List of undefeated world boxing champions
This is a list of world champions in professional boxing who retired undefeated, either during or after a title reign(s). It excludes current titleholders. Each champion's record is shown in the following format: wins–losses–draws (no contests).
Undefeated male champions[]
Boxer | Record | Weight class | Title(s) held | Championship years | Title defenses | Notes |
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60–0–10 (1) | Bantamweight | World | 1894-1919 | 4 withdraws by opponent | |
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46–0–0 (0) | Super middleweight | WBO | 1997–2008 | 21 | Vacated title to move up to light heavyweight. |
IBF | 2006 | 1 | Vacated title to fight Peter Manfredo Jr. instead of #1 contender Robert Stieglitz. | |||
The Ring | 2006–2008 | 3 | Vacated titles to move up to light heavyweight. | |||
WBA, WBC | 2007–2008 | 0 | ||||
Light heavyweight | The Ring | 2008 | 1 | Retired and vacated title. | ||
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16–0–2 (0) | Super bantamweight | IBF | 1985–1986 | 4 | |
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28–0–0 (0) | Welterweight | WBO | 1997 | 1 | Retired from boxing due to an injury. |
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51–0–1 (0) | Minimumweight | WBC | 1990–1998 | 22 | Vacated title to move up to light flyweight. |
WBO | 1997–1998 | 0 | Unified WBC and WBO titles. Stripped of WBO title for saying he wanted to give the belt to his father.[5] | |||
WBA | 1998 | 0 | Vacated title to move up to junior flyweight. | |||
Light flyweight | IBF | 1999–2002 | 2 | |||
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49–0–0 (0) | Heavyweight | World | 1952–1956 | 6 | |
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26–0–1 (0) | Light welterweight | IBF | 1987 | 1 | Retired from boxing due to epilepsy. |
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50–0–0 (0) | Super featherweight | WBC | 1998–2002 | 8 | Vacated title to move up to lightweight. |
Lightweight | WBC, The Ring | 2002–2004 | 3 | Vacated title to move up to light welterweight. | ||
Light welterweight | WBC | 2005–2006 | 0 | Vacated title to move up to welterweight. | ||
Welterweight | IBF | 2006 | 0 | Vacated title to challenge Carlos Baldomir for his WBC title. | ||
WBC, The Ring | 2006–2008, 2011–2015 | 6 | Retired in 2008, few months after defeating Ricky Hatton. Declared Emeritus Champion by the WBC. Reclaimed the title in 2011 by defeating Victor Ortiz. Retired at 49–0 in 2015; returned in 2017 for non-title McGregor fight and then retired again. | |||
WBA | 2014-2015 | 3 | ||||
Light middleweight | WBC | 2007, 2013-2015 | 1 | |||
WBA | 2012–2015 | 1 | ||||
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28–0–10 | Lightweight | World | 1886–1893 | 7–0–2 (0) | |
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34–0–0 (0) | Super middleweight | IBF | 1998–2004 | 21 | |
WBA | 2003–2004 | 4 | Defended IBF title and defeated WBA champion to become WBA Super champion. | |||
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20–0–0 (0) | Middleweight | WBO | 2010–2012 | 3 | Retired from boxing due to chronic spinal injuries. |
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31–0–0 (0) | Light middleweight | WBO | 1998–2001 | 4 | Vacated title to move up to middleweight. |
Middleweight | WBO | 2002 | 0 | Won WBO interim middleweight title in 2001 and the outright title in 2002. Stripped of title at 22–0 when he was unable to defend it due to injuries suffered in a car crash. Had others non-title fights before retiring. | ||
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24–0–0 (0) | Flyweight | IBF | 1992–1994 | 5 | Retired at 21–0 and then made a comeback. |
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27–0–0 (0) | Super featherweight | WBA | 2006–2008 | 4 | Vacated title to move up to lightweight. |
Lightweight | WBC | 2009–2010 | 2 | Vacated title to move up to light welterweight. Committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife in 2010. All 27 fights were knockout wins. | ||
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32–0–0 (0) | Super middleweight | WBA | 2009–2015 | 6 | Vacated titles in 2015 to move up to light heavyweight. |
WBC, The Ring | 2011–2015 | 1 (WBC), 2 (The Ring) | ||||
Light heavyweight | WBA, WBO, IBF, The Ring | 2016–2017 | 1 (WBA, IBF, WBO), 0 (The Ring) |
Undefeated female champions[]
Boxer | Record | Weight class | Title(s) | Championship years | Title defenses | Notes |
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21–0–0 (0) | Super bantamweight | WIBF | 2000–2001 | 3 | |
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5–0–1 (0) | Flyweight | WBO | 2019 | 1 | Retired due to medical concerns. |
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24–0–0 (0) | |||||
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17–0–0 (0) | |||||
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8–0–0 (0) |
See also[]
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of current female world boxing champions
- Longest reigning heavyweight champions
References[]
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- ^ "Undefeated Calzaghe quits boxing". BBC. February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "US elite join race for Calzaghe". BBC. November 17, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Justin Tate (June 20, 2011). "Boxing: David Haye and 7 Greatest Fighters to Retire with Less Than 30 Bouts: People Who Did Not Make My List at All". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ "Jamili Takes Strawweight Title". New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, boxing". Guinness World Records. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Undefeated Floyd Mayweather confirms retirement, Sky Sports, 13/09/2015
- ^ "Jack McAuliffe". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ a b Michael Rosenthal. "10: Boxers who finished careers undefeated". The Ring magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Justin Tate (June 20, 2011). "Boxing: David Haye and 7 Greatest Fighters to Retire with Less Than 30 Bouts: 7. Edwin Valero". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (21 September 2017). "Andre Ward, boxing's pound-for-pound world No1, announces shock retirement". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Where are They Now: Retired World Champion Michele Aboro!". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ BBC Editors (November 6, 2019). "Nicola Adams: Two-time Olympic champion retires over fears for her sight". BBC. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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