List of light heavyweight boxing champions

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This is a chronological List of World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-02-25 1985-06-06-Vacated Michael Spinks IBF
1985-12-21 1986-09-06 Slobodan Kacar IBF
1986-09-06 1987-10-29 Bobby Czyz IBF
1987-10-29 1993-03-20 Charles Williams IBF
1993-03-20 1996-11-23 Henry Maske IBF
1996-11-23 1997-06-13 Virgil Hill IBF
1997-06-13 Relinquished Dariusz Michalczewski IBF
1997-07-19 1998-02-06 William Guthrie IBF
1998-02-06 1999-06-05 Reggie Johnson IBF
1999-06-05 2002-09-07 - Relinquished Roy Jones Jr IBF
2003-04-26 Relinquished Antonio Tarver IBF
2004-02-06 2004-09-25 - Relinquished Glen Johnson IBF
2005-03-04 Current Clinton Woods IBF
WBC
Title inaugurated
1968-05-24 1974-06-17-Vacated Bob Foster WBC
1974-10-01 1977-03-05-Vacated John Conteh WBC
1977-05-21 1978-01-07 Miguel Angel Cuello WBC
1978-01-07 1978-12-02 Mate Parlov WBC
1978-12-02 1979-04-22 Marvin Johnson WBC
1979-04-22 1981-12-19 Matthew Saad Muhammad WBC
1981-12-19 1983-03-18 Dwight Braxton WBC
1983-03-18 1985-06-06-Vacated Michael Spinks WBC
1985-12-10 1986-04-30 JB Williamson WBC
1986-04-30 1987-03-07 Dennis Andries WBC
1987-03-07 1987-03-07-Vacated Thomas Hearns WBC
1987-11-27 1988-11-07 Donny Lalonde WBC
1988-11-07 1988-11-07-Vacated Sugar Ray Leonard WBC
1989-02-21 1989-06-24 Dennis Andries WBC
1989-06-24 1990-07-28 Jeff Harding WBC
1990-07-28 1991-09-11 Dennis Andries WBC
1991-09-11 1994-07-23 Jeff Harding WBC
1994-07-23 1995-06-16 Mike McCallum WBC
1995-06-16 Relinquished Fabrice Tiozzo WBC
1996-11-22 1997-03-21 Roy Jones Jr WBC
1997-03-21 1997-08-07 Montell Griffin WBC
1997-08-07 2004-05-15 Roy Jones Jr WBC
2005-05-21 2007-02-03 Tomasz Adamek WBC
2007-02-03 current Chad Dawson WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1968-05-24 1970-06-27-Stripped Bob Foster WBC
1971-02-27 1972-04-07 Vicente Rondon WBC
1972-04-07 1974-06-17-Vacated Bob Foster WBC
1974-12-07 1978-09-15 Victor Galindez WBA
1978-09-15 1979-04-14 Mike Rossman WBA
1979-04-14 1979-11-30 Victor Galindez WBA
1979-11-30 1980-03-31 Marvin Johnson WBA
1980-03-31 1981-07-18 Eddie Mustafa Muhammad WBA
1981-07-18 1985-06-06-Vacated Michael Spinks WBA
1986-02-09 1987-05-23 Marvin Johnson WBA
1987-05-23 1987-09-05 Leslie Stewart WBA
1987-09-05 1991-06-03 Virgil Hill WBA
1991-06-03 1992-03-20 Thomas Hearns WBA
1992-03-20 Relinquished Iran Barkley WBA
1992-09-29 1997-06-13 Virgil Hill WBA
1997-06-13 Relizquished Dariusz Michalczewski WBA
1997-09-20 1998-07-18 Lou Del Valle WBA
1998-07-18 2004-05-15 Roy Jones Jr WBA
2001-12-22 2003-03-08 Bruno Girard WBA
2003-03-08 2003-10-10 Mehdi Sahnoune WBA
2003-10-10 2004-03-20 Silvio Branco WBA
2004-03-20 2006-10-19-Retired Fabrice Tiozzo WBA
2006-10-19 current Silvio Branco WBA
WBO
Title inaugurated
1988-12-03 1990-12-15-Vacated Michael Moorer WBO
1991-05-09 1994-09-10 Leeonzer Barber WBO
1994-09-10 2003-10-18 Dariusz Michalczewski WBO
2003-10-18 2004-01-17 Julio César González WBO
2004-01-17 current Zsolt Erdei WBO
World
1903-04-22 1903-07-04 Jack Root World
1903-07-04 1903-11-25 George Gardiner World
1903-11-25 1905-12-20 Bob Fitzsimmons World
1905-12-20 1905-12-20-Vacated Philadelphia Jack O'Brien World
1914-04-14 1916-10-24 Jack Dillon World
1916-10-24 1920-10-12 Battling Levinsky World
1920-10-12 1922-09-24 Georges Carpentier World
1922-09-24 1923-03-17 Battling Siki World
1923-03-17 1923-06-25 Mike McTigue World
1923-06-25 1923-08-02 Tommy Loughran World
1923-08-02 1925-05-30 Mike McTigue World
1925-05-30 1926-07-16 Paul Berlenbach World
1926-07-16 1927-07-27-Vacated Jack Delaney World
1927-08-30 1927-12-12 Maxie Rosenbloom NBA
1927-10-07 1929-07-18-Vacated Tommy Loughran New York
1927-12-12 1929-07-18-Vacated Tommy Loughran World
1930-02-10 1930-06-25 Jimmy Slattery World
1930-06-25 1930-10-22-Vacated Maxie Rosenbloom World
1932-03-18 1932-03-18-Stripped George Nichols World
Awarded the title 1933-03-01 Joe Knight World
1933-03-01 1933-03-24 Bob Godwin World
1933-03-24 1934-11-16 Maxie Rosenbloom World
1934-11-16 1935-10-31 Bob Olin World
1935-10-31 1938-10-28-Vacated John Henry Lewis World
1939-07-13 1940-06-05-Retired Billy Conn World
1941-01-13 1941-05-22 Anton Christoforidis NBA
1941-05-22 1941-11-14 Gus Lesnevich NBA
1946-05-14 1948-07-26 Gus Lesnevich World
1948-07-26 1950-01-24 Freddie Mills World
1950-01-24 1952-12-17 Joey Maxim World
1952-12-17 1961-06-10-Vacated Archie Moore World
1962-05-12 1963-06-01 Harold Johnson World
1963-06-01 1965-03-30 Willie Pastrano WBA/WBC
1965-03-30 1966-12-16 Jose Torres WBA/WBC
1966-12-16 1968-05-24 Dick Tiger WBA/WBC
Title Split into WBA and WBC Belts


 v • d • e World boxing champions
Champions by weight class: Heavyweight | Cruiserweight | Light heavyweight |
Super middleweight | Middleweight | Super welterweight | Welterweight |
Super lightweight | Lightweight | Super featherweight | Featherweight |
Super bantamweight | Bantamweight | Super flyweight | Flyweight |
Light flyweight | Strawweight
Champions by organization: WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | The Ring | Undisputed
Terms: Interim championship | Undisputed championship
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