WBC Champions Status June 2025

HEAVYWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Oleksandr Usyk

Last Mandatory:            December 21, 2024, UD12 to Tyson Fury

Interim title:                  Agit Kabayel

Silver Champion:           Lawrence Okolie

1. Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois – undisputed – July 19 in Wembley

BRIDGERWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Kevin Lerena

Interim champion:         Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (KO10 to Adam Balski- May 24, 2025)

Silver Champion:

1. Kevin Lerena will fight WBC silver champion Okolie in heavyweight and after the fight will notify which division he will continue.
2. Ryad Merhy vs. Andrej Pesic – for the silver – June 14 in Belgium

CRUISERWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Badou Jack

Last Mandatory:            May 3, 2025 D12 to Noel Mikaelyan

Silver Champion:           Yamil Peralta

1. Badou Jack vs Noel Mikaelyan – rematch – purse offer July 1
2. Michal Cieslak vs. Jean Pascal for the interim – June 28 in Montreal. Winner to fight Peralta.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Current Champion:        David Benavidez

Dmitrii Bivol relinquished the title on March 25, 2025

Last Mandatory:            January 13, 2024 TKO7 to Callum Smith

Silver Champion:           Vacant

SUPERMIDDLEWEIGHT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Current Champion:        Saul Alvarez

Last Mandatory:

Silver:                           Maciej Sulecki

1. Saul Alvarez vs Crawford september 13 Las Vegas
2. Maciej Zulecki vs. Christian M’billi for the interim – July 27 in Canada. Winner to make two mandatory defenses.
3. Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz – eliminator – July 12 in N. Y.

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Champion:                    Carlos Adames

Last Mandatory:            Feb. 22, 2024 Draw to Hamzah Sheeraz

Silver champion:            Bilal Jkitou

1. Carlos Adames vs. Meiirin Nursultanov – TBA
2. Bilal Jkitou vs. Tej Pratap for the silver – September 9 in Paris.

SUPERWELTERWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Sebastian Fundora

Interim Champion:         Vergil Ortiz

Silver Champion:           Bakary Samake

1. Sebastian Fundora vs. Tim Tszyu July 19 – Las Vegas
2. Vergil Ortiz vs. Serhii Bohachuk pending to be ordered

WELTERWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Mario Barrios

Silver Champion:    Souleymane Cissokho

1. Mario Barrios vs. Manny Pacquiao – July 19 in Las Vegas
2. Souleymane Cissokho won a final eliminator

SUPERLIGHTWEIGHT

Champion:                    Alberto Puello

Last Mandatory:            March 1, 2025 D12 to Sandor Martin

Silver Champion:           Dalton Smith

1.  Alberto Puello vs. Subriel Matias – voluntary – July 12 in N. Y.
2.  Dalton Smith mandatory contender

LIGHTWEIGHT

Champion:                   Shakur Sevenson

Interim:                        Willliam Zepeda

Silver Champion:           Maxi Huges

1. Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda–mandatory – July 12 in N. Y.

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT

Current Champion:        O’Shaquie Foster

Last Mandatory:            Nov 2, 2024 by Conceicao,

Silver champion:            Michael Magnesi

   O’Shaquie Foster vs. Stephen Fulton – July 19 Las Vegas

FEATHERWEIGHT:      

Current Champion:        Stephen Fulton

Champion in Recess:      Rey Vargas

Last Mandatory:            March 8, 2024 SD12 To Nick Ball by Rey Vargas

Silver Champion:           Nathaniel Collins

1. Stephen Fulton challenging Foster in superfeatherweight
2. Bruce Carrington vs. Mateus Heita for the interim on July 26 at MSG
3. Rey Vargas vs. Carlos Castro – voluntary defense
4. The winners of Vargas vs. Carlos Castro and Carrington vs. Heita to fight each other.

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Naoya Inoue

Last Mandatory:            May 6, 2024, KO6 to Luis Nery

Silver Champion:           David Picasso

BANTAMWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Junto Nakatami

Last Mandatory:            July 20, 2024 KO1 to Vincent Astrolabio

Silver Champion:           Andrew Cain

1. Andrew Cain fighting Jair Gonzalez, which will be an official WBC elimination.

SUPER FLYWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Jesse Rodriguez

Silver champion:

 Jesse Rodriguez vs. Phumelela Cafu – unification – July 19 in California

FLYWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Kenshiro Teraji

Interim Champion:         Galal Yafai

Last Mandatory:            Nov. 19, 2021 technical draw/no contest

Silver Champion:           Yankiel Rivera

Galal Yafai vs. Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez – interim mandatory – June 20 in Birmingham, U. K.- The winner will fight Teraji

LIGHT FLYWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Panya Pradabsri

Last Mandatory:            Sept. 18, 2023 TKO9 to Hekkie Budler

Silver Champion:

1. Panya Pradabsri vs. Carlos Canizales –rematch – August 1, Caracas.
2. Erik Badillo vs. Gerardo Zapata –  final eliminator, July 11 in San Diego.

STRAWWEIGHT

Current Champion:        Melvin Jerusalem

Last Mandatory:            Sept. 22, 2024 UD12 to Luis Castillo

Silver Champion:           Siyakholwa Kuse / Dec. 12 / vacant

1. Siyakholwa Kuse vs. Joey Canoy for the silver and final eliminator –  in South Africa.