Light Heavyweight • The Ring

Current champion: Vacant (since 21 September 2017)

No scheduled The Ring Light Heavyweight bout

Timeline

  1. 17 Mar 1923

    Mike McTigue becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  2. 7 Jan 1925

    Mickey Walker beats Mike McTigue via newspaper decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  3. 23 May 1925

    Paul Berlenbach becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  4. 30 May 1925

    Paul Berlenbach beats Mike McTigue via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  5. 13 Jul 1925

    Paul Berlenbach v Tony Marullo results in a no contest 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  6. 11 Sep 1925

    Paul Berlenbach beats Jimmy Slattery via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  7. 11 Dec 1925

    Paul Berlenbach beats Jack Delaney via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  8. 10 Jun 1926

    Paul Berlenbach beats Young Stribling via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  9. 16 Jul 1926

    Jack Delaney beats Paul Berlenbach via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jack Delaney becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  10. 10 Dec 1926

    Jack Delaney beats Jamaica Kid via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  11. 27 Jul 1927

    Jack Delaney's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  12. 7 Oct 1927

    Tommy Loughran becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  13. 12 Dec 1927

    Tommy Loughran beats Jimmy Slattery via majority decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  14. 6 Jan 1928

    Tommy Loughran beats Leo Lomski via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  15. 1 Jun 1928

    Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  16. 16 Jul 1928

    Tommy Loughran beats Pete Latzo via unanimous decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  17. 28 Mar 1929

    Tommy Loughran beats Mickey Walker via split decision 10/10

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  18. 18 Jul 1929

    Tommy Loughran beats Jim Braddock via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  19. 25 Jun 1930

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Jimmy Slattery via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Maxie Rosenbloom becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  20. 22 Oct 1930

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Abie Bain via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  21. 5 Aug 1931

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Jimmy Slattery via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  22. 14 Jul 1932

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Lou Scozza via majority decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  23. 10 Mar 1933

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Adolf Heuser via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  24. 24 Mar 1933

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Bob Godwin via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  25. 3 Nov 1933

    Maxie Rosenbloom beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  26. 5 Feb 1934

    Maxie Rosenbloom and Joe Knight share a draw 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  27. 16 Nov 1934

    Bob Olin beats Maxie Rosenbloom via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bob Olin becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  28. 31 Oct 1935

    John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    John Henry Lewis becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  29. 13 Mar 1936

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  30. 9 Nov 1936

    John Henry Lewis beats Len Harvey via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  31. 3 Jun 1937

    John Henry Lewis beats Bob Olin via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  32. 25 Apr 1938

    John Henry Lewis beats Emilio Martinez via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  33. 28 Oct 1938

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  34. 1 Jun 1939

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

  35. 13 Jul 1939

    Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Billy Conn becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  36. 25 Sep 1939

    Billy Conn beats Melio Bettina via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  37. 17 Nov 1939

    Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  38. 5 Jun 1940

    Billy Conn beats Gus Lesnevich via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  39. 1 May 1941

    Billy Conn's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  40. 26 Aug 1941

    Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Gus Lesnevich becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  41. 14 Nov 1941

    Gus Lesnevich beats Tami Mauriello via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  42. 14 May 1946

    Gus Lesnevich beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  43. 28 Feb 1947

    Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  44. 5 Mar 1948

    Gus Lesnevich beats Billy Fox via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  45. 26 Jul 1948

    Freddie Mills beats Gus Lesnevich via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Freddie Mills becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  46. 24 Jan 1950

    Joey Maxim beats Freddie Mills via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Joey Maxim becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  47. 22 Aug 1951

    Joey Maxim beats Bob Murphy via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  48. 25 Jun 1952

    Joey Maxim beats Sugar Ray Robinson via corner retirement 13/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  49. 17 Dec 1952

    Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Archie Moore becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  50. 24 Jun 1953

    Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  51. 27 Jan 1954

    Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  52. 11 Aug 1954

    Archie Moore beats Harold Johnson via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  53. 22 Jun 1955

    Archie Moore beats Bobo Olson via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  54. 5 Jun 1956

    Archie Moore beats Yolande Pompey via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  55. 20 Sep 1957

    Archie Moore beats Tony Anthony via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  56. 10 Dec 1958

    Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  57. 12 Aug 1959

    Archie Moore beats Yvon Durelle via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  58. 10 Jun 1961

    Archie Moore beats Giulio Rinaldi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  59. 12 May 1962

    Harold Johnson beats Doug Jones via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Harold Johnson becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  60. 23 Jun 1962

    Harold Johnson beats Gustav Scholz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  61. 1 Jun 1963

    Willie Pastrano beats Harold Johnson via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Willie Pastrano becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  62. 10 Apr 1964

    Willie Pastrano beats Gregorio Peralta via corner retirement 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  63. 30 Nov 1964

    Willie Pastrano beats Terry Downes via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  64. 30 Mar 1965

    Jose Torres beats Willie Pastrano via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jose Torres becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  65. 21 May 1966

    Jose Torres beats Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  66. 15 Aug 1966

    Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  67. 15 Oct 1966

    Jose Torres beats Chic Calderwood via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  68. 16 Dec 1966

    Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dick Tiger becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  69. 16 May 1967

    Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  70. 17 Nov 1967

    Dick Tiger beats Roger Rouse via knockout 12/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  71. 24 May 1968

    Bob Foster beats Dick Tiger via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bob Foster becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  72. 22 Jan 1969

    Bob Foster beats Frank DePaula via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  73. 24 May 1969

    Bob Foster beats Andy Kendall via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  74. 4 Apr 1970

    Bob Foster beats Roger Rouse via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  75. 27 Jun 1970

    Bob Foster beats Mark Tessman via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  76. 2 Mar 1971

    Bob Foster beats Hal Carroll via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  77. 24 Apr 1971

    Bob Foster beats Ray Anderson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  78. 30 Oct 1971

    Bob Foster beats Tommy Hicks via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  79. 16 Dec 1971

    Bob Foster beats Brian Kelly via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  80. 7 Apr 1972

    Bob Foster beats Vicente Rondon via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  81. 27 Jun 1972

    Bob Foster beats Mike Quarry via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  82. 26 Sep 1972

    Bob Foster beats Chris Finnegan via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  83. 21 Aug 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  84. 1 Dec 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  85. 17 Jun 1974

    Bob Foster and Jorge Ahumada share a draw 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  86. 16 Sep 1974

    Bob Foster's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  87. 30 Nov 1979

    Matthew Saad Muhammad becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  88. 29 Mar 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats John Conteh via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  89. 11 May 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Louis Pergaud via knockout 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  90. 13 Jul 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Yaqui Lopez via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  91. 28 Nov 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Lottie Mwale via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  92. 28 Feb 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  93. 25 Apr 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  94. 26 Sep 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Jerry Martin via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  95. 19 Dec 1981

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Matthew Saad Muhammad via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  96. 21 Mar 1982

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Jerry Martin via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  97. 7 Aug 1982

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Matthew Saad Muhammad via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  98. 20 Nov 1982

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Eddie Davis via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  99. 18 Mar 1983

    Michael Spinks beats Dwight Muhammad Qawi via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Michael Spinks becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  100. 25 Nov 1983

    Michael Spinks beats Oscar Rivadeneyra via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  101. 25 Feb 1984

    Michael Spinks beats Eddie Davis via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  102. 23 Feb 1985

    Michael Spinks beats David Sears via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  103. 6 Jun 1985

    Michael Spinks beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  104. 21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  105. 2 Feb 2002

    Roy Jones Jr beats Glen Kelly via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  106. 1 May 2002

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  107. 7 Sep 2002

    Roy Jones Jr beats Clinton Woods via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  108. 8 Nov 2003

    Roy Jones Jr beats Antonio Tarver via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  109. 15 May 2004

    Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Antonio Tarver becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  110. 18 Dec 2004

    Glen Johnson beats Antonio Tarver via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Glen Johnson becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  111. 18 Jun 2005

    Antonio Tarver beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Antonio Tarver becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  112. 1 Oct 2005

    Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  113. 10 Jun 2006

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antonio Tarver via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  114. 21 Jul 2007

    Bernard Hopkins beats Winky Wright via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  115. 19 Apr 2008

    Joe Calzaghe beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Joe Calzaghe becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  116. 8 Nov 2008

    Joe Calzaghe beats Roy Jones Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  117. 6 Feb 2009

    Joe Calzaghe's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  118. 14 Aug 2010

    Jean Pascal beats Chad Dawson via technical decision 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jean Pascal becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  119. 18 Dec 2010

    Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins share a draw 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  120. 21 May 2011

    Bernard Hopkins beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  121. 15 Oct 2011

    Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson results in a no contest 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  122. 28 Apr 2012

    Chad Dawson beats Bernard Hopkins via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Chad Dawson becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  123. 8 Jun 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Chad Dawson via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Adonis Stevenson becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  124. 28 Sep 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tavoris Cloud via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  125. 30 Nov 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tony Bellew via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  126. 24 May 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  127. 19 Dec 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  128. 4 Apr 2015

    Adonis Stevenson beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  129. 11 Sep 2015

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tommy Karpency via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  130. 24 Nov 2015

    Adonis Stevenson's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  131. 17 Jun 2017

    Andre Ward beats Sergey Kovalev via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Andre Ward becomes the RING Light Heavyweight world champion

  132. 21 Sep 2017

    Andre Ward's RING Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

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