Sunday, June 17, 2007

The Whose Who Of Boxing




Boxing Champions




Current world champions as recognized by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).



HEAVYWEIGHT - (unlimited)
WBC - Oleg Maskaev 33-5 (26 KOs)
WBA - Ruslan Chagaev 23-0-1 NC (17 KOs)
IBF - Wladimir Klitschko 48-3 (43 KOs)
WBO - Sultan Ibragimov 21-0-1 (17 KOs)



CRUISERWEIGHT - (190 pounds)
WBC - Jean Marc Mormeck 33-3 (22 KOs)
WBA - Jean Marc Mormeck 33-3 (22 KOs) / Virgil Hill 50-6 (23 KOs) / Valery Brudov 33-1 (25 KOs)
IBF - Steve Cunningham 20-1 (10 KOs)
WBO - Enzo Maccarinelli 26-1 (20 KOs)



LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - (175 pounds)
WBC - Chad Dawson 24-0-1 NC (16 KOs)
WBA - Stipe Drews 32-1 (13 KOs)
IBF - Clinton Woods 39-3-1 (24 KOs)
WBO - Zsolt Erdei 26-0 (16 KOs)



SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT - (168 pounds)
WBC - Mikkel Kessler 38-0 (29 KOs)
WBA - Mikkel Kessler 38-0 (29 KOs) / Anthony Mundine 28-3 (22 KOs)
IBF - Alejandro Berrio 26-4 (25 KOs)
WBO - Joe Calzaghe 43-0 (32 KOs)



MIDDLEWEIGHT - (160 pounds)
WBC - Jermain Taylor 27-0-1 (17 KOs)
WBA - Felix Sturm 27-2 (12 KOs)
IBF - Arthur Abraham 23-0 (18 KOs)
WBO - Jermain Taylor 27-0-1 (17 KOs)



JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT - (154 pounds)
WBC - Floyd Mayweather Jr. 38-0 (24 KOs)
WBA - Travis Simms 25-0 (19 KOs)
IBF - Cory Spinks 36-3 (11 KOs)
WBO - Sergei Dzindziruk 34-0 (22 KOs)



WELTERWEIGHT - (147 pounds)
WBC - Floyd Mayweather Jr. 37-0 (24 KOs) / Shane Mosley 44-4 (37 KOs)
WBA - Miguel Cotto 30-0 (25 KOs)
IBF - Kermit Cintron 27-1 (25 KOs)
WBO - Antonio Margarito 34-4-0-1 (24 KOs)



JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT - (140 pounds)
WBC - Junior Witter 35-1-2 (20 KOs)
WBA - Souleymane M’baye 35-1-1 (20 KOs)
IBF - Lovemore N'dou 45-8-1 (30 KOs)
WBO - Ricardo Torres 31-1 (27 KOs)



LIGHTWEIGHT - (135 pounds)
WBC - David Diaz 32-1-1 (17 KOs)
WBA - Juan Diaz 32-0 (16 KOs)
IBF - Julio Diaz 34-3 (25 KOs)
WBO - Juan Diaz 32-0 (16 KOs) / Michael Katsidis 22-0 (20 KOs)



JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT - (130 pounds)
WBC - Juan Manuel Marquez 47-3-1 (35 KOs)
WBA - Edwin Valero 22-0 (22 KOs)
IBF - Malcolm Klassen 19-3-2 (10 KOs)
WBO - Joan Guzman 27-0 (17 KOs)



FEATHERWEIGHT - (126 pounds)
WBC - In Jin Chi 31-3-1 (18 KOs)
WBA - Chris John 39-0-1 (20 KOs)
IBF - Robert Guerrero 20-2-1 (13 KOs)
WBO - Juan Manuel Marquez 46-3-1 (35 KOs)



JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT - (122 pounds)
WBC - Rafael Marquez 37-3 (33 KOs)
WBA - Celestino Caballero 26-2 (19 KOs)
IBF - Steve Molitor 23-0 (9 KOs)
WBO - Daniel Ponce De Leon 31-1 (28 KOs)



BANTAMWEIGHT - (118 pounds)
WBC - Hozumi Hasegawa 22-2 (7 KOs)
WBA - Wladimir Sidorenko 19-0-2 (6 KOs)
IBF - VACANT
WBO - Jhonny Gonzalez 34-5 (29 KOs)



JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT - (115 pounds)
WBC - Cristian Mijares 31-3-2 (12 KOs)
WBA - Alexander Munoz 30-2 (27 KOs)
IBF - VACANT
WBO - Fernando Montiel 33-2-1 (24 KOs)



FLYWEIGHT - (112 pounds)
WBC - Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 65-2 (34 KOs)
WBA - Takefumi Sakata 30-4-1 (15 KOs) / Roberto Vasquez 24-1 (17 KOs)
IBF - Vic Darchinyan 28-0 (22 KOs)
WBO - Omar Narvaez 24-0-2 (15 KOs)



JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT - (108 pounds)
WBC - Edgar Sosa 27-5 (14 KOs)
WBA - VACANT
IBF - Ulises Solis 24-1-2 (18 KOs)
WBO - Hugo Cazares 25-3-1 (19 KOs)



STRAWWEIGHT - (105 pounds)
WBC - Eagle Kyowa 18-1 (6 KOs)
WBA - Yutaka Niida 21-1-3 (8 KOs)
IBF - Muhammad Rachman 61-5-5 (31 KOs)
WBO - Iván Calderon 28-0 (6 KOs)




From - About.com: Boxing, written by Andrew Eisele

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