Cruiserweight
Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class in professional boxing. It is between light heavyweight and heavyweight. "Light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" used to be used interchangeably in the United Kingdom.
Current World Champions
Sanctioning Body | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
WBA | May 31, 2019 | Arsen Goulamirian | 26–0 (18 KO) | 2 |
WBC | January 31, 2020 | Ilunga Makabu | 29–2 (25 KO) | 2 |
IBF | September 26, 2020 | Mairis Briedis | 28–1 (20 KO) | 1 |
WBO | March 20, 2021 | Lawrence Okolie | 18–0 (14 KO) | 2 |
Current world rankings
The Ring
Ranking done by Ring magazine, as of December 22, 2024.[1]
Rank | Name | Record (W–L–D) | Title(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mairis Briedis | 28–1 (20 KO) | IBF |
2 | Yuniel Dorticos | 24–2 (22 KO) | |
3 | Ilunga Makabu | 29–2 (25 KO) | WBC |
4 | Lawrence Okolie | 18–0 (14 KO) | WBO |
5 | Thabiso Mchunu | 23–5 (13 KO) | |
6 | Kevin Lerena | 26–1 (13 KO) | |
7 | Krzysztof Glowacki | 31–3 (19 KO) | |
8 | Alexei Papin | 13–1 (12 KO) | |
9 | Michal Cieslak | 20–1 (14 KO) | |
10 | Mateusz Masternak | 46–5 (31 KO) | |
11 | Ryad Merhy | 30–1 (25 KO) |
BoxRec
As of December 22, 2024.[2]
Rank | Name | Record (W–L–D) | Points | Title(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mairis Briedis | 28–1 (20 KO) | 249.2 | IBF |
2 | Ilunga Makabu | 29–2 (25 KO) | 140.4 | WBC |
3 | Lawrence Okolie | 17–0 (14 KO) | 95.87 | WBO |
4 | Yuniel Dorticos | 24–2 (22 KO) | 88.27 | |
5 | Thabiso Mchunu | 23–5 (13 KO) | 84.86 | |
6 | Arsen Goulamirian | 26–0 (18 KO) | 68.90 | WBA |
7 | Michal Cieslak | 20–1 (14 KO) | 60.74 | |
8 | Krzysztof Glowacki | 31–3 (19 KO) | 32.71 | |
9 | Ryad Merhy | 30–1 (25 KO) | 30.14 | |
10 | Alexei Papin | 13–1 (12 KO) | 28.77 |
Longest reigning world cruiserweight champions
The table below is a list of longest reigning cruiserweight champions in boxing. It is measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.
Name | Title reign | Title recognition | Successful defenses | Beaten opponents | Fights | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Johnny Nelson | 6 years, 5 months, 26 days | WBO | 13 | 13 | [3] |
2. | Marco Huck | 5 years, 11 months, 17 days | WBO | 13 | 10 | [4] |
3. | Krzysztof Włodarczyk | 4 years, 4 months, 12 days | WBC | 6 | 5 | [5] |
4. | Denis Lebedev | 4 years, 1 month, 3 days | WBA, IBF | 5 | 5 | [6] |
4. | Guillermo Jones | 4 years, 1 month, 3 days | WBA | 2 | 2 | [7] |
6. | Juan Carlos Gómez | 3 years, 11 months, 29 days | WBC | 10 | 10 | [8] |
7. | Anaclet Wamba | 3 years, 11 months, 17 days | WBC | 7 | 7 | [9] |
8. | Yoan Pablo Hernández | 3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 5 days | IBF | 4 | 4 | [10] |
9. | Vassiliy Jirov | 3 years, 10 months, 21 days | IBF | 5 | 5 | [11] |
10. | Jean-Marc Mormeck | 3 years, 10 months, 15 days | WBA, WBC | 4 | 4 | [12] |
11. | Ossie Ocasio | 2 years, 9 months, 18 days | WBA | 3 | 3 | [13] |
12. | Arsen Goulamirian | 5 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 1 day | WBA | 4 | 4 | [14] |
13. | Oleksandr Usyk | 2 years, 8 months, 29 days | WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO | 6 | 6 | [15] |
14. | Ilunga Makabu | 4 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 1 day | WBC | 2 | 2 | [16] |
15. | Evander Holyfield | 2 years | WBA, WBC, IBF | 5 | 5 | [17] |
- Active reign
- Reign has ended
References
- ↑ "The Ring ratings: cruiserweight". Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "BoxRec ratings: cruiserweight, active". Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Johnny Nelson". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Marco Huck". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Krzysztof Włodarczyk". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Denis Lebedev". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Guillermo Jones". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Juan Carlos Gomez". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Anaclet Wamba". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Yoan Pablo Hernández". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Vassily Jirov". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Jean-Marc Mormeck". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Ossie Ocasio". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Arsen Goulmirian". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Oleksandr Usyk". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Ilunga Makabu". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "Professional boxing record: Evander Holyfield". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Cruiserweight Boxing News Website Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Current Cruiserweight Ratings Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
- ↑ Cruiserweight Division Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
- ↑ IBF Cruiserweight Champions Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
- ↑ WBA Cruiserweight Champions Retrieved on 27 December 2012.