BOXING can often be confusing for new fans to follow when there are so many world title belts up for grabs.
From all the different sanctioning bodies, including the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO, to the Ring Magazine and Lineal titles – the sport's leading figures can often be found making head-scratching decisions.
It would hopeful for us to dream of a time in the future where each division had just ONE champion. But for now reins confusion.
So SunSport have put together a comprehensive list of ALL of boxing's current world titleholders. Strap yourselves in – it's a long old list.
Heavyweight
WBC
- Tyson Fury
WBA
- Anthony Joshua (Super)
- Manuel Charr (Regular)
WBO
- Anthony Joshua
IBF
- Anthony Joshua
Ring Magazine
- Tyson Fury
Cruiserweight
WBC
- Ilunga Makabu
WBA
- Arsen Goulamirian (Super)
- Beibut Shumenov (Regular)
WBO
- Vacant
IBF
- Mairis Briedis
Ring Magazine
- Mairis Briedis
Light-heavyweight
WBC
- Artur Beterbiev
WBA
- Dimitry Bivol
WBO
- Vacant
IBF
- Artur Beterbiev
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Super-middleweight
WBC
- Vacant
WBA
- Callum Smith (Super)
- Canelo Alvarez (Regular)
WBO
- Billy Joe Saunders
IBF
- Caleb Plant
Ring Magazine
- Callum Smith
Middleweight
WBC
- Jermall Charlo
WBA
- Canelo Alvarez (Super)
- Ryota Murata (Regular)
WBO
- Demetrius Andrade
IBF
- Gennady Golovkin
Ring Magazine
- Canelo Alvarez
Super-welterweight
WBC
- Jermell Charlo
WBA
- Jermell Charlo
WBO
- Patrick Teixeira
IBF
- Jermell Charlo
Ring Magazine
- Jermell Charlo
Welterweight
WBC
- Errol Spence Jr
WBA
- Manny Pacquiao (Super)
- Yordenis Ugas (Regular)
WBO
- Terence Crawford
IBF
- Errol Spence Jr
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Super-lightweight
WBC
- Jose Ramirez
WBA
- Josh Taylor (Super)
- Mario Barrios (Regular)
WBO
- Jose Ramirez
IBF
- Josh Taylor
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Lightweight
WBC
- Devin Haney
- Teofimo Lopez (Franchise)
WBA
- Teofimo Lopez (Super)
- Gervonta Davis (Regular)
WBO
- Teofimo Lopez
IBF
- Teofimo Lopez
Ring Magazine
- Teofimo Lopez
Super-featherweight
WBC
- Miguel Berchelt
WBA
- Gervonta Davis (Super)
- Rene Alvarado (Regular)
WBO
- Jamel Herring
IBF
- Joseph Diaz
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Featherweight
WBC
- Gary Russell Jr
WBA
- Leo Santa Cruz (Super)
- Xu Can (Regular)
WBO
- Emanuel Navarrete
IBF
- Josh Warrington
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Super-bantamweight
WBC
- Luis Nery
WBA
- Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Super)
WBO
- Angelo Leo
IBF
- Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Bantamweight
WBC
- Nordine Oubaali
WBA
- Naoya Inoue (Super)
- Guillermo Rigondeaux (Regular)
WBO
- Johnriel Casimero
IBF
- Naoya Inoue
Ring Magazine
- Naoya Inoue
Super-flyweight
WBC
- Juan Estrada
WBA
- Roman Gonzalez (Super)
- Joshua Franco (Regular)
WBO
- Kazuto Ioka
IBF
- Jerwin Ancajas
Ring Magazine
- Juan Estrada
Flyweight
WBC
- Julio Cesar Martinez
WBA
- Artem Dalakian
WBO
- Junto Nakatani
IBF
- Moruti Mthalane
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
Light-flyweight
WBC
- Kenshiro Teraji
WBA
- Hiroto Kyoguchi (Super)
- Carlos Canizales (Regular)
WBO
- Elwin Soto
IBF
- Felix Alvarado
Ring Magazine
- Hiroto Kyoguchi
Mini-flyweight
WBC
- Waheng Menayothin
WBA
- Thammanoon Niyomtrong
WBO
- Wilfredo Mendez
IBF
- Pedro Taduran
Ring Magazine
- Vacant
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