Open Boxing

Open Boxing

Open source world championship boxing data, plus an archive of public domain newspaper and magazine articles.

The data covers the world titles of the IBU, NYSAC, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring.

Since 1911, there have been 7,271 world title bouts, 1,591 world champions and 3,309 reigns.

Open Boxing is a work in progress. Found a mistake? Raise an issue on GitHub.

Current world champions

Weight classWBAWBCIBFWBOThe Ring
Heavyweight 200+ lbVacant since 26 Jun 2026 Agit Kabayel since 27 Jun 2026 Filip Hrgovic since 29 Aug 2026 Daniel Dubois since 9 May 2026 Oleksandr Usyk since 20 Aug 2022
Bridgerweight 224 lbVacant since 30 Jun 2026 Ryad Merhy since 30 May 2026 No championNo championNo champion
Cruiserweight 200 lbDavid Benavidez since 2 May 2026 Michal Cieslak since 14 Sep 2026 Vacant since 23 Mar 2026 David Benavidez since 2 May 2026 Jai Opetaia since 2 Jul 2022
Light Heavyweight 175 lbDmitry Bivol since 22 Feb 2025 Willy Hutchinson since 7 Nov 2026 Dmitry Bivol since 22 Feb 2025 Dmitry Bivol since 22 Feb 2025 Dmitry Bivol since 22 Feb 2025
Super Middleweight 168 lbJaime Munguia since 2 May 2026 Canelo Alvarez since 31 Oct 2026 Osleys Iglesias since 9 Apr 2026 Vacant since 18 Sep 2026 Vacant since 27 Jan 2026
Middleweight 160 lbVacant since 9 Mar 2023 Carlos Adames since 7 May 2024 Aaron McKenna since 8 Aug 2026 Vacant since 30 Oct 2026 Vacant since 1 Jan 2021
Super Welterweight 154 lbJaron Ennis since 27 Jun 2026 Sebastian Fundora since 30 Mar 2024 Josh Kelly since 31 Jan 2026 Jaron Ennis since 27 Jun 2026 Vacant since 13 Jul 2024
Welterweight 147 lbTeofimo Lopez since 22 Aug 2026 Ryan Garcia since 21 Feb 2026 Liam Paro since 24 Jun 2026 Devin Haney since 22 Nov 2025 Vacant since 7 Aug 2025
Super Lightweight 140 lbVacant since 15 May 2022 Dalton Smith since 10 Jan 2026 Vacant since 20 Apr 2026 Shakur Stevenson since 31 Jan 2026 Shakur Stevenson since 31 Jan 2026
Lightweight 135 lbFloyd Schofield since 10 Oct 2026 William Zepeda since 1 Aug 2026 Vacant since 2 Sep 2026 Abdullah Mason since 22 Nov 2025 Vacant since 29 Nov 2023
Super Featherweight 130 lbAnthony Cacace since 8 Sep 2026 O'Shaquie Foster since 2 Nov 2024 O'Shaquie Foster since 24 Oct 2026 O'Shaquie Foster since 24 Oct 2026 O'Shaquie Foster since 24 Oct 2026
Featherweight 126 lbVacant since 16 Oct 2026 Bruce Carrington since 31 Jan 2026 Angelo Leo since 10 Aug 2024 Rafael Espinoza since 9 Dec 2023 Vacant since 15 Jun 2013
Super Bantamweight 122 lbNaoya Inoue since 26 Dec 2023 Naoya Inoue since 25 Jul 2023 Naoya Inoue since 26 Dec 2023 Naoya Inoue since 25 Jul 2023 Naoya Inoue since 26 Dec 2023
Bantamweight 118 lbJesse Rodriguez since 10 Jul 2026 Takuma Inoue since 24 Nov 2025 Jose Salas since 13 Dec 2025 Christian Medina since 14 Sep 2025 Vacant since 25 Sep 2025
Super Flyweight 115 lbVacant since 11 Aug 2022 Ricardo Malajika since 27 Sep 2026 Andrew Moloney since 6 Jun 2026 Kenshiro Teraji since 20 Jul 2026 Vacant since 15 Jun 2026
Flyweight 112 lbVacant since 14 Sep 2016 Sergio Mendoza since 10 Oct 2026 Masamichi Yabuki since 29 Mar 2025 Anthony Olascuaga since 20 Jul 2024 Vacant since 10 Sep 2016
Light Flyweight 108 lbRene Santiago since 30 Sep 2026 Shokichi Iwata since 15 Mar 2026 Thanongsak Simsri since 19 Jun 2025 Rene Santiago since 13 Mar 2025 Vacant since 14 Oct 2024
Minimumweight 105 lbOscar Collazo since 16 Nov 2024 Siyakholwa Kuse since 16 May 2026 Pedro Taduran since 28 Jul 2024 Oscar Collazo since 27 May 2023 Oscar Collazo since 16 Nov 2024

Heavyweight 200+ lb

Bridgerweight 224 lb

  • WBA Vacant since 30 Jun 2026
  • WBC Ryad Merhy since 30 May 2026
  • IBF No champion
  • WBO No champion
  • The Ring No champion

Cruiserweight 200 lb

Light Heavyweight 175 lb

Super Middleweight 168 lb

Middleweight 160 lb

  • WBA Super Vacant since 9 Mar 2023
  • WBC Carlos Adames since 7 May 2024
  • IBF Aaron McKenna since 8 Aug 2026
  • WBO Vacant since 30 Oct 2026
  • The Ring Vacant since 1 Jan 2021

Super Welterweight 154 lb

Welterweight 147 lb

Super Lightweight 140 lb

Lightweight 135 lb

Super Featherweight 130 lb

Featherweight 126 lb

Super Bantamweight 122 lb

Bantamweight 118 lb

Super Flyweight 115 lb

Flyweight 112 lb

Light Flyweight 108 lb

Minimumweight 105 lb

Upcoming world title bouts

November 2026

  1. Anthony Olascuaga v Yuberjen Martinez

    Flyweight · WBO

  2. Masamichi Yabuki v Miel Fajardo

    Flyweight · IBF

  3. Takeshi Ishii v Zyvyr Medecilo

    Minimumweight ·

  4. Agit Kabayel v Nelson Hysa

    Heavyweight · WBC

  5. Kenshiro Teraji v Jassiel Ramon Amador Gamez

    Super Flyweight · WBO

December 2026

  1. David Benavidez v Michal Cieslak

    Cruiserweight · WBC and WBO

  2. Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua

    Heavyweight · WBA Super

  3. Dmitry Bivol v Callum Smith

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  4. Erislandy Lara v Tim Tszyu

    Middleweight ·

  5. Elnur Samedov v Liam Wilson

    Super Featherweight ·

  6. Anthony Cacace v Nick Ball

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super

  7. Devin Haney v Liam Paro

    Welterweight · WBO and IBF

January 2027

  1. Jacob Bank v Zhanibek Alimkhanuly

    Super Middleweight · WBO

February 2027

  1. Jaron Ennis v Josh Kelly

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBO and IBF

World title changes

November 2026

  1. Willy Hutchinson beats Joshua Buatsi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBC New champion

October 2026

  1. Canelo Alvarez beats Christian M'billi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC New champion

  2. Denzel Bentley vacates the WBO Middleweight world title

    Middleweight · WBO

  3. O'Shaquie Foster beats Emanuel Navarrete via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF, WBO and The Ring New IBF, WBO and The Ring champion

  4. Brandon Figueroa vacates the WBA Featherweight world title

    Featherweight · WBA

  5. Floyd Schofield beats Lucas Bahdi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA New champion

  6. Sergio Mendoza beats Ricardo Sandoval via technical knockout 5/12

    Flyweight · WBC New champion

  7. David Benavidez vacates the WBC Light Heavyweight world title

    Light Heavyweight · WBC

September 2026

  1. Daiya Kira vacates the WBA Light Flyweight world title

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  2. Rene Santiago becomes the WBA Super world champion at Light Flyweight

    Light Flyweight · WBA Super New champion

  3. Ricardo Malajika beats Tomoya Tsuboi via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBC New champion

  4. Hamzah Sheeraz vacates the WBO Super Middleweight world title

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  5. Michal Cieslak becomes the WBC Cruiserweight world champion

    Cruiserweight · WBC New champion

  6. Anthony Cacace vacates the WBA world title at Super Featherweight

    Super Featherweight · WBA

  7. Anthony Cacace becomes the WBA Super world champion at Super Featherweight

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super New champion

  8. Raymond Muratalla vacates the IBF Lightweight world title

    Lightweight · IBF

  9. Daiya Kira beats Carlos Canizales via technical knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA New champion

August 2026

  1. Filip Hrgovic beats Moses Itauma via technical knockout 9/12

    Heavyweight · IBF New champion

  2. Teofimo Lopez beats Rolando Romero via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super New champion

  3. Aaron McKenna beats Etinosa Oliha via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBF New champion

  4. William Zepeda beats Lamont Roach Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC New champion

July 2026

  1. Rene Santiago vacates the WBA Light Flyweight world title

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  2. Denzel Bentley becomes the WBO Middleweight world champion

    Middleweight · WBO New champion

  3. Kenshiro Teraji beats Israel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO New champion

  4. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBA Bantamweight world title

    Bantamweight · WBA

  5. Jesse Rodriguez becomes the WBA Super world champion at Bantamweight

    Bantamweight · WBA Super New champion

June 2026

  1. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov vacates the WBA Bridgerweight world title

    Bridgerweight · WBA

  2. Jaron Ennis beats Xander Zayas via technical knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA and WBO New WBA and WBO champion

  3. Agit Kabayel becomes the WBC Heavyweight world champion

    Heavyweight · WBC New champion

  4. Oleksandr Usyk vacates the WBA Super, WBC and IBF world titles at Heavyweight

    Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  5. Liam Paro beats Lewis Crocker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF New champion

  6. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the The Ring Super Flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · The Ring

  7. Jesse Rodriguez beats Antonio Vargas via knockout 6/12

    Bantamweight · WBA New champion

  8. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBO Super Flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  9. Jesse Rodriguez vacates the WBC Super Flyweight world title

    Super Flyweight · WBC

  10. Andrew Moloney beats Willibaldo Garcia via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · IBF New champion

May 2026

  1. Antonio Vargas becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

    Bantamweight · WBA New champion

  2. Ryad Merhy beats Kevin Lerena via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bridgerweight · WBC New champion

  3. Hamzah Sheeraz beats Alem Begic via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight · WBO New champion

  4. Rolando Romero becomes the WBA Super world champion at Welterweight

    Welterweight · WBA Super New champion

  5. Siyakholwa Kuse beats Melvin Jerusalem via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBC New champion

  6. Daniel Dubois beats Fabio Wardley via technical knockout 11/12

    Heavyweight · WBO New champion

  7. Jaime Munguia beats Armando Resendiz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA New champion

  8. David Benavidez beats Gilberto Ramirez via knockout 6/12

    Cruiserweight · WBA Super and WBO New WBA Super and WBO champion

April 2026

  1. Richardson Hitchins vacates the IBF Super Lightweight world title

    Super Lightweight · IBF

  2. Osleys Iglesias beats Pavel Silyagin via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF New champion

March 2026

  1. Jai Opetaia vacates the IBF Cruiserweight world title

    Cruiserweight · IBF

  2. Shokichi Iwata beats Knockout CP Freshmart via technical knockout 8/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC New champion

  3. Anthony Cacace beats Jazza Dickens via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA New champion

  4. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly vacates the IBF Middleweight world title

    Middleweight · IBF

February 2026

  1. Emanuel Navarrete beats Eduardo Nunez via technical knockout 11/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF New champion

  2. Ryan Garcia beats Mario Barrios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC New champion

  3. Brandon Figueroa beats Nick Ball via technical knockout 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA New champion

  4. Shakur Stevenson vacates the WBC Lightweight world title

    Lightweight · WBC

January 2026

  1. Josh Kelly beats Bakhram Murtazaliev via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF New champion

  2. Shakur Stevenson beats Teofimo Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBO and The Ring New WBO and The Ring champion

  3. Xander Zayas beats Abass Baraou via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA New champion

  4. Bruce Carrington beats Carlos Castro via knockout 9/12

    Featherweight · WBC New champion

  5. Terence Crawford vacates the The Ring Super Middleweight world title

    Super Middleweight · The Ring

  6. Christian M'billi becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

    Super Middleweight · WBC New champion

  7. Dalton Smith beats Subriel Matias via technical knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC New champion

  8. Armando Resendiz becomes the WBA world champion at Super Middleweight

    Super Middleweight · WBA New champion

December 2025

  1. Terence Crawford vacates the IBF Super Middleweight world title

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  2. Terence Crawford vacates the WBO Super Middleweight world title

    Super Middleweight · WBO

  3. Terence Crawford vacates the WBA Super world title at Super Middleweight

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  4. Rene Santiago beats Kyosuke Takami via split decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA New champion

  5. Jose Salas beats Landile Ngxeke via technical knockout 7/12

    Bantamweight · IBF New champion

  6. Noel Mikaelian beats Badou Jack via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight · WBC New champion

  7. Stephen Fulton vacates the WBC Featherweight world title

    Featherweight · WBC

  8. Jazza Dickens becomes the WBA world champion at Super Featherweight

    Super Featherweight · WBA New champion

  9. Knockout CP Freshmart beats Junior Leandro Zarate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBC New champion

  10. Terence Crawford vacates the WBC Super Middleweight world title

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  11. Seiya Tsutsumi becomes the WBA Bantamweight world champion

    Bantamweight · WBA New champion

November 2025

  1. Carlos Canizales vacates the WBC Light Flyweight world title

    Light Flyweight · WBC

  2. Takuma Inoue beats Tenshin Nasukawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBC New champion

  3. Abdullah Mason beats Sam Noakes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO New champion

  4. Devin Haney beats Brian Norman Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBO New champion

  5. Fabio Wardley becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

    Heavyweight · WBO New champion