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.
United States Boxing Association
Junior Welterweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Adolph Viruet defeats Monroe Brooks on 75-08-29 in Las Vegas, NV for NABF title (or NABF American title) (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 75-08-30) but is often listed as USBA champion.
Willie Rodriguez
1979-09-19
Scranton, PA
Defeats Art McKnight.
Johnny Bumphus
1981-10-31
Atlantic City, NJ
Bruce Curry defeats Ronnie Shields for NABF title on 82-11-17 (St. Joseph Gazette, 82-11-18) but is often listed as USBA champion; Bumphus wins WBA World Title on 84-01-22.
Wins WBA World Title on 90-08-17 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Charles Murray
1990-10-18
Rochester, NY
Defeats Micky Ward.
Terrence Alli
1991-05-12
Rochester, NY
NABF champion, defeats Murray for the USBA Title (Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY, 91-05-13); loses his bid for WBC world title on 93-05-08 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Darryl Tyson
1993-10-27
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Roger Mayweather.
Freddie Pendleton
1995-04-29
Landover, MD
Loses his bid for IBF world title on 96-05-18.
Terron Millett
1998-05-29
Las Vegas, NV
Defeats Freddie Pendleton; wins IBF World Title on 99-02-20.
DeMarcus Corley
1999-09-24
Washington, DC
Defeats Ener Julio; wins WBO World Title on 2001-06-30 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Teddy Reid
2001-08-31
Baltimore, MD
Defeats Joe Hutchinson; stripped of the title on 02-01-25 upon losing his bid for NABF title and IBF world title eliminator.
Michael Stewart
2003-03-21
Dover, DE
Defeats Charles Tschorniawsky; loses his bid for the interim IBF world title on 04-04-03.
Demetrius Hopkins
2006-03-03
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Mario Ramos; vacant in 07-11.
Mike Arnaoutis
2008-03-06
New York, NY
Defeats Harrison Cuello.
Victor Ortiz
2009-03-07
San Jose, CA
Loses his bid for the interim WBA world title on 09-06-27.
Tim Coleman
2009-12-03
New York, NY
Defeats Mike Arnaoutis.
Vernon Paris
2011-08-05
Santa Ynez, CA
Loses IBF world title eliminator on 12-03-24.
Cleotis Pendarvis
2012-05-25
Woodland Hills, CA
Defeats Robert Franckel; loses IBF world title eliminator on 13-05-10.
