List of IBF World Champions - Lightweight

Lightweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Charlie Brown
def. Melvin Paul
January 30, 1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey 0
Harry Arroyo April 15, 1984 Atlantic City, New Jersey 2
Jimmy Paul April 6, 1985 Atlantic City, New Jersey 3
Greg Haugen December 5, 1986 Las Vegas, Nevada 0
Vinny Pazienza June 7, 1987 Providence, Rhode Island 0
Greg Haugen (2) February 6, 1988 Atlantic City, New Jersey 2
Pernell Whitaker February 18, 1989 Hampton, Virginia 8
Title vacated 1992 Whitaker's last successful defense was against Jorge Páez on October 5, 1991 in Reno, Nevada.
Freddie Pendleton
def. Tracy Spann
January 10, 1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey 1
Rafael Ruelas February 19, 1994 Inglewood, California 2
Oscar De La Hoya May 6, 1995 Las Vegas, Nevada 0
Title vacated July 1995
Philip Holiday
def. Miguel Julio
August 19, 1995 Sun City, South Africa 6
Shane Mosley August 2, 1997 Uncasville, Connecticut 8
Title vacated 1999 Mosley's last successful defense was against John Brown on April 17, 1999 in Indio, California.
Paul Spadafora
def. Israel Cardona
August 20, 1999 Chester, West Virginia 8
Title vacated 2003 Spadafora's last defense was a draw with Leonard Dorin on May 17, 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Javier Jauregui
def. Leavander Johnson
November 22, 2003 Los Angeles, California 0
Julio César Díaz May 13, 2004 San Diego, California 0
Title vacated 2005
Leavander Johnson
def. Stefano Zoff
June 17, 2005 Milano, Italy 0
Jesús Chávez September 17, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada 0
Julio Díaz (2) – Interim
def. Ricky Quiles
May 18, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada 0
Julio Díaz (2)
def. Jesús Chávez
February 3, 2007 Kissimmee, Florida 1
Juan Díaz October 13, 2007 Chicago, Illinois 0
Nate Campbell March 8, 2008 Cancún, Mexico 0
Title vacated February 14, 2009 Campbell was stripped of the title for being unable to make weight for his next fight against Ali Funeka on February 14, 2009 in Sunrise, Florida.
Juan Manuel Márquez
def. Juan Díaz
February 28, 2009 Houston, Texas 0
Title vacated 2009 Marquez vacated the title in order to fight Floyd Maywether

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