Boxer Oleksandr Usyk (Photo: Александр Усик / Usyk / Facebook)

Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk retained the first position in the ranking of the best boxers in the world, regardless of weight category, according to The Ring magazine.

Japan's Naoya Inoue also retained his second position in the ranking as the WBC, WBO and IBF world champion in the second lightweight division (up to 55.3 kg). Terence Crawford from the United States, the holder of the WBO interim middleweight belt (up to 69.9 kg), is ranked third.

The only change in the ranking: Junto Nakatani, the WBC lightweight champion (up to 52.2 kg), moved up to sixth place, ahead of American Jesse Rodriguez, who holds the WBC title in the second lightest weight (up to 51 kg).