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Manny Pacquiao

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[[File:MannyPacq.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Manny Pacquiao]]
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*'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Roach]] (2001 - present)
*'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]]
*'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]]
*'''[[:Category:Manny Pacquiao Gallery|Manny Pacquiao Gallery]]

==Professional Highlights==
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Chatchai Sasakul.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Chatchai Sasakul]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Lehlo Ledwaba.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Lehlo Ledwaba]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez I]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales II]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. David Diaz.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. David Diaz]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III]]
[[File:Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley II.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley II]]
[[File:Mayweather-vs-Pacquiao-3 (1).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Pacquiao vs. Mayweather]]
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==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 16-4-2 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 22-6-2 (10 KOs) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Chatchai Sasakul]], [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba|Lehlo Ledwaba]], [[Jorge Eliecer Julio]], [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] (twice), [[Erik Morales]] (twice), [[Oscar Larios]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] (twice), [[David Diaz]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Joshua Clottey]], [[Antonio Margarito]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Brandon Rios]], [[Timothy Bradley]] (twice), [[Chris Algieri]] and [[Jesse Vargas]].
**Lost against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], [[Erik Morales]], [[Timothy Bradley]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[ Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], and [[Jeff Horn]].
**Drew against [[Agapito Sanchez]] and [[Juan Manuel Marquez]].
*Has a record of 3-0 (2 KOs) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/barrera.html Marco Antonio Barrera](twice).

==Year-By-Year Record==
*1995: 10(4)-0
*1996: 6(4)-1
*1997: 6(5)-0
*1998: 2(2)-0
*1999: 3(3)-1
*2000: 3(3)-0
*2001: 3(3)-0-1
*2002: 2(2)-0
*2003: 3(3)-0
*2004: 1(1)-0-1
*2005: 1(1)-1
*2006: 3(2)-0
*2007: 2(1)-0
*2008: 3(2)-0
*2009: 2(2)-0
*2010: 2-0
*2011: 2-0
*2012: 0-2
*2013: 1-0
*2014: 2-0
*2015: 0-1
*2016: 2-0
*2017: 0-1

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[OPBF]] Flyweight Title (June 1997-September 1998; 1 defense)
*[[WBC]] International Super Bantamweight Title (December 1999-June 2001; 5 defenses)
*[[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title (September 2005-November 2007; 5 defenses)
*[[IBO]] Super Lightweight Title (May 2009-January 2010; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Welterweight Title (November 2009; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBO]] International Welterweight Title (November 2013-April 2014; 0 defenses, April 2016; 0 defenses)

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Junior Featherweight Title (June 2001-2003; 4 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (June 2008-February 2009; 0 defenses)
*(3) [[WBO]] Welterweight Title (November 2009-June 2012; 3 defenses, April 2014-May 2015; 1 defense, November 2016-present; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2010-February 2011; 0 defenses)

==The Ring Magazine Titles==
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)

==Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles==
* World Welterweight Title (April 2016)

==Lineal Titles==
*World Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999)
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)
*World Welterweight Title [http://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-return-love-game--110233] (April 2016; Retired)

==Awards & Recognition==
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]]
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]
*2007 [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year]]
*2008 & 2009 [[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year
*Pacquiao's second-round KO over [[Ricky Hatton]] was named the 2009 [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].
*2000-2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] Fighter of the Decade
*2000-2009 [[HBO]] Fighter of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBC]] Boxer of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBO]] Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade
*2009 and 2011 ESPY Awards Best Fighter
*2011 [[Guinness World Records]] Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions (10 world titles in 8 different weight divisions)
*Named the [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1436191-the-top-50-pound-for-pound-boxers-of-all-time 34th greatest boxer of all-time] by Bleacher Report in 2012.
*Named the [http://www.boxing.com/the_100_greatest_fighters_of_all_time_part_six_50_41.html 48th greatest boxer of all-time] by [http://www.boxing.com Boxing.com] in 2013.
*Named the [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/where-floyd-mayweather--manny-pacquiao-rank-amongst-all-time-boxing-greats-062113734-boxing.html 22nd greatest boxer of all-time] by a panel of experts from Yahoo! Sports in 2015.
*Named the [http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/14969990/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years 2nd greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the last 25 years] by a panel of experts from [[ESPN]] in 2016.

==Notes==
*One of only two boxers to win a world title in at least six weight divisions.
*Only Asian boxer to win a world title in at least five weight divisions.
*Only Filipino boxer to win a world title in at least five weight divisions.
*First Filipino Lightweight World Champion, Jun 28, 2008.
*First Filipino Welterweight World Champion, Nov 14, 2009.
*First Filipino Light Middleweight World Champion, Nov 13, 2010.
*Philippines' flag-carrier at the 2008 Beijing [[Olympics|Olympic]] Games Opening Ceremony.
*Older brother of retired boxer [[Bobby Pacquiao]].
*Older cousin of boxer [[Jonel Dapidran]].

==Pay-Per-View History==
*1. (03/19/2005) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 350,000 buys and $15,700,000 in revenue]
*2. (01/21/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 360,000 buys and $16,200,000 in revenue]
*3. (07/02/2006) [[Oscar Larios vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue]

*4.(10/06/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (04/14/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162477748.html 150,000 buys and $5,992,000 in revenue]
*6. (10/06/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://philboxing.com/news/story-13300.html 350,000 buys and $17,532,000 in revenue]
*7. (03/15/2008) [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-03-27-3478038483_x.htm 400,000 buys and $20,533,000 in revenue]
*8. (06/28/2008) [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/10/689182/hbo-releases-official-ppv 206,000 buys and $9,260,000 in revenue]
*9. (12/06/2008) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3760142 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*10. (05/02/2009) [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/332/manny-pacquiao-ricky-hatton-ppv-numbers-celebrate-even-bob-arum-refuses 850,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue]
*11. (11/14/2009) [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4674275 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*12. (03/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5022192 700,000 buys and $35,300,000 in revenue]
*13. (11/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5842507 1,150,000 buys and $64,000,000 in revenue]
*14. (05/17/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6645782 1,340,000 buys and $75,000,000 in revenue]
*15. (11/08/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-draws-1-4-million-ppv 1,400,000 buys and $71,000,000 in revenue]
*16. (06/09/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-pacquiao-vs-bradley-buyrate-go-over-900k--54158 890,000 buys and $50,600,000 in revenue]
*17. (12/08/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/spohttp://espn.go.com/boxingstory/_/id/8750235/juan-manuel-marquez-manny-pacquiao-iv-exceeds-1-million-ppvs 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*18. (11/24/2013) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/manny-pacquiao-brandon-rios-fight-sells-475-000-213600764--box.html 470,000 buys and $30,000,000 in revenue]
*19. (04/12/2014) [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10912510/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-pay-per-view-sales-dropped-rematch 800,000 buys and $49,000,000 in revenue]
*20. (11/23/2014) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12/06/14/pacquiao-vs-algieri-gets-over-400k-ppv-buys 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*21. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-taffet-still-stunned-by-46m-buys-pac--97976 4,600,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue]
*22. (04/09/2016) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (3rd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*23. (11/05/2015) [[Jessie Vargas vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/ 300,000 buys and $18,000,000 in revenue]

*Totals (approximate): [http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/09/manny-pacquiao-set-to-retire-with-500-million-in-career-earnings/#5f4ff5866f25 19,200,000 buys and $1,200,000,000 in revenue]

==External Links==
*[http://www.mp8.ph/ Official website]
*[http://mannypacquiaofan.com Fan site]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1301525 IMDb page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pacquiao.htm Cyber Boxing Zone page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia: The Lineal Boxing World Champions]
*[http://www.tbrb.org/ Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7Gx_HmwfE Manny Pacquiao Ultimate Highlight Video]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Chatchai Sasakul]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Medgoen Singsurat]]|
years=1998 Dec 4 – 1999 Sep 17 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]|
title=[[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Israel Vazquez]]|
years=2001 Jun 23 – 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Humberto Soto]]|
years=2008 Mar 15 – 2008 Jul '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[David Diaz]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Edwin Valero]]|
years=2008 Jun 28 – 2009 Feb 24 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Miguel Angel Cotto]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
years=2009 Nov 14 – 2012 June 9
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
years=2010 Nov 13 – 2011 Feb '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2014 Apr 12 – 2015 May 2
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jesse Vargas]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jeff Horn]]|
years=2016 Nov 5 – 2017 Jul 2
}}

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[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Six Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category: Pacquiao Family|Pacquiao, Manny]]
[[Category:Promoters]]
[[Category:Managers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

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Lineal championship

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Filbox 101:

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championship in five different weight divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
'''''Boxing'''''

The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] and [[Adonis Stevenson]][http://www.boxingscene.com/adonis-stevenson-kovalev-ward-winner-face-me-king--110854] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

'''''MMA'''''

In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==

An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
'''''The Ring Magazine'''''

The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

'''''Cyber Boxing Zone'''''

The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

'''''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'''''

The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championship in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

Further info:
*[[Wikipedia: List of lineal boxing world champions|List of lineal boxing world champions]]
*[[Wikipedia: Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Manny Pacquiao

2017-01-03T06:05:34Z

Filbox 101: /* Professional Career */

[[File:MannyPacq.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Pacquiao following his 2009 win against Miguel Cotto]]
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'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Roach]] (2001 - present) 
'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]] 
'''[[:Category:Manny Pacquiao Gallery|Manny Pacquiao Gallery]] 
 

==Professional Career==
'''Manny Pacquiao''', sometimes known simply as "Pac Man," began his professional career in 1995 at the age of 16. He won his first eleven fights before running into [[Rustico Torrecampo]], who scored a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Rustico Torrecampo|third-round KO]] over Pacquiao. In his 21st fight, Pacquiao knocked out [[Chokchai Chockvivat]] in five rounds to win the [[OPBF]] flyweight title. In December of 1998, Pacquiao fought [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] and [[WBC]] flyweight champion [[Chatchai Sasakul]]. The champion, an elusive boxer and a good counter puncher, was knocked out by Pacquiao in round eight. Sasakul did not get up for several minutes. Pacquiao lost the title when he failed to make weight for his fight against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], which was to be his second title defense. Pacquiao went ahead with the fight but was [[Medgoen Singsurat vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out in the third round]] by Singsurat.

Following the loss of his title, Pacquiao moved up three weight classes to the 122-pound division. After six straight wins, he fought [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]] for the [[IBF]] [[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion|junior featherweight title]] in June of 2001. Pacquiao, a late substitute opponent, dominated Ledwaba, knocking out the champ in [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba vs. Manny Pacquiao|six rounds]]. Pacquiao's next fight was a unification fight against WBO champion [[Agapito Sanchez]], which ended in a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Agapito Sanchez|six-round technical decision draw]].

In November of 2003, Pacquiao moved up in weight and fought [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] for [[The Ring Magazine]] and [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] featherweight titles. Pacquiao dropped Barrera three times in route to an [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)|eleventh-round TKO]]. Pacquiao next fought WBA/IBF featherweight champion [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]. Marquez was down three times in the first round but came back to win many of the later rounds and secure a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (1st meeting)|draw]]. Marquez turned down a rematch because he didn't like the purse he was offered, so Pacquiao moved up to the 130-pound division and fought [[Erik Morales]] in March of 2005. In a candidate for Fight of the Year, Morales won by a close [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|unanimous decision]]. All three official judges scored the fight 115-113 for Morales. Pacquaio fought Morales twice in 2006, winning by a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|tenth-round KO]] and a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|third-round KO]], respectively. Pacquiao was named the 2006 Fighter of the Year by [[ESPN]], The Ring and the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].

Pacquiao fought twice in 2007, knocking out the undefeated [[Jorge Solis]] in [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis|eight rounds]] and [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|outpointing]] Barrera in a rematch. Pacquiao was named [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] by the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for the WBC and vacant [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] super featherweight titles in March of 2008. In another great fight, Pacquiao won by a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|split decision]]. Pacquiao [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out]] [[David Diaz]] in his next fight to win the WBC lightweight title and then moved up to welterweight to [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao|fight]] [[Oscar De La Hoya]]. He dominated De La Hoya, and the fight was stopped after the eighth round. Pacquiao was again named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In 2009, Pacquiao scored a [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao|second-round knockout]] against [[Ricky Hatton]] to win The Ring and [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] junior welterweight titles and [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao|stopped]] [[Miguel Cotto]] in the twelve rounds to take the WBO welterweight title. Once again, he was named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Pacquiao became the first fighter to win world titles in eight weight divisions when he defeated [[Antonio Margarito]] by a one-sided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito|unanimous decision]] to win the vacant WBC super welterweight title in November of 2010. Pacquaio never defended the title. He vacated it and defended his WBO welterweight title with a lopsided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley|unanimous decision]] against [[Shane Mosley]].

In November of 2011, Pacquaio had a rubber match with Marquez, winning by a close and controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|majority decision]]. In his next fight, Pacquiao was on the other end of a controversial decision, losing the WBO welterweight title to [[Timothy Bradley]] by a highly controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (1st meeting)|split decision]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|fourth time]] in December of 2012. After being dropped in the third round, Pacquiao came back to drop Marquez in the fifth round. Pacquiao was winning the sixth round when he got nailed with a perfect right to the head. He went down to the canvas and was out cold. After three close fights, Marquez finally got a win in their great four-fight series.

In November of 2013, Pacquiao returned to the ring with a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios|lopsided decision]] victory against [[Brandon Rios]]. Five months later, Pacquiao had a rematch with Bradley, who was coming off a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|split decision]] win against Marquez. Pacquiao defeated Bradley by a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|unanimous decision]], avenging the controversial loss from two years earlier and regaining the WBO welterweight title.

Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2, 2015. After years of tumultuous negotiations, the two finally met in the ring, Pacquiao with the intent to be the aggressor and Mayweather with the strategy of diffuse and counter. The fight went the distance and to the official judges scorecards which read (118–110, 116–112, 116–112) in favor of Mayweather.

In April of 2016, Pacquiao fought Bradley for the third time and won the vacant [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] welterweight title, becoming the first and only fighter in boxing history to win the lineal championship in five different weight divisions. Later that year, Pacquiao next fought WBO welterweight champion [[Jessie Vargas]]. Pacquiao won the match via a unanimous decision to capture the WBO title for the third time.

==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 16-3-2 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 22-5-2 (10 KOs) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Chatchai Sasakul]], [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba|Lehlo Ledwaba]], [[Jorge Eliecer Julio]], [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] (twice), [[Erik Morales]] (twice), [[Oscar Larios]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] (twice), [[David Diaz]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Joshua Clottey]], [[Antonio Margarito]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Brandon Rios]], [[Timothy Bradley]] (twice), [[Chris Algieri]] and [[Jesse Vargas]].
**Lost against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], [[Erik Morales]], [[Timothy Bradley]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] and [[ Floyd Mayweather Jr.]].
**Drew against [[Agapito Sanchez]] and [[Juan Manuel Marquez]].
*Has a record of 3-0 (2 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/barrera.html Marco Antonio Barrera](twice).

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[OPBF]] Flyweight Title (June 1997-September 1998; 1 defense)
*[[WBC]] International Super Bantamweight Title (December 1999-June 2001; 5 defenses)
*[[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title (September 2005-November 2007; 5 defenses)
*[[IBO]] Super Lightweight Title (May 2009-January 2010; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Welterweight Title (November 2009; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBO]] International Welterweight Title (November 2013-April 2014; 0 defenses, April 2016; 0 defenses)

==Major World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Junior Featherweight Title (June 2001-2003; 4 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (June 2008-February 2009; 0 defenses)
*(3) [[WBO]] Welterweight Title (November 2009-June 2012; 3 defenses, April 2014-May 2015; 1 defense, November 2016-present; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2010-February 2011; 0 defenses)

==The Ring Magazine Titles==
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)

==Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles==
* World Welterweight Title (April 2016)

==Lineal Titles==
*World Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999)
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)
*World Welterweight Title [http://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-return-love-game--110233] (April 2016; Retired)

== Pay-Per-View History ==

*1. (03/19/2005) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 350,000 buys and $15,700,000 in revenue]
*2. (01/21/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 360,000 buys and $16,200,000 in revenue]
*3. (07/02/2006) [[Oscar Larios vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue]

*4.(10/06/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (04/14/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162477748.html 150,000 buys and $5,992,000 in revenue]
*6. (10/06/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://philboxing.com/news/story-13300.html 350,000 buys and $17,532,000 in revenue]
*7. (03/15/2008) [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-03-27-3478038483_x.htm 400,000 buys and $20,533,000 in revenue]
*8. (06/28/2008) [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/10/689182/hbo-releases-official-ppv 206,000 buys and $9,260,000 in revenue]
*9. (12/06/2008) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3760142 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*10. (05/02/2009) [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/332/manny-pacquiao-ricky-hatton-ppv-numbers-celebrate-even-bob-arum-refuses 850,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue]
*11. (11/14/2009) [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4674275 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*12. (03/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5022192 700,000 buys and $35,300,000 in revenue]
*13. (11/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5842507 1,150,000 buys and $64,000,000 in revenue]
*14. (05/17/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6645782 1,340,000 buys and $75,000,000 in revenue]
*15. (11/08/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-draws-1-4-million-ppv 1,400,000 buys and $71,000,000 in revenue]
*16. (06/09/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-pacquiao-vs-bradley-buyrate-go-over-900k--54158 890,000 buys and $50,600,000 in revenue]
*17. (12/08/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/spohttp://espn.go.com/boxingstory/_/id/8750235/juan-manuel-marquez-manny-pacquiao-iv-exceeds-1-million-ppvs 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*18. (11/24/2013) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/manny-pacquiao-brandon-rios-fight-sells-475-000-213600764--box.html 470,000 buys and $30,000,000 in revenue]
*19. (04/12/2014) [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10912510/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-pay-per-view-sales-dropped-rematch 800,000 buys and $49,000,000 in revenue]
*20. (11/23/2014) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12/06/14/pacquiao-vs-algieri-gets-over-400k-ppv-buys 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*21. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-taffet-still-stunned-by-46m-buys-pac--97976 4,600,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue]
*22. (04/09/2016) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (3rd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*23. (11/05/2015) [[Jessie Vargas vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/ 300,000 buys and $18,000,000 in revenue]

*Totals (approximate): [http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/09/manny-pacquiao-set-to-retire-with-500-million-in-career-earnings/#5f4ff5866f25 19,200,000 buys and $1,200,000,000 in revenue]

==Awards & Recognition==
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]]
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]
*2007 [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year]]
*2008 & 2009 [[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year
*Pacquiao's second-round KO over [[Ricky Hatton]] was named the 2009 [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].
*2000-2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] Fighter of the Decade
*2000-2009 [[HBO]] Fighter of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBC]] Boxer of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBO]] Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade
*2009 and 2011 ESPY Awards Best Fighter
*2011 [[Guinness World Records]] Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions (10 world titles in 8 different divisions)

==Notes==
*First Filipino Lightweight World Champion, Jun 28, 2008.
*First Filipino Welterweight World Champion, Nov 14, 2009.
*First Filipino Light Middleweight World Champion, Nov 13, 2010.
*Older brother of retired boxer [[Bobby Pacquiao]].
*Older cousin of boxer [[Jonel Dapidran]].
*Philippines' flag-carrier at the 2008 Beijing [[Olympics|Olympic]] Games Opening Ceremony.

==External Links==
*[http://www.mp8.ph/ Official website]
*[http://mannypacquiaofan.com Fan site]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1301525 IMDb page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pacquiao.htm Cyber Boxing Zone page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia: The Lineal Boxing World Champions]
*[http://www.tbrb.org/ Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7Gx_HmwfE Manny Pacquiao Ultimate Highlight Video]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Chatchai Sasakul]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Medgoen Singsurat]]|
years=1998 Dec 4 – 1999 Sep 17 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]|
title=[[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Israel Vazquez]]|
years=2001 Jun 23 – 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Humberto Soto]]|
years=2008 Mar 15 – 2008 Jul '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[David Diaz]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Edwin Valero]]|
years=2008 Jun 28 – 2009 Feb 24 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Miguel Angel Cotto]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
years=2009 Nov 14 – 2012 June 9
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
years=2010 Nov 13 – 2011 Feb '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[ Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2014 Apr 12 – 2015 May 2
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jesse Vargas]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2016 Nov 5 – present|
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacquiao, Manny}}
[[Category:World Flyweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Bantamweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Six Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:Promoters]]
[[Category:Managers]]
[[Category:Actors]]

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

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Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KELL_BROOK_2.jpg|100px]] [[Kell Brook]] 36-1 (25 KOs) August 16, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 21-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|150px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:YukiOguni.jpg|100px]] [[Yukinori Oguni]] 12-1-1 (7 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 21-1 (13 KOs) April 22, 2015
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-2 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Kosei Tanaka.jpeg|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Template:Current world champions

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{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''[[World Boxing Association|WBA]]'''
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''[[World Boxing Council|WBC]]'''
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]]'''
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''[[World Boxing Organization|WBO]]'''
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'''''
| width="16%" align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|'''[[Lineal championship|Lineal]]'''
|-

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

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Lineal championship

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[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
'''''Boxing'''''

The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] and [[Adonis Stevenson]][http://www.boxingscene.com/adonis-stevenson-kovalev-ward-winner-face-me-king--110854] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

'''''MMA'''''

In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==

An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
'''''The Ring Magazine'''''

The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

'''''Cyber Boxing Zone'''''

The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

'''''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'''''

The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

Further info:
*[[Wikipedia: List of lineal boxing world champions|List of lineal boxing world champions]]
*[[Wikipedia: Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2017-01-02T04:51:38Z

Filbox 101: /* Current Champions */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KELL_BROOK_2.jpg|100px]] [[Kell Brook]] 36-1 (25 KOs) August 16, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 21-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:YukiOguni.jpg|100px]] [[Yukinori Oguni]] 12-1-1 (7 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 21-1 (13 KOs) April 22, 2015
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-2 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Kosei Tanaka.jpeg|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2017-01-02T04:39:44Z

Filbox 101: Updated from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_world_boxing_champions

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

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Bernard Hopkins

2017-01-01T06:04:12Z

Filbox 101: /* The Ring Magazine Titles */

[[File:Hopkins84044610.jpg|left|350px]]
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'''Trainers:''' [[Bouie Fisher]], [[Nazim Richardson]] ( -2014), [[John David Jackson]] (2016) 
'''[[:Category:Bernard Hopkins Gallery|Bernard Hopkins Gallery]]
 

== Minor and Regional Titles ==
*[[USBA]] Middleweight Title (1992-1994)
*[[NBA]] Light Heavyweight Title (2006)
*[[IBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2006)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Middleweight Title (2002-2005)
*World Light Heavyweight Title (2006-2008, 2011-2012)

== [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Titles ==
*World Middleweight Title (2002-2005)
*World Light Heavyweight Title (2011-2012)

== Career Factoids ==
*Has a record of 24-5-2, 2NC (13 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 16-6-1 1NC (6 KOs) against former or current world titleists.
**Won against [[Lupe Aquino]], [[John David Jackson]], [[Glen Johnson]], [[Simon Brown]], [[Keith Holmes]], [[Felix Trinidad]], [[Carl Daniels]], [[William Joppy]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Antonio Tarver]], [[Ronald (Winky) Wright]], [[Kelly Pavlik]], [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jean Pascal]], [[Tavoris Cloud]], [[Beibut Shumenov]].
**Lost against [[Roy Jones Jr.]], [[Jermain Taylor]] (x2), [[Joe Calzaghe]], [[Chad Dawson]], [[Sergey Kovalev]].
**Drew against [[Jean Pascal]].
**No Contest against [[Chad Dawson]].

== Awards and Other Achievements ==
*Named 2001 "Fighter of the Year" by [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|the BWAA]], [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|The Ring]], and [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|the World Boxing Hall of Fame]].
*Longest reign as World Middleweight Champion (10 years, 2 months, and 17 days), surpassing [[Tommy Ryan]].
*Most title defenses as World Middleweight Champion (20), surpassing [[Carlos Monzon]].
*Oldest fighter ever to hold the World Middleweight Championship (40 years, 6 months, and 1 day), surpassing [[Sugar Ray Robinson]].
*Became the oldest fighter ever to win a world championship (48 years, 1 month, and 22 days) when he defeated [[Tavoris Cloud]] to win the [[IBF]] Light Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 2013. He surpassed his own record (46 years, 4 months, and 6 days), which he set when he defeated [[Jean Pascal]] to win the [[WBC]] Light Heavyweight Championship on May 11, 2011. The previous record holder was [[George Foreman]]. Hopkins also became the oldest fighter ever to hold the World Light Heavyweight Championship, surpassing [[Archie Moore]].

{{start box}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Roy Jones Jr.]] Vacated|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=1995 Apr 29 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Keith Holmes]]|
title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=2001 Apr 14 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Felix Trinidad]]|
title=[[WBA Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]] Super Champion|
years=2001 Sep 29 – 2005 Jul 16 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermain Taylor]]|
years=2004 Sep 18 – 2005 Jul 16
}}
{{succession box|
before=[[Jean Pascal]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Chad Dawson]]|
years=2011 May 21 – 2012 Apr 28
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tavoris Cloud]]|
title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sergey Kovalev]]|
years=2013 Mar 9 – 2014 Nov 8|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Beibut Shumenov]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sergey Kovalev]] Super Champion|
years=2014 Apr 19 – 2014 Nov 8 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:Muslim Boxers]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Sugar Ray Leonard

2017-01-01T05:54:16Z

Filbox 101: /* Professional Titles */

[[File:SRL105222258.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Sugar Ray Leonard]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 1997 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/leonardray.html click]]]
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*'''Trainers:''' [[Angelo Dundee]], [[Dave Jacobs]], [[Janks Morton]], [[Pepe Correa]], [[Adrian Davis (Trainer)|Adrian *Davis]]
*'''Manager:''' [[Mike Trainer]]
*'''[[:Category:Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery|Sugar Ray Leonard Gallery]]
==Amateur Achievements==
[[File:SRL76.jpg|right|thumb|325px|<center>Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Ulrich Beyer at the 1976 Olympics</center>]]
[[File:Leonard-Aldama.jpg|thumb|325px|<center>Leonard's hand being raised after defeating Andres Aldama to win the Olympic Gold Medal at 139 lbs</center>]]
[[File:SRL154347366.jpg|thumb|325px|<center>Leonard on the medal podium at the Olympics</center>]]
*Record: 145-5 with 75 knockouts
*1972 National [[AAU]] Featherweight Quarterfinalist, losing on points to [[Jerome Artis]]
*1972 Eastern Olympic Trials Featherweight Semifinalist, losing on points to Greg Whaley
*1972 Junior National AAU Lightweight Champion, outpointing Lynard Dixon
*1973 National [[Golden Gloves]] Lightweight Champion. Results:
**John Amello KO 3
**Rodney Green W 3
**Allen Webb W 3
**[[Hilmer Kenty]] W 3
*1973 National AAU Light Welterweight Championship Finalist. Results:
**Richard Lazano KO 2
**[[Milton Seward]] W 3
**[[Bruce Finch]] W 3
**[[Pete Ranzany]] W 3
**[[Randy Shields]] L 3
*1974 National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
**[[Wiley Johnson]] W 3
**Mike Carter W 3
**Terrence Silver W 3
**Jeff Lemeir W 3
*1974 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
**Luis Rodriguez KO 1
**Paul Sherry W 3
*Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1974 North American Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Results:
**Amador Rosario (Puerto Rico) W 3
**Robert Proulx (Canada) RSC 1
*1975 National AAU Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
**Tim Green W 3
**Joe Summerville RSC 2
**Paul Sherry W 3
**Ernest Paige WO
**[[Milton Seward]] W 3
*Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1975 North American Championships in Miami, Florida. Results:
**Manuel Billarrulez (Panama) RSC 2
**Michel Briere (Canada) RSC 2
*Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. Results:
**Michel Briere (Canada) KO 1
**Segundo Cobenas (Peru) KO 1
**Jesus de las Rosas Marte (Dominican Republic) 5-0
**Victor Corona (Cuba) 5-0
*1976 U.S. Olympic Trials Light Welterweight Champion. Results:
**[[Ronnie Shields]] W 3
**Samuel Bonds RSC 1
**[[Bruce Curry]] W 3
*1976 U.S. Olympic Box-Offs Champion, outpointing Bruce Curry
*Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Results:
**Ulf Carlsson (Sweden) W 3 (5-0)
**Valery Limasov (Soviet Union) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Clinton McKenzie]] (Great Britain) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Ulrich Beyer]] (East Germany) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Kazimierz Szczerba]] (Poland) W 3 (5-0)
**[[Andres Aldama]] (Cuba) W 3 (5-0)

==Minor and Regional Titles==
[[File:SRLTH81451637.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns I ''The Ring'' 1981 Fight of the Year</center>]]
[[File:Leonard-Hagler 53112038.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler ''The Ring'' 1987 Fight of the Year</center>]]
[[File:Leonard 81862950.jpg|thumb|300px|thumb|<center>Leonard holding up the WBC middleweight title</center>]]
*Mid-Atlantic Welterweight Championship ([[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Johnny Gant|TKO 8]] [[Johnny Gant]] - January 11, 1979)
*[[NABF]] Welterweight Championship ([[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Pete Ranzany|TKO 4]] [[Pete Ranzany]] - August 12, 1979)

==Major World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Welterweight Championship ([[Wilfred Benitez vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|TKO 15]] [[Wilfred Benitez]] - November 30, 1979)
*WBC Welterweight Championship ([[Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard (2nd meeting)|TKO 8]] [[Roberto Duran]] - November 25, 1980)
*[[WBA]] Junior Middleweight Championship ([[Ayub Kalule vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|TKO 9]] [[Ayub Kalule]] - June 25, 1980)
*WBA Welterweight Championship ([[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns (1st meeting)|TKO 14]] [[Thomas Hearns]] - September 16, 1981)
*WBC Middleweight Championship ([[Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|W 12]] [[Marvin Hagler|Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] - April 6, 1987)
*WBC Super Middleweight Championship ([[Donny Lalonde vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|TKO 9]] [[Donny Lalonde]] - November 7, 1989)
*WBC Light Heavyweight Championship TKO 9 Donny Lalonde - November 7, 1989)

==Lineal Championship Titles==
* [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Welterweight Champion ''(147 lbs)'' (2x)
* [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Light Middleweight Champion ''(154 lbs)''
* [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Middleweight Champion ''(160 lbs)''

==Awards & Recognition==
*''[[Boxing Illustrated]]'' Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1976, 1979, and 1981)
*[[KO Magazine|''KO'']] Fighter of the Year (1979, 1981, and 1987)
*[[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1979 and 1981)
*''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' [[:File:SI5527.jpg|Sportsman of the Year]] (1981)
*[[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns (1st meeting)|Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns I]] was named ''The Ring'' Fight of the Year (1981)
*U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee (1985)
*[[Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard|Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] was named ''The Ring'' Fight of the Year and [[Ring Magazine Upset of the Year|Upset of the Year]] (1987)
*''The Ring'' Fighter of the Decade (1980s)
*''KO'' [[:File:KOMag.8908.JPG|Outstanding Fighter of the Decade]] (1980s)
*[[Mark Grossinger Etess Award]] for Boxer of the Decade (1980s)
*''Boxing Illustrated'' named Leonard the second greatest welterweight of all-time (1989)
*''The Ring'' named Leonard the [[The Top 50 Fighters of the Last 50 Years|fifth greatest fighter of the last 50 years]] (1996)
*[[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee (1997)
*''[[International Boxing Digest]]'' named Leonard the [[:File:Sc00064da5.jpg|fourth greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all-time]] (1997)
*The Associated Press named Leonard the third greatest welterweight of the 20th century (1999)
*''The Ring'' named Leonard the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years]] (2002)
*[[Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee (2015).

==Notes==
*Leonard has a record of 10-2-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Leonard has a record of 7-3-1 (5 KOs) against former world champions:
**Won against [[Wilfred Benitez]], [[Roberto Duran]] (twice), [[Ayub Kalule]], [[Thomas Hearns]], [[Marvin Hagler]], and [[Donny Lalonde]].
**Lost against [[Roberto Duran]], [[Terry Norris]], and [[Hector Camacho]].
**Drew with Thomas Hearns.
*Ray Charles Leonard was named after Ray Charles, his mother's favorite singer.
*Leonard's father, Cicero Leonard, boxed in the Navy. He was U.S. Navy Champion at 156 pounds and had a record of 46-1.
*Leonard's older brother, [[Roger Leonard]], was also a professional boxer.
*At the age of 14, Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in Palmer Park, Maryland.
*When Leonard was 16, he competed in the 1972 Eastern Olympic Trials in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rules stated that a boxer must be 17 to compete in the Olympics, so Leonard lied about his age. He lost a controversial decision to Greg Whaley of Cincinnati in the semifinals. Whaley took such a beating that he wasn't allowed to continue in the trials, and he never boxed again.
*Leonard lost to Anatoli Kamnev by a controversial decision in Russia on May 16, 1974. The crowd booed the decision, and Kamnev gave Leonard the championship trophy he had just won. Leonard outpointed Kamnev in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 18, 1975.
*Leonard lost to Kazimierz Szczerba in Poland in 1974. Leonard dominated the first two rounds and dropped Szczerba three times in the third round, but the referee ruled that the third knockdown came after the bell and disqualified Leonard. They fought again in the semifinals of the 1976 Olympics, and Leonard won by a 5-0 decision.
*After winning the Olympics, Leonard announced that he was retiring from boxing. He planned to go to the University of Maryland and major in business administration and communications. However, when his mother suffered a heart attack and his father was stricken by meningitis and tuberculosis, Leonard decided to turn professional to make money for his family.
*From November 1979 to September 1981, Leonard fought Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran (twice), Ayub Kalule, and Thomas Hearns. They had a combined record of 177-1-1 when he faced them. Frank Deford of ''Sports Illustrated'' wrote, "Did any boxer ever have five fights against such diverse and accomplished opponents in such a short period? Damn few."
*Leonard was scheduled to defend the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship against [[Roger Stafford]] on May 14, 1982. He was then going to defend the title against [[Aaron Pryor]] in the fall. While training to fight Stafford, Leonard discovered that he had a detached retina in his left eye. The fight was canceled, and Leonard had successful surgery to repair the retina on May 9, 1982. He announced his retirement on November 9, 1982.
*Leonard retired and unretired numerous times.
*Leonard was the first boxer to earn over $100 million dollars in purses.
*From 1978 to 1990, Leonard was a commentator for [[HBO]].
*From 2001 to 2004, Leonard had a promotional company, SRL Boxing. The company had a deal to promote fights on the first Friday of every month on ESPN II. In addition to promoting the shows, Leonard provided special guest commentary during the broadcasts.
*Leonard became the host of the boxing reality series [[The Contender (Season 1)|''The Contender'']] in 2004.
*''[[The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring]]'', Leonard's autobiography, was published on June 6, 2011. It became a ''New York Times'' bestseller. In the book, Leonard reveals that he was sexually abused as a young fighter by an unnamed “prominent Olympic boxing coach.”

==External Links==
*[http://www.sugarrayleonard.net/ Official Web Site]
*[http://www.reocities.com/pedrinet/leonard.html Amateur Record]
*[http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Sports/Boxing.htm Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Center]
*[http://www.si.com/vault/1977/02/14/616367/the-day-the-gold-turned-green "The Day The Gold Turned Green" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', February 14, 1977]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/23/sports/leonard-yields-a-wba-title.html "Leonard Yields A W.B.A. Title" The ''New York Times'', September 23, 1981]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19821115&id=8QEzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,3477066 "Don't count out Pryor-Leonard" By Dave Anderson, ''Wilmington Morning Star'', November 15, 1982]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CK5UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6305,804152&dq=sugar+ray+leonard&hl=en "Uncertainty over on-again, off-again fight" ''New Straits Times'', November 19, 1988]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oLQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E7UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6540,5455727&dq=sugar+ray+leonard+super+middleweight&hl=en "Leonard gives up title" ''Beaver County Times'', August 28, 1990]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20050306&id=O6kkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B3IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311,1813614 "A night recalled oh, so, beautifully" By Dave Kindred, ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', March 6, 2005]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/sports/in-book-sugar-ray-leonard-says-coach-sexually-abused-him.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& "In Book, Sugar Ray Leonard Says Coach Sexually Abused Him" By Harvey Araton, The ''New York Times'', May 17, 2011]
*[http://www.npr.org/2011/06/06/136855138/sugar-ray-leonards-fight-in-and-out-of-the-ring "Sugar Ray Leonard's Fight 'In And Out Of The Ring'" ''NPR.org'', June 6, 2011]
*[[Wikipedia:Sugar_Ray_Leonard|Wikipedia Bio]]

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before=[[Wilfred Benitez]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Roberto Duran]]|
years=1979 Nov 30 – 1980 Jun 20
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Roberto Duran]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Milton McCrory]]|
years=1980 Nov 25 – 1982 Nov 9 '''Retired'''
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before=[[Ayub Kalule]]|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Tadashi Mihara]]|
years=1981 Jun 25 – 1981 Sep 22 '''Vacated'''
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before=[[Thomas Hearns]]|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Donald Curry]]|
years=1981 Sep 16 – 1982 Nov 9 '''Retired'''
}}
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before=[[Marvin Hagler]]|
title=[[WBC Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Thomas Hearns]]|
years=1987 Apr 6 – 1987 May 27 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Donny Lalonde]]|
title=[[WBC Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Dennis Andries]]|
years=1988 Nov 7 – 1988 Nov 17 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=Inaugural Champion|
title=[[WBC Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Mauro Galvano]]|
years=1988 Nov 7 – 1990 Aug 27 '''Vacated'''
}}
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[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:1976 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Five Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:NABF Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:Promoters]]
[[Category:Leonard Family]]
[[Category:The Contender (TV Series)]]

Shane Mosley

2017-01-01T05:44:44Z

Filbox 101: /* Regional & Minor Titles */

[[File:Shane Mosley 71007313.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Sugar" Shane Mosley]]
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'''Managers:''' [[Jack Mosley]] and himself 
'''Trainers:''' [[Jack Mosley]] (1992-2004, 2006-2008, 2013-present), [[Joe Goossen]] (2004), [[John David Jackson]] (2005-2006), [[Nazim Richardson]] (2009-2012) 
'''[[:Category:Shane Mosley Gallery|Shane Mosley Gallery]]

==Amateur Career==
'''Amateur Record:''' 250-16 
'''1984'''
*Defeated [[Oscar De La Hoya]] on points at light flyweight.
'''1987'''
*Golden Bear Flyweight Champion. Defeated Geronimo Bie on points in the finals.
*[[Junior Olympics|Junior Olympic]] National Championships: Lost on points to [[Eddie Hopson]] at bantamweight.
'''1988'''
*United States Amateur Championships: Lost on points to [[Kelcie Banks]] in the featherweight quarterfinals.
*National [[Golden Gloves]] Tournament: Lost on points to Tonga McClain at featherweight.
*Western [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials: Lost on points to Richard Armstrong at featherweight.
'''1989'''
*United States Amateur Lightweight Champion. Defeated Rodney Garnett on points in the finals.
*United States vs. Soviet Union dual meet: Lost on points to [[Sergei Artemiev]] at lightweight.
*Lightweight Silver Medalist at the Under-19 World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lost on points to [[Anibal Acevedo]] of Puerto Rico in the finals.
'''1990'''
*United States vs. Italy dual meet: Defeated [[Sandro Casamonica]] on points at lightweight.
*United States Amateur Lightweight Champion. Defeated [[Patrice Brooks]] on points in the finals.
*United States vs. Europe dual meet: Defeated Leonid Bronikov on points at lightweight.
*Lightweight Bronze Medalist at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, Washington, USA. Lost on points to [[Artur Grigorian]] of Uzbekistan in the semifinals.
'''1991'''
*Copa del Rey Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand: Lost on points to Candelario Duvergel of Cuba at light welterweight.
*United States vs. Canada dual meet: Defeated [[Mark Leduc]] on points at light welterweight.
*United States vs. Italy dual meet: Lost on points to [[Michele Piccirillo]] at light welterweight.
*United States Olympic Festival: Lost on points to [[Stevie Johnston]] at light welterweight.
*United States vs. Cuba dual meet: Lost on points to [[Héctor Vinent]] at light welterweight.
'''1992'''
*United States vs. Ireland dual meet: Defeated [[Eamonn Magee]] by a first-round stoppage at light welterweight.
*United States Amateur Light Welterweight Champion. Defeated [[Stevie Johnston]] on points in the finals.
*United States Olympic Trials: Lost on points to [[Vernon Forrest]] in the light welterweight semifinals.

==Professional Career==
===Championship Record===
*Has a record of 15-7 with 12 knockouts in world title fights.
*Has a record of 11-9-1 with 1 no contest and 7 knockouts against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Philip Holiday]], [[John John Molina]], [[Jesse James Leija]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]] (twice), [[Fernando Vargas]] (twice), [[Luis Collazo]], [[Ricardo Mayorga]] (twice), [[Antonio Margarito]]
**Lost against [[Vernon Forrest]] (twice), [[Ronald (Winky) Wright]] (twice), [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Manny Pacquiao]], [[Saul Alvarez|Saul (Canelo) Alvarez]], [[Anthony Mundine]]
**Drew against [[Sergio Mora]]
**No contest against [[Raul Marquez]]

===Regional & Minor Titles===
*[[IBA]] Welterweight Championship vs. [[Oscar De La Hoya]] on June 17, 2000
*[[IBA]] Junior Middleweight Championship vs. [[Oscar De La Hoya]] on September 13, 2003
*[[WBC]] Interim Welterweight Championship vs. [[Luis Collazo]] on February 10, 2007
*[[WBA]] Intercontinental Super Welterweight Championship vs. [[Ricardo Mayorga]] on September 27, 2008
*[[WBC]] International Welterweight Championship vs. [[Pablo Cesar Cano]] on May 18, 2013

===Major World Titles===
*[[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Lightweight Champion ''(135 lbs)''
*[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Welterweight Champion ''(147 lbs)''
*[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Light Middleweight Champion ''(154 lbs)''
*[[World Boxing Association|WBA (Super)]] Light Middleweight Champion ''(154 lbs)''
*[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Interim championship|Interim]] [[Welterweight]] Champion ''(147 lbs)''
*[[World Boxing Association|WBA (Super)]] Welterweight Champion ''(147 lbs)''

===Lineal Titles===
*[[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Welterweight Champion ''(147 lbs)'' (2x)
*[[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Light Middleweight Champion ''(154 lbs)''

===Awards & Recognition===
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 1998.
*[[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] for 2000.
*[[The Ring Magazine]] ranked Mosley as the best [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Pound For Pound--2000s|pound-for-pound fighter in the world]] in 2000 and 2001.
*[[The Ring Magazine]] ranked Mosley as the 13th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest lightweight of all-time]] in 2001.

==BALCO Scandal==
[[File:De La Hoya vs Mosley II.jpg|right|300px]]
[[File:Mosley-De La Hoya-DWF15-426700.jpg|right|300px]]
In August 2002, federal agents began investigating BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative), a California lab suspected of selling banned performance enhancing drugs to athletes.

The USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) received an anonymous tip in June 2003 that an undetectable, designer steroid was being distributed by Victor Conte, founder of BALCO. The tipster sent the USADA a syringe filled with the steroid. The tipster was later identified as Trevor Graham, the former coach of track and field stars Tim Montgomery and Marion Jones.

BALCO offices were raided by agents of the Internal Revenue Service and a San Mateo County narcotics task force in September 2003. The following month, the USADA announced it had uncovered a doping conspiracy involving previously undetectable steroids, and a grand jury investigation into BALCO began. Dozens of high profile athletes were subpoenaed to testify during the investigation, including Shane Mosley. Their testimony was confidential, but it was eventually leaked.

In September 2007, SI.com reported that lead BALCO investigator Jeff Novitzky told an international anti-doping conference that Mosley used the BALCO designer steroids before his September 2003 fight against Oscar De La Hoya.

Mosley said his former strength and conditioning coach, Darryl Hudson, convinced him to visit BALCO, and he only agreed to visit the lab to obtain legal supplements. "I was already feeling good, but I think Darryl wanted to make a big impression, for me to go out there and be really explosive," Mosley said. "We went to San Francisco for one day and I talked to Victor Conte. I explained to him that I am already in great shape, but the right vitamins and supplements here and there might help."

Mosley said he gave Victor Conte a blood sample so he could figure out what supplements would be best for him. Mosley, however, said he told Conte and Hudson that he wanted to "make sure everything is OK, so let's call the Nevada [athletic] commission to make sure there are no problems. They called the commission, found out what was legal and what was illegal, and from there they did the program. ... And then, after I fought, I took my [drug test, which were clean] and I thought everything was alright. Everything to my knowledge was on the up and up."

Mosley said he paid Conte $1,500 with a personal check, which shows that he wasn't trying to hide anything. And then, for about four weeks late in his training camp, he used the program Conte prescribed for him, which he later learned included undetectable steroids "the cream" and "the clear," in addition to the blood-doping drug Erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, a hormone that artificially increases red blood cell production.

"I didn't know anything about that stuff," Mosley said. "It was something given to me, pushed up on me. I'm a health freak-type of guy. ... When I heard they were investigating the guy [Conte], was like, 'Oh my God, what's going on here?' I feel used and abused. This guy is doing this crazy stuff. That's the only time I ever touched the thing."

Mosley said he doesn't even believe it helped him, citing the fact that so many people believed that De La Hoya deserved the decision in the fight. "If that stuff is supposed to help, it didn't do nothing," he said. "It hurt me. It was a close fight and I got the decision." Mosley said when he fought De La Hoya the first time, in June 2000, he hadn't used anything and won more easily. "So, to me, it really hurt me a little bit," Mosley said.

On December 3, 2008, [[Richard Schaefer]], the CEO of De La Hoya's promotional company, [[Golden Boy Promotions]], asked the executive director of the [[Nevada State Athletic Commission]], [[Keith Kizer]], if there were any grounds to overturn the decision from the second Mosley-De La Hoya fight, and Kizer told him the commission didn't have the right to overturn decisions because of the use of performance-enhancing drugs until 2005.

Mosley sued Conte for $12 million in 2008, accusing him of lying when he repeatedly said Mosley knowingly took illegal performance-enhancing drugs. The case was dismissed in 2010. According to a document filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, the case was "voluntarily dismissed with prejudice and without costs, disbursements or attorney's fees to any party against another."

==External Links==
*[http://www.reocities.com/pedrinet/mosley.html Amateur Record]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3040835 "Report: Mosley allegedly used designer steroids for '03 De La Hoya fight" ESPN.com, September 28, 2007]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3041449 "Mosley admits he unknowingly took BALCO steroids" ESPN.com, September 29, 2007]
*[http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/oscar-de-la-hoya-sue-ko-sugar-shane-mosley-03-victory-article-1.354176 "Oscar De La Hoya could sue to KO 'Sugar' Shane Mosley's '03 victory" ''New York Daily News'', December 6, 2008]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5815425 "Shane Mosley defamation suit dismissed" ESPN.com, November 17, 2010]

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title=[[IBF Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Paul Spadafora]]|
years=1997 Aug 2 – 1999 Apr '''Vacated'''
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title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Vernon Forrest]]|
years=2000 Jun 17 – 2002 Jan 26
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before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Ronald (Winky) Wright]] Super Champion|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Mar 13 '''Super Champion'''
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{{succession box|
before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Ronald (Winky) Wright]]|
years=2003 Sep 13 – 2004 Mar 13
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before=[[Antonio Margarito]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2009 Jan 24 – 2010 May '''Super Champion''' '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:African American Boxers]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Three Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]

Lineal championship

2017-01-01T04:49:01Z

Filbox 101: /* Boxing */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] and [[Adonis Stevenson]][http://www.boxingscene.com/adonis-stevenson-kovalev-ward-winner-face-me-king--110854] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

Further info:
*[[Wikipedia: List of lineal boxing world champions|List of lineal boxing world champions]]
*[[Wikipedia: Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Lineal championship

2017-01-01T04:38:19Z

Filbox 101: /* Boxing */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] and [[Adonis Stevenson]][http://www.boxingscene.com/adonis-stevenson-kovalev-ward-winner-face-me-king--110854]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

Further info:
*[[Wikipedia: List of lineal boxing world champions|List of lineal boxing world champions]]
*[[Wikipedia: Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Terence Crawford

2017-01-01T03:18:28Z

Filbox 101: /* Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles */

[[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Terence Crawford]]
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*'''Trainers:''' Midge Minor, Esau Dieguez, [[Brian McIntyre]] (co-trainers)
*'''Managers:''' [[Cameron Dunkin]], [[Brian McIntyre]] (co-managers)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]]

== Biography ==
[[File:TR201509.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''The Ring'': September 2015]]
From [http://www.toprank.com/fighters/terence-crawford Top Rank]

At the age of 27, Terence is a seven-year pro. The WBO junior welterweight world champion, he won the title in his last fight in April. He is also a former WBO lightweight world champion – he won that title in March, 2014, and made two successful title defenses.

Terence is one of boxing’s most talented rising young stars. He had a “break out” year in 2013 with three impressive wins, and a “star making” year in 2014 – he won the WBO lightweight world title in March, made successful title defenses in June and November, and was voted “2014 Fighter of the Year” by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

A BWAA press release said [Feb. 23, 2015 – excerpts]: "With three impressive victories against highly credible opponents in 2014, Omaha, Neb., native Terence "Bud" Crawford served notice that he has arrived as one of boxing’s newest and most exciting stars."

Terence’s meteoric rise continued in 2015 – in his last fight on April 18, he won the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title with a sixth-round TKO against Thomas Dulorme.

After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: Crawford was the 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America fighter of the year, during which he went overseas and won a world title followed by two dominating hometown defenses.

He vacated his lightweight world title, moved up to junior welterweight and drilled Dulorme in impressive fashion to claim his second world title.

Crawford spent the first few rounds studying Dulorme, who was getting off first and winning rounds. But you never got the impression that Crawford was doing anything other than figuring Dulorme out for a later attack.

Crawford began to establish his jab and, in the fourth round, hammered Dulorme with a hard right hand at the end of the round. It was a harbinger of things to come.

Thirty seconds into the sixth round, Crawford ripped Dulorme with a right hand, sending him reeling into the ropes. After another right hand and a left hook, Dulorme went down to a knee. He was up at the count of eight, but in trouble. Crawford was strafing him with punches and he eventually went down again under the heavy fire. Crawford did not let up, trapping Dulorme on the ropes and firing away at will. He landed around 15 unanswered punches and Dulorme went down again, nearly falling between the ropes as [the] referee waved off the fight at 1 minute, 51 seconds.

The junior welterweight division is on alert. Beware of Crawford, who won his second world title in as many weight classes and announced his presence in a big, big way.

He is one of the rising stars of boxing and there seems to be little around to stop him. [End Rafael item]

Terence said, "My strategy is just being me. That's always our strategy. If I go in there and fight my fight and be me, can't nobody beat me.

"I'm a boxer-puncher, a counterpuncher type. But for me, it just depends on the fight – it just depends on the moment. You're in there, you're trying to see what you can do, you get hit with a shot, then you feel like you've got to step it up sometimes. You never know if your opponent is going to come out and press the action and make it a fast-paced fight.

"So you've always got to be prepared, 'cause you never know what your opponent is going to bring to the table. You've just got to go in there and adjust."

Regarding his nickname, he said, "My mom gave it to me when I was younger – she started calling me 'Bud' when I was like, one."

Terence first showed his potential in an impressive amateur career: he won gold medals at the 2006 Blue & Gold Nationals and 2007 PAL Nationals, and earned a spot as an alternate on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. He had amateur wins against Danny Garcia, who went on to win the WBC and WBA super lightweight titles, Mikey Garcia, who went on to win the WBO featherweight and junior lightweight titles, and current lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno.

== Amateur Highlights ==
*Competed in the 2002 National Silver Gloves tournament (14-15 age range) at 95 lbs, losing to [[Mike Dallas Jr.]]
*Was a quarter-finalist at the 2005 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[(The New) Ray Robinson|Ray Robinson]] (18-22).
*Won Silver at the 2006 National [[Golden Gloves]] at 132 lbs.
*Won Bronze at the 2006 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] (20-21).
*Was a quarter-finalist at the 2006 United States Under-19 National Championships at 132 lbs.
*Won Gold at the United States Blue and Gold Tournament at 132 lbs, beating [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]].
*Won Gold at the 2006 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 132 lbs, beating [[Diego Magdaleno]].
*Won Gold at the 2007 United States Pan American Games Box-offs at 132 lbs, beating [[Diego Magdaleno]] (24-13).
*Won Bronze at the 2007 1st Pan American Games Qualifier in Barquisimeto, Venezuela at 132 lbs. Results were:
**Defeated [[Jose Maria Virula]] (Guatemala) (19-7)
**Defeated [[Luis Ernesto Rueda]] (Argentina) (20-15)
**Lost to [[Yordenis Ugas]] (Cuba) (10-27)
*Won Bronze at the 2007 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[Jerry Belmontes]] (9-10).
*Competed in the 2008 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials at 132 lbs. Results were:
**Lost to [[Sadam Ali]] (12-17)
**Defeated [[Diego Magdaleno]] (13-7)
**Defeated [[Mason Menard]] (33-12)
**Lost to [[Miguel Gonzalez]] (23-32)

== Professional Highlights ==
{{#ev:youtube|XcqzraZqxCs}} {{#ev:youtube|ycyCbaRHUtk}}

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 8-0 (5 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 3-0 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Ricky Burns]], [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]], and [[Viktor Postol]].
*Has a record of 1-0 (0 KOs) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Lightweight Title (June 2013; 0 defenses)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Lightweight Title (2014-2015; 2 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (2015-present; 4 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Super Lightweight Title (2016-present; 1 defense)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Prospect of the Year (2013)
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2014)
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2014)

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (07/23/2016) [[Fight:2055013|W UD12 Viktor Postol]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/16668/notes-arum-says-he-lost-about-100k-on-crawford-postol-ppv 50,000-60,000 buys]

{{start box}}
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before=[[Ricky Burns]]|
title=[[WBO Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Terry Flanagan]]|
years=2014 Mar 1 – 2015 Mar '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Chris Algieri]] Stripped|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2015 Apr 18|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Viktor Postol]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2016 Jul 23|
}}
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[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Lightweight Champions]]

Terence Crawford

2017-01-01T03:17:44Z

Filbox 101: /* Lineal Titles */

[[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Terence Crawford]]
<boxer>447121</boxer>
*'''Trainers:''' Midge Minor, Esau Dieguez, [[Brian McIntyre]] (co-trainers)
*'''Managers:''' [[Cameron Dunkin]], [[Brian McIntyre]] (co-managers)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]]

== Biography ==
[[File:TR201509.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''The Ring'': September 2015]]
From [http://www.toprank.com/fighters/terence-crawford Top Rank]

At the age of 27, Terence is a seven-year pro. The WBO junior welterweight world champion, he won the title in his last fight in April. He is also a former WBO lightweight world champion – he won that title in March, 2014, and made two successful title defenses.

Terence is one of boxing’s most talented rising young stars. He had a “break out” year in 2013 with three impressive wins, and a “star making” year in 2014 – he won the WBO lightweight world title in March, made successful title defenses in June and November, and was voted “2014 Fighter of the Year” by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

A BWAA press release said [Feb. 23, 2015 – excerpts]: "With three impressive victories against highly credible opponents in 2014, Omaha, Neb., native Terence "Bud" Crawford served notice that he has arrived as one of boxing’s newest and most exciting stars."

Terence’s meteoric rise continued in 2015 – in his last fight on April 18, he won the vacant WBO junior welterweight world title with a sixth-round TKO against Thomas Dulorme.

After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: Crawford was the 2014 Boxing Writers Association of America fighter of the year, during which he went overseas and won a world title followed by two dominating hometown defenses.

He vacated his lightweight world title, moved up to junior welterweight and drilled Dulorme in impressive fashion to claim his second world title.

Crawford spent the first few rounds studying Dulorme, who was getting off first and winning rounds. But you never got the impression that Crawford was doing anything other than figuring Dulorme out for a later attack.

Crawford began to establish his jab and, in the fourth round, hammered Dulorme with a hard right hand at the end of the round. It was a harbinger of things to come.

Thirty seconds into the sixth round, Crawford ripped Dulorme with a right hand, sending him reeling into the ropes. After another right hand and a left hook, Dulorme went down to a knee. He was up at the count of eight, but in trouble. Crawford was strafing him with punches and he eventually went down again under the heavy fire. Crawford did not let up, trapping Dulorme on the ropes and firing away at will. He landed around 15 unanswered punches and Dulorme went down again, nearly falling between the ropes as [the] referee waved off the fight at 1 minute, 51 seconds.

The junior welterweight division is on alert. Beware of Crawford, who won his second world title in as many weight classes and announced his presence in a big, big way.

He is one of the rising stars of boxing and there seems to be little around to stop him. [End Rafael item]

Terence said, "My strategy is just being me. That's always our strategy. If I go in there and fight my fight and be me, can't nobody beat me.

"I'm a boxer-puncher, a counterpuncher type. But for me, it just depends on the fight – it just depends on the moment. You're in there, you're trying to see what you can do, you get hit with a shot, then you feel like you've got to step it up sometimes. You never know if your opponent is going to come out and press the action and make it a fast-paced fight.

"So you've always got to be prepared, 'cause you never know what your opponent is going to bring to the table. You've just got to go in there and adjust."

Regarding his nickname, he said, "My mom gave it to me when I was younger – she started calling me 'Bud' when I was like, one."

Terence first showed his potential in an impressive amateur career: he won gold medals at the 2006 Blue & Gold Nationals and 2007 PAL Nationals, and earned a spot as an alternate on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. He had amateur wins against Danny Garcia, who went on to win the WBC and WBA super lightweight titles, Mikey Garcia, who went on to win the WBO featherweight and junior lightweight titles, and current lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno.

== Amateur Highlights ==
*Competed in the 2002 National Silver Gloves tournament (14-15 age range) at 95 lbs, losing to [[Mike Dallas Jr.]]
*Was a quarter-finalist at the 2005 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[(The New) Ray Robinson|Ray Robinson]] (18-22).
*Won Silver at the 2006 National [[Golden Gloves]] at 132 lbs.
*Won Bronze at the 2006 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] (20-21).
*Was a quarter-finalist at the 2006 United States Under-19 National Championships at 132 lbs.
*Won Gold at the United States Blue and Gold Tournament at 132 lbs, beating [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]].
*Won Gold at the 2006 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 132 lbs, beating [[Diego Magdaleno]].
*Won Gold at the 2007 United States Pan American Games Box-offs at 132 lbs, beating [[Diego Magdaleno]] (24-13).
*Won Bronze at the 2007 1st Pan American Games Qualifier in Barquisimeto, Venezuela at 132 lbs. Results were:
**Defeated [[Jose Maria Virula]] (Guatemala) (19-7)
**Defeated [[Luis Ernesto Rueda]] (Argentina) (20-15)
**Lost to [[Yordenis Ugas]] (Cuba) (10-27)
*Won Bronze at the 2007 United States Amateur Championships at 132 lbs, losing to [[Jerry Belmontes]] (9-10).
*Competed in the 2008 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials at 132 lbs. Results were:
**Lost to [[Sadam Ali]] (12-17)
**Defeated [[Diego Magdaleno]] (13-7)
**Defeated [[Mason Menard]] (33-12)
**Lost to [[Miguel Gonzalez]] (23-32)

== Professional Highlights ==
{{#ev:youtube|XcqzraZqxCs}} {{#ev:youtube|ycyCbaRHUtk}}

== Professional Record ==
*Has a record of 8-0 (5 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 3-0 (1 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Ricky Burns]], [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]], and [[Viktor Postol]].
*Has a record of 1-0 (0 KOs) in fights outside his native United States.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBO]] [[NABO]] Lightweight Title (June 2013; 0 defenses)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Lightweight Title (2014-2015; 2 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (2015-present; 4 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Super Lightweight Title (2016-present; 1 defense)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== [[Lineal championship|Lineal Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2014-2015)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (2016-present)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Prospect of the Year (2013)
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2014)
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2014)

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (07/23/2016) [[Fight:2055013|W UD12 Viktor Postol]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/16668/notes-arum-says-he-lost-about-100k-on-crawford-postol-ppv 50,000-60,000 buys]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ricky Burns]]|
title=[[WBO Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Terry Flanagan]]|
years=2014 Mar 1 – 2015 Mar '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Chris Algieri]] Stripped|
title=[[WBO Light Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2015 Apr 18|
}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before=[[Viktor Postol]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
start=2016 Jul 23|
}}
{{end box}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford_Terence}}
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:NABO Lightweight Champions]]

Oscar De La Hoya

2017-01-01T03:12:23Z

Filbox 101: /* World Title Notes */

[[File:Oscar776823.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Oscar De La Hoya]]
[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg|thumb|right|Class of 2014 Modern Category Hall of Fame bio:
[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html]]]
<boxer>008253</boxer>
'''Trainers:''' [[Robert Alcazar]] (1992-2000), [[Jesus Rivero]] (1996-1997), [[Emanuel Steward]] (1997), [[Gil Clancy]] (1997-1999), [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (2000-2006, 2008), [[Freddie Roach]] (2007), [[Nacho Beristain]] (2008), [[Angelo Dundee]] (2008) 
'''Managers:''' Robert Middleman & Steve Nelson (1992-1993), self-managed (1993-2008) 
'''[[:Category:Oscar De La Hoya Gallery|Oscar De La Hoya Gallery]]'''
 

==Amateur Highlights==
'''Record:''' 223-5
*1989 [[National Golden Gloves]] Featherweight Champion
*1990 United States Featherweight Champion
*Featherweight Gold Medalist at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Washington Results:
**[[Sang-Hun Lee]] (South Korea) RSC 3
**[[Airat Khamatov]] (Soviet Union) W 3
**[[Ivan Robinson]] (United States) W 3
*1991 United States Lightweight Champion
*Lost to [[Marco Rudolph]] 17-13 in the second round of the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia
*Won the 1992 Olympic Trials Results:
**[[Lewis Wood]] W 3
**[[Lupe Suazo]] W 3
**[[Anthony Christodolou]] W 3
*Won the 1992 Olympic Box-Offs, defeating [[Patrice Brooks]] on points
*Lightweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the 1992 [[Olympics]] in Barcelona, Spain Results:
**[[Adilson Da Silva]] (Brazil) RSC 3
**[[Moses Odion]] (Nigeria) 16-4
**[[Tontcho Tontchev]] (Bulgaria) 16-7
**[[Hong Sung-Sik]] (South Korea) 11-10
**[[Marco Rudolph]] (Germany) 7-2

==Awards & Recognition==
*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|''The Ring'' Fighter of the Year]] for 1995.
*Named the [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]] for 1995.
*Named Best Boxer at the ESPY Awards in 1999 and 2006. [http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/oscar_de_la_hoya/awards.html]
*Named the 20th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|Greatest Lightweight of All-Time]] by [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] in 2001.
*Named the 75th [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|Best Fighter of the Last 80 Years]] in 2002 by ''The Ring''.
*Named the 39th Greatest Boxer of All-Time in 2007 by [[ESPN]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/greatest/featureVideo?page=greatest3140]

== World Title Notes ==
*Won ten world titles in six weight divisions.
*Won ''The Ring'' junior middleweight title in 2002.
*Won [[Lineal championship]] in three weight divisions.
*Has a record of 24-5 (17 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 20-6 (12 KO) against former or current world titlists.
**Won against [[Troy Dorsey]], [[Jimmi Bredahl]], [[Jorge Paez]], [[John John Molina]], [[Rafael Ruelas]], [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Jesse James Leija]], [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] (twice), [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]], [[Pernell Whitaker]], [[Hector Camacho]], [[Ike Quartey]], [[Arturo Gatti]], [[Javier Castillejo]], [[Fernando Vargas]], [[Yory Boy Campas]], [[Felix Sturm]], [[Ricardo Mayorga]], [[Steve Forbes]]
**Lost against [[Felix Trinidad]], [[Shane Mosley]] (twice), [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Manny Pacquiao]]

== Miscellaneous ==
*Dedicated his 1992 Olympic Gold Medal to his mother, who died of cancer in 1990. De La Hoya gave the medal to promoter [[Bob Arum]] as a birthday gift in 1996. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19961210&id=8NczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ViEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2184,5125517]
*The Oscar De La Hoya Foundation was created in 1995. The Foundation offers the Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School, the Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center, and the Oscar De La Hoya Children's Medical Center.
*Vacated the [[IBF]] lightweight title in 1995, choosing to fight [[Genaro Hernandez]] instead of IBF #1 contender [[Miguel Julio]]. De La Hoya said Julio was "a fighter who nobody knows." In 1999, IBF president [[Bob Lee]] and three others were indicted on charges of taking at least $338,000 in bribes from promoters and managers to mandate fights and rig rankings. According to the indictment, Julio's mandated bout was purchased. [http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/columns/graham/207931.html]
*Named one of ''People'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997.
*A woman brought civil charges against De La Hoya in 1998 for allegedly raping her at his condo in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 1996 when she was 15. She sought $10 million in damages. De La Hoya denied the rape but settled out of court with the woman "for a very low amount of money." Criminal charges were never filed. [http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2005-08-07/the-selling-of-the-golden-boy]
*Another woman accused De La Hoya of rape in 1999. His attorney said, "The true facts are that three individuals created a disturbance at Mr. De La Hoya's house....Apparently one of those individuals thereafter made a false report in order to embarrass Mr. De La Hoya." An investigation by Los Angeles police failed to show evidence supporting the allegations and the case was closed. [http://articles.latimes.com/1999/dec/29/sports/sp-48650] [http://articles.latimes.com/2000/feb/29/sports/sp-3672]
*''The Ring'' ranked De La Hoya as the [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Pound For Pound--1990s|best pound-for-pound boxer in the world]] from 1997 to 1999.
*[[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Derrell Coley|Knocked out]] [[Derrell Coley]] in a [[WBC]] welterweight title eliminator on February 26, 2000. After WBC/IBF welterweight champion Felix Trinidad [[David Reid vs. Felix Trinidad|defeated]] [[David Reid]] to win the [[WBA]] super welterweight championship on March 3, 2000, the WBC named De La Hoya the new welterweight champion. De La Hoya [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley (1st meeting)|lost]] the title to [[Shane Mosley]] on June 17, 2000. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06EFDB1431F93BA25755C0A9669C8B63]
*After losing to Mosley, De La Hoya said, "Everybody, including Bob Arum, makes more money off a rematch which is why I lost, but that just goes to show you how boxing is and I’m going to have to re-think my whole career and what I’m going to do now." [http://www.latinosportslegends.com/DeLaHoya_sues_Arum.htm]
*Released a self-titled album in 2000. The album peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/oscar-de-la-hoya-mw0000059931]
*Arum said: "If his album is a success, I would be the happiest person out there, because I would hope he would go into the music business full time. I really like the kid. Why would I want to see him get hit in the head anymore?" De La Hoya responded: "I was very surprised and disappointed by Bob’s recent comments to the press stating that I should retire from boxing. I am as committed to boxing as I have ever been, and I want my next fight to be a rematch with Shane Mosley. However, it would be very difficult to go forward with my career without the unconditional support of my promoter." [http://articles.latimes.com/2000/aug/19/sports/sp-7252]
*Sued to end his promotional contract of eight years with Bob Arum in August of 2000. Five months later, a judge granted De La Hoya's request for a summary judgment, making De La Hoya's contract with Arum null and void. The judge granted the judgment based on three points: (1) That Arum had not properly followed California requirements for filing a promoter's contract (2) That Arum was, in effect, De La Hoya's manager as well, but did not have a California manager's license (3) That Arum's eight-year relationship with De La Hoya violated state limits of three years for a promoter's contract, five years for a manager's contract and seven years for a personal-services contract. [http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/12/sports/sp-11457]
*Acknowledged that he and Arum made a lot of money together" but De La Hoya couldn't get over his feeling that Arum also deprived him of "millions and millions of dollars." [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/29/sports/sp-oscararum29]
*After his court victory over Arum, De La Hoya said he had "defeated one of the biggest Jews to come out of Harvard." He later apologized, saying, "I did not mean to insult Bob Arum and his family or any ethnic or religious group in any way. I humbly apologize to anyone the remarks offended." [http://a.espncdn.com/boxing/news/2001/0330/1164809.html]
*Resigned with Arum in late 2001. "It is not as binding as the old contract was," Arum said. "I'm happy with it and Oscar is happy with it." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=20011201&id=dhQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KiEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6662,3796298]
*After losing two out of three fights in 1999 and 2000, De La Hoya hired [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] as his trainer. De La Hoya refused to take blame for the losses. "Don't blame me. Blame all the trainers that I had," he said. "I won a lot of titles on natural talent. I can run as far as I can by myself, but if someone is not teaching me, then I am not progressing." [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2001-03-22-delahoya.htm]
*Established [[Golden Boy Promotions]] in 2002. [http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/]
*Was both executive producer and on-screen mentor for the 2004 Fox reality boxing series [[The Next Great Champ|''The Next Great Champ'']]. The series was rushed into production after Fox lost a bidding war with NBC to acquire [[The Contender (Season 1)|''The Contender'']], producer Mark Burnett's reality boxing series. ''The Next Great Champ'' was canceled after four episodes. The remaining six episodes aired on Fox Sports Net. [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/fox-cancels-next-great-champ-return-dumps-boxing-reality-show-on-fox-sports-net-2956.php]
*On a 2005 episode of the [[ESPN]] Classic program ''Who's #1?'', De La Hoya was named the 17th most overrated sports figure of all-time. [http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112944]
*Released his autobiography, ''American Son: My Story'', in 2007.
*Bought ''The Ring'' in 2007 for $7 million. [http://boxing.about.com/b/2007/09/19/oscar-buys-ring-magazine.htm]
*Became co-owner of the Houston Dynamos soccer team in 2008.
*Officially announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, citing his inability to perform at the sport's highest level. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4068202]
*Entered rehab for alcohol and cocaine abuse in 2011. In a candid interview with Univision, he discussed his substance abuse and marital infidelities. He admitted that [[:File:Fishnets.jpg|pictures]] of him in drag, which were taken by a stripper and released in 2007, were authentic. At the time of their release, he claimed the pictures were photoshopped. “I am tired now of lying,” he said. “Of lying to the public and of lying to myself.” [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/01/boxing-golden-boy-oscar-de-la-hoya-07-drag-photos-with-nyc-stripper-are-real/]
*Told ESPNNewYork.com that he came close to ending his retirement and headlining the October 20, 2012 show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, against WBA middleweight champion [[Felix Sturm]]. "I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it. I'm 39, but I'm an old 39. [http://espn.go.com/new-york/story/_/id/8318724/oscar-de-la-hoya-mulled-ending-retirement-fight-felix-sturm]

==Pay-Per-View History==
1. [[Rafael Ruelas]] (5/6/1995) 330,000 buys and $9.9 million in revenue 
2. [[Genaro Hernandez]] (9/9/1995) 220,000 buys and $6.6 million in revenue 
3. [[Miguel Angel Gonzalez]] (1/18/1997) 345,000 buys and $12.1 million in revenue 
4. [[Pernell Whitaker]] (4/12/1997) 720,000 buys and $28.8 million in revenue 
5. [[Hector Camacho]] (9/13/1997) 560,000 buys and $22.4 million in revenue 
6. [[Wilfredo Rivera]] (12/6/1997) 240,000 buys and $9.6 million in revenue 
7. [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] II (9/18/1998) 525,000 buys and $23.6 million in revenue 
8. [[Ike Quartey]] (2/13/1999) 570,000 buys and $25.7 million in revenue 
9. [[Felix Trinidad]] (9/18/1999) 1.4 million buys and $71.4 million in revenue 
10. [[Shane Mosley]] (6/17/2000) 590,000 buys and $29.5 million in revenue 
11. [[Javier Castillejo]] (6/23/2001) 400,000 buys and $16 million in revenue 
12. [[Fernando Vargas]] (9/14/2002) 935,000 buys and $47.8 million in revenue 
13. [[Yory Boy Campas]] (5/3/2003) 350,000 buys and $17.5 million in revenue 
14. [[Shane Mosley]] II (9/13/2003) 950,000 buys and $48.4 million in revenue 
15. [[Felix Sturm]] (6/5/2004) 380,000 buys and $19 million in revenue 
16. [[Bernard Hopkins]] (9/18/2004) 1 million buys and $56 million in revenue 
17. [[Ricardo Mayorga]] (5/6/2006) 935,000 buys and $46.3 million in revenue 
18. [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] (5/5/2007) 2.15 million buys and $120 million in revenue 
19. [[Manny Pacquiao]] (12/6/2008) 1.25 million buys and $70 million in revenue 

'''Totals:''' 13.85 million buys and $680.6 million in revenue [http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jimmi Bredahl]]|
title=[[WBO Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Regilio Tuur]]|
years=1994 Mar 5 – 1994 Jul 29 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Giovanni Parisi]] Vacated|
title=[[WBO Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Artur Grigorian]]|
years=1994 Jul 29 – 1996 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Rafael Ruelas]]|
title=[[IBF Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Philip Holiday]]|
years=1995 May 6 – 1995 Jul '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Julio Cesar Chavez]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kostya Tszyu]]|
years=1996 Jun 7 – 1997 Apr 12 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Pernell Whitaker]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Felix Trinidad]]|
years=1997 Apr 12 – 1999 Sep 18
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Felix Trinidad]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Shane Mosley]]|
years=2000 Mar 4 – 2000 Jun 17
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Javier Castillejo]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Shane Mosley]]|
years=2001 Jun 23 – 2003 Sep 13
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Fernando Vargas]] Lost bid for Super Championship|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Shane Mosley]] Super Champion|
years=2002 Sep 14 – 2003 Sep 13 '''Super Champion'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Felix Sturm]]|
title=[[WBO Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Bernard Hopkins]]|
years=2004 Jun 5 – 2004 Sep 18
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Ricardo Mayorga]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2006 May 6 – 2007 May 5|
}}
{{end box}}

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Lineal championship

2016-12-31T17:45:44Z

Filbox 101: /* Records */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

Further info:
*[[Wikipedia: List of lineal boxing world champions|List of lineal boxing world champions]]
*[[Wikipedia: Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Lineal championship

2016-12-31T17:21:48Z

Filbox 101: /* Boxing */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Lineal championship

2016-12-31T17:07:46Z

Filbox 101: /* Issues */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fansdissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Lineal championship

2016-12-31T16:54:54Z

Filbox 101: /* Mixed martial arts */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fansdissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

===Mixed martial arts===
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764 goal] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Lineal championship

2016-12-31T16:41:27Z

Filbox 101: /* Versions */

[[File:Pacquiao portrait.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the only fighter in the history of boxing to win lineal championships in five different divisions]]
In combat sports where champions are decided by a challenge, the '''lineal championship''' of a [[weight class]] is a world championship title held initially by an '''undisputed champion''' and subsequently by a fighter who defeats the reigning champion in a match at that weight class. In professional boxing, the lineal champion is informally called "'''the man who beat the man'''". Champions recognized by sanctioning bodies such as the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) or [[World Boxing Council]](WBC), or the ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC) may vacate their title voluntarily, or be stripped of the title for breaching the sanctioning body's regulations or contracts. There will thus be a breach of continuity in the list of sanctioned champions which the lineal championship is intended to prevent. However, there is no single canonical list of lineal champions at any weight class, because there is no agreed upon method of determining the starting point for each lineage and conflicting opinions on what to do when the current champion retires or moves to a different weight class, although there is agreement that any stripping of a title be discounted.

==History==
===Boxing===
The concept of a lineal champion was developed by boxing fansdissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies ([[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the [[National Boxing Association]] (NBA) and the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] (NYSAC) sometimes recognized different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. In this era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a single-elimination tournament box-off between two or more top-ranked contenders. The lineal championship is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment ''e.g.'' [[Lennox Lewis]][http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2004-02-05-lewis-retirement_x.htm] or goal ''e.g.'', [[Nate Campbell]][http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764]

==Mixed martial arts==
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the lineal championship is of particular relevance due to the fact that up until the mid 2000s, the top ranked fighters were spread out amongst a number of Mixed Martial Arts promotions across the globe. This included Japanese promotions such as Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Dream (mixed martial arts) as well as US based promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cage Fighting (WEC) and Strikeforce (mixed martial arts). The UFC eventually purchased most of the major promotions [http://mmajunkie.com/2011/03/ufc-purchases-strikeforce] and, as a result, all of the lineal champions are currently signed with the promotion. Former UFC champion, Jon Jones', was suspended and stripped of the title for reasons resulting from an alleged hit and run felony charge. [http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/jon-jones-stripped-of-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-suspended-indefinitely-ufc-187-042815] Daniel Cormier, whom Jones had just defeated, subsequently won the vacant UFC title. These events, however, do not effect the lineal title because Jon Jones was never defeated in the octagon.

==Issues==
An issue in the implementation of a lineal championship is what to do if the lineal champion retires, dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the lineal championship may itself be subject to dispute. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange a box-off to fill a vacant title, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are – this is true both for boxing and MMA. One example given by Cliff Rold of BoxingScene is the light heavyweight title, considered vacant from the time [[Michael Spinks]] went up to heavyweight in 1985 until some time in the 1990s. While Rold considers [[Virgil Hill]]'s defeat of [[Henry Maske]] as the beginning of the next line of succession, as does Cyber Boxing Zone,[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/lheavy.htm] [[The Ring Magazine|''Ring'' magazine]] controversially traces the title through [[Roy Jones Jr.]].[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0707-rold.htm]

Another criticism of the lineal championship is that a fighter may defend it against inferior opponents. For example, [[George Foreman]] was considered lineal champion from 1994 until 1997, when [[Shannon Briggs]] beat him. After the WBA and IBF stripped him of their titles in 1995, Foreman fought only two, low-ranked opponents before Briggs. The lineal champion is not necessarily the boxer viewed as the best.[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=raskin_eric&id=3308764 goal] Cyber Boxing Zone and BoxingScene considered [[Zsolt Erdei]] the lineal light-heavyweight champion from his 2004 defeat of Julio César González until 2009, when he vacated his title and moved up to cruiserweight; as he had not fought the highest-ranked opponents in the interim, Cliff Rold conceded, "while the concept of a champion needing to lose a title in the ring is solid, the practice is sometimes highly flawed".[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23459]

In mixed martial arts, most controversy centers on the proper method for determining the first lineal MMA champion within each weight class. Early fights did not follow the currently agreed upon weight classes determined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, a rule set that was not finalized until the year 2000. For example: Some consider Mark Coleman's victory in 1997, when he became the first UFC Heavyweight champion, to be the beginning of the Heavyweight lineage. Others argue that Royce Gracie's victory at UFC 1 in 1993 is the true heavyweight starting point due to the Open-weight nature of the tournament. In this case, however, the lineal titles converge and unify with the current UFC Heavyweight title, so the champion remains the same regardless of which lineage you choose to follow.[http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/williamstake/article_17024.shtml]

==Versions==
[[File:Ali 480938006.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Muhammad Ali]] was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing.]]
===The Ring Magazine===
The boxing magazine ''[[The Ring Magazine|The Ring]]'' has its own lineal championship. The original sequence was from its first publication in the 1920s until its hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When it started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[http://web.archive.org/web/20041015134801/http://www.maxboxing.com/Kim/kim092602.asp] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html] In 2007, ''The Ring'' was acquired by the owners of fight promoter [[Golden Boy Promotions]],[http://www.goldenboypromotions.com/media/2007/sept/9.12.07_mag.htm] which has publicized ''The Ring'''s world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes (such as [[Joe Calzaghe]] vs. [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008).[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-178384366.html] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, ''The Ring'' allows fights between a #1 or #2 contender and a #3, #4, or #5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/43689/boxing-with-dan-rafae][http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/may/the-horrible-new-ring-magazine-championship-policy.html][http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/05/ring-magazines-pretend-rankings-upgrade-championship-policy/] ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' used ''The Ring'' lineages for galleries of lineal heavyweight and middleweight champions.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1010/lineal.heavyweight.champions/content.1.html][http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1011/lineal.middleweight.champions/content.1.html]

===Cyber Boxing Zone===
The ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' (CBZ) website maintains official lists of lineal champions, with input from ''Tracy Callis'' of the ''International Boxing Research Organization'' (IBRO).[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0804-lineal.html][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of [[Queensberry Rules]] in 1885.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm] The historical lists have sometimes been updated when new information about old fights comes to light.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?2092-New-Lineal-Bantamweight-Championship-Title-Claimant!] If its lineal champion at one weight class moves to another class, CBZ does not automatically vacate his title.[http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-mosley-vs-mora-debacle-caveat-empty--31101]
BoxingScene.com disagrees with the lineages given by ''The Ring'' and by ''CBZ'', especially in lower weight divisions with a higher rate of champions changing division. BoxingScene has traced its own most recent lineages, generally back to the 1990s.[http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18453][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18468][http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=18518][http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-iv--18536]

===Transnational Boxing Rankings Board===
The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7,PAGE_ID10,1792218646][http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by so-called sanctioning bodies and promoters. The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (''Springs Toledo'', ''Cliff Rold'' and ''Tim Starks'') became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of ''Stewart Howe'' of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight classes.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight]

After ''The Ring'' lost its credibility, many boxing historians and boxing analysts viewed the ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' as the most complete version of lineal championship and the most authoritative rankings in boxing today.

TBRB champions are listed on ''Cyber Boxing Zone'' website, which list lineal champions of the Queensberry Era to date.

==Records==
* [[Muhammad Ali]] is the only three-time lineal heavyweight boxing champion. He beat [[Sonny Liston]] in 1964,[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/muhammad-alis-victory-against-liston-3181496] [[George Foreman]] in 1974,[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1030.html] and [[Leon Spinks]] in 1978.[https://worldhistoryproject.org/1978/9/15/muhammad-ali-reclaims-heavyweight-title-from-leon-spinks]
* ''Peter Aerts'' is the only five-time lineal heavyweight kickboxing champion. He beat ''Patrick Smith'' in 1994, ''Andy Hug'' in 1997, ''Ernesto Hoost'' in 1998, ''Andy Hug'' in 1998, and ''Semmy Schilt'' in 2010.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/2/6/7990273/kickboxing-lineal-title-history-lineal-heavyweight-champion-errol-zimmerman-glory-19-spike]
*[[Manny Pacquiao]] is the first and only fighter in the history of boxing who is credited with lineal championships in five different weight classes[http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2016-articles/manny-pacquiao-rebounds-in-perhaps-his-last-fight-decisions-timothy-bradley.html] (flyweight, featherweight, super featherweight, light welterweight and welterweight) by ''Cyber Boxing Zone'',[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fly.htm][http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/welter.htm] ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board''[https://twitter.com/TBRBoard/status/719024066880016384][http://www.thesweetscience.com/forums/showthread.php?25796-MGM-Grand-Results-Pacquiao-Outclasses-Bradley-in-Trilogy-Closer][http://linealchamps.com/page15.html] and ''BoxingScene''.[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=boxing-ratings][https://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-iii-post-fight-report-card--103332] This has been reported by [[ESPN]],[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4118598] CNN Sports Illustrated,[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/04/hatton.pacquiao/index.html] ''The Ring'',[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/] ''Yahoo! Sports''[http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bob-arum-believes-manny-pacquiao-wants-to-return-222948997.html?] and many boxing websites.[http://www.thescore.com/news/1000815?fb_comment_id=1039887532714734_1039994626037358|last=Chandler][http://www.todaysknockout.com/boxing/manny-pacquiao-makes-history-retirement-bout/] He is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world titles in three of the original eight divisions also known as "Major" or "Glamour Divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, and welterweight), joining the exclusive group of [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] and [[Henry Armstrong]].[http://linealchamps.com/page1.html] Additionally, Pacquiao has held three ''Ring'' titles in three different weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and light welterweight).[http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1263/pacquiao_seeking_title_in_record_seventh_division/]
* ''Fedor Emelianenko'', heavyweight mixed martial artist, held the lineal title for longer than any fighter in history.[http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/1/29/7933307/a-lineal-title-supported-argument-for-the-goat-in-mma] Fedor won the title from ''Antônio Rodrigo'' Nogueira in 2003 and defended it 18 times before eventually losing it to ''Fabricio Werdum'' in 2010.[http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fedor-Loses-Werdum-Shocks-the-World-25338]

==External links==
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.tbrb.org Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2016-12-31T16:29:58Z

Filbox 101: /* Lineal Titles */

[[File:PrettyBoyFloydMoneyMayweather.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
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*'''Trainers:''' [[Roger Mayweather]] (former), [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (present)
*'''Managers:''' [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (former), [[James Prince]] (former), [[Al Haymon]] (present)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Top Rank Boxing Promotions|Top Rank]] (former), [[Goossen Tutor Promotions]] (fight-by-fight), [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (fight-by-fight), [http://www.mayweatherpromotions.com/ Mayweather Promotions] (present)
*'''[[:Category:Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gallery|Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gallery]]

== Amateur Highlights ==
[[File:Mayweather-Sanchez 293616.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather against Augie Sanchez at the 1996 United States Olympic Box-offs.]]
[[File:Mayweather wins a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather's hand is raised after defeating Bakhtiyar Tilegenov at the 1996 Olympics.]]
[[File:Floydgallbpg-vertical.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather against Lorenzo Aragon in the quarterfinals of the 1996 Olympics.]]
[[File:Floyd-mayweather-bronze-1996-atlanta.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather reacts to losing a controversial decision to Serafim Todorov in the semifinals of the 1996 Olympics.]]
*Amateur Record: [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DF1u%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official 84-6]
*1993 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Flyweight Champion. Results:
**Salvador Casillas W 3
**Domenic Filane W 3
**Willie Seenn W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**[[Eric Morel]] W 3
*1994 National [[Golden Gloves]] Flyweight Champion. Results:
**[[Isidro Garcia]] W 3
**Julian Stevens W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**Nick Molinari W 3
**Linton Nichols W 3
*1994 United States Junior National Championships. Results:
**Nick Molinari W 3
**[[Arnulfo Bravo]] L 3
*Lost on points to [[Martin Castillo]] at a 1994 United States vs. Mexico dual meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
*Lost on points to [[Carlos Navarro]] at the 1995 United States Pan American Games Trials.
*Lost on points to [[Juan Carlos Ramirez]] at a 1995 United States vs. Mexico dual meet at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA.
*1995 United States featherweight representative at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Marian Leondraliu (Romania) (8-7)
**2nd Round - Lost to Noureddine Medjihoud (Algeria) (6-8)
*1995 [[United States Amateur Featherweight Champions|United States Amateur Featherweight Champion]]. Results:
**Jesse Byers W 3
**Raul Basulto W 3
**[[Augie Sanchez]] W 3
**James Baker WO
*1995 National Police Athletic League Featherweight Champion. Results:
**Ernest Rodriguez W 3
**Shavonn Price
**Elizondo Gilbert RSC 3
**[[Carlos Navarro]] W 3
**Carmello Ramos W 3
*Dec 1995 Moscow Russia Trigran Ouzlian (Geo) L WO
*1996 National [[Golden Gloves]] Featherweight Champion. Results:
**[[Jose Hernandez]] W 3
**Hector Cruz W 3
**Chad Jaquillard W 3
**Adriel Pebenito W 3
**[[Martin O'Malley]] W 3
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials. Results:
**Defeated William Jenkins (RSC-3)
**Defeated James Baker (RSCH-1)
**Lost to [[Augie Sanchez]] (11-12)
**Defeated [[Carlos Navarro]] (31-11) in Challengers Bracket
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Box-offs. Results:
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (12-8)
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (20-10)
*1996 Featherweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the [[Olympics]] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Bakhtiyar Tilegenov (Kazakhstan) (RSCI-2)
**2nd Round - Defeated [[Artur Gevorgyan]] (Armenia) (16-3)
**Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Lorenzo Aragon]] (Cuba) (12-11)
**Semifinals - Lost to [[Serafim Todorov]] (Bulgaria) (9-10)

== Professional Highlights ==
{{#ev:youtube|ZHIhsLhQ-q8}} {{#ev:youtube|Ef3ess6i_JQ}}

== Professional Record ==
[[File:Mayweather-De La Hoya 2007.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya]]
[[File:Floyd-Hatton-2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton]]
[[File:1920c3a6999b74c227a11787a9444d31-getty-88742971em034 floyd mayweat.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez]]
[[File:Mayweather.mosley.8.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley]]
[[File:Mayweather-Cotto-2012.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto]]
[[File:Floyd-mayweather-alvarez.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez]]
[[File:Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao 472030658.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao]]
*Has a record of 26-0 (10 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 23-0 (9 KO) in lineal title fights.
*Has a record of 24-0 (7 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Gregorio Vargas]], [[Diego Corrales]], [[Carlos Alberto Hernandez|Carlos Hernandez]], [[Jesus Chavez]], [[Jose Luis Castillo]] (twice), [[DeMarcus Corley]], [[Arturo Gatti]], [[Sharmba Mitchell]], [[Zab Judah]], [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Robert Guerrero]], [[Saul Alvarez]], [[Marcos Maidana|Marcos Rene Maidana]] (twice), [[Manny Pacquiao]], and [[Andre Berto]].
*Has a record of 12-0 (3 KO) against former or current lineal titlists:
**Won against [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Diego Corrales]], [[Jose Luis Castillo]] (twice), [[Zab Judah]], [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Miguel Cotto]], and [[Manny Pacquiao]].
*Has a record of 2-0 (1 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gatti.html Arturo Gatti] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya].

== Year-By-Year Record ==
*1996: 2(1)-0
*1997: 10(9)-0
*1998: 7(5)-0
*1999: 3(2)-0
*2000: 2(1)-0
*2001: 3(2)-0
*2002: 2-0
*2003: 2(1)-0
*2004: 1-0
*2005: 3(3)-0
*2006: 2-0
*2007: 2(1)-0
*2008: Did not fight (retired)
*2009: 1-0
*2010: 1-0
*2011: 1(1)-0
*2012: 1-0
*2013: 2-0
*2014: 2-0
*2015: 2-0

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[IBO]] Welterweight Title (April 2006; 1 defense)
*[[IBA]] Welterweight Title (November 2006; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Super Welterweight Title (May 2012; 0 defenses)

==Major World Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Super Featherweight Title (1998-2002; 8 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (2002-2004; 3 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Super Lightweight Title (2005; 0 defenses)
*[[IBF]] Welterweight Title (2006; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] Welterweight Title (2006-2008; 1 defense, 2011-2015; 5 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Title (2007; 0 defenses, 2013-2015; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Super Welterweight Super Title (2012-2016; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Welterweight Super Title (2014-2016; 3 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Welterweight Title (2015; 0 defenses)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004)
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008, 2013-2015)
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015)

== Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles ==
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015)
*World Welterweight Title (2015)

== [[Lineal championship|Lineal]] Titles ==
*World Junior Lightweight Title (1998-2002; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]])
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]])
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], 2010-2015; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|TBRB]])
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|TBRB]])

== Awards & Recognition ==
*(3) [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2007, 2013, 2015)
*(2) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1998, 2007)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (2009)
*(5) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015)
*[[KO Magazine]] [[KO Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1998)
*(6) Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
*(2) [[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2007, 2013)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2015)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Round of the Year (2010; 2nd round [[Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|vs. Shane Mosley]])
*[http://www.emmyonline.org/sports Sports Emmy Award] for [http://cdn.emmyonline.org/sports_37th_winners.pdf Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage] (2016; Executive Producer for [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto|Mayweather vs. Berto]]: Epilogue)
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/greatest/featureVideo?page=greatest4150 48th greatest boxer of all-time] by [[ESPN]] in 2007.
*Named the [http://www.boxing.com/the_100_greatest_fighters_of_all_time_part_six_50_41.html 47th greatest boxer of all-time] by [http://www.boxing.com Boxing.com] in 2013.
*Named the 12th greatest boxer since World War II by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2014.
*Named the [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/where-floyd-mayweather--manny-pacquiao-rank-amongst-all-time-boxing-greats-062113734-boxing.html 19th greatest boxer of all-time] by a panel of experts from Yahoo! Sports in 2015.
*Named the [http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-25-best-fighters-of-the-last-25-years/25/ 2nd greatest boxer of the last 25 years] by [[Boxing News]] in 2016.
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/14970037/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the last 25 years] by a panel of experts from [[ESPN]] in 2016.

== Notes ==
*One of only five boxers in history to win a world title in at least five weight divisions.
*One of only two boxers in history to win a lineal title in at least four weight divisions.
*Son of retired boxer and current trainer [[Floyd Mayweather]].
*Nephew of retired boxers and current trainers [[Roger Mayweather]] and [[Jeff Mayweather]].
*Half-brother of boxer [[Justin Mayweather Jones]].

== Career Earnings ==
*Forbes Magazine releases an annual list of the world's highest paid athletes. Mayweather's placements:
**2007: #16 with [http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/25/sports-tiger_woods-biz-sports-cz_kb_1026athletes_slide_17.html $26.5 million]
**2010: #2 with [http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/most-valuable-athletes-and-teams-business-sports-sportsmoney-fifty-fifty-athletes_slide_3.html $65 million]
**2012: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45igdi/1-floyd-mayweather/ $85 million]
**2013: #14 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/14-floyd-mayweather-4/ $34 million]
**2014: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eimdj/1-floyd-mayweather/ $105 million]
**2015: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdide/1-floyd-mayweather-jr/ $300 million]
**2016: #16 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45ffmhh/16-floyd-mayweather/ $44 million]

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (06/25/2005) [[Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W RTD6 Arturo Gatti]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2098832 365,000 buys and $16,500,000 in revenue]
*2. (04/08/2006) [[Zab Judah vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Zab Judah]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2408638 375,000 buys and $16,800,000 in revenue]
*3. (11/04/2006) [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Carlos Manuel Baldomir]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue]
*4. (05/05/2007) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W SD12 Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2865349 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (12/08/2007) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton|W TKO10 Ricky Hatton]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3158134 920,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue]
*6. (09/19/2009) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|W UD12 Juan Manuel Marquez]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4502922 1,100,000 buys and $55,600,000 in revenue]
*7. (05/01/2010) [[Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Shane Mosley]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5180941 1,400,000 buys and $78,300,000 in revenue]
*8. (09/17/2011) [[Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W KO4 Victor Ortiz]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7160303 1,250,000 buys and $78,440,000 in revenue]
*9. (05/05/2012) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Miguel Cotto|W UD12 Miguel Cotto]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7919965 1,500,000 buys and $94,000,000 in revenue]
*10. (05/04/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero|W UD12 Robert Guerrero]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9262663/floyd-mayweather-jr-robert-guerrero-exceeds-1-million-pay-per-view-buys Showtime claims over 1,000,000 buys and $60,000,000 in revenue]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 840,000 buys].
*11. (09/14/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez|W MD12 Saul Alvarez]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=9694996 2,200,000 buys and $150,000,000 in revenue]
*12. (05/03/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana|W MD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 900,000 buys]
*13. (09/13/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Marcos Rene Maidana (2nd meeting)|W UD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 925,000 buys]
*14. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao|W UD12 Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12872711/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-fight-shatters-all-live-gate-record 4,600,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue]
*15. (09/12/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto|W UD12 Andre Berto]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://www.espn.in/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum Industry sources claim 400,000 buys and $28,000,000 in revenue]
*Totals (approximate): [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/12732/mayweather-pacquiao-on-ppv-a-perfect-storm 19,500,000 buys and $1,300,000,000 in revenue]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Genaro Hernandez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sirimongkol Singwancha]]|
years=1998 Oct 3 – 2002 Apr 20 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Jose Luis Castillo]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jose Luis Castillo]]|
years=2002 Apr 20 – 2004 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Arturo Gatti]]|
title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Junior Witter]]|
years=2005 Jun 25 – 2005 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Zab Judah]]|
title=[[IBF Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Kermit Cintron]]|
years=2006 Apr 8 – 2006 Jun 20 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Andre Berto]]|
years=2006 Nov 4 – 2008 Jun 6 '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Oscar De La Hoya]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Vernon Forrest]]|
years=2007 May 5 – 2007 Jul 4 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]]|
years=2011 Sep 17 – 2015 Nov 4 '''Retired'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Miguel Cotto]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion|
years=2012 May 5 – 2016 Jan '''Super Champion''' '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jermell Charlo]]|
years=2013 Sep 14 – 2015 Nov 4 '''Retired'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Marcos Maidana|Marcos Rene Maidana]]|
title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]|
after=–|
years=2014 May 3 – 2016 Jan '''Super Champion''' '''Retired'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Manny Pacquiao]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Timothy Bradley|Timothy Bradley Jr.]]|
years=2015 May 2 – 2015 July 6 '''Stripped'''
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:1996 Olympians]]
[[Category:American Olympians]]
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists]]
[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Five Division World Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Mayweather Family]]

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2016-12-31T15:51:48Z

Filbox 101: /* World Titles */

[[File:PrettyBoyFloydMoneyMayweather.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]
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*'''Trainers:''' [[Roger Mayweather]] (former), [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (present)
*'''Managers:''' [[Floyd Mayweather|Floyd Mayweather Sr.]] (former), [[James Prince]] (former), [[Al Haymon]] (present)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Top Rank Boxing Promotions|Top Rank]] (former), [[Goossen Tutor Promotions]] (fight-by-fight), [[Golden Boy Promotions]] (fight-by-fight), [http://www.mayweatherpromotions.com/ Mayweather Promotions] (present)
*'''[[:Category:Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gallery|Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gallery]]

== Amateur Highlights ==
[[File:Mayweather-Sanchez 293616.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather against Augie Sanchez at the 1996 United States Olympic Box-offs.]]
[[File:Mayweather wins a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather's hand is raised after defeating Bakhtiyar Tilegenov at the 1996 Olympics.]]
[[File:Floydgallbpg-vertical.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather against Lorenzo Aragon in the quarterfinals of the 1996 Olympics.]]
[[File:Floyd-mayweather-bronze-1996-atlanta.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather reacts to losing a controversial decision to Serafim Todorov in the semifinals of the 1996 Olympics.]]
*Amateur Record: [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.geocities.ws/pedrinet/mayweather.html%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DF1u%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official 84-6]
*1993 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Flyweight Champion. Results:
**Salvador Casillas W 3
**Domenic Filane W 3
**Willie Seenn W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**[[Eric Morel]] W 3
*1994 National [[Golden Gloves]] Flyweight Champion. Results:
**[[Isidro Garcia]] W 3
**Julian Stevens W 3
**Juan Anzures W 3
**Nick Molinari W 3
**Linton Nichols W 3
*1994 United States Junior National Championships. Results:
**Nick Molinari W 3
**[[Arnulfo Bravo]] L 3
*Lost on points to [[Martin Castillo]] at a 1994 United States vs. Mexico dual meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
*Lost on points to [[Carlos Navarro]] at the 1995 United States Pan American Games Trials.
*Lost on points to [[Juan Carlos Ramirez]] at a 1995 United States vs. Mexico dual meet at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA.
*1995 United States featherweight representative at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Marian Leondraliu (Romania) (8-7)
**2nd Round - Lost to Noureddine Medjihoud (Algeria) (6-8)
*1995 [[United States Amateur Featherweight Champions|United States Amateur Featherweight Champion]]. Results:
**Jesse Byers W 3
**Raul Basulto W 3
**[[Augie Sanchez]] W 3
**James Baker WO
*1995 National Police Athletic League Featherweight Champion. Results:
**Ernest Rodriguez W 3
**Shavonn Price
**Elizondo Gilbert RSC 3
**[[Carlos Navarro]] W 3
**Carmello Ramos W 3
*Dec 1995 Moscow Russia Trigran Ouzlian (Geo) L WO
*1996 National [[Golden Gloves]] Featherweight Champion. Results:
**[[Jose Hernandez]] W 3
**Hector Cruz W 3
**Chad Jaquillard W 3
**Adriel Pebenito W 3
**[[Martin O'Malley]] W 3
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials. Results:
**Defeated William Jenkins (RSC-3)
**Defeated James Baker (RSCH-1)
**Lost to [[Augie Sanchez]] (11-12)
**Defeated [[Carlos Navarro]] (31-11) in Challengers Bracket
*1996 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Box-offs. Results:
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (12-8)
**Defeated [[Augie Sanchez]] (20-10)
*1996 Featherweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the [[Olympics]] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Results:
**1st Round - Defeated Bakhtiyar Tilegenov (Kazakhstan) (RSCI-2)
**2nd Round - Defeated [[Artur Gevorgyan]] (Armenia) (16-3)
**Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Lorenzo Aragon]] (Cuba) (12-11)
**Semifinals - Lost to [[Serafim Todorov]] (Bulgaria) (9-10)

== Professional Highlights ==
{{#ev:youtube|ZHIhsLhQ-q8}} {{#ev:youtube|Ef3ess6i_JQ}}

== Professional Record ==
[[File:Mayweather-De La Hoya 2007.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya]]
[[File:Floyd-Hatton-2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton]]
[[File:1920c3a6999b74c227a11787a9444d31-getty-88742971em034 floyd mayweat.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez]]
[[File:Mayweather.mosley.8.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley]]
[[File:Mayweather-Cotto-2012.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto]]
[[File:Floyd-mayweather-alvarez.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez]]
[[File:Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao 472030658.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao]]
*Has a record of 26-0 (10 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 23-0 (9 KO) in lineal title fights.
*Has a record of 24-0 (7 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Gregorio Vargas]], [[Diego Corrales]], [[Carlos Alberto Hernandez|Carlos Hernandez]], [[Jesus Chavez]], [[Jose Luis Castillo]] (twice), [[DeMarcus Corley]], [[Arturo Gatti]], [[Sharmba Mitchell]], [[Zab Judah]], [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Robert Guerrero]], [[Saul Alvarez]], [[Marcos Maidana|Marcos Rene Maidana]] (twice), [[Manny Pacquiao]], and [[Andre Berto]].
*Has a record of 12-0 (3 KO) against former or current lineal titlists:
**Won against [[Genaro Hernandez]], [[Diego Corrales]], [[Jose Luis Castillo]] (twice), [[Zab Judah]], [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Miguel Cotto]], and [[Manny Pacquiao]].
*Has a record of 2-0 (1 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/gatti.html Arturo Gatti] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya].

== Year-By-Year Record ==
*1996: 2(1)-0
*1997: 10(9)-0
*1998: 7(5)-0
*1999: 3(2)-0
*2000: 2(1)-0
*2001: 3(2)-0
*2002: 2-0
*2003: 2(1)-0
*2004: 1-0
*2005: 3(3)-0
*2006: 2-0
*2007: 2(1)-0
*2008: Did not fight (retired)
*2009: 1-0
*2010: 1-0
*2011: 1(1)-0
*2012: 1-0
*2013: 2-0
*2014: 2-0
*2015: 2-0

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[IBO]] Welterweight Title (April 2006; 1 defense)
*[[IBA]] Welterweight Title (November 2006; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Super Welterweight Title (May 2012; 0 defenses)

==Major World Titles ==
*[[WBC]] Super Featherweight Title (1998-2002; 8 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (2002-2004; 3 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Super Lightweight Title (2005; 0 defenses)
*[[IBF]] Welterweight Title (2006; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] Welterweight Title (2006-2008; 1 defense, 2011-2015; 5 defenses)
*(2) [[WBC]] Super Welterweight Title (2007; 0 defenses, 2013-2015; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Super Welterweight Super Title (2012-2016; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Welterweight Super Title (2014-2016; 3 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Welterweight Title (2015; 0 defenses)

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004)
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008, 2013-2015)
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015)

== Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles ==
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015)
*World Welterweight Title (2015)

== Lineal Titles ==
*World Junior Lightweight Title (1998-2002; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]])
*World Lightweight Title (2002-2004; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]])
*(2) World Welterweight Title (2006-2008; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], 2010-2015; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|TBRB]])
*World Junior Middleweight Title (2013-2015; [[Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia|CBZ]], [[The Ring Magazine|RING]], [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board|TBRB]])

== Awards & Recognition ==
*(3) [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2007, 2013, 2015)
*(2) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1998, 2007)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] (2009)
*(5) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015)
*[[KO Magazine]] [[KO Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1998)
*(6) Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
*(2) [[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2007, 2013)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2015)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Round of the Year (2010; 2nd round [[Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|vs. Shane Mosley]])
*[http://www.emmyonline.org/sports Sports Emmy Award] for [http://cdn.emmyonline.org/sports_37th_winners.pdf Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage] (2016; Executive Producer for [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto|Mayweather vs. Berto]]: Epilogue)
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/greatest/featureVideo?page=greatest4150 48th greatest boxer of all-time] by [[ESPN]] in 2007.
*Named the [http://www.boxing.com/the_100_greatest_fighters_of_all_time_part_six_50_41.html 47th greatest boxer of all-time] by [http://www.boxing.com Boxing.com] in 2013.
*Named the 12th greatest boxer since World War II by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2014.
*Named the [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/where-floyd-mayweather--manny-pacquiao-rank-amongst-all-time-boxing-greats-062113734-boxing.html 19th greatest boxer of all-time] by a panel of experts from Yahoo! Sports in 2015.
*Named the [http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-25-best-fighters-of-the-last-25-years/25/ 2nd greatest boxer of the last 25 years] by [[Boxing News]] in 2016.
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/14970037/ranking-top-25-pound-pound-boxers-25-years greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the last 25 years] by a panel of experts from [[ESPN]] in 2016.

== Notes ==
*One of only five boxers in history to win a world title in at least five weight divisions.
*One of only two boxers in history to win a lineal title in at least four weight divisions.
*Son of retired boxer and current trainer [[Floyd Mayweather]].
*Nephew of retired boxers and current trainers [[Roger Mayweather]] and [[Jeff Mayweather]].
*Half-brother of boxer [[Justin Mayweather Jones]].

== Career Earnings ==
*Forbes Magazine releases an annual list of the world's highest paid athletes. Mayweather's placements:
**2007: #16 with [http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/25/sports-tiger_woods-biz-sports-cz_kb_1026athletes_slide_17.html $26.5 million]
**2010: #2 with [http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/20/most-valuable-athletes-and-teams-business-sports-sportsmoney-fifty-fifty-athletes_slide_3.html $65 million]
**2012: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45igdi/1-floyd-mayweather/ $85 million]
**2013: #14 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45mmlg/14-floyd-mayweather-4/ $34 million]
**2014: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eimdj/1-floyd-mayweather/ $105 million]
**2015: #1 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdide/1-floyd-mayweather-jr/ $300 million]
**2016: #16 with [http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45ffmhh/16-floyd-mayweather/ $44 million]

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (06/25/2005) [[Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W RTD6 Arturo Gatti]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2098832 365,000 buys and $16,500,000 in revenue]
*2. (04/08/2006) [[Zab Judah vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Zab Judah]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2408638 375,000 buys and $16,800,000 in revenue]
*3. (11/04/2006) [[Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Carlos Manuel Baldomir]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue]
*4. (05/05/2007) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W SD12 Oscar De La Hoya]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2865349 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (12/08/2007) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton|W TKO10 Ricky Hatton]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3158134 920,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue]
*6. (09/19/2009) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|W UD12 Juan Manuel Marquez]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4502922 1,100,000 buys and $55,600,000 in revenue]
*7. (05/01/2010) [[Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W UD12 Shane Mosley]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5180941 1,400,000 buys and $78,300,000 in revenue]
*8. (09/17/2011) [[Victor Ortiz vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.|W KO4 Victor Ortiz]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7160303 1,250,000 buys and $78,440,000 in revenue]
*9. (05/05/2012) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Miguel Cotto|W UD12 Miguel Cotto]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=7919965 1,500,000 buys and $94,000,000 in revenue]
*10. (05/04/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero|W UD12 Robert Guerrero]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9262663/floyd-mayweather-jr-robert-guerrero-exceeds-1-million-pay-per-view-buys Showtime claims over 1,000,000 buys and $60,000,000 in revenue]. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 840,000 buys].
*11. (09/14/2013) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez|W MD12 Saul Alvarez]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=9694996 2,200,000 buys and $150,000,000 in revenue]
*12. (05/03/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana|W MD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 900,000 buys]
*13. (09/13/2014) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Marcos Rene Maidana (2nd meeting)|W UD12 Marcos Maidana]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html Industry sources claim 925,000 buys]
*14. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao|W UD12 Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12872711/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-fight-shatters-all-live-gate-record 4,600,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue]
*15. (09/12/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto|W UD12 Andre Berto]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) Unreleased. [http://www.espn.in/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum Industry sources claim 400,000 buys and $28,000,000 in revenue]
*Totals (approximate): [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/12732/mayweather-pacquiao-on-ppv-a-perfect-storm 19,500,000 buys and $1,300,000,000 in revenue]

{{start box}}
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title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Sirimongkol Singwancha]]|
years=1998 Oct 3 – 2002 Apr 20 '''Vacated'''
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title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jose Luis Castillo]]|
years=2002 Apr 20 – 2004 '''Vacated'''
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title=[[WBC Light Welterweight Champion]]|
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title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Andre Berto]]|
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title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Vernon Forrest]]|
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Victor Ortiz (of California)|Victor Ortiz]]|
title=[[WBC Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]]|
years=2011 Sep 17 – 2015 Nov 4 '''Retired'''|
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title=[[WBA Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion|
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after=[[Timothy Bradley|Timothy Bradley Jr.]]|
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Manny Pacquiao

2016-12-31T15:50:40Z

Filbox 101: /* World Titles */

[[File:MannyPacq.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Pacquiao following his 2009 win against Miguel Cotto]]
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'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Roach]] (2001 - present) 
'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]] 
'''[[:Category:Manny Pacquiao Gallery|Manny Pacquiao Gallery]] 
 

==Professional Career==
'''Manny Pacquiao''', sometimes known simply as "Pac Man," began his professional career in 1995 at the age of 16. He won his first eleven fights before running into [[Rustico Torrecampo]], who scored a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Rustico Torrecampo|third-round KO]] over Pacquiao. In his 21st fight, Pacquiao knocked out [[Chokchai Chockvivat]] in five rounds to win the [[OPBF]] flyweight title. In December of 1998, Pacquiao fought [[WBC]] flyweight champion [[Chatchai Sasakul]]. The champion, an elusive boxer and a good counter puncher, was knocked out by Pacquiao in round eight. Sasakul did not get up for several minutes. Pacquiao lost the title when he failed to make weight for his fight against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], which was to be his second title defense. Pacquiao went ahead with the fight but was [[Medgoen Singsurat vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out in the third round]] by Singsurat.

Following the loss of his title, Pacquiao moved up three weight classes to the 122-pound division. After six straight wins, he fought [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]] for the [[IBF]] [[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion|junior featherweight title]] in June of 2001. Pacquiao, a late substitute opponent, dominated Ledwaba, knocking out the champ in [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba vs. Manny Pacquiao|six rounds]]. Pacquiao's next fight was a unification fight against WBO champion [[Agapito Sanchez]], which ended in a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Agapito Sanchez|six-round technical decision draw]].

In November of 2003, Pacquiao moved up in weight and fought [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] for [[The Ring Magazine]] featherweight title. Pacquiao dropped Barrera three times in route to an [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)|eleventh-round TKO]]. Pacquiao next fought WBA/IBF featherweight champion [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]. Marquez was down three times in the first round but came back to win many of the later rounds and secure a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (1st meeting)|draw]]. Marquez turned down a rematch because he didn't like the purse he was offered, so Pacquiao moved up to the 130-pound division and fought [[Erik Morales]] in March of 2005. In a candidate for Fight of the Year, Morales won by a close [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|unanimous decision]]. All three official judges scored the fight 115-113 for Morales. Pacquaio fought Morales twice in 2006, winning by a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|tenth-round KO]] and a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|third-round KO]], respectively. Pacquiao was named the 2006 Fighter of the Year by [[ESPN]], The Ring and the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].

Pacquiao fought twice in 2007, knocking out the undefeated [[Jorge Solis]] in [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis|eight rounds]] and [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|outpointing]] Barrera in a rematch. Pacquiao was named [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] by the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for the WBC super featherweight title in March of 2008. In another great fight, Pacquiao won by a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|split decision]]. Pacquiao [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out]] [[David Diaz]] in his next fight to win the WBC lightweight title and then moved up to welterweight to [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao|fight]] [[Oscar De La Hoya]]. He dominated De La Hoya, and the fight was stopped after the eighth round. Pacquiao was again named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In 2009, Pacquiao scored a [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao|second-round knockout]] against [[Ricky Hatton]] to win The Ring junior welterweight title and [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao|stopped]] [[Miguel Cotto]] in the twelve rounds to take the WBO welterweight title. Once again, he was named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Pacquiao became the first fighter to win world titles in eight weight divisions when he defeated [[Antonio Margarito]] by a one-sided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito|unanimous decision]] to win the vacant WBC super welterweight title in November of 2010. Pacquaio never defended the title. He vacated it and defended his WBO welterweight title with a lopsided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley|unanimous decision]] against [[Shane Mosley]].

In November of 2011, Pacquaio had a rubber match with Marquez, winning by a close and controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|majority decision]]. In his next fight, Pacquiao was on the other end of a controversial decision, losing the WBO welterweight title to [[Timothy Bradley]] by a highly controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (1st meeting)|split decision]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|fourth time]] in December of 2012. After being dropped in the third round, Pacquiao came back to drop Marquez in the fifth round. Pacquiao was winning the sixth round when he got nailed with a perfect right to the head. He went down to the canvas and was out cold. After three close fights, Marquez finally got a win in their great four-fight series.

In November of 2013, Pacquiao returned to the ring with a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios|lopsided decision]] victory against [[Brandon Rios]]. Five months later, Pacquiao had a rematch with Bradley, who was coming off a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|split decision]] win against Marquez. Pacquiao defeated Bradley by a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|unanimous decision]], avenging the controversial loss from two years earlier and regaining the WBO welterweight title.

Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 2, 2015. After years of tumultuous negotiations, the two finally met in the ring, Pacquiao with the intent to be the aggressor and Mayweather with the strategy of diffuse and counter. The fight went the distance and to the official judges scorecards which read (118–110, 116–112, 116–112) in favor of Mayweather.

==Professional Record==
*Has a record of 16-3-2 (8 KOs) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 22-5-2 (10 KOs) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Chatchai Sasakul]], [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba|Lehlo Ledwaba]], [[Jorge Eliecer Julio]], [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] (twice), [[Erik Morales]] (twice), [[Oscar Larios]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] (twice), [[David Diaz]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Joshua Clottey]], [[Antonio Margarito]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Brandon Rios]], [[Timothy Bradley]] (twice), [[Chris Algieri]] and [[Jesse Vargas]].
**Lost against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], [[Erik Morales]], [[Timothy Bradley]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] and [[ Floyd Mayweather Jr.]].
**Drew against [[Agapito Sanchez]] and [[Juan Manuel Marquez]].
*Has a record of 1-0 (1 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/delahoya.html Oscar De La Hoya].

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[OPBF]] Flyweight Title (June 1997-September 1998; 1 defense)
*[[WBC]] International Super Bantamweight Title (December 1999-June 2001; 5 defenses)
*[[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title (September 2005-November 2007; 5 defenses)
*[[IBO]] Super Lightweight Title (May 2009-January 2010; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Welterweight Title (November 2009; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBO]] International Welterweight Title (November 2013-April 2014; 0 defenses, April 2016; 0 defenses)

==Major World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Junior Featherweight Title (June 2001-2003; 4 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title (June 2008-February 2009; 0 defenses)
*(3) [[WBO]] Welterweight Title (November 2009-June 2012; 3 defenses, April 2014-May 2015; 1 defense, November 2016-present; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title (November 2010-February 2011; 0 defenses)

==The Ring Magazine Titles==
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)

==Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Titles==
* World Welterweight Title (April 2016)

==Lineal Titles==
*World Flyweight Title (December 1998-September 1999)
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003-March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008-July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009-July 2010)
*World Welterweight Title [http://www.boxingscene.com/manny-pacquiao-return-love-game--110233] (April 2016; Retired)

== Pay-Per-View History ==

*1. (03/19/2005) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 350,000 buys and $15,700,000 in revenue]
*2. (01/21/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 360,000 buys and $16,200,000 in revenue]
*3. (07/02/2006) [[Oscar Larios vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2657809 325,000 buys and $16,300,000 in revenue]

*4.(10/06/2006) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315 2,480,000 buys and $136,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (04/14/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162477748.html 150,000 buys and $5,992,000 in revenue]
*6. (10/06/2007) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://philboxing.com/news/story-13300.html 350,000 buys and $17,532,000 in revenue]
*7. (03/15/2008) [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-03-27-3478038483_x.htm 400,000 buys and $20,533,000 in revenue]
*8. (06/28/2008) [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/10/689182/hbo-releases-official-ppv 206,000 buys and $9,260,000 in revenue]
*9. (12/06/2008) [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3760142 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*10. (05/02/2009) [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/332/manny-pacquiao-ricky-hatton-ppv-numbers-celebrate-even-bob-arum-refuses 850,000 buys and $50,000,000 in revenue]
*11. (11/14/2009) [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4674275 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*12. (03/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5022192 700,000 buys and $35,300,000 in revenue]
*13. (11/13/2010) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5842507 1,150,000 buys and $64,000,000 in revenue]
*14. (05/17/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley]] ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6645782 1,340,000 buys and $75,000,000 in revenue]
*15. (11/08/2011) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-draws-1-4-million-ppv 1,400,000 buys and $71,000,000 in revenue]
*16. (06/09/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley 1]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-pacquiao-vs-bradley-buyrate-go-over-900k--54158 890,000 buys and $50,600,000 in revenue]
*17. (12/08/2012) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.espn.go.com/spohttp://espn.go.com/boxingstory/_/id/8750235/juan-manuel-marquez-manny-pacquiao-iv-exceeds-1-million-ppvs 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue]
*18. (11/24/2013) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/manny-pacquiao-brandon-rios-fight-sells-475-000-213600764--box.html 470,000 buys and $30,000,000 in revenue]
*19. (04/12/2014) [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 2]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10912510/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-pay-per-view-sales-dropped-rematch 800,000 buys and $49,000,000 in revenue]
*20. (11/23/2014) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12/06/14/pacquiao-vs-algieri-gets-over-400k-ppv-buys 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*21. (05/02/2015) [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao]] (Joint [[HBO]] & [[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-taffet-still-stunned-by-46m-buys-pac--97976 4,600,000 buys and $400,000,000 in revenue]
*22. (04/09/2016) [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (3rd meeting)|Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao 3]] ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum 400,000 buys and $24,000,000 in revenue]
*23. (11/05/2015) [[Jessie Vargas vs. Manny Pacquiao]] ([[Top Rank]] PPV) [http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/ 300,000 buys and $18,000,000 in revenue]

*Totals (approximate): [http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/09/manny-pacquiao-set-to-retire-with-500-million-in-career-earnings/#5f4ff5866f25 19,200,000 buys and $1,200,000,000 in revenue]

==Awards & Recognition==
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]]
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]
*2007 [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year]]
*2008 & 2009 [[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year
*Pacquiao's second-round KO over [[Ricky Hatton]] was named the 2009 [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].
*2000-2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] Fighter of the Decade
*2000-2009 [[HBO]] Fighter of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBC]] Boxer of the Decade
*2001-2010 [[WBO]] Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade
*2009 and 2011 ESPY Awards Best Fighter
*2011 [[Guinness World Records]] Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions (10 world titles in 8 different divisions)

==Notes==
*First Filipino Lightweight World Champion, Jun 28, 2008.
*First Filipino Welterweight World Champion, Nov 14, 2009.
*First Filipino Light Middleweight World Champion, Nov 13, 2010.
*Older brother of retired boxer [[Bobby Pacquiao]].
*Older cousin of boxer [[Jonel Dapidran]].
*Philippines' flag-carrier at the 2008 Beijing [[Olympics|Olympic]] Games Opening Ceremony.

==External Links==
*[http://www.mp8.ph/ Official website]
*[http://mannypacquiaofan.com Fan site]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1301525 IMDb page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pacquiao.htm Cyber Boxing Zone page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia: The Lineal Boxing World Champions]
*[http://www.tbrb.org/ Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7Gx_HmwfE Manny Pacquiao Ultimate Highlight Video]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Chatchai Sasakul]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Medgoen Singsurat]]|
years=1998 Dec 4 – 1999 Sep 17 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''
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{{Succession box|
before=[[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]|
title=[[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Israel Vazquez]]|
years=2001 Jun 23 – 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
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before=[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Humberto Soto]]|
years=2008 Mar 15 – 2008 Jul '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[David Diaz]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Edwin Valero]]|
years=2008 Jun 28 – 2009 Feb 24 '''Vacated'''
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before=[[Miguel Angel Cotto]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
years=2009 Nov 14 – 2012 June 9
}}
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before=[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
years=2010 Nov 13 – 2011 Feb '''Vacated'''
}}
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before=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[ Floyd Mayweather Jr.]]|
years=2014 Apr 12 – 2015 May 2
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before=[[Jesse Vargas]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2016 Nov 5 – present|
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[[Category:World Super Featherweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Lightweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions]]
[[Category:Six Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
[[Category:Promoters]]
[[Category:Managers]]
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Category:World Champions By Weight Class

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Filbox 101: /* Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

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Filbox 101: /* Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T11:01:38Z

Filbox 101: /* Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:59:14Z

Filbox 101: /* Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:57:32Z

Filbox 101: /* Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:56:59Z

Filbox 101: /* Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:54:09Z

Filbox 101: /* Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:53:16Z

Filbox 101: /* Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:52:22Z

Filbox 101: /* Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:49:19Z

Filbox 101: /* Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:48:44Z

Filbox 101: /* Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:47:55Z

Filbox 101: /* Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:46:49Z

Filbox 101: /* Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:45:18Z

Filbox 101: /* Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:44:02Z

Filbox 101: /* Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

2016-12-31T10:42:56Z

Filbox 101: /* Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Category:World Champions By Weight Class

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Filbox 101: /* Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs) */

Listing of World Champions in the generally recognized weight classes.

'''RELATED LINKS:'''
* [[Weight divisions]]
* [[:Category:World Title Lineages|World Title Lineages]]
* [[:Category:World Title Fights|World Title Fights]]
*See also this sister site, ''Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing'': [http://boxrec.com/hugman/index.php/Barry_Hugman%27s_History_of_World_Championship_Boxing] [http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/re-assessed-whole-history-world-championship-boxing]
==Current Champions==
===Heavyweight (200+ lbs, 90.7+ kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| align="center"| [[File:DeontayWilder.jpg|100px]] [[Deontay Wilder]] 36-0 (35 KOs) January 17, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Anthony_Joshua.jpeg|100px]] [[Anthony Joshua]] 18-0 (18 KOs) February 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:IMG_20161118_094350.jpg|100px]] [[Joseph Parker]] 22-0 (18 KOs) December 20, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TysonFury.jpeg|100px]] [[Tyson Fury]] 25-0 (18 KOs) November 28, 2015
|-
|}

===Cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg, 14 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:DenisLebedev.jpg|100px]] [[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion 29-3 (22 KOs) November 4, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:TonyBellew.jpg|100px]] [[Tony Bellew]] 28-2-1 (18 KOs) May 29, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Murat_Gassiev_1993.jpeg|100px]] [[Murat Gassiev]] 24-0-0-1 (17 KOs) December 3, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Oleksandr_Usyk.JPG|100px]] [[Oleksandr Usyk]] 11-0 (10 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:S5Dbi9M_.jpg|100px]] [[Beibut Shumenov|Beibut Shumenov]] 17-2 (11 KOs) July 25, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Yunier_Dorticos.jpg|100px]] [[Yunier Dorticos]] Interim Champion 21-0 (20 KOs) May 20, 2016
|}

===Light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg, 12½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"|[[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] Super Champion 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:adonis.jpg|100px]] [[Adonis Stevenson]] 28-1 (23 KOs) June 8, 2013
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Andre.Ward.jpg|100px]] [[Andre Ward]] 31-0 (15 KOs) November 19, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| |[[File:Clev.N.jpeg|100px]] [[Nathan Cleverly]] 30-3 (16 KOs) October 1, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Dmitrybivol.jpg|100px]] [[Dmitry Bivol]] Interim Champion 7-0 (6 KOs) May 21, 2016
|}

===Super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg, 12 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Tyron_Zeuge.jpg|100px]] [[Tyron Zeuge]] 19-0-1 (11 KOs) November 5, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Badou_Jack.JPG|100px]] [[Badou Jack]] 20-1-2 (12 KOs) April 24, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:James_DeGale1.jpg|100px]] [[James DeGale]] 23-1 (14 KOs) May 23, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Gilberto_Ramirez_Sanchez.PNG|100px]] [[Gilberto Ramirez]] 34-0 (24 KOs) April 9, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg, 11 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] Super Champion 36-0 (33 KOs) August 14, 2010
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:GG.jpg|100px]] [[Gennady Golovkin]] 36-0 (33 KOs) October 17, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Billy_Joe_Saunders.jpg|100px]] [[Billy Joe Saunders]] 24-0 (12 KOs) December 19, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) November 21, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:DannyJacobs.jpg|100px]] [[Daniel Jacobs]] 32-1 (29 KOs) August 9, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:HassanNdam.jpg|100px]] [[Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam]] Interim Champion 35-2 (21 KOs) December 17, 2016
|}

===Super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg, 11 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Erislandy Lara.JPG|100px]] [[Erislandy Lara]] Super Champion 23-2-2 (13 KOs) March 12, 2014
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermell_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermell Charlo]] 28-0 (13 KOs) May 21, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jermall_Charlo.jpg|100px]] [[Jermall Charlo]] 25-0 (19 KOs) September 12, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Saul_Alvarez.jpeg|100px]] [[Saul Alvarez]] 48-1-1 (34 KOs) September 17, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jack_Culcay_2.jpg|100px]] [[Jack Culcay-Keth]] 22-1 (11 KOs) May 9, 2015
|-
| align="center"| [[File:BrianCarlosCastano.jpg|100px]] [[Brian Carlos Castano|Brian Castano]] Interim Champion 13-0 (10 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Welterweight (147 lbs, 66.7 kg, 10½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Keiththurman.jpg|100px]] [[Keith Thurman]] 27-0-0-1 (22 KOs) January 17, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Danny_Garcia.jpg|100px]] [[Danny Oscar Garcia|Danny Garcia]] 33-0 (19 KOs) January 23, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:MannyPacq.jpg|100px]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] 59-6-2 (38 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:David_Avanesyan.jpg|100px]] [[David Avanesyan]] Interim Champion 22-1-1 (11 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super lightweight (140 lbs, 63.5 kg, 10 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ricky_Burns1.jpg|100px]] [[Ricky Burns]] 41-5-1 (14 KOs) May 28, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:503822.jpg|100px]] [[Julius Indongo]] 21-0 (11 KOs) December 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) April 18, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:TerrenceCrawford.jpg|100px]] [[Terence Crawford]] 30-0 (21 KOs) July 23, 2016
|-
|}

===Lightweight (135 lbs, 61.2 kg, 9 st 9 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:DejanZlat.jpg|100px]] [[Dejan Zlaticanin]] 22-0 (15 KOs) June 11, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:RobertEasterJr.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Easter Jr.]] 18-0 (14 KOs) September 9, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Flanagan.Terry.JPG|100px]] [[Terry Flannigan|Terry Flanagan]] 32-0 (13 KOs) July 11, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Linares.Jorge.jpg|100px]] [[Jorge Linares]] 41-3 (27 KOs) September 24, 2016
|}

===Super featherweight (130 lbs, 59 kg, 9 st 4 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:JezreelCorrales.jpg|100px]] [[Jezreel Corrales]] Super Champion 20-1 (8 KOs) April 27, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Francisco_Vargas.JPG|100px]] [[Francisco Vargas]] 23-0-2 (17 KOs) November 21, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:JPedraza.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Pedraza]] 22-0 (12 KOs) June 13, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Vasyl_Lomachenko1.jpg|100px]] [[Vasyl Lomachenko]] 7-1 (5 KOs) June 12, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jasonsosa.jpg|100px]] [[Jason Sosa]] 20-1-4 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:AlacranBerchelt.jpg|100px]] [[Miguel Berchelt]] Interim Champion 30-1 (27 KOs) March 12, 2016
|}

===Featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg, 9 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:CarlFrampton.jpg|100px]] [[Carl Frampton]] Super Champion 23-0 (14 KOs) July 30, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Gary_Russell_Jr.jpg|100px]] [[Gary Russell Jr.]] 27-1 (16 KOs) March 28, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Selby.jpeg|100px]] [[Lee Selby]] 23-1 (8 KOs) May 31, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:OscarValdez.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Valdez]] 21-0 (19 KOs) July 23, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:AbnerMares2.jpg|100px]] [[Abner Mares]] 30-2-1 (15 KOs) December 10, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Minazambrano2.jpg|100px]] [[Carlos Zambrano]] Interim Champion 26-0 (11 KOs) March 28, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:OscarEscandon.jpg|100px]] [[Oscar Escandon]] Interim Champion 25-2 (17 KOs) March 5, 2016
|}

===Super bantamweight (122 lbs, 55.3 kg, 8 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:G.rigo.jpg|100px]] [[Guillermo Rigondeaux]] Super Champion 17-0 (11 KOs) May 18, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:JonGuzman.jpg|100px]] [[Jonathan Guzman]] 22-0-0-1 (22 KOs) July 20, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Jesse_Magdaleno.JPG|100px]] [[Jesse Magdaleno]] 24-0 (17 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:NehomarCermeno.jpg|100px]] [[Nehomar Cermeno]] 26-5-1-1 (15 KOs) June 24, 2016
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Moisesflores.jpg|100px]] [[Moises Flores]] Interim Champion 25-0-0-1 (17 KOs) April 18, 2015
|}

===Bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg, 8 st 6 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:RausheeWarren.jpg|100px]] [[Rau'shee Warren]] Super Champion 14-1-0-1 (4 KOs) June 16, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs) November 6, 2011
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Lee_Haskins.PNG|100px]] [[Lee Haskins]] 34-3 (14 KOs) November 20, 2015
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:MarlonTapalesWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Marlon Tapales]] 29-2 (12 KOs) July 27, 2016
| rowspan="3" align="center"| [[File:Shinsuke_Yamanaka.JPG|100px]] [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] 26-0-2 (18 KOs)
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Jamie_McDonnell1.jpg|100px]] [[Jamie McDonnell]] 29-2-1 (12 KOs) May 31, 2014
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Zhanat_Zhakiyanov.jpg|100px]] [[Zhanat Zhakiyanov]] Interim Champion 26-1 (18 KOs) November 7, 2015
|}

===Super flyweight (115 lbs, 52.2 kg, 8 st 3 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:KhalidYafai.jpg|100px]] [[Khalid Yafai]] 21-0 (14 KOs) December 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Roman_Gonzalez_WBA.jpg|100px]] [[Roman Gonzalez]] 46-0 (38 KOs) September 10, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:JerwinAncajasWorldTitleWin.jpeg|100px]] [[Jerwin Ancajas]] 25-1-1 (16 KOs) September 3, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Naoya_Inoue.JPG|100px]] [[Naoya Inoue]] 12-0 (10 KOs) December 30, 2014
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

===Flyweight (112 lbs, 50.8 kg, 8 st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Ioka_Kazuto.jpg|100px]] [[Kazuto Ioka]] 20-1 (12 KOs) April 22, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Zou_Shiming.jpg|100px]] [[Zou Shiming]] 9-1 (2 KOs) November 5, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:StampKiatniwat.jpg|100px]] [[Stamp Kiatniwat]] Interim Champion 15-0 (6 KOs) July 29, 2015
|}

===Light flyweight (108 lbs, 49 kg, 7 st 10 lbs)===
{{Current world champions}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Taguchi.jpg|100px]] [[Ryoichi Taguchi]] 25-2-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2014
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:Ganigan_Lopez.JPG|100px]] [[Ganigan Lopez]] 28-6 (17 KOs) March 4, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Akira_Yaegashi.jpg|100px]] [[Akira Yaegashi]] 25-5 (13 KOs) December 29, 2015
| rowspan="2" align="center"| [[File:KoseiTanaka.png|100px]] [[Kosei Tanaka]] 8-0 (5 KOs) December 31, 2016
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
| align="center"| [[File:Milan_Melindo.jpg|100px]] [[Milan Melindo]] Interim Champion 35-2 (12 KOs) November 26, 2016
|}

===Minimumweight (105 lbs, 47.6 kg, 7½ st)===
{{Current world champions}}
| align="center"| [[File:Knockout_CP_Freshmart.jpg|100px]] [[Knockout CP Freshmart]] 14-0 (6 KOs) June 29, 2016
| align="center"| [[File:Wanheng_Menayothin.jpg|100px]] [[Wanheng Menayothin]] 43-0 (17 KOs) November 6, 2014
| align="center"| [[File:Jose-argumedo.jpg|100px]] [[Jose Argumedo]] 19-3-1 (11 KOs) December 31, 2015
| align="center"| [[File:Katsunari_Takayama.JPG|100px]] [[Katsunari Takayama]] 31-8-0-1 (12 KOs) August 20, 2016
| align="center"| '''Vacant'''
|-
|}

Template:Current world champions

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