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    List of current men’s boxing world champions as Oleksandr Usyk reigns as heavyweight king, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

    Boxing is a complicated and convoluted sport with several world champions in each division.

    Most observers recognise that we are now in a four-belt era, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all given credibility as legitimate world titles.

    Undisputed unified world boxing title belts.
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    The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titlesCredit: Simon Stacpoole/Matchroom

    See the full list of the current men's boxing world champions below...

    Heavyweight (200lbs+)

    WBA - Oleksandr Usyk

    WBC - Oleksandr Usyk

    IBF - Daniel Dubois

    WBO - Oleksandr Usyk

    Oleksandr Usyk holding up the undisputed heavyweight championship belt.
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    Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Bridgerweight (224lbs)

    WBA - Muslim Gadzhimagomedov

    WBC - Kevin Lerena

    Lawrence Okolie celebrating his WBC bridgerweight championship win.
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    The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with only one of the other three sanctioning bodies following suitCredit: Rex

    Cruiserweight (200lbs)

    WBA - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

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    WBC - Badou Jack

    IBF - Jai Opetaia

    WBO - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

    Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez holding the WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championship belts.
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    Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy

    Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

    WBA - Dmitry Bivol

    WBC - Dmitry Bivol

    IBF - Dmitry Bivol

    WBO - Dmitry Bivol

    Bivol is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world champion
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    Bivol is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing

    Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

    WBA - Canelo Alvarez

    WBC - Canelo Alvarez

    IBF - William Scull

    WBO - Canelo Alvarez

    Canelo Alvarez holding boxing championship belts.
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    Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime

    Middleweight (160lbs)

    WBA - Erislandy Lara

    WBC - Carlos Adames

    IBF - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    WBO - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    Janibek Alimkhanuly, IBF and WBO middleweight world champion, victorious in a boxing match.
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    Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

    WBA - Terence Crawford

    WBC - Sebastian Fundora

    IBF - Bakhram Murtazaliev

    WBO - Sebastian Fundora

    Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora in a boxing match.
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    Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world championCredit: Esther Lin/PBC

    Welterweight (147lbs)

    WBA - Eimantas Stanionis

    WBC - Mario Barrios

    IBF - Jaron Ennis

    WBO - Brian Norman Jr

    Jaron Ennis, IBF welterweight champion, with his belt and a referee.
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    Boots is the IBF welterweight world championCredit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom

    Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

    WBA - Jose Valenzuela

    WBC - Alberto Puello

    IBF - Richardson Hitchins

    WBO - Teofimo Lopez

    Teofimo Lopez, WBO super-lightweight world champion, holding his championship belts.
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    Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty

    Lightweight (135lbs)

    WBA - Gervonta Davis

    WBC - Shakur Stevenson

    IBF - Vasyl Lomachenko

    WBO - Keyshawn Davis

    Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson holding lightweight belts.
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    Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight

    Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

    WBA - Lamont Roach Jr

    WBC - O'Shaquie Foster

    IBF - Vacant

    WBO - Emanuel Navarrete

    A victorious boxer kneels in the ring, raising his arms in celebration.
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    Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion

    Featherweight (126lbs)

    WBA - Nick Ball

    WBC - Stephen Fulton

    IBF - Angelo Leo

    WBO - Rafael Espinoza

    Nick Ball, WBA featherweight world champion, holding his championship belt.
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    Ball is the WBA featherweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom

    Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

    WBA - Naoya Inoue

    WBC - Naoya Inoue

    IBF - Naoya Inoue

    WBO - Naoya Inoue

    Naoya Inoue, undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, holding his championship belts.
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    Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank

    Bantamweight (118lbs)

    WBA - Seiya Tsutsumi

    WBC - Junto Nakatani

    IBF - Ryosuke Nishida

    WBO - Yoshiki Takei

    Nakatani, WBC bantamweight world champion, holding his championship belt.
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    Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

    WBA - Fernando Martinez

    WBC - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez

    IBF - Vacant

    WBO - Phumelele Cafu

    Jesse Bam Rodriguez, WBC super-flyweight world champion, with a referee.
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    Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Matchroom

    Flyweight (112lbs)

    WBA - Seigo Yuri Akui

    WBC - Kenshiro Teraji

    IBF - Angel Ayala

    WBO - Anthony Olascuaga

    Julio Cesar Martinez, WBC flyweight world champion, holding his belt.
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    Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweightCredit: Michelle Farsi/Matchroom

    Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

    WBA - Erick Rosa

    WBC - Panya Pradabsri

    IBF - Masamichi Yabuki

    WBO - Shokichi Iwata

    Ken Shiro Teraji holding his WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion belts.
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    Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved upCredit: Getty

    Minimumweight (105lbs)

    WBA - Oscar Collazo

    WBC - Melvin Jerusalem

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    Collazo is the unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world championCredit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy
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