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 Welterweight Title ["Regular Title"]
* Also known as light middleweight.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
WBC champion Oscar De La Hoya defeats Fernando Vargas, who has vacated WBA world title for the match, on 2002-09-14 to become the "Super" champion.
Santiago Samaniego
2002-09-14
Interim champion since defeating Mamadou Thiam on 02-08-10 in Marseille, FRA; status promoted to the "Regular" world champion on 02-09-14.
Alejandro Garcia
2003-03-01
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Travis Simms
2003-12-13
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Stripped of the title on 05-05-21 after Simms files a lawsuit against WBC in 04-11 for not enforcing his mandatory contract from winning the title.
Alejandro Garcia [2]
2005-06
Interim champion since defeating Rhoshii Wells on 05-05-21 in Chicago, IL, USA; status promoted in 05-06.
José Antonio Rivera
2006-05-06
Worcester, MA, USA
Travis Simms [2]
2007-01-06
Hollywood, FL, USA
Joachim Alcine
2007-07-07
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Daniel Santos
2008-07-11
Montreal, QC, CAN
Yuri Foreman
2009-11-14
Paradise, NV, USA
Miguel Cotto
2010-06-05
Bronx, NY, USA
Vacant on 10-09-10 when Cotto is promoted to Super champion.
Austin Trout
2011-02-05
Guadalajara, JA, MEX
Defeats Rigoberto Álvarez; vacant on 13-04-20 when Trout fights Canelo Álvarez for Super title.
Erislandy Lara
2014-03-13
Interim champion since defeating Alfredo Angulo on 13-06-08 in Carson, CA, USA; status promoted on 14-03-13; also wins IBO World Title on 15-06-12; promoted to Super champion on 16-06-08.
Jack Culcay
2016-06-08
Interim champion since defeating Maurice Weber on 15-05-09 in Frankfurt, HE, GER; status promoted on 16-06-08.
Demetrius Andrade
2017-03-11
Ludwigshafen, GER
Vacates on 17-10-21 to move up to the middleweight class.
Brian Castaño
2017-10-22
Interim champion since defeating Emmanuel de Jesús on 16-11-26 in González Catán, ARG; status promoted on 17-10-22; vacates the title on 19-06-20 after not agreeing on terms to fight Michel Soro.
