Pound-for-Pound Update 12-23-17

The biggest change in the Saturday Night Boxing Pound-for-Pound List is the continued rise of Vasyl Lomachenko. Earlier this month, Lomachenko dominated undefeated junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, forcing him to retire on his stool after the sixth round. With the win, Lomachenko moves up from #7 to #2 in the Rankings while Rigondeaux drops from #12 to #14. 

One other note in the Rankings: there's been speculation that Kazuto Ioka (currently ranked #20) will be retiring. As of now, no official announcement has been made. For the time being, he will remain in the Rankings until there is further clarification regarding his career. 

The complete Saturday Night Boxing Pound-for-Pound List follows:

1.    Terence Crawford

2.    Vasyl Lomachenko

3.    Srisaket Sor Rungvisai

4.    Gennady Golovkin

5.    Saul Alvarez

6.    Sergey Kovalev

7.    Naoya Inoue

8.    Mikey Garcia

9.    Juan Estrada

10.  Keith Thurman

11.  Manny Pacquiao

12.  Adonis Stevenson

13.  Roman Gonzalez

14.  Guillermo Rigondeaux

15.  Donnie Nietes

16.  Leo Santa Cruz

17.  Errol Spence

18.  Carl Frampton

19.  Oleksandr Usyk

20.  Kazuto Ioka

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