List of European Boxing Union heavyweight champions

European Boxing Union

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(EBU) is an organisation in the sport of boxing

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. The boxers that have won the EBU title in the heavyweight

Heavyweight

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List of champions

List of EBU heavyweight champions.
Name	Date of title victory	Successful defences	Nationality
William Hague	19 April 1909	0	British
Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier was a French boxer. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from...	1 June 1913	6	French
Battling Siki Battling Siki Battling Siki , aka Louis Mbarick Fall, was a French light heavyweight boxer born in Senegal who fought from 1912–1925, and briefly reigned as the lineal light heavyweight champion after knocking out Georges Carpentier...	24 September 1922	0	Senegalese
Erminio Spalla	20 May 1923	2	Italian
Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Eizmendi was a Basque heavyweight boxer, who is considered to be the greatest heavyweight from Spain. Uzkudun is another variation on the spelling of his last name. He was the youngest of 9 siblings. In his youth, he became an Aizkolari or traditional competitive Basque wood chopper...	18 May 1926	0	Spanish
Harry Persson	14 June 1926	0	Swedish
Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Eizmendi was a Basque heavyweight boxer, who is considered to be the greatest heavyweight from Spain. Uzkudun is another variation on the spelling of his last name. He was the youngest of 9 siblings. In his youth, he became an Aizkolari or traditional competitive Basque wood chopper...	7 July 1928	0	Spanish
Pierre Charles	3 February 1929	8	Belgian
Hein Mueller	30 August 1931	1	German
Pierre Charles	28 May 1932	0	Belgian
Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Paulino Uzcudun Eizmendi was a Basque heavyweight boxer, who is considered to be the greatest heavyweight from Spain. Uzkudun is another variation on the spelling of his last name. He was the youngest of 9 siblings. In his youth, he became an Aizkolari or traditional competitive Basque wood chopper...	13 May 1933	0	Spanish
Pierre Charles	21 June 1935	1	Belgian
Arno Koelblin	17 March 1937	0	German
Heinz Lazek Heinz Lazek Heinz Lazek was an Austrian professional boxer. He fought 64 times between 1932 and 1950; winning 48 , losing 8 and drawing 8...	4 March 1938	3	Austrian
Adolf Heuser	17 March 1939	0	German
Max Schmeling Max Schmeling Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...	2 July 1939	0	German
Olle Tandberg Olle Tandberg Olle Tandberg was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion-Biography:He was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 10, 1918. During his career he totaled 30 fights, winning 23 , losing 6 , and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936, Berlin Olympics where he defeated American boxer Art Oliver...	30 May 1943	0	Swedish
Karel Sys	11 November 1943	0	Belgian
Bruce Woodcock Bruce Woodcock (boxer) Bruce Woodcock was an English boxer. He was the British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945-1950, and European heavyweight champion 1946-1949. He had a large fanbase, and his participation in a competition often resulted in sellout crowds...	29 July 1946	2	British
Jo Weidin	3 June 1950	0	Austrian
Jack Gardner	27 March 1951	0	British
Hein ten Hoff Hein ten Hoff Hein ten Hoff was a German boxer and Präsident des Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer ....	23 September 1951	0	German
Karel Sys	12 January 1952	0	Belgian
Heinz Neuhaus	9 March 1952	4	German
Franco Cavicchi	26 June 1955	1	Italian
Ingemar Johansson Ingemar Johansson Jens Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World...	30 September 1956	2	Swedish
Dick Richardson Dick Richardson (boxer) Dick Richardson was a heavyweight boxer from the Maesglas area of Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. He held the European heavyweight title from March 1960 to June 1962. In all, he won 31 of his 47 professional bouts, losing 14, with two drawn. He was 6 ft 3ins tall and weighed about 200 lbs...	27 March 1960	3	British
Ingemar Johansson Ingemar Johansson Jens Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World...	17 June 1962	0	Swedish
Henry Cooper Henry Cooper Henry Cooper may refer to:Sir Henry Cooper , British Heavyweight boxerHenry Cooper from Tennessee*Henry Cooper , English recipient of the Victoria Cross...	24 February 1964	0	British
Karl Mildenberger Karl Mildenberger Karl Mildenberger is a retired German heavyweight boxer. He was the European Heavyweight Champion from 1964 to 1968...	17 October 1964	6	German
Henry Cooper Henry Cooper Henry Cooper may refer to:Sir Henry Cooper , British Heavyweight boxerHenry Cooper from Tennessee*Henry Cooper , English recipient of the Victoria Cross...	18 September 1968	1	British
Peter Weiland	6 December 1969	0	German
Jose Manuel Urtain	3 April 1970	1	Spanish
Henry Cooper Henry Cooper Henry Cooper may refer to:Sir Henry Cooper , British Heavyweight boxerHenry Cooper from Tennessee*Henry Cooper , English recipient of the Victoria Cross...	10 November 1970	0	British
Joe Bugner Joe Bugner József Kreul "Joe" Bugner is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former top heavyweight boxer. He holds triple nationality, being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom where he learned to box and spent his peak years.Born in Szőreg, a southeastern...	16 March 1971	1	British
Jack Bodell Jack Bodell Jack Bodell is a retired English professional boxer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s....	27 September 1971	0	British
Jose Manuel Urtain	17 December 1971	0	Spanish
Juergen Blin	9 June 1972	0	German
Joe Bugner Joe Bugner József Kreul "Joe" Bugner is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former top heavyweight boxer. He holds triple nationality, being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom where he learned to box and spent his peak years.Born in Szőreg, a southeastern...	10 October 1972	4	British
Richard Dunn	6 April 1976	0	British
Joe Bugner Joe Bugner József Kreul "Joe" Bugner is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former top heavyweight boxer. He holds triple nationality, being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom where he learned to box and spent his peak years.Born in Szőreg, a southeastern...	12 October 1976	0	British
Jean-Pierre Coopman Jean-Pierre Coopman Jean-Pierre Coopman is a retired Belgian boxer who is best known for his title fight against Muhammad Ali in 1976, which Ali won by KO in round 5.-Early life:Coopman's first fully paid job was as a stone cutter....	12 March 1977	0	Belgian
Lucien Rodriguez	7 May 1977	0	French
Alfredo Evangelista	9 September 1977	4	Uruguayan
Lorenzo Zanon	18 April 1979	2	Italian
John L. Gardner John L. Gardner John L. Gardner is a former British, Commonwealth, and European Heavyweight Champion. A stocky, game, pressure fighter, his speed and aggression made him a marginal top ten contender for the World Heavyweight Title. Gardner was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His best arena was really...	22 April 1980	1	British
Lucien Rodriguez	26 November 1981	6	French
Steffen Tangstad Steffen Tangstad Steffen Tangstad is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out....	9 November 1984	0	Norwegian
Anders Eklund Anders Eklund Anders Eklund was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen , but later chose the nickname "Viking"....	9 March 1985	0	Swedish
Frank Bruno Frank Bruno Franklin Roy Bruno MBE is an English former boxer whose career highlight was winning the WBC Heavyweight championship in 1995. Altogether, he won 40 of his 45 contests...	1 October 1985	0	British
Steffen Tangstad Steffen Tangstad Steffen Tangstad is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out....	18 April 1986	0	Norwegian
Alfredo Evangelista	8 January 1987	0	Uruguayan
Anders Eklund Anders Eklund Anders Eklund was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen , but later chose the nickname "Viking"....	28 March 1987	0	Swedish
Francesco Damiani Francesco Damiani Francesco Damiani is an Italian former boxer who won the silver medal at the 1982 World Championships and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he was the first WBO heavyweight champion.-Amateur:...	9 October 1987	2	Italian
Derek Williams Derek Williams Derek Williams is a British documentary film director and writer who was active from the 1950s until 1990...	5 December 1989	0	British
Jean Chanet	3 February 1990	1	French
Lennox Lewis Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...	31 October 1990	3	British
Henry Akinwande Henry Akinwande Henry Akinwande is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.-Background:...	1 May 1993	2	British
Željko Mavrović Željko Mavrovic Željko Mavrović is a retired male boxer from Croatia turned enterpreneur.-Background:Mavrović was born in Zagreb, in the neighbourhood Srednjaci ....	11 April 1995	6	Croatian
Vitali Klitschko Vitali Klitschko Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...	24 October 1998	2	Ukrainian
Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...	25 September 1999	1	Ukrainian
Vitali Klitschko Vitali Klitschko Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...	25 November 2000	0	Ukrainian
Luan Krasniqi Luan Krasniqi Luan Krasniqi is a professional German boxer of Kosovo Albanian descent.On April, 2006, he was ranked #2 by the WBO, coming before other heavyweight contenders such as Lamon Brewster, Shannon Briggs, and Ruslan Chagaev....	5 January 2002	0	Albanian
Przemysław Saleta	20 July 2002	0	Polish
Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...	12 October 2002	2	Turkish
Luan Krasniqi Luan Krasniqi Luan Krasniqi is a professional German boxer of Kosovo Albanian descent.On April, 2006, he was ranked #2 by the WBO, coming before other heavyweight contenders such as Lamon Brewster, Shannon Briggs, and Ruslan Chagaev....	14 February 2004	2	Albanian
Paolo Vidoz Paolo Vidoz Paolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....	11 June 2005	2	Italian
Vladimir Virchis Vladimir Virchis Volodymyr Virchis is a Ukrainian boxer and is a touted prospect in the heavyweight division.Virchis is known as "The Hunter", the large and powerful Virchis turned professional in 1999 and won his first 20 bouts with 17 knockouts, including victories over clubfighters Julius Francis, Cliff Couser,...	15 July 2006	1	Ukrainian
Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...	4 July 2008	0	Turkish
Matt Skelton Matt Skelton Matt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....	19 December 2008	0	British
Albert Sosnowski Albert Sosnowski Albert Dariusz Sosnowski is a Polish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.-Debut fight:...	18 December 2009	0	Polish
Audley Harrison Audley Harrison Audley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...	9 April 2010	0	British
Alexander Dimitrenko Alexander Dimitrenko Alexander Dimitrenko is a German professional heavyweight boxer. He was born on July 5, 1982 in Crimea, Ukraine. He began boxing at the age of 14 and at the age of 18 won the world junior boxing championship in the Unlimited weight division. He was immediately offered a deal by German promoter...	31 July 2010	0	Ukrainian

List of champions

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