In the latest ranking by The Ring magazine, Russian boxers Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol took fourth and fifth places respectively among the best boxers regardless of weight classes.
The leader of the list is Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk, followed by Japanese Naoya Inoue and American Terence Crawford in third place. The top ten also includes Canelo Alvarez, Jesse Rodriguez, Gervonta Davis, Junto Nakatani, and Devin Haney.
The unification bout between Beterbiev and Bivol took place on October 13 in Riyadh, where Beterbiev won by majority decision after 12 rounds, becoming the undisputed world champion in the light heavyweight division and claiming the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF titles as well as the Ring magazine title.
For Bivol, this defeat was the first of his career with 23 wins (12 of which were by knockout), while Beterbiev continues his undefeated streak with 21 wins (20 of them by knockout). A potential rematch between these two Russian champions is expected to take place within the next six months.
