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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: Oleksandr Usyk WBA: Oleksandr Usyk** WBC: Oleksandr Usyk*** *Joseph Parker is the WBO heavyweight interim champion **Kubrat Pulev is the WBA "regular" heavyweight champion, and Fabio Wardley is the WBA interim heavyweight champion ***Agit Kabayel is the WBC heavyweight interim champion
Cruiserweight (200 lbs.)WBO: Gilberto Ramirez IBF: Jai Opetaia WBA: Gilberto Ramirez WBC: Badou Jack
Light heavyweight (175 lbs.)WBO: Dmitry Bivol* IBF: Dmitry Bivol WBA: Dmitry Bivol** WBC: David Benavidez *Callum Smith is the WBO light heavyweight interim champion **David Benavidez is the WBA "regular" light heavyweight champion
Super middleweight (168 lbs.)WBO: Terence Crawford IBF: Terence Crawford WBA: Terence Crawford* WBC: Terence Crawford** *Caleb Plant is the WBA super middleweight interim champion **Christian Mbilli is the WBC super middleweight interim champion
Middleweight (160 lbs.)WBO: Janibek Alimkhanuly IBF: Janibek Alimkhanuly WBA: Erislandy Lara WBC: Carlos Adames
Junior middleweight (154 lbs.)WBO: Xander Zayas IBF: Bakhram Murtazaliev WBA: Abass Baraou WBC: Sebastian Fundora* *Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the WBC junior middleweight interim champion
Welterweight (147 lbs.)WBO: Brian Norman Jr. IBF: Lewis Crocker WBA: Jaron Ennis* WBC: Mario Barrios *Rolando Romero is the WBA "regular" champion.
Junior welterweight (140 lbs.)WBO: Teofimo Lopez Jr. IBF: Richardson Hitchins WBA: Gary Antuanne Russell WBC: Subriel Matias* *Devin Haney is the WBC junior welterweight champion in recess, and Isaac Cruz is the WBC interim champion
Lightweight (135 lbs.)WBO: Vacant IBF: Raymond Muratalla WBA: Gervonta Davis WBC: Shakur Stevenson
Junior lightweight (130 lbs.)WBO: Emanuel Navarrete IBF: Eduardo Nunez WBA: Lamont Roach* WBC: O'Shaquie Foster *Albert Batyrgaziev is the WBA junior lightweight interim champion
Featherweight (126 lbs.)WBO: Rafael Espinoza IBF: Angelo Leo WBA: Nick Ball WBC: Stephen Fulton* *Rey Vargas is the WBC featherweight champion in recess and Bruce Carrington 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: Christian Medina IBF: Junto Nakatani WBA: Antonio Vargas* WBC: Junto Nakatani *Nonito Donaire is the WBA bantamweight interim champion
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)WBO: Jesse Rodriguez IBF: Willibaldo Garcia Perez WBA: Fernando Martinez* WBC: Jesse Rodriguez *David Jimenez is the WBA junior bantamweight interim champion
Flyweight (112 lbs.)WBO: Anthony Olascuaga IBF: Masamichi Yabuki WBA: Ricardo Sandoval WBC: Ricardo Sandoval* *Francisco Rodriguez is the WBC flyweight interim champion
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)WBO: Rene Santiago IBF: Masamichi Yabuki WBA: Kyosuke Takami WBC: Carlos Canizales
Strawweight (105 lbs.)WBO: Oscar Collazo IBF: Pedro Taduran WBA: Oscar Collazo WBC: Melvin Jerusalem
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