World title lineage
IBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of IBO light heavyweight champions since 1997 — 16 champions across 28 reigns. DMITRY BIVOL is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to ANDRZEJ FONFARA (9y 11m, 0 defences).
- 28DMITRY BIVOLCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 1y 8m · 1 defence
- 27
2024–2025 · 4m · 0 defences
- 26
2023–2024 · 10m · 1 defence
- 25
2023 · 4m · 0 defences
- 24
2023 · 3m · 0 defences
- 23
2022–2023 · 7m · 0 defences
- 22
2012–2022 · 9y 11m · 0 defences
- 21
2010–2012 · 2y 3m · 0 defences
- 20
2009–2010 · 9m · 0 defences
- 19
2008–2009 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
- 18
2005–2008 · 3y 4m · 5 defences
- 17
2004–2005 · 6m · 0 defences
- 16
2004 · 6m · 0 defences
- 15
2004 · 1m · 1 defence
- 14
2004 · 28d · 0 defences
- 13
2004 · 0d · 0 defences
- 12
2003–2004 · 5m · 0 defences
- 11
2003 · 14d · 1 defence
- 10
2003 · 1m · 0 defences
- 9
2003 · 4m · 1 defence
- 8
2003 · 0d · 0 defences
- 7
2002–2003 · 7m · 1 defence
- 6
2002 · 2m · 0 defences
- 5
2002 · 3m · 0 defences
- 4
2002 · 4m · 0 defences
- 3
2001–2002 · 2m · 0 defences
- 2
2000–2001 · 1y 11m · 4 defences
- 1
1997–2000 · 2y 8m · 0 defences · won vacant
