WBC World Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Promoted Interim → Regular
   Agit Kabayel

   0 defenses 53 days Current

   June 27, 2026
2. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Usyk vacated the title.

   June 26, 2026
3. Defended Interim title
   Agit Kabayel def. Damian Knyba Winner Defense #1

   June 10, 2026 · TKO (R3 2:36)

   Kabayel vs Knyba
4. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Rico Verhoeven Winner Defense #3

   May 23, 2026 · TKO (11 (12), 2:59)

   Usyk vs Verhoeven
5. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois Winner Defense #2

   July 19, 2025 · KO (5 (12), 1:52)

   Usyk vs Dubois
6. Won Interim title
   Agit Kabayel def. Zhilei Zhang Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 125 days

   February 22, 2025 · KO (R6 2:29)

   Kabayel vs Zhang
7. Defended Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner Defense #1

   December 21, 2024 · UD (12)

   Usyk vs Fury
8. Won Regular title
   Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury Winner

   3 defenses 2 years, 39 days

   May 18, 2024 · SD (12)

   Fury vs Usyk
9. Defended Regular title
   Tyson Fury def. Derek Chisora Winner Defense #3

   December 3, 2022 · TKO (10 (12), 2:51)

   Fury vs Chisora
10. Defended Regular title
    Tyson Fury def. Dillian Whyte Winner Defense #2

    April 23, 2022 · TKO (6 (12), 2:59)

    Fury vs Whyte
11. Defended Regular title
    Tyson Fury def. Deontay Wilder Winner Defense #1

    October 9, 2021 · KO (11 (12), 1:10)

    Fury vs Wilder
12. Won Regular title
    Tyson Fury def. Deontay Wilder Winner

    3 defenses 4 years, 87 days

    February 22, 2020 · TKO (7 (12), 1:39)

    Wilder vs Fury
13. Defended Regular title
    Deontay Wilder def. Luis Ortiz Winner Defense #4

    November 23, 2019 · KO (7 (12), 2:51)

    Wilder vs Ortiz
14. Defended Regular title
    Deontay Wilder def. Dominic Breazeale Winner Defense #3

    May 18, 2019 · KO (1 (12), 2:17)

    Wilder vs Breazeale
15. Draw (Regular defense)
    Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury Draw Defense #2

    December 1, 2018 · SD (12)

    Wilder vs Fury
16. Defended Regular title
    Deontay Wilder def. Luis Ortiz Winner Defense #1

    March 3, 2018 · TKO (10 (12), 2:05)

    Wilder vs Ortiz
17. Won Regular title
    Deontay Wilder def. Bermane Stiverne Winner

    4 defenses 5 years, 37 days

    January 17, 2015 · UD (12)

    Stiverne vs Wilder
18. Won Regular title
    Bermane Stiverne def. Chris Arreola Winner

    0 defenses 252 days

    May 10, 2014 · TKO (6 (12), 2:02)

    Stiverne vs Arreola
19. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Klitschko vacated the title to focus on his career in politics in Ukraine.

    December 16, 2013
20. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Manuel Charr Winner Defense #9

    September 8, 2012 · TKO (4 (12), 2:04)

    Klitschko vs Charr
21. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Derek Chisora Winner Defense #8

    February 18, 2012 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Chisora
22. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Tomasz Adamek Winner Defense #7

    September 10, 2011 · TKO (10 (12), 2:20)

    Klitschko vs Adamek
23. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Odlanier Solís Winner Defense #6

    March 19, 2011 · KO (1 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Solís
24. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Shannon Briggs Winner Defense #5

    October 16, 2010 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Briggs
25. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Albert Sosnowski Winner Defense #4

    May 29, 2010 · KO (10 (12), 2:30)

    Klitschko vs Sosnowski
26. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Kevin Johnson Winner Defense #3

    December 12, 2009 · UD (12)

    Klitschko vs Johnson
27. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Chris Arreola Winner Defense #2

    September 26, 2009 · RTD (10 (12), 3:00)

    Klitschko vs Arreola
28. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Juan Carlos Gómez Winner Defense #1

    March 21, 2009 · TKO (9 (12), 1:49)

    Klitschko vs Gómez
29. Won Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Samuel Peter Winner

    9 defenses 5 years, 67 days

    October 11, 2008 · RTD (8 (12), 3:00)

    Peter vs Klitschko
30. Won Regular title
    Samuel Peter def. Oleg Maskaev Winner

    0 defenses 217 days

    March 8, 2008 · TKO (6 (12), 2:56)

    Maskaev vs Peter
31. Defended Regular title
    Oleg Maskaev def. Okello Peter Winner Defense #1

    December 10, 2006 · UD (12)

    Maskaev vs Peter
32. Won Regular title
    Oleg Maskaev def. Hasim Rahman Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 209 days

    August 12, 2006 · TKO (12 (12), 2:17)

    Rahman vs Maskaev
33. Draw (Regular defense)
    Hasim Rahman vs James Toney Draw Defense #1

    March 18, 2006 · MD (12)

    Rahman vs Toney
34. Promoted Interim → Regular
    Hasim Rahman

    1 defense 275 days

    November 10, 2005
35. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Klitschko announced his retirement after withdrawing from a bout against Hasim Rahman due to injuries.

    November 9, 2005
36. Won Interim title
    Hasim Rahman def. Monte Barrett Winner

    0 defenses 89 days

    August 13, 2005 · Decision

    Rahman vs Barrett
37. Defended Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Danny Williams Winner Defense #1

    December 11, 2004 · TKO (8 (12), 1:26)

    Klitschko vs Williams
38. Won Regular title
    Vitali Klitschko def. Corrie Sanders Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 199 days

    April 24, 2004 · TKO (8 (12), 2:46)

    Klitschko vs Sanders
39. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Lewis retired as champion and chose not to rematch Vitali Klitschko ahead of a WBC-mandated 1 March deadline to accept the bout.

    February 6, 2004
40. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Vitali Klitschko Winner Defense #2

    June 21, 2003 · TKO[78] (6 (12), 3:00)

    Lewis vs Klitschko
41. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Mike Tyson Winner Defense #1

    June 8, 2002 · KO (8 (12), 2:25)

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

    2 defenses 2 years, 81 days

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

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

    0 defenses 209 days

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

    Lewis vs Rahman
44. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. David Tua Winner Defense #9

    November 11, 2000 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Tua
45. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Francois Botha Winner Defense #8

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

    Lewis vs Botha
46. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Michael Grant Winner Defense #7

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

    Lewis vs Grant
47. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Evander Holyfield Winner Defense #6

    November 13, 1999 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Holyfield
48. Draw (Regular defense)
    Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield Draw Defense #5

    March 13, 1999 · SD (12)

    Lewis vs Holyfield
49. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Željko Mavrović Winner Defense #4

    September 26, 1998 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Mavrović
50. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Shannon Briggs Winner Defense #3

    March 28, 1998 · TKO (5 (12), 1:45)

    Lewis vs Briggs
51. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Andrew Golota Winner Defense #2

    October 4, 1997 · KO (1 (12), 1:35)

    Lewis vs Golota
52. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Henry Akinwande Winner Defense #1

    July 12, 1997 · DQ (5 (12), 2:34)

    Lewis vs Akinwande
53. Won Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Oliver McCall Winner

    9 defenses 4 years, 75 days

    February 7, 1997 · TKO (5 (12), 0:55)

    Lewis vs McCall
54. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Tyson vacated the title to pursue a bout against Evander Holyfield instead of mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis.

    September 24, 1996
55. Won Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Frank Bruno Winner

    0 defenses 192 days

    March 16, 1996 · TKO (3 (12), 0:50)

    Bruno vs Tyson
56. Won Regular title
    Frank Bruno def. Oliver McCall Winner

    0 defenses 196 days

    September 2, 1995 · UD (12)

    McCall vs Bruno
57. Defended Regular title
    Oliver McCall def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #1

    April 8, 1995 · UD (12)

    McCall vs Holmes
58. Won Regular title
    Oliver McCall def. Lennox Lewis Winner

    1 defense 343 days

    September 24, 1994 · TKO (2 (12), 0:31)

    Lewis vs McCall
59. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Phil Jackson Winner Defense #3

    May 6, 1994 · TKO (8 (12), 1:35)

    Lewis vs Jackson
60. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Frank Bruno Winner Defense #2

    October 1, 1993 · TKO (7 (12), 1:12)

    Lewis vs Bruno
61. Defended Regular title
    Lennox Lewis def. Tony Tucker Winner Defense #1

    May 8, 1993 · UD (12)

    Lewis vs Tucker
62. Won Regular title
    Lennox Lewis

    3 defenses 1 year, 283 days

    December 15, 1992 · no. 1 contender promoted
63. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Bowe vacated the title instead of fighting mandatory challenger Lennox Lewis, then dumped his WBC belt in a trash bin during a news conference in London.

    December 14, 1992
64. Won Regular title
    Riddick Bowe def. Evander Holyfield Winner

    0 defenses 31 days

    November 13, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Bowe
65. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #2

    June 19, 1992 · UD (12)

    Holyfield vs Holmes
66. Defended Regular title
    Evander Holyfield def. George Foreman Winner Defense #1

    April 19, 1991 · UD (12)

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

    2 defenses 2 years, 20 days

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

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

    0 defenses 256 days

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

    Tyson vs Douglas
69. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Carl Williams Winner Defense #9

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

    Tyson vs Williams
70. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Frank Bruno Winner Defense #8

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

    Tyson vs Bruno
71. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Michael Spinks Winner Defense #7

    June 27, 1988 · KO (1 (12), 1:31)

    Tyson vs Spinks
72. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tubbs Winner Defense #6

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

    Tyson vs Tubbs
73. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Larry Holmes Winner Defense #5

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

    Tyson vs Holmes
74. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tyrell Biggs Winner Defense #4

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

    Tyson vs Biggs
75. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Tony Tucker Winner Defense #3

    August 1, 1987 · UD (12)

    Tyson vs Tucker
76. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Pinklon Thomas Winner Defense #2

    May 30, 1987 · TKO (6 (12), 2:00)

    Tyson vs Thomas
77. Defended Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. James Smith Winner Defense #1

    March 7, 1987 · UD (12)

    Tyson vs Smith
78. Won Regular title
    Mike Tyson def. Trevor Berbick Winner

    9 defenses 3 years, 82 days

    November 22, 1986 · TKO (2 (12), 2:35)

    Berbick vs Tyson
79. Won Regular title
    Trevor Berbick def. Pinklon Thomas Winner

    0 defenses 245 days

    March 22, 1986 · UD (12)

    Thomas vs Berbick
80. Defended Regular title
    Pinklon Thomas def. Mike Weaver Winner Defense #1

    June 15, 1985 · KO (8 (12), 1:42)

    Thomas vs Weaver
81. Won Regular title
    Pinklon Thomas def. Tim Witherspoon Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 203 days

    August 31, 1984 · MD (12)

    Witherspoon vs Thomas
82. Won Regular title
    Tim Witherspoon def. Greg Page Winner

    0 defenses 175 days

    March 9, 1984 · MD (12)

    Witherspoon vs Page
83. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Holmes vacated the title after a dispute with his promoter Don King over the proposed purse for a fight against mandatory challenger Greg Page

    December 11, 1983
84. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Scott Frank Winner Defense #16

    September 10, 1983 · TKO (5 (12), 1:28)

    Holmes vs Frank
85. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Tim Witherspoon Winner Defense #15

    May 20, 1983 · SD (12)

    Holmes vs Witherspoon
86. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Lucien Rodriguez Winner Defense #14

    March 27, 1983 · UD (12)

    Holmes vs Rodriguez
87. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Randall Cobb Winner Defense #13

    November 26, 1982 · UD (15)

    Holmes vs Cobb
88. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Gerry Cooney Winner Defense #12

    June 11, 1982 · TKO (13 (15), 2:52)

    Holmes vs Cooney
89. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Renaldo Snipes Winner Defense #11

    November 6, 1981 · TKO (11 (15), 1:05)

    Holmes vs Snipes
90. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Leon Spinks Winner Defense #10

    June 12, 1981 · TKO (3 (15), 2:34)

    Holmes vs Spinks
91. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Trevor Berbick Winner Defense #9

    April 11, 1981 · UD (15)

    Holmes vs Berbick
92. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Muhammad Ali Winner Defense #8

    October 2, 1980 · RTD (10 (15), 3:00)

    Holmes vs Ali
93. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Scott LeDoux Winner Defense #7

    July 7, 1980 · TKO (7 (15), 2:05)

    Holmes vs LeDoux
94. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Leroy Jones Winner Defense #6

    March 31, 1980 · TKO (8 (15), 2:56)

    Holmes vs Jones
95. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Lorenzo Zanon Winner Defense #5

    February 3, 1980 · KO (6 (15), 2:39)

    Holmes vs Zanon
96. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Earnie Shavers Winner Defense #4

    September 28, 1979 · TKO (11 (15), 2:00)

    Holmes vs Shavers
97. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Mike Weaver Winner Defense #3

    June 22, 1979 · TKO (12 (15), 0:44)

    Holmes vs Weaver
98. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Ossie Ocasio Winner Defense #2

    March 23, 1979 · TKO (7 (15), 2:38)

    Holmes vs Ocasio
99. Defended Regular title
    Larry Holmes def. Alfredo Evangelista Winner Defense #1

    November 10, 1978 · KO (7 (15), 2:14)

    Holmes vs Evangelista
100. Won Regular title
     Larry Holmes def. Ken Norton Winner

     16 defenses 5 years, 186 days Longest reign

     June 9, 1978 · SD (15)

     Holmes vs Norton
101. Won Regular title
     Ken Norton

     0 defenses 83 days

     March 18, 1978
102. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Spinks was stripped of the title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against mandatory challenger Ken Norton.[

     March 17, 1978
103. Won Regular title
     Leon Spinks def. Muhammad Ali Winner

     0 defenses 30 days

     February 15, 1978 · SD (15)

     Ali vs Spinks
104. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Earnie Shavers Winner Defense #10

     September 29, 1977 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Shavers
105. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Alfredo Evangelista Winner Defense #9

     May 16, 1977 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Evangelista
106. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Ken Norton Winner Defense #8

     September 28, 1976 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Norton
107. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Richard Dunn Winner Defense #7

     May 24, 1976 · TKO (5 (15), 2:05)

     Ali vs Dunn
108. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Jimmy Young Winner Defense #6

     April 30, 1976 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Young
109. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Jean-Pierre Coopman Winner Defense #5

     February 20, 1976 · KO (5 (15), 2:46)

     Ali vs Coopman
110. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Joe Frazier Winner Defense #4

     October 1, 1975 · RTD (14 (15), 3:00)

     Ali vs Frazier
111. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Joe Bugner Winner Defense #3

     July 1, 1975 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Bugner
112. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Ron Lyle Winner Defense #2

     May 16, 1975 · TKO (11 (15), 1:08)

     Ali vs Lyle
113. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Chuck Wepner Winner Defense #1

     March 24, 1975 · TKO (15 (15), 2:41)

     Ali vs Wepner
114. Won Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. George Foreman Winner

     10 defenses 3 years, 109 days

     October 30, 1974 · KO (8 (15), 2:58)

     Foreman vs Ali
115. Defended Regular title
     George Foreman def. Ken Norton Winner Defense #2

     March 26, 1974 · TKO (2 (15), 2:00)

     Foreman vs Norton
116. Defended Regular title
     George Foreman def. Jose Roman Winner Defense #1

     September 1, 1973 · KO (1 (15), 2:00)

     Foreman vs Roman
117. Won Regular title
     George Foreman def. Joe Frazier Winner

     2 defenses 1 year, 281 days

     January 22, 1973 · TKO (2 (15), 2:26)

     Frazier vs Foreman
118. Defended Regular title
     Joe Frazier def. Ron Stander Winner Defense #14

     May 25, 1972 · RTD (4 (15), 3:00)

     Frazier vs Stander
119. Defended Regular title
     Joe Frazier def. Terry Daniels Winner Defense #13

     January 15, 1972 · TKO (4 (15), 1:47)

     Frazier vs Daniels
120. Defended Regular title
     Joe Frazier def. Muhammad Ali Winner Defense #12

     March 8, 1971 · UD (15)

     Frazier vs Ali
121. Defended Regular title
     Joe Frazier def. Bob Foster Winner Defense #11

     November 18, 1970 · KO (2 (15), 0:49)

     Frazier vs Foster
122. Defended Regular title
     Joe Frazier def. Jimmy Ellis Winner Defense #10

     February 16, 1970 · RTD (4 (15))

     Frazier vs Ellis
123. Regular vacant
     Regular title vacated — Ali was stripped of the title due to being suspended for refusing to be inducted in the U.S. Army.

     March 6, 1969
124. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Zora Folley Winner Defense #9

     March 22, 1967 · KO (7 (15), 1:48)

     Ali vs Folley
125. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Ernie Terrell Winner Defense #8

     February 6, 1967 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Terrell
126. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Cleveland Williams Winner Defense #7

     November 14, 1966 · TKO (3 (15), 1:08)

     Ali vs Williams
127. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Karl Mildenberger Winner Defense #6

     September 10, 1966 · TKO (12 (15), 1:30)

     Ali vs Mildenberger
128. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Brian London Winner Defense #5

     August 6, 1966 · KO (3 (15), 1:40)

     Ali vs London
129. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Henry Cooper Winner Defense #4

     May 21, 1966 · TKO (6 (15), 1:38)

     Ali vs Cooper
130. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. George Chuvalo Winner Defense #3

     March 29, 1966 · UD (15)

     Ali vs Chuvalo
131. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Floyd Patterson Winner Defense #2

     November 22, 1965 · TKO (12 (15), 2:18)

     Ali vs Patterson
132. Defended Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Sonny Liston Winner Defense #1

     May 25, 1965 · KO (1 (15), 2:12)

     Ali vs Liston
133. Won Regular title
     Muhammad Ali def. Sonny Liston Winner

     9 defenses 5 years, 11 days

     February 25, 1964 · RTD (6 (15), 3:00)

     Liston vs Ali
134. Defended Regular title
     Sonny Liston def. Floyd Patterson Winner Defense #1

     July 22, 1963 · KO (1 (15), 2:10)

     Liston vs Patterson