World title lineage
WBO CRUISERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBO cruiserweight champions since 1995 — 23 champions across 37 reigns. DAVID BENAVIDEZ is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JOHNNY NELSON (5y 6m, 9 defences).
- 37DAVID BENAVIDEZCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 6m · 0 defences
- 36
2024–2026 · 1y 6m · 1 defence
- 35
2023–2024 · 1y 6m · 2 defences
- 34
2021–2023 · 2y 2m · 3 defences
- 33
2019–2021 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
- 32
2018–2019 · 6m · 0 defences
- 31
2018 · 1m · 0 defences
- 30
2018 · 4m · 1 defence
- 29
2018 · 6m · 1 defence
- 28
2018 · 7d · 0 defences
- 27
2017–2018 · 1m · 0 defences
- 26
2017 · 6d · 0 defences
- 25
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 24
2017 · 13d · 0 defences
- 23
2017 · 4m · 0 defences
- 22
2017 · 13d · 0 defences
- 21
2016–2017 · 7m · 2 defences
- 20
2015–2016 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 19
2014–2015 · 12m · 0 defences
- 18
2014 · 2m · 0 defences
- 17
2014 · 2m · 0 defences
- 16
2014 · 4m · 0 defences
- 15
2012–2014 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 14
2011–2012 · 1y 5m · 2 defences
- 13
2011 · 1m · 0 defences
- 12
2010–2011 · 10m · 2 defences
- 11
2010 · 1m · 0 defences
- 10
2009–2010 · 11m · 4 defences
- 9
2009 · 1d · 0 defences
- 8
2006–2009 · 2y 11m · 3 defences
- 7
2005–2006 · 11m · 0 defences
- 6
2005 · 10m · 0 defences
- 5
1999–2005 · 5y 6m · 9 defences
- 4
1999 · 1m · 0 defences
- 3
1999 · 3m · 1 defence
- 2
1997–1999 · 1y 6m · 2 defences
- 1
1995–1997 · 2y 4m · 0 defences
