- All Canadian boxers on the list have at least won a world title.
- Lennox Lewis has won the most world titles with four.
- Jean Pascal is the most recent Canadian boxer to win a world title.
Professional boxing has been around for decades, and the sport has produced countless icons and world champions. Among the countries that generated these icons and world champions is Canada, which is solid proof that the nation is a hotbed of boxing.
Names like Lennox Lewis, Arturo Gatti, Adonis Stevenson, Sam Langford, and Jimmy McLarnin were just a few of the superstars that the Great White North has graced. But current generation stars like David Lemieux and Jean Pascal continue to represent the country in the sport and provide additional excitement for fans through online boxing betting odds.
But aside from the names mentioned above, who else from Canada has captured at least one world title during their professional careers?
Find out below.
List of Canadian Boxing Champions
| Boxer | Years Active | World Title |
|---|---|---|
| George Dixon | 1886-1906 | World Featherweight, World Bantamweight |
| Tommy Burns | 1902-1920 | World Heavyweight |
| Sam Langford | 1902-1926 | World Heavyweight |
| Johnny Coulon | 1905-1920 | Bantamweight World |
| Jack Delaney | 1919-1932 | World Light Heavyweight |
| George Godfrey | 1919-1937 | IBU Heavyweight |
| Jimmy McLarnin | 1923-1936 | World Welterweight |
| Lou Brouillard | 1928-1940 | World Welterweight |
| Jackie Callura | 1936-1947 | NBA World Featherweight |
| Donny Lalonde | 1980-2003 | WBC World Light Heavyweight |
| Matthew Hilton | 1983-1993 | IBF Light Middleweight |
| Otis Grant | 1988-2006 | WBO Middleweight |
| Lennox Lewis | 1989-2003 | WBC Heavyweight, WBA Heavyweight, IBF Heavyweight, IBO Heavyweight |
| Arturo Gatti | 1991-2007 | IBF Super Featherweight, WBC Light Welterweight |
| Billy Irwin | 1993-2005 | IBO World Lightweight |
| Adonis Stevenson | 2006-2018 | WBC Light Heavyweight |
| David Lemieux | 2007-2022 | IBF Middleweight |
| Jean Pascal | 2005-Present | WBC Light Heavyweight, WBA Light Heavyweight |