National title lineage
BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of BRITISH heavyweight champions since 1905 — 37 champions across 43 reigns. RICHARD RIAKPORHE is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JACK PETERSEN (13y 1m, 0 defences).
- 43RICHARD RIAKPORHECURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 7m · 0 defences
- 42
2025–2026 · 4m · 0 defences
- 41
2025 · 8m · 0 defences
- 40
2022–2025 · 2y 4m · 3 defences
- 39
2020–2022 · 1y 12m · 0 defences
- 38
2018–2020 · 2y 7m · 0 defences
- 37
2015–2018 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 36
2014–2015 · 1y · 0 defences
- 35
2010–2014 · 4y 7m · 0 defences
- 34
2007–2010 · 3y 3m · 2 defences
- 33
2005–2007 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 32
2004–2005 · 1y 11m · 0 defences
- 31
2000–2004 · 3y 3m · 4 defences
- 30
1997–2000 · 3y 1m · 1 defence
- 29
1991–1997 · 6y 7m · 2 defences
- 28
1988–1991 · 2y 12m · 0 defences
- 27
1983–1988 · 4y 6m · 0 defences
- 26
1981–1983 · 1y 12m · 0 defences
- 25
1978–1981 · 2y 12m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 24
1976–1978 · 2y · 0 defences · later vacated
- 23
1975–1976 · 1y · 1 defence
- 22
1975 · 9m · 0 defences
- 21
1972–1975 · 2y 7m · 0 defences
- 20
1971–1972 · 9m · 0 defences
- 19
1971 · 7m · 0 defences
- 18
1970–1971 · 12m · 0 defences
- 17
1969–1970 · 5m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 16
1959–1969 · 10y 9m · 8 defences · later vacated
- 15
1958–1959 · 7m · 0 defences
- 14
1957–1958 · 9m · 0 defences
- 13
1949–1957 · 8y 4m · 0 defences
- 12
1936–1949 · 13y 1m · 0 defences
- 11
1923–1936 · 12y 5m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 10
1919–1923 · 4y 9m · 5 defences · later vacated
- 9
1918–1919 · 1y · 0 defences · won vacant
- 8
1911–1918 · 6y 10m · 12 defences · later vacated
- 7
1911 · 3m · 0 defences
- 6
1910–1911 · 11m · 5 defences
- 5
1909–1910 · 10m · 0 defences
- 4
1907–1909 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 3
1907 · 14d · 0 defences
- 2
1906–1907 · 4m · 0 defences
- 1
1905–1906 · 11m · 0 defences
