Shakur Stevenson will look to enter into rarified air as a four-division titleholder this Saturday when he faces Teofimo Lopez for the WBO junior welterweight title and lineal 140lbs championship at Madison Square Garden.

No matter how you feel about Stevenson’s fighting style, becoming a four-division titleholder is a feat that isn’t common. It nearly guarantees a spot in the Hall of Fame. 

Let’s look at the list of those who were active four-division (or more) titleholders in men’s boxing during the last 10 years – and who made a title defense within the past decade. Secondary titles are not included in this list.

The “No Doubt Hall of Famers” 

Fighters who are either in the Hall of Fame or will be in the Hall of Fame who achieved this feat. 

Manny Pacquiao

Weight classes with world titles: flyweight, junior featherweight, featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight

Pacquiao became a four-division champion all the way back in 2008, when he beat Juan Manuel Marquez to win the Ring Magazine title at 130lbs. Pacquiao went on to become an eight-division titleholder, last won a title belt in 2019, and nearly won the WBC welterweight title against Mario Barrios this past July after returning to the ring at the age of 46. Pacquiao is already a Hall of Famer, but continues to add on to his illustrious resume.

Terence Crawford 

Weight classes with world titles: lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight, junior middleweight, super middleweight

Crawford held titles in five divisions and became a four-division titleholder when he defeated Israil Madrimov at junior middleweight in 2024. He became a three-division undisputed champion last year, defeating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for the super middleweight throne. Crawford has built one of the most historically impressive resumes, rivaling Henry Armstrong, as he picked up belts from 135lbs to 168. 

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 

Weight classes with world titles: junior middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight

Alvarez is one of a kind. Yes, the politics of the sport favored him with the money he brought in, but he still challenged himself and won belts from junior middleweight all the way up to light heavyweight. Alvarez's run from 2019 to 2021 was one of the best in the sport, as he became an undisputed super middleweight champion, defeating all three reigning beltholders. 

Naoya Inoue 

Weight classes with world titles: junior flyweight, junior bantamweight, bantamweight, junior featherweight

Inoue has made it look easy moving up in weight. He has been a titleholder in four weight classes and undisputed in two divisions, currently reigning at junior featherweight. Inoue fought four times in 2025, while still standing supreme at the top of his division. Inoue, who has superb timing and throws most of his punches hard, has changed how people have viewed lower-weight fighters in the modern era. 

Nonito Donaire

Weight classes with world titles: flyweight, bantamweight, junior featherweight, featherweight

Donaire has had a Hall of Fame career thanks in part to a powerful left hook. He rose up through the weight classes, starting in 2009 after the Vic Darchinyan win, and he resuscitated his career when he entered the World Boxing Super Series and went on to have an all-time classic with Inoue in the finals in 2019. Donaire has won titles from flyweight to featherweight, and continues to fight these days in the bantamweight division. In December, he lost to Seiya Tsutsumi via a split decision. 

Roman Gonzalez

Weight classes with world titles: strawweight, junior flyweight, flyweight, junior bantamweight

Gonzalez is a four-division titleholder who helped bring junior bantamweight bouts to the masses during the end of the HBO era. His run was personified by an aggressive approach with swarming pressure and punches, making him a beloved figure for those who followed “Chocolatito’s” career. 

Miguel Cotto

Weight classes with world titles: junior welterweight, welterweight, junior middleweight, middleweight

Cotto won his fourth world title when he upset Sergio Martinez for the middleweight throne. Cotto was an important figure for Puerto Rican boxing, serving as the next great fighter after Felix “Tito” Trinidad.

“On the fence Hall of Fame” Four Division Titleholders 

Four-division titleholders who probably are Hall of Fame boxers, but you could make an argument that they just barely missed the mark.  

Donnie Nietes

Weight classes with world titles: strawweight, junior flyweight, flyweight, junior bantamweight

Nietes was a pound-for-pound level talent in his prime, often overshadowed by Manny Pacquiao, his fellow Filipino fighter. Nietes discreetly built everything you ask of a great fighter: longevity, quality wins and titles in multiple divisions. Sadly, the one thing that eluded him was fame, as he was a tactical fighter who never fully connected with fight fans. Hopefully, he isn’t forgotten as the years go by. 

Mikey Garcia 

Weight classes with world titles: featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight

It is rare that you might wonder: “What could have been” with a four-division titleholder, but for Garcia, that might be the case. One of the most exciting Mexican fighters, Garcia was a buzzsaw moving up weight classes. But toward the tail end of his career, he just didn’t seem to ever regain his initial spark from his early days. Still, Garcia won belts from featherweight to junior welterweight.

Leo Santa Cruz

Weight classes with world titles: bantamweight, junior featherweight, featherweight, junior lightweight

If someone were to detract from Shakur Stevenson's accomplishments, they could look at the talented Santa Cruz’s resume. Santa Cruz was the best fighter in his division, yet outside of Carl Frampton and two-fights with Abner Mares, his resume is rather bare. Still, Santa Cruz won titles from 118 to 130.

“The Tanaka Zone”

A new term stemming from Kosei Tanaka, listed below. This category applies to fighters who have just a 50-50 shot of getting into the Hall of Fame as they don’t.

Kosei Tanaka

Weight classes with world titles: strawweight, junior flyweight, flyweight, junior bantamweight

Tanaka is the forgotten four-division titleholder. With a knockout loss to Kazuto Ioka and a devastating defeat to Phumelela Cafu via split decision in 2024, the marquee win eluded him. Tanaka won belts at strawweight, junior flyweight, flyweight, and junior bantamweight, spanning from 2015-2022. He went through divisions quickly. He never unified his titles. A case can be made for a Hall of Fame career, and a case could also be made to exclude him. 

Kazuto Ioka 

Weight classes with world titles: strawweight, junior flyweight, flyweight, junior bantamweight

Ioka has shown longevity, amassing titles from strawweight to junior bantamweight. That said, his definitive wins outside of Tanaka have mostly come by split decision or a close unanimous decision. His fights aren’t easy to find, and cases could be made about where he truly sat among the best.