Jake Paul Drops Out of WBA Rankings After KO Loss to Anthony Joshua, Updated Top 15

Jake Paul's loss to Anthony Joshua knocked him out of the official WBA rankings.

In the updated WBA cruiserweight rankings, Paul was dropped from the top 15 with Edin Puhalo taking his spot at No. 15.

Here is the full top 15 in the 200-pound division, led by cruiserweight champion Gilberto Ramírez:

1. N/A
2. Leonardo Mosquea
3. Lenar Perez
4. Aloys Youmbi
5. Mike Perez
6. Yuniel Dorticos
7. Aleksei Egorov
8. Chris Billam-Smith
9. Aleksei Papin
10. Robin Sirwan Safar
11. Roman Fress
12. Giovanni Cristian Scuderi
13. Pat Brown
14. Liam Callanan
15. Edin Puhalo

Paul was ranked for the first time in his career in July after defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. He checked in at No. 14, making him eligible to challenge for the WBA cruiserweight championship.

The WBA dropped Paul to 15th in the rankings in November, which was also around the time that his planned bout with Gervonta Davis was canceled.

Paul was able to set up a bout with Joshua, the former unified heavyweight champion, that would be contested at heavyweight. The fight marked the YouTube star's second bout in the top weight class after his Nov. 2024 matchup with Mike Tyson.

The Dec. 19 matchup between Paul and Joshua did not go well for El Gallo. He was outstruck 48-16 en route to being knocked out in the sixth round. It was the first loss by knockout or TKO of his professional career (14 fights).

It was revealed afterward that Paul suffered a broken jaw, had some teeth removed and two titanium plates inserted into each side of his mouth.

Paul is now 12-2 in his boxing career after the loss to Joshua.