Heavyweight / World Boxing Association
WBA Heavyweight
Murat Gassiev is the current WBA heavyweight champion, since Jun 26, 2026.
58 reigns, most recent first.
2026-06-26 – present
2021-09-25 – 2026-06-26
2019-12-07 – 2021-09-25
2019-06-01 – 2019-12-07
2017-04-29 – 2019-06-01
2015-11-28 – 2015-12-10
2011-07-02 – 2011-08
2009-11-07 – 2011-07-02
2008-08-30 – 2009-11-07
2007-04-14 – 2008-07-03
2005-12-17 – 2007-04-14
2004-02-24 – 2005-12-17
2003-03-01 – 2004-02-24
2001-03-03 – 2003-03-01
2000-08-12 – 2001-03-03
1999-11-13 – 2000-04-12
1996-11-09 – 1999-11-13
1996-09-07 – 1996-11-09
1995-04-08 – 1996-09-07
1994-11-05 – 1995-03-04
1994-04-22 – 1994-11-05
1993-11-06 – 1994-04-22
1992-11-13 – 1993-11-06
1990-10-25 – 1992-11-13
1990-02-11 – 1990-10-25
1987-03-07 – 1990-02-11
1986-12-12 – 1987-03-07
1986-01-17 – 1986-12-12
1985-04-29 – 1986-01-17
1984-12-01 – 1985-04-29
1983-09-23 – 1984-12-01
1982-12-10 – 1983-09-23
1980-03-31 – 1982-12-10
1979-10-20 – 1980-03-31
1978-09-15 – 1979-07-03
1978-02-15 – 1978-09-15
1974-10-30 – 1978-02-15
1973-01-22 – 1974-10-30
1970-02-16 – 1973-01-22
1968-04-27 – 1970-02-16
1967-02-06 – 1967-04-28
1965-03-05 – 1967-02-06
1964-02-25 – 1964-09-14
1962-09-25 – 1964-02-25
1960-06-20 – 1962-09-25
1959-06-26 – 1960-06-20
1956-11-30 – 1959-06-26
1952-09-23 – 1956-04-27
1951-07-18 – 1952-09-23
1949-06-22 – 1951-07-18
1937-06-22 – 1949-03-01
1935-06-13 – 1937-06-22
1934-06-14 – 1935-06-13
1933-06-29 – 1934-06-14
1932-06-21 – 1933-06-29
1930-06-12 – 1932-06-21
1926-09-23 – 1928-07-31
1921-01 – 1926-09-23
Facts
- Who is the current WBA heavyweight champion?
- Murat Gassiev, champion since Jun 26, 2026.
- Who held the WBA heavyweight title the longest?
- Joe Louis: 4,270 days in total, first won Jun 22, 1937.