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 Organization
World Cruiserweight Title (as of 2025-02-01)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
David Izeqwire
1993-12-28
Aspen, CO, USA
Defeats Henry Milligan to become the first champion.
Adolpho Washington
1994-11-05
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Stripped of the title in 95-03-17 upon losing his bid for WBA world title.
Ted Cofie
1995-11-03
Gold Coast, QLD, AUS
Defeas Joseph Polu; vacates in 97.
Booker T. Word
1997-04-18
Waukegan, IL, USA
Defeats Vinson Durham; vacates in 97.
James Toney
1997-06-14
Biloxi, MS, USA
Defeats Steve Little; vacant in 98 due to inactivity.
Robert Daniels
1998-05-05
Biloxi, MS, USA
Defeats Don Diego Poeder; vacates in 99.
Thomas Hearns
1999-04-10
Manchester, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Nate Miller.
Uriah Grant
2000-04-08
Detroit, MI, USA
Carl Thompson
2001-02-03
Manchester, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
Ezra Sellers
2001-11-26
Manchester, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
Stripped of the title in 02-04-06 upon losing his bid for WBO world title.
Sebastiaan Rothmann
2002-10-26
Brakpan, Gauteng, RSA
Defeats Anthony Bigeni.
Carl Thompson [2]
2004-02-06
Sheffield, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Retires after his last match on 05-11-26.
Tomasz Adamek
2007-06-09
Katowice, POL
Defeats Luis Andres Pineda; vacates in 08 to challenge for IBF world title.
Johnathon Banks
2008-07-12
Altona, HH, GER
Defeats Vincenzo Rossitto; declared vacant on 09-02-27 when Banks loses to IBF world champion Tomasz Adamek with the stipulation that IBO title will be vacant if Adamek wins.
Danny Green
2009-08-15
Biloxi, MS, USA
Defeats Julio Cesar Dominguez.
Antonio Tarver
2011-07-20
Sydney, NSW, AUS
Stripped of the title after failing a drug test for the match against Lateef Kayode on 12-06-02.
Danny Green [2]
2012-11-21
Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Defeats Shane Cameron; vacates in 13.
Ola Afolabi
2013-11-02
Kazan, RUS
Defeats Rakhim Chakhkiev; vacant on 15-04-10 upon losing his bid for IBF world title.
Rakhim Chakhkiev
2015-05-22
Moscow, RUS
Defeats Junior Anthony Wright.
Ola Afolabi [2]
2015-11-04
Kazan, RUS
Marco Huck
2016-02-27
Halle, NW, GER
Mairis Briedis #
2017-04-01
Dortmund, NW, GER
Defeats Huck for IBO and vacant WBC titles but is stripped of the IBO title due to failure to pay the sanction fee.
Kevin Lerena
2017-09-09
Kempton Park, Gauteng, RSA
Defeats Youri Kayembre Kalenga; vacates on 21-10-13 upon moving up to the heavyweight class (SowetanLIVE, 21-10-14).
