World rankings

Light-Heavyweight world boxing rankings

175lb · 79.38kg limit · Updated 8 Oct 2026

The current light-heavyweight 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 light-heavyweight limit is 175lb (79.38kg). 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 light-heavyweight, which no other body does.

Light-Heavyweight · 175lb 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
ChampDmitry BivolDmitrii BivolVacantInterim championDmitry BivolDavid BenavidezDavid BenavidezDmitry BivolCallum SmithInterim champion
1Ben WhittakerUp 2 placesJoshua BuatsiUnchangedArtur BeterbievUnchangedArtur BeterbievUnchangedRadivoje KalajdzicUp 2 places
2VacantUnchangedImam KhataevUnchangedVacantUnchangedBen WhittakerUnchangedConor WallaceUnchanged
3Imam KhataevUp 1 placeAlbert RamirezUnchangedVacantUnchangedJoshua BuatsiUnchangedBen WhittakerUp 1 place
4VacantUnchangedAli IzmailovUnchangedRadivoje KalajdzicNew entry this monthRadivoje KalajdzicUp 2 placesZak ChelliUp 1 place
5VacantUnchangedNajee LopezUnchangedAtif OberltonUnchangedImam KhataevUnchangedVacantUnchanged
6Atif OberltonNew entry this monthUmar DzambekovUnchangedLerrone RichardsDown 1 placeWilly HutchinsonDown 2 placesImam KhataevUp 1 place
7Paulo AokusoNew entry this monthRadivoje KalajdzicUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
8VacantUnchangedWilly HutchinsonUnchangedVacantUnchangedAnthony YardeUnchangedVacantUnchanged
9VacantUnchangedAtif OberltonUnchangedWilly HutchinsonUp 2 placesZach ParkerUnchangedVacantUnchanged
10Conor WallaceDown 8 placesZach ParkerUnchangedBradley ReaUp 2 placesConor WallaceNew entry this monthZach ParkerUp 1 place
11VacantUnchangedBen WhittakerUnchangedLewis EdmondsonNew entry this monthVacantUnchangedArtur BeterbievDown 10 places
12VacantUnchangedMehmet UnalUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchangedVacantUnchanged
13VacantUnchangedCraig RichardsUp 1 placeUmar DzambekovUnchangedUmar DzambekovUnchangedVacantUnchanged
14VacantUnchangedConor WallaceDown 1 placeVacantUnchangedZak ChelliUnchangedPaulo AokusoUnchanged
15Zak ChelliNew entry this monthAlban BermetaUnchangedVacantUnchangedAtif OberltonUnchangedAtif OberltonUnchanged

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 light-heavyweight

IBF light-heavyweight rankings

The IBF light-heavyweight champion is Dmitry Bivol. Its number one contender is Ben Whittaker. Ratings published 8 Oct 2026.

IBO light-heavyweight rankings

The IBO light-heavyweight champion is Dmitrii Bivol. Its number one contender is Joshua Buatsi. Ratings published 1 Aug 2026.

WBA light-heavyweight rankings

The WBA light-heavyweight champion is Dmitry Bivol. Its number one contender is Artur Beterbiev. Ratings published 1 Oct 2026.

WBC light-heavyweight rankings

The WBC light-heavyweight champion is David Benavidez. Its number one contender is Artur Beterbiev. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

WBO light-heavyweight rankings

The WBO light-heavyweight champion is Dmitry Bivol. Its number one contender is Radivoje Kalajdzic. Ratings published 3 Oct 2026.

Light-Heavyweight division limit

The light-heavyweight limit is 175lb, which is 12 stone 7lb or 79.38kg. 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.