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