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The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) started in October 2012. It is a group made up of volunteers who are professional journalists, boxing historians, and record keepers from all over the world. Their goal was to help make the sport of professional boxing better by creating top-ten rankings for each weight division and by deciding who the best boxer in each division is.
The TBRB wanted to make sure their rankings and titles were not controlled by promoters or the traditional sanctioning bodies. They believed this would help bring more fairness and order to the sport. The board works hard to give clear and honest information about who the best boxers are, which helps fans and people in the sport understand who the real champions are.
TBRB championships
The TBRB gives out championship titles when the best fighters in each weight class meet. They call these fighters the "true champions."
Before the TBRB started, three champions were already recognized by The Ring magazine. The TBRB was created to continue this work after some changes happened at The Ring. Some important people from The Ring helped start the TBRB in 2012.
In 2013, a boxing expert on ESPN praised the TBRB's work. Later, in 2021, a British magazine called Boxing News decided to only recognize the TBRB's champions as the real world champions.
TBRB Voting Panel members
The TBRB Voting Panel has members from 21 different countries across five continents. These countries include Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United States, Vietnam, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Successions
The following are the lineal champions recognized by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board:
Heavyweight
- Oleksandr Usyk W12 Anthony Joshua
- Tyson Fury TKO7 Deontay Wilder
- Tyson Fury W12 Wladimir Klitschko
- Wladimir Klitschko W12 Alexander Povetkin
Cruiserweight
- Jai Opetaia W12 Mairis Briedis
- Mairis Briedis W12 Yuniel Dorticos
- Oleksandr Usyk W12 Murat Gassiev
Light heavyweight
- Dmitry Bivol MD12 Artur Beterbiev
- Artur Beterbiev TKO10 Oleksandr Gvozdyk
- Oleksandr Gvozdyk KO11 Adonis Stevenson
- Adonis Stevenson KO1 Chad Dawson
- Chad Dawson W12 Bernard Hopkins
- Bernard Hopkins W12 Jean Pascal
- Jean Pascal TD11 Chad Dawson
Super middleweight
- Terence Crawford UD12 Saul Alvarez
- Saul Alvarez W12 Caleb Plant
- Andre Ward W12 Carl Froch
Middleweight
- Saul Alvarez W12 Gennady Golovkin
- Saul Alvarez W12 Miguel Cotto
- Miguel Cotto RTD10 Sergio Martínez
- Sergio Martínez W12 Kelly Pavlik
- Kelly Pavlik TKO7 Jermain Taylor
- Jermain Taylor W12 Bernard Hopkins
- Bernard Hopkins TKO12 Félix Trinidad
Super welterweight
Welterweight
- Terence Crawford TKO9 Errol Spence Jr.
- Manny Pacquiao W12 Timothy Bradley
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Manny Pacquiao
Super lightweight
- Shakur Stevenson W12 Teofilo Lopez
- Teófimo López W12 Josh Taylor
- Josh Taylor W12 José Ramírez
- Mikey Garcia W12 Sergey Lipinets
- Terence Crawford W12 Viktor Postol
- Danny Garcia W12 Lucas Matthysse
Lightweight
- Devin Haney W12 George Kambosos Jr.
- George Kambosos Jr. W12 Teófimo López
- Teófimo López W12 Vasyl Lomachenko
- Terence Crawford W12 Raymundo Beltran
Super featherweight
Super bantamweight
- Naoya Inoue KO10 Marlon Tapales
- Guillermo Rigondeaux W12 Nonito Donaire
- Nonito Donaire TKO9 Toshiaki Nishioka
Bantamweight
- Naoya Inoue TKO2 Nonito Donaire
Super flyweight
- Jesse Rodriguez KO7 Juan Francisco Estrada
- Juan Francisco Estrada W12 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
- Srisaket Sor Rungvisai W12 Juan Francisco Estrada
Flyweight
- Román González TKO9 Akira Yaegashi
- Akira Yaegashi W12 Toshiyuki Igarashi
- Toshiyuki Igarashi W12 Sonny Boy Jaro
- Sonny Boy Jaro TKO6 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam W12 Koki Kameda
- Kōki Kameda W12 Daisuke Naito
- Daisuke Naitō W12 Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam TKO1 Malcolm Tunacao
- Malcolm Tuñacao TKO7 Medgoen Singsurat
- Medgoen Singsurat TKO 3 Manny Pacquiao
- Manny Pacquiao KO8 Chatchai Sasakul
- Chatchai Sasakul W12 Yuri Arbachakov
- Yuri Arbachakov KO8 Muangchai Kittikasem
- Muangchai Kittikasem TKO6 Sot Chitalada
- Sot Chitalada W12 Yong-Kang Kim
- Yong-Kang Kim W12 Sot Chitalada
- Sot Chitalada W12 Gabriel Bernal
- Gabriel Bernal KO2 Koji Kabayashi
- Kōji Kobayashi TKO2 Frank Cedeno
- Frank Cedeno TKO6 Charlie Magri
- Charlie Magri TKO7 Eleoncio Mercedes
- Eleoncio Mercedes W15 Freddie Castillo
- Freddie Castillo W15 Prudencio Cardona
- Prudencio Cardona KO1 Antonio Avelar
- Antonio Avelar KO7 Shoji Oguma
- Shoji Oguma KO9 Chan-Hee Park
- Chan-Hee Park W15 Miguel Canto
- Miguel Canto W15 Shoji Oguma
Junior Flyweight
Current champions (men)
As of 1 March 2026
| Weight | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight |  Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) | 24–0-0 (15) |
| Cruiserweight |  Jai Opetaia (AUS) | 29–0-0 (23) |
| Light heavyweight |  Dmitry Bivol (RUS) | 24–1-0 (12) |
| Super middleweight | vacant | – |
| Middleweight | vacant | – |
| Junior middleweight | vacant | – |
| Welterweight | vacant | – |
| Junior welterweight |  Shakur Stevenson (USA) | 25–0–0 (11) |
| Lightweight | vacant | – |
| Junior lightweight | vacant | – |
| Featherweight | vacant | – |
| Junior featherweight |  Naoya Inoue (JPN) | 32–0-0 (27) |
| Bantamweight | vacant | – |
| Junior bantamweight | Jesse Rodriguez (USA) | 23–0-0 (16) |
| Flyweight | vacant | – |
| Junior flyweight | vacant | – |
| Strawweight | vacant | |
Current champions (women)
As of 1 March 2026
| Weight | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Claressa Shields (USA) | 17–0-0 (3) |
| Light heavyweight | vacant | - |
| Super middleweight | Shadasia Green (USA) | 16-1-0 (11) |
| Middleweight | Claressa Shields (USA) | 17–0-0 (3) |
| Junior middleweight | ||
| Welterweight |  Lauren Price (GBR) | 9-0-0 (2) |
| Junior welterweight |  Katie Taylor (IRL) | 25-1-0 (6) |
| Lightweight | vacant | – |
| Junior lightweight | Alycia Baumgardner (USA) | 17-1-0 (7) |
| Featherweight |  Amanda Serrano (PUR) | 48-4-1 (31) |
| Junior featherweight | Ellie Scotney (GBR) | 11-0-0 (0) |
| Bantamweight | Cherneka Johnson (AUS) | 19-2-0 (8) |
| Junior bantamweight | Mizuki Hiruta (JAP) | 10-0-0 (2) |
| Flyweight | Gabriela Fundora (USA) | 17-0-0 (9) |
| Junior flyweight | vacant | - |
| Strawweight | vacant | - |
| Atomweight | vacant | - |
Pound-for-pound (men)
As of 4 May 2026
| Rank | Boxer | Record | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoya Inoue | 33–0–0 (27) | Junior Featherweight |
| 2 | Oleksandr Usyk | 24–0–0 (15) | Heavyweight |
| 3 | Jesse Rodriguez | 23–0–0 (16) | Junior Bantamweight |
| 4 | Shakur Stevenson | 25–0–0 (11) | Lightweight / Junior Welterweight |
| 5 | Dmitry Bivol | 24–1–0 (12) | Light Heavyweight |
| 6 | Junto Nakatani | 32–1–0 (24) | Junior Featherweight |
| 7 |  Canelo Alvarez | 63–3–2 (39) | Super Middleweight |
| 8 | David Benavidez | 31–0–0 (25) | Light Heavyweight |
| 9 | Oscar Collazo | 13–0–0 (10) | Strawweight |
| 10 | Devin Haney | 33–0–0 (15) | Welterweight |
Pound-for-pound (women)
As of 4 May 2026
| Rank | Boxer | Record | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Taylor | 25-1-0 (6) | Junior Welterweight |
| 2 | Claressa Shields | 17-0-0 (3) | Heavyweight / Middleweight |
| 3 | Mikaela Mayer | 22-2-0 (5) | Junior Middleweight / Welterweight |
| 4 | Chantelle Cameron | 21-1-0 (8) | Junior Welterweight |
| 5 |  Yokasta Valle | 34-3-0 (10) | Strawweight / Flyweight |
| 6 |  Dina Thorslund | 24-0-0 (9) | Featherweight |
| 7 | Gabriela Fundora | 17-0-0 (9) | Flyweight |
| 8 | Amanda Serrano | 48-4-1 (31) | Junior Welterweight / Featherweight |
| 9 | Lauren Price | 9-0-0 (2) | Welterweight |
| 10 | Ellie Scotney | 11-0-0 (0) | Junior Featherweight |
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