WBC Heavyweight Champion
Heavyweight champion as recognized by the World 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: WBC Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Liston | 1963 Feb 14 | 1964 Feb 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cassius Clay | 1964 Feb 25 | 1970 Feb 3 R-1 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Joe Frazier | 1970 Feb 16 | 1973 Jan 22 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | George Foreman | 1973 Jan 22 | 1974 Oct 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Muhammad Ali (2) | 1974 Oct 30 | 1978 Feb 15 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Leon Spinks | 1978 Feb 15 | 1978 Mar 18 S-2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ken Norton | 1978 Mar 29 3 | 1978 Jun 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Larry Holmes | 1978 Jun 9 | 1983 Dec 11 V-4 | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Tim Witherspoon | 1984 Mar 9 | 1984 Aug 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pinklon Thomas | 1984 Aug 31 | 1986 Mar 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Trevor Berbick | 1986 Mar 22 | 1986 Nov 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mike Tyson | 1986 Nov 22 | 1990 Feb 11 | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | James (Buster) Douglas | 1990 Feb 11 | 1990 Oct 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Evander Holyfield | 1990 Oct 25 | 1992 Nov 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Riddick Bowe | 1992 Nov 13 | 1992 Dec 14 V-5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lennox Lewis | 1992 Dec 14 6 | 1994 Sep 24 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Oliver McCall | 1994 Sep 24 | 1995 Sep 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Frank Bruno | 1995 Sep 2 | 1996 Mar 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Tyson (2) | 1996 Mar 16 | 1996 Sep 24 V-7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lennox Lewis (2) | 1997 Feb 7 | 2001 Apr 22 | 9 | 8 |
| 21 | Hasim Rahman | 2001 Apr 22 | 2001 Nov 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lennox Lewis (3) | 2001 Nov 17 | 2004 Feb 6 R | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Vitali Klitschko | 2004 Apr 24 | 2005 Nov 9 R | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Hasim Rahman (2) | 2005 Nov 9 8 | 2006 Aug 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Oleg Maskaev | 2006 Aug 12 | 2008 Mar 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Samuel Peter | 2008 Mar 8 | 2008 Oct 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Vitali Klitschko (2) | 2008 Oct 11 | 2013 Dec 16 R | 9 | 9 |
| 28 | Bermane Stiverne | 2014 May 10 | 2015 Jan 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Deontay Wilder | 2015 Jan 17 | 2020 Feb 22 | 10 | 9 |
| 30 | Tyson Fury | 2020 Feb 22 | 2024 May 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Oleksandr Usyk | 2024 May 18 | Present | 3 | 3 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
Footnotes
1 - Ali officially retires to assure that the winner of the Frazier-Ellis bout is undisputed champion
2 - Spinks stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender Ken Norton
3 - Norton proclaimed champion on basis of Nov 5, 1977 title eliminator win over Jimmy Young
4 - Holmes vacates title and accepts recognition from the newly formed IBF
5 - Bowe vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender Lennox Lewis
6 - Lewis proclaimed champion on basis of Oct 31, 1992 title eliminator win over Razor Ruddock
7 - Tyson vacates title rather than face No. 1 contender Lennox Lewis
8 - Rahman elevated from interim champion (won on Aug 13, 2005 vs. Monte Barrett) to full champion