List of Light-welterweight Boxing Champions

This is a chronological List of World Super Lightweight/Light Welterweight/Junior Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

  • The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
  • The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,
  • The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,
  • The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988,
Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
World
1923-01-30 1925-03-27 Pinky Mitchell World
1925-03-27 1925-03-31 James Red Herring World
1926-09-21 1930-02-18 Mushy Callahan World
1930-02-18 1931-04-24 Jack Kid Berg World
1931-04-24 1932-01-18 Tony Canzoneri World
1932-01-18 1933-02-20 Johnny Jadick World
1933-02-20 1933-05-21 Battling Shaw World
1933-05-21 1933-06-23 Tony Canzoneri World
1933-06-23 1935-04-09-Vacated Barney Ross World
1946-04-29 1946-09-13-Vacated Tippy Larkin World
1959-06-12 1960-09-01 Carlos Ortiz World
1960-09-01 1962-09-14 Duilio Loi World
1962-09-14 1962-12-15 Eddie Perkins WBA
1962-12-15 1962-12-15-Vacated Duilio Loi WBA
1963-03-21 1963-06-15 Roberto Cruz WBA/WBC
1963-06-15 1965-01-18 Eddie Perkins WBA/WBC
1965-01-18 1966-04-29 Carlos Morocho Hernández WBA/WBC
1966-04-29 1967-04-30 Sandro Lopopolo WBA/WBC
1967-04-30 1967-11-16-Vacated Takeshi Fuji WBA/WBC
WBC
Title inaugurated
1963-06-15 1965-01-18 Eddie Perkins WBC
1965-01-18 1966-04-29 Carlos Morocho Hernández WBC
1966-04-29 1967-04-30 Sandro Lopopolo WBC
1967-04-30 1968-Stripped Takeshi Fuji WBC
1968-12-14 1970-01-31 Pedro Adigue WBC
1970-01-31 1974-02-Vacated Bruno Arcari WBC
1974-09-21 1975-07-15 Perico Fernandez WBC
1975-07-15 1976-06-30 Saensak Muangsurin WBC
1976-06-30 1976-10-29 Miguel Velasquez WBC
1976-10-29 1978-12-30 Saensak Muangsurin WBC
1978-12-30 1980-02-23 Sang Hyun Kim WBC
1980-02-23 1982-06-26 Saoul Mamby WBC
1982-06-26 1983-05-18 Leroy Haley WBC
1983-05-18 1984-01-29 Bruce Curry WBC
1984-01-29 1985-08-21 Billy Costello WBC
1985-08-21 1986-05-05 Lonnie Smith WBC
1986-05-05 1986-07-24 Rene Arredondo WBC
1986-07-24 1987-07-22 Tsuyoshi Hamada WBC
1987-07-22 1987-11-12 Rene Arredondo WBC
1987-11-12 1989-05-13 Roger Mayweather WBC
1989-05-13 1994-01-29 Julio César Chávez WBC
1994-01-29 1994-05-07 Frankie Randall WBC
1994-05-07 1996-06-07 Julio César Chávez WBC
1996-06-07 1997-04-12-Vacated Oscar De La Hoya WBC
1999-08-21 2004-01-Stripped Kostya Tszyu WBC
2004-01-24 2005-06-25 Arturo Gatti WBC
2005-06-25 2005-Vacated Floyd Mayweather Jr WBC
2006-09-15 2008-05-10 Junior Witter WBC
2008-05-10 2009-04-28-Vacated Timothy Bradley WBC
2009-08-01 2011-01-29 Devon Alexander WBC
2011-01-29 2011-07-29-Stripped Timothy Bradley WBC
2011-09-17 2012-03-23-Stripped Erik Morales WBC
2012-03-24 Present Danny Garcia WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1962-09-14 1962-12-15 Eddie Perkins WBA
1962-12-15 1962-Retired Duilio Loi WBA
1963-03-21 1963-06-15 Roberto Cruz WBA
1963-06-15 1965-01-18 Eddie Perkins WBA
1965-01-18 1966-04-29 Carlos Morocho Hernández WBA
1966-04-29 1967-04-30 Sandro Lopopolo WBA
1967-04-30 1968-12-12 Takeshi Fuji WBA
1968-12-12 1972-03-10 Nicolino Locche WBA
1972-03-10 1972-10-28 Alfonso Frazer WBA
1972-10-28 1976-03-06 Antonio Cervantes WBA
1976-03-06 1977-Stripped Wilfred Benítez WBA
1977-06-25 1980-08-02 Antonio Cervantes WBA
1980-08-02 1983-09-09-Stripped Aaron Pryor WBA
1984-01-22 1984-06-01 Johnny Bumphus WBA
1984-06-01 1985-07-21 Gene Hatcher WBA
1985-07-21 1986-03-15 Ubaldo Nestor Sacco WBA
1986-03-15 1987-07-04 Patrizio Oliva WBA
1987-07-04 1990-08-17 Juan Martin Coggi WBA
1990-08-17 1991-06-14 Loreto Garza WBA
1991-06-14 1992-04-10 Edwin Rosario WBA
1992-04-10 1992-09-09 Akinobu Hiranaka WBA
1992-09-09 1993-01-12 Morris East WBA
1993-01-12 1994-09-17 Juan Martin Coggi WBA
1994-09-17 1996-01-13 Frankie Randall WBA
1996-01-13 1996-08-16 Juan Martin Coggi WBA
1996-08-16 1997-01-11 Frankie Randall WBA
1997-01-11 1998-10-10 Khalid Rahilou WBA
1998-10-10 2001-02-03 Sharmba Mitchell WBA
2001-02-03 2004-Stripped Kostya Tszyu WBA Super Champion
2002-05-11 2002-10-19 Diosbelys Hurtado WBA Regular Champion
2002-10-19 2005-06-25 Vivian Harris WBA Regular Champion
2005-06-25 2005-11-26 Carlos Maussa WBA
2005-11-26 2005-05-06-Vacated Ricky Hatton WBA
2006-09-02 2007-07-21 Souleymane M'Baye WBA
2007-07-21 2008-03-22 Gavin Rees WBA
2008-03-22 2009-07-18 Andreas Kotelnik WBA
2009-07-18 2012-07-14 Amir Khan WBA Super Champion
2011-07-23 2012-07-31-Vacated Marcos Maidana WBA Regular Champion
2011-12-10 2012-06-27-Stripped Lamont Peterson WBA Super Champion
2012-07-14 Present Danny García WBA Super Champion
2012-11-30 Present Khabib Allakhverdiev WBA Regular Champion
IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-06-22 1985-03-02-Stripped Aaron Pryor IBF
1986-04-26 1986-10-30 Gary Hinton IBF
1986-10-30 1987-03-04 Joe Manley IBF
1987-03-04 1987-07-01-Retired Terry Marsh IBF
1988-02-14 1988-09-03 James McGirt IBF
1988-09-03 1990-03-17 Meldrick Taylor IBF
1990-03-17 1991-03-18-Vacated Julio César Chávez IBF
1991-12-07 1992-07-18 Rafael Pineda IBF
1992-07-18 1993-Vacated Pernell Whitaker IBF
1993-05-15 1994-02-13 Charles Murray IBF
1994-02-13 1995-01-28 Jake Rodriguez IBF
1995-01-28 1997-05-31 Kostya Tszyu IBF
1997-05-31 1999-02-20 Vince Phillips IBF
1999-02-20 2000-Stripped Terron Millett IBF
2000-02-12 2001-11-03 Zab Judah IBF
2001-11-03 2005-06-04 Kostya Tszyu IBF
2005-06-04 2006-03-29-Vacated Ricky Hatton IBF
2006-06-30 2007-01-20 Juan Urango IBF
2007-01-20 2007-02-09-Vacated Ricky Hatton IBF
2007-02-04 2007-06-16 Lovemore N'dou IBF
2007-06-16 2008-09-19-Vacated Paul Malignaggi IBF
2009-01-30 2010-03-06 Juan Urango IBF
2010-03-06 2010-10-22-Stripped Devon Alexander IBF
2011-03-05 2011-07-23 Zab Judah IBF
2011-07-23 2011-12-10 Amir Khan IBF
2011-12-10 Present Lamont Peterson IBF
WBO
Title inaugurated
1989-03-06 1991-02-23 Héctor Camacho WBO
1991-02-23 1991-05-18 Greg Haugen WBO
1991-05-18 1992-Vacated Héctor Camacho WBO
1992-06-29 1993-06-07 Carlos Gonzalez WBO
1993-06-07 1994-07-24-Retired Zack Padilla WBO
1995-02-20 1996-03-09 Sammy Fuentes WBO
1996-03-09 1998-05-29 Giovanni Parisi WBO
1998-05-29 1999-05-15 Carlos Gonzalez WBO
1999-05-15 2000-07-22 Randall Bailey WBO
2000-07-22 2001-06-30-Stripped Ener Julio WBO
2001-06-30 2003-07-12 DeMarcus Corley WBO
2003-07-12 2004-Vacated Zab Judah WBO
2004-09-11 2006-10-27-Vacated Miguel Cotto WBO
2006-11-18 2008-07-05 Ricardo Torres WBO
2008-07-05 2009-04-04 Kendall Holt WBO
2009-04-04 2012-06-09-Vacated Timothy Bradley WBO
2012-06-09 Present Juan Manuel Marquez WBO
World boxing champions
Champions by sanctioning body
Major titles
  • WBA (List)
  • WBC (List)
  • IBF (List)
  • WBO (List)
  • The Ring (List)
Minor titles
  • IBO (List)
  • WPBF
  • IBA
  • IBC
  • WBU (List)
  • IBU
  • WBF
Champions by weight class
  • Heavyweight (200+ lbs)
  • Cruiserweight (200 lbs)
  • Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)
  • Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
  • Middleweight (160 lbs)
  • Light Middleweight (154 lbs)
  • Welterweight (147 lbs)
  • Light Welterweight (140 lbs)
  • Lightweight (135 lbs)
  • Super Featherweight (130 lbs)
  • Featherweight (126 lbs)
  • Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)
  • Bantamweight (118 lbs)
  • Super Flyweight (115 lbs)
  • Flyweight (112 lbs)
  • Light Flyweight (108 lbs)
  • Minimumweight (105 lbs)
Champions by different weight class
  • Triple Champions (List)
  • Quadruple Champions (List)
  • Quintuple Champions (List)
  • Sextuple Champions (List)
  • Septuple Champions (List)
  • Octuple Champions (List)
Terms
  • Pound for pound (The Ring List)
  • Lineal championship
  • Undisputed championship (List)
  • Interim championship

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