History
The cruiserweight class was created by the World Boxing Council in 1979, with a weight limit of 190 pounds. The first match for the title was staged between Marvin Camel and Mate Parlov on Dec. 8 of that year. It ended in a draw, but Camel won the rematch on March 31, 1980 to become the first cruiserweight champion.
The WBA added the division in 1982, the IBF in 1983. The weight division is also known as the junior heavyweight division.
Only those bouts are included in which the championship changed hands or the championships of two or more governing bodies were unified.
Champions
Marvin Camel (WBC) 1980Carlos De Leon (WBC) 1980-82
Ossie Ocasio (WBA) 1982-84
S.T. Gordon (WBC) 1982-83
Carlos De Leon (WBC) 1983-85
Marvin Camel (IBF) 1983-84
Lee Roy Murphy (IBF) 1984-86
Piet Crous (WBA) 1984-85
Alfonso Ratliff (WBC) 1985
Dwight Braxton (WBA) 1985-86
Bernard Benton (WBC) 1985-86
Carlos De Leon (WBC) 1986-88
Evander Holyfield (WBA) 1986-88
Ricky Parkey (IBF) 1986-87
Evander Holyfield (WBA, IBF) 1987-88
Evander Holyfield 1988
Toufik Belbouli (WBA) 1989
Robert Daniels (WBA) 1989-91
Carlos De Leon (WBC) 1989-90
Glenn Mccrory (IBF) 1989-90
Jeff Lampkin (IBF) 1990
Massimiliano Duran (WBC) 1990-91
Bobby Czyz (WBA) 1991-92
Anaclet Wamba (WBC) 1991-95
James Pritchard (IBF) 1991
James Warring (IBF) 1991-92
Alfred Cole (IBF) 1992-96
Orlin Norris (WBA) 1993-95
Nate Miller (WBA) 1995-97
Marcelo Dominguez (WBC) 1996-98
Adolpho Washington (IBF) 1996-97
Uriah Grant (IBF) 1997
Imamu Mayfield (IBF) 1997-98
Arthur Williams (IBF) 1998-99
Fabrice Tiozzo (WBA) 1997-2000
Juan Carlos Gomez (WBC) 1998-2002
Vassiliy Jirov (IBF) 1999-2003
Virgil Hill (WBA) 2000-02
Jean-Marc Mormeck (WBA) 2002-
Wayne Braithwaite (WBC) 2002-
James Toney (IBF) 2003-04
Kelvin Davis (IBF) 2004-