Current boxing champions across the weights and belts
The latest big news from boxing was the Anthony Joshua V’s Andy Ruiz fight in Saudi Arabia on the 7th December, Joshua won in 12 rounds winning back his WBA, WBO and IBF title belts.
Heavyweight divisions aside, there are currently over 50 legitimate champions who hold major belts across the sport’s 17 weight divisions!
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko – Photo Credit – Flickr
World Titles
These days, the most commonly-held view is that there are four ‘major’ world boxing title belts.
These belts are awarded by, in order of incorporation:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA)
- The World Boxing Council (WBC)
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF)
- The World Boxing Organisation (WBO)
These are the 4 major boxing sanction bodies called IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC respectively and they all have their own belts. So in all 17 weight divisions we can have 4 different world champions.
Here is a full explanation of the different boxing belts
Current champions across the weight classes
Let’s look at the current boxing champions weight classes and current boxing champions. There are 17 weight divisions ranging from Heavyweight (200lbs+) down down to Minimumweight (105lbs).
Minimumweight / Mini flyweight (105 lb/47.6 kg)
- WBA: CP Freshmart
- WBC: Wanheng Menayothin
- IBF: Pedro Taduran
- WBO: Wilfredo Mendez
Light-Flyweight (108 lb/49 kg)
- WBA: Hiroto Kyoguchi
- WBC: Ken Shiro
- IBF: Felix Alvarado
- WBO: Elwin Soto
Flyweight (112 lb/50.8 kg)
- WBA: Artem Dalakian
- WBC: Currently Vacent (Charlie Edwards was the last holder of this belt)
- IBF: Moruti Mthalane
- WBO: Kosei Tanaka
Super flyweight (115 lb/52.2 kg)
- WBA: Kal Yafai
- WBC: Juan Estrada
- IBF: Jerwin Ancajas
- WBO: Kazuto Ioka
Bantamweight (118 lb/53.5 kg)
- WBA: Naoya Inoue
- WBC: Nordine Oubaali
- IBF: Naoya Inoue
- WBO: Johnriel Casimero
Super bantamweight (122 lb/55.3 kg)
- WBA: Daniel Roman
- WBC: Rey Vargas
- IBF: Daniel Roman
- WBO: Emanuel Navarrete
Featherweight (126 lb/57.2 kg)
- WBA: Leo Santa Cruz
- WBC: Gary Russell Jr
- IBF: Josh Warrington
- WBO: Shakur Stevenson
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Super featherweight (130 lb/59 kg)
- WBA: Leo Santa Cruz
- WBC: Miguel Berchelt
- IBF: Tevin Farmer
- WBO: Jamel Herring
Lightweight (135 lb/61.2 kg)
- WBA: Vasyl Lomachenko
- WBC: Devin Haney
- IBF: Richard Commey
- WBO: Vasyl Lomachenko
Super lightweight (140 lb/63.5 kg)
- WBA: Josh Taylor
- WBC: Jose Ramirez
- IBF: Josh Taylor
- WBO: Jose Ramirez
Welterweight (147 lb/66.7 kg)
- WBA: Manny Pacquiao
- WBC: Errol Spence
- IBF: Errol Spence
- WBO: Terence Crawford
Super welterweight (154 lb/69.9 kg)
- WBA: Julian Williams
- WBC: Tony Harrison
- IBF: Julian Williams
- WBO: Patrick Teixeira
Middleweight (160 lb/72.6 kg)
- WBA: Canelo Alvarez
- WBC: Jermall Charlo
- IBF: Gennady Golovkin
- WBO: Demetrius Andrade
Super middleweight (168 lb/76.2 kg)
- WBA: Callum Smith
- WBC: David Benavidez
- IBF: Caleb Plant
- WBO: Billy Joe Saunders
Light heavyweight (175 lb/79.4 kg)
- WBA: Dmitry Bivol
- WBC: Artur Beterbiev
- IBF: Artur Beterbiev
- WBO: Canelo Álvarez
Cruiserweight (200 lb/90.7 kg)
- WBA: Arsen Goulamirian
- WBC: Vacant
- IBF: Yunier Dorticos
- WBO: Vacant
The 17 different boxing weights and famous names who fought in them
Heavyweight (200+ lb/90.7+ kg)
- WBA: Anthony Joshua
- WBC: Tyson Fury
- IBF: Anthony Joshua
- WBO: Anthony Joshua
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