World title lineage
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBC heavyweight champions since 1922 — 57 champions across 86 reigns. The longest reign belongs to JOE LOUIS (23y 9m, 4 defences).
- 86
2026 · 1m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 85
2025–2026 · 5m · 0 defences
- 84
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
- 83
2025 · 2m · 0 defences
- 82
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
- 81
2025 · 2m · 0 defences
- 80
2025 · 18d · 0 defences
- 79
2025 · 7d · 0 defences
- 78
2025 · 28d · 0 defences
- 77
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
- 76
2025 · 8d · 0 defences
- 75
2025 · 1m · 0 defences
- 74
2025 · 11d · 0 defences
- 73
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
- 72
2025 · 15d · 0 defences
- 71
2025 · 1m · 0 defences
- 70
2024–2025 · 2m · 0 defences
- 69
2024 · 9d · 0 defences
- 68
2024 · 7m · 0 defences
- 67
2023–2024 · 5m · 0 defences
- 66
2023 · 1m · 0 defences
- 65
2023 · 5m · 0 defences
- 64
2023 · 3m · 0 defences
- 63
2023 · 1d · 0 defences · won vacant
- 62
2022–2023 · 3m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 61
2022 · 7m · 0 defences
- 60
2022 · 6d · 0 defences
- 59
2021–2022 · 5m · 1 defence
- 58
2021 · 29d · 0 defences
- 57
2021 · 2m · 0 defences
- 56
2021 · 29d · 0 defences
- 55
2020–2021 · 11m · 0 defences
- 54
2019–2020 · 11m · 0 defences
- 53
2018–2019 · 10m · 0 defences
- 52
2018 · 14d · 0 defences
- 51
2018 · 9m · 0 defences
- 50
2017–2018 · 2m · 0 defences
- 49
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 48
2017 · 7m · 0 defences
- 47
2016–2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 46
2016 · 2m · 0 defences
- 45
2016 · 8m · 1 defence
- 44
2015–2016 · 1m · 0 defences
- 43
2015 · 11m · 2 defences
- 42
2014–2015 · 8m · 0 defences
- 41
2011–2014 · 2y 8m · 2 defences
- 40
2011 · 28d · 0 defences
- 39
2011 · 3m · 0 defences
- 38
2010–2011 · 12m · 2 defences
- 37
2010 · 3m · 1 defence
- 36
2009–2010 · 5m · 1 defence
- 35
2009 · 3m · 1 defence
- 34
2008–2009 · 9m · 1 defence
- 33
2008 · 7m · 0 defences
- 32
2007–2008 · 5m · 0 defences
- 31
2006–2007 · 1y 2m · 1 defence
- 30
2005–2006 · 8m · 1 defence
- 29
2005 · 6m · 0 defences
- 28
2004–2005 · 6m · 0 defences
- 27
2004 · 8m · 1 defence
- 26
2003–2004 · 10m · 0 defences
- 25
2003 · 4m · 0 defences
- 24
2001–2003 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 23
2001 · 7m · 0 defences
- 22
1997–2001 · 4y 3m · 8 defences · won vacant
- 21
1997 · 1m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 20
1996–1997 · 10m · 0 defences
- 19
1995–1996 · 7m · 0 defences
- 18
1994–1995 · 11m · 1 defence
- 17
1993–1994 · 1y 5m · 2 defences
- 16
1992–1993 · 6m · 0 defences
- 15
1990–1992 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
- 14
1990 · 9m · 0 defences
- 13
1986–1990 · 3y 3m · 9 defences
- 12
1986 · 8m · 0 defences
- 11
1978–1986 · 7y 10m · 16 defences
- 10
1978 · 4m · 0 defences
- 9
1974–1978 · 3y 4m · 3 defences
- 8
1973–1974 · 1y 9m · 2 defences
- 7
1969–1973 · 3y 7m · 1 defence
- 6
1966–1969 · 3y 1m · 0 defences
- 5
1961–1966 · 5y 2m · 0 defences
- 4
1937–1961 · 23y 9m · 4 defences
- 3
1934–1937 · 3y · 0 defences
- 2
1933–1934 · 12m · 1 defence
- 1
1922–1933 · 10y 11m · 0 defences
