List of WBC world champions

This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight, super flyweight, super bantamweight, super middleweight, cruiserweight and bridgerweight, which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the bridgerweight division in 2021.

Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest are not listed.

Current champion Most consecutive title defenses

Heavyweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Sonny Liston()22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 196402 Muhammad Ali 25 Feb 1964 – 6 Mar 196993 Joe Frazier() 16 Feb 1970 – 22 Jan 197344 George Foreman22 Jan 1973 – 30 Oct 197425 Muhammad Ali (2)30 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 1978106 Leon Spinks15 Feb – 18 Mar 197807 Ken Norton()18 Mar – 9 Jun 197808 Larry Holmes9 Jun 1978 – 11 Dec 1983169 Tim Witherspoon()9 Mar – 31 Aug 1984 010 Pinklon Thomas31 Aug 1984 – 22 Mar 1986111 Trevor Berbick 22 Mar – 22 Nov 1986012 Mike Tyson 22 Nov 1986 – 11 Feb 1990 913 Buster Douglas 11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990014 Evander Holyfield 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992215 Riddick Bowe 13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992 016 Lennox Lewis() 14 Dec 1992 – 24 Sep 1994317 Oliver McCall 24 Sep 1994 – 2 Sep 1995 118 Frank Bruno 2 Sep 1995 – 16 Mar 1996019 Mike Tyson (2) 16 Mar – 24 Sep 1996020 Lennox Lewis (2)() 7 Feb 1997 – 22 Apr 2001921 Hasim Rahman 22 Apr – 17 Nov 2001 022 Lennox Lewis (3) 17 Nov 2001 – 6 Feb 2004223 Vitali Klitschko() 24 Apr 2004 – 9 Nov 2005124 Hasim Rahman (2)() 9 Nov 2005 – 12 Aug 2006125 Oleg Maskaev 12 Aug 2006 – 8 Mar 2008126 Samuel Peter 8 Mar – 11 Oct 2008027 Vitali Klitschko (2) 11 Oct 2008 – 16 Dec 2013928 Bermane Stiverne() 10 May 2014 – 17 Jan 2015029 Deontay Wilder 17 Jan 2015 – 22 Feb 20201030 Tyson Fury22 Feb 2020 – 18 May 2024331 Oleksandr Usyk18 May 2024 – 26 Jun 2026332 Agit Kabayel()27 Jun 2026 – present0

Bridgerweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Óscar Rivas()22 Oct 2021 – 6 Jan 202302 Łukasz Różański()22 Apr 2023 – 24 May 202403 Lawrence Okolie24 May – 8 Oct 202404 Kevin Lerena()8 Oct 2024 – 30 May 202615 Ryad Merhy30 May 2026 – Present0

Cruiserweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Marvin Camel()31 Mar – 25 Nov 198002 Carlos de León 25 Nov 1980 – 27 Jun 198213 S. T. Gordon 27 Jun 1982 – 17 Jul 198314 Carlos de León (2)17 Jul 1983 – 6 Jun 198535 Alfonso Ratliff 6 Jun – 21 Sep 198506 Bernard Benton 21 Sep 1985 – 22 Mar 1986 07 Carlos de León (3)22 Mar 1986 – 9 Apr 198838 Evander Holyfield 9 Apr – Dec 198809 Carlos de León (4)()17 May 1989 – 27 Jul 1990110 Massimiliano Duran 27 Jul 1990 – 20 Jul 1991111 Anaclet Wamba 20 Jul 1991 – 19 April 1996712 Marcelo Domínguez() 25 May 1996 – 21 Feb 1998313 Juan Carlos Gómez 21 Feb 1998 – 19 Feb 20021014 Wayne Braithwaite()11 Oct 2002 – 2 Apr 2005315 Jean-Marc Mormeck 2 Apr 2005 – 7 Jan 2006016 O'Neil Bell 7 Jan 2006 – 17 Mar 2007017 Jean-Marc Mormeck (2)17 Mar – 10 Nov 2007018 David Haye 10 Nov 2007 – 12 May 2008119 Giacobbe Fragomeni()24 Oct 2008 – 21 Nov 2009120 Zsolt Erdei 21 Nov 2009 – 22 Jan 2010 021 Krzysztof Włodarczyk()15 May 2010 – 27 Sep 2014622 Grigory Drozd27 Sep 2014 – 16 Mar 2016123 Tony Bellew()29 May 2016 – 28 Mar 2017124 Mairis Briedis()1 Apr 2017 – 27 Jan 2018125 Oleksandr Usyk27 Jan 2018 – 4 Jun 2019226 Ilunga Makabu()31 Jan 2020 – 26 Feb 2023 227 Badou Jack26 Feb – 16 Sep 2023028 Noel Mikaelian()4 Nov 2023 – 11 Dec 2024029Badou Jack (2)()11 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2025130Noel Mikaelian (2)13 Dec 2025 – 14 Sep 2026031Michał Cieślak()14 Sep 2026 – present0

Light heavyweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Harold Johnson()14 Feb – 1 Jun 196302 Willie Pastrano 1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 196523 José Torres 30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 196634 Dick Tiger 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 196825 Bob Foster 24 May 1968 – 9 Aug 1974146 John Conteh()1 Oct 1974 – 18 May 197737 Miguel Ángel Cuello()21 May 1977 – 8 Jan 197808 Mate Parlov 8 Jan – 2 Dec 1978 19 Marvin Johnson 2 Dec 1978 – 22 Apr 1979010 Matthew Saad Muhammad 22 Apr 1979 – 19 Dec 1981811 Dwight Muhammad Qawi 19 Dec 1981 – 18 Mar 1983312 Michael Spinks 18 Mar 1983 – 9 Oct 1985413 J. B. Williamson()10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986014 Dennis Andries 30 Apr 1986 – 7 Mar 1987115 Thomas Hearns 7 Mar – 6 Aug 1987016 Donny Lalonde()27 Nov 1987 – 7 Nov 1988117 Sugar Ray Leonard 7 Nov – 15 Nov 1988018 Dennis Andries (2)()21 Feb – 24 Jun 1989019 Jeff Harding 24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 1990 220 Dennis Andries (3)28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 1991221 Jeff Harding (2)11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 1994222 Mike McCallum 23 Jul 1994 – 16 Jun 1995123 Fabrice Tiozzo 16 Jun 1995 – 13 Jan 1997 124 Roy Jones Jr.()13 Jan – 21 Mar 1997025 Montell Griffin 21 Mar – 7 Aug 1997026 Roy Jones Jr. (2)7 Aug – 5 Nov 1997027 Graciano Rocchigiani()21 Mar – Jun 1998 028 Roy Jones Jr. (3)()Jun 1998 – 4 Apr 20031129 Antonio Tarver()26 Apr – 8 Nov 2003030 Roy Jones Jr. (4) 8 Nov 2003 – 15 May 2004031 Antonio Tarver (2)15 May – 4 Nov 2004032 Tomasz Adamek()21 May 2005 – 3 Feb 2007233 Chad Dawson 3 Feb 2007 – 11 Jul 2008334 Adrian Diaconu()11 Jul 2008 – 19 Jun 2009035 Jean Pascal 19 Jun 2009 – 21 May 2011236 Bernard Hopkins 21 May 2011 – 28 Apr 2012037 Chad Dawson (2)28 Apr 2012 – 8 Jun 2013038 Adonis Stevenson 8 Jun 2013 – 1 Dec 2018939 Oleksandr Gvozdyk 1 Dec 2018 – 18 Oct 2019140 Artur Beterbiev18 Oct 2019 – 22 Feb 2025641 Dmitry Bivol22 Feb – 7 Apr 2025042 David Benavidez()7 Apr 2025 – present1

Super middleweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Sugar Ray Leonard()7 Nov 1988 – 27 Aug 199022 Mauro Galvano()15 Dec 1990 – 3 Oct 199223 Nigel Benn3 Oct 1992 – 2 Mar 199694 Thulani Malinga2 Mar – 6 Jul 199605 Vincenzo Nardiello6 Jul – 12 Oct 199606 Robin Reid12 Oct 1996 – 19 Dec 199737 Thulani Malinga (2)19 Dec 1997 – 27 Mar 199808 Richie Woodhall27 Mar 1998 – 23 Oct 199929 Markus Beyer23 Oct 1999 – 6 May 2000110 Glenn Catley6 May – 1 Sep 2000011 Dingaan Thobela1 Sep – 15 Dec 2000012 Dave Hilton Jr.15 Dec 2000 – 1 May 2001013 Éric Lucas()10 Jul 2001 – 5 Apr 2003314 Markus Beyer (2)5 Apr 2003 – 5 Jun 2004215 Cristian Sanavia5 Jun – 9 Oct 2004016 Markus Beyer (3)9 Oct 2004 – 14 Oct 2006517 Mikkel Kessler14 Oct 2006 – 3 Nov 2007118 Joe Calzaghe3 Nov 2007 – 28 Jun 2008019 Carl Froch()6 Dec 2008 – 24 Apr 2010220 Mikkel Kessler (2)24 Apr – 6 Sep 2010021 Carl Froch (2)()27 Nov 2010 – 17 Dec 2011122 Andre Ward17 Dec 2011 – 11 Apr 2013 123 Sakio Bika()22 Jun 2013 – 16 Aug 2014124 Anthony Dirrell16 Aug 2014 – 24 Apr 2015025 Badou Jack24 Apr 2015 – 18 Jan 2017326 David Benavidez()8 Sep 2017 – 3 Oct 2018127 Anthony Dirrell (2)()23 Feb – 28 Sep 2019 028 David Benavidez (2)28 Sep 2019 – 14 Aug 2020029 Canelo Álvarez()19 Dec 2020 – 13 Sep 2025930 Terence Crawford13 Sep – 3 Dec 2025031Christian M'billi()27 Jan 2026 – present0

Middleweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Dick Tiger() 10 Aug – 7 Dec 1963 02 Joey Giardello 7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 1965 13 Dick Tiger (2) 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 04 Emile Griffith 25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 1968 25 Nino Benvenuti 4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 1970 46 Carlos Monzón 7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 1974 97 Rodrigo Valdéz() 25 May 1974 – 26 Jun 1976 48 Carlos Monzón (2) 26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 1977 19 Rodrigo Valdéz (2)() 5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 1978 010 Hugo Corro 22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 1979 211 Vito Antuofermo 30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 1980 112 Alan Minter 16 Mar – 27 Sep 1980 113 Marvin Hagler 27 Sep 1980 – 6 Apr 1987 1214 Sugar Ray Leonard6 Apr – 27 May 1987 015 Thomas Hearns() 29 Oct 1987 – 6 Jun 1988 016 Iran Barkley 6 Jun 1988 – 24 Feb 1989 017 Roberto Durán 24 Feb 1989 – 11 Jan 1990 018 Julian Jackson() 24 Nov 1990 – 8 May 1993 419 Gerald McClellan 8 May 1993 – 5 Jan 1995 320 Julian Jackson (2)() 17 Mar – 19 Aug 1995 021 Quincy Taylor 19 Aug 1995 – 16 Mar 1996 022 Keith Holmes 16 Mar 1996 – 2 May 1998 223 Hacine Cherifi 2 May 1998 – 24 Apr 1999 024 Keith Holmes (2) 24 Apr 1999 – 14 Apr 2001 225 Bernard Hopkins 14 Apr 2001 – 16 Jul 2005 726 Jermain Taylor 16 Jul 2005 – 29 Sep 2007 427 Kelly Pavlik 29 Sep 2007 – 17 Apr 2010 328 Sergio Martínez 17 Apr 2010 – 18 Jan 2011 129 Sebastian Zbik() 18 Jan – 4 Jun 2011 030 Julio César Chávez Jr. 4 Jun 2011 – 15 Sep 2012 331 Sergio Martínez (2) 15 Sep 2012 – 7 Jun 2014 132 Miguel Cotto 7 Jun 2014 – 17 Nov 2015 133 Canelo Álvarez() 21 Nov 2015 – 18 May 2016 134 Gennady Golovkin() 18 May 2016 – 15 Sep 2018 435 Canelo Álvarez (2) 15 Sep 2018 – 26 Jun 2019 136 Jermall Charlo() 26 Jun 2019 – 7 May 2024 437 Carlos Adames() 7 May 2024 – present 3

Super welterweight No.NameReignDefenses1 Denny Moyer() 19 Feb – 29 Apr 1963 02 Ralph Dupas 29 Apr – 7 Sep 1963 13 Sandro Mazzinghi 7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 1965 34 Nino Benvenuti 18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 1966 15 Kim Ki-Soo 25 Jun 1966 – 26 May 1968 26 Sandro Mazzinghi (2) 26 May – 8 Nov 1968 17 Freddie Little() 17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 1970 28 Carmelo Bossi 9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 1971 19 Koichi Wajima 31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 1974 610 Oscar Albarado 4 Jun 1974 – 21 Jan 1975 111 Koichi Wajima (2) 21 Jan – 6 Mar 1975 012 Miguel de Oliveira() 7 May – 13 Nov 1975 013 Elisha Obed 13 Nov 1975 – 18 Jun 1976 214 Eckhard Dagge 18 Jun 1976 – 6 Aug 1977 215 Rocky Mattioli 6 Aug 1977 – 4 Mar 1979 216 Maurice Hope 4 Mar 1979 – 23 May 1981 317 Wilfred Benítez 23 May 1981 – 3 Dec 1982 218 Thomas Hearns 3 Dec 1982 – 24 Oct 1986 419 Duane Thomas() 5 Dec 1986 – 12 Jul 1987 020 Lupe Aquino 12 Jul – 2 Oct 1987 021 Gianfranco Rosi 2 Oct 1987 – 8 Jul 1988 122 Donald Curry 8 Jul 1988 – 11 Feb 1989 023 René Jacquot 11 Feb – 8 Jul 1989 024 John Mugabi 8 Jul 1989 – 31 Mar 1990 025 Terry Norris 31 Mar 1990 – 18 Dec 1993 1026 Simon Brown 18 Dec 1993 – 7 May 1994 127 Terry Norris (2) 7 May – 12 Nov 1994 028 Luis Santana 12 Nov 1994 – 19 Aug 1995 129 Terry Norris (3) 19 Aug 1995 – 6 Dec 1997 630 Keith Mullings 6 Dec 1997 – 29 Jan 1999 131 Javier Castillejo 29 Jan 1999 – 28 Jun 2001 532 Oscar De La Hoya 28 Jun 2001 – 13 Sep 2003 233 Shane Mosley 13 Sep 2003 – 13 Mar 2004 034 Winky Wright 13 Mar 2004 – 5 Mar 2005 135 Javier Castillejo (2)() 5 Mar – 31 May 2005 036 Ricardo Mayorga() 13 Aug 2005 – 6 May 2006 037 Oscar De La Hoya (2) 6 May 2006 – 5 May 2007 038 Floyd Mayweather Jr. 5 May – 2 July 2007 039 Vernon Forrest() 28 Jul 2007 – 7 Jun 2008 140 Sergio Mora 7 Jun – 13 Sep 2008 041 Vernon Forrest (2) 13 Sep 2008 – 21 May 2009 042 Sergio Martínez() 21 May 2009 – 16 Jun 2010 043 Manny Pacquiao() 14 Nov 2010 – 8 Feb 2011 044 Canelo Álvarez() 5 Mar 2011 – 14 Sep 2013 645 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2) 14 Sep 2013 – 2 Nov 2015 146 Jermell Charlo()21 May 2016 – 22 Dec 2018 347 Tony Harrison22 Dec 2018 – 21 Dec 2019 048 Jermell Charlo (2)21 Dec 2019 – 26 Jan 2024 349 Sebastian Fundora()30 Mar 2024 – present3

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