NAOYAINOUE has moved up to the top in Ring Magazine's most recent pound-for-pound rankings.
Nonito Donaire, a Japanese knockout specialist, was defeated in just two rounds by the Japanese knockout specialist.
That was enough to make the 29-year old take the top spot in this week's rankings.
Canelo Alvarez was in the top spot for several month but has been moved to the Ring Magazine's top ten boxers.
31-year-old Mexican ace was defeated by Russia's WBA lightweight champion Dmitry Bivol.
This was his second loss in 61 fights. His previous loss came to Floyd Mayweather in 2013.
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Before Canelo's shocking defeat, he was at the top Ring's P4P List.
He has fallen in the rankings and Tyson Fury is no longer available after his brutal knockout win over Dillian Whyte last week.
The Ring Magazine still considers Fury their top heavyweight champion and champion, but they have removed him from their updated list.
There is no room for Anthony Joshua - although it could change if he wins the rematch against No.2 Oleksandr Uzyk.
BETTING SPECIAL - GET PS50 CASHBACK ON LOSING BETSThe Ukrainian won the heavyweight title from AJ last September and that made him the top-ranked P4P player.
Now Inoue's win, which unites the bantamweight division, has propelled him to pole position above Usyk.
With Joshua and Fury's departure, there is only one British boxer remaining in the top ten.
Josh Taylor, an unbeaten star, retains his spot, even though he dropped to ninth.
Although the 19-0 Scot was not at fault for the poor scorecards that earned him a win over Jack Catterall in February, his air of invincibility is definitely diminished.
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Before that fight Taylor was one of British Boxing's greatest success stories. He raced to the undisputed 10th glory by beating all of his opponents and racing to victory.
His reputation has been tarnished by his skew-whiff scoring.