WBO Heavyweight Title Fights
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Heavyweight title fights 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 Champion
| Date | ||||||
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| 1 | 1989 May 6 | Francesco Damiani | KO 3 | Johnny DuPlooy | Inaugural | Syracuse, Sicilia, ITA |
| 2 | 1989 Dec 16 | Francesco Damiani | TKO 2 | Daniel Eduardo Neto | 1 | Cesena, Emilia Romagna, ITA |
| 3 | 1991 Jan 11 | Ray Mercer | KO 9 | Francesco Damiani | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 4 | 1991 Oct 18 | Ray Mercer | TKO 5 | Tommy Morrison | 1 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 5 | 1992 May 15 | Michael Moorer | TKO 5 | Bert Cooper | Vacant | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 6 | 1993 Jun 7 | Tommy Morrison | UD 12 | George Foreman | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 7 | 1993 Aug 30 | Tommy Morrison | RTD 4 | Tim Tomashek | 1 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| 8 | 1993 Oct 29 | Michael Bentt | TKO 1 | Tommy Morrison | - | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| 9 | 1994 Mar 19 | Herbie Hide | KO 7 | Michael Bentt | - | Millwall, London, UK |
| 10 | 1995 Mar 11 | Riddick Bowe | KO 6 | Herbie Hide | - | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 11 | 1995 Jun 17 | Riddick Bowe | KO 6 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 12 | 1996 Jun 29 | Henry Akinwande | KO 3 | Jeremy Williams | Vacant | Indio, California, USA |
| 13 | 1996 Nov 9 | Henry Akinwande | TKO 10 | Alexander Zolkin | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 14 | 1997 Jan 11 | Henry Akinwande | UD 12 | Scott Welch | 2 | Nashville, Tennesse, USA |
| 15 | 1997 Jun 28 | Herbie Hide (2) | TKO 2 | Tony Tucker | Vacant | Norwich, Norfolk, UK |
| 16 | 1998 Apr 18 | Herbie Hide (2) | TKO 1 | Damon Reed | 1 | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 17 | 1998 Sep 26 | Herbie Hide (2) | TKO 2 | Willi Fischer | 2 | Norwich, Norfolk, UK |
| 18 | 1999 Jun 26 | Vitali Klitschko | KO 2 | Herbie Hide | - | Millwall, London, UK |
| 19 | 1999 Oct 9 | Vitali Klitschko | TKO 3 | Ed Mahone | 1 | Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 20 | 1999 Dec 11 | Vitali Klitschko | RTD 9 | Obed Sullivan | 2 | Alsterdorf, Hamburg, GER |
| 21 | 2000 Apr 1 | Chris Byrd | RTD 9 | Vitali Klitschko | - | Neukoelln, Berlin, GER |
| 22 | 2000 Oct 14 | Wladimir Klitschko | UD 12 | Chris Byrd | - | Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 23 | 2001 Mar 24 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 2 | Derrick Jefferson | 1 | Munich, Bayern, GER |
| 24 | 2001 Aug 4 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 6 | Charles Shufford | 2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 25 | 2002 Mar 16 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 8 | Francois Botha | 3 | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 26 | 2002 Jun 29 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO 6 | Ray Mercer | 4 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 27 | 2002 Dec 7 | Wladimir Klitschko | RTD 10 | Jameel McCline | 5 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 28 | 2003 Mar 8 | Corrie Sanders | TKO 2 | Wladimir Klitschko | - | Hannover, Niedersachsen, GER |
| 29 | 2004 Apr 10 | Lamon Brewster | TKO 5 | Wladimir Klitschko | Vacant | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 30 | 2004 Sep 4 | Lamon Brewster | SD 12 | Kali Meehan | 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 31 | 2005 May 21 | Lamon Brewster | TKO 1 | Andrew Golota | 2 | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 32 | 2005 Sep 28 | Lamon Brewster | TKO 9 | Luan Krasniqi | 3 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 33 | 2006 Apr 1 | Siarhei Liakhovich | UD 12 | Lamon Brewster | - | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| 34 | 2006 Nov 4 | Shannon Briggs | TKO 12 | Siarhei Liakhovich | - | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| 35 | 2007 Jun 2 | Sultan Ibragimov | UD 12 | Shannon Briggs | - | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| 36 | 2007 Oct 13 | Sultan Ibragimov | UD 12 | Evander Holyfield | 1 | Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS |
| 37 | 2008 Feb 23 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | UD 12 | Sultan Ibragimov | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 38 | 2008 Jul 12 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | KO 11 | Tony Thompson | 1 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 39 | 2008 Dec 13 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | TKO 7 | Hasim Rahman | 2 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 40 | 2009 Jun 20 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | RTD 9 | Ruslan Chagaev | 3 | Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 41 | 2010 Mar 20 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | KO 12 | Eddie Chambers | 4 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 42 | 2010 Sep 11 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | KO 10 | Samuel Peter | 5 | Frankfurt, Hessen, GER |
| 43 | 2011 Jul 2 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | UD 12 | David Haye | 6 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 44 | 2012 Mar 3 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | KO 4 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | 7 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 45 | 2012 Jul 7 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | TKO 6 | Tony Thompson | 8 | Berne, Canton of Berne, SUI |
| 46 | 2012 Nov 10 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | UD 12 | Mariusz Wach | 9 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 47 | 2013 May 4 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | TKO 6 | Francesco Pianeta | 10 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GER |
| 48 | 2013 Oct 5 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | UD 12 | Alexander Povetkin | 11 | Moscow, Central Federal District, RUS |
| 49 | 2014 Apr 26 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | TKO 5 | Alex Leapai | 12 | Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 50 | 2014 Nov 15 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | KO 5 | Kubrat Pulev | 13 | Altona, Hamburg, GER |
| 51 | 2015 Apr 25 | Wladimir Klitschko (2) | UD 12 | Bryant Jennings | 14 | New York, New York, USA |
| 52 | 2015 Nov 28 | Tyson Fury | UD 12 | Wladimir Klitschko | - | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GER |
| 53 | 2016 Dec 10 | Joseph Parker | MD 12 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | Vacant | Auckland, NZL |
| 54 | 2017 May 6 | Joseph Parker | UD 12 | Razvan Cojanu | 1 | Manukau City, Auckland, NZL |
| 55 | 2017 Sep 23 | Joseph Parker | MD 12 | Hughie Fury | 2 | Manchester, Lancashire, UK |
| 56 | 2018 Mar 31 | Anthony Joshua | UD 12 | Joseph Parker | - | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| 57 | 2018 Sep 22 | Anthony Joshua | TKO 7 | Alexander Povetkin | 1 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 58 | 2019 Jun 1 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | TKO 7 | Anthony Joshua | - | New York, New York, USA |
| 59 | 2019 Dec 7 | Anthony Joshua (2) | UD 12 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | - | Diriyah, Saudi Arabia |
| 60 | 2020 Dec 12 | Anthony Joshua (2) | KO 9 | Kubrat Pulev | 1 | Wembley, London, UK |
| 61 | 2021 Sep 25 | Oleksandr Usyk | UD 12 | Anthony Joshua | - | Tottenham, London, UK |
| 62 | 2022 Aug 20 | Oleksandr Usyk | SD 12 | Anthony Joshua | 1 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 63 | 2023 Aug 26 | Oleksandr Usyk | KO 9 | Daniel Dubois | 2 | Wroclaw, Poland |