The first place is occupied by Briton Anthony Joshua
Former UFC world champion Francis Ngannou dropped to 24th place new WBC rankings.
Let us remind you that the Cameroonian was in the top 10 of the list in the previous edition. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman explained this decision by Francis’ merits in MMA and a strong fight against champion title holder Tyson Fury.
The first place is now occupied by former world champion Anthony Joshua. Let us remind you that in the last fight the Briton knocked out Ngannou in the second round. This fight led to significant changes in the rankings.
- WBC ranking
1. Anthony Joshua
2. Frank Sanchez
3. Agit Kabayel
4. Efe Ajagba
5. Jared Anderson
6. Daniel Dubois
7. Deontay Wilder
8. Filip Hrgovic
9. Zhang Zhilei
10. Martin Bakole
…
24. Francis Ngannou
Outside the ranking is the current WBC title holder Tyson Fury. “The Gypsy King” will fight for the title of absolute world champion against Ukrainian Alexander Usik on May 18. The event will be hosted by the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Source: Sportarena
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