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 14 Oct 2026.
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👑Dmitry Bivol
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 25-1-0
100
FORM
99
OPP
99
ACT
99
STG
6
FIN
98.6
± 2
Joshua Buatsi💤 11mo
🏴Light Heavyweight · 20-1-0
99
FORM
100
OPP
97
ACT
94
STG
5
FIN
97.6
± 2
CS
Callum Smith💤 19mo“Mundo”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 31-2-0
99
FORM
97
OPP
94
ACT
96
STG
41
FIN
96.1
± 2
Artur Beterbiev💤 19mo
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 21-1-0
97
FORM
100
OPP
93
ACT
99
STG
43
FIN
94.4
± 2
WH
Willy Hutchinson“The Hutch-Train”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 20-2-0
99
FORM
94
OPP
98
ACT
93
STG
39
FIN
94.1
± 2
RK
Radivoje Kalajdzic“Hot Rod”
🇺🇸Light Heavyweight · 31-3-0
97
FORM
96
OPP
97
ACT
95
STG
38
FIN
94.0
± 2
AR
Albert Ramirez
🇻🇪Light Heavyweight · 23-0-0
99
FORM
98
OPP
93
ACT
0
STG
39
FIN
92.3
± 3
IK
Imam Khataev“The Destroyer”
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 13-1-0
99
FORM
98
OPP
97
ACT
0
STG
100
FIN
92.1
± 2
Michał Cieślak💤 15mo
🇵🇱Light Heavyweight · 28-2-0
99
FORM
98
OPP
78
ACT
0
STG
87
FIN
91.0
± 3
Anthony Yarde💤 10mo“Beast from the East”
🏴Light Heavyweight · 27-4-0
95
FORM
96
OPP
98
ACT
94
STG
38
FIN
90.9
± 2
Ben Whittaker“The Surgeon”
🇬🇧Light Heavyweight · 12-0-1
99
FORM
95
OPP
96
ACT
0
STG
99
FIN
90.7
± 3
KC
Khalil Coe“Big Steppa”
🇺🇸Light Heavyweight · 11-1-1
97
FORM
98
OPP
93
ACT
0
STG
24
FIN
90.6
± 3
SA
Sharabutdin Ataev
🇷🇺Light Heavyweight · 9-0-0
97
FORM
97
OPP
87
ACT
0
STG
37
FIN
90.1
± 3
MU
Mehmet Unal
🇹🇷Light Heavyweight · 15-0-1
97
FORM
95
OPP
95
ACT
0
STG
97
FIN
89.6
± 3
AO
Atif Oberlton“Lord Pretty Calvo”
🇺🇸Light Heavyweight · 15-0-0
99
FORM
92
OPP
95
ACT
0
STG
41
FIN
89.5
± 3