World rankings
Lightweight
Up to 135 lb (61.2 kg)
As of 8 October 2026, the lightweight world champions are William Zepeda (WBC) and Abdullah Mason (WBO); the WBA and IBF titles are vacant. The highest-ranked contenders are Floyd Schofield (WBA No. 1), Andy Cruz (WBC No. 1), Artur Subkhankulov (IBF No. 2) and Joe Cordina (WBO No. 1).
WBA Lightweight rankings
World Boxing Association
Champion
Vacant
- 1Floyd Schofield20-0 (13 KOs)
- 2Lucas Bahdi20-1 (15 KOs)
- 3Jose Valenzuela
- 4Lamont Roach Jr.
- 5Eridson Garcia
- 6Lazaro Alvarez
- 7Daud Alaev
- 8Corey Marksman
- 9Gary Russell Jr.
- 10Reito Takahashi
- 11Francisco Fonseca
- 12Andres Cortes26-0 (13 KOs)
- 13Siro Choi
- 14Steven Cairns
- 15Vildan Minasov
Updated
WBC Lightweight rankings
World Boxing Council
- 1Andy Cruz7-1 (4 KOs)
- 2Lamont Roach Jr.
- 3Sam Noakes19-1 (16 KOs)
- 4Dzmitry Asanau
- 5Justin Pauldo
- 6Andres Cortes26-0 (13 KOs)
- 7Jordan White
- 8Ricardo Nunez
- 9Joe Cordina19-1 (9 KOs)
- 10Francisco Fonseca
- 11Reito Takahashi
- 12Lazaro Alvarez
- 13Albert Bell
- 14Eridson Garcia
- 15Siro Choi
Updated
IBF Lightweight rankings
International Boxing Federation
Champion
Vacant
- 1Vacant
- 2Artur Subkhankulov
- 3Andy Cruz7-1 (4 KOs)
- 4Dzmitry Asanau
- 5Sam Noakes19-1 (16 KOs)
- 6Joe Cordina19-1 (9 KOs)
- 7Jordan White
- 8Reito Takahashi
- 9Shuma Nakazato
- 10Mikhail Grigoryan
- 11Eridson Garcia
- 12Siro Choi
- 13Criztian Pitt Laurente
- 14Alan Chaves
- 15Taiga Imanaga
Updated
WBO Lightweight rankings
World Boxing Organization
- 1Joe Cordina19-1 (9 KOs)
- 2Sam Noakes19-1 (16 KOs)
- 3Joshua Pagan
- 4Corey Marksman
- 5Eridson Garcia
- 6Alan Chaves
- 7Reito Takahashi
- 8Albert Bell
- 9Andres Cortes26-0 (13 KOs)
- 10Andy Cruz7-1 (4 KOs)
- 11Rene Tellez Giron
- 12Mark Magsayo
- 13Mitchell Smith
- 14Cameron Vuong
- 15Justin Pauldo
Updated
Rankings as published by each sanctioning body, refreshed weekly.