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WBA light heavyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1921. Current champion: Dmitry Bivol, since 22nd Feb 2025.

In 2001, the WBA world title became the WBA Super world title. This page covers the WBA and WBA Super world titles. The WBA's secondary world title, WBA Regular, has its own separate page.

World title bouts
179
Champions
44
Longest reign (Archie Moore, 1952–1960)
7 years, 10 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Victor Galindez, 1974–1978)
10

Current champion

Dmitry BivolWBA Super · Since 22nd Feb 2025 · 1 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence

Upcoming world title bouts

  1. Dmitry Bivol v Callum Smith

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring

Reigns and world title bouts

Feb 2022 – Feb 2027

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World title boutScheduled

Reigns by length

  1. 1Archie MooreWBA1952–19607 years, 10 months · 8 successful defences
  2. 2Gus LesnevichWBA1941–19487 years, 2 months · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Dmitry BivolWBA Super2019–20245 years · 7 successful defences
  4. 4Virgil HillWBA1992–19974 years, 8 months · 10 successful defences
  5. 5Michael SpinksWBA1981–19854 years, 2 months · 10 successful defences
  6. 6Victor GalindezWBA1974–19783 years, 9 months · 10 successful defences
  7. 7Virgil HillWBA1987–19913 years, 8 months · 10 successful defences
  8. 8John Henry LewisWBA1935–19393 years, 7 months · 5 successful defences
  9. 9Roy Jones JrWBA Super2001–20043 years, 2 months · 4 successful defences
  10. 10Joey MaximWBA1950–19522 years, 10 months · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Roy Jones JrWBA1998–20012 years, 7 months · 6 successful defences
  12. 12Bob FosterWBA1968–19702 years, 6 months · 4 successful defences
  13. 13Bob FosterWBA1972–19742 years, 5 months · 4 successful defences
  14. 14Harold JohnsonWBA1961–19632 years, 3 months · 4 successful defences
  15. 15Mike McTigueWBA1923–19252 years, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Sergey KovalevWBA Super2014–20162 years · 4 successful defences
  17. 17Willie PastranoWBA1963–19651 year, 9 months · 2 successful defences
  18. 18Tommy LoughranWBA1927–19291 year, 8 months · 5 successful defences
  19. 19Dmitry BivolWBA Super2025–present1 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Jose TorresWBA1965–19661 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  21. 21Freddie MillsWBA1948–19501 year, 5 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22Maxie RosenbloomWBA1933–19341 year, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  23. 23Dick TigerWBA1966–19681 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  24. 24Eddie Mustafa MuhammadWBA1980–19811 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  25. 25Marvin JohnsonWBA1986–19871 year, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  26. 26Georges CarpentierWBA1921–19221 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  27. 27Paul BerlenbachWBA1925–19261 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  28. 28Vicente RondonWBA1971–19721 year, 1 month · 4 successful defences
  29. 29Jack DelaneyWBA1926–19271 year · 1 successful defence
  30. 30Bob OlinWBA1934–193511 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Billy ConnWBA1939–194010 months · 3 successful defences
  32. 32Andre WardWBA Super2016–201710 months · 1 successful defence
  33. 33Lou Del ValleWBA1997–19989 months · 0 successful defences
  34. 34Thomas HearnsWBA1991–19929 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Maxie RosenbloomWBA1930–19319 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36George NicholsWBA1932–19328 months · 0 successful defences
  37. 37Victor GalindezWBA1979–19797 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Mike RossmanWBA1978–19796 months · 1 successful defence
  39. 39Bernard HopkinsWBA Super2014–20146 months · 0 successful defences
  40. 40Antonio TarverWBA Super2004–20046 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Battling SikiWBA1922–19235 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Artur BeterbievWBA Super2024–20254 months · 0 successful defences
  43. 43Anton ChristoforidisWBA1941–19414 months · 0 successful defences
  44. 44Beibut ShumenovWBA Super2013–20144 months · 0 successful defences
  45. 45Marvin JohnsonWBA1979–19804 months · 0 successful defences
  46. 46Leslie StewartWBA1987–19873 months · 0 successful defences
  47. 47Jimmy SlatteryWBA1927–19273 months · 0 successful defences
  48. 48Joe KnightWBA1933–19332 months · 0 successful defences
  49. 49Bob GodwinWBA1933–193323 days · 0 successful defences
  50. 50Iran BarkleyWBA1992–199221 days · 0 successful defences
  51. 51Dariusz MichalczewskiWBA1997–199718 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1921

  2. Georges Carpentier becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1922

  4. Georges Carpentier beats Ted Kid Lewis via knockout 1/20

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  5. Battling Siki beats Georges Carpentier via knockout 6/20

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew WBA champion

  6. 1923

  7. Mike McTigue beats Battling Siki via points decision 20/20

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  8. Tommy Loughran beats Mike McTigue via newspaper decision 8/8

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA

  9. Mike McTigue beats Tommy Loughran via newspaper decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA

  10. Young Stribling and Mike McTigue draw via points decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC and WBA

  11. 1925

  12. Mickey Walker beats Mike McTigue via newspaper decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. Paul Berlenbach beats Mike McTigue via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  14. Paul Berlenbach v Tony Marullo ends in a no contest

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  15. Paul Berlenbach beats Jimmy Slattery via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  16. Paul Berlenbach beats Jack Delaney via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  17. 1926

  18. Paul Berlenbach beats Young Stribling via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  19. Jack Delaney beats Paul Berlenbach via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  20. Jack Delaney beats Jamaica Kid via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. 1927

  22. Jack Delaney’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  23. Jimmy Slattery beats Maxie Rosenbloom via points decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  24. Tommy Loughran beats Jimmy Slattery via majority decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  25. 1928

  26. Tommy Loughran beats Leo Lomski via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  28. Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  29. 1929

  30. Tommy Loughran beats Mickey Walker via split decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  31. Tommy Loughran beats Jim Braddock via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  32. Tommy Loughran’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  1. 1930

  2. Maxie Rosenbloom becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1931

  4. Maxie Rosenbloom’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  5. 1932

  6. George Nichols beats Dave Maier via split decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · IBU and WBANew WBA champion

  7. George Nichols’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  8. 1933

  9. Joe Knight becomes the WBA light heavyweight world champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  10. Bob Godwin beats Joe Knight via points decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  11. Maxie Rosenbloom beats Bob Godwin via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  12. Maxie Rosenbloom beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. 1934

  14. Maxie Rosenbloom and Joe Knight draw via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  15. Maxie Rosenbloom’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  16. Bob Olin beats Maxie Rosenbloom via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  17. 1935

  18. John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  19. 1936

  20. John Henry Lewis beats Jock McAvoy via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. John Henry Lewis beats Len Harvey via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  22. 1937

  23. John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  24. 1938

  25. John Henry Lewis beats Emilio Martinez via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  26. John Henry Lewis beats Al Gainer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA and The Ring

  27. 1939

  28. John Henry Lewis’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  29. Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  30. Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  31. Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1940

  2. Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. 1941

  4. Anton Christoforidis beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  5. Gus Lesnevich beats Anton Christoforidis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  6. Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  8. 1946

  9. Gus Lesnevich beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. 1947

  11. Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  12. 1948

  13. Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  14. Freddie Mills beats Gus Lesnevich via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  1. 1950

  2. Joey Maxim beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  3. 1951

  4. Joey Maxim beats Bob Murphy via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  5. 1952

  6. Joey Maxim beats Sugar Ray Robinson via corner retirement 13/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  8. 1953

  9. Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. 1954

  11. Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  12. Archie Moore beats Harold Johnson via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. 1955

  14. Archie Moore beats Bobo Olson via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  15. 1956

  16. Archie Moore beats Yolande Pompey via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  17. 1957

  18. Archie Moore beats Tony Anthony via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  19. 1958

  20. Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  21. 1959

  22. Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1960

  2. Archie Moore’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  3. 1961

  4. Harold Johnson beats Jesse Bowdry via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  5. Harold Johnson beats Von Clay via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  6. Harold Johnson beats Eddie Cotton via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  7. 1962

  8. Harold Johnson beats Doug Jones via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  9. Harold Johnson beats Gustav Scholz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. 1963

  11. Willie Pastrano beats Harold Johnson via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  12. 1964

  13. Willie Pastrano beats Gregorio Peralta via corner retirement 5/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Willie Pastrano beats Terry Downes via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. 1965

  16. Jose Torres beats Willie Pastrano via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  17. 1966

  18. Jose Torres beats Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  19. Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  20. Jose Torres beats Chic Calderwood via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  22. 1967

  23. Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  24. Dick Tiger beats Roger Rouse via knockout 12/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. 1968

  26. Bob Foster beats Dick Tiger via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  27. 1969

  28. Bob Foster beats Frank DePaula via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  29. Bob Foster beats Andy Kendall via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Bob Foster beats Roger Rouse via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  3. Bob Foster beats Mark Tessman via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. Bob Foster’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  5. 1971

  6. Vicente Rondon beats Jimmy Dupree via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  7. Vicente Rondon beats Piero Del Papa via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  8. Vicente Rondon beats Eddie Jones via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  9. Vicente Rondon beats Gomeo Brennan via knockout 13/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  10. Vicente Rondon beats Doyle Baird via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  11. 1972

  12. Bob Foster beats Vicente Rondon via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  13. Bob Foster beats Mike Quarry via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Bob Foster beats Chris Finnegan via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. 1973

  16. Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  18. 1974

  19. Bob Foster and Jorge Ahumada draw via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  20. Bob Foster’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  21. Victor Galindez beats Len Hutchins via corner retirement 12/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  22. 1975

  23. Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  24. Victor Galindez beats Jorge Ahumada via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  25. Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  26. 1976

  27. Victor Galindez beats Harald Skog via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  28. Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via knockout 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  29. Victor Galindez beats Kosie Smith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  30. 1977

  31. Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  32. Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  33. Victor Galindez beats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  34. 1978

  35. Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  36. Mike Rossman beats Victor Galindez via knockout 13/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  37. Mike Rossman beats Aldo Traversaro via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  38. 1979

  39. Victor Galindez beats Mike Rossman via corner retirement 9/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  40. Marvin Johnson beats Victor Galindez via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  1. 1980

  2. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Marvin Johnson via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  3. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Jerry Martin via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  4. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Rudy Koopmans via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  5. 1981

  6. Michael Spinks beats Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  7. Michael Spinks beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  8. 1982

  9. Michael Spinks beats Mustafa Wasajja via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  10. Michael Spinks beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  11. Michael Spinks beats Jerry Celestine via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  12. Michael Spinks beats Johnny Davis via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  13. 1983

  14. Michael Spinks beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. Michael Spinks beats Oscar Rivadeneyra via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  16. 1984

  17. Michael Spinks beats Eddie Davis via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  18. 1985

  19. Michael Spinks beats David Sears via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  20. Michael Spinks beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  21. Michael Spinks’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  22. 1986

  23. Marvin Johnson beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  24. Marvin Johnson beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 13/15

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  25. 1987

  26. Leslie Stewart beats Marvin Johnson via corner retirement 8/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  27. Virgil Hill beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  28. Virgil Hill beats Rufino Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  29. 1988

  30. Virgil Hill beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  31. Virgil Hill beats Ramzi Hassan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  32. Virgil Hill beats Willie Featherstone via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  33. 1989

  34. Virgil Hill beats Bobby Czyz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  35. Virgil Hill beats Joe Lasisi via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  36. Virgil Hill beats James Kinchen via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  1. 1990

  2. Virgil Hill beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  3. Virgil Hill beats Tyrone Frazier via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  4. 1991

  5. Virgil Hill beats Mike Peak via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  6. Thomas Hearns beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  7. 1992

  8. Iran Barkley beats Thomas Hearns via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  9. Iran Barkley’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  10. Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  11. 1993

  12. Virgil Hill beats Adolpho Washington via technical decision 11/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  13. Virgil Hill beats Fabrice Tiozzo via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  14. Virgil Hill beats Sergio Daniel Merani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  15. Virgil Hill beats Saul Montana via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  16. Virgil Hill beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  17. 1994

  18. Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  19. 1995

  20. Virgil Hill beats Crawford Ashley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  21. Virgil Hill beats Drake Thadzi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  22. 1996

  23. Virgil Hill beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  24. Virgil Hill beats Henry Maske via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA and IBF

  25. 1997

  26. Dariusz Michalczewski beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, IBF and WBONew WBA champion

  27. Dariusz Michalczewski’s reign as the WBA light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  28. Lou Del Valle beats Eddy Smulders via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBANew champion

  29. 1998

  30. Roy Jones Jr beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBCNew WBA champion

  31. Roy Jones Jr beats Otis Grant via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBC

  32. 1999

  33. Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Frazier via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA and WBC

  34. Roy Jones Jr beats Reggie Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  1. 2000

  2. Roy Jones Jr beats David Telesco via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  3. Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Hall via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  4. Roy Jones Jr beats Eric Harding via corner retirement 10/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  5. 2001

  6. 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

  7. Roy Jones Jr beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  8. Lou Del Valle and Bruno Girard draw via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  9. 2002

  10. Roy Jones Jr beats Glen Kelly via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  11. Roy Jones Jr beats Clinton Woods via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  12. 2003

  13. Roy Jones Jr beats Antonio Tarver via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  14. 2004

  15. Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  16. Antonio Tarver’s reign as the WBA Super light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  1. 2013

  2. Beibut Shumenov beats Tamas Kovacs via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  3. 2014

  4. Bernard Hopkins beats Beibut Shumenov via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  5. Sergey Kovalev beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew WBA Super champion

  6. 2015

  7. Sergey Kovalev beats Jean Pascal via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  8. Sergey Kovalev beats Nadjib Mohammedi via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  9. 2016

  10. Sergey Kovalev beats Jean Pascal via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  11. Sergey Kovalev beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  12. Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew WBA Super champion

  13. 2017

  14. Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  15. Andre Ward’s reign as the WBA Super light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  16. 2019

  17. Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBA Super light heavyweight world champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  18. Dmitry Bivol beats Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  1. 2021

  2. Dmitry Bivol beats Craig Richards via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  3. Dmitry Bivol beats Umar Salamov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  4. 2022

  5. Dmitry Bivol beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  6. Dmitry Bivol beats Gilberto Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  7. 2023

  8. Dmitry Bivol beats Lyndon Arthur via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  9. 2024

  10. Dmitry Bivol beats Malik Zinad via technical knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super

  11. Artur Beterbiev beats Dmitry Bivol via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  12. 2025

  13. Dmitry Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  14. 2026

  15. 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,

  16. 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,