WBA Heavyweight Title Fights
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Heavyweight title fights as recognized by the World Boxing Association.
- The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
- For National Boxing Association title fights, see NBA World Heavyweight Title Fights.
RELATED LINK: WBA Heavyweight Champion
Primary Championship Fights
- Every Super champion is the primary champion.
- A Regular champion is a primary champion only if Super, Undisputed and Unified is vacant.
- A Unified champion is a primary champion only if Super is vacant.
- Not every Regular or Unified champion gets promoted to Super if it is vacant.
- Not every Regular champion gets to fight for the vacant Super title.
- A Regular or Unified champion that is considered the primary champion is relegated to secondary champion if Super gets occupied.
| Date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 Sep 25 | Sonny Liston | KO 1 | Floyd Patterson | Inaugural | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2 | 1963 Jul 22 | Sonny Liston | KO 1 | Floyd Patterson | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 3 | 1964 Feb 25 | Cassius Clay | RTD 6 | Sonny Liston | - | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| 4 | 1965 Mar 5 | Ernie Terrell | UD 15 | Eddie Machen | Vacant | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 5 | 1965 Nov 1 | Ernie Terrell | UD 15 | George Chuvalo | 1 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
| 6 | 1966 Jun 28 | Ernie Terrell | UD 15 | Doug Jones | 2 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 7 | 1967 Feb 6 | Muhammad Ali (2) | UD 15 | Ernie Terrell | - | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 8 | 1967 Mar 22 | Muhammad Ali (2) | KO 7 | Zora Folley | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 9 | 1968 Apr 27 | Jimmy Ellis | MD 15 | Jerry Quarry | Vacant | Oakland, California, USA |
| 10 | 1968 Sep 14 | Jimmy Ellis | PTS 15 | Floyd Patterson | 1 | Stockholm, Stockholms Län, SWE |
| 11 | 1970 Feb 16 | Joe Frazier | RTD 4 | Jimmy Ellis | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 12 | 1970 Nov 18 | Joe Frazier | KO 2 | Bob Foster | 1 | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 13 | 1971 Mar 8 | Joe Frazier | UD 15 | Muhammad Ali | 2 | New York, New York, USA |
| 14 | 1972 Jan 15 | Joe Frazier | TKO 4 | Terry Daniels | 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 15 | 1972 May 25 | Joe Frazier | RTD 4 | Ron Stander | 4 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| 16 | 1973 Jan 22 | George Foreman | TKO 2 | Joe Frazier | - | Kingston, Surrey, JAM |
| 17 | 1973 Sep 1 | George Foreman | KO 1 | Jose Roman | 1 | Tokyo, Kantō, JPN |
| 18 | 1974 Mar 26 | George Foreman | TKO 2 | Ken Norton | 2 | Caracas, Miranda, VEN |
| 19 | 1974 Oct 30 | Muhammad Ali (3) | KO 8 | George Foreman | - | Kinshasa, La Gombe, COD |
| 20 | 1975 Mar 24 | Muhammad Ali (3) | TKO 15 | Chuck Wepner | 1 | Richfield, Ohio, USA |
| 21 | 1975 May 16 | Muhammad Ali (3) | TKO 11 | Ron Lyle | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 22 | 1975 Jun 30 | Muhammad Ali (3) | UD 15 | Joe Bugner | 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, MAS |
| 23 | 1975 Oct 1 | Muhammad Ali (3) | RTD 14 | Joe Frazier | 4 | Quezon City, Metro Manila, PHI |
| 24 | 1976 Feb 20 | Muhammad Ali (3) | KO 5 | Jean-Pierre Coopman | 5 | San Juan, Hato Rey, PUR |
| 25 | 1976 Apr 30 | Muhammad Ali (3) | UD 15 | Jimmy Young | 6 | Landover, Maryland, USA |
| 26 | 1976 May 24 | Muhammad Ali (3) | TKO 5 | Richard Dunn | 7 | Munich, Bayern, GER |
| 27 | 1976 Sep 28 | Muhammad Ali (3) | UD 15 | Ken Norton | 8 | Bronx, New York, USA |
| 28 | 1977 May 16 | Muhammad Ali (3) | UD 15 | Alfredo Evangelista | 9 | Landover, Maryland, USA |
| 29 | 1977 Sep 29 | Muhammad Ali (3) | UD 15 | Earnie Shavers | 10 | New York, New York, USA |
| 30 | 1978 Feb 15 | Leon Spinks | SD 15 | Muhammad Ali | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 31 | 1978 Sep 15 | Muhammad Ali (4) | UD 15 | Leon Spinks | - | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 32 | 1979 Oct 20 | John Tate | UD 15 | Gerrie Coetzee | Vacant | Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA |
| 33 | 1980 Mar 31 | Mike Weaver | KO 15 | John Tate | - | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| 34 | 1980 Oct 25 | Mike Weaver | KO 13 | Gerrie Coetzee | 1 | Sun City, North-West, RSA |
| 35 | 1981 Oct 3 | Mike Weaver | UD 15 | James Tillis | 2 | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 36 | 1982 Dec 10 | Michael Dokes | TKO 1 | Mike Weaver | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 37 | 1983 May 20 | Michael Dokes | PTS 15 | Mike Weaver | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 38 | 1983 Sep 23 | Gerrie Coetzee | KO 10 | Michael Dokes | - | Richfield, Ohio, USA |
| 39 | 1984 Dec 1 | Greg Page | KO 8 | Gerrie Coetzee | - | Sun City, North-West, RSA |
| 40 | 1985 Apr 29 | Tony Tubbs | UD 15 | Greg Page | - | Buffalo, New York, USA |
| 41 | 1986 Jan 17 | Tim Witherspoon | MD 15 | Tony Tubbs | - | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 42 | 1986 Jul 19 | Tim Witherspoon | TKO 11 | Frank Bruno | 1 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 43 | 1986 Dec 12 | James (Bonecrusher) Smith | TKO 1 | Tim Witherspoon | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 44 | 1987 Mar 7 | Mike Tyson | UD 12 | James (Bonecrusher) Smith | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 45 | 1987 May 30 | Mike Tyson | TKO 6 | Pinklon Thomas | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 46 | 1987 Aug 1 | Mike Tyson | UD 12 | Tony Tucker | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 47 | 1987 Oct 16 | Mike Tyson | TKO 7 | Tyrell Biggs | 3 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 48 | 1988 Jan 22 | Mike Tyson | TKO 4 | Larry Holmes | 4 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 49 | 1988 Mar 21 | Mike Tyson | TKO 2 | Tony Tubbs | 5 | Tokyo, Kantō, JPN |
| 50 | 1988 Jun 27 | Mike Tyson | KO 1 | Michael Spinks | 6 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 51 | 1989 Feb 25 | Mike Tyson | TKO 5 | Frank Bruno | 7 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 52 | 1989 Jul 21 | Mike Tyson | TKO 1 | Carl Williams | 8 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 53 | 1990 Feb 11 | James (Buster) Douglas | KO 10 | Mike Tyson | - | Tokyo, Kantō, JPN |
| 54 | 1990 Oct 25 | Evander Holyfield | KO 3 | James (Buster) Douglas | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 55 | 1991 Apr 19 | Evander Holyfield | UD 12 | George Foreman | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 56 | 1991 Nov 23 | Evander Holyfield | TKO 7 | Bert Cooper | 2 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 57 | 1992 Jun 19 | Evander Holyfield | UD 12 | Larry Holmes | 3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 58 | 1992 Nov 13 | Riddick Bowe | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 59 | 1993 Feb 6 | Riddick Bowe | TKO 1 | Michael Dokes | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 60 | 1993 May 22 | Riddick Bowe | KO 2 | Jesse Ferguson | 2 | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| 61 | 1993 Nov 6 | Evander Holyfield (2) | MD 12 | Riddick Bowe | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 62 | 1994 Apr 22 | Michael Moorer | MD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 63 | 1994 Nov 5 | George Foreman (2) | KO 10 | Michael Moorer | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 64 | 1995 Apr 8 | Bruce Seldon | RTD 7 | Tony Tucker | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 65 | 1995 Aug 19 | Bruce Seldon | TKO 10 | Joe Hipp | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 66 | 1996 Sep 7 | Mike Tyson (2) | TKO 1 | Bruce Seldon | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 67 | 1996 Nov 9 | Evander Holyfield (3) | TKO 11 | Mike Tyson | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 68 | 1997 Jun 28 | Evander Holyfield (3) | DQ 3 | Mike Tyson | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 69 | 1997 Nov 8 | Evander Holyfield (3) | RTD 8 | Michael Moorer | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 70 | 1998 Sep 19 | Evander Holyfield (3) | UD 12 | Vaughn Bean | 3 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 71 | 1999 Mar 13 | Evander Holyfield (3) | PTS 12 | Lennox Lewis | 4 | New York, New York, USA |
| 72 | 1999 Nov 13 | Lennox Lewis | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 73 | 2000 Aug 12 | Evander Holyfield (4) | UD 12 | John Ruiz | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 74 | 2001 Mar 3 | John Ruiz | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 75 | 2001 Dec 15 | John Ruiz | PTS 12 | Evander Holyfield | 1 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 76 | 2002 Jul 27 | John Ruiz | DQ 10 | Kirk Johnson | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 77 | 2003 Mar 1 | Roy Jones Jr. | UD 12 | John Ruiz | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 78 | 2004 Apr 17 | John Ruiz (2) | TKO 11 | Fres Oquendo | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 79 | 2004 Nov 13 | John Ruiz (2) | UD 12 | Andrew Golota | 2 | New York, New York, USA |
| 80 | 2005 Apr 30 | John Ruiz (2) | ND 12 | James Toney | 3 | New York, New York, USA |
| 81 | 2005 Dec 17 | Nikolay Valuev | MD 12 | John Ruiz | - | Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER |
| 82 | 2006 Jun 3 | Nikolay Valuev | TKO 3 | Owen Beck | 1 | Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER |
| 83 | 2006 Oct 7 | Nikolay Valuev | TKO 11 | Monte Barrett | 2 | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 84 | 2007 Jan 20 | Nikolay Valuev | RTD 3 | Jameel McCline | 3 | Basel, Basel-Stadt, SUI |
| 85 | 2007 Apr 14 | Ruslan Chagaev | MD 12 | Nikolay Valuev | - | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 86 | 2008 Jan 19 | Ruslan Chagaev | UD 12 | Matt Skelton | 1 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 87 | 2008 Aug 30 | Nikolay Valuev (2) | UD 12 | John Ruiz | Vacant 2 | Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER |
| 88 | 2008 Dec 20 | Nikolay Valuev (2) | MD 12 | Evander Holyfield | 1 | Zurich, Canton of Zurich, SUI |
| 89 | 2009 Nov 7 | David Haye | MD 12 | Nikolay Valuev | - | Nürnberg, Bayern, GER |
| 90 | 2010 Apr 3 | David Haye | TKO 9 | John Ruiz | 1 | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 91 | 2010 Nov 13 | David Haye | TKO 3 | Audley Harrison | 2 | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 92 | 2011 Jul 2 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | David Haye | - | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 93 | 2012 Mar 3 | Wladimir Klitschko | KO 4 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | 1 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 94 | 2012 Jul 7 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 6 | Tony Thompson | 2 | Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI |
| 95 | 2012 Nov 10 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | Mariusz Wach | 3 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 96 | 2013 May 4 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 6 | Francesco Pianeta | 4 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 97 | 2013 Oct 5 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | Alexander Povetkin | 5 | Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS |
| 98 | 2014 Apr 26 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 5 | Alex Leapai | 6 | Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 99 | 2014 Nov 15 | Wladimir Klitschko | KO 5 | Kubrat Pulev | 7 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 100 | 2015 Apr 25 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | Bryant Jennings | 8 | New York, New York, USA |
| 101 | 2015 Nov 28 | Tyson Fury | UD 12 | Wladimir Klitschko | - | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 102 | 2017 Apr 29 | Anthony Joshua | TKO 11 | Wladimir Klitschko | Vacant | Wembley, London, UK |
| 103 | 2017 Oct 28 | Anthony Joshua | TKO 10 | Carlos Takam | 1 | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| 104 | 2018 Mar 31 | Anthony Joshua | UD 12 | Joseph Parker | 2 | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| 105 | 2018 Sep 22 | Anthony Joshua | TKO 7 | Alexander Povetkin | 3 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 106 | 2019 Jun 1 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | TKO 7 | Anthony Joshua | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 107 | 2019 Dec 7 | Anthony Joshua (2) | UD 12 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | - | Diriyah, Saudi Arabia |
| 108 | 2020 Dec 12 | Anthony Joshua (2) | KO 9 | Kubrat Pulev | 1 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 109 | 2021 Sep 25 | Oleksandr Usyk | UD 12 | Anthony Joshua | - | Tottenham, London, UK |
| 110 | 2022 Aug 20 | Oleksandr Usyk | SD 12 | Anthony Joshua | 1 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 111 | 2023 Aug 26 | Oleksandr Usyk | KO 9 | Daniel Dubois | 2 | Wroclaw, Poland |
| 112 | 2024 May 18 | Oleksandr Usyk | SD 12 | Tyson Fury | 3 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 113 | 2024 Dec 21 | Oleksandr Usyk | UD 12 | Tyson Fury | 4 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 114 | 2025 Jul 19 | Oleksandr Usyk | KO 5 | Daniel Dubois | 5 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 115 | 2026 May 23 | Oleksandr Usyk | TKO 11 | Rico Verhoeven | 6 | Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt |
1 - Ruiz elevated to full champion on February 20, 2004 after Jones vacates title
2 - Chagaev declared Champion in Recess on July 5, 2008 after surgery to repair torn achilles tendon