Boxing's world titleholders
I keep track so you don't have to
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Since the previous update in November there have been more than 30 changes: titles changing hands, belts being relinquished or stripped and interim titles being created and eliminated. Among the changes: Sebastian Fundora outpointed Tim Tszyu to win the WBO/vacant WBC junior middleweight titles; Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez outpointed Arsen Goulamirian for the WBA cruiserweight title; Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz stopped Rolly Romero for the WBA junior welterweight title; Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez unified the WBO/IBF flyweight titles and vacated both; Raymond Ford dramatically stopped Otabek Kholmatov for the vacant WBA featherweight title; Jermell Charlo, the undisputed junior middleweight champion, was left with no sanctioning body belts due to vacating and being stripped; Naoya Inoue knocked out Marlon Tapales to become the undisputed junior featherweight champion; Rafael Espinoza dramatically outpointed Robeisy Ramirez to win the WBO featherweight title; Devin Haney vacated the undisputed lightweight title and routed Regis Prograis to take the WBC junior welterweight title; and more.
Here is your complete guide to every titleholder among the four major sanctioning bodies.
As of April 2, 2024
Heavyweight (Unlimited)
WBC: Tyson Fury
WBO: Oleksandr Usyk*
IBF: Oleksandr Usyk
WBA: Oleksandr Usyk**
*Joseph Parker is the WBO interim heavyweight champion
**Mahmoud Charr is the WBA “regular” heavyweight champion
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