Men's boxing pound-for-pound rankings : New Faces Emerge in Pound-for-Pound Boxing Rankings

Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev drop out of the ESPN men's boxing pound-for-pound rankings due to inactivity. New faces emerge as Jaron "Boots" Ennis claims the No. 8 spot after an impressive first-round knockout of Uisma Lima for the vacant WBA interim junior middleweight title in October. Vergil Ortiz Jr. enters at No. 10 following his second-round TKO victory over Erickson Lubin for the WBC belt in November. Ryan Garcia, despite dethroning WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on February 21, fails to secure enough votes for a top-10 position. Oleksandr Usyk retains the top rank after Terence Crawford's retirement, boasting a record of 24-0, with a knockout win over Daniel Dubois last July. Usyk's next challenge is against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza.