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WBC Welterweight Boxing Rankings — April 2023

Official Welterweight rankings for April 2023 from the WBC.

Presented as a historical snapshot for that month. Use the weight-class arrows to move up or down divisions, the month controls to jump between updates, and click any fighter's name to see their ranking history with the WBC.

Division
Period
Org
RankWBCApril 2023
🏆United States flagErrol Spence Jr
Champion

1United States flagKeith Thurman
2Canada flagCody Crowley▲+1
3Cuba flagYordenis Ugas▼-1
4France flagSouleymane Cissokho
5United States flagMario Barrios
6United Kingdom flagConor BennNEW
7Lithuania flagEgidijus Kavaliauskas
8Armenia flagDavid Avanesyan
9South Africa flagTulani Mbenge
10Venezuela flagRoiman Villa
11United States flagAbel Ramos▼-5
12Mexico flagRaul Curiel▼-1
13United States flagJamal James▲+3
14United States flagRashidi Ellis▼-2
15United States flagLucas Santamaria▼-2
16United States flagAlexis Rocha▼-2
17United States flagGiovani Santillan▼-2
18Japan flagKeita Obara
19Uzbekistan flagShakhram Giyasov
20Japan flagJin Sasaki▲+1
21United States flagBlair Cobbs▲+1
22Canada flagCustio Clayton▲+1
23Albania flagFlorian Marku▲+1
24Ukraine flagKaren Chukhadzhian▲+1
25United States flagOmar Juarez▼-5
26United Kingdom flagMichael McKinson▲+1
27Japan flagRyota Toyoshima▼-1
28United States flagQuinton Randall
29United Kingdom flagChris Kongo
30India flagSabari Jaishankar▲+2
31France flagSouleimane MohammediNEW
32Mexico flagIsaac Lucero▲+1
33Belgium flagAnas Messaoudi▲+7
34Uzbekistan flagJakhongir RasulovNEW
35Ukraine flagIvan Golub
36Argentina flagFabian Andres MaidanaNEW
37Argentina flagYoel Alberto PeraltaNEW
38France flagJordy Weiss
39Spain flagJon Miguez
40Greece flagPanagiotis TscochahatararidisNEW

Source: WBC

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About the Welterweight Division

Weight Limit: 140-147 lbs (63.5-66.7 kg)

Welterweight is one of boxing's most competitive and talent-rich divisions. The weight class has consistently produced exciting fights and has been home to many of boxing's biggest stars.

Division Characteristics

Welterweights are known for their speed, skill, and combination punching. The division features a mix of technical boxers and aggressive punchers, leading to diverse and exciting matchups.

Notable Facts

The Welterweight division has been home to legendary fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao. The division is known for producing high-profile, lucrative fights.

Historical Context

Welterweight has long been considered one of boxing's premier divisions, with a history of producing competitive matchups and memorable championship fights.

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Month-over-month changes since February 2023

Entered the top 10

  • GB flag
    Conor BennNow in the top 10 at #6

Dropped out of the top 10

  • US flag
    Abel RamosDropped to #11

Biggest risers

  • BE flag
    Anas MessaoudiNow #33 after #40 last month
    ▲+7
  • US flag
    Jamal JamesNow #13 after #16 last month
    ▲+3
  • IN flag
    Sabari JaishankarClimbed from #32 to #30
    ▲+2

Biggest fallers

  • US flag
    Abel RamosFell from #6 to #11
    ▼-5
  • US flag
    Omar JuarezNow #25 after #20 last month
    ▼-5
  • US flag
    Rashidi EllisDown to #14 from #12
    ▼-2

WBC Welterweight 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 (December 2022).

WBC Welterweight — Champion

United States flagRyan Garcia
March 2026 — Current
4 months
United States flagMario Barrios
July 2024 — March 2026
1 year 9 months
United States flagTerence Crawford
September 2023 — June 2024
10 months
United States flagErrol Spence Jr
December 2022 — September 2023
10 months

WBC Welterweight — Interim Champion

United States flagMario Barrios
November 2023 — July 2024
9 months