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.
Defeats Paddy Read; recognized as champion by WBA and The Ring (The Escanba Daily Press, Escanba, MI, USA, 63-10-09); still champion as of 65-06-14; moves up to the lightweight class in 65.
Les Gillis
1967-11-04
New Glasgow, NS, CAN
Canadian champion, defeats Tibby Brown to win the North American title (The Windsor Star, Windsor, ON, 67-11-06); still champion as of 68-06-29 (Biddeford-Saco Journal, Biddeford, ME, 68-07-01).
Art Cuellar
1970-04-16
Victoria, TX, USA
Defeats Mundo Torres; most likely retires in 70.
Sammy Goss
1971-08-10
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Defeats Lloyd Marshall (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
