World title lineage
LINEAL HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of LINEAL heavyweight champions since 1892 — 34 champions across 40 reigns. OLEKSANDR USYK is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to SHANNON BRIGGS (27y 8m, 0 defences).
- 40OLEKSANDR USYKCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 39
1997–2025 · 27y 8m · 0 defences
- 38
1997 · 7m · 0 defences
- 37
1994–1995 · 8m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 36
1994 · 7m · 0 defences
- 35
1993–1994 · 6m · 0 defences
- 34
1992–1993 · 12m · 1 defence
- 33
1990–1992 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
- 32
1990 · 9m · 0 defences
- 31
1988–1990 · 1y 8m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 30
1985–1988 · 2y 9m · 3 defences · later vacated
- 29
1983–1985 · 1y 10m · 3 defences
- 28
1978–1979 · 10m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 27
1978 · 7m · 0 defences
- 26
1974–1978 · 3y 4m · 10 defences
- 25
1973–1974 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 24
1970–1973 · 2y 11m · 4 defences
- 23
1964–1970 · 5y 12m · 9 defences
- 22
1962–1964 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 21
1960–1962 · 2y 3m · 2 defences
- 20
1959–1960 · 12m · 0 defences
- 19
1956–1959 · 2y 7m · 4 defences
- 18
1952–1956 · 3y 7m · 6 defences · later vacated
- 17
1951–1952 · 1y 2m · 1 defence
- 16
1950–1951 · 10m · 4 defences
- 15
1937–1949 · 11y 9m · 26 defences · later vacated
- 14
1935–1937 · 2y · 0 defences
- 13
1934–1935 · 12m · 0 defences
- 12
1934 · 4m · 0 defences
- 11
1932–1934 · 1y 8m · 0 defences
- 10
1930–1932 · 2y · 1 defence
- 9
1926–1928 · 1y 10m · 2 defences · later vacated
- 8
1919–1926 · 7y 3m · 5 defences
- 7
1915–1919 · 4y 3m · 0 defences
- 6
1908–1915 · 6y 3m · 4 defences
- 5
1906–1908 · 2y 10m · 7 defences
- 4
1905–1906 · 8m · 0 defences
- 3
1899–1905 · 5y 11m · 7 defences · later vacated
- 2
1897–1899 · 2y 3m · 0 defences
- 1
1892–1897 · 4y 6m · 1 defence
