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title: "Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2026"
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# Light Heavyweight Boxing Rankings - January 2026

Combined Light Heavyweight rankings from the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The RING. Month: January 2026. These are official monthly lists, not BoxRec fight records. See [Box-Rank vs BoxRec](https://box-rank.com/blog/box-rank-vs-boxrec-which-boxing-site-should-you-use).

| Rank | WBA (January 2026) | IBF (January 2026) | WBO (January 2026) | RING (January 2026) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Super Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Champion |
| Champion | [David Benavidez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) - World Champion |  | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) - Interim Champion |  |
| Champion | [Albert Ramirez (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/albert-ramirez) - Interim Champion |  |  |  |
| 1 | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) | [David Morrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-morrell) | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) |
| 2 | [Arlen Lopez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arlen-lopez) | [Conor Wallace (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/conor-wallace) | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) | [David Benavidez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) |
| 3 | [Sharabutdin Ataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sharabutdin-ataev) | [David Morrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-morrell) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Callum Smith (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/callum-smith) |
| 4 | [Daniel Lapin (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daniel-lapin) | [Malik Zinad (Libya)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/malik-zinad) | [Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-gvozdyk) | [Albert Ramirez (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/albert-ramirez) |
| 5 | [Atif Oberlton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/atif-oberlton) | [Artur Beterbiev (Canada)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-beterbiev) | [Conor Wallace (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/conor-wallace) | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) |
| 6 | [Deon Nicholson (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/deon-nicholson) | [Imam Khataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imam-khataev) | [Ardian Krasniqi (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ardian-krasniqi) | [David Morrell (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-morrell) |
| 7 | [Najee Lopez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/najee-lopez) | [Ali Izmailov (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ali-izmailov) | [Artur Reis (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/artur-reis) | [Imam Khataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imam-khataev) |
| 8 | [Anthony Yarde (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/anthony-yarde) | [Vasyli Voytsekhovsky (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/vasyli-voytsekhovsky) | [Alban Bermeta (Albania)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alban-bermeta) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) |
| 9 | [Ezra Taylor (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ezra-taylor) | [Ben Whittaker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ben-whittaker) | [Zach Parker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/zach-parker) | [Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/oleksandr-gvozdyk) |
| 10 | [Lerrone Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lerrone-richards) | [Sharabutdin Ataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sharabutdin-ataev) | [Daniel Lapin (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daniel-lapin) | [Willy Hutchinson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willy-hutchinson) |
| 11 | [Conor Wallace (Australia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/conor-wallace) | [Daniel Lapin (Ukraine)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/daniel-lapin) | [Maxim Xu (China)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/maxim-xu) |  |
| 12 | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Craig Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/craig-richards) | [Ben Whittaker (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/ben-whittaker) |  |
| 13 | [Liam Cameron (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/liam-cameron) | [Najee Lopez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/najee-lopez) | [Diyab Simon Dabschah (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/diyab-simon-dabschah) |  |
| 14 | [Luis Antonio Tejeda (Dominican Republic)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/luis-antonio-tejeda) | [Atif Oberlton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/atif-oberlton) | [Imam Khataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/imam-khataev) |  |
| 15 | [Alban Bermeta (Albania)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/alban-bermeta) | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) | [Juan Carrillo (Colombia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/juan-carrillo) |  |

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