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Nathan Cleverly

Nathan Cleverly held the WBA Regular and WBO light heavyweight world titles between 2011 and 2017.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
6–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBO light heavyweight, 2011–2013)
2 years, 2 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2011 – Jan 2018

Light HeavyweightWBA Regular
WBO
2011age 232012age 242013age 252014age 262015age 272016age 282017age 292018age 30
2012201420162018

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2017

  2. Badou Jack beats Nathan Cleverly via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2016

  4. The Ring magazine rates Nathan Cleverly No. 7 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  5. Nathan Cleverly beats Juergen Braehmer via corner retirement 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2013

  7. The Ring magazine rates Nathan Cleverly No. 3 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  8. Sergey Kovalev beats Nathan Cleverly via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  9. Nathan Cleverly beats Robin Krasniqi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  10. The Ring magazine rates Nathan Cleverly No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  11. 2012

  12. Nathan Cleverly beats Shawn Hawk via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  13. Nathan Cleverly beats Tommy Karpency via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  14. 2011

  15. The Ring magazine rates Nathan Cleverly No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  16. Nathan Cleverly beats Tony Bellew via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  17. Nathan Cleverly beats Aleksy Kuziemski via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  18. Nathan Cleverly becomes WBO light heavyweight champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  19. 2010

  20. The Ring magazine rates Nathan Cleverly No. 5 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings