With combat sports mostly on hold, we’ve decided it’s as good of a time as any to take a glimpse around the combat world and take stock of current world champions. We’ll start in the UFC and work our way around major MMA, major kickboxing, and boxing world champions during the current freeze.
A quick note, defenses listed is how many defenses they’ve made during their current run with the title, if a fighter has multiple reigns.
WBA Super Heavyweight | Anthony Joshua | 23-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Regular Heavyweight | Manuel Charr | 31-4 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Interim Heavyweight | Trevor Bryan | 20-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Heavyweight | Tyson Fury | 30-0-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Interim Heavyweight | Dillian Whyte | 27-1 | 0 defenses | |
IBF Heavyweight | Anthony Joshua | 23-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBO Heavyweight | Anthony Joshua | 23-1 | 0 defenses |
WBA Super Cruiserweight | Arsen Goulamirian | 26-0 | 2 defenses | |
WBA Regular Cruiserweight | Beibut Shumenov | 18-2 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Interim Cruiserweight | Ryad Merhy | 29-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Cruiserweight | Ilunga Makabu | 27-2 | 0 defenses | |
IBF Cruiserweight | Yuniel Dorticos | 24-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBO Cruiserweight | Vacant |
WBA Super Light Heavyweight | Dmitry Bivol | 17-0 | 6 defenses | |
WBA Regular Light Heavyweight | Jean Pascal | 35-6-1 | 1 defense | |
WBA Interim Light Heavyweight | Dominic Boesel | 30-1 | 0 defense | |
WBC Light Heavyweight | Artur Beterbiev | 15-0 | 0 defenses | |
IBF Light Heavyweight | Artur Beterbiev | 15-0 | 3 defenses | |
WBO Light Heavyweight | Vacant |
WBA Super Super Middleweight | Callum Smith | 27-0 | 2 defenses | |
WBA Regular Super Middleweight | Saul Alvarez | 53-1-2 | 1 defense | |
WBC Super Middleweight | David Benavidez | 22-0 | 0 defense | |
IBF Super Middleweight | Caleb Plant | 20-0 | 2 defenses | |
WBO Super Middleweight | Billy Joe Saunders | 29-0 | 1 defense |
WBA Super Middleweight | Saul Alvarez | 53-1-2 | 1 defense | |
WBA Regular Middleweight | Ryoto Murata | 16-2 | 1 defense | |
WBA Interim Middleweight | Chris Eubank Jr. | 29-2 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Middleweight | Jermall Charlo | 30-0 | 3 defenses | |
IBF Middleweight | Gennady Golovkin | 40-1-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBO Middleweight | Demetrius Andrade | 29-0 | 3 defenses |
WBA Super Junior Middleweight | Jeison Rosario | 20-1-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Regular Junior Middleweight | Erislandy Lara | 26-3-3 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Junior Middleweight | Jermell Charlo | 33-1 | 0 defenses | |
IBF Junior Middleweight | Jeison Rosario | 20-1-1 | 0 defenses | |
WBO Junior Middleweight | Patrick Teixeira | 31-1 | 0 defenses |
WBA Super Welterweight | Manny Pacquiao | 62-7-2 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Regular Welterweight | Alexander Besputin | 14-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Welterweight | Errol Spence Jr. | 26-0 | 0 defenses | |
IBF Welterweight | Errol Spence Jr. | 26-0 | 4 defenses | |
WBO Welterweight | Terence Crawford | 36-0 | 3 defenses |
WBA Super Junior Welterweight | Josh Taylor | 16-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Regular Junior Welterweight | Mario Barrios | 25-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBA Interim Junior Welterweight | Alberto Puello | 17-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Junior Welterweight | Jose Carlos Ramirez | 25-0 | 3 defenses | |
IBF Junior Welterweight | Josh Taylor | 16-0 | 1 defense | |
WBO Junior Welterweight | Jose Carlos Ramirez | 25-0 | 0 defenses |
WBA Super Lightweight | Vasyl Lomachenko | 14-1 | 3 defenses | |
WBA Regular Lightweight | Gervonta Davis | 23-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBC Lightweight In Recess | Devin Haney | 24-0 | 1 defense | |
IBF Lightweight | Teofimo Lopez | 15-0 | 0 defenses | |
WBO Lightweight | Vasyl Lomachenko | 14-1 | 0 defenses |
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