IBF Heavyweight Title Fights
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Heavyweight title fights as recognized by the International Boxing Federation.
- The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: IBF Heavyweight Champion
| Date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 Nov 9 | Larry Holmes | TKO 12 | James (Bonecrusher) Smith | 1 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2 | 1985 Mar 15 | Larry Holmes | TKO 10 | David Bey | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 3 | 1985 May 20 | Larry Holmes | UD 15 | Carl Williams | 3 | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 4 | 1985 Sep 21 | Michael Spinks | UD 15 | Larry Holmes | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 5 | 1986 Apr 19 | Michael Spinks | SD 15 | Larry Holmes | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 6 | 1986 Sep 6 | Michael Spinks | TKO 4 | Steffen Tangstad | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 7 | 1987 May 30 | Tony Tucker | TKO 10 | James (Buster) Douglas | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 8 | 1987 Aug 1 | Mike Tyson | UD 12 | Tony Tucker | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 9 | 1987 Oct 16 | Mike Tyson | TKO 7 | Tyrell Biggs | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 10 | 1988 Jan 22 | Mike Tyson | TKO 4 | Larry Holmes | 2 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 11 | 1988 Mar 21 | Mike Tyson | TKO 2 | Tony Tubbs | 3 | Tokyo, Kantō, JPN |
| 12 | 1988 Jun 27 | Mike Tyson | KO 1 | Michael Spinks | 4 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 13 | 1989 Feb 25 | Mike Tyson | TKO 5 | Frank Bruno | 5 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 14 | 1989 Jul 21 | Mike Tyson | TKO 1 | Carl Williams | 6 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 15 | 1990 Feb 11 | James (Buster) Douglas | KO 10 | Mike Tyson | - | Tokyo, Kantō, JPN |
| 16 | 1990 Oct 25 | Evander Holyfield | KO 3 | James (Buster) Douglas | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 17 | 1991 Apr 19 | Evander Holyfield | UD 12 | George Foreman | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 18 | 1991 Nov 23 | Evander Holyfield | TKO 7 | Bert Cooper | 2 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 19 | 1992 Jun 19 | Evander Holyfield | UD 12 | Larry Holmes | 3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 20 | 1992 Nov 13 | Riddick Bowe | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 21 | 1993 Feb 6 | Riddick Bowe | TKO 1 | Michael Dokes | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 22 | 1993 Nov 6 | Evander Holyfield (2) | MD 12 | Riddick Bowe | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 23 | 1994 Apr 22 | Michael Moorer | MD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 24 | 1994 Nov 5 | George Foreman | KO 10 | Michael Moorer | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 25 | 1995 Apr 22 | George Foreman | MD 12 | Axel Schulz | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 26 | 1995 Dec 9 | Axel Schulz | NC 12 | Francois Botha | Vacant | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 27 | 1996 Jun 22 | Michael Moorer (2) | SD 12 | Axel Schulz | Vacant | Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 28 | 1996 Nov 9 | Michael Moorer (2) | TKO 12 | Francois Botha | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 29 | 1997 Mar 29 | Michael Moorer (2) | MD 12 | Vaughn Bean | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 30 | 1997 Nov 8 | Evander Holyfield (3) | TKO 8 | Michael Moorer | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 31 | 1998 Sep 19 | Evander Holyfield (3) | UD 12 | Vaughn Bean | 1 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 32 | 1999 Mar 13 | Evander Holyfield (3) | PTS 12 | Lennox Lewis | 2 | New York, New York, USA |
| 33 | 1999 Nov 13 | Lennox Lewis | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 34 | 2000 Apr 29 | Lennox Lewis | KO 2 | Michael Grant | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 35 | 2000 Jul 15 | Lennox Lewis | TKO 2 | Francois Botha | 2 | Millwall, London, UK |
| 36 | 2000 Nov 11 | Lennox Lewis | UD 12 | David Tua | 3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 37 | 2001 Apr 22 | Hasim Rahman | KO 5 | Lennox Lewis | - | Brakpan, Gauteng, RSA |
| 38 | 2001 Nov 17 | Lennox Lewis (2) | KO 4 | Hasim Rahman | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 39 | 2002 Jun 8 | Lennox Lewis (2) | KO 8 | Mike Tyson | 1 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| 40 | 2002 Dec 14 | Chris Byrd | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | Vacant | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 41 | 2003 Sep 20 | Chris Byrd | UD 12 | Fres Oquendo | 1 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |
| 42 | 2004 Apr 17 | Chris Byrd | PTS 12 | Andrew Golota | 2 | New York, New York, USA |
| 43 | 2004 Nov 13 | Chris Byrd | SD 12 | Jameel McCline | 3 | New York, New York, USA |
| 44 | 2005 Oct 1 | Chris Byrd | UD 12 | DaVarryl Williamson | 4 | Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 45 | 2006 Apr 22 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 7 | Chris Byrd | - | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 46 | 2006 Nov 11 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 7 | Calvin Brock | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 47 | 2007 Mar 10 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 2 | Ray Austin | 2 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 48 | 2007 Jul 7 | Wladimir Klitschko | RTD 6 | Lamon Brewster | 3 | Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 49 | 2008 Feb 23 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | Sultan Ibragimov | 4 | New York, New York, USA |
| 50 | 2008 Jul 12 | Wladimir Klitschko | KO 11 | Tony Thompson | 5 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 51 | 2008 Dec 13 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 7 | Hasim Rahman | 6 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 52 | 2009 Jun 20 | Wladimir Klitschko | RTD 9 | Ruslan Chagaev | 7 | Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 53 | 2010 Mar 20 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 12 | Eddie Chambers | 8 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 54 | 2010 Sep 11 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 10 | Samuel Peter | 9 | Frankfurt, Hessen, GER |
| 55 | 2011 Jul 2 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | David Haye | 10 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 56 | 2012 Mar 3 | Wladimir Klitschko | KO 4 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | 11 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
Footnotes
1 - Holmes named champion on Dec 11, 1983 after relinquishing WBC title
