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
Light Heavyweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Jerry Martin
1979-11-14
Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Jesse Burnett; loses his bid for WBA world title on 80-07-20.
Murray Sutherland
1980-10-25
Pontiac, MI
Defeats Pablo Paul Ramos.
Eddie Davis
1982-06-11
Las Vegas, NV
Marvin Johnson
1985-04-21
Atlantic City, NJ
Wins WBA World Title on 86-02-09 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Charles Williams
1986-09-20
Indianapolis, IN
Defeats James Salerno; wins IBF World Title on 87-10-29; Vaughn Hooks defeats Frankie Swindell for the vacant title on 88-02-26 in Philadelphia, PA but the decision is over-turned to no contest due to the usage of illegal drugs.
Frankie Swindell
1988-05-27
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Jeff Thompson; loses his bid for WBO world title on 89-02-19 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Mike Sedillo
1989-05-18
Oakland, CA
Defeats Uriah Grant; loses his bid for WBO world title on 89-12-22 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
David Vedder
1990-01-18
San Jose, CA
Defeats Uriah Grant; vacates in 90-02 to challenge for WBA world title; Vincent Boulware and Tony Harrison fight for the vacant title to no contest on 90-02-22 in Phoenix, AZ.
Booker T. Word
1990-06-12
Fort Bragg, NC
Defeats Anthony Hembrick.
Tim Hillie
1992-06-20
Atlantic City, NJ
Ernesto Magdaleno
1993-04-23
Memphis, TN
Loses his bid for IBF world title on 94-03-26.
Anthony Hembrick
1995-01-25
Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Rudy Nix.
James Toney
1995-04-30
Las Vegas, NV
Wins WBU World Title on 95-06-18 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Defeats Eric Harding; stripped of the title on 03-11-07 upon losing his bid for IBF world title by a draw; Julian Letterlough and Daniel Judah fight for the vacant title to a draw on 04-04-17.
Eric Harding
2005-02-11
Uncasville, CT
Defeats David Telesco; vacant in 05.
George Khalid Jones
2005-07-01
Plymouth, MA
Defeats Fred Moore; retires after losing IBF world title eliminator on 05-09-30.
Montell Griffin
2006-03-31
Uncasville, CT
Defeats Norman Jones; loses IBF world title eliminator on 07-05-16.
