Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Georges Carpentier
1911-10-23
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
French champion, defeats British champion Young Joseph to be recognized as European champion; vacates around 12-01 to move up to the middleweight class.
Albert Badoud
1915-10-21
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Defeats Johnny Basham; vacant around 17 most likely due to Badoud fighting mainly in the US between 16 and 17.
Johnny Basham #
1919-09-02
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Francois Charles for the vacant title, but IBU announces the title is still vacant as of 20-02-05 at its convention (The Sandusky Star-Journal, 20-02-06).
Ted Lewis #
1920-06-09
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Basham and claims the title as late as 22-02.
Piet Hobin
1921-06-25
Paris, FRA
Defeats François Charles for the vacant title; loses to Billy Mack by disqualification on 23-04-23 in Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR (see below) but continues to be officially recognized by IBU on 23-11-18 (The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON, CAN, 23-11-19).
Billy Mack #
1923-04-23
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Defeats Hobin by disqualification and claims the title as late as 24-06.
Ted Lewis [2] #
1924-07-03
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Johnny Brown to be recognized as the champion in GBR but not by IBU.
Tommy Milligan #
1924-11-26
Edinburgh, SCT, GBR
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles; continues to claim the European title in the US until renouncing it on 26-03-09 (The New York Times, 26-03-10).
Mario Bosisio
1925-09-28
Milan, ITA
Fights Hobin to a draw and is awarded the title when Hobin exceeds the weight limit; vacates the title in 27 upon moving up to the middleweight class; Leo Darton and Piet Hobin fight to a draw for the title on 28-06-12 in Antwerpen, BEL.
Leo Darton
1928-07-10
Charleroi, BEL
Defeats Arie van Vliet.
Alf Genon
1928-11-26
Charleroi, BEL
Gustave Roth
1929-10-09
Brussels, BEL
Adrien Anneet
1932-10-26
Brussels, BEL
Jack Hood
1933-05-22
Birmingham, ENG, GBR
Gustav Eder
1934-06-08
Berlin, GER
Defeats Nestor Charlier for the vacant title; vacant when Eder starts fighting mainly in the US in the spering of 36.
Felix Wouters
1936-07-23
Brussels, BEL
Defeats Leen Sanders for the vacant title.
Saverio Turiello
1938-12-26
Milan, ITA
Marcel Cerdan
1939-06-03
Milan, ITA
Cerdan becomes inactive in 39-07 but returns in 41-01; vacant sometime after 42-09.
Ernie Roderick
1946-06-04
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Omar Kouidri for the vacant title.
Robert Villemain
1947-02-01
Paris, FRA
Vacant in 48.
Livio Minelli
1949-03-04
Den Haag, NED
Defeats Giel de Roode for the vacant title.
Michele Palermo
1950-07-14
Milan, ITA
Eddie Thomas
1951-02-19
Carmarthen, WEL, GBR
Charles Humez
1951-06-13
Porthcawl, WEL, GBR
Gilbert Lavoine
1953-03-22
Paris, FRA
Wally Thom
1954-08-26
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Idrissa Dione
1955-06-23
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Emilio Marconi
1956-02-12
Grosseto, ITA
Peter Waterman
1958-01-28
London, ENG, GBR
Retires after suffering brain damage during a match in 58-04.
Emilio Marconi [2]
1958-12-26
Milan, ITA
Defeats Jacques Herbillon for the vacant title.
Duilio Loi
1959-04-19
Milan, ITA
Vacant in 63-01 upon retirement.
Fortunato Manca
1964-10-09
Rome, ITA
Defeats Fortunato Manca for the vacant title; retires after injury suffered during a match on 65-08-31.
Jean Josselin
1966-04-25
Paris, FRA
Defeats Brian Curvis for the vacant title.
Carmelo Bossi
1967-05-17
San Remo, ITA
Fighting Mack (Edwin Mack)
1968-08-14
Lignano-Sabbiadoro, ITA
Silvano Bertini
1969-01-18
Bologna, ITA
Jean Josselin
1969-05-05
Paris, FRA
Johann Orsolics
1969-09-25
Vienna, AUT
Ralph Charles
1970-11-20
Vienna, AUT
Roger Menetrey
1971-06-04
Geneva, SUI
John H. Stracey
1974-05-27
Paris, FRA
Vacates the title after winning WBC World Title on 75-12-06.
Marco Scano
1976-04-09
Cagliari, ITA
Defeats Pat Thomas for the vacant title.
Jørgen Hansen
1977-06-02
Randers, DEN
Joerg Eipel
1977-08-06
Berlin, GER
Alain Marion
1977-12-17
Creil, FRA
Jørgen Hansen [2]
1978-04-27
Randers, DEN
Josef Pachler
1978-08-18
Villach, AUT
Henry Rhiney
1978-12-02
Dornbirn, AUT
Dave Boy Green
1979-01-23
London, ENG, GBR
Jørgen Hansen [3]
1979-06-28
Randers, DEN
Hans Henrik Palm
1982-02-26
Copenhagen, DEN
Defeats Georges Warusfel for the vacant title.
Colin Jones
1982-11-05
Copenhagen, DEN
Gilles Elbilia
1983-10-10
Paris, FRA
Defeats Frankie Decaestecker for the vacant title; vacant in 84.
Gianfranco Rosi
1984-07-07
Perugia, ITA
Defeats Perico Fernandez for the vacant title.
Lloyd Honeyghan
1985-01-05
Perugia, ITA
Defeats Sylvester Mittee; also holds BBBoC British title; vacates the title after winning the WBC & WBA & IBF World Titles on 86-09-27.
José Varela
1986-10-10
Rüsselsheim, GER
Defeats Brahim Messaoudi for the vacant title.
Alfonso Redondo
1987-04-04
Düsseldorf, NW, GER
Mauro Martelli
1987-06-25
Geneva, SUI
Nino LaRocca
1989-04-15
Vasto, ITA
Defeats Kirkland Laing for the vacant title.
Antoine Fernandez
1989-12-30
Amiens, FRA
Kirkland Laing
1990-05-09
London, ENG, GBR
Patrizio Oliva
1990-11-14
Campione d'Italia, ITA
Ludovic Proto
1992-10-16
Paris, FRA
Defeats Gary Jacobs for the vacant title.
Gary Jacobs
1993-02-06
Paris, FRA
Vacant in 94
José Luis Navarro
1994-12-17
Córdoba, ESP
Defeats Del Bryan for the vacant title.
Valery Kayumba
1995-04-01
Levallois-Perret, FRA
Patrick Charpentier
1995-07-18
Val Thorens, FRA
Andrey Pestryaev
1997-02-15
Thiais, FRA
Michele Piccirillo
1997-11-29
Novara, ITA
Defeats Geoff McCreesh for the vacant title.
Maxim Nesterenko
1998-08-15
Torre Annunziata, ITA
Defeats Pasquale Perna for the vacant title.
Alessandro Duran
1999-04-24
Ferrara, ITA
Andrey Pestryaev [2]
1999-10-16
Bondeno, ITA
Alessandro Duran
2000-03-18
Ferrara, ITA
Thomas Damgaard
2000-11-03
Copenhagen, DEN
Alessandro Duran [2]
2001-05-04
Bologna, ITA
Defeats Maxim Nesterenko for the vacant title.
Christian Bladt
2002-01-18
Thisted, DEN
Michel Trabant
2002-04-20
Gdansk, POL
Frederic Klose
2003-06-19
Levallois-Perret, FRA
Defeats Oleksandr Vetukh for the vacant title.
Oktay Urkal
2005-05-14
Bayreuth, GER
Frederic Klose [2]
2006-04-14
Reims, FRA
Defeats Antonio Lauri for the vacant title.
Jackson Osei Bonsu
2007-02-25
Elancourt, FRA
Defeats Nordine Mouchi for the vacant title.
Rafał Jackiewicz
2008-09-14
Kielce, POL
Selçuk Aydın
2009-07-11
Istanbul, TUR
Defeats Jackson Osei Bonsu for the vacant title; vacant in 10.
Matthew Hatton
2010-03-26
Dagenham, ENG, GBR
Defeats Gianluca Branco for the vacant title; vacant in 11.
Leonard Bundu
2011-11-04
Florence, ITA
Defeats Daniele Petrucci for the vacant title; vacant in 14.
Gianluca Branco
2014-11-22
Terrancina, ITA
Defeats Rafal Jackiewicz for the vacant title; Branco most likely retires after this match (last known match of his).
Leonard Bundu [2]
2016-04-22
Florence, ITA
Defeats Jussi Koivula for the vacant title; stripped of the title on 16-08-21.
Ceferino Rodríguez
2016-12-02
Las Palmas, ESP
Defeats Ahmed El Mousaoui for the vacant title.
Sam Eggington
2017-05-13
Birmingham, ENG, GBR
Mohamed Mimoune
2017-10-07
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Vacates the title after winning IBO World Super Lightweight Title on 18-01-20.
Kerman Lejarraga
2018-04-28
Bilbao, ESP
Defeats Bradley Skeete for the vacant title.
David Avanesyan
2019-09-28
Bilbao, ESP
Loses his bid for WBO world title on 22-12-10; Jordy Weiss and Jon Miguez fight for the vacant title to a draw on 23-04-28.
