List of Undisputed Boxing Champions - Junior Welterweight

Junior Welterweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
March 21, 1963 June 15, 1963 Roberto Cruz WBA & WBC
June 15, 1963 January 18, 1965 Eddie Perkins WBA & WBC
January 18, 1965 April 29, 1966 Carlos Hernández WBA & WBC
April 29, 1966 April 30, 1967 Sandro Lopopolo WBA & WBC
April 30, 1967 November 16, 1967 (Vacated) Takeshi Fuji WBA & WBC
November 3, 2001 January 19, 2003 Kostya Tszyu WBA, WBC & IBF
Kostya Tszyu became the undisputed Junior Welterweight champ after defeating Zab Judah to successfully unify his WBA and WBC belt with Judah's IBF belt. Tszyu was stripped of the WBA and WBC titles because of extended inactivity due to training injuries and lost his IBF belt to Ricky Hatton.

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