Bad Left Hook Boxing Rankings (Oct. 22, 2019): Artur Beterbiev grabs top spot at 175

Rankings will be posted each Tuesday at Noon ET.

This week’s ranked fights:

• Cruiserweight: (10) Yves Ngabu vs Lawrence Okolie, Oct. 26
• Junior Welterweight: (1) Regis Prograis vs (2) Josh Taylor, Oct. 26
• Lightweight: (4) Robert Easter Jr vs Adrian Granados [junior welterweight], Oct. 26
• Featherweight: (7) Shakur Stevenson vs Joet Gonzalez, Oct. 26
• Super Flyweight: (9) Francisco Rodriguez Jr vs Gregorio Lebron, Oct. 26
• Junior Flyweight: (6) Elwin Soto vs (9) Edward Heno, Oct. 24
• Junior Flyweight: (7) Angel Acosta vs Raymond Tabugon [flyweight], Oct. 24
• Strawweight: (1) Wanheng Menayothin vs (3) Simpiwe Konkco, Oct. 25
• Strawweight: (5) Wilfredo Mendez vs Gabriel Mendoza, Oct. 26

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Upcoming Fights: (7) Kubrat Pulev vs Rydell Booker, Nov. 9 ... (2) Deontay Wilder vs (6) Luis Ortiz, Nov. 23 ... (3) Andy Ruiz Jr vs (4) Anthony Joshua, Dec. 7 ... (1) Tyson Fury vs (2) Deontay Wilder, Feb. 22

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Upcoming Fights: (10) Yves Ngabu vs Lawrence Okolie, Oct. 26 ... (8) Arsen Goulamirian vs Kane Watts, Nov. 15 ... (1) Mairis Briedis vs (2) Yuniel Dorticos, Dec. 14

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Notes: This past weekend’s fight between Gvozdyk and Beterbiev was 1 vs 2, at least in our rankings, and 2 wound up trouncing 1 pretty convincingly. Beterbiev is just a nightmare style matchup for anyone in this division — some seemed to feel before the Gvozdyk fight that maybe he was a bit one-dimensional and would be susceptible to a superior boxer, especially one who can crack like Gvozdyk. But while it was far from easy, his physicality, power, chin, and somewhat overlooked boxing skill would make him, I think, a solid favorite over anyone here, and this is a damn good division. Gvozdyk drops to No. 4 — we’ll see how he bounces back next year, but Top Rank have a really good stable at this weight so he won’t struggle for opponents or anything.

Upcoming Fights: (4) Sergey Kovalev vs Canelo Alvarez, Nov. 2 ... (5) Jean Pascal vs (8) Badou Jack, Dec. 28 ... (1) Artur Beterbiev vs Meng Fanlong, TBA

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Upcoming Fights: (4) Billy Joe Saunders vs Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Nov. 9 ... (10) Rocky Fielding vs Abdallah Paziwapazi, Nov. 15 ... (1) Callum Smith vs (9) John Ryder, Nov. 23 ... (5) Chris Eubank Jr vs Matt Korobov [middleweight], Dec. 7

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Upcoming Fights: (1) Canelo Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalev [light heavyweight], Nov. 2 ... (6) Jermall Charlo vs Dennis Hogan, Dec. 7 ... (9) Matt Korobov vs Chris Eubank Jr, Dec. 7 ... (3) Daniel Jacobs vs TBA [super middleweight], Dec. 20 ... (7) Ryota Murata vs Steven Butler, Dec. 23

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Upcoming Fights: (4) Brian Castano vs Wale Omotoso, Nov. 2 ... (8) Dennis Hogan vs Jermall Charlo [middleweight], Dec. 7 ... (1) Julian Williams vs TBA, Jan. 18

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Notes: Abdukakhorov didn’t make any big strides on Saturday, but his win over Luis Collazo was solid. That’s kind of been the story of him thus far — solid, but not exactly spectacular, and that’s what we’ve got a lot of in this division past the top spots, and the logjam after Ugas goes on with similar level fighters for several more guys who could just as easily be here. Abdukakhorov is in line for a shot at Errol Spence, but that’s not in the cards any time soon. If PBC aren’t willing to make a money fight with Top Rank for Spence-Crawford, they’re not likely to bother with Spence-Abdukakhorov if they can help it.

Upcoming Fights: (2) Terence Crawford vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas, Dec. 14 ... (1) Errol Spence Jr vs (6) Danny Garcia, TBA

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Upcoming Fights: (1) Regis Prograis vs (2) Josh Taylor, Oct. 26 ... (8) Eduard Troyanovsky vs Josef Zahradnik, Nov. 14 ... (4) Maurice Hooker vs TBA [welterweight], Dec. 13 ... (3) Jose Ramirez vs (6) Viktor Postol, TBA

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Upcoming Fights: (4) Robert Easter Jr vs Adrian Granados [junior welterweight], Oct. 26 ... (6) Javier Fortuna vs Jesus Cuellar [super featherweight], Nov. 2 ... (8) Devin Haney vs TBA, Nov. 9 ... (2) Richard Commey vs (7) Teofimo Lopez, Dec. 14

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Notes: Last week’s No. 8, Francisco Vargas, fought and won on Saturday in Mexico, but it was at lightweight, he didn’t look great, he got cut, and he plans to get that fixed and sit a while. It’s possible he could return to 130 eventually, but he was borderline here in the first place, and is definitely past his prime. Rakhimov enters at No. 10 — you could probably argue he should be higher. He’s a legit-looking fighter on the way up.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Miguel Berchelt vs Jason Sosa, Nov. 2 ... (5) Jamel Herring vs Lamont Roach Jr, Nov. 9 ... (4) Andrew Cancio vs Rene Alvarado, Nov. 23

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Upcoming Fights: (7) Shakur Stevenson vs Joet Gonzalez, Oct. 26 ... (1) Leo Santa Cruz vs Miguel Flores [super featherweight], Nov. 23 ... (8) Xu Can vs Manny Robles III, Nov. 23 ... (4) Oscar Valdez vs Andres Gutierrez [super featherweight], Nov. 30 ... (5) Carl Frampton vs TBA, Nov. 30 ... (9) Kid Galahad vs Claudio Marrero, TBA

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Upcoming Fights: (9) Brandon Figueroa vs Julio Ceja, Nov. 23 ... (4) Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Liborio Solis, Dec. 7

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Upcoming Fights: (1) Naoya Inoue vs (3) Nonito Donaire, Nov. 7 ... (6) Nordine Oubaali vs (9) Takuma Inoue, Nov. 7 ... (2) Luis Nery vs TBA, Nov. 23 ... (5) Zolani Tete vs John Riel Casimero, Nov. 30

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Upcoming Fights: (9) Francisco Rodriguez Jr vs Gregorio Lebron, Oct. 26 ... (5) Jerwin Ancajas vs Jonathan Rodriguez, Nov. 2 ... (10) Alejandro Santiago vs TBA [bantamweight], Nov. 22 ... (4) Kazuto Ioka vs Jeyvier Cintron, Dec. 31

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Upcoming Fights: (6) Andrew Selby vs TBA, Nov. 22 ... (8) Muhammad Waseem vs TBA, Nov. 22 ... (4) Julio Cesar Martinez vs (7) Cristofer Rosales, Dec. 20 ... (2) Moruti Mthalane vs Akira Yaegashi, Dec. 23

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Upcoming Fights: (6) Elwin Soto vs (9) Edward Heno, Oct. 24 ... (7) Angel Acosta vs Raymond Tabugon [flyweight], Oct. 24 ... (1) Ken Shiro vs (5) Felix Alvarado, Dec. 23

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Upcoming Fights: (1) Wanheng Menayothin vs (3) Simpiwe Konkco, Oct. 25 ... (5) Wilfredo Mendez vs Gabriel Mendoza, Oct. 26