Former WBC  International  SILVER  champions in this weight class

Ryan FORD,   Canada

Adam DEINES,   Germany

Yoann Kongolo,   Switzerland

Sergey Ekimov,   Russia

Avni Yildirim,  Turkey

Rudolph  Shiller Hyppolite,  Haiti – Canada

Ryno Liebenberg,  South Africa

Johnny Muller,  South Africa

Tony Bellew, Great Britain

*Bellew then won the WBC World Cruiserweight title in 2016