Boxing's world titleholders
I keep track so you don't have to
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Since the last update in May there have been nearly 50 changes in the status of various titles with belts changing hands in the ring, being relinquished or stripped, interim titles being won or interim titleholders being elevated. Among the more notable changes: Artur Beterbiev fully unified the light heavyweight division to become the undisputed champion; Terence Crawford vacated the last of his welterweight belts and won a junior middleweight title; Canelo Alvarez was stripped of the IBF super middleweight title; Oleksandr Usyk was forced to vacate the IBF heavyweight title, thus ending his undisputed status, and Daniel Dubois was elevated from interim; Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles; Oscar Collazo unified the WBO and WBA strawweight titles; and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez won the WBC junior bantamweight title.
Here is your complete guide to every titleholder among the four major sanctioning bodies.
As of Nov. 19, 2024
Heavyweight (Unlimited)
WBC: Oleksandr Usyk
WBO: Oleksandr Usyk*
IBF: Daniel Dubois
WBA: Oleksandr Usyk**
*Joseph Parker is the WBO interim heavyweight champion
**Mahmoud Charr is the WBA “regular” heavyweight champion
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