Featherweight Rankings Archive | July 2026

Rank	WBAJuly 2026	WBCJuly 2026	IBFJuly 2026	WBOJuly 2026	RINGJuly 2026
	Brandon Figueroa World Champion	Bruce Carrington Champion	Angelo Leo Champion	Rafael Espinoza Champion	Vacant
1	Mirco Cuello	Cristobal Lorente	Vacant	Lorenzo Parra	Rafael Espinoza
2	Mikito Nakano	Nick Ball	Omar Trinidad	Ryota Muto	Bruce Carrington+1
3	Tomoki Kameda	Omar Trinidad	Luis Reynaldo Nunez	Mikito Nakano	Angelo Leo-1
4	Ivan Chirkov	Nathaniel Collins+1	Toshiki Shimomachi	Omar Trinidad	Stephen Fulton
5	Luis Reynaldo Nunez	Mikito Nakano+1	Mikito Nakano	Toshiki Shimomachi	Brandon Figueroa
6	Vic Pasillas	Toshiki Shimomachi+1	Nick Ball	Liam Davies	Nick Ball
7	Kyonosuke Kameda	Joet Gonzalez+1	Shabaz MasoudNEW	Yan Carlos Santana Guerrero	Mirco Cuello+1
8	Otabek Kholmatov	Liam Davies+1	Liam Davies-1	Ryuto Owan	Ra'Eese Aleem+1
9	Reito Tsutsumi+5	Rene Palacios+1	Albert Gonzalez-1	Nick Ball	Cristobal Lorente+1
10	Jan Paul Rivera Pizarro	Brandon Mejia Mosqueda+1	Cristobal Lorente-1	Cristobal LorenteNEW	Omar TrinidadNEW
11	Vsevolod Shumkov	Jhon Riel CasimeroNEW	Lienard Sarcon	Nathaniel Collins-1
12	Jonathan Cabrera Sanchez+1	Marlon Tapales	Lorenzo Parra+1	Albert Gonzalez+1
13	Nick Ball-4	Reiya Abe	Yan Carlos Santana Guerrero+1	Mateus Heita-2
14	Lorenzo Parra-2	Kevin Walsh	Isaac Rojas GarciaNEW	Felix Parrilla-2
15	Victor Hernandez	Yan Santana	Kyonosuke Kameda	Brandon Mosqueda
16		Otabek Kholmatov
17		Sulaiman Segawa
18		Carlos Castro
19		Lorenzo Parra
20		Albert Gonzalez
21		Ryota Muto
22		Ryuto Owan
23		Wensong Liu
24		Muhamet Qamili
25		Sathaporn Saart
26		Dayan Gonzalez
27		Kyosuke Okamoto
28		Bryan Acosta
29		Mateus Heita
30		Felix Parrilla+1
31		Alexander Jimenez+1
32		Vic Pasillas+8
33		Alberto Mora Garcia
34		Colm Murphy
35		Javon Woodard Jr
36		Thomas ChabotNEW
37		Ruben GilNEW
38		Angel Sauceda-2
39		Gully Powar-2
40		Vincenzo La Femina-2

Sources

July 2026 archive

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Month-over-month changes since June 2026

How many names moved on each organisation’s list this month.

Climbed
New
Dropped
Left

Month-over-month changes since June 2026

WBAJuly 2026 vs June 2026

Entered the top 10

Reito TsutsumiNow #9 (was #14)

Dropped out of the top 10

Nick BallCurrently at #13

Biggest risers

Reito TsutsumiImproved from #14 to #9
+5
Jonathan Cabrera SanchezFrom #13 to #12
+1

Biggest fallers

Nick BallFell from #9 to #13
-4
Lorenzo ParraNow ranked #14 (was #12)
-2

WBCJuly 2026 vs June 2026

Entered the top 10

Brandon Mejia MosquedaClimbed from #11 up to #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Luis NeryOut of the top 10 after being #4

Biggest risers

Vic PasillasJumped from #40 to #32
+8
Nathaniel CollinsClimbed a place to #4
+1
Mikito NakanoFrom #6 to #5
+1

Biggest fallers

Angel SaucedaSlipped from #36 to #38
-2
Gully PowarNow ranked #39 (was #37)
-2
Vincenzo La FeminaFrom #38 to #40
-2

IBFJuly 2026 vs June 2026

Entered the top 10

Shabaz MasoudNow ranked #7

Dropped out of the top 10

Reiya AbeOut of the top 10 after being #10

Biggest risers

Lorenzo ParraClimbed a place to #12
+1
Yan Carlos Santana GuerreroUp one spot to #13
+1

Biggest fallers

Liam DaviesSlipped a spot to #8
-1
Albert GonzalezDown one place to #9
-1
Cristobal LorenteFrom #9 to #10
-1

WBOJuly 2026 vs June 2026

Entered the top 10

Cristobal LorenteInto the top 10 at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Nathaniel CollinsDropped to #11

Biggest risers

Albert GonzalezUp one spot to #12
+1

Biggest fallers

Mateus HeitaDown to #13 from #11
-2
Felix ParrillaDown to #14 from #12
-2
Nathaniel CollinsDown one place to #11
-1

RINGJuly 2026 vs June 2026

Entered the top 10

Omar TrinidadNow ranked #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Luis Alberto LopezLast ranked #7

Biggest risers

Bruce CarringtonUp one spot to #2
+1
Mirco CuelloClimbed a place to #7
+1
Ra'eese AleemUp one spot to #8
+1

Biggest fallers

Angelo LeoDown one place to #3
-1

WBA Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBA monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBA Featherweight - Super Champion

Leo Santa Cruz

January 2017December 2022

6 years

Carl Frampton

July 2016January 2017

7 months

Leo Santa Cruz

August 2015July 2016

1 year

Nicholas Walters

February 2015June 2015

5 months

Nonito Donaire

May 2014October 2014

6 months

Simpiwe Vetyeka

November 2013May 2014

7 months

Chris John

June 2009November 2013

4 years 6 months

Juan Manuel Marquez

September 2003July 2005

1 year 11 months

WBA Featherweight - World Champion

Brandon Figueroa

7 February 2026Current

8 months

Became champion: 7 February 2026

Won the title by stopping Nick Ball in the twelfth round in Liverpool.

First shown in February 2026 rankingsView source

Nick Ball

June 2024February 2026

1 year 9 months

Raymond Ford

March 2024June 2024

4 months

Leigh Wood

May 2023October 2023

6 months

Mauricio Lara

February 2023May 2023

4 months

Leigh Wood

July 2021February 2023

1 year 8 months

Can Xu

January 2019July 2021

2 years 7 months

Jesus Rojas

July 2018January 2019

7 months

Abner Mares

December 2016June 2018

1 year 7 months

Jesus Andres Cuellar

February 2015December 2016

1 year 11 months

Nicholas Walters

December 2012February 2015

2 years 3 months

Celestino Caballero

October 2011October 2012

1 year 1 month

Jonathan Victor Barros

November 2010October 2011

1 year

Yuriorkis Gamboa

November 2009September 2010

11 months

Chris John

October 2009November 2009

2 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

June 2009October 2009

5 months

Chris John

September 2003June 2009

5 years 10 months

Derrick Gainer

September 2000September 2003

3 years 1 month

Freddie Norwood

January 2000September 2000

9 months

WBA Featherweight - Interim Champion

Mirco Cuello

August 2025March 2026

8 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

April 2009June 2009

3 months

WBA Featherweight Title History

WBC Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBC monthly rankings (August 2008).

WBC Featherweight - Champion

Bruce Carrington

31 January 2026Current

10 months

Became champion: 31 January 2026

Won the vacant world title by knocking out Carlos Castro in the ninth round in New York, having previously held the interim title.

First shown in February 2026 rankingsView source

Stephen Fulton

February 2025February 2026

1 year 1 month

Brandon Figueroa

October 2024February 2025

5 months

Rey Vargas

September 2022October 2024

2 years 2 months

Mark Magsayo

February 2022September 2022

8 months

Gary Allen Russell Jr

May 2015February 2022

6 years 10 months

Jhonny Gonzalez

January 2014May 2015

1 year 5 months

Daniel Ponce De Leon

March 2013January 2014

11 months

Elio Rojas

August 2009March 2013

3 years 8 months

Takahiro Ao

March 2009August 2009

6 months

Jorge Linares

August 2008March 2009

8 months

WBC Featherweight - Interim Champion

Bruce Carrington

August 2025February 2026

7 months

Brandon Figueroa

April 2023October 2024

1 year 7 months

Oscar Escandon

March 2016January 2020

3 years 11 months

WBC Featherweight Title History

IBF Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest IBF monthly rankings (September 2006).

IBF Featherweight - Champion

Angelo Leo

July 2024Current

2 years 2 months

Luis Alberto Lopez

December 2022July 2024

1 year 8 months

Josh Warrington

March 2022December 2022

10 months

Kiko Martinez

October 2021March 2022

6 months

Kid Galahad

July 2021October 2021

4 months

Josh Warrington

May 2018January 2021

2 years 9 months

Lee Selby

April 2015May 2018

3 years 2 months

Evgeny Gradovich

February 2013April 2015

2 years 3 months

Billy Dib

July 2011February 2013

1 year 8 months

Yuriorkis Gamboa

September 2010March 2011

7 months

Orlando Salido

May 2010September 2010

5 months

Cristobal Cruz

November 2008May 2010

1 year 7 months

Robert Guerrero

September 2006November 2008

2 years 3 months

IBF Featherweight Title History

WBO Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBO monthly rankings (January 2000).

WBO Featherweight - Champion

Rafael Espinoza

9 December 2023Current

2 years 10 months

Became champion: 9 December 2023

Won the WBO title by defeating Robeisy Ramirez by majority decision.

First shown in December 2023 rankingsView source

Robeisy Ramirez

April 2023December 2023

9 months

Emanuel Navarrete

September 2020February 2023

2 years 6 months

Shakur Stevenson

November 2019July 2020

9 months

Oscar Valdez

July 2016August 2019

3 years 2 months

Vasyl Lomachenko

July 2014June 2016

2 years

Orlando Salido

October 2013March 2014

6 months

Miguel Angel Garcia

February 2013June 2013

5 months

Orlando Salido

May 2011February 2013

1 year 10 months

Juan Manuel Lopez

February 2010May 2011

1 year 4 months

Steve Luevano

August 2007February 2010

2 years 7 months

Juan Manuel Marquez

December 2006April 2007

5 months

Scott Harrison

June 2004December 2006

2 years 7 months

Cruz Carbajal

May 2004June 2004

2 months

Scott Harrison

January 2004May 2004

5 months

Manuel Medina

October 2003January 2004

4 months

Manteca Medina

August 2003October 2003

3 months

Scott Harrison

November 2002August 2003

10 months

Julio Pablo Chacon

June 2001November 2002

1 year 6 months

Istvan Kovacs

January 2001June 2001

6 months

Naseem Hamed

January 2000October 2000

10 months

WBO Featherweight - Interim Champion

Carl Frampton

May 2018January 2019

9 months

WBO Featherweight Title History

RING Featherweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest RING monthly rankings (August 1929).