Light Heavyweight Rankings & Boxing Champions : Box.Live

RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Jul, 2026

The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12 30-May-2026

Time inactive

37 days - (1 month & 7 days)

Won against

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

Time held

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Total defences

May 30 2026

UD 12

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average

Every 499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Benavidez

32-0-0

Smith

31-2-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Khataev

12-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Hutchinson

20-2-0

Lopez

16-0-0

Richards

19-2-0

Ramirez

23-0-0

Whittaker

12-0-1

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WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Jul, 2026

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Won against

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

Time held

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

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

Buatsi

20-1-0

Hutchinson

20-2-0

Kalajdzic

30-3-0

Wallace

17-1-0

Chelli

17-3-1

Krasniqi

12-0-0

Whittaker

12-0-1

Deines

26-4-1

Reis

16-1-0

Parker

26-2-0

Lozano

12-0-0

Tani

10-1-0

10-0-0

Lopez

16-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Jones

19-0-0

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IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 29 Jun, 2026

IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12 30-May-2026

Time inactive

37 days - (1 month & 7 days)

Won against

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

Time held

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Total defences

May 30 2026

UD 12

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average

Every 499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Mandatory challenger

Michael Eifert (13-2-0)

Last mandatory

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12 30-May-2026

Since a mandatory

37 days - (1 month & 7 days)

Vacant

Wallace

17-1-0

Whittaker

12-0-1

Ataev

9-0-0

Khataev

12-1-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

Hutchinson

20-2-0

Ismailov

21-23-1

Lopez

16-0-0

Oberlton

16-0-0

Voytsekhovsky

15-0-0

Kraus

11-0-0

Richards

20-4-1

Aokuso

10-0-0

Tani

10-1-0

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WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Jul, 2026

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

32-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

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

Time inactive

226 days - (7 months & 14 days)

Won against

(Promoted From Secondary Belt)

Time held

455 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Total defences

Nov 22 2025

TKO 7

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average

Every 455 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Mandatory challenger

Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)

Last mandatory

Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory

455 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Beterbiev [m]

21-1-0

Whittaker

12-0-1

Buatsi

20-1-0

Hutchinson

20-2-0

Khataev

12-1-0

Kalajdzic

30-3-0

Yarde

27-4-0

Parker

26-2-0

Richards

20-4-1

Unal

15-0-0

Lopez

16-0-0

Lopez

7-0-0

Dzambekov

14-0-0

Chelli

17-3-1

Morrell

12-2-0

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WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Jul, 2026

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

Dmitry
Bivol

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12 30-May-2026

Time inactive

37 days - (1 month & 7 days)

Won against

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

Time held

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Total defences

May 30 2026

UD 12

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average

Every 499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

499 days - (1 year & 4 months)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

32-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

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

Time inactive

226 days - (7 months & 14 days)

Won against

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

Time held

520 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Total defences

Nov 22 2025

TKO 7

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average

Every 520 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Mandatory challenger

TBC

Last mandatory

None Called Yet

Since a mandatory

520 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Beterbiev

21-1-0

Lopez

7-0-0

Ataev

9-0-0

Lopez

16-0-0

Oberlton

16-0-0

Richards

19-2-0

Arnold

16-0-0

Tani

10-1-0

Carrillo

15-0-0

Uzcategui

34-5-0

Hutchinson

20-2-0

Rea

22-2-0

Edmondson

12-1-0

Unal

15-0-0

Dzambekov

14-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Eifert

13-2-0

Buatsi

20-1-0

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Lopez

Carrillo

Saturday, Aug 29 2026

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Whittaker

Rivera

Saturday, Jun 27 2026

Edmondson

Arthur

Saturday, Jun 20 2026

Ramirez

Richards

Thursday, Jun 04 2026

Bivol

Eifert

Saturday, May 30 2026

Light Heavyweight championship

RING

IBF

WBA

Oberlton

Gongora

Saturday, May 09 2026

Cameron

Rea

Saturday, May 09 2026

Morrell

Chelli

Saturday, May 09 2026

Whittaker

Suarez

Saturday, Apr 18 2026

Hutchinson

Taylor

Saturday, Mar 28 2026

Coe

Hart

Saturday, Jan 24 2026

Light Heavyweight boxing rankings

RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)

The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion

David Benavidez
(32-0-0) -
Callum Smith
(31-2-0) -
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) -
Imam Khataev
(12-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) -
Najee Lopez
(16-0-0) -
Lerrone Richards
(19-2-0) -
Albert Ramirez
(23-0-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) -

WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

Callum Smith (31-2-0)

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) -
Radivoje Kalajdzic
(30-3-0) 1
Conor Wallace
(17-1-0) 1
Zak Chelli
(17-3-1) 2
Ardian Krasniqi
(12-0-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) 5
Adam Deines
(26-4-1) 1
Artur Reis
(16-1-0) 1
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) 1
Yair Benjamin Gallardo Lozano
(12-0-0)
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) 2
Maxim Xu
(10-0-0) 2
Najee Lopez
(16-0-0) 1

Dropped Out This Month

Antwan Jones (19-0-0) (15)

IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)

IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion

Vacant
Conor Wallace
(17-1-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) -
Sharabutdin Ataev
(9-0-0) -
Imam Khataev
(12-1-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) -
Ali Ismailov
(21-23-1) -
Najee Lopez
(16-0-0) -
Atif Oberlton
(16-0-0) -
Vasily Voytsekhovsky
(15-0-0) -
Gradus Kraus
(11-0-0) -
Craig Richards
(20-4-1) -
Paulo Aokuso
(10-0-0) -
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) -

WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

David Benavidez (32-0-0)

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev [m]
(21-1-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) -
Imam Khataev
(12-1-0) -
Radivoje Kalajdzic
(30-3-0) -
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) 4
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) -
Craig Richards
(20-4-1) -
Mehmet Unal
(15-0-0) 3
Najee Lopez
(16-0-0) 1
Arlen Lopez
(7-0-0) -
Umar Dzambekov
(14-0-0) -
Zak Chelli
(17-3-1) -
David Morrell
(12-2-0) -

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

David Benavidez (32-0-0)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) -
Arlen Lopez
(7-0-0) -
Sharabutdin Ataev
(9-0-0) -
Najee Lopez
(16-0-0) -
Atif Oberlton
(16-0-0) -
Lerrone Richards
(19-2-0) -
Samuel Arnold
(16-0-0) -
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) -
Juan Carrillo
(15-0-0)
Jose Uzcategui
(34-5-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) 2
Bradley Rea
(22-2-0) -
Lewis Edmondson
(12-1-0)
Mehmet Unal
(15-0-0) -
Umar Dzambekov
(14-0-0) -

Dropped Out This Month

Michael Eifert (13-2-0) (9)
Joshua Buatsi (20-1-0) (11)

Box.Live Power Rankings – Light Heavyweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 38th in the light heavyweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at light heavyweight, 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 light heavyweight, 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	Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)	(c)	-	(c)	(c)	(c)	-
2	David Benavidez (32-0-0)	1	(c)	-	-	(reg)	-
3	Callum Smith (31-2-0)	2	-	-	(int)	-	-
4	Anthony Yarde (27-4-0)	3	7	-	-	-	-
5	Imam Khataev (12-1-0)	4	5	5	-	-	-
6	Joshua Buatsi (20-1-0)	5	3	6	2	-	-
7	Willy Hutchinson (20-2-0)	6	4	7	3	11	-
8	Najee Lopez (16-0-0)	7	11	9	15	4	-
9	Lerrone Richards (19-2-0)	8	-	-	-	6	-
10	Albert Ramirez (23-0-0)	9	-	-	-	-	-
11	Ben Whittaker (12-0-1)	10	2	3	8	-	-
12	Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)	-	1 [m]	-	1	1	-
13	Conor Wallace (17-1-0)	-	-	2	5	-	-
14	Sharabutdin Ataev (9-0-0)	-	-	4	-	3	-
15	Radivoje Kalajdzic (30-3-0)	-	6	-	4	-	-
16	Arlen Lopez (7-0-0)	-	12	-	-	2	-
17	Atif Oberlton (16-0-0)	-	-	10	-	5	-
18	Zach Parker (26-2-0)	-	8	-	11	-	-
19	Zak Chelli (17-3-1)	-	14	-	6	-	-
20	Benjamin Mendes Tani (10-1-0)	-	-	15	13	8	-
21	Craig Richards (20-4-1)	-	9	13	-	-	+1
22	Ardian Krasniqi (12-0-0)	-	-	-	7	-	+1
23	Samuel Arnold (16-0-0)	-	-	-	-	7	+1
24	Ali Ismailov (21-23-1)	-	-	8	-	-	+1
25	Mehmet Unal (15-0-0)	-	10	-	-	14	-4
26	Adam Deines (26-4-1)	-	-	-	9	-	-
27	Juan Carrillo (15-0-0)	-	-	-	-	9	-
28	Artur Reis (16-1-0)	-	-	-	10	-	-
29	Jose Uzcategui (34-5-0)	-	-	-	-	10	-
30	Vasily Voytsekhovsky (15-0-0)	-	-	11	-	-	-
31	Bradley Rea (22-2-0)	-	-	-	-	12	-
32	Gradus Kraus (11-0-0)	-	-	12	-	-	-
33	Yair Benjamin Gallardo Lozano (12-0-0)	-	-	-	12	-	-
34	Umar Dzambekov (14-0-0)	-	13	-	-	15	-
35	Lewis Edmondson (12-1-0)	-	-	-	-	13	-
36	Maxim Xu (10-0-0)	-	-	-	14	-	-
37	Paulo Aokuso (10-0-0)	-	-	14	-	-	-
38	David Morrell (12-2-0)	-	15	-	-	-	-