IBF Cruiserweight boxing rankings- January 2009

IBF Cruiserweight rankings archive for January 2009. This page is the IBF-only list. View all IBF rankings, or compare the Cruiserweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest IBF Cruiserweight rankings.

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Note: IBF archival data from this period duplicates the champion as Rank #1. Rankings shown here reflect the original contender order.

Rank	IBFJanuary 2009
	Tomasz AdamekNEW World Champion
1	Vacant
2	Bj Flores+1
3	Steve Cunningham-3
4	Marco Huck
5	Grigory Drozd+1
6	Vadim Tokarev+2
7	Johnathon Banks+2
8	Firat ArslanNEW
9	Wayne Braithwaite-2
10	Yoan Pablo Hernandez+1
11	Matt Godfrey+1
12	Enad Licina+2
13	O'Neil Bell
14	Herbie Hide+1

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January 2009 archive

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Month-over-month changes since December 2008

There is a new Champion: Tomasz Adamek(previously Steve Cunningham)

Became champion: 11 December 2008

Won the title by defeating Steve Cunningham.

First shown in January 2009 rankingsView source

Entered the top 10

Firat ArslanInto the top 10 at #8

Dropped out of the top 10

Krzysztof WlodarczykWas #4 last month
Alexander AlekseevWas #9 last month

Biggest risers

Vadim TokarevFrom #7 to #6
+1
Johnathon BanksFrom #8 to #7
+1
Enad LicinaFrom #13 to #12
+1

Biggest fallers

Wayne BraithwaiteDropped from #6 to #9
-3
Marco HuckFrom #3 to #4
-1
O'Neil BellFrom #12 to #13
-1

IBF Cruiserweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest IBF monthly rankings (December 1983).

IBF Cruiserweight - World Champion

Jai Opetaia

18 May 202419 March 2026

1 year 11 months

Became champion: 18 May 2024

Won the vacant title by defeating Mairis Briedis.

First shown in May 2024 rankingsView source

Jai Opetaia

2 July 202218 December 2023

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 2 July 2022

Won the title by unanimous decision over Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast.

First shown in July 2022 rankingsView source

Mairis Briedis

26 September 2020May 2022

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 26 September 2020

Won the title by defeating Yuniel Dorticos.

First shown in September 2020 rankingsView source

Yuniel Dorticos

15 June 201926 September 2020

1 year 4 months

Became champion: 15 June 2019

Won the vacant title by defeating Andrew Tabiti.

First shown in June 2019 rankingsView source

Oleksandr Usyk

21 July 201815 June 2019

1 year

Became champion: 21 July 2018

Won the title by unanimous decision against Murat Gassiev in Moscow.

First shown in July 2018 rankingsView source

Murat Gassiev

3 December 201621 July 2018

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 3 December 2016

Won the title by defeating Denis Lebedev.

First shown in December 2016 rankingsView source

Denis Lebedev

21 May 2016October 2016

6 months

Became champion: 21 May 2016

Won the title by defeating Victor Ramirez.

First shown in May 2016 rankingsView source

Victor Ramirez

22 September 201521 May 2016

9 months

Became champion: 22 September 2015

Promoted from interim champion after Yoan Pablo Hernandez was stripped.

First shown in September 2015 rankingsView source

Yoan Pablo Hernandez

1 October 201122 September 2015

4 years

Became champion: 1 October 2011

Won the title by defeating Steve Cunningham.

First shown in October 2011 rankingsView source

Steve Cunningham

5 June 2010August 2011

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 5 June 2010

Won the vacant title by defeating Troy Ross.

First shown in June 2010 rankingsView source

Tomasz Adamek

11 December 200818 October 2009

11 months

Became champion: 11 December 2008

Won the title by defeating Steve Cunningham.

First shown in January 2009 rankingsView source

Steve Cunningham

26 May 200711 December 2008

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 26 May 2007

Won the title by defeating Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

First shown in June 2007 rankingsView source

Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

25 November 200626 May 2007

7 months

Became champion: 25 November 2006

Won the vacant title by defeating Steve Cunningham.

First shown in December 2006 rankingsView source

O'Neil Bell

20 May 20056 April 2006

1 year

Became champion: 20 May 2005

Won the title by defeating Dale Brown.

First shown in December 2005 rankingsView source

Kelvin Davis

1 May 2004February 2005

10 months

Became champion: 1 May 2004

Won the vacant title by defeating Ezra Sellers.

First shown in rankingsView source

James Toney

26 April 2003February 2004

11 months

Became champion: 26 April 2003

Won the title by defeating Vassiliy Jirov.

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Vassiliy Jirov

5 June 1999April 2003

3 years 11 months

Became champion: 5 June 1999

Won the title by defeating Arthur Williams.

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Arthur Williams

30 October 1998June 1999

9 months

Became champion: 30 October 1998

Won the title by defeating Imamu Mayfield.

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Imamu Mayfield

8 November 1997October 1998

1 year

Became champion: 8 November 1997

Won the title by defeating Uriah Grant.

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Uriah Grant

21 June 1997November 1997

6 months

Became champion: 21 June 1997

Won the title by defeating Adolpho Washington.

First shown in rankingsView source

Adolpho Washington

31 August 1996June 1997

11 months

Became champion: 31 August 1996

Won the title by defeating Torsten May.

First shown in rankingsView source

Al Cole

30 July 1992August 1996

4 years 2 months

Became champion: 30 July 1992

Won the title by defeating James Warring.

First shown in rankingsView source

James Warring

7 September 1991July 1992

11 months

Became champion: 7 September 1991

Won the vacant title by defeating James Pritchard.

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Jeff Lampkin

22 March 1990August 1991

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 22 March 1990

Won the title by defeating Glenn McCrory.

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Glenn McCrory

3 June 1989March 1990

10 months

Became champion: 3 June 1989

Won the vacant title by defeating Patrick Lumumba.

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Evander Holyfield

15 May 1987December 1988

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 15 May 1987

Won the title by defeating Rickey Parkey.

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Rickey Parkey

25 October 1986May 1987

8 months

Became champion: 25 October 1986

Won the title by defeating Lee Roy Murphy.

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Lee Roy Murphy

6 October 1984October 1986

2 years 1 month

Became champion: 6 October 1984

Won the title by defeating Marvin Camel.

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Marvin Camel

13 December 1983October 1984

11 months

Became champion: 13 December 1983

Won the title by defeating Roddy MacDonald.

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IBF Cruiserweight Title History

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