Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion
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Heavyweight champion as recognized by the Commonwealth Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Jackson | 1892 May 30 | 1893 Apr 21V | 0 |
| 2 | Tommy Burns | 1910 Apr 7 | 1911 Jan 18S | 0 |
| 3 | P.O. Matthew Curran | 1911 Jan 18 | 1911 Nov 19V | 1 |
| 4 | Bombardier Billy Wells | 1911 Dec 18 | 1919 Feb 27 | 3 |
| 5 | Joe Beckett | 1919 Feb 27 | 1923 Oct 1R | 2 |
| 6 | Phil Scott | 1924 Sept 22 | 1931 Jun 13 | 2 |
| 7 | Larry Gains | 1931 Jun 13 | 1934 Feb 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Len Harvey | 1934 Feb 8 | 1934 Jun 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Jack Petersen | 1934 Jun 4 | 1936 Aug 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Ben Foord | 1936 Aug 17 | 1937 Mar 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Tommy Farr | 1937 Mar 15 | 1937 Aug 30V | 0 |
| 12 | Len Harvey (2) | 1939 Mar 16 | 1939 Jul 10V | 0 |
| 13 | Jack London | 1944 Sept 19 | 1945 Jul 17 | 0 |
| 14 | Bruce Woodcock | 1945 Jul 17 | 1950 Nov 14 | 2 |
| 15 | Jack Gardner | 1950 Nov 14 | 1952 Mar 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnny Williams | 1952 Mar 11 | 1953 May 12 | 1 |
| 17 | Don Cockell | 1953 May 12 | 1955 May 16V | 1 |
| 18 | Joe Bygraves | 1956 Jun 26 | 1957 Aug 27S | 2 |
| 19 | Joe Erskine | 1957 Sept 17 | 1958 Jun 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Brian London | 1958 Jun 3 | 1959 Jan 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Henry Cooper | 1959 Jan 12 | 1971 Mar 16 | 10 |
| 22 | Joe Bugner | 1971 Mar 16 | 1971 Sept 27 | 0 |
| 23 | Jack Bodell | 1971 Sept 27 | 1972 Jun 27 | 0 |
| 24 | Danny McAlinden | 1972 Jun 27 | 1975 Jan 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Bunny Johnson | 1975 Jan 13 | 1975 Sept 30 | 0 |
| 26 | Richard Dunn | 1975 Sept 30 | 1976 Oct 12 | 1 |
| 27 | Joe Bugner (2) | 1975 Sept 30 | 1977 Mar 20R | 0 |
| 28 | John Lewis Gardner | 1978 Oct 24 | 1980 Apr 22V | 1 |
| 29 | Trevor Berbick | 1981 Jul 21 | 1985 Jun 1S | 3 |
| 30 | Hughroy Currie | 1985 Sept 18 | 1986 Apr 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Horace Notice | 1986 Apr 12 | 1988 Jun 1R | 5 |
| 32 | Derek Williams | 1988 Nov 29 | 1992 Apr 30 | 2 |
| 33 | Lennox Lewis | 1992 Apr 30 | 1993 Feb 1V | 1 |
| 34 | Henry Akinwande | 1993 Mar 18 | 1994 Jan 30S | 0 |
| 35 | Scott Welch | 1995 Oct 27 | 1996 Jun 1S | 0 |
| 36 | Julius Francis | 1997 Jun 30 | 1999 Nov 30V | 4 |
| 37 | Danny Williams | 1999 Dec 18 | 2004 Jan 24 | 7 |
| 38 | Michael Sprott | 2004 Jan 24 | 2004 Apr 24 | 0 |
| 39 | Matt Skelton | 2004 Apr 24 | 2005 Feb 25V | 2 |
| 40 | Danny Williams (2) | 2005 Dec 10 | 2006 Jul 28 | 1 |
| 41 | Matt Skelton (2) | 2006 Jul 28 | 2009 Feb 28 | 1 |
| 42 | Martin Rogan | 2009 Feb 28 | 2009 May 15 | 0 |
| 43 | Sam Sexton | 2009 May 15 | 2010 Sept 18 | 1 |
| 44 | Dereck Chisora | 2010 Sept 18 | 2011 Jul 23 | 0 |
| 45 | Tyson Fury | 2011 Jul 23 | 2012 Apr 12V | 1 |
| 46 | David Price | 2012 May 19 | 2014 Jan 10S | 2 |
| 47 | Lucas Browne | 2014 Apr 26 | 2015 Jun 30S | 0 |
| 48 | Anthony Joshua | 2015 Sept 12 | 2016 Apr 9V | 1 |
| 49 | Lenroy Thomas | 2017 May 27 | 2018 May 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Joe Joyce | 2018 May 5 | 2019 Aug 11V | 1 |
| 51 | Daniel Dubois | 2019 Sept 27 | 2020 Nov 28 | 0 |
| 52 | Joe Joyce (2) | 2020 Nov 28 | 2022 Sept 24V | 1 |
| 53 | Fabio Wardley | 2023 Oct 28 | 2025 Jun 28V | 2 |
| 54 | Moses Itauma | 2025 Aug 16 | Present | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated