World Top 10 Light Heavyweight boxing rankings and current Champions.
Weight limit: 175 lbs
(see boxing weight conversions in lbs, kg, st)
1. Artur Beterbiev
Russia
21-0, 20 KO
WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF, RING
2. Dmitry Bivol
Russia
23-1, 12 KO
3. Callum Smith
UK
29-2, 21 KO
4. Joshua Buatsi
UK
19-0, 13 KO
5. Anthony Yarde
UK
25-3, 24 KO
6. David Benavidez
US
29-0, 24 KO
7. David Morrell Jr
Cuba
11-0, 9 KO
8. Albert Ramirez
Dominican Republic
19-0, 16 KO
9. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Ukraine
20-2, 16 KO
10. Willy Hutchinson
UK
18-2, 13 KO
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Light Heavyweight: Legends & History
The Light Heavyweight division, officially established in 1909, continues to hold a weight limit of 175 lbs. Prior to the creation of Cruiserweight (200 lbs) in 1979, anyone fighting above this figure was considered a Heavyweight.
Despite the addition of Cruiser, however, the Light Heavyweight scene has remained a dramatic, crowd-pleasing draw, with several of its finest talents managing to demonstrate their pugilistic prowess even further north at Cruiser and Heavy.
Some of the greatest Light Heavyweight boxers of all time include the likes of Roy Jones Jr, Michael Spinks, Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Harry Greb, Billy Conn, Tommy Loughran, Sam Langford, Gene Tunney and Bob Foster.
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