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.
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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
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Usyk and Fury rule the heavyweight divisionCredit: Getty
Bridgerweight (224lbs)
WBC – Lukasz Rozanski
*Kevin Lerena has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
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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 – Vacant
WBO – Chris Billam-Smith
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Billam-Smith is the WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Getty
Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)
WBA – Dmitry Bivol
WBC – Artur Beterbiev
IBF – Artur Beterbiev
WBO – Artur Beterbiev
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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
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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
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Jermall Charlo is the WBC middleweight world championCredit: Leo Wilson/PBC
Super-Welterweight (154lbs)
WBA – Jermell Charlo
WBC – Jermell Charlo
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Tim Tszyu
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Jermell Charlo is the unified WBA and WBC 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
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Crawford is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO welterweight world championCredit: Getty
Super-Lightweight (140lbs)
WBA – Rolly Romero
WBC – Devin Haney
IBF – Subriel Matias
WBO – Teofimo Lopez
*Ismael Barroso has the lesser WBA ‘interim’ belt
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Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty
Lightweight (135lbs)
WBA – Gervonta Davis
WBC – Shakur Stevenson
IBF – Vacant
WBO – Vacant
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Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight
Super-Featherweight (130lbs)
WBA – Lamont Roach Jr
WBC – O’Shaquie Foster
IBF – Joe Cordina
WBO – Emanuel Navarrete
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Cordina is the IBF super-featherweight world championCredit: Getty
Featherweight (126lbs)
WBA – Vacant
WBC – Rey Vargas
IBF – Luis Alberto Lopez
WBO – Rafael Espinoza
*Brandon Figueroa has the lesser WBC ‘interim’ belt
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Featherweight is a wide-open divisionCredit: Dan Thompson/Matchroom
Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)
WBA – Naoya Inoue
WBC – Naoya Inoue
IBF – Naoya Inoue
WBO – Naoya Inoue
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Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank
Bantamweight (118lbs)
WBA – Takuma Inoue
WBC – Alexandro Santiago
IBF – Emmanuel Rodriguez
WBO – Jason Moloney
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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
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Estrada is the WBC super-flyweight kingCredit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom
Flyweight (112lbs)
WBA – Artem Dalakian
WBC – Julio Cesar Martinez
IBF – Jesse Rodriguez
WBO – Jesse Rodriguez
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Rodriguez is the unified IBF and WBO flyweight world championCredit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom
Light-Flyweight (108lbs)
WBA – Kenshiro Teraji
WBC – Kenshiro Teraji
IBF – Adrian Curiel
WBO – Jonathan Gonzalez
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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
WBO – Oscar Collazo
*Erick Rosa has the lesser WBA ‘regular’ belt
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