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    List of current men’s boxing world champions as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk reign as heavyweight kings, while Canelo Alvarez rules the super-middleweights

    Boxing is a complicated and convoluted sport with several world champions in each division.

    Most observers recognise that we are now in a four-belt era, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO all given credibility as legitimate world titles.

    The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titles
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    The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO are recognised as boxing's four legitimate, major world titlesCredit: Simon Stacpoole/Matchroom

    See the full list of the current men's boxing world champions below...

    Heavyweight (200lbs+)

    WBA - Oleksandr Usyk

    WBC - Oleksandr Usyk

    IBF - Oleksandr Usyk

    WBO - Oleksandr Usyk

    *Mahmoud Charr has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt

    *Joseph Parker has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Usyk is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion
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    Usyk is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO heavyweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Bridgerweight (224lbs)

    WBA - Muslim Gadzhimagomedov

    WBC - Lawrence Okolie

    *Kevin Lerena has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

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    Cruiserweight (200lbs)

    WBA - Gilberto Ramirez

    WBC - Noel Mikaelian

    IBF - Jai Opetaia

    WBO - Chris Billam-Smith

    Billam-Smith is the WBO cruiserweight world champion
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    Billam-Smith is the WBO cruiserweight world championCredit: Getty

    Light-Heavyweight (175lbs)

    WBA - Dmitry Bivol

    WBC - Artur Beterbiev

    IBF - Artur Beterbiev

    WBO - Artur Beterbiev

    *David Benavidez has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Beterbiev and Bivol own the belts at light-heavyweight
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    Beterbiev and Bivol own the belts at light-heavyweight

    Super-Middleweight (168lbs)

    WBA - Canelo Alvarez

    WBC - Canelo Alvarez

    IBF - Canelo Alvarez

    WBO - Canelo Alvarez

    *David Morrell has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt

    *David Benavidez has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Canelo is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight world champion
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    Canelo is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-middleweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime

    Middleweight (160lbs)

    WBA - Erislandy Lara

    WBC - Carlos Adames

    IBF - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    WBO - Janibek Alimkhanuly

    Alimkhanuly is the IBF and WBO middleweight world champion
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    Alimkhanuly is the IBF and WBO middleweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Welterweight (154lbs)

    WBA - Israil Madrimov

    WBC - Sebastian Fundora

    IBF - Bakhram Murtazaliev

    WBO - Sebastian Fundora

    *Serhii Bohachuk has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world champion
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    Fundora is the unified WBC and WBO super-welterweight world championCredit: Esther Lin/PBC

    Welterweight (147lbs)

    WBA - Terence Crawford

    WBC - Mario Barrios

    IBF - Jaron Ennis

    WBO - Terence Crawford

    *Eimantas Stanionis has the lesser WBA 'regular' belt

    *Brian Norman has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Crawford is the unified WBA and WBO welterweight world champion
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    Crawford is the unified WBA and WBO welterweight world championCredit: Getty

    Super-Lightweight (140lbs)

    WBA - Isaac Cruz

    WBC - Alberto Puello

    IBF - Liam Paro

    WBO - Teofimo Lopez

    *Ismael Barroso has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world champion
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    Lopez is the WBO super-lightweight world championCredit: Getty

    Lightweight (135lbs)

    WBA - Gervonta Davis

    WBC - Shakur Stevenson

    IBF - Vasyl Lomachenko

    WBO - Denys Berinchyk

    Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight
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    Davis and Stevenson hold belts at lightweight

    Super-Featherweight (130lbs)

    WBA - Lamont Roach Jr

    WBC - Robson Conceicao

    IBF - Anthony Cacace

    WBO - Emanuel Navarrete

    *Albert Batyrgaziev has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    *Oscar Valdez has the lesser WBO 'interim' belt

    Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion
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    Cacace is the IBF super-featherweight world champion

    Featherweight (126lbs)

    WBA - Nick Ball

    WBC - Rey Vargas

    IBF - Luis Alberto Lopez

    WBO - Rafael Espinoza

    *Brandon Figueroa has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Ball is the WBA featherweight world champion
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    Ball is the WBA featherweight world championCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom

    Super-Bantamweight (122lbs)

    WBA - Naoya Inoue

    WBC - Naoya Inoue

    IBF - Naoya Inoue

    WBO - Naoya Inoue

    Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world champion
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    Inoue is the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super-bantamweight world championCredit: Naoki Fukuda/Top Rank

    Bantamweight (118lbs)

    WBA - Takuma Inoue

    WBC - Junto Nakatani

    IBF - Ryosuke Nishida

    WBO - Yoshiki Takei

    Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world champion
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    Nakatani is the WBC bantamweight world championCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

    Super-Flyweight (115lbs)

    WBA - Kazuto Ioka

    WBC - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez

    IBF - Fernando Martinez

    WBO - Kosei Tanaka

    *David Jimenez has the lesser WBA 'interim' belt

    *Pedro Guevara has the lesser WBC 'interim' belt

    Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world champion
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    Rodriguez is the WBC super-flyweight world championCredit: Amanda Westcott/Matchroom

    Flyweight (112lbs)

    WBA - Seigo Yuri Akui

    WBC - Vacant

    IBF - Vacant

    WBO - Vacant

    Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweight
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    Martinez was the WBC flyweight world champion, but is now moving up to super-flyweightCredit: Michelle Farsi/Matchroom

    Light-Flyweight (108lbs)

    WBA - Kenshiro Teraji

    WBC - Kenshiro Teraji

    IBF - Sivenathi Nontshinga

    WBO - Vacant

    Kenshiro owns the WBA and WBC belts at light-flyweight
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    Kenshiro owns the WBA and WBC belts at light-flyweightCredit: Getty

    Minimumweight (105lbs)

    WBA - Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong)

    WBC - Melvin Jerusalem

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