WBO Heavyweight Champion
Heavyweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Organization.
- 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: WBO Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Damiani | 1989 May 6 | 1991 Jan 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ray Mercer | 1991 Jan 11 | 1991 Dec 24 S-1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Moorer | 1992 May 15 | 1993 Feb 3 V-2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tommy Morrison | 1993 Jun 7 | 1993 Oct 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Bentt | 1993 Oct 29 | 1994 Mar 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Herbie Hide | 1994 Mar 19 | 1995 Mar 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Riddick Bowe | 1995 Mar 11 | 1996 Jan 11 S-3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Henry Akinwande | 1996 Jun 29 | 1997 Feb 1 V-4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Herbie Hide (2) | 1997 Jun 28 | 1999 Jun 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Vitali Klitschko | 1999 Jun 26 | 2000 Apr 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Chris Byrd | 2000 Apr 1 | 2000 Oct 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wladimir Klitschko | 2000 Oct 14 | 2003 Mar 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Corrie Sanders | 2003 Mar 8 | 2004 Feb 1 V-5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lamon Brewster | 2004 Apr 10 | 2006 Apr 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Serguei Lyakhovich | 2006 Apr 1 | 2006 Nov 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Shannon Briggs | 2006 Nov 4 | 2007 Jun 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sultan Ibragimov | 2007 Jun 2 | 2008 Feb 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | 2008 Feb 23 | 2015 Nov 28 | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | Tyson Fury | 2015 Nov 28 | 2016 Oct 12V-6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Joseph Parker | 2016 Dec 10 | 2018 Mar 31 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Anthony Joshua | 2018 Mar 31 | 2019 Jun 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | 2019 Jun 1 | 2019 Dec 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Anthony Joshua (2) | 2019 Dec 7 | 2021 Sep 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Oleksandr Usyk | 2021 Sep 25 | 2025 Nov 17V-7 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Fabio Wardley | 2025 Nov 17 8 | 2026 May 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Daniel Dubois | 2026 May 9 | Present | 0 | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated
Footnotes
1 - Mercer stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender Michael Moorer
2 - Moorer vacates title to pursue other titles
3 - Bowe stripped for failing to defend against No. 1 contender Alexander Zolkin
4 - Akinwande vacates title to fight Lennox Lewis for the WBC title
5 - Sanders vacates title to fight Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title
6 - Fury vacates title after cancelling a second rematch with Wladimir Klitschko citing depression and after a positive drug test
7 - Usyk vacates title on Nov 17, 2025 rather than defend against No.1 contender Fabio Wardley
8 - Wardley elevated from interim champion (won on Oct 25, 2025 vs. Joseph Parker) to full champion