WBC Championship Status by Division (as of April 2, 2025)

By Free Agent Boxing - 04/02/2025 - Comments

HEAVYWEIGHT

  • Usyk beat Fury by UD12 in their rematch, kept the title.

  • Kabayel beat Zhang Zhilei on Feb 22 in Riyadh, won the interim belt.


BRIDGERWEIGHT

  • Lerena vs Radchenko announced, fight is May 1 in South Africa.

  • Włodarczyk vs Balski approved for interim title, fight is May 24 in Poland.


CRUISERWEIGHT

  • Badou Jack reinstated as champion.

  • Jack vs Rozicki set for May 3 in Riyadh.

  • Peralta vs Cieslak set for interim belt – no news on the date.

  • Mikaelyan placed in recess due to promo issues – now resolved.


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

  • Beterbiev vs Bivol happened Feb 22 in Riyadh – Bivol won, now undisputed.

  • Benavidez beat Morrell on Feb 1, confirmed as mandatory.

  • Winner of Benavidez vs Morrell was ordered to face Bivol – purse bid set for April 8 if no deal.


SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT

  • Canelo in voluntary stage.

  • Munguia ordered to fight Mbilli – Munguia lost, rematch on May 3 in Riyadh.

  • WBC reworking a tournament among top contenders.

  • Mbilli vs Pacheco ordered for interim – purse bid April 8 if no agreement.


MIDDLEWEIGHT

  • Adames beat Sheeraz on Feb 22 in Riyadh.

  • Adames ordered to fight Meirim Nursultanov – purse bid May 6 if no agreement.


SUPERWELTERWEIGHT

  • Fundora was set to fight Spence – Spence pulled out.

  • Crawford won eliminator but left the division.

  • Bohachuck won a final eliminator on Dec 21 vs Ishmael Davis.

  • Vergil Ortiz fought Madrimov on Feb 22 in Riyadh – Ortiz defended.

  • Fundora defended vs Chiordale Booker on Mar 22 in Vegas.


WELTERWEIGHT

  • Mario Barrios made voluntary defense vs Abel Ramos.

  • Cissokho vs Kavaliauskas delayed due to injury – rescheduled for May 10 in New Guinea.


SUPERLIGHTWEIGHT

  • Puello beat Sandor Martin by decision on Mar 1 in New York.

  • Russell got an indirect rematch – fought under another org.

  • Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza final eliminator – fight on April 19.


LIGHTWEIGHT

  • Stevenson vs Schofield was cancelled due to injury – Stevenson beat Josh Padley by KO9.

  • Zepeda recovered from shoulder injury – defended vs Tevin Farmer in a rematch on Mar 29.


SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT

  • Foster in voluntary stage.

  • Magsayo vs Rocky Hernandez ordered – both get tune-ups first.

  • Purse bid for eliminator is April 8.


FEATHERWEIGHT

  • Fulton beat Figueroa on Feb 1, took the title.

  • Winner to fight champ-in-recess Rey Vargas next.

  • Carrington beat Vivas in final eliminator on Mar 29 in Vegas.


SUPERBANTAMWEIGHT

  • Inoue was to face Goodman Dec 24 – Goodman pulled out.

  • Inoue defended vs Ye Joon Kim on Jan 25.

  • Inoue will defend again on May 4 vs Ramon Cardenas in Vegas.


BANTAMWEIGHT

  • Nakatani in voluntary stage – faced all top contenders.

  • Nakatani KO’d Cuellar in 3 on Feb 24 in Japan.


SUPERFLYWEIGHT

  • Jesse Rodriguez beat Guevara, now in voluntary stage.

  • Moloney vs Chocolatito ordered for final eliminator – both ignored it, cancelled.


FLYWEIGHT

  • Kenshiro Teraji in voluntary stage.

  • Galal Yafai won interim belt on Nov 30.

  • Yafai vs Francisco Rodriguez ordered – Matchroom won the bid.

  • Teraji unified with WBA champ Seigo Yuri Akui on Mar 13 in Japan.


MINIMUMWEIGHT (STRAWWEIGHT)

  • Canizales vs Pradabsri fought for vacant belt on Dec 26 in Thailand – Pradabsri won controversially.

  • Rematch ordered.

  • Two final eliminators to set up mandatory challengers.


STRAWWEIGHT

  • Jerusalem made mandatory on Sep 22 vs Luis Castillo.

  • Defended in Japan vs Yudai Shigeoka – still in voluntary stage.


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