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May 18 2008

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 - Samuel Peter 30-1 (23 KOs)
WBA - Ruslan Chagaev 24-0-1 NC (17 KOs)
IBF - Wladimir Klitschko 50-3 (44 KOs)
WBO - Wladimir Klitschko 50-3 (44 KOs)

CRUISERWEIGHT - (190 pounds)
WBC - David Haye 21-1 (20 KOs)
WBA - David Haye 21-1 (20 KOs) / Firat Arslan 29-3-1 (18 KOs)
IBF - Steve Cunningham 21-1 (11 KOs)
WBO - David Haye 21-1 (20 KOs)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - (175 pounds)
WBC - Chad Dawson 26-0-1 NC (17 KOs)
WBA - Danny Green 25-3 (22 KOs)
IBF - Antonio Tarver 27-4 (19 KOs)
WBO - Zsolt Erdei 29-0 (17 KOs)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT - (168 pounds)
WBC - Joe Calzaghe 44-0 (32 KOs)
WBA - Joe Calzaghe 44-0 (32 KOs) / Anthony Mundine 31-3 (23 KOs)
IBF - Lucian Bute 22-0 (18 KOs)
WBO - Joe Calzaghe 44-0 (32 KOs)

MIDDLEWEIGHT - (160 pounds)
WBC - Kelly Pavlik 32-0 (29 KOs)
WBA - Felix Sturm 29-2-1 (13 KOs)
IBF - Arthur Abraham 26-0 (21 KOs)
WBO - Kelly Pavlik 32-0 (29 KOs)

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT - (154 pounds)
WBC - Vernon Forrest 40-2-0-1 (29 KOs)
WBA - Joachim Alcine 30-0 (19 KOs)
IBF - Verno Phillips 42-10-1-1 (21 KOs)
WBO - Sergei Dzindziruk 35-0 (22 KOs)

WELTERWEIGHT - (147 pounds)
WBC - Floyd Mayweather Jr. 39-0 (25 KOs)
WBA - Miguel Cotto 32-0 (26 KOs) / Yuriy Nuzhnenko 27-0 (13 KOs)
IBF - Antonio Margarito 36-5-0-1 NC (26 KOs)
WBO - Carlos Quintana 25-1 (19 KOs)

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT - (140 pounds)
WBC - Timothy Bradley 22-0 (11 KOs)
WBA - Andreas Kotelnik 29-2-1 (13 KOs)
IBF - Paul Malignaggi 24-1 (5 KOs)
WBO - Ricardo Torres 32-1 (28 KOs)

LIGHTWEIGHT - (135 pounds)
WBC - David Diaz 34-1-1 (17 KOs) / Joel Casamayor 36-3-1 (22 KOs)
WBA - Nate Campbell 32-5-1 (25 KOs) / Jose Alfaro 20-3-1 NC (18 KOs)
IBF - Nate Campbell 32-5-1 (25 KOs)
WBO - Nate Campbell 32-5-1 (25 KOs) / Joel Casamayor 36-3-1 (22 KOs)

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT - (130 pounds)
WBC - Manny Pacquiao 46-3-2 (35 KOs)
WBA - Edwin Valero 23-0 (23 KOs)
IBF - Cassius Baloyi 35-3-1 (18 KOs)
WBO - Alex Arthur 26-1 (19 KOs) / Joan Guzman 28-0 (17 KOs)

FEATHERWEIGHT - (126 pounds)
WBC - In Jin Chi 31-3-1 (18 KOs) / Jorge Linares 25-0 (16 KOs)
WBA - Chris John 41-0-1 (22 KOs)
IBF - Robert Guerrero 22-1-1-1 NC (15 KOs)
WBO - Steven Luevano 35-1 (15 KOs)

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT - (122 pounds)
WBC - Israel Vazquez 43-4 (31 KOs)
WBA - Celestino Caballero 28-2 (19 KOs)
IBF - Steve Molitor 27-0 (10 KOs)
WBO - Daniel Ponce De Leon 34-1 (30 KOs)

BANTAMWEIGHT - (118 pounds)
WBC - Hozumi Hasegawa 23-2 (7 KOs)
WBA - Wladimir Sidorenko 21-0-2 (7 KOs)
IBF - Joseph Agbeko 25-1 (22 KOs)
WBO - Gerry Penalosa 53-6-2 (36 KOs)

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT - (115 pounds)
WBC - Cristian Mijares 35-3-2 (14 KOs)
WBA - Cristian Mijares 35-3-2 (14 KOs)
IBF - Dimitri Kirilov 29-3 (9 KOs)
WBO - Fernando Montiel 36-2-1 (27 KOs)

FLYWEIGHT - (112 pounds)
WBC - Daisuke Naito 32-2-3 (20 KOs)
WBA - Takefumi Sakata 32-4-2 (15 KOs)
IBF - Nonito Donaire 19-1 (12 KOs)
WBO - Omar Narvaez 27-0-2 (17 KOs)

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT - (108 pounds)
WBC - Edgar Sosa 30-5 (16 KOs)
WBA - Brahim Asloum 23-2 (9 KOs)
IBF - Ulises Solis 26-1-2 (20 KOs)
WBO - Ivan Calderon 31-0 (6 KOs)

STRAWWEIGHT - (105 pounds)
WBC - Oleydong Sithsamerchai 25-0 (9 KOs)
WBA - Yutaka Niida 23-1-3 (9 KOs)
IBF - Florante Condes 22-3-1 (20 KOs)
WBO - Iván Calderon 29-0 (6 KOs)