Thanks to Saturday's technical knockout victory over Joseph Parker in the interim WBA and WBO heavyweight title bout, Fabio Wardley significantly climbed in The Ring magazine's rankings. The undefeated Briton is now ranked second among contenders, just after Tyson Fury. Oleksandr Usyk holds the world champion title according to the "Boxing Bible" in the heavyweight division.
The current The Ring magazine's heavyweight rankings are as follows:
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Tyson Fury
2. Fabio Wardley
3. Agit Kabayel
4. Joseph Parker
6. Filip Hrgović
7. Zhang Zhilei
9. Moses Itauma
10. Efe Ajagba