WBO Light Heavyweight Rankings Archive | June 2000

Rank	WBOJune 2000
	Dariusz Michalczewski World Champion
1	Thomas Ulrich
2	Lincoln Carter
3	Billy Lewis
4	Glen Kelly+2
5	Chris Johnson
6	Julio GonzalezNEW
7	Julian Letterlough
8	Eric HardingNEW
9	Clinton Woods
10	David TelescoNEW
11	Montell Griffin-1
12	Jorge Castro-4

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June 2000 archive

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Month-over-month changes since May 2000

Entered the top 10

Julio GonzalezEnters at #6
Eric HardingNow ranked #8
David TelescoEnters at #10

Dropped out of the top 10

Antonio TarverOut of the top 10 after being #4
Jorge CastroDown to #12
Montell GriffinDropped to #11

Biggest risers

Glen KellyFrom #6 to #4
+2

Biggest fallers

Jorge CastroDropped from #8 to #12
-4
Montell GriffinDown one place to #11
-1

WBO Light Heavyweight Title History

Champions who have held each belt, from oldest to most recent. Title history only goes back as far as our earliest WBO monthly rankings (May 1991).

WBO Light Heavyweight - Super Champion

Sergey Kovalev

16 January 201519 November 2016

1 year 11 months

Became champion: 16 January 2015

Awarded WBO Super Champion status at a ceremony in San Juan while already holding its world title.

First shown in February 2015 rankingsView source

WBO Light Heavyweight - World Champion

Dmitry Bivol

22 February 2025Current

1 year 9 months

Became champion: 22 February 2025

Won the title by defeating Artur Beterbiev by majority decision in their rematch.

First shown in February 2025 rankingsView source

Artur Beterbiev

18 June 202222 February 2025

2 years 9 months

Became champion: 18 June 2022

Won the title by defeating Joe Smith Jr.

First shown in July 2022 rankingsView source

Joe Smith Jr

10 April 202118 June 2022

1 year 3 months

Became champion: 10 April 2021

Won the vacant title by defeating Maxim Vlasov.

First shown in April 2021 rankingsView source

Saul Alvarez

2 November 201917 December 2019

2 months

Became champion: 2 November 2019

Won the title by defeating Sergey Kovalev.

First shown in November 2019 rankingsView source

Sergey Kovalev

2 February 20192 November 2019

10 months

Became champion: 2 February 2019

Won the title by defeating Eleider Alvarez.

First shown in February 2019 rankingsView source

Eleider Alvarez

4 August 20182 February 2019

7 months

Became champion: 4 August 2018

Won the title by defeating Sergey Kovalev.

First shown in August 2018 rankingsView source

Sergey Kovalev

25 November 20174 August 2018

10 months

Became champion: 25 November 2017

Won the vacant title by defeating Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.

First shown in December 2017 rankingsView source

Andre Ward

19 November 201621 September 2017

11 months

Became champion: 19 November 2016

Won the title by defeating Sergey Kovalev.

First shown in December 2016 rankingsView source

Sergey Kovalev

18 August 201316 January 2015

1 year 6 months

Became champion: 18 August 2013

Won the title by defeating Nathan Cleverly.

First shown in August 2013 rankingsView source

Nathan Cleverly

19 May 201118 August 2013

2 years 4 months

Became champion: 19 May 2011

Promoted from interim champion after Juergen Braehmer was stripped.

First shown in June 2011 rankingsView source

Juergen Braehmer

13 November 200919 May 2011

1 year 7 months

Became champion: 13 November 2009

Promoted from interim champion after Zsolt Erdei vacated the title.

First shown in November 2009 rankingsView source

Zsolt Erdei

17 January 200413 November 2009

5 years 11 months

Became champion: 17 January 2004

Won the title by defeating Julio Gonzalez.

First shown in February 2004 rankingsView source

Julio Gonzalez

18 October 200317 January 2004

4 months

Became champion: 18 October 2003

Won the WBO title by defeating Dariusz Michalczewski by split decision in Hamburg.

First shown in November 2003 rankingsView source

Dariusz Michalczewski

10 September 199418 October 2003

9 years 2 months

Became champion: 10 September 1994

Won the title by defeating Leeonzer Barber.

First shown in January 2000 rankingsView source

Leeonzer Barber

9 May 1991September 1994

3 years 5 months

Became champion: 9 May 1991

Won the vacant title by defeating Tom Collins.

First shown in rankingsView source

WBO Light Heavyweight - Interim Champion

Callum Smith

22 February 2025Current

1 year 8 months

Became champion: 22 February 2025

Won the interim title by defeating Joshua Buatsi by unanimous decision.

First shown in February 2025 rankingsView source

Joshua Buatsi

21 September 202422 February 2025

6 months

Became champion: 21 September 2024

Won the vacant interim title by split decision against Willy Hutchinson at Wembley.

First shown in September 2024 rankingsView source

Nathan Cleverly

11 December 201019 May 2011

6 months

Became champion: 11 December 2010

Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision against Nadjib Mohammedi in Liverpool.

First shown in December 2010 rankingsView source

Juergen Braehmer

22 August 200913 November 2009

4 months

Became champion: 22 August 2009

Won the vacant interim title by stopping Aleksy Kuziemski in the eleventh round in Budapest.

First shown in September 2009 rankingsView source

WBO Light Heavyweight Title History

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WBO Light Heavyweight boxing rankings- June 2000

Month-over-month changes since May 2000

Entered the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

Biggest risers

Biggest fallers