List of WBO World Champions - Junior Welterweight

Junior Welterweight

Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
Héctor Camacho
def. Ray Mancini
March 6, 1989 Reno, Nevada, United States 2
Greg Haugen February 23, 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 0
Héctor Camacho (2) May 19, 1991 Reno, Nevada, United States 0
Title vacated 1992
Carlos González
def. Jimmy Paul
June 29, 1992 Inglewood, California, United States 3
Zack Padilla June 7, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 4
Title vacated July 24, 1994 Title vacated when Padilla retired after his final defense against Juan Laporte in Los Angeles, California.
Sammy Fuentes
def. Fidel Avendano
February 20, 1995 Inglewood, California, United States 1
Giovanni Parisi March 9, 1996 Milan, Italy 5
Carlos González (2) May 29, 1998 Pesaro, Italy 0
Randall Bailey May 15, 1999 Miami, Florida, United States 2
Ener Julio July 22, 2000 Miami, Florida, United States 0
Title vacated June 2001 Title vacated when a routine eye exam reveals that Julio has cataracts.
DeMarcus Corley
def. Felix Flores
June 30, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 2
Zab Judah July 12, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Title vacated 2004 Judah vacated the title to move up to the Welterweight division.
Miguel Cotto
def. Kelson Pinto
September 11, 2004 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6
Title vacated 2006 Cotto vacated the title to move up to Welterweight and challenge for the WBA title His last defense was against Paul Malignaggi on June 10, 2006 in New York City, New York.
Ricardo Torres
def. Mike Arnaoutis
November 18, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 3
Kendall Holt
def. Ricardo Torres
July 5, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1
Timothy Bradley
this bout was a title unification match for both WBO and WBC titles
April 4, 2009 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1

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