List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
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Template:Short description 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:
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | Template:Flagicon Denny Moyer | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Template:Flagicon Ralph Dupas | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Template:Flagicon Sandro Mazzinghi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Template:Flagicon Ki-Soo Kim | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-10-25-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Sandro Mazzinghi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Template:Flagicon Freddie Little | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Template:Flagicon Carmelo Bossi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Template:Flagicon Oscar Albarado | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-03-22-Title Split | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
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| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1963-02-19 | 1963-04-29 | Template:Flagicon Denny Moyer | WBC |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Template:Flagicon Ralph Dupas | WBC |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Template:Flagicon Sandro Mazzinghi | WBC |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBC |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Template:Flagicon Ki Soo Kim | WBC |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Sandro Mazzinghi | WBC |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Template:Flagicon Freddie Little | WBC |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Template:Flagicon Carmelo Bossi | WBC |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | WBC |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Template:Flagicon Oscar Albarado | WBC |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-04-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | WBC |
| 1975-05-07 | 1975-11-13 | Template:Flagicon Miguel de Oliveira | WBC |
| 1975-11-13 | 1976-06-17 | Template:Flagicon Elisha Obed | WBC |
| 1976-06-17 | 1977-08-06 | Template:Flagicon Eckhard Dagge | WBC |
| 1977-08-06 | 1979-03-04 | Template:Flagicon Rocky Mattioli | WBC |
| 1979-03-04 | 1981-05-23 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Hope | WBC |
| 1981-05-23 | 1982-12-03 | Template:Flagicon Wilfred Benítez | WBC |
| 1982-12-03 | 1986-06-23-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Thomas Hearns | WBC |
| 1986-12-05 | 1987-07-12 | Template:Flagicon Duane Thomas | WBC |
| 1987-07-12 | 1987-10-02 | Template:Flagicon Lupe Aquino | WBC |
| 1987-10-02 | 1988-07-08 | Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Rosi | WBC |
| 1988-07-08 | 1989-02-11 | Template:Flagicon Donald Curry | WBC |
| 1989-02-11 | 1989-07-08 | Template:Flagicon Rene Jacquot | WBC |
| 1989-07-08 | 1990-03-31 | Template:Flagicon John Mugabi | WBC |
| 1990-03-31 | 1993-12-18 | Template:Flagicon Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1993-12-18 | 1994-05-07 | Template:Flagicon Simon Brown | WBC |
| 1994-05-07 | 1994-11-12 | Template:Flagicon Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1994-11-12 | 1995-08-19 | Template:Flagicon Luis Santana | WBC |
| 1995-08-19 | 1997-12-06 | Template:Flagicon Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1997-12-06 | 1999-01-29 | Template:Flagicon Keith Mullings | WBC |
| 1999-01-29 | 2001-06-23 | Template:Flagicon Javier Castillejo | WBC |
| 2001-06-23 | 2003-09-13 | Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya | WBC |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Template:Flagicon Shane Mosley | WBC |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Winky Wright | WBC |
| 2004-11-20 | 2005-06-01-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Javier Castillejo | WBC |
| 2005-08-13 | 2006-05-06 | Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mayorga | WBC |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-05-05 | Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya | WBC |
| 2007-05-05 | 2007-06-28-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2007-07-28 | 2008-06-07 | Template:Flagicon Vernon Forrest | WBC |
| 2008-06-07 | 2008-09-13 | Template:Flagicon Sergio Mora | WBC |
| 2008-09-13 | 2009-05-21-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Vernon Forrest | WBC |
| 2009-05-21 | 2010-06-17-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Sergio Martinez | WBC |
| 2010-11-13 | 2011-02-08-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao | WBC |
| 2011-03-05 | 2013-09-14 | Template:Flagicon Saul Alvarez | WBC |
| 2013-09-14 | 2015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus | Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2016-05-21 | 2018-12-22 | Template:Flagicon Jermell Charlo | WBC |
| 2018-12-22 | 2019-12-21 | Template:Flagicon Tony Harrison (boxer) | WBC |
| 2019-12-21 | 2024-01-26-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jermell Charlo | WBC |
| 2024-03-31 | Present | Template:Flagicon Sebastian Fundora | WBC |
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| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | Template:Flagicon Denny Moyer | WBA |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Template:Flagicon Ralph Dupas | WBA |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Template:Flagicon Sandro Mazzinghi | WBA |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBA |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Template:Flagicon Kim Ki-soo | WBA |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Alessandro Mazzinghi | WBA |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Template:Flagicon Freddie Little | WBA |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Template:Flagicon Carmelo Bossi | WBA |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-06-07 | Template:Flagicon Oscar Albarado | WBA |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-06-07 | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1975-06-07 | 1976-02-17 | Template:Flagicon Yuh Jae-doo | WBA |
| 1976-02-17 | 1976-05-18 | Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1976-05-18 | 1976-10-08 | Template:Flagicon Jose Manuel Duran | WBA |
| 1976-10-08 | 1977-03-05 | Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Castellini | WBA |
| 1977-03-05 | 1978-08-09 | Template:Flagicon Eddie Gazo | WBA |
| 1978-08-09 | 1979-10-24 | Template:Flagicon Masashi Kudo | WBA |
| 1979-10-24 | 1981-06-25 | Template:Flagicon Ayub Kalule | WBA |
| 1981-06-25 | 1981-06-25-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Leonard | WBA |
| 1981-11-07 | 1982-02-02 | Template:Flagicon Tadashi Mihara | WBA |
| 1982-02-02 | 1983-06-16 | Template:Flagicon Davey Moore | WBA |
| 1983-06-16 | 1984-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Roberto Durán | WBA |
| 1984-10-19 | 1987-07-18-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Mike McCallum | WBA |
| 1987-11-22 | 1991-02-23-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Julian Jackson | WBA |
| 1991-02-23 | 1991-10-01 | Template:Flagicon Gilbert Delé | WBA |
| 1991-10-01 | 1992-12-21 | Template:Flagicon Vinny Paz | WBA |
| 1992-12-21 | 1995-03-04 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Vásquez | WBA |
| 1995-03-04 | 1995-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker | WBA |
| 1995-06-16 | 1995-12-16 | Template:Flagicon Carl Daniels | WBA |
| 1995-12-16 | 1996-08-21 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Vásquez | WBA |
| 1996-08-21 | 1999-03-06 | Template:Flagicon Laurent Boudouani | WBA |
| 1999-03-06 | 2000-03-03 | Template:Flagicon David Reid | WBA |
| 2000-03-03 | 2000-12-02-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Félix Trinidad | WBA |
| 2001-09-22 | 2002-09-14 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Vargas | WBA |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-09-13 | Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya | WBA Super Champion |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-03-01 | Template:Flagicon Santiago Samaniego | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-03-01 | 2003-12-13 | Template:Flagicon Alejandro Garcia | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Template:Flagicon Shane Mosley | WBA Super Champion |
| 2003-12-13 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Travis Simms | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Winky Wright | WBA Super Champion |
| 2005-05-21 | 2006-05-06 | Template:Flagicon Alejandro Garcia | WBA |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-01-06 | Template:Flagicon José Antonio Rivera | WBA |
| 2007-01-06 | 2007-07-07 | Template:Flagicon Travis Simms | WBA |
| 2007-07-07 | 2008-07-11 | Template:Flagicon Joachim Alcine | WBA |
| 2008-07-11 | 2009-11-14 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Santos | WBA |
| 2009-11-14 | 2010-06-06 | Template:Flagicon Yuri Foreman | WBA |
| 2010-06-06 | 2012-05-05 | Template:Flagicon Miguel Cotto | WBA Super Champion |
| 2011-02-05 | 2013-04-20 | Template:Flagicon Austin Trout | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2012-05-05 | 2016-01-11-Stripped after retirement | Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBA Super Champion |
| 2013-04-20 | 2013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion | Template:Flagicon Canelo Álvarez | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2016-06-08 | 2018-04-07 | Template:Flagicon Erislandy Lara | WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-10-22 | 2019-06-25-stripped | Template:Flagicon Brian Castaño | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-04-07 | 2019-05-11 | Template:Flagicon Jarrett Hurd | WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Template:Flagicon Julian Williams | WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-08-31 | 2021-08-31 Vacated | Template:Flagicon Erislandy Lara | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Template:Flagicon Jeison Rosario | WBA Super Champion |
| 2020-09-26 | 2024-03-05-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jermell Charlo | WBA Super Champion |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-08-03 | Template:Flagicon Israil Madrimov | WBA |
| 2024-08-03 | Present | Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford | WBA |
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1984-03-11 | 1984-11-02 | Template:Flagicon Mark Medal | IBF |
| 1984-11-02 | 1985-06-01-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Carlos Santos | IBF |
| 1986-06-04 | 1987-06-27 | Template:Flagicon Buster Drayton | IBF |
| 1987-06-27 | 1988-11-04 | Template:Flagicon Matthew Hilton | IBF |
| 1988-11-04 | 1989-02-05 | Template:Flagicon Robert Hines | IBF |
| 1989-02-05 | 1989-07-15 | Template:Flagicon Darrin Van Horn | IBF |
| 1989-07-15 | 1994-09-17 | Template:Flagicon Gianfranco Rosi | IBF |
| 1994-09-17 | 1995-08-12 | Template:Flagicon Vincent Pettway | IBF |
| 1995-08-12 | 1995-12-16 | Template:Flagicon Paul Vaden | IBF |
| 1995-12-16 | 1997-01-11-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Terry Norris | IBF |
| 1997-04-12 | 1997-12-06 | Template:Flagicon Raúl Márquez | IBF |
| 1997-12-06 | 1998-12-12 | Template:Flagicon Yori Boy Campas | IBF |
| 1998-12-12 | 2000-12-02 | Template:Flagicon Fernando Vargas | IBF |
| 2000-12-02 | 2001-05-12-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Félix Trinidad | IBF |
| 2001-10-12 | 2004-03-13-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Winky Wright | IBF |
| 2004-06-05 | 2004-10-02 | Template:Flagicon Verno Phillips | IBF |
| 2004-10-02 | 2005-07-14 | Template:Flagicon Kassim Ouma | IBF |
| 2005-07-14 | 2006-07-08 | Template:Flagicon Roman Karmazin | IBF |
| 2006-07-08 | 2008-03-27 | Template:Flagicon Cory Spinks | IBF |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-11-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Verno Phillips | IBF |
| 2009-04-24 | 2010-08-07 | Template:Flagicon Cory Spinks | IBF |
| 2010-08-07 | 2013-02-23 | Template:Flagicon Cornelius Bundrage | IBF |
| 2013-02-23 | 2013-09-14 | Template:Flagicon Ishe Smith | IBF |
| 2013-09-14 | 2014-10-11 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Molina | IBF |
| 2014-10-11 | 2015-09-12 | Template:Flagicon Cornelius Bundrage | IBF |
| 2015-09-12 | 2017-02-16-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jermall Charlo | IBF |
| 2017-02-25 | 2019-05-11 | Template:Flagicon Jarrett Hurd | IBF |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Template:Flagicon Julian Williams | IBF |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Template:Flagicon Jeison Rosario | IBF |
| 2020-09-26 | 2023-11-23-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jermell Charlo | IBF |
| 2024-04-06 | Present | Template:Flagicon Bakhram Murtazaliev | IBF |
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1988-12-08 | 1992-12-19-Vacated | Template:Flagicon John David Jackson | WBO |
| 1993-10-30 | 1995-11-22 | Template:Flagicon Verno Phillips | WBO |
| 1995-11-22 | 1996-02-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Paul Jones | WBO |
| 1996-03-01 | 1996-05-17 | Template:Flagicon Bronco McKart | WBO |
| 1996-05-17 | 1998-08-22 | Template:Flagicon Winky Wright | WBO |
| 1998-08-22 | 2001-02-10-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Harry Simon | WBO |
| 2002-03-16 | 2005-12-03 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Santos | WBO |
| 2005-12-03 | 2011-10-05-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Serhiy Dzyndzyruk | WBO |
| 2011-10-05 | 2013-07-22-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Zaurbek Baysangurov | WBO |
| 2013-11-09 | 2015-07-31-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Demetrius Andrade | WBO |
| 2015-10-10 | 2016- 09-17 | Template:Flagicon Liam Smith | WBO |
| 2016-09-17 | 2017-05-06-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Canelo Álvarez | WBO |
| 2017-08-26 | 2017-12-02 | Template:Flagicon Miguel Cotto | WBO |
| 2017-12-02 | 2018-05-12 | Template:Flagicon Sadam Ali | WBO |
| 2018-05-12 | 2019-11-23-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jaime Munguía | WBO |
| 2019-11-30 | 2021-02-13 | Template:Flagicon Patrick Teixeira | WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | Present | Template:Flagicon Brian Castaño | WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | 2023-09-30 | Template:Flagicon Jermell Charlo | WBO |
| 2023-09-30 | 2024-03-31 | Template:Flagicon Tim Tszyu | WBO |
| 2024-03-31 | Present | Template:Flagicon Sebastian Fundora | WBO |