Cruiserweight Rankings & Boxing Champions

RING CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 21 Mar, 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

15 days - (15 days)

Won against

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

Time held

1360 days - (3 years & 8 months)

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 194 days - (6 months & 13 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

1360 days - (3 years & 8 months)

Ramirez

48-1-0

Billam Smith

21-2-0

Cieslak

28-2-0

Mikaelyan

28-3-0

Rozicki

21-1-1

Jack

29-4-3

Mosquea

18-0-0

Safar

19-0-0

Riley

13-0-0

Peralta

17-1-1

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WBO JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Mar, 2026

WBO World Cruiserweight Champion

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez

48-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Benavidez (31-0-0) 02-May-2026

Last defence

Dorticos (27-2-0) UD 12 28-Jun-2025

Time inactive

268 days - (8 months & 25 days)

Won against

Billam Smith (20-1-0) UD 12 16-Nov-2024

Time held

492 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Total defences

Jun 28 2025

UD 12

Dorticos (27-2-0)

Activity average

Every 492 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

Dorticos (27-2-0) UD 12 28-Jun-2025

Since a mandatory

268 days - (8 months & 25 days)

Fress

23-1-0

Salamov

32-2-0

Kahrovic

23-0-0

Safar

19-0-0

Billam Smith

21-2-0

Perez

31-3-1

Masternak

50-6-0

Nyika

12-1-0

Mosquea

18-0-0

Xhoxhaj

23-4-0

Glanton

21-4-0

Dorticos

27-3-0

Youmbi

11-1-0

Masson

17-2-0

Riley

13-0-0

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IBF CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 06 Mar, 2026

IBF World Cruiserweight Champion

Jai
Opetaia

30-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Cinkara (23-0-0) KO 8 06-Dec-2025

Time inactive

107 days - (3 months & 17 days)

Won against

Briedis (28-2-0) UD 12 18-May-2024

Time held

674 days - (1 year & 10 months)

Total defences

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)

Oct 12 2024

TKO 6

Massey (22-2-0)

Activity average

Every 169 days - (5 months & 18 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

Cinkara (23-0-0) KO 8 06-Dec-2025

Since a mandatory

107 days - (3 months & 17 days)

Vacant

Billam Smith

21-2-0

Masternak

50-6-0

Nyika

12-1-0

Masson

17-2-0

Riley

13-0-0

Uldedaj

21-1-0

Perez

31-3-1

Safar

19-0-0

Perez

16-0-0

Mosquea

18-0-0

Kalkreuth

16-1-0

Brown

5-0-0

Glanton

21-4-0

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WBC CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Mar, 2026

WBC World Cruiserweight Champion

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan

28-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

100 days - (3 months & 10 days)

Won against

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

Time held

100 days - (3 months & 10 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

Ryan Rozicki (21-1-1)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

100 days - (3 months & 10 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

20535 days - (56 years & 2 months)

Won against

()

Time held

20535 days - (56 years & 2 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

Ryan Rozicki (21-1-1)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

20535 days - (56 years & 2 months)

Rozicki [m]

21-1-1

Peralta

17-1-1

Billam Smith

21-2-0

Masternak

50-6-0

Mosquea

18-0-0

Jack

29-4-3

Makabu

31-4-0

Glanton

21-4-0

Ramirez

12-0-2

Dorticos

27-3-0

Riley

13-0-0

Masson

17-2-0

Youmbi

11-1-0

Safar

19-0-0

Apochi

13-3-0

Dropped Out This Month

Perez

31-3-1

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WBA CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Mar, 2026

WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez

48-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Benavidez (31-0-0) 02-May-2026

Last defence

Dorticos (27-2-0) UD 12 28-Jun-2025

Time inactive

268 days - (8 months & 25 days)

Won against

Goulamirian (27-0-0) UD 12 30-Mar-2024

Time held

723 days - (1 year & 11 months)

Total defences

Jun 28 2025

UD 12

Dorticos (27-2-0)

Nov 16 2024

UD 12

Billam Smith (20-1-0)

Activity average

Every 362 days - (11 months & 28 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

723 days - (1 year & 11 months)

Vacant

Mosquea

18-0-0

Perez

16-0-0

Youmbi

11-1-0

Perez

31-3-1

Dorticos

27-3-0

Egorov

13-3-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Papin

19-1-0

Safar

19-0-0

Riley

13-0-0

Scuderi

13-0-0

Brown

5-0-0

Callanan

19-2-2

Puhalo

27-3-0

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Big upcoming Cruiserweight fights

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Brown

Ducar

Friday, Apr 03 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-04-03T21:00:00Z ()

Riley

Masternak

Saturday, Apr 04 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-04-04T19:00:00Z ()

Cruiserweight championship

IBF - Eliminator

Ramirez

Benavidez

Saturday, May 02 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-05-03T03:00:00Z ()

Cruiserweight championship

WBO

WBA

Fress

Kahrovic

Saturday, May 30 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-05-30T21:00:00Z ()

Recent Cruiserweight results

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Opetaia

Glanton

Sunday, Mar 08 2026

Cruiserweight championship

RING

Jack

Mikaelyan

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

Opetaia

Squeo

Sunday, Jun 08 2025

Cruiserweight championship

IBF

RING

Till

Stewart

Friday, May 16 2025

Jack

Mikaelyan

Saturday, May 03 2025

Cruiserweight championship

WBC

Clarke

Riley

Saturday, Apr 26 2025

Cruiserweight championship

LONGSDALE

Billam Smith

Glanton

Saturday, Apr 26 2025

Cruiserweight boxing rankings

RING CRUISERWEIGHT

Jai Opetaia (30-0-0)

The Ring Cruiserweight Champion

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez
(48-1-0) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(21-2-0) -
Michal Cieslak
(28-2-0) -
Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan
(28-3-0) -
Ryan Rozicki
(21-1-1) -
Badou Jack
(29-4-3) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(19-0-0) -
Viddal Riley
(13-0-0) -
Yamil Alberto Peralta
(17-1-1) -

WBO JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-1-0)

WBO World Cruiserweight Champion

Roman Fress
(23-1-0) -
Umar Salamov
(32-2-0) -
Tahir Kahrovic
(23-0-0) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(19-0-0) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(21-2-0) -
Mike Perez
(31-3-1) -
Mateusz Masternak
(50-6-0) -
David Nyika
(12-1-0) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Armend Xhoxhaj
(23-4-0) -
Brandon Glanton
(21-4-0) -
Yuniel Dorticos
(27-3-0) -
Aloys Youmbi
(11-1-0) -
Floyd Masson
(17-2-0) -
Viddal Riley
(13-0-0) -

IBF CRUISERWEIGHT

Jai Opetaia (30-0-0)

IBF World Cruiserweight Champion

Vacant
Vacant
Chris Billam-Smith
(21-2-0) -
Mateusz Masternak
(50-6-0) 6
David Nyika
(12-1-0) 1
Floyd Masson
(17-2-0) 1
Viddal Riley
(13-0-0) 1
Juergen Uldedaj
(21-1-0) 1
Mike Perez
(31-3-1) 1
Robin Sirwan Safar
(19-0-0) 1
Lenar Perez
(16-0-0) 1
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) 1
Tristan Kalkreuth
(16-1-0) -
Pat Brown
(5-0-0) -
Brandon Glanton
(21-4-0) -

WBC CRUISERWEIGHT

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan (28-3-0)

WBC World Cruiserweight Champion

Michal Cieslak (28-2-0)

WBC Interim World Cruiserweight Champion

Ryan Rozicki [m]
(21-1-1) -
Yamil Alberto Peralta
(17-1-1) -
Chris Billam-Smith
(21-2-0) -
Mateusz Masternak
(50-6-0) -
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Badou Jack
(29-4-3) -
Ilunga Makabu
(31-4-0) -
Brandon Glanton
(21-4-0) -
Kevin Cristopher Ramirez
(12-0-2) -
Yuniel Dorticos
(27-3-0) -
Viddal Riley
(13-0-0) -
Floyd Masson
(17-2-0) -
Aloys Youmbi
(11-1-0) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(19-0-0)
Efetobor Apochi
(13-3-0) -

Dropped Out This Month

Mike Perez (31-3-1) (14)

WBA CRUISERWEIGHT

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-1-0)

WBA Super World Cruiserweight Champion

Vacant
Leonardo Mosquea
(18-0-0) -
Lenar Perez
(16-0-0) -
Aloys Youmbi
(11-1-0) -
Mike Perez
(31-3-1) -
Yuniel Dorticos
(27-3-0) -
Alexey Egorov
(13-3-0) -
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) -
Aleksei Papin
(19-1-0) -
Robin Sirwan Safar
(19-0-0) -
Viddal Riley
(13-0-0) -
Giovanni Cristian Scuderi
(13-0-0) -
Pat Brown
(5-0-0) -
Liam Callanan
(19-2-2) -
Edin Puhalo
(27-3-0) -

Box.Live Power Rankings – Cruiserweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 35th 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)	-	(c)	-	-	-
2	Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (48-1-0)	1	-	-	(c)	(c)	-
3	Chris Billam-Smith (21-2-0)	2	3	3	5	-	-
4	Michal Cieslak (28-2-0)	3	(int)	-	-	-	-
5	Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelyan (28-3-0)	4	(c)	-	-	-	-
6	Ryan Rozicki (21-1-1)	5	1 [m]	-	-	-	-
7	Badou Jack (29-4-3)	6	6	-	-	-	-
8	Leonardo Mosquea (18-0-0)	7	5	12	9	2	-
9	Robin Sirwan Safar (19-0-0)	8	14	10	4	10	-
10	Viddal Riley (13-0-0)	9	11	7	15	11	-
11	Yamil Alberto Peralta (17-1-1)	10	2	-	-	-	-
12	Mateusz Masternak (50-6-0)	-	4	4	7	-	-
13	Mike Perez (31-3-1)	-	-	9	6	5	-
14	Yuniel Dorticos (27-3-0)	-	10	-	12	6	-
15	David Nyika (12-1-0)	-	-	5	8	-	-
16	Lenar Perez (16-0-0)	-	-	11	-	3	-
17	Aloys Youmbi (11-1-0)	-	13	-	13	4	-
18	Floyd Masson (17-2-0)	-	12	6	14	-	-
19	Roman Fress (23-1-0)	-	-	-	1	-	-
20	Umar Salamov (32-2-0)	-	-	-	2	-	-
21	Brandon Glanton (21-4-0)	-	8	15	11	-	-
22	Tahir Kahrovic (23-0-0)	-	-	-	3	-	-
23	Alexey Egorov (13-3-0)	-	-	-	-	7	-
24	Ilunga Makabu (31-4-0)	-	7	-	-	-	-
25	Anthony Yarde (27-4-0)	-	-	-	-	8	-
26	Juergen Uldedaj (21-1-0)	-	-	8	-	-	-
27	Aleksei Papin (19-1-0)	-	-	-	-	9	-
28	Kevin Cristopher Ramirez (12-0-2)	-	9	-	-	-	-
29	Armend Xhoxhaj (23-4-0)	-	-	-	10	-	-
30	Pat Brown (5-0-0)	-	-	14	-	13	-
31	Giovanni Cristian Scuderi (13-0-0)	-	-	-	-	12	-
32	Tristan Kalkreuth (16-1-0)	-	-	13	-	-	-
33	Liam Callanan (19-2-2)	-	-	-	-	14	-
34	Edin Puhalo (27-3-0)	-	-	-	-	15	-
35	Efetobor Apochi (13-3-0)	-	15	-	-	-	-