Date: 31st May 2016 at 5:55pm
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When Tony Bellew claimed the WBC cruiserweight title with a devastating knockout of Ilunga Makabu, the Everton supporting fighter from Liverpool, added his name to what is an ever-growing and very illustrious list of reigning world title holders, a list that reads:

Heavyweight

Tyson Fury (WBA, WBO), Anthony Joshua (IBF)

Cruiserweight

Tony Bellew (WBC)

Super-middleweight

James DeGale (IBF)

Middleweight

Billy Joe Saunders (WBO)

Super welterweight

Liam Smith (WBO)

Welterweight

Kell Brook (IBF)

Super lightweight

Ricky Burns (WBA)

Lightweight

Anthony Crolla (WBA), Terry Flanagan (WBO)

Featherweight

Lee Selby (IBF)

Bantamweight

Jamie McDonnell (WBA), Lee Haskins (IBF)

Our little island is doing remarkably well when it comes to boxing at the moment, long may it continue.