World title lineage
WBO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBO light heavyweight champions since 1988 — 25 champions across 35 reigns. ASEMAHLE WELLEM is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to MICHAEL MOORER (5y 2m, 9 defences).
- 35ASEMAHLE WELLEMCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 10m · 1 defence
- 34
2025 · 10m · 0 defences
- 33
2023–2025 · 2y 1m · 2 defences
- 32
2020–2023 · 3y 1m · 3 defences
- 31
2019–2020 · 2m · 0 defences
- 30
2019 · 2m · 0 defences
- 29
2019 · 3m · 1 defence
- 28
2019 · 4m · 0 defences
- 27
2018–2019 · 6m · 0 defences
- 26
2017–2018 · 8m · 1 defence
- 25
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
- 24
2017 · 28d · 0 defences
- 23
2017 · 1m · 0 defences
- 22
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 21
2015–2017 · 2y 1m · 3 defences
- 20
2014–2015 · 7m · 0 defences
- 19
2013–2014 · 12m · 4 defences
- 18
2011–2013 · 1y 10m · 3 defences
- 17
2011 · 3m · 0 defences
- 16
2011 · 21d · 0 defences
- 15
2011 · 1m · 0 defences
- 14
2011 · 1d · 0 defences
- 13
2010–2011 · 8m · 0 defences
- 12
2010 · 5m · 0 defences
- 11
2010 · 1m · 0 defences
- 10
2009–2010 · 3m · 0 defences
- 9
2009 · 6m · 0 defences
- 8
2006–2009 · 2y 11m · 5 defences
- 7
2006 · 0d · 0 defences
- 6
2004–2006 · 2y 6m · 7 defences
- 5
2003–2004 · 10m · 2 defences
- 4
2000–2003 · 2y 9m · 0 defences
- 3
1997–2000 · 3y · 1 defence
- 2
1994–1997 · 3y 5m · 0 defences
- 1
1988–1994 · 5y 2m · 9 defences
