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List of world lightweight boxing champions
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This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, 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
World
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 1886 | 9 June 1893 | USA Jack McAuliffe | Universal |
| 1 June 1896 | 3 July 1899 | USA George "Kid" Lavigne | Universal |
| 3 July 1899 | 12 May 1902 | USA Frank Erne | Universal |
| 12 May 1902 | 4 July 1908 | USA Joe Gans | Universal |
| 4 July 1908 | 22 February 1910 | USA Oscar "Battling" Nelson | Universal |
| 22 February 1910 | 28 November 1912 | USA Adolph "Ad" Wolgast | Universal |
| 28 November 1912 | 7 July 1914 | USA Willie Ritchie | Universal |
| 7 July 1914 | 28 May 1917 | UK Freddie Welsh | Universal |
| 28 May 1917 | 15 January 1925 | USA Benny Leonard | Universal |
| 13 July 1925 | 7 December 1925 | USA Jimmy Goodrich | Universal |
| 7 December 1925 | 3 July 1926 | USA Rocky Kansas | Universal |
| 3 July 1926 | 17 July 1930 | USA Sammy Mandel | NBA |
| 17 July 1930 | 14 November 1930 | USA Al Singer | Universal |
| 14 November 1930 | 23 June 1933 | USA Tony Canzoneri | Universal |
| 23 June 1933 | 15 Apr 1935 | USA Barney Ross | Universal |
| 10 May 1935 | 3 September 1936 | USA Tony Canzoneri | Universal |
| 3 September 1936 | 17 July? 1938 | USA Lou Ambers | Universal |
| 17 August? 1938 | 22 August 1939 | USA Henry Armstrong | Universal |
| 22 August 1939 | 10 May 1940 | USA Lou Ambers | NBA |
| 10 May 1940 | 19 December 1941 | USA Lew Jenkins | Universal |
| 19 December 1941 | 13 November 1942 | USA Sammy Angott | Universal |
| 18 December 1942 | 21 May 1943 | USA Beau Jack | NYSAC |
| 21 May 1943 | 19 November 1943 | USA Bob Montgomery | NYSAC |
| 19 November 1943 | 3 March 1944 | USA Beau Jack | NYSAC |
| 3 March 1944 | 4 August 1947 | USA Bob Montgomery | NYSAC |
| 27 October 1943 | 8 March 1944 | US Sammy Angott | NBA |
| 8 March 1944 | 18 April 1945 | MEX Juan Zurita | NBA |
| 18 April 1945 | 25 May 1951 | USA Ike Williams | Universal |
| 25 May 1951 | 1 April 1952 | USA Jimmy Carter | Universal |
| 14 May 1952 | 15 October 1952 | MEX Lauro Salas | Universal |
| 15 October 1952 | 6 February 1954 | USA Jimmy Carter | Universal |
| 5 March 1954 | 17 November 1954 | USA Paddy DeMarco | Universal |
| 17 November 1954 | 29 June 1955 | USA Jimmy Carter | Universal |
| 29 June 1955 | 24 August 1956 | USA Wallace "Bud" Smith | Universal |
| 24 August 1956 | 21 April 1962 | USA Joe Brown | Universal |
| 1963-04-07 | 1965-04-10 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBA/WBC |
| 1965-04-10 | 1965-11-13 | PAN Ismael Laguna | WBA/WBC |
| 1965-11-13 | 1968-06-29 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBA/WBC |
| 1968-06-29 | 1969-02-18 | DOM Carlos Teo Cruz | WBA/WBC |
| 1969-02-18 | 1970-03-03 | USA Mando Ramos | WBA/WBC |
| 1970-03-03 | 1970-09-15 | PAN Ismael Laguna | WBA/WBC |
| 1971-02-12 | 1971-06-25 | UK Ken Buchanan | WBA/WBC |
WBC
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-04-07 | 1965-04-10 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBC |
| 1965-04-10 | 1965-11-13 | Panama Ismael Laguna | WBC |
| 1965-11-13 | 1968-06-29 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBC |
| 1968-06-29 | 1969-02-18 | Dominican Republic Carlos Teo Cruz | WBC |
| 1969-02-18 | 1970-03-03 | USA Mando Ramos | WBC |
| 1970-03-03 | 1970-09-15-Stripped | Panama Ismael Laguna | WBC |
| 1971-02-12 | 1971-06-25-Stripped | GBR Ken Buchanan | WBC |
| 1971-11-05 | 1972-02-18 | Spain Pedro Carrasco | WBC |
| 1972-02-18 | 1972-09-15 | USA Mando Ramos | WBC |
| 1972-09-15 | 1972-11-10 | MEX Chango Carmona | WBC |
| 1972-11-10 | 1974-04-11 | MEX Rodolfo Gato González | WBC |
| 1974-04-11 | 1976-05-08 | Japan Guts Ishimatsu | WBC |
| 1976-05-08 | 1978-01-21 | PUR Esteban De Jesús | WBC |
| 1978-01-21 | 1979-01-31 | Panama Roberto Durán | WBC |
| 1979-04-17 | 1981-06-20 | GBR Jim Watt | WBC |
| 1981-06-20 | 1983-Vacated | Nicaragua Alexis Argüello | WBC |
| 1983-05-01 | 1984-11-03 | PUR Edwin Rosario | WBC |
| 1984-11-03 | 1985-08-10 | MEX José Luis Ramírez | WBC |
| 1985-08-10 | 1987-Vacated | PUR Héctor Camacho | WBC |
| 1987-07-19 | 1988-10-29 | MEX José Luis Ramírez | WBC |
| 1988-10-29 | 1989 | MEX Julio César Chávez | WBC |
| 1989-08-20 | 1991-10-05 | USA Pernell Whitaker | WBC |
| 1992-08-24 | 1995-08-19 | MEX Miguel Ángel González | WBC |
| 1996-04-20 | 1997-03-01 | France Jean Baptiste Mendy | WBC |
| 1997-03-01 | 1998-06-13 | USA Stevie Johnston | WBC |
| 1998-06-13 | 1999-02-27 | MEX Cesar Bazan | WBC |
| 1999-02-27 | 2000-06-17 | USA Stevie Johnston | WBC |
| 2000-06-17 | 2002-04-20 | MEX José Luis Castillo | WBC |
| 2002-04-20 | 2003-11-01 | USA Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2004-06-05 | 2005-05-07 | MEX José Luis Castillo | WBC |
| 2005-05-07 | 2006-10-06-Stripped | USA Diego Corrales | WBC |
| 2006-10-07 | 2007-02-01 | CUB Joel Casamayor | WBC |
| 2007-02-01 | 2008-06-28 | USA David Díaz | WBC |
| 2008-06-28 | 2009-02-24-Vacated | Philippines Manny Pacquiao | WBC |
| 2009-04-04 | 2010-02-09-Vacated | Venezuela Edwin Valero | WBC |
| 2010-03-17 | 2011-07-01-Vacated | MEX Humberto Soto | WBC |
| 2011-10-15 | 2012-11-17 | MEX Antonio DeMarco | WBC |
| 2012-11-17 | 2014-01-27-Stripped | USA Adrien Broner | WBC |
| 2014-01-27 | 2014-11-10-Stripped | USA Omar Figueroa Jr. | WBC |
| 2014-12-30 | 2016-06-12 | VEN Jorge Linares | WBC |
| 2016-06-12 | 2017-01-28 | MNE Dejan Zlatičanin | WBC |
| 2017-01-28 | 2019-04-25-Vacated | USA Mikey Garcia | WBC |
| 2019-08-31 | 2020-10-17 | UKR Vasyl Lomachenko | WBC Franchise |
| 2019-11-09 | 2023-08-01-Champion in recess | USA Devin Haney | WBC |
| 2023-11-16 | Present | USA Shakur Stevenson | WBC |
WBA
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-04-21 | 1965-04-10 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBA |
| 1965-04-10 | 1965-11-13 | Panama Ismael Laguna | WBA |
| 1965-11-13 | 1968-06-29 | PUR Carlos Ortiz | WBA |
| 1968-06-29 | 1969-02-18 | Dominican Republic Carlos Teo Cruz | WBA |
| 1969-02-18 | 1970-03-03 | USA Mando Ramos | WBA |
| 1970-03-03 | 1970-09-26 | PAN Ismael Laguna | WBA |
| 1970-09-26 | 1972-06-26 | GBR Ken Buchanan | WBA |
| 1972-06-26 | 1979-01-31 | PAN Roberto Durán | WBA |
| 1979-06-16 | 1980-03-02 | Venezuela Ernesto España | WBA |
| 1980-03-02 | 1981-04-12 | USA Hilmer Kenty | WBA |
| 1981-04-12 | 1981-04-12 | USA Sean O'Grady | WBA |
| 1981-09-12 | 1981-12-05 | Trinidad Claude Noel | WBA |
| 1981-12-05 | 1982-05-08 | USA Arturo Frias | WBA |
| 1982-05-08 | 1984-06-01 | USA Ray Mancini | WBA |
| 1984-06-01 | 1986-09-26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis Livingstone Bramble | WBA |
| 1986-09-26 | 1987-11-21 | PUR Edwin Rosario | WBA |
| 1987-11-21 | 1988-10-29 | MEX Julio César Chávez | WBA |
| 1989-07-09 | 1990-04-04 | PUR Edwin Rosario | WBA |
| 1990-04-04 | 1990-08-11 | PUR Juan Nazario | WBA |
| 1990-08-11 | 1991-10-05 | USA Pernell Whitaker | WBA |
| 1992-06-13 | 1992-10-24 | USA Joey Gamache | WBA |
| 1992-10-24 | 1993-06-26 | USA Tony Lopez | WBA |
| 1993-06-26 | 1993-10-30 | South Africa Dingaan Thobela | WBA |
| 1993-10-30 | 1998-05-16 | Kyrgyzstan Orzubek Nazarov | WBA |
| 1998-05-16 | 1999-04-10 | France Jean Baptiste Mendy | WBA |
| 1999-04-10 | 1999-08-07 | France Julien Lorcy | WBA |
| 1999-08-07 | 1999-11-13 | Italy Stefano Zoff | WBA |
| 1999-11-13 | 2000-06-11 | Venezuela Gilberto Serrano | WBA |
| 2000-06-11 | 2001-07-01 | Japan Takanori Hatakeyama | WBA |
| 2001-07-01 | 2001-10-08 | France Julien Lorcy | WBA |
| 2001-10-08 | 2002-01-05 | Argentina Raul Horacio Balbi | WBA |
| 2002-01-05 | 2003-05-17 | Romania Leonard Doroftei | WBA |
| 2004-04-10 | 2004-07-17 | Mongolia Lakva Sim | WBA |
| 2004-07-17 | 2008-03-08 | USA Juan Díaz | WBA Super Champion |
| 2007-12-29 | 2008-05-19 | Nicaragua José Alfaro | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2008-03-08 | 2009-01-10-Vacated | USA Nate Campbell | WBA Super Champion |
| 2008-05-19 | 2009-01-03 | Japan Yusuke Kobori | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2009-01-03 | 2010-05-29 | NAM Paulus Moses | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2009-02-28 | 2012-01-05-Stripped | MEX Juan Manuel Márquez | WBA Super Champion |
| 2010-05-29 | 2011-02-26 | Venezuela Miguel Acosta | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2011-02-26 | 2011-12-02-Stripped | USA Brandon Rios | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2013-02-28 | 2015-04-09-Stripped | CUB Richar Abril | WBA |
| 2015-04-09 | 2015-11-21 | COL Darleys Perez | WBA |
| 2015-11-21 | 2016-09-25 | UK Anthony Crolla | WBA |
| 2016-09-25 | 2018-05-12 | VEN Jorge Linares | WBA |
| 2018-05-12 | 2020-10-17 | UKR Vasyl Lomachenko | WBA |
| 2020-10-17 | 2021-11-27 | USA Teófimo López | WBA |
| 2021-11-27 | 2022-06-05 | AUS George Kambosos Jr. | WBA |
| 2022-06-05 | 2023-11-29-Vacated | USA Devin Haney | WBA |
| 2023-11-29 | 2026-01-16 | USA Gervonta Davis | WBA |
IBF
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-01-30 | 1984-04-15 | USA Charlie Brown | IBF |
| 1984-04-15 | 1985-04-06 | USA Harry Arroyo | IBF |
| 1985-04-06 | 1986-12-05 | USA Jimmy Paul | IBF |
| 1986-12-05 | 1987-06-07 | USA Greg Haugen | IBF |
| 1987-06-07 | 1988-02-06 | USA Vinny Pazienza | IBF |
| 1988-02-06 | 1989-02-18 | USA Greg Haugen | IBF |
| 1989-02-18 | 1992-Vacated | USA Pernell Whitaker | IBF |
| 1993-01-10 | 1994-02-19 | USA Freddie Pendleton | IBF |
| 1994-02-19 | 1995-05-06 | USA Rafael Ruelas | IBF |
| 1995-05-06 | 1995-07 | USA Oscar De La Hoya | IBF |
| 1995-08-19 | 1997-08-02 | Australia Philip Holiday | IBF |
| 1997-08-02 | 1999-04-17 | USA Shane Mosley | IBF |
| 1999-08-20 | 2003-06-Vacated | USA Paul Spadafora | IBF |
| 2003-11-22 | 2004-05-13 | MEX Javier Jáuregui | IBF |
| 2004-05-13 | 2005-03-01 | MEX Julio Díaz | IBF |
| 2005-06-17 | 2005-09-17 | USA Leavander Johnson | IBF |
| 2005-09-17 | 2007-02-03 | MEX Jesús Chávez | IBF |
| 2008-02-03 | 2007-10-19 | MEX Julio Díaz | IBF |
| 2007-10-19 | 2008-03-08 | USA Juan Díaz | IBF |
| 2008-03-08 | 2009-02-13-Stripped | USA Nate Campbell | IBF |
| 2010-08-14 | 2014-09-13 | MEX Miguel Vazquez | IBF |
| 2014-09-13 | 2015-06-26-Vacated | USA Mickey Bey | IBF |
| 2015-12-18 | 2016-06-03-Vacated | CUB Rances Barthelemy | IBF |
| 2018-07-28 | 2018-10-30-Vacated | USA Mikey Garcia | IBF |
| 2019-02-02 | 2019-12-14 | Ghana Richard Commey | IBF |
| 2019-12-14 | 2021-11-27 | USA Teófimo López | IBF |
| 2021-11-27 | 2022-06-05 | AUS George Kambosos Jr. | IBF |
| 2022-06-05 | 2023-11-29-Vacated | USA Devin Haney | IBF |
| 2024-05-12 | 2025-06-09-Vacated | UKR Vasyl Lomachenko | IBF |
| 2025-06-09 | Present | Vacant | IBF |
WBO
| Reign began | Reign ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-05-06 | 1990-09-22 | MEX Mauricio Aceves | WBO |
| 1990-09-22 | 1991-09-14 | South Africa Dingaan Thobela | WBO |
| 1992-09-25 | 1994 | Italy Giovanni Parisi | WBO |
| 1994-07-29 | 1996 | USA Oscar De La Hoya | WBO |
| 1996-04-13 | 2004-01-03 | Uzbekistan Artur Grigorian | WBO |
| 2004-01-03 | 2004-08-07 | BRA Acelino Freitas | WBO |
| 2004-08-07 | 2005 | USA Diego Corrales | WBO |
| 2006-04-29 | 2007-04-28 | BRA Acelino Freitas | WBO |
| 2007-04-28 | 2008-03-08 | USA Juan Díaz | WBO |
| 2008-03-08 | 2009-02-13-Stripped | USA Nate Campbell | WBO |
| 2010-02-28 | 2012-01-06-Stripped | MEX Juan Manuel Márquez | WBO |
| 2012-01-06 | 2014-03-01 | UK Ricky Burns | WBO |
| 2014-03-01 | 2015-03-24-Vacated | USA Terence Crawford | WBO |
| 2015-07-11 | 2017-08-26-Vacated | UK Terry Flanagan | WBO |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-08-25 | MEX Ray Beltrán | WBO |
| 2018-08-25 | 2018-12-08 | PUR Jose Pedraza | WBO |
| 2018-12-08 | 2020-10-17 | UKR Vasyl Lomachenko | WBO |
| 2020-10-17 | 2021-11-27 | USA Teófimo López | WBO |
| 2021-11-27 | 2022-06-05 | AUS George Kambosos Jr. | WBO |
| 2022-06-05 | 2023-11-29-Vacated | USA Devin Haney | WBO |
| 2024-05-18 | 2025-02-14 | UKR Denys Berinchyk | WBO |
| 2025-02-14 | 2025-06-06-Stripped | USA Keyshawn Davis | WBO |
References
References
- Relinquished championship title.
- Disputed; see [[Pedro Carrasco]]
- Championship title withdrawn by sanctioning organization due to champion's failure or refusal to defend title against organization's top-ranked contender.
- Stripped of championship title.
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