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: Canelo Alvarez
IBF: Canelo Alvarez
WBA: Canelo Alvarez*
WBC: Canelo Alvarez**
*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: Vacant
IBF: Bakhram Murtazaliev
WBA: Terence Crawford*
WBC: Sebastian Fundora**
*Yoenis Tellez is the WBA junior middleweight interim champion
**Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the WBC junior middleweight interim champion
Welterweight (147 lbs.)
WBO: Brian Norman Jr.
IBF: Jaron Ennis
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: Vasiliy Lomachenko*
WBA: Gervonta Davis
WBC: Shakur Stevenson**
*Raymond Muratalla is the IBF lightweight interim champion
**William Zepeda is the WBC lightweight interim champion
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
Junior featherweight (122 lbs.)
WBO: Naoya Inoue
IBF: Naoya Inoue
WBA: Naoya Inoue
WBC: Naoya Inoue
Bantamweight (118 lbs.)
WBO: Yoshiki Takei
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: Kenshiro Teraji
WBC: Kenshiro Teraji*
*Francisco Rodriguez is the WBC flyweight interim champion
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)
WBO: Rene Santiago
IBF: Masamichi Yabuki
WBA: Vacant
WBC: Petchmanee CP Freshmart
Strawweight (105 lbs.)
WBO: Oscar Collazo
IBF: Pedro Taduran
WBA: Oscar Collazo
WBC: Melvin Jerusalem