Light Heavyweight (178 lbs)
Updated September 27, 2017 |
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| Year | Final Match | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Eddie Eagan, USA | Decision |
| 1924 | Harry Mitchell, GBR | Decision |
| 1928 | Victor Avendaño, ARG | Decision |
| 1932 | David Carstens, S. Afr | Decision |
| 1936 | Roger Michelot, FRA | Decision |
| 1948 | George Hunter, S. Afr | Decision |
| 1952 | Norvel Lee, USA | Decision, 3-0 |
| 1956 | Jim Boyd, USA | Decision |
| 1960 | Cassius Clay, USA | Decision, 5-0 |
| 1964 | Cosimo Pinto, ITA | Decision, 3-2 |
| 1968 | Dan Poznjak, USSR | Default |
| 1972 | Mate Parlov, YUG | Stopped, 2nd |
| 1976 | Leon Spinks, USA | Stopped, 3rd |
| 1980 | Slobodan Kacar, YUG | Decision, 4-1 |
| 1984 | Anton Josipovic, YUG | Default |
| 1988 | Andrew Maynard, USA | Decision, 5-0 |
| 1992 | Torsten May, GER | Decision, 8-3 |
| 1996 | Vasilii Jirov, KAZ | Decision, 17-4 |
| 2000 | Alexander Lebziak, RUS | Decision, 20-6 |
| 2004 | Andre Ward, USA | Decision, 20-13 |
| 2008 | Zhanf Xiaoping, CHN | Decision, 11-7 |
| 2012 | Egor Mekhontsev, RUS | Final, 15-15 |
Note: Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali after winning the world heavyweight championship in 1964.
| Middleweight (165 lbs) | Boxing | Heavyweight (201 lbs) |
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