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: Tyson Fury *Joseph Parker is the WBO interim heavyweight champion **Mahmoud Charr is the WBA "regular" heavyweight champion
Cruiserweight (200 lbs.)WBO: Chris Billam-Smith IBF: Vacant WBA: Gilberto Ramirez WBC: Norair Mikaeljan
Light heavyweight (175 lbs.)WBO: Artur Beterbiev IBF: Artur Beterbiev WBA: Dmitry Bivol WBC: Artur Beterbiev
Super middleweight (168 lbs.)WBO: Canelo Alvarez IBF: Canelo Alvarez WBA: Canelo Alvarez* WBC: Canelo Alvarez** *David Morrell is the WBA "regular" super middleweight champion **David Benavidez is the WBC interim super middleweight champion
Middleweight (160 lbs.)WBO: Janibek Alimkhanuly IBF: Janibek Alimkhanuly WBA: Erislandy Lara WBC: Jermall Charlo* *Carlos Adames is the WBC interim middleweight champion
Junior middleweight (154 lbs.)WBO: Sebastian Fundora IBF: Vacant WBA: Israil Madrimov* WBC: Sebastian Fundora** *Jermell Charlo is the WBA "super" junior middleweight champion in recess **Jermell Charlo is the WBC junior middleweight champion in recess. Serhii Bohachuk is the WBC interim junior middleweight champion
Welterweight (147 lbs.)WBO: Terence Crawford IBF: Jaron Ennis WBA: Terence Crawford* WBC: Terence Crawford* *Eimantas Stanionis is the WBA "regular" welterweight champion **Mario Barrios is the WBC interim welterweight champion
Junior welterweight (140 lbs.)WBO: Teofimo Lopez Jr. IBF: Subriel Matias WBA: Isaac Cruz* WBC: Devin Haney *Ismael Barroso is the WBA interim junior welterweight champion
Lightweight (135 lbs.)WBO: Vacant IBF: Vacant WBA: Gervonta Davis WBC: Shakur Stevenson
Junior lightweight (130 lbs.)WBO: Emanuel Navarrete* IBF: Joe Cordina WBA: Lamont Roach WBC: O'Shaquie Foster *Oscar Valdez is the WBO interim junior lightweight champion
Featherweight (126 lbs.)WBO: Rafael Espinoza IBF: Luis Alberto Lopez WBA: Raymond Ford WBC: Rey Vargas* *Brandon Figueroa is the WBC interim featherweight champion
Junior featherweight (122 lbs.)WBO: Naoya Inoue IBF: Naoya Inoue WBA: Naoya Inoue WBC: Naoya Inoue
Bantamweight (118 lbs.)WBO: Jason Moloney IBF: Emmanuel Rodriguez WBA: Takuma Inoue WBC: Junto Nakatani
Junior bantamweight (115 lbs.)WBO: Kosei Tanaka IBF: Fernando Martinez WBA: Kazuto Ioka WBC: Juan Francisco Estrada* *Carlos Cuadras is the WBC interim junior bantamweight champion
Flyweight (112 lbs.)WBO: Jesse Rodriguez IBF: Vacant WBA: Seigo Yuri Akui WBC: Julio Cesar Martinez
Junior flyweight (108 lbs.)WBO: Jonathan Gonzalez IBF: Sivenathi Nontshinga WBA: Kenshiro Teraji WBC: Kenshiro Teraji
Strawweight (105 lbs.)WBO: Oscar Collazo IBF: Ginjiro Shigeoka WBA: Knockout CP Freshmart WBC: Yudai Shigeoka
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