by Cliff Rold
Heavyweight: Bryant Jennings gets a slight bump past Carlos Takam for his respectable showing versus champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Cruiserweight: Ilunga Makabu enters, and Thabiso Mchunu slips out, after Makabu’s knockout in a big showdown in South Africa.
Super Middleweight: Fedor Chudinov’s upset of Felix Sturm bumps Sturm out of the top ten and moves him in.
Welterweight: Juan Manuel Marquez exits the top ten for inactivity. Brandon Rios enters in the bottom slot.
Jr. Welterweight: Cesar Cuenca exits the top ten for inactivity. Jose Benavidez enters. Ruslan Provodnikov remains slightly ahead of Lamont Peterson, each coming off tough losses. Thomas Dulorme exits off his loss to former Lightweight champion Terrence Crawford who crashes the top ten.
Lightweight: Omar Figueroa exits the top ten to compete one division higher. Jorge Linares enters the top ten. Despite missing weight is his last bout, Raymundo Beltran remains rated for the time being as his future course is set.
Jr. Lightweight: In a big upset, Eden Sonsona earned a top ten slot with a stoppage of previously undefeated Adrian Estrella. Estrella exits, as does Jomthong Chuwatana after being destroyed by longtime division leader Takashi Uchiyama. Javier Fortuna enters the top ten.
Bantamweight: Paulus Ambunda makes an overdue exit from the top ten, inactive in the class for over a year. Ryo Matsumoto makes his debut in the top ten.
Flyweight: Former World Champion Akira Yaegashi leaves the ratings to campaign at 115 lbs. Edgar Sosa slips after a blowout loss to current king Roman Gonzalez. Kazuto Ioka moves up off his big win over Juan Carlos Reveco. Former 108 lb. titlist Johnriel Casimero enters the top ten.
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