List of NABF champions
The following lists title holders over the history of the North American Boxing Federation, in operation since 1969.
Cruiserweight
There have been 22 recognized Cruiserweight Champions with a combined total of 23 title reigns. Dale Brown is the only man to hold the title twice.[1][2]
Bert Cooper and O'Neil Bell share the record for the most successful defenses, each with five.[1][3]
No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
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1979-06-06 — 1980-03-31 | 0 | Defeated Bill Sharkey. Camelvacated the title upon winning the WBC Cruiserweight belt on March 31, 1980 title. |
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1980-08-06 — 1982-06-27 | 1 | Defeated Ivy Brown. Gordon vacated the title in order to challenge for Carlos de León's. WBC title. |
3 | ![]() |
1982-10-31 — 1983-03-06 | 0 | Defeated Jesse Burnett. Spinks later vacated the title. |
4 | ![]() |
1984-05-16 — 1985-06-19 | 0 | Defeated Jesse Burnett. |
5 | ![]() |
1985-06-19 — 1986-04-22 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
1986-04-22 — 1986-06-15 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
1986-06-15 — 1989-02-15 | 5 | |
8 | ![]() |
1989-02-15 — 1990-12-17 | 3 | |
9 | ![]() |
1990-12-17 — 1991-08-07 | 0 | Warring vacated the title to fight for the vacant IBF title. |
10 | ![]() |
1991-08-17 — 1993-11-06 | 3 | Defeated Jesse Shelby. Norris vacated the title upon winning the vacant WBA title. |
11 | ![]() |
1994-01-29 — 1994-02-20 | 1 | Defeated Dan Ward. Hearns vacated the title. |
12 | ![]() |
1994-02-24 — 1994-07-14 | 0 | Defeated Dale Jackson. Washington vacated the title to challenge for Anaclet Wamba's WBC title. |
13 | ![]() |
1995-01-27 — 1995-06-17 | 0 | Defeated John McClain. Heath vacated the title. |
14 | ![]() |
1995-06-17 — 1997-05-05 | 2 | Defeated Art Jimmerson. |
15 | ![]() |
1997-05-05 — 2000-02-12 | 4 | |
16 | ![]() |
2000-02-12 — 2001-01-05 | 0 | Braithwaite vacated the title. |
17 | ![]() |
2001-01-18 — 2004-06-01 | 5 | Defeated James Walton. Bell vacated the title in order to pursue the IBF title. |
18 | ![]() |
2004-06-08 — 2005-02-04 | 0 | Defeated Robert Daniels. Brown vacated the title in order to challenge for O'Neil Bell's IBF title. |
19 | ![]() |
2005-03-10 — 2005-06-16 | 0 | |
20 | ![]() |
2005-06-16 — 2005-10-27 | 0 | |
21 | ![]() |
2005-10-27 — 2006-05-18 | 1 | |
22 | ![]() |
2006-05-18 — 2007-04-01 | 1 | Tokarev vacated the title in order to pursue the IBF title. |
23 | ![]() |
2007-04-06 — present | 3 | Defeated Felix Cora, Jr.. |
Heavyweight
There have been 30 recognized Heavyweight Champions with a combined total of 39 title reigns.[4][5]
Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Orlin Norris, Ken Norton, Samuel Peter, Tony Tucker and Tim Witherspoon are the only men to have held the title twice. Ali is the only one to hold it three times.[6][7]
Orlin Norris has successfully defended the title more times than anyone else, retaining the title six times.[5][6]
No. | Name | Duration of reign | Defenses | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
1969-12-06 — 1970-02-02 | 0 | Defeated Sonny Liston. Martin relinquished the title and retired due to an eye injury he received in the bout with Liston. |
2 | ![]() |
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3 | ![]() |
1971-05-10 — 1971-07-20 | 0 | Defeated Gregorio Peralta. Foreman relinquished the title in order to challenge for the World title, then held by Joe Frazier. |
4 | ![]() |
1971-1972 | 5 | Defeated Jimmy Ellis. |
5 | ![]() |
1973-03-31 — 1973-09-10 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
1973-03-31 — 1974-10-30 | 1 | Ali relinquished the title in order to fight Foreman for the WBA and WBC titles. |
7 | ![]() |
1975-03-24 — 1976-01-20 | 0 | Defeated Jerry Quarry. Norton relinquished the title in order to challenge for Ali's World title. |
8 | ![]() |
1976-01-24 — 1977-03-17 | 1 | Defeated Ron Lyle. Foreman relinquished the title upon retirement. |
9 | ![]() |
1978-08-19 — 1979-10-20 | 0 | Defeated Mike Weaver. Jones relinquished the title to challenge Larry Holmes for the WBC title. |
10 | ![]() |
1982-01-30 — 1982-12-10 | 1 | Defeated Lynn Ball. Dokes relinquished the title upon winning the WBA title from Weaver. |
11 | ![]() |
1983-09-23 — 1984-03-09 | 0 | Defeated James Tillis. Witherspoon relinquished the title upon winning the vacant WBC title, defeating Greg Page. |
12 | ![]() |
1984-08-23 — 1985-04-29 | 0 | Defeated Eddie Gregg |
13 | ![]() |
1985-04-29 — 1986-01-17 | 1 | Witherspoon relinquished the title upon defeating Tony Tubbs for the WBA title. |
14 | ![]() |
1987-04-10 — 1987-11-25 | 0 | Defeated Dorcey Gaymon. |
15 | ![]() |
1987-11-25 — 1990-02-17 | 6 | |
16 | ![]() |
1990-02-17 — 1990-08-05 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
1990-08-05 — 1991-01-11 | 0 | Mercer relinquished the title upon defeating Francesco Damiani for the WBO title. |
18 | ![]() |
1991-04-30 — 1991-06-03 | 0 | Defeated Lionel Washington. |
19 | ![]() |
1991-06-03 — 1992-12-01 | 1 | Tucker relinquished the title in order to challenge Lennox Lewis on 1993-05-08 for the WBC title. |
20 | ![]() |
1992-12-08 — 1994-03-01 | 3 | Defeated Jerry Jones. |
21 | ![]() |
1994-03-01 — 1995-03-09 | 1 | Hipp was stripped of the title. |
22 | ![]() |
1995-03-21 — 1996-05-01 | 2 | Defeated Rocky Pepeli. Zolkin was stripped of the title. |
23 | ![]() |
1996-06-29 — December 1996 | 0 | Defeated David Dixon. Tucker was stripped of the title. |
24 | ![]() |
1997-01-14 — 1999-01-15 | 3 | Defeated Jimmy Thunder. Ruiz also won the NABA title, defeating Jerry Ballard on 1998-09-19. He relinquished the NABF title in order to focus on the NABA title. |
25 | ![]() |
1999-01-30 — 2000-04-29 | 1 | Defeated Ahmad Abdin. Grant relinquished the title in order to fight Lennox Lewis for the WBC, IBF and IBO titles. |
26 | ![]() |
2000-04-29 — 2000-08-15 | 0 | Defeated Keith McKnight. Davis was later stripped of the title. |
27 | ![]() |
2000-09-09 — 2001-03-06 | 0 | Defeated Cliff Couser. Grant was later stripped of the title. |
28 | ![]() |
2001-05-20 — 2001-09-02 | 0 | Defeated Sherman Williams. |
29 | ![]() |
2001-09-02 — 2002-04-13 | 0 | |
30 | ![]() |
2002-04-13 — 2003-03-29 | 0 | Tua was stripped of the title. |
31 | ![]() |
2003-06-24 — 2003-09-19 | 0 | Defeated Robert Davis. |
32 | ![]() |
2003-09-19 — 2004-04-17 | 1 | Castillo had won the interim title by defeating Lawrence Clay-Bey on 2003-06-06, and was promoted to full champion when Joe Mesi failed to defend. |
33 | ![]() |
2004-04-17 — 2004-10-02 | 1 | Williamson was stripped of the title. |
34 | ![]() |
2004-12-04 — 2005-09-24 | 1 | Defeated Jeremy Williams. |
35 | ![]() |
2005-09-24 — 2006-04-22 | 0 | Klitschko relinquished the title in order to challenge Chris Byrd for the IBF and vacant IBO titles. |
36 | ![]() |
2006-04-28 — 2007-05-05 | 2 | Defeated Julius Long |
37 | ![]() |
2007-06-14 — 2008-06-02 | 1 | Defeated Taurus Sykes for interim title. Rahman relinquished the title to challenge James Toney for the NABO title. |
38 | ![]() |
2008-02-29 — 2008-11-29 | 0 | Defeated T.J. Wilson. Interim champion, later promoted to official champion. |
39 | ![]() |
2008-11-29 — present | 1 |
References
- 1 2 "NABF Cruiserweight Title history". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ↑ "NABF Cruiserweight Champion". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ↑ "NABF Cruiserweight Title Fights". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ↑ "NABF Heavyweight Title history". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- 1 2 "Steve Dimitry's Heavyweight Boxing History". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- 1 2 "NABF Heavyweight Title Fights". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ↑ "NABF Heavyweight Champion". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.