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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — August 2026"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings — August 2026

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring. Month: August 2026.

| Rank | WBC (August 2026) | RING (August 2026) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [David Benavidez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) — Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) — Champion |
| 1 | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) | [David Benavidez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) |
| 2 | [Ben Whittaker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ben-whittaker) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) |
| 3 | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) |
| 4 | [Willy Hutchinson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willy-hutchinson) | [Imam Khataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imam-khataev) |
| 5 | [Imam Khataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imam-khataev) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) |
| 6 | [Radivoje Kalajdzic (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/radivoje-kalajdzic) | [Willy Hutchinson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willy-hutchinson) |
| 7 | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Najee Lopez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/najee-lopez) |
| 8 | [Zach Parker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zach-parker) | [Lerrone Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lerrone-richards) |
| 9 | [Craig Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/craig-richards) | [Albert Ramirez (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/albert-ramirez) |
| 10 | [Mehmet Unal (Türkiye)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mehmet-unal) | [Ben Whittaker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ben-whittaker) |
| 11 | [Najee Lopez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/najee-lopez) |  |
| 12 | [Arlen Lopez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arlen-lopez) |  |
| 13 | [Umar Dzambekov (Austria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/umar-dzambekov) |  |
| 14 | [Zak Chelli (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zak-chelli) |  |
| 15 | [David Morrell (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-morrell) |  |
| 16 | [Atif Oberlton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/atif-oberlton) |  |
| 17 | [Lewis Edmondson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lewis-edmondson) |  |
| 18 | [Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-gvozdyk) |  |
| 19 | [Ronald Gavril (Romania)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ronald-gavril) |  |
| 20 | [Juan Carrillo (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-carrillo) |  |
| 21 | [Luca D'Ortenzi (Italy)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luca-dortenzi) |  |
| 22 | [Yoann Kongolo (Switzerland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yoann-kongolo) |  |
| 23 | [Lerrone Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lerrone-richards) |  |
| 24 | [Jesse Hart (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jesse-hart) |  |
| 25 | [Kajetan Kalinowski (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/kajetan-kalinowski) |  |
| 26 | [Badien Hasso (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/badien-hasso) |  |
| 27 | [Austin Aokuso (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/austin-aokuso) |  |
| 28 | [Ali Akhmedov (Kazakhstan)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-akhmedov) |  |
| 29 | [Yair Gallardo (Mexico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/yair-gallardo) |  |
| 30 | [Paulo Aokuso (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/paulo-aokuso) |  |
| 31 | [Benjamin Mendes Tani (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/benjamin-mendes-tani) |  |
| 32 | [Lawrence King (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lawrence-king) |  |
| 33 | [Pawel Stepien (Poland)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pawel-stepien) |  |
| 34 | [Dante Benjamin (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dante-benjamin) |  |
| 35 | [Jerome Pampellone (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jerome-pampellone) |  |
| 36 | [Constantino Nanga (Sweden)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/constantino-nanga) |  |
| 37 | [Pablo Ezequiel Corzo (Argentina)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/pablo-ezequiel-corzo) |  |
| 38 | [Bradley Rea (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bradley-rea) |  |
| 39 | [Maxim Xu (China)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxim-xu) |  |
| 40 | [Jack Scott (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jack-scott) |  |

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