Canelo Alvarez brutally axed from the top 10 pound-for-pound rankings as impressive streak ends

Canelo Alvarez is no longer in the pound-for-pound rankings.

Canelo lost his undisputed super middleweight crown to Terence Crawford on September 13.

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After moving up two weight classes to action the bout, Crawford reached new heights in becoming the first male three-weight undisputed champion of the four-belt era.

But his success ultimately brought Canelo’s seven-year streak as a titleholder to an end.

There was speculation of Canelo retiring after the loss, but he made it quite clear that he has no plans of hanging up his gloves anytime soon.

However, due to needing surgery to fix an elbow injury, the Mexican is currently sidelined until mid-to-late 2026.

He has since revealed that he will be seeking a rematch with Crawford when he’s fit to return, in the hopes of avenging the loss.

Regardless of who he faces next, it will be his first outing in seven years where he hasn’t been ranked in the Ring Magazine top 10.

Canelo was previously in the No.10 spot, but Devin Haney has now re-entered the list in his place following his impressive victory against Brian Norman Jr.

Elsewhere, Jesse Rodriguez has moved up two places, as Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol both go down one to accommodate.

The top five is now made up of Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Rodriguez and Bivol.

While Beterbiev, Junto Nakatani, Shakur Stevenson, David Benavidez and Haney occupy ranks No.6 through No.10.

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Canelo’s seven-year run in the pound-for-pound ranks

Canelo entered the Ring’s pound-for-pound top 10 rankings for the first time in April 2013, after he beat Austin Trout.

Since claiming the spot No.6, he has featured on the list every year since.

There was a six-month spell in 2018, when he was removed due to testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol.

Aside from that, there has not been a time when Canelo was not recognised within the Ring’s top 10.

He first reached the prestigious No.1 rank after beating Sergey Kovalev for the WBO light heavyweight title.

After losing to Bivol in May 2022, he fell from the top spot but remained present on the list in various ranks until November 2025.