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July 31st, 2026

Due to an administrative error, an earlier draft version of the updated rankings for July 2026 were briefly published on the WBA website. The mistake has now been rectified with the publication of the fully updated July rankings.

MURAT GASSIEV
RUS

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC AGIT KABAYEL IBF VACANT WBO DANIEL DUBOIS
1	MOSES ITAUMA	INT	GBR
2	JARRELL MILLER		USA
3	TYSON FURY		GBR
4	ANTHONY JOSHUA		GBR
5	VARTAN ARUTYUNYAN		RUS
6	NELSON HYSA	GOLD	ALB
7	FILIP HRGOVIC	C GOLD	CRO
8	GURGEN HOVHANNISYAN	C/NA	ARM
9	DAINIER PERO	C/USA	CUB
10	ARTEM SUSLENKOV	GOLD INT	RUS
11	EFE AJAGBA		NIG
12	KEM LJUNGQUIST	BALTIC	DEN
13	TEMUR MAMOYAN		GER
14	KINGSLEY IBEH	C/A	USA
15	RICO VERHOEVEN		NED

DAVID BENAVIDEZ
USA

WBA SUPER CHAMPION
WBO CHAMPION

WBC NORAIR MIKAELJAN IBF VACANT
1	JAI OPETAIA		AUS
2	LEONARDO MOSQUEA	Ibero-American	FRA
3	CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH		GBR
4	LENAR PEREZ		CUB
5	MUSLIM GADZHIMAGOMEDOV		RUS
6	GILBERTO RAMIREZ		MEX
7	JULIO CESAR LA CRUZ		CUB
8	ALOYS YOUMBI		GBR
9	NOT RATED
10	MIKE PEREZ		CUB
11	LEON HARTH		GER
12	PAT BROWN	INT	GBR
13	ROBIN SIRWAN SAFAR	C/A	SWE
14	MITSURO BRANDON TAJIMA		JPN
15	EDIN PUHALO		BIH

	DMITRY BIVOL RUS		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBO-IBF CHAMPION
	DAVID BENAVIDEZ USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	ALBERT RAMIREZ VEN		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC DAVID BENAVIDEZ
1	SHARABUTDIN ATAEV		RUS
2	ARLEN LOPEZ	C/LA	CUB
3	ARTUR BETERBIEV		CAN
4	NAJEE LOPEZ	C/NA	PUR
5	ATIF OBERLTON	C/USA	USA
6	LERRONE RICHARDS		GBR
7	SAMUEL ARNOLD	NABA	USA
8	BENJAMIN MENDES TANI	GOLD INT	FRA
9	JUAN CARRILLO		COL
10	WILLY HUTCHINSON	C GOLD	GBR
11	BRADLEY REA	I/C	GBR
12	LEWIS EDMONDSON	INT	GBR
13	JOSE UZCATEGUI		VEN
14	MEHMET UNAL	C/A	TUR
15	UMAR DZAMBEKOV		AUT

JAIME MUNGUIA
MEX

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC CHRISTIAN MBILLI IBF OSLEYS IGLESIAS WBO HAMZAH SHEERAZ
1	BEKTEMIR MELIKUZIEV	OC	UZB
2	SAUL ALVAREZ		MEX
3	JOSE ARMANDO RESENDIZ		MEX
4	JERMALL CHARLO		USA
5	DARIUS FULGHUM	C/USA	USA
6	DIEGO PACHECO		USA
7	EDGAR BERLANGA		PUR
8	NIKITA ZON	GOLD	RUS
9	EDIN AVDIC	INT	AUT
10	KEVIN LELE SADJO	C GOLD	FRA
11	JUNIOR YOUNAN	C/A GOLD	USA
12	JOSE LUIS NAVARRO JR	Ibero-American	ESP
13	THOMAS OTOOLE	NABA	IRL
14	WILKENS MATHIEU		CAN
15	RAFAL WOLCZECKI		POL

ERISLANDY LARA
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC CARLOS ADAMES IBF VACANT WBO DENZEL BENTLEY
1	YOENLI HERNANDEZ	C/LA	CUB
2	VADIM TUKOV	GOLD	RUS
3	SHANE MOSLEY JR		USA
4	YOELVIS GOMEZ	C/A	CUB
5	ANDREAS KATZOURAKIS		GRE
6	MICHAEL ZERAFA		AUS
7	EURI CEDENO		DOM
8	VITO MIELNICKI JR		USA
9	CHORDALE BOOKER		USA
10	GEROME WARBURTON		GBR
11	ERIC PRIEST	C/NA	USA
12	JOEL CAMILLERI	OCEANIA	AUS
13	SAM GILLEY	INT	GBR
14	ALAN GRAVES	GOLD INT	GBR
15	KAROL WELTER	BALTIC	POL

JARON ENNIS
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC SEBASTIAN FUNDORA IBF JOSH KELLY WBO JARON ENNIS
1	PAVEL SOSULIN		RUS
2	YOENIS TELLEZ		CUB
3	ISMAEL FLORES	C/A	ARG
4	ABASS BARAOU		GER
5	XANDER ZAYAS		PUR
6	PIERGIULIO RUHE	GOLD	ITA
7	ISRAIL MADRIMOV		UZB
8	MAGOMED KURBANOV		RUS
9	JOCKSAN BLANCO	C/USA	VEN
10	ALEX BRAY	C/LA	USA
11	RYOTA TOYOSHIMA		JPN
12	RUSLAN SELIMYAN		RUS
13	MYKAL FOX	C/A GOLD	USA
14	EMEKA NWOKOLO	NABA	NIG
15	YAN MARCOS		CUB

	ROLANDO ROMERO USA		WBA SUPER CHAMPION
	JACK CATTERALL GBR		WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC RYAN GARCIA IBF LIAM PARO WBO DEVIN HANEY
1	RAUL CURIEL		MEX
2	CONOR BENN		GBR
3	CONAH WALKER	INT	GBR
4	RICHARDSON HITCHINS		USA
5	JULIAN RODRIGUEZ		USA
6	TEOFIMO LOPEZ		USA
7	BRIAN NORMAN JR		USA
8	SHAKHRAM GIYASOV		UZB
9	RUSLAN MADIYEV	ASIA	KAZ
10	ABEL RAMOS	C/NA	USA
11	GREG OUTLAW	NABA	USA
12	ILYAS CAN KALI	CON	GER
13	JOEL IRIARTE		USA
14	LEONARDO SANCHEZ		VEN
15	JACK RAFFERTY	C GOLD	GBR

GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC DALTON SMITH IBF VACANT WBO SHAKUR STEVENSON
1	KHARITON AGRBA		RUS
2	KEVIN HAYLER BROWN	C/NA	CUB
3	OSCAR DUARTE JURADO		MEX
4	ANDY HIRAOKA		JPN
5	HOVHANNES BACHKOV	CON	ARM
6	JOSE NUNEZ	C/LA	PAN
7	JHON OROBIO	C/NA GOLD	COL
8	ZAUR ABDULLAEV	GOLD	RUS
9	FRANK MARTIN	C/A	USA
10	ISRAEL MERCADO	NABA	USA
11	GAVIN GWYNNE	INT	GBR
12	EMILIANO VARGAS		USA
13	RUSLAN ABDULLAEV	C/A GOLD	UZB
14	CARLOS UTRIA		COL
15	FEUDRI FRANCO		DOM

VACANT

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC VACANT IBF RAYMOND MURATALLA WBO ABDULLAH MASON
1	FLOYD SCHOFIELD		USA
2	LUCAS BAHDI		CAN
3	JOSE VALENZUELA		USA
4	ARMANDO MARTINEZ RABI		CUB
5	LAZARO ALVAREZ		CUB
6	SHU UTSUKI		JPN
7	GARY ALLEN RUSSELL JR		USA
8	DAUD ALAEV	C GOLD	RUS
9	ALAN ABEL CHAVES		ARG
10	FRANCISCO FONSECA	GOLD	CRC
11	COREY MARKSMAN	C/A	USA
12	ANDRES CORTES		USA
13	SIRO CHOI	ASIA	UZB
14	LUIS TORRES VALENZUELA	C/NA	MEX
15	STEVEN CAIRNS	CON	IRL

	ANTHONY CACACE IRL		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	ELNUR SAMEDOV RUS		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC O SHAQUIE FOSTER IBF EMANUEL NAVARRETE WBO EMANUEL NAVARRETE
1	MOUSSA GHOLAM		MAR
2	JAMES DICKENS		GBR
3	SULTAN ZAURBEK		KAZ
4	HAYATO TSUTSUMI		JPN
5	MASANORI RIKIISHI		JPN
6	LIAM WILSON		AUS
7	JOSH PADLEY		GBR
8	KAIPO GALLEGOS		USA
9	JOSUE FRANCISCO AGUERO	GOLD	ARG
10	OTAR ERANOSYAN	NABA	GEO
11	AUSTIN BROOKS	C/USA	USA
12	ANGELO PENA		DOM
13	DEONTE BROWN	C/A	USA
14	HENRY LEBRON		PUR
15	YAMATO HATA		JPN

BRANDON FIGUEROA
USA

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC BRUCE CARRINGTON IBF ANGELO LEO WBO RAFAEL ESPINOZA
1	MIRCO CUELLO	OC	ARG
2	MIKITO NAKANO		JPN
3	TOMOKI KAMEDA		JPN
4	IVAN CHIRKOV		RUS
5	LUIS REYNALDO NUNEZ		DOM
6	VIC PASILLAS	NABA Silver	USA
7	KYONOSUKE KAMEDA		JPN
8	OTABEK KHOLMATOV		UZB
9	REITO TSUTSUMI		JPN
10	JAN PAUL RIVERA-PIZARRO		PUR
11	VSEVOLOD SHUMKOV	GOLD	RUS
12	JONATHAN CABRERA SANCHEZ	LAC	DOM
13	NICK BALL		GBR
14	LORENZO PARRA GARCIA		VEN
15	VICTOR HERNANDEZ	NABA	USA

	NAOYA INOUE JPN		WBA SUPER CHAMPION WBC-WBO-IBF CHAMPION
	VICTOR SANTILLAN DOM		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

1	MUKHAMMAD SHEKHOV		UZB
2	RAMON CARDENAS		USA
3	MURODJON AKHMADALIEV		UZB
4	GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL		USA
5	JUNTO NAKATANI		JPN
6	TOSHIKI SHIMOMACHI		JPN
7	ANGEL BARRIENTES	C/NA	USA
8	KEVIN GONZALEZ		MEX
9	YERNY BETANCOURT		VEN
10	JOE MCGRAIL	C GOLD	GBR
11	YUKINORI OGUNI		JPN
12	LEONARDO CARRILLO		COL
13	ALEX VALLECILLO		NCA
14	NOEL REYES CEPEDA		DOM
15	JOSE TITO SANCHEZ		USA

	JESSE RODRIGUEZ USA		WBA SUPER CHAMPION
	RIKU MASUDA JPN		WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC TAKUMA INOUE IBF JOSE SALAS REYES WBO CHRISTIAN MEDINA JIMENEZ
1	SEIYA TSUTSUMI		JPN
2	ANDRES TERAN		MEX
3	NONITO DONAIRE		PHI
4	DAIGO HIGA		JPN
5	ANDREY BONILLA	C/A	USA
6	YOSHIKI TAKEI		JPN
7	ANTONIO VARGAS		USA
8	JORDAN OROZCO HERNANDEZ	C/A GOLD	NCA
9	KAZUTO IOKA		JPN
10	MUHAMMAD WASEEM	GOLD	PAK
11	ANDREW CAIN		GBR
12	KATSUMA AKITSUGI		JPN
13	EMANUEL MORENO	C/USA	USA
14	KEITA KURIHARA		JPN
15	JASON MOLONEY		AUS

DAVID JIMENEZ
CRC

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC VACANT IBF ANDREW MOLONEY WBO KENSHIRO TERAJI
1	JOHN RAMIREZ	C/NA	USA
2	SEIGO YURI AKUI		JPN
3	TOMOYA TSUBOI		JPN
4	ROMAN GONZALEZ		NCA
5	RYUSEI KAWAURA		JPN
6	JACK TURNER	INT	GBR
7	ANDRES GREGORIO		BRA
8	ARI BONILLA	C/A	USA
9	OLAJUWON ACOSTA	C/USA	PUR
10	FERNANDO DANIEL MARTINEZ		ARG
11	KENTA NAKAGAWA		JPN
12	JASSIEL RAMON AMADOR GAMEZ	LAC	MEX
13	FRANCISCO MENDIVIL PEREZ	LAC-MEXICO	MEX
14	THEOPHILOUS KPAKPO ALLOTEY	AFRICA GOLD	GHA
15	RICARDO MALAJIKA		RSA

	RICARDO RAFAEL SANDOVAL USA		WBA WORLD CHAMPION
	ABRAHAM R PEREZ USA		WBA INTERIM CHAMPION

WBC RICARDO RAFAEL SANDOVAL IBF MASAMICHI YABUKI WBO ANTHONY OLASCUAGA
1	KYOSUKE TAKAMI		JPN
2	JONATHAN GONZALEZ		PUR
3	YANKIEL RIVERA FIGUEROA		PUR
4	KOSUKE TOMIOKA		JPN
5	SAMUEL CARMONA	I/C	ESP
6	HASANBOY DUSMATOV		UZB
7	ENKHMANDAKH KHARKHUU		MGL
8	JOEL AGUSTIN CONTRERAS		ARG
9	DAVID ALONSO SANCHEZ ESTRALLA		MEX
10	HAMZA UDDIN		GBR
11	JOSELITO VELAZQUEZ		MEX
12	SHO NOGAMI		JPN
13	YOALI MEJIA MOSQUEDA		MEX
14	ANGEL ALVARADO SOTO		MEX
15	GERARDO ZAPATA		NCA

VACANT

WBA WORLD CHAMPION

WBC SHOKICHI IWATA IBF THANONGSAK SIMSRI WBO RENE SANTIAGO
1	DAIYA KIRA		JPN
2	CARLOS CANIZALES		VEN
3	ERICK ROSA	LAC	DOM
4	AARON DE LA CRUZ ESCOBEDO		MEX
5	JEAN CARLOS VARGAS		VEN
6	RONALD CHACON		VEN
7	JAIRO NORIEGA		ESP
8	AZAEL VILLAR		PAN
9	RODRIGO RAMIREZ		VEN
10	JEIFRY JUAN		DOM
11	GEREMY VERA		VEN
12	MASATAKA TANIGUCHI		JPN
13	TERRY WASHINGTON	NABA	USA
14	SISEKO TEYISI		RSA
15	TAYVIEN ALPOUGH	NABA Silver	USA

OSCAR COLLAZO
PUR

WBA SUPER CHAMPION
WBO CHAMPION

WBC SIYAKHOLWA KUSE IBF PEDRO TADURAN
1	RYUSEI MATSUMOTO		JPN
2	TAKESHI ISHII		JPN
3	WILFREDO MENDEZ	GOLD	PUR
4	VICTORIO SALUDAR		PHI
5	DIANXING ZHU		CHN
6	KATSUKI MORI		JPN
7	YUNI TAKADA		JPN
8	JOSEPH SUMABONG		PHI
9	JOEY CANOY		PHI
10	JAYSON VAYSON		PHI
11	ISSA SAKATA		JPN
12	RUSSELL ACOSTA		MEX
13	ZYVYR JOHN MEDECILO		PHI
14	JESUS HARO		USA
15	IAN ABNE		PHI

REFERENCES
LAC:	WBA LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPION
NABA:	WBA NORTH AMERICA CHAMPION
PANAF:	WBA PAN AFRICAN CHAMPION
WBAO:	WBA OCEANIA
C/A:	WBA CONTINENTAL AMERICAS
CON:	WBA CONTINENTAL
INT:	WBA INTERNATIONAL
I/C:	WBA INTERCONTINENTAL
INTER:	CHAMPION INTERAMERICAN
OC:	OFFICIAL CHALLENGER
INT. CHAMP:	INTERIM CHAMPION
(*)	STATUS UNDER REVIEW
(**)	CONDITIONAL. WAS REINSTATED AS CHAMPION IN RECESS ON AUGUST 26, AND ELEVATED AFTER.
CON/LA:	WBA CONTINENTAL LATIN AMERICA
CON/NA:	WBA CONTINENTAL NORTH AMERICA
(1)	BOXER WON TITLE AGAINST LATIN CONTENDER
(2)	BOXER RESIDES IN LATIN REGION
(3)	CHALLENGE STOPPAGE IN HIS LAST FIGHT VS ROMERO
(4)	CHALLENGE DECISION VS SHO ISHIDA

World Boxing Association Ranking as of JULY 2026

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