Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion
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The Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight belt is issued by Ring Magazine to the top man in the division. The holder of a Ring Magazine belt is usually considered the undisputed world champion. Unlike the numerous alphabet belts (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO etc) the Ring does not strip it's champions of their belts or declare interim champions. The Ring belt is popular because it is considered the one true belt of the real world champion. It was created to try to bring the good old days of boxing back to the golden era when there was just one world champion per division. Ring Champions only lose their title if they lose it in a match, retire or change weight division.
The current Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight champion of the world is Bernard Hopkins. He won the title earlier this year from Antonio Tarver. Hopkins is now thought to be retired and the ring belt will be declared vacant until a new champion can be found among the top contenders.
