List of British cruiserweight boxing champions


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 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 Reeson31 October 1985r0
Andy Straughn25 October 1986 – 17 February 19871
Roy Smith17 February 1987 – 9 May 19871
Tee Jay9 May 1987 – 21 January 19881
Glenn McCrory21 January 1988 – 22 April 1988r1
Andy Straughn1 November 1988 – 21 May 19890
Johnny Nelson21 May 1989 – 28 March 1990r2
Derek Angol13 February 1991 – 8 May 1991r1
Carl Thompson4 June 1992r0
Terry Dunstan13 May 1995 – 11 May 1996r2
Johnny Nelson14 December 1996r0
Bruce Scott28 November 1998r0
Carl Thompson3 December 1999r0
Bruce Scott16 December 2000 – 10 March 2001r1
Mark Hobson13 March 2004 – 1 June 2006r4
John Keeton20 October 200629 September 20071
Mark Hobson29 September 2007r0
Rob Norton3 October 2008 – 21 October 20113
Leon Williams21 October 2011 – 13 January 20121
Shane McPhilbin13 January 2012 – 23 March 20121
Enzo Maccarinelli23 March 2012r0
Jon-Lewis Dickinson13 October 2012 – 7 June 20144
Ovill McKenzie7 June 2014 – 27 March 2015r1
Matty Askin26 May 2017 – 22 September 20181
Lawrence Okolie22 September 2018 – 12 September 2019r1
Richard Riakporhe19 December 2019 – present0