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Last updated on 2024-09-06

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British Empire / Commonwealth Featherweight Title
Empire and Commonwealth Championships Committee ( 1954 - 1972 )
Commonwealth Championships Committee ( 1972 - 1997 )
Commonwealth Boxing Council ( 1997 -   )
(as of 2024-09-19)

Jim Driscoll1908-02-24London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Charlie Griffin 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.
Llew Edwards1915-05-31London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Owen Moran to win British Empire and British titles.
Charlie Simpson1916-01-22Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Retires in 17(?).
Leo Roy1923-08-15Montréal, QC, CAN
Defeats José Fox; retires in 30.
Johnny McGrory1936-12-26Johannesburg, RSA
Defeats Willie Smith; stripped on 38-08-17 due to exceeding the weight limit for the scheduled title defense.
Jim Kelly1938-11-23Belfast, NIR, GBR
Defeats Benny Caplan.
Johnny Cusick1939-06-28Belfast, NIR, GBR
Nel Tarleton1940-02-01Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Retires after his last match on 45-02-23.
Al Phillips1947-03-18London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Cliff Anderson.
Ronnie Clayton1947-09-11Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Roy Ankrah1951-04-30London, ENG, GBR
Billy Kelly1954-10-02Belfast, NIR, GBR
Hogan Bassey1955-11-19Belfast, NIR, GBR
Wins the world title on 57-06-24; vacates the Commonwealth title on 57-10-31.
Percy Lewis1957-12-09Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Charlie Hill.
Floyd Robertson1960-11-26Belfast, NIR, GBR
John O'Brien1967-02-03Accra, GHA
Johnny Famechon1967-11-24Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Wins WBC World Title on 69-01-21.
Toro George1970-12-12Canberra, ACT, AUS
Defeats Ken Bradley.
Bobby Dunne1972-11-06Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Evan Armstrong1974-04-05Brisbane, QLD, AUS
David Kotei1974-12-07Accra, GHA
Vacant in 77-05.
Eddie Ndukwu1977-06-17Lagos, NGR
Defeats Alan Richardson; vacant in 80.
Charm Chiteule1980-05-04Lusaka, ZAM
Defeats Dave Needham; vacant in 80.
Patrick Ford1980-08-01Lagos, NGR
Defeats ; loses his bid for WBC World Title on 80-09-13.
Azumah Nelson1981-09-26Accra, GHA
Defeats Brian Roberts; wins WBC World Title on 84-12-08; vacates Commonwealth Title in 86-01.
Tyrone Downes1986-02-28Port-of-Spain, TTO
Defeats Snake Mandeya; loses his bid for WBC World Title on 88-08-12.
George Ayeh1988-11-05Accra, GHA
Defeats Ray Akwaye.
Percy Commey1989-04-22Accra, GHA
Modesty Napunyi1990-01-28Nairobi, KEN
Barrington Francis1991-04-17Toronto, ON, CAN
Wins WBF World Title on 91-11-13.
Colin McMillan1992-01-18London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Percy Commey; wins WBO World Title on 92-05-16.
Billy Hardy1992-10-07Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, ENG, GBR
Defeats Ricky Rayner; vacant in 95(?).
Jon Jo Irwin1996-10-11London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Smith Odoom.
Paul Ingle1997-10-11Sheffield, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Loses his bid for WBO World Title on 99-04-10.
Patrick Mullings1999-11-29London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Eric Odumase.
Scott Harrison2000-01-24Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Wins WBO World Title on 02-10-19.
Nicky Cook2003-02-08London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Meshack Kondwani; vacant in 05.
Jackson Asiku2005-11-18Dagenham, Essex, ENG, GBR
Defeats Marc Callaghan; vacant on 08-03-24.
Paul Truscott2008-05-09Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Osumanu Akaba.
John Simpson2009-01-16Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Stephen Smith2010-09-04Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Lee Selby2011-09-17Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Vacant on 13-10.
Josh Warrington2013-11-02Hull, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Samir Mouneimne; vacant in 15.
Isaac Lowe2016-02-27Manchester, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Marco McCullough; vacant in 17.
Jason Cunningham2017-04-08London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Ben Jones.
Reece Bellotti2017-10-13London, ENG, GBR
Ryan Doyle2018-06-06London, ENG, GBR
Jordan Gill2018-10-27London, ENG, GBR
Vacant in 19.
Leigh Wood 2019-03-02 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Abraham Osei Bonsu; also wins WBO European Title on 19-10-04; vacant in 20-04 (or on 20-02-21 when Wood loses WBO European title).
Nathaniel Collins 2021-07-31 Hamilton, SCT, GBR
Defeats Felix Williams; also wins the vacant British Title on 13-03-10; vacates Commonwealth title in 24.
Masood Abdulah 2024-09-06 London, ENG, GBR
Defeats George Stewart.


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