Martin Bakole Ilunga, born in Congo on 1st June 1993 (based in Airdrie, Scotland)  record: 16-1-0, 12  WBC #25 before fight.   He outpointed WBC #27 Sergey Kuzmin to win the vacant WBC International Heavyweight title on December 12th in London on the undercard of the Joshua-Pulev event in London promoted by Eddie Hearn Matchroom Boxing.   More to come

KUZMIN     258.450 Lbs  (kgs 117.250)

BAKOLE    251.400 Lbs  (kgs 114)

 

 

Former champions in this division

Filip Hrgovic,   Croatia

A fight for the vacant belt took place in Moscow (Russia) on 27th November 2017 between Sergey Kuzmin and Amir Mansour.   The fight was stopped in round three due to an accidental clash of heads which caused severe cuts on both fighters’ eyebrows.   The title remained vacant*

Dillian WHYTE,  Jamaica

Anthony Joshua, U K

Aleksander Povetkin, Russia

Tony Thompson, USA

Chris Arreola, USA

Seth Mitchell, USA

Johnathon Banks, USA

Mariusz Wach, Poland

BERMANE  STIVERNE, Canada

ODLANIER SOLIS, Cuba

FRANCESCO DAMIANI, Italy

JIMMY THUNDER, New Zealand

HERBIE HIDE, Nigeria

JAMES OYEBOLA, Nigeria

JOHN RUIZ, Puerto Rico

DAVID TUA, West Samoa

IKE CHARLES IGBEABUCHI, Nigeria

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO, Ukraine

ROSS PURITTY, USA

DIMITRY DENIS BAKHTOV, Kazakhstan

OLEG MASKAEV, Kazakhstan

SINAN  SAMIL  SAM, Turkey

OLIVER  Mccall, USA

JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ, Cuba