Light Heavyweight

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

World title bouts: 457
World champions: 100
Longest world title reign (Archie Moore, The Ring, 1952–1962): 9 years, 4 months
Most world title bouts (Dariusz Michalczewski, won 24, lost 2): 26

Current world champions

WBA SuperDmitry Bivolsince 22nd Feb 2025
WBA RegularVacantsince 1st Oct 2026
WBCWilly Hutchinsonsince 7th Nov 2026
IBFDmitry Bivolsince 22nd Feb 2025
WBODmitry Bivolsince 22nd Feb 2025
The RingDmitry Bivolsince 22nd Feb 2025

Upcoming world title bouts

12th December 2026
Dmitry Bivol v Callum Smith
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring

Dmitry BivolBeterbievDmitry Bivol

David MorrellDavid Benavidez

Artur BeterbievDavid Benavidez

Artur BeterbievDmitry Bivol

JrArtur BeterbievDmitry Bivol

BeterbievDmitry Bivol

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World title boutScheduled

Longest reigns

1Archie MooreNYSAC, WBA and The Ring1952–19629 years, 4 months · 9 successful defences
2Dariusz MichalczewskiWBA, IBF and WBO1994–20039 years, 1 month · 23 successful defences
3Artur BeterbievWBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring2017–20257 years, 3 months · 9 successful defences
4Gus LesnevichNYSAC, WBA and The Ring1941–19487 years, 2 months · 5 successful defences
5Dmitry BivolWBA Super and WBA Regular2017–20247 years · 12 successful defences
6Roy Jones JrWBA, WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring1997–20046 years, 9 months · 12 successful defences
7Sam LangfordIBU1913–19196 years, 7 months · 0 successful defences
8Bob FosterWBA, WBC and The Ring1968–19746 years, 3 months · 13 successful defences
9Zsolt ErdeiWBO2004–20095 years, 9 months · 11 successful defences
10Adonis StevensonWBC and The Ring2013–20185 years, 5 months · 8 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

Show references

1913
17th Feb
Bob Moha beats Cyclone Johnny Thompson via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
1st May
Sam Langford becomes the IBU light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · IBUNew champion
1914
15th Jun
Jack Dillon beats Bob Moha via points decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
28th Sep
Jack Dillon beats Frank Mantell via newspaper decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
9th Nov
Jack Dillon beats Charley Weinert via technical knockout 2/6
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
1915
1st Nov
Jack Dillon beats Charley Weinert via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
1916
25th Apr
Jack Dillon beats Battling Levinsky via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
12th Sep
Jack Dillon and Battling Levinsky draw via points decision 8/8
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
17th Oct
Jack Dillon beats Tim O'Neil via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
24th Oct
Battling Levinsky beats Jack Dillon via points decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
1917
27th Feb
Battling Levinsky beats Billy Miske via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
23rd Mar
Tommy Gibbons beats Battling Levinsky via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
9th May
Battling Levinsky and Bob McAllister draw via newspaper decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
20th Jun
Battling Levinsky beats Johnny Howard via points decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
14th Nov
Battling Levinsky’s reign as the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
1919
26th Dec
Sam Langford’s reign as the IBU light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBU

1920
12th Oct
Georges Carpentier beats Battling Levinsky via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion
1921
2nd Jul
Georges Carpentier becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
1922
11th May
Georges Carpentier beats Ted Kid Lewis via knockout 1/20
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU
24th Sep
Battling Siki beats Georges Carpentier via knockout 6/20
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU, NYSAC and WBA champion
1923
17th Mar
Mike McTigue beats Battling Siki via points decision 20/20
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC and WBA champion
Mike McTigue becomes The Ring light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
25th Jun
Tommy Loughran beats Mike McTigue via newspaper decision 8/8
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA
2nd Aug
Mike McTigue beats Tommy Loughran via newspaper decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA
4th Oct
Young Stribling and Mike McTigue draw via points decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA
18th Nov
Battling Siki’s reign as the IBU light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBU
1925
7th Jan
Mickey Walker beats Mike McTigue via newspaper decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
23rd May
Mike McTigue’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
Paul Berlenbach becomes The Ring light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
30th May
Paul Berlenbach beats Mike McTigue via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and WBA champion
13th Jul
Paul Berlenbach v Tony Marullo ends in a no contest
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
11th Sep
Paul Berlenbach beats Jimmy Slattery via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
11th Dec
Paul Berlenbach beats Jack Delaney via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1926
10th Jun
Paul Berlenbach beats Young Stribling via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
16th Jul
Jack Delaney beats Paul Berlenbach via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
10th Dec
Jack Delaney beats Jamaica Kid via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1927
26th Jul
Jack Delaney’s reign as the NYSAC and WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA
Mike McTigue becomes the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
27th Jul
Jack Delaney’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
30th Aug
Jimmy Slattery beats Maxie Rosenbloom via points decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
7th Oct
Tommy Loughran beats Mike McTigue via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
Tommy Loughran becomes The Ring light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
12th Dec
Tommy Loughran beats Jimmy Slattery via majority decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion
1928
6th Jan
Tommy Loughran beats Leo Lomski via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1st Jun
Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
16th Jul
Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1929
28th Mar
Tommy Loughran beats Mickey Walker via split decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
18th Jul
Tommy Loughran beats Jim Braddock via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
3rd Sep
Tommy Loughran’s reign as the NYSAC and WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA

1930
10th Feb
Jimmy Slattery beats Lou Scozza via majority decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
25th Jun
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Jimmy Slattery via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
1st Sep
Maxie Rosenbloom becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
22nd Oct
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Abie Bain via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The Ring
1931
6th Jun
Maxie Rosenbloom’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
5th Aug
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Jimmy Slattery via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The Ring
1932
18th Mar
George Nichols beats Dave Maier via split decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · IBU and WBANew IBU and WBA champion
14th Jul
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Lou Scozza via majority decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The Ring
17th Dec
George Nichols’s reign as the IBU and WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBU and WBA
1933
1st Jan
Joe Knight becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
1st Mar
Bob Godwin beats Joe Knight via points decision 10/10
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
10th Mar
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Adolf Heuser via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The Ring
24th Mar
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Bob Godwin via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion
3rd Nov
Maxie Rosenbloom beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1934
5th Feb
Maxie Rosenbloom and Joe Knight draw via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
17th Sep
Maxie Rosenbloom’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
16th Nov
Bob Olin beats Maxie Rosenbloom via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1935
31st Oct
John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1936
13th Mar
John Henry Lewis beats Jock McAvoy via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1st Sep
Gustave Roth beats Heinz Lazek via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBUNew champion
29th Oct
Gustave Roth beats Adolf Witt via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
9th Nov
John Henry Lewis beats Len Harvey via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1937
12th Jan
Gustave Roth and Antonio Rodrigues draw via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
24th Mar
Gustave Roth beats Merlo Preciso via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
1st May
Gustave Roth beats John Andersson via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
3rd Jun
John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1st Dec
Gustave Roth and Karel Sys draw via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
1938
21st Jan
Gustave Roth beats Jupp Besselmann via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBU
25th Mar
Adolf Heuser beats Gustave Roth via knockout 7/15
Light Heavyweight · IBUNew champion
1st Apr
Adolf Heuser’s reign as the IBU light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBU
25th Apr
John Henry Lewis beats Emilio Martinez via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
28th Jul
John Henry Lewis’s reign as the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
28th Oct
John Henry Lewis beats Al Gainer via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA and The Ring
29th Nov
Tiger Jack Fox becomes the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
1939
3rd Feb
Melio Bettina beats Tiger Jack Fox via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSACNew champion
1st Jun
John Henry Lewis’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
19th Jun
John Henry Lewis’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
13th Jul
Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
25th Sep
Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
17th Nov
Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

1940
5th Jun
Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1941
13th Jan
Anton Christoforidis beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
1st May
Billy Conn’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
22nd May
Gus Lesnevich beats Anton Christoforidis via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
3rd Jun
Billy Conn’s reign as the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
26th Aug
Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
14th Nov
Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1946
14th May
Gus Lesnevich beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1947
28th Feb
Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1948
5th Mar
Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 1/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
26th Jul
Freddie Mills beats Gus Lesnevich via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

1950
24th Jan
Joey Maxim beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1951
22nd Aug
Joey Maxim beats Bob Murphy via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1952
25th Jun
Joey Maxim beats Sugar Ray Robinson via corner retirement 13/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
17th Dec
Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1953
24th Jun
Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1954
27th Jan
Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
11th Aug
Archie Moore beats Harold Johnson via knockout 14/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1955
22nd Jun
Archie Moore beats Bobo Olson via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1956
5th Jun
Archie Moore beats Yolande Pompey via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1957
20th Sep
Archie Moore beats Tony Anthony via knockout 7/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1958
10th Dec
Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1959
12th Aug
Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

1960
25th Oct
Archie Moore’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1961
7th Feb
Harold Johnson beats Jesse Bowdry via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
24th Apr
Harold Johnson beats Von Clay via knockout 2/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
10th Jun
Archie Moore beats Giulio Rinaldi via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and The Ring
29th Aug
Harold Johnson beats Eddie Cotton via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1962
9th Feb
Archie Moore’s reign as the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
12th May
Harold Johnson beats Doug Jones via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
23rd Jun
Harold Johnson beats Gustav Scholz via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1963
14th Feb
Harold Johnson’s reign as the NYSAC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · NYSAC
Harold Johnson becomes the WBC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
1st Jun
Willie Pastrano beats Harold Johnson via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1964
10th Apr
Willie Pastrano beats Gregorio Peralta via corner retirement 5/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
30th Nov
Willie Pastrano beats Terry Downes via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1965
30th Mar
Jose Torres beats Willie Pastrano via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1966
21st May
Jose Torres beats Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
15th Aug
Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
15th Oct
Jose Torres beats Chic Calderwood via knockout 2/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
16th Dec
Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1967
16th May
Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
17th Nov
Dick Tiger beats Roger Rouse via knockout 12/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1968
24th May
Bob Foster beats Dick Tiger via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1969
22nd Jan
Bob Foster beats Frank DePaula via knockout 1/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
24th May
Bob Foster beats Andy Kendall via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

1970
4th Apr
Bob Foster beats Roger Rouse via corner retirement 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
27th Jun
Bob Foster beats Mark Tessman via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
9th Dec
Bob Foster’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1971
27th Feb
Vicente Rondon beats Jimmy Dupree via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
2nd Mar
Bob Foster beats Hal Carroll via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
24th Apr
Bob Foster beats Ray Anderson via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
5th Jun
Vicente Rondon beats Piero Del Papa via knockout 1/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
21st Aug
Vicente Rondon beats Eddie Jones via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
26th Oct
Vicente Rondon beats Gomeo Brennan via knockout 13/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
30th Oct
Bob Foster beats Tommy Hicks via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
15th Dec
Vicente Rondon beats Doyle Baird via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
16th Dec
Bob Foster beats Brian Kelly via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
1972
7th Apr
Bob Foster beats Vicente Rondon via knockout 2/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion
27th Jun
Bob Foster beats Mike Quarry via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
26th Sep
Bob Foster beats Chris Finnegan via knockout 14/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1973
21st Aug
Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1st Dec
Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1974
17th Jun
Bob Foster and Jorge Ahumada draw via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
16th Sep
Bob Foster’s reign as the WBA, WBC and The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1st Oct
John Conteh beats Jorge Ahumada via points decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
7th Dec
Victor Galindez beats Len Hutchins via corner retirement 12/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
1975
11th Mar
John Conteh beats Lonnie Bennett via knockout 5/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC
7th Apr
Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
30th Jun
Victor Galindez beats Jorge Ahumada via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
13th Sep
Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1976
28th Mar
Victor Galindez beats Harald Skog via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
22nd May
Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via knockout 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
5th Oct
Victor Galindez beats Kosie Smith via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
9th Oct
John Conteh beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC
1977
5th Mar
John Conteh beats Len Hutchins via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC
21st May
Miguel Angel Cuello beats Jesse Burnett via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
18th Jun
Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
17th Sep
Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
20th Nov
Victor Galindez beats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1978
7th Jan
Mate Parlov beats Miguel Angel Cuello via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
6th May
Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
17th Jun
Mate Parlov beats John Conteh via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC
15th Sep
Mike Rossman beats Victor Galindez via knockout 13/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
2nd Dec
Marvin Johnson beats Mate Parlov via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
5th Dec
Mike Rossman beats Aldo Traversaro via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1979
14th Apr
Victor Galindez beats Mike Rossman via corner retirement 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
22nd Apr
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Marvin Johnson via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
18th Aug
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats John Conteh via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC
30th Nov
Marvin Johnson beats Victor Galindez via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
Matthew Saad Muhammad becomes The Ring light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion

1980
29th Mar
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats John Conteh via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
31st Mar
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Marvin Johnson via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
11th May
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Louis Pergaud via knockout 5/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
13th Jul
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Yaqui Lopez via knockout 14/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
20th Jul
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Jerry Martin via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
28th Nov
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Lottie Mwale via knockout 4/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
29th Nov
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Rudy Koopmans via corner retirement 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1981
28th Feb
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
25th Apr
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
18th Jul
Michael Spinks beats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
26th Sep
Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Jerry Martin via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
7th Nov
Michael Spinks beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 7/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
19th Dec
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Matthew Saad Muhammad via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
1982
13th Feb
Michael Spinks beats Mustafa Wasajja via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
21st Mar
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Jerry Martin via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
11th Apr
Michael Spinks beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
12th Jun
Michael Spinks beats Jerry Celestine via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
7th Aug
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Matthew Saad Muhammad via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
18th Sep
Michael Spinks beats Johnny Davis via knockout 9/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
20th Nov
Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Eddie Davis via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
1983
18th Mar
Michael Spinks beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
25th Nov
Michael Spinks beats Oscar Rivadeneyra via knockout 10/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1984
25th Feb
Michael Spinks beats Eddie Davis via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The RingNew IBF champion
1985
23rd Feb
Michael Spinks beats David Sears via knockout 3/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
6th Jun
Michael Spinks beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 8/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
21st Sep
Michael Spinks’s reign as the WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
10th Dec
JB Williamson beats Prince Mama Mohammed via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
21st Dec
Slobodan Kacar beats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via split decision 15/15
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
1986
9th Feb
Marvin Johnson beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 7/15
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
30th Apr
Dennis Andries beats JB Williamson via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
6th Sep
Bobby Czyz beats Slobodan Kacar via knockout 5/15
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
10th Sep
Dennis Andries beats Tony Sibson via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
20th Sep
Marvin Johnson beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 13/15
Light Heavyweight · WBA
26th Dec
Bobby Czyz beats David Sears via knockout 1/15
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1987
21st Feb
Bobby Czyz beats Willie Edwards via knockout 2/15
Light Heavyweight · IBF
7th Mar
Thomas Hearns beats Dennis Andries via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
3rd May
Bobby Czyz beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 6/15
Light Heavyweight · IBF
23rd May
Leslie Stewart beats Marvin Johnson via corner retirement 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
5th Sep
Virgil Hill beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
29th Oct
Charles Williams beats Bobby Czyz via corner retirement 9/15
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
21st Nov
Virgil Hill beats Rufino Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
27th Nov
Donny Lalonde beats Eddie Davis via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
1988
3rd Apr
Virgil Hill beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
29th May
Donny Lalonde beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
6th Jun
Virgil Hill beats Ramzi Hassan via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
10th Jun
Charles Williams beats Richard Caramanolis via knockout 11/15
Light Heavyweight · IBF
21st Oct
Charles Williams beats Rufino Angulo via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
7th Nov
Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
11th Nov
Virgil Hill beats Willie Featherstone via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
17th Nov
Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBC
3rd Dec
Michael Moorer beats Ramzi Hassan via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
1989
14th Jan
Michael Moorer beats Victor Claudio via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
19th Feb
Michael Moorer beats Frankie Swindell via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
21st Feb
Dennis Andries beats Tony Willis via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
4th Mar
Virgil Hill beats Bobby Czyz via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
22nd Apr
Michael Moorer beats Freddie Delgado via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
27th May
Virgil Hill beats Joe Lasisi via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
24th Jun
Jeff Harding beats Dennis Andries via knockout 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
25th Jun
Charles Williams beats Bobby Czyz via corner retirement 10/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
Michael Moorer beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
24th Oct
Virgil Hill beats James Kinchen via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
Jeff Harding beats Tom Collins via corner retirement 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
16th Nov
Michael Moorer beats Jeff Thompson via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
22nd Dec
Michael Moorer beats Mike Sedillo via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO

1990
7th Jan
Charles Williams beats Frankie Swindell via corner retirement 8/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
3rd Feb
Michael Moorer beats Marcellus Allen via corner retirement 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
25th Feb
Virgil Hill beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
18th Mar
Jeff Harding beats Nestor Hipolito Giovannini via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
28th Apr
Michael Moorer beats Mario Melo via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
7th Jul
Virgil Hill beats Tyrone Frazier via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
28th Jul
Dennis Andries beats Jeff Harding via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
10th Oct
Dennis Andries beats Sergio Daniel Merani via corner retirement 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
15th Dec
Michael Moorer beats Danny Stonewalker via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1991
6th Jan
Virgil Hill beats Mike Peak via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
12th Jan
Charles Williams beats Mwehu Beya via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
19th Jan
Dennis Andries beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
20th Apr
Charles Williams beats James Kinchen via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
9th May
Leeonzer Barber beats Tom Collins via corner retirement 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
3rd Jun
Thomas Hearns beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
20th Jul
Charles Williams beats Vincent Boulware via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
11th Sep
Jeff Harding beats Dennis Andries via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
19th Oct
Charles Williams beats Freddie Delgado via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1992
7th Jan
Leeonzer Barber beats Anthony Hembrick via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
20th Mar
Iran Barkley beats Thomas Hearns via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
10th Apr
Iran Barkley’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
5th Jun
Jeff Harding beats Christophe Tiozzo via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
29th Sep
Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
3rd Dec
Jeff Harding beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
1993
20th Feb
Virgil Hill beats Adolpho Washington via technical decision 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
27th Feb
Leeonzer Barber beats Mike Sedillo via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
20th Mar
Henry Maske beats Charles Williams via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
3rd Apr
Virgil Hill beats Fabrice Tiozzo via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
28th Aug
Virgil Hill beats Sergio Daniel Merani via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
18th Sep
Henry Maske beats Anthony Hembrick via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
29th Sep
Leeonzer Barber beats Andrea Magi via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
9th Nov
Virgil Hill beats Saul Montana via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
11th Dec
Henry Maske beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
17th Dec
Virgil Hill beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
1994
29th Jan
Leeonzer Barber beats Nicky Piper via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
26th Mar
Henry Maske beats Ernesto Magdaleno via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
4th Jun
Henry Maske beats Andrea Magi via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
23rd Jul
Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
Mike McCallum beats Jeff Harding via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
10th Sep
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Leeonzer Barber via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
8th Oct
Henry Maske beats Iran Barkley via corner retirement 9/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1995
11th Feb
Henry Maske beats Egerton Marcus via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
25th Feb
Mike McCallum beats Carl Jones via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
11th Mar
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Roberto Dominguez via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1st Apr
Virgil Hill beats Crawford Ashley via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
20th May
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Paul Carlo via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
27th May
Henry Maske beats Graciano Rocchigiani via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
16th Jun
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Mike McCallum via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
19th Aug
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Everardo Armenta Jr via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2nd Sep
Virgil Hill beats Drake Thadzi via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
7th Oct
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Philippe Michel via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
14th Oct
Henry Maske beats Graciano Rocchigiani via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1996
13th Jan
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Eric Lucas via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
17th Feb
Henry Maske beats Duran Williams via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
6th Apr
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Asluddin Umarov via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
20th Apr
Virgil Hill beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
25th May
Henry Maske beats John Scully via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
8th Jun
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Christophe Girard via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
10th Aug
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Graciano Rocchigiani via disqualification 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
23rd Nov
Virgil Hill beats Henry Maske via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA and IBFNew IBF champion
13th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Christophe Girard via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1997
1st Mar
Fabrice Tiozzo’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBC
Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
21st Mar
Montell Griffin beats Roy Jones Jr via disqualification 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
13th Jun
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, IBF and WBONew WBA and IBF champion
16th Jun
Dariusz Michalczewski’s reign as the IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1st Jul
Dariusz Michalczewski’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA
19th Jul
William Guthrie beats Darrin Allen via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
7th Aug
Roy Jones Jr beats Montell Griffin via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
20th Sep
Lou Del Valle beats Eddy Smulders via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion
4th Oct
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Nicky Piper via corner retirement 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
13th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Daren Zenner via corner retirement 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1998
6th Feb
Reggie Johnson beats William Guthrie via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
20th Mar
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Andrea Magi via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
21st Mar
Graciano Rocchigiani beats Michael Nunn via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
29th May
Reggie Johnson beats Ole Klemetsen via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
18th Jul
Roy Jones Jr beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion
19th Sep
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Mark Prince via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
14th Nov
Roy Jones Jr beats Otis Grant via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBC
12th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Drake Thadzi via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1999
9th Jan
Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Frazier via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBC
27th Feb
Reggie Johnson beats Will Taylor via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
3rd Apr
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Muslim Biyarslanov via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
5th Jun
Roy Jones Jr beats Reggie Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBFNew IBF champion
28th Aug
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Montell Griffin via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO

2000
15th Jan
Roy Jones Jr beats David Telesco via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF
15th Apr
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Graciano Rocchigiani via corner retirement 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
13th May
Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Hall via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF
9th Sep
Roy Jones Jr beats Eric Harding via corner retirement 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF
16th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Ka Dy King via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2001
24th Feb
Roy Jones Jr's WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
Roy Jones Jr beats Derrick Harmon via corner retirement 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBFNew WBA Super champion
5th May
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Alejandro Lakatos via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
28th Jul
Roy Jones Jr beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF
4th Aug
Lou Del Valle and Bruno Girard draw via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA
15th Dec
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Richard Hall via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
22nd Dec
Bruno Girard beats Robert Koon via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2002
2nd Feb
Roy Jones Jr beats Glen Kelly via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
20th Apr
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Joey DeGrandis via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
1st May
Roy Jones Jr becomes The Ring light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
23rd May
Bruno Girard beats Thomas Hansvoll via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
13th Jul
Bruno Girard beats Lou Del Valle via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
7th Sep
Roy Jones Jr beats Clinton Woods via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
14th Sep
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Richard Hall via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2003
1st Mar
Roy Jones Jr’s reign as the WBC and IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBC and IBF
8th Mar
Mehdi Sahnoune beats Bruno Girard via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
29th Mar
Dariusz Michalczewski beats Derrick Harmon via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
26th Apr
Antonio Tarver beats Montell Griffin via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC and IBF champion
10th Oct
Silvio Branco beats Mehdi Sahnoune via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
18th Oct
Julio Cesar Gonzalez beats Dariusz Michalczewski via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
1st Nov
Antonio Tarver’s reign as the IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBF
7th Nov
Glen Johnson and Clinton Woods draw via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
8th Nov
Roy Jones Jr beats Antonio Tarver via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
2004
17th Jan
Zsolt Erdei beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
6th Feb
Glen Johnson beats Clinton Woods via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
20th Mar
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Silvio Branco via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
8th May
Zsolt Erdei beats Hugo Garay via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
15th May
Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
11th Sep
Zsolt Erdei beats Alejandro Lakatos via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
25th Sep
Glen Johnson beats Roy Jones Jr via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
5th Nov
Glen Johnson’s reign as the IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1st Dec
Antonio Tarver’s reign as the WBA Super and WBC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super and WBC
18th Dec
Glen Johnson beats Antonio Tarver via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
2005
26th Feb
Fabrice Tiozzo beats Dariusz Michalczewski via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Zsolt Erdei beats Hugo Garay via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
4th Mar
Clinton Woods beats Rico Hoye via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
21st May
Tomasz Adamek beats Paul Briggs via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
18th Jun
Antonio Tarver beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
9th Sep
Clinton Woods beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
1st Oct
Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
15th Oct
Tomasz Adamek beats Thomas Ulrich via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
22nd Oct
Zsolt Erdei beats Mehdi Sahnoune via knockout 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2006
6th May
Zsolt Erdei beats Paul Murdoch via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
13th May
Clinton Woods beats Jason DeLisle via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
10th Jun
Bernard Hopkins beats Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
29th Jul
Zsolt Erdei beats Thomas Ulrich via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2nd Sep
Clinton Woods beats Glen Johnson via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
7th Oct
Tomasz Adamek beats Paul Briggs via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
19th Oct
Fabrice Tiozzo’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Silvio Branco becomes the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2007
27th Jan
Zsolt Erdei beats Danny Santiago via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
3rd Feb
Chad Dawson beats Tomasz Adamek via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
28th Apr
Stipe Drews beats Silvio Branco via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
9th Jun
Chad Dawson beats Jesus Ruiz via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
16th Jun
Zsolt Erdei beats George Blades via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
21st Jul
Bernard Hopkins beats Winky Wright via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
29th Sep
Clinton Woods beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
Chad Dawson beats Epifanio Mendoza via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
24th Nov
Zsolt Erdei beats Tito Mendoza via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
16th Dec
Danny Green beats Stipe Drews via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2008
25th Mar
Danny Green’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
12th Apr
Antonio Tarver beats Clinton Woods via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
Chad Dawson beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
19th Apr
Joe Calzaghe beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The RingNew champion
26th Apr
Zsolt Erdei beats DeAndrey Abron via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
3rd Jul
Hugo Garay beats Yuriy Barashian via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
11th Jul
Chad Dawson’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBC
Adrian Diaconu becomes the WBC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
11th Oct
Chad Dawson beats Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
8th Nov
Joe Calzaghe beats Roy Jones Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
22nd Nov
Hugo Garay beats Juergen Braehmer via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
2009
10th Jan
Zsolt Erdei beats Yuriy Barashian via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
6th Feb
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
9th May
Chad Dawson beats Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
27th May
Chad Dawson’s reign as the IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBF
19th Jun
Jean Pascal beats Adrian Diaconu via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
20th Jun
Gabriel Campillo beats Hugo Garay via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
15th Aug
Gabriel Campillo beats Beibut Shumenov via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
28th Aug
Tavoris Cloud beats Clinton Woods via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
25th Sep
Jean Pascal beats Silvio Branco via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
13th Nov
Zsolt Erdei’s reign as the WBO light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBO
Juergen Braehmer becomes the WBO light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
11th Dec
Jean Pascal beats Adrian Diaconu via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
19th Dec
Juergen Braehmer beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO

2010
29th Jan
Beibut Shumenov beats Gabriel Campillo via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
24th Apr
Juergen Braehmer beats Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
23rd Jul
Beibut Shumenov beats Vyacheslav Uzelkov via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
7th Aug
Tavoris Cloud beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
14th Aug
Jean Pascal beats Chad Dawson via technical decision 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The RingNew Ring champion
17th Dec
Tavoris Cloud beats Fulgencio Zuniga via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
18th Dec
Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins draw via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
2011
8th Jan
Beibut Shumenov beats William Joppy via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
19th May
Juergen Braehmer’s reign as the WBO light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBO
Nathan Cleverly becomes the WBO light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
21st May
Bernard Hopkins beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
Nathan Cleverly beats Aleksy Kuziemski via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
25th Jun
Tavoris Cloud beats Yusaf Mack via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
29th Jul
Beibut Shumenov beats Danny Santiago via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
15th Oct
Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson ends in a no contest
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
Nathan Cleverly beats Tony Bellew via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2012
18th Feb
Tavoris Cloud beats Gabriel Campillo via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
25th Feb
Nathan Cleverly beats Tommy Karpency via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
28th Apr
Chad Dawson beats Bernard Hopkins via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
2nd Jun
Beibut Shumenov beats Enrique Ornelas via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
10th Nov
Nathan Cleverly beats Shawn Hawk via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
2013
9th Mar
Bernard Hopkins beats Tavoris Cloud via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
20th Apr
Nathan Cleverly beats Robin Krasniqi via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
8th Jun
Adonis Stevenson beats Chad Dawson via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
17th Aug
Sergey Kovalev beats Nathan Cleverly via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
28th Sep
Adonis Stevenson beats Tavoris Cloud via corner retirement 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
26th Oct
Bernard Hopkins beats Karo Murat via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
30th Nov
Adonis Stevenson beats Tony Bellew via knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
Sergey Kovalev beats Ismayl Sillah via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
14th Dec
Juergen Braehmer beats Marcus Oliveira via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
Beibut Shumenov beats Tamas Kovacs via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA SuperNew champion
2014
29th Mar
Sergey Kovalev beats Cedric Agnew via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
5th Apr
Juergen Braehmer beats Enzo Maccarinelli via corner retirement 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
19th Apr
Bernard Hopkins beats Beibut Shumenov via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion
24th May
Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
7th Jun
Juergen Braehmer beats Roberto Feliciano Bolonti via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
2nd Aug
Sergey Kovalev beats Blake Caparello via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
8th Nov
Sergey Kovalev beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew WBA Super and IBF champion
6th Dec
Juergen Braehmer beats Pawel Glazewski via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
19th Dec
Adonis Stevenson beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
2015
14th Mar
Sergey Kovalev beats Jean Pascal via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO
21st Mar
Juergen Braehmer beats Robin Krasniqi via corner retirement 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
4th Apr
Adonis Stevenson beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
25th Jul
Sergey Kovalev beats Nadjib Mohammedi via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO
5th Sep
Juergen Braehmer beats Konni Konrad via corner retirement 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
11th Sep
Adonis Stevenson beats Tommy Karpency via knockout 3/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring
24th Nov
Adonis Stevenson’s reign as The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · The Ring
2016
30th Jan
Sergey Kovalev beats Jean Pascal via corner retirement 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO
12th Mar
Juergen Braehmer beats Eduard Gutknecht via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
11th Jul
Sergey Kovalev beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO
29th Jul
Adonis Stevenson beats Thomas Williams Jr via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
1st Oct
Nathan Cleverly beats Juergen Braehmer via corner retirement 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
19th Nov
Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew WBA Super, IBF and WBO champion
2017
3rd Jun
Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
17th Jun
Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The RingNew Ring champion
26th Aug
Badou Jack beats Nathan Cleverly via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
21st Sep
Andre Ward’s reign as the WBA Super and The Ring light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super and The Ring
23rd Sep
Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
28th Sep
Andre Ward’s reign as the IBF light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · IBF
11th Oct
Andre Ward’s reign as the WBO light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBO
4th Nov
Dmitry Bivol beats Trent Broadhurst via knockout 1/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
11th Nov
Artur Beterbiev beats Enrico Koelling via knockout 12/12
Light Heavyweight · IBFNew champion
25th Nov
Sergey Kovalev beats Vyacheslav Shabranskyy via knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
2018
3rd Mar
Dmitry Bivol beats Sullivan Barrera via knockout 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Sergey Kovalev beats Igor Mikhalkin via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
19th May
Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack draw via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
4th Aug
Dmitry Bivol beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Eleider Alvarez beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
6th Oct
Artur Beterbiev beats Callum Johnson via knockout 4/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
24th Nov
Dmitry Bivol beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
1st Dec
Oleksandr Gvozdyk beats Adonis Stevenson via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
2019
2nd Feb
Sergey Kovalev beats Eleider Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
9th Mar
Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
30th Mar
Oleksandr Gvozdyk beats Doudou Ngumbu via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC
4th May
Artur Beterbiev beats Radivoje Kalajdzic via knockout 5/12
Light Heavyweight · IBF
24th Aug
Sergey Kovalev beats Anthony Yarde via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
9th Oct
Dmitry Bivol’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Jean Pascal becomes the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBA Super light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBA SuperNew champion
12th Oct
Dmitry Bivol beats Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
18th Oct
Artur Beterbiev beats Oleksandr Gvozdyk via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC champion
2nd Nov
Canelo Alvarez beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 11/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
17th Dec
Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBO light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBO
28th Dec
Jean Pascal beats Badou Jack via split decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

2021
20th Mar
Artur Beterbiev beats Adam Deines via knockout 10/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and IBF
10th Apr
Joe Smith Jr beats Maxim Vlasov via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBONew champion
1st May
Dmitry Bivol beats Craig Richards via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
9th Jul
Jean Pascal’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
11th Dec
Dmitry Bivol beats Umar Salamov via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
17th Dec
Artur Beterbiev beats Marcus Browne via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC and IBF
2022
15th Jan
Joe Smith Jr beats Steve Geffrard via knockout 9/12
Light Heavyweight · WBO
7th May
Dmitry Bivol beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
18th Jun
Artur Beterbiev beats Joe Smith Jr via technical knockout 2/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC, IBF and WBONew WBO champion
5th Nov
Dmitry Bivol beats Gilberto Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
2023
28th Jan
Artur Beterbiev beats Anthony Yarde via technical knockout 8/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC, IBF and WBO
23rd Dec
Dmitry Bivol beats Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
2024
13th Jan
Artur Beterbiev beats Callum Smith via technical knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBC, IBF and WBO
1st Jun
Dmitry Bivol beats Malik Zinad via technical knockout 6/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super
3rd Aug
David Morrell beats Radivoje Kalajdzic via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
12th Oct
Artur Beterbiev beats Dmitry Bivol via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super and The Ring champion
2025
1st Feb
David Benavidez beats David Morrell via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion
22nd Feb
Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev via majority decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring champion
7th Apr
Dmitry Bivol’s reign as the WBC light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBC
David Benavidez becomes the WBC light heavyweight world champion
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
Source: David Benavidez is WBC Light Heavyweight Champion(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Council, Cesar Navarro, 7th Apr 2025
22nd Nov
David Benavidez beats Anthony Yarde via technical knockout 7/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular and WBC
Source: Benavidez stops Yarde in 7th round to retain WBC light-heavyweight title(opens in a new tab), AP via Fox Sports, 22nd Nov 2025
2026
30th May
Dmitry Bivol beats Michael Eifert via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and The Ring
Source: Bivol ends layoff, dominates Eifert in light heavyweight title defense(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Nate Pardo-Marrero, 30th May 2026
1st Oct
David Benavidez’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends
Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular
Source: David Benavidez Loses WBA Light Heavyweight Belt(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Boxing News 24 Desk, 1st Oct 2026
9th Oct
David Benavidez vacates the WBC light heavyweight world title
Light Heavyweight · WBC
Source: Fight Announced for David Benavidez's Vacated Light Heavyweight Title(opens in a new tab), Sports Illustrated, Terrance Biggs, 10th Oct 2026
7th Nov
Willy Hutchinson beats Joshua Buatsi via unanimous decision 12/12
Light Heavyweight · WBCNew champion
Source: Hutchinson beats Buatsi to win WBC light-heavyweight title(opens in a new tab), BBC Sport, Charlotte Coates, 7th Nov 2026
1 more reference
Anthony Yarde still targeting long-awaited showdown with Joshua Buatsi if he beats Willy Hutchinson(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports, 28th Oct 2026
12th Dec
Dmitry Bivol v Callum Smith
Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The RingScheduled
Source: Bivol to defend light-heavyweight titles against Britain's Smith in Russia(opens in a new tab), Dawn, Reuters, 13th Oct 2026

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