With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult -- especially when there are sometimes multiple titlists in each organization because of interim and secondary belts. To make it easier for boxing fans, below is a quick reference chart of who holds each of the titles in the four organizations To check the top 10 fighters in each division, visit ESPN's divisional rankings. For a list of the best fighters regardless of weight class, check ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings.
Heavyweight (Unlimited)WBO: Oleksandr Usyk IBF: Oleksandr Usyk WBA: Oleksandr Usyk* WBC: Tyson Fury *Daniel Dubois is the WBA "regular" heavyweight champion
Cruiserweight (200 lbs.)WBO: Lawrence Okolie IBF: Jai Opetaia WBA: Arsen Goulamirian* WBC: Ilunga Makabu *Ryad Merhy is the WBA "regular" cruiserweight champion
Light heavyweight (175 lbs.)WBO: Artur Beterbiev IBF: Artur Beterbiev WBA: Dmitry Bivol WBC: Artur Beterbiev
Super middleweight (168 lbs.)WBO: Canelo Alvarez IBF: Canelo Alvarez WBA: Canelo Alvarez* WBC: Canelo Alvarez *David Morrell is the WBA "regular" super middleweight champion
Middleweight (160 lbs.)WBO: Demetrius Andrade IBF: Gennadiy Golovkin WBA: Gennadiy Golovkin* WBC: Jermall Charlo** *Erislandy Lara is the WBA "regular" middleweight champion **Canelo Alvarez is the WBC "franchise champion"
Junior middleweight (154 lbs.)WBO: Jermell Charlo IBF: Jermell Charlo WBA: Jermell Charlo WBC: Jermell Charlo* *Sebastian Fundora is the WBC interim junior middleweight champion
Welterweight (147 lbs.)WBO: Terence Crawford IBF: Errol Spence Jr. WBA: Errol Spence Jr.* WBC: Errol Spence Jr. *Eimantas Stanionis is the WBA "regular" champion
Junior welterweight (140 lbs.)WBO: Josh Taylor IBF: Josh Taylor WBA: Vacant WBC: Vacant
Lightweight (135 lbs.)WBO: Devin Haney IBF: Devin Haney WBA: Devin Haney* WBC: Devin Haney** *Gervonta Davis is the WBA "regular" lightweight champion **Devin Haney is the WBC "franchise" lightweight champion
Junior lightweight (130 lbs.)WBO: Shakur Stevenson IBF: Joe Cordina WBA: Roger Gutierrez WBC: Shakur Stevenson
Featherweight (126 lbs.)WBO: Emanuel Navarrete IBF: Josh Warrington WBA: Leo Santa Cruz* WBC: Rey Vargas *Leigh Wood is the WBA "regular" featherweight champion
Junior featherweight (122 lbs.)WBO: Stephen Fulton IBF: Murodjon Akhmadaliev WBA: Murodjon Akhmadaliev WBC: Stephen Fulton
Bantamweight (118 lbs.)WBO: Paul Butler IBF: Naoya Inoue WBA: Naoya Inoue WBC: Naoya Inoue
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)WBO: Kazuto Ioka IBF: Fernando Martinez WBA: Juan Francisco Estrada* WBC: Jesse Rodriguez** *Joshua Franco is the WBA "regular" junior bantamweight champion **Juan Francisco Estrada is the WBC "frachise" junior bantamweight champion
Flyweight (112 lbs.)WBO: Junto Nakatani IBF: Sunny Edwards WBA: Artem Dalakian WBC: Julio Cesar Martinez* *McWilliams Arroyo is the WBC interim flyweight champion
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)WBO: Jonathan Gonzalez IBF: Felix Alvarado WBA: Hiroto Kyoguchi* WBC: Kenshiro Teraji *Esteban Bermudez is the WBA "regular" junior flyweight champion
Strawweight (105 lbs.)WBO: Masataka Taniguchi IBF: Rene Mark Cuarto WBA: Knockout CP Freshmart* WBC: Petchmanee CP Freshmart *Erick Rosa is the WBA "regular" strawweight champion |