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    List of world heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia

    • Map of countries, number of current and former world heavyweight boxing champions per country (as of 8 April 2023). Note: interim titles and secondary belts are not included See more

    Overview

    At boxing's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit, and historically the weight class has gone with vague or no definition. During the 19th century many heavyweights were 170 pounds (12 st 2 lb, 77 kg) or le… See more

    Championship recognition

    • WBA championship belt
    • WBC championship belt
    • IBF championship belt
    • WBO championship belt … See more

    List of champions

    1. Won vacant championship title.
    2. Voluntarily relinquished championship title.
    3. Championship recognition withdrawn by sanctioning organization upon his refusal to fight an opponent of the organization's designation… See more

    Who is the world's first undisputed heavyweight champion?
    The most recent undisputed heavyweight champ was Lennox Lewis, who beat Evander Holyfield in late 1999 and enjoyed a five-month reign. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.
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  1. Ukrainian icon Oleksandr Usyk — who had previously cleaned up in the cruiserweight division — became unified heavyweight champion with an upset victory over Anthony Joshua in September 2021.

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    WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF and The Ring title holders Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) will defend his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles on Saturday against Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be broadcasted via a joint pay-per-view on ESPN and FOX Sports.

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    WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF and The Ring title holders Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA (super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles on Saturday against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.

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    Who is the world's first heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years?
    Usyk’s heart and skill are enormous, and he overcame a major size disadvantage against Tyson Fury to become the world’s first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years. Usyk defeated Fury by split decision on Sunday, knocking down his hulking opponent in the ninth round and eventually earning a narrow win on two scorecards.

    Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight

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    Who is the longest reigning heavyweight champion in boxing?
    Below is a list of longest reigning heavyweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Both The Ringand lineal championships are included. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. All championship reigns [edit] Pos. Name Title Reign Title recognition 1. Joe Louis 11 years, 8 months, 8 days

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    Who is the world's first undisputed heavyweight champion?
    The most recent undisputed heavyweight champ was Lennox Lewis, who beat Evander Holyfield in late 1999 and enjoyed a five-month reign. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.

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    How many world heavyweight titles has a Ring champion won?
    The list only includes title reigns during which the champion: has won undisputed championship(July 2, 1921–present), The Ringchampionship, lineal championship (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921) held at least two major world heavyweight titlessimultaneously

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    Who is the WBC champion?
    American boxer Trevor Bryan is currently recognized as the world champion of the division, while Syrian Mahmoud Charr is the champion in recess. Fury became the WBC champion on Feb. 22, 2020 by defeating Wilder, who previously held the belt since January of 2015.

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    Who is the oldest heavyweight champion?
    As of October 12, 2024. This is the list of the oldest heavyweight champions ordered by age at their last day as champion. All championship reigns [edit] Name Recognition Last day as champion Age Source(s) 1 George Foreman IBF June 29, 1995 46 years, 5 months, 18 days 2 Vitali Klitschko WBC December 16, 2013 42 years, 2 months, 26 days 3

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    Sep 20, 2022 · Ukrainian icon Oleksandr Usyk — who had previously cleaned up in the cruiserweight division — became unified heavyweight champion with an upset victory over Anthony Joshua in September 2021.

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    Map of countries, number of beaten opponents in world heavyweight boxing championship fights reached by country citizen - undisputed champion (July 2, 1921-present), lineal champion (August 29, 1885–July 2, 1921), The Ring …

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    Tyson Fury retains heavyweight title with TKO of Dillian Whyte

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    Tyson Fury retains WBC heavyweight title after beating Dillian

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    Ukraine’s Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed …

    May 19, 2024 · Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours...