Anthony Joshua moved up in the ranking after his knockout win over Otto Wallin on Thursday, December 23. Six heavyweight fighters from the Top 10 world ranking that was recently released faced each other at the “Day of Reckoning” event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 23.
In the two main heavyweight fights, Joseph Parker beat Wilder by unanimous decision, which was the biggest surprise of the night. Later, Joshua knocked out Wallin in five rounds.
With this win, Anthony Joshua passed Wilder and climbed to second place on the world rankings.
Oleksandr Usyk is currently ranked number one in the “champion” rankings, along with Tyson Fury, who is a point behind the Ukrainian fighter. Anthony Joshua is second, Zhilei Zhang is third, and Joseph Parker is fourth.
After losing to Parker, Wilder’s third-place position, which he had since 2019, dropped to number nine.
Filip Hrgović of Croatia who had a first-round knockout on the “Day of Reckoning,” has risen to the 5th place on the world ranking. Joe Joyce, Jared Anderson, Agit Kabayel, and Frank Sanchez are the other fighters in the Top 10, according to Ring Magazine.