| Title Holder |
Tenure |
Status |
Def |
Birthplace |
Notes |
| Devon Alexander |
2010 |
WBC-IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Juan Urango |
2009-2010 |
IBF |
1 |
Columbia |
|
| Amir Khan |
2009- |
WBA |
1 |
England |
|
| Devon Alexander |
2009-2010 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
|
| Timothy Bradley |
2009- |
WBO |
2 |
USA |
|
| Timothy Bradley |
2008-2009 |
WBC |
3 |
USA |
|
| Andreas Kotelnik |
2008-2009 |
WBA |
2 |
Ukraine |
|
| Timothy Bradley |
2008-2009 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
|
| Kendall Holt |
2008-2009 |
WBO |
1 |
USA |
|
| Paulie Malignaggi |
2007-2008 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
Malignaggi stripped of title. |
| Gavin Rees |
2007-2008 |
WBA |
0 |
Wales |
|
| Ricky Hatton |
2007 |
IBF |
0 |
England |
Hatton was stripped of title. |
| Lovemore Ndou |
2007 |
IBF |
0 |
S.Africa |
|
| Ricardo Torres |
2006-2008 |
WBO |
2 |
Columbia |
|
| Junior Witter |
2006-2008 |
WBC |
2 |
England |
|
| Ricardo Torres |
2006-2008 |
WBO |
2 |
Columbia |
|
| Juan Urango |
2006-2007 |
IBF |
0 |
Colombia |
|
| Souleymane M'baye |
2006-2007 |
WBA |
1 |
France |
|
| Floyd Mayweather |
2005-2006 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
Mayweather relinquishes title to campaign at Welterweight |
| Ricky Hatton |
2005-2006 |
IBF-WBA |
1 |
England |
|
| Ricky Hatton |
2005 |
IBF |
1 |
England |
Hatton Vacated the title. |
| Carlos Maussa |
2005 |
WBA |
0 |
Colombia |
|
| Miguel Cotto |
2004-2006 |
WBO |
6 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Kostya Tszyu |
2004-2005 |
IBF |
0 |
Russia |
|
| Arturo Gatti |
2004-2005 |
WBC |
2 |
Canada |
|
| Vivien Harris |
2004-2005 |
WBA |
3 |
Guyana |
|
| Zab Judah |
2003-2004 |
WBO |
1 |
USA |
|
| Kostya Tszyu |
2001-2004 |
WBA-WBC |
1 |
Russia |
|
| DeMarcus Corley |
2001-2003 |
WBO |
2 |
USA |
|
| Kostya Tszyu |
2001 |
WBA-WBC |
3 |
Russia |
Tszyu unifies title. |
| Kostya Tszyu |
2001 |
WBA-WBC-IBF |
0 |
Russia |
|
| Zab Judah |
2000-2001 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Ener Julio |
2000-2001 |
WBO |
0 |
Colombia |
Julio relinquished title due to injury. |
| Randall Bailey |
1999-2000 |
WBO |
2 |
USA |
|
| Terron Millett |
1999 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Sharmba Mitchell |
1998-2001 |
WBA |
4 |
USA |
|
| Kostya Tszyu |
1998-2001 |
WBC |
3 |
Russia |
|
| Carlos Gonzalez |
1998-1999 |
WBO |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Vince Phillips |
1997-1999 |
IBF |
3 |
USA |
|
| Khalid Rahilou |
1997-1998 |
WBA |
2 |
France |
|
| Giovanni Parisi |
1996-1998 |
WBO |
5 |
Italy |
|
| Oscar De La Hoya |
1996-1997 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
De La Hoya vacated title to defend WBC Welterweight title. |
| Frankie Randall |
1996-1997 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Juan M Coggi |
1996 |
WBA |
0 |
Argentina |
|
| Konstantin Tszyu |
1995-1997 |
IBF |
5 |
Russia |
|
| Sammy Fuentes |
1995-1996 |
WBO |
1 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Julio Cesar Chavez |
1994-1996 |
WBC |
4 |
Mexico |
|
| Frankie Randall |
1994-1996 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Jake Rodriguez |
1994-1995 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| Frankie Randall |
1994 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Juan M Coggi |
1993-1994 |
WBA |
6 |
Argentina |
|
| Charles Murry |
1993-1994 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| Zack Padilla |
1993-1994 |
WBO |
4 |
USA |
|
| Carlos Gonzalez |
1992-1993 |
WBO |
3 |
Mexico |
|
| Pernell Whitaker |
1992-1993 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
Whitaker vacated title to defend his WBC Welterweight title. |
| Morris East |
1992-1993 |
WBA |
0 |
Philippines |
|
| Akinobu Hiranaka |
1992 |
WBA |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Julio Cesar Chavez |
1991-1994 |
WBC |
6 |
Mexico |
|
| Hector Camacho |
1991-1992 |
WBO |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
Camacho was stripped of title for failer to defend. |
| Edwin Rosario |
1991-1992 |
WBA |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Rafael Pineda |
1991-1992 |
IBF |
0 |
Colobbia |
|
| Greg Haugen |
1991 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
Haugen was stripped for failing a drugs test. |
| Julio Cesar Chavez |
1990-1991 |
IBF-WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
Chavez relinquished IBF title. |
| Loreto Garza |
1990-1991 |
WBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Hector Camacho |
1989-1991 |
WBO |
2 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Julio Cesar Chavez |
1989-1990 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Meldrick Taylor |
1988-1990 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| James McGrit |
1988 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
|
| Juan M Coggi |
1987-1990 |
WBA |
4 |
USA |
|
| Roger Mayweather |
1987-1989 |
WBC |
4 |
USA |
|
| Terry Marsh |
1987 |
IBF |
1 |
England |
Marsh annonnced retirment. |
| Rene Arredondo |
1987 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Patrizio Oliva |
1986-1987 |
WBA |
2 |
Italy |
|
| Tsuyoshi Hamada |
1986-1987 |
WBC |
1 |
Japan |
|
| Joe Manley |
1986-1987 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Gary Hilton |
1986 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
IBF stripped Pryor due to innactivity, Hilton wins vacant title. |
| Rene Arredondo |
1986 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Ubaldo Sacco |
1985-1986 |
WBA |
0 |
Argentina |
|
| Lonnie Smith |
1985-1986 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Bill Costello |
1984-1985 |
WBC |
3 |
USA |
|
| Gene Hatcher |
1984-1985 |
WBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Aaron Pryor |
1984-1985 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
Newley formed IBF recognised Pryor as Champion. |
| Johnny Bumphus |
1984 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Bruce Curry |
1983-1984 |
WBC |
2 |
USA |
|
| Leroy Haley |
1982-1983 |
WBC |
2 |
USA |
|
| Aaron Pryor |
1980-1984 |
WBA |
8 |
USA |
Pryor relinquished title to defend IBF version of the title. |
| Saoul Mamby |
1980-1982 |
WBC |
5 |
USA |
|
| Sang-Hyun Kim |
1978-1980 |
WBC |
2 |
S Korea |
|
| Antonio Cervantes |
1977-1980 |
WBA |
6 |
Colombia |
WBA stripped Benitez and Cervantes wins the vacent title. |
| Wilfred Benitez |
1977-1978 |
NY |
1 |
USA |
Benitez moved to Welterweight. |
| Saensak Muangsurin |
1976-1978 |
WBC |
7 |
Thailand |
|
| Wilfred Benitez |
1976 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
Benitez becomes youngest ever Champion 17y-5m-24d. |
| Miguel Velasquez |
1976 |
WBC |
0 |
Spain |
|
| Saensak Muangsurin |
1975-1976 |
WBC |
1 |
Thailand |
|
| Perico Fernandez |
1974-1975 |
WBC |
1 |
Spain |
|
| Antonio Cervantes |
1972-1976 |
WBA |
10 |
Colombia |
|
| Alfonso Frazer |
1972 |
WBA |
1 |
Panama |
|
| Bruno Arcari |
1970-1974 |
WBC |
8 |
Italy |
Arcari relinquished title. |
| Nicolino Loche |
1968-1972 |
WBA |
5 |
Argentina |
|
| Pedro Adigue |
1968-1970 |
WBC |
0 |
Philippines |
|
| Takeshi Fujii |
1967-1968 |
WBC-WBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Sandro Lopopolo |
1966-1967 |
WBA |
1 |
Italy |
|
| Carlos Hernandez |
1965-1966 |
WBA |
2 |
Venezuela |
|
| Eddie Perkins |
1963-1965 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Roberto Cruz |
1963 |
WBA |
0 |
Philippines |
|
| Duilio Loi |
1962-1963 |
WBA |
0 |
Italy |
Loi announced retirement |
| Duilio Loi |
1962 |
WBA |
0 |
Italy |
|
| Eddie Perkins |
1962 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Duilio Loi |
1960-1962 |
NBA |
2 |
Italy |
|
| Carlos Ortiz |
1959-1960 |
NBA |
2 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Tippy Larkin |
1946-1947 |
NY-NBA |
1 |
USA |
Larkin was stripped of titles. |
| Harry Weekly |
1941-1942 |
LOUIS |
3 |
USA |
State commission recognised as Champion. |
| Maxie Berger |
1939 |
CAN |
0 |
Canada |
Billed as title fight in Canada. |
| Barney Ross |
1933-1935 |
ILL |
9 |
USA |
Ross relinquished the title on winning the Welterweight title. |
| Battling Shaw |
1933 |
LOUIS |
0 |
Mexico |
State commission recognised as Champion. |
| Tony Canzoneri |
1933 |
LOUIS |
0 |
USA |
State commission recognised as Champion. |
| Johnny Jadick |
1932-1933 |
PEN |
0 |
USA |
State commission recognised as Champion. |
| Johnny Jadick |
1932 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
The NBA withdrew recognition from the division. |
| Tony Canzoneri |
1931-1932 |
NBA |
5 |
USA |
Canzoneris Lightweight title was also at stake for 3 defences. |
| Jakie Kid Berg |
1930-1931 |
NBA |
8 |
England |
|
| Mushy Callahan |
1927-1930 |
NBA-NY |
2 |
USA |
Both NBA and NY commission stripped Callahan of the title. |
| Mushy Callahan |
1926-1927 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Pinkey Mitchell |
1926 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Bold ( Indicates Current Holder) - Bold (Indicates Undisputed) - * (Indicates WBA Super) |
