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 Super Lightweight Title ["Regular Title"]
* Also known as junior/light welterweight.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
WBC champion Kostya Tszyu defeats Sharmba Mitchell, who has vacated WBA world title for the match on 2001-02-03 to become the "Super" champion.
Diosbelys Hurtado
2002-05-11
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Randall Bailey for the "Regular" world title.
Vivian Harris
2002-10-19
Houston, TX, USA
Carlos Maussa
2005-06-25
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Vacant on 05-11-26 when Maussa fights Ricky Hatton for Super title.
Souleymane M'baye
2006-09-02
Bolton, ENG, GBR
Defeats Raúl Horacio Balbi.
Gavin Rees
2007-07-21
Cardiff, WEL, GBR
Andreas Kotelnik
2008-03-22
Cardiff, WEL, GBR
Amir Khan
2009-07-18
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Vacant on 11-07-23 when Khan fights Zab Judah for Super title.
Marcos Maidana
2011-07-23
Interim champion since defeating Victor Ortiz on 09-06-27 in Los Angeles, CA, USA; status promoted on 11-07-23; vacates on 12-07-16 to move up to the welterweight class.
Khabib Allakhverdiev
2012-11-30
Sunrise, FL, USA
Defeats Joan Guzmán.
Jessie Vargas
2014-04-12
Paradise, NV, USA
Vacates on 15-06-27 before fighting Timothy Bradley for WBO weltereweight title to avoid paying a sanctioning fee to WBA.
Adrien Broner
2015-10-03
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Defeats Khabib Allakhverdiev; stripped of the title on 16-03-31
Ricky Burns
2016-05-28
Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Defeats Michele Di Rocco; vacant on 17-04-15 when Burns fights IBF champion Julius Indongo for Unified title.
Kiryl Relikh
2018-03-10
San Antonio, TX, USA
Defeats Rances Barthelemy.
Regis Prograis
2019-04-27
Lafayette, LA, USA
IBF champion Josh Taylor defeats Prograis on 19-10-26 in London, ENG, GBR to become the WBA Super champion.
