Light Heavyweight

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Timeline

  1. 17 Feb 1913

    Bob Moha beats Cyclone Johnny Thompson via newspaper decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bob Moha becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  2. 1 May 1913

    Sam Langford becomes the IBU Light Heavyweight world champion

  3. 15 Jun 1914

    Jack Dillon becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  4. 28 Sep 1914

    Jack Dillon beats Frank Mantell via newspaper decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  5. 9 Nov 1914

    Jack Dillon beats Charley Weinert via knockout 2/6

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  6. 1 Nov 1915

    Jack Dillon beats Charley Weinert via newspaper decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  7. 25 Apr 1916

    Jack Dillon beats Battling Levinsky via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  8. 12 Sep 1916

    Jack Dillon and Battling Levinsky share a draw 8/8

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  9. 24 Oct 1916

    Battling Levinsky beats Jack Dillon via points decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  10. 14 Nov 1917

    Jack Dillon's NYSAC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  11. 26 Dec 1919

    Sam Langford's IBU Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  12. 12 Oct 1920

    Georges Carpentier becomes the IBU and NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  13. 2 Jul 1921

    Georges Carpentier becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  14. 11 May 1922

  15. 24 Sep 1922

    Battling Siki becomes the IBU, NYSAC and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  16. 17 Mar 1923

    Mike McTigue becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  17. 25 Jun 1923

  18. 2 Aug 1923

  19. 4 Oct 1923

    Young Stribling and Mike McTigue share a draw 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  20. 18 Nov 1923

    Battling Siki's IBU Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  21. 7 Jan 1925

  22. 23 May 1925

    Paul Berlenbach becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  23. 30 May 1925

    Paul Berlenbach becomes the NYSAC and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  24. 13 Jul 1925

  25. 11 Sep 1925

  26. 11 Dec 1925

  27. 10 Jun 1926

    Paul Berlenbach beats Young Stribling via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  28. 16 Jul 1926

    Jack Delaney becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  29. 10 Dec 1926

  30. 26 Jul 1927

    Mike McTigue becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  31. 27 Jul 1927

    Jack Delaney's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  32. 30 Aug 1927

    Jimmy Slattery becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  33. 7 Oct 1927

    Tommy Loughran becomes the NYSAC and RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  34. 12 Dec 1927

    Tommy Loughran becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  35. 6 Jan 1928

    Tommy Loughran beats Leo Lomski via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  36. 1 Jun 1928

  37. 16 Jul 1928

  38. 28 Mar 1929

  39. 18 Jul 1929

  40. 3 Sep 1929

    Tommy Loughran's NYSAC and WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  41. 10 Feb 1930

    Jimmy Slattery beats Lou Scozza via majority decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jimmy Slattery becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  42. 25 Jun 1930

    Maxie Rosenbloom becomes the NYSAC and RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  43. 22 Oct 1930

  44. 5 Aug 1931

  45. 18 Mar 1932

    George Nichols beats Dave Maier via split decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    George Nichols becomes the IBU and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  46. 14 Jul 1932

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Lou Scozza via majority decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  47. 17 Dec 1932

    George Nichols's IBU and WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  48. 1 Jan 1933

    Joe Knight becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  49. 1 Mar 1933

    Bob Godwin becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  50. 10 Mar 1933

  51. 24 Mar 1933

    Maxie Rosenbloom becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  52. 3 Nov 1933

  53. 5 Feb 1934

  54. 17 Sep 1934

    Maxie Rosenbloom's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  55. 16 Nov 1934

    Bob Olin becomes the NYSAC and RING Light Heavyweight world champion

    Billy Conn becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  56. 31 Oct 1935

    John Henry Lewis becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  57. 13 Mar 1936

    John Henry Lewis beats Jock McAvoy via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  58. 1 Sep 1936

    Gustave Roth beats Heinz Lazek via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Gustave Roth becomes the IBU Light Heavyweight world champion

  59. 29 Oct 1936

    Gustave Roth beats Adolf Witt via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  60. 9 Nov 1936

  61. 12 Jan 1937

    Gustave Roth and Antonio Rodrigues share a draw 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  62. 24 Mar 1937

    Gustave Roth beats Merlo Preciso via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  63. 1 May 1937

    Gustave Roth beats John Andersson via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  64. 3 Jun 1937

  65. 1 Dec 1937

  66. 21 Jan 1938

    Gustave Roth beats Jupp Besselmann via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  67. 25 Mar 1938

    Adolf Heuser becomes the IBU Light Heavyweight world champion

  68. 1 Apr 1938

    Adolf Heuser's IBU Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  69. 25 Apr 1938

  70. 28 Jul 1938

    John Henry Lewis's NYSAC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  71. 28 Oct 1938

    John Henry Lewis beats Al Gainer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  72. 29 Nov 1938

    Tiger Jack Fox becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  73. 3 Feb 1939

    Melio Bettina becomes the NYSAC Light Heavyweight world champion

  74. 1 Jun 1939

    John Henry Lewis's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  75. 19 Jun 1939

    John Henry Lewis's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  76. 13 Jul 1939

    Billy Conn becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  77. 25 Sep 1939

  78. 17 Nov 1939

  79. 5 Jun 1940

  80. 13 Jan 1941

    Anton Christoforidis becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  81. 1 May 1941

    Billy Conn's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  82. 22 May 1941

    Gus Lesnevich becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  83. 3 Jun 1941

    Billy Conn's NYSAC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  84. 26 Aug 1941

    Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Gus Lesnevich becomes the NYSAC and RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  85. 14 Nov 1941

    Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  86. 14 May 1946

  87. 28 Feb 1947

  88. 5 Mar 1948

  89. 26 Jul 1948

    Freddie Mills becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  90. 24 Jan 1950

    Joey Maxim becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  91. 22 Aug 1951

    Joey Maxim beats Bob Murphy via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  92. 25 Jun 1952

  93. 17 Dec 1952

    Archie Moore becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  94. 24 Jun 1953

  95. 27 Jan 1954

  96. 11 Aug 1954

  97. 22 Jun 1955

  98. 5 Jun 1956

  99. 20 Sep 1957

  100. 10 Dec 1958

  101. 12 Aug 1959

  102. 25 Oct 1960

    Archie Moore's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  103. 7 Feb 1961

    Harold Johnson beats Jesse Bowdry via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Harold Johnson becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  104. 24 Apr 1961

  105. 10 Jun 1961

    Archie Moore beats Giulio Rinaldi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  106. 29 Aug 1961

    Harold Johnson beats Eddie Cotton via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  107. 9 Feb 1962

    Archie Moore's NYSAC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  108. 12 May 1962

    Harold Johnson beats Doug Jones via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Harold Johnson becomes the NYSAC and RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  109. 23 Jun 1962

    Harold Johnson beats Gustav Scholz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  110. 14 Feb 1963

    Harold Johnson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  111. 1 Jun 1963

    Willie Pastrano becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  112. 10 Apr 1964

    Willie Pastrano beats Gregorio Peralta via corner retirement 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  113. 30 Nov 1964

  114. 30 Mar 1965

    Jose Torres becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  115. 21 May 1966

    Jose Torres beats Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  116. 15 Aug 1966

    Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  117. 15 Oct 1966

  118. 16 Dec 1966

    Dick Tiger becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  119. 16 May 1967

  120. 17 Nov 1967

  121. 24 May 1968

    Bob Foster becomes the RING, WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  122. 22 Jan 1969

  123. 24 May 1969

  124. 4 Apr 1970

    Bob Foster beats Roger Rouse via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  125. 27 Jun 1970

  126. 9 Sep 1970

    Bob Foster's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  127. 27 Feb 1971

    Vicente Rondon beats Jimmy Dupree via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Vicente Rondon becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  128. 2 Mar 1971

  129. 24 Apr 1971

    Bob Foster beats Ray Anderson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  130. 5 Jun 1971

    Vicente Rondon beats Piero Del Papa via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  131. 21 Aug 1971

    Vicente Rondon beats Eddie Jones via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  132. 26 Oct 1971

    Vicente Rondon beats Gomeo Brennan via knockout 13/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  133. 30 Oct 1971

  134. 15 Dec 1971

    Vicente Rondon beats Doyle Baird via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  135. 16 Dec 1971

  136. 7 Apr 1972

    Bob Foster becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  137. 27 Jun 1972

  138. 26 Sep 1972

  139. 21 Aug 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  140. 1 Dec 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  141. 17 Jun 1974

  142. 16 Sep 1974

    Bob Foster's RING, WBC and WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  143. 1 Oct 1974

    John Conteh beats Jorge Ahumada via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    John Conteh becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  144. 7 Dec 1974

    Victor Galindez beats Len Hutchins via corner retirement 12/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Victor Galindez becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  145. 11 Mar 1975

    John Conteh beats Lonnie Bennett via knockout 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  146. 7 Apr 1975

    Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  147. 30 Jun 1975

    Victor Galindez beats Jorge Ahumada via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  148. 13 Sep 1975

    Victor Galindez beats Pierre Fourie via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  149. 28 Mar 1976

    Victor Galindez beats Harald Skog via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  150. 22 May 1976

    Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via knockout 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  151. 5 Oct 1976

    Victor Galindez beats Kosie Smith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  152. 9 Oct 1976

    John Conteh beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  153. 5 Mar 1977

    John Conteh beats Len Hutchins via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  154. 21 May 1977

    Miguel Angel Cuello beats Jesse Burnett via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Miguel Angel Cuello becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  155. 18 Jun 1977

    Victor Galindez beats Richie Kates via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  156. 17 Sep 1977

    Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  157. 20 Nov 1977

  158. 7 Jan 1978

    Mate Parlov becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  159. 6 May 1978

    Victor Galindez beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  160. 17 Jun 1978

  161. 15 Sep 1978

    Mike Rossman becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  162. 2 Dec 1978

    Marvin Johnson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  163. 5 Dec 1978

    Mike Rossman beats Aldo Traversaro via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  164. 14 Apr 1979

    Victor Galindez becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  165. 22 Apr 1979

    Matthew Saad Muhammad becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  166. 18 Aug 1979

  167. 30 Nov 1979

    Matthew Saad Muhammad becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

    Marvin Johnson becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  168. 29 Mar 1980

  169. 31 Mar 1980

    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  170. 11 May 1980

  171. 13 Jul 1980

  172. 20 Jul 1980

  173. 28 Nov 1980

  174. 29 Nov 1980

    Eddie Mustafa Muhammad beats Rudy Koopmans via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  175. 28 Feb 1981

  176. 25 Apr 1981

  177. 18 Jul 1981

    Michael Spinks becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  178. 26 Sep 1981

  179. 7 Nov 1981

    Michael Spinks beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  180. 19 Dec 1981

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  181. 13 Feb 1982

    Michael Spinks beats Mustafa Wasajja via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  182. 21 Mar 1982

  183. 11 Apr 1982

  184. 12 Jun 1982

    Michael Spinks beats Jerry Celestine via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  185. 7 Aug 1982

  186. 18 Sep 1982

    Michael Spinks beats Johnny Davis via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  187. 20 Nov 1982

  188. 18 Mar 1983

    Michael Spinks becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  189. 25 Nov 1983

  190. 25 Feb 1984

    Michael Spinks becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  191. 23 Feb 1985

  192. 6 Jun 1985

  193. 21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks's WBA, RING, WBC and IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  194. 10 Dec 1985

    JB Williamson beats Prince Mama Mohammed via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    JB Williamson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  195. 21 Dec 1985

    Slobodan Kacar becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  196. 9 Feb 1986

    Marvin Johnson becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  197. 30 Apr 1986

    Dennis Andries becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  198. 6 Sep 1986

    Bobby Czyz becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  199. 10 Sep 1986

    Dennis Andries beats Tony Sibson via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  200. 20 Sep 1986

    Marvin Johnson beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 13/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  201. 26 Dec 1986

    Bobby Czyz beats David Sears via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  202. 21 Feb 1987

    Bobby Czyz beats Willie Edwards via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  203. 7 Mar 1987

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  204. 3 May 1987

    Bobby Czyz beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  205. 23 May 1987

    Leslie Stewart becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  206. 5 Sep 1987

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  207. 29 Oct 1987

    Charles Williams becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  208. 21 Nov 1987

    Virgil Hill beats Rufino Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  209. 27 Nov 1987

    Donny Lalonde beats Eddie Davis via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Donny Lalonde becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  210. 3 Apr 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  211. 29 May 1988

  212. 6 Jun 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Ramzi Hassan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  213. 10 Jun 1988

    Charles Williams beats Richard Caramanolis via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  214. 21 Oct 1988

    Charles Williams beats Rufino Angulo via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  215. 7 Nov 1988

    Sugar Ray Leonard becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  216. 11 Nov 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Willie Featherstone via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  217. 17 Nov 1988

    Sugar Ray Leonard's WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  218. 3 Dec 1988

    Michael Moorer beats Ramzi Hassan via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Michael Moorer becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  219. 14 Jan 1989

    Michael Moorer beats Victor Claudio via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  220. 19 Feb 1989

    Michael Moorer beats Frankie Swindell via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  221. 21 Feb 1989

    Dennis Andries beats Tony Willis via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dennis Andries becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  222. 4 Mar 1989

  223. 22 Apr 1989

    Michael Moorer beats Freddie Delgado via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  224. 27 May 1989

    Virgil Hill beats Joe Lasisi via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  225. 24 Jun 1989

    Jeff Harding becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  226. 25 Jun 1989

  227. 24 Oct 1989

    Virgil Hill beats James Kinchen via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jeff Harding beats Tom Collins via corner retirement 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  228. 16 Nov 1989

    Michael Moorer beats Jeff Thompson via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  229. 22 Dec 1989

    Michael Moorer beats Mike Sedillo via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  230. 7 Jan 1990

    Charles Williams beats Frankie Swindell via corner retirement 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  231. 3 Feb 1990

    Michael Moorer beats Marcellus Allen via corner retirement 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  232. 25 Feb 1990

    Virgil Hill beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  233. 18 Mar 1990

  234. 28 Apr 1990

    Michael Moorer beats Mario Melo via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  235. 7 Jul 1990

    Virgil Hill beats Tyrone Frazier via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  236. 28 Jul 1990

    Dennis Andries becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  237. 10 Oct 1990

    Dennis Andries beats Sergio Daniel Merani via corner retirement 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  238. 15 Dec 1990

    Michael Moorer beats Danny Stonewalker via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  239. 6 Jan 1991

    Virgil Hill beats Mike Peak via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  240. 12 Jan 1991

    Charles Williams beats Mwehu Beya via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  241. 19 Jan 1991

    Dennis Andries beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  242. 20 Apr 1991

    Charles Williams beats James Kinchen via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  243. 9 May 1991

    Leeonzer Barber beats Tom Collins via corner retirement 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Leeonzer Barber becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  244. 3 Jun 1991

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  245. 20 Jul 1991

    Charles Williams beats Vincent Boulware via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  246. 11 Sep 1991

    Jeff Harding becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  247. 19 Oct 1991

    Charles Williams beats Freddie Delgado via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  248. 7 Jan 1992

    Leeonzer Barber beats Anthony Hembrick via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  249. 20 Mar 1992

    Iran Barkley becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  250. 10 Apr 1992

    Iran Barkley's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  251. 5 Jun 1992

  252. 29 Sep 1992

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  253. 3 Dec 1992

    Jeff Harding beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  254. 20 Feb 1993

  255. 27 Feb 1993

    Leeonzer Barber beats Mike Sedillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  256. 20 Mar 1993

    Henry Maske becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  257. 3 Apr 1993

  258. 28 Aug 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Sergio Daniel Merani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  259. 18 Sep 1993

    Henry Maske beats Anthony Hembrick via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  260. 29 Sep 1993

    Leeonzer Barber beats Andrea Magi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  261. 9 Nov 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Saul Montana via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  262. 11 Dec 1993

    Henry Maske beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  263. 17 Dec 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  264. 29 Jan 1994

    Leeonzer Barber beats Nicky Piper via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  265. 26 Mar 1994

    Henry Maske beats Ernesto Magdaleno via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  266. 4 Jun 1994

    Henry Maske beats Andrea Magi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  267. 23 Jul 1994

    Mike McCallum becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  268. 10 Sep 1994

    Dariusz Michalczewski becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  269. 8 Oct 1994

  270. 11 Feb 1995

    Henry Maske beats Egerton Marcus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  271. 25 Feb 1995

    Mike McCallum beats Carl Jones via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  272. 11 Mar 1995

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Roberto Dominguez via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  273. 1 Apr 1995

    Virgil Hill beats Crawford Ashley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  274. 20 May 1995

  275. 27 May 1995

  276. 16 Jun 1995

    Fabrice Tiozzo becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  277. 19 Aug 1995

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Everardo Armenta Jr via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  278. 2 Sep 1995

    Virgil Hill beats Drake Thadzi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  279. 7 Oct 1995

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Philippe Michel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  280. 14 Oct 1995

  281. 13 Jan 1996

  282. 17 Feb 1996

    Henry Maske beats Duran Williams via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  283. 6 Apr 1996

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Asluddin Umarov via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  284. 20 Apr 1996

  285. 25 May 1996

    Henry Maske beats John Scully via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  286. 8 Jun 1996

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Christophe Girard via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  287. 10 Aug 1996

  288. 23 Nov 1996

    Virgil Hill becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  289. 13 Dec 1996

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Christophe Girard via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  290. 1 Mar 1997

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  291. 21 Mar 1997

    Montell Griffin becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  292. 13 Jun 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski becomes the IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  293. 16 Jun 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski's IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  294. 1 Jul 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski's WBA Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  295. 19 Jul 1997

    William Guthrie beats Darrin Allen via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    William Guthrie becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  296. 7 Aug 1997

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  297. 20 Sep 1997

    Lou Del Valle beats Eddy Smulders via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Lou Del Valle becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  298. 4 Oct 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Nicky Piper via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  299. 13 Dec 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Daren Zenner via corner retirement 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  300. 6 Feb 1998

    Reggie Johnson becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  301. 20 Mar 1998

  302. 21 Mar 1998

  303. 29 May 1998

    Reggie Johnson beats Ole Klemetsen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  304. 18 Jul 1998

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

  305. 19 Sep 1998

  306. 14 Nov 1998

  307. 12 Dec 1998

  308. 9 Jan 1999

    Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Frazier via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  309. 27 Feb 1999

    Reggie Johnson beats Will Taylor via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  310. 3 Apr 1999

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Muslim Biyarslanov via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  311. 5 Jun 1999

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  312. 28 Aug 1999

  313. 15 Jan 2000

    Roy Jones Jr beats David Telesco via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  314. 15 Apr 2000

  315. 13 May 2000

  316. 9 Sep 2000

    Roy Jones Jr beats Eric Harding via corner retirement 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  317. 16 Dec 2000

  318. 24 Feb 2001

    Roy Jones Jr beats Derrick Harmon via corner retirement 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

  319. 5 May 2001

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Alejandro Lakatos via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  320. 28 Jul 2001

  321. 4 Aug 2001

  322. 15 Dec 2001

  323. 22 Dec 2001

    Bruno Girard beats Robert Koon via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bruno Girard becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  324. 2 Feb 2002

  325. 20 Apr 2002

  326. 1 May 2002

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  327. 23 May 2002

    Bruno Girard beats Thomas Hansvoll via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  328. 13 Jul 2002

  329. 7 Sep 2002

  330. 14 Sep 2002

  331. 1 Mar 2003

    Roy Jones Jr's WBC and IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  332. 8 Mar 2003

    Mehdi Sahnoune becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  333. 29 Mar 2003

  334. 26 Apr 2003

    Antonio Tarver becomes the IBF and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  335. 10 Oct 2003

    Silvio Branco becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  336. 18 Oct 2003

    Julio Cesar Gonzalez becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  337. 7 Nov 2003

  338. 8 Nov 2003

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  339. 17 Jan 2004

    Zsolt Erdei becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  340. 6 Feb 2004

    Glen Johnson becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  341. 20 Mar 2004

    Fabrice Tiozzo becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  342. 8 May 2004

  343. 15 May 2004

    Antonio Tarver becomes the RING, WBAS and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  344. 11 Sep 2004

    Zsolt Erdei beats Alejandro Lakatos via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  345. 25 Sep 2004

  346. 5 Nov 2004

    Glen Johnson's IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  347. 1 Dec 2004

    Antonio Tarver's WBAS and WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  348. 18 Dec 2004

    Glen Johnson becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  349. 26 Feb 2005

  350. 4 Mar 2005

    Clinton Woods beats Rico Hoye via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Clinton Woods becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  351. 21 May 2005

    Tomasz Adamek beats Paul Briggs via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Tomasz Adamek becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  352. 18 Jun 2005

    Antonio Tarver becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  353. 9 Sep 2005

  354. 1 Oct 2005

  355. 15 Oct 2005

    Tomasz Adamek beats Thomas Ulrich via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  356. 22 Oct 2005

  357. 6 May 2006

    Zsolt Erdei beats Paul Murdoch via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  358. 13 May 2006

    Clinton Woods beats Jason DeLisle via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  359. 10 Jun 2006

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  360. 29 Jul 2006

    Zsolt Erdei beats Thomas Ulrich via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  361. 2 Sep 2006

  362. 7 Oct 2006

    Tomasz Adamek beats Paul Briggs via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  363. 19 Oct 2006

    Silvio Branco becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  364. 27 Jan 2007

    Zsolt Erdei beats Danny Santiago via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  365. 3 Feb 2007

    Chad Dawson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  366. 28 Apr 2007

    Stipe Drews becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  367. 9 Jun 2007

    Chad Dawson beats Jesus Ruiz via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  368. 16 Jun 2007

    Zsolt Erdei beats George Blades via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  369. 21 Jul 2007

  370. 29 Sep 2007

  371. 24 Nov 2007

    Zsolt Erdei beats Tito Mendoza via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  372. 16 Dec 2007

    Danny Green becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  373. 25 Mar 2008

    Danny Green's WBAR Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  374. 12 Apr 2008

    Antonio Tarver becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  375. 19 Apr 2008

    Joe Calzaghe becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  376. 26 Apr 2008

    Zsolt Erdei beats DeAndrey Abron via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  377. 3 Jul 2008

    Hugo Garay beats Yuriy Barashian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Hugo Garay becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  378. 11 Jul 2008

    Adrian Diaconu becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  379. 11 Oct 2008

    Chad Dawson becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  380. 8 Nov 2008

  381. 22 Nov 2008

  382. 10 Jan 2009

    Zsolt Erdei beats Yuriy Barashian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  383. 6 Feb 2009

    Joe Calzaghe's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  384. 9 May 2009

  385. 27 May 2009

    Chad Dawson's IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  386. 19 Jun 2009

    Jean Pascal becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  387. 20 Jun 2009

    Gabriel Campillo becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  388. 15 Aug 2009

  389. 28 Aug 2009

    Tavoris Cloud becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  390. 25 Sep 2009

  391. 13 Nov 2009

    Juergen Braehmer becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  392. 11 Dec 2009

  393. 19 Dec 2009

    Juergen Braehmer beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  394. 29 Jan 2010

    Beibut Shumenov becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  395. 24 Apr 2010

    Juergen Braehmer beats Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  396. 23 Jul 2010

    Beibut Shumenov beats Vyacheslav Uzelkov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  397. 7 Aug 2010

  398. 14 Aug 2010

    Jean Pascal becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  399. 17 Dec 2010

    Tavoris Cloud beats Fulgencio Zuniga via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  400. 18 Dec 2010

  401. 8 Jan 2011

  402. 19 May 2011

    Nathan Cleverly becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  403. 21 May 2011

    Nathan Cleverly beats Aleksy Kuziemski via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  404. 25 Jun 2011

    Tavoris Cloud beats Yusaf Mack via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  405. 29 Jul 2011

    Beibut Shumenov beats Danny Santiago via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  406. 15 Oct 2011

  407. 18 Feb 2012

  408. 25 Feb 2012

    Nathan Cleverly beats Tommy Karpency via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  409. 28 Apr 2012

    Chad Dawson becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  410. 2 Jun 2012

    Beibut Shumenov beats Enrique Ornelas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  411. 10 Nov 2012

  412. 9 Mar 2013

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  413. 20 Apr 2013

    Nathan Cleverly beats Robin Krasniqi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  414. 8 Jun 2013

    Adonis Stevenson becomes the RING and WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  415. 17 Aug 2013

    Sergey Kovalev becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  416. 28 Sep 2013

  417. 26 Oct 2013

    Bernard Hopkins beats Karo Murat via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  418. 30 Nov 2013

  419. 14 Dec 2013

    Juergen Braehmer beats Marcus Oliveira via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Beibut Shumenov beats Tamas Kovacs via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Juergen Braehmer becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

    Beibut Shumenov becomes the WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

  420. 29 Mar 2014

    Sergey Kovalev beats Cedric Agnew via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  421. 5 Apr 2014

  422. 19 Apr 2014

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

  423. 24 May 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  424. 7 Jun 2014

    Juergen Braehmer beats Roberto Feliciano Bolonti via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  425. 2 Aug 2014

    Sergey Kovalev beats Blake Caparello via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  426. 8 Nov 2014

    Sergey Kovalev becomes the IBF and WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

  427. 6 Dec 2014

    Juergen Braehmer beats Pawel Glazewski via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  428. 19 Dec 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  429. 14 Mar 2015

  430. 21 Mar 2015

    Juergen Braehmer beats Robin Krasniqi via corner retirement 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  431. 4 Apr 2015

  432. 25 Jul 2015

  433. 5 Sep 2015

    Juergen Braehmer beats Konni Konrad via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  434. 11 Sep 2015

  435. 24 Nov 2015

    Adonis Stevenson's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  436. 30 Jan 2016

  437. 12 Mar 2016

    Juergen Braehmer beats Eduard Gutknecht via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  438. 11 Jul 2016

    Sergey Kovalev beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  439. 29 Jul 2016

    Adonis Stevenson beats Thomas Williams Jr via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  440. 1 Oct 2016

    Nathan Cleverly becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  441. 19 Nov 2016

    Andre Ward becomes the IBF, WBAS and WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  442. 3 Jun 2017

    Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  443. 17 Jun 2017

    Andre Ward becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  444. 26 Aug 2017

  445. 21 Sep 2017

    Andre Ward's WBAS and RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  446. 23 Sep 2017

    Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

  447. 28 Sep 2017

    Andre Ward's IBF Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  448. 11 Oct 2017

    Andre Ward's WBO Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  449. 4 Nov 2017

    Dmitry Bivol beats Trent Broadhurst via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  450. 11 Nov 2017

    Artur Beterbiev beats Enrico Koelling via knockout 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Artur Beterbiev becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

  451. 25 Nov 2017

    Sergey Kovalev beats Vyacheslav Shabranskyy via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Sergey Kovalev becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  452. 3 Mar 2018

    Dmitry Bivol beats Sullivan Barrera via knockout 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Sergey Kovalev beats Igor Mikhalkin via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  453. 19 May 2018

  454. 4 Aug 2018

    Dmitry Bivol beats Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Eleider Alvarez becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  455. 6 Oct 2018

    Artur Beterbiev beats Callum Johnson via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  456. 24 Nov 2018

  457. 1 Dec 2018

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  458. 2 Feb 2019

    Sergey Kovalev becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  459. 9 Mar 2019

  460. 30 Mar 2019

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk beats Doudou Ngumbu via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  461. 4 May 2019

    Artur Beterbiev beats Radivoje Kalajdzic via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  462. 24 Aug 2019

    Sergey Kovalev beats Anthony Yarde via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  463. 9 Oct 2019

    Jean Pascal becomes the WBAR Light Heavyweight world champion

    Dmitry Bivol becomes the WBAS Light Heavyweight world champion

  464. 12 Oct 2019

    Dmitry Bivol beats Lenin Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  465. 18 Oct 2019

    Artur Beterbiev becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  466. 2 Nov 2019

    Canelo Alvarez becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  467. 17 Dec 2019

    Canelo Alvarez's WBO Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  468. 28 Dec 2019

  469. 20 Mar 2021

  470. 10 Apr 2021

    Joe Smith Jr beats Maxim Vlasov via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Joe Smith Jr becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  471. 1 May 2021

    Dmitry Bivol beats Craig Richards via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  472. 9 Jul 2021

    Jean Pascal's WBAR Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  473. 11 Dec 2021

    Dmitry Bivol beats Umar Salamov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  474. 17 Dec 2021

  475. 15 Jan 2022

    Joe Smith Jr beats Steve Geffrard via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  476. 7 May 2022

  477. 18 Jun 2022

    Artur Beterbiev becomes the WBO Light Heavyweight world champion

  478. 5 Nov 2022

  479. 28 Jan 2023

    Artur Beterbiev beats Anthony Yarde via technical knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  480. 19 Aug 2023