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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2023"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - May 2023

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: May 2023. 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 (May 2023) | IBF (May 2023) | WBO (May 2023) | RING (May 2023) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Super Champion | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) - Champion | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) - Champion | Vacant |
| 1 | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) |
| 2 | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) | Vacant | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) |
| 3 | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) |
| 4 | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) | [Andre Dirrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andre-dirrell) | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) |
| 5 | [Albert Ramirez (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/albert-ramirez) | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) | [Lyndon Arthur (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lyndon-arthur) | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) |
| 6 | [Richard Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/richard-rivera) | [Ali Izmailov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-izmailov) | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) |
| 7 | [Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-gvozdyk) | [Jerome Pampellone (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerome-pampellone) | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) |
| 8 | [Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/gilberto-ramirez) | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) | [Joe Smith Jr (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joe-smith-jr) | [Dan Azeez (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dan-azeez) |
| 9 | [Dominic Boesel (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dominic-boesel) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-gvozdyk) |
| 10 | [Craig Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/craig-richards) | [Jean Pascal (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jean-pascal) | [Adam Deines (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/adam-deines) | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) |
| 11 | [Lyndon Arthur (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lyndon-arthur) | [Lyndon Arthur (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lyndon-arthur) | [Ali Izmailov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-izmailov) |  |
| 12 | [Conor Wallace (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/conor-wallace) | [Richard Rivera (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/richard-rivera) | [Radivoje Kalajdzic (Serbia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/radivoje-kalajdzic) |  |
| 13 | [Andre Dirrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/andre-dirrell) | [Malik Zinad (Libya)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/malik-zinad) | [Diyab Simon Dabschah (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/diyab-simon-dabschah) |  |
| 14 | [Ahmed Elbiali (Egypt)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ahmed-elbiali) | [Conor Wallace (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/conor-wallace) | [Jerome Pampellone (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerome-pampellone) |  |
| 15 | [Malik Zinad (Libya)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/malik-zinad) | [Padraig McCrory (Ireland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/padraig-mccrory) | [Willy Hutchinson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willy-hutchinson) |  |

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