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History of Heavyweight Boxing Champions (IBF)

IBF Heavyweight champions only, quiz layout inspired by "History of UFC Champions" by XYZee03. For more belts: https://www.jetpunk.com/users/bigreece/playlists/history-of-boxing-champions
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--------------------------------------------------------------- IBF ---------------------------------------------------------------
Belt is Created
Larry Holmes
Awarded Title
December 11, 1983
def.
James Smith
November 9, 1984
David Bey
March 15, 1985
Carl Williams
May 20, 1985
Michael Spinks
def.
Larry Holmes
September 21, 1985
Larry Holmes
April 19, 1986
Steffen Tangstad
September 6, 1986
Vacant
Tony Tucker
def.
Buster Douglas
May 30, 1987
Mike Tyson
def.
Tony Tucker
August 1, 1987
Tyrell Biggs
October 16, 1987
Larry Holmes
January 22, 1988
Tony Tubbs
March 21, 1988
Michael Spinks
Jun 27, 1988
Frank Bruno
Feb 25, 1989
Carl Williams
Jul 21, 1989
Buster Douglas
def.
Mike Tyson
Feb 11, 1990
Evander Holyfield
def.
Buster Douglas
October 25, 1990
George Foreman
April 19, 1991
Bert Cooper
November 23, 1991
Larry Holmes
June 19, 1992
Riddick Bowe
def.
Evander Holyfield
November 13, 1992
Michael Dokes
February 6, 1993
Evander Holyfield
def.
Riddick Bowe
November 6, 1993
Michael Moorer
def.
Evander Holyfield
April 22, 1994
George Foreman
def.
Michael Moorer
November 5, 1994
Axel Schulz
April 22, 1995
Vacant
Michael Moorer
def.
Axel Schulz
June 22, 1996
Francois Botha
November 9, 1996
Vaughn Bean
March 29, 1997
Evander Holyfield
def.
Michael Moorer
November 8, 1997
Vaughn Bean
September 19, 1998
drew with
Lennox Lewis
March 13, 1999
Lennox Lewis
def.
Evander Holyfield
November 13, 1999
Michael Grant
April 29, 2000
Francois Botha
July 15, 2000
David Tua
November 11, 2000
Hasim Rahman
def.
Lennox Lewis
April 22, 2001
Lennox Lewis
def.
Hasim Rahman
November 17, 2001
Mike Tyson
June 8, 2002
Vacant
Chris Byrd
def.
Evander Holyfield
December 14, 2002
Fres Oquendo
September 20, 2003
Andrew Golota
April 17, 2004
Jameel McCline
November 13, 2004
DaVarryl Williamson
Oct 1, 2005
Wladimir Klitschko
def.
Chris Byrd
April 22, 2006
Calvin Brock
November 11, 2006
Ray Austin
March 10, 2007
Lamon Brewster
July 7, 2007
Sultan Ibragimov
February 23, 2008
Tony Thompson
July 12, 2008
Hasim Rahman
December 13, 2008
Ruslan Chagaev
June 20, 2009
Eddie Chambers
March 20, 2010
Samuel Peter
September 11, 2010
David Haye
July 2, 2011
Jean-Mark Mormeck
March 3, 2012
Tony Thompson
July 7, 2012
Mariusz Wach
November 10, 2012
Francesco Pianeta
May 4, 2013
Alexander Povetkin
October 5, 2013
Alex Leapai
April 26, 2014
Kubrat Pulev
November 15, 2014
Bryant Jennings
April 25, 2015
Tyson Fury
def.
Wladimir Klitschko
November 28, 2015
Vacant
Charles Martin
def.
Vyacheslav Glazkov
January 16, 2016
Anthony Joshua
def
Charles Martin
April 9, 2016
Dominic Breazeale
June 25, 2016
Eric Molina
December 10, 2016
Wladimir Klitschko
April 29, 2017
Carlos Takam
October 28, 2017
Joseph Parker
March 31, 2018
Alexander Povetkin
September 22, 2018
Andy Ruiz Jr.
def.
Anthony Joshua
June 1, 2019
Anthony Joshua
def.
Andy Ruiz Jr.
December 7, 2019
Kubrat Pulev
December 12, 2020
Oleksandr Usyk
def.
Anthony Joshua
September 25, 2021
Anthony Joshua
August 20, 2022
Daniel Dubois
August 26, 2023
Tyson Fury
May 18, 2024
Vacant
Daniel Dubois
Awarded Title
June 26, 2024
def.
Anthony Joshua
September 21, 2024
Oleksandr Usyk
def.
Daniel Dubois
July 19, 2025
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