List of WBO world champions

The is a list of boxing world champions in the World Boxing Organization.

Contents

Minimumweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Rafael Torres
def. Yamil Caraballo		 August 30, 1989 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1
Title vacated 1993 Torres' only defense was against Husni Ray on July 31, 1990 in Jakarta,Indonesia.
Paul Weir
def. Fernando Martínez		 May 15, 1993 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
Title vacated 1993 Weir vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His only defense was against Lindi Memani on October 25, 1993 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Alex Sánchez
def. Orlando Malone		 December 22, 1993 El Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico 6
Ricardo López August 23, 1997 New York City, New York, United States 0
Title vacated 1997 López vacated all his titles at minimumweight to move up to light flyweight.
Eric Jamili
def. Mickey Cantwell		 December 19, 1997 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Kermin Guardia May 30, 1998 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Title vacated 2001 Guardia vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense was against Juan Alfonso Keb Baas on April 6, 2001 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Jorge Mata
def. Reynaldo Frutos		 June 29, 2002 Palma, Majorca, Spain 1
Eduardo Ray Marquez March 28, 2003 Madrid, Spain 0
Iván Calderón May 3, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 11
Title vacated 2007 Calderón vacated the title to move up to light flyweight. His last defense of the title was on April 28, 2007 against Ronald Barrera in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Donnie Nietes
def. Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym		 September 30, 2007 Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines 3

Light flyweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Jose De Jesús
def. Fernando Martínez		 May 19, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 3
Title vacated March 1992 De Jesús was stripped of the title after failing to defend it in a specific time period. His last defense was against Abdi Pohan on November 10, 1990 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Josue Camacho
def. Eddie Vallejo		 July 31, 1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1
Michael Carbajal July 15, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, United States 0
Title vacated 1994 Carbajal failed to defend the title he had just won, looking forward instead to have another fight with Humberto González 4 months later.
Paul Weir
def. Paul Oulden		 November 23, 1994 Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
Jacob Matlala November 18, 1995 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 2
Title vacated 1997 Matlala elected to take a shot against Michael Carbajal rather than defend his title. His last defense of the title was against Mickey Cantwell on February 8, 1997 in Millwall, London.
Jesús Chong
def. Eric Griffin		 May 31, 1997 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Melchor Cob Castro August 25, 1997 Inglewood, California, United States 0
Juan Domingo Córdoba January 17, 1998 Santiago del Estero, Argentina 1
Jorge Arce December 5, 1998 Tijuana, Mexico 1
Michael Carbajal (2) July 31, 1999 Tijuana, Mexico 0
Title vacated August 1999 Carbajal automatically vacated the title after retiring that same year.
Masibulele Makepula
def. Jacob Matlala		 February 19, 2000 Brakpan, South Africa 0
Title vacated 2000
Nelson Dieppa
def. Andy Tabanas		 April 14, 2001 New York City, United States 2
Kermin Guardia – Interim
def. John Albert Molina		 July 11, 2003 Puerto Colombia, Colombia 0
Nelson Dieppa
def. Kermin Guardia for undisputed title		 March 20, 2004 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 2
Hugo Cázares April 30, 2005 San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
Iván Calderón August 25, 2007 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 2

Flyweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Elvis Álvarez
def. Miguel Mercedes		 March 3, 1989 Medellín, Colombia 0
Title vacated March 1990 Alvarez vacated the title due to lack of interest in it.
Isidro Perez
def. Angel Rosario		 August 18, 1990 Ponce, Puerto Rico 2
Pat Clinton March 18, 1992 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
Jacob Matlala May 15, 1993 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 3
Alberto Jiménez February 11, 1995 Hammanskraal, South Africa 5
Carlos Gabriel Salazar December 13, 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina 5
Ruben Sánchez León August 14, 1998 Mexicali, Mexico 1
Jose Lopez Bueno April 23, 1999 Zaragoza, Spain 1
Title vacated 1999
Isidro García
def. José López		 December 18, 1999 Indio, California, United States 1
Fernando Montiel December 15, 2000 Ciudad Obregón, Mexico 3
Title vacated 2001–2002
Adonis Rivas
def. Jair Jimenez		 May 4, 2002 Managua, Nicaragua 0
Omar Andrés Narváez July 13, 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina 16
Title vacated 2010
Julio Cesar Miranda June 12, 2010 Mexico 0

Junior bantamweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
José Ruiz
def. Bebis Rojas		 April 29, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
Jose Quirino February 22, 1992 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Johnny Bredahl September 4, 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark 3
Title vacated 1994 Bredahl's last defense was against Eduardo Nazario on March 25, 1994 in Aakirkeby, Denmark.
Johnny Tapia
def. Henry Martínez		 October 14, 1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 13
Title vacated 1998 Tapia's last defense was against Rodolfo Blanco on February 13, 1998 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Victor Godoi
def. Pedro Morquecho		 November 7, 1998 Chubut, Argentina 0
Diego Morales June 7, 1999 Tijuana, Mexico 1
Adonis Rivas November 20, 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Pedro Alcázar June 16, 2001 Panama City, Panama 1
Fernando Montiel June 22, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Mark Johnson August 16, 2003 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 1
Ivan Hernández September 25, 2004 Memphis, Tennessee, United States 0
Fernando Montiel (2) April 9, 2005 El Paso, Texas, United States 6
Title vacated 2009 Montiel's's last defense was against Luis Maldonado on May 31, 2008 in Mexico.
José López
def. Pramuansak Posuwan		 March 28, 2009 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 0
Marvin Sonsona
def. José López		 September 4, 2009 Rama, Ontario, Canada 0
Title vacated 2009 Sonsona was stripped of the title after failing to make weight (2.6 lbs. over) in his first title defense against Alejandro Hernández (boxer), whom he fought with to a draw.
Jorge Arce
def. Angky Angkota		 January 30, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico 0
Title vacated April 24, 2010 Arce had to vacate the title upon his move to bantamweight division.
Omar Andrés Narváez
def. Everth Briceño		 May 15, 2010 Distrito Federal, Argentina 0

Bantamweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Israel Contreras
def. Maurizio Lupino		 February 3, 1989 Caracas, Venezuela 1
Title vacated 1990 Contreras vacated the title in order to challenge Luisito Espinosa for the WBA title. His only defense was against Ray Minus on September 2, 1990 in Nassau, Bahamas.
Gaby Canizales
def. Miguel Lora		 March 12, 1991 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States 0
Duke McKenzie March 12, 1991 London, England, United Kingdom 2
Rafael del Valle May 13, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom 2
Alfred Kotey July 30, 1994 London, England, United Kingdom 2
Daniel Jiménez October 21, 1995 London, England, United Kingdom 1
Robbie Regan April 26, 1996 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 1996 Title vacated when Regan retired.
Jorge Julio Rocha
def. Oscar Maldonado		 July 28, 1997 Inglewood, California, United States 3
Johnny Tapia January 8, 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 1
Title vacated 2000
Mauricio Martinez
def. Lester Fuentes		 September 4, 2000 Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1
Cruz Carbajal March 15, 2002 Veracruz, Mexico 2
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin May 7, 2004 Bangkok, Thailand 1
Jhonny Gonzalez October 29, 2005 Tucson, Arizona, United States 1
Gerry Penalosa August 11, 2007 Sacramento, California, United States 1
Title Stripped due to Penalosa not defending the belt for a year April 2009
Fernando Montiel
def. Diego Oscar Silva		 March 28, 2009 Baja California, Mexico 1
Eric Morel Interim Title
def. Gerry Penalosa		 February 13, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Nonito Donaire
def. Fernando Montiel		 February 19, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Junior featherweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Kenny Mitchell
def. Julio Gervacio		 April 29, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1
Valerio Nati December 9, 1989 Teramo, Italy 0
Orlando Fernandez May 12, 1990 Sassari, Italy 0
Jesse Benavides May 24, 1991 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States 1
Duke McKenzie October 15, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Daniel Jiménez June 9, 1993 London, England, United Kingdom 4
Marco Antonio Barrera March 31, 1995 Anaheim, California, United States 8
Junior Jones November 22, 1996 Tampa, Florida, United States 1
Kennedy McKinney April 18, 1997 New York City, New York, United States 0
Title vacated 1998
Marco Antonio Barrera (2)
def. Richie Wenton		 October 31, 1998 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 2
Erik Morales February 19, 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Title vacated 2000
Marco Antonio Barrera (3)
def. Luiz Freitas		 June 17, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico 2
Title vacated April 7, 2001 Title vacated when Barrera wins the vacant IBO Featherweight title, defeating Naseem Hamed in Las Vegas, Nevada. His last defense was against Jesús Salud on December 1, 2000 also in Las Vegas.
Agapito Sanchez
def. Jorge Monsalvo		 June 23, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 2002
Joan Guzmán
def. Jorge Monsalvo		 August 17, 2002 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 2
Title vacated July 2005 The WBO stripped Guzman of the title due to his not making weight for a defense against Marcos Licona, scheduled for November 6. His last defense was against Fernando Beltran, Jr. on April 22, 2005 in Hidalgo, Texas, United States.
Daniel Ponce de León
def. Sod Looknongyangtoy		 October 29, 2005 Tucson, Arizona, United States 6
Juan Manuel López June 7, 2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 5
Title vacated January 23, 2010 Juan Manuel López vacated the title to move up to Featherweight.
Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr. February 27, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 0

Featherweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Maurizio Stecca
def. Pedro Nolasco		 January 28, 1989 Milan, Italy 1
Louie Espinoza November 11, 1989 Rimini, Italy 0
Jorge Páez April 7, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 1990 Paez's only defense was against Troy Dorsey on July 8, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maurizio Stecca (2)
def. Armando Juan Reyes		 January 26, 1991 Sassari, Italy 2
Colin McMillan February 16, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Rubén Darío Palacios September 26, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 1992 Title vacated when Palacios retired.
Steve Robinson
def. John Davison		 April 17, 1993 Washington, England, United Kingdom 7
Naseem Hamed September 30, 1995 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 15
Title vacated September 30, 2000 Hamed's last defense was against Augie Sanchez on August 19, 2000 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States.
Istvan Kovacs
def. Antonio Diaz		 January 27, 2001 Munich, Germany 0
Pablo Chacón June 16, 2001 Budapest, Hungary 2
Title vacated 2002 Chacón's last defense was against Victor Polo on January 19, 2002 in London, England, United Kingdom
Scott Harrison
def. Victor Santiago		 June 8, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 2
Manuel Medina July 12, 2003 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 0
Scott Harrison (2) November 29, 2003 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 6
Title vacated June 2006 Harrison was stripped of the title after pulling out of a scheduled defense. His last defense was against Nedal Hussein on November 5, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Juan Manuel Márquez
def. Terdsak Jandaeng		 August 5, 2006 Stateline, Nevada, United States 1
Steven Luevano July 14, 2007 London, United Kingdom 5
Juan Manuel López January 23, 2010 New York City, USA 2

Junior lightweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
John John Molina
def. Juan Laporte		 April 29, 1989 San Juan, Puerto Rico 0
Title vacated 1989
Kamel Bou Ali
def. Antonio Rivera		 December 9, 1989 Teramo, Italy 2
Daniel Londas March 21, 1992 San Rufo, Italy 0
Jimmi Bredahl September 4, 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark 1
Oscar De La Hoya March 5, 1994 Los Angeles, California, United States 1
Title vacated 1994 de la Hoya vacated the title in order to move up to the Lightweight division.
Regilio Tuur
def. Eugene Speed		 September 24, 1994 Rotterdam, Netherlands 6
Title vacated 1996–1997 Tuur's last defense was against Jose Vida Ramos on September 6, 1996 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Barry Jones
def. Wilson Palacio		 December 19, 1997 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 1998 Jones lost his boxing license after a brain scan found an anomaly. The WBO vacated his title before Jones regained his license
Anatoly Alexandrov
def. Julien Lorcy		 May 16, 1998 Paris, France 1
Acelino Freitas August 7, 1999 Le Cannet, France 10
Title vacated 2003 Freitas vacated the title to move up to the lightweight division. His last defense was against Jorge Rodrigo Barrios on August 9, 2003 in Miami, Florida.
Diego Corrales
def. Joel Casamayor		 March 6, 2004 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 0
Title vacated 2004 Corrales vacated the title to move up to the lightweight division.
Mike Anchondo
def. Pablo Chacón		 July 15, 2004 Dallas, Texas, United States 0
Jorge Rodrigo Barrios April 8, 2005 Miami, Florida, United States 2
Title vacated September 15, 2006 Barrios was stripped of the title after he was overweight for his scheduled September 16 defense against Joan Guzmán. His last defense was against Janos Nagy on May 20, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, United States
Joan Guzmán
def. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios		 September 16, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Title vacated May 2008 Guzman vacated the title after deciding to move up to Lightweight.
Alex Arthur
interim champ promoted		 May 2008 NA 0
Nicky Cook
def. Alex Arthur		 September 9, 2008 Manchester, England, United Kingdom 0
Roman Martinez March 14, 2009 Manchester, England, United Kingdom 0
Ricky Burns September 4, 2010 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 0

Lightweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Mauricio Aceves
def. Amancio Castro		 May 6, 1989 Santa Ana, California, United States 1
Dingaan Thobela September 22, 1990 Brownsville, Texas, United States 2
Title vacated 1991 Thobela's last defense was against Antonio Rivera on September 14, 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Giovanni Parisi
def. Javier Altamirano		 September 25, 1992 Voghera, Italy 2
Title vacated 1993 Parisi's last defense was against Antonio Rivera on September 24, 1993 in Rome, Italy.
Oscar De La Hoya
def. Jorge Páez		 July 29, 1994 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 6
Title vacated 1996 de la Hoya's last defense was against Jesse James Leija on December 15, 1995 in New York City, New York, United States.
Artur Grigorian
def. Antonio Rivera		 April 13, 1996 Hamburg, Germany 17
Acelino Freitas January 3, 2004 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 0
Diego Corrales August 7, 2004 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 1
Title vacated 2006 Corrales' only defense was against José Luis Castillo on May 7, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Acelino Freitas (2)
def. Zahir Raheem		 April 29, 2006 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 0
Juan Díaz April 28, 2007 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States 1
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, United States
Juan Manuel Márquez
def. Juan Díaz		 February 28, 2009 Houston, Texas, United States 0

Junior welterweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Héctor Camacho
def. Ray Mancini		 March 6, 1989 Reno, Nevada, United States 2
Greg Haugen February 23, 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Héctor Camacho (2) May 19, 1991 Reno, Nevada, United States 0
Title vacated 1992
Carlos González
def. Jimmy Paul		 June 29, 1992 Inglewood, California, United States 3
Zack Padilla June 7, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4
Title vacated July 24, 1994 Title vacated when Padilla retired after his final defense against Juan Laporte in Los Angeles, California.
Sammy Fuentes
def. Fidel Avendano		 February 20, 1995 Inglewood, California, United States 1
Giovanni Parisi March 9, 1996 Milan, Italy 5
Carlos González (2) May 29, 1998 Pesaro, Italy 0
Randall Bailey May 15, 1999 Miami, Florida, United States 2
Ener Julio July 22, 2000 Miami, Florida, United States 0
Title vacated June 2001 Title vacated when a routine eye exam reveals that Julio has cataracts.
DeMarcus Corley
def. Felix Flores		 June 30, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Zab Judah July 12, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 2004 Judah vacated the title to move up to the Welterweight division.
Miguel Cotto
def. Kelson Pinto		 September 11, 2004 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6
Title vacated 2006 Cotto vacated the title to move up to Welterweight and challenge for the WBA title His last defense was against Paul Malignaggi on June 10, 2006 in New York City, New York.
Ricardo Torres
def. Mike Arnaoutis		 November 18, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Kendall Holt
def. Ricardo Torres		 July 5, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Timothy Bradley this bout was a title unification match for both WBO and WBC titles April 4, 2009 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1

Welterweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Genaro Leon
def. Danny Garcia		 May 6, 1989 Santa Ana, California, United States 0
Title vacated 1989
Manning Galloway
def. Al Hamza		 December 15, 1989 Yabucoa, Puerto Rico 7
Gert Bo Jacobsen February 12, 1993 Randers, Denmark 0
Title vacated 1993
Eammon Loughran
def. Lorenzo Smith		 October 16, 1993 Belfast, Northern Ireland 5
José Luis López April 13, 1996 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom 1
Title vacated 1996–1997 López's only defense was against Luis Ramón Campas on October 6, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Mihai Leu
def. Santiago Samaniego		 February 22, 1997 Hamburg, Germany 1
Title vacated 1997 Title vacated when Leu retired. His only defense was against Michael Carruth on September 20, 1997 in Aachen, Germany.
Ahmed Kotiev
def. Leonard Townsend		 February 22, 1997 Stuttgart, Germany 4
Daniel Santos May 6, 2000 Neuss, Germany 2
Title vacated July 21, 2001 Title vacated when a bout between Santos and Antonio Margarito in Bayamón, Puerto Rico ends in a no-contest in the first round.
Antonio Margarito
def. Antonio Díaz		 March 16, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Kermit Cintrón – Interim
def. Teddy Reid		 July 17, 2004 Houston, Texas, United States 3
Antonio Margarito
def. Kermit Cintrón for undisputed title		 April 23, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4
Paul Williams July 14, 2007 Carson City, California, United States 0
Carlos Quintana February 9, 2008 Temecula, California, United States 0
Paul Williams (2) June 7, 2008 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 0
Title vacated November 2008 Williams vacated the title to fight for the Jr. Middleweight Title.
Miguel Cotto February 21, 2009 Madison Square Garden, New York, United States 1
Manny Pacquiao November 12, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3

Junior middleweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
John David Jackson
def. Lupe Aquino		 December 8, 1988 Detroit, Michigan, United States 6
Title vacated 1993 Jackson vacated the title to move up to Middleweight. His last defense was against Michele Mastrodonato on December 19, 1992 in San Severo, Italy.
Verno Phillips
def. Lupe Aquino		 October 30, 1993 Phoenix, Arizona, United States 4
Paul Jones November 22, 1995 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated February 1996 Jones was stripped of the title.
Ronald "Winky" Wright May 17, 1996 Monroe, Michigan, United States 3
Harry Simon August 22, 1998 Temba, South Africa 4
Title vacated July 2001 Simon vacated the title to move up to Middleweight. His last defense was against Wayne Alexander on February 10, 2001 in Widnes, England, United Kingdom.
Daniel Santos
def. Luis "Yori Boy" Campas		 March 16, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4
Sergiy Dzindziruk December 3, 2005 Magdeburg, Germany 4

Middleweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Doug DeWitt
def. Robbie Sims		 April 18, 1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1
Nigel Benn April 29, 1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1
Chris Eubank November 18, 1990 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3
Title vacated 1991 Eubank vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight. His last defense was against Michael Watson on June 22, 1991 in London, England, United Kingdom.
Gerald McClellan
def. John Mugabi		 November 20, 1991 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 1991 McClellan vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight.
Chris Pyatt
def. Sumbu Kalambay		 May 19, 1993 Leicester, England, United Kingdom 2
Steve Collins May 11, 1994 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 1994–1995 Collins vacated the title to move up to Super Middleweight.
Lonnie Bradley
def. David Mendez		 May 19, 1995 Primm, Nevada, United States 6
Title vacated 1997
Otis Grant
def. Ryan Rhodes		 December 13, 1997 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 1
Title vacated 1998 Grant vacated the title to move up to Light Heavyweight. His only defense was against Ernesto Rafael Sena on May 12, 1998 in Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
Bert Schenk
def. Freeman Barr		 January 30, 1999 Cottbus, Germany 1
Title vacated 1999 Schenk's only defense was against Juan Ramon Medina on May 22, 1999 in Budapest, Hungary.
Jason Matthews
def. Ryan Rhodes		 July 17, 1999 Doncaster, England, United Kingdom 0
Armand Krajnc November 27, 1999 Lübeck, Germany 2
Harry Simon – Interim
def. Hacine Cherifi		 July 21, 2001 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 0
Krajnc vacated the title on June 4, 2001, while in a dispute with Universum Box-Promotion, however the WBO gave Krajnc back the title.
Armand Krajnc November 3, 2001 Lübeck, Germany 0
Harry Simon April 6, 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark 0
Title vacated 2002 Title vacated when Simon retired.
Hector Javier Velazco
def. Andras Galfi		 May 10, 2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0
Felix Sturm September 13, 2003 Berlin, Germany 1
Oscar De La Hoya June 5, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Bernard Hopkins September 18, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Jermain Taylor July 16, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Kelly Pavlik September 29, 2007 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3
Sergio Gabriel Martínez April 17, 2010 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 0
Title Stripped June 1, 2010

Super middleweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Thomas Hearns
def. James Kinchen		 November 4, 1988 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Title vacated 1990 Hearns' last defense was against Michael Olajide on April 28, 1990 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Chris Eubank
def. Michael Watson		 September 21, 1991 London, England, United Kingdom 14
Steve Collins March 18, 1995 Millstreet, Ireland 7
Title vacated October 1997 Collins was stripped of the title when he was unable to defend due to injury. His last defense was against Craig Cummings on July 5, 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Joe Calzaghe
def. Chris Eubank		 October 11, 1997 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom 21
Title vacated June 2008 Calazghe vacated all of his titles when he announced he would retire.
Denis Inkin
def. Fulgencio Zuniga		 September 27, 2008 Hamburg, Germany 0
Károly Balzsay
 January 10, 2009 Magdeburg, Germany 1
Robert Stieglitz
 August 22, 2009 Budapest, Hungary 0

Light heavyweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Michael Moorer
def. Ramzi Hassan		 December 3, 1988 Brook Park, Ohio, United States 9
Title vacated 1991 Moorer vacated the title in order to move up to Heavyweight.
Leeonzer Barber
def. Tom Collins		 May 9, 1991 Leeds, England, United Kingdom 4
Dariusz Michalczewski September 10, 1994 Hamburg, Germany 23
Julio César González October 10, 2003 Hamburg, Germany 0
Zsolt Erdei January 17, 2004 Karlsruhe, Germany 11
Nathan Cleverly May 19, 2011 Juergen Braehmer was stripped from title due to injury. 0

Junior heavyweight

This weight class is designated as Cruiserweight in the IBF, WBA and WBC.

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Boone Pultz
def. Magne Havnaa		 December 3, 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark 0
Magne Havnaa May 17, 1990 Aars, Denmark 2
Title vacated 1991 Havnaa's last defense was against Tyrone Booze on February 15, 1991 in Randers, Denmark.
Tyrone Booze
def. Derek Angol		 July 25, 1992 Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1
Markus Bott February 13, 1993 Hamburg, Germany 0
Nestor Giovannini June 26, 1993 Hamburg, Germany 1
Dariusz Michalczewski December 17, 1994 Hamburg, Germany 0
Title vacated 1995 Michalczewski vacated the title in favor of the WBO Light Heavyweight title, which he already held.
Ralf Rocchigiani
def. Carl Thompson		 June 10, 1995 Manchester, England, United Kingdom 6
Carl Thompson October 4, 1997 Hanover, Germany 2
Johnny Nelson March 27, 1999 Derby, England, United Kingdom 13
Title vacated 2006 Title vacated when Nelson retired.
Enzo Maccarinelli
Interim champ promoted		 July 8, 2006 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 4
David Haye March 8, 2008 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Title vacated 2008 Title vacated when Haye decided to f... him self
Olaf Afolabi
def. Enzo Maccarinelli		 March 14, 2009 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Marco Huck December 5, 2009 Ludwigsburg, Germany 2

Heavyweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Francesco Damiani
def. Johnny DuPlooy		 May 6, 1989 Syracuse, Italy 1
Ray Mercer January 11, 1991 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1
Title vacated 1991 Mercer's only defense was against Tommy Morrison on October 18, 1991 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He gave up the title shortly after.
Michael Moorer
def. Bert Cooper		 May 15, 1992 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 0
Title vacated February 2, 1993
Tommy Morrison
def. George Foreman		 June 7, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Michael Bentt October 29, 1993 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 0
Herbie Hide March 19, 1994 London, England, United Kingdom 0
Riddick Bowe March 11, 1995 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 1995 Bowe's only defense was against Jorge Luis Gonzalez on June 17, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Henry Akinwande
def. Jeremy Williams		 June 29, 1996 Indio, California, United States 2
Title vacated February 17, 1997 Akinwande vacated the title in order to challenge for the WBC title. His last defense was against Scott Welch on January 11, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Herbie Hide (2)
def. Tony Tucker		 June 28, 1997 Norwich, England, United Kingdom 2
Vitali Klitschko June 26, 1999 London, England, United Kingdom 2
Chris Byrd April 1, 2000 Berlin, Germany 0
Wladimir Klitschko October 14, 2000 Cologne, Germany 5
Corrie Sanders March 8, 2003 Hanover, Germany 0
Title vacated 2003
Lamon Brewster
def. Wladimir Klitschko		 April 10, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Serguei Lyakhovich April 1, 2006 Cleveland, Ohio, United States 0
Shannon Briggs November 4, 2006 Phoenix, Arizona, United States 0
Sultan Ibragimov June 2, 2007 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 1
Wladimir Klitschko (2) February 23, 2008 New York, United States 6

See also

Champions by sanctioning body
Major titles
WBA (List) · WBC (List) · IBF (List) · WBO (List) · The Ring (List)
Minor titles
IBO (List) · WPBF · IBA · IBC · WBU (List) · IBU · WBF · UBO
Champions by weight class
Champions by different weight class
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