World rankings

Cruiserweight world boxing rankings

200lb · 90.72kg limit · Updated 8 Oct 2026

The current cruiserweight world ratings from the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO, listed side by side with the champion at the top of each column and movement shown against last month. The cruiserweight limit is 200lb (90.72kg). Ratings are pulled from each body’s most recent published list, and the publication date for each sits beneath the table.

The IBO column shows its top fifteen for comparison. It rates a hundred fighters at cruiserweight, which no other body does.

Cruiserweight · 200lb world rankings, comparing IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC, WBO. Each body publishes on its own schedule; see the date under each column.
RankIBFupd 8 Oct 2026IBOupd 1 Aug 2026WBAupd 1 Oct 2026WBCupd 3 Oct 2026WBOupd 3 Oct 2026
ChampVacantJuergen UldedajVacantInterim championDavid BenavidezJai OpetaiaRegular championMichal CieslakDavid Benavidez
1VacantUnchangedJai OpetaiaUnchangedVacantUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUp 1 placeVacantUnchanged
2Viddal RileyUnchangedGilberto RamirezUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUp 1 placeVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
3Jai OpetaiaUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUnchangedVacantUnchangedViddal RileyUp 1 placeGilberto RamirezUnchanged
4Pat BrownUp 1 placeUmar SalamovUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
5Chris Billam-SmithDown 1 placeRobin Sirwan SafarUnchangedGilberto RamirezUp 1 placeYuniel DorticosUp 1 placeUmar SalamovUp 1 place
6VacantUnchangedViddal RileyUnchangedPat BrownUp 5 placesKevin LerenaUp 1 placeChris Billam-SmithDown 2 places
7VacantUnchangedMike PerezUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedMike PerezUnchanged
8Mike PerezDown 1 placeMuslim GadzhimagomedovNew entry this monthVacantUnchangedGilberto RamirezDown 3 placesVacantUnchanged
9Umar SalamovDown 1 placeLeonardo MosqueaUnchangedMike PerezUnchangedVacantUnchangedViddal RileyUnchanged
10Gilberto RamirezUnchangedBrandon GlantonDown 2 placesVacantUnchangedBadou JackUnchangedVacantUnchanged
11Yuniel DorticosUnchangedCheavon ClarkeDown 1 placeVacantUnchangedIlunga MakabuUnchangedVacantUnchanged
12VacantUnchangedBadou JackUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedYuniel DorticosUnchanged
13Mateusz MasternakUnchangedRyan RozickiDown 2 placesVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
14VacantUnchangedFirat ArslanDown 1 placeYuniel DorticosNew entry this monthVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
15VacantUnchangedMateusz MasternakDown 1 placeVacantUnchangedMateusz MasternakDown 1 placeVacantUnchanged

Source: IBF · IBO · WBA · WBC · WBO

Each sanctioning body publishes its ratings on its own schedule, so the columns above are dated separately. Where a body leaves a position vacant, and the IBF routinely does at ranks 1 and 2 pending an eliminator, that is shown rather than hidden.

Who each body rates at cruiserweight

IBF cruiserweight rankings

The IBF cruiserweight title is vacant. Ratings published 8 Oct 2026.

IBO cruiserweight rankings

The IBO cruiserweight champion is Juergen Uldedaj. Its number one contender is Jai Opetaia. Ratings published 1 Aug 2026.

WBA cruiserweight rankings

The WBA cruiserweight champion is David Benavidez. Ratings published 1 Oct 2026.

WBC cruiserweight rankings

The WBC cruiserweight champion is Michal Cieslak. Its number one contender is Chris Billam-Smith. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

WBO cruiserweight rankings

The WBO cruiserweight champion is David Benavidez. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

Cruiserweight division limit

The cruiserweight limit is 200lb, which is 14 stone 4lb or 90.72kg. A fighter must make this weight at the official weigh-in, normally held the day before the bout. Missing it forfeits the right to win a title in the division, though the fight itself usually still goes ahead.