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RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 08 Jan, 2026

The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025

Time held

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Beterbiev

21-1-0

Benavidez

31-0-0

Smith

31-2-0

Ramirez

22-0-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Morrell

12-1-0

Khataev

11-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Gvozdyk

21-3-0

Hutchinson

19-2-0

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WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 23 Dec, 2025

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025

Time held

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion

Callum
Smith

31-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Last defence

Time inactive

Won against

Time held

Total defences

Activity average

Mandatory challenger

Last mandatory

Since a mandatory

Beterbiev

21-1-0

Morrell

12-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Gvozdyk

21-3-0

Wallace

16-1-0

Krasniqi

12-0-0

Reis

16-1-0

Bermeta

21-0-1

Parker

26-2-0

Lapin

12-0-0

10-0-0

Whittaker

10-0-1

Carrillo

14-0-0

Dabschah

26-0-1

Khataev

11-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

Tryc

16-3-0

Latreche

34-5-1

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IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 11 Jan, 2026

IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025

Time held

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

Michael Eifert (13-1-0)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Eifert [m]

13-1-0

Wallace

16-1-0

Morrell

12-1-0

Zinad

24-1-0

Beterbiev

21-1-0

Khataev

11-1-0

Voytsekhovsky

15-0-0

Ismailov

21-22-1

Whitaker

15-10-0

Ataev

8-0-0

Carrillo

14-0-0

Lapin

12-0-0

Lopez

15-0-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Oberlton

14-0-0

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WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 05 Dec, 2025

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

31-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Yarde (27-3-0) TKO 7 22-Nov-2025

Time inactive

73 days - (2 months & 11 days)

Won against

(Promoted From Secondary Belt)

Time held

302 days - (9 months & 26 days)

Total defences

Nov 22 2025

TKO 7

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average

Every 302 days - (9 months & 26 days)

Mandatory challenger

Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

302 days - (9 months & 26 days)

Beterbiev [m]

21-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Whittaker

10-0-1

Morrell

12-1-0

Gvozdyk

21-3-0

Khataev

11-1-0

Hutchinson

19-2-0

Parker

26-2-0

Unal

14-0-0

Wallace

16-1-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Richards

20-4-1

Lopez

6-0-0

Coe

11-1-1

Lopez

15-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Rivera

27-2-0

Zinad

24-1-0

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WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Feb, 2026

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025

Time held

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

346 days - (11 months & 9 days)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

31-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Yarde (27-3-0) TKO 7 22-Nov-2025

Time inactive

73 days - (2 months & 11 days)

Won against

Morrell (11-0-0) UD 12 01-Feb-2025

Time held

367 days - (1 year & 2 days)

Total defences

Nov 22 2025

TKO 7

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average

Every 367 days - (1 year & 2 days)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

367 days - (1 year & 2 days)

Beterbiev

21-1-0

Lopez

6-0-0

Ataev

8-0-0

Lapin

12-0-0

Oberlton

14-0-0

Nicholson

22-1-0

Lopez

15-0-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Taylor

13-0-0

Richards

19-1-0

Wallace

16-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Cameron

24-7-1

Tejeda

11-0-1

Bermeta

21-0-1

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Ramirez

Richards

Thursday, Feb 05 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-02-06T04:00:00Z ()

Hutchinson

Taylor

Saturday, Mar 28 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-03-28T21:00:00Z ()

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Coe

Hart

Saturday, Jan 24 2026

Richards

Azeez

Saturday, Dec 20 2025

Whittaker

Gavazi

Saturday, Nov 29 2025

Benavidez

Yarde

Saturday, Nov 22 2025

Light Heavyweight championship

WBC

WBA

Buatsi

Parker

Saturday, Nov 01 2025

Rea

Arthur

Saturday, Nov 01 2025

Lapin

Edmondson

Saturday, Jul 19 2025

Morrell

Khataev

Saturday, Jul 12 2025

Gallegos

Coe

Friday, May 30 2025

Jones

Taylor

Saturday, May 10 2025

Light Heavyweight boxing rankings

RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) -
David Benavidez
(31-0-0) -
Callum Smith
(31-2-0) -
Albert Ramirez
(22-0-0) -
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) -
David Morrell
(12-1-0) -
Imam Khataev
(11-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
(21-3-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(19-2-0) -

WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

Callum Smith (31-2-0)

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) -
David Morrell
(12-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
(21-3-0) -
Conor Wallace
(16-1-0) -
Ardian Krasniqi
(12-0-0) 1
Artur Reis
(16-1-0)
Alban Bermeta
(21-0-1) -
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) -
Daniel Lapin
(12-0-0) -
Maxim Xu
(10-0-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(10-0-1) -
Juan Carrillo
(14-0-0) -
Diyab Simon Dabschah
(26-0-1) -
Imam Khataev
(11-1-0)

Dropped Out This Month

Mateusz Tryc (16-3-0) (6)
Bilel Latreche (34-5-1) (15)

IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion

Michael Eifert [m]
(13-1-0) -
Conor Wallace
(16-1-0) -
David Morrell
(12-1-0) 1
Malik Zinad
(24-1-0) 1
Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) 2
Imam Khataev
(11-1-0) 1
Vasily Voytsekhovsky
(15-0-0) 1
Ali Ismailov
(21-22-1) 2
Benjamin Whitaker
(15-10-0) 1
Sharabutdin Ataev
(8-0-0) 1
Juan Carrillo
(14-0-0) 2
Daniel Lapin
(12-0-0) -
Najee Lopez
(15-0-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Atif Oberlton
(14-0-0) -

WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

David Benavidez (31-0-0)

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev [m]
(21-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) 3
Ben Whittaker
(10-0-1) 6
David Morrell
(12-1-0) 2
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
(21-3-0) 2
Imam Khataev
(11-1-0) 1
Willy Hutchinson
(19-2-0) 1
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) 3
Mehmet Unal
(14-0-0) 5
Conor Wallace
(16-1-0) 4
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) 7
Craig Richards
(20-4-1) 1
Arlen Lopez
(6-0-0) 2
Khalil Coe
(11-1-1)
Najee Lopez
(15-0-0)

Dropped Out This Month

Richard Rivera (27-2-0) (10)
Malik Zinad (24-1-0) (12)

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

David Benavidez (31-0-0)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) -
Arlen Lopez
(6-0-0) -
Sharabutdin Ataev
(8-0-0) -
Daniel Lapin
(12-0-0) -
Atif Oberlton
(14-0-0) -
Deon Nicholson
(22-1-0) -
Najee Lopez
(15-0-0) -
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) -
Ezra Taylor
(13-0-0) -
Lerrone Richards
(19-1-0) -
Conor Wallace
(16-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Liam Cameron
(24-7-1) -
Luis Antonio Tejeda
(11-0-1) -
Alban Bermeta
(21-0-1) -

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Sunday 1st February

Valenzuela

Torres

14-3-0

Records

22-1-0

UD 10

Result

UD 10

Bohachuk

Butaev

26-3-0

Records

16-1-0

SD 10

Result

SD 10

Hackett

Cruz

11-1-0

Records

11-1-0

MD 10

Result

MD 10

Kalajdzic

Gvozdyk

29-3-0

Records

21-2-0

TKO 7

Result

TKO 7

Saturday 31st January

Lopez

Stevenson

22-1-0

Records

24-0-0

UD 12

Result

UD 12

Murtazaliev

Kelly

23-0-0

Records

17-1-1

MD 12

Result

MD 12

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Thursday 5th February

Ramirez

Richards

22-0-0

Records

19-1-0

Asanau

Ramos

11-0-0

Records

18-3-1

Friday 6th February

Medina

Curiel

26-4-0

Records

26-6-1

Garcia

Guerrero

13-0-0

Records

12-1-1

Saturday 7th February

Ball

Figueroa

23-0-1

Records

26-2-1

Cain

Gonzalez

14-1-0

Records

19-6-3

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Light Heavyweight

Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

1st.

Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)

2nd.

David Benavidez (31-0-0)

3rd.

Callum Smith (31-2-0)

4th.

Albert Ramirez (22-0-0)

5th.

Anthony Yarde (27-4-0)

6th.

David Morrell (12-1-0)

7th.

Imam Khataev (11-1-0)

8th.

Joshua Buatsi (20-1-0)

9th.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk (21-3-0)

10th.

Willy Hutchinson (19-2-0)

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