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World Boxing Association
World Welterweight Title
["Regular Title"]

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

World champion Ricardo Mayorga becomes "Super" champion on 2003-01-25 by also wining WBC World Title.
José Antonio Rivera2003-09-13 Berlin, GER
Defeats Michel Trabant for the "Regular" world title.
Luis Collazo2005-04-02 Worcester, MA, USA
Ricky Hatton2006-05-13 Boston, MA, USA
Vacates on 06-08-31 to move down to the super lightweight class.
Miguel Cotto2006-12-02Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Carlos Quintana.
Antonio Margarito2008-07-26Paradise, NV, USA
Vacant on 08-10-03 when Margarito is promoted to Super champion.
Yuriy Nuzhnenko2008-10-03
Interim champion since defeating Frederic Klose on 07-12-08 in Le Cannet, FRA; status promoted on 08-10-03.
Vyacheslav Senchenko2009-04-10Donetsk, UKR
Paul Malignaggi2012-04-30Donetsk, UKR
Adrien Broner2013-06-22 Brooklyn, NY, USA
Marcos Maidana2013-12-14San Antonio, TX, USA
Vacant on 14-05-03 when Maidana fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. for Super title.
Keith Thurman2015-01-28
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 Avanesyan2017-02-07
Interim champion since defeating Charlie Navarro on 15-11-07 in Monte Carlo, MON; status promoted on 17-02-07.
Lamont Peterson2017-02-18 Cincinnati, OH, USA
Vacates on 17-10-03 to leave space for other contenders in the ranking.
Lucas Matthysse2018-01-27 Inglewood, CA, USA
Manny Pacquiao2018-07-15Kuala 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.

* See WBA (Super) World Welterweight Title.


Sources: BoxRec: Titles and Wikipedia

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