Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Stripped of the title for failing to make the weight for the title match against Silvino Jamito on 24-05-03.
Silvino Jamito [3]
1924-05-03
SIN
Defeats Lope Tenorio with the title only at stake for Jamito since Tenorio fails to make the weight.
Jerry Monahan [2]
1924-10-17
SIN
Retires in 25.
Mariano Adriano and Elino Flores fight for the title to a draw on 24-08-02 in Manila, PHI.
Mariano Adriano
1924-09-23
Manila, PHI
Defeats Elino Flores; also wins the welterweight title on 25-05-02; vacant in 25; Johnny Hill and Irineo Flores fight for the vacant title to a draw on 25-10-31.
Johnny Hill
1925-12-05
Manila, PHI
Defeats Kid Moro; still champion as of 26-02-27; moves to USA in 26; Irineo Flores and Ceferino Garcia fight for the vacant title to a draw on 26-07-03.
Irineo Flores [2]
1926-09-18
Manila, PHI
Defeats Ceferino Garcia; still champion as of 26-10-23.
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Kid Johnson
1928-05-05
Manila, PHI
Defeats Pedro Campo; still champion as of 28-09-01.
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Teddy Fox
1929-12-01
Manila, PHI
Defeats Elino Flores.
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Fighting Abordo
1935-01-30
JPN
Defeats Suzuki Kōtarō.
Clever Henry (George Henry Burdett)
1937-01-23
Manila, PHI
Also wins the welterweight title on 37-03-06 but loses it on 38-01-22; still the lightweight champion as of 38-03-19; moves to HI, USA in 38.
Chamroen Songkitrat
1953-03-01
Bangkok, THA
Defeats Speedy Cabanela; vacant in 54-02.
Akiyama Masashi
1954-03-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Tommy Lerma.
Bonnie Espinosa
1954-09-20
Tōkyō, JPN
Officially recognized as the champion by the OPBF upon its inception on 54-10-27.
