<P> The board was formed to continue where The Ring "left off" in the aftermath of its purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007 and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by Nigel Collins . After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, three prominent members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned . These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England . The board only awards vacant championships when the two top - ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight class . </P> <P> The current champions in each weight division are listed below . Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the following format: wins--losses--draws--no contests (knockout wins). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> WBA </Td> <Td> WBC </Td> <Td> IBF </Td> <Td> WBO </Td> <Td> The Ring </Td> <Td> Lineal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony Joshua Super champion United Kingdom 21--0--0--0 (20) April 29, 2017 </Td> <Td> Deontay Wilder United States 40--0--0--0 (39) January 17, 2015 </Td> <Td> Anthony Joshua United Kingdom 21--0--0--0 (20) April 9, 2016 </Td> <Td> Anthony Joshua United Kingdom 21--0--0--0 (20) March 31, 2018 </Td> <Td> vacant </Td> <Td> vacant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manuel Charr Regular champion Syria 31--4--0--0 (17) November 25, 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> WBA </Td> <Td> WBC </Td> <Td> IBF </Td> <Td> WBO </Td> <Td> The Ring </Td> <Td> Lineal </Td> </Tr>

Current world heavyweight champion of the ibf wbo wba and ibo