Cruiserweight Rankings & Boxing Champions

RING CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Jul, 2026

The Ring Cruiserweight Champion

Jai
Opetaia

30-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Glanton (21-3-0) UD 12 08-Mar-2026

Time inactive

121 days - (3 months & 30 days)

Won against

Briedis (28-1-0) UD 12 02-Jul-2022

Time held

1466 days - (4 years)

Total defences

Mar 08 2026

UD 12

Glanton (21-3-0)

Dec 06 2025

KO 8

Cinkara (23-0-0)

Jun 08 2025

TKO 5

Squeo (17-0-0)

Jan 08 2025

KO 4

Nyika (10-0-0)

May 18 2024

UD 12

Briedis (28-2-0)

Dec 23 2023

KO 1

Zorro (17-0-0)

Sep 30 2023

TKO 4

Thompson (15-0-0)

Activity average

Every 209 days - (6 months & 28 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

1466 days - (4 years)

Benavidez

32-0-0

Ramirez

48-2-0

Billam Smith

22-2-0

Cieslak

28-2-0

Mikaelian

28-3-0

Jack

29-4-3

Riley

14-0-0

Rozicki

21-2-1

Mosquea

18-0-0

Safar

20-0-0

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WBO JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Jul, 2026

WBO World Cruiserweight Champion

David
Benavidez

32-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Won against

Ramirez (48-1-0) KO 6 02-May-2026

Time held

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Fress

23-1-1

Safar

20-0-0

Ramirez

48-2-0

Billam Smith

22-2-0

Nyika

12-1-0

Salamov

32-2-0

Perez

32-3-1

Mosquea

18-0-0

Perez

16-0-0

Xhoxhaj

23-4-1

Kahrovic

23-0-0

Riley

14-0-0

Dorticos

27-3-0

Youmbi

11-1-0

Silva

11-1-0

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IBF CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 29 Jun, 2026

IBF World Cruiserweight Champion

Vacant

Vacant

Riley

14-0-0

Billam Smith

22-2-0

Opetaia

30-0-0

Nyika

12-1-0

Masson

17-2-0

Mosquea

18-0-0

Perez

32-3-1

Perez

16-0-0

Ramirez

48-2-0

Brown

6-0-0

Uldedaj

21-1-0

Masternak

50-7-0

Rozicki

21-2-1

Safar

20-0-0

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WBC CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Jul, 2026

WBC World Cruiserweight Champion

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian

28-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

206 days - (6 months & 25 days)

Won against

Jack (29-3-3) UD 12 13-Dec-2025

Time held

206 days - (6 months & 25 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

Ryan Rozicki (21-2-1)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

206 days - (6 months & 25 days)

WBC Interim World Cruiserweight Champion

Michal
Cieslak

28-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

20641 days - (56 years & 6 months)

Won against

()

Time held

20641 days - (56 years & 6 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

Ryan Rozicki (21-2-1)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

20641 days - (56 years & 6 months)

Opetaia

30-0-0

Billam Smith

22-2-0

Safar

20-0-0

Riley

14-0-0

Lerena

31-5-0

Dorticos

27-3-0

Ramirez

48-2-0

Rozicki [m]

21-2-1

Mosquea

18-0-0

Peralta

18-2-1

Jack

29-4-3

Makabu

31-4-0

Ramirez

12-0-2

Apochi

14-3-0

Masternak

50-7-0

Dropped Out This Month

Glanton

21-4-0

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WBA CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Jul, 2026

WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion

David
Benavidez

32-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Won against

Ramirez (48-1-0) KO 6 02-May-2026

Time held

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

66 days - (2 months & 5 days)

Opetaia

30-0-0

Mosquea

18-0-0

Billam Smith

22-2-0

Perez

16-0-0

Gadzhimagomedov

6-0-0

Ramirez

48-2-0

Cruz

4-0-0

Youmbi

11-1-0

Egorov

13-3-0

Perez

32-3-1

Harth

24-6-1

Brown

6-0-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Safar

20-0-0

Puhalo

27-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

Rozicki

21-2-1

Papin

19-1-0

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Big upcoming Cruiserweight fights

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Nyika

Masson

Saturday, Aug 08 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-08-08T12:00:00Z ()

Cruiserweight championship

IBF - Final Eliminator

Perez

Mchunu

Thursday, Sep 03 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-09-04T03:00:00Z ()

Recent Cruiserweight results

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Billam Smith

Rozicki

Saturday, Jun 06 2026

Massey

Clarke

Saturday, Jun 06 2026

Safar

Peralta

Friday, May 22 2026

Ramirez

Benavidez

Saturday, May 02 2026

Cruiserweight championship

WBO

WBA

Riley

Masternak

Saturday, Apr 04 2026

Cruiserweight championship

IBF - Eliminator

Opetaia

Glanton

Sunday, Mar 08 2026

Cruiserweight championship

RING

Jack

Mikaelian

Saturday, Dec 13 2025

Cruiserweight championship

WBC

Opetaia

Cinkara

Saturday, Dec 06 2025

Cruiserweight championship

IBF

RING

Ramirez

Dorticos

Saturday, Jun 28 2025

Cruiserweight championship

WBO

WBA

Paul

Chavez Jr

Saturday, Jun 28 2025

Cruiserweight boxing rankings

RING CRUISERWEIGHT

Jai Opetaia (30-0-0)

The Ring Cruiserweight Champion

David Benavidez
(32-0-0) -
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-2-0) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(22-2-0) -
Michal Cieslak
(28-2-0) -
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian
(28-3-0) -
Badou Jack
(29-4-3) -
Viddal Riley
(14-0-0) -
Ryan Rozicki
(21-2-1) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(20-0-0) -

WBO JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT

David Benavidez (32-0-0)

WBO World Cruiserweight Champion

Roman Fress
(23-1-1) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(20-0-0) -
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-2-0) 1
Chris Billam-Smith
(22-2-0) 1
David Nyika
(12-1-0) 3
Umar Salamov
(32-2-0) -
Mike Perez
(32-3-1) 4
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) 1
Lenar Perez
(16-0-0) 2
Armend Xhoxhaj
(23-4-1) -
Tahir Kahrovic
(23-0-0) 4
Viddal Riley
(14-0-0) 2
Yuniel Dorticos
(27-3-0) 1
Aloys Youmbi
(11-1-0) 1
Lucas Pontes Da Silva
(11-1-0) -

IBF CRUISERWEIGHT

Vacant

IBF World Cruiserweight Champion

Vacant
Viddal Riley
(14-0-0) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(22-2-0) -
Jai Opetaia
(30-0-0) -
David Nyika
(12-1-0) -
Floyd Masson
(17-2-0) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Mike Perez
(32-3-1) -
Lenar Perez
(16-0-0) -
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-2-0) -
Pat Brown
(6-0-0) -
Juergen Uldedaj
(21-1-0) -
Mateusz Masternak
(50-7-0) -
Ryan Rozicki
(21-2-1) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(20-0-0) -

WBC CRUISERWEIGHT

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian (28-3-0)

WBC World Cruiserweight Champion

Michal Cieslak (28-2-0)

WBC Interim World Cruiserweight Champion

Jai Opetaia
(30-0-0) 1
Chris Billam-Smith
(22-2-0) 1
Robin Sirwan Safar
(20-0-0) 1
Viddal Riley
(14-0-0) 1
Kevin Lerena
(31-5-0)
Yuniel Dorticos
(27-3-0) 2
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-2-0) 1
Ryan Rozicki [m]
(21-2-1) 7
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Yamil Alberto Peralta
(18-2-1) 3
Badou Jack
(29-4-3) 1
Ilunga Makabu
(31-4-0) 1
Kevin Cristopher Ramirez
(12-0-2) 1
Efetobor Apochi
(14-3-0) 1
Mateusz Masternak
(50-7-0) 1

Dropped Out This Month

Brandon Glanton (21-4-0) (15)

WBA CRUISERWEIGHT

David Benavidez (32-0-0)

WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion

Jai Opetaia
(30-0-0) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(22-2-0) 1
Lenar Perez
(16-0-0) 1
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
(6-0-0)
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-2-0) 1
Julio Cesar La Cruz
(4-0-0)
Aloys Youmbi
(11-1-0) 2
Alexey Egorov
(13-3-0) 2
Mike Perez
(32-3-1) 2
Leon Harth
(24-6-1) 2
Pat Brown
(6-0-0) 1
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) 1
Robin Sirwan Safar
(20-0-0) 1
Edin Puhalo
(27-3-0) -

Dropped Out This Month

Ryan Rozicki (21-2-1) (10)
Aleksei Papin (19-1-0) (14)

Box.Live Power Rankings – Cruiserweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 36th in the cruiserweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at cruiserweight, others are considered by their potential future influence as mandatory or eliminator contenders. Every fighter is either a champion or ranked by at least one organisation at cruiserweight, so inactive fighters may not appear until they fight again.

Order: Ring champion, Ring positions 1–10, then other world champions, then by combined ranking points (WBC/IBF/WBO/WBA).

Key: (c) = champion, (int) = interim, (reg) = WBA regular when multiple champions, [m] = mandatory.

#	Fighter	The Ring	WBC	IBF	WBO	WBA	Change
1	Jai Opetaia (30-0-0)	(c)	1	4	-	1	-
2	David Benavidez (32-0-0)	1	-	-	(c)	(c)	-
3	Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-2-0)	2	7	10	3	6	-
4	Chris Billam-Smith (22-2-0)	3	2	3	4	3	-
5	Michal Cieslak (28-2-0)	4	(int)	-	-	-	-
6	Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian (28-3-0)	5	(c)	-	-	-	-
7	Badou Jack (29-4-3)	6	11	-	-	-	-
8	Viddal Riley (14-0-0)	7	4	2	12	-	-
9	Ryan Rozicki (21-2-1)	8	8 [m]	14	-	-	-
10	Leonardo Mosquea (18-0-0)	9	9	7	8	2	-
11	Robin Sirwan Safar (20-0-0)	10	3	15	2	14	-
12	Lenar Perez (16-0-0)	-	-	9	9	4	-
13	Mike Perez (32-3-1)	-	-	8	7	10	-
14	David Nyika (12-1-0)	-	-	5	5	-	-
15	Roman Fress (23-1-1)	-	-	-	1	-	-
16	Yuniel Dorticos (27-3-0)	-	6	-	13	-	+1
17	Kevin Lerena (31-5-0)	-	5	-	-	-	* New *
18	Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (6-0-0)	-	-	-	-	5	-2
19	Floyd Masson (17-2-0)	-	-	6	-	-	-1
20	Umar Salamov (32-2-0)	-	-	-	6	-	-1
21	Aloys Youmbi (11-1-0)	-	-	-	14	8	-1
22	Julio Cesar La Cruz (4-0-0)	-	-	-	-	7	-1
23	Pat Brown (6-0-0)	-	-	11	-	12	-
24	Alexey Egorov (13-3-0)	-	-	-	-	9	-
25	Armend Xhoxhaj (23-4-1)	-	-	-	10	-	-
26	Yamil Alberto Peralta (18-2-1)	-	10	-	-	-	-4
27	Leon Harth (24-6-1)	-	-	-	-	11	-
28	Tahir Kahrovic (23-0-0)	-	-	-	11	-	-
29	Ilunga Makabu (31-4-0)	-	12	-	-	-	-3
30	Juergen Uldedaj (21-1-0)	-	-	12	-	-	-
31	Mateusz Masternak (50-7-0)	-	15	13	-	-	-2
32	Anthony Yarde (27-4-0)	-	-	-	-	13	-
33	Kevin Cristopher Ramirez (12-0-2)	-	13	-	-	-	-2
34	Efetobor Apochi (14-3-0)	-	14	-	-	-	-1
35	Edin Puhalo (27-3-0)	-	-	-	-	15	-
36	Lucas Pontes Da Silva (11-1-0)	-	-	-	15	-	-