WBO Junior Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won Regular 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 Regular title
   Gilberto Ramírez def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner Defense #1

   June 28, 2025 · UD (12)

   Ramírez vs Dorticos
3. Won Regular title
   Gilberto Ramírez def. Chris Billam-Smith Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 167 days

   November 16, 2024 · UD (12)

   Billam-Smith vs Ramírez
4. Defended Regular title
   Chris Billam-Smith def. Richard Riakporhe Winner Defense #2

   June 15, 2024 · UD (12)

   Billam-Smith vs Riakporhe
5. Defended Regular title
   Chris Billam-Smith def. Mateusz Masternak Winner Defense #1

   December 10, 2023 · RTD (8 (12), 0:02)

   Billam-Smith vs Masternak
6. Won Regular title
   Chris Billam-Smith def. Lawrence Okolie Winner

   2 defenses 1 year, 174 days

   May 27, 2023 · MD (12)

   Okolie vs Billam-Smith
7. Defended Regular title
   Lawrence Okolie def. David Light Winner Defense #3

   March 25, 2023 · UD (12)

   Okolie vs Light
8. Defended Regular title
   Lawrence Okolie def. Michał Cieślak Winner Defense #2

   February 27, 2022 · UD (12)

   Okolie vs Cieślak
9. Defended Regular title
   Lawrence Okolie def. Dilan Prašović Winner Defense #1

   September 25, 2021 · KO (3 (12), 1:57)

   Okolie vs Prašović
10. Won Regular title
    Lawrence Okolie def. Krzysztof Głowacki Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 68 days

    March 20, 2021 · TKO (6 (12), 0:46)

    Okolie vs Głowacki
11. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Briedis stripped of title for disagreeing to an immediate rematch with Głowacki

    November 25, 2019
12. Won Regular title
    Mairis Briedis def. Krzysztof Głowacki Winner

    0 defenses 163 days

    June 15, 2019 · TKO (3 (12), 0:27)
13. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Krzysztof Głowacki

    0 defenses 9 days

    June 6, 2019
14. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Tony Bellew Winner Defense #6

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

    Usyk vs Bellew
15. Won Interim title
    Krzysztof Włodarczyk def. Maxim Vlasov Winner

    0 defenses

    November 10, 2018 · UD
16. Won Interim title
    Krzysztof Głowacki def. Maxim Vlasov Winner

    0 defenses 208 days

    November 10, 2018 · UD
17. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Murat Gassiev Winner Defense #5

    July 21, 2018 · UD (12)

    Usyk vs Gassiev
18. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Mairis Briedis Winner Defense #4

    January 27, 2018 · MD (12)

    Usyk vs Briedis
19. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Marco Huck Winner Defense #3

    September 9, 2017 · TKO (10 (12), 2:12)

    Usyk vs Huck
20. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Michael Hunter Winner Defense #2

    April 8, 2017 · UD (12)

    Usyk vs Hunter
21. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Thabiso Mchunu Winner Defense #1

    December 17, 2016 · TKO (9 (12), 1:53)

    Usyk vs Mchunu
22. Won Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Krzysztof Głowacki Winner

    6 defenses 2 years, 262 days

    September 17, 2016 · UD (12)

    Głowacki vs Usyk
23. Defended Regular title
    Krzysztof Głowacki def. Steve Cunningham Winner Defense #1

    April 16, 2016 · UD (12)

    Głowacki vs Cunningham
24. Won Regular title
    Krzysztof Głowacki def. Marco Huck Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 35 days

    August 14, 2015 · KO (11 (12), 2:39)

    Huck vs Głowacki
25. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Mirko Larghetti Winner Defense #13

    August 30, 2014 · UD (12)

    Huck vs Larghetti
26. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Firat Arslan Winner Defense #12

    January 25, 2014 · TKO (6 (12), 1:56)

    Huck vs Arslan
27. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Ola Afolabi Winner Defense #11

    June 8, 2013 · MD (12)

    Huck vs Afolabi
28. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Firat Arslan Winner Defense #10

    November 3, 2012 · UD (12)

    Huck vs Arslan
29. Draw (Regular defense)
    Marco Huck vs Ola Afolabi Draw Defense #9

    May 5, 2012 · MD (12)

    Huck vs Afolabi
30. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Rogelio Omar Rossi Winner Defense #8

    October 22, 2011 · KO (6 (12), 1:09)

    Huck vs Rossi
31. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Hugo Garay Winner Defense #7

    July 16, 2011 · TKO (10 (12), 1:10)

    Huck vs Garay
32. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Ran Nakash Winner Defense #6

    April 2, 2011 · UD (12)

    Huck vs Nakash
33. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Denis Lebedev Winner Defense #5

    December 18, 2010 · SD (12)

    Huck vs Lebedev
34. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Matt Godfrey Winner Defense #4

    August 21, 2010 · TKO (5 (12), 2:18)

    Huck vs Godfrey
35. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Brian Minto Winner Defense #3

    May 1, 2010 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Huck vs Minto
36. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Adam Richards Winner Defense #2

    March 13, 2010 · KO (3 (12), 2:30)

    Huck vs Richards
37. Defended Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Ola Afolabi Winner Defense #1

    December 5, 2009 · UD (12)

    Huck vs Afolabi
38. Won Regular title
    Marco Huck def. Victor Emilio Ramírez Winner

    13 defenses 5 years, 351 days

    August 29, 2009 · UD (12)
39. Defended Regular title
    Victor Emilio Ramírez def. Ali Ismayilov Winner Defense #1

    May 16, 2009 · SD (12)
40. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Victor Emilio Ramírez

    1 defense 209 days

    February 1, 2009
41. Won Interim title
    Victor Emilio Ramírez def. Aleksandr Alekseyev Winner

    0 defenses 15 days

    January 17, 2009 · RTD (9 (12))
42. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Haye vacates the title to move up to heavyweight.

    July 14, 2008
43. Won Regular title
    David Haye def. Enzo Maccarinelli Winner

    0 defenses 128 days

    March 8, 2008 · TKO (2 (12), 2:04)

    Maccarinelli vs Haye
44. Defended Regular title
    Enzo Maccarinelli def. Mohamed Azzaoui Winner Defense #4

    November 3, 2007 · TKO (4 (12), 0:58)

    Maccarinelli vs Azzaoui
45. Defended Regular title
    Enzo Maccarinelli def. Wayne Braithwaite Winner Defense #3

    July 21, 2007 · UD (12)

    Maccarinelli vs Braithwaite
46. Defended Regular title
    Enzo Maccarinelli def. Bobby Gunn Winner Defense #2

    April 7, 2007 · TKO (1 (12), 2:35)

    Maccarinelli vs Gunn
47. Defended Regular title
    Enzo Maccarinelli def. Mark Hobson Winner Defense #1

    October 14, 2006 · TKO (1 (12), 1:11)

    Maccarinelli vs Hobson
48. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Enzo Maccarinelli

    4 defenses 1 year, 167 days

    September 23, 2006
49. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Nelson retired after suffering a back injury during training camp for his bout against Enzo Maccarinelli.

    September 22, 2006
50. Won Interim title
    Enzo Maccarinelli def. Marcelo Domínguez Winner

    0 defenses 77 days

    July 8, 2006 · TKO (9 (12) 0:58)

    Maccarinelli vs Dominguez
51. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Vincenzo Cantatore Winner Defense #13

    November 26, 2005 · SD (12)

    Nelson vs Cantatore
52. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Rüdiger May Winner Defense #12

    September 4, 2004 · TKO (7 (12), 2:29)

    Nelson vs May
53. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Alexander Petkovic Winner Defense #11

    November 15, 2003 · MD (12)

    Nelson vs Petkovic
54. Draw (Regular defense)
    Johnny Nelson vs Guillermo Jones Draw Defense #10

    November 23, 2002 · SD (12)

    Nelson vs Jones
55. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Ezra Sellers Winner Defense #9

    April 6, 2002 · KO (8 (12), 2:39)

    Nelson vs Sellers
56. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Marcelo Domínguez Winner Defense #8

    July 21, 2001 · UD (12)

    Nelson vs Domínguez
57. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. George Arias Winner Defense #7

    January 27, 2001 · UD (12)

    Nelson vs Arias
58. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Adam Watt Winner Defense #6

    October 7, 2000 · KO (5 (12), 2:12)

    Nelson vs Watt
59. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Pietro Aurino Winner Defense #5

    April 8, 2000 · TKO (7 (12), 2:23)

    Nelson vs Aurino
60. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Christophe Girard Winner Defense #4

    November 6, 1999 · KO (4 (12), 2:34)

    Nelson vs Girard
61. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Sione Asipeli Winner Defense #3

    September 18, 1999 · UD (12)

    Nelson vs Asipeli
62. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Willard Lewis Winner Defense #2

    August 7, 1999 · TKO (4 (12), 3:00)

    Nelson vs Lewis
63. Defended Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Bruce Scott Winner Defense #1

    May 15, 1999 · UD (12)

    Nelson vs Scott
64. Won Regular title
    Johnny Nelson def. Carl Thompson Winner

    13 defenses 7 years, 181 days Longest reign

    March 27, 1999 · TKO (5 (12), 1:42)

    Thompson vs Nelson
65. Defended Regular title
    Carl Thompson def. Chris Eubank Winner Defense #2

    July 18, 1998 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Thompson vs Eubank
66. Defended Regular title
    Carl Thompson def. Chris Eubank Winner Defense #1

    April 18, 1998 · UD (12)

    Thompson vs Eubank
67. Won Regular title
    Carl Thompson def. Ralf Rocchigiani Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 174 days

    October 4, 1997 · SD (12 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Thompson
68. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Stefan Angehrn Winner Defense #6

    April 26, 1997 · MD (12 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Angehrn
69. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Stefan Angehrn Winner Defense #5

    December 13, 1996 · UD (12 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Angehrn
70. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Bash Ali Winner Defense #4

    July 13, 1996 · UD (12 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Ali
71. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Jay Snyder Winner Defense #3

    March 16, 1996 · TKO (4 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Snyder
72. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Dan Ward Winner Defense #2

    November 25, 1995 · TKO (8 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Ward
73. Defended Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Marc Randazzo Winner Defense #1

    September 30, 1995 · UD (12 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Randazzo
74. Won Regular title
    Ralf Rocchigiani def. Carl Thompson Winner

    6 defenses 2 years, 117 days

    June 10, 1995 · TKO (11 (12))

    Rocchigiani vs Thompson
75. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Michalczewski vacated the title in favor of the WBO light heavyweight title, which he already held.

    March 31, 1995
76. Won Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Nestor Hipolito Giovannini Winner

    0 defenses 104 days

    December 17, 1994 · KO (10 (12))

    Giovannini vs Michalczewski
77. Defended Regular title
    Nestor Hipolito Giovannini def. Markus Bott Winner Defense #1

    November 20, 1993 · UD (12)

    Giovannini vs Bott 2
78. Won Regular title
    Nestor Hipolito Giovannini def. Markus Bott Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 174 days

    June 26, 1993 · SD (12)

    Bott vs Giovannini
79. Won Regular title
    Markus Bott def. Tyrone Booze Winner

    0 defenses 133 days

    February 13, 1993 · UD (12)

    Booze vs Bott
80. Defended Regular title
    Tyrone Booze def. Ralf Rocchigiani Winner Defense #1

    October 2, 1992 · UD (12)

    Booze vs Rocchigiani
81. Won Regular title
    Tyrone Booze def. Derek Agol Winner

    1 defense 203 days

    July 25, 1992 · KO (7)

    Booze vs Angol
82. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Havnå vacates the title.

    December 31, 1991
83. Defended Regular title
    Magne Havnå def. Tyrone Booze Winner Defense #2

    February 15, 1991 · SD (12)

    Havnå vs Booze
84. Defended Regular title
    Magne Havnå def. Daniel Eduardo Neto Winner Defense #1

    December 8, 1990 · UD (12)

    Havnå vs Neto
85. Won Regular title
    Magne Havnå def. Boone Pultz Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 228 days

    May 17, 1990 · TKO (5 (12), 2:45)

    Havnå vs Pultz
86. Won Regular title
    Boone Pultz def. Magne Havnå Winner

    0 defenses 165 days

    December 3, 1989