The WBC has issued its first bridgerweight rankings and the results are underwhelming to say the least. Boxingtalk's top six for the new 224-pound weight class would be Deontay Wilder, Oleksander Usyk, Michael Hunter, Murat Gassiev, Frank Sanchez and Yunier Dorticos, but none of those guys appear in the top twenty. Here are the inaugural WBC bridgerweight rankings:
1. Oscar Rivas (Columbia / Canada)
2. Ryad Merhy (Belgium)
3. Kevin Lerena (South Africa)
4. Dmitry Kudryashov (Russia)
5. Evgeny Romanov (Russia)
6. Bryant Jennings (US)
7. Artur Szpilka (Poland)
8. Alen Babic (Croatia)
9. Joel Tambwe Djeko (Belgium)
10. Shigabudin Aliev (Russia)
11. Marco Huck (Germany)
12. Bilal Laggoune (Belgium)
13. Samuel Kadje (France) (fun fact: last opponent was 6-15 in a six rounder).
14. Rashid Kodzoev (Russia)
15. Isaac Chamberlain (GB)
16. Carlouse Welch (US) (fun fact: he fought at the Home Run Restuarant in Colombia this year).
17. Imre Szello (Hungary)
18. Oleksandr Teslenko (Ukraine) (fun fact: stopped in last fight).
19. Labinot Xhoxhaj (Kosovo) (fun fact: last opponent was 3-13).
20. Robert Simms (US)
