Current World Boxing Champions: A Comprehensive Guide for Fans

With a total of 17 weight classes and four principal sanctioning bodies, tracking boxing champions can be quite a task for enthusiasts. The landscape of boxing is ever-changing, especially when interim and secondary belts come into play.

To streamline this experience for dedicated boxing fans, here's a detailed chart showcasing the current champions across the four major organizations:

Heavyweight (Unlimited)

• WBO: Oleksandr Usyk
• IBF: Daniel Dubois
• WBA: Oleksandr Usyk
• WBC: Oleksandr Usyk
  • Joseph Parker holds the WBO interim heavyweight champion title.
  • Kubrat Pulev is recognized as the WBA 'regular' heavyweight champion.

Cruiserweight (200 lbs.)

• WBO: Gilberto Ramirez
• IBF: Jai Opetaia
• WBA: Gilberto Ramirez
• WBC: Norair Mikaeljan

Light Heavyweight (175 lbs.)

• WBO: Artur Beterbiev
• IBF: Artur Beterbiev
• WBA: Artur Beterbiev
• WBC: Artur Beterbiev
  • David Benavidez claims the WBA 'regular' title, while also being the interim WBC champion.

Super Middleweight (168 lbs.)

• WBO: Canelo Alvarez
• IBF: William Scull
• WBA: Canelo Alvarez
• WBC: Canelo Alvarez
  • David Benavidez holds the interim WBC super middleweight title.

Middleweight (160 lbs.)

• WBO: Janibek Alimkhanuly
• IBF: Janibek Alimkhanuly
• WBA: Erislandy Lara
• WBC: Carlos Adames

Junior Middleweight (154 lbs.)

• WBO: Sebastian Fundora
• IBF: Bakhram Murtazaliev
• WBA: Terence Crawford
• WBC: Sebastian Fundora
  • Terence Crawford is the WBO interim junior middleweight champion.
  • Jermell Charlo remains the WBA junior middleweight champion in recess.
  • Vergil Ortiz Jr. holds the WBC interim junior middleweight belt.

Welterweight (147 lbs.)

• WBO: Brian Norman Jr.
• IBF: Jaron Ennis
• WBA: Eimantas Stanionis
• WBC: Mario Barrios
  • Terence Crawford is the WBC welterweight champion in recess.

Junior Welterweight (140 lbs.)

• WBO: Teofimo Lopez Jr.
• IBF: Richardson Hitchins
• WBA: Jose Valenzuela
• WBC: Alberto Puello
  • Devin Haney is the WBC junior welterweight champion in recess.

Lightweight (135 lbs.)

• WBO: Denys Berinchyk
• IBF: Vasiliy Lomachenko
• WBA: Gervonta Davis
• WBC: Shakur Stevenson
  • William Zepeda is the WBC interim junior welterweight champion.

Junior Lightweight (130 lbs.)

• WBO: Emanuel Navarrete
• IBF: Anthony Cacace
• WBA: Lamont Roach
• WBC: O'Shaquie Foster
  • Albert Batyrgaziev is the WBA interim junior lightweight champion.

Featherweight (126 lbs.)

• WBO: Rafael Espinoza
• IBF: Angelo Leo
• WBA: Nick Ball
• WBC: Stephen Fulton
  • Rey Vargas retains the WBC featherweight title in recess.

Junior Featherweight (122 lbs.)

• WBO: Naoya Inoue
• IBF: Naoya Inoue
• WBA: Naoya Inoue
• WBC: Naoya Inoue

Bantamweight (118 lbs.)

• WBO: Yoshiki Takei
• IBF: Ryosuke Nishida
• WBA: Seiya Tsutsumi
• WBC: Junto Nakatani
  • Antonio Vargas is the WBA interim bantamweight champion.

Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs.)

• WBO: Phumelele Cafu
• IBF: Vacant
• WBA: Fernando Martinez
• WBC: Jesse Rodriguez
  • David Jimenez and Pedro Guevara are interim champions in their respective categories.

Flyweight (112 lbs.)

• WBO: Anthony Olascuaga
• IBF: Angel Ayala
• WBA: Seigo Yuri Akui
• WBC: Kenshiro Teraji
  • Galal Yafai serves as the WBC interim flyweight champion.

Junior Flyweight (108 lbs.)

• WBO: Shokichi Iwata
• IBF: Masamichi Yabuki
• WBA: Vacant
• WBC: Petchmanee CP Freshmart

Strawweight (105 lbs.)

• WBO: Oscar Collazo
• IBF: Pedro Taduran
• WBA: Oscar Collazo
• WBC: Melvin Jerusalem

For up-to-date rankings and more in-depth analysis, fans can refer to ESPN’s divisional and pound-for-pound listings.