WBA World Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Defended Regular title
   Murat Gassiev def. Peter Kadiru Winner Defense #1

   July 11, 2026 · TKO (6 (12), 1:00)

   Gassiev vs Kadiru
2. Super vacant
   Super title vacated — Vacated all belts

   June 26, 2026
3. Defended Super title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Rico Verhoeven Winner Defense #5

   May 23, 2026 · TKO (11 (12), 2:59)

   Usyk vs Verhoeven
4. Won Regular title
   Murat Gassiev def. Kubrat Pulev Winner

   1 defense 250 days Current

   December 12, 2025 · KO (6 (12), 0:50)

   Pulev vs Gassiev
5. Defended Super title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner Defense #4

   December 21, 2024 · UD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury II
6. Won Regular title
   Kubrat Pulev def. Mahmoud Charr Winner

   0 defenses 1 year, 5 days

   December 7, 2024 · UD (12)

   Charr vs Pulev
7. Defended Super title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner Defense #3

   May 18, 2024 · SD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury
8. Won Regular title
   Mahmoud Charr

   0 defenses 1 year, 99 days

   August 31, 2023 · reinstated by court ruling
9. Unified defense (kept Super)
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner Defense #2

   August 26, 2023 · KO (9 (12), 1:48)

   Usyk vs Dubois
10. Defended Super title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua Winner Defense #1

    August 20, 2022 · SD (12)

    Usyk vs Joshua
11. Won Regular title
    Daniel Dubois def. Trevor Bryan Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 76 days

    June 11, 2022 · KO (4 (12), 1:58)

    Bryan vs Dubois
12. Defended Regular title
    Trevor Bryan def. Jonathan Guidry Winner Defense #1

    January 29, 2022 · SD (12)

    Bryan vs Guidry
13. Won Super title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua Winner

    5 defenses 4 years, 275 days

    September 25, 2021 · UD (12)

    Joshua vs Usyk
14. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Champion in Recess

    January 29, 2021
15. Unified (Interim → Regular)
    Trevor Bryan def. Bermane Stiverne Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 133 days

    January 29, 2021 · TKO (11 (12), 1:26)

    Bryan vs Stiverne
16. Defended Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Kubrat Pulev Winner Defense #1

    December 12, 2020 · KO (9 (12), 2:58)

    Joshua vs Pulev
17. Won Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Andy Ruiz Jr. Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 293 days

    December 7, 2019 · UD (12)

    Ruiz Jr. vs Joshua II
18. Won Super title
    Andy Ruiz Jr. def. Anthony Joshua Winner

    0 defenses 189 days

    June 1, 2019 · TKO (7 (12), 1:33)

    Joshua vs Ruiz Jr.
19. Defended Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Alexander Povetkin Winner Defense #4

    September 22, 2018 · TKO (7 (12), 1:59)

    Joshua vs Povetkin
20. Won Interim title
    Trevor Bryan def. BJ Flores Winner

    0 defenses 2 years, 172 days

    August 11, 2018 · TKO (4 (12), 2:58)

    Bryan vs Flores
21. Defended Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Joseph Parker Winner Defense #3

    March 31, 2018 · UD (12)

    Joshua vs Parker
22. Won Regular title
    Mahmoud Charr def. Alexander Ustinov Winner

    0 defenses 3 years, 66 days

    November 25, 2017 · UD (12)

    Charr vs Ustinov
23. Defended Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Carlos Takam Winner Defense #2

    October 28, 2017 · TKO (10 (12), 1:34)

    Joshua vs Takam
24. Defended Super title
    Anthony Joshua def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner Defense #1

    April 29, 2017 · TKO (11 (12), 2:25)

    Joshua vs Klitschko
25. Super vacant
    Super title vacated — Fury vacated the title after cancelling a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for a second time, citing depression after a positive test for cocaine.

    October 12, 2016
26. Unified vacant
    Unified title vacated — Fury vacated the title after cancelling a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for a second time, citing depression after a positive test for cocaine.

    October 12, 2016
27. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Chagaev was stripped of the title for failing to pay the sanctioning fees.

    July 25, 2016
28. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Browne was stripped for failing the post fight drug test but the bout wasn’t overturned to a no contest

    May 12, 2016
29. Won Regular title
    Ruslan Chagaev

    0 defenses 74 days

    May 12, 2016
30. Won Regular title
    Lucas Browne def. Ruslan Chagaev Winner

    0 defenses 68 days

    March 5, 2016 · TKO (10 (12), 2:02)

    Chagaev vs Browne
31. Won Super title
    Tyson Fury

    0 defenses 307 days

    December 10, 2015
32. Defended Regular title
    Ruslan Chagaev def. Francesco Pianeta Winner Defense #1

    July 11, 2015 · TKO (1 (12), 2:57)

    Chagaev vs Pianeta
33. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Bryant Jennings Winner Defense #4

    April 25, 2015 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Jennings
34. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Kubrat Pulev Winner Defense #3

    November 15, 2014 · KO (5 (12), 2:11)

    Klitschko vs Pulev
35. Won Regular title
    Ruslan Chagaev def. Fres Oquendo Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 243 days

    July 6, 2014 · MD (12)

    Chagaev vs Oquendo
36. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alex Leapai Winner Defense #1

    April 26, 2014 · TKO (5 (12), 2:05)

    Klitschko vs Leapai
37. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alex Leapai Winner Defense #2

    April 26, 2014 · TKO (5 (12), 2:05)

    Klitschko vs Leapai
38. Unified (Regular → Super)
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alexander Povetkin Winner

    4 defenses 2 years, 66 days

    October 5, 2013 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Povetkin
39. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Povetkin def. Andrzej Wawrzyk Winner Defense #4

    May 17, 2013 · TKO (3 (12), 2:28)

    Povetkin vs Wawrzyk
40. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Francesco Pianeta Winner Defense #4

    May 4, 2013 · TKO (6 (12), 2:52)

    Klitschko vs Pianeta
41. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Mariusz Wach Winner Defense #3

    November 10, 2012 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Wach
42. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Povetkin def. Hasim Rahman Winner Defense #3

    September 29, 2012 · TKO (2 (12), 1:46)

    Povetkin vs Rahman
43. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Tony Thompson Winner Defense #2

    July 7, 2012 · TKO (6 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Thompson
44. Defended Super title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner Defense #1

    March 3, 2012 · KO (4 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Mormeck
45. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Povetkin def. Marco Huck Winner Defense #2

    February 25, 2012 · MD (12)

    Povetkin vs Huck
46. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Povetkin def. Cedric Boswell Winner Defense #1

    December 3, 2011 · KO (8 (12), 2:58)

    Povetkin vs Boswell
47. Won Regular title
    Alexander Povetkin def. Ruslan Chagaev Winner

    4 defenses 2 years, 40 days

    August 27, 2011 · UD (12)

    Povetkin vs Chagaev
48. Promoted Unified → Regular
    Wladimir Klitschko

    0 defenses 26 days

    August 1, 2011
49. Won Unified title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. David Haye Winner

    0 defenses 30 days

    July 2, 2011 · UD (12)

    Haye vs Klitschko
50. Defended Regular title
    David Haye def. Audley Harrison Winner Defense #2

    November 13, 2010 · TKO (3 (12), 1:53)

    Haye vs Harrison
51. Defended Regular title
    David Haye def. John Ruiz Winner Defense #1

    April 3, 2010 · TKO (9 (12), 2:01)

    Haye vs Ruiz
52. Won Regular title
    David Haye def. Nikolai Valuev Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 267 days

    November 7, 2009 · MD (12)

    Valuev vs Haye
53. Defended Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. Evander Holyfield Winner Defense #1

    December 20, 2008 · MD (12)

    Valuev vs Holyfield
54. Won Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. John Ruiz Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 69 days

    August 30, 2008 · UD (12)

    Valuev vs Ruiz
55. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Chagaev tore his achilles tendon and was declared champion in recess

    July 2, 2008
56. Defended Regular title
    Ruslan Chagaev def. Matt Skelton Winner Defense #1

    January 19, 2008 · UD (12)

    Chagaev vs Skelton
57. Won Regular title
    Ruslan Chagaev def. Nikolai Valuev Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 80 days

    April 14, 2007 · MD (12)

    Valuev vs Chagaev
58. Defended Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. Jameel McCline Winner Defense #3

    January 20, 2007 · RTD (3 (12), 3:00)

    Valuev vs McCline
59. Defended Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. Monte Barrett Winner Defense #2

    October 7, 2006 · TKO (11 (12), 2:12)

    Valuev vs Barrett
60. Defended Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. Owen Beck Winner Defense #1

    June 3, 2006 · TKO (3 (12), 2:44)

    Valuev vs Beck
61. Won Regular title
    Nikolai Valuev def. John Ruiz Winner

    3 defenses 1 year, 118 days

    December 17, 2005 · MD (12)

    Ruiz vs Valuev
62. No contest
    John Ruiz vs James Toney NC

    April 30, 2005 · UD (12)

    Ruiz vs Toney
63. Defended Regular title
    John Ruiz def. Andrew Golota Winner Defense #2

    November 13, 2004 · UD (12)

    Ruiz vs Golota
64. Defended Regular title
    John Ruiz def. Fres Oquendo Winner Defense #1

    April 17, 2004 · TKO (11 (12), 2:33)

    Ruiz vs Oquendo
65. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Jones Jr. vacated the title to stay at light heavyweight

    February 24, 2004
66. Promoted Interim → Regular
    John Ruiz

    2 defenses 1 year, 297 days

    February 24, 2004
67. Won Interim title
    John Ruiz def. Hasim Rahman Winner

    0 defenses 73 days

    December 13, 2003 · UD (12)

    Ruiz vs Rahman
68. Won Regular title
    Roy Jones Jr. def. John Ruiz Winner

    0 defenses 360 days

    March 1, 2003 · UD (12)

    Ruiz vs Jones Jr.
69. Defended Regular title
    John Ruiz def. Kirk Johnson Winner Defense #2

    July 27, 2002 · DQ (10 (12), 2:17)

    Ruiz vs Johnson
70. Draw (Regular defense)
    John Ruiz vs Evander Holyfield Draw Defense #1

    December 15, 2001 · SD (12)

    Ruiz vs Holyfield
71. Won Regular title
    John Ruiz def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 363 days

    March 3, 2001 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Ruiz
72. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. John Ruiz Winner

    0 defenses 203 days

    August 12, 2000 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Ruiz
73. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Lewis was stripped after agreeing to fight WBC challenger Michael Grant instead of John Ruiz. Ruiz challenged this decision in court on the basis of a clause in the Lewis–Holyfield rematch contract which said Lewis's first bout as undisputed champion would be against the WBA's number one contender.

    April 12, 2000
74. Won Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    0 defenses 151 days

    November 13, 1999 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Lewis
75. Draw (Regular defense)
    Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis Draw Defense #4

    March 13, 1999 · SD (12)

    Holyfield vs Lewis
76. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Vaughn Bean Winner Defense #3

    September 19, 1998 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Bean
77. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Michael Moorer Winner Defense #2

    November 8, 1997 · RTD (8 (12), 3:00)

    Holyfield vs Moorer
78. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Mike Tyson Winner Defense #1

    June 28, 1997 · DQ (3 (12), 3:00)

    Holyfield vs Tyson
79. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Mike Tyson Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 4 days

    November 9, 1996 · TKO (11 (12), 0:37)

    Tyson vs Holyfield
80. Won Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Bruce Seldon Winner

    0 defenses 63 days

    September 7, 1996 · TKO (1 (12), 1:49)

    Seldon vs Tyson
81. Defended Regular title
    Bruce Seldon def. Joe Hipp Winner Defense #1

    August 19, 1995 · TKO (10 (12), 1:47)

    Seldon vs Hipp
82. Won Regular title
    Bruce Seldon def. Tony Tucker Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 153 days

    April 8, 1995 · RTD (7 (12), 3:00)

    Seldon vs Tucker
83. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Foreman was stripped after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Tony Tucker

    March 4, 1995
84. Won Regular title
    George Foreman def. Michael Moorer Winner

    0 defenses 119 days

    November 5, 1994 · KO (10 (12), 2:03)

    Moorer vs Foreman
85. Won Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    0 defenses 197 days

    April 22, 1994 · MD (12)

    Holyfield vs Moorer
86. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Riddick Bowe Winner

    0 defenses 167 days

    November 6, 1993 · MD (12)

    Bowe vs Holyfield
87. Defended Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Jesse Ferguson Winner Defense #2

    May 22, 1993 · KO (2 (12), 0:17)

    Bowe vs Ferguson
88. Defended Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Michael Dokes Winner Defense #1

    February 6, 1993 · TKO (1 (12), 2:19)

    Bowe vs Dokes
89. Won Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    2 defenses 358 days

    November 13, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Bowe
90. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #3

    June 19, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Holmes
91. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Bert Cooper Winner Defense #2

    November 23, 1991 · TKO (7 (12), 2:58)

    Holyfield vs Cooper
92. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. George Foreman Winner Defense #1

    April 19, 1991 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Foreman
93. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Buster Douglas Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 20 days

    October 25, 1990 · KO (3 (12), 1:10)

    Douglas vs Holyfield
94. Won Regular title
    Buster Douglas def. Mike Tyson Winner

    0 defenses 256 days

    February 11, 1990 · KO (10 (12), 1:22)

    Tyson vs Douglas
95. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Carl Williams Winner Defense #8

    July 21, 1989 · TKO (1 (12), 1:33)

    Tyson vs Williams
96. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Frank Bruno Winner Defense #7

    February 25, 1989 · TKO (5 (12), 2:55)

    Tyson vs Bruno
97. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Michael Spinks Winner Defense #6

    June 27, 1988 · KO (1 (12), 1:31)

    Tyson vs Spinks
98. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tubbs Winner Defense #5

    March 21, 1988 · TKO (2 (12), 2:54)

    Tyson vs Tubbs
99. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #4

    January 22, 1988 · TKO (4 (12), 2:55)

    Tyson vs Holmes
100. Defended Regular title
     Mike Tyson def. Tyrell Biggs Winner Defense #3

     October 16, 1987 · TKO (7 (15), 2:59)

     Tyson vs Biggs
101. Defended Regular title
     Mike Tyson def. Tony Tucker Winner Defense #2

     August 1, 1987 · UD (12)

     Tyson vs Tucker
102. Defended Regular title
     Mike Tyson def. Pinklon Thomas Winner Defense #1

     May 30, 1987 · TKO (6 (12), 2:00)

     Tyson vs Thomas
103. Won Regular title
     Mike Tyson def. James Smith Winner

     8 defenses 2 years, 342 days

     March 7, 1987 · UD (12)

     Smith vs Tyson
104. Won Regular title
     James Smith def. Tony Tubbs Winner

     0 defenses 85 days

     December 12, 1986 · TKO (1 (15), 2:12)

     Witherspoon vs Smith
105. Defended Regular title
     Tim Witherspoon def. Frank Bruno Winner Defense #1

     July 19, 1986 · TKO (11 (15), 2:57)

     Witherspoon vs Bruno
106. Won Regular title
     Tim Witherspoon def. Tony Tubbs Winner

     1 defense 329 days

     January 17, 1986 · MD (15)

     Tubbs vs Witherspoon
107. Won Regular title
     Tony Tubbs def. Greg Page Winner

     0 defenses 263 days

     April 29, 1985 · UD (15)

     Page vs Tubbs
108. Won Regular title
     Greg Page def. Gerrie Coetzee Winner

     0 defenses 149 days

     December 1, 1984 · KO (8 (15), 3:03)

     Coetzee vs Page
109. Won Regular title
     Gerrie Coetzee def. Michael Dokes Winner

     0 defenses 1 year, 70 days

     September 23, 1983 · KO (10 (15), 3:08)

     Dokes vs Coetzee
110. Draw (Regular defense)
     Michael Dokes vs Mike Weaver Draw Defense #1

     May 20, 1983 · MD (15)

     Dokes vs Weaver
111. Won Regular title
     Michael Dokes def. Mike Weaver Winner

     1 defense 287 days

     December 10, 1982 · TKO (1 (15), 1:03)

     Weaver vs Dokes
112. Defended Regular title
     Mike Weaver def. James Tillis Winner Defense #2

     October 3, 1981 · UD (15)

     Weaver vs Tillis
113. Defended Regular title
     Mike Weaver def. Gerrie Coetzee Winner Defense #1

     October 25, 1980 · TKO (13 (15), 1:49)

     Weaver vs Coetzee
114. Won Regular title
     Mike Weaver def. Jimmy Ellis Winner

     2 defenses 2 years, 254 days

     March 31, 1980 · KO (15 (15), 2:15)

     Ellis vs Weaver
115. Won Regular title
     Jimmy Ellis

     0 defenses 11 years, 341 days Longest reign

     April 27, 1968

     Ellis vs Quarry
116. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Striped for refusal to be drafted to Army service

     April 29, 1967
117. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Zora Folley Winner Defense #1

     March 22, 1967 · KO

     Ali vs Folley
118. Won Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Ernie Terell Winner

     1 defense 82 days

     February 6, 1967 · Decision

     Terrell vs Ali
119. Defended Regular title
     Ernie Terell def. Doug Jones Winner Defense #2

     June 28, 1966 · Decision

     Machen vs Jones
120. Defended Regular title
     Ernie Terell def. George Chuvalo Winner Defense #1

     November 1, 1965 · Decision

     Machen vs Chuvalo
121. Won Regular title
     Ernie Terell def. Eddie Machen Winner

     2 defenses 1 year, 338 days

     March 5, 1965 · Decision

     Terrell vs Machen
122. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Striped for singing to a rematch with Liston

     September 14, 1964
123. Won Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Sonny Liston Winner

     0 defenses 202 days

     February 25, 1964 · RTD

     Liston vs Clay
124. Defended Regular title
     Sonny Liston def. Floyd Patterson Winner Defense #1

     July 22, 1963 · KO

     Liston vs Patterson II
125. Won Regular title
     Sonny Liston def. Floyd Patterson Winner

     1 defense 1 year, 153 days

     September 25, 1962 · KO

     Patterson vs Liston
126. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Tom McNeeley Winner Defense #2

     December 4, 1961 · KO

     Patterson vs McNeeley
127. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Ingemar Johansson Winner Defense #1

     May 13, 1961 · KO

     Patterson vs Johansson III
128. Won Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Ingemar Johansson Winner

     2 defenses 2 years, 97 days

     June 20, 1960 · KO

     Johansson vs Patterson II
129. Won Regular title
     Ingemar Johansson def. Floyd Patterson Winner

     0 defenses 360 days

     June 26, 1959 · TKO

     Patterson vs Johansson
130. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Brian London Winner Defense #4

     May 1, 1959 · KO

     Patterson vs London
131. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Roy Harris Winner Defense #3

     August 18, 1958 · RTD

     Patterson vs Haris
132. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Pete Rademacher Winner Defense #2

     August 22, 1957 · KO

     Patterson vs Rademacher
133. Defended Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Tommy Jackson Winner Defense #1

     July 29, 1957 · TKO

     Patterson vs Jackson
134. Won Regular title
     Floyd Patterson def. Archie Moore Winner

     4 defenses 2 years, 208 days

     November 30, 1956 · KO

     Patterson vs Moore
135. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Retired

     April 27, 1956
136. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Archie Moore Winner Defense #6

     September 21, 1955 · KO

     Marciano vs Moore
137. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Don Cockell Winner Defense #5

     May 16, 1955 · TKO

     Marciano vs Cockell
138. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Ezzard Charles Winner Defense #4

     September 17, 1954 · KO

     Marciano vs Charles
139. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Ezzard Charles Winner Defense #3

     June 17, 1954 · Decision

     Marciano vs Charles
140. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Roland La Starza Winner Defense #2

     September 24, 1953 · TKO

     Marciano vs La Starza
141. Defended Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner Defense #1

     May 15, 1953 · KO

     Marciano vs Walcott
142. Won Regular title
     Rocky Marciano def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner

     6 defenses 3 years, 217 days

     September 23, 1952 · KO

     Walcott vs Marciano
143. Defended Regular title
     Jersey Joe Walcott def. Ezzard Charles Winner Defense #1

     June 5, 1952 · Decision

     Waltcott vs Charles
144. Won Regular title
     Jersey Joe Walcott def. Ezzard Charles Winner

     1 defense 1 year, 68 days

     July 18, 1951 · KO

     Charles vs Walcott
145. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Joey Maxim Winner Defense #7

     May 30, 1951 · Decision

     Charles vs Maxim
146. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner Defense #6

     March 7, 1951 · Decision

     Charles vs Walcott
147. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Lee Oma Winner Defense #5

     January 12, 1951 · TKO

     Charles vs Oma
148. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Nick Barone Winner Defense #4

     December 5, 1950 · KO

     Charles vs Barone
149. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Joe Louis Winner Defense #3

     September 27, 1950 · Decision

     Charles vs Louis
150. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Freddie Beshore Winner Defense #2

     August 15, 1950 · TKO

     Charles vs Beshore
151. Defended Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Gus Lesnevich Winner Defense #1

     August 10, 1949 · RTD

     Charles vs Lesnevich
152. Won Regular title
     Ezzard Charles def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner

     7 defenses 2 years, 26 days

     June 22, 1949 · Decision

     Charles vs Walcott
153. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Retired

     March 1, 1949
154. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner Defense #23

     June 25, 1948 · KO

     Louis vs Walcott
155. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Jersey Joe Walcott Winner Defense #22

     December 5, 1947 · SD

     Louis vs Walcott
156. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Tami Mauriello Winner Defense #21

     September 18, 1946 · KO

     Louis vs Mauriello
157. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Billy Conn Winner Defense #20

     June 19, 1946 · KO

     Louis vs Conn
158. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Abe Simon Winner Defense #19

     March 27, 1942 · TKO

     Louis vs Simon
159. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Buddy Baer Winner Defense #18

     January 9, 1942 · KO

     Louis vs Baer
160. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Lou Nova Winner Defense #17

     September 29, 1941 · TKO

     Louis vs Nova
161. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Billy Conn Winner Defense #16

     June 18, 1941 · KO

     Louis vs Conn
162. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Buddy Baer Winner Defense #15

     May 23, 1941 · DQ

     Louis vs Baer
163. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Tony Musto Winner Defense #14

     April 8, 1941 · TKO

     Louis vs Musto
164. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Abe Simon Winner Defense #13

     March 21, 1941 · TKO

     Louis vs Simon
165. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Gus Dorazio Winner Defense #12

     February 17, 1941 · KO

     Louis vs Dorazio
166. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Red Burman Winner Defense #11

     January 31, 1941 · KO

     Louis vs Burman
167. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Al McCoy Winner Defense #10

     December 16, 1940 · RTD

     Louis vs McCoy
168. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Arturo Godoy Winner Defense #9

     February 9, 1940 · SD

     Louis vs Godoy
169. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Bob Pastor Winner Defense #8

     September 20, 1939 · KO

     Louis vs Pastor
170. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Tony Galento Winner Defense #7

     June 28, 1939 · TKO

     Louis vs Galento
171. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Jack Roper Winner Defense #6

     April 17, 1939 · KO

     Louis vs Roper
172. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. John Henry Lewis Winner Defense #5

     January 25, 1939 · KO

     Louis vs Lewis
173. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Max Schmeling Winner Defense #4

     June 22, 1938 · TKO

     Louis vs Schmeling
174. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Harry Thomas Winner Defense #3

     April 4, 1938 · KO

     Louis vs Thomas
175. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Nathan Mann Winner Defense #2

     February 23, 1938 · KO

     Louis vs Mann
176. Defended Regular title
     Joe Louis def. Tommy Farr Winner Defense #1

     August 30, 1937 · Decision

     Louis vs Farr
177. Won Regular title
     Joe Louis def. James J. Braddock Winner

     23 defenses 11 years, 255 days

     June 22, 1937 · KO

     Braddock vs Louis
178. Won Regular title
     James J. Braddock def. Max Baer Winner

     0 defenses 2 years, 10 days

     June 13, 1935 · Decision

     Baer vs Braddock
179. Won Regular title
     Max Baer def. Primo Carnera Winner

     0 defenses 364 days

     June 14, 1934 · TKO

     Carnera vs Baer
180. Defended Regular title
     Primo Carnera def. Tommy Loughran Winner Defense #1

     March 1, 1934 · Decision

     Carnera vs Loughran
181. Won Regular title
     Primo Carnera def. Jack Sharkey Winner

     1 defense 350 days

     June 29, 1933 · KO (R6 2:27)

     Sharkey vs Carnera
182. Won Regular title
     Jack Sharkey def. Max Schmeling Winner

     0 defenses 1 year, 8 days

     June 21, 1932 · Split Decision

     Schmeling vs Sharkey
183. Defended Regular title
     Max Schmeling def. Young Stribling Winner Defense #1

     July 3, 1931 · TKO (R15)

     Schmeling vs Stribling
184. Won Regular title
     Max Schmeling def. Jack Sharkey Winner

     1 defense 2 years, 10 days

     June 12, 1930 · DQ

     Schmeling vs Sharkey
185. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Retired

     January 1, 1929
186. Defended Regular title
     Gene Tunney def. Tom Heeney Winner Defense #2

     July 26, 1928

     Tunney vs Heeney
187. Defended Regular title
     Gene Tunney def. Jack Dempsey Winner Defense #1

     September 22, 1927

     Tunney vs Dempsey
188. Won Regular title
     Gene Tunney def. Jack Dempsey Winner

     2 defenses 2 years, 101 days

     September 23, 1926

     Dempsey vs Tunney
189. Defended Regular title
     Jack Dempsey def. Luis Angel Firpo Winner Defense #2

     September 14, 1923 · TKO (R2)

     Dempsey vs Firpo
190. Defended Regular title
     Jack Dempsey def. Tommy Gibbons Winner Defense #1

     July 4, 1923 · PTS

     Dempsey vs Gibbons
191. Won Regular title
     Jack Dempsey def. Georges Carpentier Winner

     2 defenses 5 years, 66 days

     July 20, 1921 · KO

     Dempsey vs Carpentier