- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| National Sporting Club | ( | 1891 | - | 1929 | ) |
| British Boxing Board of Control | ( | 1929 | - | ) |
| Charlie Tilley | 1892-05-16 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Harry Greenfield for the 126lb title; loses to Jack Fitzpatrick on 93-10-02 (see below). | ||
| Jack Fitzpatrick | 1893-10-02 | London, ENG |
| Still champion as of 96-04-14 (Sporting Life); vacant in 97. | ||
| Dave Wallace | 1894-01-29 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Ted Mortimer and claims English 124lb title. | ||
| Tom Ireland | 1895-12-02 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Wallace and claims Enlgish 126lb Title. | ||
| Arthur Wallace | 1898-03-28 | London, ENG |
| Tom Ireland [2] | 1898-12-19 | London, ENG |
| Ted Marlow | 1899-02-06 | London, ENG |
| Mainly competes at 130lb limit afterwards and wins the 130lb (super featherweight) title on 99-04-24. | ||
| Dave Wallace | 1897-01-11 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Alf Wright for the 122lb title; also defeats Morgan Crowther on 97-03-29 for the 126lb title; starts competing at 130lb or 132lb limit (super featherweight) from 1900. | ||
| Bill Brierley | 1897-09-27 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Jim Barry for the 124lb title. | ||
| Jack Roberts | 1898-10-10 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Bill Wood for the 126lb title. | ||
| Ben Jordan | 1902-10-20 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Jack Roberts for the 126lb title; also holds the world title; vacates in 05. | ||
| Joe Bowker | 1905-03-20 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Pedlar Palmer; also defeats Spike Robson on 05-10-23 (see above); loses to Jim Driscoll on 06-05-28 (see below). | ||
| Johnny Summers | 1906-01-29 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Spike Robson for the vacant title; defends the "featherweight" title against Seaman Arthur Hayes on 06-03-19 (Sporting Life). | ||
| Jim Driscoll | 1906-05-28 | London, ENG |
| Replaces Johnny Summers, who is injured, and defeats Joe Bowker (Sporting Life, 06-05-29); also wins British Empire Title on 08-02-24 and is recognized in GBR as the world champion; retires after fighting Owen Moran to a draw in a title match on 13-01-27. | ||
| Kid Lewis (Ted Lewis) | 1913-10-06 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Alec Lambert; vacant in 15(?) upon moving up to the welterweight class. | ||
| Llew Edwards | 1915-05-31 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Owen Moran to win British Empire and British titles. | ||
| Charlie Hardcastle | 1917-06-04 | London, ENG |
| Tancy Lee | 1917-11-05 | London, ENG |
| Vacant in 20(?). | ||
| Mike Honeyman | 1920-01-26 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Billy Marchant. | ||
| Joe Fox | 1921-10-31 | London, ENG |
| Vacant in 23? (mostly competes in USA and CAN). | ||
| George McKenzie | 1924-06-02 | London, ENG |
| Johnny Curley | 1926-03-29 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Harry Corbett. | ||
| Johnny Cuthbert | 1927-01-24 | London, ENG |
| Harry Corbett | 1928-03-12 | London, ENG |
| Johnny Cuthbert [2] | 1929-05-16 | London, ENG |
| Nel Tarleton | 1931-10-01 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Tommy Watson | 1932-11-10 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Nel Tarleton [2] | 1934-07-26 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Also defeats Dave Crowley on 34-12-10 in Wembley to make the Lonsdale belt "his own property" (Yorkshire Evening Post, 34-12-11). | ||
| Johnny McGrory | 1936-09-24 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Stripped of the title on 38-08-17 due to overweight. | ||
| Jim Kelly | 1938-11-23 | Belfast, NIR |
| Defeats Benny Caplan. | ||
| Johnny Cusick | 1939-06-28 | Belfast, NIR |
| Nel Tarleton [3] | 1940-02-01 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Retires in 45. | ||
| Ronnie Clayton | 1947-09-11 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Defeats Al Phillips; vacates on 45-02-23. | ||
| Sammy McCarthy | 1954-06-01 | London, ENG |
| Billy Kelly | 1955-01-22 | Belfast, NIR |
| Charlie Hill | 1956-02-24 | Belfast, NIR |
| Bobby Neill | 1959-04-13 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG |
| Terry Spinks | 1960-09-27 | London, ENG |
| Howard Winstone | 1961-05-02 | London, ENG |
| Loses his bid for the world title on 67-06-15. | ||
| Jimmy Revie | 1969-03-24 | London, ENG |
| Defeats John O'Brien. | ||
| Evan Armstrong | 1971-07-05 | London, ENG |
| Tommy Glencross | 1972-09-25 | London, ENG |
| Evan Armstrong [2] | 1973-09-17 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Retires in 74. | ||
| Vernon Sollas | 1975-03-25 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Jimmy Revie. | ||
| Alan Richardson | 1977-03-15 | Leeds, Yorkshire, ENG |
| Dave Needham | 1978-04-20 | London, ENG |
| Pat Cowdell | 1979-11-06 | London, ENG |
| Vacates in 82-04(?). | ||
| Steve Sims | 1982-09-20 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Defeats Terry McKeown; vacates in 83-01(?). | ||
| Barry McGuigan | 1983-04-12 | Belfast, NIR |
| Defeats Vernon Penprase; wins WBA World Title on 85-06-08. | ||
| Robert Dickie | 1986-04-09 | London, ENG |
| Defeats John Feeney; moves up to the super featherweight class in 88. | ||
| Peter Harris | 1988-02-24 | Port Talbot, WEL |
| Defeats Kevin Taylor. | ||
| Paul Hodkinson | 1988-05-18 | Port Talbot, WEL |
| Vacant in 90. | ||
| Sean Murphy | 1990-05-22 | St. Albans, Hertfordshire, ENG |
| Defeats John Doherty. | ||
| Gary De Roux | 1991-03-05 | London, ENG |
| Colin McMillan | 1991-05-22 | London, ENG |
| Wins WBO World Title on 92-05-16. | ||
| John Davison | 1992-09-10 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, ENG |
| Defeats Tim Driscoll; loses his bid for WBO World Title on 93-04-17. | ||
| Sean Murphy [2] | 1993-02-27 | Dagenham, Essex, ENG |
| Defeats Alan McKay; loses his bid for WBO World Title on 93-07-10. | ||
| Duke McKenzie | 1993-12-18 | Manchester, Lancashire, ENG |
| Defeats John Davison; vacant in 94. | ||
| Billy Hardy | 1994-05-24 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, ENG |
| Defeats Alan McKay; vacant in 95. | ||
| Mike Deveney | 1995-01-23 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Defeats Wilson Docherty. | ||
| Jon Jo Irwin | 1995-09-20 | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, ENG |
| Colin McMillan [2] | 1996-05-14 | Dagenham, Essex, ENG |
| Paul Ingle | 1997-01-11 | London, ENG |
| Vacant in 98(?). | ||
| Jon Jo Irwin [2] | 1998-05-09 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, ENG |
| Defeats Esham Pickering; retires in 99. | ||
| Gary Thornhill # | 2000-05-16 | Warrington, Cheshire, ENG |
| Defeats Richie Wenton but is stripped of the title after the match due to testing positive for amphetamines. | ||
| Scott Harrison | 2001-03-24 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, ENG |
| Defeats Richie Wenton; win WBO World Title on 02-10-19. | ||
| Jamie McKeever | 2003-02-08 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Defeats Tony Mulholland. | ||
| Roy Rutherford | 2003-05-17 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Dazzo Williams | 2003-11-22 | Belfast, NIR |
| Nicky Cook | 2005-06-16 | Dagenham, Essex, ENG |
| Vacant in 05. | ||
| Andy Morris | 2005-11-05 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Defeats John Simpson. | ||
| John Simpson | 2006-12-09 | London, ENG |
| Paul Appleby | 2008-06-06 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Martin Lindsay | 2009-04-25 | Belfast, NIR |
| John Simpson [2] | 2010-12-15 | Belfast, NIR |
| Stephen Smith | 2011-04-27 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Lee Selby | 2011-09-17 | LiverpoLiverpool, Merseyside, ENG |
| Vacates in 14. | ||
| Josh Warrington | 2014-05-21 | Leeds, Yorkshire, ENG |
| Defeats Martin Lindsay; wins WBC International Title on 15-04-11. | ||
| Ryan Walsh | 2015-09-26 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Samir Mouneimne; stripped of the title on 20-09-17. | ||
| Leigh Wood | 2021-02-13 | London, ENG |
| Defeats Reece Mould; wins WBA World Title on 21-07-31. | ||
| Nathaniel Collins | 2023-03-10 | Glasgow, SCT |
| Defeats James Beech Jr.; also holds the Commonwealth Title but vacates it in 24. | ||
