Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings
The model rates Dmitry Bivol as the commanding force at light heavyweight, with Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith emerging as the division's most credible challengers. Beneath this elite tier, Craig Richards, Michał Cieślak, and Lyndon Arthur form a competitive secondary group capable of disrupting the hierarchy. Updated 20 Jul 2026.
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👑Dmitry Bivol
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 24-1-0
100
FORM
99
OPP
100
ACT
99
STG
7
FIN
98.9
± 2
Joshua Buatsi
🏴Light Heavyweight · 19-1-0
99
FORM
100
OPP
98
ACT
94
STG
6
FIN
97.4
± 2
Callum Smith💤 16mo“Mundo”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 31-2-0
99
FORM
97
OPP
95
ACT
96
STG
44
FIN
96.1
± 2
Artur Beterbiev💤 16mo
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 21-1-0
97
FORM
100
OPP
94
ACT
99
STG
45
FIN
94.1
± 2
CR
Craig Richards“Spider”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 19-4-1
98
FORM
96
OPP
98
ACT
93
STG
66
FIN
94.1
± 2
Michał Cieślak💤 12mo“None”
🇵🇱Light Heavyweight · 28-2-0
98
FORM
98
OPP
85
ACT
96
STG
89
FIN
94.0
± 2
WH
Willy Hutchinson“The Hutch-Train”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 20-2-0
99
FORM
92
OPP
99
ACT
93
STG
43
FIN
93.3
± 2
AR
Albert Ramirez
🇻🇪Light Heavyweight · 22-0-0
99
FORM
98
OPP
95
ACT
0
STG
44
FIN
92.0
± 2
BW
Ben Whittaker“The Surgeon”
🇬🇧Light Heavyweight · 12-0-1
99
FORM
97
OPP
98
ACT
0
STG
99
FIN
91.7
± 2
SA
Sharabutdin Ataev
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 9-0-0
99
FORM
97
OPP
92
ACT
0
STG
12
FIN
91.4
± 3
AL
Arlen Lopez“Maravilla”
🇨🇺Light Heavyweight · 0-0-0
95
FORM
99
OPP
95
ACT
0
STG
15
FIN
90.9
± 3
IK
Imam Khataev“The Destroyer”
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 11-1-0
98
FORM
97
OPP
96
ACT
0
STG
98
FIN
90.6
± 2
KC
Khalil Coe“Big Steppa”
🇺🇸Light Heavyweight · 11-1-1
97
FORM
98
OPP
93
ACT
0
STG
31
FIN
90.6
± 3
Anthony Yarde“Beast from the East”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 27-4-0
95
FORM
95
OPP
98
ACT
94
STG
41
FIN
90.4
± 2
MU
Mehmet Unal
🇹🇷Light Heavyweight · 15-0-1
97
FORM
93
OPP
97
ACT
0
STG
98
FIN
88.4
± 2