Boxing's world titleholders
I keep track so you don't have to
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Since the previous update in mid-April there have been nearly a dozen titles change hands, become vacant, have vacancies filled or interim titles eliminated. Some of the changes: Chris Billam-Smith won the WBO cruiserweight title; Teofimo Lopez won the WBO junior welterweight title and then announced a few days later he had vacated; Mauricio Lara was stripped of the WBA featherweight title for missing weight and Leigh Wood regained the belt the next day by winning their rematch; Joe Cordina regained the IBF junior lightweight title; Alberto Puello was stripped of the WBA junior welterweight title for a positive drug test and Rolando Romero won the vacant belt; Jason Moloney won the vacant WBO bantamweight title; and Oscar Collazo won the WBO strawweight title. Here is your complete guide to every titleholder among the four major sanctioning bodies.
As of June 26, 2023
Heavyweight (Unlimited)
WBC: Tyson Fury
WBO: Oleksandr Usyk*
IBF: Oleksandr Usyk
WBA: Oleksandr Usyk**
*Zhang Zhilei is the WBO interim heavyweight champion
**Daniel Dubois is the WBA “regular” heavyweight champion
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