WBO Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won Regular title
   Daniel Dubois def. Fabio Wardley Winner

   0 defenses 102 days Current

   May 9, 2026 · TKO (11 (12), 0:28)

   Wardley vs Dubois
2. Promoted Interim → Regular
   Fabio Wardley

   0 defenses 172 days

   November 18, 2025
3. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title.

   November 17, 2025
4. Won Interim title
   Fabio Wardley def. Joseph Parker Winner

   0 defenses 24 days

   October 25, 2025 · TKO (11 (12), 1:54)

   Wardley vs Parker
5. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner Defense #6

   July 19, 2025 · KO (5 (12), 1:52)

   Usyk vs Dubois
6. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner Defense #5

   December 21, 2024 · UD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury
7. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner Defense #4

   May 18, 2024 · SD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury
8. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner Defense #3

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

   Usyk vs Dubois
9. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua Winner Defense #2

   August 20, 2022 · SD (12)

   Usyk vs Joshua
10. Won Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua Winner

    6 defenses 4 years, 54 days

    September 25, 2021 · UD (12)

    Joshua vs Usyk
11. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua Winner Defense #1

    September 25, 2021 · UD (12)

    Usyk vs Joshua
12. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Kubrat Pulev Winner Defense #1

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

    Joshua vs Pulev
13. Won Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Andy Ruiz Jr. Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 293 days

    December 7, 2019 · UD (12)

    Jr. vs Joshua
14. Won Regular title
    Andy Ruiz Jr. def. Anthony Joshua Winner

    0 defenses 189 days

    June 1, 2019 · TKO (7 (12), 1:33)

    Joshua vs Jr.
15. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Alexander Povetkin Winner Defense #1

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

    Joshua vs Povetkin
16. Won Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Joseph Parker Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 62 days

    March 31, 2018 · UD (12)

    Parker vs Joshua
17. Defended Regular title
    Joseph Parker def. Hughie Fury Winner Defense #2

    September 23, 2017 · MD (12)

    Parker vs Fury
18. Defended Regular title
    Joseph Parker def. Răzvan Cojanu Winner Defense #1

    May 6, 2017 · UD (12)

    Parker vs Cojanu
19. Won Regular title
    Joseph Parker def. Andy Ruiz Jr. Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 111 days

    December 10, 2016 · MD (12)

    Parker vs Ruiz Jr.
20. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Fury, who had previously withdrawn from a rematch against Wladimir Klitschko before testing positive in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) test for cocaine on 29 September, vacated the title on 12 October 2016 after testing positive a second time, citing his need to focus on treatment for depression.

    October 12, 2016
21. Won Regular title
    Tyson Fury def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner

    0 defenses 319 days

    November 28, 2015 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Fury
22. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Bryant Jennings Winner Defense #14

    April 25, 2015 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Jennings
23. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Kubrat Pulev Winner Defense #13

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

    Klitschko vs Pulev
24. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alex Leapai Winner Defense #12

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

    Klitschko vs Leapai
25. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alexander Povetkin Winner Defense #11

    October 5, 2013 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Povetkin
26. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Francesco Pianeta Winner Defense #10

    May 4, 2013 · TKO (6 (12), 2:52)

    Klitschko vs Pianeta
27. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Mariusz Wach Winner Defense #9

    November 10, 2012 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Wach
28. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Tony Thompson Winner Defense #8

    July 7, 2012 · TKO (6 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Thompson
29. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner Defense #7

    March 3, 2012 · KO (4 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Mormeck
30. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. David Haye Winner Defense #6

    July 2, 2011 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Haye
31. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Samuel Peter Winner Defense #5

    September 11, 2010 · KO (10 (12), 1:22)

    Klitschko vs Peter
32. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Eddie Chambers Winner Defense #4

    March 20, 2010 · KO (12 (12), 2:55)

    Klitschko vs Chambers
33. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Ruslan Chagaev Winner Defense #3

    June 20, 2009 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Chagaev
34. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Hasim Rahman Winner Defense #2

    December 13, 2008 · TKO (7 (12), 0:44)

    Klitschko vs Rahman
35. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Tony Thompson Winner Defense #1

    July 12, 2008 · KO (11 (12), 1:38)

    Klitschko vs Thompson
36. Won Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Sultan Ibragimov Winner

    14 defenses 7 years, 280 days Longest reign

    February 23, 2008 · UD (12)

    Ibragimov vs Klitschko
37. Defended Regular title
    Sultan Ibragimov def. Evander Holyfield Winner Defense #1

    October 13, 2007 · UD (12)

    Ibragimov vs Holyfield
38. Won Regular title
    Sultan Ibragimov def. Shannon Briggs Winner

    1 defense 266 days

    June 2, 2007 · UD (12)

    Briggs vs Ibragimov
39. Won Regular title
    Shannon Briggs def. Siarhei Liakhovich Winner

    0 defenses 210 days

    November 4, 2006 · TKO (12 (12), 2:59)

    Liakhovich vs Briggs
40. Won Regular title
    Siarhei Liakhovich def. Lamon Brewster Winner

    0 defenses 217 days

    April 1, 2006 · UD (12)

    Brewster vs Liakhovich
41. Defended Regular title
    Lamon Brewster def. Luan Krasniqi Winner Defense #3

    September 28, 2005 · TKO (9 (12), 2:48)

    Brewster vs Krasniqi
42. Defended Regular title
    Lamon Brewster def. Andrew Golota Winner Defense #2

    May 21, 2005 · TKO (1 (12), 0:52)

    Brewster vs Golota
43. Defended Regular title
    Lamon Brewster def. Kali Meehan Winner Defense #1

    September 4, 2004 · SD (12)

    Brewster vs Meehan
44. Won Regular title
    Lamon Brewster def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner

    3 defenses 1 year, 356 days

    April 10, 2004 · TKO (5 (12), 3:00)

    Brewster vs Klitschko
45. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Sanders vacated the title to sign with Don King.

    October 7, 2003
46. Won Regular title
    Corrie Sanders def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner

    0 defenses 213 days

    March 8, 2003 · TKO (2 (12), 0:27)

    Klitschko vs Sanders
47. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Jameel McCline Winner Defense #5

    December 7, 2002 · RTD (10 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs McCline
48. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Ray Mercer Winner Defense #4

    June 29, 2002 · TKO (6 (12), 1:08)

    Klitschko vs Mercer
49. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Francois Botha Winner Defense #3

    March 16, 2002 · TKO (8 (12), 0:47)

    Klitschko vs Botha
50. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Charles Shufford Winner Defense #2

    August 4, 2001 · TKO (6 (12), 2:55)

    Klitschko vs Shufford
51. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Derrick Jefferson Winner Defense #1

    March 24, 2001 · TKO (2 (12), 2:09)

    Klitschko vs Jefferson
52. Won Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Chris Byrd Winner

    5 defenses 2 years, 145 days

    October 14, 2000 · UD (12)

    Byrd vs Klitschko
53. Won Regular title
    Chris Byrd def. Vitali Klitschko Winner

    0 defenses 196 days

    April 1, 2000 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Byrd
54. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Obed Sullivan Winner Defense #2

    December 11, 1999 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Sullivan
55. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Ed Mahone Winner Defense #1

    October 9, 1999 · TKO (3 (12), 1:45)

    Klitschko vs Mahone
56. Won Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Herbie Hide Winner

    2 defenses 280 days

    June 26, 1999 · KO (2 (12), 1:14)

    Hide vs Klitschko
57. Defended Regular title
    Herbie Hide def. Wilhelm Fischer Winner Defense #2

    September 26, 1998 · TKO (2 (12), 1:04)

    Hide vs Fischer
58. Defended Regular title
    Herbie Hide def. Damon Reed Winner Defense #1

    April 18, 1998 · TKO (1 (12), 0:52)

    Hide vs Reed
59. Won Regular title
    Herbie Hide def. Tony Tucker Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 363 days

    June 28, 1997 · TKO (2 (12), 2:45)

    Hide vs Tucker
60. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Akinwande vacated the title at the request of the WBC to become the mandatory challenger of the upcoming fight between Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall for the vacant belt.

    January 29, 1997
61. Defended Regular title
    Henry Akinwande def. Scott Welch Winner Defense #2

    January 11, 1997 · UD (12)

    Akinwande vs Welch
62. Defended Regular title
    Henry Akinwande def. Alexander Zolkin Winner Defense #1

    November 9, 1996 · TKO (10 (12), 2:32)

    Akinwande vs Zolkin
63. Won Regular title
    Henry Akinwande def. Jeremy Williams Winner

    2 defenses 214 days

    June 29, 1996 · KO (3 (12), 0:43)

    Akinwande vs Williams
64. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Bowe was stripped of the title when he rejected Don King's purse offer.

    May 5, 1996
65. Defended Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Jorge Luis González Winner Defense #1

    June 17, 1995 · KO (6 (12), 1:50)

    Bowe vs González
66. Won Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Herbie Hide Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 56 days

    March 11, 1995 · KO (6 (12), 2:25)

    Hide vs Bowe
67. Won Regular title
    Herbie Hide def. Michael Bentt Winner

    0 defenses 357 days

    March 19, 1994 · KO (7 (12), 2:50)

    Bentt vs Hide
68. Won Regular title
    Michael Bentt def. Tommy Morrison Winner

    0 defenses 141 days

    October 29, 1993 · TKO (1 (12), 1:33)

    Morrison vs Bentt
69. Defended Regular title
    Tommy Morrison def. Tim Tomashek Winner Defense #1

    August 30, 1993 · RTD (4 (12), 3:00)

    Morrison vs Tomashek
70. Won Regular title
    Tommy Morrison def. George Foreman Winner

    1 defense 144 days

    June 7, 1993 · UD (12)

    Morrison vs Foreman
71. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Moorer vacated the title so that he could be ranked by other sanctioning bodies.

    February 8, 1993
72. Won Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Bert Cooper Winner

    0 defenses 269 days

    May 15, 1992 · TKO (5 (12), 2:21)

    Moorer vs Cooper
73. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Mercer was stripped of the title in December 1991 for signing for a bout against Larry Holmes instead of mandatory challenger Michael Moorer.

    December 28, 1991
74. Defended Regular title
    Ray Mercer def. Tommy Morrison Winner Defense #1

    October 18, 1991 · TKO (5 (12), 0:28)

    Mercer vs Morrison
75. Won Regular title
    Ray Mercer def. Francesco Damiani Winner

    1 defense 351 days

    January 11, 1991 · KO (9 (12), 2:47)

    Damiani vs Mercer
76. Defended Regular title
    Francesco Damiani def. Daniel Eduardo Neto Winner Defense #1

    December 16, 1989 · TKO (2 (12))

    Damiani vs Neto
77. Won Regular title
    Francesco Damiani def. Johnny du Plooy Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 250 days

    May 6, 1989 · KO (3 (12), 1:48)

    Damiani vs Plooy