Heavyweight • International Boxing Federation

Current champion: Oleksandr Usyk (1 title defense)

Scheduled bout: Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

Timeline

  1. 11 Dec 1983

    Larry Holmes becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  2. 9 Nov 1984

    Larry Holmes beats James Smith via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  3. 15 Mar 1985

    Larry Holmes beats David Bey via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  4. 20 May 1985

    Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  5. 21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Spinks becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  6. 19 Apr 1986

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  7. 6 Sep 1986

    Michael Spinks beats Steffen Tangstad via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  8. 26 Feb 1987

    Michael Spinks's IBF Heavyweight world title reign ends

  9. 30 May 1987

    Tony Tucker beats Buster Douglas via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Tony Tucker becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  10. 1 Aug 1987

    Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Mike Tyson becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  11. 16 Oct 1987

    Mike Tyson beats Tyrell Biggs via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  12. 22 Jan 1988

    Mike Tyson beats Larry Holmes via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  13. 21 Mar 1988

    Mike Tyson beats Tony Tubbs via knockout 2/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  14. 27 Jun 1988

    Mike Tyson beats Michael Spinks via knockout 1/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  15. 25 Feb 1989

    Mike Tyson beats Frank Bruno via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  16. 21 Jul 1989

    Mike Tyson beats Carl Williams via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  17. 11 Feb 1990

    Buster Douglas beats Mike Tyson via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Buster Douglas becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  18. 25 Oct 1990

    Evander Holyfield beats Buster Douglas via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Evander Holyfield becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  19. 19 Apr 1991

    Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  20. 23 Nov 1991

    Evander Holyfield beats Bert Cooper via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  21. 19 Jun 1992

    Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  22. 13 Nov 1992

    Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Riddick Bowe becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  23. 6 Feb 1993

    Riddick Bowe beats Michael Dokes via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  24. 6 Nov 1993

    Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Evander Holyfield becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  25. 22 Apr 1994

    Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Moorer becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  26. 5 Nov 1994

    George Foreman beats Michael Moorer via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    George Foreman becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  27. 22 Apr 1995

    George Foreman beats Axel Schulz via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  28. 29 Jun 1995

    George Foreman's IBF Heavyweight world title reign ends

  29. 9 Dec 1995

    Axel Schulz v Frans Botha results in a no contest 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  30. 22 Jun 1996

    Michael Moorer beats Axel Schulz via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Moorer becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  31. 9 Nov 1996

    Michael Moorer beats Frans Botha via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  32. 29 Mar 1997

    Michael Moorer beats Vaughn Bean via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  33. 8 Nov 1997

    Evander Holyfield beats Michael Moorer via corner retirement 8/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Evander Holyfield becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  34. 19 Sep 1998

    Evander Holyfield beats Vaughn Bean via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  35. 13 Mar 1999

    Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield share a draw 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  36. 13 Nov 1999

    Lennox Lewis beats Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Lennox Lewis becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  37. 29 Apr 2000

    Lennox Lewis beats Michael Grant via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  38. 15 Jul 2000

    Lennox Lewis beats Frans Botha via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  39. 11 Nov 2000

    Lennox Lewis beats David Tua via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  40. 22 Apr 2001

    Hasim Rahman beats Lennox Lewis via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Hasim Rahman becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  41. 17 Nov 2001

    Lennox Lewis beats Hasim Rahman via knockout 4/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Lennox Lewis becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  42. 8 Jun 2002

    Lennox Lewis beats Mike Tyson via knockout 8/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  43. 5 Sep 2002

    Lennox Lewis's IBF Heavyweight world title reign ends

  44. 14 Dec 2002

    Chris Byrd beats Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Chris Byrd becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  45. 20 Sep 2003

    Chris Byrd beats Fres Oquendo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  46. 17 Apr 2004

    Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota share a draw 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  47. 13 Nov 2004

    Chris Byrd beats Jameel McCline via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  48. 1 Oct 2005

    Chris Byrd beats DaVarryl Williamson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  49. 22 Apr 2006

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Chris Byrd via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Wladimir Klitschko becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  50. 11 Nov 2006

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Calvin Brock via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  51. 10 Mar 2007

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Ray Austin via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  52. 7 Jul 2007

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Lamon Brewster via corner retirement 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  53. 23 Feb 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Sultan Ibragimov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  54. 12 Jul 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Tony Thompson via knockout 11/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  55. 13 Dec 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Hasim Rahman via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  56. 20 Jun 2009

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Ruslan Chagaev via corner retirement 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  57. 20 Mar 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Eddie Chambers via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  58. 11 Sep 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Samuel Peter via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  59. 2 Jul 2011

    Wladimir Klitschko beats David Haye via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  60. 3 Mar 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Jean Marc Mormeck via knockout 4/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  61. 7 Jul 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Tony Thompson via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  62. 10 Nov 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Mariusz Wach via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  63. 4 May 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Francesco Pianeta via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  64. 5 Oct 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alexander Povetkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  65. 26 Apr 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alex Leapai via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  66. 15 Nov 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  67. 25 Apr 2015

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Bryant Jennings via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  68. 28 Nov 2015

    Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Tyson Fury becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  69. 8 Dec 2015

    Tyson Fury's IBF Heavyweight world title reign ends

  70. 16 Jan 2016

    Charles Martin beats Vyacheslav Glazkov via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Charles Martin becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  71. 9 Apr 2016

    Anthony Joshua beats Charles Martin via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Anthony Joshua becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  72. 25 Jun 2016

    Anthony Joshua beats Dominic Breazeale via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  73. 10 Dec 2016

    Anthony Joshua beats Eric Molina via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  74. 29 Apr 2017

    Anthony Joshua beats Wladimir Klitschko via knockout 11/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  75. 28 Oct 2017

    Anthony Joshua beats Carlos Takam via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  76. 31 Mar 2018

    Anthony Joshua beats Joseph Parker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  77. 22 Sep 2018

    Anthony Joshua beats Alexander Povetkin via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  78. 1 Jun 2019

    Andy Ruiz Jr beats Anthony Joshua via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Andy Ruiz Jr becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  79. 7 Dec 2019

    Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Anthony Joshua becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  80. 12 Dec 2020

    Anthony Joshua beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  81. 25 Sep 2021

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Oleksandr Usyk becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

  82. 20 Aug 2022

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  83. 26 Aug 2023

    Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

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