Continental title lineage
EBU HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of EBU heavyweight champions since 1913 — 59 champions across 78 reigns. EMANUEL ODIASE is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to PRIMO CARNERA (12y 9m, 0 defences).
- 78EMANUEL ODIASECURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 5m · 0 defences
- 77
2026 · 2m · 0 defences
- 76
2026 · 1m · 0 defences
- 75
2026 · 28d · 0 defences
- 74
2025–2026 · 7m · 0 defences
- 73
2025 · 4m · 1 defence
- 72
2024–2025 · 3m · 0 defences
- 71
2024 · 5m · 0 defences
- 70
2024 · 3m · 0 defences
- 69
2023–2024 · 4m · 0 defences
- 68
2023 · 7d · 0 defences
- 67
2023 · 2m · 0 defences
- 66
2023 · 5m · 0 defences
- 65
2023 · 3m · 0 defences
- 64
2023 · 15d · 0 defences
- 63
2021–2023 · 1y 5m · 0 defences
- 62
2021 · 6m · 0 defences
- 61
2021 · 8d · 0 defences
- 60
2020–2021 · 3m · 0 defences
- 59
2019–2020 · 1y 7m · 1 defence
- 58
2019 · 1m · 0 defences
- 57
2019 · 6d · 0 defences
- 56
2018–2019 · 3m · 0 defences
- 55
2017–2018 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 54
2017 · 6m · 0 defences
- 53
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 52
2016–2017 · 4m · 0 defences
- 51
2015–2016 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 50
2015 · 1m · 0 defences
- 49
2014–2015 · 6m · 0 defences
- 48
2014 · 7d · 0 defences
- 47
2014 · 6m · 0 defences
- 46
2014 · 14d · 0 defences
- 45
2013–2014 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 44
2012–2013 · 12m · 0 defences
- 43
2011–2012 · 11m · 1 defence
- 42
2011 · 6d · 0 defences
- 41
2011 · 1m · 0 defences
- 40
2010–2011 · 7m · 0 defences
- 39
2010 · 4m · 0 defences
- 38
2009–2010 · 4m · 0 defences
- 37
2009 · 7m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 36
2008–2009 · 6m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 35
2008 · 6m · 0 defences
- 34
2007–2008 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 33
2007 · 3m · 0 defences
- 32
2006–2007 · 7m · 0 defences
- 31
2006 · 5m · 0 defences
- 30
1999–2006 · 6y 5m · 1 defence
- 29
1998–1999 · 10m · 0 defences
- 28
1997–1998 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 27
1993–1997 · 4y 2m · 0 defences
- 26
1990–1993 · 2y 6m · 3 defences
- 25
1987–1990 · 3y 7m · 0 defences
- 24
1985–1987 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
- 23
1980–1985 · 5y 5m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 22
1977–1980 · 2y 5m · 2 defences · later vacated
- 21
1977 · 7m · 0 defences
- 20
1976–1977 · 7m · 0 defences
- 19
1975–1976 · 12m · 0 defences
- 18
1972–1975 · 3y 1m · 4 defences
- 17
1971–1972 · 10m · 0 defences
- 16
1971 · 3m · 0 defences
- 15
1971 · 7m · 1 defence
- 14
1968–1971 · 2y 6m · 2 defences
- 13
1964–1968 · 3y 11m · 1 defence
- 12
1964 · 8m · 0 defences
- 11
1960–1964 · 3y 11m · 0 defences
- 10
1957–1960 · 2y 10m · 0 defences
- 9
1954–1957 · 2y 7m · 0 defences
- 8
1951–1954 · 3y 7m · 0 defences
- 7
1946–1951 · 4y 8m · 1 defence
- 6
1933–1946 · 12y 9m · 0 defences
- 5
1929–1933 · 4y 4m · 1 defence
- 4
1928–1929 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
- 3
1927–1928 · 11m · 0 defences
- 2
1923–1927 · 3y 8m · 1 defence
- 1
1913–1923 · 9y 12m · 1 defence
