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IBF welterweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1984. Current champion: Liam Paro, since 24th Jun 2026.

World title bouts
78
Champions
25
Longest reign (Felix Trinidad, 1993–2000)
6 years, 8 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Felix Trinidad, 1993–2000)
15

Current champion

Liam ParoSince 24th Jun 2026 · 4 months · 0 successful defences

Upcoming world title bouts

  1. Devin Haney v Liam Paro

    Welterweight · IBF and WBO

Reigns and world title bouts

Feb 2022 – Feb 2027

IBF
Errol Spence JrJaron EnnisLewis CrockerLiam Paro
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
1990200020102020

World title boutScheduled

Reigns by length

  1. 1Felix TrinidadIBF 1993–20006 years, 8 months · 15 successful defences
  2. 2Errol Spence JrIBF 2017–20236 years, 2 months · 6 successful defences
  3. 3Simon BrownIBF 1988–19913 years · 8 successful defences
  4. 4Kell BrookIBF 2014–20172 years, 9 months · 3 successful defences
  5. 5Donald CurryIBF 1984–19862 years, 7 months · 4 successful defences
  6. 6Cory SpinksIBF 2003–20051 year, 10 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Dejan ZavecIBF 2009–20111 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Maurice BlockerIBF 1991–19931 year, 8 months · 1 successful defence
  9. 9Jaron EnnisIBF 2023–20251 year, 7 months · 3 successful defences
  10. 10Kermit CintronIBF 2006–20081 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Zab JudahIBF 2005–20061 year, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Devon AlexanderIBF 2012–20131 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Lloyd HoneyghanIBF 1986–19871 year, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  14. 14Michele PiccirilloIBF 2002–200311 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Lewis CrockerIBF 2025–20269 months · 0 successful defences
  16. 16Joshua ClotteyIBF 2008–20098 months · 0 successful defences
  17. 17Shawn PorterIBF 2013–20148 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Vernon ForrestIBF 2001–20017 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Liam ParoIBF 2026–present4 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Randall BaileyIBF 2012–20124 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Isaac HlatshwayoIBF 2009–20094 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22Antonio MargaritoIBF 2008–20083 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Terence CrawfordIBF 2023–20233 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Floyd Mayweather JrIBF 2006–20062 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Andre BertoIBF 2011–20112 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1984

  2. Donald Curry beats Marlon Starling via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · WBA and IBFNew IBF champion

  3. Donald Curry beats Elio Diaz via corner retirement 7/15

    Welterweight · WBA and IBF

  4. Donald Curry beats Nino La Rocca via knockout 6/15

    Welterweight · WBA and IBF

  5. 1985

  6. Donald Curry beats Colin Jones via knockout 4/15

    Welterweight · WBA and IBF

  7. Donald Curry beats Milton McCrory via knockout 2/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  8. 1986

  9. Lloyd Honeyghan beats Donald Curry via corner retirement 6/15

    Welterweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The RingNew IBF champion

  10. 1987

  11. Lloyd Honeyghan beats Johnny Bumphus via knockout 2/15

    Welterweight · WBC, IBF and The Ring

  12. Lloyd Honeyghan beats Maurice Blocker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC, IBF and The Ring

  13. Lloyd Honeyghan beats Gene Hatcher via knockout 1/15

    Welterweight · WBC, IBF and The Ring

  14. Lloyd Honeyghan’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  15. 1988

  16. Simon Brown beats Tyrone Trice via knockout 14/15

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  17. Simon Brown beats Jorge Vaca via knockout 3/15

    Welterweight · IBF

  18. Simon Brown beats Mauro Martelli via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  19. 1989

  20. Simon Brown beats Jorge Maysonet via knockout 3/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  21. Simon Brown beats Al Long via knockout 7/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  22. Simon Brown beats Bobby Joe Young via knockout 2/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  23. Simon Brown beats Luis Santana via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  1. 1990

  2. Simon Brown beats Tyrone Trice via knockout 10/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  3. 1991

  4. Simon Brown beats Maurice Blocker via knockout 10/12

    Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  5. Simon Brown’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  6. Maurice Blocker beats Glenwood Brown via split decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  7. 1992

  8. Maurice Blocker beats Luis Garcia via split decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  9. 1993

  10. Felix Trinidad beats Maurice Blocker via knockout 2/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  11. Felix Trinidad beats Luis Garcia via knockout 1/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  12. Felix Trinidad beats Anthony Stephens via knockout 10/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  13. 1994

  14. Felix Trinidad beats Hector Camacho via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  15. Felix Trinidad beats Luis Ramon Campas via knockout 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  16. Felix Trinidad beats Oba Carr via knockout 8/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  17. 1995

  18. Felix Trinidad beats Roger Turner via knockout 2/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  19. Felix Trinidad beats Larry Barnes via knockout 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  20. 1996

  21. Felix Trinidad beats Rodney Moore via corner retirement 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  22. Felix Trinidad beats Freddie Pendleton via knockout 5/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  23. Felix Trinidad beats Ray Lovato via knockout 6/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  24. 1997

  25. Felix Trinidad beats Kevin Lueshing via knockout 3/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  26. 1998

  27. Felix Trinidad beats Mahenge Zulu via knockout 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  28. 1999

  29. Felix Trinidad beats Pernell Whitaker via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  30. Felix Trinidad beats Hugo Pineda via knockout 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  31. Felix Trinidad beats Oscar De La Hoya via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  1. 2000

  2. Felix Trinidad’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  3. Vernon Forrest v Raul Frank ends in a no contest

    Welterweight · IBF

  4. 2001

  5. Vernon Forrest beats Raul Frank via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  6. Vernon Forrest’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  7. 2002

  8. Michele Piccirillo beats Cory Spinks via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  9. 2003

  10. Cory Spinks beats Michele Piccirillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  11. Cory Spinks beats Ricardo Mayorga via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  12. 2004

  13. Cory Spinks beats Zab Judah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  14. Cory Spinks beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  15. 2005

  16. Zab Judah beats Cory Spinks via knockout 9/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew IBF champion

  17. Zab Judah beats Cosme Rivera Yocupicio via knockout 3/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  18. 2006

  19. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Zab Judah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  20. Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  21. Kermit Cintron beats Mark Suarez via knockout 5/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  22. 2007

  23. Kermit Cintron beats Walter Dario Matthysse via knockout 2/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  24. Kermit Cintron beats Jesse Feliciano via knockout 10/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  25. 2008

  26. Antonio Margarito beats Kermit Cintron via knockout 6/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  27. Antonio Margarito’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  28. Joshua Clottey beats Zab Judah via technical decision 9/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  29. 2009

  30. Joshua Clottey’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  31. Isaac Hlatshwayo beats Delvin Rodriguez via split decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  32. Dejan Zavec beats Isaac Hlatshwayo via knockout 3/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  1. 2010

  2. Dejan Zavec beats Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez via knockout 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  3. Dejan Zavec beats Rafal Jackiewicz via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  4. 2011

  5. Dejan Zavec beats Paul Delgado via knockout 5/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  6. Andre Berto beats Dejan Zavec via corner retirement 5/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  7. Andre Berto’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  8. 2012

  9. Randall Bailey beats Mike Jones via knockout 11/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  10. Devon Alexander beats Randall Bailey via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  11. 2013

  12. Shawn Porter beats Devon Alexander via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  13. 2014

  14. Shawn Porter beats Paul Malignaggi via knockout 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  15. Kell Brook beats Shawn Porter via majority decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  16. 2015

  17. Kell Brook beats Ionut Dan Ion via corner retirement 4/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  18. Kell Brook beats Frankie Gavin via knockout 6/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  19. 2016

  20. Kell Brook beats Kevin Bizier via knockout 2/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  21. 2017

  22. Errol Spence Jr beats Kell Brook via knockout 11/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  23. 2018

  24. Errol Spence Jr beats Lamont Peterson via corner retirement 7/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  25. Errol Spence Jr beats Carlos Ocampo via knockout 1/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  26. 2019

  27. Errol Spence Jr beats Mikey Garcia via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  28. Errol Spence Jr beats Shawn Porter via split decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  1. 2020

  2. Errol Spence Jr beats Danny Garcia via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBC and IBF

  3. 2022

  4. Errol Spence Jr beats Yordenis Ugas via technical knockout 10/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  5. 2023

  6. Terence Crawford beats Errol Spence Jr via technical knockout 9/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew IBF champion

  7. Terence Crawford’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

    Jaron Ennis becomes the IBF welterweight world champion

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

  8. 2024

  9. Jaron Ennis beats David Avanesyan via corner retirement 5/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  10. Jaron Ennis beats Karen Chukhadzhian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBF

  11. 2025

  12. Jaron Ennis beats Eimantas Stanionis via corner retirement 6/12

    Welterweight · WBA Regular, IBF and The Ring

  13. Jaron Ennis’s reign as the IBF welterweight world champion ends

    Welterweight · IBF

  14. Lewis Crocker beats Paddy Donovan via split decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBFNew champion

    Source: Lewis Crocker beats Paddy Donovan by split decision to become IBF world welterweight champion(opens in a new tab), AP via Fox Sports,

  15. 2026