This is a list of boxing world champions in the International Boxing Federation.
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyung-Yun Lee def. Masaharu Kawakami |
June 14, 1987 | Changnyeong County, 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 Chávez | 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 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 0 |
| Raúl García | June 14, 2008 | La Paz, Mexico | 4 |
| 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 González | 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 | 9 |
| Brian Viloria | April 19, 2009 | Manila, Philippines | 0 |
| 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 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 3 |
| Title vacated | July 1, 2009 | Donaire vacated the title due to wanting to move up in weight | |
| 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 César 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, D.C.. | |
| 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 |
| Vic Darchinyan | August 2, 2008 | United States | 3 |
| Title vacated | 2009 | Darchinyan vacated the title to move up in weight and challenge Joseph Agbeko. | |
| Simphiwe Nongqayi def. Jorge Arce |
September 15, 2009 | Cancún, Mexico | 0 |
| 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. | |
| Luís Alberto Pérez | July 7, 2007 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 0 |
| Joseph Agbeko | September 29, 2007 | Sacramento, California | 2 |
| Yonnhy Pérez | October 31, 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 |
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Berna def. Sung-In Suh |
December 4, 1983 | Seoul, South Korea | 0 |
| Sung-In 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 Vázquez 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 |
| Celestino Caballero | November 21, 2008 | Ontario, Canada | 2 |
| 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 Páez | 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 | 12 |
| 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 Márquez 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 |
| Title vacated | 2008 | Guerrero vacated the title | |
| Cristobal Cruz def. Orlando Salido |
October 23, 2008 | Mexico | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Malcolm Klassen (2) | April 18, 2009 | Mafikeng, South Africa | 1 |
| Robert Guerrero | August 22, 2009 | Houston, Texas | 0 |
| 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 Páez 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 |
| Title vacated | February 14, 2009 | Campbell was stripped of the title for being unable to make weight for his next fight against Ali Funeka on February 14, 2009 in Sunrise, Florida. | |
| Juan Manuel Márquez def. Juan Díaz |
February 28, 2009 | Houston, Texas | 0 |
| Title vacated | 2009 | Marquez vacated the title in order to fight Floyd Maywether | |
| 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 |
| Lovemore Ndou | February 12, 2007 | Hollywood, Florida | 0 |
| Paul Malignaggi | June 16, 2007 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 1 |
| Title vacated | 2008 | Titled Vacated due to Malignaggi challenging Ricky Hatton | |
| Juan Urango def. Herman Ngoudjo |
January 30, 2009 | Montreal, Canada | 1 |
| 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 Marbella, 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 |
| Title vacated | July 25, 2008 | Margarito was required to vacate his title, or be stripped, in order to face Miguel Cotto for Cotto's WBA welterweight title on July 26, 2008 | |
| Joshua Clottey def. Zab Judah |
August 2, 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 |
| Title vacated | April 16, 2009 | Clottey was required to vacate his title in order to face Miguel Cotto for Cotto's WBO welterweight title on June 13, 2009 | |
| Isaac Hlatshwayo def. Delvin Rodriguez |
August 1, 2009 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 1 |
| Dejan Zavec def. Isaac Hlatshwayo |
December 11, 2009 | Johannesburg, RSA | 1 |
| 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. | |
| Raúl Márquez 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 |
| Title vacated | November 2008 | Phillips vacated the title to fight Paul Williams for the WBO Jr. Middleweight Title. | |
| Cory Spinks def. Deandre Latimore |
April 24, 2009 | St. Louis, Missouri | 0 |
| 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 | 10 |
| Title vacated | July 12, 2009 | ||
| Sebastian Sylvester def. Giovanni Lorenzo |
September 19, 2009 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 0 |
| 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 stripped | November 27, 2006 | Calzaghe declined a mandatory defence (v. mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz), preferring to fight "Contender" runner-up Peter Manfredo Jr. instead. | |
| Alejandro Berrio def. Robert Stieglitz |
March 3, 2007 | Rostock, Germany | 0 |
| Lucian Bute | October 19, 2007 | Montreal, Canada | 9 |
| 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 |
| Chad Dawson | October 11, 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 |
| Title vacated | May 27, 2009 | Dawson vacated the title to negotiate a fight with boxer Glen Johnson. | |
| Tavoris Cloud def. Clinton Woods |
August 28, 2009 | Hollywood, Florida | 0 |
| 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 |
| James Warring def. James Pritchard |
September 7, 1991 | Salemi, Italy | 2 |
| Al Cole | July 30, 1992 | Stanhope, New Jersey | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Tomasz Adamek | December 11, 2008 | Newark, New Jersey | 2 |
| Title vacated | October 18, 2009 | Adamek vacated the title to move up to Heavyweight | |
| Steve Cunningham def. Troy Ross |
June 5, 2010 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 0 |
| 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 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 | 3 |
| 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 US$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 | 10 |
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