The Super Featherweight division has seen some major star power leave its ranks in the past few years. That includes some great fighters like Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, some aged legends like Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales and some young champions as well, like Robert Guerrero and Humberto Soto. So what’s next at 130 lbs, and who are the big dogs left at Super Featherweight?

Super featherweight division rankings last updated May 23, 2010.

1. Roman Martinez – The current WBO super featherweight champion, Martinez is undefeated and knocked out Nicky Cook for the crown. He has since defended his title once and has another bout coming up at the end of May.
2. Takashi Uchiyama – Although he has just 15 pro fights, he’s undefeated and has 12 knockout wins. He’s also the WBA champion after knocking out Juan Carlos Salgado, the man who dethroned Linares via TKO1.
3. Malcolm Klassen – The South African captured the IBF strap against countrymen Cassius Baloyi via 7th round TKO. Unfortunately, he lost it immediately when he either took Guerrero lightly, or he simply didn’t have the tools to compete at that level when he lost a clear UD last August.
4. Cassius Baloyi – Bested by his countryman Klassen, Baloyi holds a win over Mzonke Fana and two victories over Manuel Medina. Baloyi now has a rematch scheduled against Fana in August.
5. Mzonke Fana – Fana split his two fights against his fellow countrymen, winning a split decision against Klassen but losing a majority decision to Baloyi. Outside of the Baloyi fight, he has only lost once in the last 10 years, against Marco Antonio Barrera. He’s now put two wins together and has a rematch against Baloyi lined up for August.
6. Juan Carlos Salgado – Salgado seemingly came out of nowhere to stop champion Jorge Linares in the first round of their encounter. His reign didn’t last long however, as he was quickly unseated by undefeated Takashi Uchiyama.
7. Jorge Linares – How quickly things can change. Linares was once one of the hottest young names in the sport, but a first round TKO loss to Salgado turned his career upside down. He has since fought once more, getting a comeback win onto his resume.
8. Jorge Solis – Solis has won his last two bouts, including a win over Mario Santiago. His last loss was at featherweight against Cristobal Cruz.
9. Jason Litzau – Litzau is back on a four fight winning streak since his knockout loss to Robert Guerrero at featherweight. His last outing was his best, a technical decision win over Rocky Juarez in their April encounter.
10. Nicky Cook – Cook has a win over Alex Arthur sandwiched between two knockout losses, first at the hands of Steven Luevano at featherweight and since at the hands of Roman Martinez at super feather. He now has not fought in over a year.

More Boxing Weight Class Rankings

• 122-126 lbs – Boxing Featherweight Division Rankings
• 130-135 lbs – Boxing Lightweight Division Rankings

Written by: Jake Emen