Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
[...]
Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
<
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.
@
Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
#
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.
Defeats Geoff Thorne for the vacant "English" title.
Gunner Moir
1906-10-29
London, ENG
William Ian Hague
1909-04-19
London, ENG
Loses to Sam Longford on 09-05-24 in London, ENG but claims the match is for the world title and he is still the English champion (Leed Mercury, 09-05-29); Matthew Curran defeats Hague on 10-02-11 in Plymouth ENG but is not recognized by NSC.
Billy Wells
1911-04-24
London, ENG
The first fight for Lonsdale heavyweight belt; also wins British Empire Title on 11-12-18; also defeats title claimant Matthew Curran on 16-03-31 in Plymoth, ENG.
Joe Beckett
1919-02-27
London, ENG
Wins British Empire and British titles; NSC later refuses to recognize Beckett as British champion and declares the title vacant.
Frank Goddard
1919-05-26
London, ENG
Defeats Jack Curphey for the vacant NSC recognition; Beckett continues to claim the title.
Joe Beckett
1919-06-17
London, ENG
Defeats Goddard to end the dispute; vacates in 23.
Wins British Empire and British titles; Farr competes in the US from the summer of 37 throughout 38 and vacates the British title sometime around 38-09.
Len Harvey
1938-12-01
London, ENG
Defeats Eddie Phillips; retires on 42-11-21.
Jack London
1944-09-15
Manchester, ENG
Defeats Freddie Mills for British Empire and British titles.
Wins British Empire and British titles; also wins European Title on 64-02-24 but is stripped of it on 64-09-27; vacates the British title after regaining European Title on 68-09-18.
Wins Commonwealth and British titles; vacates on 12-02-08 to focus on challenging for the world title.
David Price
2012-05-19
Liverpool, ENG
Defeats Sam Sexton for Commonwealth and British titles; vacates on 13-12-04 in order to "rebuild" after two defeats by Tony Thompson (Sky Sports, 13-12-04).
Tyson Fury [2]
2014-11-29
London, ENG
Defeats Derek Chisoral; vacates on 15-11-28 upon winning the world titles.
Anthony Joshua
2015-12-12
London, ENG
Defeats Dillian Whyte; vacates on 16-04-09 upon winning IBF World Title.
Dillian Whyte
2016-10-07
Glasgow, SCT
Vacates on 17-01-12.
Sam Sexton
2017-10-06
Edinburgh, SCT
Defeats Gary Cornish.
Hughie Fury
2018-05-12
Bolton, ENG
Vacates on 19-03-22 due to injury.
Daniel Dubois
2019-07-13
London, ENG
Defeats Nathan Gorman; also wins Commonwealth and WBO International Titles on 19-09-27 and WBC Silver Title on 19-12-21.
Joe Joyce
2020-11-28
London, ENG
Also wins Commonwealth, WBO International, WBC Silver, and vacant European titles; wins WBO interim world title on 22-09-24.
Fabio Wardley
2022-11-26
London, ENG
Defeats Nathan Gorman; also wins WBO European Title on 23-10-28.
