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title: "WBA Light Heavyweight Rankings - May 2026"
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# WBA Light Heavyweight Rankings - May 2026

WBA Light Heavyweight rankings. Month: May 2026. This is the official monthly list, 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 (May 2026) |
| --- | --- |
| Champion | [Dmitry Bivol (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/dmitry-bivol) - Super Champion |
| Champion | [David Benavidez (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/david-benavidez) - World 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) |
| 2 | [Arlen Lopez (Cuba)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/arlen-lopez) |
| 3 | [Sharabutdin Ataev (Russia)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/sharabutdin-ataev) |
| 4 | [Najee Lopez (Puerto Rico)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/najee-lopez) |
| 5 | [Atif Oberlton (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/atif-oberlton) |
| 6 | [Lerrone Richards (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/lerrone-richards) |
| 7 | [Samuel Arnold (United States)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/samuel-arnold) |
| 8 | [Benjamin Mendes Tani (France)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/benjamin-mendes-tani) |
| 9 | [Michael Eifert (Germany)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/michael-eifert) |
| 10 | [Jose Uzcategui (Venezuela)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/jose-uzcategui) |
| 11 | [Joshua Buatsi (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/joshua-buatsi) |
| 12 | [Bradley Rea (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/bradley-rea) |
| 13 | [Willy Hutchinson (United Kingdom)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/willy-hutchinson) |
| 14 | [Mehmet Unal (Türkiye)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/mehmet-unal) |
| 15 | [Umar Dzambekov (Austria)](https://box-rank.com/boxer/umar-dzambekov) |

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