Light Heavyweight • World Boxing Council

Current champion: Artur Beterbiev (4 title defenses)

Scheduled bout: Artur Beterbiev v Callum Smith

Timeline

  1. 14 Feb 1963

    Harold Johnson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  2. 1 Jun 1963

    Willie Pastrano beats Harold Johnson via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Willie Pastrano becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  3. 10 Apr 1964

    Willie Pastrano beats Gregorio Peralta via corner retirement 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  4. 30 Nov 1964

    Willie Pastrano beats Terry Downes via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  5. 30 Mar 1965

    Jose Torres beats Willie Pastrano via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jose Torres becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  6. 21 May 1966

    Jose Torres beats Wayne Thornton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  7. 15 Aug 1966

    Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  8. 15 Oct 1966

    Jose Torres beats Chic Calderwood via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  9. 16 Dec 1966

    Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dick Tiger becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  10. 16 May 1967

    Dick Tiger beats Jose Torres via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  11. 17 Nov 1967

    Dick Tiger beats Roger Rouse via knockout 12/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  12. 24 May 1968

    Bob Foster beats Dick Tiger via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bob Foster becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  13. 22 Jan 1969

    Bob Foster beats Frank DePaula via knockout 1/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  14. 24 May 1969

    Bob Foster beats Andy Kendall via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  15. 4 Apr 1970

    Bob Foster beats Roger Rouse via corner retirement 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  16. 27 Jun 1970

    Bob Foster beats Mark Tessman via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  17. 2 Mar 1971

    Bob Foster beats Hal Carroll via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  18. 24 Apr 1971

    Bob Foster beats Ray Anderson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  19. 30 Oct 1971

    Bob Foster beats Tommy Hicks via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  20. 16 Dec 1971

    Bob Foster beats Brian Kelly via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  21. 7 Apr 1972

    Bob Foster beats Vicente Rondon via knockout 2/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  22. 27 Jun 1972

    Bob Foster beats Mike Quarry via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  23. 26 Sep 1972

    Bob Foster beats Chris Finnegan via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  24. 21 Aug 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  25. 1 Dec 1973

    Bob Foster beats Pierre Fourie via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  26. 17 Jun 1974

    Bob Foster and Jorge Ahumada share a draw 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  27. 16 Sep 1974

    Bob Foster's WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  28. 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

  29. 11 Mar 1975

    John Conteh beats Lonnie Bennett via knockout 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  30. 9 Oct 1976

    John Conteh beats Yaqui Lopez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  31. 5 Mar 1977

    John Conteh beats Len Hutchins via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  32. 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

  33. 7 Jan 1978

    Mate Parlov beats Miguel Angel Cuello via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Mate Parlov becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  34. 17 Jun 1978

    Mate Parlov beats John Conteh via split decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  35. 2 Dec 1978

    Marvin Johnson beats Mate Parlov via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Marvin Johnson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  36. 22 Apr 1979

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Marvin Johnson via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Matthew Saad Muhammad becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  37. 18 Aug 1979

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats John Conteh via unanimous decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  38. 29 Mar 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats John Conteh via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  39. 11 May 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Louis Pergaud via knockout 5/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  40. 13 Jul 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Yaqui Lopez via knockout 14/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  41. 28 Nov 1980

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Lottie Mwale via knockout 4/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  42. 28 Feb 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Vonzell Johnson via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  43. 25 Apr 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 9/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  44. 26 Sep 1981

    Matthew Saad Muhammad beats Jerry Martin via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  45. 19 Dec 1981

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  46. 21 Mar 1982

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Jerry Martin via knockout 6/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  47. 7 Aug 1982

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  48. 20 Nov 1982

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Eddie Davis via knockout 11/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  49. 18 Mar 1983

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Michael Spinks becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  50. 25 Nov 1983

    Michael Spinks beats Oscar Rivadeneyra via knockout 10/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  51. 25 Feb 1984

    Michael Spinks beats Eddie Davis via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  52. 23 Feb 1985

    Michael Spinks beats David Sears via knockout 3/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  53. 6 Jun 1985

    Michael Spinks beats Jim MacDonald via knockout 8/15

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  54. 21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks's WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  55. 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

  56. 30 Apr 1986

    Dennis Andries beats JB Williamson via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dennis Andries becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  57. 10 Sep 1986

    Dennis Andries beats Tony Sibson via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  58. 7 Mar 1987

    Thomas Hearns beats Dennis Andries via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  59. 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

  60. 29 May 1988

    Donny Lalonde beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  61. 7 Nov 1988

    Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Sugar Ray Leonard becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  62. 17 Nov 1988

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

  63. 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

  64. 24 Jun 1989

    Jeff Harding beats Dennis Andries via knockout 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jeff Harding becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  65. 24 Oct 1989

    Jeff Harding beats Tom Collins via corner retirement 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  66. 18 Mar 1990

    Jeff Harding beats Nestor Hipolito Giovannini via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  67. 28 Jul 1990

    Dennis Andries beats Jeff Harding via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Dennis Andries becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  68. 10 Oct 1990

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  69. 19 Jan 1991

    Dennis Andries beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  70. 11 Sep 1991

    Jeff Harding beats Dennis Andries via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jeff Harding becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  71. 5 Jun 1992

    Jeff Harding beats Christophe Tiozzo via knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  72. 3 Dec 1992

    Jeff Harding beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  73. 23 Jul 1994

    Mike McCallum beats Jeff Harding via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Mike McCallum becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  74. 25 Feb 1995

    Mike McCallum beats Carl Jones via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  75. 16 Jun 1995

    Fabrice Tiozzo beats Mike McCallum via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Fabrice Tiozzo becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  76. 13 Jan 1996

    Fabrice Tiozzo beats Eric Lucas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  77. 1 Mar 1997

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  78. 21 Mar 1997

    Montell Griffin beats Roy Jones Jr via disqualification 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Montell Griffin becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  79. 7 Aug 1997

    Roy Jones Jr beats Montell Griffin via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  80. 21 Mar 1998

    Graciano Rocchigiani beats Michael Nunn via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  81. 18 Jul 1998

    Roy Jones Jr beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  82. 14 Nov 1998

    Roy Jones Jr beats Otis Grant via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  83. 9 Jan 1999

    Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Frazier via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  84. 5 Jun 1999

    Roy Jones Jr beats Reggie Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  85. 15 Jan 2000

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  86. 13 May 2000

    Roy Jones Jr beats Richard Hall via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  87. 9 Sep 2000

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  88. 24 Feb 2001

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  89. 28 Jul 2001

    Roy Jones Jr beats Julio Cesar Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  90. 2 Feb 2002

    Roy Jones Jr beats Glen Kelly via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  91. 7 Sep 2002

    Roy Jones Jr beats Clinton Woods via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  92. 1 Mar 2003

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

  93. 26 Apr 2003

    Antonio Tarver beats Montell Griffin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Antonio Tarver becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  94. 8 Nov 2003

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  95. 15 May 2004

    Antonio Tarver beats Roy Jones Jr via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Antonio Tarver becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  96. 1 Dec 2004

    Antonio Tarver's WBC Light Heavyweight world title reign ends

  97. 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

  98. 15 Oct 2005

    Tomasz Adamek beats Thomas Ulrich via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  99. 7 Oct 2006

    Tomasz Adamek beats Paul Briggs via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  100. 3 Feb 2007

    Chad Dawson beats Tomasz Adamek via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Chad Dawson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  101. 9 Jun 2007

    Chad Dawson beats Jesus Ruiz via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  102. 29 Sep 2007

    Chad Dawson beats Epifanio Mendoza via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  103. 12 Apr 2008

    Chad Dawson beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  104. 11 Jul 2008

    Adrian Diaconu becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  105. 19 Jun 2009

    Jean Pascal beats Adrian Diaconu via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Jean Pascal becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  106. 25 Sep 2009

    Jean Pascal beats Silvio Branco via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  107. 11 Dec 2009

    Jean Pascal beats Adrian Diaconu via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  108. 14 Aug 2010

    Jean Pascal beats Chad Dawson via technical decision 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  109. 18 Dec 2010

    Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins share a draw 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  110. 21 May 2011

    Bernard Hopkins beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  111. 15 Oct 2011

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

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  112. 28 Apr 2012

    Chad Dawson beats Bernard Hopkins via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Chad Dawson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  113. 8 Jun 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Chad Dawson via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Adonis Stevenson becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  114. 28 Sep 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tavoris Cloud via corner retirement 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  115. 30 Nov 2013

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tony Bellew via knockout 6/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  116. 24 May 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  117. 19 Dec 2014

    Adonis Stevenson beats Dmitry Sukhotskiy via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  118. 4 Apr 2015

    Adonis Stevenson beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  119. 11 Sep 2015

    Adonis Stevenson beats Tommy Karpency via knockout 3/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  120. 29 Jul 2016

    Adonis Stevenson beats Thomas Williams Jr via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  121. 3 Jun 2017

    Adonis Stevenson beats Andrzej Fonfara via knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  122. 19 May 2018

    Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack share a draw 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  123. 1 Dec 2018

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk beats Adonis Stevenson via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  124. 30 Mar 2019

    Oleksandr Gvozdyk beats Doudou Ngumbu via knockout 5/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  125. 18 Oct 2019

    Artur Beterbiev beats Oleksandr Gvozdyk via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Artur Beterbiev becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight world champion

  126. 20 Mar 2021

    Artur Beterbiev beats Adam Deines via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  127. 17 Dec 2021

    Artur Beterbiev beats Marcus Browne via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  128. 18 Jun 2022

    Artur Beterbiev beats Joe Smith Jr via technical knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  129. 28 Jan 2023

    Artur Beterbiev beats Anthony Yarde via technical knockout 8/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

  130. 19 Aug 2023

    Artur Beterbiev v Callum Smith

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

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