TITLE HOLDERS

List of current men’s boxing world champions as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk reign as heavyweight kings, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

Michael Benson

Published: 16:48, 23 Nov 2023
Updated: 16:51, 23 Nov 2023

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 - Tyson Fury

IBF - Oleksandr Usyk

WBO - Oleksandr Usyk

_{^{*Mahmoud Charr has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt}}

_{^{*Zhilei Zhang has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt}}

Usyk and Fury rule the heavyweight divisionCredit: Getty

Bridgerweight (224lbs)

WBC - Lukasz Rozanski

The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with none of the other three sanctioning bodies following suitCredit: Lawrence Lustig/BOXXER

Cruiserweight (200lbs)

WBA - Arsen Goulamirian

WBC - Noel Mikaelian

IBF - Jai Opetaia

WBO - Chris Billam-Smith

Billam-Smith is the WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Getty

Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

WBA - Dmitry Bivol

WBC - Artur Beterbiev

IBF - Artur Beterbiev

WBO - Artur Beterbiev

Beterbiev and Bivol own the belts at light-heavyweight

Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

WBA - Canelo Alvarez

WBC - Canelo Alvarez

IBF - Canelo Alvarez

WBO - Canelo Alvarez

^{*David Morrell has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt}

^{*David Benavidez has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt}

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

Middleweight (160lbs)

WBA - Erislandy Lara

WBC - Jermall Charlo

IBF - Janibek Alimkhanuly

WBO - Janibek Alimkhanuly

^{*Carlos Adames has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt}

Jermall Charlo is the WBC middleweight world championCredit: Leo Wilson/PBC

Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

WBA - Jermell Charlo

WBC - Jermell Charlo

IBF - Jermell Charlo

WBO - Tim Tszyu

Jermell Charlo is the unified WBA, WBC and IBF super-welterweight world championCredit: Stephanie Trapp/Showtime

Welterweight (147lbs)

WBA - Terence Crawford

WBC - Terence Crawford

IBF - Jaron Ennis

WBO - Terence Crawford

^{*Eimantas Stanionis has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt}

^{*Mario Barrios has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt}

Crawford is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight world championCredit: Getty

Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

WBA - Rolly Romero

WBC - Regis Prograis

IBF - Subriel Matias

WBO - Teofimo Lopez

Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty

Lightweight (135lbs)

WBA - Devin Haney

WBC - Vacant

IBF - Devin Haney

WBO - Devin Haney

^{*Gervonta Davis has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt}

Haney is the unified WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

WBA - Hector Garcia

WBC - O'Shaquie Foster

IBF - Joe Cordina

WBO - Emanuel Navarrete

Garcia holds the WBA belt at super-featherweightCredit: Getty

Featherweight (126lbs)

WBA - Leigh Wood

WBC - Rey Vargas

IBF - Luis Alberto Lopez

WBO - Robeisy Ramirez

^{*Brandon Figueroa has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt}

Wood is the WBA featherweight world championCredit: Dan Thompson/Matchroom

Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

WBA - Marlon Tapales

WBC - Naoya Inoue

IBF - Marlon Tapales

WBO - Naoya Inoue

Inoue is the unified WBC and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda

Bantamweight (118lbs)

WBA - Takuma Inoue

WBC - Alexandro Santiago

IBF - Emmanuel Rodriguez

WBO - Jason Moloney

Santiago is the WBC bantamweight world championCredit: Ryan Hafey/PBC

Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

WBA - Kazuto Ioka

WBC - Juan Estrada

IBF - Fernando Martinez

WBO - Junto Nakatani

^{*Carlos Cuadras has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt}

Estrada is the WBC super-flyweight kingCredit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom

Flyweight (112lbs)

WBA - Artem Dalakian

WBC - Julio Cesar Martinez

IBF - Sunny Edwards

WBO - Jesse Rodriguez

Edwards is the IBF flyweight world champion

Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

WBA - Kenshiro Teraji

WBC - Kenshiro Teraji

IBF - Adrian Curiel

WBO - Jonathan Gonzalez

Kenshiro owns the WBA and WBC belts at light-flyweightCredit: Getty

Minimumweight (105lbs)

WBA - Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong)

WBC - Yudai Shigeoka

IBF - Ginjiro Shigeoka