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At its discretion, the WBC may designate and recognize, upon a [[supermajority|two-thirds majority]] vote of its Board of Governors, one or more emeritus world champions in each weight class. Such a recognition is for life and is only bestowed upon present or past WBC world champions. The following boxers have earned the "Emeritus Championship" appellation throughout their careers: Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins (Honorary Champion), [[Mikkel Kessler]], [[Sergio Martínez (boxer)|Sergio Martínez]], Floyd Mayweather Jr., [[Kostya Tszyu]], Manny Pacquiao, [[Danny Garcia (boxer)|Danny García]], Érik Morales, [[Toshiaki Nishioka]], [[Vic Darchinyan]], [[Edgar Sosa (boxer)|Édgar Sosa]] and [[Tony Bellew]]. This allows the fighters, should they return to competition, to take part in a title bout in the division they have been crowned emeritus champion. During the WBC's 51st Convention in [[Bangkok]], Thailand, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was named "Supreme Champion", a designation that nobody before him has ever achieved.<ref>{{cite web |title=Floyd Mayweather Is Named "Supreme Champion" |url=https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/boxing-articles-and-news-videos-results-rankings-and-history/17555-floyd-mayweather-is-named-qsupreme-championq |website=tss.ib.tv |date=12 November 2013 |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>

 

The WBC bolstered the legitimacy of women's boxing by recognizing fighters such as [[Christy Martin (boxer)|Christy Martin]] and [[Lucia Rijker]] as contenders for female world titles in 16 weight divisions. The first WBC World Female Champion (on 30 May 2005) was the [[super bantamweight]] [[Jackie Nava]] from Mexico. With her former-champion father at ringside, [[Laila Ali]] won the [[super middleweight]] title on 11 June 2005.

*Riyadh — Tyson Fury (October 28, 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mmanews.com/news/wbc-belt-upcoming-tyson-fury-francis-ngannou-fight | title=Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou Winner Gets This Unique WBC Championship Belt | date=7 September 2023 }}</ref>

*Tamaulipas — Canelo Álvarez (May 4, 2024)

*Legends — winner of [[Manny Pacquiao vs Buakaw Banchamek]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buakaw Vs. Pacquiao Boxing Fight for WBC Legend Belt |url=https://beyondkick.com/news/buakaw-banchamek-against-manny-pacquiao-6-round-boxing-match-official |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing |language=en}}</ref>

 

* During the 1990s, the WBC did not allow its champions to engage in unification bouts with WBO champions. However, in 1993, the super middleweight showdown between WBC champion Nigel Benn and WBO champion [[Chris Eubank]], promoted by Don King, was recognized as a title unification fight by the WBC. The bout ended in a draw and each retained their respective titles.<ref>[[Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2017}}

* When Mike Tyson was released from prison in 1995, the WBC installed him as their #1 contender for their heavyweight championship. Tyson had not fought in four years, but was promoted by Don King.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.secondsout.com/uk-boxing-news/uk-boxing-news/lewis-v-tyson-fallout-could-destroy-wbc |title=SecondsOut Boxing News - UK Boxing News - Lewis v Tyson fallout could destroy WBC |access-date=2017-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215824/http://www.secondsout.com/uk-boxing-news/uk-boxing-news/lewis-v-tyson-fallout-could-destroy-wbc |archive-date=2017-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* In 2000, Chávez, still promoted by King, was made the mandatory challenger for Kostya Tszyu's WBC super lightweight title. Chávez did not appear to satisfy requirements for a mandatory challenger: he had not fought at super lightweight for two years, had recently lost to journeyman boxer [[Willy Wise]] and had not beaten a top contender since losing to [[Oscar De La Hoya]] for the first time in 1996.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

* In 2005, the WBC stripped [[Javier Castillejo]] of his super welterweight title for fighting [[Fernando Vargas]] instead of [[Ricardo Mayorga]], a fighter promoted by Don King. The WBC qualified Mayorga for a shot at the super welterweight title although he had never fought at that weight limit and had lost two of his last three fights.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

 

==Current WBC world title holders==

===Male===

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| data-sort-value=2|[[Light flyweight]] (''108 lbs'')

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| data-sort-value=3 |[[Flyweight]] (''112 lbs'')

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| data-sort-value=4|[[Super flyweight]] (''115 lbs'')

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| data-sort-value=5|[[Bantamweight]] (''118 lbs'')

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| data-sort-value=8|[[Super featherweight]] (''130 lbs'')

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| data-sort-value=9|[[Lightweight]] (''135 lbs'')

|{{age in days|2023|11|16}}

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| data-sort-value="11" |[[Welterweight]] (''147 lbs'')

| align=left|[[Mario Barrios]]

|{{age in days|2024|6|18}}

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|[[Atomweight]] (''102 lbs'')

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|rowspan="2"|[[Strawweight]] (''105 lbs'')

|{{age in days|2024|04|27}}

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| align=left|Ashley Gonzalez Macias

|1 October 2022

|{{age in days|2022|10|01}}

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|[[Bantamweight]] (''118 lbs'')

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|[[Super middleweight]] (''168 lbs'')

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|[[Heavyweight (boxing)|Heavyweight]] (''168+ lbs'')

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