NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Reigning boxing champions

This is a list of the current boxing world champions who are certified by the four main boxing organizations and The Ring magazine. Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

1 Heavyweight (200+ lb, 90.7+ kg)
2 Cruiserweight (200 lb, 90.7 kg)
3 Light heavyweight (175 lb, 79.4 kg)
4 Super middleweight (168 lb, 76.2 kg)
5 Middleweight (160 lb, 72.6 kg)
6 Super welterweight (154 lb, 69.9 kg)
7 Welterweight (147 lb, 66.7 kg)
8 Super lightweight (140 lb, 63.5 kg)
9 Lightweight (135 lb, 61.2 kg)
10 Super featherweight (130 lb, 59 kg)
11 Featherweight (126 lb, 57.2 kg)
12 Super bantamweight (122 lb, 55.3 kg)
13 Bantamweight (118 lb, 53.5 kg)
14 Super flyweight (115 lb, 52.2 kg)
15 Flyweight (112 lb, 50.8 kg)
16 Light flyweight (108 lb, 49 kg)
17 Minimumweight (105 lb, 47.6 kg)
18 Notes
19 See also

Heavyweight (200+ lb, 90.7+ kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Nikolai Valuev 41-0 (31 KO)	Hasim Rahman 41-5-2 (33 KO)	Chris Byrd 39-2-1 (20 KO)	Serguei Lyakhovich 23-1 (14 KO)	vacant

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Nikolay Valuev (Russian: ) (August 21, 1973â€“ ) is the first Russian professional and the current WBA heavyweight champion. ... Hasim Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972 - ), an American boxer who simultaneously held the IBF and WBC world Heavyweight Championships (by knocking out Lennox Lewis) for seven months in 2001; also was awarded the WBC world Heavyweight Championship on November 10, 2005 (upon the retirement of titleholder Vitali Klitschko, due... Chris Cornelius Rapidfire Byrd, (born August 15, 1970), is a 6 ft. ... Sergei Liakhovich (Belarusian: Ð¡ÑÑ€Ð³ÐµÐ¹ Ð›ÑÑ…Ð¾Ð²Ñ–Ñ‡, Siarhiej LachoviÄ, also Lyakhovich) is the WBO heavyweight boxing champion. ...

Cruiserweight (200 lb, 90.7 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
O'Neil Bell ¹ 26-1-1 (24 KO) Virgil Hill 50-5 (23 KO)	O'Neil Bell 26-1-1 (24 KO)	O'Neil Bell 26-1-1 (24 KO)	Johnny Nelson 45-12-2 (29 KO)	O'Neil Bell 26-1-1 (24 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... ONeil Bell is the current undisputed (WBC/WBA/IBF) Cruiserweight Champion. ... Virgil Hill (born January 18, 1964) is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native American heritage, who forged a solid connection between the state of North Dakota and the sport of boxing. ... ONeil Bell is the current undisputed (WBC/WBA/IBF) Cruiserweight Champion. ... ONeil Bell is the current undisputed (WBC/WBA/IBF) Cruiserweight Champion. ... Johnny Nelson (born 4 January 1967 is a boxer from Sheffield, England. ... ONeil Bell is the current undisputed (WBC/WBA/IBF) Cruiserweight Champion. ...

Light heavyweight (175 lb, 79.4 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Fabrice Tiozzo 47-2 (31 KO)	Tomasz Adamek 30-0 (21 KO)	Clinton Woods 38-3-1 (23 KO)	Zsolt Erdei 23-0 (14 KO)	Antonio Tarver 24-3 (18 KO)

Super middleweight (168 lb, 76.2 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Mikkel Kessler 37-0 (28 KO)	Markus Beyer 34-2 (13 KO)	Joe Calzaghe 41-0 (31 KO)	Joe Calzaghe 41-0 (31 KO)	Joe Calzaghe 41-0 (31 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Mikkel Kessler (born March 1st, 1979) is a professionel Danish boxer and a WBA World Champion in super middleweight. ... Markus Beyer (born April 28, 1971) is a German born boxer at Super-Middleweight, who resides in Cologne, Germany. ... Joseph Joe Calzaghe is a British boxer of half Italian and half Welsh descent, based in Wales. ... Joseph Joe Calzaghe is a British boxer of half Italian and half Welsh descent, based in Wales. ... Joseph Joe Calzaghe is a British boxer of half Italian and half Welsh descent, based in Wales. ...

Middleweight (160 lb, 72.6 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Felix Sturm 25-1 (11 KO)	Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KO)	Arthur Abraham 20-0 (17 KO)	Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KO)	Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Adnan Catic AKA Felix Sturm (born on January 31, 1979 in Leverkusen) is a German middleweight boxer of Bosnian heritage. ... Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) is the current WBA, WBC, and WBO middleweight boxing champion. ... Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) is the current WBA, WBC, and WBO middleweight boxing champion. ... Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) is the current WBA, WBC, and WBO middleweight boxing champion. ...

Super welterweight (154 lb, 69.9 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Alejandro García 25-1 (26 KO)	Ricardo Mayorga 28-5-1-1 (23 KO)	Roman Karmazin 34-1-1-1 (21 KO)	Sergiy Dzindziruk 31-0 (21 KO)	vacant

Welterweight (147 lb, 66.7 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Luis Collazo 26-1 (12 KO)	Carlos Baldomir 42-9-6 (12 KO)	Zab Judah 34-3 (25 KO)	Antonio Margarito 33-4-0-1 (24 KO)	Carlos Baldomir 42-9-6 (12 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Carlos Manuel Baldomir Carlos Manuel Baldomir (born April 30, 1974 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine boxer and current WBC/Ring Magazine world welterweight champion. ... Zab (Super) Judah is a professional boxer formerly in the Junior Welterweight 140 lb (63. ... Antonio Margarito (born March 18, 1978) is a boxer from Tijuana, Mexico. ... Carlos Manuel Baldomir Carlos Manuel Baldomir (born April 30, 1974 in Santa Fe) is an Argentine boxer and current WBC/Ring Magazine world welterweight champion. ...

Super lightweight (140 lb, 63.5 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
vacant	vacant	vacant	Miguel Cotto 26-0 (22 KO)	Ricky Hatton 40-0 (30 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Miguel Cotto (born October 29, 1980) is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico. ... Ricky The Hitman Hatton, (born October 6, 1978), is a Fucking brilliant boxer from the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester England and is the current WBU, WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion, in the IBFs case the title being his first major world championship. ...

Lightweight (135 lb, 61.2 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Juan Díaz 28-0 (14 KO)	Diego Corrales 40-3 (33 KO)	Jesús Chávez 43-3 (30 KO)	vacant	Diego Corrales 40-3 (33 KO)

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Diego Corrales Diego Corrales (born August 25, 1977, Sacramento, CA) is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion. ... Jesus Chavez defeated Levander Johnson for his title. ... Diego Corrales Diego Corrales (born August 25, 1977, Sacramento, CA) is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion. ...

Super featherweight (130 lb, 59 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Vicente Mosquera 23-1-1 (12 KO)	Manny Pacquiao 41-3-2-0 (34 KO)	Marco Antonio Barrera 61-4-0-1 (42 KO)	Jorge Rodrigo Barrios 45-2-1-1 (32 KO)	vacant

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Emmanuel Manny D. Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), aka Pacman and The Destroyer is the reigning WBC International Super Featherweight Champion (2005â€“present), former RING Peoples Featherweight Champion (2003 to 2005), former IBF Super Bantamweight Champion (2001 to 2004), and former WBC Flyweight Champion (1998 to 1999). ... Marco Antonio Barrera (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican boxer and world champion. ...

Featherweight (126 lb, 57.2 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Chris John 37-0-1 (20 KO)	Takashi Koshimoto 39-1-2 (17 KO) Humberto Soto (interim) 39-5-2-1 (23 KO)	Valdemir Pereira 23-0 (15 KO)	Scott Harrison 25-2-2 (14 KO)	vacant

Super bantamweight (122 lb, 55.3 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Somsak Sithchatchawal 46-1-1-1 (37 KO) Celestino Caballero (interim) 24-2 (17 KO)	Israel Vázquez 39-3 (28 KO)	Israel Vázquez 39-3 (28 KO)	Daniel Ponce de León 27-1 (25 KO)	Israel Vázquez 39-3 (28 KO)

Bantamweight (118 lb, 53.5 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Wladimir Sidorenko 18-0-1 (6 KO) Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (interim) 24-0 (15 KO)	Hozumi Hasegawa 20-2 (7 KO)	Rafael Márquez 35-3 (31 KO)	Jhonny González 32-4 (28 KO)	vacant

Super flyweight (115 lb, 52.2 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Martín Castillo 30-1 (16 KO)	Masamori Tokuyama 32-3-1 (8 KO)	Luis Alberto Pérez 23-1 (15 KO)	Fernando Montiel 32-1-1 (24 KO)	vacant

Flyweight (112 lb, 50.8 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Lorenzo Parra 27-0 (17 KO)	Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 60-2 (31 KO) Jorge Arce (interim) 43-3-1 (33 KO)	Vic Darchinyan 25-0 (20 KO)	Omar Andrés Narváez 20-0-2 (14 KO)	vacant

World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... The World Boxing Council (WBC) has operated since 1963 as a competitor to Venezuelas World Boxing Association (WBA) and, according to its founders, a way to improve professional boxings standards. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Jorge Travieso Arce Jorge Arce (born July 27, 1979) was a world champion in the light flyweight (108-pound) division in the sport of boxing for several years, and is now a top contender in the flyweight (112-pound) division. ... Southpaw Vic Darchinyan lands a jab on Irene Pacheco during their IBF flyweight title bout in Florida, 2004 Vic Darchinyan is an Armenian-Australian Professional Boxer in the Flyweight division. ...

Light flyweight (108 lb, 49 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Roberto Vásquez 21-1 (17 KO)	Brian Viloria 19-0-0-1 (12 KO)	Ulises Solis 21-1-1 (16 KO)	Hugo Cázares 22-3-1 (16 KO)	vacant

Minimumweight (105 lb, 47.6 kg)

WBA	WBC	IBF	WBO	Ring Magazine
Yutaka Niida 20-1-3 (8 KO)	Eagle Kyowa 15-1 (6 KO)	Muhammad Rachman 50-7-4 (22 KO)	Ivan Calderón 25-0 (5 KO)	vacant

Notes

¹The WBA considers a boxer to be undisputed champion if he holds the WBA title and exactly two other titles (from the WBC, IBF, or WBO). Boxing In boxing, the term Undisputed Champion refers to a boxer that has won all the recognized titles in a particular weight class. ...

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