With the fights of Zhang Zhilei vs. Deontay Wilder and Daniel Dubois vs. Philippe Helgovic, the heavyweight world has changed again, and the famous BoxRec has updated its June rankings, so let's take a look.
More than 10 days ago, BoxRec updated its heavyweight rankings once, and although there were few changes this time, there were still minor adjustments, the most notable being that Dubois and Zhang Zhilei, who both won the competition, improved their rankings.
There is no change in the top four rankings in the heavyweight division, with undisputed supremacy Oleksandr Usyk still dominating the rankings, followed by Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and others.
Dubois moved up from 6th to 5th with his outstanding finish against Dhgovic, while Joseph Parker, who was originally 5th, dropped 1 place to 6th.
Dubois has made significant progress since his apprenticeship with new coach Don Charles, and now looks to have moved on from last year's defeat to Usyk to defeat Jarrell Miller and Hrgovic in quick succession to become a major heavyweight contender, and he is expected to face former world champion Joshua next.
Like Dubois, "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei moved up one place in the rankings from 9th to 8th with his outstanding performance in destroying "Bronze Bomber" Deonte Wild. Last year, Zhang Zhilei was ranked No. 5 in the heavyweight division after defeating Joe Joyce in a row, but unfortunately after losing to Parker in March this year, his ranking dropped significantly, but now he is back on track, and if he continues to work hard, the ranking will further improve.
Hrgovic, who was originally ranked 8th, has fallen out of the top 10 and is in 18th place after losing to Dubois, and that's the reality. In addition, another change in the heavyweight rankings is African Congolese fighter Martin Barclay, who moved to No. 10, after being ranked No. 12.
It should be mentioned that Wilder, after suffering two consecutive defeats, is now in the standings. Last year, Wild fell out of the top 10 BoxRec rankings to No. 22 after losing to Parker, and after losing to Zhang Zhilei last week, his ranking continued to slide, which can be called a straight line, from 22nd last month, to 36th, what does this mean? It means that Wilder is not ranked as good as the 43-year-old veteran Kubert Puleg (24th), the second-rate B-level Hughie Fury (30th), and Richard Torres Jr. (35th), who has only played 10 professional games.
Latest BoxRec Heavyweight Rankings (Top 10) for June:
1. Oleksandr Usyk
2. Anthony Joshua
3. Ajit Kabayel
4. Tyson Fury
5. Daniel Dubois (up 1 place)
6. Joseph Parker (down 1 place)
7. Jared Anderson
8. Zhang Zhilei (up 1 place)
9. Joe Joyce
10. Martin Barclay (up 2 places)