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Light Heavyweight Rankings & Champions

Light Heavyweight Rankings & Champions
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RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 28 Oct, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Dmitry Bivol photo

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
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025
Time held
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
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Beterbiev

21-1-0

2
United States flag
David Benavidez photo
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Benavidez

30-0-0

3
United Kingdom flag
Callum Smith photo
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Smith

31-2-0

4
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Yarde photo
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Yarde

27-3-0

5
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo
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Buatsi

20-1-0

6
Venezuela flag
Albert Ramirez photo
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Ramirez

22-0-0

7
Cuba flag
David Morrell photo
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Morrell

12-1-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Imam Khataev photo
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Khataev

10-1-0

9
Ukraine flag
Oleksandr Gvozdyk photo
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Gvozdyk

21-2-0

10
United Kingdom flag
Willy Hutchinson photo
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Hutchinson

19-2-0

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WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 25 Sep, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Dmitry Bivol photo

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
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025
Time held
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
United Kingdom flag
Callum Smith photo

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
1
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
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Beterbiev

21-1-0

2
Cuba flag
David Morrell photo
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Morrell

12-1-0

3
United Kingdom flag
Zach Parker photo
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Parker

26-2-0

4
Ukraine flag
Oleksandr Gvozdyk photo
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Gvozdyk

21-2-0

5
Australia flag
Conor Wallace photo
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Wallace

16-1-0

6
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo
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Buatsi

20-1-0

7
Poland flag
Mateusz Tryc photo
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Tryc

16-2-0

8
Germany flag
Ardian Krasniqi photo
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Krasniqi

11-0-0

9
Germany flag
Diyab Simon Dabschah photo
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Dabschah

25-0-1

10
Ukraine flag
Daniel Lapin photo
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Lapin

12-0-0

11
Albania flag
Alban Bermeta photo
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Bermeta

20-0-1

12
Colombia flag
Juan Carrillo photo
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Carrillo

14-0-0

13
France flag
Bilel Latreche photo
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Latreche

34-5-1

14
China flag
Maxim Xu photo
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Xu

10-0-0

15
Russian Federation flag
Imam Khataev photo
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Khataev

10-1-0

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IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 22 Oct, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Dmitry Bivol photo

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
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025
Time held
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
Germany flag Michael Eifert (13-1-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
1
Germany flag
Michael Eifert photo
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Eifert [m]

13-1-0

2
Australia flag
Conor Wallace photo
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Wallace

16-1-0

3
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
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Beterbiev

21-1-0

4
Cuba flag
David Morrell photo
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Morrell

12-1-0

5
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya flag
Malik Zinad photo
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Zinad

23-1-0

6
Azerbaijan flag
Ali Ismailov photo
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Ismailov

21-20-1

7
Russian Federation flag
Imam Khataev photo
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Khataev

10-1-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Vasily Voytsekhovsky photo
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Voytsekhovsky

15-0-0

9
Colombia flag
Juan Carrillo photo
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Carrillo

14-0-0

10
Russian Federation flag
Sharabutdin Ataev photo
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Ataev

8-0-0

11
Ukraine flag
Daniel Lapin photo
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Lapin

12-0-0

12
Puerto Rico flag
Najee Lopez photo
2
Lopez

15-0-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Zach Parker photo
1
Parker

26-2-0

14
United States flag
Benjamin Whitaker photo
1
Whitaker

15-10-0

15
United States flag
Atif Oberlton photo
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Oberlton

13-0-0

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WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 22 Oct, 2025

United States flag
David Benavidez photo

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

30-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United Kingdom flag Yarde (27-3-0) 22-Nov-2025
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
215 days - (7 months & 1 day)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
215 days - (7 months & 1 day)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
215 days - (7 months & 1 day)
1
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
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Beterbiev [m]

21-1-0

2
Cuba flag
David Morrell photo
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Morrell

12-1-0

3
Ukraine flag
Oleksandr Gvozdyk photo
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Gvozdyk

21-2-0

4
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Yarde photo
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Yarde

27-3-0

5
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo
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Buatsi

20-1-0

6
Australia flag
Conor Wallace photo
-
Wallace

16-1-0

7
Russian Federation flag
Imam Khataev photo
-
Khataev

10-1-0

8
United Kingdom flag
Willy Hutchinson photo
-
Hutchinson

19-2-0

9
United Kingdom flag
Ben Whittaker photo
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Whittaker

9-0-1

10
United States flag
Richard Rivera photo
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Rivera

27-2-0

11
United Kingdom flag
Zach Parker photo
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Parker

26-2-0

12
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya flag
Malik Zinad photo
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Zinad

23-1-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Craig Richards photo
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Richards

19-4-1

14
Turkey flag
Mehmet Unal photo
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Unal

14-0-0

15
Cuba flag
Arlen Lopez photo
Lopez

6-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Khalil Coe photo
Coe

10-1-1

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WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 30 Sep, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Dmitry Bivol photo

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
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12 22-Feb-2025
Time held
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
259 days - (8 months & 14 days)
United States flag
David Benavidez photo

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

David
Benavidez

30-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United Kingdom flag Yarde (27-3-0) 22-Nov-2025
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
280 days - (9 months & 7 days)
Won against
Cuba flag Morrell (11-0-0) UD 12 01-Feb-2025
Time held
280 days - (9 months & 7 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
280 days - (9 months & 7 days)
1
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
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Beterbiev

21-1-0

2
Cuba flag
David Morrell photo
-
Morrell

12-1-0

3
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Yarde photo
-
Yarde

27-3-0

4
Cuba flag
Arlen Lopez photo
-
Lopez

6-0-0

5
Russian Federation flag
Sharabutdin Ataev photo
-
Ataev

8-0-0

6
Ukraine flag
Daniel Lapin photo
-
Lapin

12-0-0

7
United States flag
Atif Oberlton photo
-
Oberlton

13-0-0

8
United States flag
Deon Nicholson photo
-
Nicholson

22-1-0

9
Germany flag
Felix Sturm photo
Sturm

45-6-3

10
Puerto Rico flag
Najee Lopez photo
-
Lopez

15-0-0

11
United Kingdom flag
Ben Whittaker photo
-
Whittaker

9-0-1

12
Australia flag
Conor Wallace photo
-
Wallace

16-1-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Zach Parker photo
-
Parker

26-2-0

14
United Kingdom flag
Ezra Taylor photo
-
Taylor

13-0-0

15
Dominican Republic flag
Luis Antonio Tejeda photo
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Tejeda

11-0-1

Dropped Out This Month

United Kingdom flag
Lyndon Arthur photo
Arthur

25-3-0

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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United States flag
United Kingdom flag
David Benavidez photo
Anthony Yarde photo
Benavidez
Yarde
30-0-0
Records
27-3-0
Saturday, Nov 22 2025
Estimated Ringwalk: 2025-11-22T22:00:00Z ()
Light Heavyweight championship
WBC
WBA
United States flag
DAZN PPV
United Kingdom flag
DAZN PPV UK
United Kingdom flag
Germany flag
Ben Whittaker photo
Benjamin Gavazi photo
Whittaker
Gavazi
9-0-1
Records
19-1-0
Saturday, Nov 29 2025
Estimated Ringwalk: 2025-11-29T22:00:00Z ()
United States flag
DAZN
United Kingdom flag
DAZN Global
Russian Federation flag
United States flag
Imam Khataev photo
Richard Rivera photo
Khataev
Rivera
10-1-0
Records
27-2-0
Thursday, Dec 11 2025
Estimated Ringwalk: 2025-12-11T04:00:00Z ()
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Craig Richards photo
Dan Azeez photo
Richards
Azeez
19-4-1
Records
22-2-1
Saturday, Dec 20 2025
Estimated Ringwalk: 2025-12-20T22:00:00Z ()
United States flag
DAZN
United Kingdom flag
DAZN Global

Recent Light Heavyweight results

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United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo
Zach Parker photo
Buatsi
Parker
19-1-0
Records
26-1-0
MD 10
Result
MD 10
Saturday, Nov 01 2025
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Bradley Rea photo
Lyndon Arthur photo
Rea
Arthur
21-1-0
Records
24-3-0
MD 12
Result
MD 12
Saturday, Nov 01 2025
Ukraine flag
United Kingdom flag
Daniel Lapin photo
Lewis Edmondson photo
Lapin
Edmondson
11-0-0
Records
11-0-0
MD 10
Result
MD 10
Saturday, Jul 19 2025
Cuba flag
Russian Federation flag
David Morrell photo
Imam Khataev photo
Morrell
Khataev
11-1-0
Records
10-0-0
SD 10
Result
SD 10
Saturday, Jul 12 2025
Mexico flag
United States flag
Manuel Gallegos photo
Khalil Coe photo
Gallegos
Coe
21-2-1
Records
9-1-1
RTD 5
Result
TKO 5
Friday, May 30 2025
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Troy Jones photo
Ezra Taylor photo
Jones
Taylor
12-0-0
Records
10-0-0
UD 10
Result
UD 10
Saturday, May 10 2025
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Yarde photo
Lyndon Arthur photo
Yarde
Arthur
26-3-0
Records
24-2-0
UD 12
Result
UD 12
Saturday, Apr 26 2025
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Ben Whittaker photo
Liam Cameron photo
Whittaker
Cameron
8-0-1
Records
23-6-1
TKO 2
Result
TKO 2
Sunday, Apr 20 2025
Russian Federation flag
Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo
Dmitry Bivol photo
Beterbiev
Bivol
21-0-0
Records
23-1-0
MD 12
Result
MD 12
Saturday, Feb 22 2025
Light Heavyweight championship
IBF
WBA
WBC
WBO
RING
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo
Callum Smith photo
Buatsi
Smith
19-0-0
Records
30-2-0
UD 12
Result
UD 12
Saturday, Feb 22 2025
Light Heavyweight championship
WBO

Light Heavyweight boxing rankings

RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
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Russian Federation flag Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev
    (21-1-0) -
  2. United States flag David Benavidez
    (30-0-0) -
  3. United Kingdom flag Callum Smith
    (31-2-0) -
  4. United Kingdom flag Anthony Yarde
    (27-3-0) -
  5. United Kingdom flag Joshua Buatsi
    (20-1-0) -
  6. Venezuela flag Albert Ramirez
    (22-0-0) -
  7. Cuba flag David Morrell
    (12-1-0) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Imam Khataev
    (10-1-0) -
  9. Ukraine flag Oleksandr Gvozdyk
    (21-2-0) -
  10. United Kingdom flag Willy Hutchinson
    (19-2-0) -
WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
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Russian Federation flag Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

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United Kingdom flag Callum Smith (31-2-0)

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev
    (21-1-0) -
  2. Cuba flag David Morrell
    (12-1-0) -
  3. United Kingdom flag Zach Parker
    (26-2-0) -
  4. Ukraine flag Oleksandr Gvozdyk
    (21-2-0) -
  5. Australia flag Conor Wallace
    (16-1-0) -
  6. United Kingdom flag Joshua Buatsi
    (20-1-0) -
  7. Poland flag Mateusz Tryc
    (16-2-0) -
  8. Germany flag Ardian Krasniqi
    (11-0-0) -
  9. Germany flag Diyab Simon Dabschah
    (25-0-1) -
  10. Ukraine flag Daniel Lapin
    (12-0-0) -
  11. Albania flag Alban Bermeta
    (20-0-1) -
  12. Colombia flag Juan Carrillo
    (14-0-0) -
  13. France flag Bilel Latreche
    (34-5-1) -
  14. China flag Maxim Xu
    (10-0-0) -
  15. Russian Federation flag Imam Khataev
    (10-1-0) -
IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Belt icon

Russian Federation flag Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Germany flag Michael Eifert [m]
    (13-1-0) -
  2. Australia flag Conor Wallace
    (16-1-0) -
  3. Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev
    (21-1-0) -
  4. Cuba flag David Morrell
    (12-1-0) -
  5. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya flag Malik Zinad
    (23-1-0) -
  6. Azerbaijan flag Ali Ismailov
    (21-20-1) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Imam Khataev
    (10-1-0) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Vasily Voytsekhovsky
    (15-0-0) -
  9. Colombia flag Juan Carrillo
    (14-0-0) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Sharabutdin Ataev
    (8-0-0) -
  11. Ukraine flag Daniel Lapin
    (12-0-0) -
  12. Puerto Rico flag Najee Lopez
    (15-0-0) 2
  13. United Kingdom flag Zach Parker
    (26-2-0) 1
  14. United States flag Benjamin Whitaker
    (15-10-0) 1
  15. United States flag Atif Oberlton
    (13-0-0) -
WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Belt icon

United States flag David Benavidez (30-0-0)

WBC World Light heavyweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev [m]
    (21-1-0) -
  2. Cuba flag David Morrell
    (12-1-0) -
  3. Ukraine flag Oleksandr Gvozdyk
    (21-2-0) -
  4. United Kingdom flag Anthony Yarde
    (27-3-0) -
  5. United Kingdom flag Joshua Buatsi
    (20-1-0) -
  6. Australia flag Conor Wallace
    (16-1-0) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Imam Khataev
    (10-1-0) -
  8. United Kingdom flag Willy Hutchinson
    (19-2-0) -
  9. United Kingdom flag Ben Whittaker
    (9-0-1) -
  10. United States flag Richard Rivera
    (27-2-0) -
  11. United Kingdom flag Zach Parker
    (26-2-0) -
  12. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya flag Malik Zinad
    (23-1-0) -
  13. United Kingdom flag Craig Richards
    (19-4-1) -
  14. Turkey flag Mehmet Unal
    (14-0-0) -
  15. Cuba flag Arlen Lopez
    (6-0-0)
Dropped Out This Month
WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Belt icon

Russian Federation flag Dmitry Bivol (24-1-0)

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

Belt icon

United States flag David Benavidez (30-0-0)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev
    (21-1-0) -
  2. Cuba flag David Morrell
    (12-1-0) -
  3. United Kingdom flag Anthony Yarde
    (27-3-0) -
  4. Cuba flag Arlen Lopez
    (6-0-0) -
  5. Russian Federation flag Sharabutdin Ataev
    (8-0-0) -
  6. Ukraine flag Daniel Lapin
    (12-0-0) -
  7. United States flag Atif Oberlton
    (13-0-0) -
  8. United States flag Deon Nicholson
    (22-1-0) -
  9. Germany flag Felix Sturm
    (45-6-3)
  10. Puerto Rico flag Najee Lopez
    (15-0-0) -
  11. United Kingdom flag Ben Whittaker
    (9-0-1) -
  12. Australia flag Conor Wallace
    (16-1-0) -
  13. United Kingdom flag Zach Parker
    (26-2-0) -
  14. United Kingdom flag Ezra Taylor
    (13-0-0) -
  15. Dominican Republic flag Luis Antonio Tejeda
    (11-0-1) -
Dropped Out This Month

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