IBF Cruiserweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Opetaia stripped of the title for participating in a bout sanctioned by Zuffa Boxing on 8 March 2026

   March 23, 2026
2. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Huseyin Cinkara Winner Defense #4

   December 6, 2025 · KO (8 (12), 0:36)

   Opetaia vs Cinkara
3. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Claudio Squeo Winner Defense #3

   June 8, 2025 · KO (5 (12), 0:36)

   Opetaia vs Squeo
4. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. David Nyika Winner Defense #2

   January 8, 2025 · KO (4 (12), 2:17)

   Opetaia vs Nyika
5. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Jack Massey Winner Defense #1

   October 12, 2024 · TKO (6 (12), 2:00)

   Opetaia vs Massey
6. Won Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Mairis Briedis Winner

   4 defenses 1 year, 309 days

   May 18, 2024 · UD (12)

   Opetaia vs Briedis
7. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Opetaia vacated the title after the IBF denied his voluntary defense request against Ellis Zorro

   December 18, 2023
8. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Thompson Winner Defense #1

   September 30, 2023 · TKO (4 (12), 0:20)

   Opetaia vs Thompson
9. Won Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Mairis Briedis Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 169 days

   July 2, 2022 · UD (12)

   Briedis vs Opetaia
10. Defended Regular title
    Mairis Briedis def. Artur Mann Winner Defense #1

    October 16, 2021 · TKO (3 (12), 2:59)

    Briedis vs Mann
11. Won Regular title
    Mairis Briedis def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 279 days

    September 26, 2020 · MD (12)

    Dorticos vs Briedis
12. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.

    June 15, 2019
13. Won Regular title
    Yuniel Dorticos def. Andrew Tabiti Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 104 days

    June 15, 2019 · KO (10 (12), 2:33)

    Dorticos vs Tabiti
14. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Tony Bellew Winner Defense #1

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

    Usyk vs Bellew
15. Won Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Murat Gassiev Winner

    1 defense 329 days

    July 21, 2018 · UD (12)

    Gassiev vs Usyk
16. Defended Regular title
    Murat Gassiev def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner Defense #2

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

    Gassiev vs Dorticos
17. Defended Regular title
    Murat Gassiev def. Krzysztof Włodarczyk Winner Defense #1

    October 21, 2017 · KO (3 (12), 1:57)

    Gassiev vs Włodarczyk
18. Won Regular title
    Murat Gassiev def. Denis Lebedev Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 230 days

    December 3, 2016 · SD (12)

    Lebedev vs Gassiev
19. Won Regular title
    Denis Lebedev def. Victor Emilio Ramírez Winner

    0 defenses 196 days

    May 21, 2016 · TKO (2 (12))

    Ramirez vs Lebedev
20. Defended Regular title
    Victor Emilio Ramírez def. Ovill McKenzie Winner Defense #1

    October 2, 2015 · SD (12 (12))

    Ramirez vs McKenzie
21. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Victor Emilio Ramírez

    1 defense 241 days

    September 23, 2015
22. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Hernández was stripped of the title after withdrawing from a scheduled mandatory defense against Víctor Emilio Ramírez due to injury.

    September 22, 2015
23. Won Interim title
    Victor Emilio Ramírez def. Ola Afolabi Winner

    0 defenses 166 days

    April 10, 2015 · UD (12 (12))

    Ramirez vs Afolabi
24. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Firat Arslan Winner Defense #4

    August 16, 2014 · SD (12)

    Hernández vs Arslan
25. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Aleksandr Alekseyev Winner Defense #3

    November 23, 2013 · TKO (10 (12), 1:35)

    Hernández vs Alekseyev
26. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Troy Ross Winner Defense #2

    September 15, 2012 · UD (12)

    Hernández vs Ross
27. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Steve Cunningham Winner Defense #1

    February 4, 2012 · UD (12)

    Hernández vs Cunningham
28. Won Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Steve Cunningham Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 357 days

    October 1, 2011 · TD (6 (12), 3:00)

    Cunningham vs Hernández
29. Defended Regular title
    Steve Cunningham def. Enad Licina Winner Defense #1

    February 12, 2011 · UD (12)

    Cunningham vs Licina
30. Won Regular title
    Steve Cunningham def. Troy Ross Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 118 days

    June 5, 2010 · TKO (5 (12), 0:01)

    Cunningham vs Ross
31. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Adamek vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.

    October 18, 2009
32. Defended Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Bobby Gunn Winner Defense #2

    July 11, 2009 · RTD (4 (12), 3:00)

    Adamek vs Gunn
33. Defended Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Johnathon Banks Winner Defense #1

    February 27, 2009 · TKO (8 (12), 1:30)

    Adamek vs Banks
34. Won Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Steve Cunningham Winner

    2 defenses 311 days

    December 11, 2008 · SD (12)

    Cunningham vs Adamek
35. Defended Regular title
    Steve Cunningham def. Marco Huck Winner Defense #1

    December 29, 2007 · TKO (12 (12), 1:56)

    Cunningham vs Huck
36. Won Regular title
    Steve Cunningham def. Krzysztof Włodarczyk Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 200 days

    May 26, 2007 · MD (12)

    Włodarczyk vs Cunningham
37. Won Regular title
    Krzysztof Włodarczyk def. Steve Cunningham Winner

    0 defenses 182 days

    November 25, 2006 · SD (12)

    Włodarczyk vs Cunningham
38. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Bell was stripped of the title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for 6 May

    April 6, 2006
39. Defended Regular title
    O'Neil Bell def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner Defense #2

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

    Bell vs Mormeck
40. Defended Regular title
    O'Neil Bell def. Sebastiaan Rothmann Winner Defense #1

    August 26, 2005 · KO (11 (12), 2:09)

    Bell vs Rothmann
41. Won Regular title
    O'Neil Bell def. Dale Brown Winner

    2 defenses 321 days

    May 20, 2005 · UD (12)

    Bell vs Brown
42. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Davis was stripped of the title after a fight with O'Neil Bell scheduled for 5 February 2005 was cancelled.

    February 9, 2005
43. Won Regular title
    Kelvin Davis def. Ezra Sellers Winner

    0 defenses 284 days

    May 1, 2004 · TKO (8)

    Davis vs Sellers
44. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Toney opted to stay at heavyweight.

    February 11, 2004
45. Won Regular title
    James Toney def. Vassiliy Jirov Winner

    0 defenses 291 days

    April 26, 2003 · UD (12)

    Jirov vs Toney
46. Defended Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Jorge Castro Winner Defense #5

    February 1, 2002 · UD (12)

    Jirov vs Castro
47. Defended Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Julian Letterlough Winner Defense #4

    September 8, 2001 · TKO (8 (12), 1:24)

    Jirov vs Letterlough
48. Defended Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Terry McGroom Winner Defense #3

    March 24, 2001 · KO (1 (12), 1:22)

    Jirov vs McGroom
49. Defended Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Alex Gonzales Winner Defense #2

    February 6, 2001 · KO (1 (12), 1:35)

    Jirov vs Gonzales
50. Defended Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Saúl Montana Winner Defense #1

    February 12, 2000 · TKO (9 (12), 2:55)

    Jirov vs Montana
51. Won Regular title
    Vassiliy Jirov def. Arthur Williams Winner

    5 defenses 3 years, 326 days

    June 5, 1999 · TKO (7)

    Williams vs Jirov
52. Won Regular title
    Arthur Williams def. Imamu Mayfield Winner

    0 defenses 218 days

    October 30, 1998 · TKO (9)

    Mayfield vs Williams
53. Defended Regular title
    Imamu Mayfield def. Terry Dunstan Winner Defense #1

    March 28, 1998 · KO (11)

    Mayfield vs Dunstan
54. Won Regular title
    Imamu Mayfield def. Uriah Grant Winner

    1 defense 356 days

    November 8, 1997 · UD (12)

    Grant vs Mayfield
55. Won Regular title
    Uriah Grant def. Adolpho Washington Winner

    0 defenses 140 days

    June 21, 1997 · Majority Decision

    Washington vs Grant
56. Won Regular title
    Adolpho Washington def. Torsten May Winner

    0 defenses 294 days

    August 31, 1996 · UD (12)

    Washington vs May
57. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Unknown Reasons

    August 1, 1996
58. Defended Regular title
    Al Cole def. Uriah Grant Winner Defense #5

    June 24, 1995 · UD (12)

    Cole vs Grant
59. Defended Regular title
    Al Cole def. Nate Miller Winner Defense #4

    July 23, 1994 · UD (12)

    Cole vs Miller
60. Defended Regular title
    Al Cole def. Vincent Boulware Winner Defense #3

    November 17, 1993 · TKO (5 (12), 1:08)

    Cole vs Boulware
61. Defended Regular title
    Al Cole def. Glenn McCrory Winner Defense #2

    July 16, 1993 · UD (12)

    Cole vs McCrory
62. Defended Regular title
    Al Cole def. Uriah Grant Winner Defense #1

    February 28, 1993 · UD (12)

    Cole vs Grant
63. Won Regular title
    Al Cole def. Jeff Lampkin Winner

    5 defenses 4 years, 3 days Longest reign

    July 30, 1992 · UD (12)

    Lampkin vs Cole
64. Defended Regular title
    Jeff Lampkin def. Johnny Nelson Winner Defense #2

    May 16, 1992 · UD (12)

    Lampkin vs Nelson
65. Defended Regular title
    Jeff Lampkin def. Donnell Wingfield Winner Defense #1

    November 15, 1991 · KO (5 (12), 1:05)

    Lampkin vs Wingfield
66. Won Regular title
    Jeff Lampkin def. James Pritchard Winner

    2 defenses 327 days

    September 7, 1991 · KO (1 (12), 0:36)

    Lampkin vs Pritchard
67. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — IBF coordinator Bill Brennan revealed that Lampkin vacated the title for unknown reasons.

    August 14, 1991
68. Defended Regular title
    Jeff Lampkin def. Siza Makathini Winner Defense #1

    July 28, 1990 · KO (8)

    Lampkin vs Makathini
69. Won Regular title
    Jeff Lampkin def. Glenn McCrory Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 145 days

    March 22, 1990 · KO (3 (12), 2:20)

    McCrory vs Lampkin
70. Defended Regular title
    Glenn McCrory def. Siza Makathini Winner Defense #1

    October 21, 1989 · KO (11 (12), 1:07)

    McCrory vs Makathini
71. Won Regular title
    Glenn McCrory def. Patrick Lumumba Winner

    1 defense 292 days

    June 3, 1989 · UD (12)

    McCrory vs Lumumba
72. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Holyfield vacated the title to move up to heavyweight full time.

    December 31, 1988
73. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Carlos de León Winner Defense #3

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

    Holyfield vs León
74. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Winner Defense #2

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

    Holyfield vs Qawi
75. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Ossie Ocasio Winner Defense #1

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

    Holyfield vs Ocasio
76. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Rickey Parkey Winner

    3 defenses 1 year, 231 days

    May 15, 1987 · TKO (3)

    Parkey vs Holyfield
77. Defended Regular title
    Rickey Parkey def. Chisanda Mutti Winner Defense #1

    March 28, 1987 · TKO (12)

    Parkey vs Mutti
78. Won Regular title
    Rickey Parkey def. Lee Roy Murphy Winner

    1 defense 202 days

    October 25, 1986 · TKO (10)

    Murphy vs Parkey
79. Defended Regular title
    Lee Roy Murphy def. Dorcy Gaymon Winner Defense #3

    April 19, 1986 · KO (9)

    Murphy vs Gaymon
80. Defended Regular title
    Lee Roy Murphy def. Chisanda Mutti Winner Defense #2

    October 19, 1985 · KO (12)

    Murphy vs Mutti
81. Defended Regular title
    Lee Roy Murphy def. Eddie Taylor Winner Defense #1

    December 20, 1984 · TKO (12)

    Murphy vs Taylor
82. Won Regular title
    Lee Roy Murphy def. Mavin Camel Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 19 days

    October 6, 1984 · RTD (14 (15), 3:00)

    Camel vs Murphy
83. Won Regular title
    Mavin Camel def. Roddy MacDonald Winner

    0 defenses 298 days

    December 13, 1983 · TKO (5 (15) 2:49)