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Last updated on 2024-05-17

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

Johnny Summers1913-06-11Sydney, NSW, AUS
Defeats Sid Burns.
Tom McCormick1914-01-10Sydney, NSW, AUS
Also wins the world title on 14-01-24.
Matt Wells1914-03-21Sydney, NSW, AUS
Wins the World, British Empire, and British titles.
Johnny Basham1919-11-13London, ENG, GBR
Ted Lewis1920-06-09London, ENG, GBR
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles.
Tommy Milligan1924-11-26Edinburgh, SCT, GBR
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles; wins European middleweight title on 25-06-08.
Eddie Thomas1951-01-27Johannesburg, RAS
Defeats Pat Patrick for the vacant title.
Wally Thom1951-10-16London, ENG, GBR
Wins British Empire and British titles.
Cliff Curvis1952-07-24Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Wins British Empire and British titles.
Gerald Dreyer1952-12-08Johannesburg, RAS
Barry Brown1954-01-15Wellington, NZL
George Barnes1954-11-24Sydney, NSW, AUS
Darby Brown1956-08-06Sydney, NSW, AUS
George Barnes [2]1956-11-12Sydney, NSW, AUS
Johnny van Rensburg1958-05-17Salisbury (Harare), ZIM
George Barnes [3]1958-08-18Sydney, NSW, AUS
Brian Curvis1960-05-09Swansea, WEL, GBR
Also wins British Title on 60-11-21; retires as champion after his last fight on 66-09-12.
Johnny Cooke1967-10-16Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Defeats Lennox Beckles.
Ralph Charles1968-02-20London, ENG, GBR
Vacates on 72-11-21 (Daily Mirror, London, ENG).
Clyde Gray1973-02-12Toronto, ON, CAN
Defeats Eddie Blay.
Chris Clarke1979-08-28Halifax, NS, CAN
Clyde Gray [2]1979-11-13Halifax, NS, CAN
Retires on 80-11-26 (The Ottawa Citizen).
Colin Jones1981-03-03London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Mark Harris; vacates in 83-03 when Jones fights for WBC World Title.
Sylvester Mittee1984-10-10London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Fighting Romanus.
Lloyd Honeyghan1985-11-27London, ENG, GBR
Wins WBA, WBC, and IBF world titles on 86-09-27.
Brian Janssen1987-04-06Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Defeats Judas Clottey.
Wilf Gentzen1987-08-28Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Gary Jacobs1988-04-19Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Donovan Boucher1989-11-23Motherwell, SCT, GBR
Eamonn Loughran1992-11-24Doncaster, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Vacant in 93-09 in order to challenge for WBO World Title.
Andrew Murray1993-10-05London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Tony Swift; wins WBA Fedelatin Title on 97-03-16; vacates the Commonwealth Title in 97.
Kofi Jantuah1997-11-01Accra, GHA
Defeats Stefan Scriggins; vacant in 2000-01(?).
Scott Dixon2000-02-05London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Sean Sullivan; vacates in 00-08 upon moving up to the super welterweight class.
Jawaid Khaliq2000-11-27Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG, GBR
Defeats Sean Sullivan; wins IBO World Title on 01-06-11.
Julian Holland2001-08-17Sydney, NSW, AUS
Defeats Shannan Taylor and also wins the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Title.
James Hare2002-04-27Huddersfield, Yorkshire, ENG, GBR
Wins WBF World Title on 03-06-21.
Ossie Duran2003-12-26Accra, GHA
Defeats Joshua Okine; vacates in 04-06 upon moving up to the super welterweight class.
Fatai Onikeke2004-09-17Ilorin, NGR
Defeats Hassan Matumla.
Joshua Okine2005-03-04Accra, GHA
Kevin Anderson2005-09-30Kirkcaldy, SCT, GBR
Paulus Ali Nuumbembe2007-02-16Kirkcaldy, SCT, GBR
Craig Watson2007-12-08Wigan, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
John O'Donnell2009-04-11London, ENG, GBR
Vacant on 10-03-29.
Denton Vassell2010-04-16Wigan, Lancashire, ENG, GBR
Defeats Lee Purdy.
Frankie Gavin2013-06-28Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Leonard Bundu2014-08-01Wolverhampton, W. Midlands, ENG, GBR
Vacates in 14-11 to challenge for the interim WBA World Title.
Frankie Gavin2014-11-29London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Bradley Skeete; vacates in 15-04 to challenge for IBF World Title.
Sam Eggington2015-05-09Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG, GBR
Defeats Joseph Lamptey.
Bradley Skeete2016-03-05Birmingham, W. Midlands, ENG, GBR
Vacant in 16.
Kris George2016-11-25Toowoomba, QLD, AUS
Defeats Cameron Hammond.
Josh Kelly2018-06-16Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, ENG, GBR
Defeats Kris George; vacant in 18.
Chris Jenkins 2019-08-03 Belfast, NIR, GBR
Defeats Paddy Gallagher; also holds British Title.
Ekow Essuman 2021-07-24London, ENG, GBR
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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