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Great Britain has 14 world champion boxers and experts say there has never been a better time for the sport in the country.?But only a few of those world champions can claim to be No.1 in their weight division and to be household names in the UK, where boxing is nearly exclusively shown on subscription television channels.So who are Britains best boxers and which of the world champions -- and big names -- miss out on ESPNs latest British pound-for-pound ratings? 1. Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs), WBA world featherweight champion After two career-defining victories, the Belfast boxer has risen from No.5 in our last P4P rankings to top spot after he became Northern Irelands first two-weight world champion last month. It has been a great 2016 for Frampton, who dominated in a points win over British rival Scott Quigg in February to unify the world super-bantamweight titles.But rather defend his WBA and IBF super-bantamweight belts, Frampton stepped up a division to win a majority decision over Mexican Leo Santa Cruz in New York in July. Frampton was brilliant in spells against Santa Cruz, picking off the three-weight world champion with his fast flurries of punches. Frampton staggered Santa Cruz in the second round, withstood moments of the fight when it turned into a slugfest and his tactics were spot on in the best performance of his career.Frampton is a huge star in Northern Ireland but is also one of Britains best-known boxers now to the wider public. ESPN ranks Frampton the No.1 featherweight in the world and we rank him Great Britains P4P king.2. Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs), WBA-WBO world heavyweight championManchesters lineal world heavyweight champion has lost his top spot in our British P4P rankings due to inactivity and Framptons heroics. Fury injured an ankle while preparing for a July 9 rematch against Wladimir Klitschko, who he out-pointed for three versions of the world title in November. A new date for the rematch -- possibly in Manchester Oct. 29 -- has yet to be confirmed but Fury will have to do more than beat Klitschko to dislodge Frampton. Fury -- ranked the world No.1 heavyweight by ESPN -- also faces a hearing over doping allegations made by the UK Anti-Doping organisation.3. James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs), IBF world super-middleweight championThe London super-middleweight is No.1 in his division after two IBF title wins in North America over Lucian Bute and Rogelio Medina. There was talk of a world title unification fight with WBC champion Badou Jack in London in September, but it looks likely DeGale will now defend his title for a second time in the States in his next bout. Jack could only draw with Bute in his last fight and DeGale deserves to be considered the super-middleweight No.1. But despite DeGales progress, his profile in the UK has not improved while he has been world champion since November 2015. Victory over Jack later this year could see DeGale rise nearer to the UKs P4P top while a clash with domestic rival Callum Smith would boost his public profile back home.4. Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs), IBF world welterweight championThe Sheffield welterweight will become Britains pound-for-pound king if he can produce an upset against Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 10. Brook is stepping up two weight divisions to challenge GGG -- ESPNs No.2 ranked pound-for-pound boxer -- for his middleweight titles in London. Brook has been craving a big name opponent and has certainly got it. Brook claims many of his rival world welterweight champions have avoided him but after three low-key, dominant defences of his IBF welterweight belt, superstardom awaits him if he can beat Golovkin. Brook is No.2 in the ESPN world welterweight rankings.5. Anthony Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs), WBA world lightweight champion & Terry Flanagan (31-0, 12 KOs), WBO world lightweight championIt is hard to separate these two world lightweight champions, who live a short left hook away from each other in Manchester. Both have made big improvements while fighting for world title belts over the course of the last year. A world title unification fight seems a natural fight, but both have difficult fights looming. Both are regarded in their divisions top three and Crolla will gain a higher ranking if he beats former WBC champion Jorge Linares on Sept. 24, with Flanagan being lined up to defend his WBO belt against WBC title-holder Dejan Zlaticanin next.6. Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs), IBF world featherweight championThe Welshman is a rival world featherweight champion to fellow Briton Carl Frampton and there is a strong likelihood the pair will meet later this year. Selbys stock will rise if he can pull off an upset against Frampton after he had to get off the canvas in his second IBF title defence against Eric Hunter in April. Selbys slick boxing ensured he dominated Hunter after an early scare to win unanimously on points. But harder fights await Selby if he wants to dominate the featherweight division.7. Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs), IBF world heavyweight championThere are bigger tests ahead for Joshua but it is hard to fault him in a career that has seen him KO all 17 professional opponents since he won a 2012 Olympic gold medal. After winning the IBF world heavyweight title from Charles Martin in just two rounds in April, Joshua claimed he was suffering from an illness in the build-up to a seventh round win against another American Dominic Breazeale in June. North London-based Joshua still looked destructive and he has yet to be seriously troubled. A second defence is scheduled for Nov. 26 and next year promises tougher tests, starting with New Zealands Joseph Parker and possibly then fellow Briton David Haye.8. Tony Bellew (27-2-1, 17 KOs), WBC world cruiserweight championThe Scouser won the vacant WBC cruiserweight title by defusing the explosive Ilunga Makabu with a stunning knockout win in May and is now one of the leading men in his division. Bellew has even been calling on former world cruiserweight champion David Haye -- now on the comeback trail up at heavyweight -- to meet him in a catchweight fight. More likely is a clash with a rival world champion next year that would give Bellew the chance to climb our P4P rankings. He is due to fight next against Hayes friend BJ Flores in Liverpool on Oct. 15.9. Jamie McDonnell (28-2-1, 13 KOs), WBA world bantamweight championUnder-rated and less known than others below him on this list, the Doncaster bantamweight is a reigning world champion who is No.3 in ESPNs world bantamweight rankings. A fight against American Raushee Warren later this year will raise his profile and if he victorious, his ranking in the bantamweight division. McDonnell stopped Fernando Vargas in the ninth round in London in June for his sixth victory in world title fights since 2013. Two of those wins have been in the US and he is unbeaten since losing on points to Lee Haskins in 2008. McDonnel has won IBF and WBA world titles and he only missed out on the WBO belt because Tomoki Kameda was forced to vacate it before losing twice to the Yorkshireman.10. Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs), welterweight contenderThe Bolton welterweight has not held a world title since 2011 but he is still more well known in the UK than most of the countrys current world champions. Khan jumped up two weight divisions to challenge Saul Canelo Alvarez for his WBC middleweight title in boxings biggest fight so far this year in May and was doing well early on before he got knocked out in the sixth round. Khan, who missed out on megafights against Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, showed against Canelo he still has speed and movement. His wins over good opponents (Luis Collazo, Devon Alexander and Chris Algieri) before losing to Canelo means he retains his top ten place in our rankings. Khan says he will return to action at welterweight, where Kell Brook is ranked higher.The rest:11. 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The Hokies kept hold of it with another program staple -- some tough defense at the right time.Adonis Alexander returned a blocked field goal 75 yards for the early, go-ahead touchdown, and No. 19 Virginia Tech held on to beat Duke 24-21 on Saturday and remain in control of the ACCs Coastal Division race.We took what could have been a really difficult situation, and the kids did a great job, first-year Tech coach Justin Fuente said.It was classic Beamerball -- even without Frank Beamer, whos in his first year of retirement.Travon McMillian ran 14 yards for a TD and Jerod Evans passed for 192 yards and scored on a 7-yard run, carrying three Duke defenders along for the ride, for the Hokies (7-2, 5-1, No. 23 AP).Daniel Jones pulled Duke within three points with his second touchdown run of the game, a 2-yarder with 7:10 to play.The Blue Devils got the ball back with 5:55 remaining after forcing a three-and-out, but it looked like they gave it right back when Shaun Wilson fumbled at the 35. But that decision was overturned after a review determined Virginia Tech rover Terrell Edmunds should have been called for targeting, giving the Blue Devils the ball at midfield.These Hokies didnt buckle. Dukes next three plays netted three yards before the Blue Devils punted back, and Virginia Tech ran out the final 4:06, with Evans converting the game-sealing third-and-3 with less than 2 minutes to go.I was pleased with the way the team responded after that event, Fuente said. That was an opportunity to kind of let the air out of your balloon, so to speak, and it certainly did not happen. The defense responded, the offense got the ball and ran the clock out to finish the ball game.Jones, who finished with 148 yards passing, also scored from 7 yards out late in the third quarter to make it 21-14, before Joey Slye extended the Hokies lead to 10 with a 27-yard field goal on the next possession.Wilson had a short touchdown run for the Blue Devils (3-6, 0-5), who have lost three straight and are 1-4 since upsetting Notre Dame.THE TAKEAWAYVirginia Tech: The path to the Coastal Division title still runs through Blacksburg, thanks to that 34-3 win at North Carolina last month. Nothing came easy after they went up 21-7 in the second quarter, but at least the Hokies handled success better than last time andd now they will wrap up their first ACC title game berth since 2011 with home wins against Georgia Tech next week and Virginia on Nov.dddddddddddd 26.Duke: The Blue Devils have to be in win-or-else mode the rest of the way if they want to extend their school-record postseason streak to five years. They could reach a bowl game with a 5-7 record because of their high APR scores -- and if theres a shortage of six-win teams -- but at this point, theres a serious question about whether Duke will make it to the five-win mark. What we have is a good football team without a very good record, coach David Cutcliffe said.POLL IMPLICATIONSThis victory may not send the Hokies much higher, but at least they made enough timely plays to avoid a repeat of the Syracuse loss last month that sent them tumbling out of the Top 25.PLAY OF THE DAYWith the score tied at 7 -- and two snaps after Jones misfired on a sure-thing touchdown pass that would have given Duke the lead -- the Blue Devils brought in AJ Reed, who to that point had made just 3 of 7 field goals all season, to try a 30-yarder.Greg Stroman came off the left edge to block it, and after Alexander scooped it up and took off downfield, Stroman delivered a crushing block on Reed that helped spring him for Techs second special-teams TD of the season and first off a blocked field goal since 2005.INJURY REPORTStroman did not return after he injured his right ankle during a hit from Jeremy McDuffie while fielding a second-quarter punt. He was carried to the sideline and carted to the locker room. Fuente did not provide any details on Stromans status.QUICK HITSEvans was held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season. ... Virginia Tech was held to 399 total yards. The only time the Hokies finished with fewer this season was in the victory at North Carolina in hurricane conditions.UP NEXTVirginia Tech: Faces Georgia Tech next Saturday before making a visit to Notre Dame.Duke: Has a short week to prepare for its fiercest rival, North Carolina, on Thursday night.---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/joedy-mccreary---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '