List of IBF world champions

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The following are lists of world champions in the International Boxing Federation. Champions listed defeated the previous champion unless noted.

Contents 1 Mini flyweight 2 Junior flyweight 3 Flyweight 4 Junior bantamweight 5 Bantamweight 6 Junior featherweight 7 Featherweight 8 Junior lightweight 9 Lightweight 10 Junior welterweight 11 Welterweight 12 Junior middleweight 13 Middleweight 14 Super middleweight 15 Light heavyweight 16 Cruiserweight 17 Heavyweight 18 See also 19 References

[edit] Mini flyweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Kyung Yun Lee def. Masaharu Kawakami	June 14, 1987	Bukok, South Korea	0
Title vacated	December 1987	Lee abandoned the title to focus on winning the WBC Minimumweight Championship.
Samuth Sithnaruepol def. Domingo Lucas	March 24, 1988	Bangkok, Thailand	2
Nico Thomas	June 17, 1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	0
Algerico Chavez	September 21, 1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	0
Fahlan Sakkreerin	February 22, 1990	Bangkok, Thailand	7
Manny Melchor	September 6, 1992	Samut Prakan, Thailand	0
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	December 10, 1992	Bangkok, Thailand	19
Zolani Petelo	December 27, 1997	Songkhla, Thailand	5
Title vacated	2000–2001	Petelo vacated the title in order to move up to the Light Flyweight division. His last successful defense was against Brad Leahy on June 2, 2000 in Ashford, England.
Roberto Carlos Leyva def. Daniel Reyes	April 29, 2001	Queens, New York	1
Miguel Barrera	August 9, 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Daniel Reyes	October 4, 2003	Los Angeles, California	1
Muhammad Rachman	September 14, 2004	Jakarta, Indonesia	3
Florante Condes	July 7, 2007	The Philippines	0

[edit] Junior flyweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Dodie Boy Penalosa def. Satoshi Shingaki	December 10, 1983	Osaka, Japan	3
Title vacated	October 1986	Penalosa vacated the title in order to move up to the Flyweight division. His last successful defense was against Yani Dokolamo on October 12, 1985 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Jum Hwan Choi def. Cho-Woon Park	December 7, 1986	Busan, South Korea	3
Tacy Macalos	November 4, 1988	Quezon City, Philippines	0
Muangchai Kittikasem	May 2, 1989	Bangkok, Thailand	3
Michael Carbajal	July 29, 1990	Phoenix, Arizona	9
Humberto Gonzalez	February 19, 1994	Inglewood, California	3
Saman Sorjaturong	July 15, 1995	Inglewood, California	1
Title vacated	November 1995	Sorjaturong vacated the title after defeating Yuichi Hosono in Ratchaburi, Thailand on November 12, 1995.
Michael Carbajal (2) def. Melchor Cob Castro	March 16, 1996	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Mauricio Pastrana	January 18, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Title vacated	April 30, 1998
Will Grigsby def. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin	December 18, 1998	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	1
Ricardo López	October 2, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Title vacated	November 28, 2002	Lopez retired as champion in Mexico City, Mexico. His last successful defense was against Zolani Petelo on September 29, 2001 in New York City, New York.
Victor Burgos def. Alex Sánchez	February 15, 2003	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Will Grigsby (2)	May 14, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Ulises Solís	January 7, 2006	New York City, New York	4

[edit] Flyweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Soon Chun Kwon def. Rene Busayong	December 24, 1983	Seoul, South Korea	7
Jong Kwan Chung	December 20, 1985	Busan, South Korea	0
Bi Won Chung	April 27, 1986	Busan, South Korea	0
Hi Sup Shin	August 2, 1986	Inchon, South Korea	1
Dodie Boy Penalosa	February 22, 1987	Inchon, South Korea	0
Chang Ho Choi	September 5, 1987	Manila, Philippines	0
Duke McKenzie	October 5, 1988	London, England	1
Dave McAuley	June 7, 1989	London, England	5
Rodolfo Blanco	June 11, 1992	Bilbao, Spain	0
Pichit Sitbangprachan	November 29, 1992	Samut Prakan, Thailand	5
Title vacated	November 25, 1994	Sitbangprachan retired. His last successful defense was against Jose Luis Zepeda on May 8, 1994 in Ratchaburi, Thailand
Francisco Tejedor def. Jose Luis Zepeda	February 18, 1995	Cartagena, Colombia	0
Danny Romero	April 22, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Robbie Regan – Interim def. Ferid Ben Jeddou	December 16, 1995	Cardiff, Wales	0
Title vacated	1995–1996
Mark Johnson def. Francisco Tejedor	May 4, 1996	Anaheim, California	7
Title vacated	1998–1999	Johnson's last successful defense was against José Laureano on September 4, 1998 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Irene Pacheco def. Luis Cox Coronado	April 10, 1999	Barranquilla, Colombia	6
Vic Darchinyan	December 16, 2004	Hollywood, Florida	5
Nonito Donaire	July 7, 2007	The Philippines	1

[edit] Junior bantamweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Ju Do Chun def. Ken Kasugai	December 10, 1983	Osaka, Japan	5
Ellyas Pical	May 3, 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	2
Cesar Polanco	February 15, 1986	Jakarta, Indonesia	0
Ellyas Pical (2)	July 5, 1986	Jakarta, Indonesia	1
Title vacated	February 28, 1987	Pical, who also held the WBA title, was stripped of the IBF title after a loss of the WBA title by TKO to Khaosai Galaxy in Jakarta, Indonesia. His only successful defense was against Dong Chun Lee on December 3, 1986 in Jakarta.
Tae-Il Chang def. Soon Chun Kwon	May 17, 1987	Busan, South Korea	0
Ellyas Pical (3)	October 17, 1987	Jakarta, Indonesia	3
Juan Polo Perez	October 14, 1989	Roanoke, Virginia	0
Robert Quiroga	April 21, 1990	Sunderland, England	5
Julio Cesar Borboa	January 16, 1993	San Antonio, Texas	5
Harold Grey	August 29, 1994	Inglewood, California	3
Carlos Gabriel Salazar	October 7, 1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1
Harold Grey (2)	April 27, 1996	Cartagena, Colombia	0
Danny Romero	August 24, 1996	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2
Johnny Tapia	July 18, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Title vacated	1998–1999	Title vacated when Tapia moved up to Bantamweight division. His last successful defense was against Rodolfo Blanco on February 13, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mark Johnson def. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin	April 24, 1999	Washington, D.C.	2
Title vacated	1999–2000	Johnson's last defense was a no-contest against Raul Juarez on November 19, 1999 in Washington, DC.
Felix Machado def. Julio Gamboa	July 22, 2000	Miami, Florida	3
Luis Alberto Pérez	January 4, 2003	Washington, D.C. (title vacated)	3
Title vacated	November 3, 2006	Title stripped due to failure to make weight for a defense.
Dimitri Kirilov def. José Navarro	October 13, 2007	Moscow, Russia	1

[edit] Bantamweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Satoshi Shingaki def. Elmer Magallano	April 15, 1984	Nara, Japan	1
Jeff Fenech	April 26, 1985	Sydney, Australia	3
Title vacated	1986–1987	Fenech's last successful defense was against Steve McCrory on July 18, 1986 in Sydney.
Kelvin Seabrooks def. Miguel Maturana	May 15, 1987	Cartagena, Colombia	3
Orlando Canizales	July 9, 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey	16
Title vacated	1994–1995	Canizales' last successful defense was against Sergio Reyes on October 15, 1994 in Laredo, Texas.
Harold Mestre def. Juvenal Berrio	January 21, 1995	Cartagena, Colombia	0
Mbulelo Botile	April 29, 1995	Johannesburg, South Africa	5
Tim Austin	July 19, 1997	Nashville, Tennessee	9
Rafael Márquez	February 15, 2003	Las Vegas, Nevada	7
Title vacated	2006–2007	Márquez vacated the title to move up to Junior Featherweight. His last successful defense was against Silence Mabuza on August 5, 2006 in Stateline, Nevada.
Luis Alberto Perez	July 7, 2007	Bridgeport, Connecticut	0
Joseph Agbeko	September 29, 2007	Sacramento, California	0

[edit] Junior featherweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Bobby Berna def. Seung Il Suh	December 4, 1983	Seoul, South Korea	0
Seung Il Suh	April 15, 1984	Seoul, South Korea	1
Ji Won Kim	January 3, 1985	Seoul, South Korea	4
Title vacated	1986	Title vacated when Kim retired. His last successful defense was against Rudy Casicas on June 1, 1986 in Inchon, South Korea.
Seung Hoon Lee def. Prayurasak Muangsurin	January 18, 1987	Pohang, South Korea	3
Title vacated	1988	Lee is forced to vacate the title when the IBF stops promoting fights in South Korea. His last successful defense was against Jose Sanabria on December 27, 1987 in Pohang.
Jose Sanabria def. Moises Fuentes Rocha	May 21, 1988	Bucaramanga, Colombia	3
Fabrice Benichou	March 10, 1989	Limoges, France	3
Welcome Ncita	March 10, 1990	Tel Aviv, Israel	6
Kennedy McKinney	December 2, 1992	Tortolì, Italy	5
Vuyani Bungu	August 20, 1994	Temba, South Africa	13
Title vacated	1999	Bungu's last successful defense was against Victor Llerena on February 6, 1999 in Temba.
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba def. John Michael Johnson	May 25, 1999	Temba, South Africa	5
Manny Pacquiao	June 23, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Title vacated	2003	Pacquiao's last successful defense was against Emmanuel Lucero on July 26, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.
Israel Vazquez def. Jose Luis Valbuena	March 25, 2004	Los Angeles, California	2
Title vacated	2005	Vazquez's last successful defense was against Armando Guerrero on May 31, 2005 in Lynwood, Illinois.
Steve Molitor	November 10, 2006	Hartlepool, England	4

[edit] Featherweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Min Keun Oh def. Joko Arter	March 4, 1984	Seoul, South Korea	2
Ki Young Chung	November 29, 1985	Jeonju, South Korea	2
Antonio Rivera	October 30, 1986	Osan, South Korea	0
Calvin Grove	January 23, 1988	Gamaches, France	1
Jorge Paez	August 4, 1988	Mexicali, Mexico	8
Title vacated	1990–1991	Paez's last defense was a draw with Troy Dorsey on July 8, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Troy Dorsey def. Alfred Rangel	June 3, 1991	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Manuel Medina	August 12, 1991	Inglewood, California	4
Tom Johnson	February 26, 1993	Melun, France	11
Naseem Hamed	February 8, 1997	London, England	2
Title vacated	1997	Hamed's last successful defense was against Juan Gerardo Cabrera on July 19, 1997 in London, England
Hector Lizarraga def. Welcome Ncita	December 13, 1997	Pompano Beach, Florida	0
Manuel Medina (2)	April 24, 1998	San Jose, California	1
Paul Ingle	November 13, 1999	Hull, England	1
Mbulelo Botile	December 16, 2000	Sheffield, England	0
Frank Toledo	April 6, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Manuel Medina (3)	November 16, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Johnny Tapia	April 27, 2002	New York City, New York	0
Title vacated	2002–2003
Juan Manuel Marquez def. Manuel Medina	February 1, 2003	Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Title vacated	2005	Marquez was stripped of the title. His last successful defense was against Victor Polo on May 7, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Valdemir Pereira def. Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym	January 20, 2006	Mashantucket, Connecticut	0
Eric Aiken	May 13, 2006	Boston, Massachusetts	0
Robert Guerrero	September 2, 2006	Los Angeles, California	0
Orlando Salido	November 4, 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	2006–2007
Robert Guerrero (2) def. Spend Abazi	February 23, 2007	Copenhagen, Denmark	2

[edit] Junior lightweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Hwan Kil Yuh def. Rod Sequenan	April 22, 1984	Seoul, South Korea	1
Lester Ellis	February 15, 1985	Melbourne, Australia	1
Barry Michael	July 12, 1985	Melbourne, Australia	3
Rocky Lockridge	September 9, 1987	Windsor, England	2
Tony Lopez	July 23, 1988	Sacramento, California	3
Brian Mitchell	September 13, 1991	Sacramento, California	0
Title vacated	1991	Mitchell retired.
John John Molina def. Jackie Gunguluza	February 22, 1992	Sun City, South Africa	7
Title vacated	1995	Molina's last successful defense was against Wilson Rodriguez on November 26, 1994 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Eddie Hopson def. Moises Pedroza	April 22, 1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey	0
Tracy Harris Patterson	July 9, 1995	Reno, Nevada	0
Arturo Gatti	December 15, 1995	New York City, New York	3
Title vacated	1997	Gatti's last successful defense was against Gabriel Ruelas on October 4, 1997 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Roberto Garcia def. Harold Warren	March 13, 1998	Miami, Florida	2
Diego Corrales	October 23, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Title vacated	2000	Corrales vacated the title to move up to Lightweight. His last defense was against Angel Manfredy on September 2, 2000 in El Paso, Texas.
Stephen Forbes def. John Brown	December 3, 2000	Miami, Florida	1
Title vacated	July 18, 2002	Forbes was stripped of the title for being unable to make weight for his next fight. His only defense was against John Brown on September 29, 2001 in Miami, Florida.
Carlos Hernández def. Stephen Forbes	October 4, 2003	Los Angeles, California	0
Erik Morales	July 31, 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	2004–2005
Robbie Peden def. Nate Campbell	February 23, 2005	Los Angeles, California	0
Marco Antonio Barrera	September 17, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	2005–2006
Cassius Baloyi def. Manuel Medina	May 31, 2006	Airway Heights, Washington	0
Gairy St Clair	July 29, 2006	Kempton Park, South Africa	0
Malcolm Klassen	November 4, 2006	Kempton Park, South Africa	0
Mzonke Fana	April 20, 2007	South Africa	1
Cassius Baloyi (2)	April 12, 2008	Mafikeng, South Africa	0

[edit] Lightweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Charlie Brown def. Melvin Paul	January 30, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	0
Harry Arroyo	April 15, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2
Jimmy Paul	April 6, 1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey	3
Greg Haugen	December 5, 1986	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Vinny Pazienza	June 7, 1987	Providence, Rhode Island	0
Greg Haugen (2)	February 6, 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2
Pernell Whitaker	February 18, 1989	Hampton, Virginia	8
Title vacated	1992	Whitaker's last successful defense was against Jorge Paez on October 5, 1991 in Reno, Nevada.
Freddie Pendleton def. Tracy Spann	January 10, 1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1
Rafael Ruelas	February 19, 1994	Inglewood, California	2
Oscar De La Hoya	May 6, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	July 1995
Philip Holiday def. Miguel Julio	August 19, 1995	Sun City, South Africa	6
Shane Mosley	August 2, 1997	Uncasville, Connecticut	8
Title vacated	1999	Mosley's last successful defense was against John Brown on April 17, 1999 in Indio, California.
Paul Spadafora def. Israel Cardona	August 20, 1999	Chester, West Virginia	8
Title vacated	2003	Spadafora's last defense was a draw with Leonard Dorin on May 17, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Javier Jauregui def. Leavander Johnson	November 22, 2003	Los Angeles, California	0
Julio César Díaz	May 13, 2004	San Diego, California	0
Title vacated	2005
Leavander Johnson def. Stefano Zoff	June 17, 2005	Milano, Italy	0
Jesús Chávez	September 17, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Julio Díaz (2) – Interim def. Ricky Quiles	May 18, 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Julio Díaz (2) def. Jesús Chávez	February 3, 2007	Kissimmee, Florida	1
Juan Díaz	October 13, 2007	Chicago, Illinois	0
Nate Campbell	March 8, 2008	Cancún, Mexico	0

[edit] Junior welterweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Aaron Pryor def. Nick Furlano	June 22, 1984	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	1
Title vacated	1985–1986	Pryor's only successful defense was against Gary Hinton on March 2, 1985 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Gary Hinton def. Reyes Antonio Cruz	April 26, 1986	Lucca, Italy	1
Joe Manley	October 30, 1986	Hartford, Connecticut	0
Terry Marsh	March 4, 1987	Basildon, England	1
Title vacated	December 1987	Title vacated when Marsh retired. His only successful defense was against Akio Kameda on July 1, 1987 in London, England.
James McGirt def. Frankie Warren	February 14, 1988	San Antonio, Texas	1
Meldrick Taylor	September 3, 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2
Julio César Chávez	May 17, 1990	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Title vacated	1991	Chávez's last successful defense was against John Duplessis on March 18, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rafael Pineda def. Roger Mayweather	December 7, 1991	Reno, Nevada	1
Pernell Whitaker	July 18, 1992	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	1992–1993
Jake Rodríguez	May 15, 1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2
Kostya Tszyu	January 28, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada	5
Vince Phillips	May 31, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Zab Judah – Interim def. Wilfredo Negron	January 16, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Terron Millett def. Vince Phillips for Undisputed title	February 20, 1999	New York City, New York	1
Title vacated	1999–2000
Zab Judah (2)	February 12, 2000	Uncasville, Connecticut	5
Kostya Tszyu (2)	November 3, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Sharmba Mitchell – Interim def. Lovemore N'dou	February 7, 2004	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1
Kostya Tszyu (2) def. Mitchell for Undisputed title	November 6, 2004	Glendale, Arizona	0
Ricky Hatton	June 4, 2005	Manchester, England	1
Title vacated	2005–2006	Hatton's only successful defense was against Carlos Maussa on November 26, 2005 in Sheffield, England.
Juan Urango def. Naoufel Ben Rabah	June 30, 2006	Hollywood, Florida	0
Ricky Hatton (2)	January 20, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Lovemore Ndou	February 12, 2007	Hatton stripped of the title by the IBF[1] after he pursued an unsanctioned fight with Mexican Jose Luis Castillo	0
Paul Malignaggi	June 16, 2007	Uncasville, Connecticut	1

[edit] Welterweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Donald Curry def. Marlon Starling	February 4, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	4
Lloyd Honeyghan	September 27, 1986	Atlantic City, New Jersey	3
Title vacated	October 28, 1987	Honeyghan vacated the IBF title after losing the WBC title to Jorge Vaca in London, England. His last successful defense of the IBF title was against Gene Hatcher on August 30, 1987 in Marabella, Spain.
Simon Brown def. Tyrone Trice	April 23, 1988	Berck, France	8
Title vacated	1991	Brown's last successful defense was against Maurice Blocker on March 18, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maurice Blocker def. Glenwood Brown	October 4, 1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1
Félix Trinidad	June 19, 1993	San Diego, California	15
Title vacated	March 3, 2000	Trinidad vacated the title in order to move up to light middleweight. His last successful defense was against Oscar de la Hoya on September 18, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vernon Forrest def. Raul Frank	May 12, 2001	New York City, New York	0
Title vacated	December 12, 2001
Michele Piccirillo def. Cory Spinks	April 13, 2002	Campione d'Italia, Italy	0
Cory Spinks	March 22, 2003	Campione d'Italia, Italy	3
Zab Judah	February 5, 2005	St. Louis, Missouri	1
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	April 8, 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	June 20, 2006
Kermit Cintrón def. Mark Suarez	October 28, 2006	West Palm Beach, Florida	2
Antonio Margarito	April 12, 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey	0

[edit] Junior middleweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Mark Medal def. Earl Hargrove	March 11, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	0
Carlos Santos	November 2, 1984	New York City, New York	1
Buster Drayton	June 4, 1986	East Rutherford, New Jersey	2
Matthew Hilton	June 27, 1987	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1
Darrin Van Horn	November 4, 1988	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Gianfranco Rosi	November 4, 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey	11
Vincent Pettway	September 17, 1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey	1
Paul Vaden	August 12, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Terry Norris	December 16, 1995	Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Title vacated	March 1997	Norris' last successful defense was against Nick Rupa on January 11, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Raul Marquez def. Anthony Stephens	April 12, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Luis Ramón Campas	December 6, 1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey	3
Fernando Vargas	December 12, 1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey	5
Félix Trinidad	December 2, 2000	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	May 12, 2001	Trinidad vacated the title after defeating William Joppy for the WBA Middleweight title in New York City, New York.
Ronald Wright def. Robert Frazier	October 12, 2001	Indio, California	5
Title vacated	2004	Wright was stripped of the title. His last successful defense was against Shane Mosley on March 13, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Verno Phillips def. Carlos Bojorquez	June 5, 2004	Joplin, Missouri	0
Kassim Ouma	October 2, 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Roman Karmazin	July 14, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Cory Spinks	July 8, 2006	St. Louis, Missouri	1
Verno Phillips	March 27, 2008	St. Louis, Missouri	0

[edit] Middleweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Marvin Hagler def. Wilford Scypion	May 27, 1983	Providence, Rhode Island	5
Title vacated	April 6, 1987	Hagler's last successful defense was against John Mugabi on March 10, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Frank Tate def. Michael Olajide	October 10, 1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Michael Nunn	July 28, 1988	Las Vegas, Nevada	5
James Toney	May 10, 1991	Davenport, Iowa	6
Title vacated	February 13, 1993	Toney vacated the title upon defeating Iran Barkley for the IBF Super Middleweight title in Las Vegas, Nevada. His last successful defense was against Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992 in Reno, Nevada.
Roy Jones Jr. def. Bernard Hopkins	May 22, 1993	Washington, D.C.	1
Title vacated	November 18, 1994	Jones vacated the title upon defeating James Toney for the IBF Super Middleweight title in Las Vegas, Nevada. His only successful defense of the Middleweight title was against Thomas Tate on May 27, 1994 in Reno, Nevada.
Bernard Hopkins def. Segundo Mercado	December 17, 1994	Landover, Maryland	8
Robert Allen – Interim def. Abdullah Ramadan	September 19, 1998	Atlanta, Georgia	0
Bernard Hopkins def. Robert Allen for Undisputed title	February 6, 1999	Washington, D.C.	11
Jermain Taylor	July 16, 2005	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Title vacated	2005
Arthur Abraham def. Kingsley Ikeke	December 10, 2005	Leipzig, Germany	7

[edit] Super middleweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Murray Sutherland def. Ernie Singletary	March 28, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	0
Chong Pal Park	July 22, 1984	Seoul, South Korea	8
Title vacated	December 6, 1987	Park vacates the title in Busan, South Korea prior to fighting Jesús Gallardo for the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Championship, a fight which he won. His last defense of the IBF title was against Emmanuel Otti on July 26, 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea.
Graciano Rocchigiani def. Vincent Boulware	March 11, 1988	Düsseldorf, Germany	3
Title vacated	1989	Rocchigiani vacates the title in order to move up to Light Heavyweight. His last defense was against Thulani Malinga on January 27, 1989 in Berlin, Germany.
Lindell Holmes def. Frank Tate	January 27, 1990	New Orleans, Louisiana	3
Darrin Van Horn	May 18, 1991	Verbania, Italy	1
Iran Barkley	January 10, 1992	New York City, New York	0
James Toney	February 13, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Roy Jones Jr.	November 18, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada	5
Title vacated	1996–1997
Charles Brewer	June 21, 1997	Tampa, Florida	3
Sven Ottke	October 24, 1998	Düsseldorf, Germany	21
Title vacated	March 27, 2004	Ottke announced his retirement immediately after his last defense, against Armand Krajnc in Magdeburg, Germany.
Jeff Lacy def. Syd Vanderpool	October 2, 2004	Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Joe Calzaghe	March 4, 2006	Manchester, England	1
Title vacated	November 27, 2006	Title vacated after Calzaghe turned down a title defense.
Alejandro Berrio def. Robert Stieglitz	March 3, 2007	Rostock, Germany	0
Lucian Bute	October 19, 2007	Montreal, Canada	1

[edit] Light heavyweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Michael Spinks def. Eddie Davis	February 25, 1984	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2
Title vacated	1985	Spinks' last successful defense was against Jim MacDonald on June 6, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Slobodan Kačar def. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad	December 21, 1985	Pesaro, Italy	0
Bobby Czyz	September 6, 1986	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Charles Williams	October 29, 1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	8
Henry Maske	March 20, 1993	Düsseldorf, Germany	10
Virgil Hill	November 23, 1996	München, Germany	0
Dariusz Michalczewski	June 13, 1997	Oberhausen, Germany	0
Title vacated	June 16, 1997
William Guthrie def. Darrin Allen	July 19, 1997	Indio, California	0
Reggie Johnson	February 6, 1998	Uncasville, Connecticut	2
Roy Jones Jr.	June 5, 1999	Biloxi, Mississippi	7
Title vacated	2003	Jones vacated the title in order to move up to Heavyweight. His last successful defense was against Clinton Woods on September 7, 2002 in Portland, Oregon.
Antonio Tarver def. Montell Griffin	April 26, 2003	Mashantucket, Connecticut	0
Title vacated	November 8, 2003	Tarver, who also held the WBC title, was stripped of the IBF title after losing the WBC title to Roy Jones Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Glen Johnson def. Clinton Woods	February 6, 2004	Sheffield, England	1
Title vacated	December 2004	Johnson's only defense was against Roy Jones Jr. on September 25, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Clinton Woods def. Rico Hoye	March 4, 2005	Rotherham, England	4
Antonio Tarver	April 12, 2008	Tampa, Florida	0

[edit] Cruiserweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Marvin Camel def. Roddy MacDonald	December 13, 1983	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	0
Lee Roy Murphy	October 6, 1984	Billings, Montana	3
Ricky Parkey	October 25, 1986	Marsala, Italy	1
Evander Holyfield	May 15, 1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Title vacated	1988	Holyfield vacated the title to move up to Heavyweight. His last defense was against Carlos De León on April 9, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Glenn McCrory def. Patrick Lumumba	June 3, 1989	Stanley, England	1
Jeff Lampkin	March 22, 1990	Gateshead, England	1
Title vacated	July 1991	Lampkin was stripped of the title. His only successful defense was against Siza Makathini on July 28, 1990 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
James Warring def. James Pritchard	September 7, 1991	Salemi, Italy	2
Al Cole	July 30, 1992	Stanhope, New Jersey	5
Title vacated	1995	Cole vacated the title to move up to Heavyweight. His last successful defense was against Uriah Grant on June 24, 1995 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Adolpho Washington def. Torsten May	August 31, 1996	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	0
Uriah Grant	June 21, 1997	Tampa, Florida	0
Imamu Mayfield	November 8, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Arthur Williams	October 30, 1998	Biloxi, Mississippi	0
Vassiliy Jirov	June 5, 1999	Biloxi, Mississippi	6
James Toney	April 26, 2003	Mashantucket, Connecticut	0
Title vacated	September 2003	Toney vacated the title to move up to Heavyweight.
Kelvin Davis def. Ezra Sellers	May 1, 2004	Miami, Florida	0
Title vacated	2004–2005
O'Neil Bell def. Dale Brown	May 20, 2005	Hollywood, Florida	2
Title vacated	March 31, 2006	Bell's last defense was against Jean Marc Mormeck on January 7, 2006 in New York City, New York.
Krzysztof Włodarczyk def. Steve Cunningham	November 25, 2006	Warsaw, Poland	0
Steve Cunningham	May 26, 2007	Warsaw, Poland	1

[edit] Heavyweight

Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
Larry Holmes	December 11, 1983	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Michael Spinks	September 21, 1985	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Title vacated	February 19, 1987	The IBF stripped Spinks of the title. His last successful defense was against Steffen Tangstad on September 6, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tony Tucker def. James "Buster" Douglas	May 30, 1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Mike Tyson	August 1, 1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	6
James "Buster" Douglas	February 11, 1990	Tokyo, Japan	0
Evander Holyfield	October 25, 1990	Las Vegas, Nevada	3
Riddick Bowe	November 13, 1992	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Evander Holyfield (2)	November 6, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
Michael Moorer	April 22, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada	0
George Foreman	November 5, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Title vacated	June 28, 1995	Foreman was stripped of the title by the IBF for his refusing to grant a rematch to Axel Schulz, whom he defeated in his only successful defense on April 22, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Michael Moorer (2) def. Axel Schulz	June 22, 1996	Dortmund, Germany	2
Evander Holyfield (3)	November 8, 1997	Las Vegas, Nevada	2
Lennox Lewis	November 13, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada	4
Hasim Rahman	April 22, 2001	Brakpan, South Africa	0
Lennox Lewis (2)	November 17, 2001	Las Vegas, Nevada	1
Title vacated	September 5, 2002	Lewis gave up the IBF title after being paid $1 million by promoter Don King to do so, because King wished to promote a fight between Chris Byrd and Evander Holyfield for the vacant title. Lewis' only successful defense was against Mike Tyson on June 8, 2002 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Chris Byrd def. Evander Holyfield	December 14, 2002	Atlantic City, New Jersey	4
Wladimir Klitschko	April 22, 2006	Mannheim, Germany	4

[edit] See also

• International Boxing Federation
• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBO world champions

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[edit] References

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