List of NABF champions

The following is a list of NABF champions, showing every champion certificated by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), in operation since 1969.

r – Champion relinquished title. s – Champion stripped of title.

Heavyweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Leotis MartinDecember 6, 1969 – February 2, 1970r02 Muhammad AliDecember 7, 1970 – February 1971r03 George ForemanMay 10, 1971 – July 20, 1971r04 Muhammad Ali July 26, 1971 – March 31, 197355 Ken NortonMarch 31, 1973 – September 10, 197306 Muhammad Ali September 10, 1973 – October 30, 1974r17 Ken Norton March 24, 1975 – January 20, 1976r08 George Foreman January 24, 1976 – March 17, 1977r19 Leroy JonesAugust 19, 1978 – October 20, 1979r010 Michael DokesJanuary 30, 1982 – December 10, 1982r111 Tim WitherspoonSeptember 23, 1983 – March 9, 1984r012 James BroadAugust 23, 1984 – April 29, 1985013 Tim Witherspoon April 29, 1985 – January 17, 1986r114 Larry AlexanderApril 10, 1987 – November 25, 1987015 Orlin NorrisNovember 25, 1987 – February 17, 1990516 Bert CooperFebruary 17, 1990 – August 5, 1990017 Ray MercerAugust 5, 1990 – January 11, 1991r018 Orlin Norris April 30, 1991 – June 3, 1991019 Tony TuckerJune 3, 1991 – December 1, 1992r120 Alex GarcíaDecember 8, 1992 – March 1, 1994421 Joe HippMarch 2, 1994 – March 9, 1995s122 Alexander ZolkinAugust 25, 1995 – May 1, 1996s223 Tony Tucker June 29, 1996 – December 1996s024 John RuizJanuary 14, 1997 – January 15, 1999r325 Michael GrantJanuary 30, 1999 – April 29, 2000r126 Clifford EtienneSeptember 9, 2000 – March 6, 2001s027 Obed SullivanMay 20, 2001 – September 2, 2001028 Fres OquendoSeptember 2, 2001 – April 13, 2002029 David TuaApril 13, 2002 – March 29, 2003s030 Joe MesiJune 24, 2003 – September 19, 2003031 Eliecer CastilloSeptember 19, 2003 – April 17, 2004132 DaVarryl WilliamsonApril 17, 2004 – October 2, 2004s033 Samuel PeterDecember 4, 2004 – September 24, 2005134 Wladimir KlitschkoSeptember 24, 2005 – April 22, 2006r035 Samuel Peter April 28, 2006 – September 2007r236 Hasim RahmanSeptember 2007 – June 2008r137 Travis WalkerJune 2008 – November 29, 2008038 Chris ArreolaNovember 29, 2008 – August 2009r139 Johnathon BanksMarch 20, 2010 – May 2012r340 Tony GranoJune 23, 2012 – April 27, 2013041 Éric MolinaApril 27, 2013 – October 2013042 Andy Ruiz Jr.November 24, 2013 – November 2016r543 Óscar RivasSeptember 28, 2017 – June 2019r344 Arslanbek MakhmudovSeptember 28, 2019 – December 23, 2023945 Agit KabayelDecember 23, 2023 — August 2024046Martin BakoleAugust 3, 2024 - February 2025047Richard Torrez JrApril 4, 2025 - January 20261

Bridgerweight

Cruiserweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Marvin CamelJune 6, 1979 – March 31, 1980r02 S. T. GordonAugust 6, 1980 – June 27, 1982r13 Leon SpinksOctober 31, 1982 – March 6, 1983r04 Anthony DavisMay 16, 1984 – June 19, 198505 Bash AliJune 19, 1985 – April 22, 198606 Henry TillmanApril 22, 1986 – June 15, 198607 Bert CooperJune 15, 1986 – February 15, 198958 Nate MillerFebruary 15, 1989 – December 17, 199039 James WarringDecember 17, 1990 – August 7, 1991r010 Orlin NorrisAugust 17, 1991 – November 6, 1993r311 Thomas HearnsJanuary 29, 1994 – February 20, 1994r112 Adolpho WashingtonFebruary 24, 1994 – July 14, 1994r013 James HeathJanuary 27, 1995 – June 17, 1995r014 Brian LaSpadaJune 17, 1995 – May 5, 1997215 Dale BrownMay 5, 1997– February 12, 2000416 Wayne BraithwaiteFebruary 12, 2000 – January 5, 2001r017 O'Neil BellJanuary 18, 2001 – June 2, 2004r518 Dale Brown June 8, 2004– February 4, 2005r019 Ali SupremeMarch 10, 2005 – June 16, 2005020 Arthur WilliamsJune 16, 2005 – October 27, 2005021 Felix Cora Jr.October 27, 2005 – May 18, 2006122 Vadim TokarevMay 18, 2006 – April 1, 2007r123 Matt Godfrey2007-04-06 – August 2009324 Jason RobinsonApril 17, 2010 – August 2010r025 Lateef KayodeOctober 15, 2010 – August 2011226 Garrett WilsonApril 14, 2012 – January 2013027 Denton DaleyMarch 4, 2013 – May 2013028 Thabiso MchunuJanuary 24, 2014 – April 2015129 Andrew TabitiMay 13, 2016 – May 2018330 Alante GreenNovember 24, 2021 – September 2023131 Ryan RozickiSeptember 30, 2023 – March 14, 2026s032Efetobor Wesley ApochiMarch 27, 2026 – Present 0

Light heavyweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Jimmy DupreeJuly 3, 1971 – October 29, 197112 Mike QuarryOctober 29, 1971 – 197203 Richie KatesMay 29, 1974 – 197504 Lonnie BennettMay 8, 1976 – November 197605 Matthew Saad MuhammadJuly 26, 1977 – March 1979r36 Jerry MartinAugust 7, 1979 – January 198017 Willie EdwardsAugust 14, 1982 – December 3, 198208 Pete McIntyreDecember 3, 1982 – June 23, 198319 Willie Edwards June 23, 1983 – June 26, 1987510 Tony WillisJune 26, 1987 – January 1989r311 Andrew MaynardApril 1, 1990 – January 10, 1992412 Frank TateJanuary 10, 1992 – February 1992r013 Egerton MarcusDecember 1, 1992 – June 1994r314 Merqui SosaJune 30, 1995 – October 1995015 Montell GriffinJuly 11, 1996 – November 1996016 Michael NunnJanuary 17, 1997 – April 1997r017 Merqui Sosa May 10, 1997 – March 3, 1998018 Kenny BowmanMarch 3, 1998 – June 19, 1998019 Derrick HarmonJune 19, 1998 – October 1998020 Eric HardingNovember 13, 1998 – April 1999021 Greg WrightMay 23, 1999 – July 14, 2000222 Reggie JohnsonJuly 14, 2000 – January 25, 2002123 Antonio TarverJanuary 25, 2002 – June 2002024 Montell Griffin November 3, 2002 – March 2003r025 Donnell WigginsOctober 11, 2003 – November 2003r026 Lucian ButeFebruary 19, 2005 – March 2005r027 Eric Harding October 21, 2005 – June 2, 2006028 Chad DawsonJune 2, 2006 – January 2007r029 Chris HenryMay 3, 2007 – February 6, 2009230 Yusaf MackFebruary 6, 2009 – April 2009r031 Ismail SillakhApril 3, 2010 – April 27, 2012132 Denis GrachevApril 27, 2012 – November 3, 2012033 Lucian Bute April 27, 2012 – January 18, 2014034 Jean PascalJanuary 18, 2014 – February 2015r035 Isaac ChilembaMarch 14, 2015 – October 2015r036 Oleksandr GvozdykApril 9, 2016 – February 2018r437 Alfonso López IIINovember 16, 2019 – December 18, 2020r038 Gilberto RamirezDecember 18, 2020 – December 2021s039 Ahmed ElbialiJune 9, 2023 – December 2023040Imam KhataevJanuary 14, 2024 – Present 2

Super middleweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 James KinchenOctober 13, 1988 – November 4, 198802 Thomas HearnsNovember 4, 1988 – March 1989r03 Don LeeApril 14, 1989 – June 19, 198904 Paul WhittakerJune 19, 1989 – November 13, 199015 Randall YonkerNovember 13, 1990 – November 29, 199126 Michael NunnNovember 29, 1991 – September 1992r07 Frankie LilesOctober 21, 1992 – 199308 Warren WilliamsNovember 10, 1993 – May 28, 199419 Cecil McKenzieMay 28, 1994 – March 1995110 Bryant BrannonApril 4, 1995 – September 1996r211 Joseph KiwanukaNovember 8, 1996 – October 28, 1997212 Thomas TateOctober 28, 1997 – April 1999r313 Randie CarverMay 23, 1999 – September 12, 1999014 Kabary SalemSeptember 12, 1999 – April 2000015 Scott PembertonSeptember 22, 2000 – September 2001016 Charles BrewerOctober 5, 2001 – March 2002r017 Antwun EcholsApril 9, 2002 – June 2003r218 Scott Pemberton July 25, 2003 – August 2005219 Lucian ButeSeptember 16, 2005 – May 2007120 Jean PascalJune 8, 2007 – November 2008r221 Andre WardFebruary 6, 2009 – September 2009122 Sébastien DemersNovember 7, 2009 – March 2010023 Farah EnnisNovember 19, 2010 – March 2011024 Jesús GonzálezJuly 8, 2011 – December 2011r025 Dyah DavisJanuary 6, 2012 – June 2, 2012026 Sakio BikaJune 2, 2012 – February 2013027 Marco Antonio PeribánMarch 16, 2013 – March 2014r128 Gilberto RamírezApril 11, 2014 – March 2016r429 Ronald GavrilOctober 8, 2016 – October 2017r030 Jesse HartApril 28, 2018 – November 2018r131 Shakeel PhinnJune 8, 2019 – November 2019032 Lexson MathieuOctober 10, 2020 – 2021033 Erik BazinyanJune 4, 2021 – September 20, 2024834Jaime MunguíaSeptember 20, 2024 - April 1, 2025035Wilkens MathieuOctober 30, 2025 – Present 1

Middleweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Denny MoyerFeb 25, 1970 — Apr 29, 197002 Nate WilliamsApr 29, 1970 — Jul 17, 197003 Art HernandezJul 17, 1970 — Feb 10, 197104 Denny Moyer Feb 10, 1971 — Sep 6, 197275 Art Hernandez Sep 6, 1972 — Mar 26, 197316 Bennie BriscoeMar 26, 1973 — Sep 1, 197317 Rodrigo ValdézSep 1, 1973 — January 1974r08 Tony LicataFeb 5, 1974 — Mar 1974r09 Sugar Ray SealesMar 9, 1976 — Jun 1977210 Ralph PalladinJun 21, 1977 — Jun 1977011 Sugar Ray Seales Jun 29, 1977 — Aug 1977012 Ronnie HarrisApr 10, 1979 — May 13, 1980013 Sammy NeSmithMay 19, 1980 — Mar 31, 1981014 Sugar Ray Seales Mar 31, 1981 — Oct 23, 1982015 James ShulerOct 23, 1982 — Mar 10, 1986216 Thomas HearnsMar 10, 1986 — Sep 1987r117 Michael NunnOct 29, 1987 — Jun 1988r218 Ron EssettOct 18, 1988 — Nov 1988019 Kevin WattsOct 12, 1989 — Sep 27, 1990020 Fabian WilliamsSep 27, 1990 — Jul 16, 1991121 Ismael NegronJul 16, 1991 — Nov 1991r122 Lamar ParksDecember 5, 1991 — Mar 1992023 Otis GrantSep 28, 1992 — Mar 15, 1994324 Quincy TaylorMar 15, 1994 — Jul 1995r325 Otis Grant Oct 10, 1995 — Nov 1997r326 Antwun EcholsFeb 10, 1998 — Nov 1999r327 Antwun Echols May 5, 2000 — Nov 2000r028 Tito MendozaDecember 10, 2000 — Apr 2001129 Robert AllenOctober 26, 2001 — Jun 2002130 Carl DanielsJul 27, 2002 — 2003031 Kingsley IkekeAug 29, 2003 — Jun 2004132 Kelly PavlikOct 7, 2005 — May 2007r233 Bronco McKartAug 10, 2007 — Dec 7, 2007034 Enrique OrnelasDecember 7, 2007 — Jul 2008135 Roman KarmazinDecember 20, 2008 — May 2009136 Peter ManfredoJanuary 29, 2010 — Apr 2010037 Daniel JacobsMay 15, 2010 — Jun 2010r038 Fernando GuerreroJuly 16, 2010 — Apr 2011r139 Andy LeeMay 18, 2011 — Oct 2011040 Jose Míguel TorresNov 5, 2011 — Jun 2012041 Patrick MajewskiJul 7, 2012 — Aug 2012042 Curtis StevensJan 19, 2013 — Apr 2013043 Curtis Stevens Aug 3, 2013 — Oct 2013r044 David LemieuxMay 24, 2014 — May 2015r145 Evhen KhytrovOct 31, 2015 — Jul 2016146 Jason QuigleyMar 23, 2017 — Jul 18, 2019147 Tureano JohnsonJul 18, 2019 — Nov 2019048 Jose de Jesus MaciasJan 29, 2021 – Jan 2022049 Steven ButlerJun 23, 2022 – May 20222

Super welterweight

No.NameDuration of reignDefences1 Ralph PalladinSeptember 8, 1971 – November 197102 Elisha ObedJanuary 21, 1975 – August 197503 Mike BakerSeptember 16, 1975 – October 197504 Steve DelgadoJanuary 18, 1980 – October 7, 198005 Rocky Mosley JrOctober 7, 1980 – April 25, 198106 Rocky FrattoApril 25, 1981 – June 198217 David BraxtonJune 12, 1983 – August 198638 Milton McCroryMarch 7, 1987 – April 198819 Lupe AquinoJune 24, 1988 – November 1988010 Terry NorrisDecember 9, 1988 – March 1990211 Brett LallyJune 25, 1990 – August 1991212 Gilbert BaptistSeptember 30, 1991 – November 1991013 Wayne PowellMay 29, 1992 – October 23, 1993314 Julio César GreenOctober 23, 1993 – June 1994115 Winky WrightFebruary 4, 1995 – May 1996r216 Steve MartinezMarch 4, 1997 – September 30, 1997 117 Tony MarshallSeptember 30, 1997 – October 1997218 Anthony JonesMarch 26, 1999 – April 19, 2000119 Jason PapillionApril 19, 2000 – June 10, 2000020 Bronco McKartJune 10, 2000 – September 9, 2000021 Winky Wright July 16, 1991 – September 2001r122 Ángel HernándezJanuary 12, 2002 – December 13, 2002123 Juan Carlos CandeloDecember 13, 2002 – January 2004124 Rodney JonesApril 14, 2004 – October 2005225 Andrey TsurkanJune 10, 2006 – December 6, 2007126 Yuri ForemanDecember 6, 2007 – June 2009227 Willie LeeAugust 23, 2009 – December 19, 2009028 Vanes MartirosyanDecember 19, 2009 – March 2011229 Grady BrewerJune 17, 2011 – December 22, 2011030 Michael MedinaDecember 22, 2011 – August 2012031 Willie NelsonSeptember 15, 2012 – May 2014232 Andy LeeJune 7, 2014 – November 2014033 Ramón ÁlvarezJanuary 30, 2016 – August 2016034 Radzhab ButaevNovember 19, 2016 – May 2017035 Carlos AdamesOctober 13, 2018 – October 2019r236 Travell MazionJanuary 11, 2020 – July 15, 2020037 Sadriddin AkhmedovJanuary 29, 2021 – January 2022038 Artem OrganesyanMar 26, 2022 – June 23, 2022139 Dante JardónJune 23, 2022 – December 2022040 Xander ZayasDecember 10, 2022 – Present2

Welterweight