Boxing divisional rankings: Foster beats Navarrete to claim top junior lightweight ranking

          O'Shaquie Foster beat Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision to unify the WBC, WBO and IBF junior lightweight titles. Courtesy of Top Rank
          • ESPN
          Oct 27, 2026, 07:31 AM ET

          O'Shaquie Foster scored two knockdowns in Round 12 to defeat Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision Saturday night in San Antonio.

          Foster retained the WBC junior lightweight title and added Navarrete's WBO and IBF belts, as the judges scored the fight 115-111, 118-108 and 118-108.

          With the victory, Foster moves past Navarrete to take over the No. 1 spot in the 130-pound division, while Navarrete drops to No. 3.

          Also on the card, Frank Martin moved up in weight and earned a seventh-round TKO victory over Tarik Zaina.

          Martin showed some ring rust early, but he found an opening in Round 7, landing a left hook that sent Zaina stumbling back before following up with a three-punch combination that knocked him down. Zaina beat the count, but Martin unleashed another flurry of punches, forcing referee Angel Mendez to stop the fight at 2 minutes, 38 seconds.

          Martin, who was ranked at lightweight, enters the junior welterweight rankings at No. 10.

          Also on Saturday, Dalton Smith retained the WBC junior welterweight title with a split decision win over Alberto Puello in Sheffield, England. Two judges scored the fight 115-113 for Smith, while the third had it 116-112 for Puello.

          Puello, a two-time junior welterweight champion, threw more punches than Smith but struggled with accuracy, landing just 12% of his punches compared to Smith's 20%, according to CompuBox.

          Smith was making his first defense of the title, which he won with a fifth-round TKO over Subriel Matias in January.

          Smith remains No. 3 in the junior welterweight rankings, while Puello holds on to the No. 4 spot.

          ESPN's divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport in every weight class. Rankings will change based on recent results and performances. Fighters who have announced they are moving to a different weight class will be ranked in that new division, if warranted, only once they fight in that weight class. Fighters who currently own titles in two divisions can be ranked in both.

          Fighters who haven't competed in the past 12 months -- and don't have a fight scheduled -- will be dropped from the rankings until they fight again. Any fighter who tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance will also be removed. That boxer will be eligible to reenter the rankings after his next bout.

          For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For ESPN women's divisional rankings, click here.

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          HEAVYWEIGHT (UNLIMITED)

          CRUISERWEIGHT (UP TO 200 POUNDS)

          LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS)

          SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS)

          MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS)

          WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS)

          LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS)

          FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS)

          BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS)

          FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS)

          JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS)

          STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS)