Other World Heavyweight Titles

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World Boxing Union

WBU

1995 Mar 29     WBU announced that they would recognize George Foreman as the
champion after he vacated the IBF title.
1995 Apr 22     George Foreman      - Axel Schulz     W-12 maj     Las Vegas, NV
1996 Nov 2     George Foreman      - Crawford Grimsley    pp; W-12 unan     Chiba, Japan
Foreman also defended his IBA title.
1997 Apr 26     George Foreman      - Lou Savarese     W-12 splt     Atlantic City, NJ
Even though Foreman was the WBU and IBA champion, this bout was not recognized by
either the WBU as a title fight because of a dispute over judges. Foreman soon
relinquished both titles; the WBU title was declared to be vacant.
1997 Nov 15     Corrie Sanders      - Ross Purity     W-12 unan     Pretoria, South Africa
For the vacant title.
1998 Jun 12     Corrie Sanders      - Bobby Czyz     TKO-2 rsf     Montville, CT
1999 Jul 2     Corrie Sanders      - Jorge Valdes     TKO-1 rsf     Bristol, England
2000 Feb 19     Corrie Sanders      - Al Cole     TKO-1 rsf     Brakpan, South Africa
2000 May 20     Hasim Rahmam      - Corrie Sanders     TKO-7 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
2001 Apr 21     Hasim Rahman vacated the WBU title to fight Lennox Lewis for the 
WBC, IBF and IBO titles. The WBU title was declared to be vacant.
2001 Nov 24     Johnny Nelson      - Alexander Vasiliev   &nbsssp; W-12 unan     Bethnal Green, England
For the vacant title.
2001 Dec 4     Johnny Nelson relinquished the title to concentrate on his WBO Cruiserweight title, WBU title is vacant.
2002 Dec 21     Georgi Kandelaki     - Alexander Vasiliev     TKO-12 rsf     St. Petersburg, Russia
For the vacant title
2004 Jan     Georgi Kandelaki  was either stripped of the title or vacated it. WBU title is vacant.
2005 Feb 25     Matt Skelton    - Fabio Eduardo Moli     TKO-6 rsf     London, England
For the vacant title
2005 Jul     Matt Skelton vacated the title to fight for the British Heavyweight title . WBU title is vacant.


World Boxing Foundation (formerly the World Boxing Federation)

WBF

1992 Sep 12     Dan Patrick Murphy      - Greg Gorral     TKO-6 rsf     Bristol, TN
For the vacant title.
1992 Dec 11     Dave Russell      - Dan Patrick Murphy     W-12 unan     Knox, Australia
Dave Russell gave up the title shortly thereafter to fight as a Cruiserweight. The
title was declared to be vacant by the WBF.
1993 Jan 29     Lawrence "Poncho" Carter      - Pinklon Thomas     TKO-7 rsf     Columbia, SC
For the vacant title
1993 Jul 1     Lawrence "Poncho" Carter stripped of the title for failing to sign to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
1993 Jul 23     Jimmy Thunder      - Melton Bowen     TKO-5 rsf     Townsville, Australia
For the vacant title
1993 Nov 20     Johnny Nelson      - Jimmy Thunder   &&  W-12 unan     Auckland, New Zealand
1994 Nov 5     Johnny Nelson      - Nikolaj Kulpin         W-12 unan     Chiang Mai, Thailand
1995 Aug 22     Adilson Rodgrigues      - Johnny Nelson   &&  W-12 unan     Sao Paulo, Brazil
1995 Dec 3     Adilson Rodrigues      - Johnny Nelson     W-12 unan     San Paulo, Brazil
1996 May 18     Adilson Rodrigues      - David Fiddler     KOOO-3     Araraquara, Brazil
1996 Nov 18     Adilson Rodgrigues stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
1997 Jan 23     Lionel Butler      - Marcos Gonzales     KO-1     Reseda, CA
For the vacant title.
1997 Jul 23     Lionel Butler stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
1997 Jul 29     Bert Cooper      - Richie Melito     KO-1     New York City, NY
For the vacant title.
1998 Jan 29     Bert Cooper stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
1998 Jul 4     Joe Bugner      - James Bonecrusher Smith     TKO-2 ret     Gold Coast, Australia
For the vacant title.
1999 Jan 4     Joe Bugner stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
1999 Jun 25     Joe Hipp      - Everett Martin     W-12 unan     St. Charles, IL
For the vacant title.
1999 Dec 25     WBF vacated the title because Joe Hipp was injured in a non-title fight and retired.
2000 May 12     Mike Bernado      - Dan Jerling     TKO-6 rsf     Szekszard, Hungary
For the vacant title.
2001 Jun 8     Mike Bernado      - Peter McNeely     KO-1     Cape Town, South Africa
2001 Dec 8     Mike Bernado stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
2002 May 11     Alexander Jacob      - Ralf Packheiser     W-12 unan     Munich, Germany
For the vacant title.
2002 Dec 11     Alexander Jacob stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
2003 May 16     Richel Hersisia     - Sandro Abel Vasquez     KO-9     Den Haag, Netherlands
For the vacant title
2003 Aug 9     Richel Hersisia     - Sami Elovaara     W-12 unan     Salzburg, Austria
2004 Mar 20     Audley Harrison    - Richel Hersisia     KO-4             London, England
2004 May 8     Audley Harrison    - Julius Francis     W-12 unan             Bristol, England
2004 Jun 16     Audley Harrison    - Tomasz Bonin     TKO-9             London, England
2004 Dec 16     Audley Harrison stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
2005 June 24     Rob Calloway     - Bob Mirovic     W-12 unan     Gold Coast, Australia
For the vacant title
2006 Jan 24     Rob Calloway stripped of the title for failing to defend within 6 months, WBF title is vacant.
2006 Nov 4     Albert Sosnowski    - Lawrence Tauasa     W-12 unan     Kempton Park, South Africa
For the vacant title
2007 Sep 14     Albert Sosnowski    - Manuel Pucheta     KO-2    Kirkcaldy, Scotland

 


World Boxing Board

WBB

1993 Dec     Herbie Hide was recognized by the WBB as their champion.
1994 Mar 19     Herbie Hide relinquished the WBB title to fight Michael Bentt for the WBO title,
WBB title is declared vacant
1996 Jan 11     Riddick Bowe accepted WBB recognition after being stripped of the WBO title.
1996 Aug     Riddick Bowe was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBB title is vacant.
1996 Jul 27     Will Hinton      - Justin Fortune     TKO-6 rsf    Rochester, WA
For the vacant title
1997 Jan     Will Hinton was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBB title is vacant.
1997 Jun 8     Iran Barkley      - Gerrie Coetzee     KO-10     Hollywood, CA
For the vacant title
1998 Jan     Iran Barkley was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBB title is vacant..
1999 May 22     Mika Kihlstrom      - Hermann Bendl     W-12 unan     Oulu, Finland
For the vacant title
2000 May     Mika Kihlstrom was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBB title is vacant..
2000 May 20     Joseph Akhasamba      - Rene Hanl     W-12 unan     Dresden, Germany
For the vacant title
2001 Sep 29     Willi Fischer      - Joseph Akhasamba  &nbsssp;  W-12 unan     Offenbach, Germany
2003     Willi Fischer was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBB title is vacant.
2003 Aug 9     Andreas Sidon      - Joseph Akhasamba    ;; W-12 unan     Salzburg, Austria
For the vacant title
2003 Sep 20     Andreas Sidon      - Chris Sirengo     W-12 unan     Stuttgart, Germany
2004 Jan 20     Andreas Sidon      - Gene Pukall      TKO--10 rsf     Berlin, Germany
2004 Jul     Andreas Sidon  vacated the title to fight for the German Heavyweight title, WBB title is vacant.

 


World Athletic Association

WAA

1981 July    Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings is named the WAA Champ
1982 Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WAA title is vacant.
1983 Sep 22    Monte Masters    - Tony Fulilangi    KO 14     Phoenix, AZ
For the vacant title.
1984 Monte Masters was stripped of the title, WAA title is vacant.
1985 An elimination fight scheduled between Clarence Hill and Eddy (Animal) Lopez
for the vacant title never happens because Hill, battered by Jimmy Clark in April 1984,
retires, and Lopez, knocked by Tony Tucker out in June 1984, also retires.
The WAA title remains vacant.
1985-1996 No information available on who was the heavyweight champion
1997 Dec     George Foreman is declared the champion by the WAA
1998 Dec     George Foreman was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WAA title is vacant.
2000 Mar 31     Rob Calloway      - Troy Weida     TKO-1 rsf     Burlington, IA
For the vacant title
2003     Rob Calloway was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WAA title is vacant.
2003     WAA title is vacant
2004 Nov 6     Gene Pukall      - Frank Böhme     KO-2     Berlin, Germany
For the vacant title
2005 Apr 9     Gene Pukall      -  Frank Böhme    pp; KO-1     Berlin, Germany
2006 May 20     Gene Pukall      -  Ingo Jäde     TKO-3 rsf     Bautzen, Germany
Also won the vacant IBU title
2008 Jan   Gene Pukall  was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WAA title is vacant.

 


International Boxing Association

IBA

1996 Feb     IBA announced they would follow the WBU in recognizing George Foreman as champion.
1996 Nov 2     George Foreman      - Crawford Grimsley    pp; W-12 unan     Chiba, Japan
Foreman also defended his WBU title.
1997 Apr 26     George Foreman      - Lou Savarese     W-12 splt     Atlantic City, NJ
Even though Foreman was the WBU and IBA champion, this bout was not recognized by
the WBU as a title fight because of a dispute over judges. Foreman soon relinquished
both titles; the IBA title was declared to be vacant.
1998 Jun 25     Lou Savarese      - James Buster Douglass     KO-1     Ledyard, CT
For the vacant title.
2000 March     Lou Savarese was either stripped of the title or vacated it. IBA title is vacant.
2003     IBA title is vacant
2004 Sep 23     James Toney      - Rydell Booker     W-12 unan     Temecula, CA
2005 Apr 30     James Toney     - John Ruiz      W-12 unan     New York City, NY
Toney also won the WBA title with this victory, but the fight was ruled a No Contest on May 10, 2005
because of banned substance found in his system during an after fight physical and Toney was subsequently
stripped of  the WBA title on May 19, 2005. He did still however still posses the IBA title.
2005 Oct 1     James Toney     - Dominick Guin      W-12 unan     Reno, NV
2006 Sep 2     Samuel Peter     - James Toney     W-12 unan      Los Angeles, CA
Samuel Peter also defended his NABF title with this victory
2007 Oct     Samuel Peter vacated the IBA title to fight for the WBC "Interim" title. IBA title is vacant.

 


International Boxing Council

IBC

1990 Dec 14     Phil Jackson      - Olian Alexander     KO-1     Kansas City, MO
For the vacant title.
1992 Jun 26     Donovan "Razor" Ruddock      - Phil Jackson   &nbbbsp; KO-4    Cleveland, OH
1992 Oct 31     Donovan "Razor" Ruddock relinquished the title to fight Lennox Lewis in a WBC
Title Elimination Match. The IBC title is declared Vacant.
1994 Dec 1     Tim Puller      - Sherman Griffin     TKO-8 rsf    Harlingen, TX
For the vacant title
1995 Jan 1     Tim Puller was stripped of the IBC title for failing to defend it due to an injury suffered
in the Griffin fight. This allowed Tommy Morrison to fight Razor Ruddock for the vacant IBC crown.
1995 Jun 10     Tommy Morrison      - Donovan "Razor" Ruddock     TKO-6 rsf     Kansas City, MO
For the vacant title
1995 Oct 7     Lennox Lewis      - Tommy Morrison     TKO-6 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1996 Mar 15     Lennox Lewis relinquished the title to fight for the WBC world title, IBC title is vacant.
1996 Jun 28     Jerry Ballard      - Corey Sanders     KO-6     Upper Marlborough, MD
For the vacant title
1996 Nov     Jerry Ballard was either stripped of the title vacated it. IBC title is vacant.
1997 Jun 20     Michael Grant      - Al Cole     TKO-10 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title
1997 Nov 7     Michael Grant      - Jorge-Luiz Gonzales   &nbbbsp; TKO-1 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
1998 Jan 17     Michael Grant      - David Izon T    KO-5 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1998 May 30     Michael Grant      - Obed Sullivan     TKO-9 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1999 Jan 30     Michael Grant relinquished the title to fight for the NABF title, IBC title is vacant.
2000 Jan 14     Brian Nielsen      - Troy Weida     KO-8     Kolding, Denmark
For the vacant title
2000 Apr 28     Brian Nielsen      - Jeremy Williams     TKO-5 rsf     Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 Jun 16     Brian Nielsen      - Orlin Norris     W-12 unan     Copenhagen, Denmark
2003     Brian Nielsen retired and the IBC title became vacant
2005 Nov 26     Tomasz Bonin      - Fernely Feliz     W-12 unan     Chicago, IL
For the vacant title
2006 May 20     Tomasz Bonin      - Adilson Rodgrigues     KO-3     Rastenburg, Poland

 


International Boxing Organization

IBO

1992 Nov 14     Pinklon Thomas      - Craig Payne     W-12 unan     Greenville, NC
For the vacant title.
1993 Jan 29     Pinklon Thomas relinquished the title to fight for the WBF title, IBO title is vacant.
1994 Aug 4     Danell Nicholson      - John Ruiz     W-12 splt     Mashantucket, CT
For the vacant title.
1994 Oct     Danell Nicholson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBO title is vacant.
1994 Oct 29     Jimmy Thunder      - Richard Mason W-12 unan   pp;  Atlantic City, NJ,
For the vacant title.
1994 Dec 6     Jimmy Thunder      - Tony Tubbs     W-12 unan     Auburn Hills, MI
1995 Jul     Jimmy Thunder was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBO title is vacant.
1995 Jul 29     Tony LaRosa      - Frank Minton     W-12 unan     Chicago, IL
For the vacant title
1996 Jan 12     Brian Nielson      - Tony LaRosa   &nbbbsp; TKO-2 rsf     Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Mar 29     Brian Nielson      - Phil Jackson     TKO-6 ret     Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 May 31     Brian Nielson      - Mike Hunter     TKO-4 rsf     Copenhagen, Denmark
1997 Jan 24     Brian Nielson      - Larry Homles     W-12 splt     Brondby, Denmark
1997 Nov 14     Brian Nielson      - Don Steele     KO-2     Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 Nov 6     Brian Nielson      - Lionel Butler     KO-1     Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Sep     Brian Neilson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBO title is vacant.
1999 Nov 13     Lennox Lewis      - Evander Holyfield     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
Lewis won the vacant title with this victory. He also defended his WBC title and won 
Holyfield's WBA and IBF titles.
2000 Apr 29     Lennox Lewis      - Michael Grant     KO-2     New York, NY
Lewis also defended the undisputed title, although the WBA did not declare this to be a title
bout, The fight was sanctioned by the WBC, IBF and IBO.
2000 Jul 15     Lennox Lewis      - Francois Botha     TKO-2 rsf     London, England
Lewis also defended the WBC and IBF titles.
2000 Nov 11     Lennox Lewis      - David Tua     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
Lewis also defended the WBC and IBF titles.
2001 Apr 21     Hasim Rahman      - Lennox Lewis     KO-5     Brakpan, South Africa
Rahman also won Lewis's WBC and IBF titles.
2001 Nov 17     Lennox Lewis      - Hasim Rahman     KO-4     Las Vegas, NV
Lewis also won Rahman's WBC and IBF titles.
2002 June 8     Lennox Lewis      - Mike Tyson KO-8     Memphis, TN
Lewis also defended the WBC and IBF titles.
2003 Jun 21     Lennox Lewis     - Vitali Klitschko     TKO-6 rsf     Los Angeles, CA
Lewis also defended the WBC title.
2004  Feb 6     Lennox Lewis announced his retirement, the IBO title was declared vacant.
2006  Apr 22     Wladimir Klitschko    - Chris Byrd     TKO-7 rsf    Mannheim, Germany
for the vacant title, Klitschko also won the vacant GBF title and captured Byrd's IBF title
2006  Nov 22     Wladimir Klitschko    - Calvin Brock     KO-7    New York, NY
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and GBF titles
2007  Mar 10     Wladimir Klitschko    - Ray Austin     TKO-2 rsf    Mannheim, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and GBF titles
2007  Jul 7     Wladimir Klitschko    - Lamon Brewster     TKO-6 ret    Cologne, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and GBF titles
2008 Feb 23     Wladimir Klitschko     - Sultan Ibragimov   ;  W-12 unan     New York, NY
Klitschko defended the IBF, IBO and GBF titles and won Ibragimov WBO title.
2008   Jul 12     Wladimir Klitschko     - Tony Thompson   &nbbsp; KO-11     Hamburg, Germany
Klitschko also defended the IBF, WBO and GBF titles


International Boxing Union

IBU

1996-2000     No information available on who was the heavyweight champion
2001 Oct 1     Dirk Wallyn      - Jukka Jarvinen     TKO-9 rsf     Helsinki, Finland
For the vacant title
2002 Jan     Dirk Wallyn was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBU title is vacant.
2002 Feb 4     Adnan Serin      - Jukka Jarvinen     TKO-3 rsf     Helsinki, Finland
For the vacant title
2003     Adnan Serin was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBU title is vacant.
2003     IBU title is vacant
2003 Jul 19     Shannon Briggs      - John Sargent     TKO-1 rsf     Ft Lauderdale, FL
For the vacant title
2003 Dec 10   Shannon Briggs was stripped of the title for failing to fight quality opponents.
The IBU title is declared to be vacant.
2005 Mar 24     Robert Hawkins      -  John Poore    TKO-5 rsf     Philadelphia, PA
For the vacant title
2005 Sep 9     Eddie Chambers      -  Robert Hawkins  &nnbsp; W-12 unan     Philadelphia, PA
2006 May     Eddie Chambers vacated the title to fight for the USBA title, IBU title is vacant.
2006 May 20     Gene Pukall      -  Ingo Jäde     TKO-3 rsf     Bautzen, Germany
Pukall also defended his WAA title
2008 Jan   Gene Pukall  was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBU title is vacant.

 


National Boxing Association

NBA

1991 Jun     NBA Title is Vacant
1993 Feb 27     Mike Weaver      - Bert Cooper     W-12 unan     Beijing, China
For the vacant title
1994 Jun 6     Mike Weaver      - Ladislao Mijangos    pp; KO-2     Bay-Saint Louis, MO
1994 Sep 17     Mike Weaver      - Bill Corrigan     TKO-2 rsf     Macao, China
1995 Jun 21     Mike Weaver      - George O'Mara     W-12 unan     Woodland Hills, CA
1996 Mar     Mike Weaver vacated the title and the NBA declared that Tom Sanders
would be recognized as champion. They later changed their mind and declared
the title to be vacant.
2000 Apr 29     Tim Witherspoon      - Mike Sedillo     Draw-12     St. John's, Antigua
For the vacant title, but due to the Draw, the NBA title is still vacant.
2000 Oct 3     Yacine Kingbo      - Tony Halme     KO-2     Helsinki, Finland
For the vacant title
2001 Jan     Yacine Kingbo was either stripped of the title or vacated it NBA title is vacant.
2001 Aug 3     China Smith      - Tony LaRosa     KO-3     Sarasota, FL
For the vacant title
2002 Apr 19     Saul Montana      - China Smith     TKO-7 rsf     Tampa, FL
2002 Oct 5     Saul Montana      - China Smith     TKO-3 rsf     Tampa, FL
2003 Jan      Saul Montana  was either stripped of the title or vacated it NBA title is vacant.
2004     NBA title is vacant
2004 Oct 22     China Smith      - Russel Chasteen     W-8 disq     Sarasota, FL
For the vacant title
2005 Jan      China Smith  was either stripped of the title or vacated it NBA title is vacant.
2005     NBA title is vacant
2006 Mar 31     Sherman Williams      - David Washington     TKO-3 rsf      Ybor City, FL
For the vacant title
2006 Aug 8     Sherman Williams      - Josh Gutcher     TKO-1 rsf      Las Vegas, NV
2007 Jan 19     Sherman Williams      - Ralph West    KO-3 &nnbsp;  Olive Branch, MS

 


World Boxing Empire (formerly the World Boxing Syndicate)

WBE (formerly the WBS)

2001 Nov     WBE Title is Vacant
2002 Mar 9     Mitch "Blood" Green      - Danny Lee Wofford    pp; W-12 unan     Springfield, MO
For the vacant title
2003     Mitch "Blood" Green was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBE title is vacant.
2004 Jun 5     Otis Tisdale      - Tyrone Muex     TKO-7 rsf     Greensboro, NC
For the vacant title
2005  Jun   Otis Tisdale was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBE title is vacant.
2005 Apr 1     Charles Davis      - James Brock     W-8 points     Lemoore, OK
For the vacant title
2006 Apr   Charles Davis was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBE title is vacant.
2006 Oct 27     Rob Calloway      - Byron Polley     TKO-2 rsf     St. Joseph, MO
For the vacant title


World Boxing Network

WBN

2002 Jul 9     Roman Suchoterin      - Sedrick Fields     W-12 unan     Varna, Bulgaria
For the vacant title
2002 Oct     Roman Suchoterin was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBN title is vacant.
2002 Nov 30    Zoran Manojlovic      - Marcelino Novaes    ;; TKO-5 rsf     Belgrade, Yugoslavia
For the vacant title
2005     WBN title is vacant

 


World Boxing League

WBL

2003    WBL title is vacant


World Boxing Institute

WBI

2003     WBI title is vacant


World Boxing Bureau

WBBureau

2008     Shannon Briggs is named the WBBureau Champion


World Boxing Federation

WBFed

2008     Wladimir Klitschko is named the WBFed Champion


Universal Boxing Federation

UBF

1997 Nov     UBF title is Vacant
1998 Nov 26     Asmir Vojnovic      - Tudor Panait     TKO-10 rsf     Zilina, Slovakia
For the vacant title
2000 Jul 29     Asmir Vojnovic      - James Lester     W-12 unan     Tuzla, Boznia
2003     Asmir Yojnovic was either stripped of the title or vacated it, UBF title is vacant..
2003     UBF title is vacant

Universal Boxing Council

UBC

2004 Nov 12     Carlos Ojeda Roldan      - Gilton dos Santos   TKO-7 rsf     Chajari, Argentina
For the vacant title
2005     Carlos Ojeda Roldan  was either stripped of the title or vacated it, UBC title is vacant.
2005     UBC title is vacant


Universal Boxing Association

UBA

2003     UBA title is vacant


Universal Boxing Organization

UBO

2007  Dec 27    Adrian Rajkai      - Attila Schmell   TKO-4 rsff     Galanta, Slovakia
For the vacant title


Global Boxing Federation

GBF

2002 Jun 1     Mike Evans      - Allan Smith     KO-4     West Lafayette, IN
For the vacant title
2003     Mike Evans was either stripped of the title or vacated it, GBF title is vacant.
2004     GBF title is vacant
2006  Apr 22     Wladimir Klitschko    - Chris Byrd     TKO-7 rsf    Mannheim, Germany
for the vacant title, Klitschko also won the vacant IBO title and captured Byrd's IBF title
2006  Nov 22     Wladimir Klitschko    - Calvin Brock     KO-7    New York, NY
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and IBO titles
2007  Mar 10     Wladimir Klitschko    - Ray Austin     TKO-2 rsf    Mannheim, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and IBO titles
2007  Jul 7     Wladimir Klitschko    - Lamon Brewster     TKO-6 ret    Cologne, Germany
Wladimir Klitschko also defended his IBF and IBO titles
2008 Feb 23     Wladimir Klitschko     - Sultan Ibragimov   ;  W-12 unan     New York, NY
Klitschko also defended his IBF and IBO titles and won Ibragimov WBO title.
2008   Jul 12     Wladimir Klitschko     - Tony Thompson   &nbbsp; KO-11     Hamburg, Germany
Klitschko also defended the IBF, WBO and IBO titles


Global Boxing Organization

GBO

2004 Jan 3     Vitali Klitschko is recognized as the GBO champion
2004 Apr 24     Vitali Klitschko    - Corrie Sanders     TKO-8 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
Klitschko also won the vacant WBC title
2004 Dec 4     Vitali Klitschko    - Danny Williams     KO-8     Las Vegas, NV
Klitschko also defended his WBC title
2005 Nov 9     Vitali Klitschko announced his retirement due to a knee injury, The GBO title is vacant.
2005 Nov 25     Undefeated Nicolay Valuev (42-0)  is recognized as the GBO champion
2005  Dec 17     Nicolai Valuev      - John Ruiz    ;; W-12 maj     Berlin, Germany
Nicolai Valuev also defended his GBA title and won Ruiz's WBA title.
2006  Jun 3     Nicolai Valuev      - Owen Beck    TKO-3 rsf&nbbbsp;    Hanover, Germany
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBA titles.
2006  Oct 7     Nicolai Valuev      - Monte Barrett    TKO-11 rrrsf     Rosemont, IL
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBA titles.
2007  Jan 20     Nicolai Valuev      - Jameel McCline   TKO-3 rsf&nbsssp;    Basel, Switzerland
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBA titles.
2007  Apr 14     Ruslan Chagaev      - Nicolai Valuev    W-12 maj    Stuttgart, Germany
Ruslan Chagaev also won Valuev's WBA and GBA titles.
2008  Jan 13     Ruslan Chagaev      - Matt Skelton    W-12 unnan    Dusseldorf, Germany
Chagaev also defended his WBA and GBA titles.


Global Boxing Association

GBA

2004     Joe Mesi was proclaimed by vote as the GBA champion. Because of his medical condition and
being uncertain if he would box again, he was recognized as the Interim Heavyweight Champion.
2005 Apr 24     GBA announced that they would recognize Nicolay Valuev as the new Champion
because Joe Mesi did not box in a reasonable amount of time.
2005  May 14     Nicolai Valuev      - Clifford Etienne   pp;  KO-3     Bayreuth, Germany
2005  Oct 1     Nicolai Valuev      - Larry Donald    W-12 maj&&     Oldenburg, Germany
2005  Dec 17     Nicolai Valuev      - John Ruiz    ;; W-12 maj     Berlin, Germany
Nicolai Valuev also defended his GBO title and won Ruiz's WBA title.
2006  Jun 3     Nicolai Valuev      - Owen Beck    TKO-3 rsf&nbbbsp;    Hanover, Germany
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBO titles.
2006  Oct 7     Nicolai Valuev      - Monte Barrett    TKO-11 rrrsf     Rosemont, IL
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBO titles.
2007  Jan 20     Nicolai Valuev      - Jameel McCline   TKO-3 rsf&nbsssp;    Basel, Switzerland
Nicolai Valuev also defended his WBA and GBO titles.
2007  Apr 14     Ruslan Chagaev      - Nicolai Valuev    W-12 maj    Stuttgart, Germany
Ruslan Chagaev also won Valuev's WBA and GBO titles.
2008  Jan 13     Ruslan Chagaev      - Matt Skelton    W-12 unnan    Dusseldorf, Germany
Chagaev also defended his WBA and GBO titles.


Global Boxing Council

GBC

2007 Dec 21    Jaromir Soukup        -  Pavel Siska    ;   TKO 7     Prague, Czech Republic
For the vacant title


Global Boxing Union

GBU

2005 Dec 3     Alexei Varakin       - Joseph Akhasamba     W-12 unan     Tagil, Russia
For Vacant title
2006 Jul 17     Alexei Varakin       -Petr Sedlak     TKO-1 rsf     Moscow, Russia


International Boxing Board

IBB

2004     IBB title is vacant


International Boxing League

IBL

2004     IBL title is vacant


World Cup of Boxing

WCOB

WCOB

2001     Lennox Lewis          (2000 points)
            Wladimir Klitschko   (1800 points)
            Mike Tyson              (1800 points)

2002    Chris Byrd               (1605 points)
            Lennox Lewis           (1600 points)
            David Tua                 (1335 points)

2003    Corrie Sanders       (1800 points)
            Roy Jones, Jr            (900 points)
            Eliecer Castillo          (840 points)

2004    Vitali Klitschko         (2200 points)
            Lamon Brewster       (1250 points)
            John Ruiz                    (860 points)

2005    Nikolai Valuev          (1622 points)
            Wladimir Klitschko     (920 points)
            Lamon Brewster         (910 points)


World Tournament Boxing Federation

WTBF

2004     WBTF title is vacant


People's Boxing Association

PBO

2000     PBO title is vacant

 


 

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