IBF Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title.

   June 26, 2026
2. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Rico Verhoeven Winner Defense #1

   May 23, 2026 · TKO (11 (12), 2:59)

   Usyk vs Verhoeven
3. Won Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner

   1 defense 342 days

   July 19, 2025 · KO (5 (12), 1:52)

   Dubois vs Usyk
4. Defended Regular title
   Daniel Dubois def. Anthony Joshua Winner Defense #1

   September 21, 2024 · KO (5 (12), 0:59)

   Dubois vs Joshua
5. Promoted Interim → Regular
   Daniel Dubois

   1 defense 1 year, 23 days

   June 26, 2024
6. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title after opting to rematch Tyson Fury instead of facing his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.

   June 25, 2024
7. Won Interim title
   Daniel Dubois def. Filip Hrgović Winner

   0 defenses 25 days

   June 1, 2024 · TKO (R8 0:57)

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

   May 18, 2024 · SD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury
9. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner Defense #2

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

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

    August 20, 2022 · SD (12)

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

    3 defenses 2 years, 274 days

    September 25, 2021 · UD (12)

    Joshua vs Usyk
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 #6

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

    Joshua vs Povetkin
16. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Joseph Parker Winner Defense #5

    March 31, 2018 · UD (12)

    Joshua vs Parker
17. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Carlos Takam Winner Defense #4

    October 28, 2017 · TKO (10 (12), 1:34)

    Joshua vs Takam
18. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner Defense #3

    April 29, 2017 · TKO (11 (12), 2:25)

    Joshua vs Klitschko
19. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Éric Molina Winner Defense #2

    December 10, 2016 · TKO (3 (12), 2:02)

    Joshua vs Molina
20. Defended Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Dominic Breazeale Winner Defense #1

    June 25, 2016 · TKO (7 (12), 1:01)

    Joshua vs Breazeale
21. Won Regular title
    Anthony Joshua def. Charles Martin Winner

    6 defenses 3 years, 53 days

    April 9, 2016 · KO (2 (12), 1:32)

    Martin vs Joshua
22. Won Regular title
    Charles Martin def. Vyacheslav Glazkov Winner

    0 defenses 84 days

    January 16, 2016 · TKO (3 (12), 1:50)

    Martin vs Glazkov
23. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Fury was stripped of the title for agreeing to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko instead of fighting mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov.

    December 8, 2015
24. Won Regular title
    Tyson Fury def. Wladimir Klitschko Winner

    0 defenses 10 days

    November 28, 2015 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Fury
25. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Bryant Jennings Winner Defense #18

    April 25, 2015 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Jennings
26. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Kubrat Pulev Winner Defense #17

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

    Klitschko vs Pulev
27. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alex Leapai Winner Defense #16

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

    Klitschko vs Leapai
28. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Alexander Povetkin Winner Defense #15

    October 5, 2013 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Povetkin
29. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Francesco Pianeta Winner Defense #14

    May 4, 2013 · TKO (6 (12), 2:52)

    Klitschko vs Pianeta
30. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Mariusz Wach Winner Defense #13

    November 10, 2012 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Wach
31. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Tony Thompson Winner Defense #12

    July 7, 2012 · TKO (6 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Thompson
32. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Jean-Marc Mormeck Winner Defense #11

    March 3, 2012 · KO (4 (12), 1:12)

    Klitschko vs Mormeck
33. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. David Haye Winner Defense #10

    July 2, 2011 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Haye
34. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Samuel Peter Winner Defense #9

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

    Klitschko vs Peter
35. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Eddie Chambers Winner Defense #8

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

    Klitschko vs Chambers
36. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Ruslan Chagaev Winner Defense #7

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

    Klitschko vs Chagaev
37. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Hasim Rahman Winner Defense #6

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

    Klitschko vs Rahman
38. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Tony Thompson Winner Defense #5

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

    Klitschko vs Thompson
39. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Sultan Ibragimov Winner Defense #4

    February 23, 2008 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Ibragimov
40. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Lamon Brewster Winner Defense #3

    July 7, 2007 · RTD (6 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Brewster
41. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Ray Austin Winner Defense #2

    March 10, 2007 · KO (2 (12), 1:23)

    Klitschko vs Austin
42. Defended Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Calvin Brock Winner Defense #1

    November 11, 2006 · TKO (7 (12), 2:10)

    Klitschko vs Brock
43. Won Regular title
    Wladimir Klitschko def. Chris Byrd Winner

    18 defenses 9 years, 222 days Longest reign

    April 22, 2006 · TKO (7 (12), 0:41)

    Byrd vs Klitschko
44. Defended Regular title
    Chris Byrd def. DaVarryl Williamson Winner Defense #4

    October 1, 2005 · UD (12)

    Byrd vs Williamson
45. Defended Regular title
    Chris Byrd def. Jameel McCline Winner Defense #3

    November 13, 2004 · SD (12)

    Byrd vs McCline
46. Draw (Regular defense)
    Chris Byrd vs Andrew Golota Draw Defense #2

    April 17, 2004 · SD (12)

    Byrd vs Golota
47. Defended Regular title
    Chris Byrd def. Fres Oquendo Winner Defense #1

    September 20, 2003 · UD (12)

    Byrd vs Oquendo
48. Won Regular title
    Chris Byrd def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 130 days

    December 14, 2002 · UD (12)

    Byrd vs Holyfield
49. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Lewis vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Chris Byrd and by being given US$1 million and a Range Rover by promoter Don King to do so, because King wished to promote a fight between Byrd and Evander Holyfield for the vacant title.

    September 5, 2002
50. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Mike Tyson Winner Defense #1

    June 8, 2002 · KO (8 (12), 2:25)

    Lewis vs Tyson
51. Won Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Hasim Rahman Winner

    1 defense 292 days

    November 17, 2001 · KO (4 (12), 1:29)

    Rahman vs Lewis
52. Won Regular title
    Hasim Rahman def. Lennox Lewis Winner

    0 defenses 209 days

    April 22, 2001 · KO (5 (12), 2:32)

    Lewis vs Rahman
53. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. David Tua Winner Defense #4

    November 11, 2000 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Tua
54. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Francois Botha Winner Defense #3

    July 15, 2000 · TKO (2 (12), 2:39)

    Lewis vs Botha
55. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Michael Grant Winner Defense #2

    April 29, 2000 · KO (2 (12), 2:53)

    Lewis vs Grant
56. Won Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    4 defenses 1 year, 161 days

    November 13, 1999 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Lewis
57. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Evander Holyfield Winner Defense #1

    November 13, 1999 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Holyfield
58. Draw (Regular defense)
    Evander Holyfield vs Lennox Lewis Draw Defense #2

    March 13, 1999 · SD (12)

    Holyfield vs Lewis
59. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Vaughn Bean Winner Defense #1

    September 19, 1998 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Bean
60. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Michael Moorer Winner

    2 defenses 2 years, 5 days

    November 8, 1997 · RTD (8 (12), 3:00)

    Moorer vs Holyfield
61. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Vaughn Bean Winner Defense #2

    March 29, 1997 · MD (12)

    Moorer vs Bean
62. Defended Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Francois Botha Winner Defense #1

    November 9, 1996 · TKO (12 (12), 0:18)

    Moorer vs Botha
63. Won Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Axel Schulz Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 139 days

    June 22, 1996 · SD (12)

    Moorer vs Schulz
64. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Foreman vacated the title after refusing to participate in an IBF-mandated rematch with Axel Schulz.

    June 29, 1995
65. Defended Regular title
    George Foreman def. Axel Schulz Winner Defense #1

    April 22, 1995 · MD (12)

    Foreman vs Schulz
66. Won Regular title
    George Foreman def. Michael Moorer Winner

    1 defense 236 days

    November 5, 1994 · KO (10 (12), 2:03)

    Moorer vs Foreman
67. Won Regular title
    Michael Moorer def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    0 defenses 197 days

    April 22, 1994 · MD (12)

    Holyfield vs Moorer
68. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Riddick Bowe Winner

    0 defenses 167 days

    November 6, 1993 · MD (12)

    Bowe vs Holyfield
69. Defended Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Michael Dokes Winner Defense #1

    February 6, 1993 · TKO (1 (12), 2:19)

    Bowe vs Dokes
70. Won Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    1 defense 358 days

    November 13, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Bowe
71. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #3

    June 19, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Holmes
72. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Bert Cooper Winner Defense #2

    November 23, 1991 · TKO (7 (12), 2:58)

    Holyfield vs Cooper
73. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. George Foreman Winner Defense #1

    April 19, 1991 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Foreman
74. Won Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Buster Douglas Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 20 days

    October 25, 1990 · KO (3 (12), 1:10)

    Douglas vs Holyfield
75. Won Regular title
    Buster Douglas def. Mike Tyson Winner

    0 defenses 256 days

    February 11, 1990 · KO (10 (12), 1:22)

    Tyson vs Douglas
76. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Carl Williams Winner Defense #7

    July 21, 1989 · TKO (1 (12), 1:33)

    Tyson vs Williams
77. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Frank Bruno Winner Defense #6

    February 25, 1989 · TKO (5 (12), 2:55)

    Tyson vs Bruno
78. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Michael Spinks Winner Defense #5

    June 27, 1988 · KO (1 (12), 1:31)

    Tyson vs Spinks
79. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tubbs Winner Defense #4

    March 21, 1988 · TKO (2 (12), 2:54)

    Tyson vs Tubbs
80. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #3

    January 22, 1988 · TKO (4 (12), 2:55)

    Tyson vs Holmes
81. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tyrell Biggs Winner Defense #2

    October 16, 1987 · TKO (7 (15), 2:59)

    Tyson vs Biggs
82. Won Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tucker Winner

    7 defenses 2 years, 195 days

    August 1, 1987 · UD (12)

    Tucker vs Tyson
83. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tucker Winner Defense #1

    August 1, 1987 · UD (12)

    Tyson vs Tucker
84. Won Regular title
    Tony Tucker def. Buster Douglas Winner

    0 defenses 63 days

    May 30, 1987 · TKO (10 (15), 1:36)

    Tucker vs Douglas
85. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Spinks was stripped of the title for refusing to fight mandatory challenger Tony Tucker

    February 26, 1987
86. Defended Regular title
    Michael Spinks def. Steffen Tangstad Winner Defense #2

    September 6, 1986 · TKO (4 (15), 0:58)

    Spinks vs Tangstad
87. Defended Regular title
    Michael Spinks def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #1

    April 19, 1986 · SD (15)

    Spinks vs Holmes
88. Won Regular title
    Michael Spinks def. Larry Holmes Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 158 days

    September 21, 1985 · UD (15)

    Holmes vs Spinks
89. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Carl Williams Winner Defense #3

    May 20, 1985 · UD (15)

    Holmes vs Williams
90. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. David Bey Winner Defense #2

    March 15, 1985 · TKO (10 (15), 2:58)

    Holmes vs Bey
91. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. James Smith Winner Defense #1

    November 9, 1984 · TKO (12 (15), 2:10)

    Holmes vs Smith
92. Won Regular title
    Larry Holmes

    3 defenses 1 year, 285 days

    December 11, 1983 · Awarded Inaugural Title