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Last updated on 2025-07-19


International Boxing Organization
World Heavyweight Title
(as of 2025-08-31)

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

Pinklon Thomas1992-11-14Greenville, SC, USA
Defeats Craig Payne; stripped of the title in 93-01-29.
Lionel Butler1993-02-23Reseda, CA, USA
Defeats Tony Wills; vacates in 93-03-01.
Danell Nicholson1994-08-04Mashantucket, CT, USA
Defeats John Ruiz; vacates in 94-10-01.
Jimmy Thunder1994-10-29Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Richard Mason; vacates in 95-07-16.
Brian Nielsen1996-01-12Frederiksberg, DEN
Defeats Tony LaRosa; stripped of the title in 99-06-18.
Lennox Lewis1999-11-13Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Evander Holyfield to win WBA, IBF, and vacant IBO world titles.
Hasim Rahman2001-04-22Brakpan, Gauteng, RSA
Wins IBO, WBC, and IBF world titles.
Lennox Lewis [2]2001-11-17Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins IBO, WBC, and IBF world titles; vacates IBF title on 02-09-05; vacates other titles in 04-02-06 upon retirement.
Wladimir Klitschko2006-04-22Mannheim, BW, GER
Defeats Chris Byrd to win IBF and vacant IBO titles; also wins WBO World Title on 08-02-23 and WBA Super World Title on 11-07-02.
Tyson Fury2015-11-28Duesseldorf, NW, GER
Wins IBO, WBA Super, IBF, and WBO world titles; stripped of IBF title on 15-12-08; vacates other titles on 16-10-12 after cancelling his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for the second time due to depression after a positive test for cocaine.
Anthony Joshua2017-04-29London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Wladimir Klitschko and also wins the vacant WBA Super World Title; also holds IBF World Title; also wins WBO World Title on 18-03-31
Andy Ruiz Jr.2019-06-01New York, NY, USA
Wins IBO, WBA Super, IBF, and WBO world titles.
Anthony Joshua [2]2019-12-07Diriyah, KSA
Wins IBO, WBA Super, IBF, and WBO world titles.
Oleksandr Usyk 2021-09-25 London, ENG, GBR
Wins IBO, WBA Super, IBF, and WBO world titles; also wins WBC World Title on 24-05-18; vacates IBF title on 24-06-26; again wins IBF title on 25-07-19.


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