| Title Holder | Tenure | Status | Def | Birthplace | Notes |
| Andre Ward * | 2009- | WBA | 0 | USA | |
| Dimitri Sartison | 2009- | WBA | 0 | Germany | |
| Robert Stieglitz | 2009- | WBO | 1 | Russia | |
| Mikkel Kessler | 2009 | WBA | 2 | Denmark | |
| Carl Froch | 2008- | WBC | 2 | England | |
| Denis Inkin | 2008-2009 | WBO | 0 | Russia | |
| Lucian Bute | 2007- | IBF | 4 | Romania | |
| Anthony Mundaine | 2007-2008 | WBA | 4 | Australia | |
| Joe Calzaghe | 2007 | WBO-IBF-WBA | 0 | Wales | Calzaghe vacated the titles to fight for Light Heavyweight title. |
| Alejandro Berrio | 2007 | IBF | 0 | Columbia | |
| Joe Calzaghe | 2006 | WBO-IBF | 3 | Wales | Calzaghe unified the WBO-IBF and WBA titles. |
| Joe Calzaghe | 2005-2006 | WBO | 2 | Wales | |
| Mikkel Kessler | 2004-2007 | WBA | 2 | Denmark | |
| Jeff Lacy | 2004-2006 | IBF | 4 | USA | |
| Markus Beyer | 2004-2006 | WBC | 7 | Germany | |
| Mario Veit | 2004-2005 | WBO | 0 | Germany | |
| Anthony Mundine | 2004 | WBA | 1 | Australia | |
| Markus Beyer | 2004 | WBC | 0 | Germany | |
| Manny Sica | 2004 | WBA | 0 | Puerto Rico | |
| Cristian Sanavia | 2004 | WBC | 0 | Italy | |
| Sven Ottke | 2003-2004 | WBA | 4 | Germany | |
| Markus Beyer | 2003-2004 | WBC | 1 | Germany | |
| Danny Green | 2003 | WBC | 0 | Australia | |
| Byron Mitchell | 2001-2003 | WBA | 2 | USA | |
| Eric Lucas | 2001-2003 | WBC | 4 | Canada | |
| Bruno Girard | 2000-2001 | WBA | 1 | France | Girard relinquished title. |
| Dave Hilton | 2000-2001 | WBC | 0 | Canada | Hilton was stripped of title after prison sentence |
| Glenn Catley | 2000 | WBC | 0 | England | |
| Dingaan Thobela | 2000 | WBC | 0 | S. Africa | |
| Byron Mitchell | 1999-2000 | WBA | 1 | USA | |
| Markus Beyer | 1999-2000 | WBC | 1 | Germany | |
| Sven Ottke | 1998-2003 | IBF | 21 | Germany | |
| Richie Woodhall | 1998-1999 | WBC | 2 | England | |
| Joe Calzaghe | 1997-2006 | WBO | 17 | Wales | Calzaghe unified the WBO and IBF titles. |
| Charles Brewer | 1997-1998 | IBF | 3 | USA | |
| Sugarboy T. Malinga | 1997-1998 | WBC | 0 | S. Africa | |
| Robin Reid | 1996-1997 | WBC | 3 | England | |
| Sugarboy T. Malinga | 1996 | WBC | 0 | S. Africa | |
| Vincenzo Nardiello | 1996 | WBC | 0 | Italy | |
| Steve Collins | 1995-1997 | WBO | 7 | Ireland | Collins announced retirement vacating title. |
| Frank Liles | 1994-1999 | WBA | 7 | USA | |
| Roy Jones Jnr | 1994-1997 | IBF | 5 | USA | Jones relinquished to defend his WBC Light Heavyweight title. |
| Steve Little | 1994 | WBA | 0 | USA | |
| James Toney | 1993-1994 | IBF | 3 | USA | |
| Nigel Benn | 1992-1996 | WBC | 8 | England | Benn and Eubank drew in a WBC-WBO unification match. |
| Michael Nunn | 1992-1994 | WBA | 4 | USA | |
| Iran Barkley | 1992-1993 | IBF | 0 | USA | |
| Chris Eubank | 1991-1995 | WBO | 14 | England | Eubank and Benn drew in a WBC-WBO unification match. |
| Victor Cordoba | 1991-1992 | WBA | 1 | Panama | |
| Darrin Van Horn | 1991-1992 | IBF | 1 | USA | |
| Mauro Galvano | 1990-1992 | WBC | 2 | Italy | |
| Lindell Holmes | 1990-1991 | IBF | 3 | USA | |
| Christophe Tiozzo | 1990-1991 | WBA | 2 | France | |
| In-Chul Baek | 1989-1990 | WBA | 2 | S. Korea | |
| Thomas Hearns | 1988-1991 | WBO | 1 | USA | Hearns relinquished and went on to win Light Heavyweight title. |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | 1988-1990 | WBC | 2 | USA | Leonard relinquished title to fight at Light Middleweight |
| Graciano Rocchigiani | 1988-1989 | IBF | 3 | Germany | Rocchigiani relinquished title. |
| Fulgencio Obelmejias | 1988-1989 | WBA | 0 | Venezuela | |
| Chong-Pal- Park | 1987-1988 | WBA | 1 | S. Korea | |
| Chong-Pal Park | 1984-1987 | IBF | 8 | S. Korea | |
| Murry Sutherland | 1984 | IBF | 0 | Scotland | |
| Bold ( Indicates Current Holder) - Bold (Indicates Undisputed) - * (Indicates WBA Super) | |||||