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Men's boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Where does Bivol land after win? How about 'Tank' Davis?

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David Benavidez replaces Junto Nakatani in ESPN 's pound-for-pound rankings.

Oleksandr Usyk is the new No. 1 in the heavyweight division.

" The Monster " will fight in the U.S. for the first time since 2021 with a May 4 bout against Ramon Cardenas.

Andre Beterbiev suffered the first loss of his pro career in the Bivol rematch on Feb. 22 .

Canelo Alvarez will fight William Scull on May 3 in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , for the IBF title stripped from him last year .

" The Mexican Monster ," as Mike Tyson calls Benavidez, has been knocking on the door of pound-for-pound recognition for years .

NEW: Usyk , Inoue , Crawford , Bivol, Beterbiev, Rodriguez , Nakatani , Benavidez.

NEW: Stevenson wins first stoppage win in four fights against Josh Padley .

Stevenson was slated to fight Floyd Schofield on Feb. 22 , but illness scrapped the fight and replaced Padley with Padley on days ' notice.

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