The boxing world was shocked yesterday when it was announced at the WBC convention that Canelo Alvarez would move up to cruiserweight in an attempt to gain a title in a fifth weight class.

Alvarez has conquered the super middleweight division and has tasked himself with the new challenge of obtaining champion status in the cruiserweight category. The man in his way, none other than Ilunga Makabu.

So - who is the current reigning WBC cruiserweight champion? Let’s take a look, shall we?

Ilunga ‘The Junior’ Makabu is a 34-year-old boxer who was born in Kananga – the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cruiserweight fighter stands at six feet tall and has a reach of 188cm, which has certainly helped him in his boxing journey to becoming WBC cruiserweight champion.

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