WBO Light Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won Regular title
   Dmitry Bivol def. Artur Beterbiev Winner

   0 defenses 1 year, 178 days Current

   February 22, 2025 · MD (12)

   Beterbiev vs Bivol
2. Defended Regular title
   Artur Beterbiev def. Dmitry Bivol Winner Defense #3

   October 12, 2024 · MD (12)

   Beterbiev vs Bivol
3. Defended Regular title
   Artur Beterbiev def. Callum Smith Winner Defense #2

   January 13, 2024 · TKO (7 (12), 2:00)

   Beterbiev vs Smith
4. Defended Regular title
   Artur Beterbiev def. Anthony Yarde Winner Defense #1

   January 28, 2023 · TKO (8 (12), 2:01)

   Beterbiev vs Yarde
5. Won Regular title
   Artur Beterbiev def. Joe Smith Jr. Winner

   3 defenses 2 years, 250 days

   June 18, 2022 · TKO (2 (12), 2:19)

   Jr. vs Beterbiev
6. Defended Regular title
   Joe Smith Jr. def. Steve Geffrard Winner Defense #1

   January 15, 2022 · TKO (9 (12), 2:17)

   Jr. vs Geffrard
7. Won Regular title
   Joe Smith Jr. def. Maxim Vlasov Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 69 days

   April 10, 2021 · Majority Decision

   Smith Jr. vs Vlasov
8. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Moved back down to Super Middleweight

   December 17, 2019
9. Won Regular title
   Canelo Álvarez def. Sergey Kovalev Winner

   0 defenses 45 days

   November 2, 2019 · KO (11 (12), 2:15)

   Kovalev vs Álvarez
10. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Anthony Yarde Winner Defense #1

    August 24, 2019 · TKO (11 (12), 2:04)

    Kovalev vs Yarde
11. Won Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Eleider Álvarez Winner

    1 defense 273 days

    February 2, 2019 · UD (12)

    Álvarez vs Kovalev
12. Won Regular title
    Eleider Álvarez def. Sergey Kovalev Winner

    0 defenses 182 days

    August 4, 2018 · TKO (7 (12), 2:45)

    Kovalev vs Álvarez
13. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Igor Mikhalkin Winner Defense #1

    March 3, 2018 · TKO (7 (12), 2:25)

    Kovalev vs Mikhalkin
14. Won Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy Winner

    1 defense 252 days

    November 25, 2017 · TKO (2 (12) 2:36)

    Kovalev vs Shabranskyy
15. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Retirement

    September 21, 2017
16. Defended Regular title
    Andre Ward def. Sergey Kovalev Winner Defense #1

    June 17, 2017 · TKO (8 (12), 2:29)

    Ward vs Kovalev
17. Won Regular title
    Andre Ward def. Sergey Kovalev Winner

    1 defense 306 days

    November 19, 2016 · UD (12)

    Kovalev vs Ward
18. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Isaac Chilemba Winner Defense #8

    July 11, 2016 · UD (12)

    Kovalev vs Chilemba
19. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Jean Pascal Winner Defense #7

    January 30, 2016 · RTD (7 (12), 3:00)

    Kovalev vs Pascal
20. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Nadjib Mohammedi Winner Defense #6

    July 25, 2015 · KO (3 (12), 2:38)

    Kovalev vs Mohammedi
21. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Jean Pascal Winner Defense #5

    March 14, 2015 · TKO (8 (12), 1:03)

    Kovalev vs Pascal
22. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Bernard Hopkins Winner Defense #4

    November 8, 2014 · UD (12)

    Kovalev vs Hopkins
23. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Blake Caparello Winner Defense #3

    August 2, 2014 · TKO (2 (12), 1:34)

    Kovalev vs Caparello
24. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Cedric Agnew Winner Defense #2

    March 29, 2014 · KO (7 (12), 0:58)

    Kovalev vs Agnew
25. Defended Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Ismail Sillakh Winner Defense #1

    November 30, 2013 · KO (2 (12), 2:12)

    Kovalev vs Sillakh
26. Won Regular title
    Sergey Kovalev def. Nathan Cleverly Winner

    8 defenses 3 years, 95 days

    August 17, 2013 · TKO (4 (12), 0:29)

    Cleverly vs Kovalev
27. Defended Regular title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Robin Krasniqi Winner Defense #5

    April 20, 2013 · UD (12)

    Cleverly vs Krasniqi
28. Defended Regular title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Shawn Hawk Winner Defense #4

    November 10, 2012 · TKO (8 (12), 1:53)

    Cleverly vs Hawk
29. Defended Regular title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Tommy Karpency Winner Defense #3

    February 25, 2012 · UD (12)

    Cleverly vs Karpency
30. Defended Regular title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Tony Bellew Winner Defense #2

    October 15, 2011 · MD (12)

    Cleverly vs Bellew
31. Defended Regular title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Aleksy Kuziemski Winner Defense #1

    May 21, 2011 · TKO (4 (12), 1:27)

    Cleverly vs Kuziemski
32. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Nathan Cleverly

    5 defenses 2 years, 91 days

    May 19, 2011
33. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Injury

    May 18, 2011
34. Won Interim title
    Nathan Cleverly def. Nadjib Mohammedi Winner

    0 defenses 159 days

    December 11, 2010 · Unanimous Decision

    Cleverly vs Mohammedi
35. Defended Regular title
    Jürgen Brähmer def. Mariano Plotinsky Winner Defense #2

    April 24, 2010 · TKO (5 (12), 2:36)

    Brähmer vs Plotinsky
36. Defended Regular title
    Jürgen Brähmer def. Dmitry Sukhotsky Winner Defense #1

    December 19, 2009 · UD (12)

    Brähmer vs Sukhotsky
37. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Jürgen Brähmer

    2 defenses 1 year, 186 days

    November 13, 2009
38. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Moved up to cruiserweight

    November 12, 2009
39. Won Interim title
    Jürgen Brähmer def. Aleksy Kuziemski Winner

    0 defenses 83 days

    August 22, 2009 · TKO (11 (12), 0:39)

    Brähmer vs Kuziemski
40. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Yuri Barashian Winner Defense #11

    January 10, 2009 · UD (12)

    Erdei vs Barashian
41. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. DeAndrey Abron Winner Defense #10

    April 26, 2008 · UD (12)

    Erdei vs Abron
42. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Tito Mendoza Winner Defense #9

    November 24, 2007 · SD (12)

    Erdei vs Mendoza
43. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. George Blades Winner Defense #8

    June 16, 2007 · TKO (11 (12), 2:27)

    Erdei vs Blades
44. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Danny Santiago Winner Defense #7

    January 27, 2007 · TKO (8 (12), 1:55)

    Erdei vs Santiago
45. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Thomas Ulrich Winner Defense #6

    July 29, 2006 · UD (12)

    Erdei vs Ulrich
46. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Paul Murdoch Winner Defense #5

    May 6, 2006 · TKO (10 (12), 0:19)

    Erdei vs Murdoch
47. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Mehdi Sahnoune Winner Defense #4

    October 22, 2005 · TKO (12 (12), 2:17)

    Erdei vs Sahnoune
48. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Hugo Garay Winner Defense #3

    February 26, 2005 · SD (12)

    Erdei vs Garay
49. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Alejandro Lakatos Winner Defense #2

    September 11, 2004 · UD (12)

    Erdei vs Lakatos
50. Defended Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Hugo Garay Winner Defense #1

    May 8, 2004 · MD (12)

    Erdei vs Garay
51. Won Regular title
    Zsolt Erdei def. Julio Cesar Gonzalez Winner

    11 defenses 5 years, 301 days

    January 17, 2004 · Unanimous Decision

    Gonzalez vs Erdei
52. Won Regular title
    Julio Cesar Gonzalez def. Dariusz Michalczewski Winner

    0 defenses 91 days

    October 18, 2003 · Split Decision

    Michalczewski vs Gonzalez
53. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Derrick Harmon Winner Defense #23

    March 29, 2003 · KO (9 (12))

    Michalczewski vs Harmon
54. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Richard Hall Winner Defense #22

    September 14, 2002 · TKO (10 (12))

    Michalczewski vs Hall
55. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Joey DeGrandis Winner Defense #21

    April 20, 2002 · KO (2 (12))

    Michalczewski vs DeGrandis
56. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Richard Hall Winner Defense #20

    December 15, 2001 · TKO (11 (12), 1:50)

    Michalczewski vs Hall
57. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Alejandro Lakatos Winner Defense #19

    May 5, 2001 · KO (9 (12), 1:35)

    Michalczewski vs Lakatos
58. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Ka-Dy King Winner Defense #18

    December 16, 2000 · TKO (7 (12), 0:28)

    Michalczewski vs King
59. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Graciano Rocchigiani Winner Defense #17

    April 15, 2000 · TKO (10 (12), 3:00)

    Michalczewski vs Rocchigiani
60. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Montell Griffin Winner Defense #16

    August 28, 1999 · TKO (4 (12), 2:59)

    Michalczewski vs Griffin
61. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Muslim Biarslanov Winner Defense #15

    April 3, 1999 · TKO (7 (12), 1:41)

    Michalczewski vs Biarslanov
62. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Drake Thadzi Winner Defense #14

    December 12, 1998 · TKO (9 (12), 1:45)

    Michalczewski vs Thadzi
63. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Mark Prince Winner Defense #13

    September 19, 1998 · KO (8 (12))

    Michalczewski vs Prince
64. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Andrea Magi Winner Defense #12

    March 20, 1998 · TKO (4 (12))

    Michalczewski vs Magi
65. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Darren Zenner Winner Defense #11

    December 13, 1997 · RTD (6 (12), 3:00)

    Michalczewski vs Zenner
66. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Nicky Piper Winner Defense #10

    October 4, 1997 · TKO (7 (12), 3:00)

    Michalczewski vs Piper
67. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Virgil Hill Winner Defense #9

    June 13, 1997 · UD (12)

    Michalczewski vs Hill
68. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Christophe Girard Winner Defense #8

    December 13, 1996 · TKO (8 (12))

    Michalczewski vs Girard
69. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Graciano Rocchigiani Winner Defense #7

    August 10, 1996 · DQ (7 (12), 3:00)

    Michalczewski vs Rocchigiani
70. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Christophe Girard Winner Defense #6

    June 8, 1996 · UD (12)

    Michalczewski vs Girard
71. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Asluddin Umarov Winner Defense #5

    April 6, 1996 · TKO (5 (12), 2:30)

    Michalczewski vs Umarov
72. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Philippe Michel Winner Defense #4

    October 7, 1995 · UD (12)

    Michalczewski vs Michel
73. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Everardo Armenta Jr. Winner Defense #3

    August 19, 1995 · KO (5 (12), 2:59)

    Michalczewski vs Jr.
74. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Paul Carlo Winner Defense #2

    May 20, 1995 · KO (4 (12), 2:46)

    Michalczewski vs Carlo
75. Defended Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Roberto Dominguez Winner Defense #1

    March 11, 1995 · KO (2 (12), 1:05)

    Michalczewski vs Dominguez
76. Won Regular title
    Dariusz Michalczewski def. Leeonzer Barber Winner

    23 defenses 9 years, 40 days Longest reign

    September 10, 1994 · Unanimous Decision

    Barber vs Michalczewski
77. Defended Regular title
    Leeonzer Barber def. Nicky Piper Winner Defense #4

    January 29, 1994 · TKO (9 (12), 1:40)

    Barber vs Piper
78. Defended Regular title
    Leeonzer Barber def. Andrea Magi Winner Defense #3

    September 29, 1993 · Unanimous Decision

    Barber vs Magi
79. Defended Regular title
    Leeonzer Barber def. Mike Sedillo Winner Defense #2

    February 27, 1993 · Unanimous Decision

    Barber vs Sedillo
80. Defended Regular title
    Leeonzer Barber def. Anthony Hembrick Winner Defense #1

    January 7, 1992 · Split Decision

    Barber vs Hembrick
81. Won Regular title
    Leeonzer Barber def. Tom Collins Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 125 days

    May 9, 1991 · RTD (5)

    Barber vs Collins
82. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Moved up to Heavyweight

    May 1, 1991
83. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Danny Stonewalker Winner Defense #9

    December 15, 1990 · TKO (8 (12), 0:11)

    Moorer vs Stonewalker
84. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Mario Oscar Melo Winner Defense #8

    April 28, 1990 · KO (1 (12), 1:52)

    Moorer vs Melo
85. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Marcellus Allen Winner Defense #7

    February 3, 1990 · RTD (9 (12), 3:00)

    Moorer vs Allen
86. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Mike Sedillo Winner Defense #6

    December 12, 1989 · TKO (6 (12), 2:07)

    Moorer vs Sedillo
87. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Jeff Thompson Winner Defense #5

    November 16, 1989 · KO (1 (12), 1:46)

    Moorer vs Thompson
88. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Leslie Stewart Winner Defense #4

    June 25, 1989 · TKO (8 (12), 2:05)

    Moorer vs Stewart
89. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Freddie Delgado Winner Defense #3

    April 22, 1989 · TKO (1 (12), 2:39)

    Moorer vs Delgado
90. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Frankie Swindell Winner Defense #2

    February 19, 1989 · TKO (6 (12), 2:50)

    Moorer vs Swindell
91. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Victor Claudio Winner Defense #1

    January 14, 1989 · TKO (2 (12))

    Moorer vs Claudio
92. Won Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Ramzi Hassan Winner

    9 defenses 2 years, 149 days

    December 3, 1988 · TKO (5 (12), 2:37)

    Moorer vs Hassan