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Most Title Defenses
This list features the boxers with the most Heavyweight title defences in history.
RANK | BOXERS | TITLE DEFENCES | TITLES | DURATION |
1 | Joe Louis | 26 | NYSAC, NBA | June 22, 1937 — March 1, 1949 |
2 | Larry Holmes | 19 | WBC, IBF | June 9, 1978 — September 21, 1985 |
3 | Wladimir Klitschko | 18 | WBA, IBF, WBO | April 22, 2006 — November 28, 2015 |
4 | Tommy Burns | 13 | lineal | February 23, 1906 — December 26, 1908 |
5 | Muhammad Ali | 10 | WBA, WBC | October 30, 1974 — February 15, 1978 |
6 | Deontay Wilder | 10 | WBC | January 17, 2015 – February 22, 2020 |
7 | Vitali Klitschko | 9 | WBC | October 11, 2008 - September 8, 2012 |
8 | Mike Tyson | 9 | WBA, WBC, IBF | November 22, 1986 — February 11, 1990 |
9 | Joe Frazier | 9 | NYSAC, WBA, WBC | March 4, 1968 — January 22, 1973 |
10 | Lennox Lewis | 9 | WBA, WBC, IBF | February 7, 1997 — April 22, 2001 |
References
Wikipedia (2025). World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_heavyweight_boxing_championship_records_and_statistics#Most_consecutive_title_defenses (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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