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List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
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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 Claim | NBA/World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-01-30 | 1925-03-27 | USA Pinky Mitchell | NBA/Undisputed | ||
| 1925-03-27 | 1925-03-31 Abandoned | USA James Red Herring | World claim | ||
| 1926-09-21 | 1930-02-18 | USA Mushy Callahan | NBA/Undisputed | ||
| 1930-02-18 | 1932-05-20 | UK Jack Kid Berg | Undisputed/World claim | ||
| 1932-05-20 | 1933-11-17 | USA Sammy Fuller | World claim | ||
| 1933-11-17 | 1935-04-09 Vacated | USA Barney Ross | World/Undisputed | ||
| 1923-01-30 | 1925-03-27 | USA Pinky Mitchell | NBA/Undisputed | ||
| 1926-09-21 | 1930-02-18 | USA Mushy Callahan | NBA | ||
| 1930-02-18 | 1931-04-24 | UK Jack Kid Berg | NBA | ||
| 1931-04-24 | 1932-01-18 | USA Tony Canzoneri | NBA | ||
| 1932-01-18 | 1933-02-20 | USA Johnny Jadick | NBA | ||
| 1933-02-20 | 1933-05-21 | MEX Battling Shaw | World | ||
| 1933-05-21 | 1933-06-23 | USA Tony Canzoneri | World | ||
| 1933-06-23 | 1935-04-09 Vacated | USA Barney Ross | World | ||
| 1946-04-29 | 1946-11-05 Vacated | USA Tippy Larkin | NBA/NYSAC | ||
| 1959-06-12 | 1960-09-01 | Puerto Rico Carlos Ortiz | NBA/NYSAC | ||
| 1960-09-01 | 1962-09-14 | Italy Duilio Loi | NBA/NYSAC | ||
| 1962-09-14 | 1962-12-15 | US Eddie Perkins | NBA/NYSAC | ||
| 1962-12-15 | 1963-1-24 Retired | Italy Duilio Loi | WBA/NYSAC |
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:
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition | WBC | WBA | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title inaugurated | |||||||
| 1963-06-15 | 1965-01-18 | USA Eddie Perkins | WBC | ||||
| 1965-01-18 | 1966-04-29 | Venezuela Carlos Morocho Hernández | WBC | ||||
| 1966-04-29 | 1967-04-30 | Italy Sandro Lopopolo | WBC | ||||
| 1967-04-30 | 1968 Stripped | Japan Takeshi Fuji | WBC | ||||
| 1968-12-14 | 1970-01-31 | Philippines Pedro Adigue | WBC | ||||
| 1970-01-31 | 1974-02 Vacated | Italy Bruno Arcari | WBC | ||||
| 1974-09-21 | 1975-07-15 | Spain Perico Fernandez | WBC | ||||
| 1975-07-15 | 1976-06-30 | Thailand Saensak Muangsurin | WBC | ||||
| 1976-06-30 | 1976-10-29 | Spain Miguel Velasquez | WBC | ||||
| 1976-10-29 | 1978-12-30 | Thailand Saensak Muangsurin | WBC | ||||
| 1978-12-30 | 1980-02-23 | South Korea Sang Hyun Kim | WBC | ||||
| 1980-02-23 | 1982-06-26 | USA Saoul Mamby | WBC | ||||
| 1982-06-26 | 1983-05-18 | USA Leroy Haley | WBC | ||||
| 1983-05-18 | 1984-01-29 | USA Bruce Curry | WBC | ||||
| 1984-01-29 | 1985-08-21 | USA Billy Costello | WBC | ||||
| 1985-08-21 | 1986-05-05 | USA Lonnie Smith | WBC | ||||
| 1986-05-05 | 1986-07-24 | MEX Rene Arredondo | WBC | ||||
| 1986-07-24 | 1987-07-22 | Japan Tsuyoshi Hamada | WBC | ||||
| 1987-07-22 | 1987-11-12 | MEX Rene Arredondo | WBC | ||||
| 1987-11-12 | 1989-05-13 | USA Roger Mayweather | WBC | ||||
| 1989-05-13 | 1994-01-29 | MEX Julio César Chávez | WBC | ||||
| 1994-01-29 | 1994-05-07 | USA Frankie Randall | WBC | ||||
| 1994-05-07 | 1996-06-07 | MEX Julio César Chávez | WBC | ||||
| 1996-06-07 | 1997-04-12 Vacated | USA Oscar De La Hoya | WBC | ||||
| 1999-08-21 | 2004-01 Stripped | RUS Kostya Tszyu | WBC | ||||
| 2004-01-24 | 2005-06-25 | CAN Arturo Gatti | WBC | ||||
| 2005-06-25 | 2006-03-23 Vacated | USA Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC | ||||
| 2006-09-15 | 2008-05-10 | UK Junior Witter | WBC | ||||
| 2008-05-10 | 2009-04-28 Vacated | USA Timothy Bradley | WBC | ||||
| 2009-08-01 | 2011-01-29 | USA Devon Alexander | WBC | ||||
| 2011-01-29 | 2011-07-29 Stripped | USA Timothy Bradley | WBC | ||||
| 2011-09-17 | 2012-03-23 Stripped | MEX Erik Morales | WBC | ||||
| 2012-03-24 | 2015-06-11 Vacated | USA Danny Garcia | WBC | ||||
| 2015-10-03 | 2016-07-23 | UKR Viktor Postol | WBC | ||||
| 2016-07-23 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | USA Terence Crawford | WBC | ||||
| 2018-03-17 | 2021-05-22 | USA Jose Ramirez | WBC | ||||
| 2021-05-22 | 2022-07-01 Vacated | Scotland Josh Taylor | WBC | ||||
| 2022-11-26 | 2023-12-09 | United States Regis Prograis | WBC | ||||
| 2023-12-09 | 2024-06-24 | United States Devin Haney | WBC | ||||
| 2024-06-24 | 2025-07-12 | DOM Alberto Puello | WBC | ||||
| 2025-07-12 | 2026-01-10 | Puerto Rico Subriel Matias | WBC | ||||
| 2026-01-10 | Present | UK Dalton Smith | WBC | ||||
| Title inaugurated | |||||||
| 1962-09-14 | 1962-12-15 | USA Eddie Perkins | WBA | ||||
| 1962-12-15 | 1962-Retired | Italy Duilio Loi | WBA | ||||
| 1963-03-21 | 1963-06-15 | Philippines Roberto Cruz | WBA | ||||
| 1963-06-15 | 1965-01-18 | USA Eddie Perkins | WBA | ||||
| 1965-01-18 | 1966-04-29 | Venezuela Carlos Morocho Hernández | WBA | ||||
| 1966-04-29 | 1967-04-30 | Italy Sandro Lopopolo | WBA | ||||
| 1967-04-30 | 1968-12-12 | Japan Takeshi Fuji | WBA | ||||
| 1968-12-12 | 1972-03-10 | Argentina Nicolino Locche | WBA | ||||
| 1972-03-10 | 1972-10-28 | Panama Alfonso Frazer | WBA | ||||
| 1972-10-28 | 1976-03-06 | Colombia Antonio Cervantes | WBA | ||||
| 1976-03-06 | 1977 Stripped | PUR Wilfred Benítez | WBA | ||||
| 1977-06-25 | 1980-08-02 | Colombia Antonio Cervantes | WBA | ||||
| 1980-08-02 | 1983-09-09 Stripped | USA Aaron Pryor | WBA | ||||
| 1984-01-22 | 1984-06-01 | USA Johnny Bumphus | WBA | ||||
| 1984-06-01 | 1985-07-21 | USA Gene Hatcher | WBA | ||||
| 1985-07-21 | 1986-03-15 | Argentina Ubaldo Nestor Sacco | WBA | ||||
| 1986-03-15 | 1987-07-04 | Italy Patrizio Oliva | WBA | ||||
| 1987-07-04 | 1990-08-17 | Argentina Juan Martin Coggi | WBA | ||||
| 1990-08-17 | 1991-06-14 | USA Loreto Garza | WBA | ||||
| 1991-06-14 | 1992-04-10 | PUR Edwin Rosario | WBA | ||||
| 1992-04-10 | 1992-09-09 | Japan Akinobu Hiranaka | WBA | ||||
| 1992-09-09 | 1993-01-12 | Philippines Morris East | WBA | ||||
| 1993-01-12 | 1994-09-17 | Argentina Juan Martin Coggi | WBA | ||||
| 1994-09-17 | 1996-01-13 | USA Frankie Randall | WBA | ||||
| 1996-01-13 | 1996-08-16 | Argentina Juan Martin Coggi | WBA | ||||
| 1996-08-16 | 1997-01-11 | USA Frankie Randall | WBA | ||||
| 1997-01-11 | 1998-10-10 | Morocco Khalid Rahilou | WBA | ||||
| 1998-10-10 | 2001-02-03 | USA Sharmba Mitchell | WBA | ||||
| 2001-02-03 | 2004 Stripped | RUS Kostya Tszyu | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2002-05-11 | 2002-10-19 | Cuba Diosbelys Hurtado | WBA Regular Champion | ||||
| 2002-10-19 | 2005-06-25 | Guyana Vivian Harris | WBA Regular Champion | ||||
| 2005-06-25 | 2005-11-26 | Colombia Carlos Maussa | WBA | ||||
| 2005-11-26 | 2006-05-06 Vacated | UK Ricky Hatton | WBA | ||||
| 2006-09-02 | 2007-07-21 | France Souleymane M'Baye | WBA | ||||
| 2007-07-21 | 2008-03-22 | UK Gavin Rees | WBA | ||||
| 2008-03-22 | 2009-07-18 | Ukraine Andreas Kotelnik | WBA | ||||
| 2009-07-18 | 2012-07-14 | UK Amir Khan | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2011-07-23 | 2012-07-31 Vacated | ARG Marcos Maidana | WBA Regular Champion | ||||
| 2011-12-10 | 2012-06-27 Stripped | USA Lamont Peterson | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2012-07-14 | 2015-09-11 Vacated | USA Danny García | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2012-11-30 | 2014-04-12 | RUS Khabib Allakhverdiev | WBA Regular Champion | ||||
| 2014-04-12 | 2015-08-09 Stripped | USA Jessie Vargas | WBA Regular Champion | ||||
| 2015-10-03 | 2016-03-31 Stripped | USA Adrien Broner | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2016-05-28 | 2017-04-15 | UK Ricky Burns | WBA | ||||
| 2017-04-15 | 2017-08-19 | NAM Julius Indongo | WBA | ||||
| 2017-08-19 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | USA Terence Crawford | WBA | ||||
| 2018-03-10 | 2019-04-27 | BLR Kiryl Relikh | WBA | ||||
| 2019-04-27 | 2019-10-26 | USA Regis Prograis | WBA | ||||
| 2019-10-26 | 2022-05-14 Vacated | Scotland Josh Taylor | WBA Super Champion | ||||
| 2022-08-20 | 2023-05-10 Stripped | Dominican Republic Alberto Puello | WBA | ||||
| 2023-05-20 | 2024-03-30 | USA Rolando Romero | WBA | ||||
| 2024-03-30 | 2024-08-03 | Mexico Isaac Cruz | WBA | ||||
| 2024-08-03 | 2025-03-01 | USA MEX José Valenzuela | WBA | ||||
| 2025-03-01 | Present | USA Gary Antuanne Russell | WBA | ||||
| Title inaugurated | |||||||
| 1984-06-22 | 1985-03-02 Stripped | USA Aaron Pryor | IBF | ||||
| 1986-04-26 | 1986-10-30 | USA Gary Hinton | IBF | ||||
| 1986-10-30 | 1987-03-04 | USA Joe Manley | IBF | ||||
| 1987-03-04 | 1987-07-01 Retired | UK Terry Marsh | IBF | ||||
| 1988-02-14 | 1988-09-03 | USA James McGirt | IBF | ||||
| 1988-09-03 | 1990-03-17 | USA Meldrick Taylor | IBF | ||||
| 1990-03-17 | 1991-03-18 Vacated | MEX Julio César Chávez | IBF | ||||
| 1991-12-07 | 1992-07-18 | Colombia Rafael Pineda | IBF | ||||
| 1992-07-18 | 1993 Vacated | USA Pernell Whitaker | IBF | ||||
| 1993-05-15 | 1994-02-13 | USA Charles Murray | IBF | ||||
| 1994-02-13 | 1995-01-28 | PUR Jake Rodriguez | IBF | ||||
| 1995-01-28 | 1997-05-31 | RUS Kostya Tszyu | IBF | ||||
| 1997-05-31 | 1999-02-20 | USA Vince Phillips | IBF | ||||
| 1999-02-20 | 2000 Stripped | USA Terron Millett | IBF | ||||
| 2000-02-12 | 2001-11-03 | USA Zab Judah | IBF | ||||
| 2001-11-03 | 2005-06-04 | RUS Kostya Tszyu | IBF | ||||
| 2005-06-04 | 2006-03-29 Vacated | UK Ricky Hatton | IBF | ||||
| 2006-06-30 | 2007-01-20 | Colombia Juan Urango | IBF | ||||
| 2007-01-20 | 2007-02-09 Vacated | UK Ricky Hatton | IBF | ||||
| 2007-02-04 | 2007-06-16 | RSA Lovemore N'dou | IBF | ||||
| 2007-06-16 | 2008-09-19 Vacated | USA Paul Malignaggi | IBF | ||||
| 2009-01-30 | 2010-03-06 | Colombia Juan Urango | IBF | ||||
| 2010-03-06 | 2010-10-22 Stripped | USA Devon Alexander | IBF | ||||
| 2011-03-05 | 2011-07-23 | USA Zab Judah | IBF | ||||
| 2011-07-23 | 2011-12-10 | UK Amir Khan | IBF | ||||
| 2011-12-10 | 2015-04-11 Stripped | USA Lamont Peterson | IBF | ||||
| 2015-07-18 | 2015-11-04 | ARG Cesar Cuenca | IBF | ||||
| 2015-11-04 | 2016-12-03 | RUS Eduard Troyanovsky | IBF | ||||
| 2016-12-03 | 2017-08-19 | NAM Julius Indongo | IBF | ||||
| 2017-08-19 | 2017–08–30 Vacated | USA Terence Crawford | IBF | ||||
| 2017-11-04 | 2018-03-10 | RUS Sergey Lipinets | IBF | ||||
| 2018-03-10 | 2018-04-18 Vacated | USA Mikey Garcia | IBF | ||||
| 2018-10-27 | 2019-05-18 | BLR Ivan Baranchyk | IBF | ||||
| 2019-05-18 | 2022-08-24 Vacated | Scotland Josh Taylor | IBF | ||||
| 2023-02-25 | 2024-06-15 | Puerto Rico Subriel Matías | IBF | ||||
| 2024-06-15 | 2024-12-07 | AUS Liam Paro | IBF | ||||
| 2024-12-07 | Present | USA Richardson Hitchins | IBF | ||||
| Title inaugurated | |||||||
| 1989-03-06 | 1991-02-23 | PUR Héctor Camacho | WBO | ||||
| 1991-02-23 | 1991-05-18 | USA Greg Haugen | WBO | ||||
| 1991-05-18 | 1992 Vacated | PUR Héctor Camacho | WBO | ||||
| 1992-06-29 | 1993-06-07 | MEX Carlos Gonzalez | WBO | ||||
| 1993-06-07 | 1994-07-24 Retired | USA Zack Padilla | WBO | ||||
| 1995-02-20 | 1996-03-09 | PUR Sammy Fuentes | WBO | ||||
| 1996-03-09 | 1998-05-29 | Italy Giovanni Parisi | WBO | ||||
| 1998-05-29 | 1999-05-15 | MEX Carlos Gonzalez | WBO | ||||
| 1999-05-15 | 2000-07-22 | USA Randall Bailey | WBO | ||||
| 2000-07-22 | 2001-06-30 Stripped | Colombia Ener Julio | WBO | ||||
| 2001-06-30 | 2003-07-12 | USA DeMarcus Corley | WBO | ||||
| 2003-07-12 | 2004-Vacated | USA Zab Judah | WBO | ||||
| 2004-09-11 | 2006-10-27 Vacated | PUR Miguel Cotto | WBO | ||||
| 2006-11-18 | 2008-07-05 | Colombia Ricardo Torres | WBO | ||||
| 2008-07-05 | 2009-04-04 | USA Kendall Holt | WBO | ||||
| 2009-04-04 | 2012-06-09 Vacated | USA Timothy Bradley | WBO | ||||
| 2012-06-09 | 2013-10 Stripped | MEX Juan Manuel Marquez | WBO | ||||
| 2013-10 | 2013-10-19 | USA Mike Alvarado | WBO | ||||
| 2013-10-19 | 2014-06-14 | RUS Ruslan Provodnikov | WBO | ||||
| 2014-06-14 | 2014-11-22 Stripped | USA Chris Algieri | WBO | ||||
| 2015-04-18 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | USA Terence Crawford | WBO | ||||
| 2018-06-09 | 2019-07-27 | USA Maurice Hooker | WBO | ||||
| 2019-07-27 | 2021-05-22 | USA Jose Ramirez | WBO | ||||
| 2021-05-22 | 2023-06-10 | Scotland Josh Taylor | WBO | ||||
| 2023-06-10 | Present | USA Teofimo Lopez | WBO |
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