Arthur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) rose to seventh place in the ranking of the best boxers in the world without division into weight categories of the ESPN channel. On Saturday, the 37-year-old Russian knocked out Joe Smith Jr.by unifying three light heavyweight championship belts.
In the ESPN rating, Beterbiev was right behind Oleksandr Usyk. Reigning WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford remains at the top of the rankings.
ESPN Р4Р rating: 1. Terence Crawford, 2. Naoya Inoue, 3. Errol Spence Jr., 4. Saul Alvarez, 5. Tyson Fury, 6. Oleksandr Usyk, 7. Artur Beterbiev, 8. Dmitry Bivol, 9. Vasily Lomachenko , 10. Shakur Stevenson.