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WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Birmingham, Alabama – Legacy Arena

September 26, 2015

This will be the 1,909th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 52-year history.

DEONTAY “The Bronze Bomber” WILDER (United States)

sWBC Heavyweight World Champion

Age, date of birth: 29 (October 22, 1985)

Residence: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Record: 34-0, 33 KOs

Height: 6’7”

Stance: Righthanded

World championship fights: 2-0

Total rounds: 80

Advisor: Al Haymon

Managers: Jay Deas, Shelly Finkel

Trainer: Mark Breland

JOHANN “Reptile” DUHAUPAS (France)

Ranked WBC No. 11 at heavyweight

Age, date of birth: 34 (February 5, 1981)

Residence: Abbeville, Somme, France

Birthplace: Abbeville, Somme, France

Record: 32-2, 20 KOs

Height: 6’5”

Stance: Righthanded

WBC affiliated titles: European Boxing Union

Total rounds: 164

Manager: Bruno Vaillant

Promoter: Natalie Christol

WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Sonny Liston (US)                  1963 – 1964

2. Muhammad Ali (US)               1964 – 1967

3. Joe Frazier (US)                    1968 – 1973

4. George Foreman (US) 1973 – 1974

5. Muhammad Ali (US) *             1974 – 1978                 

6. Leon Spinks (US)                   1978

7. Ken Norton (US)                    1977 – 1978

8. Larry Holmes (US)                 1978 – 1983

9. Tim Witherspoon (US)            1984

10. Pinklon Thomas (US)           1984 – 1985

11. Trevor Berbick (Can)            1986

12. Mike Tyson (US)                  1986 – 1990

13. James Douglas (US)                        1990

14. Evander Holyfield (US)         1990 – 1992

15. Riddick Bowe (US)               1992

16. Lennox Lewis (GB)               1993 – 1994

17. Oliver McCall (US)               1994 – 1995

18. Frank Bruno (GB)                 1995 – 1996

19. Mike Tyson (US) *                1996

20. Lennox Lewis (GB) *             1997 – 2001

21. Hasim Rahman (US)                        2001

22. Lennox Lewis (GB) *             2001 – 2003

23. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)       2004

24. Hasim Rahman (US) *          2005 – 2006

25. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan) 2006 – 2008

26. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) Interim 2007 – 2008

27. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)*     2008 – 2014

28. Bermane Stiverne (Haiti-US) 2014 – 2015

29. Deontay Wilder (US)             2015 –

* Regained title

WBC TOP 10

1. Muhammad Ali

2. Lennox Lewis

3. Larry Holmes

4. Mike Tyson

5. George Foreman

6. Joe Frazier

7. Evander Holyfield

8. Frank Bruno

9. Sonny Liston

10. Tim Witherspoon

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC

23 heavyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only five have regained the title: Muhammad Ali (US), Mike Tyson (US), Lennox Lewis two times (GB), Hasim Rahman (US), Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine).

136 heavyweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.

MEMORABLE WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS

May 21, 1966    Muhammad Ali TKO6 Henry Cooper – London

Dec. 10, 1968    Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena – Philadelphia.

Mar. 8, 1971      Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali – New York

Oct. 30, 1974    Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman – Kinshasa

Oct. 1, 1975      Muhammad Ali TKO15 Joe Frazier – Manila

Jun. 9, 1978      Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton – Las Vegas

Sep. 28, 1979    Larry Homes TKO11 Earnie Shavers – Las Vegas

Oct. 2, 1980      Larry Holmes TKO11 Muhammad Ali – Las Vegas

Apr. 11, 1981     Larry Holmes W15 Trevor Berbick – Las Vegas

Mar. 22, 1986    Trevor Berbick W12 Pinklon Thomas – Las Vegas

Feb. 11, 1990    James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson – Tokyo

Mar. 18, 1991    Mike Tyson TKO7 Donovan Ruddock (Eliminator) – Las Vegas

May 8, 1993      Lennox Lewis W12 Tony Tucker – Las Vegas

Sep. 2, 1995      Frank Bruno W12 Oliver McCall – London

Mar. 19, 1999    Lennox Lewis D12 Evander Holyfield – New York

Apr. 22, 2001     Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis – Brakpan

Nov. 17, 2001    Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman – Las Vegas

Jun. 8, 2002      Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson – Memphis

Jun. 21, 2003    Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko – Los Angeles

Apr. 24, 2004     Vitali Klitschko KO8 Corrie Sanders – Los Angeles

Mar. 8, 2008      Samuel Peter TKO6 Oleg Maskaev – Cancun

Oct. 11, 2008    Vitali Klitschko TKO9 Samuel Peter – Berlin

Jan. 17, 2015    Deontay Wilder W12 Bermane Stiverne – Las Vegas

WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.