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IBF Heavyweight Title Fights
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[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[International Boxing Federation]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
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{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!class="unsortable"| Date <br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Result</center><br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Location</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|1984 Nov 9<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Larry Holmes vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith|TKO 12]]<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|1985 Mar 15<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Larry Holmes vs. David Bey|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[David Bey]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|3<br />
|1985 May 20<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|UD 15<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|3<br />
|Reno, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|4<br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks (1st meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|5<br />
|1986 Apr 19<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks (2nd meeting)|SD 15]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|6<br />
|1986 Sep 6<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Spinks vs. Steffen Tangstad|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Steffen Tangstad]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tony Tucker vs. James Douglas|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|1987 Oct 16<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Tyrell Biggs]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|1988 Jan 22<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|1988 Mar 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|3<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|1988 Jun 27<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|4<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|13<br />
|1989 Feb 25<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|5<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|14<br />
|1989 Jul 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Carl Williams|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|6<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|15<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| - <br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|KO 3]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|17<br />
|1991 Apr 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|18<br />
|1991 Nov 23<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Bert Cooper]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|1992 Jun 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20 <br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|1993 Feb 6<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|22<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|23<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|25<br />
|1995 Apr 22<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Axel Schulz|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Axel Schulz]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|26<br />
|1995 Dec 9<br />
|[[Axel Schulz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgrey"|[[Axel Schulz vs. Francois Botha|NC 12]]<br />
|[[Francois Botha]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|27<br />
|1996 Jun 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Axel Schulz|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Axel Schulz]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Francois Botha|TKO 12]]<br />
|[[Francois Botha]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|1997 Mar 29<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Vaughn Bean vs. Michael Moorer|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|RTD 8]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|31<br />
|1998 Sep 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|32<br />
|1999 Mar 13<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|2000 Apr 29<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Michael Grant]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|2000 Jul 15<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Francois Botha|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Francois Botha]]<br />
|2<br />
|Millwall, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|36<br />
|2000 Nov 11<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Tua]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|37<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman (1st meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
| -<br />
|Brakpan, Gauteng, RSA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|38<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis (2nd meeting)|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|39<br />
|2002 Jun 8<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson|KO 8]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Memphis, Tennessee, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|40<br />
|2002 Dec 14<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Evander Holyfield|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|2003 Sep 20<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Fres Oquendo|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Fres Oquendo]]<br />
|1<br />
|Uncasville, Connecticut, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|2004 Apr 17<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Andrew Golota|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Andrew Golota]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|2004 Nov 13<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Jameel McCline|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Jameel McCline]]<br />
|3<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|44<br />
|2005 Oct 1<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. DaVarryl Williamson|UD 12]]<br />
|[[DaVarryl Williamson]]<br />
|4<br />
|Reno, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|45<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Chris Byrd vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2nd meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
| -<br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|46<br />
|2006 Nov 11<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Calvin Brock|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Calvin Brock]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|47<br />
|2007 Mar 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ray Austin|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Ray Austin]]<br />
|2<br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|48<br />
|2007 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster (2nd meeting)|RTD 6]]<br />
|[[Lamon Brewster]]<br />
|3<br />
|Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|49<br />
|2008 Feb 23 <br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Sultan Ibragimov]]<br />
|4<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|50<br />
|2008 Jul 12<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (1st meeting)|KO 11]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|5<br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|51<br />
|2008 Dec 13<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|6<br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|52<br />
|2009 Jun 20<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev|RTD 9]]<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|7<br />
|Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|53<br />
|2010 Mar 20<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Eddie Chambers|KO 12]]<br />
|[[Eddie Chambers]]<br />
|8<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|54<br />
|2010 Sep 11<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter (2nd meeting)|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|9<br />
|Frankfurt, Hessen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|55<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|10<br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|56<br />
|2012 Mar 3<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br />
|11<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|57<br />
|2012 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|12<br />
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|58<br />
|2012 Nov 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Mariusz Wach]]<br />
|13<br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|59<br />
|2013 May 4<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]<br />
|14<br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|60<br />
|2013 Oct 5<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|15<br />
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS<br />
|- align=center<br />
|61<br />
|2014 Apr 26<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Alex Leapai]]<br />
|16<br />
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|62<br />
|2014 Nov 15<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br />
|17<br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|63<br />
|2015 Apr 25<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Bryant Jennings]]<br />
|18<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|64<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
| -<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|65<br />
|2016 Jan 16<br />
|[[Charles Martin]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Charles Martin vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Vyacheslav Glazkov]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Brooklyn, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|66<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Charles Martin]]<br />
| -<br />
|Greenwich, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|67<br />
|2016 Jun 25<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Dominic Breazeale]]<br />
|1<br />
|Greenwich, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|68<br />
|2016 Dec 10<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Fight:2104566|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Eric Molina]]<br />
|2<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|69<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|3<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|70<br />
|2017 Oct 28<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Carlos Takam]]<br />
|4<br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|71<br />
|2018 Mar 31<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Joseph Parker]]<br />
|5<br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|72<br />
|2018 Sep 22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|6<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|73<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA <br />
|- align=center<br />
|74<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]] <br />
| - <br />
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|75<br />
|2020 Dec 12<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]] <br />
|1<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|- align=center <br />
|76<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| -<br />
|Tottenham, London, UK <br />
|- align=center<br />
|77<br />
|2022 Aug 20<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1<br />
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|78<br />
|2023 Aug 26<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2<br />
|Wroclaw, Poland <br />
|- align=center <br />
|79<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|3<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|80<br />
|2024 Sep 21<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Daniel Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center <br />
|81<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]]<br />
| -<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Holmes named champion on Dec 11, 1983 after relinquishing WBC title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - <br />
Dubois elevated to full champion on Jun 26, 2024 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|IBF]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1199377
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-31T23:09:33Z
<p>Brian300: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after a positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1199376
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-31T23:06:26Z
<p>Brian300: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025 vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]]) to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Title_Fights&diff=1196340
WBA Heavyweight Title Fights
2026-07-15T16:01:23Z
<p>Brian300: /* Primary Championship Fights */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] title fights, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Title Fights]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Fights ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!class="unsortable"| Date <br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Result</center><br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Location</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston (1st meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|Inaugural<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|1963 Jul 22<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (2nd meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|RTD 6]]<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
| -<br />
|Miami Beach, Florida, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Eddie Machen vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Eddie Machen]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|1965 Nov 1<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. George Chuvalo|UD 15]]<br />
|[[George Chuvalo]]<br />
|1<br />
|Toronto, Ontario, CAN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|1966 Jun 28<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. Doug Jones|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Doug Jones]]<br />
|2<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
| -<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|1967 Mar 22<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley|KO 7]]<br />
|[[Zora Folley]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jerry Quarry vs. Jimmy Ellis|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Jerry Quarry]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Oakland, California, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|1968 Sep 14<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jimmy Ellis vs. Floyd Patterson|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Stockholm, Stockholms Län, SWE<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|1970 Nov 18<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Bob Foster|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Bob Foster]]<br />
|1<br />
|Detroit, Michigan, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|1971 Mar 8<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|1972 Jan 15<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Terry Daniels|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Terry Daniels]]<br />
|3<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|1972 May 25<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Ron Stander|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Ron Stander]]<br />
|4<br />
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman (1st meeting)|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kingston, Surrey, JAM<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|1973 Sep 1<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Jose Roman|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Jose Roman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|1974 Mar 26<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Ken Norton|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|2<br />
|Caracas, Miranda, VEN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali|KO 8]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kinshasa, La Gombe, COD<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|1975 Mar 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner|TKO 15]]<br />
|[[Chuck Wepner]]<br />
|1<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|1975 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Ron Lyle]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|1975 Jun 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Joe Bugner]]<br />
|3<br />
|Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, MAS<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|1975 Oct 1<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|RTD 14]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|4<br />
|Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|1976 Feb 20<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Jean-Pierre Coopman]]<br />
|5<br />
|San Juan, Hato Rey, PUR<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|1976 Apr 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Young]]<br />
|6<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|1976 May 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Richard Dunn]]<br />
|7<br />
|Munich, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|1976 Sep 28<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (3rd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|8<br />
|Bronx, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|1977 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Alfredo Evangelista]]<br />
|9<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|1977 Sep 29<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Earnie Shavers]]<br />
|10<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)|SD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|1978 Sep 15<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
| -<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Gerrie Coetzee|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|33<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver|KO 15]]<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
| -<br />
|Knoxville, Tennessee, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|34<br />
|1980 Oct 25<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Weaver vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 13]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|35<br />
|1981 Oct 3<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Tillis vs. Mike Weaver|UD 15]]<br />
|[[James Tillis]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|1983 May 20<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
| -<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Gerrie Coetzee vs. Greg Page|KO 8]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
| -<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Greg Page vs. Tony Tubbs|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
| -<br />
|Buffalo, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|41<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
| -<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|42<br />
|1986 Jul 19<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center <br />
|43<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Smith vs. Tim Witherspoon|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|44<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith|UD 12]]<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|45<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|46<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|47<br />
|1987 Oct 16<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Tyrell Biggs]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|48<br />
|1988 Jan 22<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|4<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|49<br />
|1988 Mar 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|5<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|50<br />
|1988 Jun 27<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|6<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|51<br />
|1989 Feb 25<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|7<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|52<br />
|1989 Jul 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Carl Williams|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|8<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|53<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center<br />
|54<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|KO 3]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|55<br />
|1991 Apr 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|56<br />
|1991 Nov 23<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Bert Cooper]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|57<br />
|1992 Jun 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|58<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|59<br />
|1993 Feb 6<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|60<br />
|1993 May 22<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Jesse Ferguson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Washington, District of Columbia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|61<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|62<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|63<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|64<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tony Tucker vs. Bruce Seldon|RTD 7]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|65<br />
|1995 Aug 19<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Joe Hipp|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Joe Hipp]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|66<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|67<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|68<br />
|1997 Jun 28<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|DQ 3]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|69<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|RTD 8]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|70<br />
|1998 Sep 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|71<br />
|1999 Mar 13<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|4<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|72<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|73<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|74<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|75<br />
|2001 Dec 15<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield (3rd meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|76<br />
|2002 Jul 27<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Kirk Johnson|DQ 10]]<br />
|[[Kirk Johnson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|77<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|78<br />
|2004 Apr 17<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Fres Oquendo]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|79<br />
|2004 Nov 13<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andrew Golota]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|80<br />
|2005 Apr 30<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgrey"|[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney|ND 12]]<br />
|[[James Toney]]<br />
|3<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|81<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Nikolay Valuev (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|82<br />
|2006 Jun 3<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Owen Beck]]<br />
|1<br />
|Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|83<br />
|2006 Oct 7<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Monte Barrett|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Monte Barrett]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|84<br />
|2007 Jan 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Jameel McCline|RTD 3]]<br />
|[[Jameel McCline]]<br />
|3<br />
|Basel, Basel-Stadt, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|85<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Ruslan Chagaev|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|86<br />
|2008 Jan 19<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ruslan Chagaev vs. Matt Skelton|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Matt Skelton]]<br />
|1<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|87<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant <sup><font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|88<br />
|2008 Dec 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Zurich, Canton of Zurich, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|89<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. David Haye|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Nürnberg, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|90<br />
|2010 Apr 3<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. John Ruiz|TKO 9]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|1<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|91<br />
|2010 Nov 13<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. Audley Harrison|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Audley Harrison]]<br />
|2<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|92<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
| - <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|93<br />
|2012 Mar 3<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|94<br />
|2012 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|95<br />
|2012 Nov 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Mariusz Wach]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|96<br />
|2013 May 4<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]<br />
|4 <br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|97<br />
|2013 Oct 5<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|5 <br />
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS<br />
|- align=center<br />
|98<br />
|2014 Apr 26<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Alex Leapai]]<br />
|6 <br />
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|99<br />
|2014 Nov 15<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br />
|7 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|100<br />
|2015 Apr 25<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Bryant Jennings]]<br />
|8 <br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|101<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
| - <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|102<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|Vacant <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|103<br />
|2017 Oct 28<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Carlos Takam]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|104<br />
|2018 Mar 31<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Joseph Parker]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|105<br />
|2018 Sep 22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|106<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|New York, New York, USA <br />
|- align=center<br />
|107<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
| - <br />
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|108<br />
|2020 Dec 12<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|109<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|Tottenham, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|110<br />
|2022 Aug 20<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]] <br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|111<br />
|2023 Aug 26<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2<br />
|Wroclaw, Poland <br />
|- align=center <br />
|112<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|3<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
|- align=center <br />
|113<br />
|2024 Dec 21<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|4<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|114<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]]<br />
|5<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|- align=center <br />
|115<br />
|2026 May 23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Rico Verhoeven]]<br />
|6<br />
|Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt <br />
|- align=center <br />
|116<br />
|2026 Jul 11<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Peter Kadiru]]<br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">3</font><sup/sup><br />
|Moscow, Russia <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated to full champion on February 20, 2004 after Jones vacates title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Chagaev declared Champion in Recess on July 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on July 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1195679
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-12T10:40:55Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Title_Fights&diff=1195652
WBA Heavyweight Title Fights
2026-07-12T02:17:00Z
<p>Brian300: /* Primary Championship Fights */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] title fights, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Title Fights]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Fights ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!class="unsortable"| Date <br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Result</center><br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Location</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston (1st meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|Inaugural<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|1963 Jul 22<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (2nd meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|RTD 6]]<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
| -<br />
|Miami Beach, Florida, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Eddie Machen vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Eddie Machen]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|1965 Nov 1<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. George Chuvalo|UD 15]]<br />
|[[George Chuvalo]]<br />
|1<br />
|Toronto, Ontario, CAN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|1966 Jun 28<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. Doug Jones|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Doug Jones]]<br />
|2<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
| -<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|1967 Mar 22<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley|KO 7]]<br />
|[[Zora Folley]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jerry Quarry vs. Jimmy Ellis|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Jerry Quarry]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Oakland, California, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|1968 Sep 14<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jimmy Ellis vs. Floyd Patterson|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Stockholm, Stockholms Län, SWE<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|1970 Nov 18<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Bob Foster|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Bob Foster]]<br />
|1<br />
|Detroit, Michigan, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|1971 Mar 8<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|1972 Jan 15<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Terry Daniels|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Terry Daniels]]<br />
|3<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|1972 May 25<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Ron Stander|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Ron Stander]]<br />
|4<br />
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman (1st meeting)|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kingston, Surrey, JAM<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|1973 Sep 1<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Jose Roman|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Jose Roman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|1974 Mar 26<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Ken Norton|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|2<br />
|Caracas, Miranda, VEN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali|KO 8]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kinshasa, La Gombe, COD<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|1975 Mar 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner|TKO 15]]<br />
|[[Chuck Wepner]]<br />
|1<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|1975 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Ron Lyle]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|1975 Jun 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Joe Bugner]]<br />
|3<br />
|Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, MAS<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|1975 Oct 1<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|RTD 14]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|4<br />
|Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|1976 Feb 20<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Jean-Pierre Coopman]]<br />
|5<br />
|San Juan, Hato Rey, PUR<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|1976 Apr 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Young]]<br />
|6<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|1976 May 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Richard Dunn]]<br />
|7<br />
|Munich, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|1976 Sep 28<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (3rd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|8<br />
|Bronx, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|1977 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Alfredo Evangelista]]<br />
|9<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|1977 Sep 29<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Earnie Shavers]]<br />
|10<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)|SD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|1978 Sep 15<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
| -<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Gerrie Coetzee|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|33<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver|KO 15]]<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
| -<br />
|Knoxville, Tennessee, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|34<br />
|1980 Oct 25<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Weaver vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 13]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|35<br />
|1981 Oct 3<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Tillis vs. Mike Weaver|UD 15]]<br />
|[[James Tillis]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|1983 May 20<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
| -<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Gerrie Coetzee vs. Greg Page|KO 8]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
| -<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Greg Page vs. Tony Tubbs|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
| -<br />
|Buffalo, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|41<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
| -<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|42<br />
|1986 Jul 19<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center <br />
|43<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Smith vs. Tim Witherspoon|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|44<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith|UD 12]]<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|45<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|46<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|47<br />
|1987 Oct 16<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Tyrell Biggs]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|48<br />
|1988 Jan 22<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|4<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|49<br />
|1988 Mar 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|5<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|50<br />
|1988 Jun 27<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|6<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|51<br />
|1989 Feb 25<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|7<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|52<br />
|1989 Jul 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Carl Williams|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|8<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|53<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center<br />
|54<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|KO 3]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|55<br />
|1991 Apr 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|56<br />
|1991 Nov 23<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Bert Cooper]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|57<br />
|1992 Jun 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|58<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|59<br />
|1993 Feb 6<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|60<br />
|1993 May 22<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Jesse Ferguson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Washington, District of Columbia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|61<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|62<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|63<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|64<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tony Tucker vs. Bruce Seldon|RTD 7]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|65<br />
|1995 Aug 19<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Joe Hipp|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Joe Hipp]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|66<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|67<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|68<br />
|1997 Jun 28<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|DQ 3]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|69<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|RTD 8]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|70<br />
|1998 Sep 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|71<br />
|1999 Mar 13<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|4<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|72<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|73<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|74<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|75<br />
|2001 Dec 15<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield (3rd meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|76<br />
|2002 Jul 27<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Kirk Johnson|DQ 10]]<br />
|[[Kirk Johnson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|77<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|78<br />
|2004 Apr 17<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Fres Oquendo]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|79<br />
|2004 Nov 13<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andrew Golota]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|80<br />
|2005 Apr 30<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgrey"|[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney|ND 12]]<br />
|[[James Toney]]<br />
|3<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|81<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Nikolay Valuev (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|82<br />
|2006 Jun 3<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Owen Beck]]<br />
|1<br />
|Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|83<br />
|2006 Oct 7<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Monte Barrett|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Monte Barrett]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|84<br />
|2007 Jan 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Jameel McCline|RTD 3]]<br />
|[[Jameel McCline]]<br />
|3<br />
|Basel, Basel-Stadt, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|85<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Ruslan Chagaev|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|86<br />
|2008 Jan 19<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ruslan Chagaev vs. Matt Skelton|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Matt Skelton]]<br />
|1<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|87<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant <sup><font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|88<br />
|2008 Dec 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Zurich, Canton of Zurich, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|89<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. David Haye|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Nürnberg, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|90<br />
|2010 Apr 3<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. John Ruiz|TKO 9]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|1<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|91<br />
|2010 Nov 13<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. Audley Harrison|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Audley Harrison]]<br />
|2<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|92<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
| - <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|93<br />
|2012 Mar 3<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|94<br />
|2012 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|95<br />
|2012 Nov 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Mariusz Wach]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|96<br />
|2013 May 4<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]<br />
|4 <br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|97<br />
|2013 Oct 5<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|5 <br />
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS<br />
|- align=center<br />
|98<br />
|2014 Apr 26<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Alex Leapai]]<br />
|6 <br />
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|99<br />
|2014 Nov 15<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br />
|7 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|100<br />
|2015 Apr 25<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Bryant Jennings]]<br />
|8 <br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|101<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
| - <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|102<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|Vacant <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|103<br />
|2017 Oct 28<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Carlos Takam]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|104<br />
|2018 Mar 31<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Joseph Parker]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|105<br />
|2018 Sep 22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|106<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|New York, New York, USA <br />
|- align=center<br />
|107<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
| - <br />
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|108<br />
|2020 Dec 12<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|109<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|Tottenham, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|110<br />
|2022 Aug 20<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]] <br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|111<br />
|2023 Aug 26<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2<br />
|Wroclaw, Poland <br />
|- align=center <br />
|112<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|3<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
|- align=center <br />
|113<br />
|2024 Dec 21<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|4<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|114<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]]<br />
|5<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|- align=center <br />
|115<br />
|2026 May 23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Rico Verhoeven]]<br />
|6<br />
|Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt <br />
|- align=center <br />
|116<br />
|2026 July 11<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Peter Kadiru]]<br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">3</font><sup/sup><br />
|Moscow, Russia <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated to full champion on February 20, 2004 after Jones vacates title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Chagaev declared Champion in Recess on July 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on July 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1195651
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-12T02:15:36Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1195650
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-12T01:32:36Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1195649
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-12T01:31:35Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Title_Fights&diff=1195648
WBA Heavyweight Title Fights
2026-07-12T01:29:34Z
<p>Brian300: /* Primary Championship Fights */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] title fights, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Title Fights]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Fights ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!class="unsortable"| Date <br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Result</center><br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Location</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston (1st meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|Inaugural<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|1963 Jul 22<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (2nd meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|RTD 6]]<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
| -<br />
|Miami Beach, Florida, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Eddie Machen vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Eddie Machen]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|1965 Nov 1<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. George Chuvalo|UD 15]]<br />
|[[George Chuvalo]]<br />
|1<br />
|Toronto, Ontario, CAN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|1966 Jun 28<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. Doug Jones|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Doug Jones]]<br />
|2<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
| -<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|1967 Mar 22<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley|KO 7]]<br />
|[[Zora Folley]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jerry Quarry vs. Jimmy Ellis|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Jerry Quarry]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Oakland, California, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|1968 Sep 14<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jimmy Ellis vs. Floyd Patterson|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Stockholm, Stockholms Län, SWE<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|1970 Nov 18<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Bob Foster|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Bob Foster]]<br />
|1<br />
|Detroit, Michigan, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|1971 Mar 8<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|1972 Jan 15<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Terry Daniels|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Terry Daniels]]<br />
|3<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|1972 May 25<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Ron Stander|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Ron Stander]]<br />
|4<br />
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman (1st meeting)|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kingston, Surrey, JAM<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|1973 Sep 1<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Jose Roman|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Jose Roman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|1974 Mar 26<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Ken Norton|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|2<br />
|Caracas, Miranda, VEN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali|KO 8]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kinshasa, La Gombe, COD<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|1975 Mar 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner|TKO 15]]<br />
|[[Chuck Wepner]]<br />
|1<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|1975 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Ron Lyle]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|1975 Jun 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Joe Bugner]]<br />
|3<br />
|Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, MAS<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|1975 Oct 1<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|RTD 14]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|4<br />
|Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|1976 Feb 20<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Jean-Pierre Coopman]]<br />
|5<br />
|San Juan, Hato Rey, PUR<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|1976 Apr 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Young]]<br />
|6<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|1976 May 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Richard Dunn]]<br />
|7<br />
|Munich, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|1976 Sep 28<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (3rd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|8<br />
|Bronx, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|1977 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Alfredo Evangelista]]<br />
|9<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|1977 Sep 29<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Earnie Shavers]]<br />
|10<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)|SD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|1978 Sep 15<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
| -<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Gerrie Coetzee|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|33<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver|KO 15]]<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
| -<br />
|Knoxville, Tennessee, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|34<br />
|1980 Oct 25<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Weaver vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 13]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|35<br />
|1981 Oct 3<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Tillis vs. Mike Weaver|UD 15]]<br />
|[[James Tillis]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|1983 May 20<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
| -<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Gerrie Coetzee vs. Greg Page|KO 8]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
| -<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Greg Page vs. Tony Tubbs|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
| -<br />
|Buffalo, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|41<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
| -<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|42<br />
|1986 Jul 19<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center <br />
|43<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Smith vs. Tim Witherspoon|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|44<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith|UD 12]]<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|45<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|46<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|47<br />
|1987 Oct 16<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Tyrell Biggs]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|48<br />
|1988 Jan 22<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|4<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|49<br />
|1988 Mar 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|5<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|50<br />
|1988 Jun 27<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|6<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|51<br />
|1989 Feb 25<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|7<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|52<br />
|1989 Jul 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Carl Williams|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|8<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|53<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center<br />
|54<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|KO 3]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|55<br />
|1991 Apr 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|56<br />
|1991 Nov 23<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Bert Cooper]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|57<br />
|1992 Jun 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|58<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|59<br />
|1993 Feb 6<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|60<br />
|1993 May 22<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Jesse Ferguson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Washington, District of Columbia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|61<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|62<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|63<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|64<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tony Tucker vs. Bruce Seldon|RTD 7]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|65<br />
|1995 Aug 19<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Joe Hipp|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Joe Hipp]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|66<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|67<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|68<br />
|1997 Jun 28<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|DQ 3]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|69<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|RTD 8]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|70<br />
|1998 Sep 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|71<br />
|1999 Mar 13<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|4<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|72<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|73<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|74<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|75<br />
|2001 Dec 15<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield (3rd meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|76<br />
|2002 Jul 27<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Kirk Johnson|DQ 10]]<br />
|[[Kirk Johnson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|77<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|78<br />
|2004 Apr 17<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Fres Oquendo]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|79<br />
|2004 Nov 13<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andrew Golota]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|80<br />
|2005 Apr 30<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgrey"|[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney|ND 12]]<br />
|[[James Toney]]<br />
|3<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|81<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Nikolay Valuev (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|82<br />
|2006 Jun 3<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Owen Beck]]<br />
|1<br />
|Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|83<br />
|2006 Oct 7<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Monte Barrett|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Monte Barrett]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|84<br />
|2007 Jan 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Jameel McCline|RTD 3]]<br />
|[[Jameel McCline]]<br />
|3<br />
|Basel, Basel-Stadt, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|85<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Ruslan Chagaev|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|86<br />
|2008 Jan 19<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ruslan Chagaev vs. Matt Skelton|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Matt Skelton]]<br />
|1<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|87<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant <sup><font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|88<br />
|2008 Dec 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Zurich, Canton of Zurich, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|89<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. David Haye|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Nürnberg, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|90<br />
|2010 Apr 3<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. John Ruiz|TKO 9]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|1<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|91<br />
|2010 Nov 13<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. Audley Harrison|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Audley Harrison]]<br />
|2<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|92<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
| - <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|93<br />
|2012 Mar 3<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|94<br />
|2012 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|95<br />
|2012 Nov 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Mariusz Wach]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|96<br />
|2013 May 4<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]<br />
|4 <br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|97<br />
|2013 Oct 5<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|5 <br />
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS<br />
|- align=center<br />
|98<br />
|2014 Apr 26<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Alex Leapai]]<br />
|6 <br />
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|99<br />
|2014 Nov 15<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br />
|7 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|100<br />
|2015 Apr 25<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Bryant Jennings]]<br />
|8 <br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|101<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
| - <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|102<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|Vacant <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|103<br />
|2017 Oct 28<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Carlos Takam]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|104<br />
|2018 Mar 31<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Joseph Parker]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|105<br />
|2018 Sep 22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|106<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|New York, New York, USA <br />
|- align=center<br />
|107<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
| - <br />
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|108<br />
|2020 Dec 12<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|109<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|Tottenham, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|110<br />
|2022 Aug 20<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]] <br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|111<br />
|2023 Aug 26<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2<br />
|Wroclaw, Poland <br />
|- align=center <br />
|112<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|3<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
|- align=center <br />
|113<br />
|2024 Dec 21<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|4<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|114<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]]<br />
|5<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|- align=center <br />
|115<br />
|2026 May 23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Rico Verhoeven]]<br />
|6<br />
|Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt <br />
|- align=center <br />
|116<br />
|2026 July 11<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Peter Kadiru]]<br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">3</font><sup/sup><br />
|Moscow, Russia <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated to full champion on February 20, 2004 after Jones vacates title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Chagaev declared Champion in Recess on July 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA champion on July 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Title_Fights&diff=1195647
WBA Heavyweight Title Fights
2026-07-12T01:20:01Z
<p>Brian300: Updated WBA Heavyweight Title List</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] title fights as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] title fights, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Title Fights]].<br />
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'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Fights ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!class="unsortable"| Date <br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Result</center><br />
!<center>Boxer</center><br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Location</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston (1st meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|Inaugural<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|1963 Jul 22<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (2nd meeting)|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|RTD 6]]<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
| -<br />
|Miami Beach, Florida, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Eddie Machen vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Eddie Machen]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Chicago, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|1965 Nov 1<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. George Chuvalo|UD 15]]<br />
|[[George Chuvalo]]<br />
|1<br />
|Toronto, Ontario, CAN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|1966 Jun 28<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ernie Terrell vs. Doug Jones|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Doug Jones]]<br />
|2<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
| -<br />
|Houston, Texas, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|1967 Mar 22<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley|KO 7]]<br />
|[[Zora Folley]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jerry Quarry vs. Jimmy Ellis|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Jerry Quarry]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Oakland, California, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|1968 Sep 14<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Jimmy Ellis vs. Floyd Patterson|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Stockholm, Stockholms Län, SWE<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|1970 Nov 18<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Bob Foster|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Bob Foster]]<br />
|1<br />
|Detroit, Michigan, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|1971 Mar 8<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|1972 Jan 15<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Terry Daniels|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Terry Daniels]]<br />
|3<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|1972 May 25<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. Ron Stander|RTD 4]]<br />
|[[Ron Stander]]<br />
|4<br />
|Omaha, Nebraska, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman (1st meeting)|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kingston, Surrey, JAM<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|1973 Sep 1<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Jose Roman|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Jose Roman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|1974 Mar 26<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Ken Norton|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|2<br />
|Caracas, Miranda, VEN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali|KO 8]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
| -<br />
|Kinshasa, La Gombe, COD<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|1975 Mar 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner|TKO 15]]<br />
|[[Chuck Wepner]]<br />
|1<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|1975 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Ron Lyle]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|1975 Jun 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Joe Bugner]]<br />
|3<br />
|Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, MAS<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|1975 Oct 1<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|RTD 14]]<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|4<br />
|Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|1976 Feb 20<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Jean-Pierre Coopman]]<br />
|5<br />
|San Juan, Hato Rey, PUR<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|1976 Apr 30<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Jimmy Young]]<br />
|6<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|1976 May 24<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Richard Dunn]]<br />
|7<br />
|Munich, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|1976 Sep 28<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (3rd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|8<br />
|Bronx, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|1977 May 16<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Alfredo Evangelista]]<br />
|9<br />
|Landover, Maryland, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|1977 Sep 29<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Earnie Shavers]]<br />
|10<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)|SD 15]]<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|1978 Sep 15<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (2nd meeting)|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
| -<br />
|New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Gerrie Coetzee|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|33<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver|KO 15]]<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
| -<br />
|Knoxville, Tennessee, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|34<br />
|1980 Oct 25<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Weaver vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 13]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|35<br />
|1981 Oct 3<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Tillis vs. Mike Weaver|UD 15]]<br />
|[[James Tillis]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|1983 May 20<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)|PTS 15]]<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
| -<br />
|Richfield, Ohio, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Gerrie Coetzee vs. Greg Page|KO 8]]<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
| -<br />
|Sun City, North-West, RSA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Greg Page vs. Tony Tubbs|UD 15]]<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
| -<br />
|Buffalo, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|41<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs|MD 15]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
| -<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|42<br />
|1986 Jul 19<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1<br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center <br />
|43<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James Smith vs. Tim Witherspoon|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
| -<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|44<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith|UD 12]]<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|45<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|46<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|47<br />
|1987 Oct 16<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Tyrell Biggs]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|48<br />
|1988 Jan 22<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes|TKO 4]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|4<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|49<br />
|1988 Mar 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs|TKO 2]]<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|5<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center <br />
|50<br />
|1988 Jun 27<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|KO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|6<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|51<br />
|1989 Feb 25<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|7<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|52<br />
|1989 Jul 21<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Carl Williams|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Carl Williams]]<br />
|8<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|53<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Tokyo, Kantō, JPN<br />
|- align=center<br />
|54<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield|KO 3]]<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|55<br />
|1991 Apr 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman|UD 12]]<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1<br />
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|56<br />
|1991 Nov 23<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Bert Cooper]]<br />
|2<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|57<br />
|1992 Jun 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|3<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|58<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|59<br />
|1993 Feb 6<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Michael Dokes|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|60<br />
|1993 May 22<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Jesse Ferguson|KO 2]]<br />
|[[Jesse Ferguson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Washington, District of Columbia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|61<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|62<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|63<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman|KO 10]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|64<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Tony Tucker vs. Bruce Seldon|RTD 7]]<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|65<br />
|1995 Aug 19<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Joe Hipp|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Joe Hipp]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|66<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson|TKO 1]]<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|67<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|68<br />
|1997 Jun 28<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|DQ 3]]<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center <br />
|69<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Michael Moorer vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|RTD 8]]<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|70<br />
|1998 Sep 19<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Vaughn Bean]]<br />
|3<br />
|Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|71<br />
|1999 Mar 13<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|4<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|72<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|73<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (1st meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|74<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|75<br />
|2001 Dec 15<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightblue"|[[John Ruiz vs. Evander Holyfield (3rd meeting)|PTS 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|76<br />
|2002 Jul 27<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Kirk Johnson|DQ 10]]<br />
|[[Kirk Johnson]]<br />
|2<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|77<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|78<br />
|2004 Apr 17<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Fres Oquendo]]<br />
|1<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|79<br />
|2004 Nov 13<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andrew Golota]]<br />
|2<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|80<br />
|2005 Apr 30<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgrey"|[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney|ND 12]]<br />
|[[James Toney]]<br />
|3<br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|81<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[John Ruiz vs. Nikolay Valuev (1st meeting)|MD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
| -<br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|82<br />
|2006 Jun 3<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Owen Beck]]<br />
|1<br />
|Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|83<br />
|2006 Oct 7<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Monte Barrett|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Monte Barrett]]<br />
|2<br />
|Rosemont, Illinois, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|84<br />
|2007 Jan 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Jameel McCline|RTD 3]]<br />
|[[Jameel McCline]]<br />
|3<br />
|Basel, Basel-Stadt, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|85<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Ruslan Chagaev|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|86<br />
|2008 Jan 19<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Ruslan Chagaev vs. Matt Skelton|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Matt Skelton]]<br />
|1<br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|87<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. John Ruiz (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|Vacant <sup><font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|88<br />
|2008 Dec 20<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1<br />
|Zurich, Canton of Zurich, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|89<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Nikolay Valuev vs. David Haye|MD 12]]<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
| -<br />
|Nürnberg, Bayern, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|90<br />
|2010 Apr 3<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. John Ruiz|TKO 9]]<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|1<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|91<br />
|2010 Nov 13<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[David Haye vs. Audley Harrison|TKO 3]]<br />
|[[Audley Harrison]]<br />
|2<br />
|Manchester, Lancashire, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|92<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|UD 12]]<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
| - <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|93<br />
|2012 Mar 3<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck|KO 4]]<br />
|[[Jean-Marc Mormeck]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|94<br />
|2012 Jul 7<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson (2nd meeting)|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Tony Thompson]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI<br />
|- align=center<br />
|95<br />
|2012 Nov 10<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Mariusz Wach|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Mariusz Wach]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|96<br />
|2013 May 4<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Francesco Pianeta]]<br />
|4 <br />
|Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|97<br />
|2013 Oct 5<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|5 <br />
|Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS<br />
|- align=center<br />
|98<br />
|2014 Apr 26<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alex Leapai|TKO 5]]<br />
|[[Alex Leapai]]<br />
|6 <br />
|Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|99<br />
|2014 Nov 15<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br />
|7 <br />
|Altona, Hamburg, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|100<br />
|2015 Apr 25<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Bryant Jennings|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Bryant Jennings]]<br />
|8 <br />
|New York, New York, USA<br />
|- align=center<br />
|101<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
| - <br />
|Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER<br />
|- align=center<br />
|102<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|Vacant <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|103<br />
|2017 Oct 28<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam|TKO 10]]<br />
|[[Carlos Takam]]<br />
|1 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|104<br />
|2018 Mar 31<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Joseph Parker]]<br />
|2 <br />
|Cardiff, Wales, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|105<br />
|2018 Sep 22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Alexander Povetkin]]<br />
|3 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|106<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. (1st meeting)|TKO 7]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|New York, New York, USA <br />
|- align=center<br />
|107<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
| - <br />
|Diriyah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|108<br />
|2020 Dec 12<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Kubrat Pulev]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Wembley, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|109<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
| - <br />
|Tottenham, London, UK<br />
|- align=center<br />
|110<br />
|2022 Aug 20<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua (2nd meeting)|SD 12]] <br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] <br />
|1 <br />
|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|111<br />
|2023 Aug 26<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois|KO 9]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2<br />
|Wroclaw, Poland <br />
|- align=center <br />
|112<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)|SD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|3<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
|- align=center <br />
|113<br />
|2024 Dec 21<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)|UD 12]]<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|4<br />
|Riyadh, Saudi Arabia <br />
|- align=center <br />
|114<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (2nd meeting)|KO 5]]<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]]<br />
|5<br />
|Wembley, London, UK <br />
|- align=center <br />
|115<br />
|2026 May 23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven|TKO 11]]<br />
|[[Rico Verhoeven]]<br />
|6<br />
|Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt <br />
|- align=center <br />
|116<br />
|2026 July 11<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]] <br />
|style="background:lightgreen"|[[Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru|TKO 6]]<br />
|[[Peter Kadiru]]<br />
|1 <sup><font color="red">3</font><sup/sup><br />
|Moscow, Russia <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated to full champion on February 20, 2004 after Jones vacates title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Chagaev declared Champion in Recess on July 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated to primary WBA champion on July 1, 2026 after Usyk vacates title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Title Fights|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1195646
WBA Heavyweight Champion
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<p>Brian300: /* Primary Championship Lineage */</p>
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<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
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'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
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== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Murat_Gassiev&diff=1195533
Murat Gassiev
2026-07-10T22:37:15Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */ WBA have consolidated the Super/Regular titles for the time being having just one champion.</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:583767.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>583767</boxer><br />
'''Trainer:''' [[Vitaly Slanov]] (2011-2014), [[Abel Sanchez]] (2014-)<br><br />
'''Promoter:''' [[Evgeny Vainshtein]] ([[Ural Boxing Promotions]]) (2011-), [[Leon Margules]] ([[Seminole Warriors Boxing|Warriors Boxing]]) (2015-)<br />
<br />
==Regional & Minor Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] Youth World cruiserweight title (June 2013; 1 defence)<br />
*[[IBF]] East/West Europe cruiserweight title (Feb 2014: 0 defences)<br />
*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental cruiserweight title (Oct 2014; 1 defence)<br />
*Eurasian Boxing Parliament heavyweight title (Aug 2022; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
==Professional Record==<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
*3-1-0 (2 KO's) in world championship bouts.<br />
*3-1-0 (2 KO's) against former or current world champions (secondary/regular belts excluded):<br />
**Won against [[Denis Lebedev]], [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]] & [[Yunier Dorticos]].<br />
**Lost against [[Oleksandr Usyk]].<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Gassiev started boxing when he was 15.<br />
*Gassiev defeated the [[WBA]] (Super) and [[IBF]] World cruiserweight champion [[Denis Lebedev]] but was unable to win the [[WBA]] title, due to Lebedev's handlers submitting a request to the [[WBA]] to recognise the fight with Gassiev as a "non-title" encounter. The [[WBA]] had no issue with approving their application, because Gassiev was not a mandatory challenger to the [[WBA]] title.<br />
*Gassiev entered the [[World Boxing Super Series]] cruiserweight tournament on the 2nd July, 2017. [https://fightnetwork.com/news/6607684:murat-gassiev-mairis-briedis-krzysztof-wlodarczyk-enter-world-boxing-super-series/]<br />
*Gassiev defeated [[Kubrat Pulev]] on December 12, 2025, to win the [[WBA]] Regular heavyweight title.<br />
*July 1 2026 Gassiev was upgraded to full [[WBA]] Heavyweight champion after [[Oleksandr Usyk]] relinquished all his heavyweight titles, including the [[WBA]] title.<br />
*Gassiev became only the fourth boxer in history to capture major world championships at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, joining [[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]], and [[Oleksandr Usyk]].<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]|<br />
years=2016 Dec 3 &ndash; 2018 Jul 21|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Yunier Dorticos]]<br>Regular Champion<br>Lost bid for Unified Championship||<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]|<br />
years=2018 Feb 3 &ndash; 2018 Jul 21<br>'''Unified Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br>Regular Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Regular Champion| <br />
after=&ndash;|<br />
years=2025 Dec 12 &ndash; 2026 Jul 1<br>'''Upgraded to Primary Champion'''<br>2026 Jul 1 – present<br>'''Primary Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gassiev, Murat}}<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBF_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1194663
IBF Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-07T17:47:51Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[International Boxing Federation]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[IBF Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|2<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|1987 Feb 26 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|3<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|4<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center<br />
|5<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Jun 29 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|11<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|1996 Jun 22<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|14<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|15<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2002 Sep 5 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|2002 Dec 14<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|17<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|18<br />
|17<br />
|- align=center<br />
|18<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2015 Dec 8 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[Charles Martin]]<br />
|2016 Jan 16<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2024 Jun 25 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2024 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] (2)<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Holmes named champion after relinquishing WBC title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Foreman vacates title rather than face [[Axel Schulz]] in a rematch in Germany<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Lewis vacates title rather than face [[Chris Byrd]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Fury stripped of title for not facing No. 1 contender, [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title after opting to fight [[Tyson Fury]] in a rematch rather than face [[Daniel Dubois]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Dubois elevated from interim champion (won on Jun 1, 2024 vs. [[Filip Hrgovic]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|IBF]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1194662
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-07T17:45:43Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025 vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]]) to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1194661
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-07T17:43:34Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1194339
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-07-06T05:15:18Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */ Added Agit Kabayel</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
*On June 26, 2026 Usyk vacated all of his remaining alphabet heavyweight titles so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant titles.<br />
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before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
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before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Agit Kabayel]]|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Super Series Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Murat_Gassiev&diff=1193834
Murat Gassiev
2026-07-03T22:52:52Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */ Added more information about Gassiev</p>
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<div>[[File:583767.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>583767</boxer><br />
'''Trainer:''' [[Vitaly Slanov]] (2011-2014), [[Abel Sanchez]] (2014-)<br><br />
'''Promoter:''' [[Evgeny Vainshtein]] ([[Ural Boxing Promotions]]) (2011-), [[Leon Margules]] ([[Seminole Warriors Boxing|Warriors Boxing]]) (2015-)<br />
<br />
==Regional & Minor Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] Youth World cruiserweight title (June 2013; 1 defence)<br />
*[[IBF]] East/West Europe cruiserweight title (Feb 2014: 0 defences)<br />
*[[IBF]] Inter-Continental cruiserweight title (Oct 2014; 1 defence)<br />
*Eurasian Boxing Parliament heavyweight title (Aug 2022; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
==Professional Record==<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
*3-1-0 (2 KO's) in world championship bouts.<br />
*3-1-0 (2 KO's) against former or current world champions (secondary/regular belts excluded):<br />
**Won against [[Denis Lebedev]], [[Krzysztof Wlodarczyk]] & [[Yunier Dorticos]].<br />
**Lost against [[Oleksandr Usyk]].<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Gassiev started boxing when he was 15.<br />
*Gassiev defeated the [[WBA]] (Super) and [[IBF]] World cruiserweight champion [[Denis Lebedev]] but was unable to win the [[WBA]] title, due to Lebedev's handlers submitting a request to the [[WBA]] to recognise the fight with Gassiev as a "non-title" encounter. The [[WBA]] had no issue with approving their application, because Gassiev was not a mandatory challenger to the [[WBA]] title.<br />
*Gassiev entered the [[World Boxing Super Series]] cruiserweight tournament on the 2nd July, 2017. [https://fightnetwork.com/news/6607684:murat-gassiev-mairis-briedis-krzysztof-wlodarczyk-enter-world-boxing-super-series/]<br />
*Gassiev defeated [[Kubrat Pulev]] on December 12, 2025, to win the [[WBA]] Regular heavyweight title.<br />
*July 1 2026 Gassiev was upgraded to full [[WBA]] Heavyweight champion after [[Oleksandr Usyk]] relinquished all his heavyweight titles, including the [[WBA]] title.<br />
*Gassiev became only the fourth boxer in history to capture major world championships at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, joining [[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]], and [[Oleksandr Usyk]].<br />
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before=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]|<br />
years=2016 Dec 3 &ndash; 2018 Jul 21|<br />
}}<br />
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before=[[Yunier Dorticos]]<br>Regular Champion<br>Lost bid for Unified Championship||<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]|<br />
years=2018 Feb 3 &ndash; 2018 Jul 21<br>'''Unified Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
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before=[[Kubrat Pulev]]<br>Regular Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Regular Champion| <br />
after=&ndash;|<br />
years=2025 Dec 12 &ndash; 2026 Jul 1<br>'''Upgraded to Super Champion'''<br>2026 Jul 1 – present<br>'''Super Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gassiev, Murat}}<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193624
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-03T02:18:06Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
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<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on Jul 1, 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
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[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193622
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-02T23:37:12Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on 1, Jul 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193616
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-02T20:52:58Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA heavyweight champion on 1, Jul 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193615
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-02T20:51:15Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */ Added Gassiev information</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">11</font></sup> - Gassiev elevated from secondary to primary WBA champion on 1, Jul 2026 after Usyk vacated the title<br><br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193614
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-02T20:40:38Z
<p>Brian300: /* Primary Championship Lineage */ Added Murat Gassiev to primary list</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|45<br />
|[[Murat Gassiev]]<br />
|2026 Jul 1 <sup><font color="red">11</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1193583
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-07-02T17:30:12Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
*On June 26, 2026 Usyk vacated all of his remaining alphabet heavyweight titles so that other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant titles.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]<br />
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Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBF_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193318
IBF Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-01T20:23:14Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[International Boxing Federation]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[IBF Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|2<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|1987 Feb 26 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|3<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|4<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center<br />
|5<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Jun 29 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|11<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|1996 Jun 22<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|14<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|15<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2002 Sep 5 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|2002 Dec 14<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|17<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|18<br />
|17<br />
|- align=center<br />
|18<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2015 Dec 8 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[Charles Martin]]<br />
|2016 Jan 16<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2024 Jun 25 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2024 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] (2)<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Holmes named champion after relinquishing WBC title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Foreman vacates title rather than face [[Axel Schulz]] in a rematch in Germany<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Lewis vacates title rather than face [[Chris Byrd]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Fury stripped of title for not facing No. 1 contender, [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title after opting to fight [[Tyson Fury]] in a rematch rather than face [[Daniel Dubois]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Dubois elevated from interim champion (won on Jun 1, 2024 vs. [[Filip Hrgovic]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|IBF]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193317
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-01T20:21:35Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025 vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]]) to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193316
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-01T20:20:28Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the vacant title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193315
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-01T20:19:09Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025 vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]]) to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1193314
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-07-01T20:17:23Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that the other heavyweight contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1193069
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-29T12:44:33Z
<p>Brian300: /* Major World Titles */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*On June 27, 2026 Kabayel was elevated from interim to full WBC Heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title the day before.<br />
*Kabayel became the first World heavyweight champion of Kurdish decent in history and Germany's first World heavyweight champion since Max Schelling back in 1932.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>Vacated|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Elevated|<br />
years=2026 Jun 27 &ndash; present|<br />
after= &ndash;<br>|<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1192956
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-28T21:30:23Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defence)<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*On June 27, 2026 Kabayel was elevated from interim to full WBC Heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title the day before.<br />
*Kabayel became the first World heavyweight champion of Kurdish decent in history and Germany's first World heavyweight champion since Max Schelling back in 1932.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>Vacated|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Elevated|<br />
years=2026 Jun 27 &ndash; present|<br />
after= &ndash;<br>|<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1192955
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-28T21:28:51Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defence)<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*On June 27, 2026 Kabayel was elevated from interim to full WBC Heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title the day before.<br />
*Kabayel became the first Heavyweight champion of Kurdish decent in history and Germany's first World Heavyweight champion since Max Schelling back in 1932.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>Vacated|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Elevated|<br />
years=2026 Jun 27 &ndash; present|<br />
after= &ndash;<br>|<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192954
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-28T21:15:57Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025 vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]]) to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1192935
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-28T19:59:04Z
<p>Brian300: Added Kabayel information to notes section</p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defence)<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
On June 27, 2026 Kabayel was elevated from interim to full WBC Heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title the day before.<br />
Kabayel became the first Kurdish Heavyweight champion in history and Germany's first World Heavyweight champion since Max Schelling back in 1932.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>Vacated|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Elevated|<br />
years=2026 Jun 27 &ndash; present|<br />
after= &ndash;<br>|<br />
}}<br />
{{end box}}</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1192925
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-28T19:21:41Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defence)</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Agit_Kabayel&diff=1192924
Agit Kabayel
2026-06-28T19:19:52Z
<p>Brian300: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[file:575332.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>575332</boxer><br />
'''Agit Kabayel''' was a professional kickboxer prior to boxing.<br />
<br />
== Titles Held ==<br />
*[[EBU]] (European) Heavyweight Title (2017-)<br />
*[[EBU]]-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Title (2016)<br />
*[[WBC]] Mediterranean Heavyweight Title (2014)<br />
*interim [[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 1 defence)<br />
<br />
==Major World Titles==<br />
*[[WBC]] World Heavyweight Title (June 2026-present; 0 defence)<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
{{start}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Oleksandr Usyk]]<br>Vacated|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>Elevated|<br />
years=2026 Jun 27 &ndash; present| <br />
after= &ndash;|<br />
}}</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192730
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T19:25:59Z
<p>Brian300: Added new champion Agit Kabayel information</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[Agit Kabayel]]<br />
|2026 Jun 27 <sup><font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|Present <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005) vs. [[Monte Barrett]] to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Kabayel elevated from interim champion (won on Feb 22, 2025) vs. [[Zhilei Zhang]] to full champion<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192713
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T18:41:18Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
*On June 26, 2026 Usyk vacated all of his remaining alphabet heavyweight titles so that other contenders can fight for the titles.<br />
<br />
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title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
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before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
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title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
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before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
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}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
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years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
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{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
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years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBF_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192680
IBF Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T18:00:47Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[International Boxing Federation]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[IBF Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|2<br />
|[[Michael Spinks]]<br />
|1985 Sep 21<br />
|1987 Feb 26 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|3<br />
|[[Tony Tucker]]<br />
|1987 May 30<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|4<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Aug 1<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center<br />
|5<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|6<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Jun 29 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|11<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]] (2)<br />
|1996 Jun 22<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|12<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1997 Nov 8<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|13<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|14<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|15<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2002 Sep 5 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Chris Byrd]]<br />
|2002 Dec 14<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|17<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|18<br />
|17<br />
|- align=center<br />
|18<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2015 Dec 8 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[Charles Martin]]<br />
|2016 Jan 16<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2016 Apr 9<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|6<br />
|6<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2024 Jun 25 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Daniel Dubois]] <br />
|2024 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] (2)<br />
|2025 Jul 19 <br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Holmes named champion after relinquishing WBC title<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Foreman vacates title rather than face [[Axel Schulz]] in a rematch in Germany<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Lewis vacates title rather than face [[Chris Byrd]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Fury stripped of title for not facing No. 1 contender, [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title after opting to fight [[Tyson Fury]] in a rematch rather than face [[Daniel Dubois]] in a mandatory title match<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Dubois elevated from interim champion (won on Jun 1, 2024 vs. [[Filip Hrgovic]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|IBF]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192678
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T17:58:02Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBA_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192677
WBA Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T17:55:02Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Association]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
* For [[National Boxing Association]] champions, see [[NBA World Heavyweight Champion]].<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
== Primary Championship Lineage ==<br />
* Every Super champion is the primary champion.<br />
* A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.<br />
* A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.<br />
* Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.<br />
* A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center <br />
|1<br />
|[[Floyd Patterson]]<br />
|1960 Jun 20 <sup><font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1962 Sep 25<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1964 Sep 14 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[Ernie Terrell]]<br />
|1965 Mar 5<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1967 Feb 6<br />
|1967 May 9 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Jimmy Ellis]]<br />
|1968 Apr 27<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (3)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (4)<br />
|1978 Sep 15 <br />
|1979 Sep 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[John Tate]]<br />
|1979 Oct 20<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[Mike Weaver]]<br />
|1980 Mar 31<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Michael Dokes]]<br />
|1982 Dec 10<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Gerrie Coetzee]]<br />
|1983 Sep 23<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|16<br />
|[[Greg Page]]<br />
|1984 Dec 1<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Tony Tubbs]]<br />
|1985 Apr 29<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1986 Jan 17<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center<br />
|19<br />
|[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith]]<br />
|1986 Dec 12<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|20<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1987 Mar 7<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|24<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (2)<br />
|1993 Nov 6<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Michael Moorer]]<br />
|1994 Apr 22<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[George Foreman]] (2)<br />
|1994 Nov 5<br />
|1995 Mar 4 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Bruce Seldon]]<br />
|1995 Apr 8<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|28<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Sep 7<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|29<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (3)<br />
|1996 Nov 9<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2000 Apr 29 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]] (4)<br />
|2000 Aug 12<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|32<br />
|[[John Ruiz]]<br />
|2001 Mar 3<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|33<br />
|[[Roy Jones Jr.]]<br />
|2003 Mar 1<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|34<br />
|[[John Ruiz]] (2)<br />
|2004 Feb 20 <sup><font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|35<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]]<br />
|2005 Dec 17<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|36<br />
|[[Ruslan Chagaev]]<br />
|2007 Apr 14<br />
|2008 Jul 5 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|37<br />
|[[Nikolay Valuev]] (2)<br />
|2008 Aug 30<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|38<br />
|[[David Haye]]<br />
|2009 Nov 7<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|39<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2011 Jul 2<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|8<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|40<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|41<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|42<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|43<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|44<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">10</font></sup><br />
|6<br />
|4<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">RG</font></sup> - Relegated to secondary champion<br><br />
<br />
==Footnotes==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Patterson is the first WBA Heavyweight Champion, and the last NBA Heavyweight Champion.<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Ali stripped for signing a return bout with Liston<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Ali stripped for refusing to be inducted into the US Army<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Foreman stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[Tony Tucker]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Lewis stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender, [[John Ruiz]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Jones vacates title to return to the light heavyweight division<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Ruiz elevated from interim champion (won on Dec 13, 2003 vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Chagaev declared "Champion in Recess" on Jul 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with [[Wladimir Klitschko]] citing depression and after positive drug test<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">10</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the title<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBA]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192676
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T17:50:25Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
*Usyk vacates all of his remaining alphabet heavyweight titles on June 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the titles.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
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Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192673
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T17:48:26Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */ Added Usyk boxing information</p>
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<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
*Usyk vacates all of his remaining heavyweight titles on June 26, 2026 so that other contenders can fight for the titles.<br />
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{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
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Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192615
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T03:03:09Z
<p>Brian300: /* Footnotes */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
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{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026 rather than face No. 1 contender [[Agit Kabayel]]<br><br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192613
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T01:23:21Z
<p>Brian300: /* Notes */ Updated titles information</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; 2026 Jun 26<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
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Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192612
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T01:15:39Z
<p>Brian300: /* Unified & Undisputed Titles */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present<br>'''Super Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Super Series Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192611
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T01:14:11Z
<p>Brian300: /* Regional & Minor Titles */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-June 2026; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-present; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
<br />
{{start box}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present<br>'''Super Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usyk, Oleksandr}}<br />
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]<br />
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian Olympians]]<br />
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Super Series Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Promoters]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Oleksandr_Usyk&diff=1192610
Oleksandr Usyk
2026-06-27T01:13:15Z
<p>Brian300: /* World Titles */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Usyk659772.jpg|250px|left]]<br />
<boxer>659772</boxer><br />
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)<br />
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)<br />
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)<br />
== Professional Record ==<br />
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]<br />
[[File:Usyk-beats-Fury-to-emerge-heavyweight-world-champion.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)]]<br />
[[File: NewFile-1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II]]<br />
<br />
'''Championship Record'''<br />
* 11 opponents (5 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.<br />
**[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title|4 opponents]] (2 KOs) in World Heavyweight Title bouts.<br />
**7 opponents (3 KOs) in World Cruiserweight Title bouts.<br />
*Has a record of 12-0 (4 KOs) against former or current world champions:<br />
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice), [[Tyson Fury]] (twice) & [[Daniel Dubois]] (twice).<br />
<br />
'''Variant Record'''<br />
*Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:<br />
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]] & [[Tyson Fury]] (twice).<br />
*Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Michael Hunter Jr.]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]] & [[Tyson Fury]].<br />
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KOs) in lineal title fights starting with Marco Huck in 2017 (cruiserweight) and Tyson Fury in 2024 (heavyweight).<br />
<br />
== Amateur Highlights ==<br />
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]<br />
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]<br />
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)<br />
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)<br />
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)<br />
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)<br />
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)<br />
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)<br />
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)<br />
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)<br />
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)<br />
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)<br />
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)<br />
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)<br />
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye<br />
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)<br />
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)<br />
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:<br />
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye<br />
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)<br />
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)<br />
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)<br />
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:<br />
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)<br />
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)<br />
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)<br />
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)<br />
<br />
== Regional & Minor Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)<br />
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021-present; 5 defenses)<br />
<br />
== World Titles ==<br />
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-2026; 6 defenses)<br />
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-2025; 5 defenses)<br />
*[[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (2024-2026; 3 defenses)<br />
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2025-2026; 0 defences)<br />
<br />
== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==<br />
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])<br />
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-2025; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]])<br />
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (2024); (2025); [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[WBO]]) × (2)<br />
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2025-present; [[WBA]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]])<br />
<br />
== The Ring Magazine Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)<br />
<br />
== Lineal Titles ==<br />
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)<br />
*World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)<br />
<br />
== Awards & Recognition ==<br />
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018, 2024)<br />
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)<br />
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.<br />
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.<br />
*Started boxing at age 15.<br />
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).<br />
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.<br />
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).<br />
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.<br />
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).<br />
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).<br />
*Third boxer in history to hold the undisputed heavyweight title twice after ([[Floyd Patterson]], [[Muhammad Ali]]).<br />
*First boxer in history to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*First male boxer in history to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four belt" era.<br />
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.<br />
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and from August 2022 until July 2023.<br />
<br />
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{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|<br />
years=2016 Sep 17 &ndash; 2019 Jun 5<br>'''Vacated'''||<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Mairis Briedis]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|<br />
years=2018 Jan 27 &ndash; 2019 Jun 4<br>'''Declared Champion in Recess'''<br>2019 Jun 4 &ndash; 2019 Nov<br>'''Champion in Recess'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Jun 14<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Murat Gassiev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Denis Lebedev]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
years=2018 Jul 21 &ndash; 2019 Mar 27<br>'''Super Champion'''<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2024 Jun 25<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]<br>Super Champion|<br />
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present<br>'''Super Champion'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|<br />
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=[[Fabio Wardley]]|<br />
years=2021 Sep 25 &ndash; 2025 Nov 17<br>'''Vacated'''|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Tyson Fury]]|<br />
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2024 May 18 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
{{Succession box|<br />
before=[[Daniel Dubois]]|<br />
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|<br />
after=&mdash;|<br />
years=2025 Jul 19 &ndash; present|<br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]<br />
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]<br />
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Boxing Super Series Champions]]<br />
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]<br />
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[[Category:Promoters]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=IBO_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192609
IBO Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T01:07:51Z
<p>Brian300: Updated Usyk information</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[International Boxing Organization]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[IBO Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1992 Nov 14<br />
|1993 Jan 29 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|2<br />
|[[Lionel Butler]]<br />
|1993 Feb 23<br />
|1994 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|3<br />
|[[Danell Nicholson]]<br />
|1994 Aug 4<br />
|1994 Oct <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|4<br />
|[[Jimmy Thunder]]<br />
|1994 Oct 29<br />
|1995 Jul <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> <br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|5<br />
|[[Brian Nielsen]]<br />
|1996 Jan 12<br />
|1999 Sep <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><br />
|5<br />
|5<br />
|- align=center<br />
|6<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1999 Nov 13<br />
|2001 Apr 22 <br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|7<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] <br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17 <br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|8<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center<br />
|9<br />
|[[Wladimir Klitschko]]<br />
|2006 Apr 22<br />
|2015 Nov 28 <br />
|18<br />
|17<br />
|- align=center<br />
|10<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]]<br />
|2015 Nov 28<br />
|2016 Oct 12 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|11<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]]<br />
|2017 Apr 29<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center<br />
|12<br />
|[[Andy Ruiz Jr.]]<br />
|2019 Jun 1<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|13<br />
|[[Anthony Joshua]] (2)<br />
|2019 Dec 7<br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2021 Sep 25<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><br />
|5<br />
|3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br />
<br />
[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|IBO]]</div>
Brian300
https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=WBC_Heavyweight_Champion&diff=1192608
WBC Heavyweight Champion
2026-06-27T01:03:54Z
<p>Brian300: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Heavyweight]] champion as recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]].<br />
* The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).<br />
* One of the traditional eight divisions.<br />
<br />
'''RELATED LINK:''' [[WBC Heavyweight Title Fights]]<br />
<br />
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" align="left" class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- bgcolor=#ffdead<br />
!<center>No.</center> <br />
!<center>Champion</center><br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Began<br />
!class="unsortable"| Reign Ended<br />
!<center>Defenses</center><br />
!<center>Opponents</center><br />
|- align=center<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sonny Liston]]<br />
|1963 Feb 14<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|2<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali|Cassius Clay]]<br />
|1964 Feb 25<br />
|1970 Feb 3 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">1</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|3<br />
|[[Joe Frazier]]<br />
|1970 Feb 16<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|4<br />
|4<br />
|- align=center <br />
|4<br />
|[[George Foreman]]<br />
|1973 Jan 22<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|5<br />
|[[Muhammad Ali]] (2)<br />
|1974 Oct 30<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|10<br />
|10<br />
|- align=center <br />
|6<br />
|[[Leon Spinks]]<br />
|1978 Feb 15<br />
|1978 Mar 18 <sup><font color="red">S</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">2</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|7<br />
|[[Ken Norton]]<br />
|1978 Mar 29 <sup><font color="red">3</font></sup><br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|8<br />
|[[Larry Holmes]]<br />
|1978 Jun 9<br />
|1983 Dec 11 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">4</font></sup><br />
|16<br />
|16<br />
|- align=center <br />
|9<br />
|[[Tim Witherspoon]]<br />
|1984 Mar 9<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|10<br />
|[[Pinklon Thomas]]<br />
|1984 Aug 31<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|11<br />
|[[Trevor Berbick]]<br />
|1986 Mar 22<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|12<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]]<br />
|1986 Nov 22<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|13<br />
|[[James (Buster) Douglas]]<br />
|1990 Feb 11<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|14<br />
|[[Evander Holyfield]]<br />
|1990 Oct 25<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|15<br />
|[[Riddick Bowe]]<br />
|1992 Nov 13<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">5</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|16<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]]<br />
|1992 Dec 14 <sup><font color="red">6</font></sup><br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|17<br />
|[[Oliver McCall]]<br />
|1994 Sep 24<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|18<br />
|[[Frank Bruno]]<br />
|1995 Sep 2<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|19<br />
|[[Mike Tyson]] (2)<br />
|1996 Mar 16<br />
|1996 Sep 24 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">7</font></sup><br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|20<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (2)<br />
|1997 Feb 7<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|9<br />
|8<br />
|- align=center <br />
|21<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]]<br />
|2001 Apr 22<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|22<br />
|[[Lennox Lewis]] (3)<br />
|2001 Nov 17<br />
|2004 Feb 6 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|2<br />
|2<br />
|- align=center <br />
|23<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]]<br />
|2004 Apr 24<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|24<br />
|[[Hasim Rahman]] (2)<br />
|2005 Nov 9 <sup><font color="red">8</font></sup><br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|25<br />
|[[Oleg Maskaev]]<br />
|2006 Aug 12<br />
|2008 Mar 8<br />
|1<br />
|1<br />
|- align=center <br />
|26<br />
|[[Samuel Peter]]<br />
|2008 Mar I 8<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center <br />
|27<br />
|[[Vitali Klitschko]] (2)<br />
|2008 Oct 11<br />
|2013 Dec 16 <sup><font color="red">R</font></sup><br />
|9<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center<br />
|28<br />
|[[Bermane Stiverne]]<br />
|2014 May 10<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|0<br />
|0<br />
|- align=center<br />
|29<br />
|[[Deontay Wilder]]<br />
|2015 Jan 17<br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|10<br />
|9<br />
|- align=center <br />
|30<br />
|[[Tyson Fury]] <br />
|2020 Feb 22<br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|- align=center <br />
|31<br />
|[[Oleksandr Usyk]] <br />
|2024 May 18<br />
|2026 Jun 26 <sup><font color="red">V</font></sup><sup>-<font color="red">9</font></sup><br />
|3<br />
|3<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br clear=all><br />
<sup><font color="red">R</font></sup> - Retired<br />
<sup><font color="red">S</font></sup> - Stripped<br />
<sup><font color="red">V</font></sup> - Vacated<br><br />
== Footnotes ==<br />
<sup><font color="red">1</font></sup> - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">2</font></sup> - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender [[Ken Norton]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">3</font></sup> - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over [[Jimmy Young]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">4</font></sup> - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">5</font></sup> - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">6</font></sup> - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over [[Razor Ruddock]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">7</font></sup> - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender [[Lennox Lewis]]<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">8</font></sup> - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. [[Monte Barrett]]) to full champion<br><br />
<sup><font color="red">9</font></sup> - Usyk vacates title on Jun 26, 2026<br><br />
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[[Category: World Heavyweight Title Lineages|WBC]]</div>
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