Light heavyweight
Limit: 175 lb / 79.4 kg
Boxing's most underrated weight class for top-end skill: light heavyweight (175 lb) has crowned only seven undisputed four-belt champions in the modern era, the most recent being Artur Beterbiev in January 2024. Archie Moore made 21 successful 175 defences from 1952 to 1962, an absolute record. The division has produced Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Roy Jones Jr., and now the Beterbiev-Bivol-Benavidez triangle.
Current world champions
- wba
- Dmitry Bivol
- wbc
- David Benavidez
- ibf
- Dmitry Bivol
- wbo
- Dmitry Bivol
Alternate division names
- wbc
- Light Heavyweight
- wba
- Light Heavyweight
- ibf
- Light Heavyweight
- wbo
- Light Heavyweight
Legends of the division
Archie MooreBob FosterMichael SpinksRoy Jones Jr.Bernard HopkinsSergey KovalevAndre WardArtur BeterbievDmitry Bivol
All-time top 5
Trivia
- ▸Archie Moore's 141 career knockouts is the all-time record in any weight class.
- ▸Artur Beterbiev held a 100% KO ratio (20-0 with all wins by stoppage) entering his 2024 unification bout with Bivol — a record that he kept until 2025.
- ▸Dmitry Bivol avenged the Bivol-Beterbiev I split decision in October 2024 with a clear unanimous decision to become four-belt undisputed.