Skip to main content
Boxing News
  • News
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Schedule
  • News
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Fight Schedule
  • Current Champions
  • Magazine

Follow us

  • YouTube YouTube
  • Instagram Instagram
  • Twitter / X Twitter
  • Facebook Facebook

© 2013—2026 Boxing News

Magazine

Rankings update: Tony Bellew and Keith Thurman make big moves

Tony Bellew and Keith Thurman earn big wins

BN Staff

8th March, 2017

Rankings update: Tony Bellew and Keith Thurman make big moves
Action Images/Andrew Couldridge

Heavyweight

WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew storms in at No 8, ejecting David Haye and taking his place after stopping him in 11 rounds at the weekend. This could be the first time we’ve ever had a world champion from one weight division be ranked in another.

Cruiserweight

Bellew leaves the rankings as he is now rated at heavyweight. Mairis Briedis enters at No 10.

Welterweight

Keith Thurman moves to No 2 after defeating Danny Garcia, who remains in fifth. Thurman moves above Tim Bradley, who was previously No 2 but does not have the recent form to remain there.

Featherweight

IBF champion Lee Selby defeats Andoni Gago in a non-title catchweight bout slightly above the featherweight limit, and so stays put at No 5.

Flyweight

Nawaphon Por Chokchai is destroyed by Juan Hernandez Navarrate and so is removed from the rankings and Navarrate takes his place at No 6. Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep comes in at No 1o.

More stories

Conor Benn

Conor Benn targeted for another ‘sons of legends’ fight by US contender

5 Nov, 2026
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

Joe Joyce predicts Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua after sparring both: “If he hits him with a shot like that”

5 Nov, 2026
Shakur Stevenson

Shakur Stevenson called out for major unification clash: “He’s number one in the division”

5 Nov, 2026
David Benavidez and Canelo

David Benavidez says there is only one man who can challenge Canelo at 168lbs: “It’s a great fight”

4 Nov, 2026
Boxing News

Since 1909

Editorial

  • News
  • Live Coverage
  • Features
  • BN Investigates
  • Opinion
  • Magazine

Boxing

  • Upcoming Fight Schedule
  • Current Boxing Champions

Company

  • About Boxing News
  • Contact us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy policy

Follow us

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Google News
Copyright 2013—2026 Boxing News