Ghana’s Rafael Mensah, has moved to 1st in the super featherweight division in the latest World Boxing Association (WBA) rankings for the month of April.
Last month, Mensah was ranked 2nd, but this time he is at 1st.
The Ghanaian is now line in to face WBA world super featherweight champion Alberto Machado for the latter’s belt
The exact date for the clash is yet to be announced.
Below are WBA’s top 15 rated lightweight boxers in the world
1 RAFAEL MENSAH – GHA
2 JAMES TENNYSON INT – IRL
3 RENE ALVARADO – NCA
4 CARLOS MORALES NABA – MEX
5 RICARDO NUNEZ – PAN
6 JEZREEL CORRALES – PAN
7 JESUS ANDRES CUELLAR – ARG
8 BRYAN VASQUEZ LAC – CRC
9 MASAYUKI ITO – JPN
10 YURIORKIS GAMBOA – CUB
11 RYAN GARCIA – USA
12 FRANCISCO VARGAS – MEX
13 GUILLAUME FRENOIS – FRA
14 AKZHOL SULAIMANBEK ASIA – RUS
15 MUHAMMADKHUJA YAQUBOV CON – TJK