The Ring Cruiserweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Brandon Glanton Winner Defense #8

   March 8, 2026 · UD (12)

   Opetaia vs Glanton
2. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Huseyin Cinkara Winner Defense #7

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

   Opetaia vs Cinkara
3. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Claudio Squeo Winner Defense #6

   June 8, 2025 · KO (5 (12), 0:36)

   Opetaia vs Squeo
4. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. David Nyika Winner Defense #5

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

   Opetaia vs Nyika
5. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Jack Massey Winner Defense #4

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

   Opetaia vs Massey
6. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Mairis Briedis Winner Defense #3

   May 18, 2024 · UD (12)

   Opetaia vs Briedis
7. Defended Regular title
   Jai Opetaia def. Ellis Zorro Winner Defense #2

   December 23, 2023 · KO (1 (12), 2:56)

   Opetaia vs Zorro
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

   8 defenses 4 years, 49 days Longest reign Current

   July 2, 2022 · UD (12)
10. Defended Regular title
    Mairis Briedis def. Artur Mann Winner Defense #1

    October 16, 2021 · TKO (3 (12), 2:59)
11. Won Regular title
    Mairis Briedis def. Yuniel Dorticos Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 279 days

    September 26, 2020 · MD (12)
12. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title to move up to heavyweight.

    October 16, 2019
13. Defended Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Tony Bellew Winner Defense #1

    November 10, 2018 · KO (8 (12), 2:00)
14. Won Regular title
    Oleksandr Usyk def. Murat Gassiev Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 87 days

    July 21, 2018 · UD (12)
15. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Hernández is stripped of the title due to inactivity

    November 23, 2015
16. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Firat Arslan Winner Defense #3

    August 16, 2014 · SD (12)

    Hernández vs Arslan
17. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Aleksandr Alekseyev Winner Defense #2

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

    Hernández vs Alekseyev
18. Defended Regular title
    Yoan Pablo Hernández def. Troy Ross Winner Defense #1

    September 15, 2012 · UD (12)

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

    3 defenses 3 years, 293 days

    February 4, 2012 · UD (12)

    Hernández vs Cunningham
20. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Adamek vacates title to move to Heavyweight

    February 10, 2010
21. Defended Regular title
    Win Defense #3

    July 11, 2009

    38-1
22. Defended Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Bobby Gunn Winner Defense #4

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

    Adamek vs Gunn
23. Defended Regular title
    Win Defense #1

    February 27, 2009

    37-1
24. Defended Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Johnathon Banks Winner Defense #2

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

    Adamek vs Banks
25. Won Regular title
    Win

    0 defenses

    December 11, 2008

    36-1
26. Won Regular title
    Tomasz Adamek def. Steve Cunningham Winner

    4 defenses 1 year, 61 days

    December 11, 2008 · SD (12)

    Adamek vs Cunningham
27. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Haye vacted title to move to Heavyweight

    June 30, 2008
28. Defended Regular title
    David Haye def. Enzo Maccarinelli Winner Defense #1

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

    Haye vs Maccarinelli
29. Won Regular title
    David Haye def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner

    1 defense 233 days

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

    Mormeck vs Haye
30. Won Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. O'Neil Bell Winner

    0 defenses 238 days

    March 17, 2007 · UD (12)

    Bell vs Mormeck
31. Won Regular title
    O'Neil Bell def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner

    0 defenses 1 year, 69 days

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

    Mormeck vs Bell
32. Defended Regular title
    Jean-Marc Mormeck def. Wayne Braithwaite Winner Defense #3

    April 2, 2005 · UD (12)

    Mormeck vs Braithwaite
33. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Title is vacated because The Ring stopped recognizing the division.

    March 30, 1987
34. Defended Regular title
    Carlos de León def. Angelo Rottoli Winner Defense #2

    February 21, 1987 · TKO (5 (12))

    León vs Rottoli
35. Defended Regular title
    Carlos de León def. Michael Greer Winner Defense #1

    August 10, 1986 · TKO (8 (12), 1:43)

    León vs Greer
36. Won Regular title
    Carlos de León def. Bernard Benton Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 8 days

    March 22, 1986 · MD (12)

    Benton vs León
37. Won Regular title
    Bernard Benton def. Alfonzo Ratliff Winner

    0 defenses 182 days

    September 21, 1985 · UD (12)

    Ratliff vs Benton
38. Won Regular title
    Alfonzo Ratliff def. Carlos de León Winner

    0 defenses 107 days

    June 6, 1985 · SD (12)

    León vs Ratliff
39. Defended Regular title
    Carlos de León def. Bash Ali Winner Defense #2

    June 2, 1984 · UD (12)

    León vs Ali
40. Defended Regular title
    Carlos de León def. Anthony Davis Winner Defense #1

    March 9, 1984 · UD (12)

    León vs Davis
41. Won Regular title
    Carlos de León

    2 defenses 1 year, 124 days

    February 3, 1984 · Awarded Inaugrial title