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
Lightweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Sean O'Grady
1979-10-23
Oklahoma City, OK
Defeats Arturo Leon; loses his bid for WBC world title on 80-11-01 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Curtis Harris
1981-07-16
Totowa, NJ
Defeats James Martinez; stripped of the title on 82-03-14 upon losing a non-title match.
Ruben Muñoz Jr.
1982-07-18
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Arturo Frias.
Roger Mayweather
1982-10-23
Atlantic City, NJ
Vacates in 83-01 upon moving down to the junior lightweight class.
Jimmy Paul
1983-06-12
Phoenix, AZ
Defeats Andy Ganigan; wins IBF World Title on 85-04-06; Freddie Pendleton and Frankie Randall fight for the vacant title to a draw on 86-07-04.
Tyrone Crawley
1985-06-05
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Charlie Brown for the vacant USBA title (The Record, Hackensack, NJ, 85-06-06) but is often listed as a former NABF champion; loses his bid for WBA world title on on 86-02-16.
Terrence Alli
1986-09-27
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Miguel Santana; loses his bid for WBC world title on 87-07-19 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Pernell Whitaker
1987-07-25
Norfolk, VA
Defeats Miguel Santana; loses his bid for WBC world title on 88-03-12 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Freddie Pendleton
1988-07-10
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Livingstone Bramble for the vacant title (Philadelphia Daily News, etc., 88-07-11); loses his bid for IBF world title to a draw on 92-08-29.
Carl Griffith
1993-03-21
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Sergey Artemiev; vacant in 94.
Marty Jakubowski
1994-07-01
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Anthony Boyle; vacates in 95-02 "to pursue a world championship" (Philadelphia Daily News, 95-02-09).
John Lark
1995-02-22
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Anthony Boyle; vacates in 95-09 to challenge for IBF world title (Philadelphia Daily News, 95-09-12).
Ivan Robinson
1995-10-17
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Demetrio Ceballos.
Israel Cardona
1997-07-01
Wildwood, NJ
Loses his bid for IBF world title on 99-08-20.
Efren Hinojosa
2001-03-16
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Lamar Murphy.
Julian Wheeler
2001-11-30
Philadelphia, PA
Leavander Johnson
2002-10-25
Mashantucket, CT
Loses his bid for IBF world title on 03-11-22.
Verquan Kimbrough
2007-12-30
Chester, WV
Defeats Oisin Fagan; wins NABA Title on 08-04-27.
Tyron Harris
2008-10-17
Auburn Hills, MI
Defeats Damian Fuller; stripped of the title on 09-05-01 upon losing a non-title match.
Raymundo Beltran
2011-03-04
Woodland Hills, CA
Defeats Carlos Vinan; loses his bid for NABO title on 11-05-13.
Ivan Redkach
2014-01-17
Memphis, TN
Defeats Tony Luis; vacant in 14-06.
Devin Haney
2018-05-11
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Mason Menard; wins IBF North American Title on 18-09-28
Teofimo Lopez
2018-12-08
New York, NY
Defeats Mason Menard; vacates in 19-11 to challenge for IBF world title.
Michel Rivera
2020-10-31
San Antonio, TX
Defeats Ladarius Miller; vacant in 22.
Jamaine Ortiz
2022-05-21
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Jamel Herring; also holds NABF Title but loses it on 22-10-29.
