| Title Holder |
Tenure |
Status |
Def |
Birthplace |
Notes |
| Takashi Uchiyama |
2010- |
WBA |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Robert Guerrero |
2009- |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Roman Martinez |
2009- |
WBO |
1 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Juan Carlos Salgado |
2009-2010 |
WBA |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Malcolm Klassen |
2009 |
IBF |
0 |
S. Africa |
|
| Humberto Soto |
2008- |
WBC |
4 |
Mexico |
|
| Nicky Cook |
2008-2009 |
WBO |
0 |
England |
|
| Jorge Linares |
2008-2009 |
WBA |
1 |
Venezuela |
|
| Cassius Baloyi |
2008 |
IBF |
1 |
S. Africa |
|
| Manny Pacquiao |
2008 |
WBC |
0 |
Philippines |
|
| Juan Manuel Marquez |
2007-2008 |
WBC |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Mzonke Fana |
2007-2008 |
IBF |
1 |
S. Africa |
|
| Alex Arthur |
2007-2008 |
WBO |
1 |
Scotland |
|
| Edwin Valero |
2006-2008 |
WBA |
4 |
Venezuela |
Valero vacated title to compete at lightweight |
| Marco Antonio Barerra |
2006-2007 |
WBC |
2 |
Mexico |
|
| Malcolm Klassen |
2006-2007 |
IBF |
0 |
S. Africa |
|
| Juan Guzman |
2006-2007 |
WBO |
2 |
Dominican Rep |
|
| Cassius Baloyi |
2006 |
IBF |
0 |
S Africa |
|
| Gairy St. Clair |
2006 |
IBF |
0 |
Guyana |
|
| Jorge Barrios |
2005-2006 |
WBO |
2 |
Argentina |
|
| Vincente Mosquera |
2005-2006 |
WBA |
1 |
Panama |
|
| Robbie Peden |
2005 |
IBF |
0 |
Australia |
|
| Marco Antonio Barrera |
2005 |
WBC-IBF |
0 |
Mexico |
IBF stripped Barrera of the title |
| Yodesnan Sornontachai |
2004-2005 |
WBA |
3 |
Thailand |
|
| Mike Anchondo |
2004-2005 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
|
| Marco Antonio Barrera |
2004-2005 |
WBC |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Erik Morales |
2004 |
WBC |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Diego Corrales |
2004 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
|
| Erik Morales |
2004 |
IBF |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Carlos Hernandez |
2003-2004 |
IBF |
1 |
El Salvador |
|
| Jesus Chavez |
2003-2004 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Acelino Freitas |
2002-2004 |
WBO-WBA |
3 |
Brazil |
|
| Sirimongkol Singmanassak |
2002-2003 |
WBC |
1 |
Thailand |
|
| Joel Casamayor |
2000-2002 |
WBA |
4 |
Cuba |
|
| Steve Forbes |
2000-2002 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
|
| Acelino Freitas |
1999-2002 |
WBO |
7 |
Brazil |
Freitas unified the WBO and WBA titles |
| Diego Corrales |
1999-2000 |
IBF |
3 |
USA |
Corrales relinquished title. |
| Jong-Kwon Baek |
1999-2000 |
WBA |
0 |
S Korea |
|
| Lavka Sim |
1999 |
WBA |
0 |
Mongolia |
|
| Floyd Mayweather |
1998-2000 |
WBC |
8 |
USA |
|
| Roberto Garcia |
1998-1999 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| Anatoly Alexandrov |
1998-1999 |
WBO |
1 |
Kazakhstan |
|
| Takenori Hatakeyama |
1998-1999 |
WBA |
1 |
Japan |
|
| Gerano Hernandez |
1997-1998 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Barry Jones |
1997-1998 |
WBO |
0 |
Wales |
Jones was stripped of title. |
| Azumah Nelson |
1996-1997 |
WBC |
1 |
Ghana |
|
| Yong-Soo Choi |
1995-1998 |
WBA |
7 |
S Korea |
|
| Arturo Gatti |
1995-1997 |
IBF |
3 |
Canada |
Gatti relinquished title. |
| Eddie Hopson |
1995 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Tracy Harris Patterson |
1995 |
IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Regilio Tuur |
1994-1997 |
WBO |
6 |
Surinam |
Tuur announced retirement. |
| Gabriel Ruelas |
1994-1995 |
WBC |
2 |
USA |
|
| Oscar De La Hoya |
1994 |
WBO |
1 |
USA |
De La Hoya relinquished titleto campaign at Lightweight. |
| James Leija |
1994 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Juan Molina |
1992-1995 |
IBF |
7 |
Puerto Rico |
Molina relinquished title to campaign at Lightweight. |
| Jimmy Bredahl |
1992-1994 |
WBO |
1 |
Denmark |
|
| Daniel Londas |
1992 |
WBO |
1 |
France |
|
| Gerano Hernandez |
1991-1995 |
WBA |
8 |
USA |
Hernandez relinquished the title. |
| Brian Mitchell |
1991-1992 |
IBF |
0 |
S Africa |
Mitchell announced retirement. |
| Brian Mitchell |
1991 |
IBF-WBA |
0 |
S Africa |
Mitchell relinquished WBA title to concentrate on defending IBF title. |
| Joey Gamache |
1991 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
Gamache relinquished title being unable to make the weight. |
| Tony Lopez |
1990-1991 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| Kamel Bou Ali |
1989-1992 |
WBO |
2 |
Tunisia |
|
| Juan Molina |
1989-1990 |
IBF |
1 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Juan Molina |
1989 |
WBO |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
Molino relinquished title to challenge for IBF version. |
| Azumah Nelson |
1988-1994 |
WBC |
10 |
Ghana |
|
| Tony Lopez |
1988-1989 |
IBF |
3 |
USA |
|
| Rocky Lockridge |
1987-1988 |
IBF |
2 |
USA |
|
| Brian Mitchell |
1986-1991 |
WBA |
12 |
S Africa |
|
| Alfredo Layne |
1986 |
WBA |
0 |
Panama |
|
| Barry Michael |
1985-1987 |
IBF |
3 |
England |
|
| Wilfredo Gomez |
1985-1986 |
WBA |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Lester Ellis |
1985 |
IBF |
1 |
England |
|
| Julio Cesar Chavez |
1984-1987 |
WBC |
9 |
Mexico |
Chavez relinquished title on becoming WBA Lightweight Champion. |
| Rocky Lockridge |
1984-1985 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Hwan-Kil Yuh |
1984-1985 |
IBF |
1 |
S Korea |
|
| Roger Mayweather |
1983-1984 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Hector Camacho |
1983-1984 |
WBC |
1 |
Puerto Rico |
Camacho relinquished title to campaign at Lightweight. |
| Bobby Chacon |
1982-1983 |
WBC |
1 |
USA |
Chacon was stripped of title. |
| Rafael Limon |
1982 |
WBC |
1 |
Mexico |
|
| Sam Serrano |
1981-1983 |
WBA |
3 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Rolando Navarrete |
1981-1982 |
WBC |
1 |
Philippines |
|
| Cornelius Boza-Edwards |
1981 |
WBC |
1 |
Uganda |
|
| Yasutsune Uehara |
1980-1981 |
WBA |
1 |
Japan |
|
| Rafael Limon |
1980-1981 |
WBC |
0 |
Mexico |
|
| Alexis Arguello |
1978-1980 |
WBC |
8 |
Nicaragua |
Arguello relinquished title to campaign at Lightweight. |
| Sam Serrano |
1976-1980 |
WBA |
10 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Alfredo Escalera |
1975-1978 |
WBC |
10 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Kuniaki Shibata |
1974-1975 |
WBC |
3 |
Japan |
|
| Ben Villaflor |
1973-1976 |
WBA |
5 |
Philippines |
|
| Kuniaki Shibata |
1973 |
WBA |
1 |
Japan |
|
| Ben Villaflor |
1972-1973 |
WBA |
1 |
Philippines |
|
| Ricardo Arredondo |
1971-1974 |
WBC |
5 |
Mexico |
|
| Alfredo Marcano |
1971-1972 |
WBA |
1 |
Venezuela |
|
| Yoshiaki Numata |
1970-1971 |
WBC |
3 |
Japan |
|
| Rene Barrientos |
1969-1970 |
WBC |
0 |
Philippines |
|
| Hiroshi Kobayashi |
1968 |
WBA-WBC |
2 |
Japan |
WBC stripped Kobayashi. |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi |
1967-1971 |
WBA |
2 |
Japan |
|
| Yoshiaki Numata |
1967 |
WBA |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Gabriel Flash Elorde |
1962-1967 |
WBA |
7 |
Philippines |
|
| Gabriel Flash Elorde |
1960-1962 |
NBA |
3 |
Philippines |
|
| Harold Gomes |
1959-1960 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Super Featherweight division had no recognition from any commission and lay dormant from 1934 to 1949 |
| Sandy Saddler |
1949-1950 |
NBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Saddler decided to concentrate on defending his Undisputed Featherweight title, the divison again lay dormant for 9 years. |
| Frankie Klick |
1933-1934 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Kid Chocolate |
1931-1933 |
NBA |
7 |
Cuba |
|
| Benny Bass |
1930-1931 |
NBA |
1 |
Russia |
|
| Benny Bass |
1929-1930 |
NBA-NY |
0 |
Russia |
NY commision withdrew recognision of the division. |
| Tod Morgan |
1925-1929 |
NBA-NY |
11 |
USA |
|
| Mike Ballerino |
1925 |
NBA-NY |
1 |
USA |
|
| Steve Kid Sullivan |
1924-1925 |
NBA-NY |
2 |
USA |
|
| Johnny Dundee |
1923-1924 |
NBA-NY |
0 |
Italy |
|
| Jack Bernstein |
1923 |
NY |
1 |
USA |
|
| Jack Bernstein |
1923 |
NBA-NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Johnny Dundee |
1921-1923 |
NY |
3 |
Italy |
|
| Bold ( Indicates Current Holder) - Bold (Indicates Undisputed) - * (Indicates WBA Super) |
