JAKARTA - Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk officially ended the year as the number one pound-for-pound (P4P) boxer according to Ring Magazine after Terence Crawford decided to retire.
Usyk had an incredible year despite fighting just once in 2025, knocking out Daniel Dubois in July to become the undisputed world champion for the second time.
The 38-year-old boxer led the rankings for almost the entire year, but was replaced by Crawford, who moved up to super middleweight to knock out boxing icon Canelo Alvarez in September.
However, the American superstar announced his retirement from the sport and relinquished his belt, meaning he automatically dropped out of the top pound-for-pound position.
For that, Usyk was returned as the number one fighter in the world in the pound-for-pound rankings, ending 2025 at the top of the standings as he did in 2024.
The most striking change after Crawford was eliminated was the entry of strawweight fighter Oscar Collazo into the rankings in tenth place.
Collazo had a successful year winning two fights, successively defeating Edwin Hernandez in March before stopping Jayson Vayson in September.
Meanwhile, Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue is in second place after a sensational year. He might consider himself unlucky to not be in the top spot after four incredible wins throughout 2025.
Inoue defeated Ye Joon Kim and Ramon Cardenas, before knocking out his toughest challenger, Murodjon Akhmadaliev. In his last appearance this year, he defeated David Picasso.
Jesse 'Bam Rodriguez' is in third place on the list after continuing his dominance to unify the super flyweight division.
Meanwhile, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev complete the top five after fighting their epic rematch in February.
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