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Boxing divisional rankings: Nakatani makes debut at 122 pounds; Joshua re-enters at heavyweight


The holiday season is normally slow in boxing but not this year.

The end of 2025 saw some movement as a former heavyweight champion made his way back into the rankings and an undisputed champion cemented his dominance, while a future opponent wasn’t quite as impressive in his divisional debut.

Anthony Joshua got back to his winning ways with a knockout win over Jake Paul on Dec. 19. Joshua, who had been out of action since losing by knockout to Daniel Dubois in 2024, returned to the rankings at No. 6. The highly anticipated all U.K. showdown with Tyson Fury appears to finally have some motion as “The Gypsy King” announced his return to the ring and their clash could happen before the end of the year.

Naoya Inoue was his usual dominant self as he earned a wide unanimous decision win over David Picasso on Dec. 27 to defend his undisputed junior featherweight crown, cementing his No. 1 spot in the division. He picked up his fourth win of 2025 and is now set for a collision course with Junto Nakatani in early 2026. Meanwhile, Nakatani wasn’t quite as impressive in his junior featherweight debut as he narrowly squeezed past Sebastian Hernandez in the co-main event. Nakatani debuts at No. 4 at junior featherweight. Whether it was the move up in weight or an extremely determined and underrated opponent has yet to be determined. But the win secures one of the biggest showdowns in Japanese boxing history.

Here are the first divisional rankings of 2026.

ESPN’s divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport in every weight class. Rankings will change based on recent results and performances. Fighters who have announced they are moving to a different weight class will be ranked in that new division, if warranted, only once they fight in that weight class. Fighters who currently own titles in two divisions can be ranked in both.

Fighters who haven’t competed in the past 12 months — and don’t have a fight scheduled — will be dropped from the rankings until they fight again. Any fighter who tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance will also be removed. That boxer will be eligible to reenter the rankings after his next bout.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. For ESPN women’s divisional rankings, click here.

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HEAVYWEIGHT (UNLIMITED)

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Oleksandr Usyk unanimously defeats Tyson Fury in rematch

Oleksandr Usyk retains the heavyweight championship with another decision victory over Tyson Fury on Saturday, this time unanimously in an epic rematch.

1. Oleksandr Usyk     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 24-0, 15 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Daniel Dubois, July 19
Next: TBA


2. Tyson Fury     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, Dec. 21
Next: TBA


3. Daniel Dubois     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 22-3, 21 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Oleksandr Usyk, July 19
Next: TBA


4. Fabio Wardley     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 20-0-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO11) Joseph Parker, Oct. 25
Next: TBA


5. Joseph Parker     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 36-4, 24 KOs
Last: L (TKO11) Fabio Wardley, Oct. 25
Next: TBA


6. Anthony Joshua     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 29-4, 26 KOs
Last: W (KO6) Jake Paul, Dec. 19
Next: TBA


7. Agit Kabayel     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
Last: W (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, Feb. 22
Next: Jan. 10 vs. Damian Knyba


8. Filip Hrgovic     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 19-1, 14 KOs
Last: W (UD10) David Adeleye, Aug. 16
Next: TBA


9. Moses Itauma     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 14-0, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Dillian Whyte, Aug. 16
Next: Jan. 24 vs. Jermaine Franklin Jr.


10. Zhilei Zhang     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
Last: L (KO6) Agit Kabayel, Feb. 22
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Andy Ruiz Jr. has been removed for inactivity.


CRUISERWEIGHT (UP TO 200 POUNDS)

1. Jai Opetaia     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 29-0, 23 KOs
Last: W (KO8) Huseyin Cinkara, Dec. 6
Next: TBA


2. Gilberto Ramirez     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Yuniel Dorticos, June 28
Next: Jan. 16 vs. Robin Sirwan Safar


3. Chris Billam-Smith     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Brandon Glanton, April 26
Next: TBA


4. Noel Mikaelian     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 28-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Badou Jack, Dec. 13
Next: TBA


5. Badou Jack     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 29-4-3, 17 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Noel Mikaelian, Dec. 13
Next: TBA


6. Aleksei Papin     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 19-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Miljan Rovcanin, July 19
Next: TBA


7. Michal Cieslak     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 28-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Jean Pascal, June 28
Next: TBA


8. Leonardo Mosquea     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 18-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (KO8) Jeison Troncoso, Dec. 19
Next: TBA


9. Viddal Riley     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 13-0, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Cheavon Clarke, April 26
Next: TBA


10. Robin Sirwan Safar     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 19-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Derick Miller Jr., Nov. 8
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Ryan Rozicki and Yamil Alberto Peralta have been removed for inactivity.


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (UP TO 175 POUNDS)

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The numbers behind Bivol’s rematch victory against Beterbiev

Take a look at the statistics from Dmitry Bivol’s win against Artur Beterbiev.

1. Dmitry Bivol     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, Feb. 22
Next: TBA


2. Artur Beterbiev     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, Feb. 22
Next: TBA


3. David Benavidez     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 31-0, 25 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Anthony Yarde, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


4. Callum Smith     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, Feb. 22
Next: TBA


5. David Morrell Jr.     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 12-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Imam Khataev, July 12
Next: TBA


6. Imam Khataev     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 11-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (KO3) Adam Deines, Dec. 11
Next: TBA


7. Anthony Yarde     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 27-4, 24 KOs
Last: L (TKO7) David Benavidez, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


8. Oleksandr Gvozdyk     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
Last: W (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19
Next: TBA


9. Albert Ramirez     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 22-0, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Jerome Pampellone, Aug. 8
Next: Feb. 5 vs. TBA


10. Joshua Buatsi     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 20-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (MD10) Zach Parker, Nov. 1
Next: TBA


SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 168 POUNDS)

1. Canelo Alvarez     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 63-3-2, 39 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Terence Crawford, Sept. 13
Next: TBA


2. Hamzah Sheeraz     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 22-0-1, 18 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Edgar Berlanga, July 12
Next: TBA


3. Christian Mbilli     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 29-0-1, 24 KOs
Last: D (Split draw 10) Lester Martinez, Sept. 13
Next: TBA


4. Lester Martinez     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 19-0-1, 16 KOs
Last: D (Split draw 10) Christian Mbilli, Sept. 13
Next: TBA


5. Diego Pacheco     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 25-0, 18 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Kevin Lele Sadjo, Dec. 13
Next: TBA


6. Jermall Charlo     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 34-0, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO6) Thomas LaManna, May 31
Next: TBA


7. Jose Armando Resendiz     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 16-2, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Caleb Plant, May 31
Next: TBA


8. Osleys Iglesias     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 14-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Vladimir Shishkin, Sept. 4
Next: TBA


9. Caleb Plant     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Jose Armando Resendiz, March 31
Next: TBA


10. Edgar Berlanga     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 23-2, 18 KOs
Last: L (KO5) Hamzah Sheeraz, July 12
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Terence Crawford announced his retirement in December and has been removed from the rankings.


MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 160 POUNDS)

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Alimkhanuly lands two ferocious shots for TKO win

Janibek Alimkhanuly wins in stunning style over Anauel Ngamissengue in the fifth round.

1. Janibek Alimkhanuly     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5
Next: TBA


2. Carlos Adames     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
Last: D (Split draw 12) Hamzah Sheeraz, Feb. 22
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Austin Williams


3. Erislandy Lara     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 32-3-3, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Johan Gonzales, Dec. 6
Next: TBA


4. Jesus Ramos     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 24-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Shane Mosley Jr., Dec. 6
Next: TBA


5. Conor Benn     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., Nov. 15
Next: TBA


6. Chris Eubank Jr.     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 35-4, 25 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Conor Benn, Nov. 15
Next: TBA


7. Anauel Ngamissengue     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO5) Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, April 5
Next: TBA


8. Etinosa Oliha     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 22-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Ivan Njegac, Sept. 12
Next: TBA


9. Fiodor Czerkaszyn     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, Feb. 1
Next: TBA


10. Yoenli Hernandez     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 9-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Ramon de la Cruz Sena, Oct. 12
Next: TBA


JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT (UP TO 154 POUNDS)

1. Vergil Ortiz Jr.     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 24-0, 22 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Erickson Lubin, Nov. 8
Next: TBA


2. Sebastian Fundora     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 23-1-1, 14 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Tim Tszyu, July 19
Next: TBA vs. Keith Thurman


3. Jaron Ennis     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 35-0, 31 KOs
Last: W (TKO1) Uisma Lima, Oct. 11
Next: TBA


4. Xander Zayas     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 22-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Jose Garcia Perez, July 26
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Abass Baraou


5. Israil Madrimov     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., Feb. 22
Next: Jan. 24 vs. Luis David Salazar


6. Keith Thurman     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12
Next: TBA vs. Sebastian Fundora


7. Abass Baraou     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 17-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Yoenis Tellez, Aug. 23
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Xander Zayas


8. Brandon Adams     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 26-4, 16 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Serhii Bohachuk, Sep. 13
Next: TBA


9. Serhii Bohachuk     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 26-3, 24 KOs
Last: L (UD10) Brandon Adams, Sept. 13
Next: TBA


10. Bakary Samake     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 19-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Alejandro Ortiz, Oct. 25
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Tim Tszyu has moved up to the middleweight division. Bakhram Murtazaliev has been removed for inactivity.


WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 147 POUNDS)

1. Devin Haney     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 33-0-1 NC, 15 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Brian Norman Jr., Nov. 22
Next: TBA


2. Mario Barrios     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 29-2-2, 18 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Manny Pacquiao, July 19
Next: Feb. 21 vs. Ryan Garcia


3. Brian Norman Jr.     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 28-1, 22 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Devin Haney, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


4. Manny Pacquiao     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 62-8-3, 39 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Mario Barrios, July 19
Next: TBA


5. Liam Paro     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 27-1, 16 KOs
Last: W (UD12) David Papot, Sept. 18
Next: Jan. 16 vs. Paddy Donovan


6. Shakhram Giyasov     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 17-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Franco Ocampo, April 12
Next: TBA


7. Giovani Santillan     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 34-1, 18 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Angel Beltran, May 10
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Courtney Pennington


8. Rolando Romero     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 17-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Ryan Garcia, May 2
Next: TBA


9. Souleymane Cissokho     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 18-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Egidijus Kavaliauskas, May 10
Next: TBA


10. Lewis Crocker     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 22-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Paddy Donovan, Sept. 13
Next: TBA


JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT (UP TO 140 POUNDS)

1. Teofimo Lopez     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 22-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Arnold Barboza Jr., May 2
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Shakur Stevenson


2. Richardson Hitchins     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 20-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) George Kambosos Jr., June 14
Next: TBA


3. Subriel Matias     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 23-2, 22 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Alberto Puello, July 12
Next: Jan. 10 vs. Dalton Smith


4. Alberto Puello     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 24-1, 10 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Subriel Matias, July 12
Next: TBA


5. Gary Antuanne Russell     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Jose Valenzuela, March 1
Next: TBA


6. Arnold Barboza Jr.     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 31-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Teofimo Lopez, May 2
Next: TBA


7. Sandor Martin     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 42-4, 15 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Alberto Puello, March 1
Next: TBA


8. Dalton Smith     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 18-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Mathieu Germain, April 25
Next: Jan. 10 vs. Subriel Matias


9. Adam Azim     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 14-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (TKO12) Kurt Scoby, Nov. 15
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Gustavo Lemos


10. Lamont Roach Jr.     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 25-1-3, 10 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Isaac Cruz, Dec. 6
Next: TBA


LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 135 POUNDS)

1. Shakur Stevenson     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 24-0, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD12) William Zepeda, July 12
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Teofimo Lopez Jr.


2. Gervonta Davis     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 30-0-1, 28 KOs
Last: Draw (Majority draw 12) Lamont Roach, March 1
Next: TBA


3. Keyshawn Davis     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 13-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Denys Berinchyk, Feb. 14
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Jamaine Ortiz


4. William Zepeda     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 33-1, 27 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Shakur Stevenson, July 12
Next: TBA


5. Andy Cruz     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 6-0, 3 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Hironori Mishiro, June 14
Next: Jan. 24 vs. Raymond Muratalla


6. Raymond Muratalla     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Zaur Abdullaev, May 10
Next: Jan. 24 vs. Andy Cruz


7. Abdullah Mason     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 20-0, 17 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Sam Noakes, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


8. Floyd Schofield     Previous ranking: 8

Record:19-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (KO1) Tevin Farmer, June 28
Next: TBA


9. Denys Berinchyk     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 19-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (KO4) Keyshawn Davis, Feb. 14
Next: TBA


10. Sam Noakes     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 17-1, 15 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Abdullah Mason, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT (UP TO 130 POUNDS)

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Emanuel Navarrete wins via technical decision despite injury

Emanuel Navarrete outlasts Charly Suarez despite a major cut to his head in the main event.

1. Emanuel Navarrete     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 39-2-1, 31 KOs
Last: NC (no contest) Charly Suarez, May 10
Next: Feb. 28 vs. Eduardo Nunez


2. O’Shaquie Foster     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 24-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Stephen Fulton, Dec. 6
Next: TBA


3. Anthony Cacace     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 24-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (TKO9) Leigh Wood, May 10
Next: March 14 vs. James Dickens


4. Ray Ford     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 18-1-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Abraham Nova, Aug. 16
Next: TBA


5. Robson Conceicao     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 20-3-1 1 NC, 10 KOs
Last: W (KO6) Yonnaiquer Rondon, Aug. 2
Next: TBA


6. Eduardo Nunez     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 29-1 27 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Christopher Diaz, Sept. 6
Next: Feb. 28 vs. Emanuel Navarrete


7. Andres Cortes     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 24-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Derlyn Hernandez-Gerarldo, Oct. 18
Next: TBA


8. Charly Suarez     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 18-0, 10 KOs
Last: NC (No contest) Emanuel Navarrete, May 10
Next: TBA


9. James Dickens     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 36-5, 15 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Albert Batyrgaziev, July 2
Next: March 14 vs. Anthony Cacace


10. Joe Cordina     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 19-1, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Gabriel Flores Jr., Dec. 13
Next: TBA


FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 126 POUNDS)

1. Rafael Espinoza     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 28-0, 24 KOs
Last: W (KO11) Arnold Khegai, Nov. 15
Next: TBA


2. Nick Ball     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 23-0-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Sam Goodman, Aug. 16
Next: Feb. 7 vs. Brandon Figueroa


3. Angelo Leo     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 26-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (MD12) Tomoki Kameda, May 24
Next: TBA


4. Bruce Carrington     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 16-0, 9 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Mateus Heita, July 26
Next: Jan. 31 vs. Carlos Castro


5. Luis Alberto Lopez     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 32-3, 18 KOs
Last: W (TKO3) Miguel Arevalo Mejia, Dec. 13
Next: TBA


6. Brandon Figueroa     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 26-2-1, 19 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Joet Gonzalez, July 19
Next: Feb. 7 vs. Nick Ball


7. Sam Goodman     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 21-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Tyler Blizzard, Dec. 17
Next: TBA


8. Tomoki Kameda     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 42-5, 23 KOs
Last: L (MD12) Angelo Leo, May 24
Next: TBA


9. Mirco Cuello     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 16-0, 13 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Sergio Rios Jimenez, Aug. 8
Next: TBA


10. Nathaniel Collins     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 17-0-1, 8 KOs
Last: Draw (Split draw 12) Cristobal Lorenta, Oct. 4
Next: TBA


JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT (UP TO 122 POUNDS)

1. Naoya Inoue     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 32-0, 27 KOs
Last: W (UD12) David Picasso, Dec. 27
Next: TBA


2. Marlon Tapales     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 41-4, 22 KOs
Last: W (KO6) Fernando Toro, Oct. 29
Next: TBA


3. Murodjon Akhmadaliev     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 14-2, 11 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Naoya Inoue, Sept. 14
Next: TBA


4. Junto Nakatani     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 32-0, 24 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Sebastian Hernandez, Dec. 27
Next: TBA


5. Luis Nery     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 36-2, 28 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Kyonosuke Kameda, Feb. 22
Next: TBA


6. David Picasso     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 32-1-1, 17 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Naoya Inoue, Dec. 27
Next: TBA


7. Ramon Cardenas     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 26-2, 15 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Erik Robles Ayala, Dec. 18
Next: TBA


8. Shabaz Masoud     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 15-0, 4 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Peter McGrail, Dec. 6
Next: TBA


9. TJ Doheny     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 26-6, 20 KOs
Last: L (TKO10) Nick Ball, March 15
Next: TBA


10. Ra’eese Aleem     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 23-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Mikito Nakano, Nov. 24
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Sam Goodman has moved up to the featherweight division.


BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 118 POUNDS)

1. Ryosuke Nishida     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 10-1, 2 KO
Last: L (TKO6) Junto Nakatani, June 8
Next: Feb. 15 vs. Bryan Mercado Vazquez


2. Christian Medina     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 26-4, 19 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Yoshiki Takei, Sept. 14
Next: TBA


3. Seiya Tsutsumi     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 13-0-3, 8 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Nonito Donaire, Dec. 17
Next: TBA


4. Yoshiki Takei     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 11-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (TKO4) Christian Medina Jimenez, Sept. 14
Next: TBA


5. Takuma Inoue     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 21-2, 5 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Tenshin Nasukawa, Nov. 24
Next: TBA


6. Daigo Higa     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 21-3-3, 19 KOs
Last: Draw (Unanimous draw 12) Antonio Vargas, July 30
Next: TBA


7. Antonio Vargas     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 19-1-1, 11 KOs
Last: Draw (Unanimous draw 12) Daigo Higa, July 30
Next: TBA


8. Tenshin Nasukawa     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 7-1, 2 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Takuma Inoue, Nov. 24
Next: TBA


9. Kazuto Iokaa     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 32-4-1, 17 KOs
Last: W (KO4) Maikel Ordosgoitti, Dec. 31
Next: TBA


10. Jason Moloney     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 28-4, 20 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Herlan Gomez, Dec. 6
Next: TBA

Editor’s note: Junto Nakatani has moved up to the junior featherweigh division. Roman Gonzalez, Juan Francisco Estrada and Emmanuel Rodriguez have been removed for inactivity.


JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT (UP TO 115 POUNDS)

1. Jesse Rodriguez     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 23-0, 16 KOs
Last: W (KO10) Fernando Martinez, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


2. Fernando Martinez     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 18-1, 9 KOs
Last: L (KO10) Jesse Rodriguez, Nov. 22
Next: TBA


3. Phumelele Cafu     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 11-1-3, 8 KOs
Last: L (TKO10) Jesse Rodriguez, July 19
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4. David Jimenez     Previous ranking: 6

Record: 18-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (KO11) Kenbun Torres, July 20
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5. Willibaldo Garcia Perez     Previous ranking: 7

Record: 23-6-2, 13 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Rene Calixto Bibiano, May 23
Next: TBA


6. Tomoya Tsuboi     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 3-0, 2 KOs
Last: W (TKO8) Carlos Cuadras, Nov. 24
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7. Andrew Moloney     Previous ranking: 8

Record: 28-4, 18 KOs
Last: W (TKO5) Pawan Kumar Arya, Nov. 1
Next: TBA


8. Carlos Cuadras     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 44-6-1, 28 KOs
Last: L (TKO8) Tomoya Tsuboi, Nov. 24
Next: TBA


9. Charlie Edwards     Previous ranking: 9

Record: 21-2, 7 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Salvador Juarez, Sept. 5
Next: TBA


10. Rene Calixto Bibiano     Previous ranking: 10

Record: 24-1-1, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Ruben Lezama Gonzalez, Dec. 6
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Editor’s note: Kosei Tanaka retired and has been removed. KJ Cataraja has been removed for inactivity.


FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 112 POUNDS)

1. Ricardo Sandoval     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 27-2, 18 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Kenshiro Teraji, July 30
Next: TBA


2. Kenshiro Teraji     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 25-2, 16 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Ricardo Sandoval, July 30
Next: TBA


3. Seigo Yuri Akui     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 22-3-1, 12 KOs
Last: W (KO3) Vencent Lacar, Dec. 17
Next: TBA


4. Francisco Rodriguez Jr.     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 41-6, 28 KOs
Last: W (TKO2) Jesus Faro, Oct. 25
Next: TBA


5. Anthony Olascuaga     Previous ranking: NR

Record: 11-1, 8 KOs
Last: W (TKO4) Taku Kuwahara, Dec. 21
Next: TBA


JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (UP TO 108 POUNDS)

1. Rene Santiago     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 15-4, 9 KOs
Last: W (SD12) Kyosuke Takami, Dec. 17
Next: TBA


2. Kyosuke Takami     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 10-1, 8 KOs
Last: L (SD12) Rene Santiago, Dec. 17
Next: TBA


3. Carlos Canizales     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 28-3-1, 20 KOs
Last: W (KO5) Petchmanee CP Freshmart, Aug. 1
Next: TBA


4. Knockout CP Freshmart     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 29-1, 11 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Junior Leandro Zarate, Dec. 4
Next: TBA


5. Erik Badillo Mares     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 19-0, 8 KOs
Last: W (UD10) Elwin Soto, Nov. 29
Next: TBA


STRAWWEIGHT (UP TO 105 POUNDS)

1. Oscar Collazo     Previous ranking: 1

Record: 13-0, 10 KOs
Last: W (TKO7) Jayson Vayson, Sept. 20
Next: TBA


2. Pedro Taduran     Previous ranking: 2

Record: 19-4-1, 13 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Christian Balunan, Oct. 26
Next: TBA


3. Melvin Jerusalem     Previous ranking: 3

Record: 25-3, 12 KOs
Last: W (UD12) Siyakholwa Kuse, Oct. 29
Next: TBA


4. Yudai Shigeoka     Previous ranking: 4

Record: 9-2, 5 KOs
Last: L (UD12) Melvin Jerusalem, March 30
Next: TBA


5. Ryusei Matsumoto     Previous ranking: 5

Record: 7-0, 4 KOs
Last: W (TD5) Yuni Takeda, Sep. 14
Next: TBA



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Kyler Murray’s tenure with the Arizona Cardinals is coming to an end. 

The team reportedly informed the former No. 1 overall pick this week that he will be released at the start of the new league year, making him a free agent eligible to sign with any team, including, potentially, one in Major League Baseball.

Prior to declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray was a two-sport athlete playing both football and baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Heisman Trophy winner threw for over 4,000 yards and 42 touchdowns during the 2018 season, but the then-Oakland Athletics still selected him with the 9th overall pick in the 2018 draft. 

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He signed a contract with a $4.66 million signing bonus, but Murray would forgo his senior year at Oklahoma and declare for the NFL Draft. After seven years in the NFL, Murray’s MLB career still remains a possibility.  

“Kyler is an elite NFL quarterback and I’m sure there are plenty of opportunities for him to continue his football career,” A’s general manager David Forst told MLB.com on Wednesday. 

“That said, he and his baseball representatives know that we’re always open to him exploring a return to baseball with the A’s if that time ever comes.”

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Kyler Murray, the Oakland Athletics’ No. 1 draft pick and outfielder from the University of Oklahoma, looks on during batting practice before the game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on June 15, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Murray, 28, will likely have several options during the offseason. He is currently owed $36.8 million. 

His career with the Cardinals has been marred by injuries and other controversies, including the study clause that was initially included in his five-year, $230.5 million deal signed in 2022. The clause was later removed. He appeared in just five games last season after suffering a foot injury, which later landed him on injured reserve.

The Cardinals finished 3-14 behind backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett and later fired head coach Jonathan Gannon.

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“To everyone that supported me and showed kindness to my family and I during my time in AZ, from the bottom of my heart, thank you,” Murray posted in a farewell message to fans on social media. “I wanted nothing more than to be the one to end the 77-year drought for this organization, I am sorry I failed us. I wish this community and my brothers nothing but the best.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The men’s basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield won’t turn many heads with its last-place ranking in the Big West Conference. But when it comes to scandal, the school could be a top contender.

Cal State Bakersfield’s athletic department has been in upheaval since Aug. 29, when then-men’s basketball coach Rod Barnes opened an anonymous email from a tipster who alleged that Barnes’ temporary assistant coach, Kevin Mays, was also working as a pimp across four states. Other lawsuits, internal investigations, dismissals and finger-pointing have only served to deepen the department’s sense of crisis.

In the email, the tipster identified a woman whom Mays allegedly had trafficked for several months.

“FIX IT OR THE WHOLE STAFF WILL FALL,” the tipster wrote in all caps, adding that the email was a “first warning and a final warning.”

Barnes forwarded the anonymous email to the university’s human resources office, which sent it to university police, triggering an investigation that led to criminal charges against Mays.

Mays, who is being held without bail, faces a hefty rap sheet of 11 criminal and misdemeanor charges, including felonies such as pimping. He also was charged with possession of automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to sell. Separate charges cited him for possession of more than 600 images of youth or child pornography and distribution of obscene matter involving someone under 18 years old.

Mays has pleaded not guilty on all charges. His attorney, David Torres, declined comment to ESPN.

Sally Selby, the public affairs and communications manager for the Bakersfield Police Department, told ESPN that investigators are still conducting follow-up interviews “to determine if there are other victims or applicable charges” in Mays’ case.

As this case reverberated at Cal State Bakersfield, the school announced in September that Barnes and athletic director Kyle Conder had left their roles. Barnes ended a 14-year career as head basketball coach that included taking the team to an NCAA tournament and an NIT tournament. The school did not explain the reason behind their departures, and neither Conder nor Barnes agreed to ESPN requests for an interview.

Acting athletic director Sarah Tuohy and university president Vernon Harper said in a September schoolwide email that they were conducting national searches to replace Barnes and Conder.

Jennifer Self, Cal State Bakersfield’s senior director of strategic communications, told ESPN in an email that the charges against Mays were “deeply concerning.” She said that even though the allegations didn’t involve a student, the school consulted with a local human trafficking expert and offered awareness and education training on campus.

“We also viewed this moment as an opportunity to take a broader look at our athletic program,” Self said, adding that the university also launched a commission to make a more comprehensive assessment of the athletic program and recommend “structural and administrative changes” to better align the program with the university’s “mission and values.”

At the campus basketball arena in Bakersfield, set in the industrial flatlands of California’s Central Valley, Barnes sat in the bleachers behind the Roadrunners’ bench watching his former team’s December loss to North Dakota State. He declined comment when approached by ESPN after the game.

The anonymous message outlining Mays’ alleged pimping took Barnes by shock, according to a police account of an interview with him. Mays took the job as a temporary assistant coach in June at a salary of just over $3,000 per month, according to school records obtained by ESPN.

MAYS HAD PLAYED at the university from 2014 to 2016. The Runner, the student-run news site, quoted Mays in May 2016 as saying he planned to play pro basketball in France or Italy. Later, he joined the athletic department as a player-development coordinator, according to school records.

In his application for the position in 2019, according to school records, Mays wrote that he was driven by basketball, team building and helping young men.

“I gained lots of experience dealing with learning to lead young men and help them navigate the Division I experience in a successful manner,” Mays wrote. “CSUB helped me tremendously and I look forward to giving back.”

The school conducted a criminal background check before Mays’ appointment but found no problems, an October email from university president Harper noted.

But the anonymous email to Barnes, titled “IMPORTANT MESSAGE 911 911,” indicated serious problems.

“HE IS TRAFFICKING A GIRL BY THE NAME OF [redacted],” the email read, according to police records. “HE HAS BEEN TRAFFICKING THIS GIRL SINCE MAY,” the email added, listing Las Vegas, Oregon, Washington and California as his alleged operating area.

University police tried to contact the sender on Sept. 3 for more information. In a subsequent email, the tipster claimed to have known both the alleged victim and Mays through previous travel for sex work. The context of the email suggested the person was a fellow sex worker.

Mays told the tipster he was a professional gambler, according to the second email, and that he allegedly threatened to take away the tipster’s child if the person exposed his activities. The sender also gave police the alleged victim’s phone number and noted she previously had been arrested in Oregon on a DUI charge in a car that Mays had provided.

Further police reporting revealed that Mays had rented the car, but investigators determined that the contract used the university’s account with the Enterprise car rental franchise at Bakersfield’s airport. Police declined to share a copy of the contract, saying it remained part of an open investigation. The Sept. 4 police report states that the sex worker used the car for her work.

An Enterprise clerk and another, apparently more senior person whose identity is redacted, confirmed to investigators that the car was assigned to a university contract. The latter person told police “that only MAYS and other CSUB staff were authorized to operate the vehicle,” the report says.

If the police findings are confirmed, it means a state account helped Mays carry out his alleged human trafficking operation.

In response to an ESPN records request for Mays’ financial records, the university stated that Mays “has not been paid or reimbursed by the campus during his employment, outside of his salary.” Self, the school’s public information officer, told ESPN that university employees get “preferred” rates at Enterprise. She added that the school has “no records of Enterprise invoices paid by CSU Bakersfield with Kevin Mays as the renter.”

According to Kern County court records obtained by ESPN, university police determined there were no alleged victims connected to Cal State Bakersfield’s staff or student body. University police forwarded the emails to the Bakersfield Police Department, which verified the tipster’s claim and determined that the alleged victim was 23.

Police in Bakersfield also identified a sex advertisement posted by the alleged victim in Sacramento, California. The post noted that the woman worked “independently” and that she was open to being anything from “arm candy” for a party to a “no strings attached girlfriend.”

“I can morph into the exact woman you need and want me to be,” the ad read. “… I do it all. If you’re ready to have the time of your life, I cant wait to make some memories with you xoxo.”

Sacramento police ran a sting operation on Sept. 4 by scheduling a “date” with the alleged victim at a Sacramento hotel room they later determined had been rented by Mays. Her rates were $300 for half an hour and $500 for a full hour, according to the police report.

When interviewed by police after the sting operation, the woman identified Mays as her “boyfriend” and said that Mays “routinely covered the costs” for rental vehicles, hotels and flights when she traveled for sex work. The report also noted that police saw evidence of text messages between the two that showed Mays’ “involvement and control” over the alleged victim’s sex work.

Shortly after his arrest and booking, Mays denied any involvement in prostitution and told police his girlfriend had possession of his rental car. A police search of Mays’ car and apartment yielded multiple firearms, including automatic rifles, and a large quantity of drugs, the documents said. Police, using a warrant, conducted a subsequent search of his phone, which revealed close to 600 images of child pornography, including some depicting children as young as 4.

As startling as the allegations are concerning the Cal State Bakersfield basketball program, a separate development with the school’s softball team had been ongoing. It came into full public view after a softball player posted allegations on TikTok of having been verbally, sexually and physically harassed by softball coaches Leticia Olivarez and James Davenport.

The complex, often difficult-to-decipher web of personal interactions between the athletic staff and student-athletes underscored a culture of chaos. Inappropriate activity either went unnoticed or uncorrected by people in charge until a full-blown public scandal loomed.

Mays was far from the only one worthy of scrutiny. A June 2025 university investigation report delved into allegations against Davenport of illegal weapons transactions, threatening a student with a gun in a video, having an inappropriate relationship with a student and speaking openly about potentially criminal, violent actions against the school.

Lori A. Blodorn, the school’s vice president of people and culture, conducted the investigation. She concluded that the allegations against Davenport were adequately substantiated to warrant letting him go. “What began from this seemingly straightforward allegation and assessment of how we ensure coach and team safety, ultimately became a complex investigation into a myriad of allegations by Mr. Davenport and against Mr. Davenport, primarily from a [redacted] softball student athlete,” Blodorn writes in her report.

She concludes by stating, “Based on my investigation, I find the following: Davenport engaged in unprofessional and immoral conduct, and dishonesty, in attempting to facilitate the sale of illegal weapons.” He was dishonest when questioned about displaying a gun when talking online with a student, she adds. Blodorn goes on to list four other conclusions that, she writes, are based on a “preponderance of evidence” and justify separating him from his job.

Davenport had previously filed his own complaint with the school, claiming to have been the victim of workplace violence.

THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED then-athletic director Conder’s immediate termination on Sept. 8, a few days after Mays’ arrest, but he later stated in a lawsuit against the school that he was fired in August — before the tip to Barnes but after Conder said he had uncovered “potential crimes and misconduct” at the university.

Conder’s lawsuit claims he had tried to warn the administration about nefarious activities within the athletic department. He asserted that he was fired in retaliation for whistleblowing.

The lawsuit adds that the school investigation could not substantiate the player’s claims against the softball coaches enough to fire them. Davenport’s contract expired in May 2025, and Olivarez remains on paid leave with a contract that ends in May this year. The player who accused them has transferred from Cal State Bakersfield, and the TikTok videos have been deleted.

Self, the university spokesperson, said that school officials “strongly deny the claims” made by Conder and as defendants in the case intended to “challenge the legal sufficiency of certain aspects of Conder’s complaint.” She added that the university remained “open to dispute resolution discussions in an effort to limit the disruption to the campus community and ongoing university operations.”

Separately, two anonymous softball players sued the school and Davenport last year. It also alleged that Conder “had a pattern … of failing to respond when receiving complaints against Coach Mays.”

The school has since denied the entire complaint and asked a court to throw it out, according to court filings. Davenport, in his court filing, also denied all allegations made against him. His lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.

In his own lawsuit, Conder says the school made him a “convenient scapegoat” to divert attention from the players’ lawsuit and the embarrassment surrounding Mays. He noted that the announcement of his termination came days after Mays’ arrest, making it appear “directly tied to the unfolding scandal.”

“Plaintiff’s termination was handled in a summary fashion, with no due process whatsoever,” Conder’s claim alleges. “… In reality, Plaintiff’s termination was motivated by retaliation and incompetence.”

Mays remains in jail awaiting trial. The preliminary hearing in his cases, originally set for Oct. 30, 2025, is now scheduled for March 13. A spokesperson for the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting the case, declined comment to ESPN “to protect the integrity of the pending case.”

The drama inside the athletic department at Cal State Bakersfield has attracted the students’ attention, though some appeared unsurprised.

“We always joke in Bakersfield that we only make the news for the bad things because that stuff always just shines really bright,” student Seth Tolleson said. A scandal like this wasn’t what he expected when he transferred from a local junior college, he added. “It’s either zero or 100.”



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A law firm leading the charge in the ongoing Supreme Court case over trans athletes in women’s sports has responded after a federal judge suggested the case’s ruling could impact a separate case involving a similar issue. 

Colorado District Judge Kato Crews deferred ruling in motions to dismiss former San Jose State volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser’s lawsuit against the California State University (CSU) system until after a ruling in the B.P.J. v. West Virginia Supreme Court case, which is expected to come in June. 

Slusser filed the lawsuit against representatives of her school and the Mountain West Conference in fall 2024 after she allegedly was made to share bedrooms and changing spaces with trans teammate Blaire Fleming for a whole season without being informed that Fleming is a biological male. 

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Meanwhile, the B.P.J. case went to the Supreme Court after a trans teen sued West Virginia to block the state’s law that prevents males from competing in girls’ high school sports. 

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is the primary law firm defending West Virginia in that case at the Supreme Court, and has now responded to news that Slusser’s lawsuit could be affected by the SCOTUS ruling. 

“We hope the ruling from the Supreme Court will affirm that Title IX was designed to guarantee equal opportunity for women, not to let male athletes displace women and girl in competition. It is crucial that sports be separated by sex for not only the equal opportunity of women but for safety and privacy. Title IX should protect women’s right to compete in their own sports. Allowing men to compete in the female category reverses 50 years of advancement for women,” ADF Vice President of Litigation Strategies Jonathan Scruggs said.

Slusser’s attorney, Bill Bock of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports, expects a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the legal defense representing West Virginia, thus helping his case. 

(Left) Brooke Slusser (10) of the San Jose State Spartans serves the ball during the first set against the Air Force Falcons at Falcon Court at East Gym in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Oct. 19, 2024. (Right) Blaire Fleming #3 of the San Jose State Spartans looks on during the third set against the Air Force Falcons at Falcon Court at East Gym on October 19, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ( Andrew Wevers/Getty Images; Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

“We’re looking forward to the case going forward,” Bock told Fox News Digital. 

“I believe that the court is going to find that Title IX operates on the basis of biological sex, without regard to an assumed or professed gender, and so just like the congress and the members of congress that passed Title IX in 1972, allowed this specifically provided for in the regulations that there had to be separate men’s and women’s teams based on biological sex, I think the court is going to see that is the original meaning of the statute and apply it in that way, and I think it’s going to be a big win in women’s sports.”

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared prepared to rule in favor of West Virginia after oral arguments on Jan. 13. 

Slusser spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court on Jan. 13 while oral arguments took place inside, sharing her experience with a divided crowd of opposing protesters. 

With Fleming on its roster, SJSU reached the 2024 conference final by virtue of a forfeit by Boise State in the semifinal round. SJSU lost in the final to Colorado State.

Slusser went on to develop an eating disorder due to the anxiety and trauma from the scandal and dropped out of her classes the following semester. The eating disorder became so severe, that Slusser said she lost her menstrual cycle for nine months. Her decision to drop her classes resulted in the loss of her scholarship, and her parents said they had to foot the bill out of pocket for an unfinished final semester of college. 

President Donald Trump’s Department of Education determined in January that SJSU violated Title IX in its handling of the situation involving Fleming, and has given the university an ultimatum to agree to a series of resolutions or face a referral to the Department of Justice. 

Among the department’s findings, it determined that a female athlete discovered that the trans student allegedly conspired to have a member of an opposing team spike her in the face during a match. ED claims that “SJSU did not investigate the conspiracy, but later subjected the female athlete to a Title IX complaint for ‘misgendering’ the male athlete in online videos and interviews.”

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SJSU trans player Blaire Fleming and teammate Brooke Slusser went to a magic show and had Thanksgiving together in Las Vegas despite an ongoing lawsuit over Fleming being transgender. (Thien-An Truong/San Jose State Athletics)

SJSU Athletic Director Jeff Konya told Fox News Digital in a July interview that he was satisfied with how the university handled the situation involving Fleming.

“I think everybody acted in the best possible way they could, given the circumstances,” Konya said. 

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