Fully Formed: Helenius Wrecks Kownacki

0 comments by Matthew Swain on 3/8/2020

There is a reproductive strategy in some animals called Neoteny. In these animals, larval characteristics are retained by sexually mature adults. One of the best-known examples is the Axolotl, a tiger salamander that lives only in Mexico and retains its larval gills and fully aquatic lifestyle throughout its life because the environment around the lake […]

2016 Knockout Of The Year Nominees

0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/26/2016

Welcome to The Queensberry Rules’ annual year-end boxing awards, beginning this week. Here’s how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Knockout of the Year, Round of the Year, Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year. The final leg, which will finish after, is a pu-pu platter of awards ranging from […]

The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board champions are the true lineal champions of each division, like in earlier years of boxing when there was only one champion per division. For more on lineal champions vs. titleholders, click the "boxing basics tutorial" tab at the top of the page.

Heavyweight (201+ lbs.): Tyson Fury

Cruiserweight (200): Mairis Briedis

Light Heavyweight (175): Artur Beterbiev

Super Middleweight (168): Saul Alvarez

Middleweight (160): Jermell Charlo

Junior Middleweight (154): Vacant

Welterweight (147): Vacant

Junior Welterweight (140): Josh Taylor

Lightweight (135): Devin Haney

Junior Lightweight (130): Shakur Stevenson

Featherweight (126): Vacant

Junior Featherweight (122): Guillermo Rigondeaux

Bantamweight (118): Naoya Inoue

Junior Bantamweight (115): Juan Francisco Estrada

Flyweight (112): Vacant

Junior Flyweight (108): Vacant

Strawweight (105): Vacant

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