IBF Heavyweight Rankings

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Oleksandr Usyk

UKR

19-0 (13)

#2

Charles Martin

USA

28-2-1 (25)

#4

Filip Hrgovic

CRO

13-0 (11)

#5

Joseph Parker

NZL

29-2 (21)

#6

Joe Joyce

GBR

13-0 (12)

#7

Andy Ruiz Jr.

MEX

34-2 (22)

#8

Agit Kabayel

GER

21-0 (13)

#9

Tony Yoka

FRA

11-0 (9)

#10

Luis Ortiz

CUB

32-2-2 (27)

#11

Demsey McKean

AUS

18-0 (12)

#12

Otto Wallin

SWE

21-1 (14)

#13

Zhilei Zhang

CHN

22-0-1 (17)

#14

Hughie Fury

GBR

26-3 (15)

#15

Martin Bakole

COD

17-1-0 (12)

Anthony Joshua duly carried out his IBF obligations last December in London when he knocked out mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in nine one-sided rounds.

Now the next question is who will follow Pulev as next man up for the champion. The belt by the way will be up for grabs next when Joshua defends his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.

Joyce on the move

One man on the move in the latest IBF rankings is unbeaten British star Joe Joyce. He added another victory to his growing list of victims by stopping French warhorse Carlos Takam in London in late July. He moves up from #10 to #6 on the IBF list.

One of the top men in the list is Filip Hrgovic at #4 and the Croatian star will put his unbeaten record on the line on Friday September 10. He faces fellow unbeaten prospect Marko Radonjic (22-0 with 22 inside distance) in Klagenfurt, Austria.

On the same night, the #9 Tony Yoka (10-0) is also out against Croatian Petar Milas (15-0) on home soil in Paris.