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This is alist of IBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by theInternational Boxing Organization (IBO) since 1993.
Source:[1]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pinklon Thomas | Nov 14, 1992 – Jan 29, 1993s | 0 |
| 2 | Lionel Butler | Feb 23, 1993 – Mar 1993s | 0 |
| 3 | Danell Nicholson | Aug 4, 1994 – Oct 1994r | 0 |
| 4 |  Jimmy Thunder | Oct 29, 1994 – Jul 16, 1995s | 2 |
| 5 |  Brian Nielsen | Jan 12, 1996 – Jun 18, 1999s | 5 |
| 6 |  Lennox Lewis | Nov 13, 1999 – Apr 22, 2001 | 3 |
| 7 | Hasim Rahman | Apr 22, 2001 – Nov 17, 2001 | 0 |
| 8 | Lennox Lewis (2) | Nov 17, 2001 – Feb 6, 2004r | 2 |
| 9 |  Wladimir Klitschko | Apr 22, 2006 – Nov 28, 2015 | 18 |
| 10 | Tyson Fury | Nov 28, 2015 – Oct 12, 2016r | 0 |
| 11 | Anthony Joshua | Apr 29, 2017 – Jun 1, 2019 | 3 |
| 12 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | Jun 1, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019 | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Joshua (2) | Dec 7, 2019 – Sep 25, 2021 | 1 |
| 14 | Oleksandr Usyk | Sep 25, 2021 – present | 4 |
Source:[2]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Izeqwire | Dec 28, 1993 – Nov 5, 1994 | 1 |
| 2 | Adolpho Washington | Nov 5, 1994 – Mar 17, 1995s | 0 |
| 3 |  Ted Cofie | Nov 3, 1995 – 1997r | 0 |
| 4 | Booker T. Word | Apr 18, 1997 – 1997r | 0 |
| 5 | James Toney | Jun 14, 1997 – 1998r | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Daniels | May 5, 1998 – 1999r | 0 |
| 7 | Thomas Hearns | Apr 10, 1999 – Apr 8, 2000 | 0 |
| 8 |  Uriah Grant | Apr 8, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001 | 0 |
| 9 | Carl Thompson | Feb 3, 2001 – Nov 26, 2001 | 0 |
| 10 | Ezra Sellers | Nov 26, 2001 – Apr 6, 2002s | 0 |
| 11 |  Sebastiaan Rothmann | Oct 26, 2002 – Feb 6, 2004 | 1 |
| 12 | Carl Thompson (2) | Feb 6, 2004 – Feb 2006s[3] | 1 |
| 13 |  Tomasz Adamek | Jun 9, 2007 – 2008r | 0 |
| 14 | Johnathon Banks | Jul 12, 2008 – Feb 27, 2009s | 0 |
| 15 |  Danny Green | Aug 15, 2009 – Jul 20, 2011 | 4 |
| 16 | Antonio Tarver | Jul 20, 2011 – Jul 2012s | 1 |
| 17 | Danny Green (2) | Nov 21, 2012 – 2013r | 0 |
| 18 | Ola Afolabi | Nov 2, 2013 – 2015r | 0 |
| 19 |  Rakhim Chakhkiev | May 22, 2015 – Nov 4, 2015 | 0 |
| 20 | Ola Afolabi (2) | Nov 4, 2015 – Feb 27, 2016 | 0 |
| 21 |  Marco Huck | Feb 27, 2016 – Apr 1, 2017s | 1 |
| 22 | Kevin Lerena | Sep 9, 2017 – Nov 1, 2021s | 6 |
| 23 | Jack Massey | Nov 27, 2021 – November 1, 2022s | 1 |
| 24 |  Yves Ngabu | Sep 09, 2023 – present | 1 |
Source:[4]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenny LaPaglia | Aug 20, 1993 – 1993r | 0 |
| 2 |  Drake Thadzi | May 14, 1997 – Dec 12, 1998r | 1 |
| 3 | Roy Jones Jr. | Nov 18, 1999[5] – May 15, 2004 | 5 |
| 4 | Antonio Tarver | May 15, 2004 – Dec 18, 2004 | 0 |
| 5 | Glen Johnson | Dec 18, 2004 – Jun 18, 2005 | 0 |
| 6 | Antonio Tarver (2) | Jun 18, 2005 – Jun 10, 2006 | 1 |
| 7 | Bernard Hopkins | Jun 10, 2006 – 2007r | 0 |
| 8 | Antonio Tarver (3) | Jun 9, 2007 – Oct 11, 2008 | 2 |
| 9 | Chad Dawson | Oct 11, 2008 – Aug 14, 2010 | 2 |
| 10 |  Jean Pascal | Aug 14, 2010 – May 21, 2011 | 1 |
| 11 | Andrzej Fonfara | Nov 16, 2012 – 2013s | 0 |
| 12 | Blake Caparello | Oct 17, 2013 – 2014s | 0 |
| 13 | Thomas Oosthuizen | Mar 14, 2015 – Jun 5, 2015s | 0 |
| 14 | Umar Salamov | May 21, 2016 – May 17, 2017r | 0 |
| 15 | Igor Mikhalkin | May 19, 2017 – Mar 14, 2018r | 1 |
| 16 | Karo Murat | Mar 24, 2018 – Dec 15, 2018 | 0 |
| 17 |  Sven Fornling | Dec 15, 2018 – Nov 16, 2019 | 0 |
| 18 | Dominic Boesel | Nov 16, 2019 – Oct 10, 2020 | 0 |
| 19 | Robin Krasniqi | Oct 10, 2020 – Oct 09, 2021 | 0 |
| 20 | Dominic Boesel (2) | Oct 09, 2021 – May 14, 2022s | 0 |
| 21 |  Padraig McCrory | Oct 22, 2022 – - | 0 |
| 22 | Lyndon Arthur | Sep 01, 2023 – Dec 23, 2023 | 0 |
| 23 | Dmitry Bivol | Dec 23, 2023 – Oct 12, 2024 | 1 |
| 24 | Artur Beterbiev | Oct 12, 2024 – Feb 22, 2025 | 0 |
| 25 | Dmitry Bivol (2) | Feb 22, 2025 – present | 0 |
Source:[6]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Ball | Jul 17, 1992 – Oct 9, 1992 | 0 |
| 2 | Todd Nadon | Oct 9, 1992 – 1993r | 0 |
| 3 | Vinny Pazienza | Dec 28, 1993 – 1994r | 0 |
| 4 | Rick Thornberry | Apr 21, 1995 – 1996s | 0 |
| 5 | Karl Willis | Oct 13, 1996 – 1996s | 0 |
| 6 | Eddie White | Nov 27, 1996 – 1997s | 0 |
| 7 | Mads Larsen | May 2, 1997 – 1999r | 4 |
| 8 | Dana Rosenblatt | Nov 5, 1999 – 2000r | 0 |
| 9 | Adrian Dodson | Mar 3, 2001 – Apr 7, 2001 | 0 |
| 10 |  Ramon Arturo Brítez | Apr 7, 2001 – Dec 10, 2001 | 0 |
| 11 | Brian Magee | Dec 10, 2001 – Jun 26, 2004 | 7 |
| 12 | Robin Reid | Jun 26, 2004 – Aug 6, 2005 | 0 |
| 13 | Jeff Lacy | Aug 6, 2005 – Mar 4, 2006s | 1 |
| 14 |  Fulgencio Zúñiga | Sep 1, 2007 – 2008r | 0 |
| 15 | Sakio Bika | Nov 13, 2008 – 2010s | 0 |
| 16 | Isaac Chilemba | Jun 19, 2010 – 2011s | 1 |
| 17 | Thomas Oosthuizen | Mar 26, 2011 – 2014s | 7 |
| 18 | Donovan George | Aug 23, 2014 – 2014s | 0 |
| 19 | Zac Dunn | Jun 27, 2015 – 2016s | 0 |
| 20 | Renold Quinlan | Oct 14, 2016 – Feb 4, 2017 | 0 |
| 21 | Chris Eubank Jr. | Feb 4, 2017 – Feb 17, 2018s | 2 |
| 22 | Chris Eubank Jr.(2) | Feb 23, 2019 – Dec 17, 2019r | 0 |
| 23 |  Carlos Góngora | Dec 18, 2020 – Dec 18, 2021r[7] | 1 |
| 24 | Lerrone Richards | Dec 18, 2021 – 2022s[8] | 0 |
| 25 |  Osleys Iglesias | Dec 9, 2022 – Present[9] | 3 |
Source:[10]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenwood Brown | Aug 25, 1995 – 1997r | 0 |
| 2 |  Freeman Barr | Sep 20, 1997 – 1998r | 1 |
| 3 | Mpush Makambi | Sep 8, 1998 – Sep 30, 2000 | 3 |
| 4 |  Raymond Joval | Sep 30, 2000 – 2004s | 4 |
| 5 | Raymond Joval (2) | Jun 3, 2005 – 2006r | 1 |
| 6 | Daniel Geale | Dec 14, 2007 – May 27, 2009 | 1 |
| 7 | Anthony Mundine | May 27, 2009 – 2009r | 0 |
| 8 | Peter Manfredo Jr. | May 22, 2010 – 2011s | 0 |
| 9 |  Avtandil Khurtsidze | Mar 13, 2011 – 2011s | 1 |
| 10 |  Gennady Golovkin | Dec 9, 2011 – Sep 15, 2018s | 17 |
| 11 | Gennady Golovkin (2) | Oct 5, 2019 – Jun 14, 2023r | 2 |
| 12 | Chris Eubank Jr. | Oct, 12 2024 – present | 0 |
Source:[11]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonnie Beasley | Apr 10, 1993 – 1994r | 0 |
| 2 | Lester Ellis | Jul 17, 1995 – 1995s | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Goossen | Jun 26, 1996 – 1996r | 0 |
| 4 | Manny Sobral | Dec 12, 1996 – 1997r | 1 |
| 5 | Adrian Stone | Apr 15, 2000 – 2001r | 3 |
| 6 | Richard Williams | Dec 1, 2002 – Jun 21, 2003 | 3 |
| 7 | Sergio Martínez | Jun 21, 2003 – 2004r | 2 |
| 8 |  Mihály Kótai | Jun 4, 2005 – Mar 3, 2006 | 1 |
| 9 | Steve Conway | Mar 3, 2006 – Jun 3, 2006 | 0 |
| 10 | Attila Kovács | Jun 3, 2006 – 2008s | 1 |
| 11 | Zaurbek Baysangurov | Dec 4, 2010 – 2012s | 1 |
| 12 | Zaurbek Baysangurov (2) | Apr 12, 2014 – 2015s | 0 |
| 13 | Erislandy Lara | Jun 12, 2015 – Apr 7, 2018 | 4 |
| 14 | Jarrett Hurd | Apr 7, 2018 – May 11, 2019 | 1 |
| 15 | Julian Williams | May 11, 2019 – Jan 18, 2020 | 0 |
| 16 |  Jeison Rosario | Jan 18, 2020 – Apr 1, 2020r | 0 |
| 17 | Erislandy Lara (2) | Aug 29, 2020 – Sep 1, 2021r | 0 |
| 18 | Sam Eggington | Jun 25, 2022 – Oct 8 2022 | 0 |
| 19 | Dennis Hogan | Oct 8, 2022 – May 20, 2023 | 0 |
| 20 | JJ Metcalf | May 20, 2023 – 2024 | 0 |
| 21 |  Uisma Lima | Dec 12, 2024 – present | 0 |
Source:[12]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Gould | Jan 8, 1993 – 1993r | 0 |
| 2 | Johnny Bizzarro | Aug 18, 1993 – Aug 4, 1994 | 1 |
| 3 | Roger Mayweather | Aug 4, 1994 – 1995r | 1 |
| 4 | Kip Diggs | Jun 30, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 5 | Kevin Lueshing | Jul 17, 1996 – Jan 11, 1997s | 0 |
| 6 | José Antonio Rivera | Apr 25, 1997 – 1998r | 0 |
| 7 | Dingaan Thobela | Mar 6, 1999 – 1999r | 0 |
| 8 | Peter Malinga | Oct 22, 1999 – 2000r | 0 |
| 9 | Willy Wise | Dec 2, 2000 – Jun 11, 2001 | 0 |
| 10 | Jawaid Khaliq | Jun 11, 2001 – Feb 2006s[3] | 7 |
| 11 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Apr 8, 2006 – 2007r | 1 |
| 12 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | May 12, 2007 – 2008r | 2 |
| 13 | Lovemore Ndou | Jul 11, 2009 – 2010s | 2 |
| 14 | Chris van Heerden | Sep 24, 2011 – 2014s | 2 |
| 15 | Ali Funeka | Nov 15, 2014 – Jul 24, 2015 | 0 |
| 16 | Tsiko Mulovhedzi | Jul 24, 2015 – 2017s | 1 |
| 17 | Thulani Mbenge | Jun 25, 2018 – Jul 6, 2019 | 1 |
| 18 | Sebastian Formella | Jul 6, 2019 – Aug 22, 2020s | 1 |
| 19 | Daniyar Yeleussinov | Dec 18, 2021 – Dec 27, 2022s | 0 |
| 20 | Tulani Mbenge | Oct 19, 2024 - Present | 0 |
Source:[13]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Evgen | Apr 9, 1992 – 1992r | 0 |
| 2 | Mike Johnson | Feb 19, 1993 – 1994r | 1 |
| 3 | Roger Mayweather | May 28, 1994 – 1994r | 0 |
| 4 | Lester Ellis | Dec 3, 1994 – 1995r | 0 |
| 5 |  Mario Martínez | Jul 29, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 6 | Darrell Hiles | Sep 23, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 7 | Verdell Smith | Jan 18, 1996 – 1996r | 0 |
| 8 |  Johar Abu Lashin | Feb 28, 1997 – 1997r | 0 |
| 9 | Israel Cardona | Apr 25, 1997 – 1997r | 0 |
| 10 | Ener Julio | Sep 12, 1998 – 1998r | 1 |
| 11 | Newton Villarreal | Feb 5, 2000 – Apr 7, 2001 | 2 |
| 12 | Billy Schwer | Apr 7, 2001 – Jul 14, 2001 | 0 |
| 13 | Pablo Daniel Sarmiento | Jul 14, 2001 – May 8, 2004 | 3 |
| 14 | Colin Lynes | May 8, 2004 – 2005r | 1 |
| 15 | Stevie Johnston | Jan 27, 2006 – 2006r | 0 |
| 16 | Ricky Hatton | Jan 20, 2007 – May 2, 2009 | 3 |
| 17 |  Manny Pacquiao | May 2, 2009 – 2010s | 0 |
| 18 | Kaizer Mabuza | Mar 3, 2012 – Jun 20, 2012 | 0 |
| 19 | Khabib Allakhverdiev | Jun 20, 2012 – Apr 12, 2014 | 2 |
| 20 | Eduard Troyanovsky | Apr 10, 2015 – Dec 3, 2016 | 3 |
| 21 |  Julius Indongo | Dec 3, 2016 – Aug 7, 2017s | 1 |
| 22 |  Mohamed Mimoune | Jan 20, 2018 – Apr 27, 2019s | 1 |
| 23 | Jeremias Ponce | Sep 14, 2019 – May 25, 2021 | 0 |
| 24 | Zhankosh Turarov | March 21, 2023 – 2024 | 1 |
| 25 | Adam Azim | February 01, 2025 – present | 1 |
Source:[14]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Boyle | Dec 28, 1993 – 1994r | 0 |
| 2 | Amado Cabato | Dec 11, 1994 – Mar 10, 1995 | 0 |
| 3 | Lester Ellis | Mar 10, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 4 | Billy Irwin | Jun 8, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 5 | Leavander Johnson | Jul 29, 1995 – 1996r | 0 |
| 6 | Tony Pep | Mar 7, 1996 – 1997r | 1 |
| 7 | Michael Ayers | Mar 12, 1999 – Dec 26, 2001r | 6 |
| 8 |  Jason Cook | Nov 8, 2003 – Nov 5, 2004 | 1 |
| 9 | Aldo Nazareno Ríos | Nov 5, 2004 – 2005r | 0 |
| 10 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | Aug 31, 2005 – 2006r | 2 |
| 11 | Juan Díaz | Sep 6, 2008 – Feb 28, 2009s | 0 |
| 12 | Mlungisi Dlamini | Oct 31, 2009 – Jan 29, 2010(died in a vehicular accident) | 0 |
| 13 | Leonardo Zappavigna | Mar 6, 2010 – 2010s | 0 |
| 14 |  Emiliano Marsili | Jan 20, 2012 – 2012s | 0 |
| 15 |  Daud Yordan | Jul 6, 2013 – 2014s | 1 |
| 16 | Xolisani Ndongeni | Nov 28, 2015 – 2016s | 0 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Tagoe | Dec 2, 2016 – Jun 13, 2018s | 1 |
| 18 | Jovanni Straffon | May 1, 2021 – Sep 4, 2021 | 0 |
| 19 | Maxi Hughes | Sep 4, 2021 – Jul 22, 2023 | 2 |
| 20 | George Kambosos Jr | Jul 22, 2023 – May 12, 2024s | 0 |
Source:[15]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Roby | Apr 3, 1993 – Apr 21, 1994 | 0 |
| 2 | Jeff Mayweather | Apr 21, 1994 – Aug 25, 1995 | 2 |
| 3 | Israel Cardona | Aug 25, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 4 | Jimmi Bredahl | Mar 29, 1996 – 1996r | 0 |
| 5 | Israel Cardona (2) | Apr 12, 1996 – 1996r | 0 |
| 6 | Troy Dorsey | Oct 18, 1996 – 1997r | 0 |
| 7 | Charles Shepherd | Jul 31, 1999 – Feb 26, 2000 | 0 |
| 8 |  Affif Djelti | Feb 26, 2000 – 2002r | 3 |
| 9 | Cassius Baloyi | Apr 17, 2002 – Jul 29, 2006 | 5 |
| 10 | Gairy St Clair | Jul 29, 2006 – Nov 4, 2006s | 0 |
| 11 | Cassius Baloyi (2) | Feb 3, 2007 – 2007r | 0 |
| 12 | Billy Dib | Jul 30, 2008 – 2008s | 0 |
| 13 | Zolani Marali | Apr 2, 2009 – Sep 12, 2009 | 0 |
| 14 |  Kim Ji-hoon | Sep 12, 2009 – 2010r | 0 |
| 15 | Will Tomlinson | Nov 30, 2011 – 2014s | 3 |
| 16 |  José Pedraza | Mar 22, 2014 – 2014s | 0 |
| 17 | Jack Asis | Apr 11, 2015 – Aug 5, 2016 | 0 |
| 18 | Malcolm Klassen | Aug 5, 2016 – Aug 5, 2017s | 0 |
| 19 |  Shavkat Rakhimov | Sep 9, 2017 – Oct 1, 2019r | 3 |
| 20 | Michael Magnesi | Nov 27, 2020 – Sep 24, 2022 | 1 |
| 21 | Anthony Cacace | Sep 24, 2022 – present | 3 |
Source:[16]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Gainer | Nov 30, 1993 – 1994r | 0 |
| 2 | Radford Beasley | Sep 26, 1997 – 1998r | 0 |
| 3 | Junior Jones | Apr 10, 1999 – 1999r | 0 |
| 4 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Apr 7, 2001 – 2002r | 0 |
| 5 | Naseem Hamed | May 18, 2002 – 2002r | 0 |
| 6 | Michael Brodie | Jun 21, 2003 – 2003r | 0 |
| 7 | Vuyani Bungu | Feb 7, 2004 – Jun 25, 2005 | 0 |
| 8 | Thomas Mashaba | Jun 25, 2005 – Mar 7, 2008 | 4 |
| 9 | Cristóbal Cruz | Mar 7, 2008 – 2008r | 0 |
| 10 | Fernando Beltrán Jr. | Aug 22, 2008 – 2009r | 0 |
| 11 | Jackson Asiku | Nov 6, 2009 – Sep 15, 2010 | 0 |
| 12 | Jhonny González | Sep 15, 2010 – 2011s | 0 |
| 13 | Daud Yordan | May 5, 2012 – Apr 14, 2013 | 1 |
| 14 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | Apr 14, 2013 – 2014s | 1 |
| 15 | Lusanda Komanisi | Jul 18, 2014 – 2016s | 2 |
| 16 | Claudio Marrero | Apr 29, 2017 – Sep 15, 2017s | 0 |
| 17 |  Tugstsogt Nyambayar | Jan 26, 2019 – Feb 8, 2020r | 0 |
| 18 | Jazza Dickens | Oct 15, 2022 – Jul 22, 2023 | 0 |
| 19 | Hector Andres Sosa | Jul 22, 2023 – 2024 | 1 |
| 20 | Dayan Gonzalez | Dec 06, 2024 – Present | 0 |
Source:[17]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lowey | Apr 20, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 2 | Serhiy Divakov | May 21, 1996 – 1997r | 0 |
| 3 | Patrick Mullings | Mar 28, 1998 – Aug 8, 1998 | 0 |
| 4 | Simon Ramoni | Aug 8, 1998 – 2001r | 3 |
| 5 | Paulie Ayala | Aug 4, 2001 – 2002r | 1 |
| 6 | Zolani Marali | Jul 11, 2003 – May 22, 2004 | 0 |
| 7 | Thomas Mashaba | May 22, 2004 – 2005r | 0 |
| 8 | Takalani Ndlovu | Nov 4, 2005 – Jul 14, 2007s | 3 |
| 9 | Mike Oliver | Nov 8, 2007 – 2008r | 0 |
| 10 | Tshifhiwa Munyai | Mar 26, 2011 – 2012r | 0 |
| 11 | Alexander Bakhtin | Sep 18, 2012 – Apr 20, 2013r | 0 |
| 12 | Thabo Sonjica | Jul 6, 2013 – Aug 8, 2014s | 1 |
| 13 | Paulus Ambunda | Aug 1, 2015 – Jun 11, 2016 | 1 |
| 14 | Moises Flores | Jun 11, 2016 – Jun 17, 2017s | 0 |
| 15 | Paulus Ambunda | Sep 21, 2018 – May 11, 2019 | 0 |
| 16 | Stephen Fulton | May 11, 2019 – Jan 25, 2020r | 0 |
| 17 | Ludumo Lamati | Jun 19, 2021 – May 24, 2022r | 0 |
| 18 | Eric Robles Ayala | Jul 21, 2023 – 2024r | 0 |
| 19 | Liam Davies | Mar 16, 2024 – Nov 2, 2024 | 0 |
| 20 | Shabaz Masoud | Nov 2, 2024 – present | 0 |
Source:[18]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Bredahl | Feb 16, 1996 – Jun 5, 1998r | 7 |
| 2 | Noel Wilders | Mar 20, 2000 – 2001r | 1 |
| 3 | José Sanjuanelo | Jul 14, 2001 – Mar 2, 2002 | 1 |
| 4 | Silence Mabuza | Mar 2, 2002 – Nov 5, 2005 | 6 |
| 5 | Rafael Márquez | Nov 5, 2005 – 2006r | 1 |
| 6 | Silence Mabuza (2) | May 12, 2007 – 2009r | 2 |
| 7 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | Jul 11, 2009 – 2010r | 0 |
| 8 |  Vic Darchinyan | May 20, 2010 – Dec 11, 2010s | 0 |
| 9 | Vic Darchinyan (2) | Apr 23, 2011 – Dec 3, 2011s | 1 |
| 10 | Joseph Agbeko | Mar 22, 2013 – 2013s | 0 |
| 11 | Juan Carlos Payano | Aug 2, 2015 – Jun 18, 2016 | 0 |
| 12 | Rau'shee Warren | Jun 18, 2016 – Feb 10, 2017s | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Dasmariñas | Apr 20, 2018 – 2019s | 0 |
| 14 |  Michell Banquez | Jul 12, 2019 – 2021s | 0 |
| 15 | Prince Patel | Dec 19, 2023 – April 01 2024r | 0 |
Source:[19]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Almena | Jul 29, 1995 – 1995r | 0 |
| 2 | Ilido Julio | Sep 19, 1998 – Jan 8, 1999 | 0 |
| 3 | Edison Torres | Jan 8, 1999 – Apr 3, 1999 | 0 |
| 4 | Mauricio Pastrana | Apr 3, 1999 – 1999r | 0 |
| 5 | Lunga Ntontela | Dec 13, 2002 – 2003r | 0 |
| 6 | Jason Booth | Sep 20, 2003 – Dec 17, 2004 | 1 |
| 7 | Damaen Kelly | Dec 17, 2004 – February 2006s[3] | 0 |
| 8 |  Mbwana Matumla | Nov 4, 2006 – 2007r | 0 |
| 9 | Vic Darchinyan | Oct 20, 2007 – 2008r | 0 |
| 10 | Zolile Mbityi | May 31, 2008 – 2009r | 0 |
| 11 | Gideon Buthelezi | Nov 10, 2012 – Jun 15, 2013 | 0 |
| 12 | Edrin Dapudong | Jun 15, 2013 – Jul 18, 2014 | 0 |
| 13 | Lwandile Sityatha | Jul 18, 2014 – 2015r | 2 |
| 14 | Gideon Buthelezi (2) | Dec 18, 2015 – Nov 1, 2021s | 3 |
| 15 | Ricardo Malajika | Sept 2, 2023 – present | 2 |
Source:[20]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotty Olson | Dec 9, 1994 – 1998r | 5 |
| 2 | Zolile Mbityi | Oct 22, 1999 – Sep 30, 2000 | 1 |
| 3 | Damaen Kelly | Sep 30, 2000 – Nov 21, 2001s | 1 |
| 4 | Masibulele Makepula | Jan 26, 2002 – Sep 14, 2002 | 0 |
| 5 | Mzukisi Sikali | Sep 14, 2002 – Mar 27, 2005 | 2 |
| 6 | Vic Darchinyan | Mar 27, 2005 – Jul 7, 2007 | 5 |
| 7 | Nonito Donaire | Jul 7, 2007 – 2009r | 3 |
| 8 | César Seda | Sep 18, 2009 – 2010s | 0 |
| 9 | Moruti Mthalane | Mar 15, 2014 – 2017s | 3 |
| 10 | Maximino Flores | Aug 25, 2019 – 2022 | 0 |
| 11 | Dave Apolinario | July 29, 2022 – 2023 | 0 |
| 12 | Jackson Chauke | Jan 27, 2024 – Mar 3, 2025 | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Malajika | Mar 1, 2025 – present | 0 |
Source:[21]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Sanjuanelo | Nov 7, 1998 – Aug 26, 2000 | 0 |
| 2 | José García Bernal | Aug 26, 2000 – Apr 17, 2002 | 1 |
| 3 | Monelisi Mhikiza Myekeni | Apr 17, 2002 – 2004s | 1 |
| 4 | Hekkie Budler | Feb 27, 2010 – Jan 27, 2011 | 1 |
| 5 | Gideon Buthelezi | Jan 27, 2012 – Sep 24, 2011s | 0 |
| 6 | Rey Loreto | Feb 1, 2014 – 2016s | 1 |
| 7 | Hekkie Budler (2) | Feb 4, 2017 – Sep 16, 2017s | 0 |
| 8 | Tibo Monabesa | Jul 7, 2019 – Mar 1, 2019r | 0 |
Source:[22]
| No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noel Tuñacao | Mar 8, 2003 – Dec 16, 2003r | 0 |
| 2 | Nkosinathi Joyi | Nov 4, 2006 – Jun 2009s | 3 |
| 3 | Gideon Buthelezi | Jun 19, 2010 – Jan 27, 2011r | 0 |
| 4 | Hekkie Budler | Sep 24, 2011 – Mar 19, 2016s | 8 |
| 5 | Simphiwe Khonco | Jun 11, 2016 – Oct 1, 2019r | 4 |
| 6 | Nkosinathi Joyi (2) | Dec 16, 2019 – May 20, 2021s | 0 |
| 7 | Ayanda Ndulani | May 21, 2021 – May 19, 2023r | 1 |