LAS VEGAS — Boxing is on an incredible run in 2022.
Insider has been ringside for one of the best brawls of the year — when Sebastian Fundora got up from the canvas to force a stoppage win over Erickson Lubin — and for Dmitry Bivol’s impressive victory over the sport’s previous No. 1 fighter Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
But perhaps the most exciting thing about the sport today is the young talent bursting through the ranks, fighters who all seem ready to make a continued impression at the highest echelons of the game.
Athletes like Stephen Fulton, Bam Rodriguez, and Gervonta Davis are banging on the door of the Top 10 in the entire sport.
But it’s a testament to how strong the sport really is that those three fighters are not mentioned in the list below.
Keep scrolling to see who Insider considers the 10 best fighters in world boxing right now.
Name: Devin Haney.
Nationality: American.
Age: 23.
Weight class: Lightweight.
Pro boxing record: 28 wins (15 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: Unified, undisputed, and undefeated champion at 135-pounds with wins over Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz, and George Kambosos.
Name: Josh Taylor.
Nationality: Scottish.
Age: 31.
Weight class: Super lightweight.
Pro boxing record: 19 wins (13 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: Unified, undefeated, and former undisputed champion at 140-pounds with top-tier wins over Viktor Postol, Regis Prograis, and Jose Ramirez.
Name: Artur Beterbiev.
Nationality: Russian-Canadian.
Age: 37.
Weight class: Light heavyweight.
Pro boxing record: 18 wins (18 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: Unified and undefeated champion at 175-pounds with good wins over Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Marcus Browne, and Joe Smith Jr.
Name: Dmitry Bivol.
Nationality: Russian.
Age: 31.
Weight class: Light heavyweight.
Pro boxing record: 20 wins (11 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: A light heavyweight world boxing champion with solid wins over Jean Pascal, Joe Smith Jr., and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Name: Jermell Charlo.
Nationality: American.
Age: 32.
Weight class: Super welterweight.
Pro boxing record: 35 wins (19 knockouts) against one loss.
Accolades: Unified and undisputed champion at 154-pounds with big wins over Erickson Lubin, Tony Harrison, Jeison Rosario, and Brian Castano.
Name: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Nationality: Mexican.
Age: 31.
Weight class: Super middleweight.
Pro boxing record: 57 wins (39 knockouts) against two losses and two draws.
Accolades: A four-weight boxing champion with big wins over Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Gennadiy Golovkin.
Name: Naoya Inoue.
Nationality: Japanese.
Age: 29.
Weight class: Bantamweight.
Pro boxing record: 23 wins (20 knockouts).
Accolades: A three-weight boxing champion, Inoue has brilliant wins over Nonito Donaire (twice), Emmanuel Rodriguez, and Jason Maloney.
Name: Terence Crawford.
Nationality: American.
Age: 34.
Weight class: Welterweight.
Pro boxing record: 38 wins (29 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: A three-weight boxing champion with wins over Amir Khan, Kell Brook, and Shawn Porter.
Name: Errol Spence Jr.
Nationality: American.
Age: 32.
Weight class: Welterweight.
Pro boxing record: 28 wins (22 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: A unified and undefeated boxing champion at 147 pounds, Spence has an abundance of wins in the division, including victories over Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, and Yordenis Ugas.
Name: Oleksandr Usyk.
Nationality: Ukrainian.
Age: 35.
Weight class: Heavyweight.
Pro boxing record: 19 wins (13 knockouts). Zero losses.
Accolades: A two-weight world champion, who cleared out the cruiserweight division and is close to doing the same at heavyweight, has big wins over Michael Hunter, Marco Huck, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev, and Anthony Joshua.
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