List of WBU world champions
The following is a list of WBU world champions, a table showing the world champions certificated by the World Boxing Union (WBU), founded in the United Kingdom in 1995. This does not includes champions of the identically named German based organization that was active in the 2010s.
r – Champion relinquished title.
s – Champion stripped of title.
List of WBU Champions
Heavyweight
WBU heavyweight champions have included:[1][2][3]
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | March 29, 1995 – 1997 | 2 | Foreman was recognized as champion after he was stripped of the IBF title |
![]() | November 15, 1997 – May 20, 2000 | 3 | Defeated Ross Purity |
![]() | May 20, 2000 – April 21, 2001 | 0 | Relinquished the title in order to fight Lennox Lewis for the IBF, IBO and WBC titles |
![]() | November 24, 2001 – December 4, 2001 | 0 | Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Relinquished the title in order to concentrate on defending his WBO Cruiserweight title |
![]() | December 21, 2002 – January 2004 | 0 | Defeated Alexander Vasiliev. Kandelaki either relinquished or was stripped of the title |
![]() | February 25, 2005 – January 26, 2009 | 0 | Skelton relinquished the title |
Cruiserweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | March 31 1995 –1996 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | February 22 1997 –1997 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | June 14 1997 –1997 | 1 | Won vacant title |
![]() | September 12 1998 –1999 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | March 20 1999 –March 1999 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | April 1 1999 –24 September 1999 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 24 September 1999 –2003 | 6 | |
![]() | 28 June 2003 –2006 | 7 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 8 September 2006 –2009 | 0 | Won vacant title |
Light-Heavyweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | June 18 1995 –6 December 1996 | 3 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 6 December 1996 –1997 | 0 | |
![]() | 30 August 1997 –? | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 2 March 2000 –? | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 4 March 2002 –11 October 2003 | 3 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 11 October 2003 –? | 0 |
Super-Middleweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 21 November 1995 –1996 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 23 August 1996 –1998 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 18 April 1998 – 8 May 1999 | 0 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 8 May 1999 – 2000 | 0 | |
![]() | 15 April 2000 – ? | 1 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 24 November 2004 – ? | 0 | Won vacant title |
Middleweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 13 April 1996 –1996 | 0 | Won vacant title | |
![]() | 19 September 1996 –18 December 1998 | 6 | ||
![]() | 18 December 1998 –26 June 1999 | 1 | ||
![]() | 26 June 1999 –13 December 1999 | 0 | ||
![]() | 13 December 1999 –2000 | 0 | ||
![]() | 5 May 2000 –2000 | 0 | Won vacant title | |
![]() | 3 June 2000 –? | 0 | Won vacant title | |
![]() | 6 June 2002 –28 September 2002 | 0 | Won vacant title | |
![]() | 28 September 2002 –5 April 2003 | 1 | ||
![]() | 5 April 2003 –29 November 2003 | 0 | ||
![]() | 29 November 2003 –6 March 2004 | 0 | ||
![]() | 6 March 2004 –12 June 2004 | 0 | ||
![]() | 12 June 2004 –? | 0 | ||
![]() | 11 March 2006 –? | 2 |
Light-Middleweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 November –1996 | 1 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 21 May 1997 –1998 | 2 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 19 December 1998 –? | 1 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 7 July 2001 –17 August 2002 | 2 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 17 August 2002 –2002 | 0 | |
![]() | 2 January 2003 –10 September 2004 | 1 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 10 September 2004–? | 0 |
Welterweight
Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 26 August 1995 –26 October 1996 | 4 | Won vacant title |
![]() | 26 October 1996 –30 July 1997 | 1 | |
![]() | 30 July 1997 –17 November 1997 | 0 | |
![]() | 17 November 1997 –5 May 1998 | 0 | |
![]() | 5 May 1998 –2001 | 8 | |
![]() | 2 June 2001 –2003 | 3 | Won Vacant Title |
![]() | 6 October 2003 –20 May 2006 | 1 | Won Vacant Title |
![]() | 20 May 2006 –7 April 2007 | 0 | |
![]() | 10 october 2015 –April 2016 | 3 |
See also
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBO world champions
References
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sanctioning body
Major world titles | |
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Other world titles |
weight class
- Heavyweight (200+ lb) (records and statistics)
- Cruiserweight (200 lb)
- Light heavyweight (175 lb)
- Super middleweight (168 lb)
- Middleweight (160 lb)
- Light middleweight (154 lb)
- Welterweight (147 lb)
- Light welterweight (140 lb)
- Lightweight (135 lb)
- Super featherweight (130 lb)
- Featherweight (126 lb)
- Super bantamweight (122 lb)
- Bantamweight (118 lb)
- Super flyweight (115 lb)
- Flyweight (112 lb)
- Light flyweight (108 lb)
- Mini flyweight (105 lb)
- Atomweight (102 lb)
multiple weight classes
- Lineal championship
- Undisputed championship
- Interim championship
- Undefeated champions
- Current rankings
- Pound for pound
- Boxing organisations