Regional title lineage
ENGLISH HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of ENGLISH heavyweight champions since 1882 — 20 champions across 23 reigns. DAVID ADELEYE is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to BOMBARDIER BILLY WELLS (64y 12m, 0 defences).
- 23DAVID ADELEYECURRENT CHAMPION
2024–present · 1y 11m · 0 defences
- 22
2023–2024 · 1y 9m · 2 defences
- 21
2013–2023 · 10y · 0 defences
- 20
2012–2013 · 1y 2m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 19
2009–2012 · 2y 4m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 18
2008–2009 · 1y 5m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 17
2007–2008 · 1y 2m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 16
2004–2007 · 2y 2m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 15
1975–2004 · 29y 4m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 14
1910–1975 · 64y 12m · 0 defences
- 13
1907–1910 · 3y 7m · 0 defences
- 12
1907 · 10d · 0 defences
- 11
1903–1907 · 3y 10m · 0 defences
- 10
1902–1903 · 10m · 0 defences
- 9
1901–1902 · 8m · 0 defences
- 8
1901 · 2m · 0 defences
- 7
1901 · 6m · 0 defences
- 6
1895–1901 · 5y 4m · 0 defences
- 5
1893–1895 · 2y 2m · 3 defences
- 4
1893 · 7m · 0 defences
- 3
1888–1893 · 4y 8m · 0 defences
- 2
1882–1888 · 5y 6m · 0 defences
- 1
1882 · 0d · 0 defences
