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.
South American Heavyweight Title (as of 2023-09-02)
Willie Gould
1910-10-08
Lomas de Zamora, BA, ARG
Defeats Joe Daly; retires on 15-03-28.
Kid Norfolk (William Ward)
1916?
PAN
Most likely vacant in 17 when Norfolk moves to USA.
Heriberto Rojas
1918
Claims the title in CHI.
Dave Mills
1919-11-01
Santiago, CHI
Defeats Luis Angel Firpo for the vacant title; also fights title claimant Heriberto Rojas to a draw on 19-12-20.
Luis Angel Firpo
1920-04-30
Santiago, CHI
Quintín Romero-Rojas
1924-12-11
Awarded when Firpo is stripped of the title.
Alfredo Porzio
1925-11-12
Awarded when Romero-Rojas is stripped of the title; retires in 28-03.
Alberto Santiago Lovell
1938-11-19
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Valentin Campolo for the vacant South American and vacant Argentine titles.
Arturo Godoy
1939-04-08
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Eduardo Primo
1939-08-19
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Alberto Santiago Lovell [2]
1939-09-23
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Arturo Godoy [2]
1943-02-28
Santiago, CHI
Officially retires in 53-01.
Alex Miteff
1960-05-19
Awarded; retires on 63-05-10.
Gregorio Peralta
1963-08-20
Awarded.
Roberto Davila
1966-12-29
Awarded.
Luis Faustino Pires
1967-05-27
Lima, PER
Eduardo Corletti
1969-06-07
Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Stripped of the title on 72-10-20.
Luis Faustino Pires [2]
1973-06-01
Awarded; stripped of the title on 76-06-09.
Raúl Gorosito
1976-06-10
Awarded; vacant in 78(?).
Luis Faustino Pires [3]
1978
Awarded.
Domingo D'Elia
1978-05-12
Resistencia, CC, ARG
Last recorded defense on 79-02-09; retires in 84.
Adilson Rodrigues
1984-09-09
São Paulo, SP, BRA
Defeats Juan Antonio Figueroa; recognized by WBC FESUBOX; vacant in 96(?).
Mario Melo
1997-04-11
BA, ARG
Defeats Ricardo Alfredo Ibarra.
Fabio Eduardo Moli
1997-11-21
Adelia Maria, CB, ARG
Also holds Argentine Title; also wins WBA Fedelatin Title on 99-06-11 and WBO Latino Title on 99-09-17; stripped of all four titles after Moli kicks his opponent after the match on 2000-10-06.
Pedro Daniel Franco
2001-07-14
San Francisco Solano, BA, ARG
Defeats Rogerio Lobo.
Marcelo Fabian Dominguez
2002-05-11
Quilmes, BA, ARG
Temporarily retires in 06-12.
Cesar Gustavo Acevedo
2007-11-17
Avellaneda, BA, ARG
Defeats Gonzalo Omar Basile.
George Arias
2008-11-08
São Paulo, SP, BRA
Vacates in 11-03.
Johann Duhaupas
2011-04-02
Panama City, PAN
Defeats Saul Farah.
Raphael Zumbano
2013-09-22
Santos, SP, BRA
Wins the vacant title; loses his bid for WBC International and UBO World titles on 13-10-17.
Saul Farah
2013-12-21
Santa Ana Del Yacuma, BOL
Defeats Guido Santana; vacant in 14.
Raphael Zumbano [2]
2014-08-30
São Paulo, SP, BRA
Defeats Ricardo Augusto Souza; wins WBC Latino Title on 15-04-18.
Matias Ariel Vidondo
2017-03-31
Rosario, SF, ARG
Defeats Mariano Ruben Diaz Strunz; retires after the match.
Gonzalo Omar Basile
2019-04-20
Luis Guillon, BA, ARG
Defeats Julio Enrique Cuellar Cabrera; vacant in 20.
Ariel Esteban Bracamonte
2021-11-06
Jose C. Paz, BA, ARG
Defeats Jorge Alejandro Arias; loses a non-title match on 22-02-07.
