The sport of boxing is an individual's sport, but triumphs are often celebrated as whole whole and the United States has a lot to celebrate after cementing its position as the country with the most world champions, with 10 fighters holding world title belts.
The USA was then followed by Japan and Mexico, while England and the Philippines are tied in fourth.
This year the USA starts at the top when it comes to world champions, but will they be able to hold on to top spot after another thrilling 12 months of fights?
USA
United States has the most world champions with 10 world ranging from light heavyweight to super bantamweight.
- Joe Smith - WBO light heavyweight champion
- Jermall Charlo - WBC middleweight champion
- Demetrius Andrade - WBO middleweight champion
- Jermell Charlo - WBC, WBA and IBF light middleweight champion
- Erroll Spence Jr. - WBC and IBC welterweight champion
- Terence Crawford - WBO welterweight champion
- Devin Haney - WBC lightweight champion
- Shakur Stevenson - WBO super featherweight champion
- Gary Russell Jr. - WBC featherweight champion
- Stephen Fulton - WBO super bantamweight champion
Japan
Japan are second with seven champions and is a country often associated with the smaller weight classes. The seven champions range from middleweight to light flyweight.
- Ryota Murata - WBA middleweight champion
- Kenichi Ogawa - IBF super featherweight champion
- Naoya Inoue - WBA and IBF bantamweight champion
- Kazuto Ioka - WBO super flyweight champion
- Junto Nakatani - WBO flyweight champion
- Hiroto Kyoguchi - WBA light flyweight champion
- Masamichi Yabuki - WBC light flyweight champion
Mexico
Mexico did lose two champions in 2021, but there are still six fighters with world titles and among them is the pound-for-pound king and undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
- Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez - WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super middleweight champion
- Oscar Valdez - WBC super featherweight champion
- Leo Santa Cruz - WBA 'super' featherweight champion
- Emanuel Navarrete - WBO featherweight champion
- Juan Francisco Estrada - WBA super flyweight champion
- Julio César Martínez - WBC flyweight champion