Cruiserweight

Data covering WBA, WBA Regular, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring world title bouts and reigns.

World title bouts: 275
World champions: 77
Longest world title reign (Johnny Nelson, WBO, 1999–2006): 7 years, 5 months
Most world title bouts (Marco Huck, won 13, lost 4): 18

Current world champions

WBA SuperDavid Benavidezsince 2nd May 2026
WBCMichal Cieslaksince 14th Sep 2026
IBFVacantsince 23rd Mar 2026
WBODavid Benavidezsince 2nd May 2026
The RingJai Opetaiasince 2nd Jul 2022

Upcoming world title bouts

5th December 2026
David Benavidez v Michal Cieslak
Cruiserweight · WBC and WBO

Arsen GoulamirianGilberto RamirezDavid Benavidez

Ryad Merhy

Ilunga MakabuBadou JackNoel MikaelianBadou JackNoel Mikaelian

BriedisJai OpetaiaJai Opetaia

Lawrence OkolieChris Billam-SmithGilberto RamirezDavid Benavidez

BriedisJai Opetaia

AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027

19801990200020102020

World title boutScheduled

Longest reigns

1Johnny NelsonWBO1999–20067 years, 5 months · 12 successful defences
2Marco HuckWBO2009–20155 years, 11 months · 12 successful defences
3Denis LebedevWBA Super, WBA Regular and IBF2012–20185 years, 3 months · 5 successful defences
4Arsen GoulamirianWBA Super2019–20244 years, 6 months · 3 successful defences
5Jai OpetaiaIBF and The Ring2022–present4 years, 4 months · 9 successful defences
6Krzysztof WlodarczykWBC2010–20144 years, 4 months · 6 successful defences
7Guillermo JonesWBA Regular2008–20124 years, 1 month · 2 successful defences
8Juan Carlos GomezWBC1998–20023 years, 11 months · 10 successful defences
9Yoan Pablo HernandezIBF and The Ring2011–20153 years, 11 months · 4 successful defences
10Vassiliy JirovIBF1999–20033 years, 10 months · 6 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

Show references

1979
8th Dec
Mate Parlov and Marvin Camel draw via majority decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBC

1980
31st Mar
Marvin Camel beats Mate Parlov via unanimous decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
25th Nov
Carlos De Leon beats Marvin Camel via majority decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
1982
13th Feb
Ossie Ocasio beats Robbie Williams via split decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
24th Feb
Carlos De Leon beats Marvin Camel via knockout 8/15
Cruiserweight · WBC
27th Jun
ST Gordon beats Carlos De Leon via knockout 2/15
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
15th Dec
Ossie Ocasio beats Eddie Taylor via unanimous decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
1983
16th Feb
ST Gordon beats Jesse Burnett via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
20th May
Ossie Ocasio beats Randy Stephens via unanimous decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
17th Jul
Carlos De Leon beats ST Gordon via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
21st Sep
Carlos De Leon beats Yaqui Lopez via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
13th Dec
Marvin Camel beats Roddy MacDonald via knockout 5/15
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
1984
3rd Feb
Carlos De Leon becomes The Ring cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · The RingNew champion
9th Mar
Carlos De Leon beats Anthony Davis via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The Ring
5th May
Ossie Ocasio beats John Odhiambho via knockout 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
2nd Jun
Carlos De Leon beats Bash Ali via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The Ring
6th Oct
Lee Roy Murphy beats Marvin Camel via knockout 14/15
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
1st Dec
Piet Crous beats Ossie Ocasio via unanimous decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
20th Dec
Lee Roy Murphy beats Eddie Taylor via knockout 12/15
Cruiserweight · IBF
1985
30th Mar
Piet Crous beats Randy Stephens via knockout 3/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
6th Jun
Alfonzo Ratliff beats Carlos De Leon via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
27th Jul
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Piet Crous via knockout 11/15
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
21st Sep
Bernard Benton beats Alfonzo Ratliff via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
19th Oct
Lee Roy Murphy beats Chisanda Mutti via knockout 12/15
Cruiserweight · IBF
1986
22nd Mar
Carlos De Leon beats Bernard Benton via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Leon Spinks via knockout 6/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
19th Apr
Lee Roy Murphy beats Dorcy Gaymon via knockout 9/15
Cruiserweight · IBF
12th Jul
Evander Holyfield beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via split decision 15/15
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
10th Aug
Carlos De Leon beats Michael Greer via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The Ring
25th Oct
Ricky Parkey beats Lee Roy Murphy via knockout 10/15
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
1987
14th Feb
Evander Holyfield beats Henry Tillman via knockout 7/15
Cruiserweight · WBA
21st Feb
Carlos De Leon beats Angelo Rottoli via corner retirement 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and The Ring
28th Mar
Ricky Parkey beats Chisanda Mutti via knockout 12/15
Cruiserweight · IBF
30th Mar
Carlos De Leon’s reign as The Ring cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · The Ring
15th May
Evander Holyfield beats Ricky Parkey via knockout 3/15
Cruiserweight · WBA and IBFNew IBF champion
15th Aug
Evander Holyfield beats Ossie Ocasio via knockout 11/15
Cruiserweight · WBA and IBF
5th Dec
Evander Holyfield beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via knockout 4/15
Cruiserweight · WBA and IBF
1988
22nd Jan
Carlos De Leon beats Jose Maria Flores Burlon via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
9th Apr
Evander Holyfield beats Carlos De Leon via knockout 8/15
Cruiserweight · WBA, WBC and IBFNew WBC champion
4th Dec
Evander Holyfield’s reign as the WBA, WBC and IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA, WBC and IBF
1989
25th Mar
Taoufik Belbouli beats Michael Greer via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
17th May
Carlos De Leon beats Sammy Reeson via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
3rd Jun
Glenn McCrory beats Patrick Lumumba via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
25th Sep
Taoufik Belbouli’s reign as the WBA cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA
21st Oct
Glenn McCrory beats Siza Makathini via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
27th Nov
Robert Daniels beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
3rd Dec
Boone Pultz beats Magne Havna via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion

1990
27th Jan
Carlos De Leon and Johnny Nelson draw via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
22nd Mar
Jeff Lampkin beats Glenn McCrory via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
17th May
Magne Havna beats Boone Pultz via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
19th Jul
Robert Daniels beats Craig Bodzianowski via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
27th Jul
Massimiliano Duran beats Carlos De Leon via disqualification 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
28th Jul
Jeff Lampkin beats Siza Makathini via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
22nd Nov
Robert Daniels and Taoufik Belbouli draw via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
8th Dec
Massimiliano Duran beats Anaclet Wamba via disqualification 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
Magne Havna beats Daniel Eduardo Neto via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1991
15th Feb
Magne Havna beats Tyrone Booze via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
8th Mar
Bobby Czyz beats Robert Daniels via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
1st Jul
Jeff Lampkin’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
20th Jul
Anaclet Wamba beats Massimiliano Duran via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
9th Aug
Bobby Czyz beats Bash Ali via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
7th Sep
James Warring beats James Pritchard via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
15th Nov
James Warring beats Donnell Wingfield via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
13th Dec
Anaclet Wamba beats Massimiliano Duran via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
1992
8th May
Bobby Czyz beats Donny Lalonde via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
16th May
James Warring beats Johnny Nelson via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
13th Jun
Anaclet Wamba beats Andrey Rudenko via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
25th Jul
Tyrone Booze beats Derek Angol via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
30th Jul
Alfred Cole beats James Warring via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
2nd Oct
Tyrone Booze beats Ralf Rocchigiani via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
16th Oct
Anaclet Wamba beats Andrew Maynard via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
1993
13th Feb
Markus Bott beats Tyrone Booze via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
28th Feb
Alfred Cole beats Uriah Grant via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
6th Mar
Anaclet Wamba beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
26th Jun
Nestor Hipolito Giovannini beats Markus Bott via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
16th Jul
Alfred Cole beats Glenn McCrory via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
5th Aug
Bobby Czyz’s reign as the WBA cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA
16th Oct
Anaclet Wamba beats Akim Tafer via corner retirement 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
6th Nov
Orlin Norris beats Marcelo Victor Figueroa via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
17th Nov
Alfred Cole beats Vincent Boulware via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
20th Nov
Nestor Hipolito Giovannini beats Markus Bott via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1994
4th Mar
Orlin Norris beats Arthur Williams via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
2nd Jul
Orlin Norris beats Arthur Williams via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
14th Jul
Anaclet Wamba and Adolpho Washington draw via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
23rd Jul
Alfred Cole beats Nate Miller via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
12th Nov
Orlin Norris beats James Heath via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
3rd Dec
Anaclet Wamba beats Marcelo Dominguez via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
17th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Nestor Hipolito Giovannini via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
30th Dec
Anaclet Wamba’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
1995
1st Jan
Alfred Cole’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
Dariusz Michalczewski’s reign as the WBO cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBO
17th Mar
Orlin Norris beats Adolpho Washington via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
10th Jun
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Carl Thompson via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
24th Jun
Alfred Cole beats Uriah Grant via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
22nd Jul
Nate Miller beats Orlin Norris via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
25th Jul
Marcelo Dominguez becomes the WBC cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
30th Sep
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Marc Randazzo via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
25th Nov
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Dan Ward via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1996
13th Jan
Nate Miller beats Reinaldo Gimenez via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
16th Mar
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Jay Snyder via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
23rd Mar
Nate Miller beats Brian LaSpada via technical knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
5th Jul
Marcelo Dominguez beats Patrice Aouissi via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
13th Jul
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Bash Ali via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
31st Aug
Adolpho Washington beats Torsten May via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
Nate Miller beats James Heath via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
6th Dec
Marcelo Dominguez beats Jose Arimatea da Silva via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
13th Dec
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Stefan Angehrn via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1997
22nd Feb
Nate Miller beats Alexander Gurov via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
26th Apr
Ralf Rocchigiani beats Stefan Angehrn via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
21st Jun
Uriah Grant beats Adolpho Washington via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
16th Aug
Marcelo Dominguez beats Akim Tafer via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
4th Oct
Carl Thompson beats Ralf Rocchigiani via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
8th Nov
Imamu Mayfield beats Uriah Grant via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Nate Miller via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
1998
21st Feb
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Marcelo Dominguez via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
28th Mar
Imamu Mayfield beats Terry Dunstan via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
18th Apr
Carl Thompson beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2nd May
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Terry Ray via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
5th Jun
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Guy Waters via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
18th Jul
Carl Thompson beats Chris Eubank via corner retirement 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
3rd Oct
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Alexey Ilyin via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
30th Oct
Arthur Williams beats Imamu Mayfield via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
14th Nov
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Ezequiel Paixao via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
12th Dec
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Rodney Gordon via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
1999
13th Mar
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Marcelo Dominguez via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
27th Mar
Johnny Nelson beats Carl Thompson via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
15th May
Johnny Nelson beats Bruce Scott via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
5th Jun
Vassiliy Jirov beats Arthur Williams via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
17th Jul
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Bruce Scott via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
7th Aug
Johnny Nelson beats Willard Lewis via corner retirement 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
18th Sep
Vassiliy Jirov beats Dale Brown via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
Johnny Nelson beats Sione Asipeli via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
6th Nov
Johnny Nelson beats Christophe Girard via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
13th Nov
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Ken Murphy via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
11th Dec
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Napoleon Tagoe via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBC

2000
12th Feb
Vassiliy Jirov beats Saul Montana via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
11th Mar
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Mohamed Siluvangi via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
8th Apr
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Valeriy Vykhor via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
Johnny Nelson beats Pietro Aurino via corner retirement 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
6th May
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Imamu Mayfield via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
7th Oct
Johnny Nelson beats Adam Watt via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
9th Dec
Virgil Hill beats Fabrice Tiozzo via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
16th Dec
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Jorge Castro via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2001
27th Jan
Johnny Nelson beats George Arias via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
6th Feb
Vassiliy Jirov beats Alex Gonzales via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
24th Mar
Vassiliy Jirov beats Terry McGroom via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
21st Jul
Johnny Nelson beats Marcelo Dominguez via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
8th Sep
Vassiliy Jirov beats Julian Letterlough via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
3rd Nov
Juan Carlos Gomez beats Pietro Aurino via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2002
1st Feb
Vassiliy Jirov beats Jorge Castro via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
19th Feb
Juan Carlos Gomez’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
23rd Feb
Jean Marc Mormeck beats Virgil Hill via corner retirement 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBANew champion
6th Apr
Johnny Nelson beats Ezra Sellers via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
10th Aug
Jean Marc Mormeck beats Dale Brown via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
11th Oct
Wayne Braithwaite beats Vincenzo Cantatore via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
23rd Nov
Johnny Nelson and Guillermo Jones draw via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2003
21st Feb
Wayne Braithwaite beats Ravea Springs via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
1st Mar
Jean Marc Mormeck beats Alexander Gurov via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
26th Apr
James Toney beats Vassiliy Jirov via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
1st Sep
James Toney’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
15th Nov
Johnny Nelson beats Alexander Petkovic via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
13th Dec
Wayne Braithwaite beats Luis Andres Pineda via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2004
17th Apr
Wayne Braithwaite beats Louis Azille via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
1st May
Kelvin Davis beats Ezra Sellers via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
22nd May
Jean Marc Mormeck beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA
4th Sep
Johnny Nelson beats Ruediger May via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2005
2nd Apr
Jean Marc Mormeck's WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
Jean Marc Mormeck beats Wayne Braithwaite via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
20th May
O'Neil Bell beats Dale Brown via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
26th Aug
O'Neil Bell beats Sebastiaan Rothmann via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
26th Nov
Johnny Nelson beats Vincenzo Cantatore via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2006
7th Jan
O'Neil Bell beats Jean Marc Mormeck via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
27th Jan
Virgil Hill beats Valery Brudov via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
1st Apr
O'Neil Bell’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
22nd Sep
Johnny Nelson’s reign as the WBO cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBO
Enzo Maccarinelli becomes the WBO cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
14th Oct
Enzo Maccarinelli beats Mark Hobson via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
25th Nov
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Steve Cunningham via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
2007
17th Mar
Jean Marc Mormeck beats O'Neil Bell via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
7th Apr
Enzo Maccarinelli beats Bobby Gunn via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
26th May
Steve Cunningham beats Krzysztof Wlodarczyk via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
21st Jul
Enzo Maccarinelli beats Wayne Braithwaite via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
3rd Nov
Enzo Maccarinelli beats Mohamed Azzaoui via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
10th Nov
David Haye beats Jean Marc Mormeck via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
24th Nov
Firat Arslan beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
29th Dec
Steve Cunningham beats Marco Huck via knockout 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
2008
8th Mar
David Haye beats Enzo Maccarinelli via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBO champion
3rd May
Firat Arslan beats Darnell Wilson via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
12th May
David Haye’s reign as the WBA Super and WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and WBC
23rd May
David Haye’s reign as The Ring cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · The Ring
22nd Jul
David Haye’s reign as the WBO cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBO
27th Sep
Guillermo Jones beats Firat Arslan via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
24th Oct
Giacobbe Fragomeni beats Rudolf Kraj via technical decision 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
11th Dec
Tomasz Adamek beats Steve Cunningham via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The RingNew IBF and The Ring champion
2009
1st Feb
Victor Emilio Ramirez becomes the WBO cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
27th Feb
Tomasz Adamek beats Johnathon Banks via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
16th May
Giacobbe Fragomeni and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk draw via points decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
Victor Emilio Ramirez beats Ali Ismailov via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
11th Jul
Tomasz Adamek beats Bobby Gunn via corner retirement 4/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
29th Aug
Marco Huck beats Victor Emilio Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
18th Oct
Tomasz Adamek’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
21st Nov
Zsolt Erdei beats Giacobbe Fragomeni via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
5th Dec
Marco Huck beats Ola Afolabi via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO

2010
13th Jan
Zsolt Erdei’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
20th Feb
Tomasz Adamek’s reign as The Ring cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · The Ring
13th Mar
Marco Huck beats Adam Richards via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1st May
Marco Huck beats Brian Minto via corner retirement 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
15th May
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Giacobbe Fragomeni via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
5th Jun
Steve Cunningham beats Troy Ross via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
21st Aug
Marco Huck beats Matt Godfrey via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
25th Sep
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Jason Robinson via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2nd Oct
Guillermo Jones beats Valery Brudov via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
18th Dec
Marco Huck beats Denis Lebedev via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2011
12th Feb
Steve Cunningham beats Enad Licina via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
2nd Apr
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Francisco Palacios via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
Marco Huck beats Ran Nakash via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
16th Jul
Marco Huck beats Hugo Garay via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
1st Oct
Yoan Pablo Hernandez beats Steve Cunningham via technical decision 6/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
22nd Oct
Marco Huck beats Rogelio Omar Rossi via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
5th Nov
Guillermo Jones beats Michael Marrone via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
30th Nov
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Danny Green via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2012
4th Feb
Yoan Pablo Hernandez beats Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The RingNew Ring champion
5th May
Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi draw via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
15th Sep
Yoan Pablo Hernandez beats Troy Ross via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
22nd Sep
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Francisco Palacios via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
30th Oct
Guillermo Jones’s reign as the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
Denis Lebedev becomes the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
3rd Nov
Marco Huck beats Firat Arslan via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
17th Dec
Denis Lebedev beats Santander Silgado via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
2013
17th May
Denis Lebedev v Guillermo Jones ends in a no contest
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
8th Jun
Marco Huck beats Ola Afolabi via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
21st Jun
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Rakhim Chakhkiev via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
23rd Nov
Yoan Pablo Hernandez beats Alexander Alekseev via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
6th Dec
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk beats Giacobbe Fragomeni via corner retirement 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2014
25th Jan
Marco Huck beats Firat Arslan via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
16th Aug
Yoan Pablo Hernandez beats Firat Arslan via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
30th Aug
Marco Huck beats Mirko Larghetti via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
27th Sep
Denis Lebedev beats Pawel Kolodziej via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
Grigory Drozd beats Krzysztof Wlodarczyk via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
2015
10th Apr
Denis Lebedev beats Youri Kayembre Kalenga via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
22nd May
Grigory Drozd beats Lukasz Janik via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
14th Aug
Krzysztof Glowacki beats Marco Huck via knockout 11/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
21st Sep
Yoan Pablo Hernandez’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
Victor Emilio Ramirez becomes the IBF cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
29th Sep
Yoan Pablo Hernandez’s reign as The Ring cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · The Ring
2nd Oct
Victor Emilio Ramirez and Ovill McKenzie draw via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
4th Nov
Denis Lebedev beats Lateef Kayode via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
2016
16th Mar
Grigory Drozd’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
16th Apr
Krzysztof Glowacki beats Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
21st May
Denis Lebedev beats Victor Emilio Ramirez via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super and IBF champion
Beibut Shumenov beats Junior Anthony Wright via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
29th May
Tony Bellew beats Ilunga Makabu via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
17th Sep
Oleksandr Usyk beats Krzysztof Glowacki via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
15th Oct
Tony Bellew beats BJ Flores via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
3rd Dec
Murat Gassiev beats Denis Lebedev via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
17th Dec
Oleksandr Usyk beats Thabiso Mchunu via knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2017
29th Mar
Tony Bellew’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
1st Apr
Mairis Briedis beats Marco Huck via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
8th Apr
Oleksandr Usyk beats Michael Hunter via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
19th Jun
Beibut Shumenov’s reign as the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
Yuniel Dorticos becomes the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
9th Jul
Denis Lebedev beats Mark Flanagan via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
9th Sep
Oleksandr Usyk beats Marco Huck via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
23rd Sep
Yuniel Dorticos beats Dmitry Kudryashov via knockout 2/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
30th Sep
Mairis Briedis beats Mike Perez via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
21st Oct
Murat Gassiev beats Krzysztof Wlodarczyk via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · IBF
2018
27th Jan
Oleksandr Usyk beats Mairis Briedis via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC and WBONew WBC champion
31st Jan
Denis Lebedev’s reign as the WBA Super cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
3rd Feb
Yuniel Dorticos vacates the WBA Regular cruiserweight world title
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
Murat Gassiev beats Yuniel Dorticos via knockout 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion
7th Jul
Beibut Shumenov beats Hizni Altunkaya via corner retirement 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
21st Jul
Oleksandr Usyk beats Murat Gassiev via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, IBF and The Ring champion
10th Nov
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tony Bellew via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
2019
27th Mar
Oleksandr Usyk’s reign as the WBA Super cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
31st May
Beibut Shumenov’s reign as the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
4th Jun
Oleksandr Usyk’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
5th Jun
Oleksandr Usyk’s reign as the WBO cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBO
Krzysztof Glowacki becomes the WBO cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
14th Jun
Oleksandr Usyk’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
15th Jun
Yuniel Dorticos beats Andrew Tabiti via knockout 10/12
Cruiserweight · IBFNew champion
Mairis Briedis beats Krzysztof Glowacki via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
31st Aug
Beibut Shumenov becomes the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
Arsen Goulamirian becomes the WBA Super cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBA SuperNew champion
4th Nov
Oleksandr Usyk’s reign as The Ring cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · The Ring
15th Nov
Arsen Goulamirian beats Kane Watts via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
25th Nov
Mairis Briedis’s reign as the WBO cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBO
28th Dec
Arsen Goulamirian beats Constantin Bejenaru via corner retirement 9/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super

2020
31st Jan
Ilunga Makabu beats Michal Cieslak via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
26th Sep
Mairis Briedis beats Yuniel Dorticos via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The RingNew IBF and The Ring champion
19th Dec
Ilunga Makabu beats Olanrewaju Durodola via knockout 7/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
2021
29th Jan
Beibut Shumenov’s reign as the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
Ryad Merhy becomes the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBA RegularNew champion
20th Mar
Lawrence Okolie beats Krzysztof Glowacki via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
17th Jul
Ryad Merhy beats Zhaoxin Zhang via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
25th Sep
Lawrence Okolie beats Dilan Prasovic via knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
16th Oct
Mairis Briedis beats Artur Mann via technical knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
2022
29th Jan
Ilunga Makabu beats Thabiso Mchunu via split decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
27th Feb
Lawrence Okolie beats Michal Cieslak via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
2nd Jul
Jai Opetaia beats Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The RingNew IBF and The Ring champion
12th Aug
Ryad Merhy’s reign as the WBA Regular cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBA Regular
19th Nov
Arsen Goulamirian beats Aleksei Egorov via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super
2023
26th Feb
Badou Jack beats Ilunga Makabu via technical knockout 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
25th Mar
Lawrence Okolie beats David Light via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
27th May
Chris Billam-Smith beats Lawrence Okolie via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBONew champion
16th Sep
Badou Jack’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
30th Sep
Jai Opetaia beats Jordan Thompson via technical knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
4th Nov
Noel Mikaelian beats Ilunga Makabu via technical knockout 3/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
10th Dec
Chris Billam-Smith beats Mateusz Masternak via corner retirement 8/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
18th Dec
Jai Opetaia’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
23rd Dec
Jai Opetaia beats Ellis Zorro via knockout 1/12
Cruiserweight · The Ring
2024
30th Mar
Gilberto Ramirez beats Arsen Goulamirian via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA SuperNew champion
18th May
Jai Opetaia beats Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The RingNew IBF champion
15th Jun
Chris Billam-Smith beats Richard Riakporhe via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBO
12th Oct
Jai Opetaia beats Jack Massey via technical knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
16th Nov
Gilberto Ramirez beats Chris Billam-Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and WBONew WBO champion
11th Dec
Noel Mikaelian’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
Badou Jack becomes the WBC cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
2025
8th Jan
Jai Opetaia beats David Nyika via knockout 4/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
3rd May
Badou Jack beats Noel Mikaelian via majority decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBC
8th Jun
Jai Opetaia beats Claudio Squeo via knockout 5/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
28th Jun
Gilberto Ramirez beats Yuniel Dorticos via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and WBO
6th Dec
Jai Opetaia beats Huseyin Cinkara via knockout 8/12
Cruiserweight · IBF and The Ring
Source: Savage Opetaia knockout seals world title defence(opens in a new tab), AAP via Maitland Mercury, Murray Wenzel, 7th Dec 2025
13th Dec
Noel Mikaelian beats Badou Jack via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
Source: Noel Mikaelian dethrones Badou Jack(opens in a new tab), Boxsport, Adam Noble-Forcey, 14th Dec 2025
2026
8th Mar
Jai Opetaia beats Brandon Glanton via unanimous decision 12/12
Cruiserweight · The Ring
Source: BOXING SHOW RESULTS(opens in a new tab), Nevada State Athletic Commission
23rd Mar
Jai Opetaia’s reign as the IBF cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · IBF
Source: Jai Opetaia drops IBF title for second time without losing in the ring(opens in a new tab), Fight Mag, Parviz Iskenderov, 23rd Mar 2026
2nd May
David Benavidez beats Gilberto Ramirez via knockout 6/12
Cruiserweight · WBA Super and WBONew WBA Super and WBO champion
Source: Benavidez KOs Ramirez in the 6th to win the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles(opens in a new tab), AP News, Mark Anderson, 3rd May 2026
12th Sep
Jai Opetaia beats Noel Mikaelian via technical knockout 9/12
Cruiserweight · The Ring
Source: Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn live results: Round-by-round updates, highlights and winner (September 12, 2026)(opens in a new tab), DraftKings Network, Ryan Wohl, 12th Sep 2026
14th Sep
Noel Mikaelian’s reign as the WBC cruiserweight world champion ends
Cruiserweight · WBC
Source: Cieslak elevated to WBC cruiserweight champion(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Nate Pardo-Marrero, 14th Sep 2026
Michal Cieslak becomes the WBC cruiserweight world champion
Cruiserweight · WBCNew champion
Source: Cieslak elevated to WBC cruiserweight champion(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Nate Pardo-Marrero, 14th Sep 2026
5th Dec
David Benavidez v Michal Cieslak
Cruiserweight · WBC and WBOScheduled
Source: Benavidez-Cieslak title unification set for Dec. 5(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Nate Pardo-Marrero, 22nd Oct 2026

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