World title lineage
WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBC light heavyweight champions since 1923 — 61 champions across 87 reigns. BEN WHITTAKER is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to GUS LESNEVICH (10y 10m, 1 defence).
- 87BEN WHITTAKERCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 11m · 1 defence
- 86
2025 · 7d · 0 defences
- 85
2025 · 9m · 0 defences
- 84
2024–2025 · 4m · 0 defences
- 83
2024 · 22d · 0 defences
- 82
2024 · 8m · 0 defences
- 81
2023–2024 · 2m · 0 defences
- 80
2023 · 6m · 0 defences
- 79
2022–2023 · 11m · 1 defence
- 78
2022 · 2m · 0 defences
- 77
2021–2022 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 76
2020–2021 · 6m · 0 defences
- 75
2020 · 1m · 0 defences
- 74
2019–2020 · 10m · 0 defences
- 73
2019 · 4m · 0 defences
- 72
2018–2019 · 1y 3m · 2 defences
- 71
2017–2018 · 8m · 0 defences
- 70
2017 · 1m · 0 defences
- 69
2017 · 4m · 0 defences
- 68
2016–2017 · 7m · 0 defences
- 67
2016 · 1m · 0 defences
- 66
2014–2016 · 1y 6m · 2 defences
- 65
2014 · 5m · 0 defences
- 64
2014 · 2m · 0 defences
- 63
2014 · 3m · 0 defences
- 62
2013–2014 · 5m · 1 defence
- 61
2013 · 4m · 0 defences
- 60
2013 · 6d · 0 defences
- 59
2013 · 1m · 0 defences
- 58
2012–2013 · 8m · 0 defences
- 57
2012 · 7m · 0 defences
- 56
2011–2012 · 3m · 0 defences
- 55
2011 · 5m · 0 defences
- 54
2011 · 3m · 0 defences
- 53
2011 · 3m · 0 defences
- 52
2010–2011 · 2m · 0 defences
- 51
2010 · 3m · 0 defences
- 50
2007–2010 · 3y 2m · 2 defences
- 49
2005–2007 · 2y 3m · 0 defences
- 48
2004–2005 · 10m · 1 defence
- 47
2003–2004 · 6m · 0 defences
- 46
2003 · 6m · 0 defences
- 45
2003 · 21d · 0 defences
- 44
2003 · 2m · 0 defences
- 43
2002–2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 42
2002 · 10m · 1 defence
- 41
2001–2002 · 5m · 0 defences
- 40
1998–2001 · 2y 10m · 7 defences
- 39
1998 · 8m · 0 defences
- 38
1997–1998 · 8m · 0 defences
- 37
1997 · 5m · 0 defences
- 36
1995–1997 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 35
1994–1995 · 11m · 1 defence
- 34
1991–1994 · 2y 11m · 0 defences
- 33
1990–1991 · 1y 8m · 3 defences
- 32
1989–1990 · 7m · 0 defences
- 31
1989 · 4m · 0 defences
- 30
1987–1989 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 29
1987 · 1m · 0 defences
- 28
1987 · 6m · 0 defences
- 27
1987 · 2m · 0 defences
- 26
1986–1987 · 10m · 1 defence
- 25
1985–1986 · 5m · 0 defences
- 24
1985 · 5m · 0 defences
- 23
1985 · 1m · 0 defences
- 22
1984–1985 · 1y 5m · 2 defences
- 21
1983–1984 · 10m · 1 defence
- 20
1981–1983 · 1y 3m · 3 defences
- 19
1979–1981 · 2y 8m · 8 defences
- 18
1978–1979 · 5m · 0 defences
- 17
1978 · 11m · 1 defence
- 16
1977–1978 · 8m · 0 defences
- 15
1974–1977 · 2y 8m · 3 defences
- 14
1968–1974 · 6y 4m · 13 defences
- 13
1966–1968 · 1y 5m · 2 defences
- 12
1965–1966 · 1y 9m · 3 defences
- 11
1964–1965 · 4m · 0 defences
- 10
1955–1964 · 9y 5m · 3 defences
- 9
1952–1955 · 2y 12m · 0 defences
- 8
1941–1952 · 10y 10m · 1 defence
- 7
1939–1941 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 6
1934–1939 · 4y 8m · 0 defences
- 5
1930–1934 · 4y 1m · 0 defences
- 4
1929–1930 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 3
1926–1929 · 3y · 1 defence
- 2
1925–1926 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 1
1923–1925 · 1y 10m · 0 defences
