In the May ranking of the best boxers in the world regardless of weight category, The Ring magazine ranked the undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue at the top of the list.
Terence Crawford, the WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight world champion, is in the second position on the list. Oleksandr Usyk, the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion, is in third place.
Inoue last fought against Luis Nery on May 6 in Tokyo, Japan. Naoya won that fight by knockout in the sixth round. He has 27 wins (24 by knockout) and no losses on his record in professional boxing.
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