WBC Division Status Update – September 2025
HEAVYWEIGHT
Current Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
Interim title: Agit Kabayel
Silver Champion: Lawrence Okolie
BRIDGERWEIGHT
Current Champion: Kevin Lerena
Interim champion: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (KO10 to Adam Balski- May 24, 2025)
Silver Champion: Ryad Merhy
a. Kevin Lerena vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk has been ordered and a purse offer is scheduled for September 16 in case there is no agreement.
CRUISERWEIGHT
Current Champion: Badou Jack
Interim: Michal Cieslak KOT4 to Jean Pascal – June 28, 2025
Silver Champion: Yamil Peralta
a. Badou Jack vs Noel Mikaelyan – Rematch – Purse bid held sept 5th with Bash Boxing promoter winning the rights to promote the fight.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Current Champion: David Benavidez
Silver Champion: Vacant
a. David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde – voluntary – Nov. 22 in Riyadh
SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT
Current Champion: Saul Alvarez
Interim: Christian Mbilli, KO1 to Maciej Sulecki, June 27, 2025
Silver:
a. Saul Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford – voluntary – September 13 – Las Vegas
b. Hamzah Sheeraz won an eliminator
c. Christian Mbilli vs. Lester Martinez – Sept. 13 Las Vegas
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Carlos Adames
Silver champion: Bilal Jkitou
a. Carlos Adames vs. Meiirin Nursultanov – Mandatory
b. Bilal Jkitou vs. Tej Pratap for the silver – October 18 in Paris.
c. Jesus Ramos vs. Shane Mosley jr. for the Interim – Oct. 25 Las Vegas
SUPERWELTERWEIGHT
Current Champion: Sebastian Fundora
Interim Champion: Vergil Ortiz
Silver Champion: Bakary Samake
a. Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman – Oct. 25 Las Vegas
b. Vergil Ortiz vs. Erickson Lubin –Nov. 8 in Texas
WELTERWEIGHT
Current Champion: Mario Barrios
Silver Champion: Vacant
a. Souleymane Cissokho won eliminator
SUPERLIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Subriel Matias
Interim: Isaac Cruz
Silver Champion: Dalton Smith
a. Subriel Matias vs. Dalton Smith – mandatory – purse bid won by Fresh Productions Boxing
b. Alberto Puello vs. the winner of the above-mentioned fight mandatorily
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Shakur Stevenson
Silver Champion: Maxi Huges
a. Jadier Herrera vs. Ricardo Nuñez – oct. 25 in London, as final elimin.
SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT
Current Champion: O’Shaquie Foster
Silver champion: Michael Magnesi
a. O’Shaquie Foster vs. Stephen Fulton – Oct. 25 – Las Vegas
b. Michael Magnesi vs. Mark Magsayo – final eliminator – Dec. 13 in Manila
FEATHERWEIGHT:
Current Champion: Stephen Fulton
Champion in Recess: Rey Vargas
Interim: Buce Carrington – won title July 26 by UD12 to Heita
Silver Champion: Nathaniel Collins
a. Stephen Fulton challenging Foster in superfeatherweight
b. Nathaniel Collins vs. Cristobal Llorente Oct. 4 in Glasgow – final elimin.
SUPERBANTAMWEIGHT
Current Champion: Naoya Inoue
Silver Champion: Yerny Betancourt
a. Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev – voluntary – Sept. 14 in Tokyo
BANTAMWEIGHT
Current Champion: Junto Nakatami
Silver Champion: Andrew Cain
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
Current Champion: Jesse Rodriguez
Silver champion: Vacant
a. Jesse Rodriguez vs. Fernando Martinez – Unification Nov. 22 in Riyadh
b. Carlos Cuadras vs. Ricardo Malajika for the vacant silver on Nov. 29
FLYWEIGHT
Current Champion: Ricardo Sandoval
Interim Champion: Galal Yafai
Silver Champion: Yankiel Rivera
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT
Current Champion: Carlos Canizales
Silver Champion: Vacant
STRAWWEIGHT
Current Champion: Melvin Jerusalem
Silver Champion: Siyakholwa Kuse / Dec. 12 / vacant
a. Melvin Jerusalem vs. Siyakholwa Kuse – mandatory – Oct. 24 in Manila
