World rankings

Super-Bantamweight world boxing rankings

122lb · 55.34kg limit · Updated 8 Oct 2026

The current super-bantamweight world ratings from the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO, listed side by side with the champion at the top of each column and movement shown against last month. The super-bantamweight limit is 122lb (55.34kg). Ratings are pulled from each body’s most recent published list, and the publication date for each sits beneath the table.

The IBO column shows its top fifteen for comparison. It rates a hundred fighters at super-bantamweight, which no other body does.

Super-Bantamweight · 122lb world rankings, comparing IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO. Each body publishes on its own schedule; see the date under each column.
RankIBFupd 8 Oct 2026IBOupd 1 Aug 2026WBAupd 1 Oct 2026WBCupd 3 Oct 2026WBOupd 3 Oct 2026
ChampNaoya InoueSam GoodmanInterim championElton DharryAlessio LorussoInterim championNaoya InoueGary Antonio RussellInterim championNaoya InoueNaoya Inoue
1VacantUnchangedJunto NakataniUnchangedVacantUnchangedJunto NakataniUnchangedCarl Jammes MartinUnchanged
2VacantUnchangedSam GoodmanUnchangedRamon CardenasUnchangedSam GoodmanUnchangedJunto NakataniUnchanged
3VacantUnchangedMurodjon AkhmadalievUnchangedMurodjon AkhmadalievUnchangedRyosuke NishidaDown 1 placeRamon CardenasUnchanged
4Murodjon AkhmadalievUnchangedFillipus NghitumbwaUnchangedVacantUnchangedRyosuke NishidaDown 1 placeJohn Riel CasimeroUnchanged
5Junto NakataniUnchangedDavid PicassoUnchangedJunto NakataniUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
6Ryosuke NishidaDown 5 placesRyosuke NishidaUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedShabaz MasoudUp 2 places
7Yoshiki TakeiDown 1 placeJose 'Tito' SanchezUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
8VacantUnchangedSebastian Hernandez ReyesUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedMurodjon AkhmadalievDown 1 place
9VacantUnchangedBryan Mercado VazquezUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
10Ramon CardenasDown 1 placeJun IkegawaUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
11John Riel CasimeroDown 1 placeToshiya IshiiUnchangedYukinori OguniUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
12Carl Jammes MartinNew entry this monthRamon CardenasUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
13VacantUnchangedCelex Antonio Castro OlivaresUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
14VacantUnchangedMukhammad ShekhovUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
15VacantUnchangedCarl Jammes MartinUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged

Source: IBF · IBO · WBA · WBC · WBO

Each sanctioning body publishes its ratings on its own schedule, so the columns above are dated separately. Where a body leaves a position vacant, and the IBF routinely does at ranks 1 and 2 pending an eliminator, that is shown rather than hidden.

Who each body rates at super-bantamweight

IBF super-bantamweight rankings

The IBF super-bantamweight champion is Naoya Inoue. Ratings published 8 Oct 2026.

IBO super-bantamweight rankings

The IBO super-bantamweight champion is Elton Dharry. Its number one contender is Junto Nakatani. Ratings published 1 Aug 2026.

WBA super-bantamweight rankings

The WBA super-bantamweight champion is Naoya Inoue. Ratings published 1 Oct 2026.

WBC super-bantamweight rankings

The WBC super-bantamweight champion is Naoya Inoue. Its number one contender is Junto Nakatani. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

WBO super-bantamweight rankings

The WBO super-bantamweight champion is Naoya Inoue. Its number one contender is Carl Jammes Martin. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

Super-Bantamweight division limit

The super-bantamweight limit is 122lb, which is 8 stone 10lb or 55.34kg. A fighter must make this weight at the official weigh-in, normally held the day before the bout. Missing it forfeits the right to win a title in the division, though the fight itself usually still goes ahead.