The absolute world champion in the second middleweight (up to 76.2 kg) is an American Terence Crawford (42โ0, 31 KOs) remained without the WBC title. The reason is that the boxer repeatedly refused to pay commissions after his fights.
The vacant belt will be played by the British Hamza Shiraz (22โ0โ1, 18 KOs) and the French Christian Mbilly (29โ0โ1, 24 KOs). Guatemala’s Lestar Martinez (19โ0โ1, 16 KOs) has been named a mandatory contender.
British Conor Benn (24โ1, 14 KOs) topped the ranking in the welterweight category (up to 66.7 kg) and became a mandatory contender for the championship title. The decision caused a lot of controversy, since the boxer has not competed in this division since 2022.
The WBC world champion is the American Mario Barrios (29โ2โ2, 18 KOs), who will meet his compatriot Ryan Garcia (24โ2, 20 KOs) in the ring on February 21.
Conor Benn will face the winner of this matchup.
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has sanctioned the final eliminator between representatives of light heavyweight (up to 79.4 kg), Britons Ben Whittaker (10โ0โ1, 7 KO) and Joshua Buatsi (20โ1, 13 KO).
The winner of this confrontation will become the mandatory contender for the WBC title, which is owned by the American David Benavidez (31-0, 25 KO).
the British Lawrence Okolie (22โ1, 16 KO) and Moses Itauma (13โ0, 11 KOs) will hold a final eliminator in the super heavyweight division to determine an opponent for Oleksandr Usyk (25โ0, 14 KOs).
This decision was made because the Ukrainian decided to make a voluntary defense, and the interim champion Agit Kabael from Germany will enter the ring on January 10, 2026 against the Polish Damin Knyba.
๐ The WBC Convention held its annual mandatory session today, here are some of the fights ordered as a result:๐ฅ Moses Itauma vs Lawrence Okolie ordered as heavyweight eliminator
๐ฅ Ben Whittaker vs Joshua Buatsi ordered as light-heavyweight eliminator
๐ฅ Hamzah Sheeraz vsโฆ pic.twitter.com/kJxO9vayh9
โ Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) December 3, 2025
Source: sport.ua