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Encyclopedia > List of Cruiserweight Champions

This is a chronological List of World Cruiserweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
31 Mar 1980 25 Nov 1981 Marvin Camel Universal (WBC)
Camel and Mate Parlov fought to a draw in the first Cruiserweight championship bout on August 12, 1979, sanctioned by the World Boxing Council. Camel won the rematch to become champion. Since the WBC was the only sanctioning body to recognize a Cruiserweight division at the time, he is considered by some as an undisputed champion.
25 Nov 1980 27 Jun 1982 Carlos De Leon Universal (WBC)
13 Feb 1982 01 Dec 1984 Ossie Ocasio WBA
Ocasio defeated Robbie Williams in the first Cruiserweight championship bout sanctioned by the World Boxing Association.
26 Jun 1982 17 Jul 1983 S.T. Gordon WBC
17 Jul 1983 06 Jun 1985 Carlos De Leon WBC
13 Feb 1983 06 Oct 1984 Marvin Camel IBF
Just as he had done with the WBC title, Camel became the first champion in the division crowned by the International Boxing Federation, defeating Roddy McDonald to win the title.
06 Oct 1984 25 Oct 1986 Lee Roy Murphy IBF
01 Dec 1984 27 Jul 1985 Piet Crous WBA
06 Jun 1985 21 Sep 1985 Alfonso Ratliff WBC
27 Jul 1985 12 Jul 19861 Dwight Braxton WBA
21 Sep 1985 22 Mar 1986 Bernard Benton WBC
22 Mar 1986 09 Apr 1988 Carlos De Leon WBC
12 Jul 1986 15 May 1987 Evander Holyfield WBA
25 Oct 1986 15 May 1987 Rickey Parkey IBF
15 May 1987 09 Apr 1988 Evander Holyfield WBA & IBF
Holyfield defeated Parkey to unify the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles.
09 Apr 1988 04 Dec 19883 Evander Holyfield Universal
Holyfield defeated Carlos De Leon to earn the World Boxing Council championship, making him the division's first (and to date only) truly undisputed champion.
25 Mar 1989 25 Sep 19892 Taoufik Belbouli WBC
17 May 1989 27 Jul 1990 Carlos De Leon WBC
03 Jun 1989 22 Mar 1990 Glenn McCrory IBF
27 Nov 1989 08 Mar 1991 Robert Daniels WBA
12 Mar 1989 17 May 1990 Boone Pultz WBO
22 Mar 1990 27 Jul 19912 Jeff Lampkin IBF
17 May 1990 01 May 1992 Magne Havnaa3 WBO
27 Jul 1990 20 Jul 1991 Massimiliano Duran WBC
08 Mar 1991 05 Aug 19932 Bobby Czyz WBA
20 Jul 1991 07 Jul 19952 Anaclet Wamba WBC
07 Sep 1991 30 Jul 1992 James Warring IBF
25 Jul 1992 13 Feb 1993 Tyrone Booze WBO
30 Jul 1992 30 Apr 19963 Alfred Cole IBF
13 Feb 1993 26 Jun 1993 Markus Bott WBO
26 Jun 1993 17 Dec 1994 Nestor Giovannini WBO
06 Nov 1993 22 Jul 1995 Orlin Norris WBA
17 Dec 1994 01 Jan 19953 Dariusz Michalczewski WBO
10 Jun 1995 04 Oct 1997 Ralf Rocchigiani WBO
22 Jul 1995 08 Nov 1997 Nate Miller WBA
25 Jul 1995 21 Feb 1998 Marcelo Dominguez WBC
31 Aug 1996 21 Jun 1997 Adolpho Washington IBF
21 Jun 1997 08 Nov 1997 Uriah Grant IBF
04 Oct 1997 27 Mar 1999 Carl Thompson WBO
08 Nov 1997 30 Oct 1998 Imamu Mayfield IBF
08 Nov 1997 09 Dec 2000 Fabrice Tiozzo WBA
21 Feb 1998 19 Feb 20023 Juan Carlos Gomez WBC
30 Oct 1998 05 Jun 1999 Arthur Williams IBF
27 Mar 1999 Present Johnny Nelson WBO
05 Jun 1999 26 Apr 2003 Vassili Jirov IBF
09 Dec 2000 23 Feb 2002 Virgil Hill WBA
23 Feb 2002 Present Jean-Marc Mormeck WBA & WBC
12 Oct 2003 22 Apr 2005 Wayne Braithwaite WBC
26 Apr 2003 09 Dec 20033 James Toney IBF
01 May 2004 Present Kelvin Davis IBF

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Footnotes

1 Later known as Dwight Muhammad Qawi.
2 Championship recognition withdrawn due to champion's failure/refusal to defend title against mandatory or designated challenger.
3 Relinquished title.

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Since the WBC was the only sanctioning body to recognize a Cruiserweight division at the time, he is considered by some as an undisputed champion.
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