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WBC Championship Updates โ€“ Division by Division

 


HEAVYWEIGHT

  • Oleksandr Usyk defended his title by UD12 vs Tyson Fury in their rematch.

  • Agit Kabayel became WBC Interim Champion after beating Zhang Zhilei on Feb 22 in Riyadh.


BRIDGERWEIGHT

  • Kevin Lerena vs Serhii Radchenko for the WBC title happens May 1 in South Africa.

  • Krzysztof Wล‚odarczyk vs Adam Balski for the interim title on May 24 in Poland.


CRUISERWEIGHT

  • Badou Jack is back as full champion, set to face Ryan Rozicki on May 3 in Riyadh.

  • Yamil Peralta vs Michal Cieslak was planned for the interim title, but still no updates.

  • Noel Mikaelyan is back from champion-in-recess after resolving promotional issues.


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

  • Dmitry Bivol defeated Artur Beterbiev on Feb 22 and is now Undisputed Champion.

  • David Benavidez beat David Morrell and is now the mandatory challenger.

    • WBC ordered Bivol vs Benavidez. Purse bid set for April 8 if no agreement.


SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT

  • Saul "Canelo" Alvarez remains in voluntary status.

  • Jaime Munguia lost after the convention and will rematch on May 3 in Riyadh.

  • If that falls through, Christian Mbilli vs Diego Pacheco is ordered for the interim title.

    • Purse bid also set for April 8.


MIDDLEWEIGHT

  • Carlos Adames defended his title vs Hamzah Sheeraz on Feb 22.

  • Adames has been ordered to face Meirim Nursultanov next.

    • Purse bid scheduled for May 6 if no agreement.


SUPER WELTERWEIGHT

  • Sebastian Fundora defended his title on March 22 vs Chiordale Booker.

  • Errol Spence withdrew from their originally scheduled fight.

  • Terence Crawford opted not to continue in this division.

  • Serhii Bohachuck won a final eliminator in Dec 2024.

  • Interim champ Vergil Ortiz defended vs Israil Madrimov on Feb 22.


WELTERWEIGHT

  • Mario Barrios defended against Abel Ramos.

  • Souleymane Cissokho vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas will happen May 10 in New Guinea.


SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT

  • Alberto Puello retained his title vs Sandor Martin on March 1.

  • Antuane Russell competed under a different organization.

  • Dalton Smith vs Walid Ouizza final eliminator set for April 19.


LIGHTWEIGHT

  • Shakur Stevenson defended by KO9 vs Josh Padley (late sub for Schofield).

  • Interim champ William Zepeda won his rematch vs Tevin Farmer on March 29.


SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT

  • Oโ€™Shaquie Foster is in voluntary status.

  • Mark Magsayo vs Eduardo โ€œRockyโ€ Hernandez ordered for final eliminator.

    • Purse bid scheduled for April 8.


FEATHERWEIGHT

  • Stephen Fulton beat Brandon Figueroa and is now the WBC champ.

  • Fulton must now face champion-in-recess Rey Vargas.

  • Bruce Carrington earned mandatory status after beating Enrique Vivas on March 29.


SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

  • Naoya Inoue defended vs Ye Joon Kim on Jan 25.

  • He will defend again vs Ramon Cardenas on May 4 in Las Vegas.


BANTAMWEIGHT

  • Junto Nakatani KOโ€™d David Cuellar in 3 rounds on Feb 24 in Japan.

  • Currently in voluntary defense stage.


SUPER FLYWEIGHT

  • Jesse Rodriguez is champion and in voluntary stage.

  • Andrew Moloney vs Chocolatito was cancelled as both did not respond.


FLYWEIGHT

  • Kenshiro Teraji unified vs Seigo Yuri Akui on March 13 in Japan.

  • Interim champ Galal Yafai will face Francisco โ€œChihuasโ€ Rodriguez for mandatory defense.

    • Matchroom won the purse bid and will stage the fight.


MINIMUMWEIGHT (STRAWWEIGHT)

  • Carlos Canizales vs Panya Pradabsri: Pradabsri won a controversial decision.

  • A rematch has been ordered.

  • Two final eliminators for mandatory positions are also scheduled.


MINIMUMWEIGHT (STRAWWEIGHT)

  • Melvin Jerusalem made a successful defense vs Yudai Shigeoka in Japan.

  • He is now in voluntary stage.


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