--- title: "About Box-Rank" --- # About Box-Rank Why Box-Rank tracks official rankings and preserves historical records. ## Our Mission Box-Rank is dedicated to making professional boxing rankings accessible, transparent, and easy to understand. We believe that boxing fans, journalists, and industry professionals deserve a centralized resource where they can access rankings from major sanctioning bodies and independent ratings sources in one convenient location. Our mission is to compile, organize, and present boxing rankings data in a clear, user-friendly format that allows visitors to explore rankings by organization, weight class, country, and individual boxer, while maintaining a complete historical archive that tracks how rankings have evolved over time. ## What We Do Box-Rank aggregates monthly rankings from major boxing sanctioning bodies and The Ring: - WBA (World Boxing Association) - WBC (World Boxing Council) - IBF (International Boxing Federation) - WBO (World Boxing Organization) - RING (The Ring Magazine) We compile these rankings into a unified database that allows you to browse current rankings, view historical months, track boxer histories, explore countries, identify champions, and analyze ranking movements. - Browse current rankings across all weight classes and organizations - View historical rankings month by month - Track individual boxer ranking histories and movements - Explore rankings by country to see which nations produce the most ranked fighters - Identify current world champions and their title histories - Analyze ranking movements and significant changes over time ## Why Box-Rank Exists Official boxing rankings are typically published as PDF documents or scattered across different organization websites. Box-Rank consolidates those sources into one searchable archive with a consistent interface and historical snapshots. - Consolidates rankings from multiple sources into one searchable database - Provides a clean, consistent interface that works on all devices - Maintains a historical archive that preserves how rankings looked in previous months - Offers ways to explore by boxer, country, organization, or weight class - Makes ranking movements and career progression easier to follow ## Android app The Box-Rank Android app is available on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boxrank.rankings). It covers rankings, champions, movements, and boxer search. No account is required. Read the launch note on the [blog](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-android-app-google-play). ## Our Commitment to Accuracy We manually review ranking data from official sources and update the database as new lists are published. There may be brief delays between an official release and its appearance on Box-Rank. The source organizations and publications remain the authority for their own rankings. - There may be brief delays between official publication and a Box-Rank update - Publicly available official documents are the source material - Source organizations and publications remain the ultimate authority for their own rankings If you notice a discrepancy, use the [contact page](https://box-rank.com/contact) so it can be investigated and corrected. ## Independence and Transparency Box-Rank is an independent website with no affiliation to any boxing sanctioning body, promoter, organization, or ratings publication. We are not endorsed by, operated by, or officially connected to the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, or The Ring. Source organizations remain the authority for their own lists. Read [how we collect and process ranking data](https://box-rank.com/methodology). ## For Boxing Fans and Professionals Box-Rank is designed for boxing fans following current lists, journalists researching historical positions, trainers and managers monitoring fighters, promoters studying division landscapes, and researchers analysing ranking trends. - **Boxing fans:** Follow current rankings and favourite fighters - **Journalists:** Use historical ranking data for research and reporting - **Trainers and managers:** Monitor fighter positions and identify potential opponents - **Promoters:** Research rankings and understand division landscapes - **Researchers:** Analyse ranking trends, movements, and patterns over time ## The Challenge of Accessing Boxing Rankings Official rankings are spread across organization websites, PDF documents, and archives with different formats. Older lists can be difficult to find, compare, search, or link to. Box-Rank brings those sources into one consistent, searchable historical resource. - **PDF documents:** Many lists cannot be searched, compared, or linked to easily - **Scattered sources:** Rankings appear across several websites with different layouts - **No single historical archive:** Finding an old list often means searching PDFs or archived pages - **Inconsistent formats:** Each organization presents its rankings differently - **Limited searchability:** Researching one boxer can require searching several documents and sites ## Understanding Professional Boxing Rankings Professional boxing rankings represent the competitive hierarchy of each weight division and help determine opportunities for world titles. Committees consider factors such as recent performance, quality of opposition, and activity. The WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO operate their own systems, while The Ring publishes independent editorial ratings. A ranking is not only a list of names. It records the competitive order in a division and helps determine who may receive a title opportunity. Positions can change after fight results, inactivity, or other decisions made by each ranking committee. Read the full [guide to how boxing rankings work](https://box-rank.com/how-rankings-work). ## Our Data Collection Process The process begins by monitoring official websites and archives for new publications. Lists are checked against their source, then fighter names, countries, divisions, positions, and title statuses are normalised for consistent display. Validation and manual review are completed before publication. 1. **Monitoring:** Check official websites and archives for newly published lists 2. **Verification:** Compare each ranking list with its official source 3. **Data entry:** Record fighter names, countries, divisions, positions, and title statuses 4. **Normalisation:** Standardise names, weight classes, and country codes for consistent display 5. **Quality control:** Review the resulting data for errors and inconsistencies 6. **Publication:** Add the verified rankings to the searchable site and archive This process preserves the official ordering while adding historical context and cross-organization comparison. ## The Value of Historical Rankings The monthly archive records how rankings appeared at each point in time. It can be used to follow career progression, study how divisions evolved, research earlier lists, identify movement patterns, and place current rankings in historical context. - **Career tracking:** Follow how a fighter progressed or declined over time - **Division analysis:** See how weight classes changed and which fighters dominated - **Research:** Retrieve earlier rankings for reporting and analysis - **Trend identification:** Study patterns in ranking movement - **Context:** Understand current lists through the development of each division ## Who Uses Box-Rank? The site serves casual fans checking a current position, dedicated followers studying monthly movements, journalists researching stories, boxers and trainers monitoring opportunities, promoters and managers planning career moves, researchers analysing patterns, and media professionals preparing fight coverage. - Casual and dedicated boxing fans - Journalists, broadcasters, and commentators - Boxers, trainers, managers, and promoters - Researchers and analysts ## Our Commitment to the Boxing Community Box-Rank is built to make ranking information useful, understandable, and accessible. The archive, data checks, and browsing tools continue to be improved, and reports from readers help identify corrections and useful additions. Work continues on new features, archive coverage, and the overall browsing experience. Suggestions, questions, and data reports are reviewed because reader feedback helps improve both accuracy and usability. ## Get Started - [Latest rankings](https://box-rank.com/rankings/heavyweight) - [Current champions](https://box-rank.com/champions) - [How rankings work](https://box-rank.com/how-rankings-work) - [FAQ](https://box-rank.com/faq) - [Contact](https://box-rank.com/contact) --- HTML: https://box-rank.com/about Markdown: https://box-rank.com/about.md