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Last updated on 2022-12-31

United States of America
United States Boxing Association
Welterweight Title

(as of 2025-08-31)

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

Thomas Hearns1980-03-02Detroit, MI
Defeats Angel Espada to become the first champion; wins WBA World Title on 80-08-02.
Babilah McCarthy1981-01-13Las Vegas, NV
Defeats Greg Stephens; loses a non-title match on 81-07-31.
Kevin Morgan1981-10-13Stateline, NV
Defeats Tyrone Rackley.
Marlon Starling1982-07-17New York, NY
Donald Curry1982-10-23Atlantic City, NJ
Wins WBA World Title on 83-02-13.
Marlon Starling [2]1983-04-23Hartford, CT
Defeats Kevin Howard.
Johnny Bumphus1986-05-18Providence, RI
Retires after losing his bid for WBC world title on 87-02-22 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Rollin Williams1987-06-30Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Tommy Ayers.
Manning Galloway1988-07-06Houston, TX
Wins WBO World Title on 89-12-15 (may have vacated USBA title before that).
Glenwood Brown1990-02-20Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Luis Santana; loses his bid for IBF world title on 91-10-04.
Kevin Pompey1992-03-06Callicoon, NY
Defeats Stephan Johnson.
Harold Brazier1994-01-23Boston, MA
Anthony Stephens1994-07-22Robinsonville, MS
James Hughes1994-10-26Bossier City, LA
Passes away on 95-07-25.
Sal Lopez1995-10-06Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Tony Martin; loses a non-title match on 96-03-12.
Tony Martin1996-04-02Providence, RI
Defeats Kip Diggs; retires after losing a non-title match on 97-03-29.
Raul Frank1997-10-10Morton, MN
Defeats Purcell Miller; loses his bid for IBF world title to a draw on 2000-08-26.
Cory Spinks2001-08-17Chicago, IL
Defeates Larry Marks; loses his bid for IBF world title on 02-04-13.
Ishe Smith2004-01-15Santa Ynez, CA
Defeats Randall Bailey; vacant in 04.
David Estrada2004-07-15Santa Ynez, CA
Defeats Nurhan Suleymanoglu; loses a non-title match on 05-04-23.
Delvin Rodriguez2006-05-26El Paso, TX
Defeates Luis Hernandez.
Jesse Feliciano2007-03-23Mashantucket, CT
Loses his bid for IBF world title on 07-11-23.
Delvin Rodriguez [2]2008-07-16San Antonio, TX
Defeats Oscar Diaz; loses a non-title match on 10-07-30.
Carson Jones2011-05-05Tulsa, OK
Defeats Michael Clark; loses IBF international title eliminator on 12-07-07; continues to be listed as champion in the official rankings until 12-12.
Ray Robinson2013-08-02Newark, DE
Defeats Ray Narh; vacates in 14-01 to challenge for NABO title.
Samuel Vasquez2014-08-08Pittsburgh, PA
Defeats James Stevenson; vacant in 15-03.
Dmitry Mikhaylenko2016-01-30Montreal, QC, CAN
Defeats Karim Mayfield; loses his bid for WBC silver title on 16-05-06.
Dusty Harrison2016-09-15Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Thomas LaManna; vacant in 17-04; Gerome Quigley Jr. and Raymond Serrano fight for the vacant title to non-contest on 18-06-16.
Alexander Besputin 2018-09-14 Fresno, CA
Defeats Alan Sanchez; vacates in 19-11 to challenge for WBA world title.
Ivan Golub 2021-08-03 New York, NY
Defeats Eric Walker; vacant in 22.


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