IBF Light Heavyweight boxing rankings- July 2026

IBF Light Heavyweight rankings archive for July 2026. This page is the IBF-only list. View all IBF rankings, or compare the Light Heavyweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest IBF Light Heavyweight rankings.

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Rank	IBFJuly 2026
	Dmitry Bivol Champion
1	Vacant
2	Conor Wallace
3	Ben Whittaker
4	Imam Khataev
5	Sharabutdin Ataev
6	Joshua Buatsi
7	Willy Hutchinson
8	Ali Izmailov
9	Paulo Aokuso+4
10	Najee Lopez-1
11	Atif Oberlton-1
12	Gradus Kraus-1
13	Craig Richards-1
14	Benjamin Mendes Tani
15	Luca D'Ortenzi

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July 2026 archive

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Month-over-month changes since June 2026

Entered the top 10

Paulo AokusoUp from #13 to #9

Dropped out of the top 10

Atif OberltonDropped to #11

Biggest risers

Paulo AokusoUp 4 places to #9
+4

Biggest fallers

Najee LopezDown one place to #10
-1
Atif OberltonDown one place to #11
-1
Gradus KrausSlipped a spot to #12
-1

IBF Light Heavyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest IBF monthly rankings (December 2005).