WBA Rankings Update: April 2019

After a busy month of fights, the WBA has updated its rankings with several notable changes.

The welterweight division got some new faces at the top with both Danny Garcia and Mikey Garcia appearing in the top three while former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk makes his long-awaited debut in the heavyweight rankings.

Below are notable changes to the WBA rankings in every weight class. The full rankings can be seen at this link.

Heavyweight:

• Jarrell Miller (formerly No. 2) drops out of the rankings
• Oleksandr Usyk enters the rankings at No. 2

Cruiserweight:

• Mike Perez (formerly No. 9) drops out of the rankings
• Jai Opetaia enters the rankings at No. 15

Light Heavyweight:

• Joe Smith Jr. (formerly No. 14) drops out of the rankings
• Jean Pascal enters the rankings at No. 15
• Mike Lee drops from No. 9 to No. 14

Super Middleweight:

• Jayde Mitchell (formerly No. 13) drops out of the rankings
• Hassan N’Dam enters the rankings at No. 13

Middleweight:

• Brandon Adams (formerly No. 7) drops out of the rankings
• Matt Korobov enters the rankings at No. 14

Junior Middleweight:

• Michael Zerafa (formerly No. 12) drops out of the rankings
• Tim Tszyu enters the rankings at No. 15

Welterweight:

• Adrien Broner (formerly No. 8) drops out of the rankings
• Samuel Vargas (formerly No. 9) drops out of the rankings
• Thulani Mbenge (formerly No. 12) drops out of the rankings
• Danny Garcia enters the rankings at No. 2
• Mikey Garcia enters the rankings at No. 3
• David Avanesyan enters the rankings at No. 11

Junior Welterweight:

• Regis Prograis (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings
• Eduard Troyanovsky (formerly No. 8) drops out of the rankings
• George Kambosos Jr. (formerly No. 14) drops out of the rankings
• Kiryl Relikh enters the rankings at No. 7
• Lewis Ritson enters the rankings at No. 13
• Shakhram Giyasov enters the rankings at No. 14

Lightweight:

• Bryan Vasquez (formerly No. 7) drops out of the rankings
• Aik Shakkhnazaryan (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Yvan Mendy enters the rankings at No. 7
• Zapir Rasulov enters the rankings at No. 15

Super Featherweight:

• No notable changes

Featherweight:

• Duarn Vue (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Jhack Tepora enters the rankings at No. 15

Super Bantamweight:

• Brandon Figueroa rises from No. 2 to No. 1
• Murodjon Akhmadaliev drops from No. 1 to No. 2
• Yonfrez Parejo (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings
• Javier Chacon enters the rankings at No. 9

Bantamweight:

• Stephon Young drops from No. 5 to No. 13
• Oscar Negrete (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Joshua Franco enters the rankings at No. 14

Super Flyweight:

• Daigo Hida (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings
• Yutthana Kaensa (formerly No. 11) drops out of the rankings
• Akira Yaegashi enters the rankings at No. 9
• Srisaket Sor Rungvisai enters the rankings at No. 3

Flyweight:

• No notable changes

Light Flyweight:

• Reiya Konishi (formerly No. 4) drops out of the rankings
• Akira Yaegashi (formerly No. 7) drops out of the rankings
• Carlos Vado (formerly No. 11) drops out of the rankings
• Andika D’Golden Boy enters the rankings at No. 7
• Daniel Valladares enters the rankings at No. 10
• Nkosinathi Joyi enters the rankings at No. 14

Minimumweight:

• Tsubasa Joura (formerly No. 7) drops out of the rankings
• Samuel Salva enters the rankings at No. 10