List of WBC world champions

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List of WBC world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Council (WBC).

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

[edit] Minimumweight

Number	Name	Reigned period	Defense
1	Hiroki Ioka	October 18, 1987 - November 13, 1988	2
2	Napa Kiatwanchai	November 13, 1988 - November 12, 1989	2
3	Jum Hwan Choi	November 12, 1989 - February 7, 1990	0
4	Hideyuki Ohashi	February 7, 1990 - December 25, 1990	1
5	Ricardo Lopez	October 25, 1990 - 1998	21
6	Wandee Singwancha	August 23, 1998 - February 11, 2000	1
7	José Antonio Aguirre	February 11, 2000 - January 10, 2004	7
8	Eagle Den Junlaphan	January 10, 2004 - December 18, 2004	1
9	Isaac Bustos	December 18, 2004 - April 4, 2005	0
10	Katsunari Takayama	April 4, 2005 - August 6, 2005	0
11	Eagle Den Junlaphan	August 6, 2005 - November 29, 2007	4
12	Oleydong Sithsamerchai	November 29, 2007 - Present	0

[edit] Light flyweight

Number	Name	Reigned period	Defense
1	Franco Udella	April 4, 1975 - 1975	0
2	Luis Estaba	September 13, 1975 - February 19, 1978	11
3	Freddy Castillo	February 19, 1978 - May 6, 1978	0
4	Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh	May 6, 1978 - September 30, 1978	1
5	Sung Jun Kim	September 30, 1978 - January 3, 1980	3
6	Shigeo Nakajima	January 3, 1980 - March 24, 1980	0
7	Hilario Zapata	March 24, 1980 - March 26, 1982	8
8	Amado Ursua	March 26, 1982 - April 13, 1982	0
9	Tadashi Tomori	April 13, 1982 - July 20, 1982	0
10	Hilario Zapata	July 20, 1982 - March 26, 1983	2
11	Jung Koo Chang	March 26, 1983 - December 11, 1988	15
12	German Torres	December 11, 1988 - March 19, 1989	0
13	Yul Woo Lee	March 19, 1989 - June 25, 1989	0
14	Humberto Gonzalez	June 25, 1989 - December 19, 1990	5
15	Rolando Pascua	December 19, 1990 - March 25, 1991	0
16	Melchor Cob Castro	March 25, 1991 - June 3, 1991	0
17	Humberto Gonzalez	June 3, 1991 - March 13, 1993	4
18	Michael Carbajal	March 13, 1993 - February 19, 1994	2
19	Humberto Gonzalez	February 19, 1994 - July 15, 1995	3
20	Saman Sorjaturong	July 15, 1995 - October 17, 1999	10
21	Yo Sam Choi	October 17, 1999 - 2001	2
22	Jorge Armando Arce	October 20, 2001 - 2005	8
23	Eric Ortiz	March 11, 2005 - September 10, 2005	0
24	Brian Viloria	September 10, 2005 - April 14, 2007	1
24	Edgar Sosa	April 14, 2007 - Now	4

[edit] Flyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defense
1	Hiroyuki Ebihara	Japan	September 18, 1963 - January 23, 1964	0
2	Pone Kingpetch	Thailand	January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965	0
3	Salvatore Burruni	Italy	April 23, 1965 - June 14, 1966	1
4	Walter McGowan	United Kingdom	June 14, 1966 - December 30, 1966	0
5	Chartchai Chionoi	Thailand	December 30, 1966 - February 23, 1969	1
6	Efren Torres	Mexico	February 23, 1969 - March 20, 1970	0
7	Chartchai Chionoi	Thailand	March 20, 1970 - December 7, 1970	0
8	Erbito Salavarria	Philippines	December 7, 1970 - 1972	2
9	Betulio González	Venezuela	June 3, 1972 - September 29, 1972	0
10	Venice Borkhorsor	Thailand	September 29, 1972 - 1973	1
11	Betulio González	Venezuela	August 4, 1973 - October 1, 1974	2
12	Shoji Oguma	Japan	October 1, 1974 - January 8, 1975	0
13	Miguel Canto	Mexico	January 8, 1975 - March 18, 1979	14
14	Chan Hee Park	South Korea	March 18, 1979 - September 9, 1979	1
15	Miguel Canto	Mexico	September 9, 1979 - 1979	0
16	Chan Hee Park	South Korea	December 16, 1979 - May 18, 1980	2
17	Shoji Oguma	Japan	May 18, 1980 - May 12, 1981	3
18	Antonio Avelar	Mexico	May 12, 1981 - March 20, 1982	1
19	Prudencio Cardona	Colombia	March 20, 1982 - July 24, 1982	0
20	Freddy Castillo	Mexico	July 24, 1982 - November 6, 1982	0
21	Eleoncio Mercedes	Dominican Republic	November 6, 1982 - March 15, 1983	0
22	Charlie Magri	United Kingdom	March 15, 1983 - September 27, 1983	0
23	Frank Cedeno	Philippines	September 27, 1983 - January 18, 1984	0
24	Koji Kobayashi	Japan	January 18, 1984 - April 9, 1984	0
25	Gabriel Bernal	Mexico	April 9, 1984 - October 8, 1984	1
26	Sot Chitalada	Thailand	October 8, 1984 - July 24, 1988	8
27	Yong Kang Kim	South Korea	July 24, 1988 - June 3, 1989	2
28	Sot Chitalada	Thailand	June 3, 1989 - February 15, 1991	4
29	Muangchai Kittikasem	Thailand	February 15, 1991 - June 23, 1993	3
30	Yuri Arbachakov	Russia	June 23, 1993 - 1997	9
31	Chatchai Sasakul	Thailand	May 9, 1997 - December 4, 1998	4
32	Manny Pacquiao	Philippines	December 4, 1998 - September 17, 1999	1
33	Medgoen Singsurat	Thailand	September 17, 1999 - May 19, 2000	1
34	Malcolm Tunacao	Philippines	May 19, 2000 - March 2, 2001	1
35	Pongsaklek Wonjongkam	Thailand	March 2, 2001 - July 18, 2007	15
36	Daisuke Naito	Japan	July 18, 2007 - Now	2

[edit] Super flyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Cristian Mijares	Mexico	December 6, 2006 - Now	5

[edit] Bantamweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Eder Jofre	Brazil	April 4, 1963 - May 17, 1965	2
2	Fighting Harada	Japan	May 17, 1965 - February 16, 1968	4
3	Lionel Rose	Australia	February 16, 1968 - August 22, 1969	3
4	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	August 22, 1969 - October 16, 1970	2
5	Chucho Castillo	Mexico	October 16, 1970 - April 2, 1971	0
6	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	April 2, 1971 - March 19, 1972	3
7	Rafael Herrera	Mexico	March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972	0
8	Enrique Pinder	Panama	July 29, 1972 - 1973	0
9	Rafael Herrera	Mexico	April 14, 1973 - December 7, 1974	2
10	Rodolfo Martinez	Mexico	December 7, 1974 - May 8, 1976	3
11	Carlos Zarate	Mexico	May 8, 1976 - June 3, 1979	9
12	Lupe Pintor	Mexico	June 3, 1979 - May 4, 1985	8
13	Alberto Davila	United States	September 1, 1983 - May 26, 1984	1
14	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	May 4, 1985　-　August 9, 1985	0
15	Miguel Lora	Colombia	August 9, 1985 - October 29, 1988	7
16	Raul Perez	Mexico	October 29, 1988 - February 25, 1991	7
17	Greg Richardson	United States	February 25, 1991 - September 19, 1991	1
18	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	September 19, 1991 - September 17, 1992	0
19 (Interim)	Victor Rabanales	Mexico	March 30, 1992 - March 28, 1993	4
20	Jung Il Byun	South Korea	March 28, 1993 - 1993	1
21 (Interim)	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	July 22, 1993 - December 4, 1994	0
22	Yasuei Yakushiji	Japan	December 23, 1993 - July 30, 1995	4
23	Wayne McCullough	United States	July 30, 1995 - August 10, 1996	2
24	Sirimongkol Singwangcha	Thailand	August 10, 1996 - November 22, 1997	3
25	Joichiro Tatsuyoshi	Japan	November 22, 1997 - December 29, 1998	2
26	Veeraphol Sahaprom	Thailand	December 29, 1998 - April 16, 2005	14
27	Hozumi Hasegawa	Japan	April 16, 2005 - Now	5

[edit] Super bantamweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Rigoberto Riasco	Panama	April 3, 1976 - October 9, 1976	2
2	Royal Kobayashi	Japan	October 9, 1976 - November 24, 1976	0
3	Dong Kyun Yum	South Korea	November 24, 1976 - May 21, 1977	1
4	Wilfredo Gómez	Puerto Rico	May 21, 1977 - 1983	17
5	Jaime Garza	United States	June 15, 1983 - November 3, 1984	1
6	Juan Meza	United States	November 3, 1984 - August 18, 1985	1
7	Lupe Pintor	Mexico	August 18, 1985 - January 18, 1986	0
8	Samart Payakaroon	Thailand	January 18, 1986 - May 8, 1987	1
9	Jeff Fenech	Australia	May 8, 1987 - 1987	2
10	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	February 29, 1988 - April 23, 1990	5
11	Paul Banke	United States	April 23, 1990 - November 5, 1990	1
12	Pedro Ruben Decima	Argentina	November 5, 1990 - February 23, 1991	0
13	Kiyoshi Hatanaka	Japan	February 23, 1991 - June 24, 1991	0
14	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	June 24, 1991 - March 20, 1992	2
15	Thierry Jacob	France	March 20, 1992 - June 23, 1992	0
16	Tracy Harris Patterson	United States	June 23, 1992 - August 26, 1994	4
17	Hector Acero Sanchez	Dominican Republic	August 26, 1994 - November 6, 1995	2
18	Daniel Zaragoza	Mexico	November 6, 1995 - September 6, 1997	2
19	Erik Morales	Mexico	September 6, 1997 - 2000	9
20	Willie Jorrin	United States	September 9, 2000 - 2002	2
21	Oscar Larios	Mexico	May 17, 2002 - December 12, 2005	11
22	Israel Vázquez	Mexico	December 12, 2005 - March 3, 2007	2
23	Rafael Márquez	Mexico	March 3, 2007 - August 4, 2007	0
24	Israel Vázquez	Mexico	August 4, 2007 - Now	1

[edit] Featherweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Sugar Ramos	United States	March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964	3
2	Vicente Saldivar	Mexico	September 26, 1964 - 1967	7
3	Howard Winstone	United Kingdom	January 23, 1968 - July 24, 1968	0
4	Jose Legra	Spain/ Cuba	July 24, 1968 - January 21, 1969	0
5	Johnny Famechon	Australia	January 21, 1969 - May 9, 1970	2
6	Vicente Saldivar	Mexico	May 9, 1970 - December 11, 1970	0
7	Kuniaki Shibata	Japan	December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972	2
8	Clemente Sanchez	Mexico	May 19, 1972 - December 16, 1972	0
9	Jose Legra	Spain/ Cuba	December 16, 1972 - May 5, 1973	0
10	Eder Jofre	Brazil	May 5, 1973 - 1974	1
11	Bobby Chacon	United States	September 7, 1974 - June 20, 1975	1
12	Ruben Olivares	Mexico	June 20, 1975 - September 20, 1975	0
13	David Kotei	Ghana	September 20, 1975 - November 13, 1976	2
14	Danny Lopez	United States	November 13, 1976 - February 2, 1980	8
15	Salvador Sanchez	Mexico	February 2, 1980 - 1982	9
16	Juan LaPorte	Puerto Rico	September 15, 1982 - March 31, 1984	2
17	Wilfredo Gómez	Puerto Rico	March 31, 1984 - December 8, 1984	0
18	Azumah Nelson	Ghana	December 8, 1984 - 1987	6
19	Jeff Fenech	Australia	March 7, 1988 - 1990	3
20	Marcos Villasana	Mexico	June 2, 1990 - November 14, 1991	3
19	Paul Hodkinson	United Kingdom	November 14, 1991 - April 28, 1993	3
20	Gregorio Vargas	Mexico	April 28, 1993 - December 4, 1993	0
21	Kevin Kelley	United States	December 4, 1993 - January 7, 1995	2
22	Alejandro Gonzalez	Mexico	January 7, 1995 - September 23, 1995	2
23	Manuel Medina	Mexico	September 23, 1995 - December 11, 1995	0
24	Luisito Espinosa	Philippines	December 11, 1995 - May 15, 1999	7
25	Cesar Soto	Mexico	May 15, 1999 - October 22, 1999	0
26	Naseem Hamed	United Kingdom	October 22, 1999 - 2000	0
27	Guty Espadas Jr.	Mexico	April 14, 2000 - 2000	1
28	Erik Morales	Mexico	September 2, 2000 - June 22, 2002	2
29	Marco Antonio Barrera	Mexico	June 22, 2002 - 2002	0
30	Erik Morales	Mexico	November 16, 2002 - 2003	1
31	In Jin Chi	South Korea	April 10, 2004 - January 29, 2006	3
32 (Interim)	Humberto Soto	Mexico	August 20, 2005 - Now	0
33	Takashi Koshimoto	Japan	January 29, 2006 - July 30, 2006	0
34	Rodolfo Lopez	Mexico	July 30, 2006 - December 17, 2006	0
35	Jorge Linares	Venezuela	July 21, 2007 - Now	1

[edit] Super featherweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Gabriel "Flash" Elorde	Philippines	February 16, 1963 - June 15, 1967	6
2	Yoshiaki Numata	Japan	June 15, 1967 - December 14, 1967	0
3	Hiroshi Kobayashi	Japan	December 14, 1967 - October 5, 1968	2
4	Rene Barrientos	Philippines	February 15, 1969 - April 5, 1970	0
5	Yoshiaki Numata	Japan	April 5, 1970 - October 10, 1971	3
6	Ricardo Arredondo	Mexico	October 10, 1971 - February 28, 1974	5
7	Kuniaki Shibata	Japan	February 28, 1974 - July 5, 1975	3
8	Alfredo Escalera	Puerto Rico	July 5, 1975 - January 28, 1978	10
9	Alexis Arguello	Nicaragua	January 28, 1978 - August 9, 1980	8
10	Rafael Limon	Mexico	December 11, 1980 - March 8, 1981	0
11	Cornelius Boza Edwards	Uganda	March 8, 1981 - August 29, 1981	1
12	Rolando Navarrete	Philippines	August 29, 1981 - May 29, 1982	1
13	Rafael Limon	Mexico	May 29, 1982 - December 11, 1982	1
14	Bobby Chacon	United States	December 11, 1982 - May 1983	1
15	Héctor Camacho	Puerto Rico	August 7, 1983 - 1984	1
16	Julio César Chávez	Mexico	September 13, 1984 - August 21, 1987	9
17	Azumah Nelson	Ghana	February 29, 1988 - May 7, 1994	10
18	Jesse James Leija	United States	May 7, 1994 - September 17, 1994	0
19	Gabriel Ruelas	Puerto Rico	September 17, 1994 - December 1, 1995	2
20	Azumah Nelson	Ghana	December 1, 1995 - March 22, 1997	1
21	Genaro Hernandez	United States	March 22, 1997 - October 3, 1998	3
22	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	United States	October 3, 1998 - 2002	8
23	Sirimongkol Singwancha	Thailand	August 24, 2002 - August 15, 2003	1
24	Jesús Chávez	Mexico	August 15, 2003 - February 28, 2004	0
25	Erik Morales	Mexico	February 28, 2004 - November 27, 2004	1
26	Marco Antonio Barrera	Mexico	November 27, 2004 - March 17, 2007	4
27	Juan Manuel Márquez	Mexico	March 17, 2007 - March 15, 2008	1
28	Manny Pacquiao	Philippines	March 15, 2008 - Present	0

[edit] Lightweight

David Díaz

[edit] Super lightweight

Junior Witter

[edit] Welterweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	James McGirt	United States	November 29, 1991 - March 6, 1993	2
2	Pernell Whitaker	United States	March 6, 1993 - April 12, 1997	9
3	Oscar de la Hoya	United States	April 12, 1997 - September 18, 1999	7
4	Felix Trinidad	Puerto Rico	September 18, 1999 - Vacated	0
5	Shane Mosley	United States	June 17, 2000 - January 6, 2002	3
6	Vernon Forrest	United States	January 26, 2002 - January 25, 2003	1
7	Ricardo Mayorga	Nicaragua	January 25, 2003 - December 13, 2003	1
8	Cory Spinks	United States	December 13, 2003 - February 5, 2005	2
9	Zab Judah	United States	February 5, 2005 - January 7, 2006	1
10	Carlos Manuel Baldomir	Argentina	January 7, 2006 - November 4, 2006	1
11	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	United States	November 4, 2006 - Present	1

[edit] Super Welterweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Oscar De La Hoya	United States	May 6, 2006 - May 5, 2007	4
2	Floyd Mayweather Jr.	United States	May 5, 2007 - Vacated	0
3	Vernon Forrest	United States	July 28, 2007 - present	1

[edit] Middleweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Terry Downes	United Kingdom	July 11, 1961 - April 7, 1962	0
2	Paul Pender	United States	April 7, 1962 - 1962	0
3	Dick Tiger	Nigeria	August 10, 1963 - December 7, 1963	0
4	Joey Giardello	United States	December 7, 1963 - October 21, 1965	1
5	Dick Tiger	Nigeria	October 21, 1965 - April 25, 1966	0
6	Emile Griffith	United States	April 25, 1966 - April 17, 1967	2
7	Nino Benvenuti	Italy	April 17, 1967 - September 29, 1967	0
8	Emile Griffith	United States	September 29, 1967 - March 4, 1968	0
9	Nino Benvenuti	Italy	March 4, 1968 - November 7, 1970	4
10	Carlos Monzon	Argentina	November 7, 1970 - 1974	9
11	Rodrigo Valdez	Colombia	May 25, 1974 - June 26, 1976	4
12	Carlos Monzon	Argentina	June 26, 1976 - November 5, 1977	1
13	Rodrigo Valdez	Colombia	November 5, 1977 - April 22, 1978	0
14	Hugo Corro	Argentina	April 22, 1978 - June 30, 1979	2
15	Vito Antuofermo	United States	June 30, 1979 - March 16, 1980	0
16	Alan Minter	United Kingdom	March 16, 1980 - September 27, 1980	1
17	Marvin Hagler	United States	September 27, 1980 - April 6, 1987	12
18	Sugar Ray Leonard	United States	April 6, 1987 - 1987	0
19	Thomas Hearns	United States	October 29, 1987 - June 6, 1988	0
20	Iran Barkley	United States	June 6, 1988 - February 24, 1989	0
21	Roberto Duran	Panama	February 24, 1989 - 1990	0
22	Julian Jackson	United States Virgin Islands	November 24, 1990 - May 8, 1993	4
23	Gerald McClellan	United States	May 8, 1993 - 1995	3
24	Julian Jackson	United States Virgin Islands	March 17, 1995 - August 19, 1995	0
25	Quincy Taylor	United States	August 19, 1995 - March 16, 1996	0
26	Keith Holmes	United States	March 16, 1996 - May 2, 1998	2
27	Hassine Cherifi	France	May 2, 1998 - April 24, 1999	0
28	Keith Holmes	United States	April 24, 1999 - April 14, 2001	2
29	Bernard Hopkins	United States	April 14, 2001 - July 16, 2005	7
30	Jermain Taylor	United States	July 16, 2005 - September 29, 2007	4
30	Kelly Pavlik	United States	September 29, 2007 - Now	0

[edit] Super middleweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Sugar Ray Leonard	USA	November 7, 1988 - 1990	2
2	Mauro Galvano	Italy	December 15, 1990 - October 3, 1992	2
3	Nigel Benn	GBR	October 3, 1992 - March 2, 1996	9
4	Thulane Malinga	South Africa	March 2 , 1996 - July 6, 1996	0
5	Vincenzo Nardiello	Italy	July 6, 1996 - October 12, 1996	0
6	Robin Reid	GBR	October 12, 1996 - December 19, 1997	3
7	Thulane Malinga	South Africa	December 19, 1997 - March 27, 1998	0
8	Richie Woodhall	GBR	March 27, 1998 - October 23, 1999	2
9	Markus Beyer	Germany	October 23, 1999 - May 6, 2000	1
10	Glenn Catley	GBR	May 6, 2000 - September 1, 2000	0
11	Dingaan Thobela	South Africa	September 1, 2000 - December 15, 2000	0
12	Dave Hilton	Canada	December 15, 2000　-　2001	0
13	Eric Lucas	Canada	June 10, 2001 - April 5, 2003	3
14	Markus Beyer	Germany	April 5, 2003 - June, 5,2004	2
15	Christian Sanavia	Italy	June 5, 2004　-　October 9, 2004	0
16	Markus Beyer	Germany	October 9, 2004 - October 14, 2006	3
17	Mikkel Kessler	Denmark	October 14, 2006 - November 3, 2007	1
18	Joe Calzaghe	GBR	November 3, 2007 - Now	0

[edit] Light heavyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reign period	Defense
1	Willie Pastrano	USA	June 1, 1963 - March 30, 1965	2
2	Jose Torres	USA	March 30, 1965 - December 16, 1966	3
3	Dick Tiger	USA	December 16, 1966 - May 24, 1968	2
4	Bob Foster	USA	Nay 24, 1968 - 1974	12
5	John Conteh	UK	October 1, 1974 - 1977	3
6	Miguel Angel Cuello	Puerto Rico	May 21, 1977 - January 8, 1978	0
7	Mate Parlov	Yugoslavia	January 8, 1978 - December 2, 1978	1
8	Marvin Johnson	USA	December 2, 1978 - August 18, 1979	0
9	Matthew Saad Muhammad	USA	August 18, 1979 - December 19, 1981	8
10	Dwight Qawi	USA	December 19, 1981 - March 18, 1983	3
11	Michael Spinks	USA	March 18, 1983 - 1985	4
12	JB Williamson	USA	December 10, 1985 - April 30, 1986	0
13	Dennis Andries	UK	April 30, 1986 - March 7, 1987	1
14	Thomas Hearns	USA	March 7, 1987 - 1987	0
15	Donnie Lalonde	Canada	November 27, 1987 - November 7, 1988	1
16	Sugar Ray Leonard	USA	November 7, 1988 - 1988	0
17	Dennis Andries	UK	February 21, 1989 - June 24, 1989	0
18	Jeff Harding	Australia	June 24, 1989 - July 28, 1990	2
19	Dennis Andries	UK	July 28, 1990 - September 11, 1991	2
20	Jeff Harding	Australia	September 11, 1991 - July 23, 1994	2
21	Mike McCallum	Jamaica	July 23, 1994 - June 16, 1995	1
22	Fabrice Tiozzo	France	June 16, 1995 - 1996	1
23	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	November 22, 1996 - 1998	0
24	Graciano Rocchigiani	Germany	March 21, 1998 - 1998	0
25	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	July 18, 1998 - 2002	10
26	Antonio Tarver	USA		0
27	Roy Jones Jr.	USA	November 8, 2003 - May 15, 2004	0
28	Antonio Tarver	USA	May 25, 2004 - 2005	0
29	Tomasz Adamek	Poland	May 21, 2005 - February 3, 2007	1
30	Chad Dawson	USA	February 3, 2007 - Now	2

[edit] Cruiserweight

Number	Name	Reign period	Defense
1	Marvin Camel	March 31, 1980 - November 25, 1980	0
2	Carlos DeLeon	November 25, 1980 - June 27, 1982	1
3	S.T. Gordon	June 27, 1982 - July 17, 1983	1
4	Carlos DeLeon	July 17, 1983 - June 6, 1985	3
5	Alfonso Ratliff	June 6, 1985 - September 21, 1985	0
6	Bernard Benton	September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986	0
7	Carlos DeLeon	March 22, 1986 - April 9, 1988	3
8	Evander Holyfield	April 9, 1988 - 1989	0
9	Carlos DeLeon	May 17, 1989 - July 27, 1990	3
10	Massimiliano Duran	July 27, 1990 - July 20, 1991	1
11	Anaclet Wamba	July 20, 1991 - 1995	7
12	Marcelo Dominguez	July 25, 1995 - February 21, 1998	5
13	Juan Carlos Gómez	February 21, 1998 - 2002	10
14	Wayne Braithwaite	October 11, 2002 - April 2, 2005	3
15	Jean-Marc Mormeck	April 2, 2005 - January 7, 2006	0
16	O'Neil Bell	January 7, 2006 - March 17, 2007	0
17	Jean-Marc Mormeck	March 17, 2007 - November 10, 2007	0
18	David Haye	November 10, 2007 - May 12, 2008	1

[edit] Heavyweight

Number	Name	Nationality	Reigned period	Defense
1	Sonny Liston	United States	1962 - February 25, 1964	1
2	Muhammad Ali	United States	February 25, 1964 - May 9, 1967	9
4	Joe Frazier	United States	February 16, 1970 - January 22, 1973	4
5	George Foreman	United States	January 22, 1973 - October 30, 1974	2
6	Muhammad Ali	United States	October 30, 1974 - February 15, 1978	10
7	Leon Spinks	United States	February 15, 1978 - March 29, 1978	0
8	Ken Norton	United States	March 29, 1978 - June 9, 1978	0
9	Larry Holmes	United States	June 9, 1978 - December 11, 1983	17
10	Tim Witherspoon	United States	March 9, 1984 - August 31, 1984	0
11	Pinklon Thomas	United States	August 31, 1984 - March 22, 1986	1
12	Trevor Berbick	Canada	March 22, 1986 - November 22, 1986	0
13	Mike Tyson	United States	November 22, 1986 - February 11, 1990	9
14	James Douglas	United States	February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990	0
15	Evander Holyfield	United States	October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992	3
16	Riddick Bowe	United States	November 13, 1992 - December 14, 1992	0
17	Lennox Lewis	United Kingdom	January 14, 1993 - September 24, 1994	3
18	Oliver McCall	United States	September 24, 1994 - September 2, 1995	1
19	Frank Bruno	United Kingdom	September 2, 1995 - March 16, 1996	0
20	Mike Tyson	United States	March 16, 1996 - September 24, 1996	0
21	Lennox Lewis	United Kingdom	February 7, 1997 - April 22, 2001	9
22	Hasim Rahman	United States	April 22, 2001 - November 17, 2001	0
23	Lennox Lewis	United Kingdom	November 17, 2001 - February 6, 2004	2
24	Vitali Klitschko	Ukraine	April 24, 2004 - November 9, 2005	1
(interim)	Hasim Rahman	United States	August 13, 2005 - November 10, 2005	0
25	Hasim Rahman	United States	November 10, 2005 - August 12, 2006	1
26	Oleg Maskaev	Russia	August 12, 2006 - March 8, 2008	1
(Interim)	Samuel Peter	Nigeria	September 24, 2007 - March 8, 2008	1
27	Samuel Peter	Nigeria	March 8, 2008 - Present	0

[edit] See also

• World Boxing Council
• List of WBA world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• List of WBO world champions

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