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List of British cruiserweight boxing champions

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List of British cruiserweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British cruiserweight championship, which has been the British Boxing Board of Control since 1985.

A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of his final defence is shown.

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

Name Duration of reign Defences
Sammy Reeson 31 October 1985r 0
Andy Straughn 25 October 1986 – 17 February 1987 1
Roy Smith 17 February 1987 – 9 May 1987 1
Tee Jay 9 May 1987 – 21 January 1988 1
Glenn McCrory 21 January 1988 – 22 April 1988r 1
Andy Straughn 1 November 1988 – 21 May 1989 0
Johnny Nelson 21 May 1989 – 28 March 1990r 2
Derek Angol 13 February 1991 – 8 May 1991r 1
Carl Thompson 4 June 1992r 0
Terry Dunstan 13 May 1995 – 11 May 1996r 2
Johnny Nelson 14 December 1996r 0
Bruce Scott 28 November 1998r 0
Carl Thompson 3 December 1999r 0
Bruce Scott 16 December 2000 – 10 March 2001r 1
Mark Hobson 13 March 2004 – 1 June 2006r 4
John Keeton 20 October 2006 – 29 September 2007 1
Mark Hobson 29 September 2007r 0
Rob Norton 3 October 2008 – 21 October 2011 3
Leon Williams 21 October 2011 – 13 January 2012 1
Shane McPhilbin 13 January 2012 – 23 March 2012 1
Enzo Maccarinelli 23 March 2012r 0
Jon-Lewis Dickinson 13 October 2012 – 7 June 2014 4
Ovill McKenzie 7 June 2014–present 1

See also