Boxing

List of current men’s boxing world champions as Oleksandr Usyk reigns as heavyweight king, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

Published: 16:58, 29 Mar 2025
Updated: 16:58, 29 Mar 2025

Boxing is a complicated and convoluted sport with several world champions in each division.

Most observers recognise that we are now in a four-belt era, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all given credibility as legitimate world titles.

The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titlesCredit: Simon Stacpoole/Matchroom

See the full list of the current men's boxing world champions below...

Heavyweight (200lbs+)

WBA - Oleksandr Usyk

WBC - Oleksandr Usyk

IBF - Daniel Dubois

WBO - Oleksandr Usyk

Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Bridgerweight (224lbs)

WBA - Muslim Gadzhimagomedov

WBC - Kevin Lerena

The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with only one of the other three sanctioning bodies following suitCredit: Getty

Cruiserweight (200lbs)

WBA - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

WBC - Badou Jack

IBF - Jai Opetaia

WBO - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy

Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

WBA - Dmitry Bivol

WBC - Dmitry Bivol

IBF - Dmitry Bivol

WBO - Dmitry Bivol

Bivol is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing

Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

WBA - Canelo Alvarez

WBC - Canelo Alvarez

IBF - William Scull

WBO - Canelo Alvarez

Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime

Middleweight (160lbs)

WBA - Erislandy Lara

WBC - Carlos Adames

IBF - Janibek Alimkhanuly

WBO - Janibek Alimkhanuly

Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

WBA - Terence Crawford

WBC - Sebastian Fundora

IBF - Bakhram Murtazaliev

WBO - Sebastian Fundora

Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world championCredit: Esther Lin/PBC

Welterweight (147lbs)

WBA - Eimantas Stanionis

WBC - Mario Barrios

IBF - Jaron Ennis

WBO - Brian Norman Jr

Boots is the IBF welterweight world championCredit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom

Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

WBA - Gary Antuanne Russell

WBC - Alberto Puello

IBF - Richardson Hitchins

WBO - Teofimo Lopez

Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty

Lightweight (135lbs)

WBA - Gervonta Davis

WBC - Shakur Stevenson

IBF - Vasyl Lomachenko

WBO - Keyshawn Davis

Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight

Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

WBA - Lamont Roach Jr

WBC - O'Shaquie Foster

IBF - Vacant

WBO - Emanuel Navarrete

Roach is the WBA super featherweight championCredit: GETTY

Featherweight (126lbs)

WBA - Nick Ball

WBC - Stephen Fulton

IBF - Angelo Leo

WBO - Rafael Espinoza

Ball is the WBA featherweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom

Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

WBA - Naoya Inoue

WBC - Naoya Inoue

IBF - Naoya Inoue

WBO - Naoya Inoue

Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank

Bantamweight (118lbs)

WBA - Seiya Tsutsumi

WBC - Junto Nakatani

IBF - Ryosuke Nishida

WBO - Yoshiki Takei

Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

WBA - Fernando Martinez

WBC - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez

IBF - Vacant

WBO - Phumelele Cafu

Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Matchroom

Flyweight (112lbs)

WBA - Seigo Yuri Akui

WBC - Kenshiro Teraji

IBF - Masamichi Yabuki

WBO - Anthony Olascuaga

Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved upCredit: Getty

Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

WBA - Erick Rosa

WBC - Panya Pradabsri