IBO computerised ratings
IBO light-heavyweight rankings
The IBO’s current light-heavyweight ratings in full. Where the other four bodies publish fifteen names, the IBO publishes 100, produced by computer rather than by a ratings committee. The IBO light-heavyweight champion is Dmitrii Bivol. Joshua Buatsi is rated first among the contenders at 20-1. This month 22 fighters moved up the table and 6 entered it for the first time.
IBO championDmitrii Bivol
| # | Movement since last month | Fighter | Nationality | Age | Record | KOs | Titles held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unchanged | Joshua Buatsi | United Kingdom | 33 | 20-1 | 13 | WBA International |
| 2 | Unchanged | Imam Khataev | Russia | 31 | 12-1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Unchanged | Albert Ramirez | Venezuela | 34 | 23-0 | 19 | WBA International |
| 4 | Unchanged | Ali Izmailov | Russia | 33 | 15-0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Unchanged | Najee Lopez | Puerto Rico | 26 | 16-0 | 13 | WBA Continental |
| 6 | Unchanged | Umar Dzambekov | Austria | 28 | 14-0 | 10 | |
| 7 | Unchanged | Radivoje Kalajdzic | United States | 35 | 30-3 | 22 | WBA Continental |
| 8 | Unchanged | Willy Hutchinson | United Kingdom | 27 | 20-2 | 14 | WBA Continental |
| 9 | Unchanged | Atif Oberlton | United States | 28 | 16-0 | 14 | WBC USNBC |
| 10 | Unchanged | Zach Parker | United Kingdom | 32 | 26-2 | 18 | WBO International |
| 11 | Unchanged | Ben Whittaker | United Kingdom | 29 | 12-0-1 | 9 | WBC Silver |
| 12 | Unchanged | Mehmet Unal | Türkiye | 33 | 15-0-1 | 13 | WBC Continental Americas |
| 13 | Up 1 place | Craig Richards | United Kingdom | 36 | 20-4-1 | 13 | IBF International |
| 14 | Down 1 place | Conor Wallace | Australia | 30 | 17-1 | 12 | WBA Oceania |
| 15 | Unchanged | Alban Bermeta | Albania | 35 | 22-0-1 | 18 | WBA Inter-Continental |
| 16 | Unchanged | Anthony Yarde | United Kingdom | 34 | 27-4 | 24 | WBA Inter-Continental |
| 17 | Up 6 places | Ali Akhmedov | Kazakhstan | 31 | 26-2 | 18 | WBC Silver |
| 18 | Down 1 place | Khalil Coe | United States | 29 | 11-1-1 | 8 | WBC USNBC |
| 19 | Down 1 place | Zak Chelli | United Kingdom | 28 | 17-3-1 | 9 | |
| 20 | Down 1 place | Jesse Hart | United States | 37 | 31-4 | 25 | |
| 21 | Up 8 places | Sharabutdin Ataev | Russia | 27 | 10-0 | 5 | |
| 22 | Down 2 places | Pablo Exequiel Corzo | Argentina | 26 | 26-1 | 23 | WBC Latino |
| 23 | Down 2 places | David Morrell | Cuba | 28 | 12-2 | 9 | WBA World |
| 24 | Down 2 places | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | Ukraine | 39 | 21-3 | 17 | |
| 25 | Up 10 places | Paulo Aokuso | Australia | 29 | 11-0 | 6 | IBF Inter-Continental |
| 26 | Down 2 places | Lawrence King | United States | 29 | 20-1 | 16 | |
| 27 | Down 2 places | Juan Carrillo | Colombia | 33 | 15-0 | 11 | IBF Latino |
| 28 | Down 2 places | Constantino Nanga | Sweden | 30 | 15-0 | 11 | |
| 29 | Down 2 places | Ronald Gavril | Romania | 40 | 27-3 | 22 | |
| 30 | Down 2 places | Avni Yildirim | Türkiye | 34 | 29-5 | 18 | WBC International |
| 31 | Down 1 place | Kirra Ruston | Australia | 28 | 9-0 | 9 | |
| 32 | Down 1 place | Dante Benjamin | United States | 24 | 14-0-1 | 9 | |
| 33 | Down 1 place | Gradus Kraus | Netherlands | 25 | 11-0 | 10 | IBF European |
| 34 | Down 1 place | Samuel Arnold | United States | 23 | 16-0 | 11 | WBA-NABA |
| 35 | Up 39 places | Badien Hasso | Germany | 31 | 24-0 | 13 | WBC International |
| 36 | Unchanged | Ezra Taylor | United Kingdom | 31 | 13-1 | 9 | WBC International |
| 37 | New entry this month | Deon Nicholson | United States | 35 | 23-1 | 19 | |
| 38 | Unchanged | Kajetan Kalinowski | Poland | 26 | 12-1 | 7 | WBC Baltic |
| 39 | Down 2 places | Ardian Krasniqi | Germany | 29 | 13-0 | 12 | WBA Continental |
| 40 | Down 1 place | Yehor Velikovskyi | Ukraine | 26 | 12-0 | 7 | |
| 41 | Down 1 place | Yair Gallardo | Mexico | 23 | 12-0 | 9 | WBC FECARBOX |
| 42 | Unchanged | Lewis Edmondson | United Kingdom | 30 | 12-1 | 3 | WBA International |
| 43 | Unchanged | Lyndon Arthur | United Kingdom | 35 | 25-4 | 16 | |
| 44 | Down 3 places | Uwel Hernandez | Cuba | 33 | 19-1 | 12 | WBA Continental |
| 45 | Up 3 places | Mark Jeffers | United Kingdom | 28 | 20-2 | 7 | |
| 46 | Down 1 place | Jerome Pampellone | United Kingdom | 30 | 19-3 | 12 | IBF Inter-Continental |
| 47 | Up 2 places | Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo | Argentina | 31 | 17-5 | 14 | |
| 48 | Up 2 places | Amarildo Bakaj | Albania | 27 | 15-0 | 15 | WBO Youth |
| 49 | Up 2 places | Antwan Jones | United States | 36 | 19-0 | 11 | |
| 50 | Down 6 places | Frenk Shagembe | Tanzania | 25 | 13-1 | 8 | WBO Africa |
| 51 | Down 5 places | Mohamad Mardenli | Germany | 41 | 15-0 | 14 | IBO International |
| 52 | Unchanged | Bradley Rea | United Kingdom | 28 | 22-2 | 11 | WBA Inter-Continental |
| 53 | Unchanged | Padraig McCrory | Ireland | 38 | 20-2 | 10 | IBO World |
| 54 | Up 1 place | Austin Aokuso | Australia | 27 | 11-0 | 5 | WBC ABC Silver |
| 55 | Down 1 place | Dan Azeez | United Kingdom | 36 | 23-3-1 | 14 | |
| 56 | Unchanged | Benjamin Mendes Tani | France | 28 | 10-1 | 3 | WBO International |
| 57 | Unchanged | Arlen Lopez | Cuba | 33 | 7-0 | 2 | WBA International |
| 58 | Unchanged | Kyle Davies | United Kingdom | 25 | 12-0 | 8 | |
| 59 | Unchanged | Artur Reis | Germany | 33 | 16-1 | 9 | WBO European |
| 60 | Unchanged | Adam Deines | Germany | 35 | 26-4-1 | 16 | WBO European |
| 61 | Unchanged | Ahmed Elbiali | Egypt | 35 | 24-2 | 19 | |
| 62 | Unchanged | Artjom Kasparian | Netherlands | 31 | 14-0 | 12 | IBO Continental |
| 63 | Unchanged | Francis Lafreniere | Canada | 38 | 22-7-2 | 11 | |
| 64 | Unchanged | Sergio Leon Rodriguez | Mexico | 30 | 13-0-1 | 9 | |
| 65 | Up 1 place | Ernesbadi Begue Brooks | Cuba | 32 | 14-0 | 10 | WBO Latino |
| 66 | Down 1 place | Jean Pascal | Canada | 43 | 37-9-1 | 21 | WBO NABO |
| 67 | Unchanged | Chavon Davis Stillwell | United States | 26 | 10-0 | 8 | WBA-NABA USA |
| 68 | Up 1 place | Mobin Khahrazeh | Austria | 32 | 16-0 | 11 | |
| 69 | Down 1 place | Daniel Blenda Dos Santos | France | 35 | 23-1 | 10 | |
| 70 | Unchanged | Mickael Diallo | France | 35 | 21-3-2 | 18 | |
| 71 | Unchanged | Varazdat Mkrtchyan | Russia | 31 | 18-0 | 7 | |
| 72 | New entry this month | Felix Sturm | Germany | 47 | 45-7-3 | 20 | |
| 73 | Down 26 places | Asemahle Wellem | South Africa | 25 | 11-3-1 | 6 | WBO Africa |
| 74 | Down 2 places | Roamer Alexis Angulo | Colombia | 42 | 29-4 | 24 | |
| 75 | Unchanged | Durval Elias Palacio | Argentina | 36 | 16-4 | 12 | |
| 76 | New entry this month | Hamza Salahudin | Germany | 23 | 16-0 | 13 | |
| 77 | Down 1 place | Michael Eifert | Germany | 28 | 13-2 | 5 | IBF Inter-Continental |
| 78 | Unchanged | Daniel Lapin | Ukraine | 29 | 13-1 | 5 | WBA Continental |
| 79 | Up 2 places | Mohamed Elmaghraby | Egypt | 30 | 15-0 | 7 | |
| 80 | Unchanged | Avtandil Khurtsidze | Georgia | 46 | 34-3-3 | 23 | |
| 81 | New entry this month | Oleksandr Khyzhniak | Ukraine | 31 | 2-0 | 2 | |
| 82 | Up 2 places | Ismail Iliev | Russia | 33 | 15-3-1 | 5 | |
| 83 | Down 1 place | Roxhersi Muslia | Albania | 27 | 11-0 | 6 | WBO Youth |
| 84 | Up 2 places | Maidel Sando | Cuba | 36 | 16-0-1 | 9 | |
| 85 | Up 2 places | Luca D'Ortenzi | Italy | 38 | 21-4 | 6 | |
| 86 | Down 1 place | Shahir Afridi | Pakistan | 31 | 18-1-1 | 14 | WBC ABC Silver |
| 87 | Up 1 place | Robert Parzeczewski | Poland | 32 | 35-3 | 20 | |
| 88 | Up 1 place | Altin Zogaj | Kosovo | 33 | 17-1 | 9 | WBA Continental |
| 89 | Up 1 place | Steve Geffrard | United States | 35 | 22-3 | 15 | |
| 90 | Up 7 places | Islam Salimov | Russia | 26 | 7-0 | 7 | |
| 91 | New entry this month | Jose Uzcategui | Venezuela | 35 | 34-6 | 29 | |
| 92 | Unchanged | Shakan Pitters | United Kingdom | 37 | 21-3 | 7 | WBC International |
| 93 | Up 1 place | Sebastian Wiktorzak | Poland | 28 | 7-0 | 3 | |
| 94 | Down 1 place | Maxim Xu | China | 32 | 10-0 | 8 | |
| 95 | Down 4 places | Steven Nduka | Germany | 20 | 13-0 | 8 | WBO Youth |
| 96 | Down 1 place | Nasheed H. Smith | United States | 26 | 10-0 | 7 | |
| 97 | Up 1 place | Kwabena Amfo Kwakye | Ghana | 28 | 25-0 | 19 | |
| 98 | Down 1 place | Buneet Singh Bisla | Canada | 28 | 14-2 | 7 | |
| 99 | New entry this month | Semir Bajrovic | Serbia | 35 | 20-1-2 | 14 | |
| 100 | Down 4 places | Muibi Lekan | Nigeria | 26 | 20-0 | 19 |
Source: IBO computerised ratings, effective 1 Aug 2026. Movement is the IBO’s own month-on-month figure. Fighters rated inside the top fifteen link to their profile; the rest are listed as published.
See also the light-heavyweight ratings from every sanctioning body side by side and the full IBO rankings index.