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.
Defeats Michel Trabant for the "Regular" world title.
Luis Collazo
2005-04-02
Worcester, MA, USA
Ricky Hatton
2006-05-13
Boston, MA, USA
Vacates on 06-08-31 to move down to the super lightweight class.
Miguel Cotto
2006-12-02
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Carlos Quintana.
Antonio Margarito
2008-07-26
Paradise, NV, USA
Vacant on 08-10-03 when Margarito is promoted to Super champion.
Yuriy Nuzhnenko
2008-10-03
Interim champion since defeating Frederic Klose on 07-12-08 in Le Cannet, FRA; status promoted on 08-10-03.
Vyacheslav Senchenko
2009-04-10
Donetsk, UKR
Paul Malignaggi
2012-04-30
Donetsk, UKR
Adrien Broner
2013-06-22
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Marcos Maidana
2013-12-14
San Antonio, TX, USA
Vacant on 14-05-03 when Maidana fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. for Super title.
Keith Thurman
2015-01-28
Interim champion since defeating Diego Chaves on 13-07-27 in San Antonio, TX, USA; status promoted on 15-01-28; vacant on 17-02-07 when Thurman is promoted to Super champion before fighting WBC champion Danny Garcia.
David Avanesyan
2017-02-07
Interim champion since defeating Charlie Navarro on 15-11-07 in Monte Carlo, MON; status promoted on 17-02-07.
Lamont Peterson
2017-02-18
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Vacates on 17-10-03 to leave space for other contenders in the ranking.
Lucas Matthysse
2018-01-27
Inglewood, CA, USA
Manny Pacquiao
2018-07-15
Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Vacant on 19-07-20 when Pacquiao wins Super Title.
Alexander Besputin
2019-11-30
Monte Carlo, MON
Defeats Radzhab Butaev; stripped of the title after failing a post-fight drug test.
Yordenis Ugas
2020-09-06
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Defeats Abel Ramos; vacant on 21-01-29 when Ugas is promoted to Super champion.
Jamal James
2021-02-04
Interim champion since defeating Thomas Dulorme on 20-08-08; status promoted.
Radzhab Butaev
2021-10-30
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Eimantas Stanionis
2022-04-16
Arlington, TX, USA
Becomes the primary champion on 24-08-30 after Terence Crawford vacates the Super World Title.