Continental title lineage

EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of EUROPEAN heavyweight champions since 1913 — 59 champions across 81 reigns. EMANUEL ODIASE is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to PRIMO CARNERA (12y 9m, 0 defences).

  1. 81
    EMANUEL ODIASECURRENT CHAMPION

    2026–present · 5m · 0 defences

  2. 80

    2026 · 2m · 0 defences

  3. 79

    2026 · 1m · 0 defences

  4. 78

    2026 · 28d · 0 defences

  5. 77

    2025–2026 · 7m · 0 defences

  6. 76

    2025 · 4m · 1 defence

  7. 75

    2024–2025 · 3m · 0 defences

  8. 74

    2024 · 5m · 0 defences

  9. 73

    2024 · 3m · 0 defences

  10. 72

    2023–2024 · 4m · 0 defences

  11. 71

    2023 · 7d · 0 defences

  12. 70

    2023 · 2m · 0 defences

  13. 69

    2023 · 5m · 0 defences

  14. 68

    2023 · 3m · 0 defences

  15. 67

    2023 · 15d · 0 defences

  16. 66

    2021–2023 · 1y 5m · 0 defences

  17. 65

    2021 · 6m · 0 defences

  18. 64

    2021 · 8d · 0 defences

  19. 63

    2020–2021 · 3m · 0 defences

  20. 62

    2019–2020 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  21. 61

    2019 · 1m · 0 defences

  22. 60

    2019 · 6d · 0 defences

  23. 59

    2018–2019 · 3m · 0 defences

  24. 58

    2017–2018 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  25. 57

    2017 · 6m · 0 defences

  26. 56

    2017 · 3m · 0 defences

  27. 55

    2016–2017 · 4m · 0 defences

  28. 54

    2015–2016 · 1y 3m · 1 defence

  29. 53

    2015 · 1m · 0 defences

  30. 52

    2014–2015 · 6m · 0 defences

  31. 51

    2014 · 7d · 0 defences

  32. 50

    2014 · 6m · 0 defences

  33. 49

    2014 · 14d · 0 defences

  34. 48

    2012–2014 · 1y 8m · 2 defences · won vacant

  35. 47

    2012 · 7m · 0 defences · later vacated

  36. 46

    2011–2012 · 11m · 1 defence

  37. 45

    2011 · 6d · 0 defences

  38. 44

    2011 · 1m · 0 defences

  39. 43

    2010–2011 · 7m · 0 defences

  40. 42

    2010 · 4m · 0 defences

  41. 41

    2009–2010 · 4m · 0 defences

  42. 40

    2009 · 7m · 0 defences · won vacant

  43. 39

    2008–2009 · 6m · 0 defences · later vacated

  44. 38

    2008 · 6m · 0 defences

  45. 37

    2007–2008 · 1y 2m · 0 defences

  46. 36

    2007 · 3m · 0 defences

  47. 35

    2006–2007 · 7m · 0 defences

  48. 34

    2006 · 5m · 0 defences

  49. 33

    2003–2006 · 3y · 0 defences

  50. 32

    1999–2003 · 3y 5m · 1 defence

  51. 31

    1998–1999 · 10m · 0 defences

  52. 30

    1997–1998 · 1y 5m · 1 defence

  53. 29

    1993–1997 · 4y 2m · 0 defences

  54. 28

    1990–1993 · 2y 6m · 3 defences

  55. 27

    1987–1990 · 3y 7m · 0 defences

  56. 26

    1985–1987 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  57. 25

    1980–1985 · 5y 5m · 1 defence · won vacant

  58. 24

    1977–1980 · 2y 5m · 2 defences · later vacated

  59. 23

    1977 · 7m · 0 defences

  60. 22

    1976–1977 · 7m · 0 defences

  61. 21

    1975–1976 · 12m · 0 defences

  62. 20

    1972–1975 · 3y 1m · 4 defences

  63. 19

    1971–1972 · 10m · 0 defences

  64. 18

    1971 · 3m · 0 defences

  65. 17

    1971 · 7m · 1 defence

  66. 16

    1968–1971 · 2y 6m · 2 defences

  67. 15

    1964–1968 · 3y 11m · 1 defence

  68. 14

    1964 · 8m · 0 defences

  69. 13

    1960–1964 · 3y 11m · 0 defences

  70. 12

    1957–1960 · 2y 10m · 0 defences

  71. 11

    1954–1957 · 2y 7m · 0 defences

  72. 10

    1951–1954 · 3y 7m · 0 defences

  73. 9

    1946–1951 · 4y 8m · 1 defence

  74. 8

    1933–1946 · 12y 9m · 0 defences

  75. 7

    1929–1933 · 4y 4m · 1 defence

  76. 6

    1928–1929 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  77. 5

    1927–1928 · 11m · 0 defences

  78. 4

    1924–1927 · 2y 4m · 0 defences

  79. 3

    1923–1924 · 12m · 0 defences

  80. 2

    1923 · 4m · 0 defences

  81. 1

    1913–1923 · 9y 12m · 2 defences

The Ring Record

Rankings derived from the Mike Paul / Bob Bordier heavyweight rating system.

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