An up-to-date list of the boxing world champions shows there are currently 78 active title holders in the sport.
Through the five main governing bodies of the WBC, IBF, IBF, WBO and WBA, which are counted on the profile of the boxers currently holding those belts, there is an astounding amount to consider.
It’s a far cry from crowning one sole ruler per division of the seventeen active weight classes.
The WBA have the most of the list in question as they continue to come under fire for not controlling their sanctioning.
At present, thirteen straps are vacant. Once Oleksandr Usyk officially moves up to heavyweight, that total will increase significantly.
CURRENT WORLD CHAMPIONS
ANTHONY JOSHUA
IBF / WBA ‘Super’ / WBO / IBO Champion
DEONTAY WILDER
WBC Champion
ALEKSANDR USYK
WBC / IBF / WBA ‘Super’ / WBO Champion
BEIBUT SHUMENOV
WBA Champion
KEVIN LERENA
IBO Champion
OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK
WBC Champion
ARTUR BETERBIEV
IBF Champion
DMITRY BIVOL
WBA Champion
SERGEY KOVALEV
WBO Champion
SVEN FORNLING
IBO Champion
ANTHONY DIRRELL
WBC Champion
CALLUM SMITH
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
CHRIS EUBANK JR.
IBO Champion
CANELO ALVAREZ
WBC / WBA ‘Super’ Champion
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE
WBO Champion
DANIEL JACOBS
IBF Champion
TONY HARRISON
WBC Champion
JARRETT HURD
IBF / WBA ‘Super’ / IBO Champion
BRIAN CASTANO
WBA Champion
JAIME MUNGUIA
WBO Champion
SHAWN PORTER
WBC Champion
ERROL SPENCE
IBF Champion
KEITH THURMAN
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
MANNY PACQUIAO
WBA Champion
TERENCE CRAWFORD
WBO Champion
THULANI MBENGE
IBO Champion
JOSE RAMIREZ
WBC Champion
KIRYL RELIKH
WBA Champion
MAURICE HOOKER
WBO Champion
MOHAMED MIMOUNE
IBO Champion
IVAN BARANCHYK
IBF Champion
MIKEY GARCIA
WBC Champion
VASYL LOMACHENKO
WBA ‘Super’ / WBO Champion
RICHARD COMMEY
IBF Champion
MIGUEL BERCHELT
WBC Champion
TEVIN FARMER
IBF Champion
GERVONTA DAVIS
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
ANDREW CANCIO
WBA Champion
MASAYUKI ITO
WBO Champion
SHAVKAT RAKHIMOV
IBO Champion
GARY RUSSELL JR.
WBC Champion
JOSH WARRINGTON
IBF Champion
LEO SANTA CRUZ
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
OSCAR VALDEZ
WBO Champion
TUGSTSOGT NYAMBAYAR
IBO Champion
EMMANUEL NAVARRETTE
WBO Champion
MANNY RODRIGUEZ
IBF Champion
NONITO DONAIRE
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
MICHAEL DASMARINAS
IBO Champion
SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI
WBC Champion
JERWIN ANCAJAS
IBF Champion
GIDEON BUTHELEZI
IBO Champion
CHARLIE EDWARDS
WBC Champion
ARTEM DALAKIAN
WBA Champion
KOSEI TANAKA
WBO Champion
VACANT
IBF / WBA ‘Super’ / IBO
HIROTO KYOGUCHI
WBA ‘Super’ Champion
CARLOS CANIZALES
WBA Champion
ANGEL ACOSTA
WBO Champion
FELIX ALVARADO
IBF Champion
WANHENG MENAYOTHIN
WBC Champion
DEEJAY KRIEL
IBF Champion
KNOCKOUT CP FRESHMART
WBA Champion
SIMPHIWE KHONCO
IBO Champion
NUMBER ONE
Top rated fighter per divison.
HEAVYWEIGHT – Tyson Fury
CRUISERWEIGHT – Oleksandr Usyk
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT – Oleksandr Gvozdyk
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT – Callum Smith
MIDDLEWEIGHT – Canelo Alvarez
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT – Jarrett Hurd
WELTERWEIGHT – Manny Pacquiao
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT – Mikey Garcia
LIGHTWEIGHT – Vasyl Lomachenko
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT – Miguel Berchelt
FEATHERWEIGHT – Leo Santa Cruz
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT – Guillermo Rigondeaux
BANTAMWEIGHT – Naoya Inoue
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT – Donnie Nietes
FLYWEIGHT – Kosei Tanaka
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT – Ken Shiro
MINIMUMWEIGHT – Wanheng Menayothin
WOMEN – Cecilia Braekhus
See the full divisional rankings here
