Formal Request for Review and Correction of BoxRec Ranking – Siro Choi

[Rei Park]

Dear BoxRec Team,

My name is Rei Park, Managing Director, U.S. Branch of Fight World No.1 Promotion, based in South Korea. I am the official manager and promoter of professional boxer Siro Choi, who is currently registered under my management on BoxRec.

The reason I am writing is to respectfully request a formal review and correction regarding Siro Choi’s current BoxRec ranking.

Our promotion arranged a high-profile bout between Siro Choi and Yoshino Shuichiro. At the time of signing the bout agreement, Yoshino was ranked within the top 10 on BoxRec and was also listed as a Five-Star boxer. Based on this information, we proceeded with the fight, understanding that a victory over such a highly ranked opponent would justifiably elevate Siro Choi into at least the top 10 rankings.

On April 19th, Siro Choi secured a decisive victory, defeating Yoshino Shuichiro by TKO in the 11th round. However, after the fight, we were surprised to see Siro Choi’s ranking only rise to #48, while Yoshino Shuichiro dropped to #49. While it is understandable that Yoshino’s ranking has dropped, we believe that Siro Choi deserves to be ranked significantly higher based on this result.

This discrepancy not only undermines the significance of the bout but also negatively affects our promotional planning and marketing, as the match was arranged with the clear goal of positioning Siro Choi within the top tier of BoxRec rankings. Considerable expenses were involved in organizing this bout, under the good faith assumption that the BoxRec ranking system would reflect the outcome accordingly.

We respectfully ask for the following:
1. A review of the ranking process related to this bout.
2. Clarification on who is responsible for the current ranking update.
3. A reassessment and appropriate correction of Siro Choi’s ranking based on his victory over a recognized top-10 Five-Star opponent.

We sincerely appreciate your attention to this matter and request that you re-analyze the match and reflect the result accurately in your rankings.

Thank you very much for reading this message. We look forward to your prompt response and resolution.

[computerrank]

Dear Mr. Park,

I am responsible for the BoxRec ratings, which are computer calculated daily based on the pure official results without any human interference.

When I cancel the last result of Choi, I can see he would be #125 and Yoshino would be # 10.

The BoxRec prediction tool sets Choi to #45 after a KO win of Choi. So this prediction complies fairly well will the result of the daily complete re-calculation considering all results in the database.

Every manager , promoter or boxer can subscribe for this prediction tool within his account.

All the best
Martin Reichert

[1839923]

Dear Mr. Martin,

Thank you so much for quick response. We are grateful for your help.

Our team understand how algorithm works, and it is fully automated. Where are struggling to understand is the error.

Shuichiro Yoshino beat Shuma Nakazato a year ago. How is Yoshino ranked lower than Shuma Nakazato? Nakazato is ranked #19 in the world.

Back our boxer Siro Choi, Siro beat No. 9 in the world. How is Siro rank lower than Nakazato. (We are using Nakazato as an example. He does not have any relation to our ranking)

We know algorithms are great, but it can have error and loophole. We are simply fill out those error to create better community and to protect our boxer.

Thank you!
Rei Park

[computerrank]

Dear Mr. Martin,

Thank you so much for quick response. We are grateful for your help.

Our team understand how algorithm works, and it is fully automated. Where are struggling to understand is the error.

Shuichiro Yoshino beat Shuma Nakazato a year ago. How is Yoshino ranked lower than Shuma Nakazato? Nakazato is ranked #19 in the world.

Back our boxer Siro Choi, Siro beat No. 9 in the world. How is Siro rank lower than Nakazato. (We are using Nakazato as an example. He does not have any relation to our ranking)

We know algorithms are great, but it can have error and loophole. We are simply fill out those error to create better community and to protect our boxer.

Thank you!
Rei Park

Hi,

Where does BoxRec rank Nakazato #19? Nakazato is not ranked in the current ratings, since his last bout was on 2022-11-01, 30 months ago. A boxer without valid bout during the last 12 months is set inactive automatically. If Nakazato would come back, he would be ranked #50 at Lightweight, behind Yoshino and Choi.

Greetings
Martin Reichert

[1839923]

Hello,

716694 is his # for boxrec. You might have checked different boxer!

He is currently #19 in the world for light weight Division.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/716694

[computerrank]

Hello,

716694 is his # for boxrec. You might have checked different boxer!

He is currently #19 in the world for light weight Division.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/716694

Sorry , I confused Nakasato with Nakatani, who also lost to Yoshino.

Yes, Nakasato is #19. But his loss to Yoshino is from 2021-08-12, which is more than 3 years ago now. The winner-above-loser rule applies for 3 years at most.