World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is one of the four major organizations that sanction professional boxing matches and award championship titles. It plays a significant role in the sport's landscape by ranking boxers and overseeing title fights. Currently, the WBC is newsworthy due to recent developments involving its heavyweight championship. Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who held the WBC, WBA, and IBF belts, announced he was vacating his titles to allow other contenders to compete. This decision came after Usyk's hard-fought 11th-round stoppage victory over Rico Verhoeven in a WBC title fight held in Egypt. Usyk's move to free up the WBC heavyweight title highlights the organization's ongoing relevance in determining the sport's top champions and creating opportunities for aspiring boxers within its rankings.