BIGGEST WINNER He has continued to stop opponent after opponent even as he has raised the level of his opposition, an obvious sign that hes more than a flash in the pan. . Lost to: Ruben Olivares (twice), Bazooka Limon, Alexis Arguello, Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Ray Mancini (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional boxer. Any true boxing fan has to hope Beltran gets another chance to win the title he deserves before hanging up his gloves. Well believe it when we see it but momentum evidently is building toward a long awaited showdown between two of the sport's most respect champions in July. I thought Molina should have won both his fights with Julio Cesar Chavez in 2005 and 2006. The tall, lean boxer-puncher won four titles in two weight classes and beat a string of top-tier opponents. Retained WBO Inter-Continental and WBC-NABF heavyweight titles. Garcia is still building his resume but few young fighters have made a bigger splash than him. He has won titles in four divisions, which is impressive even if you think belts are overrated. He was only 45. Josue Vargas, 16, T29. Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress. Background: Canizales, a excellent technician who also had heavy hands, won a bantamweight title by stopped Kelvin Seabrooks in the 15th and final round in 1988 and successfully defended 16 times, a bantamweight record for a single reign. Ortiz scored stoppage victories in all four of his fights in 2019, and this year was supposed to be when he made the jump to title contender in a stacked welterweight division and he's only 22. The bout nearly came to an end in round four when Ruiz nearly knocked Dimitrenko down, however Dimitrenko managed to make it to the end of the round. Henry Cejudo. So far, he has a record of 57-1-2, with 39 KOs. He was a monster attraction in Los Angeles, where he and Bobby Chacon packed the Sports Arena when they were still young fighters and his star power never waned. The next step in the career of Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) should be the most difficult, at least on paper: a meeting with one of the top, more-established 135-pounders. But before Fury vacated, Duco Events promoter Dean Lonergan announced in early October he had been negotiating an alternative WBO title fight against Ruiz, suggesting he had a chance of reaching a deal with Bob Arum. Canelo Alvarez is the best Hispanic fighter in boxing today thats the verdict from The DAZN Boxing Show who put together a top ten listfeaturing fighters with Hispanic heritage. The best active Mexican fighter is Canelo Alvarez, who tops many pound-for-pound lists. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles, who fights Luke Campbell on Saturday, is striving to become the latest in a long line of great Mexican-American boxers, those of Mexican descent either. "[12], During his amateur career, Ruiz boxed to a 1055 record[11][14] under Cuban trainer Fernando Ferrer. Joshua managed to get back on his feet again before being floored for a fourth and final time. Hall of Fame: Yes Hometown: Laredo, Texas -- Parkinson. Future/ceiling/expectations: Colbert will hopefully get a chance to win the full version of the WBA title against Rene Alvarado down the line. He had a solid amateur background and has above-average boxing skills and some pop in his punches. Note: David Benavidezs father is Mexican. Ruiz landed 68 punches overall, compared to Dimitrenko, who landed 21 punches. [71] At the time of stoppage, Ruiz was leading the fight 5756 on two scorecards and Joshua was leading 5756 on the other. The fighter: Back in 2017, Flores made history by becoming the youngest boxer (at age 17) to make a debut with Top Rank. His win against Mosley was still a quality win, as was his TKO of Kermit Cintron. The dynamic boxer-puncher from Sonora claimed his career-defining victory by outboxing and then knocking out the feared Miguel Berchelt in 10 rounds to win a 130-pound title in February of last year, which lifted him to a new level of respect. You get the sense that the experience he gained in the loss against Herring will prove to be valuable when he fights again for a title. 10 in the latest ESPN divisional rankings -- and fights against rival contenders Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Liam Williams and Matt Korobov are good stepping stones over the next year. Ruiz claimed the vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title with this win. Canelos recent form has saw him capture world titles at light-heavyweight and super-middleweight, and hes on course to capture every belt in the latter categoryif he can defeat Caleb Plant on November 9th. At just 23, he is headlining a pay-per-view this weekend. Mark Kriegel breaks down Gabriel Flores Jr.'s rise in Top Rank Boxing and analyzes what he needs to do to take the next step as a boxer. -- Parkinson. On June 1, Ruiz defeated Joshua by technical knockout in the seventh-round, capturing the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. Check all the current women's boxing champions for all four major organizations in each weight division. 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Nationality: Mexican. [29] Ruiz was taken to the ten round distance for the first time in his career by Liakhovich, who trained hard for this fight and tried to win. The Best Current Boxers. Future/ceiling/expectations: Expect Harper to climb through the weight classes quickly and unify titles. Birth: July 6, 1952 Accomplishments/biggest moment: When he signed his promotional deal with Top Rank, Zayas was still just 16 years old, which made him the youngest fighter ever to ink an agreement with the company. Years active: 1988-2011 Stevenson might be the most skillful boxer on the planet. And the stakes of a potential Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk matchup undisputed heavyweight championship are massive. The victory underscored "Tank's"' place among the best handful of fighters in the world. Schoolboy, a moniker he earned by attending college, had excellent skills but also had knockout power and loved to exchange punches. [66] Terms were agreed within a week. Who has the edge? [30][31] In June 2015, Ruiz began training with well-known trainer Abel Sanchez, whose most notable boxer was Gennady Golovkin. Fundora has demonstrated that hes more than just a physical freak. 7 in the division by ESPN. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any active fighter who has been treated worse by the referees and judges. Gervonta Davis. Three months of partying and celebrating affected me. Those questions arent easy to answer given the depth of talent south of the U.S. border, where only soccer is more popular than the sweet science. Fast forward to the present day, retired legends like Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Juan Manuel Marquez, and current undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez have managed to represent the country of Mexico proudly while attracting the same mainstream attention given to American fighters. Daniel Ponce De Leon has been a professional fighter since 2001, compiling a record of 45-5 with 35 KOs. Well, with Davis, thats a given. The judges scored the fight 114114, 115113, and 115113. Birth / death: July 2, 2016 / May 31, 1970 He's right-handed but has power in both hands. Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, U.S. Ruiz won the fight via a first-round knockout (KO). 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Coming from a boxing family, Ennis has been blessed with innate abilities inside the ring. It still remains to be seen when, or even if, Juan Manuel Marquez will return to the boxing ring. There has been a critical error on this website. 2 at lightweight by ESPN. 2 in the WBO rankings. 1 Mikey Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) Garcia's reputation took somewhat of a hit when he lost a shutout decision against. Mendez could own the division in the near future. With that in mind, here are the 10 best Mexican-American boxers today. Hometown: Los Angeles But every boxers needs that little break and now I've got to come back harder." Gonzalez was a two-division world champion, known for his knockout power, with victories over fighters like Fernando Montiel and Marc Johnson. [12] Ruiz later worked for his father in construction for a time before deciding to become a full-time boxer[2][13] and starting his amateur career in Mexico. Diego Pacheco, 6, T41. The fighter: Garcia is a reflexive fighter, with a lightning-fast counter left hook. [41] Two weeks later, it was reported that Ruiz had withdrawn because he did not want the fight. Referee Thomas Taylor called off the fight. Winning a world title is possible for Villa once he gets more experience over the next two years, but until then, he will be a tough title contender. Almost immediately after dropping to the canvas, Joshua spat out his mouthpiece before rising, turned away from the referee, and walked somewhat unsteadily back to his corner. [65] Ruiz became a frontrunner after it was reported Luis Ortiz's team had rejected two offers of career-high purses to fight Joshua. Lost to: Willie Pep, Lauro Salas (twice), Carlos Chavez, Harold Dade, Vic Toweel And the stakes of a potential Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk matchup undisputed heavyweight championship are massive. JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, THE GREAT MEXICAN BOXING CHAMPION (MEXICO) The Mexican boxer heads our list with 37 powerful reasons, in other words, his fights defending or trying to conquer a world title. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Magomed Kurbanov, 9, T34. Background: De La Hoya was the complete package a magnetic figure outside the ring and a beast in it, which made him the biggest star in the sport in the 1990s and into the 2000s. BoxRec has him rated second among all active Mexican boxers and sixth overall. He was stripped of his title when he late tested positive for cocaine but regained the same belt when he stopped Anthony Dirrell in 2019. Gonzalez's KO brought all that momentum to at least a temporary halt. A 19-year-old Ruiz made his professional debut on March 28, 2009, at the Plaza de Toros in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, in a four-round bout against Miguel Ramrez. he has a belt strapped around his waist. No other boxer has ever done this. Titles: WBA junior lightweight (1991-95); WBC junior lightweight (1997-98) With Mares still not executing his own rematch clause, it's time to give Ponce De Leon the opportunity to win back his old title and Gonzalez an opportunity to beat the last man who beat him. In recent decades, especially, boxing fans with Mexican heritage on both sides of the border have been essential for keeping the sport strong. Conwell is perhaps best known for the tragic circumstance of his fight last October when opponent Patrick Day fell into a coma after getting knocked out in 10 rounds, then died the next week from brain trauma suffered in the fight. Record: 50-5-1, 37 KOs The undisputed super middleweight champion has accomplished too much to debate his place at the top of this list. Warriors Boxing president Leon Margules said a year ago on his company website: "Bob Arum thought enough of Lomachenko to put him in a world title fight in his second fight. [51] Ruiz knocked Vargas out in round one. 1 pound-for-pound in the world. Note: Fundoras mother is Mexican, his father Cuban. I would really like to see a rematch between Ponce De Leon and Gonzalez in the first part of this year. Titles: WBO featherweight (2013); WBO junior lightweight (2013-14); WBC lightweight (2017-19); IBF junior welterweight (2018); IBF lightweight (2018) [27][28], On December 20, 2014 Ruiz fought former WBO heavyweight champion, 38 year old Siarhei Liakhovich (26-6, 16 KOs) at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Ortiz pulled off the hat trick in that regard and finished them all, with none of the fights going past six rounds. He took a big chance by facing the naturally bigger Errol Spence Jr., losing a wide decision, but bounced back to defeat Jessie Vargas in his most-recent fight. Benavidez then lost his title again, this time when he came in overweight for his first defense against Roamer Angulo last August. Mathebula. Still, his success in the professional ranks cannot really be argued with. Robert now trains Mikey, who has won five titles in four divisions, taking down a string of elite opponents along the way to establish himself as one of the best in the business. Colbert will win a belt -- he's that good -- but his lack of power could be problematic as he moves up to 135 in the future. The fighter: Villa is a talented southpaw who had a good amateur career -- the Californian boxer was a two-time U.S. national Golden Gloves champion -- and his rapid rise as a professional is no surprise. But as long as he is still officially active, he has to be regarded as the top Mexican pound-for-pound boxer. Most notably, he won the vacant WBO International light welterweight title after defeating Miguel Zamudio back in 2017, and he also . Fiodor Czerkaszyn, 7, T38. Joshua then faced the referee with his arms resting on the ropes. Top Rank is as good as anyone at moving and nurturing young boxers, and you get the sense that one day, as the fighters in the current crop of 130-pound belt holders eventually move up, Flores will be guided to a vacant title shot. He was in back-to-back Ring Magazine Fights of the Year in 1982 and 1983, thrilling decisions over Bazooka Limon and Cornelius Boza-Edwards. Accomplishments/biggest moment: In his last fight, Nakatani stopped former world titleholder Milan Melindo in a six-round TKO victory. Hector Tanajara, 3, 45. "It's a journey, and I'm not in a rush." The entertaining fighter has won seven of his past eight fights by stoppage and is ranked No. The two-division titleholder from Sonora is a superb boxer-puncher, as he has demonstrated repeatedly at an elite level. 10. Its one of the greatest fights of all time. Ortiz, who trains under the guidance of Robert Garcia, had an impressive 2019 as he defeated veterans Mauricio Herrera and Antonio Orozco in impressive fashion. Evelyn Bermudez, 2, T46. Future/ceiling/expectations: Villa could get a shot at the WBO belt recently vacated by Stevenson next year. [21], On March 23, 2012, Ruiz fought his first eight-round fight, outpointing Homero Fonseca. [79][80], Ruiz resides in his hometown of Imperial, California;[1] he graduated from Imperial High School in 2007[81][82] Ruiz considers himself both American and Mexican and identifies with both nationalities: "America's one of the greatest countries in the world. Power? Accomplishments/biggest moment: Munguia won his first world title at just 21, when he floored Sadam Ali four times in a four-round effort to lift the WBO belt. This compendium uses the same parameters used by the Mexico Boxing Commission to classify champions. In December 2012, he connected with one of the best right-hand counters in history to knock his longtime rival Pacquiao out cold. -- Kim. [23], On July 27, 2013 Ruiz traveled to Macau with Top Rank to fight at the Cotai Arena against undefeated 30 year old American Joe Hanks (21-0, 14 KOs) in a scheduled ten round fight. Estrada is probably the closest to Alvarez in terms of both ability and accomplishments. It was Ruiz who was busy and remained in control for majority of the bout. He has turned himself into a complete fighter, one who can outbox you to win a wide decision or knock you out in brutal fashion. The first two rounds of the fight were relatively slow, with both men feeling each other out. Lost to: Bobby Chacon, Salvador Sanchez (twice) He started his career as a super flyweight and lost just once, to future champion Juan Carlos Sanchez. Hes coming off seventh-round knockout of Maurice Hooker in March, a fight that was supposed to be a significant test but ended up being just another beat down. Background: Corrales is known for his classic brawl with Jose Luis Castillo in 2005, in which he came back from the brink of a knockout loss to stop Castillo in 10 rounds. No one can question the superstar's place among his countrymen. If Diaz can beat Fortuna, any respect he lost against Rakhimov will be largely forgotten. Well, with Davis, thats a given. [44] With his sudden announcement that he would relinquish his heavyweight world title belts due to his various issues, it was unclear exactly how the WBO and WBA would go about filling the vacancies. He will also need time, but he could earn a lucrative shot against Canelo at super middleweight in the future. The hard-punching Mexican is larger than any other fighter Mayweather has ever faced, and one punch could knock him off his perch as the No. At age 20, time is on his side. The victory underscored "Tank's"' place among the best handful of fighters in the world. He's on the short list for the top Mexican boxer of all time. Joey Spencer, 10, T34. He's probably slick enough to outpoint Alvarado (although it won't be easy), but you wonder how he will do against guys who are a bit younger and fresher. Years active: 1996-2007 Defeated: Chucho Castillo, Ruben Olivares, Sean OGrady, David Kotey (twice), Mike Ayala Accomplishments/biggest moment: In May 2019, when he stopped Eduardo Reis in four rounds at the Stockton Arena in California, it was Flores, not world champions Artur Beterbiev and Jerwin Ancajas, who attracted over 10,000 people into the building that night. Accomplishments/biggest moment: Haney claimed the WBC's vacant interim lightweight belt in September 2019 with a fourth-round knockout of Zaur Abdullaev and a month later was elevated to a full world champion when Vasiliy Lomachenko was made "franchise champion." Mexico probably produces more elite fighters than any country other than the U.S. List of undisputed world boxing champions, "World Champions By Nationality: Mexican World Champions", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Mexican_boxing_world_champions&oldid=1151275604, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages with login required references or sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Note: This list does not include Mexican women world boxing champions such as, This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 00:48. Stevenson is a smart fighter inside the ring with an unerring confidence in his own abilities. -- Kim. Win those fights and Figueroa, who has a dangerous right hook, will be eyeing big paydays against the likes of Danny Roman, WBC champion Rey Vargas and WBA-IBF champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev. But in July 2012, he forced his way into contender status when he thoroughly outboxed Henry Lundy to earn a majority decision. Garcia is just starting to mature physically and is honing his overall skills under the direction of trainer Eddy Reynoso. He had an awkward style but he was an excellent boxer with some pop in his punches who never failed to entertain. He has great counterpunching skills, incredible timing, accuracy and power. Heavyweight (Unlimited) WBO: Oleksandr Usyk IBF: Oleksandr Usyk WBA: Oleksandr Usyk* WBC: Tyson Fury *Joe Joyce is the WBO interim heavyweight champion **Daniel Dubois is the WBA "regular . This fight came about by Ruiz being one of the top two ranked contenders willing to fight for the vacant title. He has been mentioned as a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao, against whom he could further enhance his legacy. In the meantime, Munguia can try to climb closer to the middleweight top -- he is ranked No. He lost two of his first 11 fights but then went on a dominating run that culminated with a decision over T.J. Doheny to win the IBF 122-pound title in 2019. Conwell especially looked good with his attacks to the body, which forced Agaton to retire on his stool after four rounds. However, it might be too soon to write him off. 2 in the division in the latest ESPN divisional rankings, and he has revived his career following a positive drug test for cocaine in September 2018, resulting in him being stripped of the title and kept out of the ring for 13 months. They are known for their blend of brute force, punishing punches and quick feet. [61][62][63] For his next fight, Ruiz wanted to fight Adam Kownacki. Since then, Flores has notched 18 victories (with six knockouts) and has shown solid boxing skills as he waits for his physical maturity to arrive. He lost his belt to the gifted Murodjon Akhmadaliev by a split decision in his first defense nine months later, a fight some believe he deserved to win. Titles: WBO junior lightweight (1994), WBO lightweight (1994-96), IBF lightweight (1995), WBC junior welterweight (1996-97), WBC welterweight (1997-99), WBC welterweight (2000), WBC junior middleweight (2001-03), WBA junior middleweight (2002-03), WBO middleweight (2004) and WBC junior middleweight (2006-07)
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