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Last updated on 2025-07-18

South American Welterweight Title
(as of 2025-07-18)

Hector Mendez 1924-02-15<  
Reigning champoin, refereeing a match in Buenos Aires, DF, ARG (Calgary Herald, Calgary, AB, CAN, 24-02-15).

K.O. Brisset 1926-07-13  
Awarded in ARG; retires in 37.

Kid Thomas (Felix Thomas) # 1930-09  
Claims the title in CA, USA; most likely not recognized in S. America; still claims the title as of 32-04-12.

Martiniano Pereyra1956-12-21São Paulo, SP, BRA
Defeats Paulo de Jesus; title has been vacant since 37.
Cirilo Gil1959-08-01Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Retires on 60-01-11.
Luis Federico Thompson 1960-02-13 
Awarded; inactive from 63; officially stripped of the title in 64-09.
Ramon La Cruz 1964-09-28 
Awarded.
Juarez de Lima1965-11-27Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Domingo Rubio1967-03-03Santiago, CHI
Ramon La Cruz [2]1967-07-07Santiago, CHI
Stripped of the title in 70? (BoxRec has 70-06 but it also has La Cruz defending the title on 70-08-08 and 70-10-03).
Ramon La Cruz [3]1972-05-13Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Abel Cachazu; vacates on 73-06-01.
Abel Cachazú 1973-11-09
Awarded; vacates on 74-05-14.
Miguel Angel Curbelo 1977-11-10
Awarded.
Miguel Angel Campanino1978-05-12San Carlos de Bariloche, RN, ARG
Retires in 78.
Eduardo Jorge Yanni 1980-02-08 
Awarded; vacant in 80(?).
Alfredo Ruben Lucero1981-06-12Salta, SA, ARG
Defeats Edson Lima; also holds Argentine Title; South American Title may be vacant when Lucero loses Argentine Title on 83-12-23.
Ramon Gaspar Abeldaño 1985-08-01
Awarded.
Miguel Angel Arroyo1986-06-14Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla1990-08-31Salta, SA, ARG
Hector Hugo Vilte1991-01-04Salta, SA, ARG
Vacant in 91.
Luis Dionisio Barrera1991-11-15Junín, BA, ARG
Defeats Francisco Bernabe Bobadilla.
Marcelo Domingo Di Croce1992-07-17
Awarded when Barrera fails to make weight for their scheduled match on 92-07-17.
Hugo Ramon Caceres1994-12-09San Salvador de Jujuy, JY, ARG
Jorge Daniel Alvez1995-06-03Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Carlos Alberto Malaga1997-09-12Tandil, BA, ARG
Adrian Walter Daneff1998-03-06Canuelas, BA, ARG
Paulo Alejandro Sanchez2002-09-22Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Raul Eduardo Bejarano2003-01-11Caseros, BA, ARG
Luis Carlos Abregu2008-04-04Salta, SA, ARG
Vacant in 08(?).
Francisco Fuentes2011-10-14Monteria, COL
Defeats Eduardo Flores; vacant in 12(?).
Luis Carlos Abregu [2]2012-06-08Salta, SA, ARG
Defeats Pedro Verdu; wins WBC International Title on 12-10-27.
Fernando Angulo2013-01-18Junín, BA, ARG
Defeats Juan Manuel Bonanni; vacant in 13.
Juan José Dias2013-09-20Tapiales, BA, ARG
Defeats Victor Hugo Velasquez.
Mauricio Ezequiel Biedma2014-05-16Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Marlon Aguas2014-07-19Mexico City, DF, MEX
Defeats Erick Mireles; vacant in 15 (Aguas may be inactive for most of the year).
Rychard Guardalupi2015-06-13Río Grande, RS, BRA
Defeats Lazaro Dominguez; vacant in 15.
Ricardo Ruben Villalba2015-09-25Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Carlos Saul Chumbita.
Ignacio Lucero Fraga2016-01-23San Bernardo, BA, ARG
Retires in 16.
Jonathan Eduardo Gaston Chavez2017-07-22Club Unión, Avellaneda, SF, ARG
Defeats Carlos Saul Chumbita.
Adrian Luciano Veron2018-12-22Buenos Aires, DF, ARG
Defeats Leandro Gabriel Rojo; retires after his last match on 19-08-03.
Luis Alberto Veron 2020-01-17 Mar del Plata, BA, ARG
Defeats Carlos Daniel Aquino; vacant in 22.
Leandro Ariel Fonseca 2023-01-14 Monte Grande, BA, ARG
Defeats Santiago Damian Sanchez; loses a non-title match on 24-03-22.
Jonathan Jose Eniz 2024-09-06 Dolores, BA, ARG
Defeats Sergio Donaire; loses a non-title match on 25-04-19.
Lucas Ramon Arganaraz2025-07-18 Malvinas Argentinas, BA, ARG
Defeats Guido Joel Romero.

Sources: The Cyber Boxing Zone, BoxRec: Titles, various newspapers from newspapers.com

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