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.
International Boxing Federation
World Cruiserweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Marvin Camel
1983-12-13
Halifax, NS, CAN
Defeats Roddy MacDonald.
Lee Roy Murphy
1984-10-06
Billings, MT, USA
Rickey Parkey
1986-10-25
Marsala, ITA
Evander Holyfield
1987-05-15
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 05-06-10 to move up to the heavyweight class.
Glenn McCrory
1989-06-03
Stanley, ENG, GBR
Defeats Patrick Lumumba.
Jeff Lampkin
1990-03-22
Gateshead, ENG, GBR
James Warring
1991-09-07
Salemi, ITA
Defeats James Pritchard.
Al Cole
1992-07-30
Stanhope, NJ, USA
Adolpho Washington
1996-08-31
Palma de Mallorca, ESP
Defeats Torsten May.
Uriah Grant
1997-06-21
Tampa, FL, USA
Imamu Mayfield
1997-11-08
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Arthur Williams
1998-10-30
Biloxi, MS, USA
Vassiliy Jirov
1999-06-05
Biloxi, MS, USA
James Toney
2003-04-26
Mashantucket, CT, USA
Vacates to move up to the heavyweight class.
Kelvin Davis
2004-05-01
Miami, FL, USA
Defeats Ezra Sellers; stripped of the title on 05-02-09 after a scheduled title defense against O'Neil Bell on 05-02-05 is cancelled.
O'Neil Bell
2005-05-20
Hollywood, FL, USA
Defeats Dale Brown; stripped of the title on 06-04-01 after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a match against mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham.
Krzysztof Włodarczyk
2006-11-25
Warsaw, POL
Defeats Steve Cunningham.
Steve Cunningham
2007-05-26
Warsaw, POL
Tomasz Adamek
2008-12-11
Newark, NJ, USA
Vacates on 09-10-18 to move up to the heavyweight class.
Steve Cunningham
2010-06-05
Neubrandenburg, GER
Defeats Troy Ross.
Yoan Pablo Hernandez
2011-10-01
Neubrandenburg, GER
Stripped of the title on 15-09-21 after withdrawing from a scheduled mandatory defense against Víctor Emilio Ramírez due to injury.
Victor Emilio Ramírez
2015-09-21
Defeats Ovill McKenzie; interim champion; status promoted.
Denis Lebedev
2016-05-21
Moscow, RUS
Murat Gassiev
2016-12-03
Moscow, RUS
Oleksandr Usyk
2018-07-21
Moscow, RUS
Vacates on 19-06-15 to move up to the heavyweight class.
Yuniel Dorticos
2019-06-15
Riga, LAT
Defeats Andrew Tabiti.
Mairis Briedis
2020-09-26
Munich, BY, GER
Jai Opetaia
2022-07-02
Broadbeach, QLD, AUS
Stripped of the title on 23-12-18 for not fighiting mandatory challenger Mairis Briedis.
