WBA
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-04-21 | 1965-04-10 | Carlos Ortiz | WBA |
| 1965-05-10 | 1965-11-13 | Ismael Laguna | WBA |
| 1965-11-13 | 1968-06-25 | Carlos Ortiz | WBA |
| 1968-06-25 | 1969-02-18 | Carlos Teo Cruz | WBA |
| 1969-02-18 | 1970-03-03 | Mando Ramos | WBA |
| 1970-03-03 | 1970-09-26 | Ismael Laguna | WBA |
| 1970-09-26 | 1972-06-26 | Ken Buchanan | WBA |
| 1972-06-26 | 1979-01 | Roberto Durán | WBA |
| 1979-06-16 | 1980-03-02 | Ernesto España | WBA |
| 1980-03-02 | 1981-04-12 | Hilmer Kenty | WBA |
| 1981-04-12 | 1981-04-12 | Sean O'Grady | WBA |
| 1981-09-12 | 1981-12-05 | Claude Noel | WBA |
| 1981-12-05 | 1982-05-08 | Arturo Frias | WBA |
| 1982-05-08 | 1984-06-01 | Ray Mancini | WBA |
| 1984-06-01 | 1986-09-26 | Livingstone Bramble | WBA |
| 1986-09-26 | 1987-11-21 | Edwin Rosario | WBA |
| 1987-11-21 | 1988-10-29 | Julio César Chávez 3 | WBA |
| 1989-07-09 | 1990-04-04 | Edwin Rosario | WBA |
| 1990-04-04 | 1990-08-11 | Juan Nazario | WBA |
| 1990-08-11 | 1991-10-05 | Pernell Whitaker | WBA |
| 1992-06-13 | 1992-10-24 | Joey Gamache | WBA |
| 1992-10-24 | 1993-06-26 | Tony Lopez | WBA |
| 1993-06-26 | 1993-10-30 | Dingaan Thobela | WBA |
| 1993-10-30 | 1998-05-16 | Orzubek Nazarov | WBA |
| 1998-05-16 | 1999-04-10 | Jean Baptiste Mendy | WBA |
| 1999-04-10 | 1999-08-07 | Julien Lorcy | WBA |
| 1999-08-07 | 1999-11-13 | Stefano Zoff | WBA |
| 1999-11-13 | 2000-06-11 | Gilberto Serrano | WBA |
| 2000-06-11 | 2001-07-01 | Takanori Hatakeyama | WBA |
| 2001-07-01 | 2001-10-08 | Julien Lorcy | WBA |
| 2001-10-08 | 2002-01-05 | Raul Horacio Balbi | WBA |
| 2002-01-05 | 2003-05-17 | Leonard Doroftei | WBA |
| 2004-04-10 | 2004-07-17 | Lakva Sim | WBA |
| 2004-07-17 | 2008-03-08 | Juan Díaz | WBA Super Champion |
| 2007-12-29 | 2008-05-19 | Jose Alfaro | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2008-03-08 | 2009-01-10-Vacated | Nate Campbell | WBA Super Champion |
| 2008-05-19 | 2009-01-03 | Yusuke Kobori | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2009-01-03 | 2010-05-29 | Paulus Moses | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2009-02-28 | 2012-01-05-Stripped | Juan Manuel Márquez | WBA Super Champion |
| 2010-05-29 | 2011-02-26 | Miguel Acosta | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2011-02-26 | 2011-12-02-Stripped | Brandon Rios | WBA Regular Champion |
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