The current world champions in boxing are: Anthony Joshua (Heavyweight), Vasyl Lomachenko (Lightweight), Mikey Garcia (Junior Welterweight), Manny Pacquiao (Welterweight), and Canelo Alvarez (Middleweight).
The Heavyweight Division
The current heavyweight champion of the world is Anthony Joshua, from the United Kingdom. He has held the title since April 2017, when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko.
The Cruiserweight Division
The following is a list of male boxers who are currently world champions in the sport of boxing. The list is updated as of December 2020.
The cruiserweight division is for boxers whose weight does not exceed 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms). The division was originally known as the light heavyweight division. The minimum weight for the cruiserweight division was raised to 200 pounds in 1972. In 1983, the division’s name was changed to cruiserweight.
-Interim WBA Cruiserweight Championship: Beibut Shumenov
-WBO Cruiserweight Championship: Oleksandr Usyk
-WBC Cruiserweight Championship: Tony Bellew
-IBF Cruiserweight Championship: Denis Lebedev
-WBA Super World Cruiserweight Championship: Murat Gassiev
The Light Heavyweight Division
The light heavyweight division in professional boxing typically includes boxers weighing between 175 and 200 pounds, but has also been known to include boxers weighing up to 205 pounds. The divisional limit of 175 pounds was established in 1903 by the London Prize Ring rules, which remained in effect until the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) took over sanctioning of British boxing in 1920.
When the BBBofC introduced their own weight limits in 1927, they set the limit for the light heavyweight division at 174 pounds, which remained in place until February 3, 1973 when it was raised to its current limit of 175 pounds. The IBF followed suit on April 1, 1983. Since then, various governing bodies have occasionally made headlines by creating “super” or “cruiserweight” classes for boxers who weigh more than 200 pounds but less than heavyweight ( unlimited).
The WBA had a cruiserweight class from 1988 to 2003 (at which point they unified their title with the WBC’s), while the WBO sanctioned a super cruiserweight class from 1999 to 2011.
The last lineal light heavyweight champion was Michael Spinks, who defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi by unanimous decision on June 27, 1987 to become The Ring magazine Light Heavyweight Champion; The Ring had stopped recognizing previous lineal holders since 1975 due to retirement or prolonged inactivity.
Spinks vacated The Ring title when he moved up to heavyweight later that year and defeated Larry Holmes by split decision on September 21, 1985 to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion; as such, he is not recognized as a lineal light heavyweight champion by history’s most prominent record-keeper.
Qawi regained a share of The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship after defeating Marvin Johnson on December 3, 1987 but lost it back to Johnson via technical knockout on March 18, 1988; Johnson would make two successful defenses before being knocked out himself by Thomas Hearns on October 2, 1988. In 1995, the WBA elevated Virgil Hill to Super Champion status due having made ten successful defenses while holding their world championship.
The Super Middleweight Division
The current super middleweight world champion is Canelo Alvarez. He has held the title since 2019, when he defeated Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO, WBA (Super), and IBF titles. Canelo has successfully defended his title once, against Rocky Fielding in 2019.
The Middleweight Division
The middleweight division is currently ruled by two men, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Canelo is the WBC and lineal champion, while Golovkin holds the IBF, WBA, and IBO titles.
The Welterweight Division
The welterweight division in boxing includes all male competitors who fight in the weight class that is 147 pounds (67 kg) or below. The title of welterweight champion is currently held by Manny Pacquiao, who defeated Keith Thurman in 2019 to win the WBA (Super) title.
Other notable welterweight champions include Floyd Mayweather Jr., who held the WBC, WBA (Super), and lineal titles; Sugar Ray Leonard, who held the WBC, WBA, and lineal titles; and Oscar De La Hoya, who held the WBC and lineal titles.
The Lightweight Division
The current world champion in the lightweight division is Vasiliy Lomachenko. He is a Ukrainian professional boxer.He has held three world championships in three weight classes:
-featherweight,
-super featherweight,
-and lightweight.
The Junior Welterweight Division
The current world champion in the junior welterweight division is Josh Taylor of Scotland. He won the title in May of 2018 by defeating Viktor Postol of Ukraine.
The Junior Lightweight Division
As of September 2020, the current Boxing World Champions in the junior lightweight division are:
1. Josh Taylor (Scotland)
2. Jose Ramirez (United States)
3. Julius Indongo (Namibia)
4. Terry Flanagan (England)
5. Mzonke Fana (South Africa)
The Featherweight Division
The current world champion in the featherweight division is Ryan Garcia of the United States. Garcia has held the title since January 2020, when he defeated Bernard Hopkins to become the lineal champion.
Who is the World Champion in Boxing
As of June 2020, the current world champions in boxing are:
The Heavyweight Division
The current world champion in the heavyweight division is Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine. He is also the former world champion in the cruiserweight and super-heavyweight divisions.
The Cruiserweight Division
The cruiserweight division is currently dominated by Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk, who is the undisputed world champion. He holds the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles.
The Light Heavyweight Division
The light heavyweight division in boxing currently has two world champions, with both the WBA and IBF titles vacant. The WBC title is held by Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk, whilst the WBO title is held by Sergey Kovalev of Russia.
The Super Middleweight Division
The current WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO super middleweight world champion is Canelo Álvarez.
The Middleweight Division
The current world champion in the middleweight division is Canelo Alvarez.
The Welterweight Division
The welterweight division in boxing includes those fighters who weigh between 147 pounds (67 kg) and 160 pounds (73 kg). It is considered a “junior” weight class, with senior classes being the middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Just like all professional boxing weight classes, male and female boxers compete in welterweight divisions.
The current world champion in the welterweight division is Errol Spence Jr., who defeated Shawn Porter on September 28, 2019, to win the title.
The Lightweight Division
The current world champion in the lightweight division is Teofimo Lopez.
The Junior Welterweight Division
As of April 2019, the current WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and WBO junior welterweight champions are:
WBA (Super) champion: Manny Pacquiao (Philippines)
WBC champion: José Ramírez (United States)
IBF champion: Josh Taylor (Scotland)
WBO champion: Maurice Hooker (United States)
The Junior Lightweight Division
The following is a list of current world champions in boxing, as recognized by the four major sanctioning bodies: The World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Junior lightweight
-Gervonta Davis (WBA)
-Jamel Herring (WBO)
-Miguel Berchelt (WBC)
-Teófimo López (IBF)
The Featherweight Division
The featherweight division is currently dominated by two men: Vasyl Lomachenko and Leo Santa Cruz.
Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KO) is the WBA, WBO, and The Ring Featherweight Champion. He has defended his titles a total of four times. His only loss came at the hands of Orlando Salido in 2014, in a bout where Salido intentionally missed weight, came in overweight, and head-butted Lomachenko repeatedly throughout the fight.
Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KO) is the WBA Featherweight Champion. He has held this title since 2016, when he defeated Abner Mares. Santa Cruz has defended his title three times. In 2017, he fought to a draw against Carl Frampton in a highly competitive bout that many people thoughtFrampton had won.