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The [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]] (TBRB) hands out the most complete version of the lineal championship and is universally recognized as the most authoritative boxing rankings in the world today. TBRB was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.<ref>[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1792218646 The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board: More Support is Needed - Boxing247]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative|last=Raskin|first=Eric|date=April 2, 2013|title=TBRB: A viable alphabet alternative?|work=ESPN}}</ref> Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by sanctioning bodies and promoters. |
The [[Transnational Boxing Rankings Board]] (TBRB) hands out the most complete version of the lineal championship and is universally recognized as the most authoritative boxing rankings in the world today. TBRB was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.<ref>[https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/the-transnational-boxing-rankings-board-more-support-is-needed/43861?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1792218646 The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board: More Support is Needed - Boxing247]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/boxing/post/_/id/2135/tbrb-a-viable-alphabet-alternative|last=Raskin|first=Eric|date=April 2, 2013|title=TBRB: A viable alphabet alternative?|work=ESPN}}</ref> Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by sanctioning bodies and promoters. |
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The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Tim Starks|url=http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html|title=The Ring Magazine Shakes Up Its Leadership, Threatens Its Credibility|work= The Queensberry Rules|date=September 9, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2016}}</ref> After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012,<ref>[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/172677-the-ring-updates-championship-policy The Ring Updates Championship Policy - The Ring<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> three prominent members of the ''Ring'' Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles Boxing loses credibility with every new champion. Can the sport be saved? - The Guardian]</ref> which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight class.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight|title=What if boxing had one champion for every weight division?|work= The guardian|date=October 15, 2013|accessdate=May 27, 2016}}</ref> |
The board was formed to continue where ''The Ring'' "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by [[Nigel Collins]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Tim Starks|url=http://thecomeback.com/queensberryrules/2011-articles/the-ring-magazine-shakes-up-its-leadership-threatens-its-credibility.html|title=The Ring Magazine Shakes Up Its Leadership, Threatens Its Credibility|work= The Queensberry Rules|date=September 9, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2016}}</ref> After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012,<ref>[http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/172677-the-ring-updates-championship-policy The Ring Updates Championship Policy - The Ring<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101230757/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/172677-the-ring-updates-championship-policy |date=January 1, 2016 }}</ref> three prominent members of the ''Ring'' Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-balls-of-wrath/2015/feb/02/transnational-boxing-rankings-board-sport-titles Boxing loses credibility with every new champion. Can the sport be saved? - The Guardian]</ref> which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight class.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/15/boxing-one-champion-every-weight|title=What if boxing had one champion for every weight division?|work= The guardian|date=October 15, 2013|accessdate=May 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:48, 21 May 2017
Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of today's organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight championship.
There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. The official rules and regulations of the World Boxing Association,[1] World Boxing Council (WBC),[2] International Boxing Federation (IBF),[3] and World Boxing Organization (WBO)[4] all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules. Each of these organizations sanction and regulate championship bouts and award world titles. American boxing magazine The Ring began awarding world titles in 1922.
There are seventeen 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 different weight divisions, more than any other boxer. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time.[5]
Championships
When a champion, for reasons beyond his control such as an illness or injury, is unable to defend his title within the normal mandatory time, the sanctioning bodies may order an interim title bout and award the winner an interim championship. The WBA and WBC may change the status of their inactive champions to Champion in Recess.
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), a national regulating body of the United States. On August 23, 1962, the NBA became the WBA, which today has its head office in Panama.[6] According to WBA championship rules, when a champion also holds a title of one of the other three major sanctioning bodies in an equivalent weight division, that boxer is granted a special recognition of "Unified Champion", and is given more time between mandatory title defences. The WBA Championships Committee and President may also designate a champion as a "Super Champion" or "Undisputed Champion" in exceptional circumstances;[1] the standard WBA title is then vacated and contested between WBA-ranked contenders. When a WBA "Regular Champion" makes between five and ten successful defences, he may be granted the WBA "Super" title upon discretion of a vote of the WBA's board of governors.
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council (WBC) was founded in Mexico City, Mexico on February 14, 1963 in order to establish an international regulating body.[7] The WBC established many of today's safety measures in boxing, such as the standing eight count,[8] a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15, and additional weight divisions. More information about the WBC's titles including Silver, Diamond, Emeritus, Honorary and Supreme Champion can be read at the WBC article.
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) originated in September 1976 as the United States Boxing Association (USBA) when American members of the WBA withdrew in order to legitimize boxing in the United States with "unbiased" ratings.[9] In April 1983, the organization established an international division that was known as the United States Boxing Association-International (USBA-I).[9] In May 1984, the New Jersey-based USBA-I was renamed and became the IBF.[9]
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) was founded in San Juan, Puerto Rico (which is a self-governing commonwealth of the United States) in 1988. In its early years the WBO's titles were not widely recognized. By 2012 when the Japan Boxing Commission officially recognized the governing body, it had gained similar status to the other three major sanctioning bodies. Its motto is "dignity, democracy, honesty."[10] When a WBO champion has reached "preeminent status", the WBO's Executive Committee may designate him as a "Super Champion".[11] However, this is only an honorary title and not the same as the WBA's policy of having separate "Super" and "Regular" champions. A WBO "Super Champion" cannot win or lose that recognition in the ring; it is merely awarded by the WBO.
The Ring
The boxing magazine The Ring maintains its own version of the lineal championship. The original sequence began from the magazine's first publication in the 1920s until the lineal championships were placed on hiatus in 1989, continuing as late as 1992 in some divisions. When The Ring started awarding titles again in 2001, it did not calculate retrospective lineages to fill in the gap years, instead nominating a new champion.[12] CBZ commented in 2004, "The Ring has forfeited its credibility by pulling names out of its ass to name fighters as champions".[13] In 2007, The Ring was acquired by the owners of fight promoter Golden Boy Promotions,[14] which has publicized The Ring's world championships when they are at stake in fights it promotes (such as Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr. in 2008).[15] Since 2012, to reduce the number of vacant titles, The Ring allows fights between a No. 1 or No. 2 contender and a No. 3, No. 4, or No. 5 contender to fill a vacant title. This has prompted further doubts about its credibility.[16][17][18]
Some boxing journalists have been extremely critical of the new championship policy and state that if this new policy is followed, the Ring title will lose the credibility it once held.[19][20][21]
Lineal
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) hands out the most complete version of the lineal championship and is universally recognized as the most authoritative boxing rankings in the world today. TBRB was formed in October 2012 as a volunteer initiative to provide boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identify the singular world champion of every division by strict reasoning and common sense, and to insist on the sport's reform.[22][23] Board membership includes fifty respected boxing journalists and record keepers from around the world who are uncompromised by sanctioning bodies and promoters.
The board was formed to continue where The Ring "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by Nigel Collins.[24] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012,[25] three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[26] which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England. The board only awards vacant championships when the two top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight class.[27]
Current champions
The current champions in each weight division are listed below. Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the following format: wins–losses–draws–no contests (knockout wins).
Heavyweight (200+ lb, 90.7+ kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
Anthony Joshua United Kingdom19–0–0–0 (19) April 29, 2017 |
Deontay Wilder United States38–0–0–0 (37) January 17, 2015 |
Anthony Joshua United Kingdom 19–0–0–0 (19) April 9, 2016 |
Joseph Parker New Zealand23–0–0–0 (18) December 10, 2016 |
Tyson Fury United Kingdom 25–0–0–0 (18) November 28, 2015 |
vacant |
Cruiserweight (200 lb, 90.7 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Denis Lebedev Super champion  Russia29–2–0–0 (22) May 20, 2016 |
Mairis Briedis Latvia22–0–0–0 (18) April 1, 2017 |
Murat Gassiev Russia 24–0–0–0 (17) December 3, 2016 |
Oleksandr Usyk Ukraine12–0–0–0 (10) September 17, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
Beibut Shumenov Kazakhstan17–2–0–0 (11) May 21, 2016 | |||||
| Yunier Dorticos Interim champion  Cuba21–0–0–0 (20) May 20, 2016 |
Light heavyweight (175 lb, 79.4 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Andre Ward Undisputed champion United States31–0–0–0 (15) November 19, 2016 |
Adonis Stevenson Canada28–1–0–0 (23) June 8, 2013 |
Andre Ward United States 31–0–0–0 (15) November 19, 2016 |
Andre Ward United States 31–0–0–0 (15) November 19, 2016 |
vacant | Adonis Stevenson Canada 28–1–0–0 (23) June 8, 2013 |
| Nathan Cleverly United Kingdom 30–3–0–0 (16) October 1, 2016 | |||||
| Dmitry Bivol Interim champion Russia10–0–0–0 (8) May 21, 2016 |
Super middleweight (168 lb, 76.2 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
Tyron Zeuge Germany20–0–1–0 (11) November 5, 2016 |
vacant | James DeGale United Kingdom 23–1–1–0 (14) May 23, 2015 |
Gilberto Ramírez Mexico35–0–0–0 (24) April 9, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
| Andre Dirrell Interim champion United States26–2–0–0 (16) May 20, 2017 |
Middleweight (160 lb, 72.6 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Gennady Golovkin Super champion Kazakhstan37–0–0–0 (33) June 3, 2014 |
Gennady Golovkin Kazakhstan 37–0–0–0 (33) May 18, 2016 |
Gennady Golovkin Kazakhstan 37–0–0–0 (33) October 17, 2015 |
Billy Joe Saunders United Kingdom 24–0–0–0 (12) December 19, 2015 |
Saúl Álvarez Mexico 49–1–1–0 (34) November 21, 2015 |
vacant |
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam France36–2–0–0 (21) May 20, 2017 |
Avtandil Khurtsidze Interim champion  Georgia33–2–2–0 (22) April 22, 2017 |
Light middleweight (154 lb, 69.9 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Erislandy Lara Super champion Cuba24–2–2–0 (14) June 8, 2016 |
Jermell Charlo United States 29–0–0–0 (14) May 21, 2016 |
Jarrett Hurd United States 20–0–0–0 (14) February 25, 2017 |
Saúl Álvarez Mexico 49–1–1–0 (34) September 17, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
| Demetrius Andrade United States 24–0–0–0 (16) March 11, 2017 | |||||
| Brian Carlos Castaño Interim champion  Argentina13–0–0–0 (10) November 26, 2016 |
Welterweight (147 lb, 66.7 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Keith Thurman Super champion United States28–0–0–1 (22) January 16, 2015 |
Keith Thurman United States 28–0–0–1 (22) March 4, 2017 |
Kell Brook United Kingdom 36–1–0–0 (25) August 16, 2014 |
Manny Pacquiao Philippines59–6–2–0 (38) November 5, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
| Lamont Peterson United States 35–3–1–0 (17) February 18, 2017 |
Light welterweight (140 lb, 63.5 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
Julius Indongo Namibia22–0–0–0 (11) April 15, 2017 |
Terence Crawford United States 31–0–0–0 (22) July 23, 2016 |
Julius Indongo Namibia 22–0–0–0 (11) December 3, 2016 |
Terence Crawford United States 31–0–0–0 (22) April 18, 2015 |
Terence Crawford United States 31–0–0–0 (22) July 23, 2016 |
Terence Crawford United States 31–0–0–0 (22) July 23, 2016 |
Lightweight (135 lb, 61.2 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
Jorge Linares Venezuela42–3–0–0 (27) September 24, 2016 |
Mikey Garcia United States 36–0–0–0 (30) January 28, 2017 |
Robert Easter Jr. United States 19–0–0–0 (14) September 9, 2016 |
Terry Flanagan United Kingdom 33–0–0–0 (13) July 11, 2015 |
Jorge Linares Venezuela 42–3–0–0 (27) September 24, 2016 |
vacant |
Super featherweight (130 lb, 59 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
Jezreel Corrales Panama21–1–0–1 (8) April 27, 2016 |
Miguel Berchelt Mexico 31–1–0–0 (28) January 28, 2017 |
Gervonta Davis United States 18–0–0–0 (17) January 14, 2017 |
Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine 8–1–0–0 (6) June 11, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
Featherweight (126 lb, 57.2 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Léo Santa Cruz Super champion Mexico33–1–1–0 (18) January 28, 2017 |
Gary Russell Jr. United States 28–1–0–0 (17) March 28, 2015 |
Lee Selby United Kingdom 24–1–0–0 (9) May 30, 2015 |
Óscar Valdez Mexico 22–0–0–0 (19) July 23, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
| Abner Mares Mexico 30–2–1–0 (15) December 11, 2016 | |||||
| Claudio Marrero Interim champion  Dominican Republic22–1–0–0 (16) April 29, 2017 |
Super bantamweight (122 lb, 55.3 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Guillermo Rigondeaux Super champion Cuba17–0–0–0 (11) May 6, 2016 |
Rey Vargas Mexico 29–0–0–0 (22) February 25, 2017 |
Yukinori Oguni Japan19–1–1–0 (7) December 31, 2016 |
Jessie Magdaleno United States 25–0–0–0 (18) November 5, 2016 |
vacant | Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuba 17–0–0–0 (11) April 13, 2013 |
| Shun Kubo Japan 12–0–0–0 (9) April 9, 2017 | |||||
| Moises Flores Interim champion Mexico25–0–0–1 (17) April 18, 2015 |
Bantamweight (118 lb, 53.5 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Zhanat Zhakiyanov Undisputed champion Kazakhstan27–1–0 (18) February 10, 2017 |
Shinsuke Yamanaka Japan 27–0–2–0 (19) November 6, 2011 |
Lee Haskins United Kingdom 34–3–0–0 (14) November 20, 2015 |
Zolani Tete South Africa25–3–0–0 (20) April 22, 2017 |
Shinsuke Yamanaka Japan 27–0–2–0 (19) September 16, 2016 |
vacant |
| Jamie McDonnell United Kingdom 28–2–1–0 (13) May 31, 2014 |
Super flyweight (115 lb, 52.2 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Khalid Yafai United Kingdom 22–0–0–0 (14) December 10, 2016 |
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Thailand42–4–1–0 (38) March 18, 2017 |
Jerwin Ancajas Philippines 26–1–1–0 (16) September 3, 2016 |
Naoya Inoue Japan 12–0–0–0 (10) December 30, 2014 |
vacant | vacant |
Flyweight (112 lb, 50.8 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Kazuto Ioka Japan 22–1–0–0 (12) April 22, 2015 |
Daigo Higa Japan 13–0–0–0 (13) May 20, 2017 |
Donnie Nietes Philippines 40–1–4–0 (22) April 29, 2017 |
Zou Shiming China9-1-0-0 (2) November 5, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
Light flyweight (108 lb, 49 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Ryoichi Taguchi Japan 25–2–2–0 (11) December 31, 2014 |
Ken Shiro Japan 10–0–0–0 (5) May 20, 2017 |
Akira Yaegashi Japan 25–5–0–0 (12) December 29, 2015 |
Kosei Tanaka Japan 9–0–0–0 (5) December 31, 2016 |
vacant | vacant |
| Milan Melindo Interim champion Philippines35–2–0–0 (12) November 26, 2016 |
Minimumweight (105 lb, 47.6 kg)
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | |
| Thammanoon Niyomtrong Thailand 15–0–0–0 (7) June 29, 2016 |
Chayaphon Moonsri Thailand 46–0–0–0 (17) November 6, 2014 |
Jose Argumedo Mexico 19–3–1–0 (11) December 31, 2015 |
Tatsuya Fukuhara Japan 18–4–6–0 (7) February 26, 2017 |
vacant | vacant |
See also
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of lineal boxing world champions
- List of current female world boxing champions
- List of undefeated boxing world champions (retired only)
- List of undisputed boxing champions
References
- Specific
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- ^ "World Boxing Council Rules and Regulations" (PDF). World Boxing Council. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "IBF/USBA Rules Governing Championship Contests" (PDF). International Boxing Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ "World Boxing Organization Regulations of World Championship Contests". World Boxing Organization. Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (October 13, 2008). "Vitali Klitschko impressive in comeback victory". The Times. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
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- "WBA official ratings". World Boxing Association. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- "The Ring Ratings". The Ring. February 9, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
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- "Rankings – World Boxing Organization". World Boxing Organization. October 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- "Champions – Current Boxing News". Current Boxing News. December 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.