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list of IBO world champions#Lightweight

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This is a list of IBO world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the International Boxing Organization (IBO) since 1993.

  • r – Champion relinquished title
  • s – Champion stripped of title

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Heavyweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Heavyweight_Champion|title=IBO Heavyweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Pinklon Thomas

|Nov 14, 1992 – Jan 29, 1993s

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Lionel Butler

|Feb 23, 1993 – Mar 1993s

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Danell Nicholson

|Aug 4, 1994 – Oct 1994r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jimmy Thunder

|Oct 29, 1994 – Jul 16, 1995s

|2

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|DNK}} Brian Nielsen

|Jan 12, 1996 – Jun 18, 1999s

|5

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lennox Lewis

|Nov 13, 1999 – Apr 22, 2001

|3

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Hasim Rahman

|Apr 22, 2001 – Nov 17, 2001

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lennox Lewis (2)

|Nov 17, 2001 – Feb 6, 2004r

|2

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Wladimir Klitschko

|Apr 22, 2006 – Nov 28, 2015

|18

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tyson Fury

|Nov 28, 2015 – Oct 12, 2016r

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Joshua

|Apr 29, 2017 – Jun 1, 2019

|3

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ruiz Jr.

|Jun 1, 2019 – Dec 7, 2019

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Anthony Joshua (2)

|Dec 7, 2019 – Sep 25, 2021

|1

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Usyk

|Sep 25, 2021 – present

|4

Cruiserweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Cruiserweight_Champion|title=IBO Cruiserweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|NGA}} David Izeqwire

|Dec 28, 1993 – Nov 5, 1994

|1

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Adolpho Washington

|Nov 5, 1994 – Mar 17, 1995s

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|GHA}} Ted Cofie

|Nov 3, 1995 – 1997r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Booker T. Word

|Apr 18, 1997 – 1997r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} James Toney

|Jun 14, 1997 – 1998r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Daniels

|May 5, 1998 – 1999r

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Hearns

|Apr 10, 1999 – Apr 8, 2000

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|JAM}} Uriah Grant

|Apr 8, 2000 – Feb 3, 2001

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Carl Thompson

|Feb 3, 2001 – Nov 26, 2001

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Ezra Sellers

|Nov 26, 2001 – Apr 6, 2002s

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sebastiaan Rothmann

|Oct 26, 2002 – Feb 6, 2004

|1

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Carl Thompson (2)

|Feb 6, 2004 – Feb 2006s{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/boxing/british-news/2005/sky-sports-snub-sees-t._sto851085/story.shtml |title=Sky Sports snub sees three Brits get stripped of titles due to inactivity |website=Eurosport |publisher=SecondsOut.com |date=March 16, 2006 |access-date=April 14, 2018}}

|1

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|POL}} Tomasz Adamek

|Jun 9, 2007 – 2008r

|0

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnathon Banks

|Jul 12, 2008 – Feb 27, 2009s

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Danny Green

|Aug 15, 2009 – Jul 20, 2011

|4

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Tarver

|Jul 20, 2011 – Jul 2012s

|1

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Danny Green (2)

|Nov 21, 2012 – 2013r

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ola Afolabi

|Nov 2, 2013 – 2015r

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Rakhim Chakhkiev

|May 22, 2015 – Nov 4, 2015

|0

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ola Afolabi (2)

|Nov 4, 2015 – Feb 27, 2016

|0

21

|align=left | {{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Huck

|Feb 27, 2016 – Apr 1, 2017s

|1

22

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kevin Lerena

|Sep 9, 2017 – Nov 1, 2021s

|6

23

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Jack Massey

|Nov 27, 2021 – November 1, 2022s

|1

24

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Yves Ngabu

|Sep 09, 2023 – present

|1

Light heavyweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Light_Heavyweight_Champion|title=IBO Light Heavyweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Lenny LaPaglia

|Aug 20, 1993 – 1993r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|MWI}} Drake Thadzi

|May 14, 1997 – Dec 12, 1998r

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Roy Jones Jr.

|Nov 18, 1999{{cite news |title=Jones Adds Ibo Belt Without Even Fighting |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pckwAAAAIBAJ&dq=Roy+Jones+Jr+ibo&pg=PA1&article_id=4679,1315884 |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Toledo Blade |date=19 November 1999 |location=Pensacola, Florida |page=46}} – May 15, 2004

|5

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Tarver

|May 15, 2004 – Dec 18, 2004

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|JAM}} Glen Johnson

|Dec 18, 2004 – Jun 18, 2005

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Tarver (2)

|Jun 18, 2005 – Jun 10, 2006

|1

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Bernard Hopkins

|Jun 10, 2006 – 2007r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Tarver (3)

|Jun 9, 2007 – Oct 11, 2008

|2

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Chad Dawson

|Oct 11, 2008 – Aug 14, 2010

|2

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jean Pascal

|Aug 14, 2010 – May 21, 2011

|1

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Fonfara

|Nov 16, 2012 – 2013s

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Caparello

|Oct 17, 2013 – 2014s

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Oosthuizen

|Mar 14, 2015 – Jun 5, 2015s

|0

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Umar Salamov

|May 21, 2016 – May 17, 2017r

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Mikhalkin

|May 19, 2017 – Mar 14, 2018r

|1

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Karo Murat

|Mar 24, 2018 – Dec 15, 2018

|0

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven Fornling

|Dec 15, 2018 – Nov 16, 2019

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Dominic Boesel

|Nov 16, 2019 – Oct 10, 2020

|0

19

|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Robin Krasniqi

|Oct 10, 2020 – Oct 09, 2021

|0

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Dominic Boesel (2)

|Oct 09, 2021 – May 14, 2022s

|0

21

|align=left | {{flagicon|IRL}} Padraig McCrory

|Oct 22, 2022 – -

|0

22

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lyndon Arthur

|Sep 01, 2023 – Dec 23, 2023

|0

23

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Bivol

|Dec 23, 2023 – Oct 12, 2024

|1

24

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Artur Beterbiev

|Oct 12, 2024 – Feb 22, 2025

|0

25

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Bivol (2)

|Feb 22, 2025 – present

|0

Super middleweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Super_Middleweight_Champion|title=IBO Super Middleweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Willie Ball

|Jul 17, 1992 – Oct 9, 1992

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Todd Nadon

|Oct 9, 1992 – 1993r

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Vinny Pazienza

|Dec 28, 1993 – 1994r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Thornberry

|Apr 21, 1995 – 1996s

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Karl Willis

|Oct 13, 1996 – 1996s

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie White

|Nov 27, 1996 – 1997s

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|DNK}} Mads Larsen

|May 2, 1997 – 1999r

|4

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Dana Rosenblatt

|Nov 5, 1999 – 2000r

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adrian Dodson

|Mar 3, 2001 – Apr 7, 2001

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramon Arturo Brítez

|Apr 7, 2001 – Dec 10, 2001

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Magee

|Dec 10, 2001 – Jun 26, 2004

|7

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Reid

|Jun 26, 2004 – Aug 6, 2005

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Lacy

|Aug 6, 2005 – Mar 4, 2006s

|1

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Fulgencio Zúñiga

|Sep 1, 2007 – 2008r

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sakio Bika

|Nov 13, 2008 – 2010s

|0

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|MWI}} Isaac Chilemba

|Jun 19, 2010 – 2011s

|1

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Oosthuizen

|Mar 26, 2011 – 2014s

|7

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Donovan George

|Aug 23, 2014 – 2014s

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Zac Dunn

|Jun 27, 2015 – 2016s

|0

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Renold Quinlan

|Oct 14, 2016 – Feb 4, 2017

|0

21

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Eubank Jr.

|Feb 4, 2017 – Feb 17, 2018s

|2

22

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Eubank Jr.(2)

|Feb 23, 2019 – Dec 17, 2019r

|0

23

|align=left | {{flagicon|ECU}} Carlos Góngora

|Dec 18, 2020 – Dec 18, 2021r{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/719359 | title=BoxRec: Login }}

|1

24

|align=left | {{flagicon|UK}} Lerrone Richards

|Dec 18, 2021 – 2022s{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/664518 | title=BoxRec: Login }}

|0

25

|align=left | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleys Iglesias

|Dec 9, 2022 – Present{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/850339 | title=BoxRec: Login }}

|3

Middleweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Middleweight_Champion|title=IBO Middleweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Glenwood Brown

|Aug 25, 1995 – 1997r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|BHS}} Freeman Barr

|Sep 20, 1997 – 1998r

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Mpush Makambi

|Sep 8, 1998 – Sep 30, 2000

|3

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|NLD}} Raymond Joval

|Sep 30, 2000 – 2004s

|4

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|NLD}} Raymond Joval (2)

|Jun 3, 2005 – 2006r

|1

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Geale

|Dec 14, 2007 – May 27, 2009

|1

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Mundine

|May 27, 2009 – 2009r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Manfredo Jr.

|May 22, 2010 – 2011s

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|GEO}} Avtandil Khurtsidze

|Mar 13, 2011 – 2011s

|1

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Gennady Golovkin

|Dec 9, 2011 – Sep 15, 2018s

|17

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Gennady Golovkin (2)

|Oct 5, 2019 – Jun 14, 2023r

|2

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Eubank Jr.

|Oct, 12 2024 – present

|0

Super welterweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Junior_Middleweight_Champion|title=IBO Junior Middleweight Champion - BoxRec}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Lonnie Beasley

|Apr 10, 1993 – 1994r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lester Ellis

|Jul 17, 1995 – 1995s

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Goossen

|Jun 26, 1996 – 1996r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Manny Sobral

|Dec 12, 1996 – 1997r

|1

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adrian Stone

|Apr 15, 2000 – 2001r

|3

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Williams

|Dec 1, 2002 – Jun 21, 2003

|3

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Martínez

|Jun 21, 2003 – 2004r

|2

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|HUN}} Mihály Kótai

|Jun 4, 2005 – Mar 3, 2006

|1

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Conway

|Mar 3, 2006 – Jun 3, 2006

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|HUN}} Attila Kovács

|Jun 3, 2006 – 2008s

|1

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Zaurbek Baysangurov

|Dec 4, 2010 – 2012s

|1

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Zaurbek Baysangurov (2)

|Apr 12, 2014 – 2015s

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|CUB}} Erislandy Lara

|Jun 12, 2015 – Apr 7, 2018

|4

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jarrett Hurd

|Apr 7, 2018 – May 11, 2019

|1

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Julian Williams

|May 11, 2019 – Jan 18, 2020

|0

16

|align=left|{{flagicon|DOM}} Jeison Rosario

|Jan 18, 2020 – Apr 1, 2020r

|0

17

|align=left|{{flagicon|US}} Erislandy Lara (2)

|Aug 29, 2020 – Sep 1, 2021r

|0

18

|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Eggington

|Jun 25, 2022 – Oct 8 2022

|0

19

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRE}} Dennis Hogan

|Oct 8, 2022 – May 20, 2023

|0

20

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} JJ Metcalf

|May 20, 2023 – 2024

|0

21

|align=left|{{flagicon|ANG}} Uisma Lima

|Dec 12, 2024 – present

|0

Welterweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Welterweight_Champion|title=IBO Welterweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Gould

|Jan 8, 1993 – 1993r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Bizzarro

|Aug 18, 1993 – Aug 4, 1994

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mayweather

|Aug 4, 1994 – 1995r

|1

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kip Diggs

|Jun 30, 1995 – 1995r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kevin Lueshing

|Jul 17, 1996 – Jan 11, 1997s

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} José Antonio Rivera

|Apr 25, 1997 – 1998r

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Dingaan Thobela

|Mar 6, 1999 – 1999r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Peter Malinga

|Oct 22, 1999 – 2000r

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Willy Wise

|Dec 2, 2000 – Jun 11, 2001

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jawaid Khaliq

|Jun 11, 2001 – Feb 2006s

|7

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Floyd Mayweather Jr.

|Apr 8, 2006 – 2007r

|1

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Isaac Hlatshwayo

|May 12, 2007 – 2008r

|2

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lovemore Ndou

|Jul 11, 2009 – 2010s

|2

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Chris van Heerden

|Sep 24, 2011 – 2014s

|2

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ali Funeka

|Nov 15, 2014 – Jul 24, 2015

|0

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Tsiko Mulovhedzi

|Jul 24, 2015 – 2017s

|1

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thulani Mbenge

|Jun 25, 2018 – Jul 6, 2019

|1

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Formella

|Jul 6, 2019 – Aug 22, 2020s

|1

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Daniyar Yeleussinov

|Dec 18, 2021 – Dec 27, 2022s

|0

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Tulani Mbenge

|Oct 19, 2024 - Present

|0

Super lightweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Junior_Welterweight_Champion|title=IBO Junior Welterweight Champion - BoxRec}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Evgen

|Apr 9, 1992 – 1992r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Johnson

|Feb 19, 1993 – 1994r

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Mayweather

|May 28, 1994 – 1994r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lester Ellis

|Dec 3, 1994 – 1995r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mario Martínez

|Jul 29, 1995 – 1995r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Darrell Hiles

|Sep 23, 1995 – 1995r

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Verdell Smith

|Jan 18, 1996 – 1996r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Johar Abu Lashin

|Feb 28, 1997 – 1997r

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Israel Cardona

|Apr 25, 1997 – 1997r

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Ener Julio

|Sep 12, 1998 – 1998r

|1

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Newton Villarreal

|Feb 5, 2000 – Apr 7, 2001

|2

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Billy Schwer

|Apr 7, 2001 – Jul 14, 2001

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Daniel Sarmiento

|Jul 14, 2001 – May 8, 2004

|3

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Lynes

|May 8, 2004 – 2005r

|1

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Johnston

|Jan 27, 2006 – 2006r

|0

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ricky Hatton

|Jan 20, 2007 – May 2, 2009

|3

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Manny Pacquiao

|May 2, 2009 – 2010s

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Kaizer Mabuza

|Mar 3, 2012 – Jun 20, 2012

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Khabib Allakhverdiev

|Jun 20, 2012 – Apr 12, 2014

|2

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Eduard Troyanovsky

|Apr 10, 2015 – Dec 3, 2016

|3

21

|align=left | {{flagicon|NAM}} Julius Indongo

|Dec 3, 2016 – Aug 7, 2017s

|1

22

|align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mohamed Mimoune

|Jan 20, 2018 – Apr 27, 2019s

|1

23

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Jeremias Ponce

|Sep 14, 2019 – May 25, 2021

|0

24

|align=left | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhankosh Turarov

|March 21, 2023 – 2024

|1

25

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Azim

|February 01, 2025 – present

|1

Lightweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Lightweight_Champion|title=IBO Lightweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Boyle

|Dec 28, 1993 – 1994r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Amado Cabato

|Dec 11, 1994 – Mar 10, 1995

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lester Ellis

|Mar 10, 1995 – 1995r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Billy Irwin

|Jun 8, 1995 – 1995r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Leavander Johnson

|Jul 29, 1995 – 1996r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tony Pep

|Mar 7, 1996 – 1997r

|1

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Ayers

|Mar 12, 1999 – Dec 26, 2001r

|6

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|WAL}} Jason Cook

|Nov 8, 2003 – Nov 5, 2004

|1

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Aldo Nazareno Ríos

|Nov 5, 2004 – 2005r

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Isaac Hlatshwayo

|Aug 31, 2005 – 2006r

|2

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Juan Díaz

|Sep 6, 2008 – Feb 28, 2009s

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Mlungisi Dlamini

|Oct 31, 2009 – Jan 29, 2010 {{small|(died in a vehicular accident)}}

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Leonardo Zappavigna

|Mar 6, 2010 – 2010s

|0

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Emiliano Marsili

|Jan 20, 2012 – 2012s

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|IDN}} Daud Yordan

|Jul 6, 2013 – 2014s

|1

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Xolisani Ndongeni

|Nov 28, 2015 – 2016s

|0

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|GHA}} Emmanuel Tagoe

|Dec 2, 2016 – Jun 13, 2018s

|1

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Jovanni Straffon

|May 1, 2021 – Sep 4, 2021

|0

19

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Maxi Hughes

|Sep 4, 2021 – Jul 22, 2023

|2

20

|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} George Kambosos Jr

|Jul 22, 2023 – May 12, 2024s

|0

Super featherweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Super_Featherweight_Champion|title=IBO Super Featherweight Champion - BoxRec}}

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! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} John Roby

|Apr 3, 1993 – Apr 21, 1994

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Mayweather

|Apr 21, 1994 – Aug 25, 1995

|2

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Israel Cardona

|Aug 25, 1995 – 1995r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|DNK}} Jimmi Bredahl

|Mar 29, 1996 – 1996r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Israel Cardona (2)

|Apr 12, 1996 – 1996r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Troy Dorsey

|Oct 18, 1996 – 1997r

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Shepherd

|Jul 31, 1999 – Feb 26, 2000

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|DZA}} Affif Djelti

|Feb 26, 2000 – 2002r

|3

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Cassius Baloyi

|Apr 17, 2002 – Jul 29, 2006

|5

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Gairy St Clair

|Jul 29, 2006 – Nov 4, 2006s

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Cassius Baloyi (2)

|Feb 3, 2007 – 2007r

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Billy Dib

|Jul 30, 2008 – 2008s

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Zolani Marali

|Apr 2, 2009 – Sep 12, 2009

|0

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-hoon

|Sep 12, 2009 – 2010r

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Tomlinson

|Nov 30, 2011 – 2014s

|3

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|PRI}} José Pedraza

|Mar 22, 2014 – 2014s

|0

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Asis

|Apr 11, 2015 – Aug 5, 2016

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Malcolm Klassen

|Aug 5, 2016 – Aug 5, 2017s

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|TJK}} Shavkat Rakhimov

|Sep 9, 2017 – Oct 1, 2019r

|3

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Michael Magnesi

|Nov 27, 2020 – Sep 24, 2022

|1

21

|align=left | {{flagicon|IRE}} Anthony Cacace

|Sep 24, 2022 – present

|3

Featherweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Featherweight_Champion|title=IBO Featherweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Derrick Gainer

|Nov 30, 1993 – 1994r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Radford Beasley

|Sep 26, 1997 – 1998r

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Junior Jones

|Apr 10, 1999 – 1999r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Marco Antonio Barrera

|Apr 7, 2001 – 2002r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Naseem Hamed

|May 18, 2002 – 2002r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Brodie

|Jun 21, 2003 – 2003r

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Vuyani Bungu

|Feb 7, 2004 – Jun 25, 2005

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Mashaba

|Jun 25, 2005 – Mar 7, 2008

|4

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Cristóbal Cruz

|Mar 7, 2008 – 2008r

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Fernando Beltrán Jr.

|Aug 22, 2008 – 2009r

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jackson Asiku

|Nov 6, 2009 – Sep 15, 2010

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Jhonny González

|Sep 15, 2010 – 2011s

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|IDN}} Daud Yordan

|May 5, 2012 – Apr 14, 2013

|1

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Simpiwe Vetyeka

|Apr 14, 2013 – 2014s

|1

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Lusanda Komanisi

|Jul 18, 2014 – 2016s

|2

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|DOM}} Claudio Marrero

|Apr 29, 2017 – Sep 15, 2017s

|0

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|MGL}} Tugstsogt Nyambayar

|Jan 26, 2019 – Feb 8, 2020r

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jazza Dickens

|Oct 15, 2022 – Jul 22, 2023

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Hector Andres Sosa

|Jul 22, 2023 – 2024

|1

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Dayan Gonzalez

|Dec 06, 2024 – Present

|0

Super bantamweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Super_Bantamweight_Champion|title=IBO Super Bantamweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Lowey

|Apr 20, 1995 – 1995r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|UKR}} Serhiy Divakov

|May 21, 1996 – 1997r

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Mullings

|Mar 28, 1998 – Aug 8, 1998

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Simon Ramoni

|Aug 8, 1998 – 2001r

|3

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Paulie Ayala

|Aug 4, 2001 – 2002r

|1

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Zolani Marali

|Jul 11, 2003 – May 22, 2004

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thomas Mashaba

|May 22, 2004 – 2005r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Takalani Ndlovu

|Nov 4, 2005 – Jul 14, 2007s

|3

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Oliver

|Nov 8, 2007 – 2008r

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Tshifhiwa Munyai

|Mar 26, 2011 – 2012r

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Bakhtin

|Sep 18, 2012 – Apr 20, 2013r

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Thabo Sonjica

|Jul 6, 2013 – Aug 8, 2014s

|1

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|NAM}} Paulus Ambunda

|Aug 1, 2015 – Jun 11, 2016

|1

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Moises Flores

|Jun 11, 2016 – Jun 17, 2017s

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|NAM}} Paulus Ambunda

|Sep 21, 2018 – May 11, 2019

|0

16

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Fulton

|May 11, 2019 – Jan 25, 2020r

|0

17

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Ludumo Lamati

|Jun 19, 2021 – May 24, 2022r

|0

18

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Eric Robles Ayala

|Jul 21, 2023 – 2024r

|0

19

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Davies

|Mar 16, 2024 – Nov 2, 2024

|0

20

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Shabaz Masoud

|Nov 2, 2024 – present

|0

Bantamweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Bantamweight_Champion|title=IBO Bantamweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|DNK}} Johnny Bredahl

|Feb 16, 1996 – Jun 5, 1998r

|7

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Noel Wilders

|Mar 20, 2000 – 2001r

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} José Sanjuanelo

|Jul 14, 2001 – Mar 2, 2002

|1

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Silence Mabuza

|Mar 2, 2002 – Nov 5, 2005

|6

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Márquez

|Nov 5, 2005 – 2006r

|1

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Silence Mabuza (2)

|May 12, 2007 – 2009r

|2

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Simpiwe Vetyeka

|Jul 11, 2009 – 2010r

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARM}} Vic Darchinyan

|May 20, 2010 – Dec 11, 2010s

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARM}} Vic Darchinyan (2)

|Apr 23, 2011 – Dec 3, 2011s

|1

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|GHA}} Joseph Agbeko

|Mar 22, 2013 – 2013s

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|DOM}} Juan Carlos Payano

|Aug 2, 2015 – Jun 18, 2016

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Rau'shee Warren

|Jun 18, 2016 – Feb 10, 2017s

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHI}} Michael Dasmariñas

|Apr 20, 2018 – 2019s

|0

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|VEN}} Michell Banquez

|Jul 12, 2019 – 2021s

|0

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Prince Patel

|Dec 19, 2023 – April 01 2024r

|0

Super flyweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Super_Flyweight_Champion|title=IBO Super Flyweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|PRI}} Ángel Almena

|Jul 29, 1995 – 1995r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Ilido Julio

|Sep 19, 1998 – Jan 8, 1999

|0

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|VEN}} Edison Torres

|Jan 8, 1999 – Apr 3, 1999

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} Mauricio Pastrana

|Apr 3, 1999 – 1999r

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Lunga Ntontela

|Dec 13, 2002 – 2003r

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jason Booth

|Sep 20, 2003 – Dec 17, 2004

|1

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Damaen Kelly

|Dec 17, 2004 – February 2006s

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|TZA}} Mbwana Matumla

|Nov 4, 2006 – 2007r

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARM}} Vic Darchinyan

|Oct 20, 2007 – 2008r

|0

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Zolile Mbityi

|May 31, 2008 – 2009r

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gideon Buthelezi

|Nov 10, 2012 – Jun 15, 2013

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Edrin Dapudong

|Jun 15, 2013 – Jul 18, 2014

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Lwandile Sityatha

|Jul 18, 2014 – 2015r

|2

14

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gideon Buthelezi (2)

|Dec 18, 2015 – Nov 1, 2021s

|3

15

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Ricardo Malajika

|Sept 2, 2023 – present

|2

Flyweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Flyweight_Champion|title=IBO Flyweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Scotty Olson

|Dec 9, 1994 – 1998r

|5

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Zolile Mbityi

|Oct 22, 1999 – Sep 30, 2000

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|GBR}} Damaen Kelly

|Sep 30, 2000 – Nov 21, 2001s

|1

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Masibulele Makepula

|Jan 26, 2002 – Sep 14, 2002

|0

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Mzukisi Sikali

|Sep 14, 2002 – Mar 27, 2005

|2

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|ARM}} Vic Darchinyan

|Mar 27, 2005 – Jul 7, 2007

|5

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Nonito Donaire

|Jul 7, 2007 – 2009r

|3

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|PRI}} César Seda

|Sep 18, 2009 – 2010s

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Moruti Mthalane

|Mar 15, 2014 – 2017s

|3

10

|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Maximino Flores

|Aug 25, 2019 – 2022

|0

11

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHI}} Dave Apolinario

|July 29, 2022 – 2023

|0

12

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Jackson Chauke

|Jan 27, 2024 – Mar 1, 2025

|0

13

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Ricardo Malajika

|Mar 1, 2025 – present

|0

Light flyweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Light_Flyweight_Champion|title=IBO Light Flyweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} José Sanjuanelo

|Nov 7, 1998 – Aug 26, 2000

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|COL}} José García Bernal

|Aug 26, 2000 – Apr 17, 2002

|1

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Monelisi Mhikiza Myekeni

|Apr 17, 2002 – 2004s

|1

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hekkie Budler

|Feb 27, 2010 – Jan 27, 2011

|1

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gideon Buthelezi

|Jan 27, 2012 – Sep 24, 2011s

|0

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Rey Loreto

|Feb 1, 2014 – 2016s

|1

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hekkie Budler (2)

|Feb 4, 2017 – Sep 16, 2017s

|0

8

|align=left | {{flagicon|INA}} Tibo Monabesa

|Jul 7, 2019 – Mar 1, 2019r

|0

9

|align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} Mpumelelo Tshabalala

|Sep 14, 2024 – present

|0

Minimumweight

Source:{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/IBO_Minimumweight_Champion|title=IBO Minimumweight Champion - BoxRec}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! No.

! Name

! Duration of reign

! Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|PHL}} Noel Tuñacao

|Mar 8, 2003 – Dec 16, 2003r

|0

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nkosinathi Joyi

|Nov 4, 2006 – Jun 2009s

|3

3

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Gideon Buthelezi

|Jun 19, 2010 – Jan 27, 2011r

|0

4

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Hekkie Budler

|Sep 24, 2011 – Mar 19, 2016s

|8

5

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Simphiwe Khonco

|Jun 11, 2016 – Oct 1, 2019r

|4

6

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Nkosinathi Joyi (2)

|Dec 16, 2019 – May 20, 2021s

|0

7

|align=left | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ayanda Ndulani

|May 21, 2021 – May 19, 2023r

|1

See also

References

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External links

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