HEAVYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Ukraine flag
Oleksandr Usyk photo

WBO World Heavyweight Champion

Oleksandr
Usyk

23-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United Kingdom flag Fury (34-1-1) UD 12 21-Dec-2024
Time inactive
59 days - (1 month & 28 days)
Won against
United Kingdom flag Joshua (24-1-0) UD 12 25-Sep-2021
Time held
1242 days - (3 years & 4 months)
Total defences
4
Dec 21 2024
UD 12 United Kingdom flag Fury (34-1-1)
May 18 2024
SD 12 United Kingdom flag Fury (34-0-1)
Aug 26 2023
KO 9 United Kingdom flag Dubois (19-1-0)
Aug 20 2022
SD 12 United Kingdom flag Joshua (24-2-0)
Activity average
Every 311 days - (10 months & 5 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
United Kingdom flag Dubois (19-1-0) KO 9 26-Aug-2023
Since a mandatory
542 days - (1 year & 5 months)
New Zealand flag
Joseph Parker photo

WBO Interim World Heavyweight Champion

Joseph
Parker

35-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
347 days - (11 months & 10 days)
Won against
China flag Zhang (26-1-1) MD 12 08-Mar-2024
Time held
347 days - (11 months & 10 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
347 days - (11 months & 10 days)
1
China flag
Zhilei Zhang photo
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Zhang
2
Congo, The Democratic Republic of The flag
Martin Bakole Ilunga photo
-
Bakole
3
Germany flag
Agit Kabayel photo
1
Kabayel
4
Australia flag
Justis Huni photo
1
Huni
5
United Kingdom flag
Moses Itauma photo
1
Itauma
6
United Kingdom flag
Fabio Wardley photo
1
Wardley
7
United Kingdom flag
Lawrence Okolie photo
Okolie
8
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Joshua photo
-
Joshua
9
United States flag
Jared Anderson photo
-
Anderson
10
Nigeria flag
Efe Ajagba photo
-
Ajagba
11
Sweden flag
Otto Wallin photo
-
Wallin
12
Albania flag
Nelson Hysa photo
-
Hysa

19-0-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Johnny Fisher photo
-
Fisher
14
United Kingdom flag
Derek Chisora photo
-
Chisora
15
United States flag
Jermaine Franklin photo
-
Franklin

Dropped Out This Month

JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Mexico flag
Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez photo

WBO World Cruiserweight Champion

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez

47-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
94 days - (3 months & 2 days)
Won against
United Kingdom flag Billam Smith (20-1-0) UD 12 16-Nov-2024
Time held
94 days - (3 months & 2 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
94 days - (3 months & 2 days)
1
Poland flag
Michal Cieslak photo
-
Cieslak
2
United Kingdom flag
Callum Johnson photo
-
Johnson
3
Germany flag
Tahir Kahrovic photo
-
Kahrovic

22-0-0

4
United Kingdom flag
Chris Billam-Smith photo
-
Billam Smith
5
Norway flag
Kevin Melhus photo
-
Melhus

13-0-0

6
Germany flag
Roman Fress photo
-
Fress

22-1-0

7
United States flag
Brandon Glanton photo
-
Glanton

20-2-0

8
Poland flag
Mateusz Masternak photo
-
Masternak
9
Russian Federation flag
Umar Salamov photo
-
Salamov
10
Armenia flag
Arsen Goulamirian photo
-
Goulamirian
11
Cuba flag
Yuniel Dorticos photo
Dorticos
12
Sweden flag
Robin Sirwan Safar photo
-
Safar

17-0-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Richard Riakporhe photo
-
Riakporhe
14
Canada flag
Ryan Rozicki photo
Rozicki
15
United Kingdom flag
Cheavon Clarke photo
1
Clarke

Dropped Out This Month

Poland flag
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk photo
Wlodarczyk
New Zealand flag
David Nyika photo
Nyika

10-1-0

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Russian Federation flag
Artur Beterbiev photo

WBO World Light heavyweight Champion

Artur
Beterbiev

21-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Russian Federation flag Bivol (23-1-0) 22-Feb-2025
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Bivol (23-0-0) MD 12 12-Oct-2024
Time inactive
129 days - (4 months & 6 days)
Won against
United States flag Smith Jr (28-3-0) TKO 2 18-Jun-2022
Time held
976 days - (2 years & 8 months)
Total defences
3
Oct 12 2024
MD 12 Russian Federation flag Bivol (23-0-0)
Jan 13 2024
TKO 7 United Kingdom flag Smith (29-1-0)
Jan 28 2023
TKO 8 United Kingdom flag Yarde (23-2-0)
Activity average
Every 325 days - (10 months & 19 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
976 days - (2 years & 8 months)
United Kingdom flag
Joshua Buatsi photo

WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion

Joshua
Buatsi

19-0-0

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Last defence
Time inactive
Won against
Time held
Total defences
Activity average
Mandatory challenger
Last mandatory
Since a mandatory
1
Russian Federation flag
Dmitry Bivol photo
-
Bivol
2
United Kingdom flag
Anthony Yarde photo
-
Yarde
3
Venezuela flag
Albert Ramirez photo
-
Ramirez
4
United Kingdom flag
Zach Parker photo
-
Parker
5
Canada flag
Jean Pascal photo
-
Pascal
6
Australia flag
Conor Wallace photo
-
Wallace

15-1-0

7
United Kingdom flag
Callum Smith photo
-
Smith
8
United Kingdom flag
Willy Hutchinson photo
-
Hutchinson
9
United States flag
Jesse Hart photo
-
Hart
10
Ukraine flag
Oleksandr Gvozdyk photo
-
Gvozdyk
11
Germany flag
Diyab Simon Dabschah photo
-
Dabschah

25-0-1

12
Germany flag
Nick Hannig photo
-
Hannig

14-1-1

13
France flag
Bilel Latreche photo
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Latreche

34-5-1

14
Germany flag
Ardian Krasniqi photo
-
Krasniqi

10-0-0

15
Albania flag
Alban Bermeta photo
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Bermeta

18-0-1

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Mexico flag
Canelo Alvarez photo

WBO World Super Middleweight Champion

Canelo
Alvarez

62-2-2

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Next Scheduled Defence
Cuba flag Scull (23-0-0) 03-May-2025
Last defence
United States flag Berlanga (22-0-0) UD 12 14-Sep-2024
Time inactive
157 days - (5 months & 4 days)
Won against
United Kingdom flag Saunders (30-0-0) TKO 8 08-May-2021
Time held
1382 days - (3 years & 9 months)
Total defences
6
Sep 14 2024
UD 12 United States flag Berlanga (22-0-0)
May 04 2024
UD 12 Mexico flag Munguia (43-0-0)
Sep 30 2023
UD 12 United States flag Charlo (35-1-1)
May 06 2023
UD 12 United Kingdom flag Ryder (32-5-0)
Sep 17 2022
UD 12 Kazakhstan flag Golovkin (42-1-1)
Nov 06 2021
KO 11 United States flag Plant (21-0-0)
Activity average
Every 230 days - (7 months & 15 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
1382 days - (3 years & 9 months)
1
United States flag
Diego Pacheco photo
-
Pacheco
2
France flag
Christian Mbilli photo
-
Mbilli
3
United States flag
Edgar Berlanga photo
1
Berlanga
4
Namibia flag
Paulinus Ndjolonimu photo
1
Ndjolonimu

19-0-0

5
France flag
Kevin Lele Sadjo photo
1
Sadjo
6
France flag
Bruno Surace photo
Surace
7
Denmark flag
Jacob Bank photo
-
Bank

15-0-0

8
Mexico flag
Jaime Munguia photo
5
Munguia
9
Germany flag
Alem Begic photo
1
Begic

28-0-1

10
Uzbekistan flag
Bektemir Melikuziev photo
1
Melikuziev
11
Canada flag
Erik Bazinyan photo
1
Bazinyan
12
Hungary flag
Mate Kis photo
1
Kis

23-1-2

13
United Kingdom flag
Steed Woodall photo
1
Woodall

19-3-1

14
United States flag
Steven Nelson photo
1
Nelson
15
Germany flag
Simon Zachenhuber photo
1
Zachenhuber

25-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Cuba flag
Ernesbadi Begue photo
Begue

11-0-0

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Kazakhstan flag
Janibek Alimkhanuly photo

WBO World Middleweight Champion

Janibek
Alimkhanuly

16-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0) 05-Apr-2025
Last defence
Germany flag Gualtieri (21-0-1) TKO 6 14-Oct-2023
Time inactive
493 days - (1 year & 4 months)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
903 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
3
Oct 14 2023
TKO 6 Germany flag Gualtieri (21-0-1)
May 13 2023
KO 2 Canada flag Butler (32-3-1)
Nov 12 2022
UD 12 United Kingdom flag Bentley (17-1-1)
Activity average
Every 301 days - (9 months & 25 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
903 days - (2 years & 5 months)
1
United Kingdom flag
Denzel Bentley photo
-
Bentley
2
United States flag
Shane Mosley Jr photo
-
Mosley Jr
3
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
-
Czerkaszyn
4
Venezuela flag
Endry Saavedra photo
-
Saavedra

16-1-1

5
Germany flag
Vincenzo Gualtieri photo
-
Gualtieri
6
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
-
Isley
7
United Kingdom flag
Brad Pauls photo
-
Pauls
8
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
-
Oliha

21-0-0

9
United Kingdom flag
Shakiel Thompson photo
-
Thompson

14-0-0

10
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
-
Mielnicki Jr
11
Australia flag
Cesar Mateo Tapia photo
-
Tapia

17-0-1

12
Denmark flag
Mikkel Nielsen photo
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Nielsen

13-2-0

13
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
McKenna

19-0-0

14
Tanzania, United Republic of flag
Hassan Mwakinyo photo
-
Mwakinyo

24-3-0

15
Japan flag
Riku Kunimoto photo
-
Kunimoto

13-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

France flag
Anauel Ngamissengue photo
Ngamissengue

14-0-0

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Sebastian Fundora photo

WBO World Junior Middleweight Champion

Sebastian
Fundora

21-1-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Booker (23-1-0) 22-Mar-2025
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
325 days - (10 months & 19 days)
Won against
Australia flag Tszyu (24-0-0) SD 12 30-Mar-2024
Time held
325 days - (10 months & 19 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
325 days - (10 months & 19 days)
United States flag
Terence Crawford photo

WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight Champion

Terence
Crawford

41-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
199 days - (6 months & 15 days)
Won against
Uzbekistan flag Madrimov (10-0-1) UD 12 03-Aug-2024
Time held
199 days - (6 months & 15 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
199 days - (6 months & 15 days)
1
Puerto Rico flag
Xander Zayas photo
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Zayas
2
United States flag
Charles Conwell photo
-
Conwell
3
United Kingdom flag
Josh Kelly photo
-
Kelly
4
Mexico flag
Jorge Garcia Perez photo
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Perez

32-4-0

5
United States flag
Chordale Booker photo
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Booker

23-1-0

6
United States flag
Ardreal Holmes photo
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Holmes

17-0-0

7
Uzbekistan flag
Israil Madrimov photo
-
Madrimov
8
Ukraine flag
Serhii Bohachuk photo
-
Bohachuk
9
Australia flag
Nikita Tszyu photo
-
Tszyu
10
United States flag
Jesus Ramos photo
-
Ramos
11
Germany flag
Slawa Spomer photo
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Spomer

20-1-0

12
Argentina flag
Adrian Marcelo Sasso photo
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Sasso

25-3-0

13
France flag
Milan Prat photo
-
Prat

25-1-0

14
United States flag
Freudis Rojas photo
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Rojas

14-0-0

15
Cuba flag
Yoenis Tellez photo
-
Tellez

WELTERWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Brian Norman Jr photo

WBO World Welterweight Champion

Brian Norman Jr

26-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Puerto Rico flag Cuevas (27-1-1) 29-Mar-2025
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
190 days - (6 months & 6 days)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
190 days - (6 months & 6 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
190 days - (6 months & 6 days)
1
Uzbekistan flag
Shakhram Giyasov photo
-
Giyasov
2
United States flag
Alexis Rocha photo
-
Rocha
3
Japan flag
Jin Sasaki photo
-
Sasaki
4
France flag
David Papot photo
-
Papot

30-0-1

5
United Kingdom flag
Ekow Essuman photo
-
Essuman
6
Ukraine flag
Karen Chukhadzhyan photo
Chukhadzhyan

24-3-0

7
United Kingdom flag
Lewis Crocker photo
2
Crocker
8
Puerto Rico flag
Nicklaus Flaz photo
-
Flaz

14-2-0

9
United States flag
Blair Cobbs photo
1
Cobbs
10
Puerto Rico flag
Jean Carlos Torres photo
1
Torres
11
Puerto Rico flag
Derrieck Cuevas photo
5
Cuevas

27-1-1

12
Mexico flag
Ricardo Salas Rodriguez photo
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Rodriguez

20-2-2

13
Dominican Republic flag
Rohan Polanco photo
-
Polanco

15-0-0

14
Mexico flag
Raul Curiel photo
-
Curiel
15
Argentina flag
Joel Marcos Mafauad photo
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Mafauad

12-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Teofimo Lopez photo

WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion

Teofimo
Lopez

21-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Canada flag Claggett (38-7-2) UD 12 29-Jun-2024
Time inactive
234 days - (7 months & 19 days)
Won against
United Kingdom flag Taylor (19-0-0) UD 12 10-Jun-2023
Time held
619 days - (1 year & 8 months)
Total defences
2
Jun 29 2024
UD 12 Canada flag Claggett (38-7-2)
Feb 08 2024
UD 12 United States flag Ortiz (17-1-1)
Activity average
Every 310 days - (10 months & 4 days)
Mandatory challenger
United States flag Arnold Barboza Jr (32-0-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
619 days - (1 year & 8 months)
United States flag
Arnold Barboza Jr photo

WBO Interim World Junior Welterweight Champion

Arnold Barboza Jr

32-0-0

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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
United States flag
Arnold Barboza Jr photo
-
Barboza Jr [m]
2
United Kingdom flag
Jack Catterall photo
-
Catterall
3
Dominican Republic flag
Alfredo Santiago Alvarez photo
-
Alvarez

16-2-0

4
Puerto Rico flag
Subriel Matias photo
-
Matias
5
United States flag
Mykquan Williams photo
-
Williams

22-0-2

6
Ukraine flag
Aram Faniian photo
-
Faniian

26-2-0

7
Puerto Rico flag
Nestor Bravo photo
-
Bravo

23-0-0

8
Mexico flag
Lindolfo Delgado photo
-
Delgado
9
United States flag
Jose Carlos Ramirez photo
-
Ramirez
10
Australia flag
George Kambosos photo
-
Kambosos Jnr
11
United States flag
Regis Prograis photo
-
Prograis
12
United Kingdom flag
Dalton Smith photo
-
Smith
13
Japan flag
Andy Hiraoka photo
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Hiraoka

24-0-0

14
Dominican Republic flag
Elvis Rodriguez photo
-
Rodriguez
15
Japan flag
Daishi Nagata photo
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Nagata

20-3-2

LIGHTWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Keyshawn Davis photo

WBO World Lightweight Champion

Keyshawn
Davis

13-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
4 days - (4 days)
Won against
Ukraine flag Berinchyk (19-0-0) KO 4 14-Feb-2025
Time held
4 days - (4 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
4 days - (4 days)
1
United States flag
Keyshawn Davis photo
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Davis
2
United States flag
Raymond Muratalla photo
-
Muratalla
3
United Kingdom flag
Sam Noakes photo
-
Noakes
4
Russian Federation flag
Zaur Abdullaev photo
-
Abdullaev
5
Mexico flag
Angel Fierro photo
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Fierro

23-3-2

6
Mexico flag
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz photo
-
Cruz
7
United Kingdom flag
Josh Padley photo
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Padley

15-0-0

8
Cameroon flag
Christopher Mouafo photo
-
Mouafo

10-1-0

9
Ghana flag
Sheriff Quaye photo
-
Quaye

24-3-1

10
United States flag
Gabriel Flores Jr photo
-
Flores Jr
11
Argentina flag
Jose Matias Romero photo
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Romero

29-3-0

12
Argentina flag
Alan Abel Chaves photo
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Chaves

18-0-0

13
United States flag
Abdullah Mason photo
-
Mason
14
Japan flag
Shu Utsuki photo
-
Utsuki

15-1-0

15
Cuba flag
Andy Cruz photo
-
Cruz

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Mexico flag
Emanuel Navarrete photo

WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion

Emanuel
Navarrete

39-2-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Mexico flag Valdez (32-2-0) KO 6 07-Dec-2024
Time inactive
73 days - (2 months & 11 days)
Won against
Australia flag Wilson (11-1-0) TKO 9 03-Feb-2023
Time held
746 days - (2 years)
Total defences
3
Dec 07 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Valdez (32-2-0)
Nov 16 2023
MD 12 Brazil flag Conceicao (17-2-0)
Aug 12 2023
UD 12 Mexico flag Valdez (31-1-0)
Activity average
Every 249 days - (8 months & 4 days)
Mandatory challenger
Philippines flag Charly Suarez (18-0-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
746 days - (2 years)
1
Philippines flag
Charly Suarez photo
-
Suarez [m]

18-0-0

2
United States flag
Andres Cortes photo
-
Cortes
3
Philippines flag
Mark Magsayo photo
-
Magsayo
4
Australia flag
Liam Wilson photo
-
Wilson
5
Japan flag
Kenichi Ogawa photo
-
Ogawa
6
Puerto Rico flag
Henry Lebron photo
1
Lebron

20-0-0

7
Japan flag
Masanori Rikiishi photo
1
Rikiishi

16-1-0

8
Mexico flag
Jorge Mata Cuellar photo
2
Cuellar

20-2-2

9
United States flag
Albert Bell photo
3
Bell
10
United Kingdom flag
Archie Sharp photo
1
Sharp
11
Australia flag
Jackson Jon England photo
-
England

17-3-0

12
Dominican Republic flag
Angelo Pena photo
-
Pena

11-0-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Danny Quartermaine photo
-
Quartermaine

12-0-1

14
Argentina flag
Enzo Marcelo Delgado photo
-
Delgado

11-0-1

15
China flag
Yeerjialahasi Laayibieke photo
-
Laayibieke

10-2-0

FEATHERWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Mexico flag
Rafael Espinoza photo

WBO World Featherweight Champion

Rafael
Espinoza

26-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Cuba flag Ramirez (14-2-0) TKO 6 07-Dec-2024
Time inactive
73 days - (2 months & 11 days)
Won against
Cuba flag Ramirez (13-1-0) MD 12 09-Dec-2023
Time held
437 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Total defences
2
Dec 07 2024
TKO 6 Cuba flag Ramirez (14-2-0)
Jun 21 2024
TKO 4 Mexico flag Sanchez (22-1-0)
Activity average
Every 219 days - (7 months & 4 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
Cuba flag Ramirez (14-2-0) TKO 6 07-Dec-2024
Since a mandatory
73 days - (2 months & 11 days)
1
United States flag
Bruce Carrington photo
-
Carrington
2
Ukraine flag
Arnold Khegai photo
-
Khegai
3
Japan flag
Tomoki Kameda photo
-
Kameda
4
South Korea flag
Jong Seon Kang photo
-
Kang

20-1-2

5
Japan flag
Kenji Fujita photo
-
Fujita

7-0-0

6
Japan flag
Toshiki Shimomachi photo
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Shimomachi

19-1-3

7
Cuba flag
Robeisy Ramirez photo
-
Ramirez
8
United States flag
Raymond Ford photo
-
Ford
9
Mexico flag
Sergio Chirino Sanchez photo
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Sanchez

22-2-0

10
Mexico flag
Brandon Leon Benitez photo
-
Benitez

21-3-0

11
Japan flag
Keisuke Matsumoto photo
-
Matsumoto

12-0-0

12
Japan flag
Mikito Nakano photo
-
Nakano

12-0-0

13
Namibia flag
Mateus Heita photo
-
Heita

13-0-0

14
United States flag
Omar Cande Trinidad photo
-
Trinidad
15
Japan flag
Kyonosuke Kameda photo
-
Kameda

15-3-2

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Japan flag
Naoya Inoue photo

WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion

Naoya
Inoue

29-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2) KO 4 24-Jan-2025
Time inactive
25 days - (25 days)
Won against
United States flag Fulton (21-0-0) TKO 8 25-Jul-2023
Time held
574 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Total defences
4
Jan 24 2025
KO 4 South Korea flag Kim (21-2-2)
Sep 03 2024
TKO 7 Ireland flag Doheny (26-4-0)
May 06 2024
KO 6 Mexico flag Nery (35-1-0)
Dec 26 2023
KO 10 Philippines flag Tapales (37-3-0)
Activity average
Every 144 days - (4 months & 21 days)
Mandatory challenger
Australia flag Sam Goodman (19-0-0)
Last mandatory
Not Fulfilled Yet
Since a mandatory
574 days - (1 year & 6 months)
1
Australia flag
Sam Goodman photo
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Goodman [m]
2
Philippines flag
Carl Jammes Martin photo
-
Martin

25-0-0

3
United Kingdom flag
Dennis McCann photo
-
McCann
4
United States flag
Elijah Pierce photo
-
Pierce

20-2-0

5
Russian Federation flag
Mukhammad Shekhov photo
-
Shekhov

15-0-1

6
Mexico flag
Luis Nery photo
-
Nery
7
Philippines flag
John Riel Casimero photo
-
Casimero
8
Mexico flag
David Picasso photo
-
Picasso
9
Namibia flag
Fillipus Nghitumbwa photo
-
Nghitumbwa

15-2-0

10
United States flag
Ramon Cardenas photo
-
Cardenas

26-1-0

11
South Korea flag
Ye Joon Kim photo
-
Kim

21-3-2

12
Mexico flag
Sebastian Hernandez Reyes photo
-
Reyes

18-0-0

13
Venezuela flag
Yerny Betancourt photo
-
Betancourt

25-2-0

14
Dominican Republic flag
Jose Arias photo
-
Arias

17-2-0

15
Japan flag
Subaru Murata photo
Murata

8-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Arturo Popoca photo
Popoca

15-0-1

BANTAMWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Japan flag
Yoshiki Takei photo

WBO World Bantamweight Champion

Yoshiki
Takei

10-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Thailand flag Tongdee (15-0-0) 28-May-2025
Last defence
Japan flag Higa (21-2-1) UD 12 03-Sep-2024
Time inactive
168 days - (5 months & 15 days)
Won against
Australia flag Moloney (27-2-0) UD 12 06-May-2024
Time held
288 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Total defences
1
Sep 03 2024
UD 12 Japan flag Higa (21-2-1)
Activity average
Every 288 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
288 days - (9 months & 12 days)
1
Mexico flag
Christian Medina Jimenez photo
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Jimenez

24-4-0

2
Mexico flag
Juan Francisco Estrada photo
1
Estrada
3
Japan flag
Tenshin Nasukawa photo
3
Nasukawa

5-0-0

4
South Africa flag
Landi Ngxeke photo
1
Ngxeke

15-1-1

5
United Kingdom flag
Charlie Edwards photo
Edwards
6
Australia flag
Jason Moloney photo
1
Moloney
7
Puerto Rico flag
Jeyvier Cintron photo
1
Cintron
8
Philippines flag
Reymart Gaballo photo
1
Gaballo
9
Thailand flag
Yuttapong Tongdee photo
1
Tongdee

15-0-0

10
Japan flag
Riku Masuda photo
1
Masuda

6-1-0

11
Japan flag
Takuma Inoue photo
1
Inoue
12
Van Thao Tran photo
1
Tran

18-1-0

13
Philippines flag
Jerwin Ancajas photo
Ancajas
14
Argentina flag
Maximiliano Sergio Maidana photo
-
Maidana

13-0-1

15
Mexico flag
Jose Salas Reyes photo
-
Reyes

15-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Mexico flag
David Cuellar Contreras photo
Contreras

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

South Africa flag
Phumelele Cafu photo

WBO World Junior Bantamweight Champion

Phumelele
Cafu

11-0-3

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
127 days - (4 months & 4 days)
Won against
Japan flag Tanaka (20-1-0) SD 12 14-Oct-2024
Time held
127 days - (4 months & 4 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
127 days - (4 months & 4 days)
1
Nicaragua flag
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez
2
Japan flag
Kosei Tanaka photo
-
Tanaka
3
Mexico flag
Francisco Rodriguez Jr photo
-
Rodriguez Jr

39-6-1

4
Australia flag
Andrew Moloney photo
-
Moloney
5
Japan flag
Ryusei Kawaura photo
-
Kawaura

12-2-0

6
Mexico flag
Kenbun Torres photo
-
Torres

15-5-0

7
Japan flag
Suzumi Takayama photo
-
Takayama

9-0-0

8
Mexico flag
Christian Eduardo Bacasegua photo
-
Bacasegua

22-5-2

9
Mexico flag
Israel Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez

30-5-2

10
Japan flag
Takahiro Tai photo
-
Tai

8-1-0

11
Mexico flag
Willibaldo Garcia photo
-
Garcia

22-5-2

12
United States flag
John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez photo
-
Ramirez
13
Mexico flag
Rene Calixto photo
-
Calixto

23-0-1

14
Mexico flag
Argi Cortes photo
-
Cortes

27-4-2

15
Philippines flag
Jayr Raquinel photo
-
Raquinel

17-2-1

FLYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Anthony Olascuaga photo

WBO World Flyweight Champion

Anthony
Olascuaga

8-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Japan flag Kyoguchi (19-2-0) 13-Mar-2025
Last defence
Puerto Rico flag Gonzalez (28-3-1) TKO 1 14-Oct-2024
Time inactive
127 days - (4 months & 4 days)
Won against
Japan flag Kano (22-4-2) KO 3 20-Jul-2024
Time held
213 days - (6 months & 29 days)
Total defences
1
Oct 14 2024
TKO 1 Puerto Rico flag Gonzalez (28-3-1)
Activity average
Every 213 days - (6 months & 29 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
213 days - (6 months & 29 days)
1
Puerto Rico flag
Juan Carlos Camacho photo
-
Camacho

18-1-0

2
Uzbekistan flag
Olimjon Nazarov photo
-
Nazarov

31-5-0

3
United States flag
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval photo
-
Sandoval
4
Nicaragua flag
Felix Alvarado photo
1
Alvarado
5
Mexico flag
Joselito Velasquez photo
1
Velasquez

20-1-1

6
Puerto Rico flag
Jonathan Gonzalez photo
1
Gonzalez
7
Argentina flag
Tobias Jeremias Reyes photo
3
Reyes

16-1-1

8
Puerto Rico flag
Yankiel Rivera Figueroa photo
-
Figueroa

7-0-0

9
Mexico flag
Yoali Mejia Mosqueda photo
-
Mosqueda

12-0-0

10
Mexico flag
Sergio Mendoza Cordova photo
-
Cordova

24-0-0

11
Mexico flag
Cristian Gonzalez photo
-
Gonzalez

16-2-1

12
Mchanja Yohana photo
Yohana

19-6-1

13
Philippines flag
Esneth Domingo photo
1
Domingo

21-2-0

14
Japan flag
Hiroto Kyoguchi photo
-
Kyoguchi
15
Japan flag
Jukiya Iimura photo
Iimura

8-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

Philippines flag
Lorenz Dumam ag photo
ag

10-1-1

South Africa flag
Sivenathi Nontshinga photo
Nontshinga

JR FLYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

Japan flag
Shokichi Iwata photo

WBO World Junior Flyweight Champion

Shokichi
Iwata

14-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Puerto Rico flag Garcia (13-4-0) 13-Mar-2025
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
128 days - (4 months & 5 days)
Won against
Spain flag Noriega (14-0-0) TKO 3 13-Oct-2024
Time held
128 days - (4 months & 5 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
128 days - (4 months & 5 days)
1
Philippines flag
Regie Suganob photo
-
Suganob

16-1-0

2
Puerto Rico flag
Rene Santiago Garcia photo
-
Garcia

13-4-0

3
Thailand flag
Thanongsak Simsri photo
-
Simsri

37-1-0

4
Philippines flag
Jayson Vayson photo
-
Vayson

13-1-1

5
Philippines flag
Vince Paras photo
-
Paras

22-3-1

6
South Africa flag
Mpumelelo Tshabalala photo
-
Tshabalala

11-1-0

7
Philippines flag
Christian Araneta photo
-
Araneta

25-2-0

8
Japan flag
Toshiki Kawamitsu photo
-
Kawamitsu

11-1-0

9
Japan flag
Kyosuke Takami photo
-
Takami

8-0-0

10
Mexico flag
Elwin Soto photo
-
Soto
11
Panama flag
Azael Villar photo
-
Villar

21-3-4

12
Venezuela flag
Carlos Canizales photo
Canizales
13
Mexico flag
Leobardo Lopez Alvarez photo
-
Alvarez

20-0-0

14
Argentina flag
Junior Leandro Zarate photo
-
Zarate

25-5-0

15
Puerto Rico flag
Angel Acosta photo
-
Acosta

24-5-0

Dropped Out This Month

MINI FLYWEIGHT

Updated: 15 Jan, 2025

United States flag
Oscar Collazo photo

WBO World Minimumweight Champion

Oscar
Collazo

11-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Mexico flag Cano (13-2-1) 29-Mar-2025
Last defence
Thailand flag Niyomtrong (25-0-0) KO 7 16-Nov-2024
Time inactive
94 days - (3 months & 2 days)
Won against
Philippines flag Jerusalem (20-2-0) TKO 7 27-May-2023
Time held
633 days - (1 year & 8 months)
Total defences
4
Nov 16 2024
KO 7 Thailand flag Niyomtrong (25-0-0)
Jun 07 2024
UD 12 Nicaragua flag Zapata (14-1-1)
Jan 27 2024
KO 3 Nicaragua flag Gutierrez (10-1-0)
Aug 26 2023
TKO 6 Philippines flag Diagan (10-3-0)
Activity average
Every 158 days - (5 months & 5 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
633 days - (1 year & 8 months)
1
Philippines flag
Vic Saludar photo
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Saludar

25-6-0

2
China flag
DianXing Zhu photo
-
Zhu

14-1-0

3
Mexico flag
Edwin Cano photo
-
Cano

13-2-1

4
Venezuela flag
Ronald Chacon photo
-
Chacon

32-3-1

5
Japan flag
Masataka Taniguchi photo
-
Taniguchi
6
Japan flag
Goki Kobayashi photo
-
Kobayashi

8-1-0

7
Puerto Rico flag
Wilfredo Mendez photo
-
Mendez
8
Philippines flag
Joey Canoy photo
-
Canoy

22-5-2

9
Japan flag
Yudai Shigeoka photo
-
Shigeoka
10
United States flag
Jesus Haro photo
-
Haro

12-3-0

11
Philippines flag
Samuel Salva photo
-
Salva

21-2-0

12
Japan flag
Ginjiro Shigeoka photo
-
Shigeoka
13
Philippines flag
Christian Balunan photo
-
Balunan

12-0-0

14
Philippines flag
Joseph Sumabong photo
-
Sumabong

7-1-0

15
Nicaragua flag
Gerardo Zapata photo
-
Zapata

14-2-1

World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Profile

The World Boxing Organisation, abbreviated to ‘WBO’ is one of the four major organizations that sanction world championship boxing fights. This organization came about in 1988, when a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican business people who were originally part of the WBA, decided to break away and form their own group. This detachment was due to having disputes inside the WBA over what rules should apply inside the organization.

A former WBA vice president, Ramon Pina Acevedo was chosen as the first president of the organization, with its first headquarters located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Right after its formation, the organization started setting up world title bouts around the world. Relative to the other major sanctioning bodies, the WBO quickly rose to power as the ‘fourth’ governing body in boxing.

After Acevedo, next in line for the presidency came Puerto Rican Jose Torres, a former world light heavyweight champion. This move was widely seen as a way for the organization to gain its much-needed credibility. After Torres left the post in 1996, fellow Puerto Rican Francisco Varcarcel took over at the helm of the organization and has been president ever since. Under Varcarcel, the organization signed unification bout deals with all the other three major sanctioning bodies: the WBA, IBF and the WBC. The WBC was the last organization to cooperate with the WBO, because of a long-lasting feud between WBC president Sulaiman and Varcarcel.

The first championship bout sanctioned by the WBO was between Thomas Hearns and James Kinchen for the vacant super middleweight title on 4th November 1988. Hearns won the fight by majority decision, thus becoming the first WBO champion in boxing history. The first heavyweight title bout sanctioned by the WBO was between two relative unknowns, Italian Francesco Damiani who was a former Olympic silver medalist and South African boxer Johnny DuPlooy. Damiani won the first WBO heavyweight title by way of knockout. Having two low profile boxers fight for their first heavyweight title didn’t help the organization in gaining credibility as a significant sanctioning body.

This image was especially true at heavyweight since all the other sanctioning bodies at that time recognized Mike Tyson as the undisputed world heavyweight champion. Future WBO champions like Michael Moorer, Henry Akinwande, and Riddick Bowe even vacated their WBO titles to chase other titles. Moreover, famed boxing publication The Ring did not recognize the WBO belts. In the lighter weight divisions, however, entertaining and world famous champions such as Chris Eubank and Naseem Hamed gave the WBO international recognition. Unlike in the US, in the 1990's the WBO title was more accepted in Europe.

As years passed by, WBO champions always fared well in unification bouts with WBC, WBA and IBF champions. WBO featherweight champion Naseem Hamed defeated the WBC, WBA and IBF champions in his weight class. Another WBO champion, heavyweight Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Virgil Hill to unify his belt with the WBA and IBF belts. By the beginning of the 21st century, the WBO was starting to get officially recognized by the other three major sanctioning bodies in boxing.

In 2000, the WBA started identifying WBO champions on the same level as it did WBC and IBF champions. In 2004, the WBC began mentioning WBO champions on its ranking lists. The IBF was the last major organization to recognize the WBO, doing so for the first time in February 2007. The WBO on the other hand always fully recognized the other three sanctioning bodies and named their champions on its ranking lists.

Japanese boxers were not permitted to fight for WBO belts for a long time. However, the Japan Boxing Commission decided to join the WBO along with the IBF on 1 April 2013, thus finally giving Japanese boxers the option to fight for the WBO and IBF world titles.

To gain better control of professional boxing throughout the world, the WBO has established championships for the following geographical regions:

  • WBO Intercontinental and the WBO Europe for Europe, NABO for North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico), WBO Latino for the Latin American region (South America, Central America, and the Caribbean), WBO Asia Pacific for the countries of Asia and Oceania, WBO Africa for Africa. A championship is rumored to be in the works for the Chinese region.
  • The WBO awards its champions in all 17 weight classes their recognizable burgundy belt. Since the early 2000s, the WBO has granted the honorary title of ‘Super Champion’ to boxers who meet a distinct set of criteria.

For example:

  • Having multiple bout contracts with a major TV network
  • Having ten successful title defenses or even less, if versus distinguished opponents
  • Having a quality record against quality opponents throughout his professional and amateur career

Unlike the WBA’s super titles, the WBO's are more in line with lifetime achievement awards and are not titles that can be put on the line in a title bout. A WBO Super Champion retains his status even when moving to a different weight class.

These are some of the boxers who have been awarded the WBO Super Champion belt throughout the years: Joe Calzaghe, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik, Wladimir Klitschko, Juan Manuel Márquez, Juan Díaz, Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley Jr., Fernando Montiel, Jorge Arce, Omar Narváez, Donnie Nietes, Iván Calderón, Marco Huck, Sergey Kovalev, and Vasyl Lomachenko.

Some notable boxers throughout history that have been recognized as WBO world champions:

Heavyweight
  • Ray Mercer, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko
Cruiserweight
  • David Haye, Marco Huck
Light Heavyweight
  • Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev
Super Middleweight
  • Thomas Hearns, Chris Eubank (also at Middleweight), Joe Calzaghe
Middleweight
  • Bernard Hopkins, Nigel Benn, Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya (also at Lightweight & Super Featherweight)
Super Welterweight
  • Miguel Cotto (also at Welterweight & Super Lightweight), Canelo Alvarez
Welterweight
  • Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr
Super Lightweight
  • Hector Camacho
Lightweight
  • Artur Grigorian
Super Featherweight
  • Vasyl Lomachenko (also at Featherweight)
Featherweight
  • Naseem Hamed
Super Bantamweight
  • Marco Antonio Barrera

How The WBO Rank Fighters & Rules

For a boxer to be eligible to appear in the WBO ratings, he or she should:

  • have a positive professional record with special emphasis on boxer's recent activities
  • for a boxer to receive a top rating, the boxer shall have competed in at least 2 bouts scheduled for 10 rounds or 4 bouts scheduled for 8 rounds
  • have a positive amateur record with special emphasis on medals obtained in international and Olympic tournaments
  • have a regional title in any one of their organisations, such as NABO, WBO International, WBO Latino, WBO Asia Pacific

Other factors that contribute to a boxer’s rating are:

  • quality of competition
  • frequency of competition
  • positive tv exposure
  • good relationship within the community
  • no drug-related problems

Current WBO World Champions

WBO World Heavyweight Champion
Ukraine flag Oleksandr Usyk (23-0-0)
WBO Interim World Heavyweight Champion
New Zealand flag Joseph Parker (35-3-0)
WBO World Cruiserweight Champion
Mexico flag Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (47-1-0)
WBO World Light heavyweight Champion
Russian Federation flag Artur Beterbiev (21-0-0)
WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Champion
United Kingdom flag Joshua Buatsi (19-0-0)
WBO World Super Middleweight Champion
Mexico flag Canelo Alvarez (62-2-2)
WBO World Middleweight Champion
Kazakhstan flag Janibek Alimkhanuly (16-0-0)
WBO World Junior Middleweight Champion
United States flag Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1)
WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight Champion
United States flag Terence Crawford (41-0-0)
WBO World Welterweight Champion