List of British cruiserweight boxing champions

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List of British cruiserweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British cruiserweight title, which has been the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1985.

A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown.

r Champion relinquished title.
s Champion stripped of title.

NameDuration of reignDefences
Sammy Reeson 31 October 1985r0
Andy Straughn 25 October 1986 – 17 February 19871
Roy Smith 17 February 1987 – 9 May 19871
Tee Jay 9 May 1987 – 21 January 19881
Glenn McCrory 21 January 1988 – 22 April 1988r1
Andy Straughn 1 November 1988 – 21 May 19890
Johnny Nelson 21 May 1989 – 28 March 1990r2
Derek Angol13 February 1991 – 8 May 1991r1
Carl Thompson 4 June 1992r0
Terry Dunstan 13 May 1995 – 11 May 1996r2
Johnny Nelson 14 December 1996r0
Bruce Scott 28 November 1998r0
Carl Thompson 3 December 1999r0
Bruce Scott 16 December 2000 – 10 March 2001r1
Mark Hobson 13 March 2004 – 1 June 2006r4
John Keeton 20 October 2006 – 29 September 20071
Mark Hobson 29 September 2007r0
Rob Norton 3 October 2008 – 21 October 20112
Leon Williams 21 October 2011 – 13 January 20121
Shane McPhilbin 13 January 2012 – 23 March 20121
Enzo Maccarinelli 23 March 2012r0
Jon-Lewis Dickinson 13 October 2012 – 7 June 20144
Ovill McKenzie 7 June 2014 – 27 March 2015r1
Matty Askin 26 May 2017 – 22 September 20181
Lawrence Okolie 22 September 2018 – 12 September 2019r1
Richard Riakporhe 19 December 2019 – September 20200
Chris Billam-Smith 31 July 2021 - ?0
Mikael Lawal 27 November 2022 - 21 October 20230
Isaac Chamberlain 21 October 2023 - 10 April 20240

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