"With two spots up for grabs, a couple of new faces have entered the rankings. Jaron "Boots" Ennis, who remained undefeated and won the vacant WBA interim junior middleweight title with a first-round knockout of Uisma Lima in October, is the new No. 8. Taking the No. 10 spot is another 154-pound interim titlist, Vergil Ortiz Jr., who captured the WBC belt with a second-round TKO of Erickson Lubin in November."
"The retirement of Terence Crawford elevates Usyk to the top spot on the pound-for-pound rankings. Although he is almost 39 years old, he remains elite with no signs of slowing down as evidenced by his one-sided knockout win in a rematch with Dubois last July. He has defeated Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois twice each."
Following the February 2025 rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, both fighters remained inactive and became ineligible for ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings. This inactivity created two vacancies in the top 10. Jaron Ennis entered at No. 8 after winning the WBA interim junior middleweight title with a first-round knockout of Uisma Lima in October. Vergil Ortiz Jr. claimed the No. 10 spot after capturing the WBC interim 154-pound title with a second-round TKO of Erickson Lubin in November. Ryan Garcia, despite winning the WBC welterweight title from Mario Barrios on February 21, failed to gain sufficient voter support for ranking inclusion. Terence Crawford's retirement elevated Oleksandr Usyk to the pound-for-pound top spot.
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