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Harry Spanjer
Harry Spanjer (Henry John Spanjer, 1873–1958), American boxer of the National Turnverein, Newark; won 1904 Olympic lightweight gold and welterweight silver, later an AAU wrestling champion and Chicago sign manufacturer.
Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman, "The Rock," is an American former professional boxer who won the WBC and IBF heavyweight titles by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001.
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is boxing's top professional weight division, open above cruiserweight with no upper mass limit. Covers its history from James Figg, weight-limit changes, championship statistics, and current titleholders Usyk, Dubois, Kabayel, and Gassiev.
Hebert Conceicao
Hebert Conceicao (Hebert Conceição, Hebert Wilian Carvalho da Conceição Sousa), Brazilian boxer born 1998 in Salvador, Bahia; Tokyo 2020 Olympic middleweight gold by knockout of Oleksandr Khyzhniak; undefeated professional, WBO Latino super middleweight champion.
Héctor Camacho
Héctor "Macho" Camacho (Héctor Luís Camacho Matías), Puerto Rican southpaw boxer, 1962-2012; world champion at super featherweight, lightweight, and junior welterweight; 79-6-3, never knocked out; IBHOF 2016.
Hector Vinent
Héctor Vinent (Héctor Vinent Cháron), Cuban amateur boxer born 1972 in Santiago de Cuba; back-to-back Olympic light-welterweight golds (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996), world champion 1993 and 1995; retired 2000 with a detached retina, later a trainer in Havana and Istanbul.
Henry Cooper
Sir Henry Cooper (1934–2011), "Our 'Enry", English heavyweight boxer; British, Commonwealth and European champion; twice fought Muhammad Ali, knocking him down in 1963; lost final 1971 fight to Joe Bugner.
Henry Maske
Henry Maske, German boxer born 1964, 1988 Olympic middleweight champion for East Germany, 1989 amateur world champion, and IBF light heavyweight professional world champion 1993-1996, nicknamed the Gentleman, with 30 wins in 31 pro fights.
Henry Tillman
Henry Durand Tillman (born 1960, Los Angeles) is an American boxer, 1984 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist who beat Mike Tyson twice as an amateur, later a pro cruiserweight contender who lost to Holyfield and Tyson.
Herbert Runge
Herbert Runge (1913-1986), German heavyweight boxer, Elberfelder Boxclub; won 1936 Berlin Olympic heavyweight gold on points over Guillermo Lovell, first German Olympic heavyweight champion; eight-time German amateur champion 1935-1943.
Hughie Fury
Hughie Fury, full name Hughie Lewis Fury, is a British heavyweight boxer from Manchester and a cousin of Tyson Fury who lost a 2017 WBO title fight to Joseph Parker.
Ike Ibeabuchi
Ike Ibeabuchi, born Ikemefula Charles Ibeabuchi in 1973, is a Nigerian heavyweight boxer who went 20-0 with 15 knockouts in the 1990s, beating David Tua and Chris Byrd.
Ilunga Makabu
Ilunga Makabu (Ilunga Junior Makabu), born 1987 in Kananga, DRC, is a Congolese southpaw boxer, first DRC world champion, WBC cruiserweight titleholder 2020-2023, record 30-4 (26 KOs).
Imane Khelif (إيمان خليف)
Imane Khelif (إيمان خليف), born in 1999, is an Algerian boxer who won gold in women's welterweight at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the first for an Algerian woman.
Imre Harangi
Imre Harangi (Harangi Imre, 1913–1979), Hungarian amateur lightweight boxer, 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist, 1934 European silver medalist, six-time Hungarian champion; nicknamed Tatár; later a pilot and coach.
Ingemar Johansson
Ingemar Johansson (Ingo), Swedish heavyweight boxer, 1952 Olympic silver medalist, who knocked out Floyd Patterson seven times in three rounds on 26 June 1959 to win the world heavyweight title, lost rematches in 1960 and 1961, and retired in 1963.
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is a professional boxing sanctioning body formed in 1983 from the USBA, based in Springfield, New Jersey, and one of the four major bodies, with the WBA, WBC, and WBO, that crown world champions.
International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), museum and hall of fame in Canastota, New York, founded 1984, opened 1989; inducts boxers via BWAA writers and international historians; first class of 53 in 1990; Class of 2026 led by Golovkin, Benn, Tarver.
International Boxing Organization
The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a boxing sanctioning body founded in 1988 in Coral Gables, Florida, publishing computerized rankings and awarding championship belts across 34 divisions.
Iran Barkley
Iran Barkley, "The Blade" (born 1960, The Bronx), American boxer, 43-19-1 (27 KO), three-division world champion (WBC middleweight, IBF super middleweight, WBA light heavyweight), the only man to beat Thomas Hearns twice; IBHOF Class of 2023.
Isaac Cruz
Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz (Isaac Jonathan Cruz González), Mexican boxer born 1998 in Mexico City; 29-3-2 with 19 KOs, former WBA super lightweight champion and current WBC interim titleholder, known for pressure fighting and his 2021 loss to Gervonta Davis.
Istvan Enekes
Istvan Enekes (István Énekes) was a Hungarian amateur boxer born in Budapest, who won the flyweight gold at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won two European amateur championships.
Istvan Kovacs
Istvan Kovacs (Kovács István, born 1970, Budapest), nicknamed Ko-Ko, Hungarian boxer; flyweight bronze 1992 and bantamweight gold 1996 Olympics, WBO featherweight world champion 2001, later WBO Vice-President and IBA Secretary General.
Ivaylo Mustafov Hristov
Ivaylo Mustafov Hristov (Ивайло Маринов, born Ismail Mustafov) is a Bulgarian light-flyweight boxer, born 1960 in Varna, who won Olympic bronze at Moscow 1980 and gold at Seoul 1988, and was named Bulgaria's best boxer of the 20th century.
Jack Catterall
Jack Catterall, Chorley southpaw super lightweight boxer; lost his 2022 undisputed title bid to Josh Taylor by disputed split decision, avenged it in 2024, and later won the WBA world title.
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey, 1895–1983), American heavyweight boxing champion 1919–1926, the 'Manassa Mauler'; Toledo 1919 win over Willard, five million-dollar gates, Tunney rivalry, the 1927 Long Count.
Jack Johnson (boxer)
Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson, 1878–1946), the Galveston Giant, first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915); beat Tommy Burns 1908 and Jeffries in the 1910 Fight of the Century; Mann Act conviction pardoned in 2018.
Jack Sharkey
Jack Sharkey (Joseph Paul Zukauskas, 1902-1994), Lithuanian-American heavyweight boxer, world champion 1932-33; beat Schmeling, lost to Dempsey, Carnera, and Louis; only man to fight Dempsey and Louis.
Jackie Fields
Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein, 1908–1987), American boxer; 1924 Olympic featherweight gold at 16, youngest Olympic boxing champion, and two-time world welterweight champion (1929–30, 1932–33).
Jacob Duran
Jacob "Stitch" Duran (born 1951) is an American cutman from Planada, California, known for treating cuts for Wladimir Klitschko, Anderson Silva, and Tyson Fury, his UFC exit over the Reebok deal, and film roles in Rocky Balboa and Creed.