List of world welterweight boxing champions

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Template:Short description Beginning with Mysterious Billy Smith to Harry Lewis, the welterweight world champions listed below are more widely recognized in the United States and are not as widely sanctioned as the boxers that follow. Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Lists of Champions

World claimants

Date won Date lost Name
14 December 1892 26 July 1894 Template:FlagiconMysterious Billy Smith World claim
Continued to claim title after losing to Mike "Twin" Sullivan 1 November 1907 Template:FlagiconWilliam "Honey" Mellody World claim
1 November 1907 23 Jan 1908 Template:Flagicon Frank Mantell World claim
23 Jan 1908 March 1911-vacated Template:Flagicon Harry Lewis World claim

World/Undisputed

Date won Date lost Name
30 October 1888 10 July 1890 (died) Template:FlagiconPaddy Duffy World
17 February 1891 20 December 1897 (vacated) Template:FlagiconTommy Ryan def. Danny NeedhamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". World
25 August 1898 17 April 1900 Template:FlagiconMysterious Billy Smith World
17 April 1900 5 June 1900 Template:FlagiconMatty Matthews World
5 June 1900 13 August 1900 Template:FlagiconEddie Connolly World
13 August 1900 16 October 1900 Template:FlagiconRube Ferns World
16 October 1900 24 May 1901 Template:FlagiconMatty Matthews World
24 May 1901 18 December 1901 Template:FlagiconRube Ferns World
18 December 1901 16 October 1906 Template:FlagiconBarbados Joe Walcott World
16 October 1906 23 April 1907 Template:FlagiconWilliam "Honey" Mellody World
23 April 1907 1908 (vacated) Template:FlagiconMike "Twin" Sullivan World
1 April 1912 1 January 1914 Template:FlagiconRay Bronson World
1 January 1914 24 January 1914 Template:FlagiconWaldemar Holberg World
24 January 1914 21 March 1914 Template:FlagiconTom McCormick World
21 March 1914 1 June 1915 Template:FlagiconMatt Wells World
1 June 1915 22 June 1915 Template:FlagiconMike Glover World
22 June 1915 31 August 1915 Template:FlagiconJack Britton World
31 August 1915 24 April 1916 Template:FlagiconTed Kid Lewis World
24 April 1916 25 June 1917 Template:FlagiconJack Britton World
25 June 1917 17 March 1919 Template:FlagiconTed Kid Lewis World
17 March 1919 1 November 1922 Template:FlagiconJack Britton World/NYSAC/NBA
1 November 1922 20 May 1926 Template:FlagiconMickey Walker NBA/NYSAC
20 May 1926 3 June 1927 Template:FlagiconPete Latzo NBA/NYSAC
3 June 1927 25 July 1929 Template:FlagiconJoe Dundee NBA/NYSAC
25 July 1929 9 May 1930 Template:FlagiconJackie Fields NBA/NYSAC
9 May 1930 5 September 1930 Template:FlagiconJack Thompson NBA/NYSAC
5 September 1930 14 April 1931 Template:FlagiconTommy Freeman NBA/NYSAC
14 April 1931 23 October 1931 Template:FlagiconJack Thompson NBA/NYSAC
23 October 1931 28 January 1932 Template:FlagiconLou Brouillard NBA/NYSAC
28 January 1932 22 February 1933 Template:FlagiconJackie Fields NBA/NYSAC
22 February 1933 29 May 1933 Template:FlagiconYoung Corbett III NBA/NYSAC
29 May 1933 28 May 1934 Template:FlagiconJimmy McLarnin NBA/NYSAC
28 May 1934 17 September 1934 Template:FlagiconBarney Ross NBA/NYSAC
17 September 1934 28 May 1935 Template:FlagiconJimmy McLarnin NBA/NYSAC
28 May 1935 31 May 1938 Template:FlagiconBarney Ross NBA/NYSAC
31 May 1938 4 October 1940 Template:FlagiconHenry Armstrong NBA/NYSAC
4 October 1940 29 July 1941 Template:FlagiconFritzie Zivic NBA/NYSAC
29 July 1941 1 February 1946 Template:FlagiconFreddie 'Red' Cochrane NBA/NYSAC
1 February 1946 25 September 1946 (vacated) Template:FlagiconMarty Servo NBA/NYSAC
20 December 1946 9 August 1950 (vacated) Template:FlagiconSugar Ray Robinson NBA/NYSAC
14 March 1951 18 May 1951 Template:FlagiconJohnny Bratton NBA
18 May 1951 29 August 1951 Template:FlagiconKid Gavilán NBA/NYSAC
4 February 1952 20 October 1954 Template:FlagiconKid Gavilán NBA/NYSAC
20 October 1954 1 April 1955 Template:FlagiconJohnny Saxton NBA/NYSAC
1 April 1955 10 June 1955 Template:FlagiconTony DeMarco NBA/NYSAC
10 June 1955 14 March 1956 Template:FlagiconCarmen Basilio NBA/NYSAC
14 March 1956 12 September 1956 Template:FlagiconJohnny Saxton NBA/NYSAC
12 September 1956 22 February 1957 (vacated) Template:FlagiconCarmen Basilio NBA/NYSAC
6 June 1958 5 December 1958 Template:FlagiconVirgil Akins NBA/NYSAC
5 December 1958 27 May 1960 Template:FlagiconDon Jordan NBA/NYSAC
27 May 1960 1 April 1961 Template:FlagiconBenny 'Kid' Paret NBA/NYSAC
1 April 1961 30 September 1961 Template:FlagiconEmile Griffith NBA/NYSAC
30 September 1961 24 March 1962 Template:FlagiconBenny 'Kid' Paret NBA/NYSAC
24 March 1962 21 March 1963 Template:FlagiconEmile Griffith NBA/NYSAC—WBA/WBC
Title Splits into WBA and WBC Belts during Griffith's reign
21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Template:FlagiconLuis Manuel Rodríguez WBA/WBC
8 June 1963 10 December 1965 (vacated) Template:FlagiconEmile Griffith WBA/WBC
28 November 1966 18 April 1969 Template:FlagiconCurtis Cokes WBA/WBC
18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Template:FlagiconJosé Nápoles WBA/WBC
3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Template:FlagiconBilly Backus WBA/WBC
4 June 1971 6 December 1975 Template:FlagiconJosé Nápoles WBA/WBC
16 September 1981 9 November 1982 (retires) Template:FlagiconSugar Ray Leonard WBA/WBC
Title Split into WBA, WBC, and IBF Belts
6 December 1985 27 September 1986 Template:FlagiconDonald Curry WBA/WBC/IBF
27 September 1986 22 August 1987 Template:FlagiconLloyd Honeyghan WBA/WBC/IBF
13 December 2003 5 February 2005 Template:FlagiconCory Spinks WBA/WBC/IBF
5 February 2005 7 January 2006 Template:FlagiconZab Judah WBA/WBC/IBF
29 July 2023 Present Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford WBO/WBA (Super)/WBC/IBF

WBC

Date won Date lost Name
Separate WBA and WBC champions began when José Nápoles gives up WBA title[1]
8 December 1962 21 March 1963 Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith WBC
21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Template:Flagicon Luis Manuel Rodriguez WBC
8 June 1963 25 April 1966-Vacated Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith WBC
24 August 1966 18 April 1969 Template:Flagicon Curtis Cokes WBC
18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Template:Flagicon José Napoles WBC
3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Template:Flagicon Billy Backus WBC
4 June 1971 6 December 1975 Template:Flagicon José Napoles WBC
6 December 1975 22 June 1976 Template:Flagicon John H Stracey WBC
22 June 1976 14 January 1979 Template:Flagicon Carlos Palomino WBC
14 January 1979 30 November 1979 Template:Flagicon Wilfred Benítez WBC
30 November 1979 20 June 1980 Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Leonard WBC
20 June 1980 25 November 1980 Template:Flagicon Roberto Durán WBC
25 November 1980 9 November 1982-Retired Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Leonard WBC
13 August 1983 6 December 1985 Template:Flagicon Milton McCrory WBC
6 December 1985 27 September 1986 Template:Flagicon Donald Curry WBC
27 September 1986 28 October 1987 Template:Flagicon Lloyd Honeyghan WBC
28 October 1987 29 March 1988 Template:Flagicon Jorge Vaca WBC
29 March 1988 4 February 1989 Template:Flagicon Lloyd Honeyghan WBC
4 February 1989 19 August 1990 Template:Flagicon Marlon Starling WBC
19 August 1990 18 March 1991 Template:Flagicon Maurice Blocker WBC
18 March 1991 29 November 1991 Template:Flagicon Simon Brown WBC
29 November 1991 6 March 1993 Template:Flagicon James McGirt WBC
6 March 1993 12 April 1997 Template:Flagicon Pernell Whitaker WBC
12 April 1997 18 September 1999 Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya WBC
18 September 1999 3 March 2000- Vacated Template:Flagicon Félix Trinidad WBC
4 March 2000 17 June 2000 Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya WBC
17 June 2000 26 January 2002 Template:Flagicon Shane Mosley WBC
26 January 2002 25 January 2003 Template:Flagicon Vernon Forrest WBC
25 January 2003 13 December 2003 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mayorga WBC
13 December 2003 5 February 2005 Template:Flagicon Cory Spinks WBC
5 February 2005 7 January 2006 Template:Flagicon Zab Judah WBC
7 January 2006 4 November 2006 Template:Flagicon Carlos Manuel Baldomir WBC
4 November 2006 6 June 2008- Retired Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
21 June 2008 16 April 2011 Template:Flagicon Andre Berto WBC
16 April 2011 17 September 2011 Template:Flagicon Victor Ortiz WBC
17 September 2011 12 September 2015- Retired Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
23 January 2016 4 March 2017 Template:Flagicon Danny García WBC
4 March 2017 24 April 2018- Vacated Template:Flagicon Keith Thurman WBC
8 September 2018 28 September 2019 Template:Flagicon Shawn Porter WBC
28 September 2019 29 July 2023 Template:Flagicon Errol Spence Jr. WBC
29 July 2023 18 June 2024-Stripped Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford WBC
18 June 2024 Present Template:Flagicon Mario Barrios WBC

WBA

Date won Date lost Name
8 December 1962 21 March 1963 Template:FlagiconEmile Griffith WBA
21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Template:Flagicon Luis Manuel Rodriguez WBA
8 June 1963 25 April 1966-Vacated Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith WBA
24 August 1966 18 April 1969 Template:Flagicon Curtis Cokes WBA
18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Template:Flagicon Jose Napoles WBA
3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Template:Flagicon Billy Backus WBA
4 June 1971 1975-Stripped Template:Flagicon Jose Napoles WBA
28 June 1975 17 July 1976 Template:Flagicon Ángel Espada WBA
17 July 1976 2 August 1980 Template:Flagicon Pipino Cuevas WBA
2 August 1980 16 September 1981 Template:Flagicon Thomas Hearns WBA
16 September 1981 9 November 1982-Retired Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Leonard WBA
13 February 1983 27 September 1986 Template:Flagicon Donald Curry WBA
27 September 1986 1987-Vacated Template:Flagicon Lloyd Honeyghan WBA
6 February 1987 22 August 1987 Template:Flagicon Mark Breland WBA
22 August 1987 29 July 1988 Template:Flagicon Marlon Starling WBA
29 July 1988 12 December 1988-Vacated Template:Flagicon Tomas Molinares WBA
4 February 1989 8 July 1990 Template:Flagicon Mark Breland WBA
8 July 1990 19 January 1991 Template:Flagicon Aaron Davis WBA
19 January 1991 31 October 1992 Template:Flagicon Meldrick Taylor WBA
31 October 1992 4 June 1994 Template:Flagicon Crisanto España WBA
4 June 1994 17 October 1997-Vacated Template:Flagicon Ike Quartey WBA
10 October 1998 2000-Stripped Template:Flagicon James Page WBA
17 February 2001 30 March 2002 Template:Flagicon Andrew Lewis WBA
30 March 2002 13 December 2003 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mayorga WBA Super Champion
12 September 2003 2 April 2005 Template:Flagicon Jose Antonio Rivera WBA Regular Champion
13 December 2003 5 February 2005 Template:Flagicon Cory Spinks WBA Super Champion
5 February 2005 7 January 2006-Stripped Template:Flagicon Zab Judah WBA Super Champion
2 April 2005 13 May 2006 Template:Flagicon Luis Collazo WBA Regular Champion
13 May 2006 31 August 2006-Vacated Template:Flagicon Ricky Hatton WBA
2 December 2006 26 July 2008 Template:Flagicon Miguel Cotto WBA
26 July 2008 24 January 2009 Template:Flagicon Antonio Margarito WBA Super Champion
3 October 2008 10 April 2009 Template:Flagicon Yuriy Nuzhnenko WBA Regular Champion
24 January 2009 22 May 2010-Stripped Template:Flagicon Shane Mosley WBA Super Champion
10 April 2009 29 April 2012 Template:Flagicon Vyacheslav Senchenko WBA Regular Champion
29 April 2012 22 June 2013 Template:Flagicon Paul Malignaggi WBA
22 June 2013 14 December 2013 Template:Flagicon Adrien Broner WBA
14 December 2013 3 May 2014 Template:Flagicon Marcos Maidana WBA
3 May 2014 11 January 2016-Retired Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBA Super Champion
February 2015 7 November 2016 Template:Flagicon Keith Thurman WBA Regular Champion
7 November 2016 20 July 2019 Template:Flagicon Keith Thurman WBA Super Champion
7 November 2016 18 February 2017 Template:Flagicon David Avanesyan WBA Regular Champion
18 February 2017 3 October 2017-Vacated Template:Flagicon Lamont Peterson WBA Regular Champion
27 January 2018 15 July 2018 Template:Flagicon Lucas Matthysse WBA Regular Champion
15 July 2018 20 July 2019 Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBA Regular Champion
20 July 2019 29 January 2021-Stripped Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBA Super Champion
6 September 2020 29 January 2021-Elevated Template:Flagicon Yordenis Ugás WBA Regular Champion
29 January 2021 16 April 2022 Template:Flagicon Yordenis Ugás WBA Super Champion
30 October 2021 16 April 2022 Template:Flagicon Radzhab Butaev WBA Regular Champion
16 April 2022 30 August 2024 Template:Flagicon Eimantas Stanionis WBA Regular Champion
16 April 2022 29 July 2023 Template:Flagicon Errol Spence Jr. WBA Super Champion
29 July 2023 30 August 2024 Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford WBA Super Champion
30 August 2024 Present Template:Flagicon Eimantas Stanionis WBA

IBF

Date won Date lost Name
Title inaugurated
4 February 1984 27 September 1986 Template:Flagicon Donald Curry IBF
27 September 1986 28 October 1987-Stripped Template:Flagicon Lloyd Honeyghan IBF
23 April 1988 4 October 1991-Vacated Template:Flagicon Simon Brown IBF
4 October 1991 19 June 1993 Template:Flagicon Maurice Blocker IBF
19 June 1993 3 March 2000-Vacated Template:Flagicon Félix Trinidad IBF
12 May 2001 12 December 2001-Vacated Template:Flagicon Vernon Forrest IBF
13 April 2002 22 March 2003 Template:Flagicon Michele Piccirillo IBF
22 March 2003 5 February 2005 Template:Flagicon Cory Spinks IBF
5 February 2005 8 April 2006 Template:Flagicon Zab Judah IBF
8 April 2006 20 June 2006-Vacated Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. IBF
28 October 2006 12 April 2008 Template:Flagicon Kermit Cintron IBF
12 April 2008 July 2008-Stripped Template:Flagicon Antonio Margarito IBF
2 August 2008 16 April 2009-Vacated Template:Flagicon Joshua Clottey IBF
1 August 2009 11 December 2009 Template:Flagicon Isaac Hlatshwayo IBF
11 December 2009 3 September 2011 Template:Flagicon Dejan Zavec IBF
3 September 2011 8 November 2011-Vacated Template:Flagicon Andre Berto IBF
9 June 2012 20 October 2012 Template:Flagicon Randall Bailey IBF
20 October 2012 7 December 2013 Template:Flagicon Devon Alexander IBF
7 December 2013 16 August 2014 Template:Flagicon Shawn Porter IBF
16 August 2014 27 May 2017 Template:Flagicon Kell Brook IBF
27 May 2017 29 July 2023 Template:Flagicon Errol Spence Jr. IBF
29 July 2023 9 November 2023-Stripped Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford IBF
9 November 2023 Present Template:Flagicon Jaron Ennis IBF

WBO

Date won Date lost Name
Title inaugurated
6 May 1989 15 December 1989-Vacated Template:Flagicon Genaro Leon WBO
15 December 1989 12 February 1993 Template:Flagicon Manning Galloway WBO
12 February 1993 16 October 1993-Vacated Template:Flagicon Gert Bo Jacobsen WBO
16 October 1993 13 April 1996 Template:Flagicon Eamonn Loughran WBO
13 April 1996 6 October 1996-Vacated Template:Flagicon José Luis López WBO
22 February 1997 1997-Vacated Template:Flagicon Michael Loewe WBO
14 February 1998 6 May 2000 Template:Flagicon Ahmed Kotiev WBO
6 May 2000 16 March 2002-Vacated Template:Flagicon Daniel Santos WBO
16 March 2002 14 July 2007 Template:Flagicon Antonio Margarito WBO
14 July 2007 9 February 2008 Template:Flagicon Paul Williams WBO
9 February 2008 7 June 2008 Template:Flagicon Carlos Quintana WBO
7 June 2008 12 November 2008-Vacated Template:Flagicon Paul Williams WBO
21 February 2009 14 November 2009 Template:Flagicon Miguel Cotto WBO
14 November 2009 9 June 2012 Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBO
9 June 2012 12 April 2014 Template:Flagicon Timothy Bradley WBO
12 April 2014 2 May 2015 Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBO
2 May 2015 6 July 2015-Stripped Template:Flagicon Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBO
6 July 2015 9 February 2016-Vacated Template:Flagicon Timothy Bradley WBO
5 March 2016 5 November 2016 Template:Flagicon Jessie Vargas WBO
5 November 2016 2 July 2017 Template:Flagicon Manny Pacquiao WBO
2 July 2017 6 June 2018 Template:Flagicon Jeff Horn WBO
9 June 2018 12 August 2024 Template:Flagicon Terence Crawford WBO
12 August 2024 Present Template:Flagicon Brian Norman Jr. WBO

See also

References

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External links

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