World rankings

Cruiserweight world boxing rankings

200lb · 90.72kg limit · Updated 4 Sept 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 4 Sept 2026IBOupd 1 Aug 2026WBAupd 2 Sept 2026WBCupd 4 Sept 2026WBOupd 2 Sept 2026
ChampVacantJuergen UldedajVacantInterim championDavid BenavidezNoel MikaelyanMichal CieslakInterim championDavid Benavidez
1VacantUnchangedJai OpetaiaUnchangedJai OpetaiaUnchangedJai OpetaiaUnchangedVacantUnchanged
2Viddal RileyUnchangedGilberto RamirezUnchangedVacantUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUnchangedVacantUnchanged
3Jai OpetaiaUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUnchangedVacantUnchangedGilberto RamirezUnchanged
4Chris Billam-SmithUnchangedUmar SalamovUnchangedVacantUnchangedViddal RileyUnchangedChris Billam-SmithUnchanged
5Pat BrownUnchangedRobin Sirwan SafarUnchangedVacantUnchangedGilberto RamirezUp 2 placesVacantUnchanged
6VacantUnchangedViddal RileyUnchangedGilberto RamirezUnchangedYuniel DorticosUnchangedUmar SalamovUnchanged
7Mike PerezUnchangedMike PerezUnchangedVacantUnchangedKevin LerenaDown 2 placesMike PerezUnchanged
8Umar SalamovUnchangedMuslim GadzhimagomedovNew entry this monthVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
9VacantUnchangedLeonardo MosqueaUnchangedMike PerezUp 1 placeVacantUnchangedViddal RileyUp 2 places
10Gilberto RamirezUnchangedBrandon GlantonDown 2 placesVacantUnchangedBadou JackUnchangedVacantUnchanged
11VacantUnchangedCheavon ClarkeDown 1 placePat BrownUp 1 placeIlunga MakabuUnchangedVacantUnchanged
12VacantUnchangedBadou JackUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedYuniel DorticosUp 1 place
13Mateusz MasternakUnchangedRyan RozickiDown 2 placesVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
14VacantUnchangedFirat ArslanDown 1 placeVacantUnchangedMateusz MasternakUnchangedVacantUnchanged
15VacantUnchangedMateusz MasternakDown 1 placeVacantUnchangedBrandon GlantonUnchangedVacantUnchanged

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 4 Sept 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. Its number one contender is Jai Opetaia. Ratings published 2 Sept 2026.

WBC cruiserweight rankings

The WBC cruiserweight champion is Noel Mikaelyan. Its number one contender is Jai Opetaia. Ratings published 4 Sept 2026.

WBO cruiserweight rankings

The WBO cruiserweight champion is David Benavidez. Ratings published 2 Sept 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.