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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: Daniel Dubois WBA: Oleksandr Usyk** WBC: Oleksandr Usyk *Joseph Parker is the WBO interim heavyweight champion **Mahmoud Charr is 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 is the WBC interim light heavyweight champion
Super middleweight (168 lbs.)WBO: Canelo Alvarez IBF: Vacant WBA: Canelo Alvarez WBC: Canelo Alvarez* *David Benavidez is the WBC interim super middleweight champion
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 is the WBA junior middleweight champion in recess ***Jermell Charlo is the WBC junior middleweight champion in recess. Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the WBC interim junior middleweight champion
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: Liam Paro WBA: Jose Valenzuela* WBC: Alberto Puello** *Ismael Barroso is the WBA interim junior welterweight champion **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 *Oscar Valdez is the WBO interim junior lightweight champion
Featherweight (126 lbs.)WBO: Rafael Espinoza IBF: Angelo Leo WBA: Nick Ball WBC: Rey Vargas* *Brandon Figueroa is the WBC interim featherweight champion
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
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)WBO: Phumelele Cafu IBF: Fernando Martinez WBA: Fernando Martinez WBC: Jesse Rodriguez* *Pedro Guevara is the WBC interim junior bantamweight champion
Flyweight (112 lbs.)WBO: Anthony Olascuaga IBF: Vacant WBA: Seigo Yuri Akui WBC: Kenshiro Teraji
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)WBO: Shokichi Iwata IBF: Masamichi Yabuki WBA: Vacant WBC: Vacant
Strawweight (105 lbs.)WBO: Oscar Collazo IBF: Pedro Taduran WBA: Knockout CP Freshmart WBC: Melvin Jerusalem
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