List of WBU world champions

The following is a List of WBU world champions, a table showing the world champions certificated by the World Boxing Union (WBU).

^r – Champion relinquished title.
^s – Champion stripped of title.

List of WBU Heavyweight Champions

WBU heavyweight champions have included:^[1]^[2]

Name	Duration of reign	Defenses	Notes
George Foreman	March 29, 1995 – 1997	2	Foreman was recognized as champion after he was stripped of the IBF title
Corrie Sanders	November 15, 1997 – May 20, 2000	3	Defeated Ross Purity
Hasim Rahman	May 20, 2000 – April 21, 2001	0	Relinquished the title in order to fight Lennox Lewis for the IBF, IBO and WBC titles
Johnny Nelson	November 24, 2001 – December 4, 2001	0	Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Relinquished the title in order to concentrate on defending his WBO Cruiserweight title
Georgi Kandelaki	December 21, 2002 – January 2004	0	Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Kandelaki either relinquished or was stripped of the title
Matt Skelton	February 25, 2005 – January 26, 2009	0	Skelton relinquished the title