WBC Status by Division March 2026

WBC Status by Division March 2026

 

HEAVYWEIGHT

Current Champion: Oleksandr Usyk

Interim title: Agit Kabayel

– Champion Oleksander Usyk was granted a voluntary defense; Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven  May 23 in Giza Egypt. The winner must fight next the mandatory challenger interim champion Agit Kabayel.

–  Laurence Okolie vs. Tony Yoka  silver defense ,April 25 in parís.

 

BRIDGERWEIGHT

– Current Champion: Kevin Lerena

– Interim champion: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (KO10 to Adam Balski- May 24, 2025)

-Kevin Lerena vs. Ryad Merhy – mandatory – May 30 in Belgium

 

CRUISERWEIGHT

– Current Champion: Noel Mikaelian

– Interim: Michal Cieslak KOT4 to Jean Pascal – June 28, 2025

– Mikaleyan is granted a voluntary defense;   After such voluntary, champion must make 2 mandatory defenses,  Michal Cieslak first mandatory, Ryan Rozicki second mandatory.

– Octavio Pudivit vs- Obinna Joseph Mathew – Silver vacant

 

HEAVYWEIGHT

-Current Champion: David Benavidez

– Champion David Benavidez petition to fight a cruiserweight fight under WBC rules and remaining 175 lb champion granted.

 

SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT  

– Current Champion: Christian Mbilli

-Interim: Lester Martinez

– Champion Mbilli to defend his title until September.

– Lester Martinez defeated Immanuwel Aleem on March 21 in San Bernardino, California, to capture the Interim Title. Martinez is now obligated to fulfill two mandatory defenses.

– Luka Plantic to fight an elimination bout

– Jacob Bank vs. Paulinus Ndjolomino – eliminator – April 25 in Denmark

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT

-Champion:  Carlos Adames

-Interim: Jesus Ramos jr

– Carlos Adames retained his championship with a voluntary title defense against Austin Williams last March 21 in Orlando.

– Jesus Ramos jr vs Meirim

-Bilal Jkitou vs Dyllan Biggs silver mandatory ordered

 

SUPERWELTERWEIGHT

-Current Champion:        Sebastian Fundora

-Interim Champion:         Vergil Ortiz

– Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman – March 28 in Las Vegas

-Interim champion Virgil Ortiz petitions a voluntary defense vs Jaron Ennis

-Bakary Samake vs Ermal Hadribeaj- final elim. April 25 in Paris

 

WELTERWEIGHT

-Current Champion: Ryan Garcia

 

SUPERLIGHTWEIGHT

-Champion: Dalton Smith

-Interim: Isaac Cruz

– Dalton Smith vs. Alberto Puello -mandatory -purse offer April 3

 

LIGHTWEIGHT

-Champion: Vacant

-Interim: Jadier Herrera – Jan 10, 2025 KOT8 to Ricardo Nuñez

William Zepeda vs. Lamont Roach for the vacant in June. Winner must fight Jadier Herrera next.

 

SUPERFEATHERWEIGHT

-Current Champion: O’Shaquie Foster

-Michael Magnesi and Ryan Garner will clash for the Interim Super Featherweight Championship on June 20th in the United Kingdom.

 

FEATHERWEIGHT:      

-Current Champion: Bruce Carrington

-Champion in Recess: Rey Vargas

– Nathaniel Collins vs Cristobal Lorente final elimination April 17 Glasgow

 

SUPERBANTAMWEIGHT

-Current Champion: Naoya Inoue

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatami – Undisputed – May 2 in Tokyo

 

BANTAMWEIGHT

-Current Champion: Takuma Inoue

-Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka – voluntary – May 2 in Tokyo, winner must make 2 mandatory defenses

-Juan Francisco Estrada vs Tenshin Nasukawa – final elimination. – April 11

-Andrew Cain second mandatory

 

SUPERFLYWEIGHT

-Current Champion: Jesse Rodriguez

-Tomoya Tsuboi vs. Pedro Guevara- April 11

-Ricardo Malajika vs. Yahir Frank July 11 in S. A.

 

FLYWEIGHT

– Current Champion: Ricardo Sandoval

– Interim Champion: Galal Yafai

Champion Ricardo Sandoval vs. Galal Yafai –  purse bid won by MatchRoom

Francisco Rodriguez vs. Angelino Córdova eliminator – May 23

 

FLYWEIGHT

– Current Champion: Shokichi Iwata

– Champion in recess: Carlos Canizales

-Carlos Cañizalez placed as champion in recess until he can clear his possibility to travel abroad or be in position to defend in his country.

-Shokichi Iwata to fight mandatory contender Eric Badillo. Winner must fight Cañizales

 

STRAWWEIGHT

-Current Champion: Melvin Jerusalem

– Melvin Jerusalem vs. Siyakholwa Kuse – May 16 in South Africa.