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title: "Cruiserweight Boxing Rankings - October 2016"
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# Cruiserweight Boxing Rankings - October 2016

Combined Cruiserweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: October 2016. These are official monthly lists, not BoxRec fight records. See [Box-Rank vs BoxRec](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-vs-boxrec-which-boxing-site-should-you-use).

| Rank | WBA (October 2016) | IBF (October 2016) | WBO (October 2016) | RING (October 2016) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Denis Lebedev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/denis-lebedev) - Super Champion | [Denis Lebedev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/denis-lebedev) - Champion | [Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-usyk) - Champion | Vacant |
| Champion | [Beibut Shumenov (Kazakhstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/beibut-shumenov) - World Champion |  |  |  |
| 1 | [Yuniel Dorticos (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuniel-dorticos) | Vacant | [Norair Mikaeljan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/norair-mikaeljan) | [Grigory Drozd (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/grigory-drozd) |
| 2 | [Marco Huck (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-huck) | [Murat Gassiev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/murat-gassiev) | [Mairis Briedis (Latvia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mairis-briedis) | [Denis Lebedev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/denis-lebedev) |
| 3 | [Arsen Goulamirian (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arsen-goulamirian) | [Norair Mikaeljan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/norair-mikaeljan) | [Firat Arslan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/firat-arslan) | [Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-usyk) |
| 4 | [Mateusz Masternak (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mateusz-masternak) | [Marco Huck (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-huck) | [Damir Beljo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/damir-beljo) | [Tony Bellew (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/tony-bellew) |
| 5 | [Norair Mikaeljan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/norair-mikaeljan) | [Micki Nielsen (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/micki-nielsen) | [Micki Nielsen (Denmark)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/micki-nielsen) | [Krzysztof Glowacki (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/krzysztof-glowacki) |
| 6 | [Denton Daley (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/denton-daley) | [Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/krzysztof-wlodarczyk) | [Krzysztof Glowacki (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/krzysztof-glowacki) | [Marco Huck (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marco-huck) |
| 7 | [Ryad Merhy (Belgium)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ryad-merhy) | [Victor Ramirez (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/victor-ramirez) | [Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/krzysztof-wlodarczyk) | [Firat Arslan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/firat-arslan) |
| 8 | [Ola Afolabi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ola-afolabi) | [Mateusz Masternak (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mateusz-masternak) | [Pablo O. Natalio Farias (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pablo-o.-natalio-farias) | [Mairis Briedis (Latvia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mairis-briedis) |
| 9 | [Youri Kayembre Kalenga (DR Congo)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/youri-kayembre-kalenga) | [Dmytro Kucher (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmytro-kucher) | [Dmytro Kucher (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmytro-kucher) | [Ilunga Junior Makabu (DR Congo)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ilunga-junior-makabu) |
| 10 | [Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/krzysztof-wlodarczyk) | [Dmitry Kudryashov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-kudryashov) | [Michael Hunter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-hunter) | [Yuniel Dorticos (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yuniel-dorticos) |
| 11 | [Mark Flanagan (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mark-flanagan) | [Michael Hunter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-hunter) | [Maksim Vlasov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maksim-vlasov) |  |
| 12 | [Maksim Vlasov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maksim-vlasov) | [Rakhim Chakhkiev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rakhim-chakhkiev) | [Rakhim Chakhkiev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/rakhim-chakhkiev) |  |
| 13 | [Ruslan Fayfer (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ruslan-fayfer) | [Damir Beljo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/damir-beljo) | [Thabiso McHunu (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thabiso-mchunu) |  |
| 14 | [Michael Hunter (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-hunter) | [Thabiso McHunu (South Africa)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/thabiso-mchunu) | [Dmitry Kudryashov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-kudryashov) |  |
| 15 | [Issa Akberbayev (Kazakhstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/issa-akberbayev) | [Denton Daley (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/denton-daley) | [Imre Szello (Hungary)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imre-szello) |  |

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