List of IBF Boxing Champions in 5 Major Weight Divisions

Name

Duration

Defenses

Larry Holmes

11 Dec 1983 – 21 Sep 1985

3

Michael Spinks

21 Sep 1985 – 26 Feb 1987

2

Tony Tucker

30 May – 1 Aug 1987

0

Mike Tyson

1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 1990

6

Buster Douglas

11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990

0

Evander Holyfield

25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992

3

Riddick Bowe

13 Nov 1992 – 6 Nov 1993

1

Evander Holyfield

6 Nov 1993 – 22 Apr 1994

0

Michael Moorer

22 Apr – 5 Nov 1994

0

George Foreman

5 Nov 1994 – 29 Jun 1995

1

Michael Moorer

22 Jun 1996 – 8 Nov 1997

2

Evander Holyfield

8 Nov 1997 – 13 Nov 1999

2

Lennox Lewis

13 Nov 1999 – 22 Apr 2001

3

Hasim Rahman

22 Apr – 17 Nov 2001

0

Lennox Lewis

17 Nov 2001 – 5 Sep 2002

1

Chris Byrd

14 Dec 2002 – 22 Apr 2006

4

Wladimir Klitschko

22 Apr 2006 – 28 Nov 2015

18

Tyson Fury

28 Nov – 8 Dec 2015

0

Charles Martin

16 Jan – 9 Apr 2016

0

Anthony Joshua

9 Apr 2016 – 1 Jun 2019

6

Andy Ruiz Jr.

1 Jun – 7 Dec 2019

0

Anthony Joshua

7 Dec 2019 – 25 Sep 2021

1

Oleksandr Usyk

25 Sep 2021 – present

2

Name

Duration

Defenses

Marvin Hagler

27 May 1983 – 6 Apr 1987

5

Frank Tate

10 Oct 1987 – 28 Jul 1988

1

Michael Nunn

28 Jul 1988 – 10 May 1991

5

James Toney

10 May 1991 – 15 Feb 1993

6

Roy Jones Jr.

22 May 1993 – 25 Aug 1994

1

Bernard Hopkins

29 Apr 1995 – 16 Jul 2005

19

Jermain Taylor

16 Jul – 11 Oct 2005

0

Arthur Abraham

20 Dec 2005 – 11 Jul 2009

10

Sebastian Sylvester

19 Sep 2009 – 7 May 2011

3

Daniel Geale

7 May 2011 – 17 Aug 2013

4

Darren Barker

17 Aug – 7 Dec 2013

0

Felix Sturm

7 Dec 2013 – 31 May 2014

0

Sam Soliman

31 May – 8 Oct 2014

0

Jermain Taylor

8 Oct 2014 – 5 Feb 2015

0

David Lemieux

20 Jun – 17 Oct 2015

0

Gennady Golovkin

17 Oct 2015 – 6 Jun 2018

4

Daniel Jacobs

27 Oct 2018 – 4 May 2019

0

Canelo Álvarez

4 May – 1 Aug 2019

0

Gennady Golovkin

5 Oct 2019 – 6 Feb 2023

2

Vincenzo Gualtieri

1 Jul – 14 Oct 2023

0

Janibek Alimkhanuly

14 Oct 2023 – present

0

Name

Duration

Defenses

Charlie Brown

30 Jan – 15 Apr 1984

0

Harry Arroyo

15 Apr 1984 – 6 Apr 1985

2

Jimmy Paul

6 Apr 1985 – 5 Dec 1986

3

Greg Haugen

5 Dec 1986 – 7 Jun 1987

0

Vinny Paz

7 Jun 1987 – 6 Feb 1988

0

Greg Haugen

6 Feb 1988 – 18 Feb 1989

2

Pernell Whitaker

18 Feb 1989 – 28 Feb 1992

8

Freddie Pendleton

10 Jan 1993 – 19 Feb 1994

1

Rafael Ruelas

19 Feb 1994 – 6 May 1995

2

Oscar De La Hoya

6 May – 12 Jul 1995

0

Philip Holiday

19 Aug 1995 – 2 Aug 1997

6

Shane Mosley

2 Aug 1997 – 13 May 1999

8

Paul Spadafora

20 Aug 1999 – 26 Jun 2003

8

Javier Jáuregui

22 Nov 2003 – 13 May 2004

0

Julio Díaz

13 May 2004 – 2 Feb 2005

0

Leavander Johnson

17 Jun – 17 Sep 2005

0

Jesús Chávez

17 Sep 2005 – 3 Feb 2007

1

Julio Díaz

3 Feb – 13 Oct 2007

1

Juan Díaz

13 Oct 2007 – 8 Mar 2008

0

Nate Campbell

8 Mar 2008 – 13 Feb 2009

0

Miguel Vázquez

14 Aug 2010 – 13 Sep 2014

6

Mickey Bey

13 Sep 2014 – 25 Jun 2015

0

Rances Barthelemy

18 Dec 2015 – 6 Jun 2016

1

Robert Easter Jr.

9 Sep 2016 – 28 Jul 2018

3

Mikey Garcia

28 Jul – 30 Oct 2018

0

Richard Commey

2 Feb – 14 Dec 2019

0

Teófimo López

14 Dec 2019 – 27 Nov 2021

1

George Kambosos Jr

27 Nov 2021 – 5 Jun 2022

0

Devin Haney

5 Jun 2022 – 29 Nov 2023

2

Name

Duration

Defenses

Satoshi Shingaki

15 Apr 1984 – 26 Apr 1985

1

Jeff Fenech

26 Apr 1985 – 10 Feb 1987

3

Kelvin Seabrooks

15 May 1987 – 9 Jul 1988

3

Orlando Canizales

9 Jul 1988 – 21 Dec 1994

15

Harold Mestre

21 Jan – 29 Apr 1995

0

Mbulelo Botile

29 Apr 1995 – 19 Jul 1997

5

Tim Austin

19 Jul 1997 – 15 Feb 2003

9

Rafael Márquez

15 Feb 2003 – 16 Mar 2007

7

Luis Alberto Pérez

7 Jul – 19 Sep 2007

0

Joseph Agbeko

19 Sep 2007 – 31 Oct 2009

2

Yonnhy Pérez

31 Oct 2009 – 11 Dec 2010

2

Joseph Agbeko

11 Dec 2010 – 13 Aug 2011

1

Abner Mares

13 Aug 2011 – 8 Feb 2012

1

Léo Santa Cruz

2 Jun 2012 – 11 Feb 2013

3

Jamie McDonnell

11 May – 18 Oct 2013

0

Stuart Hall

21 Dec 2013 – 7 Jun 2014

1

Paul Butler

7 Jun – 2 Jul 2014

0

Randy Caballero

25 Oct 2014 – 20 Nov 2015

0

Lee Haskins

20 Nov 2015 – 10 Jun 2017

2

Ryan Burnett

10 Jun 2017 – 12 Feb 2018

1

Emmanuel Rodríguez

5 May 2018 – 18 May 2019

1

Naoya Inoue

18 May 2019 – 13 Jan 2023

6

Emmanuel Rodríguez

12 Aug 2023 – present

0

Name

Duration

Defenses

Kwon Soon-chun

24 Dec 1983 – 20 Dec 1985

6

Chung Jong-kwan

20 Dec 1985 – 27 Apr 1986

0

Jung Bi-won

27 Apr – 2 Aug 1986

0

Shin Hi-sup

2 Aug 1986 – 22 Feb 1987

1

Dodie Boy Peñalosa

22 Feb – 5 Sep 1987

0

Choi Chang-ho

5 Sep 1987 – 16 Jan 1988

0

Rolando Bohol

16 Jan – 5 Oct 1988

1

Duke McKenzie

5 Oct 1988 – 7 Jun 1989

1

Dave McAuley

7 Jun 1989 – 11 Jun 1992

5

Rodolfo Blanco

11 Jun – 29 Nov 1992

0

Pichit Sitbangprachan

29 Nov 1992 – 25 Nov 1994

5

Francisco Tejedor

18 Feb – 22 Apr 1995

0

Danny Romero

22 Apr 1995 – 1 Jan 1996

1

Mark Johnson

4 May 1996 – Sep 1998

7

Irene Pacheco

10 Apr 1999 – 16 Dec 2004

6

Vic Darchinyan

16 Dec 2004 – 7 Jul 2007

5

Nonito Donaire

7 Jul 2007 – 14 Jul 2009

3

Moruti Mthalane

20 Nov 2009 – 13 Jan 2014

4

Amnat Ruenroeng

22 Jan 2014 – 28 May 2016

5

John Riel Casimero

28 May – 20 Dec 2016

1

Donnie Nietes

29 Apr 2017 – 11 Apr 2018

1

Moruti Mthalane

15 Jul 2018 – 30 Apr 2021

3

Sunny Edwards

30 Apr 2021 – 16 Dec 2023

4

Jesse Rodriguez

16 Dec 2023 – present

0