East vs West Champions: Every Current Armwrestling World Champion
Every current East vs West world champion, right and left arm, in every weight class, as listed on the official EVW rankings, with how each champion won the belt. Updated 18 October 2026, before EVW 27.
Two titles are vacant and one is on hold
Right-arm super heavyweight: Levan Saginashvili gave it up in July 2026. Laletin vs Jablonski decides it at EVW 27.
Right-arm light heavyweight: vacant after EVW removed Michael Todd in October 2026.
Right-arm heavyweight: Ivan Matyushenko is champion "in recess". Chaffee vs Petrenko fight for the interim title at EVW 27.
Men's champions
| Class | Right arm | Left arm |
|---|---|---|
| Super heavyweight (+115 kg) | Vacant | Vitaly Laletin (Russia) |
| Heavyweight (115 kg) | Ivan Matyushenko (Russia), in recess | Alizhan Muratov (Kazakhstan) |
| Light heavyweight (105 kg) | Vacant | Alizhan Muratov (Kazakhstan) |
| Middleweight (95 kg) | Bogdan Stoica (Romania) | Oleg Petrenko (Ukraine) |
| Welterweight (85 kg) | Oleksandr Telyatnik (Ukraine) | Oleg Zhokh (Ukraine) |
| Lightweight (77 kg) | Oleg Cherkasov (Russia) | Daniel Procopciuc (Moldova) |
| Featherweight (70 kg) | Danil Ustinov (Kazakhstan) | Vacant |
How they won their titles
Super heavyweight
- Right: Levan Saginashvili held the title from EVW 12 (April 2024, 4-0 over Devon Larratt) until he gave it up at the EVW 25 press conference to recover from injury. He plans to return in 2027.
- Left: Vitaly Laletin beat Artyom Morozov 4-2 at EVW 16 (February 2025), then defended against Devon Larratt 4-0 (EVW 22) and Alizhan Muratov 4-0 (EVW 25).
Heavyweight (115 kg)
- Right: Ivan Matyushenko beat Dave Chaffee 4-1 at EVW 23 (April 2026). His title is in recess.
- Left: Alizhan Muratov beat Ivan Matyushenko 4-0 at EVW 15 (November 2024).
Light heavyweight (105 kg)
- Right: vacant. Michael Todd won it from Oleg Petrenko 4-0 at EVW 24, but EVW stripped him of the title in October 2026.
- Left: Alizhan Muratov beat Oleg Petrenko 3-0 at EVW 6 (January 2023) and defended against Evgeny Prudnik 4-0 (EVW 11).
Middleweight (95 kg)
- Right: Bogdan Stoica beat Todd Hutchings 4-1 at EVW 24 (June 2026) and defended against Irakli Zirakashvili 4-3 at EVW 26.
- Left: Oleg Petrenko beat Betkili Oniani 4-0 at EVW 16.
Welterweight (85 kg)
- Right: Oleksandr Telyatnik beat Davit Samushia 4-0 at EVW 23, ending Samushia's reign that began in August 2022.
- Left: Oleg Zhokh, most recently 4-0 over Luka Tsinadze at EVW 25.
Lightweight (77 kg)
- Right: Oleg Cherkasov beat Artur Makarov 4-3 at EVW 26 (September 2026).
- Left: Daniel Procopciuc, most recently 4-0 over Vachagan Hovhannisyan at EVW 25.
Featherweight (70 kg)
- Right: Danil Ustinov beat Azat Srapyan 4-3 at EVW 15.
Women's champions
EVW hasn't published women's rankings yet. The most recent women's title matches:
- Fia Reisek (Austria), lightweight, right arm: defended 4-1 against Yrysty Orazkhan at EVW 26. She also won the left-arm lightweight title at EVW 12.
- Barbora Bajčiová (Slovakia), open weight: defended the right-arm title 4-0 against Marta Volkova at EVW 26 and won the left-arm title 4-0 against Gabriela Vasconcelos at EVW 20.
- Ayane Takenaka, featherweight, right arm: 4-0 over Melek Sahin at EVW 23.
How East vs West titles work
Title matches are best of 7 rounds (first to 4). Each weight class has a separate right-arm and left-arm champion, so one athlete can hold several belts: Alizhan Muratov holds two. A title match is cancelled if either athlete misses weight. More on the rules.
Source: official EVW Sports rankings and results, 18 October 2026.