WBA Rankings Update: David Lemieux No Longer Ranked At Middleweight

The latest WBA rankings have been revealed and the middleweight title scene had one notable change.

David Lemieux is no longer ranked No. 1 at middleweight and is now ranked No. 5 at super middleweight. The change is notable as Lemieux had been the mandatory challenger to the WBA “Super” middleweight title ever since he won a title eliminator last September. Lemieux’s next fight has not been announced, nor has there been news of him moving up in weight but he was supposed to fight a middleweight bout last December, but did not show up to the weigh-ins due to him reportedly being hospitalized due to severe dehydration.

But that’s not the only noteworthy change in the WBA rankings. Fightful compiled a list of notable changes, which can be seen below of some of the biggest changes reflected in the WBA rankings.

Heavyweight:

• Joe Joyce (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings due to winning the WBA Gold title
• Adam Kownacki enters the rankings at No. 13

Cruiserweight:

• Tony Bellew (formerly No. 9) drops out of the rankings
• Mike Perez rises from No. 11 to No. 9
• Kevin Lerena enters the rankings at No. 11

Light Heavyweight:

• Reagan Dessaix (formerly No. 11) drops out ot the rankings
• Blake Caparello enters the rankings at No. 11
• Pierre Dibombe (formerly No. 14) drops out of the rankings
• Craig Richards enters the rankings at No. 14

Super Middleweight:

• David Lemieux enters the rankings at No. 5
• Derrick Webster dropped from No. 8 to No. 13
• Lennox Allen (formerly No. 9) drops out of the rankings due to winning the WBA Gold title

Middleweight:

• David Lemieux (formerly No. 1) drops out of the rankings
• Gennady Golovkin rises from No. 2 to No. 1
• Kamil Szeremeta rises from No. 4 to No. 2
• Khasan Baysangurov drops from No. 8 to No. 14
• Mikalai Vesialou enters the rankings at No. 12

Junior Middleweight:

• Ted Cheeseman (formerly No. 14) drops out of the rankings
• Sergio Garcia enters the rankings at No. 14

Welterweight:

• Sergey Lubkovich drops from No. 8 to No. 14
• Josesito Lopez (formerly No. 10) drops out of the rankings
• Radzhab Butaev rises from No. 14 to No. 8
• Thulani Mbenge enters the rankings at No. 13

Junior Welterweight:

• Hiroki Okada (formerly No. 3) drops out of the rankings
• Regis Prograis enters the rankings at No. 5
• Raymundo Beltran enters the rankings at No. 6
• Shakhram Giyasov (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings

Lightweight:

• Teofimo Lopez rises from No. 8 to No. 4
• Emiliano Marsili drops from No. 4 to No. 7
• Daud Yordan (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings
• Joe Cordina (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Aik Shakknaaryan enters the rankings at No. 15
• Bryan Vasquez enters the rankings at No. 5

Super Featherweight:

• Bryan Vasquez (formerly No. 3) drops out of the rankings
• Edner Cherry (formerly No. 6) drops out of the rankings
• Andrew Cancio (formerly No. 8) drops out of the rankings due to winning the WBA “Regular” title
• Hugo Ruiz (formerly No. 9) drops out of the rankings
• Joseph Diaz Jr. enters the rankings at No. 5
• Alberto Machado enters the rankings at No. 7
• Anthony Cacace enters the rankings at No. 14
• Sibusiso Zingange enters the rankings at No. 15
• Ryan Garcia rises from No. 4 to No. 3
• Akzhol Sulaimanbek rises from No. 11 to No. 8

Featherweight:

• Genesis Servania (formerly No. 1) drops out of the rankings
• Joseph Diaz Jr. (formerly No. 5) drops out of the rankings
• Rafael Rivera (formerly No. 11) drops out of the rankings
• Eduardo Ramirez enters the rankings at No. 3
• Carlos Castro enters the rankings at No. 11
• Michael Conlan enters the rankings at No. 9
• Bryan De Gracia rises from No. 2 to No. 1
• Hector Luiz Garcia rises from No. 6 to No. 2
• Tyler McCreary drops from No. 3 to No. 8
• Hiroshige Osawa rises from No. 8 to No. 5
• Shakur Stevenson rises from No. 9 to No. 6

Super Bantamweight:

• Rico Ramos (formerly No. 10) drops out of the rankings
• Maikol Beaumont enters the rankings at No. 10

Bantamweight:

• Reymart Gaballo (formerly No. 1) drops out of the rankings
• Christian Carto (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Tenta Kiyose (formerly No. 12) drops out of the rankings
• Joshua Greer Jr. enters the rankings at No. 14
• Damien Vazquez enters the rankings at No. 15
• Ben Manaquil enters the rankings at No. 10
• Liborio Solis rises from No. 2 to No. 1
• Shingo Wake rises from No. 4 to No. 2

Super Flyweight:

• Jose Briegel Quirino (formerly No. 13) drops out of the rankings
• Damien Vazquez (formerly No. 14) drops out of the rankings
• Jakkrawut Majoogen enters the rankings at No. 13
• Jose Soto enters the rankings at No. 14

Flyweight:

• No changes

Light Flyweight:

• Ryoichi Taguchi (formerly No. 3) drops out of the rankings
• Rodrigo Ramirez (formerly No. 15) drops out of the rankings
• Jing Xiang enters the rankings at No. 8
• Cristian Flores enters the rankings at No. 15

Minimumweight:

• No changes

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