury
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 3
4 Teofimo Lopez
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 4
5 Naoya Inoue
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 5
6 Terence Crawford
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 6
7 Juan Estrada
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 11
8 Manny Pacquiao
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 7
9 Oleksandr Usyk
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 8
10 Kazuto Ioka
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 9
11 Gennadiy Golovkin
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 10
12 Vasyl Lomachenko
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 12
13 Roman Gonzalez
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 17
14 Gervonta Davis
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 13
15 Anthony Joshua
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 14
16 Mikey Garcia
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 15
17 Jose Ramirez
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 16
18 Oscar Valdez
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
19 Shawn Porter
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 18
20 Leo Santa Cruz
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 19
POUND FOR POUND 21 to 50
21 Kosei Tanaka
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 20
22 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 24
23 Deontay Wilder
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 22
24 Artur Beterbiev
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 23
25 Jermell Charlo
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 25
26 Josh Taylor
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 26
27 Regis Prograis
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 27
28 Jermall Charlo
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 28
29 Gary Russell Jr.
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 29
30 Nonito Donaire
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 30
31 Emanuel Navarrete
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 39
32 Wanheng Menayothin
MINIMUMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 31
33 Daniel Jacobs
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 32
34 Keith Thurman
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 33
35 Andy Ruiz Jr.
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 34
36 Moruti Mthalane
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 35
37 Demetrius Andrade
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 43
38 Guillermo Rigondeaux
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 36
39 Kenshiro Teraji
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
40 Dmitry Bivol
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 37
41 David Benavidez
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 44
42 Miguel Berchelt
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 21
43 Mairis Briedis
CRUISERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 38
44 Luis Nery
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 40
45 Murodjon Akhmadaliev
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 41
46 Jerwin Ancajas
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 42
47 Gilberto Ramirez
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 45
48 Billy Joe Saunders
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 46
49 Hiroto Kyoguchi
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 47
50 John Riel Casimero
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 48
