NABF Heavyweight Title Fights

Heavyweight title fights as recognized by the North American Boxing Federation.

• The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
• One of the traditional eight divisions.

RELATED LINK: NABF Heavyweight Champion

No.	Date	Boxer	Result	Boxer	Defenses	Location
1	1969 Dec 6	Leotis Martin	KO 9	Sonny Liston	Inaugural	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2	1970 Dec 7	Muhammad Ali	TKO 15	Oscar Natalio Bonavena	Vacant	New York, New York, USA
3	1971 May 10	George Foreman	TKO 10	Gregorio Manuel Peralta	Vacant	Oakland, California, USA
4	1971 Jul 26	Muhammad Ali	TKO 12	Jimmy Ellis	Vacant	Houston, Texas, USA
5	1971 Nov 17	Muhammad Ali	UD 12	Buster Mathis	1	Houston, Texas, USA
6	1972 May 1	Muhammad Ali	UD 12	George Chuvalo	2	Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
7	1972 Jun 27	Muhammad Ali	TKO 7	Jerry Quarry	3	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
8	1972 Sep 20	Muhammad Ali	TKO 7	Floyd Patterson	4	New York, New York, USA
9	1972 Nov 21	Muhammad Ali	KO 8	Bob Foster	5	Stateline, Nevada, USA
10	1973 Mar 31	Ken Norton	SD 12	Muhammad Ali	-	San Diego, California, USA
11	1973 Sep 10	Muhammad Ali	SD 12	Ken Norton	-	Inglewood, California, USA
12	1974 Jan 28	Muhammad Ali	UD 12	Joe Frazier	1	New York, New York, USA
13	1975 Mar 24	Ken Norton	TKO 5	Jerry Quarry	-	New York, New York, USA
14	1976 Jan 24	George Foreman	KO 5	Ron Lyle	Vacant	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
15	1976 Jun 15	George Foreman	TKO 5	Joe Frazier	1	Uniondale, New York, USA
16	1978 Aug 19	Leroy Jones	UD 12	Mike Weaver	Vacant	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
17	1981 Mar 13	Lynn Ball	KO 11	Randy Mack	Vacant	El Paso, Texas, USA
18	1982 Jan 30	Michael Dokes	TKO 1	Lynn Ball	-	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
19	1982 Mar 20	Michael Dokes	KO 5	Tom Franco Thomas	1	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
20	1983 Sep 23	Tim Witherspoon	TKO 1	James Tillis	Vacant	Richfield, Ohio, USA
21	1984 Aug 23	James Broad	TKO 8	Eddie Gregg	Vacant	New York, New York, USA
22	1985 Apr 29	Tim Witherspoon	KO 2	James Broad	-	Buffalo, New York, USA
23	1985 Jun 15	Tim Witherspoon	UD 12	James (Bonecrusher) Smith	1	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
24	1987 Apr 10	Larry Alexander	TKO 7	Dorcy Gaymon	Vacant	Jacksonville, Florida, USA
25	1987 Nov 25	Orlin Norris	MD 12	Larry Alexander	-	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
26	1988 Mar 19	Orlin Norris	UD 12	Renaldo Snipes	1	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
27	1988 Jul 27	Orlin Norris	UD 12	Dwain Bonds	2	Inglewood, California, USA
28	1988 Nov 15	Orlin Norris	UD 12	Jesse Ferguson	3	San Diego, California, USA
29	1989 Apr 25	Orlin Norris	UD 12	Greg Page	4	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
30	1989 Aug 1	Orlin Norris	UD 12	Dee Collier	5	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
31	1989 Nov 21	Orlin Norris	ND 12	Tony Tubbs	6	Santa Monica, California, USA
32	1990 Feb 17	Bert Cooper	TKO 8	Orlin Norris	-	Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
33	1990 Aug 5	Ray Mercer	UD 12	Bert Cooper	-	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
34	1991 Apr 30	Orlin Norris	TKO 1	Lionel Washington	Vacant	Reseda, California, USA
35	1991 Jun 3	Tony Tucker	SD 12	Orlin Norris	-	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
36	1992 Jun 26	Tony Tucker	SD 12	Oliver McCall	1	Cleveland, Ohio, USA
37	1992 Dec 8	Alex Garcia	UD 12	Jerry Jones	Vacant	Tampa, Florida, USA
38	1993 Feb 16	Alex Garcia	TKO 5	Mike Williams	1	Denver, Colorado, USA
39	1993 Mar 27	Alex Garcia	TKO 1	West Turner	2	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
40	1993 Apr 20	Alex Garcia	TKO 12	Eric Curry	3	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
41	1993 Jul 27	Alex Garcia	PTS 12	James Warring	4	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
42	1994 Mar 1	Joe Hipp	UD 12	Alex Garcia	-	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
43	1994 May 10	Joe Hipp	KO 2	Jose Ribalta	1	Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
44	1995 Mar 21	Alexander Zolkin	TKO 3	Rocky Pepeli	Vacant	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
45	1995 Jun 23	Alexander Zolkin	TKO 9	Bert Cooper	1	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
46	1995 Aug 25	Alexander Zolkin	MD 12	Tony Tubbs	2	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
47	1996 Jun 29	Tony Tucker	KO 1	David Dixon	Vacant	Indio, California, USA
48	1997 Jan 14	John Ruiz	SD 12	Jimmy Thunder	Vacant	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
49	1997 Jun 17	John Ruiz	TKO 1	Ray Anis	1	Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA
50	1998 Jan 31	John Ruiz	TKO 11	Tony Tucker	2	Tampa, Florida, USA
51	1998 Sep 19	John Ruiz	TKO 4	Jerry Ballard	3	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
52	1999 Jan 30	Michael Grant	RTD 10	Ahmed Abdin	Vacant	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
53	1999 Nov 20	Michael Grant	TKO 10	Andrew Golota	1	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
54	2000 Apr 1	Robert Davis	KO 5	Keith McKnight	Vacant	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
55	2000 Sep 9	Clifford Etienne	TKO 3	Cliff Couser	Vacant	Chester, West Virginia, USA
56	2001 May 20	Obed Sullivan	SD 12	Sherman Williams	Vacant	Elizabeth, Indiana, USA
57	2001 Sep 2	Fres Oquendo	TKO 11	Obed Sullivan	-	Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
58	2002 Apr 13	David Tua	TKO 9	Fres Oquendo	-	Chester, West Virginia, USA
59	2003 Jun 6	Elieser Castillo	KO 9	Lawrence Clay-Bey	Interim	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
60	2003 Jun 24	Joe Mesi	TKO 1	Robert Davis	Vacant	Buffalo, New York, USA
61	2003 Oct 30	Elieser Castillo	UD 12	Corey Sanders	1	Coconut Creek, Florida, USA
62	2004 Apr 17	DaVarryl Williamson	MD 12	Elieser Castillo	-	Tampa, Florida, USA
63	2004 Dec 4	Samuel Peter	KO 2	Jeremy Williams	Vacant	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
64	2005 Jul 2	Samuel Peter	KO 2	Taurus Sykes	1	Reno, Nevada, USA
65	2005 Sep 24	Wladimir Klitschko	UD 12	Samuel Peter	-	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
66	2006 Apr 28	Samuel Peter	KO 1	Julius Long	Vacant	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
67	2006 Sep 2	Samuel Peter	SD 12	James Toney	1	Los Angeles, California, USA
68	2007 Jan 6	Samuel Peter	UD 12	James Toney	2	Hollywood, California, USA
69	2007 Jun 14	Hasim Rahman	UD 10	Taurus Sykes	Interim	Rochester, New York, USA
70	2007 Nov 15	Hasim Rahman	TKO 10	Zuri Lawrence	1	Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
71	2008 Feb 29	Travis Walker	TKO 2	TJ Wilson	Interim	Lemoore, California, USA
72	2008 Nov 29	Chris Arreola	TKO 3	Travis Walker	-	Ontario, California, USA
73	2009 Apr 11	Chris Arreola	KO 4	Jameel McCline	1	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
74	2010 Mar 20	Johnathon Banks	TKO 6	Travis Walker	Vacant	Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
75	2010 May 29	Johnathon Banks	MD 12	Jason Gavern	1	Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER
76	2010 Sept 11	Johnathon Banks	UD 12	Saul Montana	2	Frankfurt, Hessen, GER
77	2012 Feb 18	Johnathon Banks	UD 12	Nicolai Firtha	3	Munich, Bayern, GER
78	2012 Jun 23	Tony Grano	KO 4	DaVarryl Williamson	Vacant	Fresno, California, CHN
79	2013 Apr 27	Eric Molina	UD 12	Tony Grano	-	Ontario, California, USA
80	2013 Nov 24	Andy Ruiz Jr.	RTD 3	Tor Hamer	Vacant	Macao, Macao S.A.R., CHN
81	2014 May 17	Andy Ruiz Jr.	TKO 2	Manuel Quezada	1	Fresno, California, USA
82	2014 Dec 20	Andy Ruiz Jr.	UD 10	Siarhei Liakhovich	2	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
83	2015 Sept 26	Andy Ruiz Jr.	UD 8	Joell Godfrey	3	Lemoore, California, USA
84	2016 May 14	Andy Ruiz Jr.	RTD 4	Ray Austin	4	Studio City, California, USA
85	2016 Sept 10	Andy Ruiz Jr.	UD 10	Franklin Lawrence	5	Lemoore, California, USA
86	2017 Sept 28	Oscar Rivas	KO 1	Carl Davis Drumond	Vacant	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
87	2018 May 19	Oscar Rivas	UD 10	Herve Hubeaux	1	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
88	2018 Dec 1	Oscar Rivas	UD 10	Fabio Maldonado	2	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
89	2019 Jan 18	Oscar Rivas	TKO 12	Bryant Jennings	3	Verona, New York, USA
90	2019 Sept 28	Arslanbek Makhmudov	TKO 3	Julian Fernandez	Vacant	Montreal, Quebec, CAN
91	2019 Dec 7	Arslanbek Makhmudov	TKO 1	Samuel Peter	1	Montreal, Quebec, CAN
96	2022 Sept 16	Arslanbek Makhmudov	UD 10	Carlos Takam	Vacant	Montreal, Quebec, CAN