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WBA Regular light heavyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 2001. Vacant since 1st Oct 2026.

WBA Regular is the WBA's secondary world title. See also the WBA light heavyweight world title for the main title.

World title bouts
36
Champions
15
Longest reign (Beibut Shumenov, 2010–2013)
3 years, 10 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Juergen Braehmer, 2013–2016)
6

Current champion

VacantSince 1st Oct 2026

Reigns and world title bouts

Nov 2021 – Dec 2026

WBA Regular
David MorrellDavid Benavidez
2022AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct
20102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Beibut ShumenovWBA Regular2010–20133 years, 10 months · 4 successful defences
  2. 2Juergen BraehmerWBA Regular2013–20162 years, 9 months · 6 successful defences
  3. 3Fabrice TiozzoWBA Regular2004–20062 years, 6 months · 1 successful defence
  4. 4Dmitry BivolWBA Regular2017–20192 years · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Jean PascalWBA Regular2019–20211 year, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  6. 6David BenavidezWBA Regular2025–20261 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  7. 7Bruno GirardWBA Regular2001–20031 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  8. 8Hugo GarayWBA Regular2008–200911 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Nathan CleverlyWBA Regular2016–201710 months · 0 successful defences
  10. 10Stipe DrewsWBA Regular2007–20077 months · 0 successful defences
  11. 11Gabriel CampilloWBA Regular2009–20107 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Mehdi SahnouneWBA Regular2003–20037 months · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Silvio BrancoWBA Regular2006–20076 months · 0 successful defences
  14. 14David MorrellWBA Regular2024–20255 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Silvio BrancoWBA Regular2003–20045 months · 0 successful defences
  16. 16Danny GreenWBA Regular2007–20083 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2001

  2. Bruno Girard beats Robert Koon via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. 2002

  4. Bruno Girard beats Thomas Hansvoll via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  5. Bruno Girard beats Lou Del Valle via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  6. 2003

  7. Mehdi Sahnoune beats Bruno Girard via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  8. Silvio Branco beats Mehdi Sahnoune via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  9. 2004

  10. Fabrice Tiozzo beats Silvio Branco via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  11. 2005

  12. Fabrice Tiozzo beats Dariusz Michalczewski via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  13. 2006

  14. 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

  15. 2007

  16. Stipe Drews beats Silvio Branco via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  17. Danny Green beats Stipe Drews via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  18. 2008

  19. Danny Green’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  20. Hugo Garay beats Yuriy Barashian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  21. Hugo Garay beats Juergen Braehmer via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  22. 2009

  23. Gabriel Campillo beats Hugo Garay via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  24. Gabriel Campillo beats Beibut Shumenov via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  1. 2010

  2. Beibut Shumenov beats Gabriel Campillo via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  3. Beibut Shumenov beats Vyacheslav Uzelkov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  4. 2011

  5. Beibut Shumenov beats William Joppy via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  6. Beibut Shumenov beats Danny Santiago via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  7. 2012

  8. Beibut Shumenov beats Enrique Ornelas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  9. 2013

  10. Juergen Braehmer beats Marcus Oliveira via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  11. 2014

  12. Juergen Braehmer beats Enzo Maccarinelli via corner retirement 5/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  13. Juergen Braehmer beats Roberto Feliciano Bolonti via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  14. Juergen Braehmer beats Pawel Glazewski via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  15. 2015

  16. Juergen Braehmer beats Robin Krasniqi via corner retirement 9/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  17. Juergen Braehmer beats Konni Konrad via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  18. 2016

  19. Juergen Braehmer beats Eduard Gutknecht via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

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

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  21. 2017

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

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  23. Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  24. Dmitry Bivol beats Trent Broadhurst via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  25. 2018

  26. Dmitry Bivol beats Sullivan Barrera via knockout 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  27. Dmitry Bivol beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  28. Dmitry Bivol beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  29. 2019

  30. Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  31. 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

  32. Jean Pascal beats Badou Jack via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  1. 2021

  2. Jean Pascal’s reign as the WBA Regular light heavyweight world champion ends

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2024

  4. David Morrell beats Radivoje Kalajdzic via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  5. 2025

  6. David Benavidez beats David Morrell via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  7. 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,

  8. 2026

  9. 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,