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Chris Eubank Jr is ranked No 7 by the WBC

Chris Eubank Jr. is now ranked No 7 in the world by the WBC at super-middleweight – despite never having fought at 168lbs.

The once-beaten Brightonian recently announced he will move to super-middleweight, having previously won the British middleweight title, to fight lightly regarded Renold Quinlan.

While at 160lbs he was ranked at No 2 by the WBC, one behind Jorge Sebastian Heiland. Now, despite not yet actually fighting at super-middleweight, he has leapt into the top 10 at 168lbs, one place behind Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, in the most recent batch of ratings.

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/chris-e ... ng-by-wbc/

I think the WBC are looking for British mega-fights

Ruthless-RKO wrote:Chris Eubank Jr. is now ranked No 7 in the world by the WBC at super-middleweight – despite never having fought at 168lbs.

All of Eubank Jr's bouts, barring seven of them, have been technically fought at super-middleweight.

The WBC shouldn't have rated him as their 7th best contender at the 168lbs weight class, though.

Enlightened-One wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:Chris Eubank Jr. is now ranked No 7 in the world by the WBC at super-middleweight – despite never having fought at 168lbs.

All of Eubank Jr's bouts, barring seven of them, have been technically fought at super-middleweight.

The WBC shouldn't have rated him as their 7th best contender at the 168lbs weight class, though.

Where should be be? Should they wait until he fights? or Do the top for orgs rank IBO champions?

I think weve seen this before with fighters with a decent history in the division below moving up and getting an immediate ranking

Enlightened-One wrote:

Ruthless-RKO wrote:Chris Eubank Jr. is now ranked No 7 in the world by the WBC at super-middleweight – despite never having fought at 168lbs.

All of Eubank Jr's bouts, barring seven of them, have been technically fought at super-middleweight.

The WBC shouldn't have rated him as their 7th best contender at the 168lbs weight class, though.

I'd rank him at least that high... I think he beats just about anybody in that division.