Heavyweight • World Boxing Organization

Current champion: Oleksandr Usyk (1 title defense)

Scheduled bout: Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

Timeline

  1. 6 May 1989

    Francesco Damiani beats Johnny Du Plooy via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Francesco Damiani becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  2. 16 Dec 1989

    Francesco Damiani beats Daniel Eduardo Neto via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  3. 11 Jan 1991

    Ray Mercer beats Francesco Damiani via knockout 9/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Ray Mercer becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  4. 18 Oct 1991

    Ray Mercer beats Tommy Morrison via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  5. 24 Dec 1991

    Ray Mercer's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  6. 15 May 1992

    Michael Moorer beats Bert Cooper via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Moorer becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  7. 3 Feb 1993

    Michael Moorer's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  8. 7 Jun 1993

    Tommy Morrison beats George Foreman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Tommy Morrison becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  9. 30 Aug 1993

    Tommy Morrison beats Tim Tomashek via corner retirement 4/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  10. 29 Oct 1993

    Michael Bentt beats Tommy Morrison via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Michael Bentt becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  11. 19 Mar 1994

    Herbie Hide beats Michael Bentt via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Herbie Hide becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  12. 11 Mar 1995

    Riddick Bowe beats Herbie Hide via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Riddick Bowe becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  13. 17 Jun 1995

    Riddick Bowe beats Jorge Luis Gonzalez via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  14. 11 Jan 1996

    Riddick Bowe's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  15. 29 Jun 1996

    Henry Akinwande beats Jeremy Williams via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Henry Akinwande becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  16. 9 Nov 1996

    Henry Akinwande beats Alexander Zolkin via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  17. 11 Jan 1997

    Henry Akinwande beats Scott Welch via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  18. 1 Feb 1997

    Henry Akinwande's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  19. 28 Jun 1997

    Herbie Hide beats Tony Tucker via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Herbie Hide becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  20. 18 Apr 1998

    Herbie Hide beats Damon Reed via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  21. 26 Sep 1998

    Herbie Hide beats Willi Fischer via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  22. 26 Jun 1999

    Vitali Klitschko beats Herbie Hide via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Vitali Klitschko becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  23. 9 Oct 1999

    Vitali Klitschko beats Ed Mahone via knockout 3/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  24. 11 Dec 1999

    Vitali Klitschko beats Obed Sullivan via corner retirement 9/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  25. 1 Apr 2000

    Chris Byrd beats Vitali Klitschko via corner retirement 9/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Chris Byrd becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  26. 14 Oct 2000

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Chris Byrd via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Wladimir Klitschko becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  27. 24 Mar 2001

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Derrick Jefferson via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  28. 4 Aug 2001

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Charles Shufford via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  29. 16 Mar 2002

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Frans Botha via knockout 8/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  30. 29 Jun 2002

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Ray Mercer via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  31. 7 Dec 2002

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Jameel McCline via corner retirement 10/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

  32. 8 Mar 2003

    Corrie Sanders beats Wladimir Klitschko via knockout 2/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Corrie Sanders becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  33. 1 Feb 2004

    Corrie Sanders's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  34. 10 Apr 2004

    Lamon Brewster beats Wladimir Klitschko via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Lamon Brewster becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  35. 4 Sep 2004

    Lamon Brewster beats Kali Meehan via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  36. 21 May 2005

    Lamon Brewster beats Andrew Golota via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  37. 28 Sep 2005

    Lamon Brewster beats Luan Krasniqi via knockout 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  38. 1 Apr 2006

    Siarhei Liakhovich beats Lamon Brewster via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Siarhei Liakhovich becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  39. 4 Nov 2006

    Shannon Briggs beats Siarhei Liakhovich via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Shannon Briggs becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  40. 2 Jun 2007

    Sultan Ibragimov beats Shannon Briggs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Sultan Ibragimov becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  41. 13 Oct 2007

    Sultan Ibragimov beats Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  42. 23 Feb 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Sultan Ibragimov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Wladimir Klitschko becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  43. 12 Jul 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Tony Thompson via knockout 11/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  44. 13 Dec 2008

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Hasim Rahman via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  45. 20 Jun 2009

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Ruslan Chagaev via corner retirement 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  46. 20 Mar 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Eddie Chambers via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  47. 11 Sep 2010

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Samuel Peter via knockout 10/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  48. 2 Jul 2011

    Wladimir Klitschko beats David Haye via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  49. 3 Mar 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Jean Marc Mormeck via knockout 4/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  50. 7 Jul 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Tony Thompson via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  51. 10 Nov 2012

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Mariusz Wach via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  52. 4 May 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Francesco Pianeta via knockout 6/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  53. 5 Oct 2013

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alexander Povetkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  54. 26 Apr 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Alex Leapai via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  55. 15 Nov 2014

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  56. 25 Apr 2015

    Wladimir Klitschko beats Bryant Jennings via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  57. 28 Nov 2015

    Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Tyson Fury becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  58. 12 Oct 2016

    Tyson Fury's WBO Heavyweight world title reign ends

  59. 10 Dec 2016

    Joseph Parker beats Andy Ruiz Jr via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Joseph Parker becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  60. 6 May 2017

    Joseph Parker beats Razvan Cojanu via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  61. 23 Sep 2017

    Joseph Parker beats Hughie Fury via majority decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  62. 31 Mar 2018

    Anthony Joshua beats Joseph Parker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Anthony Joshua becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  63. 22 Sep 2018

    Anthony Joshua beats Alexander Povetkin via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  64. 1 Jun 2019

    Andy Ruiz Jr beats Anthony Joshua via knockout 7/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Andy Ruiz Jr becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  65. 7 Dec 2019

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

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Anthony Joshua becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  66. 12 Dec 2020

    Anthony Joshua beats Kubrat Pulev via knockout 9/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  67. 25 Sep 2021

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

    Oleksandr Usyk becomes the WBO Heavyweight world champion

  68. 20 Aug 2022

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

  69. 26 Aug 2023

    Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois

    Heavyweight (200+ lb)

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