Other Heavyweight Titles

North American Boxing Federation

NABF

Year Date     Winner     Loser     Result     Location
1969 Dec 6     Leotis Martin     - Sonny Liston     KO-9     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1970 Jun     Leotis Martin forced to retire from an eye injury suffered in this bout, title is vacant.
1970 Dec 7     Muhammed Ali      - Oscar Bonavena     TKO-15 rsf     New York, NY
For the vacant title.
1970 Mar     Muhammed Ali vacated the title to fight Joe Frazier for the World Title, the title is vacant.
1971 May 10     George Foreman      - Gregorio Peralta     TKO-10 rsf     Oakland, CA
For the vacant title
1971 Jul    George Foreman vacated the title to pursue the World Title, title is vacant.
1971 Jul 26     Muhammed Ali      - Jimmy Ellis     KO-12     Houston, TX
For the vacant title.
1971 Nov 17     Muhammed Ali      - Buster Mathis     W-12 unan     Houston, TX
1972 May 1     Muhammed Ali      - George Chuvalo     W-12 unan     Vancouver, Canada
1972 Jun 27     Muhammed Ali      - Jerry Quarry     TKO-7 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
1972 Sep 20     Muhammed Ali      - Floyd Patterson     TKO-7 rsf     New York, NY
1972 Nov 21     Muhammed Ali      - Bob Foster     KO-8     Stateline, NV
1973 Mar 31     Ken Norton      - Muhammed Ali     W-12 unan     San Diego, CA
1973 Sep 10     Muhammed Ali      - Ken Norton     W-12 maj     Los Angeles, CA
1974 Jan 28     Muhammed Ali      - Joe Frazier     W-12 unan     New York, NY
1974 Oct 30     Muhammed Ali vacated title to fight George Foreman for the world title. NABF title is vacant.
1975 Mar 24     Ken Norton      - Jerry Quarry     TKO-5 rsf     New York, NY
For the vacant title.
1975 Sep 28     Ken Norton vacated title to fight Muhammed Ali for the world title, NABF title is vacant.
1976 Jan 24     George Foreman      - Ron Lyle     KO-4     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1976 Jun 14     George Foreman      - Joe Frazier     KO-5     Uniondale, NY
1977 Mar 3     George Foreman vacated title to fight Jimmy Young in a world title fight eliminator bout,
NABF title is vacant.
1978 Aug 19     Leroy Jones      - Mike Weaver     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1980 Mar 31     Leroy Jones vacated title to fight Larry Holmes for the WBC title. NABF title is vacant.
1982 Jan 30     Michael Dokes      - Lynn Ball     KO-1     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1982 Mar 20     Michael Dokes      - Tommy Thomas     KO-5     Atlantic City, NJ
1982 Dec 10     Michael Dokes vacated title when he won the WBA title., NABF title is vacant.
1983 Sep 23     Tim Witherspoon      - James Quick Tillis     TKO-1 rsf     Richfield, OH
For the vacant title.
1984 Mar 9     Tim Witherspoon vacated title when he won the WBC title. NABF title is vacant.
1984 Aug 23     James Broad      - Eddie Gregg     TKO-8 rsf     New York, NY
For the vacant title.
1985 Apr 29     Tim Witherspoon      - James Broad     KO-2     Buffalo, NY
1985 Jun 15     Tim Witherspoon      - James Bonecrusher Smith     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1986 Jan 17     Tim Witherspoon vacated title when he won the WBA title. NABF title is vacant.
1987 Nov 25     Orlin Norris     - Larry Alexander W-12 unan Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1988 Mar 19     Orlin Norris      - Renaldo Snipes     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1988 Jul 27     Orlin Norris      - Dwain Bonds     W-12 unan     Inglewood, CA
1988 Nov 15     Orlin Norris      - Jesse Ferguson     W-12 unan     San Diego, CA
1989 Apr 25     Orlin Norris      - Greg Page     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1989 Aug 1     Orlin Norris      - Dee Collier     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1989 Nov 21     Orlin Norris      - Tony Tubbs     ND-12     Santa Monica, CA
Tubbs won the fight, but was disqualified due to a failed drug test, Norris retains the title.
1990 Feb 17     Bert Cooper      - Orlin Norris     TKO-8 rsf     Edmonton, Ontario
1990 Aug 5     Ray Mercer      - Bert Cooper     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1991 Jan 11     Ray Mercer vacated title when he won the WBO title, NABF title is vacant
1991 Apr 30     Orlin Norris      - Lionel Washington     KO-1     Reseda, CA
For the vacant title
1991 Jun 3     Tony Tucker      - Orlin Norris     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1992 Jun 26     Tony Tucker      - Oliver McCall     W-12 unan Cleveland, OH
1992 Dec     Tony Tucker vacated title to fight Lennox Lewis for the WBC title, NABF title is vacant.
1992 Dec 8     Alex Garcia      - Jerry Jones     W-12 unan     Tampa, FL
For the vacant title
1992 Feb 16     Alex Garcia      - Mike Williams     TKO-5 rsf     Denver, CO
1993 Mar 27     Alex Garcia      - Wes Turner     TKO-1 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
1993 Apr 20     Alex Garcia     - Eric Curry TKO-12 rsf Las Vegas, NV
1993 Jul 27     Alex Garcia      - James Warring     Draw-12     Las Vegas, NV
1994 Mar 1     Joe Hipp      - Alex Garcia     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1994 May 10     Joe Hipp      - Jose Ribalta     KO-2     Ledyard, CT
1995 Apr 8     Joe Hipp vacated title to fight Bruce Seldon for the WBA title, NABF title is vacant.
1995 Mar 21     Alexander Zolkin      - Rocky Pepeli     TKO-3 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1995 Jun 27     Alexander Zolkin      - Bert Cooper     TKO-9 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1995 Aug 28     Alexander Zolkin      - Tony Tubbs     W-12 maj     Atlantic City, NJ
1996 Jan     Alexander Zolkin vacated title to pursue the WBO title. NABF title is vacant.
1996 Jun 29     Tony Tucker      - David Dixon     KO-1     Indio, CA
For the vacant title.
1997 Jan     Tony Tucker vacated  title to fight Herbie Hide for the WBO title, NABF title is vacant.
1997 Jan 14     John Ruiz      - Jimmy Thunder     W-12 splt     Kansas City, MO
For the vacant tile.
1997 Jun 17     John Ruiz      - Ray Anis     KO-1     Bay St. Louis, MO
1998 Jan 31     John Ruiz      - Tony Tucker     TKO-11 rsf     Tampa, FL
1998 Sep 19     John Ruiz      - Jerry Ballard     TKO-4 rsf     Atlanta, GA
Ruiz also won the vacant WBA/NA title with this victory
1999 Jan Ruiz relinquished the title to concentrate on the WBA/NA title. NABF title is vacant.
1999 Jan 30     Michael Grant      - Ahmad Abdin     TKO-11 ret     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant tile.
1999 Nov 20     Michael Grant      - Andrew Gulotta     TKO-10 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
2000 Apr 29     Michael Grant vacated title to fight Lennox Lewis for the world title. NABF title is vacant.
2000 Sep 9     Clifford Etienne      - Cliff Couser     TKO-3 rsf     Chester, WV
For the vacant tile
2001 Mar     Clifford Etienne relinquished the title. NABF title is vacant.
2001 May 20     Obed Sullivan      - Sherman Williams     W-12 splt     Belterra, IN
For the vacant tile
2001 Sep 2     Fres Oquendo      - Obed Sullivan     KO-11     Philadelphia, PA
2002 Apr 13     David Tua      - Fres Oquendo     TKO-9 rsf     Chester, WV
2003 Mar 29     David Tua      - Hasim Rahman     Draw-12     Philadelphia, PA
2003 June     Tua was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2003 Jun 6     Eliecer Castillo     - Lawrence Clay-Bey     KO-9      Uncasville, CT
For the vacant tile
2003 Oct 30     Eliecer Castillo     - Corey Sanders     W-12 unan      Coconut Creek, FL
2004 Apr 17     DaVarryl Williamson     - Eliecer Castillo     W-12 maj      Tampa, FL
2004 Dec     Williamson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2004 Dec 4     Samuel Peter     - Jeremy Williams     KO-2      Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant tile
2005 Jul 2     Samuel Peter     - Taurus Sykes     KO-2      Reno, NV
Peter also won the NABA title and defended his USBA title
2005 Sep 24     Wladimir Klitschko     - Samuel Peter    W-12 unan      Atlantic City, NJ
2006 Apr 22     Wladimir Klitschko vacated the title to fight for the IBF world title, NABF title is vacant.
2006 Apr 28     Samuel Peter     - Julius Long     KO-1      Uncasville, CT
For the vacant tile
2006 Sep 2     Samuel Peter     - James Toney     W-12 unan      Los Angeles, CA
Samuel Peter also won Toney's IBA World Title
2007 Jan 6     Samuel Peter     - James Toney     W-12 unan      Miami, FL
2007 Jun     Samuel Peter vacated the NABF title to fight for the WBC "Interim" title. NABF title is vacant.
2007 Jun 14     Hasim Rahman     - Taurus Sykes     W-10 unan      Rochester, NY
For the NABF "Interim" title
2007 Nov 15     Hasim Rahman     - Zuri Lawrence     TKO-10 rsf      Reading, PA
2008 Feb 29     Travis Walker     - TJ Wilson     TKO-2 rsf     Lemoore, CA
For the NABF "Interim" title, Rahman is still the NABF champ.

 

North American Boxing Organization

NABO

1996 Jun 2     Larry Donald     - Jorge Valdez     TKO-7 ret     Mystic Lake, MN
For the vacant title
1996 Nov 10     Larry Donald relinquished the title. NABO title is vacant
1996 Nov 14     Jerry Ballard      - Vincent Boulware    ; TKO-2 rsf     Glen Burnie, MD
For the vacant title.
1997 Apr     Jerry Ballard was either stripped of the title or vacated it, NABO title is vacant
1997 Apr 21     Ed Mahone      - Will Hinton     KO-4     Inglewood, CA
For the vacant title.
1998 Feb 23     Ed Mahone      - Cody Koch     KO-10&&nnbsp;    Inglewood, CA
1998 May 18     Ed Mahone      - Ernesto Moreno     KKOO-2     Inglewood, CA
1998 Jul 20     Ed Mahone      - Daniel Netto     TKOO--8 rsf     Inglewood, CA
1998 Aug 22     Ed Mahone      - Albert Williams     TTD-6 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
The bout was a technical draw, Mahone retained the title
1999 Mar 27     Ed Mahone      - Steve Pannell     KOO--2     Las Vegas, NV
1999 Jul 24     Ed Mahone     - Derrick Banks     TKO-10 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
1999 Oct 9     Ed Mahone vacated the title to fight for the WBO world title, NABO title is vacant
2000 Feb 2     Larry Donald      - Mark Bradley     KO-2     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
2000 Nov 28     Larry Donald      - Obed Sullivan     Drraaw-12     Las Vegas, NV
2001 Jul 7     Larry Donald relinquished the title to fight a WBA eliminator bout, NABO title is vacant
2001 Oct 6     Andre Purlett      - Jeremy Bates     TKO-2 rsf     Miami, FL
For the vacant title
2002 Jan     Andre Purlett vacated the title to fight for the WBO world title, NABO title is vacant
2002 Feb 2     Lamon Brewster      - Nate Jones     TKO-33 rsf     Reading, PA
For the vacant title
2002 Dec 14     Lamon Brewster      - Tommy Martin     TKOO--3 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
Brewster also won the vacant WBC Continental Americas title
2003 Dec     Brewster was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2004 Apr 17     Lance Whitacker      - Friday Ahunanya     TTKO-5 rsf     Tampa, FL
For the vacant title, Whitaker also defended his NABA title
2005 Apr     Whitacker was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2005 Apr 30     DaVarryl Williamson      - Derrick Jefferson   TKO-2 rsf     New York City, NY
For the vacant title. Also for the Vacant WBC/CA title.
2006 Feb     Williamson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2006 Mar 18     Shannon Briggs     - Dickie Ryan     KO-4      Fort Smith, AR
Briggs also won the vacant NABA and USBA titles
2006 May 24     Shannon Briggs     - Chris Koval     TKO-3 rsf     New York, NY
Briggs also defended his NABA and USBA titles
2006 Jul 21     Shannon Briggs vacated the title to fight for the WBO world title, NABO title is vacant
2006 Jul 21     Jameel McCline     - Terry Smith     W-10 unan     Tulsa, OK
For the vacant title
2007 May    Jameel McCline vacated the title to fight for the WBC "Interim" world title, NABO title is vacant
2007 May 12     Josue Blocus     - David Cadieux     W-12 unan     Montreal, Canada
For the NABO "Interim" title
2008 Jan 26     Derrick Rossy     - Ray Mercer     W-12 unan     Macao S.A.R., China
For the NABO "Interim" title

 

North American Boxing Association

NABA

2003 Oct 30     Lance Whitacker     - Al Cole     W-12 unan     Coconut Creek, FL
For the vacant title
2004 Apr 17     Lance Whitacker      - Friday Ahunanya     TTKO-5 rsf     Tampa, FL
Whitaker also won the vacant NABO title
2005 Jan     Lance Whitacker was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2005 Mar 11     Taurus Sykes      - Friday Ahunanya     WW-12 unan    Hobbs, NM
For the vacant title
2005 Jul 2     Samuel Peter     - Taurus Sykes     KO-2      Reno, NV
Peter also defended his NABF and USBA titles in this bout
2005 Dec 15     Samuel Peter     -Robert Hawkins     W-12 unan      Hollywood, CA
2006 Feb    Samuel Peter  was either stripped of the title or vacated it, NABA title is vacant.
2006 Mar 18     Shannon Briggs     - Dickie Ryan     KO-4      Fort Smith, AR
Briggs also won the vacant USBA and NABO titles
2006 May 24     Shannon Briggs     - Chris Koval     TKO-3 rsf     New York, NY
Briggs also defended his NABO and USBA titles
2006 Sep   Shannon Briggs vacated the title to fight for the WBO World title, NABA title is vacant.
2006 Sep 15     Jean Francois Bergeron      - Edegar Da Silva     KOO-5 rsf    Montreal, Canada
For the vacant title
2007 June 15     Jean Francois Bergeron      - Robert Hawkins     W-110 unan    Montreal, Canada
2007 Sep 29     Nikolay Valuev      - Jean Francois Bergeron  &   W-12 unan    Niedersachsen, Germany
2007 Nov   Nikolay Valuev vacated the title to fight a WBA World title Eliminator fight, NABA title is vacant.
2007 Nov 2     Friday Ahunanya      - Shane Cameron     TKO--5 rsf    Auckland, New Zealand
For the vacant title

North American Boxing Council

NABC

2003 Dec 13     Dick Ryan     - Shawn Robinson     TKO-5 rsf    Council Bluffs, IA
For the vacant title
2004 Jan     Dick Ryan was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2004 Feb 13      Kenny Craven     - Elvin Evans     KO-6    Laurel, MS
For the vacant tile
2004 Oct     Craven was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2004 Nov 13      Larry Donald     - Evander Holyfield     W-12 unan    New York, NY
For the vacant tile
2005 May     Larry Donald was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2005 May 14      Rob Calloway     - Jim Strohl     TKO-6 rsf    Salt Lake City, UT
For the vacant tile
2006 Feb     Rob Calloway was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2006 Feb 25      JD Chapman     - Tommy Connelly     KO-2    Oklahoma City, OK
For the vacant tile
2006 Mar 13      JD Chapman     - Marvin Hill     KO-2    Fort Smith, AR
2006 Sep     JD Chapman was either stripped of the title or vacated it, the title is declared vacant.
2006 Dec 9      Chauncy Welliver    - Richard Tutaki     W-10 unan    Auckland, New Zealand
For the vacant tile

WBC International

WBC/IN

1990 Feb 26     Jimmy Thunder      - Mauricio Villegas    p;; TKO-3 rsf     Melbourne, Australia
For the vacant title
1991 Dec     Jimmy Thunder vacated title to fight for the Commonwealth titles, The WBC/IN title is vacant.
1992 Jan 21     Herbie Hide      - Conroy Nelson     TKO-2 rsf     Norwich, England
For the vacant title
1992 Oct 6     Herbie Hide      - Craig Petersen     TKO-7 rsf     Anvers, Belgium
1993 Nov 6     Herbie Hide      - Mike Dixon     TKO-9 rsf     London, England
1993 Dec 4     Herbie Hide      - Jeff Lamkin     TKO-2 rsf     Sun City, South Africa
1994 Mar 19     Herbie Hide relinquished the title to fight Michael Bentt for the WBO title.
1994 May 6     James Oyebola      - Scott Welch     TKO-5     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title
1994 Nov 19     James Oyebola vacated title when he won the British title. WBC/IN title is vacant.
1995 Jun 16     John Ruiz      - Derrick Roddy     KO-2     Southwark, England
For the vacant title
1996 Mar 5     David Tua      - John Ruiz     KO-1     Atlantic City, NJ
1996 Sep 20     David Tua      - Darroll Wilson     KO-1     Miami, FL
1996 Dec 21     David Tua      - David Izonritei     TKO-12 rsf     Uncasville, CT
1997 Apr 5     David Tua      - Oleg Maskaev     TKO-11 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1997 Jun 7     Ike Ibeabuchi      - David Tua     W-12 unan     Sacremento, CA
1998 Jan     Ike Ibeabuchi was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/IN title is vacant.
1998 Feb 14     Wladimir Klitschko      - Marcus McIntyre     KO-3     Stuttgart, Germany
For the vacant title
1998 May 23     Wladimir Klitschko      - Cody Koch     KO-4     Offenburg, Germany
1998 Jul 10     Wladimir Klitschko      - Najee Shaheed     KO-1     Munich, Germany
1998 Dec 5     Ross Purity      - Wladimir Klitschko     TKO-11 rsf     Kiev, Ukraine
2000 Jan     Ross Purity was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/IN title is vacant
2000 Mar 18     Wladimir Klitschko      - Paea Wolfgramm     KO-1     Hamburg, Germany
For the vacant title
2000 Oct 14     Wladimir Klitschko vacated the title to fight for the WBO world title, WBC/IN title is vacant.
2001 Apr 13     Dennis Banktov      - Alexander Vasiliev    ; TKO-8 rsf     Moscow, Russia
For the vacant title
2002 Mar 02     Dennis Banktov      - Matthew Ellis     TKO-5 rsf     London, England
2002 Dec 21     Dennis Banktov      - Baldwin Hlongwane    p;; KO-3     St. Petersburg, Russia
2004 Jan 24     Dennis Banktov      - Keith Long     W-12 uunan      London, England
2004 Nov 20    Sinan Samil Sam      - Dennis Banktov     p; TKO-10 rsf    Kempten, Germany
2005 Feb 12    Sinan Samil Sam      - Lawrence Clay-Bey   &&nnbsp;  W-12 unan     Berlin, Germany
2005 Jun 11    Sinan Samil Sam      - Peter Okhello      W-12 unan    Kempten, Germany
2005 Nov 12    Oleg Maskaev          -Sinan Samil Sam    W-1122 unam    Hamburg, Germany
2006 Apr 4     Oleg Maskaev vacated the title to fight for the WBC world title, WBC/IN title is vacant.
2006 Apr 4    Sinan Samil Sam         -George Arias    W-12 uunnam    Kiel, Germany
For the vacant title
2006 Jul 29    Sinan Samil Sam         -Saul Montana    W-12 uunnam    Oberhausen, Germany
2006 Oct 19    Sinan Samil Sam         -Bob Mirovic    W-12 uunaam    Hamburg, Germany
2007 Jun 16    Oliver McCall         -Sinan Samil Sam    W-12 uunam    Ankara, Turkey
2007 Oct 17    Juan Carlos Gomez         -Oliver McCall     W-12 uuunam    Berlin, Germany

 

WBA Contintinental (Formerly WBA Contintinental Boxing Association (CBA)

WBA/IC (WBA Europe)

1999 Jul 17     Wladimar Klitschko      - Joseph Chingangu     TKO-5 rsf     Dusseldorf, Germany
For the vacant WBA/IC
1999 Sep 25     Wladimar Klitschko      - Axel Schulz     TKO-8 rsf     Cologne, Germany
1999 Dec 4     Wladimar Klitschko      - Lajos Eros     TKO-2 rsf     Hannover, Germany
2000 Oct 14     Wladimar  Klitschko vacated title to fight for the WBO world title, WBA/IC title is vacant
2001 Jan 24     Vitali Klitschko      - Orlin Norris     KO-1     Munich, Germany
For the vacant title
2001 Dec 8     Vitali Klitschko      - Ross Puritty     TKO-11 rsf     Oberhausen, Germany
2002 Feb 8     Vitali Klitschko      - Vaughn Bean T    KO-11 rsf     Braunschweig, Germany
2002 Nov 23     Vitali Klitschko     - Larry Donald     TKO-10 rsf     Dortmund, Germany
2003 Jun     Vitali Klitschko vacated title to fight for the WBC world title, WBA/IC title is vacant
2003 Aug 30     Wladimar  Klitschko      - Fabio Moli     KO-1     Munich, Germany
For the vacant title
2003 Dec 20     Wladimar Klitschko      - Danell Nicholson    ; TKO-4 rsf     Kiel, Germany
2004 Apr     Wladimar  Klitschko vacated title to fight for the WBO world title, WBA/IC title is vacant.
2004 Jul 24     Nicolai Valuev      - Richard Bango    TKO-6 rssff     Frankfurt, Germany
For the vacant "interim" title
2004 Oct 9     Nicolai Valuev      - Paolo Vidoz    TKO-9 rsf&&nnbsp;    Erfurt, Germany
2004 Nov 20     Nicolai Valuev      - Gerald Nobles   DQ-9   p;  Kempton, Germany
2005 Feb 12     Nicolai Valuev      - Attila Levin   TKO-9 rsf ;&    Berlin, Germany
2005 May 14     Nicolai Valuev      - Clifford Etienne   KO-3 &&nnbsp;   Bayreuth, Germany
2005 Oct 1     Nicolai Valuev      - Larry Donald   W-12 maj &&nnbsp;  Oldenburg, Germany
2005 Dec 17     Nicolai Valuev vacated title to fight for the WBA world title, WBA/IC title is vacant.
2006 Mar 11     Ruslan Chagaev     - Vladimir Virchis   W-12 uunan    Hamburg, Germany
For the vacant title. Chagaev also won Virchis' WBO-IN title
2006 Jul 17     Ruslan Chagaev     - Michael Sprott    ;&  TKO-8 rsf    Hamburg, Germany
2006 Oct 10   Ruslan Chagaev vacated the title to fight for the WBAWorld Title, WBA/IC title is vacant.
2006 Oct 10     Taras Bidenko     - Andreas Sidon   &nbssp; TKO-9 rsf     Stuttgart, Germany
For the vacant title.
2007 Mar 17     Taras Bidenko     - Fernely Feliz   &nbssp; W-12 unan     Stuttgart, Germany
2007 Jun 30     Taras Bidenko     - Richel Hersisia   &nnbsp; W-12 unan     Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2007 Oct 20     Taras Bidenko     - George Arias    p; W-12 unan     Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
2008 Jan 8     Taras Bidenko     - Cisse Salif    ; W-12 unan     Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

 

IBF Intercontinental

IBF/IN

1990 Mar 2     Ray Mercer      - Kim Odum     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1991 Jan 11     Ray Mercer vacated title to fight for the WBO world title. IBF/IC title is vacant.
1991 Mar 2     Mike Evans      - Lee Roy Murphy     W-12 unan     Darlington, England
For vacant title
1991 Dec     Mike Evans was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBF/IC title is vacant
1992 Jan 19     Bruce Seldon      - Jesse Ferguson     TKO-5 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title.
1993 Jan 24     Bruce Seldon      - Alexander Popov     TKO-2 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1993 Aug 6     Bruce Seldon      - Greg Page     TKO-9     Bayamon, Puerto Rico
1994 Feb 19     Bruce Seldon      - Nathanial Fitch     TKO-4     Charlotte, NC
1994 Jun     Bruce Seldon relinquished the title to pursue the WBA world title, IBF/IC title is vacant.
1995 Jun 17     Obed Sullivan      - Curtis Shepard     KO-1     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1995 Sep 9     Obed Sullivan      - Thomas Williams     TKO-4 rsf     Fort Worth, TX
1996 Jan 13     Obed Sullivan      - Terry Davis     KO-5     Atlantic City, NJ
1996 Mar 9     Obed Sullivan      - Olian Alexander     TKO-2 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1996 Apr 20     Obed Sullivan      - Buster Mathis, Jr.    ; ND-5     Grand Forks, ND
Fight was stopped due to cuts suffered from accidental clash of heads, Sullivan retains title
1996 Jul 18     Obed Sullivan      - James Gaines     W-12 maj     Boston, MA
1996 Dec 17     Obed Sullivan      - Sam Hampton     W-12 unan     Pikesville, MD
1997 Apr 8     Obed Sullivan      - Levi Billups     TKO-12 rsf     Biloxi, MS
1997 Nov 1     Hasim Rahman      - Obed Sullivan     W-12 maj     New York City, NY.
Rahman defended the USBA title and won Sullivan's IBF/IN title.
1998 Jan 31     Hasim Rahman      - Jesse Ferguson     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
Rahman also defended the USBA title.
1998 Apr 21     Hasim Rahman      - Steve Pannell     KO-2     Lake Charles, LA
Rahman also held the USBA title, but this was not a USBA title bout.
1998 Dec 20     David Tua      - Hasim Rahman     TKO-10     Miami, FL
Tua also won Rahman's USBA title
1999 Jul 17     David Tua      - Gary Bell     TKO-1 rsf     Lake Tahoe, NV
Tua also defended the USBA title.
2000 Jun 6     David Tua      - Obed Sullivan     KO-1     Las Vegas, NV
Tua also defended the USBA title.
2000 Jul 21     David Tua      - Robert Daniels     TKO-3 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
Tua also defended the USBA title.
2000 Nov 11     David Tua vacated title to fight for the world title, the IBF/IC title is vacant
2002 Mar 16     Timo Hoffmann      - Balu Sauer     TKO-7 rsf     Magdeburg, Germany
For the vacant title
2002 Jun 1     Timo Hoffmann      - Ross Puritty     W-12 unan     Nuremberg, Germany
2002 Sep 28     Timo Hoffmann      - Dick Ryan     TKO-8 rsf     Zwickau, Germany
2003 May 31     Henry Akinwande     - Timo Hoffman     W-12 unan     Frankfurt, Germany
2004 Apr 10     Henry Akinwande     - Anton Nel    ; TKO-8 rsf     Carabas, Nigeria
2005 Jan     Henry Akinwande was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBF/IC title is vacant
2005 Mar 12     Timo Hoffmann      - Bob Mirovic     W-122 unan    Zwickau, Germany
For the vacant title
2005 Jun 11     Paolo Vidoz      - Timo Hoffmann   &nbssp; W-12 unan    Kempten, Germany
2005 Jul     Paolo Vidoz was either stripped of the title or vacated it, IBF/IC title is vacant
2005 Dec 12     Henry Akinwande      - Ed Mahone     W-12 uunnan    Leipzig, Germany
For the vacant title
2006 Mar 3     Henry Akinwande      - Cisse Salif     W-122 unan    Oldenburg, Germany
2006 Nov 3     Oleg Platov      - Henry Akinwande   ; W-12 unan    Mühlheim, Germany
2007 Apr 14     Oleg Platov      - Colin Wilson    KO-10  p;  Stuttgart, Germany
2007 Dec 8     Oleg Platov      - Danny Williams    ND-4 p;   Basel, Switzerland
Platov keeps the title with the No-Decision

 

WBC Continental Americas

WBC/CA

1985 Mar 15     Michael Dokes      - Randall Tex Cobb    ; W-4 ret     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1986 Mar     Michael Dokes was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
1988 Apr 28     Michael Dokes      - James Pritchard     TKO-4 rsf     New York City, NY
For the vacant title.
1988 Dec 9     Michael Dokes      - Rocky Sekorski     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1989 Mar 11     Evander Holyfield      - Michael Dokes   &&nnbsp; TKO-10 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
1989 Jul 15     Evander Holyfield      - Adilson Rodrigues    p;; KO-2     Las Vegas, NV
1989 Nov 4     Evander Holyfield      - Alex Stewart     TKO-8 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1990 Jun 1     Evander Holyfield      - Seamus McDonough    ; TKO-4 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1990 Oct 25     Evander Holyfield vacated title to fight Buster Douglas for the world title. WBC/CA title is vacant.
1991 Oct 29     Riddick Bowe      - Elijah Hillary     W-1 disq     Washington DC
For the vacant title.
1992 Nov 14     Riddick Bowe vacated title to fight Evander Holyfield for the world title. WBC/CA title is vacant.
1993 Nov 6     Mike Dixon      - Alex Garcia     TKO-2 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
Dixon soon vacated the title to fight Herbie Hide for the WBC/IN title. WBC/CA title is vacant.
1993 Dec 7     Jeremy Williams      - Garing Lane     TKO-12 rsf     Auburn Hills, MI
For the vacant title.
1994 Jan 28     Jeremy Williams      - Mark Anthony Wills    ; KO-9     Lewiston, ME
1994 Mar 12     Larry Donald      - Jeremy Williams     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1994 Apr 14     Larry Donald      - Bert Cooper     TKO-7 rsf     Bay St. Louis, MS
1994 Dec 3     Riddick Bowe      - Larry Donald     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1995 Mar 1     Riddick Bowe vacated title to fight for the WBO world title. WBC/CA title is vacant.
1995 Mar 7     Jimmy Thunder      - Trevor Berbick     W-12 unan     Mystic Lake, MN
For the vacant title
1995 Jun     Jimmy Thunder vacated title to defend his IBO world title. WBC/CA title is vacant.
1995 Jul 22     Jeremy Williams      - Quinn Navarre     TKO-2 rsf     New Orleans, LA
For the vacant title
1995 Sep 29     Jeremy Williams      - David Sewell     TKO-5 rsf     Stateline, NV
1996 Jun 29     Jeremy Williams vacated title to fight for the WBO title. WBC/CA title is vacant
1996 Aug 8     Ahmad Abdin      - Marcus Rhode     KO-4     Lake Charles, LA
For the vacant title
1997 Jan 9     Ahmad Abdin      - Tony LaRosa     TKO-2 rsf     Beverly Hills, CA
1997 Apr 8     Larry Donald      - Ahmad Abdin     W-12 unan     Biloxi, MS
1997 Dec 13     Larry Donald      - Tim Witherspoon     W-12 unan     Ledyard, CT
1999 Mar     Larry Donald was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
1999 Apr 3     Monte Barrett      - Phil Jackson     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1999 Aug 28     Lance Whitaker      - Monte Barrett   &&nnbsp; W-12 splt     Las Vegas, NV
2000 Jun 6     Lance Whitaker      - Thomas Williams     TKO-2 rsf     Concho, OK
2001 Mar 10     Lance Whitaker      - Oleg Maskaev     KO-2     Las Vegas, NV
2001 Dec 1     Jameel McCline      - Lance Whitaker   ;&  W-12 unan     New York, NY
2002 Dec 7     Jameel McCline vacated the title to fight for the WBO World Title
2002 Dec 14     Lamon Brewster      - Tommy Martin     TKOO--3 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title, Brewster also defended his NABO title.
2003 Jun     Lamon Brewster was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2003 Jun 16     Saul Montana     - Greg Pickron     KO-7     Houston, TX
For the vacant title
2003 Nov 11     Saul Montana     - Gabe Brown     TKO-1 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
2004 Jun     Saul Montana was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2004 Sep 23     James Toney      - Rydell Booker     W-12 unan     Temecula, CA
For the vacant title. Toney also won the IBA Title.
2004 Dec     James Toney was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2004 Dec 9     Michael Moorer      - Vassily Jirov    KO-9     Temecula, CA
For the vacant title. Moorer also won the vacant WBA/NA Title. .
2005 Apr 22     Michael Moorer announced his retirement, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2005 Apr 30     DaVarryl Williamson      - Derrick Jefferson   TKO-2 rsf     New York, NY
For the vacant title. Also for the Vacant NABO title.
2006 Apr 30     DaVarryl Williamson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2006 Jun 28     Tony Thompson      - Dominick Guinn   W-12 unan  p;  San Jose, CA
For the vacant title.
2007 Feb 16     Tony Thompson      - Timor Ibragimov   W-10 unan &nbssp;  Beverly Hills, CA
2007 Aug     Tony Thompson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBC/CA title is vacant.
2007 Sep 21     Chris Arreola      - Thomas Hayes   KO-3   ; Ontario, CA
For the vacant title.

 

WBO Intercontinental

WBO/IC

1996 Mar 16     Scott Welch      - Joe Bugner     TKO-6 rsf     Berlin, Germany
For the vacant title.
1997 Jan 11     Scott Welch vacated title to fight Henry Akinwande for the WBO title. WBO/IC title is vacant
1997 May 10     Will Fischer      - Christophe Bizot     KO-7     Frankfurt, Germany
For the vacant title.
1997 Aug     Will Fischer vacated title to fight for the German title. WBO/IC title is vacant
1997 Jun 28     Pele Raid      - Ricardo Kennedy     TKO-1 rsf     Norwich, England
For the vacant title.
1997 Oct 11     Pele Reid      - Eli Dixon     KO-9     Sheffield, England
1998 Apr     Pele Reid relinquished the title to fight for the Commonwealth title. WBO/IC title is vacant
1998 May 2     Vitaly Klitschko      - Dick Ryan     TKO-5 rsf     Lubeck, Germany
For the vacant title.
1998 Sep     Vitaly Klitschko relinquished the title to fight for the EBU title, The WBO/IC title is vacant
1998 Oct 10     Danny Williams      - Antoine Palatis     W-12 unan     Bethnal Green, England
For the vacant title.
2000 Dec 11     Danny Williams vacated title to fight for the Commonwealth title. WBO/IC title is vacant
2001 Apr 3     Julius Francis      - Mike Holden     W-12 unan     London, England
For the vacant title.
2003 Mar 11     Julius Francis was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBO/IC title is vacant.
2003 Mar 15     Kirk Johnson     - Lou Savarese     TKO-4 rsf     Dallas, TX
For the vacant title.
2003 Sep 15     Kirk Johnson was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBO/IC title is vacant.
2003 Nov 22     Timo Hoffmann     - Zuri Lawrence     W-12 unan     Riesa, Germany
For the vacant title.
2004 Feb 28     Timo Hoffmann     - Corey Sanders     W-12 unan     Dresden, Germany
2004 Dec   Timo Hoffmann was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBO/IC title is vacant.
2004 Dec 14     Taras Bidenko     - Konstantin Onofrei     TKO-7 rsf      Solden, Austria
For the vacant title.
2005 Mar 29     Vladimir Virchis     - Taras Bidenko     TKO-12 rsf     Wandsbek, Germany
2005 Sep 9     Vladimir Virchis     - Lisandro Diaz     TKO-1 rsf     Karlsruhe, Germany
2005 Dec 13     Vladimir Virchis     - Michael Sprott     W-12 unan    Sölden, Austria
2006 Mar 11     Ruslan Chagaev     - Vladimir Virchis   p;;  W-12 unan    Hamburg, Germany
Chagaev also won the vacant WBA-IN title
2006 Apr 4   Ruslan Chagaev was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBO/IC title is vacant.
2006 Apr 4   Alexander Dimitrenko     - Fernely Feliz   &nbssp; W-12 unan    Kiel, Germany
For the vacant title.
2006 Jul 29   Alexander Dimitrenko     - Chad van Sickle   ;&  TKO-2 rsf    Oberhausen, Germany
2006 Oct 28   Alexander Dimitrenko     - Gonzalo Basile   TKO-1 rsf  p;  Stuttgart, Germany
2007 Mar 17   Luan Krasniqi     - Brian Minto    ; W-12 unan    Stuttgart, Germany
For the WBO/IN "Interim" title.
2007 Jul 14   Alexander Dimitrenko     - Malcolm Tann   TKO-5 rsf  &  Hamburg, Germany
2007 Nov 17   Alexander Dimitrenko     - Timo Hoffmann   TKO-12 rsf  p;  Magdeburg, Germany

 

United States Boxing Association

USBA

1973 Jun 23     Chuck Wepner      - Ernie Terrell     W-12 Unan     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title.
1974-78     No info on the USBA Heavyweight Championship
1979 Jan 18     Mike Weaver      - Stan Ward     TKO-9 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title.
1979 Nov 24     Mike Weaver      - Scott LeDeaux     W-12 unan     Bloomington, MN
1980 Mar 30     Mike Weaver vacated title when he won the WBA title, USBA title is vacant.
1981 Feb 7     Greg Page      - Stan Ward     TKO-7 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title.
1981 Jun 12     Greg Page      - Marty Monroe     TKO-6 rsf     Kiamesha Lake, NY
1981 Aug 22     Greg Page      - George Chaplin     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1981 Dec 11     Greg Page      - Scott LeDoux     KO-4     Nassau, Bahamas
1982 May 2     Greg Page      - Jimmy Young     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1982 Nov 26     Greg Page      - James Tillis     KO-8     Houston, TX
1983 May 20     Greg Page      - Renaldo Snipes     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1984 Aug 31     David Bay      - Greg Page     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1985 Jun 15     Trevor Berbick      - David Bey    p;; TKO-11     Las Vegas, NV
1985 Aug 10     Trevor Berbick      - Mitch Green     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1986 Mar 22     Trevor Berbick vacated title when he won the WBC title, USBA title is vacant.
1986 Sep 20     Tony Tucker      - James Broad     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title
1987 May     Tony Tucker relinquished the title to fight for the IBF title USBA title is vacant.
1987 Jun 21     Carl Williams      - Bert Cooper     TKO-8 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
For the vacant title
1988 Jan 27     Carl Williams      - Rodney Frazier     KO-1     San Diego, CA
1988 Jun 27     Carl Williams      - Trevor Berbick     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
1988 Nov 10     Carl Williams      - Michael Rouse     TKO-3 rsf     Lake Tahoe, NV
1990 Jul 24     Carl Williams      - Melton Bowen     TKO-5 rsf     Atlantic City, NJ
1991 Mar 8     Tim Witherspoon      - Carl Williams   &&nnbsp; W-12 unan     Atlantic City. NJ
1991 Sep 10     Tim Witherspoon      - Art Tucker     TKO-3 rsf     Philadelphia, PA
1992 Jan     Tim Witherspoon was either stripped of the title or vacated it, USBA title is vacant.
1992 Jul 12     James Pritchard      - Wes Turner TKO-3 rsf   &nbssp; Ringold, OK
For the vacant title
1992 Dec     James Pritchard was either stripped of the title or vacated it, USBA title is vacant.
1993 Jan 17     Mike Hunter      - Tyrell Biggs     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1993 Aug 5     Mike Hunter      - Alexander Zolkin    ; W-12 splt     Las Vegas, NV
1993 Dec 4     Mike Hunter      - Buster Mathis, Jr.    ; ND-12     Corpus Christi, TX
Hunter won the fight but the verdict was changed to a no-decision after he tested
positive for illegal substances, and he was also stripped of the title shortly thereafter
1994 Feb 5     Buster Mathis, Jr.      - Tyrell Biggs     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
For the vacant title
1994 Nov 11     Buster Mathis, Jr.      - Lyle McDowell     TKO-5 rsf     Lake Tahoe, NV
1995 Apr 18     Buster Mathis, Jr.      - Alex Garcia     W-12 unan     Las Vegas, NV
1995 Nov 16     Buster Mathis, Jr. was stripped of the title for fighting Mike Tyson
instead of defending the title against No. 1 ranked USBA contender Lou Savarese.
1996 Nov 1     Lou Savarese      - Buster Mathis, Jr.     TKO-7 rsf     Indio, CA
For the vacant title, The USBA arranged for Mathis to fight for "his" vacant title.
1997 Apr 26     Lou Savarese vacated title to fight George Foreman for the WBU title. USBA title is vacant.
1997 Jul 15     Hasim Rahman      - Jeff Wooden     TKO-9 rsf     Rochester, NY
For the vacant title
1997 Nov 1     Hasim Rahman      - Obed Sullivan     W-12 maj     New York City, NY.
Rahman defended the USBA title and won Sullivan's IBF/IC title.
1998 Jan 31     Hasim Rahman      - Jesse Ferguson     W-12 unan     Atlantic City, NJ
Rahman also defended the IBF/v title.
1998 Dec 20     David Tua      - Hasim Rahman     TKO-10     Miami, FL
Tua also won Rahman's IBF/ IC title
1999 Jul 17     David Tua      - Gary Bell     TKO-1 rsf     Lake Tahoe, NV
Tua also defended the IBF/IC title.
2000 Jun 6     David Tua      - Obed Sullivan     KO-1     Las Vegas, NV
Tua also defended the IBF/IC title.
2000 Jul 21     David Tua      - Robert Daniels     TKO-3 rsf     Las Vegas, NV
Tua also defended the IBF/IC title.
2000 Nov 11     David Tua vacated title to fight Lennox Lewis for the world title. USBA title is vacant.
2001 May 12     Chris Byrd      - Maurice Harris     W-12 unan     New York, NY
For the vacant title
2001 Aug 18     Chris Byrd      - David Tua     W-12 uunnan     Las Vegas, NV
2002 Dec 14     Chris Byrd vacated title to fight Evander Holyfield for the IBF title. USBA title is vacant.
2003 Sep 2     Tye Fields      - Sherman Williams     W-12 unan     Chester, WV
For the vacant title
2004 Sep    Tye Fields was either stripped of the title or vacated it, USBA title is vacant.
For the vacant title
2005 Jan 22     Samuel Peter     - Yanqui Diaz    TKO-5 rsf     Miami, FL
For the vacant title
2005 Jul 2     Samuel Peter     - Taurus Sykes     KO-2      Reno, NV
Peter also won the NABA title and defended his NABF title
2006 Feb    Samuel Peter  was either stripped of the title or vacated it, USBA title is vacant.
2006 Mar 18     Shannon Briggs     - Dickie Ryan     KO-4      Fort Smith, AR
Briggs also won the vacant NABA and NABO titles
2006 May 24     Shannon Briggs     - Chris Koval     TKO-3 ret     New York, NY
Briggs also defended his NABA and NABO titles
2006 Nov    Shannon Briggs vacated the title to fight for the WBO World Title, USBA title is vacant.
2006 Nov 10    Evander Holyfield   - Fres Oquendo    W-12 unan     San Antonio, TX
For the vacant title
2007 Jan    Evander Holyfield vacated the title to fight for the WBO World Title, USBA title is vacant.
2007 Feb 9     Eddie Chambers    - Derrick Rossey    TKO-7 rsf     Selden, KS
For the vacant title

 

Disbanded Titles

WBA Intercontinental

WBA/IC

1989 Nov 14     Michael Dokes      - Lionel Washington    p;; KO-8     Inglewood, CA
For the vacant title
1990 Feb 5     Michael Dokes      - Jorge Dascola     TKO-11     Los Angeles, CA
1990 Apr 4     Razor Ruddock      - Michael Dokes     KO-1     New York City, NY
The WBA Intercontinental title was disbanded by the WBA shortly after this fight.

 

WBA Americas

WBA/A

1989 Jul 27     Mike Weaver      - Phil Brown     W-12 unan     New York, NY
For the vacant title
1990 Apr 4     James Bonecrusher Smith      - Mike Weaver   &nbbssp; W-12 unan     New York, NY
The WBA Americas title was disbanded by the WBA shortly after this fight.

 

Legends of Boxing Organization

LBO

 1999 Jun 19     Larry Holmes      - James Bonecrusher Smith     TKO-8 ret     Fayetteville, NC
For the vacant title.
2000 Nov 17     Larry Holmes      - Mike Weaver     TKO-6 rsf     Biloxi, MS

 

WBA North American 

WBA/NA

1997 May 10     Frans Botha      - James Stanton     KOO--10     Miami, FL
For the vacant title
1997 Jun 21     Frans Botha      - Lee Gilbert     W-12 unan     Tampa, FL
1998 Aug     Franz Botha was either stripped of the title or vacated it, WBA/NA title is vacant
1998 Sep 19     John Ruiz      -      - Jerry Baalllard     TKO-4 rsf     Atlanta, GA
Ruiz won the vacant WBA/NA title and also defended his NABF title.
1999 Mar 3     John Ruiz      - Mario Cawley     TKO-4 rsf     New York, NY
1999 Jun 12     John Ruiz      - Fernely Feliz     TKO-7 rsf     Wilmington, MA
1999 Dec 11     John Ruiz      - Thomas Williams     TKO-2 rsf     Tunica, MS
2000 Aug 12     Ruiz relinquished the title to fight Evander Holyfield for the WBA title. WBA/NA title is vacant.
2001-2004     WBA/NA title is vacant.
2004 Dec 9     Michael Moorer      - Vassily Jirov    KO-9     Temecula, CA
For the vacant title. Moorer also won the vacant WBC/CA Title.
2005 Apr 22     Michael Moorer announced his retirement, WBA/NA title is vacant.

"People`s Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament" Championship

1993 Mar 12     Tony Tubbs      - Daniel Dancuta     WW--3 unan     Bay St. Louis, MS

 

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