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List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

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This is a chronological list of world cruiserweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Championship recognition

  • The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
  • The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,
  • The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,
  • The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988,
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31 March 198025 November 1980USA Marvin CamelUniversal
25 November 198013 February 1982PUR Carlos De LeónUniversal
13 February 198227 June 1982PUR Carlos De LeonWBC
13 February 19821 December 1984PUR Ossie OcasioWBA
27 June 198217 July 1983USA S. T. GordonWBC
17 July 19836 June 1985PUR Carlos De LeónWBC
13 February 19836 October 1984USA Marvin CamelIBF
6 October 198425 October 1986USA Lee Roy MurphyIBF
1 December 198427 July 1985RSA Piet CrousWBA
6 June 198521 September 1985USA Alfonso RatliffWBC
27 July 198512 July 1986USA Dwight Muhammad Qawi (Dwight Braxton)WBA
21 September 198522 March 1986USA Bernard BentonWBC
22 March 19869 April 1988PUR Carlos De LeónWBC
12 July 198615 May 1987USA Evander HolyfieldWBA
25 October 198615 May 1987USA Rickey ParkeyIBF
15 May 19879 April 1988USA Evander HolyfieldWBA & IBF
9 April 19884 December 19882USA Evander HolyfieldUniversal
25 March 198925 September 19892TUN Taoufik BelbouliWBA
17 May 198927 July 1990PUR Carlos De LeónWBC
3 June 198922 March 1990GBR Glenn McCroryIBF
27 November 19898 March 1991USA Robert DanielsWBA
3 December 198917 May 1990USA Boone PultzWBO
22 March 199027 July 19911USA Jeff LampkinIBF
17 May 19901 May 1992NOR Magne Havnå2WBO
27 July 199020 July 1991ITA Massimiliano DuranWBC
8 March 19915 August 19932USA Bobby CzyzWBA
20 July 19917 July 19952FRA Anaclet WambaWBC
7 September 199130 July 1992USA James WarringIBF
25 July 199213 February 1993USA Tyrone BoozeWBO
30 July 199230 April 19962USA Alfred ColeIBF
13 February 199326 June 1993GER Markus BottWBO
26 June 199317 December 1994ARG Nestor Hipolito GiovanniniWBO
6 November 199322 July 1995USA Orlin NorrisWBA
17 December 19941 January 19952GER Dariusz MichalczewskiWBO
10 June 19954 October 1997GER Ralf RocchigianiWBO
22 July 19958 November 1997USA Nate MillerWBA
25 July 199521 February 1998ARG Marcelo DominguezWBC
31 August 199621 June 1997USA Adolpho WashingtonIBF
21 June 19978 November 1997JAM Uriah GrantIBF
4 October 199727 March 1999GBR Carl ThompsonWBO
8 November 199730 October 1998USA Imamu MayfieldIBF
8 November 19979 December 2000FRA Fabrice TiozzoWBA
21 February 199819 February 20022CUB Juan Carlos GómezWBC
30 October 19985 June 1999USA Arthur WilliamsIBF
27 March 199922 September 20062GBR Johnny NelsonWBO
5 June 199926 April 2003KAZ Vassiliy JirovIBF
9 December 200023 February 2002USA Virgil HillWBA
23 February 20022 April 2005FRA Jean-Marc MormeckWBA
11 October 20022 April 2005GUY Wayne BraithwaiteWBC
2 April 20057 January 2006FRA Jean-Marc MormeckWBA & WBC
26 April 20039 December 20032USA James ToneyIBF
1 May 200420 May 20052USA Kelvin DavisIBF
20 May 20057 January 2006JAM O'Neil BellIBF
7 January 200631 March 20061JAM O'Neil BellWBA (super Champion), WBC, & IBF
27 January 200624 November 2007USA Virgil HillWBA (regular champion)
31 March 200617 March 2007JAM O'Neil BellWBA (super champion) & WBC
22 September 20068 March 2008GBR Enzo MaccarinelliWBO
26 November 200626 May 2007POL Krzysztof WłodarczykIBF
17 March 200710 November 2007FRA Jean-Marc MormeckWBA (super champion), WBC
26 May 200711 December 2008USA Steve CunninghamIBF
10 November 20078 March 2008GBR David HayeWBA (super champion), WBC
24 November 200728 September 2008GER Firat ArslanWBA (regular champion)
8 March 200812 May 20082GBR David HayeWBA (super champion), WBC, WBO
28 September 200830 October 2012 1PAN Guillermo JonesWBA
28 October 200822 November 2009ITA Giacobbe FragomeniWBC
11 December 200818 October 20092POL Tomasz AdamekIBF
17 January 200929 August 2009ARG Victor Emilio RamírezWBO
29 August 200914 August 2015GER Marco HuckWBO
22 November 200922 January 20102HUN Zsolt ErdeiWBC
15 May 201027 September 2014POL Krzysztof WłodarczykWBC
5 June 20101 October 2011USA Steve CunninghamIBF
1 October 201121 September 20151CUB Yoan Pablo HernándezIBF
30 October 20121 February 2018RUS Denis LebedevWBA
29 May 2016VacatedGBR Tony BellewWBC
27 September 201417 September 2016POL Krzysztof GłowackiWBO
21 September 201521 May 2016ARG Victor Emilio RamirezIBF
21 May 20163 December 2016RUS Denis LebedevWBA, IBF
17 September 20165 June 2019Ukraine Oleksandr UsykWBO
3 December 201621 July 2018RUS Murat GassievIBF
1 April 201727 January 2018LAT Mairis BriedisWBC
27 January 201827 March 2019UKR Oleksandr UsykWBO, WBC
3 February 201821 July 2018RUS Murat GassievWBA, IBF
21 July 201827 March 2019UKR Oleksandr UsykWBO, WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring
31 May 201930 March 2024FRA Arsen GoulamirianWBA
31 January 202026 February 2023COD Ilunga MakabuWBC
26 September 20202 July 2022LAT Mairis BriedisIBF, The Ring
20 March 202127 May 2023GBR Lawrence OkolieWBO
2 July 2022PresentAUS Jai OpetaiaIBF, The Ring
26 February 202317 September 2023SWE Badou JackWBC
27 May 202316 November 2024GBR Chris Billam-SmithWBO
4 November 202311 December 2024GER Noel MikaelianWBC
30 March 2024PresentMEX Gilberto RamirezWBA
16 November 2024PresentMEX Gilberto RamirezWBO
11 December 202413 December 2025SWE Badou JackWBC
13 December 2025PresentGER Noel MikaelianWBC

Footnotes

:1 Championship recognition withdrawn due to champion's failure/refusal to defend title against mandatory or designated challenger. :2 Relinquished title.

Cruiserweight champions who won belts in other divisions

  • Braxton, Jack, Michalczewski, Hill, Erdei, Adamek, Shumenov and Tiozzo all were light-heavyweight champions.
  • Holyfield, Haye, and Usyk are the only former cruiserweight champions to win the heavyweight title with Holyfield and Usyk earning recognition as undisputed champions in both divisions.
  • Toney won titles at middleweight and super middleweight. He also defeated John Ruiz in an attempt to win the heavyweight title but failed a post-fight drug test and the result was changed to a No Decision.
  • Jack won titles at super middleweight.

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