List of welterweight boxing champions
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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:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA)
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988
14 December 1892-26 July 1894 | 25 August 1898-17 April 1900 | Mysterious Billy Smith | Pre-WBA, but generally recognized |
26 July 1894 | relinquished around 1898 (Died August 1898) | Tommy Ryan (Kid McCoy, less recognized claimant 1896-7) |
Pre-WBA, but generally recognized |
17 April 1900-5 June 1900 | 16 October 1900-24 May 1901 | Matty Matthews | Pre-WBA, but generally recognized |
15 January-16 October 1900 | 24 May-18 December 1901 | Rube Ferns | Pre-WBA, but generally recognized |
18 December 1901 | 16 October 1906 | Joe Walcott | Pre-WBA, but generally recognized today |
16 October 1906 | 23 April 1907 | William "Honey" Mellody | Pre-WBA, but generally recognized today |
23 April 1907 | Relinquished 1908 | Mike "Twin" Sullivan ("Dixie" Kid, less recognized claimant 1908) |
Pre-WBA, but generally recognized today |
23 April 1907 | Relinquished around March 1911, then vacant | Harry Lewis (Jimmy Gardner, Jimmy Clabby less recognized US title claimants 1908-10) |
Pre-WBA, but recognized today by some sanctioning bodies |
Around 22 February 1912, vs. Young Erne | Around December 1912 | Ray Bronson, US title claimant (Not widely recognized) |
Pre-WBA, claimed US title only |
19 March 1913 | 25 October 1913 | Pat Bradley | World |
21 March 1914 | 1 June 1915 | ![]() |
World |
1 June 1915 | 22 June 1915 | Mike Glover | World |
22 June 1915 | 31 August 1915 | Jack Britton | World |
31 August 1915 | 24 April 1916 | ![]() |
World |
24 April 1916 | 25 June 1917 | Jack Britton | World |
25 June 1917 | 17 March 1919 | ![]() |
World |
17 March 1919 | 1 November 1922 | Jack Britton | World |
1 November 1922
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20 May 1926 | Mickey Walker | World |
20 May 1926 | 3 June 1927 | Pete Latzo | World |
3 June 1927 | 25 July 1929 | Joe Dundee | World |
25 July 1929 | 9 May 1930 | Jackie Fields | World |
9 May 1930 | 5 September 1930 | Jack Thompson | World |
5 September 1930 | 14 April 1931 | Tommy Freeman | World |
14 April 1931 | 23 October 1931 | Jack Thompson | World |
23 October 1931 | 28 January 1932 | ![]() |
World |
28 January 1932 | 22 February 1933 | Jackie Fields | World |
22 February 1933 | 29 May 1933 | Young Corbett III | World |
29 May 1933 | 28 May 1934 | ![]() |
World |
28 May 1934 | 17 September 1934 | Barney Ross | World |
17 September 1934 | 28 May 1935 | ![]() |
World |
28 May 1935 | 31 May 1938 | Barney Ross | World |
31 May 1938 | 4 October 1940 | ![]() |
World |
4 October 1940 | 29 July 1941 | Fritzie Zivic | World |
29 July 1941 | 1 February 1946 | Freddie 'Red' Cochrane | World |
1 February 1946 | 1 February 1946-Vacated | Marty Servo | World |
20 December 1946 | 9 August 1950-Vacated | ![]() |
World |
14 March 1951 | 18 May 1951 | Johnny Bratton | World |
18 May 1951 | 29 August 1951 | ![]() |
World |
4 February 1952 | 20 October 1954 | ![]() |
World |
20 October 1954 | 1 April 1955 | Johnny Saxton | World |
1 April 1955 | 10 June 1955 | Tony DeMarco | World |
10 June 1955 | 14 March 1956 | Carmen Basilio | World |
14 March 1956 | 12 September 1956 | Johnny Saxton | World |
12 September 1956 | 22 February 1957-Vacated | Carmen Basilio | World |
6 June 1958 | 5 December 1958 | Virgil Akins | World |
5 December 1958 | 27 May 1960 | Don Jordan | World |
27 May 1960 | 1 April 1961 | ![]() |
World |
1 April 1961 | 30 September 1961 | Emile Griffith | World |
30 September 1961 | 24 March 1962 | ![]() |
World |
24 March 1962 | 21 March 1963 | Emile Griffith | World |
21 March 1963 | 8 June 1963 | ![]() |
World |
8 June 1963 | 10 December 1965-Vacated | Emile Griffith | World |
28 November 1966 | 18 April 1969 | Curtis Cokes | World |
18 April 1969 | 3 December 1970 | ![]() |
World |
Title Split into WBA and WBC Belts | |||
3 December 1970 | 4 June 1971 | Billy Backus | WBA/WBC |
4 June 1971 | 6 December 1975 | ![]() |
WBA/WBC |
16 September 1981 | 9 November 1982-Retires | ![]() |
WBA/WBC |
Title Split into WBA, WBC, and IBF Belts | |||
6 December 1985 | 27 September 1986 | Donald Curry | WBA/WBC/IBF |
27 September 1986 | 22 August 1987 | Lloyd Honeyghan | WBA/WBC/IBF |
ContentsWBC |
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8 December 1962 | 21 March 1963 | ![]() |
WBC |
21 March 1963 | 8 June 1963 | ![]() |
WBC |
8 June 1963 | 25 April 1966-Vacated | ![]() |
WBC |
28 November 1966 | 18 April 1969 | ![]() |
WBC |
18 April 1969 | 3 December 1970 | ![]() |
WBC |
3 December 1970 | 4 June 1971 | ![]() |
WBC |
4 June 1971 | 6 December 1975 | ![]() |
WBC |
6 December 1975 | 22 June 1976 | ![]() |
WBC |
22 June 1976 | 14 January 1979 | ![]() |
WBC |
14 January 1979 | 30 November 1979 | ![]() |
WBC |
30 November 1979 | 20 June 1980 | ![]() |
WBC |
20 June 1980 | 25 November 1980 | ![]() |
WBC |
25 November 1980 | 9 November 1982-Retired | ![]() |
WBC |
13 August 1983 | 6 December 1985 | ![]() |
WBC |
6 December 1985 | 27 September 1986 | ![]() |
WBC |
27 September 1986 | 28 October 1987 | ![]() |
WBC |
28 October 1987 | 29 March 1988 | ![]() |
WBC |
29 March 1988 | 4 February 1989 | ![]() |
WBC |
4 February 1989 | 19 August 1990 | ![]() |
WBC |
19 August 1990 | 18 March 1991 | ![]() |
WBC |
18 March 1991 | 29 November 1991 | ![]() |
WBC |
29 November 1991 | 6 March 1993 | ![]() |
WBC |
6 March 1993 | 12 April 1997 | ![]() |
WBC |
12 April 1997 | 18 September 1999 | ![]() |
WBC |
18 September 1999 | 3 March 2000- Vacated | ![]() |
WBC |
4 March 2000 | 17 June 2000 | ![]() |
WBC |
17 June 2000 | 26 January 2002 | ![]() |
WBC |
26 January 2002 | 25 January 2003 | ![]() |
WBC |
25 January 2003 | 13 December 2003 | ![]() |
WBC |
13 December 2003 | 5 February 2005 | ![]() |
WBC |
5 February 2005 | 7 January 2006 | ![]() |
WBC |
7 January 2006 | 4 November 2006 | ![]() |
WBC |
4 November 2006 | 6 June 2008- Retired | ![]() |
WBC |
21 June 2008 | 16 April 2011 | ![]() |
WBC |
16 April 2011 | 17 September 2011 | ![]() |
WBC |
17 September 2011 | Present | ![]() |
WBC |
WBA |
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8 December 1962 | 21 March 1963 | ![]() |
WBA |
21 March 1963 | 8 June 1963 | ![]() |
WBA |
8 June 1963 | 25 April 1966-Vacated | ![]() |
WBA |
24 August 1966 | 18 April 1969 | ![]() |
WBA |
18 April 1969 | 3 December 1970 | ![]() |
WBA |
3 December 1970 | 4 June 1971 | ![]() |
WBA |
4 June 1971 | 1975-Stripped | ![]() |
WBA |
28 June 1975 | 17 July 1976 | ![]() |
WBA |
17 July 1976 | 2 August 1980 | ![]() |
WBA |
2 August 1980 | 16 September 1981 | ![]() |
WBA |
16 September 1981 | 9 November 1982-Retired | ![]() |
WBA |
13 February 1983 | 27 September 1986 | ![]() |
WBA |
27 September 1986 | 1987-Vacated | ![]() |
WBA |
6 February 1987 | 22 August 1987 | ![]() |
WBA |
22 August 1987 | 29 July 1988 | ![]() |
WBA |
29 July 1988 | 12 December 1988-Vacated | ![]() |
WBA |
4 February 1989 | 8 July 1990 | ![]() |
WBA |
8 July 1990 | 19 January 1991 | ![]() |
WBA |
19 January 1991 | 31 October 1992 | ![]() |
WBA |
31 October 1992 | 4 June 1994 | ![]() |
WBA |
4 June 1994 | 17 October 1997-Vacated | ![]() |
WBA |
10 October 1998 | 2000-Stripped | ![]() |
WBA |
17 February 2001 | 30 March 2002 | ![]() |
WBA |
30 March 2002 | 13 December 2003 | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
12 September 2003 | 2 April 2005 | ![]() |
WBA Regular Champion |
13 December 2003 | 5 February 2005 | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
5 February 2005 | 7 January 2006-Stripped | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
2 April 2005 | 13 May 2006 | ![]() |
WBA Regular Champion |
13 May 2006 | 31 August 2006-Vacated | ![]() |
WBA |
2 December 2006 | 26 July 2008 | ![]() |
WBA |
26 July 2008 | 24 January 2009 | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
3 October 2008 | 10 April 2009 | ![]() |
WBA Regular Champion |
24 January 2009 | 22 May 2010-Stripped | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
10 April 2009 | 29 April 2012 | ![]() |
WBA Regular Champion |
29 April 2012 | 22 June 2013 | ![]() |
WBA |
22 June 2013 | 14 December 2013 | ![]() |
WBA |
14 December 2013 | 3 May 2014 | ![]() |
WBA |
3 May 2014 | Present | ![]() |
WBA Super Champion |
16 January 2015 | Present | ![]() |
WBA Regular Champion |
IBF |
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Title inaugurated | |||
4 February 1984 | 27 September 1986 | ![]() |
IBF |
27 September 1986 | 28 October 1987-Stripped | ![]() |
IBF |
23 April 1988 | 4 October 1991-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
4 October 1991 | 19 June 1993 | ![]() |
IBF |
19 June 1993 | 3 March 2000-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
12 May 2001 | 12 December 2001-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
13 April 2002 | 22 March 2003 | ![]() |
IBF |
22 March 2003 | 5 February 2005 | ![]() |
IBF |
5 February 2005 | 8 April 2006 | ![]() |
IBF |
8 April 2006 | 20 June 2006-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
28 October 2006 | 12 April 2008 | ![]() |
IBF |
12 April 2008 | July 2008-Stripped | ![]() |
IBF |
2 August 2008 | 16 April 2009-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
1 August 2009 | 11 December 2009 | ![]() |
IBF |
11 December 2009 | 3 September 2011 | ![]() |
IBF |
3 September 2011 | 8 November 2011-Vacated | ![]() |
IBF |
9 June 2012 | 20 October 2012 | ![]() |
IBF |
20 October 2012 | 7 December 2013 | ![]() |
IBF |
7 December 2013 | 16 August 2014 | ![]() |
IBF |
16 August 2014 | Present | ![]() |
IBF |
WBO |
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Title inaugurated | |||
6 May 1989 | 15 December 1989-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
15 December 1989 | 12 February 1993 | ![]() |
WBO |
12 February 1993 | 16 October 1993-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
16 October 1993 | 13 April 1996 | ![]() |
WBO |
13 April 1996 | 6 October 1996-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
22 February 1997 | 1997-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
14 February 1998 | 6 May 2000 | ![]() |
WBO |
6 May 2000 | 16 March 2002-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
16 March 2002 | 14 July 2007 | ![]() |
WBO |
14 July 2007 | 9 February 2008 | ![]() |
WBO |
9 February 2008 | 7 June 2008 | ![]() |
WBO |
7 June 2008 | 12 November 2008-Vacated | ![]() |
WBO |
21 February 2009 | 14 November 2009 | ![]() |
WBO |
14 November 2009 | 9 June 2012 | ![]() |
WBO |
9 June 2012 | 12 April 2014 | ![]() |
WBO |
12 April 2014 | 2 May 2015 | ![]() |
WBO |
2 May 2015 | 6 July 2015-Stripped | ![]() |
WBO |
6 July 2015 | Present | ![]() |
WBO |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.