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Belt is Created
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Sonny Liston
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def.
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Floyd Patterson
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July 22, 1963
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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Sonny Liston
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February 25, 1964
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Sonny Liston
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May 25, 1965
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Floyd Patterson
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November 22, 1965
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George Chuvalo
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March 29, 1966
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Henry Cooper
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May 21, 1966
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Brian London
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August 6, 1966
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Karl Mildenberger
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September 10, 1966
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Cleveland Williams
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November 14, 1966
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Ernie Terrell
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February 6, 1967
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Zora Folley
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March 22, 1967
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Vacant
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Joe Frazier
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def.
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Jimmy Ellis
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February 16, 1970
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Bob Foster
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November 18, 1970
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Muhammad Ali
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March 8, 1971
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Terry Daniels
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January 15, 1972
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Ron Stander
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May 25, 1972
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George Foreman
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def.
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Joe Frazier
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January 22, 1973
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Jose Roman
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September 1, 1973
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Ken Norton
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Mar 26, 1974
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Muhammad Ali
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def.
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George Foreman
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Oct 30, 1974
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Chuck Wepner
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March 24, 1975
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Ron Lyle
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May 16, 1975
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Joe Bugner
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July 1, 1975
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Joe Frazier
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October 1, 1975
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Jean-Pierre Coopman
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February 20, 1976
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Jimmy Young
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April 30, 1976
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Richard Dunn
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May 24, 1976
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Ken Norton
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September 28, 1976
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Alfredo Evangelista
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May 16, 1977
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Earnie Shavers
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September 29, 1977
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Leon Spinks
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def.
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Muhammad Ali
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February 15, 1978
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Vacant
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Ken Norton
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Awarded Title
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March 18, 1978
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Larry Holmes
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def.
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Ken Norton
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June 9, 1978
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Alfredo Evangelista
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November 10, 1978
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Ossie Ocasio
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March 23, 1979
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Mike Weaver
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June 22, 1979
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Earnie Shavers
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September 28, 1979
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Lorenzo Zanon
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February 3, 1980
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Leroy Jones
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March 31, 1980
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Scott LeDoux
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July 7, 1980
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Muhammad Ali
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October 2, 1980
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Trevor Berbick
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April 11, 1981
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Leon Spinks
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June 12, 1981
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Renaldo Snipes
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November 6, 1981
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Gerry Cooney
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June 11, 1982
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Randall Cobb
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November 26, 1982
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Lucien Rodriguez
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March 27, 1983
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Tim Witherspoon
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May 20, 1983
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Scott Frank
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September 10, 1983
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Vacant
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Tim Witherspoon
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def.
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Greg Page
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March 9, 1984
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Pinklon Thomas
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def.
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Tim Witherspoon
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August 31, 1984
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Mike Weaver
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June 15, 1985
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Trevor Berbick
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def.
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Pinklon Thomas
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March 22, 1986
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Mike Tyson
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def.
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Trevor Berbick
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November 22, 1986
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James Smith
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March 7, 1987
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Pinklon Thomas
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May 30, 1987
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Tony Tucker
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August 1, 1987
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Tyrell Biggs
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October 16, 1987
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Larry Holmes
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January 22, 1988
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Tony Tubbs
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March 21, 1988
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Michael Spinks
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June 27, 1988
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Frank Bruno
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February 25, 1989
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Carl Williams
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Jul 21, 1989
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Buster Douglas
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def.
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Mike Tyson
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Feb 11, 1990
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Evander Holyfield
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def.
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Buster Douglas
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October 25, 1990
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George Foreman
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April 19, 1991
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Larry Holmes
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June 19, 1992
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Riddick Bowe
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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November 13, 1992
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Vacant
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Lennox Lewis
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Awarded Title
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December 14, 1992
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def.
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Tony Tucker
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May 8, 1993
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Frank Bruno
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October 1, 1993
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Phil Jackson
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May 6, 1994
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Oliver McCall
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def.
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Lennox Lewis
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September 24, 1994
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Larry Holmes
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April 8, 1995
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Frank Bruno
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def.
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Oliver McCall
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September 2, 1995
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Mike Tyson
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def.
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Frank Bruno
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March 16, 1996
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Vacant
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Lennox Lewis
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def.
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Oliver McCall
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February 7, 1997
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Henry Akinwande
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July 12, 1997
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Andrew Golota
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October 4, 1997
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Shannon Briggs
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March 28, 1998
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Željko Mavrović
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September 26, 1998
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drew with
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Evander Holyfield
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March 13, 1999
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def.
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Evander Holyfield
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November 13, 1999
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Michael Grant
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April 29, 2000
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Francois Botha
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July 15, 2000
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David Tua
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November 11, 2000
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Hasim Rahman
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def.
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Lennox Lewis
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April 22, 2001
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Lennox Lewis
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def.
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Hasim Rahman
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November 17, 2001
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Mike Tyson
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June 8, 2002
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Vitali Klitschko
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June 21, 2003
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Vacant
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Vitali Klitschko
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def.
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Corrie Sanders
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24 April, 2004
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Danny Williams
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December 11, 2004
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Vacant
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Hasim Rahman
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Awarded Title
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November 9, 2004
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drew with
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James Toney
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March 18, 2006
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Oleg Maskaev
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def.
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Hasim Rahman
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August 12, 2006
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Okello Peter
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December 10, 2006
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Samuel Peter
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def.
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Oleg Maskaev
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March 8, 2008
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Vitali Klitschko
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def.
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Samuel Peter
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October 11, 2008
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Juan Carlos Gómez
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March 21, 2009
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Chris Arreola
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September 26, 2009
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Kevin Johnson
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December 12, 2009
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Albert Sosnowski
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May 29, 2010
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Shannon Briggs
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October 16, 2010
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Odlanier Solís
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March 19, 2011
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Tomasz Adamek
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September 10, 2011
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Derek Chisora
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February 18, 2012
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Manuel Charr
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September 8, 2012
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Vacant
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Bermane Stiverne
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def.
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Chris Arreola
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May 10, 2014
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Deontay Wilder
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def.
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Bermane Stiverne
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January 17, 2015
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Eric Molina
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June 13, 2015
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Johann Duhaupas
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September 26, 2015
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Artur Szpilka
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January 16, 2016
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Chris Arreola
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July 16, 2016
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Gerald Washington
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February 25, 2017
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Bermane Stiverne
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November 4, 2017
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Luis Ortiz
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March 3, 2018
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drew with
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Tyson Fury
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December 1, 2018
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def.
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Dominic Breazeale
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May 18, 2019
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Luis Ortiz
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November 23, 2019
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Tyson Fury
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def.
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Deontay Wilder
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February 22, 2020
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Deontay Wilder
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October 9, 2021
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Dillian Whyte
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April 23, 2022
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Derek Chisora
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December 3, 2022
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Oleksandr Usyk
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def.
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Tyson Fury
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May 18, 2024
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Tyson Fury
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December 21, 2024
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Daniel Dubois
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July 19, 2025
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Present Day
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