Cruiserweight

Cruiserweight, also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class in professional boxing. It is between light heavyweight and heavyweight. "Light heavyweight" and "cruiserweight" used to be used interchangeably in the United Kingdom.

 Current World Champions 
Sanctioning BodyReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesWBA May 31, 2019 Arsen Goulamirian26–0 (18 KO)2WBC January 31, 2020 Ilunga Makabu29–2 (25 KO)2IBFSeptember 26, 2020 Mairis Briedis28–1 (20 KO)1WBOMarch 20, 2021 Lawrence Okolie18–0 (14 KO)2

Current world rankings

The Ring

Ranking done by Ring magazine, as of  , .

RankNameRecord (W–L–D)Title(s)1 Mairis Briedis28–1 (20 KO)IBF2 Yuniel Dorticos24–2 (22 KO)3 Ilunga Makabu29–2 (25 KO) WBC4 Lawrence Okolie18–0 (14 KO)WBO5 Thabiso Mchunu23–5 (13 KO)6 Kevin Lerena26–1 (13 KO)7 Krzysztof Glowacki31–3 (19 KO)8 Alexei Papin13–1 (12 KO)9 Michal Cieslak20–1 (14 KO)10 Mateusz Masternak46–5 (31 KO)11 Ryad Merhy30–1 (25 KO)

BoxRec

As of  , .

RankNameRecord (W–L–D)PointsTitle(s)1 Mairis Briedis28–1 (20 KO)249.2IBF2 Ilunga Makabu29–2 (25 KO)140.4WBC3 Lawrence Okolie17–0 (14 KO)95.87WBO4 Yuniel Dorticos24–2 (22 KO)88.275 Thabiso Mchunu23–5 (13 KO)84.866 Arsen Goulamirian26–0 (18 KO)68.90WBA7 Michal Cieslak20–1 (14 KO)60.748 Krzysztof Glowacki31–3 (19 KO)32.719 Ryad Merhy30–1 (25 KO)30.1410 Alexei Papin13–1 (12 KO)28.77

Longest reigning world cruiserweight champions
The table below is a list of longest reigning cruiserweight champions in boxing. It is measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.
NameTitle reignTitle recognitionSuccessful defensesBeaten opponentsFights 1.   Johnny Nelson  6 years, 5 months, 26 days  WBO 13  13   2.   Marco Huck  5 years, 11 months, 17 days  WBO  13  10   3.   Krzysztof Włodarczyk  4 years, 4 months, 12 days  WBC  6  5   4.   Denis Lebedev   4 years, 1 month, 3 days    WBA, IBF  5  5   4.   Guillermo Jones  4 years, 1 month, 3 days  WBA 2  2   6.   Juan Carlos Gómez   3 years, 11 months, 29 days  WBC  10  10   7.   Anaclet Wamba  3 years, 11 months, 17 days  WBC 7  7   8.   Yoan Pablo Hernández  3 years, 11 months,  2 weeks and 5 days   IBF  4  4   9.   Vassiliy Jirov   3 years, 10 months, 21 days   IBF 5  5   10.   Jean-Marc Mormeck  3 years, 10 months, 15 days  WBA, WBC 4  4   11.   Ossie Ocasio  2 years, 9 months, 18 days  WBA  3  3   12.   Arsen Goulamirian    WBA  4  4   13.   Oleksandr Usyk  2 years, 8 months, 29 days  WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO   6  6   14.   Ilunga Makabu    WBC  2  2   15.   Evander Holyfield  2 years  WBA, WBC, IBF  5  5  
 Active reign
 Reign has ended
Cruiserweight Boxing News Website Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
Current Cruiserweight Ratings  Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
Cruiserweight Division Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
IBF Cruiserweight Champions Retrieved on 27 December 2012.
WBA Cruiserweight Champions Retrieved on 27 December 2012.

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