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IBF super welterweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1984. Current champion: Josh Kelly, since 31st Jan 2026.

World title bouts
81
Champions
29
Longest reign (Gianfranco Rosi, 1989–1994)
5 years, 2 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Gianfranco Rosi, 1989–1994)
10

Current champion

Josh KellySince 31st Jan 2026 · 9 months · 1 successful defence

Upcoming world title bouts

  1. Jaron Ennis v Josh Kelly

    Super Welterweight · WBA, IBF and WBO

Reigns and world title bouts

Apr 2022 – Apr 2027

IBF
Jermell CharloBakhram MurtazalievJosh Kelly
JulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027Apr
1990200020102020

World title boutScheduled

Reigns by length

  1. 1Gianfranco RosiIBF1989–19945 years, 2 months · 10 successful defences
  2. 2Jermell CharloIBF2020–20233 years, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  3. 3Cornelius BundrageIBF2010–20132 years, 6 months · 2 successful defences
  4. 4Winky WrightIBF2001–20042 years, 6 months · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Jarrett HurdIBF2017–20192 years, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  6. 6Fernando VargasIBF1998–20001 year, 11 months · 5 successful defences
  7. 7Bakhram MurtazalievIBF2024–20261 year, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  8. 8Cory SpinksIBF2006–20081 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Jermall CharloIBF2015–20171 year, 5 months · 3 successful defences
  10. 10Matthew HiltonIBF1987–19881 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Cory SpinksIBF2009–20101 year, 3 months · 0 successful defences
  12. 12Terry NorrisIBF1995–19971 year, 2 months · 4 successful defences
  13. 13Carlos SantosIBF1984–19861 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  14. 14Carlos MolinaIBF2013–20141 year · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Buster DraytonIBF1986–19871 year · 2 successful defences
  16. 16Luis Ramon CampasIBF1997–19981 year · 3 successful defences
  17. 17Roman KarmazinIBF2005–200611 months · 0 successful defences
  18. 18Cornelius BundrageIBF2014–201511 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Vincent PettwayIBF1994–199510 months · 1 successful defence
  20. 20Josh KellyIBF2026–present9 months · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Kassim OumaIBF2004–20059 months · 1 successful defence
  22. 22Julian WilliamsIBF2019–20208 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Jeison RosarioIBF2020–20208 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Raul MarquezIBF1997–19977 months · 2 successful defences
  25. 25Mark MedalIBF1984–19847 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Verno PhillipsIBF2008–20087 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Ishe SmithIBF2013–20136 months · 0 successful defences
  28. 28Felix TrinidadIBF2000–20015 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Darrin Van HornIBF1989–19895 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Paul VadenIBF1995–19954 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Verno PhillipsIBF2004–20043 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Robert HinesIBF1988–19893 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1984

  2. Mark Medal beats Earl Hargrove via knockout 5/15

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  3. Carlos Santos beats Mark Medal via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  4. 1985

  5. Carlos Santos beats Louis Acaries via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  6. 1986

  7. Carlos Santos’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  8. Buster Drayton beats Carlos Santos via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  9. Buster Drayton beats Davey Moore via knockout 10/15

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  10. 1987

  11. Buster Drayton beats Said Skouma via knockout 10/15

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  12. Matthew Hilton beats Buster Drayton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  13. Matthew Hilton beats Jack Callahan via corner retirement 2/15

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  14. 1988

  15. Robert Hines beats Matthew Hilton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  16. 1989

  17. Darrin Van Horn beats Robert Hines via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  18. Gianfranco Rosi beats Darrin Van Horn via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  19. Gianfranco Rosi beats Troy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  1. 1990

  2. Gianfranco Rosi beats Kevin Daigle via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  3. Gianfranco Rosi beats Darrin Van Horn via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  4. Gianfranco Rosi beats Rene Jacquot via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  5. 1991

  6. Gianfranco Rosi beats Ron Amundsen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  7. Gianfranco Rosi beats Glenn Wolfe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  8. Gianfranco Rosi beats Gilbert Baptist via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  9. 1992

  10. Gianfranco Rosi beats Angel Hernandez via knockout 6/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  11. Gianfranco Rosi beats Gilbert Dele via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  12. 1993

  13. Gianfranco Rosi beats Gilbert Dele via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  14. 1994

  15. Gianfranco Rosi and Vincent Pettway draw via technical decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  16. Vincent Pettway beats Gianfranco Rosi via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  17. 1995

  18. Vincent Pettway beats Simon Brown via knockout 6/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  19. Paul Vaden beats Vincent Pettway via knockout 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  20. Terry Norris beats Paul Vaden via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and IBFNew IBF champion

  21. 1996

  22. Terry Norris beats Jorge Luis Vado via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  23. Terry Norris beats Vincent Pettway via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  24. Terry Norris beats Alex Rios via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  25. 1997

  26. Terry Norris beats Nick Rupa via knockout 10/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  27. Terry Norris’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  28. Raul Marquez beats Anthony Stephens via knockout 9/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  29. Raul Marquez beats Romallis Ellis via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  30. Raul Marquez beats Keith Mullings via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  31. Luis Ramon Campas beats Raul Marquez via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  32. 1998

  33. Luis Ramon Campas beats Anthony Stephens via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  34. Luis Ramon Campas beats Pedro Ortega via knockout 11/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  35. Luis Ramon Campas beats Larry Barnes via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  36. Fernando Vargas beats Luis Ramon Campas via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  37. 1999

  38. Fernando Vargas beats Howard Clarke via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  39. Fernando Vargas beats Raul Marquez via knockout 11/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  40. Fernando Vargas beats Winky Wright via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  1. 2000

  2. Fernando Vargas beats Ike Quartey via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  3. Fernando Vargas beats Ross Thompson via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  4. Felix Trinidad beats Fernando Vargas via knockout 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA and IBFNew IBF champion

  5. 2001

  6. Felix Trinidad’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  7. Winky Wright beats Robert Frazier via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  8. 2002

  9. Winky Wright beats Jason Papillion via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  10. Winky Wright beats Bronco McKart via disqualification 8/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  11. 2003

  12. Winky Wright beats Juan Carlos Candelo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  13. Winky Wright beats Angel Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  14. 2004

  15. Winky Wright beats Shane Mosley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  16. Winky Wright’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  17. Verno Phillips beats Carlos Bojorquez via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  18. Kassim Ouma beats Verno Phillips via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  19. 2005

  20. Kassim Ouma beats Kofi Jantuah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  21. Roman Karmazin beats Kassim Ouma via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  22. 2006

  23. Cory Spinks beats Roman Karmazin via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  24. 2007

  25. Cory Spinks beats Rodney Jones via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  26. 2008

  27. Verno Phillips beats Cory Spinks via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  28. Verno Phillips’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  29. 2009

  30. Cory Spinks beats Deandre Latimore via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  1. 2010

  2. Cornelius Bundrage beats Cory Spinks via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  3. 2011

  4. Cornelius Bundrage beats Sechew Powell via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  5. 2012

  6. Cornelius Bundrage beats Cory Spinks via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  7. 2013

  8. Ishe Smith beats Cornelius Bundrage via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  9. Carlos Molina beats Ishe Smith via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  10. 2014

  11. Cornelius Bundrage beats Carlos Molina via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  12. 2015

  13. Jermall Charlo beats Cornelius Bundrage via knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  14. Jermall Charlo beats Wilky Campfort via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  15. 2016

  16. Jermall Charlo beats Austin Trout via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  17. Jermall Charlo beats Julian Williams via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  18. 2017

  19. Jermall Charlo’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  20. Jarrett Hurd beats Tony Harrison via knockout 9/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  21. Jarrett Hurd beats Austin Trout via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  22. 2018

  23. Jarrett Hurd beats Erislandy Lara via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBF

  24. Jarrett Hurd beats Jason Welborn via knockout 4/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBF

  25. 2019

  26. Julian Williams beats Jarrett Hurd via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBFNew IBF champion

  1. 2020

  2. Jeison Rosario beats Julian Williams via knockout 5/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super and IBFNew IBF champion

  3. Jermell Charlo beats Jeison Rosario via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew IBF champion

  4. 2021

  5. Jermell Charlo and Brian Carlos Castano draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  6. 2022

  7. Jermell Charlo beats Brian Carlos Castano via knockout 10/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  8. 2023

  9. Jermell Charlo’s reign as the IBF super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  10. 2024

  11. Bakhram Murtazaliev beats Jack Culcay via knockout 11/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  12. Bakhram Murtazaliev beats Tim Tszyu via technical knockout 3/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

  13. 2026

  14. Josh Kelly beats Bakhram Murtazaliev via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBFNew champion

    Source: Josh Kelly Wins IBF Title in Newcastle(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Ken Hissner,

  15. Josh Kelly beats Caoimhin Agyarko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · IBF

    Source: Hamzah Sheeraz escapes with narrow points win, while Josh Kelly overcomes horror gash to his nose in Saudi Arabia(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports,

  16. 2027

  17. Jaron Ennis v Josh Kelly

    Super Welterweight · WBA, IBF and WBOScheduled

    Source: Ennis and Kelly set for big unification battle in Atlanta(opens in a new tab), DAZN, Christopher Walker,