Boxing's world titleholders
I keep track so you don't have to
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Since the previous update in April there have been nearly a dozen changes: titles changing hands, belts being relinquished or stripped and interim titles being won. Among the changes: Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in their historic four-belt unification fight; Jai Opetaia won the IBF cruiserweight title for the second time; Vasiliy Lomachenko and Denys Berinchyk won vacant lightweight titles; Anthony Cacace claimed the IBF junior lightweight belt; Carlos Adames was elevated from interim to WBC middleweight titlist; and Bakhram Murtazaliev won the vacant IBF junior middleweight title.
Here is your complete guide to every titleholder among the four major sanctioning bodies.
As of May 21, 2024
Heavyweight (Unlimited)
WBC: Oleksandr Usyk
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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