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The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921. In 1962, the organization was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA). The WBC was organized in 1963. The IBF, which was founded in 1983 by the members of the United States Boxing Association after the USBA withdrew from membership in the WBA. The WBO, founded in 1988.
Encyclopedia of Boxing. London: WH Smith Books. ISBN 1-85435-200-8. Boxing Title Fights; NBA World Heavyweight Champion - BoxRec; NYSAC World Heavyweight Champion – BoxRec; The BoxRec – Boxing's Official Record Keeper; The BoxRec Wiki Encyclopedia; The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book (archive)
Spinks, who had won the IBF heavyweight title the previous month against Larry Holmes, was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time. [21] 13 J. B. Williamson (def. Prince Mama Mohammed) 10 Dec 1985 – 30 Apr 1986 0 14 Dennis Andries
The all-time lineal heavyweight champions boxing list started in 1885 and includes Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson among others.
As of 2024, Wladimir Klitschko holds records of beating the most boxers for the world heavyweight title, with 23, and the longest cumulative heavyweight title reign of all time, with 4,382 days as world heavyweight champion. [nb 1] Joe Louis has won the most world heavyweight title bouts, with 27, [8] and had the most consecutive title defenses ...
Vacated titles to move up to light heavyweight. WBA, WBC: 2007–2008 0 Light heavyweight The Ring: 2008 1 Retired and vacated title. Kim Ji-won [3] 16–0–2 Super bantamweight IBF 1985–1986 4 Mihai Leu [4] 28–0–0 Welterweight WBO 1997 1 Retired from boxing due to an injury. Ricardo López [3] 51–0–1 Minimumweight WBC 1990–1998 22
Haye vacates the title to move up to heavyweight. [8] 12 Victor Emilio Ramírez (interim champion promoted) Feb – 5 Dec 2009 1 13 Marco Huck: 5 Dec 2009 – 14 Aug 2015 13 14 Krzysztof Głowacki: 14 Aug 2015 – 17 Sep 2016 1 15 Oleksandr Usyk: 17 Sep 2016 – 5 Jun 2019 6 Usyk vacated the title to move up to heavyweight. [9] 16 Krzysztof ...
This category lists professional boxers who have held a full heavyweight world championship by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), or World Boxing Organization (WBO).