List of current world boxing champions

This is a list of current male world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.

There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. The official rules and regulations of the WBA, World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules. Each of these organizations sanction and regulate championship bouts and award world titles. American boxing magazine The Ring began awarding world titles in 1922.

There are 18 weight divisions. To compete in a division, a boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time.

Championships

When a champion, for reasons beyond his control such as an illness or injury, is unable to defend his title within the normal mandatory time, the sanctioning bodies may order an interim title bout and award the winner an interim championship. The WBA and WBC have often changed the status of their inactive champions to a "Champion in Recess" or "Champion Emeritus".

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), a national regulating body of the United States. On August 23, 1962, the NBA became the WBA, which today has its head office in Panama. According to WBA championship rules, when a champion also holds a title of one of the other three major sanctioning bodies in an equivalent weight division, that boxer is granted a special recognition of "Unified Champion", and is given more time between mandatory title defenses. The WBA Championships Committee and President may also designate a champion as a "Super Champion" or "Undisputed Champion" in exceptional circumstances; The WBC established many of today's safety measures in boxing, such as the standing eight count, a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15, and additional weight divisions. More information about the WBC's other titles including "Silver", "Diamond", "Emeritus", "Franchise", "Honorary", and "Supreme Champion" can be read at the WBC article.

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) originated in September 1976 as the United States Boxing Association (USBA) when American members of the WBA withdrew to legitimize boxing in the United States with "unbiased" ratings. In April 1983, the organization established an international division that was known as the United States Boxing Association-International (USBA-I). When a WBO champion has reached "preeminent status", the WBO's Executive Committee may designate him as a "Super Champion". However, this is only an honorary title and not the same as the WBA's policy of having separate "Super" and "Regular" champions. A WBO "Super Champion" cannot win or lose that recognition in the ring; it is merely awarded by the WBO.

The Ring

The boxing magazine The Ring awards its own belts. The original title sequence began from the magazine's first publication in the 1920s until its titles were placed on hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When The Ring started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.

In 2007, The Ring was acquired by the owners of fight promoter Golden Boy Promotions, which has publicized The Rings world championships when they are at stake in fights it promotes (such as Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. in 2008). Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, The Ring allows fights between a number one or two contender; or alternatively a number three, four, or five contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility. Some boxing journalists have been extremely critical of the new championship policy and state that if this new policy is followed, the Ring title may lose the credibility it once held.

Current champions

The current champions in each weight division are listed below. Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the following format: wins – losses – draws – no contests (knockout wins).

Heavyweight (+200 lb/+90.7 kg or +224 lb/+101.6 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Oleksandr Usyk 25–0 (16 KO) September 25, 2021

| style="text-align:center;"|Oleksandr Usyk 25–0 (16 KO) May 18, 2024

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Oleksandr Usyk 25–0 (16 KO) July 19, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Daniel Dubois 23–3 (22 KO) May 9, 2026

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Oleksandr Usyk 25–0 (16 KO) August 20, 2022

| style="text-align:center;"|Murat Gassiev 33–2–0–1 (26 KO) December 12, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Agit Kabayel 27–0 (19 KO) February 22, 2025

Bridgerweight (224 lb/101.6 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Muslim Gadzhimagomedov 6–0 (3 KO) July 12, 2024

| style="text-align:center;"|Kevin Lerena 31–4 (15 KO) October 8, 2024

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| style="text-align:center;"|Vartan Arutyunyan 12–0 (8 KO) February 14, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Krzysztof Włodarczyk 66–4–1 (45 KO) May 25, 2025

===Cruiserweight/Junior heavyweight (200 lb/90.7 kg or 190 lb/86.2 kg)===

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|David Benavidez 32–0 (27 KO) May 2, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Noel Mikaelian 28–3 (12 KO) December 13, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|David Benavidez 32–0 (27 KO) May 2, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Jai Opetaia 30–0 (23 KO) July 2, 2022

| style="text-align:center;"|Michał Cieślak 28–2–0–1 (22 KO) June 28, 2025

Light heavyweight (175 lb/79.4 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Dmitry Bivol 25–1 (12 KO) February 22, 2025

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |David Benavidez 31–0 (25 KO) April 7, 2025

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|Dmitry Bivol 25–1 (12 KO) February 22, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |Dmitry Bivol 25–1 (12 KO) February 22, 2025

| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|Dmitry Bivol 25–1 (12 KO) February 22, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|David Benavidez 31–0 (25 KO) February 1, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Albert Ramírez 22–0 (19 KO) August 8, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Callum Smith 31–2 (22 KO) February 22, 2025

Super middleweight (168 lb/76.2 kg)

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Jaime Munguia 46–2 (35 KO) May 2, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Christian M'billi 29–0–1 (24 KO) January 27, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Osleys Iglesias 15–0 (14 KO) April 9, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Hamzah Sheeraz 23–0–1 (19 KO) May 23, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Lester Martínez 20–0–1 (16 KO) March 21, 2026

Middleweight (160 lb/72.6 kg)

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Erislandy Lara 32–3–3 (19 KO) May 1, 2021

| style="text-align:center;"|Carlos Adames 25–1–1 (18 KO) May 7, 2024

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Janibek Alimkhanuly 17–0 (12 KO) August 26, 2022

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Jesus Ramos 24–1 (19 KO) December 6, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Denzel Bentley 22–3–1 (18 KO) April 4, 2026

Super welterweight / Junior middleweight (154 lb / 69.9 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Xander Zayas 23–0 (13 KO) January 31, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Sebastian Fundora 24–1–1 (16 KO) March 30, 2024

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Josh Kelly 18–1–1 (9 KO) January 31, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Xander Zayas 23–0 (13 KO) July 26, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Jaron Ennis 35–0–0–1 (31 KO) October 11, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Vergil Ortiz Jr. 24–0 (22 KO) August 10, 2024

Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Rolando Romero 17–2 (13 KO) August 1, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Ryan Garcia 25–2–0–1 (20 KO) February 22, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Lewis Crocker 22–0 (11 KO) September 13, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Devin Haney 33–0–0–1 (15 KO) November 22, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Jack Catterall 33–2 (14 KO) May 23, 2026

Super lightweight/Junior welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg)

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Gary Antuanne Russell 19–1 (17 KO) March 1, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Dalton Smith 19-0 (14 KO) January 10, 2026

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Shakur Stevenson 25–0 (11 KO) January 31, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Isaac Cruz 28–3-2 (18 KO) July 19, 2025

Lightweight (135 lb/61.2 kg)

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Gervonta Davis 30–0–1 (28 KO) March 25, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Raymond Muratalla 24–0 (17 KO) June 9, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|Abdullah Mason 20–0 (17 KO) November 22, 2025

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Jadier Herrera 18–0 (16 KO) January 10, 2026

Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130 lb/59 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Anthony Cacace 26–1 (9 KO) March 14, 2026

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|O'Shaquie Foster 25–3 (12 KO) November 2, 2024

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Emanuel Navarrete 40–2–1–1 (33 KO) February 28, 2026

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Emanuel Navarrete 40–2–1–1 (33 KO) August 12, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Elnur Samedov 22–1 (11 KO) February 14, 2026

Featherweight (126 lb/57.2 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Brandon Figueroa 27–2–1 (20 KO) February 7, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Bruce Carrington 17–0 (10 KO) January 31, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Angelo Leo 26–1 (12 KO) August 10, 2024

| style="text-align:center;"|Rafael Espinoza 28–0 (24 KO) December 9, 2023

| style="text-align:center;"|vacant

Super bantamweight/Junior featherweight (122 lb/55.3 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Naoya Inoue 33–0 (27 KO) December 26, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Naoya Inoue 33–0 (27 KO) July 25, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Naoya Inoue 33–0 (27 KO) December 26, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Naoya Inoue 33–0 (27 KO) July 25, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Naoya Inoue 33–0 (27 KO) December 26, 2023

| style="text-align:center;"|Victor Santillan 16–2 (7 KO) February 21, 2026

Bantamweight (118 lb/53.5 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Seiya Tsutsumi 13–0–3 (8 KO) December 1, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Takuma Inoue 22–2 (5 KO) November 24, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|José Salas 17–0 (11 KO) December 13, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Christian Medina 26–4 (19 KO) September 14, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|vacant

Super flyweight/Junior bantamweight (115 lb/52.2 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Jesse Rodriguez 23–0 (16 KO) November 22, 2025

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Jesse Rodriguez 23–0 (16 KO) June 29, 2024

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Willibaldo García 23–6–2–1 (13 KO) May 23, 2025

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Jesse Rodriguez 23–0 (16 KO) July 19, 2025

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Jesse Rodriguez 23–0 (16 KO) June 29, 2024

| style="text-align:center;"|David Jiménez 18–1 (12 KO) April 20, 2024

Flyweight (112 lb/50.8 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Ricardo Sandoval 27–2 (18 KO) July 30, 2025

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Masamichi Yabuki 19–4 (18 KO) March 29, 2025

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Anthony Olascuaga 12–1 (9 KO) July 20, 2024

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|vacant

| style="text-align:center;"|Jonathan González 29–4–1–1 (14 KO) January 3, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Galal Yafai 9–0–0–1 (7 KO) July 26, 2025

Light flyweight/Junior flyweight (108 lb/49 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|René Santiago 16–4 (9 KO) December 17, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|Shokichi Iwata 16–2 (12 KO) March 15, 2026

| style="text-align:center;"|Thanongsak Simsri 40–1 (35 KO) June 19, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|René Santiago 16–4 (9 KO) March 13, 2025

| style="text-align:center;"|vacant

Minimumweight/Mini flyweight/Strawweight (105 lb/47.6 kg)

| style="text-align:center;"|Oscar Collazo 14–0 (11 KO) November 16, 2024

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Siyakholwa Kuse 10–3–1 (4 KO) May 16, 2026

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Pedro Taduran 20–4–1 (14 KO) July 28, 2024

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Oscar Collazo 14–0 (11 KO) May 27, 2023

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Oscar Collazo 14–0 (11 KO) November 16, 2024

| style="text-align:center;"|Ryūsei Matsumoto 8–0 (5 KO) September 14, 2025

References

External links

Official list of current WBA champions
Official list of current WBC champions
Official list of current IBF champions
Official list of current WBO champions
Official list of current Ring magazine champions
List of current boxing champions at BoxRec

Championships

World Boxing Association

International Boxing Federation

The Ring

Current champions

Heavyweight (+200&nbsp;lb/+90.7&nbsp;kg or +224&nbsp;lb/+101.6&nbsp;kg)

Bridgerweight (224&nbsp;lb/101.6&nbsp;kg)

Light heavyweight (175&nbsp;lb/79.4&nbsp;kg)

Super middleweight (168&nbsp;lb/76.2&nbsp;kg)

Middleweight (160&nbsp;lb/72.6&nbsp;kg)

Super welterweight / Junior middleweight (154 lb / 69.9 kg)

Welterweight (147&nbsp;lb/66.7&nbsp;kg)

Super lightweight/Junior welterweight (140&nbsp;lb/63.5&nbsp;kg)

Lightweight (135&nbsp;lb/61.2&nbsp;kg)

Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130&nbsp;lb/59&nbsp;kg)

Featherweight (126&nbsp;lb/57.2&nbsp;kg)

Super bantamweight/Junior featherweight (122&nbsp;lb/55.3&nbsp;kg)

Bantamweight (118&nbsp;lb/53.5&nbsp;kg)

Super flyweight/Junior bantamweight (115&nbsp;lb/52.2&nbsp;kg)

Flyweight (112&nbsp;lb/50.8&nbsp;kg)

Light flyweight/Junior flyweight (108&nbsp;lb/49&nbsp;kg)

Minimumweight/Mini flyweight/Strawweight (105&nbsp;lb/47.6&nbsp;kg)

See also

References

External links

Heavyweight (+200 lb/+90.7 kg or +224 lb/+101.6 kg)

Bridgerweight (224 lb/101.6 kg)

Light heavyweight (175 lb/79.4 kg)

Super middleweight (168 lb/76.2 kg)

Middleweight (160 lb/72.6 kg)

Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg)

Super lightweight/Junior welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg)

Lightweight (135 lb/61.2 kg)

Super featherweight/Junior lightweight (130 lb/59 kg)

Featherweight (126 lb/57.2 kg)

Super bantamweight/Junior featherweight (122 lb/55.3 kg)

Bantamweight (118 lb/53.5 kg)

Super flyweight/Junior bantamweight (115 lb/52.2 kg)

Flyweight (112 lb/50.8 kg)

Light flyweight/Junior flyweight (108 lb/49 kg)

Minimumweight/Mini flyweight/Strawweight (105 lb/47.6 kg)