World title lineage
IBF HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of IBF heavyweight champions since 1985 — 23 champions across 30 reigns. FILIP HRGOVIC is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO (4y 4m, 7 defences).
- 30FILIP HRGOVICCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 2m · 0 defences
- 29
2025–2026 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 28
2024–2025 · 10m · 0 defences
- 27
2021–2024 · 2y 12m · 3 defences
- 26
2019–2021 · 1y 10m · 1 defence
- 25
2019 · 6m · 0 defences
- 24
2016–2019 · 3y 2m · 6 defences
- 23
2016 · 3m · 0 defences
- 22
2015–2016 · 2m · 0 defences
- 21
2015 · 7m · 0 defences
- 20
2015 · 2m · 0 defences
- 19
2012–2015 · 2y 7m · 5 defences
- 18
2012 · 21d · 0 defences
- 17
2008–2012 · 4y 4m · 7 defences
- 16
2007–2008 · 4m · 0 defences
- 15
2006–2007 · 1y 6m · 3 defences
- 14
2005–2006 · 7m · 0 defences
- 13
2001–2005 · 3y 11m · 1 defence
- 12
2001 · 7m · 0 defences
- 11
1999–2001 · 1y 5m · 3 defences
- 10
1996–1999 · 3y 2m · 0 defences
- 9
1994–1996 · 1y 10m · 1 defence
- 8
1993–1994 · 12m · 0 defences
- 7
1992–1993 · 12m · 2 defences
- 6
1990–1992 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
- 5
1990 · 9m · 0 defences
- 4
1987–1990 · 2y 6m · 6 defences
- 3
1987 · 2m · 0 defences
- 2
1985–1987 · 1y 3m · 2 defences · later vacated
- 1
1985 · 6m · 1 defence
