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.
New York State Athletic Commission
World Junior Welterweight Title
Pinky Mitchell #
1922-11-22
Awarded as the champion through the NBA-sanctioned voting by the readers of the Boxing Blade, a Minneapolis weekly newspaper; may not be officially recognized by NYSAC; Paul Doyle also claims the title in NY in 23-06 (Times Union, Brooklyn, NY, 23-06-06) but loses to Willie Harmon on 24-04-08 in New York, NY (see below); Mitchell may temporarily vacate the title in 25 when he outgrows the weight class (The Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, 25-08-21).
Willie Harmon #
1925-08-14
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Defeats Mitchell and claims the title (Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 25-09-22); has also defeated title claimant Paul Doyle on 24-04-08 in New York, NY (see above); loses to Jack Zivic on 25-09-21 in Bronx, NY, USA in the scheduled title defense (Pittsburgh Gazette Times, 25-09-22) or decision match for the title vacated by Mitchell (The Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, 25-08-21) which becomes a non-title bout when both competitors fail to make the weight.
Pinky Mitchell #
1926-08<
Still/again recognized as champion (Times Union, Brooklyn, NY 26-09-01).
Mushy Callahan
1926-09-21
Vernon, CA, USA
Defends the title in New York, NY against Andy DiVodi on 27-03-14.
Jackie Berg
1930-02-18
London, ENG, GBR
Tony Canzoneri
1931-04-24
Chicago, IL, USA
A double title match with the lightweight champion; Berg continues to claim the title because of the lightweight limit in the match rather than the junior welterweight limit (The Brooklyn Daily Times, 31-08-03); Berg again loses to Canzoneri on 31-09-10 in New York, NY, USA but still continues to claim the title with the support of The Ring magazine (United Press, 32-12-11).
Johnny Jadick
1932-01-18
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Title retired in 32 after Jadick refuses the rematch against Canzoneri (Mount Carmel Item, Mt. Carmel, PA, 33-02-06).
Tippy Larkin
1946-04-29
Boston, MA, USA
Defeats Willie Joyce and is recogniezd by NYSAC and NBA (Boston Herald, 46-04-29); vacates on 46-11-05; division inactive until 59.
Carlos Ortiz
1959-06-12
New York, NY, USA
Defeats Kenny Lane when the title is revived "after 13 years" (Daily News, New York, NY, 59-06-13).
