| Title Holder |
Tenure |
Status |
Def |
Birthplace |
Notes |
| Juan Manuel Lopez |
2010- |
WBO |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Elio Rojas |
2009- |
WBC |
1 |
Dominican Rep |
|
| Yuriorkis Gamboa |
2009- |
WBA |
1 |
Cuba |
|
| Takahiro Aoh |
2009 |
WBC |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Cristobal Cruz |
2008- |
IBF |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Oscar Larrios |
2008-2009 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Steven Luevano |
2007-2010 |
WBO |
5 |
USA |
|
| Jorge Linares |
2007-2008 |
WBC |
1 |
Japan |
|
| Robert Guerrero |
2006-2008 |
IBF |
4 |
USA |
|
| Juan Manuel Marquez |
2006-2007 |
WBO |
1 |
Mexico |
Marquez vacated the title |
| Humberto Soto |
2006 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Takashi Koshimoto |
2006 |
WBC |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Humberto Soto |
2006 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Rodolfo Lopez |
2006 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Eric Aiken |
2006 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| In-Jin Chi |
2006 |
WBC |
0 |
S. Korea |
|
| Valdemir Pereira |
2005-2006 |
IBF |
0 |
Brazil |
|
| In-Jin Chi |
2004-2006 |
WBC |
2 |
S Korea |
|
| Chris John * |
2003- |
WBA |
11 |
Indonesia |
|
| Scott Harrison |
2003-2006 |
WBO |
6 |
Scotland |
Harrison was stripped of title. |
| Juan Manuel Marquez |
2003-2005 |
IBF-WBA |
3 |
Mexico |
|
| Juan Manuel Marquez |
2003 |
IBF |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Manuel Medina |
2003 |
WBO |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Scott Harrison |
2002-2003 |
WBO |
2 |
Scotland |
|
| Erik Morales |
2002-2003 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Mbulelo Botile |
200-2001 |
IBF |
0 |
S Africa |
|
| Johnny Tapia |
2002 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Marco Antonio Barrera |
2002 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
Barrera refused to accept the belt due to a previous desision. |
| Eric Morales |
2001-2002 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Julio Pablo Chacon |
2001-2002 |
WBO |
2 |
Argentina |
|
| Manuel Medina |
2001-2002 |
IBF |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Istvan Kovacs |
2001 |
WBO |
0 |
Hungary |
|
| Frankie Toledo |
2001 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Derrick Gainer |
2000-2003 |
WBA |
3 |
USA |
|
| Gustavo Espadas |
2000-2001 |
WBC |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Freddie Norwood |
1999-2000 |
WBA |
3 |
USA |
|
| Prince Naseem Hamed |
1999-2000 |
WBC-WBO |
0 |
England |
Hamed relinquished the WBC title. |
| Paul Ingle |
1999-2000 |
IBF |
1 |
England |
|
| Cesar Soto |
1999 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Manuel Medina |
1998-1999 |
IBF |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Antonio Cermeno |
1998-1999 |
WBA |
1 |
Venezuela |
|
| Freddie Norwood |
1998 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
Norwood stripped for failing to make the weight limit. |
| Hector Lizarraga |
1997-1998 |
IBF |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Prince Naseem Hamed |
1997 |
WBO-IBF |
0 |
England |
Hamed relinquished title to defend WBO title. |
| Wilfredo Vasquez |
1996-1998 |
WBA |
4 |
Puerto Rico |
Vasquez stripped of title for failing to defend against mandatory. |
| Prince Naseem Hamed |
1995-2000 |
WBO |
14 |
England |
Hamed relinquished the title. |
| Luisito Espinosa |
1995-1999 |
WBC |
7 |
Philippines |
|
| Alejandro Gonzalez |
1995 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Manuel Medina |
1995 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Tom Johnson |
1993-1997 |
IBF |
11 |
USA |
|
| Eloy Rojas |
1993-1996 |
WBA |
6 |
Venezuela |
|
| Steve Robinson |
1993-1995 |
WBO |
7 |
Wales |
|
| Kevin Kelly |
1993-1995 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
|
| Gregorio Vargas |
1993 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Ruben Palacio |
1992-1993 |
WBO |
0 |
Colombia |
Palacio forfeited title on medical grounds. |
| Colin McMillan |
1992 |
WBO |
0 |
England |
|
| Kyun-Yung Park |
1991-1993 |
WBA |
8 |
S Korea |
|
| Manuel Medina |
1991-1993 |
IBF |
4 |
Mexico |
|
| Paul Hodkinson |
1991-1993 |
WBC |
3 |
England |
|
| Maurizio Stecca |
1991-1992 |
WBO |
2 |
Italy |
|
| Troy Dorsey |
1991 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Jorge Paez |
1990-1991 |
IBF-WBO |
1 |
Mexico |
Paez relinquished title to campaign at Lightweight. |
| Marcos Villasana |
1990-1991 |
WBC |
3 |
Mexico |
|
| Louie Espinosa |
1989-1990 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
|
| Maurizio Stecca |
1989 |
WBO |
2 |
Italy |
|
| Jorge Paez |
1988-1990 |
IBF |
7 |
Mexico |
|
| Jeff Fenech |
1988-1989 |
WBC |
3 |
Australia |
Fenech relinquished the title due to weight problems. |
| Calvin Grove |
1988 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
|
| Antonio Esparragoza |
1987-1991 |
WBA |
7 |
Venezuela |
|
| Antonio Rivera |
1986-1988 |
IBF |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Steve Cruz |
1986-1987 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Barry McGuigan |
1985-1986 |
WBA |
2 |
Ireland |
|
| Ki-Yung Chung |
1985-1986 |
IBF |
2 |
S Korea |
|
| Azumah Nelson |
1984-1988 |
WBC |
6 |
Ghana |
Nelson relinquished title to campaign at Super Featherweight. |
| Min-Keun Oh |
1984-1985 |
IBF |
2 |
S Korea |
|
| Wilfredo Gomez |
1984 |
WBC |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Juan Laporte |
1982-1984 |
WBC |
2 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Salvador Sanchez |
1980-1982 |
WBC |
9 |
Mexico |
Sanchez died in a car crash in August 1982. |
| Eusebio Pedroza |
1978-1985 |
WBA |
19 |
Panama |
|
| Cecilio Lastra |
1977-1978 |
WBA |
0 |
Spain |
|
| Rafael Ortega |
1977 |
WBA |
1 |
Panama |
|
| Danny Lopez |
1976-1980 |
WBC |
8 |
USA |
|
| David Kotey |
1975-1976 |
WBC |
2 |
Ghana |
|
| Ruben Olivares |
1975 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Alexis Arguello |
1974-1977 |
WBA |
4 |
Nicaragua |
Arguello relinquished title. |
| Bobby Chacon |
1974-1975 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
|
| Ruben Olivares |
1974 |
WBA |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Eder Jofre |
1973-1974 |
WBC |
1 |
Brazil |
WBC stripped Jofre for failing to defend against mandatory. |
| Ernesto Marcel |
1972-1974 |
WBA |
4 |
Panama |
Marcel announced his retirment. |
| Jose Lerga |
1972-1973 |
WBC |
0 |
Cuba |
|
| Clemente Sanchez |
1972 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Antonio Gomez |
1971-1972 |
WBA |
1 |
Venezuela |
|
| Kuniaki Shibata |
1970-1972 |
WBC |
2 |
Japan |
|
| Vicente Saldivar |
1970 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Johnny Famechon |
1969-1970 |
WBC |
2 |
France |
|
| Shozo Saijyo |
1968-1971 |
WBA |
5 |
Japan |
|
| Jose Legra |
1968-1969 |
WBC |
0 |
Cuba |
|
| Howard Winstone |
1968 |
WBC |
0 |
Wales |
|
| Raul Rojas |
1968 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Vicente Saldivar |
1964-1967 |
Undisputed |
8 |
Mexico |
Saldivar announced his retirment. |
| Sugar Ramos |
1963-1964 |
Undisputed |
3 |
Cuba |
|
| Davey Moore |
1959-1963 |
Undisputed |
5 |
USA |
|
| Hogan Kid Bassey |
1957-1959 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Nigeria |
|
| Sandy Saddler |
1950-1957 |
Undisputed |
3 |
USA |
Saddler retired after injury sustained in a car crash. |
| Willie Pep |
1949-1950 |
Undisputed |
3 |
USA |
|
| Sandy Saddler |
1948-1949 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Willie Pep |
1946-1948 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
|
| Sal Bartolo |
1944-1946 |
NBA |
3 |
USA |
|
| Phil Terranovo |
1943-1944 |
NBA |
1 |
Canada |
|
| Jackie Callura |
1943 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Willie Pep |
1942-1946 |
NY |
4 |
USA |
|
| Jackie Wilson |
1941-1943 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Chalky Wright |
1941-1942 |
NY |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Joey Archibald |
1941 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Richie Lemos |
1941 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Petey Scalzo |
1940-1941 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Harry Jeffra |
1940-1941 |
NY |
1 |
USA |
|
| Joey Archibald |
1940 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Joey Archibald |
1939-1940 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
NBA stripped Archibald for failure to defend. |
| Joey Archibald |
1938-1939 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Leo Rodak |
1938-1939 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Maurice Holtzer |
1937-1938 |
IBU |
1 |
France |
IBU recognised Armstrong as Champion for unity. |
| Henry Armstrong |
1937-1938 |
NBA-NY |
0 |
USA |
Armstrong relinquished title. |
| Petey Sarron |
1936-1937 |
NBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Mike Belloise |
1936 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
Belloise relinquished title |
| Baby Arizmendi |
1934-1936 |
NY |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Freddie Miller |
1933-1936 |
NBA |
11 |
USA |
|
| Kid Chocolate |
1932-1934 |
NY |
2 |
Cuba |
NY commission stripped Chocolate for failure to defend. |
| Tommy Paul |
1932-1933 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Bat Battalino |
1929-1932 |
Undisputed |
5 |
USA |
NBA and NY stripped Battalino. |
| Andre Routis |
1928-1929 |
Undisputed |
1 |
France |
|
| Benny Bass |
1927-1928 |
NBA |
0 |
Russia |
|
| Tony Canzoneri |
1927 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
Canzoneri unified the titles. |
| Tony Canzoneri |
1927 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Kid Kaplin |
1925-1926 |
|
2 |
Russia |
Kaplin relinquished title. |
| Kid Kaplin |
1925 |
NY |
0 |
Russia |
|
| Johnny Dundee |
1923-1924 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Italy |
Dundee relinquished title. |
| Eugene Criqui |
1923 |
NBA |
0 |
France |
|
| Johnny Kilbane |
1922-1923 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
Ny commission stripped Kilbane of title. |
| Johnny Dundee |
1922-1923 |
NY |
0 |
Italy |
|
| Johnny Kilbane |
1912-1922 |
USA |
4 |
USA |
|
| Jim Driscoll |
1912-1913 |
GB-IBU |
2 |
Wales |
Driscoll retired. |
| Johnny Kilbane |
1911-1912 |
|
0 |
USA |
|
| Abe Attell |
1903-1912 |
Undisputed |
18 |
USA |
|
| Young Corbett II |
1901-1903 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
Corbett relinquished title. |
| Terry McGovern |
1900-1901 |
Undisputed |
2 |
USA |
|
| Terry McGovern |
1900 |
USA |
1 |
USA |
|
| George Dixon |
1899-1900 |
|
2 |
Canada |
|
| Ben Jordan |
1899 |
|
0 |
England |
|
| Eddie Santry |
1899 |
|
0 |
USA |
|
| George Dixon |
1898-1899 |
|
2 |
Canada |
|
| Dave Sullivan |
1898 |
|
0 |
Ireland |
|
| George Dixon |
1897 |
|
0 |
Canada |
|
| Solly Smith |
1897 |
|
1 |
USA |
|
| Frank Erne |
1896-1897 |
|
0 |
USA |
|
| George Dixon |
1890-1896 |
|
4 |
Canada |
|
| Young Griffo |
1890-1892 |
|
0 |
Australia |
|
| Billy Murphy |
1890 |
|
0 |
New Zealand |
|
| Ike Weir |
1889-1890 |
|
0 |
Ireland |
|
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