List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight 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,
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 |  Denny Moyer | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 |  Sandro Mazzinghi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 |  Ki-Soo Kim | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-10-25-Stripped | Sandro Mazzinghi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 |  Koichi Wajima | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Oscar Albarado | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-03-22-Title Split | Koichi Wajima | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
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| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1963-02-19 | 1963-04-29 | Denny Moyer | WBC |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas | WBC |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Sandro Mazzinghi | WBC |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti | WBC |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Ki Soo Kim | WBC |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Sandro Mazzinghi | WBC |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little | WBC |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi | WBC |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Koichi Wajima | WBC |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Oscar Albarado | WBC |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-04-Stripped | Koichi Wajima | WBC |
| 1975-05-07 | 1975-11-13 |  Miguel de Oliveira | WBC |
| 1975-11-13 | 1976-06-17 |  Elisha Obed | WBC |
| 1976-06-17 | 1977-08-06 |  Eckhard Dagge | WBC |
| 1977-08-06 | 1979-03-04 | .svg.png){kind=small} Rocky Mattioli | WBC |
| 1979-03-04 | 1981-05-23 |  Maurice Hope | WBC |
| 1981-05-23 | 1982-12-03 |  Wilfred Benítez | WBC |
| 1982-12-03 | 1986-06-23-Vacated | Thomas Hearns | WBC |
| 1986-12-05 | 1987-07-12 | Duane Thomas | WBC |
| 1987-07-12 | 1987-10-02 |  Lupe Aquino | WBC |
| 1987-10-02 | 1988-07-08 | Gianfranco Rosi | WBC |
| 1988-07-08 | 1989-02-11 | Donald Curry | WBC |
| 1989-02-11 | 1989-07-08 |  Rene Jacquot | WBC |
| 1989-07-08 | 1990-03-31 |  John Mugabi | WBC |
| 1990-03-31 | 1993-12-18 | Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1993-12-18 | 1994-05-07 |  Simon Brown | WBC |
| 1994-05-07 | 1994-11-12 | Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1994-11-12 | 1995-08-19 |  Luis Santana | WBC |
| 1995-08-19 | 1997-12-06 | Terry Norris | WBC |
| 1997-12-06 | 1999-01-29 | Keith Mullings | WBC |
| 1999-01-29 | 2001-06-23 |  Javier Castillejo | WBC |
| 2001-06-23 | 2003-09-13 | Oscar De La Hoya | WBC |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Shane Mosley | WBC |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Winky Wright | WBC |
| 2004-11-20 | 2005-06-01-Stripped | Javier Castillejo | WBC |
| 2005-08-13 | 2006-05-06 |  Ricardo Mayorga | WBC |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-05-05 | Oscar De La Hoya | WBC |
| 2007-05-05 | 2007-06-28-Vacated | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2007-07-28 | 2008-06-07 | Vernon Forrest | WBC |
| 2008-06-07 | 2008-09-13 | Sergio Mora | WBC |
| 2008-09-13 | 2009-05-21-Stripped | Vernon Forrest | WBC |
| 2009-05-21 | 2010-06-17-Vacated |  Sergio Martinez | WBC |
| 2010-11-13 | 2011-02-08-Vacated |  Manny Pacquiao | WBC |
| 2011-03-05 | 2013-09-14 | Saul Alvarez | WBC |
| 2013-09-14 | 2015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBC |
| 2016-05-21 | 2018-12-22 | Jermell Charlo | WBC |
| 2018-12-22 | 2019-12-21 | Tony Harrison (boxer) | WBC |
| 2019-12-21 | 2024-01-26-Vacated | Jermell Charlo | WBC |
| 2024-03-31 | Present | Sebastian Fundora | WBC |
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| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | Denny Moyer | WBA |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas | WBA |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Sandro Mazzinghi | WBA |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti | WBA |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Kim Ki-soo | WBA |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Alessandro Mazzinghi | WBA |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little | WBA |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi | WBA |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-06-07 | Oscar Albarado | WBA |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-06-07 | Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1975-06-07 | 1976-02-17 | Yuh Jae-doo | WBA |
| 1976-02-17 | 1976-05-18 | Koichi Wajima | WBA |
| 1976-05-18 | 1976-10-08 | Jose Manuel Duran | WBA |
| 1976-10-08 | 1977-03-05 | Miguel Ángel Castellini | WBA |
| 1977-03-05 | 1978-08-09 | Eddie Gazo | WBA |
| 1978-08-09 | 1979-10-24 | Masashi Kudo | WBA |
| 1979-10-24 | 1981-06-25 | Ayub Kalule | WBA |
| 1981-06-25 | 1981-06-25-Vacated | Sugar Ray Leonard | WBA |
| 1981-11-07 | 1982-02-02 | Tadashi Mihara | WBA |
| 1982-02-02 | 1983-06-16 | Davey Moore | WBA |
| 1983-06-16 | 1984-Stripped |  Roberto Durán | WBA |
| 1984-10-19 | 1987-07-18-Vacated | Mike McCallum | WBA |
| 1987-11-22 | 1991-02-23-Vacated |  Julian Jackson | WBA |
| 1991-02-23 | 1991-10-01 | Gilbert Delé | WBA |
| 1991-10-01 | 1992-12-21 | Vinny Paz | WBA |
| 1992-12-21 | 1995-03-04 | Julio César Vásquez | WBA |
| 1995-03-04 | 1995-Vacated | Pernell Whitaker | WBA |
| 1995-06-16 | 1995-12-16 | Carl Daniels | WBA |
| 1995-12-16 | 1996-08-21 | Julio César Vásquez | WBA |
| 1996-08-21 | 1999-03-06 | Laurent Boudouani | WBA |
| 1999-03-06 | 2000-03-03 | David Reid | WBA |
| 2000-03-03 | 2000-12-02-Vacated | Félix Trinidad | WBA |
| 2001-09-22 | 2002-09-14 | Fernando Vargas | WBA |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-09-13 | Oscar De La Hoya | WBA Super Champion |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-03-01 | Santiago Samaniego | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-03-01 | 2003-12-13 | Alejandro Garcia | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Shane Mosley | WBA Super Champion |
| 2003-12-13 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Travis Simms | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Winky Wright | WBA Super Champion |
| 2005-05-21 | 2006-05-06 | Alejandro Garcia | WBA |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-01-06 | José Antonio Rivera | WBA |
| 2007-01-06 | 2007-07-07 | Travis Simms | WBA |
| 2007-07-07 | 2008-07-11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Joachim Alcine | WBA |
| 2008-07-11 | 2009-11-14 | Daniel Santos | WBA |
| 2009-11-14 | 2010-06-06 |  Yuri Foreman | WBA |
| 2010-06-06 | 2012-05-05 | Miguel Cotto | WBA Super Champion |
| 2011-02-05 | 2013-04-20 | Austin Trout | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2012-05-05 | 2016-01-11-Stripped after retirement | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBA Super Champion |
| 2013-04-20 | 2013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion | Canelo Álvarez | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2016-06-08 | 2018-04-07 |  Erislandy Lara | WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-10-22 | 2019-06-25-stripped | Brian Castaño | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-04-07 | 2019-05-11 | Jarrett Hurd | WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Julian Williams | WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-08-31 | 2021-08-31 Vacated | Erislandy Lara | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Jeison Rosario | WBA Super Champion |
| 2020-09-26 | 2024-03-05-Vacated | Jermell Charlo | WBA Super Champion |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-08-03 |  Israil Madrimov | WBA |
| 2024-08-03 | Present | Terence Crawford | WBA |
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1984-03-11 | 1984-11-02 | Mark Medal | IBF |
| 1984-11-02 | 1985-06-01-Vacated | Carlos Santos | IBF |
| 1986-06-04 | 1987-06-27 | Buster Drayton | IBF |
| 1987-06-27 | 1988-11-04 | Matthew Hilton | IBF |
| 1988-11-04 | 1989-02-05 | Robert Hines | IBF |
| 1989-02-05 | 1989-07-15 | Darrin Van Horn | IBF |
| 1989-07-15 | 1994-09-17 | Gianfranco Rosi | IBF |
| 1994-09-17 | 1995-08-12 | Vincent Pettway | IBF |
| 1995-08-12 | 1995-12-16 | Paul Vaden | IBF |
| 1995-12-16 | 1997-01-11-Vacated | Terry Norris | IBF |
| 1997-04-12 | 1997-12-06 | Raúl Márquez | IBF |
| 1997-12-06 | 1998-12-12 | Yori Boy Campas | IBF |
| 1998-12-12 | 2000-12-02 | Fernando Vargas | IBF |
| 2000-12-02 | 2001-05-12-Vacated | Félix Trinidad | IBF |
| 2001-10-12 | 2004-03-13-Vacated | Winky Wright | IBF |
| 2004-06-05 | 2004-10-02 |  Verno Phillips | IBF |
| 2004-10-02 | 2005-07-14 | Kassim Ouma | IBF |
| 2005-07-14 | 2006-07-08 |  Roman Karmazin | IBF |
| 2006-07-08 | 2008-03-27 | Cory Spinks | IBF |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-11-Vacated | Verno Phillips | IBF |
| 2009-04-24 | 2010-08-07 | Cory Spinks | IBF |
| 2010-08-07 | 2013-02-23 | Cornelius Bundrage | IBF |
| 2013-02-23 | 2013-09-14 | Ishe Smith | IBF |
| 2013-09-14 | 2014-10-11 | Carlos Molina | IBF |
| 2014-10-11 | 2015-09-12 | Cornelius Bundrage | IBF |
| 2015-09-12 | 2017-02-16-Vacated | Jermall Charlo | IBF |
| 2017-02-25 | 2019-05-11 | Jarrett Hurd | IBF |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Julian Williams | IBF |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Jeison Rosario | IBF |
| 2020-09-26 | 2023-11-23-Vacated | Jermell Charlo | IBF |
| 2024-04-06 | Present | Bakhram Murtazaliev | IBF |
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| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1988-12-08 | 1992-12-19-Vacated | John David Jackson | WBO |
| 1993-10-30 | 1995-11-22 | Verno Phillips | WBO |
| 1995-11-22 | 1996-02-Stripped | Paul Jones | WBO |
| 1996-03-01 | 1996-05-17 | Bronco McKart | WBO |
| 1996-05-17 | 1998-08-22 | Winky Wright | WBO |
| 1998-08-22 | 2001-02-10-Vacated |  Harry Simon | WBO |
| 2002-03-16 | 2005-12-03 | Daniel Santos | WBO |
| 2005-12-03 | 2011-10-05-Stripped |  Serhiy Dzyndzyruk | WBO |
| 2011-10-05 | 2013-07-22-Stripped | Zaurbek Baysangurov | WBO |
| 2013-11-09 | 2015-07-31-Stripped | Demetrius Andrade | WBO |
| 2015-10-10 | 2016- 09-17 | Liam Smith | WBO |
| 2016-09-17 | 2017-05-06-Vacated | Canelo Álvarez | WBO |
| 2017-08-26 | 2017-12-02 | Miguel Cotto | WBO |
| 2017-12-02 | 2018-05-12 | Sadam Ali | WBO |
| 2018-05-12 | 2019-11-23-Vacated | Jaime Munguía | WBO |
| 2019-11-30 | 2021-02-13 | Patrick Teixeira | WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | Present | Brian Castaño | WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | 2023-09-30 | Jermell Charlo | WBO |
| 2023-09-30 | 2024-03-31 | Tim Tszyu | WBO |
| 2024-03-31 | Present | Sebastian Fundora | WBO |