List of IBF world champions
This is a list of IBF world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The IBF is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has certified world champions in 17 different weight classes since 1983.
While records stand; prior to 2000, IBF is known to have been a corrupt organization throughout the leadership of founder Robert W. "Bobby" Lee, Sr.
"A culture of corruption has festered in the IBF virtually since its inception... IBF ratings were not earned – they were bought... The crimes have bastardized the ratings in most of the weight classes."
— Adam Miller quoting Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Cleary, "FEDS BID TO KO BOXING BIGS WITH ‘BRIBE’ RAP", New York Post, November 5, 1999
Heavyweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
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Larry Holmes | 11 December 1983 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 650 |
Michael Spinks | 21 September 1985 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 523 |
Title stripped | 26 February 1987 | Spinks was stripped of the title for refusing to fight mandatory challenger Tony Tucker.[1] His last successful defense was against Steffen Tangstad on 6 September 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Tony Tucker def. James "Buster" Douglas |
30 May 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 63 |
Mike Tyson | 1 August 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 6 | 925 |
James "Buster" Douglas | 11 February 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | 0 | 256 |
Evander Holyfield | 25 October 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 750 |
Riddick Bowe | 13 November 1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 358 |
Evander Holyfield (2) | 6 November 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 167 |
Michael Moorer | 22 April 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 197 |
George Foreman | 5 November 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 236 |
Title vacated | 29 June 1995 | Foreman vacated the title after refusing to participate in an IBF-mandated rematch with Axel Schulz,[2] whom he defeated in his only successful defense on 22 April 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Francois Botha def. Axel Schulz |
9 December 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | 0 | 109 |
Title stripped | 27 March 1996 | Botha was stripped of the title after a ruling by a federal judge that he be disqualified due to testing positive for a banned steroid after his fight with Schulz.[3] | ||
Michael Moorer (2) def. Axel Schulz |
22 June 1996 | Dortmund, Germany | 2 | 504 |
Evander Holyfield (3) | 8 November 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 735 |
Lennox Lewis | 13 November 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 526 |
Hasim Rahman | 22 April 2001 | Brakpan, South Africa | 0 | 209 |
Lennox Lewis (2) | 17 November 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 292 |
Title vacated | 5 September 2002 | Lewis vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Chris Byrd and by being given US$1 million and a Range Rover by promoter Don King to do so, because King wished to promote a fight between Byrd and Evander Holyfield for the vacant title.[4] Lewis' only successful defense was against Mike Tyson on 8 June 2002 in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
Chris Byrd def. Evander Holyfield |
14 December 2002 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 4 | 1225 |
Wladimir Klitschko | 22 April 2006 | Mannheim, Germany | 18 | 3507 |
Tyson Fury | 28 November 2015 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 0 | 10 |
Title stripped | 8 December 2015 | Fury was stripped of the title for being unable to fight mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov, due to agreeing to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.[5] | ||
Charles Martin def. Vyacheslav Glazkov |
16 January 2016 | Brooklyn, New York | 0 | 84 |
Anthony Joshua | 9 April 2016 | London, United Kingdom | 6 | 2968 |
Cruiserweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marvin Camel def. Roddy MacDonald |
13 December 1983 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 0 | 298 |
Lee Roy Murphy | 6 October 1984 | Billings, Montana | 3 | 749 |
Rickey Parkey | 25 October 1986 | Marsala, Italy | 1 | 202 |
Evander Holyfield | 15 May 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 230 |
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 |
3 June 1989 | Stanley, United Kingdom | 1 | 292 |
Jeff Lampkin | 22 March 1990 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 1 | 534 |
James Warring def. James Pritchard |
7 September 1991 | Salemi, Italy | 2 | 327 |
Al Cole | 30 July 1992 | Stanhope, New Jersey | 5 | 1492 |
Adolpho Washington def. Torsten May |
31 August 1996 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 0 | 295 |
Uriah Grant | 21 June 1997 | Tampa, Florida | 0 | 140 |
Imamu Mayfield | 8 November 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 356 |
Arthur Williams | 30 October 1998 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 0 | 218 |
Vassiliy Jirov | 5 June 1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 6 | 1421 |
James Toney | 26 April 2003 | Mashantucket, Connecticut | 0 | |
Title vacated | Toney vacated to move up to heavyweight and fight Evander Holyfield | |||
Kelvin Davis def. Ezra Sellers |
1 May 2004 | Miami, Florida | 0 | 284 |
Title stripped | 9 February 2005 | Davis was stripped of the title after a fight with O'Neil Bell scheduled for 5 February 2005 was cancelled.[6] | ||
O'Neil Bell def. Dale Brown |
20 May 2005 | Hollywood, Florida | 2 | 315 |
Title stripped | April 2006 | Bell was stripped of the title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for May 6.[7] Bell's last defense was against Jean-Marc Mormeck on 7 January 2006 in New York City, New York. | ||
Krzysztof Włodarczyk def. Steve Cunningham |
25 November 2006 | Warsaw, Poland | 0 | 182 |
Steve Cunningham | 26 May 2007 | Warsaw, Poland | 0 | 565 |
Tomasz Adamek | 11 December 2008 | Newark, New Jersey | 2 | 311 |
Title vacated | 18 October 2009 | Adamek vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.[8] | ||
Steve Cunningham def. Troy Ross |
5 June 2010 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 514 |
Yoan Pablo Hernandez | 1 October 2011 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 1451 |
Title stripped | 21 September 2015 | Hernández was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a scheduled mandatory defense against Víctor Emilio Ramírez due to injury.[9] | ||
Victor Emilio Ramírez interim champion promoted d. Ovill McKenzie |
21 September 2015 | N/A | 1 | 243 |
Denis Lebedev | 21 May 2016 | Moscow, Russia | 0 | 196 |
Murat Gassiev | 3 December 2016 | Moscow, Russia | 2 | 230 |
Oleksandr Usyk | 21 July 2018 | Moscow, Russia | 0 | 2135 |
Light heavyweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Spinks def. Eddie Davis |
25 February 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 619 |
Title vacated | 5 November 1985 | Spinks vacated his unified WBC, WBA, and IBF titles and moved up to heavyweight.[10] His last successful defense was against Jim MacDonald on 6 June 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Slobodan Kačar def. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad |
21 December 1985 | Pesaro, Italy | 0 | 259 |
Bobby Czyz | 6 September 1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 418 |
Charles Williams | 29 October 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8 | 1969 |
Henry Maske | 20 March 1993 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 10 | 1344 |
Virgil Hill | 23 November 1996 | Munich, Germany | 0 | 202 |
Dariusz Michalczewski | 13 June 1997 | Oberhausen, Germany | 0 | 3 |
Title vacated | 16 June 1997 | Michalczewski vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger William Guthrie.[11] | ||
William Guthrie def. Darrin Allen |
19 July 1997 | Indio, California | 0 | 202 |
Reggie Johnson | 6 February 1998 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 2 | 484 |
Roy Jones Jr. | 5 June 1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 7 | 1305 |
Title vacated | December 2002 | Jones vacated the title to move up to heavyweight and challenge John Ruiz for his WBA title.[12] His last successful defense was against Clinton Woods on 7 September 2002 in Portland, Oregon. | ||
Antonio Tarver def. Montell Griffin |
26 April 2003 | Mashantucket, Connecticut | 0 | 196 |
Title vacated | late October or early November 2003 | Tarver vacated the title due to agreeing to a fight with Roy Jones Jr. which included a rematch clause that would have made him unavailable for a mandatory defense had he won.[13] | ||
Glen Johnson def. Clinton Woods |
6 February 2004 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1 | 298 |
Title vacated | 5 November 2004 | Johnson vacated the title after agreeing to fight Antonio Tarver instead of participating in a mandatory defense.[14] Johnson's only defense was against Roy Jones Jr. on 25 September 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
Clinton Woods def. Rico Hoye |
4 March 2005 | Rotherham, United Kingdom | 4 | 1135 |
Antonio Tarver | 12 April 2008 | Tampa, Florida | 0 | 182 |
Chad Dawson | 11 October 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 229 |
Title vacated | 27 May 2009 | Dawson vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Tavoris Cloud and instead pursued a rematch with Glen Johnson.[15] | ||
Tavoris Cloud def. Clinton Woods |
28 August 2009 | Hollywood, Florida | 4 | 1289 |
Bernard Hopkins | 9 March 2013 | New York City, New York | 2 | 609 |
Sergey Kovalev | 8 November 2014 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 4 | 742 |
Andre Ward | 19 November 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 306 |
Title vacated | 21 September 2017 | Ward retired as the unified WBA/IBF/WBO world champion.[16] His last successful defense was against Sergey Kovalev on 6 June 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Artur Beterbiev def. Enrico Kölling |
11 November 2017 | Fresno, California | 1 | 2387 |
Super middleweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murray Sutherland def. Ernie Singletary |
28 March 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 0 | 116 |
Chong-Pal Park | 22 July 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | 8 | 1290 |
Title stripped | 2 February 1988 | Park was stripped of the title after failing to make a mandatory defense within the IBF's prescribed time limit.[17] His last defense of the title was against Emmanuel Otti on 26 July 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea. | ||
Graciano Rocchigiani def. Vincent Boulware |
11 March 1988 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 3 | 295 |
Title vacated | September 1989 | Rocchigiani, citing difficulties making weight, vacated the title and withdrew from a scheduled October fight with Frank Tate to move up to light heavyweight.[18] His last defense was against Thulani Malinga on 27 January 1989 in Berlin, Germany. | ||
Lindell Holmes def. Frank Tate |
27 January 1990 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 3 | 476 |
Darrin Van Horn | 18 May 1991 | Verbania, Italy | 1 | 237 |
Iran Barkley | 10 January 1992 | New York City, New York | 0 | 400 |
James Toney | 13 February 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 643 |
Roy Jones Jr. | 18 November 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 | 408 |
Title vacated | February 1997 | Jones, having previously moved up to light heavyweight in November 1996 when he defeated Montell Griffin for the interim WBC title, vacated the IBF title, citing the sanctioning bodies' policies of not allowing titles to be held in different weight classes simultaneously.[19] | ||
Charles Brewer | 21 June 1997 | Tampa, Florida | 3 | 490 |
Sven Ottke | 24 October 1998 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 21 | 1981 |
Title vacated | 27 March 2004 | Ottke retired as the unified WBA/IBF world champion immediately after his defense against Armand Krajnc in Magdeburg, Germany.[20] | ||
Jeff Lacy def. Syd Vanderpool |
2 October 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 518 |
Joe Calzaghe | 4 March 2006 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1 | 268 |
Title vacated | 27 November 2006 | Calzaghe vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz and instead accepted a fight with Peter Manfredo Jr..[21] | ||
Alejandro Berrio def. Robert Stieglitz |
3 March 2007 | Rostock, Germany | 0 | 230 |
Lucian Bute | 19 October 2007 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 9 | 1681 |
Carl Froch | 26 May 2012 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 4 | 983 |
Title vacated | February 3, 2015 | Froch vacated the title due to his inability to defend it following an elbow injury.[22] His last defense was against George Groves on 31 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium, London. | ||
James DeGale def. Andre Dirrell |
23 May 2015 | Boston, Massachusetts | 3 | 931 |
Caleb Truax | 9 December 2017 | London, England | 0 | 119 |
James DeGale (2) | 7 April 2018 | Las Vegas, United States | 0 | 88 |
Title vacated | 4 July 2018 | DeGale vacated the title one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with interim champion José Uzcátegui was supposed to take place.[23] | ||
José Uzcátegui interim champion promoted |
4 July 2018 | N/A | 0 | 2152 |
Middleweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marvin Hagler def. Wilford Scypion |
27 May 1983 | Providence, Rhode Island | 5 | 410 |
Title stripped | 6 April 1987 | The IBF refused to sanction Hagler's defense against Sugar Ray Leonard and stripped him of the title after losing the bout.[24] Hagler's last successful defense was against John Mugabi on 10 March 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Frank Tate def. Michael Olajide |
10 October 1987 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 292 |
Michael Nunn | 28 July 1988 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 | 1016 |
James Toney | 10 May 1991 | Davenport, Iowa | 6 | 645 |
Title vacated | 13 February 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 29 August 1992 in Reno, Nevada. | ||
Roy Jones Jr. def. Bernard Hopkins |
22 May 1993 | Washington, D.C. | 1 | 514 |
Title vacated | 18 November 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 27 May 1994 in Reno, Nevada. | ||
Bernard Hopkins def. Segundo Mercado |
17 December 1994 | Landover, Maryland | 20 | 3864 |
Jermain Taylor | 16 July 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 87 |
Title vacated | 11 October 2005 | Taylor vacated the title after refusing to participate in an immediate mandatory defense and instead agreed to a rematch with Bernard Hopkins.[25] | ||
Arthur Abraham def. Kingsley Ikeke |
20 December 2005 | Leipzig, Germany | 10 | 1299 |
Title vacated | 11 July 2009 | Abraham vacated the title to move up to super middleweight and participate in the Super Six World Boxing Classic.[26] | ||
Sebastian Sylvester def. Giovanni Lorenzo |
19 September 2009 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 595 |
Daniel Geale | 7 May 2011 | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 833 |
Darren Barker | 17 August 2013 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 0 | 112 |
Felix Sturm | 7 December 2013 | Stuttgart, Germany | 0 | 175 |
Sam Soliman | 31 May 2014 | Krefeld, Germany | 0 | 130 |
Jermain Taylor (2) | 8 October 2014 | Krefeld, Germany | 0 | 120 |
Title stripped | 5 February 2015 | Taylor was stripped of the title due to his inability to defend it during his ongoing legal and mental health issues.[27] | ||
David Lemieux def. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam |
20 June 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 119 |
Gennady Golovkin | 17 October 2015 | New York City, New York | 4 | 963 |
Title stripped | 6 June 2018 | After Golovkin's fight with Canelo Alvarez on May 5 was cancelled, the IBF granted an exemption to him to face Vanes Martirosyan in a non-IBF sanctioned bout on the same date with the stipulation that he must face mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko by August 3. After Golovkin failed to agree in writing to a fight with Derevyanchenko, he was stripped of the title.[28] |
Junior middleweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Medal def. Earl Hargrove |
11 March 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 0 | 204 |
Carlos Santos | 2 November 1984 | New York City, New York | 1 | 579 |
Buster Drayton | 4 June 1986 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 2 | 388 |
Matthew Hilton | 27 June 1987 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1 | 496 |
Robert Hines | 4 November 1988 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 93 |
Darrin Van Horn | 5 February 1989 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 160 |
Gianfranco Rosi | 15 July 1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 11 | 1890 |
Vincent Pettway | 17 September 1994 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1 | 329 |
Paul Vaden | 12 August 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 126 |
Terry Norris | 16 December 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 440 |
Title stripped | March 1997 | Norris was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Raúl Márquez and instead agreeing to a fight with Felix Trinidad in June,[29] which was ultimately cancelled. | ||
Raúl Márquez def. Anthony Stephens |
12 April 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 238 |
Luis Ramón Campas | 6 December 1997 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 3 | 371 |
Fernando Vargas | 12 December 1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 5 | 721 |
Félix Trinidad | 2 December 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 149 |
Title vacated | 12 May 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 |
12 October 2001 | Indio, California | 5 | 920 |
Title stripped | 19 April 2004 | Wright was stripped of the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Kassim Ouma and instead accepted a rematch with Shane Mosley,[30] whom he defeated on 13 March 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Verno Phillips def. Carlos Bojorquez |
5 June 2004 | Joplin, Missouri | 0 | 119 |
Kassim Ouma | 2 October 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 285 |
Roman Karmazin | 14 July 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 329 |
Cory Spinks | 8 July 2006 | St. Louis, Missouri | 1 | 658 |
Verno Phillips (2) | 27 March 2008 | St. Louis, Missouri | 0 | 218 |
Title vacated | November 2008 | Phillips vacated the title to fight Paul Williams for the WBO Jr. Middleweight Title. | ||
Cory Spinks (2) def. Deandre Latimore |
24 April 2009 | St. Louis, Missouri | 0 | 470 |
Cornelius Bundrage | 7 August 2010 | St. Louis, Missouri | 2 | 931 |
Ishe Smith | 23 February 2013 | Detroit, Michigan | 0 | 203 |
Carlos Amado Molina | 14 September 2013 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 392 |
Cornelius Bundrage (2) | 11 October 2014 | Cancún, Mexico | 0 | 336 |
Jermall Charlo | 12 September 2015 | Mashantucket, Connecticut | 3 | 523 |
Title vacated | 16 February 2017 | Charlo vacated the title to move up to middleweight.[31] His last successful defense was against Julian Williams on 10 December 2016 | ||
Jarrett Hurd def. Tony Harrison |
25 February 2017 | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 2646 |
Welterweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Curry def. Marlon Starling |
4 February 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 4 | 966 |
Lloyd Honeyghan | 27 September 1986 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 3 | 396 |
Title stripped | 28 October 1987 | The IBF refused to sanction Honeyghan's defense against Jorge Vaca because he was not ranked among its top 12 contenders and stripped him of the title after he lost the bout.[32] His last successful defense of the IBF title was against Gene Hatcher on 30 August 1987 in Marbella, Spain. | ||
Simon Brown def. Tyrone Trice |
23 April 1988 | Berck, France | 8 | 982 |
Title vacated | 7 May 1991 | Brown vacated the title due to the IBF's decision to sanction bouts in apartheid South Africa and for its handling of Brown's March title unification bout with former WBC champion Maurice Blocker.[33] His last successful defense was against Blocker on 18 March 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Maurice Blocker def. Glenwood Brown |
4 October 1991 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1 | 624 |
Félix Trinidad | 19 June 1993 | San Diego, California | 15 | 2456 |
Title vacated | 10 March 2000 | Trinidad vacated the title a week after moving up to junior middleweight and winning the WBA title against David Reid.[34] His last successful defense was against Oscar De La Hoya on 18 September 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Vernon Forrest def. Raul Frank |
12 May 2001 | New York City, New York | 0 | 213 |
Title stripped | 11 December 2001 | Forrest was stripped of the title after announcing he would fight WBC champion Shane Mosley instead of mandatory challenger Michele Piccirillo.[35] | ||
Michele Piccirillo def. Cory Spinks |
13 April 2002 | Campione d'Italia, Italy | 0 | 343 |
Cory Spinks | 22 March 2003 | Campione d'Italia, Italy | 3 | 686 |
Zab Judah | 5 February 2005 | St. Louis, Missouri | 1 | 427 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. | 8 April 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 73 |
Title vacated | 20 June 2006 | |||
Kermit Cintrón def. Mark Suárez |
28 October 2006 | West Palm Beach, Florida | 2 | 532 |
Antonio Margarito | 12 April 2008 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 0 | 104 |
Title vacated | 25 July 2008 | Margarito vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Joshua Clottey and instead agreed to a fight with Miguel Cotto for his WBA title on 26 July 2008.[36] | ||
Joshua Clottey def. Zab Judah |
2 August 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 257 |
Title vacated | 16 April 2009 | Clottey vacated the title after Miguel Cotto, the WBO welterweight champion, failed to sign his contract in time for the IBF to approve their June 13 fight as a unification bout and grant Clottey an exemption from facing mandatory challenger Isaac Hlatshwayo.[37] | ||
Isaac Hlatshwayo def. Delvin Rodríguez |
1 August 2009 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 1 | 132 |
Jan Zaveck | 11 December 2009 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3 | 631 |
Andre Berto | 3 September 2011 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 0 | 66 |
Title vacated | 8 November 2011 | Berto vacated the title after HBO indicated a lack of interest in him facing mandatory challenger Randall Bailey on their network and instead pursued a rematch against Victor Ortiz.[38] | ||
Randall Bailey def. Mike Jones |
9 June 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 133 |
Devon Alexander | 20 October 2012 | Brooklyn, New York | 0 | 413 |
Shawn Porter | 7 December 2013 | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 252 |
Kell Brook | 16 August 2014 | Carson, California | 3 | 1015 |
Errol Spence Jr. current champion |
27 May 2017 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 2 | 2555 |
Junior welterweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Pryor def. Nick Furlano |
22 June 1984 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 192 |
Title stripped | 9 December 1985 | Pryor was stripped of the title due to inactivity.[39] His only successful defense was against Gary Hinton on 2 March 1985 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. | ||
Gary Hinton def. Reyes Antonio Cruz |
26 April 1986 | Lucca, Italy | 1 | 187 |
Joe Manley | 30 October 1986 | Hartford, Connecticut | 0 | 125 |
Terry Marsh | 4 March 1987 | Basildon, United Kingdom | 1 | 271 |
Title vacated | 15 September 1987 | Marsh vacated the title upon his retirement due to epilepsy.[40] His only successful defense was against Akio Kameda on 1 July 1987 in London, United Kingdom. | ||
James McGirt def. Frankie Warren |
14 February 1988 | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 202 |
Meldrick Taylor | 3 September 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 621 |
Julio César Chávez | 17 May 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 340 |
Title vacated | 22 April 1991 | Chávez vacated the title, citing a dispute with IBF president Bob Lee and promoter Bob Arum.[41] Chávez's last successful defense was against John Duplessis on 18 March 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Rafael Pineda def. Roger Mayweather |
7 December 1991 | Reno, Nevada | 1 | 224 |
Pernell Whitaker | 18 July 1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 166 |
Title vacated | 6 March 1993 | Whitaker vacated the title when he moved up to welterweight to challenge WBC champion James McGirt.[42] | ||
Charles Murray def. Rodney Moore |
15 May 1993 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 274 |
Jake Rodríguez | 13 February 1994 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 349 |
Kostya Tszyu | 28 January 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 | 854 |
Vince Phillips | 31 May 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 630 |
Terron Millett | 20 February 1999 | New York City, New York | 1 | 314 |
Title stripped | December 1999 | Millett was stripped of the title after failing to make a mandatory defense due to hand injuries.[43] | ||
Zab Judah def. Jan Piet Bergman |
12 February 2000 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 5 | 311 |
Kostya Tszyu (2) | 3 November 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 827 |
Sharmba Mitchell – Interim def. Lovemore N'dou |
7 February 2004 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1 | 273 |
Kostya Tszyu (3) def. Mitchell for Undisputed title |
6 November 2004 | Glendale, Arizona | 0 | 210 |
Ricky Hatton | 4 June 2005 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1 | 314 |
Title vacated | 14 April 2006 | Hatton vacated the title to move up to welterweight and fight WBA champion Luis Collazo rather than fight mandatory challenger Naoufel Ben Rabah.[44] Hatton's only successful defense was against Carlos Maussa on 26 November 2005 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. | ||
Juan Urango def. Naoufel Ben Rabah |
30 June 2006 | Hollywood, Florida | 0 | 227 |
Ricky Hatton (2) | 20 January 2007 | Paradise, Nevada | 0 | 23 |
Title vacated | 12 February 2007 | Hatton vacated the title after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Lovemore N'dou and instead agreed to a fight with José Luis Castillo.[45] | ||
Lovemore N'dou awarded title after Ricky Hatton vacated[46] |
13 February 2007 | N/A | 0 | 123 |
Paul Malignaggi | 16 June 2007 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 1 | 198 |
Title vacated | 2008 | Malignaggi vacated the title after refusing to participate in a rematch with mandatory challenger Herman Ngoudjo and instead agreed to a fight with Ricky Hatton.[47] | ||
Juan Urango def. Herman Ngoudjo |
30 January 2009 | Montreal, Canada | 1 | 431 |
Devon Alexander | 6 March 2010 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 1 | 199 |
Title stripped | 22 October 2010 | Alexander was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Kaizer Mabuza and instead agreed to a unification fight with WBO champion Timothy Bradley.[48] His only defense was against Andriy Kotelnik on 7 August 2010 at Saint Louis, Missouri | ||
Zab Judah def. Kaizer Mabuza |
5 March 2011 | Newark, New Jersey | 0 | 140 |
Amir Khan | 23 July 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 140 |
Lamont Peterson | 10 December 2011 | Washington, District of Columbia | 3 | 1218 |
Title stripped | 11 April 2015 | Peterson was stripped of the title after he lost a non-title fight against unified WBC/WBA champion Danny Garcia at a catchweight of 143 pounds.[49] | ||
César Cuenca def. Ik Yang |
18 July 2015 | Macau, China | 0 | 109 |
Eduard Troyanovsky | 4 November 2015 | Kazan, Russia | 2 | 395 |
Julius Indongo | 3 December 2016 | Moscow, Russia | 1 | 260 |
Terence Crawford | 19 August 2017 | Lincoln, USA | 0 | 11 |
Title vacated | 30 August 2017 | Crawford vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Sergey Lipinets, citing an inability to make the fight under the IBF's time frame.[50] | ||
Sergey Lipinets def. Akihiro Kondo |
4 November 2017 | New York City, New York, USA | 0 | 126 |
Mikey Garcia | 10 March 2018 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | 0 | 36 |
Title vacated | 15 April 2018 | Garcia vacated the title after deciding to move back down in weight and defend his WBC lightweight world title rather than face IBF mandatory challenger Ivan Baranchyk.[51] |
Lightweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Brown def. Melvin Paul |
30 January 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 0 | 84 |
Harry Arroyo | 15 April 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 721 |
Jimmy Paul | 6 April 1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 3 | 608 |
Greg Haugen | 5 December 1986 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 184 |
Vinny Pazienza | 7 June 1987 | Providence, Rhode Island | 0 | 244 |
Greg Haugen (2) | 6 February 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 378 |
Pernell Whitaker | 18 February 1989 | Hampton, Virginia | 8 | 1046 |
Title vacated | 1992 | Whitaker's last successful defense was against Jorge Páez on 5 October 1991 in Reno, Nevada. | ||
Freddie Pendleton def. Tracy Spann |
10 January 1993 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 1 | 405 |
Rafael Ruelas | 19 February 1994 | Inglewood, California | 2 | 441 |
Oscar De La Hoya | 6 May 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 67 |
Title vacated | 12 July 1995 | De La Hoya vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Miguel Julio and instead accepted a fight with Genaro Hernández.[52] | ||
Philip Holiday def. Miguel Julio |
19 August 1995 | Sun City, South Africa | 6 | 714 |
Shane Mosley | 2 August 1997 | Uncasville, Connecticut | 8 | 516 |
Title vacated | May 1999 | Mosley vacated the title to move up to welterweight.[53] Mosley's last successful defense was against John Brown on 17 April 1999 in Indio, California. | ||
Paul Spadafora def. Israel Cardona |
20 August 1999 | Chester, West Virginia | 8 | 1229 |
Title vacated | 26 June 2003 | Spadafora vacated the title to move up to junior welterweight.[54] Spadafora's last defense was a draw with Leonard Dorin on 17 May 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | ||
Javier Jáuregui def. Leavander Johnson |
22 November 2003 | Los Angeles, California | 0 | 357 |
Julio César Díaz | 13 May 2004 | San Diego, California | 0 | 265 |
Title vacated | 2 February 2005 | Díaz vacated the title after withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Leavander Johnson scheduled for February 11 and instead agreed to a fight with WBC champion José Luis Castillo.[55] | ||
Leavander Johnson def. Stefano Zoff |
17 June 2005 | Milano, Italy | 0 | 92 |
Jesús Chávez | 17 September 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 505 |
Julio Díaz (2) def. Jesús Chávez |
3 February 2007 | Kissimmee, Florida | 1 | 252 |
Juan Díaz | 13 October 2007 | Chicago, Illinois | 0 | 147 |
Nate Campbell | 8 March 2008 | Cancún, Mexico | 0 | 342 |
Title stripped | 13 February 2009 | Campbell was stripped of his unified IBF/WBO world titles after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Ali Funeka.[56] | ||
Miguel Vázquez def. Kim Ji-Hoon |
14 August 2010 | Laredo, Texas | 6 | 1491 |
Mickey Bey | 13 September 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 286 |
Title vacated | 26 June 2015 | Bey vacated the title after withdrawing from a scheduled defense against Denis Shafikov.[57] | ||
Rances Barthelemy def. Denis Shafikov |
18 December 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 171 |
Title vacated | 6 June 2016 | Barthelemy vacated the title to move up to junior welterweight.[58] His only defense was against Mickey Bey on 3 June 2016. | ||
Robert Easter Jr. def. Richard Commey |
9 September 2016 | Reading, Pennsylvania | 3 | 687 |
Mikey Garcia | 28 July 2018 | Los Angeles, California | 0 | 2128 |
Junior lightweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hwan-Kil Yuh def. Rod Sequenan |
April 22, 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 | 299 |
Lester Ellis | February 15, 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | 1 | 147 |
Barry Michael | July 12, 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | 3 | 789 |
Rocky Lockridge | September 9, 1987 | Windsor, United Kingdom | 2 | 318 |
Tony Lopez | July 23, 1988 | Sacramento, California | 3 | 1147 |
Brian Mitchell | September 13, 1991 | Sacramento, California | 0 | 162 |
Title vacated | 1991 | Mitchell retired. | ||
John John Molina def. Jackie Gunguluza |
February 22, 1992 | Sun City, South Africa | 7 | 1043 |
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 | 78 |
Tracy Harris Patterson | July 9, 1995 | Reno, Nevada | 0 | 159 |
Arturo Gatti | December 15, 1995 | New York City, New York | 3 | 382 |
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 | 589 |
Diego Corrales | October 23, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 69 |
Title vacated | 2000 | Corrales ostensibly vacated the title to move up to lightweight, but later claimed that it was relinquished without his consent by his manager Cameron Duncan so that one of Duncan's other clients, Steve Forbes, could fight for it.[59] His last defense was against Angel Manfredy on September 2, 2000 in El Paso, Texas. | ||
Steve Forbes def. John Brown |
December 3, 2000 | Miami, Florida | 1 | 987 |
Title stripped | August 17, 2002 | Forbes was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight with David Santos.[60] His only defense was against John Brown on September 29, 2001 in Miami, Florida. | ||
Carlos Hernández def. David Santos |
February 1, 2003 | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 301 |
Erik Morales | July 31, 2004 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 153 |
Title vacated | 2004–2005 | |||
Robbie Peden def. Nate Campbell |
February 23, 2005 | Los Angeles, California | 0 | 206 |
Marco Antonio Barrera | September 17, 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 470 |
Title vacated | 2005–2006 | |||
Cassius Baloyi def. Manuel Medina |
May 31, 2006 | Airway Heights, Washington | 0 | 59 |
Gairy St Clair | July 29, 2006 | Kempton Park, South Africa | 0 | 98 |
Malcolm Klassen | November 4, 2006 | Kempton Park, South Africa | 0 | 167 |
Mzonke Fana | April 20, 2007 | South Africa | 1 | 358 |
Cassius Baloyi (2) | April 12, 2008 | Mafikeng, South Africa | 1 | 371 |
Malcolm Klassen (2) | April 18, 2009 | Mafikeng, South Africa | 1 | 126 |
Robert Guerrero | August 22, 2009 | Houston, Texas | 0 | 178 |
Title vacated | February 16, 2010 | Guerrero vacated the title to spend time with his wife during her struggle with leukemia.[61] | ||
Mzonke Fana | September 1, 2010 | Brakpan, South Africa | 0 | 260 |
Title stripped | May 19, 2011 | Fana was stripped of belt for failure to comply with his mandatory title defense versus Argenis Méndez | ||
Juan Carlos Salgado def. Argenis Méndez |
September 10, 2011 | Zapopan, Mexico | 2 | 546 |
Argenis Méndez | March 9, 2013 | Costa Mesa, California | 1 | 300 |
Rances Barthelemy | January 3, 2014 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 0 | 27 |
Title stripped | January 30, 2014 | Rances Barthelemy was credited with a 2nd round knockout of Méndez on 3 January 2014, but the result was changed to a no decision by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry after it was determined that referee Pete Podgorski did not call a foul on Barthelemy when he hit Méndez after the bell, which resulted in the knockout. The IBF, recognizing the decision to overturn the result, reinstated Méndez as champion.[62] | ||
Argenis Méndez reinstated as champion |
January 30, 2014 | N/A | 0 | 161 |
Rances Barthelemy | July 10, 2014 | Miami, Florida | 1 | 215 |
Title vacated | February 10, 2015 | Barthelemy, citing he could no longer make the 130-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to lightweight.[63] His only defense was against Fernando Saucedo on October 4, 2014 at Mashantucket, Connecticut | ||
José Pedraza def. Andrey Klimov |
June 13, 2015 | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 581 |
Gervonta Davis |
January 14, 2017 | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 223 |
Title stripped | August 25, 2017 | Davis was stripped of the title for failing to make weight before his fight against Francisco Fonseca.[64] His only defense was against Liam Walsh on May 20, 2017 in London, England. | ||
Kenichi Ogawa def. Tevin Farmer |
December 9, 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 131 |
Title stripped | April 19, 2018 | Ogawa was stripped of the title for testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug androstanediol.[65] | ||
Tevin Farmer def. Billy Dib |
August 3, 2018 | Sydney, Australia | 0 | 2122 |
Featherweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Min-Keun Oh def. Joko Arter |
4 March 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | 2 | 635 |
Ki-Young Chung | 29 November 1985 | Jeonju, South Korea | 2 | 335 |
Antonio Rivera | 30 October 1986 | Osan, South Korea | 0 | 450 |
Calvin Grove | 23 January 1988 | Gamaches, France | 1 | 194 |
Jorge Páez | 4 August 1988 | Mexicali, Mexico | 8 | 514 |
Title vacated | 14 March 1991 | Paez, who had previously challenged Tony Lopez for the IBF junior lightweight title in September 1990, vacated the title citing his inability to make the featherweight limit.[66] His last defense was a draw with Troy Dorsey on 8 July 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Troy Dorsey def. Alfred Rangel |
3 June 1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 71 |
Manuel Medina | 12 August 1991 | Inglewood, California | 4 | 564 |
Tom Johnson | 26 February 1993 | Melun, France | 12 | 1443 |
Naseem Hamed | 8 February 1997 | London, United Kingdom | 2 | 326 |
Title vacated | August 1997 | Hamed vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Hector Lizarraga.[67] His last successful defense was against Juan Gerardo Cabrera on 19 July 1997 in London, United Kingdom | ||
Hector Lizarraga def. Welcome Ncita |
13 December 1997 | Pompano Beach, Florida | 0 | 132 |
Manuel Medina (2) | 24 April 1998 | San Jose, California | 1 | 568 |
Paul Ingle | 13 November 1999 | Hull, United Kingdom | 1 | 399 |
Mbulelo Botile | 16 December 2000 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 0 | 111 |
Frank Toledo | 6 April 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 224 |
Manuel Medina (3) | 16 November 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 162 |
Johnny Tapia | 27 April 2002 | New York City, New York | 0 | 157 |
Title stripped | 1 October 2002 | Tapia was stripped of the title for agreeing to a fight with Marco Antonio Barrera instead of mandatory challenger Juan Manuel Márquez.[68][69] | ||
Juan Manuel Márquez def. Manuel Medina |
1 February 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 699 |
Title vacated | 15 August 2005 | Marquez was stripped of the title because no promoter was willing to bid at least US$50,000 to stage a mandatory defense against Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym.[70] His last successful defense was against Victor Polo on 7 May 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
Valdemir Pereira def. Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym |
20 January 2006 | Mashantucket, Connecticut | 0 | 113 |
Eric Aiken | 13 May 2006 | Boston, Massachusetts | 0 | 112 |
Robert Guerrero | 2 September 2006 | Los Angeles, California | 0 | 63 |
Orlando Salido | 4 November 2006 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 4 |
Title stripped | 8 November 2006 | Salido was stripped of the title after testing positive for the banned steroid Nandrolone.[71] | ||
Robert Guerrero (2) def. Spend Abazi |
23 February 2007 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2 | 486 |
Title vacated | 23 June 2008 | Guerrero, citing an inability to make weight, vacated the title one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger Orlando Salido.[72] | ||
Cristobal Cruz def. Orlando Salido |
23 October 2008 | Mexico | 3 | 569 |
Orlando Salido (2) | 15 May 2010 | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | 0 | 119 |
Yuriorkis Gamboa | 11 September 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 196 |
Title stripped | 26 March 2011 | Gamboa was stripped of the title after skipping an IBF-mandated second weigh-in on the day of his fight with Jorge Solís.[73] | ||
Billy Dib def. Jorge Lacierva |
29 July 2011 | Homebush, Australia | 2 | 581 |
Evgeny Gradovich | 1 March 2013 | Mashantucket, Connecticut | 4 | 820 |
Lee Selby | 30 May 2015 | London, United Kingdom | 4 | 1085 |
Josh Warrington current champion |
19 May 2018 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 0 | 2198 |
Junior featherweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Berna def. Sung-In Suh |
December 4, 1983 | Seoul, South Korea | 0 | 133 |
Suh Sung-in | April 15, 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 | 263 |
Kim Ji-won | January 3, 1985 | Seoul, South Korea | 4 | 362 |
Title vacated | 1986 | Title vacated when Kim retired. His last successful defense was against Rudy Casicas on June 1, 1986 in Inchon, South Korea. | ||
Lee Seung-hoon def. Prayurasak Muangsurin |
January 18, 1987 | Pohang, South Korea | 3 | 347 |
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. | ||
José Sanabria def. Moises Fuentes Rocha |
May 21, 1988 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 3 | 293 |
Fabrice Benichou | March 10, 1989 | Limoges, France | 3 | 365 |
Welcome Ncita | March 10, 1990 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 6 | 998 |
Kennedy McKinney | December 2, 1992 | Tortolì, Italy | 5 | 626 |
Vuyani Bungu | August 20, 1994 | Temba, South Africa | 13 | 1594 |
Title vacated | March 1999 | Bungu vacated the title to move up in weight.[74] Bungu's last successful defense was against Victor Llerena on February 6, 1999 in Temba. | ||
Lehlo Ledwaba def. John Michael Johnson |
May 25, 1999 | Temba, South Africa | 5 | 760 |
Manny Pacquiao | June 23, 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 556 |
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 | 281 |
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, United Kingdom | 4 | 742 |
Celestino Caballero | November 21, 2008 | Ontario, Canada | 2 | 441 |
Title stripped | February 5, 2010 | Caballero was stripped of the title because no promoter made an offer for the rights to a defense against mandatory challenger Takalani Ndlovu.[75] His last defense was against Francisco Leal on August 29, 2009 at Mexicali, Mexico | ||
Steve Molitor def. Takalani Ndlovu |
March 27, 2010 | Rama, Canada | 1 | 364 |
Takalani Ndlovu | March 26, 2011 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1 | 361 |
Jeffrey Mathebula | March 24, 2012 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 75 | |
Nonito Donaire | July 7, 2012 | Carson, California | 0 | 128 |
Title vacated | October 13, 2012 | Donaire vacated the title shortly before his fight with Toshiaki Nishioka in order to avoid paying the IBF's sanctioning fee, citing HBO's lack of interest in purchasing rights for an upcoming mandatory defense against the winner of an October 27 title eliminator between Takalani Ndlovu and Alejandro López.[76] | ||
Jonatan Romero def. Alejandro López |
February 16, 2012 | Tijuana, Mexico | 0 | 548 |
Kiko Martínez | August 17, 2013 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 2 | 385 |
Carl Frampton | September 6, 2014 | Belfast, United Kingdom | 3 | 600 |
Title vacated | April 28, 2016 | Frampton vacated the title to move up to featherweight to fight Leo Santa Cruz for the WBA title rather than face mandatory challenger Shingo Wake.[77] | ||
Jonathan Guzmán def. Shingo Wake |
July 20, 2016 | Osaka, Japan | 0 | 164 |
Yukinori Oguni | December 31, 2016 | Kyoto, Japan | 0 | 256 |
Ryosuke Iwasa | September 13, 2017 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 337 |
TJ Doheny | August 16, 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 0 | 2109 |
Bantamweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Satoshi Shingaki def. Elmer Magallano |
15 April 1984 | Nara, Japan | 1 | 375 |
Jeff Fenech | 26 April 1985 | Sydney, Australia | 3 | 655 |
Title vacated | 10 February 1987 | Fenech vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight and fight Samart Payakaroon for the WBC title.[78] Fenech's last successful defense was against Steve McCrory on 18 July 1986 in Sydney. | ||
Kelvin Seabrooks def. Miguel Maturana |
15 May 1987 | Cartagena, Colombia | 3 | 360 |
Orlando Canizales | 9 July 1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 16 | 2366 |
Title vacated | 1994–1995 | Canizales' last successful defense was against Sergio Reyes on 15 October 1994 in Laredo, Texas. | ||
Harold Mestre def. Juvenal Berrio |
21 January 1995 | Cartagena, Colombia | 0 | 98 |
Mbulelo Botile | 29 April 1995 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5 | 822 |
Tim Austin | 19 July 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | 9 | 2037 |
Rafael Márquez | 15 February 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 7 | 1503 |
Title vacated | 2006–2007 | Márquez vacated the title to move up to Junior Featherweight. His last successful defense was against Silence Mabuza on 5 August 2006 in Stateline, Nevada. | ||
Luís Alberto Pérez def. Genaro García |
7 July 2007 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 0 | 84 |
Joseph Agbeko | 29 September 2007 | Sacramento, California | 2 | 763 |
Yonnhy Pérez | 31 October 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 651 |
Abner Mares | 13 August 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 294 |
Title vacated | 8 February 2012 | Mares vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight rather than face mandatory challenger Vusi Malinga.[79] | ||
Leo Santa Cruz def. Vusi Malinga |
2 June 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 254 |
Title vacated | 11 February 2013 | Santa Cruz, citing his difficulty making the 118-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to junior featherweight one day before a scheduled purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger Jamie McDonnell.[80] His last successful defense was against Alberto Guevara on 15 December 2012 in Los Angeles, California. | ||
Jamie McDonnell def. Julio Ceja |
11 May 2013 | Doncaster, United Kingdom | 0 | 158 |
Title stripped | 16 October 2013[81] | McDonnell was stripped of the title after failing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Vusi Malinga.[82] | ||
Stuart Hall def. Vusi Malinga |
21 December 2013 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | 1 | 168 |
Paul Butler | 7 June 2014 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | 0 | 25 |
Title vacated | 2 July 2014 | Butler vacated the title to move down to junior bantamweight.[83] | ||
Randy Caballero def. Stuart Hall |
25 October 2014 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 0 | 391 |
Title stripped | 20 November 2015 | Caballero was stripped of the title after failing to make weight before his bout with interim IBF champion Lee Haskins. The IBF promoted Haskins to full champion status and the fight was cancelled.[84] | ||
Lee Haskins interim champion promoted |
20 November 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 568 |
Ryan Burnett | 10 June 2017 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1 | 247 |
Title vacated | 12 February 2018 | Burnett, the unified WBA/IBF champion, vacated the title after agreeing to fight WBA mandatory challenger Yonfrez Parejo rather than IBF mandatory Emmanuel Rodríguez.[85] | ||
Emmanuel Rodríguez def. Paul Butler |
5 May 2018 | London, United Kingdom | 0 | 2212 |
Junior bantamweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chun Ju-do def. Ken Kasugai |
December 10, 1983 | Osaka, Japan | 5 | 510 |
Ellyas Pical | May 3, 1985 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2 | 288 |
Cesar Polanco | February 15, 1986 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 0 | 140 |
Ellyas Pical (2) | July 5, 1986 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1 | 388 |
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. | ||
Chang Tae-il def. Soon Chun Kwon |
May 17, 1987 | Busan, South Korea | 0 | 153 |
Ellyas Pical (3) | October 17, 1987 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3 | 728 |
Juan Polo Perez | October 14, 1989 | Roanoke, Virginia | 0 | 186 |
Robert Quiroga | April 21, 1990 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | 5 | 1001 |
Julio César Borboa | January 16, 1993 | San Antonio, Texas | 5 | 590 |
Harold Grey | August 29, 1994 | Inglewood, California | 3 | 404 |
Carlos Gabriel Salazar | October 7, 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1 | 203 |
Harold Grey (2) | April 27, 1996 | Cartagena, Colombia | 0 | 119 |
Danny Romero | August 24, 1996 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 328 | |
Johnny Tapia | July 18, 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 166 |
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 | 251 |
Title vacated | 1999–2000 | Johnson's last defense was a no-contest against Raul Juarez on November 19, 1999 in Washington, D.C.. | ||
Félix Machado def. Julio Gamboa |
July 22, 2000 | Miami, Florida | 3 | 1046 |
Luis Alberto Pérez | January 4, 2003 | Washington, D.C. (title vacated) | 3 | 1368 |
Title vacated | November 3, 2006 | Pérez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his scheduled defense against Ricardo Vargas. Arizona Boxing Commission chief John Montano cancelled the fight, citing safety and contractual reasons.[86] | ||
Dimitri Kirilov def. José Navarro |
October 13, 2007 | Moscow, Russia | 1 | 294 |
Vic Darchinyan | August 2, 2008 | Tacoma, Washington | 2 | 360 |
Title vacated | July 28, 2009 | Darchinyan vacated the title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Simphiwe Nongqayi.[87] | ||
Simphiwe Nongqayi def. Jorge Arce |
September 15, 2009 | Cancún, Mexico | 1 | 332 |
Juan Alberto Rosas | July 31, 2010 | Tepic, Mexico | 0 | 132 |
Cristian Mijares | December 11, 2010 | Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico | 2 | 20 |
Title vacated | 2011 | Mijares vacated the title sometime in 2012 to compete in heavier weight classes. His only defense was against Carlos Rueda on May 14, 2011 at Victoria de Durango, Mexico | ||
Rodrigo Guerrero def. Raúl Martínez |
October 8, 2011 | Tijuana, Mexico | 0 | 126 |
Juan Carlos Sánchez Jr. | February 11, 2012 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 2 | 483 |
Title stripped | June 8, 2013 | Sánchez was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Roberto Domingo Sosa.[88] His last defense was against Rodel Mayol on September 22, 2012 at Los Mochis, Mexico | ||
Daiki Kameda def. Rodrigo Guerrero |
September 3, 2013 | Takamatsu, Japan | 0 | 197 |
Title vacated | March 19, 2014 | Kameda vacated the title citing difficulties making weight.[89] He was defeated by Liborio Solís in his only defense on 3 December 2013 but retained the title as Solis failed to make weight for the bout. | ||
Zolani Tete def. Teiru Kinoshita |
July 18, 2014 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 319 |
Title vacated | June 2, 2015 | Tete vacated the title after refusing to accept the results of a purse bid for a fight with mandatory challenger McJoe Arroyo.[90] | ||
McJoe Arroyo def. Arthur Villanueva |
July 18, 2015 | El Paso, Estados Unidos | 0 | 413 |
Jerwin Ancajas current champion |
September 3, 2016 | Taguig City, Philippines | 6 | 2821 |
Flyweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwon Soon-chun def. Rene Busayong |
24 December 1983 | Seoul, South Korea | 7 | 735 |
Chung Jong-kwan | 20 December 1985 | Busan, South Korea | 0 | 128 |
Jung Bi-won | 27 April 1986 | Busan, South Korea | 0 | 97 |
Shin Hi-sup | 2 August 1986 | Inchon, South Korea | 1 | 301 |
Dodie Boy Peñalosa | 22 February 1987 | Inchon, South Korea | 0 | 195 |
Choi Chang-ho | 5 September 1987 | Manila, Philippines | 0 | 133 |
Rolando Bohol | 16 January 1988 | Manila, Philippines | 1 | 263 |
Duke McKenzie | 5 October 1988 | London, United Kingdom | 1 | 243 |
Dave McAuley | 7 June 1989 | London, United Kingdom | 5 | 1100 |
Rodolfo Blanco | 11 June 1992 | Bilbao, Spain | 0 | 171 |
Pichit Sitbangprachan | 29 November 1992 | Samut Prakan, Thailand | 5 | 730 |
Title vacated | 25 November 1994 | Sitbangprachan retired. His last successful defense was against Jose Luis Zepeda on 8 May 1994 in Ratchaburi, Thailand | ||
Francisco Tejedor def. Jose Luis Zepeda |
18 February 1995 | Cartagena, Colombia | 0 | 63 |
Danny Romero | 22 April 1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 619 |
Title vacated | 1 January 1996[91] | Romero, citing he could no longer make the 112-pound limit, vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.[92] His last successful defense was against Miguel Martínez on 29 July 1995 in San Antonio, Texas | ||
Mark Johnson def. Francisco Tejedor |
4 May 1996 | Anaheim, California | 7 | 606 |
Title vacated | September 1998 | Johnson, citing weight problems, vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight and pursue a fight with Johnny Tapia,[93] which never materialized. Johnson's last successful defense was against José Laureano on 4 September 1998 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. | ||
Irene Pacheco def. Luis Cox Coronado |
10 April 1999 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 6 | 2077 |
Vic Darchinyan | 16 December 2004 | Hollywood, Florida | 5 | 933 |
Nonito Donaire | 7 July 2007 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 3 | 725 |
Title vacated | 1 July 2009 | Donaire vacated the title due to wanting to move up in weight. His last defense was against Raúl Martínez on 19 April 2009 at Quezon City, Philippines | ||
Moruti Mthalane def. Julio César Miranda |
20 November 2009 | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4 | 725 |
Title vacated | 13 January 2014 | Mthalane vacated the title and withdrew from a fight with mandatory challenger Amnat Ruenroeng scheduled for 24 January 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand, citing the low purse offered.[94] His last defense was against Ricardo Núñez on 1 September 2012 at Panama City | ||
Amnat Ruenroeng def. Rocky Fuentes |
22 January 2014 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 5 | 857 |
John Riel Casimero | 28 May 2016 | Beijing, China | 1 | 206 |
Title vacated | 20 December 2016 | Casimero vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.[95] | ||
Donnie Nietes def. Komgrich Nantapech |
29 April 2017 | Cebu City, Philippines | 1 | 347 |
Title vacated | 11 April 2018 | Nietes vacated the title to move up to junior bantamweight.[96] | ||
Moruti Mthalane (2) def. Muhammad Waseem |
15 July 2018 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 0 | 2141 |
Junior flyweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dodie Boy Peñalosa def. Satoshi Shingaki |
10 December 1983 | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 951 |
Title stripped | 18 July 1986 | Peñalosa was stripped of the title for failing to make a mandatory defense by a July 15 deadline.[97] His last successful defense was against Yani Dokolamo on 12 October 1985 in Jakarta, Indonesia. | ||
Choi Jum-hwan def. Cho-Woon Park |
7 December 1986 | Busan, South Korea | 3 | 698 |
Tacy Macalos | 4 November 1988 | Quezon City, Philippines | 0 | 179 |
Muangchai Kittikasem | 2 May 1989 | Bangkok, Thailand | 3 | 489 |
Michael Carbajal | 29 July 1990 | Phoenix, Arizona | 9 | 1301 |
Humberto González | 19 February 1994 | Inglewood, California | 3 | 511 |
Saman Sorjaturong | 15 July 1995 | Inglewood, California | 1 | 138 |
Title vacated | November 1995 | Sorjaturong vacated the title after defeating Yuichi Hosono in Ratchaburi, Thailand on 12 November 1995. | ||
Michael Carbajal (2) def. Melchor Cob Castro |
16 March 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 308 |
Mauricio Pastrana | 18 January 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 111 |
Title stripped | 9 May 1997 | Pastrana was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a fight with Manuel Herrera due to epididymitis.[98] | ||
Mauricio Pastrana (2) def. Manuel Herrera |
13 December 1997 | Pompano Beach, Florida | 1 | 258 |
Title stripped | 28 August 1998 | Pastrana was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his bout with Carlos Murillo.[99] | ||
Will Grigsby def. Ratanapol Sor Vorapin |
18 December 1998 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 1 | 288 |
Ricardo López | 2 October 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 1153 |
Title vacated | 28 November 2002 | Lopez retired as champion in Mexico City, Mexico. His last successful defense was against Zolani Petelo on 29 September 2001 in New York City, New York. | ||
Víctor Burgos def. Alex Sánchez |
15 February 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 | 819 |
Will Grigsby (2) | 14 May 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 0 | 238 |
Ulises Solís | 7 January 2006 | New York City, New York | 9 | 1198 |
Brian Viloria | 19 April 2009 | Manila, Philippines | 1 | 279 |
Carlos Tamara | 23 January 2010 | Manila, Philippines | 0 | 126 |
Luis Alberto Lazarte | 29 May 2010 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2 | 336 |
Ulises Solís | 30 April 2011 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1 | 446 |
Title stripped | 19 July 2012 | Solís was stripped of the title due to inactivity stemming from injuries suffered during a street fight in October 2011.[100] His only defense was on 28 August 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico against Jether Oliva. | ||
Johnriel Casimero interim champion promoted |
19 July 2012 | N/A | 4 | 652 |
Title stripped | 2 May 2014 | Casimero was stripped of the title after failing to make weight the day before his fight against Mauricio Fuentes.[101] His last successful defense was against Felipe Salguero on 26 October 2013 at Makati City, Philippines | ||
Javier Mendoza def. Ramón García Hirales |
20 September 2014 | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 465 |
Akira Yaegashi | 29 December 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 509 |
Milan Melindo | 21 May 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 2561 |
Ryoichi Taguchi | 31 December 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 0 | 140 |
Hekkie Budler | 20 May 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 0 | 65 |
Title vacated | 24 July 2018 | Budler vacated the title, citing the low purse to defend it against his mandatory challenger Felix Alvarado.[102] |
Mini flyweight
Name | Date | Location | Defenses | Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kyung-Yung Lee def. Masaharu Kawakami |
14 June 1987 | Changnyeong County, South Korea | 0 | 200 |
Title vacated | December 1987 | Lee vacated the title to focus on winning the WBC Minimumweight world championship. | ||
Samuth Sithnaruepol def. Domingo Lucas |
24 March 1988 | Bangkok, Thailand | 2 | 450 |
Nico Thomas | 17 June 1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 0 | 96 |
Algerico Chávez | 21 September 1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 0 | 154 |
Fahlan Sakkreerin | 22 February 1990 | Bangkok, Thailand | 7 | 927 |
Manny Melchor | 6 September 1992 | Samut Prakan, Thailand | 0 | 95 |
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin | 10 December 1992 | Bangkok, Thailand | 19 | 1843 |
Zolani Petelo | 27 December 1997 | Songkhla, Thailand | 5 | 734 |
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 2 June 2000 in Ashford, United Kingdom. | ||
Roberto Carlos Leyva def. Daniel Reyes |
29 April 2001 | Queens, New York | 1 | 467 |
Miguel Barrera | 9 August 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 295 |
Edgar Cardenas | 31 May 2003 | Tijuana, Mexico | 0 | 126 |
Daniel Reyes | 4 October 2003 | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 346 |
Muhammad Rachman | 14 September 2004 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3 | 1026 |
Florante Condes | 7 July 2007 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 0 | 343 |
Raúl García | 14 June 2008 | La Paz, Mexico | 4 | 650 |
Nkosinathi Joyi | 26 March 2010 | East London, South Africa | 1 | 890 |
Mario Rodríguez | 1 September 2012 | Guasave, Mexico | 0 | 210 |
Katsunari Takayama | 30 March 2013 | Guasave, Mexico | 2 | 497 |
Francisco Rodríguez Jr. | 9 August 2014 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | 0 | 53 |
Title vacated | 1 October 2014 | Rodríguez vacated the title to move up to junior flyweight.[103] | ||
Katsunari Takayama (2) def. Go Odaira |
31 December 2014 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 365 |
Jose Argumedo | 31 December 2015 | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 570 |
Hiroto Kyoguchi | 23 July 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 369 |
Title vacated | 27 July 2018 | Kyoguchi vacated the title to move up to junior flyweight. |
Notes
- 1 Date listed is when the World title was won (WBA was formed in 1921).
See also
- List of IBF female world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of IBO world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
- List of lineal boxing world champions
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