World title lineage

WBC CRUISERWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of WBC cruiserweight champions since 1980 — 44 champions across 64 reigns. NORAIR MIKAELJAN is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to HERVE LOFIDI (3y 9m, 0 defences).

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NORAIR MIKAELJANCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 10m · 0 defences
63
BADOU JACK
2025 · 7m · 0 defences
62
ELVIR SENDRO
2024–2025 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
61
NORAIR MIKAELJAN
2023–2024 · 4m · 0 defences
60
BADOU JACK
2023 · 8m · 0 defences
59
HERVE LOFIDI
2019–2023 · 3y 9m · 0 defences
58
OLEKSANDR USYK
2018 · 4m · 1 defence · later vacated
57
TAYLOR MABIKA
2018 · 1m · 0 defences
56
MAXIM VLASOV
2018 · 4m · 0 defences
55
OLEKSANDR USYK
2018 · 7d · 0 defences
54
EDIN PUHALO
2017–2018 · 1m · 0 defences
53
MAIRIS BRIEDIS
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
52
TAYLOR MABIKA
2017 · 4m · 0 defences
51
MAIRIS BRIEDIS
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
50
TONY BELLEW
2016–2017 · 10m · 1 defence
49
ENAD LICINA
2016 · 3m · 0 defences
48
AZIZ KARAOGLU
2015–2016 · 1y · 0 defences
47
GRIGORY DROZD
2014–2015 · 5m · 0 defences
46
MAIRIS BRIEDIS
2014 · 2m · 0 defences
45
YUNIEL DORTICOS
2014 · 16d · 0 defences
44
BILAL LAGGOUNE
2014 · 3m · 0 defences
43
KRZYSZTOF WŁODARCZYK
2013–2014 · 9m · 1 defence
42
ISMAIL ABDOUL
2012–2013 · 9m · 0 defences
41
KRZYSZTOF WŁODARCZYK
2011–2012 · 10m · 1 defence
40
JULIEN PERRIAUX
2011 · 26d · 0 defences
39
KRZYSZTOF WŁODARCZYK
2010–2011 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
38
MAXIM VLASOV
2010 · 7d · 0 defences
37
KRZYSZTOF WŁODARCZYK
2010 · 4m · 0 defences
36
ZSOLT ERDEI
2009–2010 · 6m · 0 defences
35
JEAN PASCAL
2009 · 2m · 0 defences
34
GIACOBBE FRAGOMENI
2008–2009 · 11m · 0 defences
33
DAVID HAYE
2007–2008 · 12m · 1 defence
32
SILVIO BRANCO
2007 · 22d · 0 defences
31
FRANCESCO VERSACI
2007 · 6m · 0 defences
30
MATT GODFREY
2007 · 21d · 0 defences
29
CHAD DAWSON
2007 · 2m · 0 defences
28
TOMASZ ADAMEK
2006–2007 · 4m · 0 defences
27
VADIM TOKAREV
2006 · 5m · 0 defences
26
KRZYSZTOF WŁODARCZYK
2006 · 2m · 0 defences
25
FELIX CORA, JR.
2005–2006 · 5m · 1 defence
24
TOMASZ ADAMEK
2005 · 5m · 1 defence
23
WAYNE BRAITHWAITE
2002–2005 · 2y 7m · 1 defence
22
VALERY BRUDOV
2002 · 1m · 0 defences
21
JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ
2001–2002 · 10m · 0 defences
20
JASON ROBINSON
2001 · 9m · 0 defences
19
JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ
1999–2001 · 1y 7m · 4 defences
18
VASSILIY JIROV
1999 · 3m · 0 defences
17
JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ
1999 · 1m · 0 defences
16
ALEXANDER GUROV
1999 · 1m · 0 defences
15
JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ
1998–1999 · 11m · 3 defences
14
MARCELO FABIAN DOMÍNGUEZ
1996–1998 · 1y 8m · 2 defences
13
ANACLET WAMBA
1994–1996 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
12
MARCELO FABIAN DOMÍNGUEZ
1994 · 3m · 0 defences
11
PRZEMYSLAW SALETA
1994 · 5m · 0 defences
10
ANACLET WAMBA
1991–1994 · 2y 8m · 5 defences
9
MASSIMILIANO DURAN
1990–1991 · 12m · 1 defence
8
CARLOS DE LEÓN
1989–1990 · 1y 2m · 0 defences · won vacant
7
EVANDER HOLYFIELD
1988–1989 · 1y 1m · 0 defences · later vacated
6
CARLOS DE LEÓN
1986–1988 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
5
ALFONZO RATLIFF
1985–1986 · 10m · 0 defences
4
CARLOS DE LEÓN
1983–1985 · 1y 11m · 3 defences
3
ST GORDON
1982–1983 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
2
CARLOS DE LEÓN
1980–1982 · 1y 7m · 1 defence
1
MARVIN CAMEL
1980 · 8m · 0 defences