P4P #1:
Canelo Alvarez (BN, Ring, TBRB)
(Vasyl Lomachenko, ESPN)
Heavyweight: Current Lineage
Wladimir Klitschko defeated Ruslan Chagaev via TKO9, June 20, 2009 - Klitschko and Chagaev were the #1 and #3 Heavyweights in The Ring Magazine rankings at the time of this bout. Wladimir had stated that he would never fight the #2 contender, which was his brother, Vitali Klitschko. Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko via UD12, November 28, 2015.
Light Heavyweight: Current Lineage
Jean Pascal defeated Chad Dawson via 11th round technical decision, August 14, 2010 - Pascal and Dawson were the top two Light Heavyweights in The Ring rankings at the time of this bout. Pascal - Bernard Hopkins - Chad Dawson – Stevenson – Gvozdyk. Artur Beterbiev defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk via 10th round TKO, October 18, 2019.
Super Middleweight: Vacant
*LinealBoxingChampion.com did not recognise George Groves Vs Callum Smith as for the vacant Lineal Championship at it was not a true #1 Vs #2 or #1 Vs #3 match-up. At the time of the bout, Boxing News, The Ring, TBRB, BoxRec and Boxing Monthly all had Groves and Gilberto Ramirez rated at #1 and #2 respectively. In August 2018, Callum Smith was rated at #4 by BoxRec, #3 by Boxing Monthly, #8 by the TBRB, #3 by The Ring, and #6 by Boxing News.
Middleweight: Current Lineage
Bernard Hopkins defeated Felix Trinidad via 12th round TKO, September 29, 2001 - Hopkins and Trinidad were the top two Middleweights in The Ring rankings at the time of this bout. Hopkins - Jermain Taylor - Kelly Pavlik - Sergio Martinez - Miguel Cotto. Saul Alvarez defeated Cotto via UD12, November 21, 2015.
Junior Welterweight: Vacant
*At the time of Mikey Garcia Vs Sergey Lipinets, March 10, 2018, Garcia and Lipinets were ranked as the top two Junior Welterweights by the TBRB. However, Lipinets was only rated at #8 by BoxRec and #7 by The Ring - therefore LinealBoxingChampion.com does not recognise Garica/Lipinets as a bout that was for the Lineal Championship.
Junior Featherweight: Current Lineage
Nonito Donaire defeated Toshiaki Nishioka via 9th round TKO, October 13, 2012 - Donaire and Nishioka were the top two Junior Featherweights in the TBRB rankings at the time of this bout. Rigondeaux defeated Donaire via UD12, April 13, 2013.
Junior Bantamweight: Current Lineage
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defeated Juan Francisco Estrada via UD12, February 24, 2018 - Rungvisai and Estrada were the top two Junior Bantamweights in the TBRB rankings at the time of this bout. Estrada defeated Rungvisai via UD12, April 26, 2019.