Junior Middleweight
| Number | Champion | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Albarado (beat Koichi Wajima) | June 4, 1974 - January 21, 1975 |
| 2 | Koichi Wajima | January 21, 1975 - June 7, 1975 |
| 3 | Jae-Doo Yuh | June 7, 1975 - February 17, 1976 |
| 4 | Koichi Wajima | February 17, 1976 - May 18, 1976 |
| 5 | Jose Manuel Duran | May 18, 1976 - October 8, 1976 |
| 6 | Miguel Angel Castellini | October 8, 1976 - March 5, 1977 |
| 7 | Eddie Gazo | March 5, 1977 - August 9, 1978 |
| 8 | Masashi Kudo | August 9, 1978 - October 24, 1979 |
| 9 | Ayub Kalule | October 24, 1979 - June 25, 1981 |
| 10 | Sugar Ray Leonard | June 25, 1981 - June 25, 1982 |
| 11 | Thomas Hearns | May 1983 - September 1986 |
| 12 | Oscar De La Hoya (beat Fernando Vargas) | September 14, 2002 - September 13, 2003 |
| 13 | Shane Mosley | September 13, 2003 - March 13, 2004 |
| 14 | Winky Wright | March 13, 2004 - November 7, 2005 (moved up to Middleweight) |
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