List of WBC world champions
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The World Boxing Council is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies World Champions in 17 different weight classes. In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of the Light flyweight, Super flyweight, Super bantamweight, Super middleweight and Cruiserweight, who were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is the Minimumweight (also called Strawweight) in 1987.
Contents
- 1 Strawweight
- 2 Light Flyweight
- 3 Flyweight
- 4 Super Flyweight
- 5 Bantamweight
- 6 Super Bantamweight
- 7 Featherweight
- 8 Super Featherweight
- 9 Lightweight
- 10 Super Lightweight
- 11 Welterweight
- 12 Super Welterweight
- 13 Middleweight
- 14 Super Middleweight
- 15 Light Heavyweight
- 16 Cruiserweight
- 17 Heavyweight
- 18 See also
- 19 References
- 20 External links
Strawweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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October 18, 1987 – November 13, 1988 | 2 |
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November 13, 1988 – November 12, 1989 | 2 |
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November 12, 1989 – February 7, 1990 | 0 |
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February 7, 1990 – October 25, 1990 | 1 |
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October 25, 1990 – September, 1999 (stripped) | 21 |
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September, 1999 – February 11, 2000 (elevated from interim status) | 0 |
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February 11, 2000 – January 10, 2004 | 7 |
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January 10, 2004 – December 18, 2004 | 1 |
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December 18, 2004 – April 4, 2005 | 0 |
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April 4, 2005 – August 6, 2005 | 0 |
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August 6, 2005 – November 29, 2007 | 4 |
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November 29, 2007 – February 11, 2011 | 6 |
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February 11, 2011 – July 1, 2012 (vacated)[1] | 3 |
![]() def. Javier Martinez Resendiz |
November 24, 2012 – February 5, 2014 | 2 |
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February 5, 2014 – November 6, 2014 | 1 |
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November 6, 2014 – Present | 3 |
Light Flyweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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April 4, 1975 – August, 1975 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Rafael Lovera |
September 13, 1975 – February 19, 1978 | 11 |
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February 19, 1978 – May 6, 1978 | 0 |
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May 6, 1978 – September 30, 1978 | 1 |
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September 30, 1978 – January 3, 1980 | 3 |
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January 3, 1980 – March 24, 1980 | 0 |
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March 24, 1980 – February 6, 1982 | 8 |
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February 6, 1982 – April 13, 1982 | 0 |
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April 13, 1982 – July 20, 1982 | 0 |
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July 20, 1982 – March 26, 1983 | 2 |
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March 26, 1983 – 1988 (retired) | 15 |
![]() def. Kang Soon-Jung |
December 11, 1988 – March 19, 1989 | 0 |
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March 19, 1989 – June 25, 1989 | 0 |
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June 25, 1989 – December 19, 1990 | 5 |
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December 19, 1990 – March 25, 1991 | 0 |
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March 25, 1991 – June 3, 1991 | 0 |
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June 3, 1991 – March 13, 1993 | 4 |
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March 13, 1993 – February 19, 1994 | 2 |
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February 19, 1994 – July 15, 1995 | 3 |
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July 15, 1995 – October 17, 1999 | 10 |
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October 17, 1999 – July 6, 2002 | 3 |
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July 6, 2002 – December 18, 2004 (vacated) | 7 |
![]() def. José Antonio Aguirre |
March 11, 2005 – September 10, 2005 | 0 |
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September 10, 2005 – August 10, 2006 | 1 |
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August 10, 2006 – February 2, 2007 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Brian Viloria |
April 14, 2007 – November 21, 2009 | 10 |
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November 21, 2009 – June 19, 2010 | 1 |
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June 19, 2010 – November 6, 2010 | 0 |
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November 6, 2010 – April 30, 2011 | 1 |
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April 30, 2011 – December 23, 2011 | 1 |
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December 23, 2011 – October 6, 2012 | 1 |
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October 6, 2012 – April 6, 2014 | 4 |
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April 6, 2014 – November 3, 2014 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Akira Yaegashi |
December 30, 2014 – November 28, 2015 | 2 |
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November 28, 2015 - Current | 0 |
Flyweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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September 18, 1963 – January 23, 1964 | 0 |
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January 23, 1964 – April 23, 1965 | 0 |
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April 23, 1965 – November 18, 1965 | 0 |
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March 1, 1966 – October 2, 1968 | 3 |
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November 10, 1968 – February 23, 1969 | 0 |
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February 23, 1969 – March 20, 1970 | 1 |
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March 20, 1970 – December 7, 1970 | 0 |
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December 7, 1970 – December 29, 1971 (stripped) | 2 |
![]() def. Socrates Batoto |
June 3, 1972 – September 29, 1972 | 0 |
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September 29, 1972 – 1973 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Miguel Canto |
August 4, 1973 – October 1, 1974 | 2 |
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October 1, 1974 – January 8, 1975 | 0 |
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January 8, 1975 – March 18, 1979 | 14 |
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March 18, 1979 – May 18, 1980 | 5 |
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May 18, 1980 – May 12, 1981 | 3 |
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May 12, 1981 – March 20, 1982 | 1 |
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March 20, 1982 – July 24, 1982 | 0 |
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July 24, 1982 – November 6, 1982 | 0 |
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November 6, 1982 – March 15, 1983 | 0 |
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March 15, 1983 – September 27, 1983 | 0 |
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September 27, 1983 – January 18, 1984 | 0 |
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January 18, 1984 – April 9, 1984 | 0 |
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April 9, 1984 – October 8, 1984 | 1 |
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October 8, 1984 – July 24, 1988 | 6 |
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July 24, 1988 – June 3, 1989 | 2 |
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June 3, 1989 – February 15, 1991 | 4 |
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February 15, 1991 – June 23, 1993 | 3 |
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June 23, 1993 – November 12, 1997 | 9 |
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November 12, 1997 – December 4, 1998 | 4 |
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December 4, 1998 – September 17, 1999 | 1 |
![]() def. Pacquiao, who was stripped of his title. |
September 17, 1999 – May 19, 2000 | 1 |
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May 19, 2000 – March 2, 2001 | 1 |
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March 2, 2001 – July 18, 2007 | 17 |
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July 18, 2007 – November 29, 2009 | 5 |
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November 29, 2009 – March 27, 2010 | 0 |
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March 27, 2010 – March 2, 2012 | 4 |
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March 27, 2010 – July 16, 2012 | 0 |
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July 16, 2012 – April 8, 2013 | 1 |
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April 8, 2013 – September 5, 2014 | 3 |
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September 5, 2014 – Present | 3 |
Super Flyweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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February 2, 1980 – January 24, 1981 | 3 |
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January 24, 1981 – November 28, 1982 | 5 |
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November 28, 1982 – November 27, 1983 | 3 |
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November 27, 1983 – July 5, 1984 | 1 |
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July 5, 1984 – March 30, 1986 | 4 |
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March 30, 1986 – May 16, 1987 | 6 |
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May 16, 1987 – August 8, 1987 | 0 |
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August 8, 1987 – April 8, 1988 | 1 |
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April 8, 1988 – November 7, 1989 | 5 |
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November 7, 1989 – January 20, 1990 | 0 |
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January 20, 1990 – November 13, 1993 | 9 |
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November 13, 1993 – May 4, 1994 | 0 |
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May 4, 1994 – February 20, 1997 | 6 |
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February 20, 1997 – August 29, 1998 | 3 |
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August 29, 1998 – August 27, 2000 | 5 |
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August 27, 2000 – June 28, 2004 | 8 |
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June 28, 2004 – July 18, 2005 | 2 |
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July 18, 2005 – December 6, 2006 (vacated) | 1 |
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December 6, 2006 – November 1, 2008 | 7 |
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November 1, 2008 – August 3, 2010 (vacated) | 3 |
![]() def. Kohei Kono |
September 20, 2010 – August 10, 2011 | 2 |
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August 10, 2011 – March 27, 2012 | 1 |
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March 27, 2012 – May 3, 2013 | 2 |
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May 3, 2013 – May 31, 2014 | 1 |
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May 31, 2014 – Present | 5 |
Bantamweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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April 4, 1963 – May 18, 1965 | 2 |
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May 18, 1965 – February 27, 1968 | 4 |
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February 27, 1968 – August 22, 1969 | 3 |
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August 22, 1969 – October 16, 1970 | 2 |
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October 16, 1970 – April 2, 1971 | 0 |
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April 2, 1971 – March 19, 1972 | 2 |
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March 19, 1972 – July 29, 1972 | 0 |
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July 29, 1972 – 1973 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Rodolfo Martínez |
April 14, 1973 – December 7, 1974 | 2 |
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December 7, 1974 – May 8, 1976 | 3 |
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May 8, 1976 – June 3, 1979 | 9 |
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June 3, 1979 – 1982 (vacated) | 8 |
![]() def. Francisco "Kiko" Bejines |
September 1, 1983 – 1984 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Fred Jackson |
May 4, 1985 – August 9, 1985 | 0 |
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August 9, 1985 – October 29, 1988 | 7 |
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October 29, 1988 – February 25, 1991 | 7 |
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February 25, 1991 – September 19, 1991 | 1 |
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September 19, 1991 – September 17, 1992 | 0 |
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September 17, 1992 – March 28, 1993 | 1 |
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March 28, 1993 – December 23, 1993 | 1 |
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December 23, 1993 – July 30, 1995 | 4 |
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July 30, 1995 – January, 1997 (vacated) | 2 |
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January, 1997 – November 22, 1997 | 3 |
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November 22, 1997 – December 29, 1998 | 2 |
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December 29, 1998 – April 16, 2005 | 14 |
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April 16, 2005 – April 30, 2010 | 10 |
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April 30, 2010 – February 19, 2011 | 1 |
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February 19, 2011 – October 22, 2011 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Christian Esquivel |
November 6, 2011 – Present | 9 |
Super Bantamweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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April 3, 1976 – October 9, 1976 | 2 |
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October 9, 1976 – November 24, 1976 | 0 |
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November 24, 1976 – May 21, 1977 | 1 |
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May 21, 1977 – April, 1983 (vacated) | 17 |
![]() def. Bobby Berna |
June 15, 1983 – November 3, 1984 | 1 |
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November 3, 1984 – August 18, 1985 | 1 |
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August 18, 1985 – January 18, 1986 | 0 |
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January 18, 1986 – May 8, 1987 | 1 |
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May 8, 1987 – 1988 (vacated) | 2 |
![]() def. Carlos Zárate |
February 29, 1988 – April 23, 1990 | 5 |
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April 23, 1990 – November 5, 1990 | 1 |
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November 5, 1990 – February 23, 1991 | 0 |
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February 23, 1991 – June 24, 1991 | 0 |
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June 24, 1991 – March 20, 1992 | 2 |
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March 20, 1992 – June 23, 1992 | 0 |
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June 23, 1992 – August 26, 1994 | 4 |
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August 26, 1994 – November 6, 1995 | 2 |
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November 6, 1995 – September 6, 1997 | 4 |
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September 6, 1997 – February 19, 2000 (vacated) | 9 |
![]() def. Michael Brodie |
September 9, 2000 – November 1, 2002 (vacated) | 2 |
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November 1, 2002 – December 12, 2005 | 7 |
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December 12, 2005 – March 3, 2007 | 2 |
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March 3, 2007 – August 4, 2007 | 0 |
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August 4, 2007 – December 18, 2008 (stripped) | 1 |
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December 18, 2008 – March 15, 2012 (vacated) | 7 |
![]() def. Eric Morel |
April 21, 2012 – January 31, 2013 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Cristian Mijares |
April 20, 2013 - August 24, 2013 | 0 |
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August 24, 2013 – November 1, 2015 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() (Elevated from Interim status) |
November 1, 2015 - Present | 0 |
Featherweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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March 21, 1963 – September 26, 1964 | 3 |
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September 26, 1964 – October, 1967 (retired) | 7 |
![]() def. Mitsunori Seki |
January 23, 1968 – July 24, 1968 | 0 |
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July 24, 1968 – January 21, 1969 | 0 |
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January 21, 1969 – May 9, 1970 | 2 |
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May 9, 1970 – December 11, 1970 | 0 |
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December 11, 1970 – May 19, 1972 | 2 |
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May 19, 1972 – December 16, 1972 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Sánchez, who was stripped of his title. |
December 16, 1972 – May 5, 1973 | 0 |
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May 5, 1973 – June 17, 1974 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Alfredo Marcano |
September 7, 1974 – June 20, 1975 | 1 |
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June 20, 1975 – September 20, 1975 | 0 |
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September 20, 1975 – November 13, 1976 | 2 |
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November 13, 1976 – February 2, 1980 | 8 |
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February 2, 1980 – August 12, 1982 (died) | 9 |
![]() def. Mario Miranda |
September 15, 1982 – March 31, 1984 | 2 |
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March 31, 1984 – December 8, 1984 | 0 |
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December 8, 1984 – 1988 (vacated) | 6 |
![]() def. Victor Callejas |
March 7, 1988 – 1989 (vacated) | 3 |
![]() def. Paul Hodkinson |
June 2, 1990 – November 14, 1991 | 3 |
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November 14, 1991 – April 28, 1993 | 3 |
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April 28, 1993 – December 4, 1993 | 0 |
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December 4, 1993 – January 7, 1995 | 2 |
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January 7, 1995 – September 23, 1995 | 2 |
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September 23, 1995 – December 11, 1995 | 0 |
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December 11, 1995 – May 15, 1999 | 7 |
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May 15, 1999 – October 22, 1999 | 0 |
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May 15, 1999 – 2000 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Luisito Espinosa |
April 14, 2000 – February 17, 2001 | 1 |
![]() def. by Marco Antonio Barrera, who declined title |
February 17, 2001 – June 22, 2002 | 1 |
![]() def. Paulie Ayala |
November 16, 2002 – 2003 (vacated) | 2 |
![]() def. Michael Brodie |
October 4, 2003 – January 29, 2006 | 3 |
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January 29, 2006 – July 30, 2006 | 0 |
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July 30, 2006 – December 17, 2006 | 0 |
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December 17, 2006 – 2007 (retired) | 0 |
![]() def. Óscar Larios |
July 21, 2007 – August 13, 2008 (vacated) | 1 |
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August 13, 2008 – March 12, 2009 | 2 |
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March 12, 2009 – July 14, 2009 | 0 |
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July 14, 2009 – August 25, 2010 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Juan Carlos Burgos |
July 14, 2009 – April 8, 2011 | 0 |
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April 8, 2011 – September 14, 2012 | 4 |
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September 14, 2012 – May 4, 2013 | 0 |
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May 4, 2013 - August 24, 2013 | 0 |
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August 24, 2013 – March 28, 2015 | 2 |
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March 28, 2015 – Present | 0 |
Super Featherweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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February 16, 1963 – June 15, 1967 | 5 |
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June 15, 1967 – December 14, 1967 | 0 |
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December 14, 1967 – January 18, 1969 (stripped) | 2 |
![]() def. Rubén Navarro |
February 15, 1969 – April 5, 1970 | 0 |
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April 5, 1970 – October 10, 1971 | 3 |
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October 10, 1971 – February 28, 1974 | 5 |
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February 28, 1974 – July 5, 1975 | 3 |
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July 5, 1975 – January 28, 1978 | 10 |
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January 28, 1978 – 1980 (vacated) | 8 |
![]() def. Idelfonso Bethelmy |
December 11, 1980 – March 8, 1981 | 0 |
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March 8, 1981 – August 29, 1981 | 1 |
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August 29, 1981 – May 29, 1982 | 1 |
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May 29, 1982 – December 11, 1982 | 1 |
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December 11, 1982 – 1983 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Rafael Limón |
August 7, 1983 – 1984 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Mario Martínez |
September 13, 1984 – August 21, 1987 (vacated) | 9 |
![]() def. Mario Martínez |
February 29, 1988 – May 7, 1994 | 10 |
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May 7, 1994 – September 17, 1994 | 0 |
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September 17, 1994 – December 1, 1995 | 2 |
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December 1, 1995 – March 22, 1997 | 1 |
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March 22, 1997 – October 3, 1998 | 3 |
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October 3, 1998 – April 20, 2002 (vacated) | 8 |
![]() def. Kengo Nagashima |
August 24, 2002 – August 15, 2003 | 1 |
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August 15, 2003 – February 28, 2004 | 0 |
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February 28, 2004 – November 27, 2004 | 1 |
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March 17, 2007 – March 15, 2008 | 1 |
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March 15, 2008 – July 16, 2008 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Francisco Lorenzo |
December 20, 2008 – March 18, 2010 (vacated) | 3 |
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March 17, 2010 – November 26, 2010 | 2 |
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November 26, 2010 – October 27, 2012 | 3 |
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October 27, 2012 – April 8, 2013 | 0 |
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April 8, 2013 – November 21, 2015 | 4 |
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November 21, 2015 - Present | 0 |
Lightweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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February 14, 1963 – April 10, 1965 | 3 |
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April 10, 1965 – November 13, 1965 | 0 |
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November 13, 1965 – June 29, 1968 | 5 |
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June 29, 1968 – February 18, 1969 | 1 |
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February 18, 1969 – March 3, 1970 | 1 |
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March 3, 1970 – September 15, 1970 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Rubén Navarro |
February 12, 1971 – June 25, 1971 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Mando Ramos |
November 5, 1971 – February 18, 1972 | 0 |
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February 18, 1972 – September 15, 1972 | 1 |
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September 15, 1972 – November 10, 1972 | 0 |
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November 10, 1972 – April 11, 1974 | 2 |
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April 11, 1974 – May 8, 1976 | 5 |
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May 8, 1976 – January 21, 1978 | 3 |
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January 21, 1978 – January, 1979 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Alfredo Pitalua |
April 17, 1979 – June 20, 1981 | 4 |
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June 20, 1981 – 1983 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() def. José Luis Ramírez |
May 1, 1983 – November 3, 1984 | 2 |
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November 3, 1984 – August 10, 1985 | 0 |
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August 10, 1985 – 1987 (vacated) | 2 |
![]() def. Terrence Alli |
July 19, 1987 – October 29, 1988 | 2 |
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October 29, 1988 – 1989 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. José Luis Ramírez |
August 20, 1989 – 1992 (vacated) | 6 |
![]() def. Wilfrido Rocha |
August 24, 1992 – August 19, 1995 (vacated) | 10 |
![]() def. Lamar Murphy |
April 20, 1996 – March 1, 1997 | 0 |
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March 1, 1997 – June 13, 1998 | 3 |
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June 13, 1998 – February 27, 1999 | 2 |
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February 27, 1999 – June 17, 2000 | 4 |
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June 17, 2000 – April 20, 2002 | 3 |
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April 20, 2002 – May 22, 2004 (vacated) | 3 |
![]() def. Juan Lazcano |
June 5, 2004 – May 7, 2005 | 2 |
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May 7, 2005 – October 7, 2006 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Corrales, who was stripped of his title |
October 7, 2006 – February 1, 2007 (stripped) | 0 |
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February 1, 2007 – June 28, 2008 | 1 |
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June 28, 2008 – February 24, 2009 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Antonio Pitalua |
April 4, 2009 – February 9, 2010 (vacated) | 2 |
![]() def. David Díaz |
March 13, 2010 – July 1, 2011 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() def. Jorge Linares |
October 15, 2011 – November 17, 2012 | 2 |
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November 17, 2012 – January 29, 2014 (stripped) | 1 |
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January 29, 2014 – November 10, 2014 (stripped) | 2 |
![]() def. Javier Prieto |
December 30, 2014 – Present | 2 |
Super Lightweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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June 15, 1963 – January 18, 1965 | 2 |
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January 18, 1965 – April 29, 1966 | 2 |
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April 29, 1966 – April 30, 1967 | 1 |
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April 30, 1967 – 1968 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Adolph Pruitt |
December 14, 1968 – January 31, 1970 | 0 |
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January 31, 1970 – February, 1974 (vacated) | 9 |
![]() def. Lion Furuyama |
September 21, 1974 – July 15, 1975 | 1 |
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July 15, 1975 – June 30, 1976 | 1 |
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June 30, 1976 – October 29, 1976 | 0 |
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October 29, 1976 – December 30, 1978 | 7 |
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December 30, 1978 – February 23, 1980 | 2 |
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February 23, 1980 – June 26, 1982 | 5 |
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June 26, 1982 – May 18, 1983 | 2 |
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May 18, 1983 – January 29, 1984 | 2 |
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January 29, 1984 – August 21, 1985 | 3 |
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August 21, 1985 – May 5, 1986 | 0 |
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May 5, 1986 – July 24, 1986 | 0 |
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July 24, 1986 – July 22, 1987 | 1 |
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July 22, 1987 – November 12, 1987 | 0 |
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July 22, 1987 – November 12, 1987 | 4 |
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May 13, 1989 – January 29, 1994 | 12 |
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January 29, 1994 – May 7, 1994 | 0 |
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May 7, 1994 – June 7, 1996 | 4 |
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June 7, 1996 – April 12, 1997 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Miguel Ángel González |
August 21, 1999 – January, 2004 (stripped) | 7 |
![]() def. Gianluca Branco |
January 24, 2004 – June 25, 2005 | 2 |
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June 25, 2005 – March 23, 2006 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. DeMarcus Corley |
September 15, 2006 – May 10, 2008 | 0 |
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August 1, 2009 – January 29, 2011 | 2 |
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January 29, 2011 – July 28, 2011 (stripped) | 2 |
![]() def. Pablo César Cano |
September 17, 2011 – March 24, 2012 | 0 |
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March 24, 2012 – June 11, 2015 (stripped) | 5 |
![]() def. Lucas Matthysse |
October 3, 2015 – Current | 0 |
Welterweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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December 8, 1962 – March 21, 1963 | 0 |
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March 21, 1963 – June 8, 1963 | 0 |
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June 8, 1963 – Apr 25,1966 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() def. Jean Josselin |
August 24, 1966 – April 18, 1969 | 4 |
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April 18, 1969 – December 3, 1970 | 3 |
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December 3, 1970 – June 4, 1971 | 0 |
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June 4, 1971 – December 6, 1975 | 10 |
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December 6, 1975 – June 22, 1976 | 1 |
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June 22, 1976 – January 14, 1979 | 7 |
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January 14, 1979 - November 30, 1979 | 1 |
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November 30, 1979 – June 20, 1980 | 1 |
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June 20, 1980 – November 25, 1980 | 0 |
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November 25, 1980 – November 9, 1982 (retired) | 3 |
![]() def. Colin Jones |
August 13, 1983 – December 6, 1985 | 4 |
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December 6, 1985 – September 27, 1986 | 0 |
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September 27, 1986 – October 28, 1987 | 3 |
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October 28, 1987 – March 29, 1988 | 0 |
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March 29, 1988 – February 4, 1989 | 1 |
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February 4, 1989– August 19, 1990 | 1 |
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August 19, 1990 – March 18, 1991 | 0 |
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March 18, 1991 – November 29, 1991 | 0 |
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November 29, 1991 – March 6, 1993 | 2 |
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March 6, 1993 – April 12, 1997 | 8 |
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April 12, 1997 – September 18, 1999 | 9 |
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September 18, 1999 – March 3, 2000 (vacated) | 0 |
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3 March 2000 – 17 June 2000 | 0 |
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June 17, 2000 – January 26, 2002 | 3 |
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January 26, 2002 – January 25, 2003 | 1 |
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January 25, 2003 – December 13, 2003 | 1 |
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December 13, 2003 – February 5, 2005 | 2 |
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February 5, 2005 – January 7, 2006 | 1 |
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January 7, 2006 – November 4, 2006 | 1 |
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November 4, 2006 – June 6, 2008 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
June 21, 2008 – April 16, 2011 | 5 |
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April 16, 2011 – September 17, 2011 | 0 |
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September 17, 2011 – November 2, 2015 (status changed to Emeritus Champion) | 4 |
Super Welterweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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February 19, 1963 – April 29, 1963 | 0 |
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April 29, 1963 – September 7, 1963 | 1 |
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September 7, 1963 – June 18, 1965 | 3 |
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June 18, 1965 – June 25, 1966 | 1 |
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June 25, 1966 – May 26, 1968 | 2 |
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May 26, 1968 – November, 1968 (stripped) | 1 |
![]() def. Stanley Hayward |
March 17, 1969 – July 9, 1970 | 2 |
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July 9, 1970 – October 31, 1971 | 1 |
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October 31, 1971 – June 4, 1974 | 6 |
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June 4, 1974 – January 21, 1975 | 1 |
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January 21, 1975 – April, 1975 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. José Durán |
May 7, 1975 – November 13, 1975 | 0 |
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November 13, 1975 – June 18, 1976 | 2 |
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June 18, 1976 – August 6, 1977 | 2 |
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August 6, 1977 – March 4, 1979 | 2 |
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March 4, 1979 – May 23, 1981 | 3 |
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May 23, 1981 – December 3, 1982 | 2 |
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December 3, 1982 – 1986 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() def. John Mugabi |
December 5, 1986 – July 12, 1987 | 0 |
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July 12, 1987 – October 2, 1987 | 0 |
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October 2, 1987 – July 8, 1988 | 1 |
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July 8, 1988 – February 11, 1989 | 0 |
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February 11, 1989 – July 8, 1989 | 0 |
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July 8, 1989 – March 31, 1990 | 0 |
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March 31, 1990 – December 18, 1993 | 10 |
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December 18, 1993 – May 7, 1994 | 1 |
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May 7, 1994 – November 12, 1994 | 0 |
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November 12, 1994 – August 19, 1995 | 1 |
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August 19, 1995 – December 6, 1997 | 6 |
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December 6, 1997 – January 29, 1999 | 1 |
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January 29, 1999 – June 23, 2001 | 5 |
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June 28, 2001 – September 13, 2003 | 2 |
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September 13, 2003 – March 13, 2004 | 0 |
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March 13, 2004 – May, 2005 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Michele Piccirillo |
August 13, 2005 – May 6, 2006 | 0 |
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May 6, 2006 – May 5, 2007 | 0 |
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May 5, 2007 – July 4, 2007 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Carlos Manuel Baldomir |
July 28, 2007 – June 7, 2008 | 1 |
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June 7, 2008 – September 13, 2008 | 0 |
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September 13, 2008 – May 21, 2009 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() (Elevated from Interim status) |
May 21, 2009 – June 17, 2010 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Antonio Margarito |
November 14, 2010 – February 8, 2011 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Matthew Hatton |
March 5, 2011 - September 14, 2013 | 6 |
![]() def. Saúl Álvarez |
September 14, 2013 – November 2, 2015 (status changed to Emeritus Champion) | 1 |
Middleweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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August 10, 1963 – December 7, 1963 | 0 |
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December 7, 1963 – October 21, 1965 | 1 |
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October 21, 1965 – April 25, 1966 | 0 |
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April 25, 1966 – April 17, 1967 | 2 |
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March 4, 1968 – November 7, 1970 | 4 |
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November 7, 1970 – February 9, 1974 (stripped) | 9 |
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May 25, 1974 – June 26, 1976 | 4 |
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June 26, 1976 – August 1977 (retired) | 1 |
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November 5, 1977 – April 22, 1978 | 0 |
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April 22, 1978 – June 30, 1979 | 2 |
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June 30, 1979 – March 16, 1980 | 1 |
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March 16, 1980 – September 27, 1980 | 1 |
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September 27, 1980 – April 6, 1987 | 12 |
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April 6, 1987 – May 27, 1987 (retired) | 0 |
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October 29, 1987 – June 6, 1988 | 0 |
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June 6, 1988 – February 24, 1989 | 0 |
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February 24, 1989 – December, 1989 (vacated) | 0 |
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November 24, 1990 – May 8, 1993 | 4 |
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May 8, 1993 – May 7, 1994 (vacated) | 3 |
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March 17, 1995 – August 19, 1995 | 0 |
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August 19, 1995 – March 16, 1996 | 0 |
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March 16, 1996 – May 2, 1998 | 2 |
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May 2, 1998 – April 24, 1999 | 0 |
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April 24, 1999 – April 14, 2001 | 2 |
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April 14, 2001 – July 16, 2005 | 7 |
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July 16, 2005 – September 29, 2007 | 4 |
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September 29, 2007 – April 17, 2010 | 3 |
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April 17, 2010 – January 17, 2011 (stripped) | 1 |
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January 17, 2011 – June 4, 2011 | 0 |
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June 4, 2011 – September 15, 2012 | 3 |
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September 15, 2012 – June 7, 2014 | 1 |
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June 7, 2014 – November 17, 2015 (stripped) | 1 |
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November 21, 2015 – Present | 0 |
Super Middleweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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November 7, 1988 – December 15, 1990 (retired) | 2 |
![]() def. Dario Matteoni |
December 15, 1990 – October 3, 1992 | 2 |
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October 3, 1992 – March 2, 1996 | 9 |
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March 2, 1996 – July 6, 1996 | 0 |
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July 6, 1996 – October 12, 1996 | 0 |
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October 12, 1996 – December 19, 1997 | 3 |
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December 19, 1997 – March 27, 1998 | 0 |
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March 27, 1998 – October 23, 1999 | 2 |
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October 23, 1999 – May 6, 2000 | 1 |
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May 6, 2000 – September 1, 2000 | 0 |
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September 1, 2000 – December 15, 2000 | 0 |
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December 15, 2000 – May, 2001 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Glenn Catley |
June 10, 2001 – April 5, 2003 | 3 |
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April 5, 2003 – June 5, 2004 | 2 |
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June 5, 2004 – October 9, 2004 | 0 |
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October 9, 2004 – October 14, 2006 | 3 |
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October 14, 2006 – November 3, 2007 | 1 |
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November 3, 2007 – June 28, 2008 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Jean Pascal |
December 6, 2008 – April 24, 2010 | 2 |
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April 25, 2010 – November 2010 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Arthur Abraham |
November 27, 2010 – December 17, 2011 | 1 |
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December 17, 2011 – May 20, 2013 (stripped) | 1 |
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June 22, 2013 – August 16, 2014 | 1 |
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August 16, 2014 – April 24, 2015 | 0 |
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April 24, 2015 – Present | 1 |
Light Heavyweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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June 1, 1963 – March 30, 1965 | 2 |
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March 30, 1965 – December 16, 1966 | 3 |
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December 16, 1966 – May 24, 1968 | 2 |
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May 24, 1968 – September 16, 1974 (retired) | 14 |
![]() def. Jorge Ahumada |
October 1, 1974 – May 21, 1977 (stripped) | 3 |
![]() def. Jesse Burnett |
May 21, 1977 – January 8, 1978 | 0 |
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January 8, 1978 – December 2, 1978 | 1 |
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December 2, 1978 – August 18, 1979 | 0 |
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August 18, 1979 – December 19, 1981 | 8 |
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December 19, 1981 – March 18, 1983 | 3 |
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March 18, 1983 – September 21, 1985 (vacated) | 4 |
![]() def. Prince Mama Mohammed |
December 10, 1985 – April 30, 1986 | 0 |
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April 30, 1986 – March 7, 1987 | 1 |
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March 7, 1987 – November 21, 1987 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Eddie Davis |
November 27, 1987 – November 7, 1988 | 1 |
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November 7, 1988 – February 21, 1989 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Tony Willis |
February 21, 1989 – June 24, 1989 | 0 |
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June 24, 1989 – July 28, 1990 | 2 |
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July 28, 1990 – September 11, 1991 | 2 |
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September 11, 1991 – July 23, 1994 | 2 |
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July 23, 1994 – June 16, 1995 | 1 |
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June 16, 1995 – March, 1997 (vacated) | 1 |
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March, 1997 – March 21, 1997 | 0 |
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March 21, 1997 – August 7, 1997 | 0 |
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August 7, 1997 – January, 1998 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Michael Nunn |
March 21, 1998 – April 15, 2000 (Restored champion) |
0 |
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May, 2000 – March 1, 2003 (vacated) | 6 |
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April 26, 2003 – November 8, 2003 | 0 |
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November 8, 2003 – May 15, 2004 | 0 |
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May 25, 2004 – December, 2004 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() def. Paul Briggs |
May 21, 2005 – February 3, 2007 | 2 |
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February 3, 2007 – July 11, 2008 (stripped) | 3 |
![]() (Elevated from Interim status) |
July 11, 2008 – June 19, 2009 | 0 |
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June 19, 2009 – May 21, 2011 | 2 |
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May 21, 2011 – April 28, 2012 | 0 |
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April 28, 2012 – June 8, 2013 | 0 |
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June 8, 2013 – Present | 6 |
Cruiserweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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March 31, 1980 – November 25, 1980 | 0 |
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November 25, 1980 – June 27, 1982 | 1 |
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June 27, 1982 – July 17, 1983 | 1 |
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July 17, 1983 – June 6, 1985 | 3 |
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June 6, 1985 – September 21, 1985 | 0 |
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September 21, 1985 – March 22, 1986 | 0 |
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March 22, 1986 – April 9, 1988 | 3 |
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April 9, 1988 – April 9, 1989 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Sammy Reeson |
May 17, 1989 – July 27, 1990 | 3 |
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July 27, 1990 – July 20, 1991 | 1 |
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July 20, 1991 – December 30, 1994 | 7 |
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July 25, 1995 – February 21, 1998 | 5 |
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February 21, 1998 – February 19, 2002 (vacated) | 10 |
![]() def. Vincenzo Cantatore |
October 11, 2002 – April 2, 2005 | 3 |
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April 2, 2005 – January 7, 2006 | 0 |
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January 7, 2006 – March 17, 2007 | 0 |
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March 17, 2007 – November 10, 2007 | 0 |
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November 10, 2007 – May 12, 2008 (vacated) | 1 |
![]() def. Rudolf Kraj |
October 24, 2008 – November 21, 2009 | 1 |
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November 21, 2009 – January 13, 2010 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() def. Giacobbe Fragomeni |
May 15, 2010 – September 27, 2014 | 6 |
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September 27, 2014 – Present | 1 |
Heavyweight
Name | Reign period | No. of successful defenses |
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July 22, 1963 – February 25, 1964 | 0 |
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February 25, 1964 – March 11, 1969 (stripped) | 9 |
![]() def. Jimmy Ellis |
February 16, 1970 – January 22, 1973 | 4 |
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January 22, 1973 – October 30, 1974 | 2 |
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October 30, 1974 – February 15, 1978 | 10 |
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February 15, 1978 – March 18, 1978 (stripped) | 0 |
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March 29, 1978 – June 9, 1978 | 0 |
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June 9, 1978 – December 11, 1983 (vacated) | 16 |
![]() def. Greg Page |
March 9, 1984 – August 31, 1984 | 0 |
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August 31, 1984 – March 22, 1986 | 1 |
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March 22, 1986 – November 22, 1986 | 0 |
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November 22, 1986 – February 11, 1990 | 9 |
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February 11, 1990 – October 25, 1990 | 0 |
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October 25, 1990 – November 13, 1992 | 3 |
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November 13, 1992 – December 14, 1992 (stripped) | 0 |
![]() ![]() Status elevated as Bowe refused to face Lewis |
December 14, 1992 – September 24, 1994 | 3 |
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September 24, 1994 – September 2, 1995 | 1 |
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September 2, 1995 – March 16, 1996 | 0 |
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March 16, 1996 – September 24, 1996 (vacated) | 0 |
![]() ![]() def. Oliver McCall |
February 7, 1997 – April 22, 2001 | 9 |
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April 22, 2001 – November 17, 2001 | 0 |
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November 17, 2001 – February 6, 2004 (retired) | 2 |
![]() def. Corrie Sanders |
April 24, 2004 – November 9, 2005 (retired) | 1 |
![]() (Elevated from Interim status) |
November 9, 2005 – August 12, 2006 | 1 |
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August 12, 2006 – March 8, 2008 | 1 |
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March 8, 2008 – October 11, 2008 | 0 |
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October 11, 2008 – December 15, 2013 (retired) | 9 |
![]() def. Chris Arreola |
May 10, 2014 – January 17, 2015 | 0 |
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January 17, 2015 | 2 |
See also
- List of WBA world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of IBO world champions
References
- ↑ Kazuto Ioka vacates strawweight belt, ESPN.com, July 1, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
External links
- Ken Buchanan – Lightweight Champion of the World – Ken Buchanan site with detailed bio, statistics, full fights and more