WBC release all their latest news per weight division 2025
WBC status per division 2025
The World Boxing Council have released all their latest news per weight division at the start of 2025.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Oleksandr Usyk defended his title by UD in the rematch vs Tyson Fury.
Agit Kabayel will fight Zhilei Zhang for the WBC heavyweight interim championship on February 22 in Riyadh.
BRIDGERWEIGHT
Kevin Lerena vs silver champion Serhiy Radchenko was announced at the convention. ** this fight has been cancelled.
Kevin Lerena is in communications with the WBC with regards to his immediate future.
Krzysztof Włodarczyk vs Adam Balski was approved for the interim Bridgerweight title TBD
CRUISERWEIGHT
Badou Jack was returned back to champion from his champion in recess status.
Badou Jack vs Ryan Rozicki to be his first challenger.
Yamil Peralta and Michael Cieslak are set to fight for the interim title.
Noel Mikaelyan was placed as champion in recess due to promotional disputes. ** The WBC has been officially notified that such disputes have been resolved.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev will fight a rematch with Dmitry Bivol on February 22 in Riyadh.
Interim champion David Benavidez will fight David Morrell on February 1. The winner will be the mandatory challenger of the division to fight the winner of Beterbiev vs. Bivol.
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion Saul Alvarez is in voluntary stage.
Jaime Munguia was ordered to fight Christian Mbilli for the interim championship. ** Munguia lost a fight after the convention and is now scheduled for the rematch.
A tournament is to be restructured within the top contenders of the division who are available.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion Carlos Adames will have two mandatories. Firstly, against Hamzah Sheeraz on February 22 in Riyadh. Then, the winner fights Meirim Nursultanov.
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
Champion Sebastian Fundora will fight Errol Spence. ** Spence has withdrawn from fighting.
Mandatory challenger Terence Crawford, who won a final eliminator in this division has not confirmed his status to the WBC.
Interim champion Vergil Ortiz will fight Israil Madrimov on February 22 in Riyadh.
* Serhii Bohachuk won a final eliminator. He will be fighting the winner of Vergil Ortiz vs. Israil Madrimov.
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion Mario Barrios made a voluntary defense against Abel Ramos.
Souleymanne Cissokho was to fight Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a final eliminator but he got hurt; WBC is waiting for the information of the new date.
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion Alberto Puello will make his mandatory defence against Sandor Martin on March 1 in New York. If Sandor wins, he will be allowed a voluntary defence.
Antuane Russell was granted an indirect rematch. ** Russell is to confirm if he will compete for another organization or not.
Dalton Smith will fight a final elimination for the next mandatory position.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion Shakur Stevenson will make a voluntary defence against Floyd Schofield on February 22 in Riyadh.
Interim champion William Zepeda is healing from a shoulder injury. ** Zepeda is fully healed.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion O’Shaquie Foster is in voluntary stage.
A final eliminator fight was ordered between Mark Magsayo and Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez. Both fighters will have a tune up fight before fighting the final elimination.
It was discussed to structure a tournament between top rated available boxers, some names mentioned were Muratalla, Davis and Cruz.
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion Brandon Figueroa will make a voluntary defence against Stephen Fulton on February 1. The winner will fight champion in recess Rey Vargas immediately next.
Bruce Carrington will fight an eliminator fight, which could be accepted as final elimination.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion Naoya Inoue will make a voluntary defence against Sam Goodman on December 24 in Tokyo.
** Goodman has withdrawn from this fight and Inoue will defend on January 25 vs Ye Joon Kim
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion Junto Nakatani has faced all the number one contenders during the year. He is in a voluntary stage.
*Nakatani will defend vs Cuellar on February 25 in Japan.
SUPERFLYWEIGHT
Champion Jesse Rodriguez defeated Pedro Guevara in his latest bout and is in voluntary stage.
Andrew Moloney vs Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez to fight final elimination for the mandatory position.
FLYWEIGHT
Champion Kenshiro Teraji is in voluntary stage.
Interim Champion Galal Yafai won the interim title on November 30, 2024.
Mandatory challenger Francisco “Chihuas” Rodriguez has been waiting for 2 years. It was ordered the mandatory fight Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez.
LIGHT FLYWEIGHT
Carlos Canizales vs. Panya Pradabsri will fight for the vacant title on December 26 in Thailand. ** Pradsbari won the title in a controversial decision
A rematch has been ordered
Two final elimination fights for the mandatory defences will take place between the top available contenders.
STRAWWEIGHT
Champion Melvin Jerusalem made his mandatory fight on September 22, 2024, against Luis Castillo; he is in voluntary stage.
