WBA World Cruiserweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won Super title
   David Benavidez def. Gilberto Ramírez Winner

   0 defenses 109 days Current

   May 2, 2026 · KO (6 (12), 2:59)

   Ramírez vs Benavidez
2. Defended Super title
   Gilberto Ramírez def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner Defense #2

   June 28, 2025 · UD (12)

   Ramírez vs Dorticos
3. Defended Super title
   Gilberto Ramírez def. Chris Billam-Smith Winner Defense #1

   November 16, 2024 · UD (12)

   Ramírez vs Billam-Smith
4. Won Super title
   Gilberto Ramírez def. Arsen Goulamirian Winner

   2 defenses 2 years, 33 days

   March 30, 2024 · UD (12)

   Goulamirian vs Ramírez
5. Defended Super title
   Arsen Goulamirian def. Alexey Egorov Winner Defense #4

   November 19, 2022 · UD (12)

   Goulamirian vs Egorov
6. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Merhy Vacated Title

   August 12, 2022
7. Defended Regular title
   Ryad Merhy def. Zhaoxin Zhang Winner Defense #1

   July 17, 2021 · TKO (9 (12), 0:20)

   Merhy vs Zhang
8. Promoted Interim → Regular
   Ryad Merhy

   1 defense 1 year, 194 days

   January 30, 2021
9. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Shumenov stripped of title due to inactivity.

   January 29, 2021
10. Defended Super title
    Arsen Goulamirian def. Constantin Bejenaru Winner Defense #3

    December 28, 2019 · RTD (10 (12), 3:00)

    Goulamirian vs Bejenaru
11. Defended Super title
    Arsen Goulamirian def. Kane Watts Winner Defense #2

    November 15, 2019 · KO (4 (12), 1:05)

    Goulamirian vs Watts
12. Won Interim title
    Ryad Merhy def. Imre Szellő Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 104 days

    October 19, 2019 · KO (7 (12), 2:10)
13. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Arsen Goulamirian

    0 defenses 1 year, 151 days

    September 1, 2019
14. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Arsen Goulamirian

    0 defenses 93 days

    May 31, 2019
15. Super vacant
    Super title vacated — Usyk vacated the title and moved up to heavyweight.

    March 27, 2019
16. Defended Super title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Tony Bellew Winner Defense #1

    November 10, 2018 · KO (8 (12), 2:00)

    Usyk vs Bellew
17. Won Unified title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Murat Gassiev Winner

    0 defenses

    July 21, 2018 · Decision

    Gassiev vs Usyk
18. Promoted Unified → Regular
    Oleksandr Usyk

    0 defenses 314 days

    July 21, 2018
19. Won Regular title
    Beibut Shumenov def. Hizni Altunkaya Winner

    0 defenses 14 days

    July 7, 2018 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)
20. Won Interim title
    Arsen Goulamirian def. Ryad Merhy Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 68 days

    March 24, 2018 · TKO (11 (12), 0:51)

    Merhy vs Goulamirian
21. Unified (Interim → Regular)
    Murat Gassiev def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner

    0 defenses 154 days

    February 3, 2018 · TKO (12 (12), 2:52)

    Dorticos vs Gassiev
22. Super vacant
    Super title vacated — WBA changed Lebedev's status to champion in recess in order to allow Yuniel Dorticos to unify his title with IBF champion Murat Gassiev. Lebedev had lost a bout against Gassiev where only the IBF title was on the line.

    February 1, 2018
23. Defended Regular title
    Yuniel Dorticos def. Dmitry Kudryashov Winner Defense #1

    September 23, 2017 · KO (2 (12), 2:10)

    Dorticos vs Kurdyashov
24. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Yuniel Dorticos

    1 defense 228 days

    June 20, 2017
25. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Denis Lebedev def. Victor Emilio Ramírez Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 30 days

    May 21, 2016 · TKO (2 (12) 1:57)

    Lebedev vs Ramirez
26. Won Interim title
    Yuniel Dorticos def. Youri Kalenga Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 31 days

    May 20, 2016 · TKO (10 (12), 2:54)

    Dorticos vs Kalenga
27. Defended Regular title
    Denis Lebedev def. Lateef Kayode Winner Defense #4

    November 4, 2015 · TKO (8 (12), 1:22)

    Lebedev vs Kayode
28. Defended Regular title
    Denis Lebedev def. Youri Kalenga Winner Defense #3

    April 10, 2015 · UD (12)

    Lebedev vs Kalenga
29. Defended Regular title
    Denis Lebedev def. Paweł Kołodziej Winner Defense #2

    September 27, 2014 · TKO (2 (12), 2:08)

    Lebedev vs Kołodziej
30. No contest
    Denis Lebedev vs Guillermo Jones NC

    May 17, 2013 · KO (11 (12), 1:54)

    Lebedev vs Jones
31. Defended Regular title
    Denis Lebedev def. Santander Silgado Winner Defense #1

    December 17, 2012 · KO (4 (12), 2:16)

    Lebedev vs Silgado
32. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Jones was declared champion in recess.

    October 30, 2012
33. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Denis Lebedev

    4 defenses 3 years, 204 days

    October 30, 2012
34. Defended Interim title
    Denis Lebedev def. Shawn Cox Winner Defense #1

    April 4, 2012 · KO (2 (12), 2:40)

    Lebedev vs Cox
35. Defended Regular title
    Guillermo Jones def. Michael Marrone Winner Defense #2

    November 5, 2011 · TKO (6 (12), 1:55)

    Jones vs Marrone
36. Won Interim title
    Denis Lebedev def. James Toney Winner

    1 defense 361 days

    November 4, 2011 · UD (12)

    Lebedev vs Toney
37. Defended Regular title
    Guillermo Jones def. Valery Brudov Winner Defense #1

    October 2, 2010 · TKO (11 (12), 2:16)

    Jones vs Brudov
38. Won Regular title
    Guillermo Jones def. Firat Arslan Winner

    2 defenses 4 years, 34 days Longest reign

    September 27, 2008 · TKO (10 (12), 2:33)

    Arslan vs Jones
39. Unified vacant
    Unified title vacated — Haye intends to move up to heavyweight. The title is vacated on WBA's May 2008 official ratings posted on 19 June.

    June 19, 2008
40. Promoted Undisputed → Regular
    David Haye

    0 defenses 136 days

    May 14, 2008 · Status changes to Unified champion on WBA's April 2008 ratings posted on 14 May,[26] just days after vacating his WBC title.
41. Defended Regular title
    Firat Arslan def. Darnell Wilson Winner Defense #1

    May 3, 2008 · Decision
42. Promoted Unified → Regular
    David Haye def. Enzo Maccarinelli Winner

    1 defense 67 days

    March 8, 2008 · TKO (2 (12), 2:04)
43. Won Regular title
    Firat Arslan def. Virgil Hill Winner

    0 defenses 105 days

    November 24, 2007 · Decision

    Arslan vs Hill
44. Won Unified title
    David Haye def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner

    0 defenses 119 days

    November 10, 2007 · TKO (7 (12), 1:54)

    Mormeck vs Haye
45. Won Unified title
    O'Neil Bell def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner

    0 defenses

    March 17, 2007 · UD (12)

    Mormeck vs Bell
46. Won Unified title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. O'Neil Bell Winner

    0 defenses 238 days

    March 17, 2007 · UD (12)

    Mormeck vs Bell
47. Won Regular title
    Virgil Hill def. Valery Brudov Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 301 days

    January 27, 2006 · Decision

    Hill vs Brudov
48. Defended Unified title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. O'Neil Bell Winner Defense #1

    January 7, 2006 · KO (10 (12), 2:50)

    Mormeck vs Bell
49. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Wayne Braithwaite Winner

    0 defenses 300 days

    April 2, 2005 · UD (12)

    Mormeck vs Braithwaite
50. Defended Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Virgil Hill Winner Defense #3

    May 22, 2004 · UD (12)

    Mormeck vs Hill
51. Defended Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Alexander Gurov Winner Defense #2

    March 1, 2003 · TKO (8 (12), 0:32)

    Mormeck vs Gurov
52. Defended Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Dale Brown Winner Defense #1

    August 10, 2002 · TKO (8 (12))

    Mormeck vs Brown
53. Won Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Virgil Hill Winner

    3 defenses 3 years, 39 days

    February 23, 2002 · RTD (8 (12), 3:00)

    Hill vs Mormeck
54. Won Regular title
    Virgil Hill def. Fabrice Tiozzo Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 76 days

    December 9, 2000 · TKO (1 (12))

    Tiozzo vs Hill
55. Defended Regular title
    Fabrice Tiozzo def. Valeriy Vykhor Winner Defense #4

    April 8, 2000 · TKO (6 (12))

    Tiozzo vs Vykhor
56. Defended Regular title
    Fabrice Tiozzo def. Ken Murphy Winner Defense #3

    November 13, 1999 · TKO (7 (12))

    Tiozzo vs Murphy
57. Defended Regular title
    Fabrice Tiozzo def. Ezequiel Paixao Winner Defense #2

    November 14, 1998 · TKO (2 (12))

    Tiozzo vs Paixao
58. Defended Regular title
    Fabrice Tiozzo def. Terry Ray Winner Defense #1

    May 2, 1998 · TKO (1 (12))

    Tiozzo vs Ray
59. Won Regular title
    Fabrice Tiozzo def. Orlin Norris Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 32 days

    November 8, 1997 · UD (12)

    Norris vs Tiozzo
60. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Alexander Gurov Winner Defense #7

    February 22, 1997 · TKO (2 (12), 1:54)

    Norris vs Gurov
61. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. James Heath Winner Defense #6

    August 31, 1996 · TKO (7 (12), 2:54)

    Norris vs Heath
62. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Brian LaSpada Winner Defense #5

    March 23, 1996 · TKO (9 (12), 0:56)

    Norris vs LaSpada
63. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Reinaldo Gimenez Winner Defense #4

    January 13, 1996 · TKO (5 (12), 3:00)

    Norris vs Gimenez
64. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. James Heath Winner Defense #3

    December 11, 1994 · KO (2 (12))

    Norris vs Heath
65. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Arthur Williams Winner Defense #2

    April 3, 1994 · SD (12)

    Norris vs Williams
66. Defended Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Arthur Williams Winner Defense #1

    February 7, 1994 · TKO (3 (12))

    Norris vs Williams
67. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Czyz was involved in a car accident and he had to vacate the title for his inability to defend it.

    October 31, 1993
68. Won Regular title
    Orlin Norris def. Marcelo Victor Figueroa Winner

    0 defenses 142 days

    June 11, 1993 · TKO (6 (12))

    Norris vs Figueroa
69. Defended Regular title
    Bobby Czyz def. Donny Lalonde Winner Defense #2

    May 8, 1992 · UD (12)

    Czyz vs Lalonde
70. Defended Regular title
    Bobby Czyz def. Bash Ali Winner Defense #1

    August 9, 1991 · UD (12)

    Czyz vs Ali
71. Won Regular title
    Bobby Czyz def. Bobby Czyz Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 313 days

    August 3, 1991 · SD (12 (12))

    Czyz vs Czyz
72. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated

    August 11, 1989
73. Won Regular title
    Taoufik Belbouli def. Michael Greet Winner

    0 defenses 139 days

    March 25, 1989 · TKO - 8 (12)

    Belbouli vs Greet
74. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Holyfield vacated the title to move up to heavyweight full time.

    December 31, 1988
75. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Carlos de León Winner Defense #5

    April 9, 1988 · TKO (8 (12), 1:08)

    Holyfield vs León
76. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Winner Defense #4

    December 5, 1987 · KO (4 (15), 2:30)

    Holyfield vs Qawi
77. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Ossie Ocasio Winner Defense #3

    August 15, 1987 · TKO (11 (15), 1:24)

    Holyfield vs Ocasio
78. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Ricky Parkey Winner Defense #2

    May 15, 1987 · TKO (3 (15), 2:44)

    Holyfield vs Parkey
79. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Henry Tillman Winner Defense #1

    February 14, 1987 · TKO (7 (15), 1:43)

    Holyfield vs Tillman
80. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Winner

    5 defenses 2 years, 173 days

    July 12, 1986 · SD (15)

    Qawi vs Holyfield
81. Defended Regular title
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi def. Leon Spinks Winner Defense #1

    March 22, 1986 · TKO (6 (15), 2:56)

    Qawi vs Spinks
82. Won Regular title
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi def. Piet Crous Winner

    1 defense 350 days

    July 27, 1985 · KO (11 (15) 1:47)

    Crous vs Qawi
83. Defended Regular title
    Piet Crous def. Randy Stephens Winner Defense #1

    March 30, 1985 · R3

    Crous vs Stephens
84. Won Regular title
    Piet Crous def. Ossie Ocasio Winner

    1 defense 238 days

    December 1, 1984 · UD (15)

    Ocasio vs Crous
85. Defended Regular title
    Ossie Ocasio def. John Odhiambho Winner Defense #3

    May 5, 1984 · TKO (15 (15), 2:24)

    Ocasio vs Odhiambho
86. Defended Regular title
    Ossie Ocasio def. Randy Stephens Winner Defense #2

    May 20, 1983 · UD (15)

    Ocasio vs Stephens
87. Defended Regular title
    Ossie Ocasio def. Eddie Taylor Winner Defense #1

    December 15, 1982 · UD (15)

    Ocasio vs Taylor
88. Won Regular title
    Ossie Ocasio def. Robbie Williams Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 292 days

    February 13, 1982 · SD (15)

    Ocasio vs Williams