List of current men’s boxing world champions including Oleksandr Usyk, Canelo Alvarez, and Terence Crawford
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 suitGetty 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 – Dmitry Bivol WBC – David Benavidez IBF – Dmitry Bivol WBO – Dmitry Bivol Bivol is the unified WBA, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world championMark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing Super-Middleweight (168lbs) WBA – Canelo Alvarez WBC – Canelo Alvarez IBF – Canelo Alvarez WBO – Canelo Alvarez Canelo is the undisputed 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 – Jaron Ennis WBC – Mario Barrios IBF – Jaron Ennis WBO – Brian Norman Jr Boots is the IBF welterweight world championMelina Pizano/Matchroom Super-Lightweight (140lbs) WBA – Gary Antuanne Russell 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 Roach is the WBA super featherweight championGETTY 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 – Kenshiro Teraji WBC – Kenshiro Teraji IBF – Masamichi Yabuki WBO – Anthony Olascuaga Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved upGetty Light-Flyweight (108lbs) WBA – Erick Rosa WBC – Panya Pradabsri IBF – Vacant WBO – Rene Santiago Santiago is the WBO light-flyweight championGETTY 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
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 – Oleksandr Usyk
IBF – Daniel Dubois
WBO – Oleksandr Usyk
Bridgerweight (224lbs)
WBA – Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
WBC – Kevin Lerena
Cruiserweight (200lbs)
WBA – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
WBC – Badou Jack
IBF – Jai Opetaia
WBO – Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)
WBA – Dmitry Bivol
WBC – David Benavidez
IBF – Dmitry Bivol
WBO – Dmitry Bivol
Super-Middleweight (168lbs)
WBA – Canelo Alvarez
WBC – Canelo Alvarez
IBF – Canelo Alvarez
WBO – Canelo Alvarez
Middleweight (160lbs)
WBA – Erislandy Lara
WBC – Carlos Adames
IBF – Janibek Alimkhanuly
WBO – Janibek Alimkhanuly
Super-Welterweight (154lbs)
WBA – Terence Crawford
WBC – Sebastian Fundora
IBF – Bakhram Murtazaliev
WBO – Sebastian Fundora
Welterweight (147lbs)
WBA – Jaron Ennis
WBC – Mario Barrios
IBF – Jaron Ennis
WBO – Brian Norman Jr
Super-Lightweight (140lbs)
WBA – Gary Antuanne Russell
WBC – Alberto Puello
IBF – Richardson Hitchins
WBO – Teofimo Lopez
Lightweight (135lbs)
WBA – Gervonta Davis
WBC – Shakur Stevenson
IBF – Vasyl Lomachenko
WBO – Keyshawn Davis
Super-Featherweight (130lbs)
WBA – Lamont Roach Jr
WBC – O’Shaquie Foster
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Emanuel Navarrete
Featherweight (126lbs)
WBA – Nick Ball
WBC – Stephen Fulton
IBF – Angelo Leo
WBO – Rafael Espinoza
Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)
WBA – Naoya Inoue
WBC – Naoya Inoue
IBF – Naoya Inoue
WBO – Naoya Inoue
Bantamweight (118lbs)
WBA – Seiya Tsutsumi
WBC – Junto Nakatani
IBF – Ryosuke Nishida
WBO – Yoshiki Takei
Super-Flyweight (115lbs)
WBA – Fernando Martinez
WBC – Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Phumelele Cafu
Flyweight (112lbs)
WBA – Kenshiro Teraji
WBC – Kenshiro Teraji
IBF – Masamichi Yabuki
WBO – Anthony Olascuaga
Light-Flyweight (108lbs)
WBA – Erick Rosa
WBC – Panya Pradabsri
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Rene Santiago
Minimumweight (105lbs)
WBA – Oscar Collazo
WBC – Melvin Jerusalem
IBF – Pedro Taduran
WBO – Oscar Collazo
