This is a list of current 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 1921 between Jack …

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 170 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.

The first triple champion of boxing was Bob Fitzsimmons when he added the light-heavyweight title to his middleweight and heavyweight titles on November 25, 1903.. Barney Ross was the first boxer to simultaneously hold world titles in two different weight classes when he won the 135-pound lightweight and 140-pound light-welterweight titles against Tony Canzoneri on June 23, …

Overview. As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently …

Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa.The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s, but …

The following is a list of European Boxing Union champions. The European Boxing Union (EBU) is a professional boxing governing body that sanctions championship bouts in Europe Heavyweight. Last update: 6 March 2021 ... List of EBU heavyweight champions. Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality Georges Carpentier: 1 June 1913: ...

List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British heavyweight title, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or …

List of British welterweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British welterweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.. A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship.

This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: . The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),; The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,; The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,; The World Boxing …

This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight classes.In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight, …