WBC world rankings for February 2026 announced

Boxer of the Month named in WBC world rankings for February 2026

British boxing hero Dalton "Thunder" Smith was named the WBC Boxer of the Month for having conquered the super-lightweight championship against Subriel Matias, as the governing body unveiled their latest world rankings for February 2026, where the top four heavyweights hail from England.

Sheffield's Smith knocked out the powerful punching Puerto Rican to become crowned the first world champion of the year, now one of six reigning world champions from the UK.

Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington was named runner-up for having captured the WBC featherweight title against Carlos Castro on the Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson undercard in New York on January 1.

Heavyweight

Champion: Oleksandr Usyk Interim: Agit Kabayel 1. Lawrence Okolie 2. Daniel Dubois 3. Anthony Joshua 4. Moses Itauma 5. Filip Hrgovic 6. Efe Ajagba 7. Martin Bakole 8. Richard Torrez 9. Frank Sanchez 10. Zhilei Zhang 11. Bakhodir Jalolov 12. Guido Vianello 13. Deontay Wilder 14. Derek Chisora 15. Jared Anderson

Bridgerweight

Champion: Kevin Lerena Interim: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk 1. Ryad Merhy 2. Andrew Tabiti 3. Kris Terzievski 4. Julio Cesar La Cruz 5. Adam Balski 6. Oleksandr Hrytsiv 7. Alexander Nedbei 8. Marko Calic 9. Jerry Forrest 10. Senad Gashi 11. Keaton Gomes 12. Piotr Lacz 13. Nikodem Jezewski 14. Willy Kyakonye 15. Angelo Morejon

Cruiserweight

Champion: Noel Mikaelyan Interim: Michal Cieslak 1. Ryan Rozicki 2. Yamil Alberto Peralta 3. Chris Billam-Smith 4. Mateusz Masternak 5. Leonardo Mosque 6. Badou Jack 7. Ilunga Makabu 8. Brandon Glanton 9. Kevin Ramirez 10. Yuniel Dorticos 11. Viddal Riley 12. Floyd Masson 13. Aloys youmbi 14. Mike Perez 15. Efetobor Apochi

Light-heavyweight

Champion: David Benavidez 1. Artur Beterbiev 2. Joshua Buatsi 3. Ben Whittaker 4. David Morrell 5. Imam Khataev 6. Radivoje Kalajdzic 7. Willy Hutchinson 8. Zach Parker 9. Mehmet Unal 10. Craig Richards 11. Conor Wallace 12. Anthony Yarde 13. Arlen Lopez 14. Najee Lopez 15. Ronald Gavril

Super-middleweight

Champion: Christian Mbilli 1. Saul Alvarez 2. Hamzah Sheeraz 3. Lester Martinez 4. Jacob Bank 5. Diego Pacheco 6. Jaime Munguia 7. Luka Plantic 8. Osleys Iglesias 9. Jermall Charlo 10. Bektemir Melikuziev 11. Sergey Derevyanchencko 12. Kevin Lele Sadjo 13. Caleb Plant 14. Immanuel Aleem 15. Troy Williamson

Middleweight

Champion: Carlos Adames Interim: Jesus Ramos Jr. 1. Meiirum Nursultanov 2. Bilal Jkitou 3. Austin Williams 4. Yoenli Hernandez 5. Etinosa Oliha 6. Fiodor Czerkaszyn 7. Serhii Bohachuk 8. Troy Isley 9. Aaron McKenna 10. Vito Mienicki Jr. 11. Callum Walsh 12. Dylan Biggs 13. Riku Kunimoto 14. Shane Mosley Jr. 15. Bruno Surace

Super-welterweight

Champion: Sebastian Fundora Interim: Vergil Ortiz Jr. 1. Bakary Samake 2. Brandon Adams 3. Keith Thurman 4. Ermal Hadribeaj 5. Bakhram Murtazaliev 6. Israil Madrimov 7. Tim Tszyu 8. Francisco Veron 9. Jorge Garcia 10. Abass Baraou 11. Charles Conwell 12. Andreas Katzourakis 13. Alejandro Silva 14. Milan Pratt 15. Rashidi Ellis

Welterweight

Champion: Mario Barrios 1. Conor Benn 2. Souleymane Cissokho 3. Manny Pacquiao 4. Ryan Garcia 5. Raul Curiel 6. Jack Catterall 7. Egidjus Kavaliauskas 8. Brian Norman Jr. 9. Eimantas Stanionis 10. Arnold Barboza Jr. 11. Rohan Polanco 12. Liam Paro 13. Karen Chukhadzhian 14. Samuel Molina 15. Akrem Aouina

Super-lightweight

Champion: Dalton Smith Interim: Isaac Cruz Jr. 1. Alberto Puello 2. Sandor Martin 3. Subriel Matias 4. Arthur Biyarslanov 5. Teofimo Lopez 6. Keyshawn Davis 7. Lindolfo Delgado 8. Pierce O'Leary 9. Jon Fernandez 10. Adam Azim 11. Jose Angel Rosa 12. Kenneth Sims Jr. 13. Jack Rafferty 14. Mark Chamberlain 15. Frank Martin

Lightweight

Champion: Vacant Interim: Jadier Herrera 1. William Zepeda 2. Lamont Roach 3. Andy Cruz 4. Dzmitry Asanau 5. Sam Noakes 6. Justin Pauldo 7. Ricardo Nunez 8. Joe Cordina 9. Shu Utsuki 10. Bakhodur Usmanov 11. Lucas Bahdi 12. Jordan White 13. Alan Chaves 14. Armando Martinez 15. Albert Bell

Super-featherweight

Champion: O'Shaquie Foster 1. Michael Magnesi 2. Raymond Ford 3. Mark Magsayo 4. Ryan Garner 5. Khalil El Hadri 6. Andres Cortes 7. Moussa Gholam 8. Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov 9. Robson Conceicao 10. Gary Russell Jr. 11. Charly Suarez 12. Oscar Valdez 13. Yamato Hata 14. Kenichi Ogawa 15. Josh Padley

Featherweight

Champion: Bruce Carrington In-Recess: Rey Vargas 1. Nathaniel Collins 2. Cristobal Lorente 3. Omar Trinidad 4. Luis Nery 5. Alan Picasso 6. Reiya Abe 7. Joet Gonzalez 8. Michael Conlan 9. Otabek Kholmatov 10. Mikito Nakano 11. Toshiki Shimomachi 12. Brandon Mejia Mosqueda 13. Liam Davies 14. Carlos Castro 15. Tomoki Kameda

Super-bantamweight

Champion: Naoya Inoue 1. Junto Nakatani 2. Marlon Tapales 3. Bryan Mercado 4. Ramon Cardenas 5. Sam Goodman 6. Kazuki Nakajima 7. Subaru Murata 8. Ryosuke Nishido 9. Shabaz Masiud 10. Sebastian Hernandez 11. Yerny Betancourt 12. Murodjon Akhmadaliev 13. Jose Ramirez Maciel 14. Arturo Cardenas Popoca 15. Fillipus Nghitumbwa

Bantamweight

Champion: Takuma Inoue 1. Juan Francisco Estrada 2. Tenshin Nasukawa 3. Andrew Cain 4. Alejandro Jair Gonzalez 5. Kazuto Ioka 6. Riku Masuda 7. Kenneth Llover 8. Jason Moloney 9. Yoshiki Takei 10. Nonito Donaire 11. David Cuellar 12. Petch Sor Chitpattana 13. Katsuma Akitsugi 14. Michael Angeletti 15. Andrey Bonilla

Super-flyweight

Champion: Jesse Rodriguez 1. Tomoya Tsuboi 2. Kenshiro Teraji 3. Ricardo Malajika 4. Fernando Martinez 5. Seigo Yuri Akui 6. Andrew Moloney 7. Yahir Frank 8. Phumelele Cafu 9. Pedro Guevara 10. Israel Gonzalez 11. John Ramirez 12. Charlie Edwards 13. Kenta Nakagawa 14. Ari Bonilla 15. Theophilous Kpakpo Allotey

Flyweight

Champion: Ricardo Sandoval Interim: Galal Yafai 1. Francisco Rodriguez Jr. 2. Shokichi Iwata 3. Angelino Cordova 4. Thananchai Charunphak 5. Joselito Velazquez 6. Angel Ayala Lardizabal 7. Sergio Mendoza 8. Yoali Mosqueda 9. Tobias Reyes 10. Jukiya Imura 11. Jesse Espinas 12. Ndabezinhle Phiri 13. Arvin Paciones 14. Rene Calixto Bibiano 15. Yankiel Rivera

Light-flyweight

Champion: Thammanoon Niyomtrong In-Recess: Carlos Canizales 1. Erik Badillo 2. Kyosuke Takami 3. Jairo Noreiga 4. Masataka Taniguchi 5. Erick Rosa 6. Regie Suganob 7. Arvin Magramo 8. Toshiki Kawamitsu 9. Daniel Valladares 10. Christian Araneta 11. Aaron de la Cruz 12. Gustavo Perez Alvarez 13. Daiya Kira 14. Jayson Vayson 15. Andy Dominguez

Strawweight

Champion: Melvin Jerusalem 1. Joey Canoy 2. Siyakholwa Kuse 3. Ryusei Matsumoto 4. Beaven Sibanda 5. Luis Castillo 6. Joseph Sumabong 7. Vic Saludar 8. Junior Zarate 9. Brandon Moreno 10. Nhlanhla Tyirha 11. Russell Acosta Silveria 12. Yuni Takada 13. Ian Abne 14. Takero Kitano 15. Tatsuro Nakashima