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 | |||
| 1923-01-30 | 1925-03-27 | United States Pinky Mitchell | NBA/Undisputed |
| 1925-03-27 | 1925-03-31 Abandoned | United States James Red Herring | World claim |
| 1926-09-21 | 1930-02-18 | United States Mushy Callahan | NBA/Undisputed |
| 1930-02-18 | 1932-05-20 | United Kingdom Jack Kid Berg | Undisputed/World claim |
| 1932-05-20 | 1933-11-17 | United States Sammy Fuller | World claim |
| 1933-11-17 | 1935-04-09 Vacated | United States Barney Ross | World/Undisputed |
| NBA/World | |||
| 1923-01-30 | 1925-03-27 | United States Pinky Mitchell | NBA/Undisputed |
| 1926-09-21 | 1930-02-18 | United States Mushy Callahan | NBA |
| 1930-02-18 | 1931-04-24 | United Kingdom Jack Kid Berg | NBA |
| 1931-04-24 | 1932-01-18 | United States Tony Canzoneri | NBA |
| 1932-01-18 | 1933-02-20 | United States Johnny Jadick | NBA |
| 1933-02-20 | 1933-05-21 | Mexico Battling Shaw | World |
| 1933-05-21 | 1933-06-23 | United States Tony Canzoneri | World |
| 1933-06-23 | 1935-04-09 Vacated | United States Barney Ross | World |
| 1946-04-29 | 1946-09-13 Vacated | United States 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 | United States Eddie Perkins | NBA/NYSAC |
| 1962-12-15 | 1963-1-24 Retired | Italy Duilio Loi | WBA/NYSAC |
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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:
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-06-15 | 1965-01-18 | United States 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 | United States Saoul Mamby | WBC |
| 1982-06-26 | 1983-05-18 | United States Leroy Haley | WBC |
| 1983-05-18 | 1984-01-29 | United States Bruce Curry | WBC |
| 1984-01-29 | 1985-08-21 | United States Billy Costello | WBC |
| 1985-08-21 | 1986-05-05 | United States Lonnie Smith | WBC |
| 1986-05-05 | 1986-07-24 | Mexico Rene Arredondo | WBC |
| 1986-07-24 | 1987-07-22 | Japan Tsuyoshi Hamada | WBC |
| 1987-07-22 | 1987-11-12 | Mexico Rene Arredondo | WBC |
| 1987-11-12 | 1989-05-13 | United States Roger Mayweather | WBC |
| 1989-05-13 | 1994-01-29 | Mexico Julio César Chávez | WBC |
| 1994-01-29 | 1994-05-07 | United States Frankie Randall | WBC |
| 1994-05-07 | 1996-06-07 | Mexico Julio César Chávez | WBC |
| 1996-06-07 | 1997-04-12 Vacated | United States Oscar De La Hoya | WBC |
| 1999-08-21 | 2004-01 Stripped | Russia Kostya Tszyu | WBC |
| 2004-01-24 | 2005-06-25 | Canada Arturo Gatti | WBC |
| 2005-06-25 | 2005 Vacated | United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2006-09-15 | 2008-05-10 | United Kingdom Junior Witter | WBC |
| 2008-05-10 | 2009-04-28 Vacated | United States Timothy Bradley | WBC |
| 2009-08-01 | 2011-01-29 | United States Devon Alexander | WBC |
| 2011-01-29 | 2011-07-29 Stripped | United States Timothy Bradley | WBC |
| 2011-09-17 | 2012-03-23 Stripped | Mexico Erik Morales | WBC |
| 2012-03-24 | 2015-06-11 Vacated | United States Danny Garcia | WBC |
| 2015-10-03 | 2016-07-23 | Ukraine Viktor Postol | WBC |
| 2016-07-23 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | United States Terence Crawford | WBC |
| 2018-03-17 | 2021-05-22 | United States 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 | Present | United States Devin Haney | WBC |
| WBA | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1962-09-14 | 1962-12-15 | United States 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 | United States 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 | Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez | WBA |
| 1977-06-25 | 1980-08-02 | Colombia Antonio Cervantes | WBA |
| 1980-08-02 | 1983-09-09 Stripped | United States Aaron Pryor | WBA |
| 1984-01-22 | 1984-06-01 | United States Johnny Bumphus | WBA |
| 1984-06-01 | 1985-07-21 | United States 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 | United States Loreto Garza | WBA |
| 1991-06-14 | 1992-04-10 | Puerto Rico 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 | United States Frankie Randall | WBA |
| 1996-01-13 | 1996-08-16 | Argentina Juan Martin Coggi | WBA |
| 1996-08-16 | 1997-01-11 | United States Frankie Randall | WBA |
| 1997-01-11 | 1998-10-10 | Morocco Khalid Rahilou | WBA |
| 1998-10-10 | 2001-02-03 | United States Sharmba Mitchell | WBA |
| 2001-02-03 | 2004 Stripped | Russia 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 | United Kingdom Ricky Hatton | WBA |
| 2006-09-02 | 2007-07-21 | France Souleymane M'Baye | WBA |
| 2007-07-21 | 2008-03-22 | United Kingdom Gavin Rees | WBA |
| 2008-03-22 | 2009-07-18 | Ukraine Andreas Kotelnik | WBA |
| 2009-07-18 | 2012-07-14 | United Kingdom Amir Khan | WBA Super Champion |
| 2011-07-23 | 2012-07-31 Vacated | Argentina Marcos Maidana | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2011-12-10 | 2012-06-27 Stripped | United States Lamont Peterson | WBA Super Champion |
| 2012-07-14 | 2015-09-11 Vacated | United States Danny García | WBA Super Champion |
| 2012-11-30 | 2014-04-12 | Russia Khabib Allakhverdiev | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2014-04-12 | 2015-08-09 Stripped | United States Jessie Vargas | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2015-10-03 | 2016-03-31 Stripped | United States Adrien Broner | WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-05-28 | 2017-04-15 | United Kingdom Ricky Burns | WBA |
| 2017-04-15 | 2017-08-19 | Namibia Julius Indongo | WBA |
| 2017-08-19 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | United States Terence Crawford | WBA |
| 2018-03-10 | 2019-04-27 | Belarus Kiryl Relikh | WBA |
| 2019-04-27 | 2019-10-26 | United States 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 | United States Rolando Romero | WBA |
| 2024-03-30 | Present | Mexico Isaac Cruz | WBA |
| IBF | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1984-06-22 | 1985-03-02 Stripped | United States Aaron Pryor | IBF |
| 1986-04-26 | 1986-10-30 | United States Gary Hinton | IBF |
| 1986-10-30 | 1987-03-04 | United States Joe Manley | IBF |
| 1987-03-04 | 1987-07-01 Retired | United Kingdom Terry Marsh | IBF |
| 1988-02-14 | 1988-09-03 | United States James McGirt | IBF |
| 1988-09-03 | 1990-03-17 | United States Meldrick Taylor | IBF |
| 1990-03-17 | 1991-03-18 Vacated | Mexico Julio César Chávez | IBF |
| 1991-12-07 | 1992-07-18 | Colombia Rafael Pineda | IBF |
| 1992-07-18 | 1993 Vacated | United States Pernell Whitaker | IBF |
| 1993-05-15 | 1994-02-13 | United States Charles Murray | IBF |
| 1994-02-13 | 1995-01-28 | Puerto Rico Jake Rodriguez | IBF |
| 1995-01-28 | 1997-05-31 | Russia Kostya Tszyu | IBF |
| 1997-05-31 | 1999-02-20 | United States Vince Phillips | IBF |
| 1999-02-20 | 2000 Stripped | United States Terron Millett | IBF |
| 2000-02-12 | 2001-11-03 | United States Zab Judah | IBF |
| 2001-11-03 | 2005-06-04 | Russia Kostya Tszyu | IBF |
| 2005-06-04 | 2006-03-29 Vacated | United Kingdom Ricky Hatton | IBF |
| 2006-06-30 | 2007-01-20 | Colombia Juan Urango | IBF |
| 2007-01-20 | 2007-02-09 Vacated | United Kingdom Ricky Hatton | IBF |
| 2007-02-04 | 2007-06-16 | South Africa Lovemore N'dou | IBF |
| 2007-06-16 | 2008-09-19 Vacated | United States Paul Malignaggi | IBF |
| 2009-01-30 | 2010-03-06 | Colombia Juan Urango | IBF |
| 2010-03-06 | 2010-10-22 Stripped | United States Devon Alexander | IBF |
| 2011-03-05 | 2011-07-23 | United States Zab Judah | IBF |
| 2011-07-23 | 2011-12-10 | United Kingdom Amir Khan | IBF |
| 2011-12-10 | 2015-04-11 Stripped | United States Lamont Peterson | IBF |
| 2015-07-18 | 2015-11-04 | Argentina Cesar Cuenca | IBF |
| 2015-11-04 | 2016-12-03 | Russia Eduard Troyanovsky | IBF |
| 2016-12-03 | 2017-08-19 | Namibia Julius Indongo | IBF |
| 2017-08-19 | 2017–08–30 Vacated | United States Terence Crawford | IBF |
| 2017-11-04 | 2018-03-10 | Russia Sergey Lipinets | IBF |
| 2018-03-10 | 2018-04-18 Vacated | United States Mikey Garcia | IBF |
| 2018-10-27 | 2019-05-18 | Belarus Ivan Baranchyk | IBF |
| 2019-05-18 | 2022-08-24 Vacated | Scotland Josh Taylor | IBF |
| 2023-02-25 | Present | Puerto Rico Subriel Matías | IBF |
| WBO | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-03-06 | 1991-02-23 | Puerto Rico Héctor Camacho | WBO |
| 1991-02-23 | 1991-05-18 | United States Greg Haugen | WBO |
| 1991-05-18 | 1992 Vacated | Puerto Rico Héctor Camacho | WBO |
| 1992-06-29 | 1993-06-07 | Mexico Carlos Gonzalez | WBO |
| 1993-06-07 | 1994-07-24 Retired | United States Zack Padilla | WBO |
| 1995-02-20 | 1996-03-09 | Puerto Rico Sammy Fuentes | WBO |
| 1996-03-09 | 1998-05-29 | Italy Giovanni Parisi | WBO |
| 1998-05-29 | 1999-05-15 | Mexico Carlos Gonzalez | WBO |
| 1999-05-15 | 2000-07-22 | United States Randall Bailey | WBO |
| 2000-07-22 | 2001-06-30 Stripped | Colombia Ener Julio | WBO |
| 2001-06-30 | 2003-07-12 | United States DeMarcus Corley | WBO |
| 2003-07-12 | 2004-Vacated | United States Zab Judah | WBO |
| 2004-09-11 | 2006-10-27 Vacated | Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto | WBO |
| 2006-11-18 | 2008-07-05 | Colombia Ricardo Torres | WBO |
| 2008-07-05 | 2009-04-04 | United States Kendall Holt | WBO |
| 2009-04-04 | 2012-06-09 Vacated | United States Timothy Bradley | WBO |
| 2012-06-09 | 2013-10 Stripped | Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez | WBO |
| 2013-10 | 2013-10-19 | United States Mike Alvarado | WBO |
| 2013-10-19 | 2014-06-14 | Russia Ruslan Provodnikov | WBO |
| 2014-06-14 | 2014-11-22 Stripped | United States Chris Algieri | WBO |
| 2015-04-18 | 2017-10-26 Vacated | United States Terence Crawford | WBO |
| 2018-06-09 | 2019-07-27 | United States Maurice Hooker | WBO |
| 2019-07-27 | 2021-05-22 | United States Jose Ramirez | WBO |
| 2021-05-22 | 2023-06-10 | Scotland Josh Taylor | WBO |
| 2023-06-10 | Present | United States Teofimo Lopez | WBO |
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