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WBC Welterweight Boxing Rankings — February 2023

Official Welterweight rankings for February 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
RankWBCFebruary 2023
🏆United States flagErrol Spence Jr
Champion

1United States flagKeith Thurman
2Cuba flagYordenis Ugas▲+1
3Canada flagCody Crowley▲+1
4France flagSouleymane Cissokho▲+1
5United States flagMario Barrios▲+5
6United States flagAbel Ramos
7Lithuania flagEgidijus Kavaliauskas
8Armenia flagDavid Avanesyan
9South Africa flagTulani Mbenge
10Venezuela flagRoiman VillaNEW
11Mexico flagRaul Curiel▲+2
12United States flagRashidi Ellis▼-1
13United States flagLucas Santamaria▲+2
14United States flagAlexis Rocha▲+3
15United States flagGiovani Santillan▲+1
16United States flagJamal James▼-4
17Uzbekistan flagKudratillo Abdukakhorov▲+1
18Japan flagKeita Obara▲+1
19Uzbekistan flagShakhram Giyasov▲+2
20United States flagOmar Juarez▲+2
21Japan flagJin SasakiNEW
22United States flagBlair Cobbs▲+2
23Canada flagCustio Clayton▲+2
24Albania flagFlorian Marku▲+2
25Ukraine flagKaren ChukhadzhianNEW
26Japan flagRyota Toyoshima▼-12
27United Kingdom flagMichael McKinson
28United States flagQuinton Randall
29United Kingdom flagChris Kongo▼-6
30Uzbekistan flagJamshidbek Najmitdnov▼-1
31Kazakhstan flagTalgat Shayken▼-1
32India flagSabari Jaishankar▼-1
33Mexico flagIsaac Lucero▼-1
34South Africa flagJabulani Makhense
35Ukraine flagIvan Golub
36Venezuela flagJonathan Jose HernandezNEW
37Poland flagPrzemyslaw Runowski
38France flagJordy Weiss▲+1
39Spain flagJon Miguez▲+1
40Belgium flagAnas MessaoudiNEW

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 January 2023

Entered the top 10

  • VE flag
    Roiman VillaEnters at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

  • US flag
    Vergil Ortiz JrWas #2 last month

Biggest risers

  • US flag
    Mario BarriosUp 5 places to #5
    ▲+5
  • US flag
    Alexis RochaNow #14 after #17 last month
    ▲+3
  • MX flag
    Raul CurielClimbed from #13 to #11
    ▲+2

Biggest fallers

  • JP flag
    Ryota ToyoshimaNow #26 after #14 last month
    ▼-12
  • GB flag
    Chris KongoDown 6 places to #29
    ▼-6
  • US flag
    Jamal JamesFell from #12 to #16
    ▼-4

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