List of current men’s boxing world champions as Oleksandr Usyk reigns as heavyweight king, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

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. The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing’s four legitimate, major world titlesSimon Stacpoole/Matchroom See the full list of the current men’s boxing world champions below… Heavyweight (200lbs+) WBA – Oleksandr Usyk WBC – Oleksandr Usyk IBF – Daniel Dubois WBO – Oleksandr Usyk Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world championMikey Williams/Top Rank Bridgerweight (224lbs) WBA – Muslim Gadzhimagomedov WBC – Kevin Lerena The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with only one of the other three sanctioning bodies following suitRex Cruiserweight (200lbs) WBA – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez WBC – Badou Jack IBF – Jai Opetaia WBO – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championCris Esqueda/Golden Boy Light-Heavyweight (175lbs) WBA – Artur Beterbiev WBC – Artur Beterbiev IBF – Artur Beterbiev WBO – Artur Beterbiev Beterbiev is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world champion Super-Middleweight (168lbs) WBA – Canelo Alvarez WBC – Canelo Alvarez IBF – William Scull WBO – Canelo Alvarez Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world championAmanda Westcott/Showtime Middleweight (160lbs) WBA – Erislandy Lara WBC – Carlos Adames IBF – Janibek Alimkhanuly WBO – Janibek Alimkhanuly Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world championMikey Williams/Top Rank Super-Welterweight (154lbs) WBA – Terence Crawford WBC – Sebastian Fundora IBF – Bakhram Murtazaliev WBO – Sebastian Fundora Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world championEsther Lin/PBC Welterweight (147lbs) WBA – Eimantas Stanionis WBC – Mario Barrios IBF – Jaron Ennis WBO – Brian Norman Jr Boots is the IBF welterweight world championMelina Pizano/Matchroom Super-Lightweight (140lbs) WBA – Jose Valenzuela WBC – Alberto Puello IBF – Richardson Hitchins WBO – Teofimo Lopez Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championGetty Lightweight (135lbs) WBA – Gervonta Davis WBC – Shakur Stevenson IBF – Vasyl Lomachenko WBO – Keyshawn Davis Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight Super-Featherweight (130lbs) WBA – Lamont Roach Jr WBC – O’Shaquie Foster IBF – Vacant WBO – Emanuel Navarrete Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion Featherweight (126lbs) WBA – Nick Ball WBC – Stephen Fulton IBF – Angelo Leo WBO – Rafael Espinoza Ball is the WBA featherweight world championMark Robinson/Matchroom Super-Bantamweight (122lbs) WBA – Naoya Inoue WBC – Naoya Inoue IBF – Naoya Inoue WBO – Naoya Inoue Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championNaoki Fukuda/Top Rank Bantamweight (118lbs) WBA – Seiya Tsutsumi WBC – Junto Nakatani IBF – Ryosuke Nishida WBO – Yoshiki Takei Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world championMikey Williams/Top Rank Super-Flyweight (115lbs) WBA – Fernando Martinez WBC – Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez IBF – Vacant WBO – Phumelele Cafu Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world championAmanda Westcott/Matchroom Flyweight (112lbs) WBA – Seigo Yuri Akui WBC – Kenshiro Teraji IBF – Angel Ayala WBO – Anthony Olascuaga Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweightMichelle Farsi/Matchroom Light-Flyweight (108lbs) WBA – Erick Rosa WBC – Panya Pradabsri IBF – Masamichi Yabuki WBO – Shokichi Iwata Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved upGetty Minimumweight (105lbs) WBA – Oscar Collazo WBC – Melvin Jerusalem IBF – Pedro Taduran WBO – Oscar Collazo Collazo is the unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world championCris Esqueda/Golden Boy

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List of current men’s boxing world champions as Oleksandr Usyk reigns as heavyweight king, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

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.

Undisputed unified world boxing title belts.
The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing’s four legitimate, major world titles
Simon Stacpoole/Matchroom

See the full list of the current men’s boxing world champions below…

Heavyweight (200lbs+)

WBA – Oleksandr Usyk

WBC – Oleksandr Usyk

IBF – Daniel Dubois

WBO – Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk holding up the undisputed heavyweight championship belt.
Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world champion
Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Bridgerweight (224lbs)

WBA – Muslim Gadzhimagomedov

WBC – Kevin Lerena

Lawrence Okolie celebrating his WBC bridgerweight championship win.
The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with only one of the other three sanctioning bodies following suit
Rex

Cruiserweight (200lbs)

WBA – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez

WBC – Badou Jack

IBF – Jai Opetaia

WBO – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez

Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez holding the WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championship belts.
Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world champion
Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy

Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

WBA – Artur Beterbiev

WBC – Artur Beterbiev

IBF – Artur Beterbiev

WBO – Artur Beterbiev

Beterbiev, the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, is held aloft by his team.
Beterbiev is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world champion

Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

WBA – Canelo Alvarez

WBC – Canelo Alvarez

IBF – William Scull

WBO – Canelo Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez holding boxing championship belts.
Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world champion
Amanda Westcott/Showtime

Middleweight (160lbs)

WBA – Erislandy Lara

WBC – Carlos Adames

IBF – Janibek Alimkhanuly

WBO – Janibek Alimkhanuly

Janibek Alimkhanuly, IBF and WBO middleweight world champion, victorious in a boxing match.
Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world champion
Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

WBA – Terence Crawford

WBC – Sebastian Fundora

IBF – Bakhram Murtazaliev

WBO – Sebastian Fundora

Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora in a boxing match.
Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world champion
Esther Lin/PBC

Welterweight (147lbs)

WBA – Eimantas Stanionis

WBC – Mario Barrios

IBF – Jaron Ennis

WBO – Brian Norman Jr

Jaron Ennis, IBF welterweight champion, with his belt and a referee.
Boots is the IBF welterweight world champion
Melina Pizano/Matchroom

Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

WBA – Jose Valenzuela

WBC – Alberto Puello

IBF – Richardson Hitchins

WBO – Teofimo Lopez

Teofimo Lopez, WBO super-lightweight world champion, holding his championship belts.
Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world champion
Getty

Lightweight (135lbs)

WBA – Gervonta Davis

WBC – Shakur Stevenson

IBF – Vasyl Lomachenko

WBO – Keyshawn Davis

Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson holding lightweight belts.
Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight

Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

WBA – Lamont Roach Jr

WBC – O’Shaquie Foster

IBF – Vacant

WBO – Emanuel Navarrete

A victorious boxer kneels in the ring, raising his arms in celebration.
Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion

Featherweight (126lbs)

WBA – Nick Ball

WBC – Stephen Fulton

IBF – Angelo Leo

WBO – Rafael Espinoza

Nick Ball, WBA featherweight world champion, holding his championship belt.
Ball is the WBA featherweight world champion
Mark Robinson/Matchroom

Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

WBA – Naoya Inoue

WBC – Naoya Inoue

IBF – Naoya Inoue

WBO – Naoya Inoue

Naoya Inoue, undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, holding his championship belts.
Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world champion
Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank

Bantamweight (118lbs)

WBA – Seiya Tsutsumi

WBC – Junto Nakatani

IBF – Ryosuke Nishida

WBO – Yoshiki Takei

Nakatani, WBC bantamweight world champion, holding his championship belt.
Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world champion
Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

WBA – Fernando Martinez

WBC – Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez

IBF – Vacant

WBO – Phumelele Cafu

Jesse Bam Rodriguez, WBC super-flyweight world champion, with a referee.
Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world champion
Amanda Westcott/Matchroom

Flyweight (112lbs)

WBA – Seigo Yuri Akui

WBC – Kenshiro Teraji

IBF – Angel Ayala

WBO – Anthony Olascuaga

Julio Cesar Martinez, WBC flyweight world champion, holding his belt.
Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweight
Michelle Farsi/Matchroom

Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

WBA – Erick Rosa

WBC – Panya Pradabsri

IBF – Masamichi Yabuki

WBO – Shokichi Iwata

Ken Shiro Teraji holding his WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion belts.
Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved up
Getty

Minimumweight (105lbs)

WBA – Oscar Collazo

WBC – Melvin Jerusalem

IBF – Pedro Taduran

WBO – Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo, unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world champion, celebrates with his belts.
Collazo is the unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world champion
Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy