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RankWBAOctober 2026WBCOctober 2026IBFOctober 2026WBOOctober 2026RINGOctober 2026
Champion
United States flagDavid Benavidez
World Champion
David Benavidez: vacated the WBC light heavyweight title to focus on the cruiserweight division. Listed by October 2026; the exact event date is unverified.Official source
Champion
1Russia flagSharabutdin AtaevCanada flagArtur BeterbievUnited Kingdom flagBen WhittakerUnited Kingdom flagBen Whittaker+2United States flagDavid Benavidez
2Cuba flagArlen LopezUnited Kingdom flagBen WhittakerUnited States flagRadivoje Kalajdzic-1United Kingdom flagCallum Smith
3Puerto Rico flagNajee LopezUnited Kingdom flagJoshua BuatsiAustralia flagImam KhataevUnited Kingdom flagZak Chelli+1United Kingdom flagAnthony Yarde
4United States flagRadivoje KalajdzicUnited States flagRadivoje Kalajdzic+2Russia flagSharabutdin AtaevRussia flagImam Khataev+2Australia flagImam Khataev
5United States flagAtif OberltonAustralia flagImam KhataevPuerto Rico flagNajee LopezGermany flagArdian KrasniqiUnited Kingdom flagJoshua Buatsi
6United Kingdom flagLerrone RichardsUnited Kingdom flagWilly Hutchinson-2United States flagAtif OberltonUnited States flagNajee Lopez+2Puerto Rico flagNajee Lopez
7France flagBenjamin Mendes TaniUnited States flagNajee LopezAustralia flagPaulo AokusoGermany flagAdam DeinesUnited Kingdom flagWilly Hutchinson
8United Kingdom flagBradley Rea+2United Kingdom flagAnthony YardeRussia flagAli IzmailovGermany flagArtur Reis+1United States flagRadivoje KalajdzicNEW
9United Kingdom flagLewis Edmondson+2United Kingdom flagZach ParkerNetherlands flagGradus KrausAustralia flagConor Wallace-7United Kingdom flagLerrone Richards-1
10Türkiye flagMehmet Unal+2United Kingdom flagConor WallaceNEWFrance flagBenjamin Mendes Tani+1United Kingdom flagZach ParkerVenezuela flagAlbert Ramirez-1
11Austria flagUmar Dzambekov+2Türkiye flagMehmet UnalAustralia flagConor Wallace-1Mexico flagYair Gallardo+1
12Netherlands flagGradus Kraus+2Cuba flagArlen LopezItaly flagLuca D'OrtenziFrance flagBenjamin Mendes Tani+1
13Ukraine flagOleksandr Khyzhniak+2Austria flagUmar DzambekovArgentina flagPablo Ezequiel CorzoAustralia flagPaulo Aokuso+1
14Germany flagArdian KrasniqiNEWUnited Kingdom flagZak ChelliAustralia flagKirra RustonRussia flagAli IzmailovNEW
15Namibia flagCharles ShinimaNEWUnited States flagAtif OberltonUnited Kingdom flagZak ChelliUnited States flagAtif Oberlton
16United Kingdom flagCraig Richards-6
17Cuba flagDavid Morrell-1
18United Kingdom flagLewis Edmondson-1
19Ukraine flagOleksandr Gvozdyk-1
20Romania flagRonald Gavril-1
21Italy flagLuca D'Ortenzi-1
22Australia flagAustin Aokuso+4
23Switzerland flagYoann Kongolo-2
24United Kingdom flagLerrone Richards-2
25United States flagJesse Hart-2
26Poland flagKajetan Kalinowski-2
27Australia flagPaulo Aokuso+3
28Germany flagBadien Hasso-3
29Colombia flagJuan Carrillo-2
30Kazakhstan flagAli Akhmedov-2
31Mexico flagYair Gallardo-2
32Ukraine flagOleksandr Khyzhniak-1
33Poland flagPawel Stepien-1
34France flagBenjamin Mendes Tani-1
35Ireland flagJoseph Ward-1
36United States flagLawrence King-1
37United States flagDante Benjamin-1
38Sweden flagConstantino Nanga-1
39Argentina flagPablo Ezequiel Corzo-1
40United Kingdom flagBradley Rea-1

Sources

October 2026 archive

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WBA Light Heavyweight Title History

WBC Light Heavyweight Title History

IBF Light Heavyweight Title History

WBO Light Heavyweight Title History

RING Light Heavyweight Title History

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