WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fights
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Light Heavyweight title fights as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 175 pounds (79.4 kg or 12½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
| Date | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 Jun 1 | Willie Pastrano | SD 15 | Harold Johnson | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2 | 1964 Apr 10 | Willie Pastrano | TKO 6 | Gregorio Manuel Peralta | 1 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 3 | 1964 Nov 30 | Willie Pastrano | TKO 11 | Terry Downes | 2 | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 4 | 1965 Mar 30 | Jose Torres | TKO 9 | Willie Pastrano | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 5 | 1966 May 21 | Jose Torres | UD 15 | Wayne Thornton | 1 | Flushing, Queens, New York, USA |
| 6 | 1966 Aug 15 | Jose Torres | UD 15 | Eddie Cotton | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 7 | 1966 Oct 15 | Jose Torres | KO 2 | Chic Calderwood | 3 | San Juan, PUR |
| 8 | 1966 Dec 16 | Dick Tiger | UD 15 | Jose Torres | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 9 | 1967 May 16 | Dick Tiger | SD 15 | Jose Torres | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 10 | 1967 Nov 17 | Dick Tiger | TKO 12 | Roger Rouse | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 11 | 1968 May 24 | Bob Foster | KO 4 | Dick Tiger | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 12 | 1969 Jan 22 | Bob Foster | TKO 1 | Frank DePaula | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 13 | 1969 May 24 | Bob Foster | TKO 4 | Andy Kendall | 2 | West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA |
| 14 | 1970 Apr 4 | Bob Foster | TKO 4 | Roger Rouse | 3 | Missoula, Montana, USA |
| 15 | 1970 Jun 27 | Bob Foster | TKO 10 | Mark Tessman | 4 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| 16 | 1971 Mar 2 | Bob Foster | KO 4 | Hal Carroll | 5 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 17 | 1971 Apr 24 | Bob Foster | UD 15 | Ray Anderson | 6 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 18 | 1971 Oct 30 | Bob Foster | TKO 8 | Tommy Hicks | 7 | Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 19 | 1971 Dec 16 | Bob Foster | TKO 3 | Brian Kelly | 8 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
| 20 | 1972 Apr 7 | Bob Foster | TKO 2 | Vicente Rondon | 9 | Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
| 21 | 1972 Jun 27 | Bob Foster | KO 4 | Mike Quarry | 10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 22 | 1972 Sep 26 | Bob Foster | KO 14 | Chris Finnegan | 11 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 23 | 1973 Aug 21 | Bob Foster | UD 15 | Pierre Fourie | 12 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| 24 | 1973 Dec 1 | Bob Foster | UD 15 | Pierre Fourie | 13 | Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA |
| 25 | 1974 Jun 17 | Bob Foster | PTS 15 | Jorge Ahumada | 14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| 26 | 1974 Oct 1 | John Conteh | SD 15 | Jorge Ahumada | Vacant | Wembley, London, UK |
| 27 | 1975 Mar 11 | John Conteh | TKO 5 | Lonnie Bennett | 1 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 28 | 1976 Oct 9 | John Conteh | UD 15 | Yaqui Lopez | 2 | Copenhagen, DEN |
| 29 | 1977 Mar 5 | John Conteh | TKO 3 | Len Hutchins | 3 | Liverpool, Merseyside, UK |
| 30 | 1977 May 21 | Miguel Angel Cuello | KO 9 | Jesse Burnett | Vacant | Monte Carlo, MON |
| 31 | 1978 Jan 7 | Mate Parlov | KO 9 | Miguel Angel Cuello | - | Milan, Lombardia, ITA |
| 32 | 1978 Jun 17 | Mate Parlov | UD 15 | John Conteh | 1 | Belgrade, SRB |
| 33 | 1978 Dec 2 | Marvin Johnson | TKO 10 | Mate Parlov | - | Marsala, Sicilia, ITA |
| 34 | 1979 Apr 22 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 8 | Marvin Johnson | - | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 35 | 1979 Aug 18 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | UD 15 | John Conteh | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 36 | 1980 Mar 29 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 4 | John Conteh | 2 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 37 | 1980 May 11 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 5 | Louis Pergaud | 3 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN |
| 38 | 1980 Jul 13 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 14 | Yaqui Lopez | 4 | McAfee, New Jersey, USA |
| 39 | 1980 Nov 28 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | KO 4 | Lotte Mwale | 5 | San Diego, California, USA |
| 40 | 1981 Feb 28 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 11 | Vonzell Johnson | 6 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 41 | 1981 Apr 25 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | KO 9 | Murray Sutherland | 7 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 42 | 1981 Sep 26 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO 11 | Jerry Martin | 8 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 43 | 1981 Dec 19 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | TKO 10 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 44 | 1982 Mar 21 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | TKO 6 | Jerry Martin | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 45 | 1982 Aug 7 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | TKO 6 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 46 | 1982 Nov 20 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | TKO 11 | Eddie Davis | 3 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 47 | 1983 Mar 18 | Michael Spinks | UD 15 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 48 | 1983 Nov 25 | Michael Spinks | TKO 10 | Oscar Rivadeneyra | 1 | Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN |
| 49 | 1984 Feb 25 | Michael Spinks | UD 12 | Eddie Davis | 2 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 50 | 1985 Feb 23 | Michael Spinks | TKO 3 | David Sears | 3 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 51 | 1985 Jun 6 | Michael Spinks | TKO 8 | Jim MacDonald | 4 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 52 | 1985 Dec 10 | JB Williamson | UD 12 | Prince Mama Mohammed | Vacant | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 53 | 1986 Apr 30 | Dennis Andries | SD 12 | JB Williamson | - | Edmonton, London, UK |
| 54 | 1986 Sep 10 | Dennis Andries | TKO 9 | Tony Sibson | 1 | Muswell Hill, London, UK |
| 55 | 1987 Mar 7 | Thomas Hearns | TKO 10 | Dennis Andries | - | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 56 | 1987 Nov 27 | Donny Lalonde | TKO 2 | Eddie Davis | Vacant | Port-of-Spain, TRI |
| 57 | 1988 May 29 | Donny Lalonde | TKO 5 | Leslie Stewart | 1 | Port-of-Spain, TRI |
| 58 | 1988 Nov 7 | Sugar Ray Leonard | TKO 9 | Donny Lalonde | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 59 | 1989 Feb 21 | Dennis Andries (2) | TKO 5 | Tony Willis | Vacant | Tucson, Arizona, USA |
| 60 | 1989 Jun 24 | Jeff Harding | TKO 12 | Dennis Andries | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 61 | 1989 Oct 24 | Jeff Harding | TKO 2 | Tom Collins | 1 | Brisbane, Queensland, AUS |
| 62 | 1990 Mar 18 | Jeff Harding | TKO 11 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | 2 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 63 | 1990 Jul 28 | Dennis Andries (3) | KO 7 | Jeff Harding | - | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS |
| 64 | 1990 Oct 10 | Dennis Andries (3) | TKO 4 | Sergio Daniel Merani | 1 | Kensington, London, UK |
| 65 | 1991 Jan 19 | Dennis Andries (3) | UD 12 | Guy Waters | 2 | Adelaide, South Australia, AUS |
| 66 | 1991 Sep 11 | Jeff Harding (2) | MD 12 | Dennis Andries | - | Hammersmith, London, UK |
| 67 | 1992 Jun 5 | Jeff Harding (2) | TKO 8 | Christophe Tiozzo | 1 | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FRA |
| 68 | 1992 Dec 3 | Jeff Harding (2) | UD 12 | David Vedder | 2 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, FRA |
| 68 | 1994 Jul 23 | Mike McCallum | UD 12 | Jeff Harding | - | Bismarck, North Dakota, USA |
| 70 | 1995 Feb 25 | Mike McCallum | TKO 7 | Carl Jones | 1 | Millwall, London, UK |
| 71 | 1995 Jun 16 | Fabrice Tiozzo | UD 12 | Mike McCallum | - | Lyon, Rhône, FRA |
| 72 | 1996 Jan 13 | Fabrice Tiozzo | UD 12 | Eric Lucas | 1 | Saint-Etienne, Loire, France, FRA |
| 73 | 1997 Mar 21 | Montell Griffin | DQ 9 | Roy Jones Jr. | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 74 | 1997 Aug 7 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | KO 1 | Montell Griffin | - | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 75 | 1998 Mar 21 | Graciano Rocchigiani | SD 12 | Michael Nunn | Vacant | Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, GER |
| 76 | 1998 Jul 18 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | UD 12 | Lou Del Valle | 1 | New York, New York, USA |
| 77 | 1998 Nov 14 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 10 | Otis Grant | 2 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 78 | 1999 Jan 9 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 2 | Richard Frazier | 3 | Pensacola, Florida, USA |
| 79 | 1999 Jun 5 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | UD 12 | Reggie Johnson | 4 | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| 80 | 2000 Jan 15 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | UD 12 | David Telesco | 5 | New York, New York, USA |
| 81 | 2000 May 13 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 11 | Richard Hall | 6 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| 82 | 2000 Sep 9 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 10 | Eric Harding | 7 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| 83 | 2001 Feb 24 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 11 | Derrick Harmon | 8 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 84 | 2001 Jul 28 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | UD 12 | Julio Cesar Gonzalez | 9 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 85 | 2002 Feb 2 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | KO 7 | Glen Kelly | 10 | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 86 | 2002 Sep 7 | Roy Jones Jr. (2) | TKO 6 | Clinton Woods | 11 | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| 87 | 2003 Apr 26 | Antonio Tarver | UD 12 | Montell Griffin | Vacant | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
| 88 | 2003 Nov 8 | Roy Jones Jr. (3) | MD 12 | Antonio Tarver | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 89 | 2004 May 15 | Antonio Tarver (2) | TKO 2 | Roy Jones Jr. | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 90 | 2005 May 21 | Tomasz Adamek | MD 12 | Paul Briggs | Vacant | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 91 | 2005 Oct 15 | Tomasz Adamek | KO 6 | Thomas Ulrich | 1 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 92 | 2006 Oct 7 | Tomasz Adamek | MD 12 | Paul Briggs | 2 | Rosemont, Illinois, USA |
| 93 | 2007 Feb 3 | Chad Dawson | UD 12 | Tomasz Adamek | - | Kissimmee, Florida, USA |
| 94 | 2007 Jun 9 | Chad Dawson | TKO 6 | Jesus Ruiz | 1 | Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| 95 | 2007 Sep 29 | Chad Dawson | TKO 4 | Epifanio Mendoza | 2 | Sacramento, California, USA |
| 96 | 2008 Apr 12 | Chad Dawson | UD 12 | Glen Johnson | 3 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| 97 | 2009 Jun 19 | Jean Pascal | UD 12 | Adrian Diaconu | - | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 98 | 2009 Sept 25 | Jean Pascal | TKO 10 | Silvio Branco | 1 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 99 | 2009 Dec 11 | Jean Pascal | UD 12 | Adrian Diaconu | 2 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 100 | 2010 Aug 14 | Jean Pascal | TD 11 | Chad Dawson | 3 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 101 | 2010 Dec 18 | Jean Pascal | MD 12 | Bernard Hopkins | 4 | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 102 | 2011 May 21 | Bernard Hopkins | UD 12 | Jean Pascal | - | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 103 | 2011 Oct 15 | Bernard Hopkins | NC 2 | Chad Dawson | 1 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 104 | 2012 Apr 28 | Chad Dawson | MD 12 | Bernard Hopkins | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 105 | 2013 Jun 8 | Adonis Stevenson | TKO 1 | Chad Dawson | - | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 106 | 2013 Sep 28 | Adonis Stevenson | RTD 7 | Tavoris Cloud | 1 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 107 | 2013 Nov 30 | Adonis Stevenson | TKO 6 | Tony Bellew | 2 | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 108 | 2014 May 24 | Adonis Stevenson | UD 12 | Andrzej Fonfara | 3 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 109 | 2014 Dec 19 | Adonis Stevenson | KO 5 | Dmitry Sukhotsky | 4 | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 110 | 2015 Apr 04 | Adonis Stevenson | UD 12 | Sakio Bika | 5 | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 111 | 2015 Sep 11 | Adonis Stevenson | TKO 3 | Tommy Karpency | 6 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
| 112 | 2016 Jul 29 | Adonis Stevenson | KO 4 | Thomas Williams Jr. | 7 | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 113 | 2017 Jun 03 | Adonis Stevenson | TKO 2 | Andrzej Fonfara | 8 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 114 | 2018 May 19 | Adonis Stevenson | MD 12 | Badou Jack | 9 | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
| 115 | 2018 Dec 01 | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | KO 11 | Adonis Stevenson | - | Quebec City, Quebec, CAN |
| 116 | 2019 Mar 30 | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | TKO 5 | Doudou Ngumbu | - | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 117 | 2019 Oct 19 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO 10 | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | - | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 118 | 2021 Mar 20 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO 10 | Adam Deines | 1 | Moscow, RUS |
| 119 | 2021 Dec 17 | Artur Beterbiev | KO 9 | Marcus Browne | 2 | Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
| 120 | 2022 Jun 18 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO 2 | Joe Smith Jr | 3 | New York, New York, USA |
| 121 | 2023 Jan 29 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO 8 | Anthony Yarde | 4 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 122 | 2024 Jan 13 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO 7 | Callum Smith | 5 | Québec City, Québec, CAN |
| 123 | 2024 Oct 12 | Artur Beterbiev | MD 12 | Dmitrii Bivol | 6 | Riyadh, KSA |
| 124 | 2025 Feb 22 | Dmitrii Bivol | MD 12 | Artur Beterbiev | - | Riyadh, KSA |
| 125 | 2025 Nov 22 | David Benavidez | TKO 7 | Anthony Yarde | 1 | Riyadh, KSA |