Here is a list of every boxing world champion from Britain, plus a host of names battling to be added to the group.
British contenders and champions are at the forefront of boxing in 2026, from heavyweight down to the smaller divisions, with fights at stadiums in the UK as well as far-flung locations.
Britain has an esteemed and historic place in boxing, and legendary fighters have held world championship belts.
But who are the current male and female world champions from Britain? And who could soon be added to the list?
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Who are Britain's male world champions?
Daniel Dubois
WBO heavyweight champion
23-3 record
Daniel Dubois began a second reign as world heavyweight champion, having previously held the IBF belt, when he ripped away the WBO title from Fabio Wardley.
Dubois had to overcome two early knock-downs against the heavy-handed champion -- and answer critics who had labelled him a "quitter" -- by bludgeoning Wardley to a Round 11 stoppage in a sensational fight.
Still only 28, Dubois has three blemishes to his record -- an early loss to Joe Joyce when his eye socket was broken, and two stoppages in world title fights to Oleksandr Usyk. He has impressively stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
Dubois now holds the only belt which doesn't belong to Usyk in the heavyweight division. He will hope to build a longer reign as WBO ruler, than the first time he held gold.
Josh Kelly
IBF junior middleweight champion
18-1-1 record
Josh Kelly battled past the gritty Bakhram Murtazaliev to become Britain's latest world champion on Jan. 31.
Kelly won the IBF world junior middleweight title the hard way -- by climbing off the canvas to edge the feared puncher Murtazaliev, who was previously unbeaten.
Sunderland fighter Kelly was boxing in front of a home crowd in the North East and sent them home jubilant after emerging through a tricky period of the fight to win a majority decision.
Kelly had also floored Murtazaliev, then impressed with his punching on the back foot.
His world title win was somewhat of a redemption story after a 2021 loss against David Avanesyan.
Lewis Crocker
IBF welterweight champion
22-0 record
Belfast boxer Lewis Crocker became a world champion after prevailing through two thrillers against rival Paddy Donovan.
Crocker was cut and floored in their first fight but Donovan was disqualified for knocking him down after the bell.
In the rematch at Windsor Park, now with the vacant IBF belt at stake, Crocker floored Donovan twice and won a split decision.
Crocker's rise after turning pro in 2021 also gives Northern Ireland, a famous boxing nation, a new world champion to cheer on.
Dalton Smith
WBC junior welterweight champion
19-0 record
Smith captured a world title by beating Subriel Matias in Brooklyn, New York, in January 2026. In doing so, he became a part of an elite club to win a top prize on American soil.
The build-up to Smith's opportunity was hampered by Matias returning an adverse finding for a banned substance but the fight went ahead. Smith had a cancelled flight from the UK to contend with in the days prior.
But the Yorkshireman put on a great display to win in the fifth round. He will defend his WBC gold on home soil in Sheffield against Alberto Puello next.
Anthony Cacace
WBA junior lightweight champion
25-1 record
Cacace, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, captured his belt by winning a unanimous decision against Jazza Dickens, of Liverpool, in March.
He had previously held an IBF title.
Now 37 and reigning as a world champion for a second time, Cacace is looking for a career-defining defence of his title.
Hamzah Sheeraz
WBO super middleweight champion
23-0-1 record
Sheeraz, who trains under respected coach and former world champion Andy Lee, collected his first world title on May 23 in front of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Sheeraz had little trouble dispatching opponent Alem Begic, winning by knockout in Round 2.
Sheeraz first challenged for a world title in February 2025 but could only manage a draw against Carols Adames for the WBC middleweight title. He moved up to 168 pounds and eased past Edgar Berlanga in July 2025 before going on to win the world title in Egypt.
Who are Britain's female world champions?
Lauren Price
IBF, WBA and WBC welterweight champion
10-0 record
Wales fighter Price won a gold medal for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics before turning pro.
She is unbeaten in nine fights and has collected three belts in the welterweight division already.
Most notably, she beat fellow Brit Natasha Jonas in 2025 by unanimous decision. Price defended her gold against Stephanie Pineiro Aquino in Cardiff.
America's Mikaela Mayer holds the WBO welterweight title so a fight with Price would be for every belt at the weight. Price also faced off with Claressca Shields after her most recent win.
Sandy Ryan
WBC junior welterweight champion
9-3-1 record
Sandy Ryan, from Derby, is a two-weight world champion. She held a welterweight title and now holds the WBC belt in the division below.
Ryan twice lost world title fights to Mikaela Mayer but rebounded to claim her WBC title by beating Karla Ramos Zamora. The other three belts in Ryan's division are held by the mighty Katie Taylor.
Caroline Dubois
WBC and WBO lightweight champion
13-0-1 record
Caroline Dubois was upgraded to world champion status after Katie Taylor vacated the belt.
Only four years into a pro career, she is unbeaten in 14 fights. Dubois secured her career-best result by edging Terri Harper in a title unification fight to add the WBO belt to her collection.
Ellie Scotney
IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO junior featherweight champion
12-0 record
Ellie Scotney became Britain's youngest-ever undisputed champion of the four-belt era when he came through an exciting fight with fellow champion Mayelli Flores.
Already the IBF, WBC and WBO holder, Scotney ripped away Flores' WBA title in a unanimous decision win to make history.