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.
World Boxing Association
World Lightweight Title ["Regular Title"]
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
World champion Juan Díaz is promoted to "Super" champion on 2007-02-23.
José Alfaro
2007-12-29
Bielefeld, GER
Defeats Prawet Singwancha for the "Regular" world title.
Kobori Yūsuke
2008-05-19
Tōkyō, JPN
Paulus Moses
2009-01-03
Yokohama, JPN
Miguel Acosta
2010-05-29
Windhoek, NAM
Brandon Rios
2011-02-26
Paradise, NV, USA
Stripped of the title on 11-12-02 before his title match against John Murray for being overweight.
Richar Abril
2013-02-28
Interim champion defeating Miguel Acosta on 11-10-22 in Panama City, PAN; status promoted on 13-02-28; vacant on 15-04-10 when Abril is declared Champion in Recess after he cancels his fight with Derry Matthews.
Darleys Perez
2015-04-10
Interim champion since defeating Yuriorkis Gamboa on 13-06-13 in Montreal, QC, CAN; status promoted on 15-04-10.
Anthony Crolla
2015-11-21
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Jorge Linares
2016-09-24
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Vacant on 18-05-12 when Linares fights Vasyl Lomachenko for Super title.
