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.
North American Boxing Federation
Lightweight Title (as of 2024-09-19)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Ruben Navarro
1970-09-10
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Defeats Arturo Lomeli to become the first champion.
Jimmy Robertson
1971-03-18
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chango Carmona
1972-07-06
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Stripped of the title on 73-01-07.
Esteban De Jesus
1973-02-16
San Juan, PR, USA
Defeats Ray Lampkin for the vacant title; loses his bid for WBA World Title on 74-03-16.
Ray Lampkin
1974-10-18
Seattle, WA, USA
Defeats Nick Alfaro; loses his bid for WBA World Title on 75-03-02.
Vicente Mijares Saldivar
1976-04-22
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Defeats Arturo Pineda.
Andrew Ganigan
1978-03-28
Honolulu, HI, USA
Stripped of the title on 80-08-01.
Jorge Morales
1980-08-19
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Frankie Moultrie.
Ray Mancini
1981-05-16
Kiamesha Lake, NY, USA
Wins WBA World Title on 82-05-08.
José Luis Ramirez
1982-11-26
Houston, TX, USA
Defeats Frankie Moultrie; loses his bid for WBC World Title on 83-05-01.
Nick Furlano
1983-04-13
Toronto, ON, CAN
Defeats Louis Loy.
Davey Lee Armstrong
1983-06-09
Toronto, ON, CAN
Hector Camacho
1985-04-29
Buffalo, NY, USA
Defeats Roque Montoya for the vacant title; wins WBC World Title on 85-08-10; Tyrone Crawley defeats Charlie Brown on 85-06-05 for the vacant USBA title (The Record, Hackensack, NJ, 85-06-06) but is often listed as former NABF champion..
