World title lineage
IBF LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of IBF light middleweight champions since 1986 — 21 champions across 23 reigns. JOSH KELLY is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to ANTHONY MUNDINE (6y 1m, 0 defences).
- 23JOSH KELLYCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 9m · 1 defence
- 22
2025–2026 · 4m · 0 defences
- 21
2024–2025 · 12m · 0 defences
- 20
2019–2024 · 5y 2m · 0 defences
- 19
2018–2019 · 1y · 0 defences
- 18
2012–2018 · 6y 1m · 0 defences
- 17
2006–2012 · 5y 12m · 0 defences
- 16
2005–2006 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 15
2004–2005 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 14
2000–2004 · 3y 3m · 0 defences
- 13
1998–2000 · 1y 12m · 4 defences
- 12
1997–1998 · 1y · 0 defences
- 11
1997 · 8m · 2 defences
- 10
1996–1997 · 1y 3m · 3 defences
- 9
1994–1996 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 8
1990–1994 · 4y 2m · 7 defences
- 7
1990 · 0d · 0 defences
- 6
1989–1990 · 1y · 2 defences
- 5
1989 · 0d · 0 defences
- 4
1989 · 5m · 0 defences
- 3
1988–1989 · 3m · 0 defences
- 2
1987–1988 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 1
1986–1987 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
