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World Boxing Council

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Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
World Boxing Council
2000x
AbbreviationWBC
Formation1963; 62 years ago (1963)
TypeNon-profit institution
PurposeBoxing sanctioning organization
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Region served
Worldwide
President
Mauricio Sulaimán
Main organ
General Assembly
Websitewbcboxing.com

TheWorld Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanctionprofessional boxing bouts, alongside theWorld Boxing Association (WBA),International Boxing Federation (IBF) andWorld Boxing Organization (WBO).

Many historically high-profile bouts have been sanctioned by the organization with various notable fighters having been recognised as WBC world champions. All four organizations recognise the legitimacy of each other and each have interwoven histories dating back several decades.

History

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The WBC was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Tunisia, the Philippines, Panama, USSR, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. Representatives met inMexico City on 14 February 1963, upon invitation ofAdolfo López Mateos, thenPresident of Mexico, to form an international organization to unify all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing.[1]

The groups that historically had recognized several boxers as champions included theNew York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), theNational Boxing Association (NBA) of the United States, theEuropean Boxing Union (EBU) and theBritish Boxing Board of Control (BBBC); but for the most part, these groups lacked the all-encompassing 'international' status they claimed.[citation needed]

Today, it has 161 member countries. The current WBC President isMauricio Sulaimán. Former Presidents includeLuis Spota and Ramon G. Velázquez of Mexico, Justiniano N. Montano Jr. of the Philippines andJosé Sulaimán of Mexico from 1975 until his death in 2014.[2]

In response to theRussian invasion of Ukraine, the Council blocked championship fights involving Russian and Belarusian boxers.[3]

Championship

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The WBC's green championship belt portrays the flags of all of the 161 member countries of the organization. All WBC world title belts look identical regardless of weight class; however, there are minor variations on the design for secondary and regionally themed titles within the same weight class.[4]

The WBC has nine regional governing bodies affiliated with it, such as theNorth American Boxing Federation, theOriental and Pacific Boxing Federation, the European Boxing Union, and theAfrican Boxing Union.[5]

Although rivals, the WBC's relationship with other sanctioning bodies has improved over time and there have even been talks of unification with the WBA. Unification bouts between WBC and other organizations' champions are becoming more common in recent years. Throughout its history, the WBC has allowed some of its organization's champions to fight unification fights with champions of other organizations, although there were times it stepped in to prevent such fights. For many years, it also prevented its champions from holding the WBO belt. When a WBO-recognized champion wished to fight for a WBC championship, he had to abandon his WBO title first, without any special considerations. This, however, is no longer the case.

In 1983, following the death ofKim Duk-koo from injuries sustained in a 14-round fight againstRay Mancini, the WBC took the unprecedented step of reducing the distance of its world championship bouts, from 15 rounds to 12 — a move other organizations soon followed for boxers' safety.[6]

Among those to have been recognized by the WBC as world champions are the undefeated and undisputed championsTerence Crawford,Errol Spence Jr.,Joe Calzaghe,Floyd Mayweather Jr.,Roy Jones Jr.,Wilfred Benítez,Wilfredo Gómez,Julio César Chávez,Muhammad Ali,Joe Frazier,Larry Holmes,Sugar Ray Leonard,Thomas Hearns,Mike Tyson,Salvador Sánchez,Héctor Camacho,Marvin Hagler,Carlos Monzón,Rodrigo Valdez,Roberto Durán,Juan Laporte,Félix Trinidad,Edwin Rosario,Bernard Hopkins,Alexis Argüello,Nigel Benn,Lennox Lewis,Vitali Klitschko,Érik Morales,Miguel Cotto,Manny Pacquiao,Naoya Inoue,Canelo Álvarez,Tony Bellew,Mairis Briedis, andGrigory Drozd.

At its discretion, the WBC may designate and recognize, upon atwo-thirds majority vote of its Board of Governors, one or more emeritus world champions in each weight class. Such a recognition is for life and is only bestowed upon present or past WBC world champions. The following boxers have earned the "Emeritus Championship" appellation throughout their careers: Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins (Honorary Champion),Mikkel Kessler,Sergio Martínez,Andre Ward,[7] Floyd Mayweather Jr.,Kostya Tszyu, Manny Pacquiao,Danny García, Érik Morales,Toshiaki Nishioka,Vic Darchinyan,Édgar Sosa,Tony Bellew,Jelena Mrdjenovich,[8] andKatie Taylor.[9] This allows the fighters, should they return to competition, to take part in a title bout in the division they have been crowned emeritus champion. During the WBC's 51st Convention inBangkok, Thailand, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was named "Supreme Champion", a designation that nobody before him has ever achieved.[10]

The WBC bolstered the legitimacy of women's boxing by recognizing fighters such asChristy Martin andLucia Rijker as contenders for female world titles in 16 weight divisions. The first WBC World Female Champion (on 30 May 2005) was thesuper bantamweightJackie Nava from Mexico. With her former-champion father at ringside,Laila Ali won thesuper middleweight title on 11 June 2005.

Silver Championship

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In 2010, the WBC created a "Silver Championship", intended as a replacement forinterim titles.[11]Justin Savi was the first boxer to win a Silver title after defeatingCyril Thomas on 16 April 2010. Unlike its interim predecessor, a boxer holding the Silver title cannot automatically inherit a full world title vacated by the champion. The WBC continues to recognize interim and Silver Champions, as well as interim Silver Champions.[12] A year later, the WBC introduced Silver versions to its International titles.[13] As of 2020, there are Silver titles of the female world title, Youth World title, USNBC title, Latino title and also FECARBOX title.

Diamond Championship

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In September 2009, the WBC created its new "Diamond Championship" belt. This belt was created as an honorary championship exclusively to award the winner of a historic fight between two high-profile and elite boxers.[14] The inaugural Diamond belt was awarded on 14 November 2009 to Manny Pacquiao, who won his 7th world title (in seven different divisions) via a 12th-round technical knockout (TKO) over Miguel Cotto atwelterweight inLas Vegas,Nevada, United States. Other holders of this title have included Mairis Briedis (cruiserweight),Oleksandr Usyk,[15] Bernard Hopkins (light heavyweight),Callum Smith (super middleweight), Sergio Martínez and Canelo Álvarez (middleweight), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (super welterweight),Errol Spence Jr. (welterweight),Regis Prograis andJosh Taylor (super lightweight),Nonito Donaire (super bantamweight andbantamweight),Naoya Inoue (super bantamweight andbantamweight),Léo Santa Cruz (featherweight),Jean Pascal andSergey Kovalev (light heavyweight),Mikey Garcia (welterweight and super lightweight),Jorge Linares (lightweight),Alexander Povetkin (heavyweight), andRomán González (super flyweight). At the WBC convention in December 2012, Muhammad Ali was awarded an honorary WBC Diamond belt.[16] Female Diamond champions have includedClaressa Shields (middleweight),Amanda Serrano (super bantamweight),Ana María Torres (bantamweight), Raja Amasheh (super flyweight),Ava Knight and Jessica Chávez (flyweight). Although this title can be defended, it is not a mandatory requirement. The title can also be vacated in the case of a fighter's long-term absence or retirement from boxing.

Franchise Championship

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In 2019, the WBC Franchise Championship was introduced as an honorary title awarded to dominant champions that have represented the WBC and is a special designation and status which the WBC may honor to a current WBC World Champion, who is also an elite boxer, and who remains a top performer in the sport. Boxers who has been given the honorary title, must vacate their WBC world title in that division as the honorary title is transferable.[17] Boxers who have been named WBC Franchise Champion include:Canelo Alvarez (middleweight; 2019–2020),[18]Vasiliy Lomachenko (lightweight; 2019–2020),[19]Teófimo López (lightweight; 2020–2021),[20]Juan Francisco Estrada (super flyweight; since 2021), andGeorge Kambosos Jr. (lightweight; 2021–2022).[21]

Eternal Championship

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The WBC Eternal Championship is an honorary title awarded to retired boxers that have never lost the WBC world title in the ring while having a solid number of successful title defenses.Jiselle Salandy was awarded the Eternal title as she defended theWBC female super welterweight title five times before her death on 4 January 2009.[22][23] On 12 December 2016, Vitali Klitschko was recognized as "Eternal Champion", as he had 10 successfulWBC heavyweight title defenses during his career before his retirement in 2013 and was never knocked down throughout his career either.[24][25] FormerWBC light flyweight andflyweight championIbeth Zamora Silva was also named Eternal Champion.[26]

Commemorative World Championship Belts

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The WBC also awards commemorative world championship belts to certain individuals or groups as trophies for winning historic fights or exhibition matches.[27][28][29] The following are the recipients of the commemorative belts:

  • 24K Gold — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (September 14, 2013)[30]
  • Emerald — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (May 2, 2015)[31]
  • Onyx —Joe Smith Jr. (December 17, 2016)[32]
  • Huichol I — Canelo Álvarez (May 6, 2017)
  • Money — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (August 26, 2017)[33]
  • Huichol II —Gennady Golovkin (September 16, 2017)
  • Chiapaneco I — Gennady Golovkin (May 5, 2018)
  • Chiapaneco II — Canelo Álvarez (September 15, 2018)
  • Maya I — Canelo Álvarez (May 4, 2019)
  • Maya II —Tyson Fury (September 14, 2019)
  • Mazahua — Heroes of Humanity (May 5, 2020)
  • Otomi — Julio César Chávez andJorge Arce (September 25, 2020)
  • Frontline Battle — Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. (November 28, 2020)[34]
  • Health Care Hero — Errol Spence Jr. (December 5, 2020)[35]
  • Mestizo — Canelo Álvarez (May 8, 2021)
  • Freedom 2021 —Jermall Charlo (June 19, 2021)[36][37]
  • Teotihuacan — Canelo Álvarez (November 6, 2021)
  • Union — Tyson Fury (April 23, 2022)[38]
  • Celtic-Boricua — Katie Taylor (April 30, 2022)[39]
  • Ubuntu African Spirit —Ludumo Lamati (May 22, 2022)[40][41]
  • Guerrero Jaguar Zapoteca — Canelo Álvarez (September 17, 2022)
  • Elizabethan — Claressa Shields (October 15, 2022)[42]
  • Diriyah —Tommy Fury (February 26, 2023)[43]
  • Puebla-Jalisco — Canelo Álvarez (May 6, 2023)
  • Freedom 2023 — Floyd Mayweather Jr. (June 11, 2023)[44]
  • Puebla — Canelo Alvarez (September 30, 2023)
  • Riyadh Champion — Tyson Fury (October 28, 2023)[45]
  • Super Bowl LVIII —Kansas City Chiefs (February 11, 2024)[46]
  • Tamaulipas I — Canelo Álvarez (May 4, 2024)
  • Undisputed I — Oleksandr Usyk (May 18, 2024)[47]
  • Freedom 2024 — Gary Russell Sr. (posthumous) (June 14, 2024)[48]
  • Tamaulipas II — Canelo Álvarez (September 14, 2024)
  • Rumble in the Jungle — Oleksandr Usyk (December 21, 2024)[49]
  • Guerrero Azteca I —Isaac Cruz (February 1, 2025)[50]
  • Super Bowl LIX —Philadelphia Eagles (February 9, 2025)[51]
  • Undisputed II —Dmitry Bivol (February 22, 2025)[52]
  • Homecoming —Tiara Brown (March 22, 2025)[53]
  • Kun Khmer —Government of Cambodia (March 31, 2025)[54]
  • Xicotencatl — Canelo Álvarez (May 3, 2025)[55]
  • Gray in May — Naoya Inoue (May 4, 2025)[56][57]
  • Freedom 2025 —Franchón Crews-Dezurn (June 6, 2025)[58]
  • Africa —Andrew Tabiti (June 13, 2025)[59]
  • Guerrero Azteca II — Manny Pacquiao andSebastian Fundora (July 29, 2025)[60][61]
  • Nahui Huey Altepemeh —Terence Crawford (September 13, 2025)[62]
  • Reynosa Tamaulipas —Miguel Berchelt (October 11, 2025)[63]
  • Brooklyn Brawler —Danny Garcia (October 18, 2025)[64]
  • Dia de Muertos —Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Gabriela Sánchez (November 8, 2025)[65][66]
  • Super Bowl XX —Chicago Bears (November 8, 2025)[67][68]

Crown Series Undisputed Championship Ring

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In conjunction with Rasheen Farlow and Jason of Beverly Hills, the WBC created the first-ever WBC Crown Series Undisputed Championship ring to be awarded to the winner of the undisputed world super middleweight championship bout betweenCanelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford.[69][70]

  • Terrence Crawford (September 13, 2025)[71]

Trans athletes

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In an exclusive interview withThe Telegraph in 2022, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said that the WBC would bantransgender fighters from competing againstcisgender fighters "so the dangers of a man fighting a woman will never happen", and would instead introduce a separate trans category of competition wherein athletes would be divided by their gender assigned at birth. Sulaiman called for current fighters who may be trans to come forward and register accordingly.[72][73]

Controversies

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In early 1998,Roy Jones Jr. announced that he was relinquishing his WBC light heavyweight title. In response, the WBC ordered a bout betweenGraciano Rocchigiani from Germany and the former championMichael Nunn to fill the vacancy, sanctioning it as a world championship match. On 21 March 1998, Rocchigiani won the fight and a WBC belt; in the subsequent WBC rankings, he was listed as "Light Heavyweight World Champion".

Jones, however, had a change of heart and asked if the WBC would reinstate him as the champion. In a move that violated nearly a dozen of its own regulations, the WBC granted the reinstatement.[74] Rocchigiani received a letter from the WBC advising that the publication of his name as champion was a typographical error and he had never been the official title holder.[74]

Rocchigiani immediately filed a lawsuit against the WBC in aU.S. federal court, claiming that the organization's actions were both contrary to their own rules and injurious to his earning potential (due to diminished professional stature). On 7 May 2003, the judge ruled in Rocchigiani's favor, awarding him $31 million (U.S.) in damages and reinstating him as a former WBC champion (Rocchigiani had lost a bout since his WBC title match).[75]

The following day, the WBC sought protection by filing forChapter 11 bankruptcy (i.e., corporatedebt restructuring) in Puerto Rico. The organization spent the next 13 months trying to negotiate a 6-figure settlement with Rocchigiani, but the fighter at first rejected the proposal.[76]

On 11 June 2004, the WBC announced it would enterChapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation (i.e., business closing and total asset sell-off) proceedings, effectively threatening its existence. This action prompted some in the boxing community to plead with Rocchigiani to settle the dispute, which he did in mid-July 2004.[74]

Don King

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Many in the boxing community have accused the WBC of bending its rules to suit the powerful boxing promoterDon King. The journalistJack Newfield wrote, "...[WBC President José Sulaimán] became more King's junior partner than his independent regulator".[77] Another journalist, Peter Heller, echoes that comment: "Sulaimán...became little more than an errand boy for Don King".[78] Heller quotesBritish promoterMickey Duff as saying, "My complaint is that José Sulaimán is not happy his friend Don King is the biggest promoter in boxing. Sulaimán will only be happy when Don King is theonly promoter in boxing."[78]

Newfield and Heller take issue with the following actions of the WBC:

  • WhenLeon Spinks won the WBA and WBC Heavyweight Championships from Muhammad Ali in 1978, the WBC stripped Leon Spinks of his title. José Sulaimán said the WBC did so because Spinks was signed for a rematch with Ali instead of fighting a Don King fighter,Ken Norton. Norton defended the WBC title against another Don King fighter,Larry Holmes, who won the belt.[77]
  • In 1983, WBC Super Featherweight ChampionBobby Chacon was signed to fightCornelius Boza-Edwards, the WBC'smandatory challenger for his title. But, the promoter Don King wanted his fighter, Héctor Camacho, to fight for the title. Although WBC rules said the mandatory challenger should receive a shot at the title, the WBC withdrew its sanction from the fight. It stripped Chacon of his title for refusing to fight Camacho.[78]
  • Under WBC rules, a fighter is supposed to defend his title against a mandatory challenger at least once a year. For fighters controlled by Don King, this rule is often ignored. For instance, Alexis Argüello andCarlos Zárate were allowed to ignore their obligations as WBC champions to their mandatory contenders.[77]
  • When WBC Super Featherweight Champion Julio César Chávez wanted to fight top contenderRoger Mayweather for a promoter other than Don King, the WBC withheld its sanction of the fight until Don King became promoter.[77]
  • When Mike Tyson lost toJames "Buster" Douglas during an IBF, WBC and WBA Heavyweight Championship defense, King convinced the WBC (along with the WBA) to withhold recognition of Douglas as heavyweight champion. King claimed that Tyson had won the fight by knocking Douglas down, after which the referee gave Douglas a "long count".[77] The referee,Octavio Meyran, claims in anaffidavit that King threatened to have the WBC withhold payment of his hotel bill if he did not support King's protest.[79] Because of intense public pressure, both the WBA and WBC backed down and recognized Douglas as champion.
  • In 1992, the WBC threatened to stripEvander Holyfield of his title for defending it againstRiddick Bowe instead ofRazor Ruddock. Holyfield obtained a court order to stop the organization. In a taped deposition for theUnited States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Holyfield said that the WBC wanted him to defend his championship against Ruddock because Ruddock was managed by King.[80]
  • During the 1990s, the WBC did not allow its champions to engage in unification bouts with WBO champions. However, in 1993, the super middleweight showdown between WBC champion Nigel Benn and WBO championChris Eubank, promoted by Don King, was recognized as a title unification fight by the WBC. The bout ended in a draw and each retained their respective titles.[81][circular reference]
  • When Mike Tyson was released from prison in 1995, the WBC installed him as their #1 contender for their heavyweight championship. Tyson had not fought in four years, but was promoted by Don King.[82]
  • In 1993, Julio César Chávez, managed and promoted by Don King, received a majority draw againstPernell Whitaker in their WBC welterweight title fight inSan Antonio,Texas. Virtually every ringside observer and boxing analyst had Whitaker winning at least 8 or 9 rounds of the 12-round fight andCompuBox statistics showed Whitaker outlanding Chávez by a wide margin. But two of the three judges had the fight scored even. The fight was promoted by King and two of the judges were not appointed by the state's boxing commission (in this case, Texas) like any other time; instead, they were appointed by the WBC. It had been reported that Don King had a hand in helping to secure the WBC judges for the fight.[83] To this day, the resulting draw is considered one of the most controversial decisions ever.
  • In 2000, Chávez, still promoted by King, was made the mandatory challenger for Kostya Tszyu's WBC super lightweight title. Chávez did not appear to satisfy requirements for a mandatory challenger: he had not fought at super lightweight for two years, had recently lost to journeyman boxerWilly Wise and had not beaten a top contender since losing toOscar De La Hoya for the first time in 1996.[citation needed]
  • In 2005, the WBC strippedJavier Castillejo of his super welterweight title for fightingFernando Vargas instead ofRicardo Mayorga, a fighter promoted by Don King. The WBC qualified Mayorga for a shot at the super welterweight title although he had never fought at that weight limit and had lost two of his last three fights.[citation needed]

Current WBC world title holders

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As of 25 November 2025

Boxing

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Male

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Weight classChampionReign beganDays
Strawweight (105 lbs)Melvin Jerusalem31 March 2024604
Light flyweight (108 lbs)Carlos Cañizales1 August 2025116
Flyweight (112 lbs)Ricardo Sandoval30 July 2025118
Galal Yafai (interim)30 November 2024360
Super flyweight (115 lbs)Jesse Rodríguez29 June 2024514
Bantamweight (118 lbs)Takuma Inoue24 November 20251
Super bantamweight (122 lbs)Naoya Inoue25 July 2023854
Featherweight (126 lbs)Stephen Fulton1 February 2025297
Bruce Carrington (interim)26 July 2025122
Super featherweight (130 lbs)O'Shaquie Foster2 November 2024388
Lightweight (135 lbs)Shakur Stevenson16 November 2023740
Super lightweight (140 lbs)Subriel Matías12 July 2025136
Isaac Cruz (interim)19 July 2025129
Welterweight (147 lbs)Mario Barrios18 June 2024525
Super welterweight (154 lbs)Sebastian Fundora30 March 2024605
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (interim)10 August 2024472
Middleweight (160 lbs)Carlos Adames7 May 2024567
Super middleweight (168 lbs)Terence Crawford13 September 202573
Christian M'billi (interim)27 June 2025151
Light heavyweight (175 lbs)David Benavidez7 April 2025232
Cruiserweight (190 lbs)Badou Jack11 December 2024349
Michał Cieślak (interim)28 June 2025150
Bridgerweight (224 lbs)Kevin Lerena8 October 2024413
Krzysztof Włodarczyk (interim)25 May 2025184
Heavyweight (225+ lbs)Oleksandr Usyk18 May 2024556
Agit Kabayel (interim)22 February 2025276

Female

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Weight classChampionReign beganDays
Atomweight (102 lbs)Camila Zamorano15 October 202541
Strawweight (105 lbs)Yokasta Valle1 November 2024389
Umi Ishikawa (interim)3 May 2024571
Light flyweight (108 lbs)Lourdes Juárez29 November 2024361
Flyweight (112 lbs)Gabriela Fundora2 November 2024388
Super flyweight (115 lbs)Asley González1 October 20221151
Ginny Fuchs (interim)31 August 2024451
Bantamweight (118 lbs)Cherneka Johnson11 July 2025137
Super bantamweight (122 lbs)Ellie Scotney11 July 2025137
Featherweight (126 lbs)Tiara Brown22 March 2025248
Super featherweight (130 lbs)Alycia Baumgardner13 November 20211473
Lightweight (135 lbs)Caroline Dubois11 December 2024349
Super lightweight (140 lbs)Vacant
Welterweight (147 lbs)Natasha Jonas14 December 2024346
Super welterweight (154 lbs)Mikaela Mayer30 October 202526
Middleweight (160 lbs)Vacant
Super middleweight (168 lbs)Franchón Crews-Dezurn15 December 2023711
Heavyweight (168+ lbs)Claressa Shields27 July 2024486

Muay Thai

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Main article:List of WBC Muaythai world champions

Affiliated organizations

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See also

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