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    List of current men’s boxing world champions as Oleksandr Usyk reigns as heavyweight king, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

    Boxing is a complicated and convoluted sport with several world champions in each division.

    Most observers recognise that we are now in a four-belt era, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all given credibility as legitimate world titles.

    The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titles
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    The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titlesCredit: Simon Stacpoole/Matchroom

    See the full list of the current men's boxing world champions below...

    Heavyweight (200lbs+)

    WBA - Oleksandr Usyk

    WBC - Oleksandr Usyk

    IBF - Daniel Dubois

    WBO - Oleksandr Usyk

    *Kubrat Pulev has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt

    *Joseph Parker has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world champion
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    Usyk is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Bridgerweight (224lbs)

    WBA - Muslim Gadzhimagomedov

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    WBC - Kevin Lerena

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    The WBC invented the bridgerweight division in 2020, though many deem it unnecessary with only one of the other three sanctioning bodies following suitCredit: Rex

    Cruiserweight (200lbs)

    WBA - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

    WBC - Badou Jack

    IBF - Jai Opetaia

    WBO - Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez

    *Noel Mikaelian is the lesser WBC 'champion in recess'

    Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world champion
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    Zurdo is the unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy

    Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

    WBA - Artur Beterbiev

    WBC - Artur Beterbiev

    IBF - Artur Beterbiev

    WBO - Artur Beterbiev

    *David Morrell has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt

    *David Benavidez has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    *Joshua Buatsi has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Beterbiev is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world champion
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    Beterbiev is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO light-heavyweight world champion

    Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

    WBA - Canelo Alvarez

    WBC - Canelo Alvarez

    IBF - William Scull

    WBO - Canelo Alvarez

    *Caleb Plant has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world champion
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    Canelo is the unified WBA, WBC and WBO super-middleweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime

    Middleweight (160lbs)

    WBA - Erislandy Lara

    WBC - Carlos Adames

    IBF - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    WBO - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world champion
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    Alimkhanuly is the unified IBF and WBO middleweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

    WBA - Terence Crawford

    WBC - Sebastian Fundora

    IBF - Bakhram Murtazaliev

    WBO - Sebastian Fundora

    *Vergil Ortiz has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    *Terence Crawford has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world champion
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    Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world championCredit: Esther Lin/PBC

    Welterweight (147lbs)

    WBA - Eimantas Stanionis

    WBC - Mario Barrios

    IBF - Jaron Ennis

    WBO - Brian Norman

    Boots is the IBF welterweight world champion
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    Boots is the IBF welterweight world championCredit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom

    Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

    WBA - Jose Valenzuela

    WBC - Alberto Puello

    IBF - Richardson Hitchins

    WBO - Teofimo Lopez

    *Andy Hiraoka has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world champion
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    Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty

    Lightweight (135lbs)

    WBA - Gervonta Davis

    WBC - Shakur Stevenson

    IBF - Vasyl Lomachenko

    WBO - Denys Berinchyk

    *William Zepeda has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight
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    Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight

    Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

    WBA - Lamont Roach Jr

    WBC - O'Shaquie Foster

    IBF - Anthony Cacace

    WBO - Emanuel Navarrete

    *Albert Batyrgaziev has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion
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    Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion

    Featherweight (126lbs)

    WBA - Nick Ball

    WBC - Brandon Figueroa

    IBF - Angelo Leo

    WBO - Rafael Espinoza

    *Rey Vargas is the lesser WBC 'champion in recess'

    Ball is the WBA featherweight world champion
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    Ball is the WBA featherweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom

    Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

    WBA - Naoya Inoue

    WBC - Naoya Inoue

    IBF - Naoya Inoue

    WBO - Naoya Inoue

    *Murodjon Akhmadaliev has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world champion
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    Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank

    Bantamweight (118lbs)

    WBA - Seiya Tsutsumi

    WBC - Junto Nakatani

    IBF - Ryosuke Nishida

    WBO - Yoshiki Takei

    *Antonio Vargas has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world champion
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    Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

    WBA - Fernando Martinez

    WBC - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez

    IBF - Vacant

    WBO - Phumelele Cafu

    *David Jimenez has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world champion
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    Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Matchroom

    Flyweight (112lbs)

    WBA - Seigo Yuri Akui

    WBC - Kenshiro Teraji

    IBF - Angel Ayala

    WBO - Anthony Olascuaga

    *Galal Yafai has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweight
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    Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweightCredit: Michelle Farsi/Matchroom

    Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

    WBA - Erick Rosa

    WBC - Panya Pradabsri

    IBF - Masamichi Yabuki

    WBO - Shokichi Iwata

    Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved up
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    Kenshiro was the unified WBA and WBC light-flyweight world champion, but has now moved upCredit: Getty

    Minimumweight (105lbs)

    WBA - Oscar Collazo

    WBC - Melvin Jerusalem

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    Collazo is the unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world champion
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    Collazo is the unified WBA and WBO minimumweight world championCredit: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy
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