Light Heavyweight Rankings & Boxing Champions : Box.Live

RING LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Sep, 2026

RING

Dmitry Bivol

25-1-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year 6 Months

The Ring Light Heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12R

30-May-2026

Time inactive 3 months & 8 days

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12R

22-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 months

Total defences 1

May 30 2026 UD 12R

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average Every 1 year & 6 months

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 6 months

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

David Benavidez

32-0-0 Time on 2 Years, 2 Months Monthly change — 2

Callum Smith

31-2-0 Time on 4 Years, 10 Months Monthly change — 3

Anthony Yarde

27-4-0 Time on 4 Years, 4 Months Monthly change —

Imam Khataev

12-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 6 Months Monthly change —

Joshua Buatsi

20-1-0 Time on 4 Years, 7 Months Monthly change —

Najee Lopez

17-0-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change 1

Willy Hutchinson

20-2-0 Time on 2 Years, 2 Months Monthly change 1 8

Lerrone Richards

19-2-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change — 9

Albert Ramirez

23-0-0 Time on 2 Years, 10 Months Monthly change — 10

Ben Whittaker

12-0-1 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

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WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Sep, 2026

WBC

David Benavidez

32-0-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year 5 Months

WBC World Light heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Yarde (27-3-0) TKO 7R

22-Nov-2025

Time inactive 9 months & 16 days

Won against (Promoted From Interim)

Time held 1 year & 5 months

Total defences 1

Nov 22 2025 TKO 7R

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average Every 1 year & 5 months

Mandatory challenger

Artur Beterbiev (21-1-0)

Last mandatory Not Fulfilled Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 5 months

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Artur Beterbiev m

21-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 4 Months Monthly change — 2

Ben Whittaker

12-0-1 Time on 1 Year, 11 Months Monthly change — 3

Joshua Buatsi

20-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 4 Months Monthly change — 4

Willy Hutchinson

20-2-0 Time on 1 Year, 8 Months Monthly change —

Imam Khataev

12-1-0 Time on 2 Years Monthly change —

Radivoje Kalajdzic

30-3-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change —

Najee Lopez

17-0-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change 4

Anthony Yarde

27-4-0 Time on 5 Years, 4 Months Monthly change 1 9

Zach Parker

26-2-0 Time on 1 Year, 6 Months Monthly change 1 10

Craig Richards

20-4-1 Time on 11 Months Monthly change 1

Mehmet Unal

15-0-1 Time on 11 Months Monthly change 1

Arlen Lopez

7-0-0 Time on 8 Months Monthly change —

Umar Dzambekov

14-0-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change —

Zak Chelli

17-3-1 Time on 3 Months Monthly change —

Atif Oberlton

17-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Dropped Out This Month

David Morrell

12-2-0 Time on — Monthly change

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IBF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 20 Aug, 2026

IBF

Dmitry Bivol

25-1-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year 6 Months

IBF World Light Heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12R

30-May-2026

Time inactive 3 months & 8 days

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12R

22-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 months

Total defences 1

May 30 2026 UD 12R

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average Every 1 year & 6 months

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory

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

Since a mandatory 3 months & 8 days

Final Eliminator Whittaker

(12-0-1) vs Wallace

(17-1-0)
03-Oct-2026

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Vacant Time on — Monthly change

Conor Wallace

17-1-0 Time on 4 Years Monthly change —

Ben Whittaker

12-0-1 Time on 6 Months Monthly change —

Imam Khataev

12-1-0 Time on 2 Years, 1 Month Monthly change —

Sharabutdin Ataev

10-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 10 Months Monthly change —

Joshua Buatsi

20-1-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change — 7

Willy Hutchinson

20-2-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change —

Ali Ismailov

21-23-1 Time on 4 Years, 5 Months Monthly change —

Paulo Aokuso

12-0-0 Time on 4 Months Monthly change 3

Najee Lopez

17-0-0 Time on 11 Months Monthly change 1

Atif Oberlton

17-0-0 Time on 9 Months Monthly change 1

Gradus Kraus

12-0-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change 1

Craig Richards

20-4-1 Time on 6 Months Monthly change —

Benjamin Mendes Tani

10-1-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Luca D’Ortenzi

21-4-0 Time on 1 Month Monthly change —

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WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Sep, 2026

WBO

Dmitry Bivol

25-1-0 Defences 0 Time Held 1 Year 6 Months

WBO World Light heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence Not Defended Yet

Time inactive 1 year & 6 months

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12R

22-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 months

Total defences 0

Activity average N/A

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 6 months

WBO Interim

Callum Smith

31-2-0 Defences 0 Time Held 1 Year 6 Months

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence Not Defended Yet

Time inactive 1 year & 6 months

Won against

Buatsi (19-0-0) UD 12R

22-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 months

Total defences 0

Activity average N/A

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 6 months

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Artur Beterbiev

21-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 5 Months Monthly change —

Conor Wallace

17-1-0 Time on 2 Years, 5 Months Monthly change 3

Radivoje Kalajdzic

30-3-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change 1 4

Ben Whittaker

12-0-1 Time on 8 Months Monthly change 4 5

Zak Chelli

17-3-1 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Ardian Krasniqi

13-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 8 Months Monthly change 1

Imam Khataev

12-1-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Adam Deines

26-4-1 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Najee Lopez

17-0-0 Time on 5 Months Monthly change 5

Artur Reis

16-1-0 Time on 6 Months Monthly change —

Zach Parker

26-2-0 Time on 2 Years, 7 Months Monthly change —

Yair Benjamin Gallardo Lozano

12-0-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change —

Benjamin Mendes Tani

10-1-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change —

Paulo Aokuso

12-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Atif Oberlton

17-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Dropped Out This Month

Joshua Buatsi

20-1-0 Time on — Monthly change

Willy Hutchinson

20-2-0 Time on — Monthly change

Juan Carrillo

15-1-0 Time on — Monthly change

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WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 01 Sep, 2026

WBA

Dmitry Bivol

25-1-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year 6 Months

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Eifert (13-1-0) UD 12R

30-May-2026

Time inactive 3 months & 8 days

Won against

Beterbiev (21-0-0) MD 12R

22-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 6 months

Total defences 1

May 30 2026 UD 12R

Eifert (13-1-0)

Activity average Every 1 year & 6 months

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 6 months

WBA

David Benavidez

32-0-0 Defences 1 Time Held 1 Year 7 Months

WBA World Light Heavyweight

Champ Stats

Next Scheduled Defence TBA

Last defence

Yarde (27-3-0) TKO 7R

22-Nov-2025

Time inactive 9 months & 16 days

Won against

Morrell (11-0-0) UD 12R

01-Feb-2025

Time held 1 year & 7 months

Total defences 1

Nov 22 2025 TKO 7R

Yarde (27-3-0)

Activity average Every 1 year & 7 months

Mandatory challenger TBC

Last mandatory None Called Yet

Since a mandatory 1 year & 7 months

Pos Fighter Time on Monthly change

Sharabutdin Ataev

10-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 1 Month Monthly change —

Arlen Lopez

7-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 2 Months Monthly change —

Najee Lopez

17-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 5 Months Monthly change 1

Artur Beterbiev

21-1-0 Time on 1 Year, 5 Months Monthly change 1

Atif Oberlton

17-0-0 Time on 1 Year, 6 Months Monthly change —

Lerrone Richards

19-2-0 Time on 7 Months Monthly change —

Benjamin Mendes Tani

10-1-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Samuel Arnold

16-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1

Willy Hutchinson

20-2-0 Time on 4 Months Monthly change 1 10

Bradley Rea

22-2-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 1 11

Lewis Edmondson

12-1-0 Time on 2 Months Monthly change 1

Mehmet Unal

15-0-1 Time on 6 Months Monthly change 2

Umar Dzambekov

14-0-0 Time on 3 Months Monthly change 2

Gradus Kraus

12-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Oleksandr Khyzhniak

3-0-0 Time on Less than 1 month Monthly change

Dropped Out This Month

Juan Carrillo

15-1-0 Time on — Monthly change

Jose Uzcategui

34-6-0 Time on — Monthly change

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Richards

Kalajdzic

Saturday, Sep 26 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-09-26T20:00:00Z ()

Whittaker

Wallace

Saturday, Oct 03 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-10-03T21:00:00Z ()

Light Heavyweight championship

IBF - Final Eliminator

Khataev

McCrory

Thursday, Oct 08 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-10-09T00:00:00Z ()

Buatsi

Hutchinson

Saturday, Nov 07 2026

Estimated Ringwalk: 2026-11-07T22:00:00Z ()

Light Heavyweight championship

WBC

Recent Light Heavyweight results

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Lopez

Carrillo

Saturday, Aug 29 2026

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

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) -
Najee Lopez
(17-0-0) 1
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) 1
Lerrone Richards
(19-2-0) -
Albert Ramirez
(23-0-0) -
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) -

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) -
Najee Lopez
(17-0-0) 4
Anthony Yarde
(27-4-0) 1
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) 1
Craig Richards
(20-4-1) 1
Mehmet Unal
(15-0-1) 1
Arlen Lopez
(7-0-0) -
Umar Dzambekov
(14-0-0) -
Zak Chelli
(17-3-1) -
Atif Oberlton
(17-0-0)

Dropped Out This Month

David Morrell (12-2-0) (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) -
Imam Khataev
(12-1-0) -
Sharabutdin Ataev
(10-0-0) -
Joshua Buatsi
(20-1-0) -
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) -
Ali Ismailov
(21-23-1) -
Paulo Aokuso
(12-0-0) 3
Najee Lopez
(17-0-0) 1
Atif Oberlton
(17-0-0) 1
Gradus Kraus
(12-0-0) 1
Craig Richards
(20-4-1) -
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) -
Luca D’Ortenzi
(21-4-0) -

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) -
Conor Wallace
(17-1-0) 3
Radivoje Kalajdzic
(30-3-0) 1
Ben Whittaker
(12-0-1) 4
Zak Chelli
(17-3-1) 1
Ardian Krasniqi
(13-0-0) 1
Imam Khataev
(12-1-0)
Adam Deines
(26-4-1) 1
Najee Lopez
(17-0-0) 5
Artur Reis
(16-1-0) -
Zach Parker
(26-2-0) -
Yair Benjamin Gallardo Lozano
(12-0-0) -
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) -
Paulo Aokuso
(12-0-0)
Atif Oberlton
(17-0-0)

Dropped Out This Month

Joshua Buatsi (20-1-0) (2)
Willy Hutchinson (20-2-0) (3)
Juan Carrillo (15-1-0) (15)

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Dmitry Bivol (25-1-0)

WBA Super World Light Heavyweight Champion

David Benavidez (32-0-0)

WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

Sharabutdin Ataev
(10-0-0) -
Arlen Lopez
(7-0-0) -
Najee Lopez
(17-0-0) 1
Artur Beterbiev
(21-1-0) 1
Atif Oberlton
(17-0-0) -
Lerrone Richards
(19-2-0) -
Benjamin Mendes Tani
(10-1-0) 1
Samuel Arnold
(16-0-0) 1
Willy Hutchinson
(20-2-0) 1
Bradley Rea
(22-2-0) 1
Lewis Edmondson
(12-1-0) 1
Mehmet Unal
(15-0-1) 2
Umar Dzambekov
(14-0-0) 2
Gradus Kraus
(12-0-0)
Oleksandr Khyzhniak
(3-0-0)

Dropped Out This Month

Juan Carrillo (15-1-0) (9)
Jose Uzcategui (34-6-0) (13)

Box.Live Power Rankings – Light Heavyweight

Updated: 03 Sep, 2026

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 35th 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: m = mandatory challenger.