IBF Cruiserweight Champion
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Cruiserweight champion as recognized by the International Boxing Federation.
- Also known as Junior Heavyweight and Lighter-heavyweight
- The maximum weight for this division is 200 pounds (90.9 kg or 14 stone 4 lbs).
RELATED LINK: IBF Cruiserweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Camel | 1983 Dec 13 | 1984 Oct 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lee Roy Murphy | 1984 Oct 6 | 1986 Oct 25 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Ricky Parkey | 1986 Oct 25 | 1987 May 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Evander Holyfield | 1987 May 15 | 1988 V | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Glenn McCrory | 1989 Jun 3 | 1990 Mar 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jeff Lampkin | 1990 Mar 22 | 1991 Jul V | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | James Warring | 1991 Sep 7 | 1992 Jul 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Alfred Cole | 1992 Jul 30 | 1996 Aug 1 V | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Adolpho Washington | 1996 Aug 31 | 1997 Jun 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Uriah Grant | 1997 Jun 21 | 1997 Nov 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Imamu Mayfield | 1997 Nov 8 | 1998 Oct 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Arthur Williams | 1998 Oct 30 | 1999 Jun 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vassiliy Jirov | 1999 Jun 5 | 2003 Apr 26 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | James Toney | 2003 Apr 26 | 2003 Sep V | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kelvin Davis | 2004 May 1 | 2005 May 20 V | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | O'Neil Bell | 2005 May 20 | 2006 Mar S | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk | 2006 Nov 25 | 2007 May 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Steve Cunningham | 2007 May 26 | 2008 Dec 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Tomasz Adamek | 2008 Dec 11 | 2009 Oct V | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Steve Cunningham (2) | 2010 Jun 5 | 2011 Oct 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Yoan Pablo Hernandez | 2011 Oct 1 | 2015 Sep 22 S | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Victor Emilio Ramirez | 2015 Sep 22 | 2016 May 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Denis Lebedev | 2016 May 21 | 2016 Dec 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Murat Gassiev | 2016 Dec 3 | 2018 Jul 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Oleksandr Usyk | 2018 Jul 21 | 2019 Jun 15 V | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Yuniel Dorticos | 2019 Jun 15 | 2020 Sep 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Mairis Briedis | 2020 Sep 26 | 2022 Jul 02 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Jai Opetaia | 2022 Jul 02 | 2024 Dec S | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jai Opetaia (2) | 2025 May 18 | Present | 4 | 4 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated