Boxing is a complicated and convoluted sport with several world champions in each division.
Most observers recognise that we are now in a four-belt era, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all given credibility as legitimate world titles.
See the full list of the current men’s boxing world champions below…
Heavyweight (200lbs+)
WBA – Oleksandr Usyk
WBC – Tyson Fury
IBF – Oleksandr Usyk
WBO – Oleksandr Usyk
*Mahmoud Charr has the lesser WBA ‘regular’ belt
*Joseph Parker has the lesser WBO ‘interim’ belt
Bridgerweight (224lbs)
WBA – Evgeny Tishchenko
WBC – Lukasz Rozanski
*Kevin Lerena has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Cruiserweight (200lbs)
WBA – Gilberto Ramirez
WBC – Noel Mikaelian
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Chris Billam-Smith
Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)
WBA – Dmitry Bivol
WBC – Artur Beterbiev
IBF – Artur Beterbiev
WBO – Artur Beterbiev
Super-Middleweight (168lbs)
WBA – Canelo Alvarez
WBC – Canelo Alvarez
IBF – Canelo Alvarez
WBO – Canelo Alvarez
*David Morrell has the lesser WBA ‘regular’ belt
*David Benavidez has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Middleweight (160lbs)
WBA – Erislandy Lara
WBC – Jermall Charlo
IBF – Janibek Alimkhanuly
WBO – Janibek Alimkhanuly
*Carlos Adames has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Super-Welterweight (154lbs)
WBA – Israil Madrimov
WBC – Sebastian Fundora
IBF – Bakhram Murtazaliev
WBO – Sebastian Fundora
*Jermell Charlo is the lesser WBA and WBC ‘champion in recess’
Welterweight (147lbs)
WBA – Terence Crawford
WBC – Terence Crawford
IBF – Jaron Ennis
WBO – Terence Crawford
*Eimantas Stanionis has the lesser WBA ‘regular’ belt
*Mario Barrios has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Super-Lightweight (140lbs)
WBA – Isaac Cruz
WBC – Devin Haney
IBF – Subriel Matias
WBO – Teofimo Lopez
*Ismael Barroso has the lesser WBA ‘interim’ belt
Lightweight (135lbs)
WBA – Gervonta Davis
WBC – Shakur Stevenson
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Vacant
Super-Featherweight (130lbs)
WBA – Lamont Roach Jr
WBC – O’Shaquie Foster
IBF – Joe Cordina
WBO – Emanuel Navarrete
*Oscar Valdez has the lesser WBO ‘interim’ belt
Featherweight (126lbs)
WBA – Ray Ford
WBC – Rey Vargas
IBF – Luis Alberto Lopez
WBO – Rafael Espinoza
*Brandon Figueroa has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)
WBA – Naoya Inoue
WBC – Naoya Inoue
IBF – Naoya Inoue
WBO – Naoya Inoue
Bantamweight (118lbs)
WBA – Takuma Inoue
WBC – Junto Nakatani
IBF – Emmanuel Rodriguez
WBO – Jason Moloney
Super-Flyweight (115lbs)
WBA – Kazuto Ioka
WBC – Juan Estrada
IBF – Fernando Martinez
WBO – Kosei Tanaka
*Carlos Cuadras has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
Flyweight (112lbs)
WBA – Seigo Yuri Akui
WBC – Julio Cesar Martinez
IBF – Jesse Rodriguez
WBO – Jesse Rodriguez
Light-Flyweight (108lbs)
WBA – Kenshiro Teraji
WBC – Kenshiro Teraji
IBF – Sivenathi Nontshinga
WBO – Jonathan Gonzalez
Minimumweight (105lbs)
WBA – Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong)
WBC – Melvin Jerusalem
IBF – Ginjiro Shigeoka
WBO – Oscar Collazo
*Erick Rosa has the lesser WBA ‘regular’ belt
News Summary:
- List of current men’s boxing world champions as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk reign as heavyweight kings, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights
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