Professional boxing champions

With both devastating power and an outsize personality, former unified pound world champion Keith Thurman is one of boxing's top stars and one of the greatest fighters in this modern era.

At boxing 's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit , and historically the weight class has gone with vague or no definition. During the 19th century many heavyweights were pounds 12 st 2 lb, 77 kg or less, though others weighed considerably more. John L. Sullivan was the first widely recognized champion under Marquess of Queensberry rules. Known as the "Boston Strong Boy," Sullivan weighed around pounds when in shape, and helped transition the sport from its bare-knuckle era. Sullivan would be defeated for the title by "Gentleman" Jim Corbett over 21 rounds on September 7, , the first heavyweight titleholder solely under Queensberry rules. In a de facto minimum weight for a heavyweight was set at pounds 12 st 7 lb, 79 kg with the standardization of a weight limit for the light heavyweight division.

Professional boxing champions

This is a list of current male world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan , in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association WBA , then known as the National Boxing Association NBA , when it sanctioned its first title fight in between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship. There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. Each of these organizations sanction and regulate championship bouts and award world titles. American boxing magazine The Ring began awarding world titles in There are 18 weight divisions. To compete in a division, a boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions , more than any other boxer in history.

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Current World Boxing Champions in Tyson Fury. Oleksandr Usyk. Oleksandr Usyk Zhilei Zhang Interim. Oleksandr Usyk Mahmoud Charr Regular. Lukasz Rozanski Kevin Lerena Interim. Evgeny Tishchenko. Noel Gevor Mikaelyan.

Professional boxing champions

With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult -- especially when there are sometimes multiple titlists in each organization because of interim and secondary belts. To make it easier for boxing fans, below is a quick reference chart of who holds each of the titles in the four organizations. To check the top 10 fighters in each division, visit ESPN's divisional rankings. For a list of the best fighters regardless of weight class, check ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.

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This is a list of current male world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan , in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing.

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