1.CLARESSA SHIELDS    RECORD: 15-0, 3 KOsDIVISION: Middleweight unified champion; light heavyweight and heavyweight championLAST FIGHT: W (TKO2) Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse, July 27NEXT FIGHT: TBA 2. KATIE TAYLOR  RECORD: 24-1, 6 KOsDIVISION: Junior welterweight undisputed champion, lightweight championLAST FIGHT: W (UD10) Amanda Serrano, Nov. 15NEXT FIGHT: TBA 3. AMANDA SERRANO  

2. NAOYA INOUE    RECORD: 28-0, 25 KOsDIVISION: Junior featherweight (undisputed champion)LAST FIGHT: W (TKO7) Luis TJ Doheny, Sept. 3NEXT FIGHT: Jan. 24 vs. Sam Goodman 3. TERENCE “BUD” CRAWFORD    RECORD: 40-0, 31 KOsDIVISION: Junior middleweight (champion)LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Israil Madrimov, Aug. 3NEXT FIGHT: TBA 4. ARTUR BETERBIEV

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Against a fighter in Liam Paro with some of the best momentum in boxing, Brooklyn’s Richardson  Hitchins (19-0, 7 ko) found his range in the seventh round en route to a dominant decision victory to take the IBF jr. welterweight title, catapulting himself to the top of the division. Judge

Intro by Nigel Stewart To me, defining what makes a prospect is simple; anybody that is at the beginning of their career that looks like they have the “goods”. Anyone that has watched boxing more than casually should knows that not all prospects are built the same. As we always

Welcome to Inside the Ropes brand new website! The website has been in the works for a couple of months and we were aiming for a Q1 2015 reopening. We made it! So far we only have the bare minimum up and running. Our editors and authors will be hard at work