List of world lightweight boxing champions

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Template:Short description This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

World

Reign began Reign ended Champion Recognition
29 October 1886 9 June 1893[1] Template:Flagicon Jack McAuliffe Universal
After McAuliffe's retirement, the title remained inactive until 1896, when the title was won by George "Kid" Lavigne in a 17 Round KO against Dick Burge. Lavigne's victory, the first fought under the Marquess of Queensberry rules, was considered by boxing promoters of the time as the first officially recognized world Lightweight Champion.
1 June 1896 3 July 1899 Template:Flagicon George "Kid" Lavigne Universal
3 July 1899 12 May 1902 Template:Flagicon Frank Erne Universal
12 May 1902 4 July 1908[1] Template:Flagicon Joe Gans Universal
4 July 1908 22 February 1910 Template:Flagicon Oscar "Battling" Nelson Universal
22 February 1910 28 November 1912 Template:Flagicon Adolph "Ad" Wolgast Universal
28 November 1912 7 July 1914 Template:Flagicon Willie Ritchie Universal
7 July 1914 28 May 1917 Template:Flagicon Freddie Welsh Universal
28 May 1917 15 January 1925[1] Template:Flagicon Benny Leonard Universal
Following Leonard's retirement, the vacant undisputed NBA and NYSAC lightweight title was filled when Jimmy Goodrich defeated Stanislaus Loayza.
13 July 1925 7 December 1925 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Goodrich Universal
7 December 1925 3 July 1926 Template:Flagicon Rocky Kansas Universal
3 July 1926 17 July 1930 Template:Flagicon Sammy Mandel NBA
17 July 1930 14 November 1930 Template:Flagicon Al Singer Universal
14 November 1930 23 June 1933 Template:Flagicon Tony Canzoneri Universal
23 June 1933 15 Apr 1935[1] Template:Flagicon Barney Ross Universal
Ross vacated the title and campaigned as a light welterweight and welterweight. The vacant undisputed NBA and NYSAC lightweight title was filled when Tony Canzoneri defeated Lou Ambers
10 May 1935 3 September 1936 Template:Flagicon Tony Canzoneri Universal
3 September 1936 17 July? 1938 Template:Flagicon Lou Ambers Universal
17 August? 1938 22 August 1939 Template:Flagicon Henry Armstrong Universal
22 August 1939 10 May 1940 Template:Flagicon Lou Ambers NBA
10 May 1940 19 December 1941 Template:Flagicon Lew Jenkins Universal
19 December 1941 13 November 1942[1] Template:Flagicon Sammy Angott Universal
Following Angott's retirement, the NBA and NYSAC titles were disputed between Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery, and Juan Zurita as well as Angott, who later came out of retirement. Ike Williams defeats over Zurita and Montgomery, in 1945 and 1947 respectively, would become recognized as the undisputed Lightweight Champion.
18 December 1942 21 May 1943 Template:Flagicon Beau Jack NYSAC
21 May 1943 19 November 1943 Template:Flagicon Bob Montgomery NYSAC
19 November 1943 3 March 1944 Template:Flagicon Beau Jack NYSAC
3 March 1944 4 August 1947 Template:Flagicon Bob Montgomery NYSAC
27 October 1943 8 March 1944 Template:Flagicon Sammy Angott NBA
Angott won the vacant NBA lightweight title versus Slugger White.
8 March 1944 18 April 1945 Template:Flagicon Juan Zurita NBA
18 April 1945 25 May 1951 Template:Flagicon Ike Williams Universal
Ike Williams became the undisputed champion on the 4th of August, 1947 when he knocked out Bob Montgomery, retaining his NBA title and winning Montgomery's NYSAC title.
25 May 1951 1 April 1952 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Carter Universal
14 May 1952 15 October 1952 Template:Flagicon Lauro Salas Universal
15 October 1952 6 February 1954 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Carter Universal
5 March 1954 17 November 1954 Template:Flagicon Paddy DeMarco Universal
17 November 1954 29 June 1955 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Carter Universal
29 June 1955 24 August 1956 Template:Flagicon Wallace "Bud" Smith Universal
24 August 1956 21 April 1962 Template:Flagicon Joe Brown Universal
1963-04-07 1965-04-10 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBA/WBC
1965-04-10 1965-11-13 Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBA/WBC
1965-11-13 1968-06-29 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBA/WBC
1968-06-29 1969-02-18 Template:Flagicon Carlos Teo Cruz WBA/WBC
1969-02-18 1970-03-03 Template:Flagicon Mando Ramos[2] WBA/WBC
1970-03-03 1970-09-15[1] Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBA/WBC
1971-02-12 1971-06-25 Template:Flagicon Ken Buchanan WBA/WBC

WBC

Reign began Reign ended Champion Recognition
1963-04-07 1965-04-10 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBC
1965-04-10 1965-11-13 Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBC
1965-11-13 1968-06-29 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBC
1968-06-29 1969-02-18 Template:Flagicon Carlos Teo Cruz WBC
1969-02-18 1970-03-03 Template:Flagicon Mando Ramos WBC
1970-03-03 1970-09-15-Stripped Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBC
1971-02-12 1971-06-25-Stripped Template:Flagicon Ken Buchanan WBC
1971-11-05 1972-02-18 Template:Flagicon Pedro Carrasco WBC
1972-02-18 1972-09-15 Template:Flagicon Mando Ramos WBC
1972-09-15 1972-11-10 Template:Flagicon Chango Carmona WBC
1972-11-10 1974-04-11 Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Gato González WBC
1974-04-11 1976-05-08 Template:Flagicon Guts Ishimatsu WBC
1976-05-08 1978-01-21 Template:Flagicon Esteban De Jesús WBC
1978-01-21 1979-01-31[1] Template:Flagicon Roberto Durán WBC
Durán became WBA champion in 1972 by defeating Ken Buchanan. He unified the titles on January 21, 1978, by defeating Esteban De Jesús.
1979-04-17 1981-06-20 Template:Flagicon Jim Watt WBC
1981-06-20 1983-Vacated Template:Flagicon Alexis Argüello WBC
1983-05-01 1984-11-03 Template:Flagicon Edwin Rosario WBC
1984-11-03 1985-08-10 Template:Flagicon José Luis Ramírez WBC
1985-08-10 1987-Vacated Template:Flagicon Héctor Camacho WBC
1987-07-19 1988-10-29 Template:Flagicon José Luis Ramírez WBC
1988-10-29 1989[1] Template:Flagicon Julio César Chávez WBC
1989-08-20 1991-10-05[3] Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker WBC
1992-08-24 1995-08-19[1] Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel González WBC
1996-04-20 1997-03-01 Template:Flagicon Jean Baptiste Mendy WBC
1997-03-01 1998-06-13 Template:Flagicon Stevie Johnston WBC
1998-06-13 1999-02-27 Template:Flagicon Cesar Bazan WBC
1999-02-27 2000-06-17 Template:Flagicon Stevie Johnston WBC
2000-06-17 2002-04-20 Template:Flagicon José Luis Castillo WBC
2002-04-20 2003-11-01[1] Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
2004-06-05 2005-05-07 Template:Flagicon José Luis Castillo WBC
2005-05-07 2006-10-06-Stripped Template:Flagicon Diego Corrales WBC
2006-10-07 2007-02-01[4] Template:Flagicon Joel Casamayor WBC
2007-02-01 2008-06-28 Template:Flagicon David Díaz WBC
2008-06-28 2009-02-24-Vacated Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBC
2009-04-04 2010-02-09-Vacated Template:Flagicon Edwin Valero WBC
2010-03-17 2011-07-01-Vacated Template:Flagicon Humberto Soto WBC
2011-10-15 2012-11-17 Template:Flagicon Antonio DeMarco WBC
2012-11-17 2014-01-27-Stripped Template:Flagicon Adrien Broner WBC
2014-01-27 2014-11-10-Stripped Template:Flagicon Omar Figueroa Jr. WBC
2014-12-30 2016-06-12 Template:Flagicon Jorge Linares WBC
2016-06-12 2017-01-28 Template:Flagicon Dejan Zlatičanin WBC
2017-01-28 2019-04-25-Vacated Template:Flagicon Mikey Garcia WBC
2019-08-31 2020-10-17 Template:Flagicon Vasyl Lomachenko WBC Franchise
2019-11-09 2023-08-01-Champion in recess Template:Flagicon Devin Haney WBC
2023-11-16 Present Template:Flagicon Shakur Stevenson WBC

WBA

Reign began Reign ended Champion Recognition
1962-04-21 1965-04-10 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBA
1965-04-10 1965-11-13 Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBA
1965-11-13 1968-06-29 Template:Flagicon Carlos Ortiz WBA
1968-06-29 1969-02-18 Template:Flagicon Carlos Teo Cruz WBA
1969-02-18 1970-03-03 Template:Flagicon Mando Ramos WBA
1970-03-03 1970-09-26 Template:Flagicon Ismael Laguna WBA
1970-09-26 1972-06-26 Template:Flagicon Ken Buchanan WBA
1972-06-26 1979-01-31[1] Template:Flagicon Roberto Durán WBA
1979-06-16 1980-03-02 Template:Flagicon Ernesto España WBA
1980-03-02 1981-04-12 Template:Flagicon Hilmer Kenty WBA
1981-04-12 1981-04-12[1] Template:Flagicon Sean O'Grady WBA
1981-09-12 1981-12-05 Template:Flagicon Claude Noel WBA
1981-12-05 1982-05-08 Template:Flagicon Arturo Frias WBA
1982-05-08 1984-06-01 Template:Flagicon Ray Mancini WBA
1984-06-01 1986-09-26 Template:Flagicon Livingstone Bramble WBA
1986-09-26 1987-11-21 Template:Flagicon Edwin Rosario WBA
1987-11-21 1988-10-29[1] Template:Flagicon Julio César Chávez WBA
1989-07-09 1990-04-04 Template:Flagicon Edwin Rosario WBA
1990-04-04 1990-08-11 Template:Flagicon Juan Nazario WBA
1990-08-11 1991-10-05 Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker[1] WBA
1992-06-13 1992-10-24 Template:Flagicon Joey Gamache WBA
1992-10-24 1993-06-26 Template:Flagicon Tony Lopez WBA
1993-06-26 1993-10-30 Template:Flagicon Dingaan Thobela WBA
1993-10-30 1998-05-16 Template:Flagicon Orzubek Nazarov WBA
1998-05-16 1999-04-10 Template:Flagicon Jean Baptiste Mendy WBA
1999-04-10 1999-08-07 Template:Flagicon Julien Lorcy WBA
1999-08-07 1999-11-13 Template:Flagicon Stefano Zoff WBA
1999-11-13 2000-06-11 Template:Flagicon Gilberto Serrano WBA
2000-06-11 2001-07-01 Template:Flagicon Takanori Hatakeyama WBA
2001-07-01 2001-10-08 Template:Flagicon Julien Lorcy WBA
2001-10-08 2002-01-05 Template:Flagicon Raul Horacio Balbi WBA
2002-01-05 2003-05-17[1] Template:Flagicon Leonard Doroftei WBA
2004-04-10 2004-07-17 Template:Flagicon Lakva Sim WBA
2004-07-17 2008-03-08 Template:Flagicon Juan Díaz WBA Super Champion
2007-12-29 2008-05-19 Template:Flagicon José Alfaro WBA Regular Champion
2008-03-08 2009-01-10-Vacated Template:Flagicon Nate Campbell WBA Super Champion
2008-05-19 2009-01-03 Template:Flagicon Yusuke Kobori WBA Regular Champion
2009-01-03 2010-05-29 Template:Flagicon Paulus Moses WBA Regular Champion
2009-02-28 2012-01-05-Stripped Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Márquez WBA Super Champion
2010-05-29 2011-02-26 Template:Flagicon Miguel Acosta WBA Regular Champion
2011-02-26 2011-12-02-Stripped Template:Flagicon Brandon Rios WBA Regular Champion
2013-02-28 2015-04-09-Stripped Template:Flagicon Richar Abril WBA
2015-04-09 2015-11-21 Template:Flagicon Darleys Perez WBA
2015-11-21 2016-09-25 Template:Flagicon Anthony Crolla WBA
2016-09-25 2018-05-12 Template:Flagicon Jorge Linares WBA
2018-05-12 2020-10-17 Template:Flagicon Vasyl Lomachenko WBA
2020-10-17 2021-11-27 Template:Flagicon Teófimo López WBA
2021-11-27 2022-06-05 Template:Flagicon George Kambosos Jr. WBA
2022-06-05 2023-11-29-Vacated Template:Flagicon Devin Haney WBA
2023-11-29 Present Template:Flagicon Gervonta Davis WBA

IBF

Reign began Reign ended Champion Recognition
1984-01-30 1984-04-15 Template:Flagicon Charlie Brown IBF
1984-04-15 1985-04-06 Template:Flagicon Harry Arroyo IBF
1985-04-06 1986-12-05 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Paul IBF
1986-12-05 1987-06-07 Template:Flagicon Greg Haugen IBF
1987-06-07 1988-02-06 Template:Flagicon Vinny Pazienza IBF
1988-02-06 1989-02-18 Template:Flagicon Greg Haugen IBF
1989-02-18 1992-Vacated Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker IBF
Pernell Whitaker becomes the undisputed champion of the lightweight division by winning the IBF title in February, 1989, and then defeating José Luis Ramírez for the vacant WBC title on August 20, 1989, and Juan Nazario for the WBA title on August 11, 1990.
1993-01-10 1994-02-19 Template:Flagicon Freddie Pendleton IBF
1994-02-19 1995-05-06 Template:Flagicon Rafael Ruelas IBF
1995-05-06 1995-07[1] Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya IBF
1995-08-19 1997-08-02 Template:Flagicon Philip Holiday IBF
1997-08-02 1999-04-17[1] Template:Flagicon Shane Mosley IBF
1999-08-20 2003-06-Vacated Template:Flagicon Paul Spadafora[4] IBF
2003-11-22 2004-05-13 Template:Flagicon Javier Jáuregui IBF
2004-05-13 2005-03-01[1] Template:Flagicon Julio Díaz IBF
2005-06-17 2005-09-17 Template:Flagicon Leavander Johnson IBF
2005-09-17 2007-02-03 Template:Flagicon Jesús Chávez IBF
2008-02-03 2007-10-19 Template:Flagicon Julio Díaz IBF
2007-10-19 2008-03-08 Template:Flagicon Juan Díaz IBF
2008-03-08 2009-02-13-Stripped Template:Flagicon Nate Campbell[4] IBF
2010-08-14 2014-09-13 Template:Flagicon Miguel Vazquez IBF
2014-09-13 2015-06-26-Vacated Template:Flagicon Mickey Bey IBF
2015-12-18 2016-06-03-Vacated Template:Flagicon Rances Barthelemy IBF
2018-07-28 2018-10-30-Vacated Template:Flagicon Mikey Garcia IBF
2019-02-02 2019-12-14 Template:Flagicon Richard Commey IBF
2019-12-14 2021-11-27 Template:Flagicon Teófimo López IBF
2021-11-27 2022-06-05 Template:Flagicon George Kambosos Jr. IBF
2022-06-05 2023-11-29-Vacated Template:Flagicon Devin Haney IBF
2024-05-12 2025-06-09-Vacated Template:Flagicon Vasyl Lomachenko IBF
2025-06-09 Present Template:Flagicon Raymond Muratalla IBF

WBO

Reign began Reign ended Champion Recognition
1989-05-06 1990-09-22 Template:Flagicon Mauricio Aceves WBO
1990-09-22 1991-09-14[1] Template:Flagicon Dingaan Thobela WBO
1992-09-25 1994[1] Template:Flagicon Giovanni Parisi WBO
1994-07-29 1996[1] Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya WBO
1996-04-13 2004-01-03 Template:Flagicon Artur Grigorian WBO
2004-01-03 2004-08-07 Template:Flagicon Acelino Freitas WBO
2004-08-07 2005[1] Template:Flagicon Diego Corrales WBO
2006-04-29 2007-04-28 Template:Flagicon Acelino Freitas WBO
2007-04-28 2008-03-08 Template:Flagicon Juan Díaz WBO
2008-03-08 2009-02-13-Stripped Template:Flagicon Nate Campbell[4] WBO
2010-02-28 2012-01-06-Stripped Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Márquez WBO
2012-01-06 2014-03-01 Template:Flagicon Ricky Burns WBO
2014-03-01 2015-03-24-Vacated Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford WBO
2015-07-11 2017-08-26-Vacated Template:Flagicon Terry Flanagan WBO
2018-02-16 2018-08-25 Template:Flagicon Ray Beltrán WBO
2018-08-25 2018-12-08 Template:Flagicon Jose Pedraza WBO
2018-12-08 2020-10-17 Template:Flagicon Vasyl Lomachenko WBO
2020-10-17 2021-11-27 Template:Flagicon Teófimo López WBO
2021-11-27 2022-06-05 Template:Flagicon George Kambosos Jr. WBO
2022-06-05 2023-11-29-Vacated Template:Flagicon Devin Haney WBO
2024-05-18 2025-02-14 Template:Flagicon Denys Berinchyk WBO
2025-02-14 2025-06-06-Stripped Template:Flagicon Keyshawn Davis WBO

See also

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Relinquished championship title.
  2. ↑ Disputed; see Pedro Carrasco
  3. ↑ Championship title withdrawn by sanctioning organization due to champion's failure or refusal to defend title against organization's top-ranked contender.
  4. ↑ a b c d Stripped of championship title.

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