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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2022"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2022

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: May 2022.

| Rank | WBA (May 2022) | IBF (May 2022) | WBO (May 2022) | RING (May 2022) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Super Champion | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) - Champion | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) - Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) | Vacant | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) |
| 2 | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | Vacant | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) |
| 3 | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Maksim Vlasov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maksim-vlasov) | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) |
| 4 | [Andre Dirrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andre-dirrell) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) | [Maksim Vlasov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maksim-vlasov) |
| 5 | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) | [Callum Johnson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-johnson) | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) |
| 6 | [Ricards Bolotniks (Latvia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ricards-bolotniks) | [Badou Jack (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/badou-jack) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) |
| 7 | [Dominic Boesel (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dominic-boesel) | [Pawel Stepien (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pawel-stepien) | [Mathieu Bauderlique (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mathieu-bauderlique) | [Marcus Browne (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/marcus-browne) |
| 8 | [Yunieski Gonzalez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yunieski-gonzalez) | [Mathieu Bauderlique (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mathieu-bauderlique) | [Fanlong Meng (China)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/fanlong-meng) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) |
| 9 | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) | [Radivoje Kalajdzic (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/radivoje-kalajdzic) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) |
| 10 | [Craig Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/craig-richards) | [Faris Chevalier (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/faris-chevalier) | [Leon Bunn (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/leon-bunn) | [Mathieu Bauderlique (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mathieu-bauderlique) |
| 11 | [Faris Chevalier (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/faris-chevalier) | [Braian Nahuel Suarez (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/braian-nahuel-suarez) | [Adam Deines (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adam-deines) |  |
| 12 | [Armenak Hovhannisyan (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/armenak-hovhannisyan) | [Ali Izmailov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-izmailov) | [Andre Dirrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andre-dirrell) |  |
| 13 | Vacant | [Meng Fanlong (China)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/meng-fanlong) | [Ali Izmailov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-izmailov) |  |
| 14 | [Bryan Perez Castillo (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bryan-perez-castillo) | [Callum Johnson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-johnson) | [Braian Nahuel Suarez (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/braian-nahuel-suarez) |  |
| 15 | [Robin Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/robin-krasniqi) | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) | [Faris Chevalier (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/faris-chevalier) |  |

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