List of world light-middleweight boxing champions explained

This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition

World

Title inaugurated
1962-10-201963-04-29 Denny MoyerUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1966-06-251968-05-26 Ki-Soo KimUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1968-05-261968-10-25-Stripped Sandro MazzinghiUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1974-06-041975-01-21 Oscar AlbaradoUniversal (WBA/WBC)
1975-01-211975-03-22-Title Split Koichi WajimaUniversal (WBA/WBC)

WBC

Title Inaugurated
1963-02-191963-04-29 Denny MoyerWBC
1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasWBC
1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiWBC
1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiWBC
1966-06-251968-05-26 Ki Soo KimWBC
1968-05-261968-11-Stripped Sandro MazzinghiWBC
1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleWBC
1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiWBC
1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaWBC
1974-06-041975-01-21 Oscar AlbaradoWBC
1975-01-211975-04-Stripped Koichi WajimaWBC
1975-05-071975-11-13 Miguel de OliveiraWBC
1975-11-131976-06-17 Elisha ObedWBC
1976-06-171977-08-06 Eckhard DaggeWBC
1977-08-061979-03-04 Rocky MattioliWBC
1979-03-041981-05-23 Maurice HopeWBC
1981-05-231982-12-03 Wilfred BenítezWBC
1982-12-031986-06-23-Vacated Thomas HearnsWBC
1986-12-051987-07-12 Duane ThomasWBC
1987-07-121987-10-02 Lupe AquinoWBC
1987-10-021988-07-08 Gianfranco RosiWBC
1988-07-081989-02-11 Donald CurryWBC
1989-02-111989-07-08 Rene JacquotWBC
1989-07-081990-03-31 John MugabiWBC
1990-03-311993-12-18 Terry NorrisWBC
1993-12-181994-05-07 Simon BrownWBC
1994-05-071994-11-12 Terry NorrisWBC
1994-11-121995-08-19 Luis SantanaWBC
1995-08-191997-12-06 Terry NorrisWBC
1997-12-061999-01-29 Keith MullingsWBC
1999-01-292001-06-23 Javier CastillejoWBC
2001-06-232003-09-13 Oscar De La HoyaWBC
2003-09-132004-03-13 Shane MosleyWBC
2004-03-132004-11-20-Vacated Winky WrightWBC
2004-11-202005-06-01-Stripped Javier CastillejoWBC
2005-08-132006-05-06 Ricardo MayorgaWBC
2006-05-062007-05-05 Oscar De La HoyaWBC
2007-05-052007-06-28-Vacated Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBC
2007-07-282008-06-07 Vernon ForrestWBC
2008-06-072008-09-13 Sergio MoraWBC
2008-09-132009-05-21-Stripped Vernon ForrestWBC
2009-05-21 2010-06-17-Vacated Sergio MartinezWBC
2010-11-13 2011-02-08-Vacated Manny PacquiaoWBC
2011-03-052013-09-14 Saul AlvarezWBC
2013-09-142015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBC
2016-05-212018-12-22 Jermell CharloWBC
2018-12-222019-12-21 Tony Harrison (boxer)WBC
2019-12-21Present Jermell CharloWBC

WBA

Title Inaugurated
1962-10-201963-04-29 Denny MoyerWBA
1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasWBA
1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiWBA
1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiWBA
1966-06-251968-05-26 Kim Ki-sooWBA
1968-05-261968-11-Stripped Alessandro MazzinghiWBA
1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleWBA
1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiWBA
1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaWBA
1974-06-041975-06-07 Oscar AlbaradoWBA
1975-01-211975-06-07 Koichi WajimaWBA
1975-06-071976-02-17 Yuh Jae-dooWBA
1976-02-171976-05-18 Koichi WajimaWBA
1976-05-181976-10-08 Jose Manuel DuranWBA
1976-10-081977-03-05 Miguel Ángel CastelliniWBA
1977-03-051978-08-09 Eddie GazoWBA
1978-08-091979-10-24 Masashi KudoWBA
1979-10-241981-06-25 Ayub KaluleWBA
1981-06-251981-06-25-Vacated Sugar Ray LeonardWBA
1981-11-071982-02-02 Tadashi MiharaWBA
1982-02-021983-06-16 Davey MooreWBA
1983-06-161984-Stripped Roberto DuránWBA
1984-10-191987-07-18-Vacated Mike McCallumWBA
1987-11-221991-02-23-Vacated Julian JacksonWBA
1991-02-231991-10-01 Gilbert DeléWBA
1991-10-011992-12-21 Vinny PazWBA
1992-12-211995-03-04 Julio César VásquezWBA
1995-03-041995-Vacated Pernell WhitakerWBA
1995-06-161995-12-16 Carl DanielsWBA
1995-12-161996-08-21 Julio César VásquezWBA
1996-08-211999-03-06 Laurent BoudouaniWBA
1999-03-062000-03-03 David ReidWBA
2000-03-032000-12-02-Vacated Félix TrinidadWBA
2001-09-222002-09-14 Fernando VargasWBA
2002-09-142003-09-13 Oscar De La HoyaWBA Super Champion
2002-09-142003-03-01 Santiago SamaniegoWBA Regular Champion
2003-03-012003-12-13 Alejandro GarciaWBA Regular Champion
2003-09-132004-03-13 Shane MosleyWBA Super Champion
2003-12-132004-10-02-Stripped Travis SimmsWBA Regular Champion
2004-03-132004-11-20-Vacated Winky WrightWBA Super Champion
2005-05-212006-05-06 Alejandro GarciaWBA
2006-05-062007-01-06 José Antonio RiveraWBA
2007-01-062007-07-07 Travis SimmsWBA
2007-07-072008-07-11 Joachim AlcineWBA
2008-07-112009-11-14 Daniel SantosWBA
2009-11-142010-06-06 Yuri ForemanWBA
2010-06-062012-05-05 Miguel CottoWBA Super Champion
2011-02-052013-04-20 Austin TroutWBA Regular Champion
2012-05-052016-01-11-Stripped after retirement Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBA Super Champion
2013-04-202013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion Canelo ÁlvarezWBA Regular Champion
2016-06-082018-04-07 Erislandy LaraWBA Super Champion
2016-10-222019-06-25-stripped Brian CastañoWBA Regular Champion
2018-04-072019-05-11 Jarrett HurdWBA Super Champion
2019-05-112020-01-18 Julian WilliamsWBA Super Champion
2019-08-312021-08-31 Vacated Erislandy LaraWBA Regular Champion
2020-01-182020-09-26 Jeison RosarioWBA Super Champion
2020-09-26Present Jermell CharloWBA Super Champion

IBF

Title inaugurated
1984-03-111984-11-02 Mark MedalIBF
1984-11-021985-06-01-Vacated Carlos SantosIBF
1986-06-041987-06-27 Buster DraytonIBF
1987-06-271988-11-04 Matthew HiltonIBF
1988-11-041989-02-05 Robert HinesIBF
1989-02-051989-07-15 Darrin Van HornIBF
1989-07-151994-09-17 Gianfranco RosiIBF
1994-09-171995-08-12 Vincent PettwayIBF
1995-08-121995-12-16 Paul VadenIBF
1995-12-161997-01-11-Vacated Terry NorrisIBF
1997-04-121997-12-06 Raúl MárquezIBF
1997-12-061998-12-12 Yori Boy CampasIBF
1998-12-122000-12-02 Fernando VargasIBF
2000-12-022001-05-12-Vacated Félix TrinidadIBF
2001-10-122004-03-13-Vacated Winky WrightIBF
2004-06-052004-10-02 Verno PhillipsIBF
2004-10-022005-07-14 Kassim OumaIBF
2005-07-142006-07-08 Roman KarmazinIBF
2006-07-082008-03-27 Cory SpinksIBF
2008-03-272008-11-Vacated Verno PhillipsIBF
2009-04-242010-08-07 Cory SpinksIBF
2010-08-072013-02-23 Cornelius BundrageIBF
2013-02-232013-09-14 Ishe SmithIBF
2013-09-142014-10-11 Carlos MolinaIBF
2014-10-112015-09-12 Cornelius BundrageIBF
2015-09-122017-02-16-Vacated Jermall CharloIBF
2017-02-252019-05-11 Jarrett HurdIBF
2019-05-112020-01-18 Julian WilliamsIBF
2020-01-182020-09-26 Jeison RosarioIBF
2020-09-26Present Jermell CharloIBF

WBO

Title inaugurated
1988-12-081992-12-19-Vacated John David JacksonWBO
1993-10-301995-11-22 Verno PhillipsWBO
1995-11-221996-02-Stripped Paul JonesWBO
1996-03-011996-05-17 Bronco McKartWBO
1996-05-171998-08-22 Winky WrightWBO
1998-08-222001-02-10-Vacated Harry SimonWBO
2002-03-162005-12-03 Daniel SantosWBO
2005-12-032011-10-05-Stripped Serhiy DzyndzyrukWBO
2011-10-052013-07-22-Stripped Zaurbek BaysangurovWBO
2013-11-092015-07-31-Stripped Demetrius AndradeWBO
2015-10-102016- 09-17 Liam SmithWBO
2016-09-172017-05-06-Vacated Canelo ÁlvarezWBO
2017-08-262017-12-02 Miguel CottoWBO
2017-12-022018-05-12 Sadam AliWBO
2018-05-122019-11-23-Vacated Jaime MunguíaWBO
2019-11-302021-02-13 Patrick TeixeiraWBO
2021-02-13Present Brian CastañoWBO
2021-02-132022-05-13 Jermell CharloWBO

See also