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Bridgerweight

Data covering WBA and WBC world title bouts and reigns.

World title bouts
7
World champions
6
Longest world title reign (Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, WBA, 2024–2026)
1 year, 11 months
Most world title bouts (Lukasz Rozanski, won 1, lost 1)
2

Current world champions

World title reigns

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBA
WBC
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
Oscar RivasLukasz RozanskiOkolieKevin LerenaRyad Merhy
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027

World title bout

Longest reigns

  1. 1Muslim GadzhimagomedovWBA2024–20261 year, 11 months · 1 successful defence
  2. 2Kevin LerenaWBC2024–20261 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  3. 3Oscar RivasWBC2021–20231 year, 2 months · 0 successful defences
  4. 4Lukasz RozanskiWBC2023–20241 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  5. 5Ryad MerhyWBC2026–present5 months · 0 successful defences
  6. 6Lawrence OkolieWBC2024–20244 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2021

  2. Oscar Rivas beats Ryan Rozicki via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bridgerweight · WBCNew champion

  3. 2023

  4. Oscar Rivas’s reign as the WBC bridgerweight world champion ends

    Bridgerweight · WBC

  5. Lukasz Rozanski beats Alen Babic via technical knockout 1/12

    Bridgerweight · WBCNew champion

  6. 2024

  7. Lawrence Okolie beats Lukasz Rozanski via technical knockout 1/12

    Bridgerweight · WBCNew champion

  8. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov beats Zhaoxin Zhang via technical knockout 4/12

    Bridgerweight · WBANew champion

  9. Lawrence Okolie’s reign as the WBC bridgerweight world champion ends

    Bridgerweight · WBC

    Kevin Lerena becomes the WBC bridgerweight world champion

    Bridgerweight · WBCNew champion

  10. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov beats Leon Harth via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bridgerweight · WBA

  11. 2025

  12. Kevin Lerena beats Serhiy Radchenko via technical knockout 3/12

    Bridgerweight · WBC

  13. 2026

  14. Ryad Merhy beats Kevin Lerena via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bridgerweight · WBCNew champion

    Source: SA boxer Lerena falls to Merhy in revenge fight, loses WBC title(opens in a new tab), News24, Lynn Butler,

  15. Muslim Gadzhimagomedov’s reign as the WBA bridgerweight world champion ends as the title is discontinued

    Bridgerweight · WBA

    Source: End of the Road for Bridgerweight: WBA Eliminates the Limit(opens in a new tab), Boxsport, Robin Josten,