Latest Boxing Title Changes

Recorded changes

Verified, dated title changes across the divisions. Coverage depends on the records available.

Minimumweight2 Nov 2026
Ryusei Matsumoto
Elevated to
WBO Champion
Was elevated from interim to full WBO champion after Oscar Collazo relinquished the title.
Minimumweight history →
Super Middleweight31 Oct 2026
Saul Alvarez
Won
WBC Champion
Defeated Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 117-110) in Riyadh.
Super Middleweight history →
Middleweight30 Oct 2026
Denzel Bentley
Stripped of
WBO Champion
The WBO withdrew recognition and declared the title vacant after Bentley failed to comply with mandatory championship obligations against Yoenli Hernandez.
Middleweight history →
Super Featherweight24 Oct 2026
O'Shaquie Foster
Won
WBO ChampionRING ChampionIBF Champion
Retained
WBC Champion
O'Shaquie Foster defeated Emanuel Navarrete by unanimous decision (118-108, 118-108, 115-111) on 24 October 2026 in San Antonio.
Super Featherweight history →
Featherweight16 Oct 2026
Brandon Figueroa
Stripped of
WBA World Champion
Was stripped of the title after missing weight for the planned Tomoki Kameda defence, the bout was subsequently cancelled.
Featherweight history →
Flyweight10 Oct 2026
Sergio Mendoza Cordova
Won
WBA World ChampionWBC Champion
Won the title by stopping Ricardo Sandoval in the fifth round in Chicago.
Flyweight history →
Lightweight10 Oct 2026
Floyd Schofield
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Lucas Bahdi in Chicago.
Lightweight history →
Super Lightweight10 Oct 2026
Khariton Agrba
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim title by split decision against Zaur Abdullaev in Ekaterinburg.
Super Lightweight history →
Minimumweight27 Sept 2026
Ryusei Matsumoto
Won
WBO Interim Champion
Won the vacant WBO interim title by unanimous decision against Russell Acosta in Tokyo.
Minimumweight history →
Super Bantamweight27 Sept 2026
Sam Goodman
Won
IBF Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision over Ryosuke Nishida in Tokyo.
Super Bantamweight history →
Super Flyweight27 Sept 2026
Ricardo Malajika
Won
WBC Champion
Won the vacant title by split decision against Tomoya Tsuboi in Tokyo.
Super Flyweight history →
Cruiserweight14 Sept 2026
Michal Cieslak
Elevated to
WBC Champion
Promoted after the WBC ruled on Mikaelyan-Opetaia sanctioning, ordering Cieslak to face Benavidez before the winner meets Opetaia.
Cruiserweight history →
Cruiserweight12 Sept 2026
Jai Opetaia
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the WBA world title by stopping Norair Mikaeljan in the ninth round in Las Vegas.
Cruiserweight history →
Super Featherweight8 Sept 2026
Anthony Cacace
Elevated to
WBA Super Champion
Was elevated to Super Champion after circumstances prevented the immediate mandatory fight against Elnur Samedov, and the winner of Cacace's voluntary defense must face Samedov.
Super Featherweight history →
Super Featherweight8 Sept 2026
Elnur Samedov
Elevated to
WBA World Champion
Was elevated from Interim Champion as Anthony Cacace became Super Champion, and must face the winner of Cacace's authorized voluntary defense.
Super Featherweight history →
Light Flyweight2 Sept 2026
Daiya Kira
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the vacant title by stopping Carlos Canizales in the seventh round in Yokohama.
Light Flyweight history →
Minimumweight2 Sept 2026
Takeshi Ishii
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the vacant title by knocking out Wilfredo Mendez in the first round in Yokohama.
Minimumweight history →
Heavyweight29 Aug 2026
Filip Hrgovic
Won
IBF Champion
Won the vacant title by stopping Moses Itauma in the ninth round in London.
Heavyweight history →
Super Bantamweight22 Aug 2026
Gary Antonio Russell
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the interim title by unanimous decision against Victor Santillan in Las Vegas.
Super Bantamweight history →
Welterweight22 Aug 2026
Teofimo Lopez
Won
WBA Super Champion
Won the title by majority decision against Rolando Romero in Las Vegas.
Welterweight history →
Middleweight8 Aug 2026
Aaron McKenna
Won
IBF Champion
Won the vacant IBF title by defeating Etinosa Oliha by unanimous decision at the 3Arena in Dublin.
Middleweight history →
Lightweight1 Aug 2026
William Zepeda Segura
Won
WBC Champion
Won the vacant WBC title by defeating Lamont Roach Jr by unanimous decision at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas after Shakur Stevenson vacated the title.
Lightweight history →
Bantamweight20 Jul 2026
Riku Masuda
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the WBA title by defeating Daigo Higa by split decision at the Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Bantamweight history →
Middleweight20 Jul 2026
Denzel Bentley
Elevated to
WBO Champion
Promoted from Interim Champion after Janibek Alimkhanuly vacated the WBO middleweight title to move to super middleweight, as confirmed by WBO President Gustavo Olivieri.
Middleweight history →
Super Flyweight20 Jul 2026
Kenshiro Teraji
Won
WBO Champion
Won the vacant WBO title by defeating Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision after Jesse Rodriguez vacated the title to move to bantamweight.
Super Flyweight history →
Bridgerweight30 Jun 2026
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
Vacated
WBA World Champion
The WBA eliminated the bridgerweight division and ended recognition of the title.
Bridgerweight history →
Bridgerweight30 Jun 2026
Vartan Arutyunyan
Vacated
WBA Interim Champion
The WBA eliminated the bridgerweight division and ended recognition of the interim title.
Bridgerweight history →
Heavyweight27 Jun 2026
Agit Kabayel
Elevated to
WBC Champion
Promoted from Interim Champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the WBC heavyweight title, with the WBC recognising him as World Champion effective 27 June 2026.
Heavyweight history →
Super Welterweight27 Jun 2026
Jaron Ennis
Won
WBO ChampionWBA World Champion
Won the title by stopping Xander Zayas. Won the WBA title by stopping Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, also taking his WBO title.
Super Welterweight history →
Heavyweight26 Jun 2026
Oleksandr Usyk
Vacated
IBF ChampionWBA Super Champion
Oleksandr Usyk vacated the IBF heavyweight title so other contenders could fight for it. Vacated the WBA heavyweight title, along with the WBC and IBF titles, ahead of a final run of fights.
Heavyweight history →
Welterweight24 Jun 2026
Liam Paro
Won
IBF Champion
Won the IBF welterweight title by defeating Lewis Crocker in Brisbane.
Welterweight history →
Super Featherweight20 Jun 2026
Ryan Garner
Won
WBC Interim Champion
Won the interim title by unanimous decision against Michael Magnesi at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
Super Featherweight history →
Super Flyweight15 Jun 2026
Jesse Rodriguez
Vacated
RING Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Flyweight history →
Flyweight14 Jun 2026
Abraham R Perez
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the interim WBA title by defeating Jonathan Gonzalez by split decision after twelve rounds in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Flyweight history →
Bantamweight13 Jun 2026
Jesse Rodriguez
Won
WBA Super Champion
Won the WBA bantamweight title by stopping Antonio Vargas in the sixth round in Arizona after moving up from super flyweight.
Bantamweight history →
Super Flyweight10 Jun 2026
David Jimenez
Elevated to
WBA World Champion
Was elevated to WBA world champion on 10 June 2026 according to the WBA’s later special-permit announcement, the promotion was announced publicly on 13 June, which is also the date in its boxer profile and September mandatory notice.
Super Flyweight history →
Super Flyweight6 Jun 2026
Andrew Moloney
Won
IBF Champion
Won the IBF title by defeating Willibaldo Garcia Perez by majority decision after twelve rounds in Tokoname, Japan.
Super Flyweight history →
Minimumweight1 Jun 2026
Ryusei Matsumoto
Vacated
WBA World Champion
Vacated the title.
Minimumweight history →
Bridgerweight30 May 2026
Ryad Merhy
Won
WBC Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against Kevin Lerena in their rematch in Charleroi, Belgium.
Bridgerweight history →
Super Middleweight23 May 2026
Hamzah Sheeraz
Won
WBO Champion
Won the vacant title by stopping Alem Begic in the second round.
Super Middleweight history →
Welterweight23 May 2026
Jack Catterall
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the vacant WBA World title by unanimous decision against Shakhram Giyasov in Giza while Rolando Romero held the separate Super Championship.
Welterweight history →
Welterweight21 May 2026
Rolando Romero
Elevated to
WBA Super Champion
Promoted to the title.
Welterweight history →
Minimumweight16 May 2026
Siyakholwa Kuse
Won
WBC Champion
Won the title by defeating Melvin Jerusalem in their rematch at Emperors Palace in South Africa.
Minimumweight history →
Heavyweight9 May 2026
Daniel Dubois
Won
WBO Champion
Won the title by stopping Fabio Wardley in the eleventh round.
Heavyweight history →
Cruiserweight2 May 2026
David Benavidez
Won
WBO ChampionWBA Super Champion
Won the title by knocking out Gilberto Ramirez in the sixth round. Won the title by knocking out Gilberto Ramirez in the sixth round in Las Vegas, also taking his WBO title.
Cruiserweight history →
Super Middleweight2 May 2026
Jaime Munguia
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against Jose Armando Resendiz in Las Vegas.
Super Middleweight history →
Super Lightweight20 Apr 2026
Richardson Hitchins
Vacated
IBF Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Lightweight history →
Super Middleweight9 Apr 2026
Osleys Iglesias
Won
IBF Champion
Won the vacant title when Pavel Silyagin was stopped at the end of the eighth round at the Casino de Montreal.
Super Middleweight history →
Middleweight4 Apr 2026
Denzel Bentley
Won
WBO Interim Champion
Won the interim title by stopping Endry Saavedra in the seventh round.
Middleweight history →
Super Middleweight21 Mar 2026
Lester Martinez
Won
WBC Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision against Immanuwel Aleem in San Bernardino.
Super Middleweight history →
Light Flyweight15 Mar 2026
Shokichi Iwata
Won
WBC Champion
Won the title against Thammanoon Niyomtrong in Yokohama, with the JBC later amending the result from a technical decision to an eighth-round technical knockout after video showed the decisive cut came from a legal punch.
Light Flyweight history →
Super Featherweight14 Mar 2026
Anthony Cacace
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against James Dickens in Dublin.
Super Featherweight history →
Middleweight10 Mar 2026
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
Stripped of
IBF Champion
Was stripped of the title.
Middleweight history →
Super Featherweight28 Feb 2026
Emanuel Navarrete
Won
IBF Champion
Won the IBF title by stopping Eduardo Nunez in the eleventh round, unifying it with his WBO title.
Super Featherweight history →
Super Bantamweight21 Feb 2026
Victor Santillan
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the interim title by stopping Noel Reyes Cepeda in the third round in Santo Domingo.
Super Bantamweight history →
Welterweight21 Feb 2026
Ryan Garcia
Won
WBC Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas.
Welterweight history →
Bridgerweight14 Feb 2026
Vartan Arutyunyan
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the interim title by stopping Georgiy Yunovidov in the sixth round in Chelyabinsk.
Bridgerweight history →
Super Featherweight14 Feb 2026
Elnur Samedov
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the interim title by stopping John Lenon Gutierrez in the eleventh round in Chelyabinsk.
Super Featherweight history →
Featherweight7 Feb 2026
Brandon Figueroa
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the title by stopping Nick Ball in the twelfth round in Liverpool.
Featherweight history →
Lightweight4 Feb 2026
Shakur Stevenson
Stripped of
WBC Champion
Was stripped of the title.
Lightweight history →
Featherweight31 Jan 2026
Bruce Carrington
Won
WBC Champion
Won the vacant world title by knocking out Carlos Castro in the ninth round in New York, having previously held the interim title.
Featherweight history →
Super Lightweight31 Jan 2026
Shakur Stevenson
Won
WBO ChampionRING Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against Teofimo Lopez in New York. Won the Ring and WBO junior welterweight titles by unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden.
Super Lightweight history →
Super Welterweight31 Jan 2026
Josh Kelly
Won
IBF Champion
Won the title by majority decision against Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle.
Super Welterweight history →
Super Welterweight31 Jan 2026
Xander Zayas
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the WBA title by split decision against Abass Baraou in San Juan, unifying it with his WBO title.
Super Welterweight history →
Super Middleweight27 Jan 2026
Christian Mbilli
Elevated to
WBC Champion
Elevated from Interim Champion to World Champion, as announced at the WBC's weekly press conference on 27 January.
Super Middleweight history →
Super Middleweight27 Jan 2026
Terence Crawford
Vacated
RING Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Middleweight history →
Lightweight10 Jan 2026
Jadier Herrera
Won
WBC Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim title by stopping Ricardo Nunez in the eighth round in Germany.
Lightweight history →
Super Lightweight10 Jan 2026
Dalton Smith
Won
WBC Champion
Won the title by knocking out Subriel Matias in the fifth round in Brooklyn.
Super Lightweight history →
Flyweight3 Jan 2026
Jonathan Gonzalez
Won
WBA Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision against Yankiel Rivera Figueroa in San Juan.
Flyweight history →
Super Middleweight1 Jan 2026
Armando Resendiz
Elevated to
WBA World Champion
Was elevated from interim to full WBA champion after Terence Crawford retired.
Super Middleweight history →
Super Middleweight1 Jan 2026
Terence Crawford
Vacated
WBA Super Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Middleweight history →
Super Middleweight23 Dec 2025
Terence Crawford
Vacated
IBF Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Middleweight history →
Super Middleweight21 Dec 2025
Terence Crawford
Vacated
WBO Super Champion
Vacated the title.
Super Middleweight history →
Light Flyweight17 Dec 2025
Rene Santiago
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the WBA title by split decision against Kyosuke Takami in Tokyo, unifying it with his WBO title.
Light Flyweight history →
Bantamweight13 Dec 2025
Jose Salas Reyes
Won
IBF Champion
Won the vacant IBF title by stopping Landile Ngxeke in the seventh round in Mexico City.
Bantamweight history →
Cruiserweight13 Dec 2025
Norair Mikaeljan
Won
WBC Champion
Regained the title by unanimous decision against Badou Jack in their Los Angeles rematch.
Cruiserweight history →
Heavyweight12 Dec 2025
Murat Gassiev
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the title by knocking out Kubrat Pulev in the sixth round.
Heavyweight history →
Middleweight6 Dec 2025
Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr
Won
WBC Interim Champion
Won the interim WBC title by defeating Shane Mosley Jr by unanimous decision in San Antonio.
Middleweight history →
Middleweight6 Dec 2025
Jesus Ramos
Won
WBC Interim Champion
Won the vacant interim middleweight title against Shane Mosley Jr in San Antonio.
Middleweight history →
Super Featherweight6 Dec 2025
Lamont Roach
Stripped of
WBA World Champion
Was stripped of the title.
Super Featherweight history →
Light Flyweight4 Dec 2025
Thammanoon Niyomtrong
Won
WBC Champion
Won the vacant WBC title by defeating Junior Zarate by unanimous decision in Bangkok, after Carlos Canizales was named Champion in Recess.
Light Flyweight history →
Super Middleweight3 Dec 2025
Terence Crawford
Stripped of
WBC Champion
Was stripped of the title.
Super Middleweight history →
Bantamweight24 Nov 2025
Takuma Inoue
Won
WBC Champion
Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Tenshin Nasukawa.
Bantamweight history →
Lightweight22 Nov 2025
Abdullah Mason
Won
WBO Champion
Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Sam Noakes in Riyadh.
Lightweight history →
Super Flyweight22 Nov 2025
Jesse Rodriguez
Won
WBA World Champion
Won the WBA title against Fernando Daniel Martinez in Riyadh, adding it to his WBC and WBO titles.
Super Flyweight history →
Welterweight22 Nov 2025
Devin Haney
Won
WBO Champion
Won the title by unanimous decision against Brian Norman Jr.
Welterweight history →
Heavyweight21 Nov 2025
Fabio Wardley
Elevated to
WBO Champion
Elevated from Interim Champion by the WBO following Oleksandr Usyk's relinquishment of the title.
Heavyweight history →
Heavyweight17 Nov 2025
Oleksandr Usyk
Vacated
WBO Super Champion
Relinquished the WBO heavyweight title, after which the WBO confirmed his notice and elevated Fabio Wardley to champion.
Heavyweight history →