Confused: How many different boxing weights are there and who are the current champs of each weight?

Updated: Nov. 6, 2006, 11:00 AM ET
Reigning Champions

HEAVYWEIGHT (UNLIMITED)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Nikolai Valuev Oleg Maskaev Wladimir Klitschko Shannon Briggs

CRUISERWEIGHT (190 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
(a) Virgil Hill O'Neil Bell vacant Enzo Maccarinelli

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (175 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Silvio Branco Tomasz Adamek Clinton Woods Zsolt Erdei

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Mikkel Kessler Mikkel Kessler Joe Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe

MIDDLEWEIGHT (160 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
(b) Javier Castillejo Jermain Taylor Arthur Abraham Jermain Taylor

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT/SUPER WELTERWEIGHT (154 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Jose Antonio Rivera Oscar De La Hoya Cory Spinks Sergei Dzindziruk

WELTERWEIGHT (147 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
vacant Floyd Mayweather Jr. Kermit Cintron Antonio Margarito

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT/SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT (140 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Souleymane M'baye Junior Witter Juan Urango Miguel Cotto

LIGHTWEIGHT (135 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Juan Diaz (c) Joel Casamayor (d) Jesus Chavez Acelino "Popo" Freitas

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT/SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (130 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Edwin Valero Marco Antonio Barrera Malcolm Klassen Joan Guzman

FEATHERWEIGHT (126 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Chris John Rodolfo Lopez Orlando Salido (e) Scott Harrison

JR. FEATHERWEIGHT/SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (122 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Celestino Caballero Israel Vazquez vacant Daniel Ponce De Leon

BANTAMWEIGHT (118 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Wladimir Sidorenko Hozumi Hasegawa Rafael Marquez Jhonny Gonzalez

JR. BANTAMWEIGHT/SUPER FLYWEIGHT (115 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Nobuo Nashiro (f) Masamori Tokuyama vacant Fernando Montiel

FLYWEIGHT (112 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Lorenzo Parra Pongsaklek Wonjongkam Vic Darchinyan Omar Narvaez

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT (108 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Koki Kameda Omar Nino Romero Ulises Solis Hugo Cazares

STRAWWEIGHT (105 POUNDS)
WBA WBC IBF WBO
Yutaka Niida Eagle Kyowa Muhammad Rachman Ivan Calderon

NOTES:

(a) O'Neil Bell is the WBA cruiserweight "super world champion."
(b) Jermain Taylor is the WBA middleweight "super world champion."
(c) David Diaz is the WBC interim champion.
(d) Julio Diaz is the IBF interim champion.
(e) Juan Manuel Marquez is the interim WBO featherweight champion.
(f) Cristian Mijares is the interim WBC junior bantamweight champion.

if it doesnt hellp because its in a mess use the link is in a table form

2006-11-07 13:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ed it's very easy these days to be confused. With 17 different weight divisions and 4 recognized title belts! Check Yahoo sports boxing for you answer.

2006-11-06 12:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by Brent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I counted 16 different weight classes according to the link that
thegroovyguy posted, and the champions for the three major
boxing governing bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF) are listed there
with regards to the weight classes.

2006-11-06 12:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by Answerer17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

both links posted above are very good links.

it is very easy to get confused who actually is the best boxer in each weight division.

nowadays, the most entertaining and the so called and possibly "real" champions don't even own any belts, confusing eh?

2006-11-06 14:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by mr.kick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Boxing stinks anymore.

Best matches to watch now are on the History Channel! PBS ran a great special on Joe Louis vs. Max Schmelling. A must-see!

2006-11-06 15:39:33 · answer #5 · answered by Hassan56 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋

here you go...this link will give you the top 3 belts (to own) and all of the current champions for each weight division

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=champs&prov=st&type=lgns

2006-11-06 10:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by thegroovyguy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋

I found chart below but don't know champs

2006-11-06 10:14:43 · answer #7 · answered by huckypeep2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Log onto boxrec.com and you can get all the weights and the different 'world titles'...

2006-11-06 18:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by mikers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Don't know about that stuff, but you are one good lookin' guy.

2006-11-06 10:19:38 · answer #9 · answered by sheeny 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋

http://www.secondsout.com/World/champions.cfm

Everything you need is there mate.

2006-11-06 10:18:22 · answer #10 · answered by ugly little hate machine 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋

Confused: How many different boxing weights are there and who are the current champs of each weight?

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