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Last updated on 2024-05-17

United Kingdom
British Welterweight Title
National Sporting Club ( 1910-03 - 1929 )
British Boxing Board of Control ( 1929 -   )
(as of 2024-09-19)

Young Joseph 1910-03-21London, ENG
Defeats Jack Goldswain on 10-03-21 in London, ENG to be officially recognized as the first champion for the new 147lb class by NSC; loses to Arthu Evernden on 11-01-23 in a non-title match; vacates on 12-05-06 when Joseph refuses to fight Arthu Evernden (Daily Herald, London, 12-05-07; Dundee Courier, 12-05-11).
Johnny Summers1912-06-17London, ENG
Defeats Arthur Evernden.
Johnny Basham1914-12-14London, ENG
Kid Lewis (Ted Lewis)1920-06-09London, ENG
Tommy Milligan1924-11-26Edinburgh, SCT
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles; wins European middleweight title on 25-06-08.
Johnny Brown1925-10-08London, ENG
Defeats Harry Mason.
Harry Mason1925-11-19London, ENG
Jack Hood1926-05-31London, ENG
Stripped of the title on 31-10-19 for failure to defend the title (Lincolnshire Echo).
Harry Mason1934-06-11Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG
Defeats Len Smith.
Pat Butler1934-12-17Leicester, Leicestershire, ENG
Retires after his last fight on 36-01-10.
Dave McCleave1936-04-23London, ENG
Defeats Chuck Parker.
Jake Kilrain1936-06-02Glasgow, SCT
Ernie Roderick1939-03-23Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG
Henry Hall1948-11-08London, ENG
Eddie Thomas1949-11-15London, ENG
Also wins British Empire Title on 51-01-27.
Wally Thom1951-10-16London, ENG
Wins British Empire and British titles.
Cliff Curvis1952-07-24Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG
Wins British Empire and British titles; retires after his last match on 53-03-22.
Wally Thom [2]1953-09-24Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG
Defeats Peter Fallon.
Peter Waterman1956-06-05London, ENG
Retires in 58.
Tommy Molloy1958-07-15London, ENG
Defeats Jimmy Newman.
Wally Swift1960-02-01Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG
Brian Curvis1960-11-21Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG
Retires as champion after his last fight on 66-09-12.
Johnny Cooke1967-02-13Manchester, Lancaster, ENG
Defeats Brian McCaffrey; also wins British Empire Title on 67-10-16.
Ralph Charles1968-02-20London, ENG
Vacates on 72-05-10 (Coventry Evening Telegraph).
Bobby Arthur1972-10-31London, ENG
Defeats John H. Stracey.
John H. Stracey1973-06-05London, ENG
Wins WBC World Title on 75-12-06.
Pat Thomas1975-12-15London, ENG
Defeats Pat McCormack.
Henry Rhiney1976-12-06Luton, Bedfordshire, ENG
Kirkland Laing1979-04-04Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG
Colin Jones1980-04-01London, ENG
Vacates in 83-03 when Jones fights for WBC World Title.
Lloyd Honeyghan1983-04-05London, ENG
Defeats Cliff Gilpin; Honeyghan is mostly inactive in 84.
Kostas Petrou1985-04-13Darlington, Co. Durham, ENG
Defeats Rocky Kelly for the vacant title.
Sylvester Mittee1985-09-18London, ENG
Lloyd Honeyghan [2]1985-11-27London, ENG
Wins WBA, WBC, and IBF world titles on 86-09-27.
Kirkland Laing1987-03-14London, ENG
Defeats Sylvester Mittee.
Del Bryan1991-01-16London, ENG
Gary Jacobs1992-02-20Glasgow, SCT
Vacates in 92.
Del Bryan [2]1993-09-22London, ENG
Defeats Pat Barrett.
Chris Saunders1995-09-15Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, ENG
Kevin Lueshing1996-02-13London, ENG
Geoff McCreesh1997-07-19London, ENG
Vacates in 99-02 upon moving up to the super welterweight class.
Derek Roche1999-04-10Manchester, Lancaster, ENG
Harry Dhami2000-03-27Barnsley, Yorkshire, ENG
Neil Sinclair2001-11-19Glasgow, SCT
Vacant in 03.
David Barnes2003-07-17Dagenham, Essex, ENG
Vacates in 05-06 to challenge for Commonwealth Title.
Michael Jennings2005-07-16Bolton, Lancashire, ENG
Defeats Jimmy Vincent.
Young Mutley2006-01-28Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG
Kevin Anderson2006-06-01Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG
Kevin McIntyre2007-11-02Irvine, SCT
Stripped of the title in 08-06 for unable to compete due to injury.
Kell Brook2008-06-14London, ENG
Defeats Barrie Jones; vacates on 10-09-18.
Craig Watson2011-02-19London, ENG
Defeats John O'Donnell.
Lee Purdy2011-04-16Manchester, Lancaster, ENG
Colin Lynes2011-11-09London, ENG
Junior Witter2012-05-12Sheffield, Yorkshire, ENG
Frankie Gavin2012-11-01London, ENG
Loses his bid for IBF World Title on 15-05-30.
Sam Eggington2015-07-18Manchester, Lancaster, ENG
Defeats Glenn Foot for the vacant title.
Bradley Skeete2016-03-05Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG
Loses his bid for the vacant EBU European Title on 18-04-28.
Johnny Garton2018-10-20Brentwood, Essex, ENG
Defeats Gary Corcoran.
Chris Jenkins2019-03-08London, ENG
Also wins Commonwealth Title on 19-08-03.
Ekow Essuman 2021-07-24 London, ENG
Wins Commonwealth and British titles; also holds IBF European Title.
Harry Scarff 2023-11-18 Manchester, Lancaster, ENG
Wins IBF European, Commonwealth, and British titles; IBF European Title is vacant after Scarff loses in a non-title match on 24-05-17.


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