- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| National Boxing Association | ( | 1921-01 | - | 1960-08 | ) |
| World Boxing Association | ( | 1960-08 | - | ) |
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
| Joe Lynch | 1921-01 | |
| Has won the world title from Pete Herman on 20-12-22 in New York, NY, USA; recognized as the world and American champion by NBA in 21-01 upon its inception (The Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL, 21-02-07, plus several other papers). | ||
| Pete Herman | 1921-07-25 | Brooklyn, NY, USA |
| Johnny Buff | 1921-09-23 | New York, NY, USA |
| Joe Lynch [2] | 1922-07-10 | New York, NY, USA |
| Abe Goldstein | 1924-03-21 | New York, NY, USA |
| Eddie Martin | 1924-12-19 | New York, NY, USA |
| Charley Phil Rosenberg | 1925-03-20 | New York, NY, USA |
| Stripped by the Illinois commission as the champion since 26-09-14 for failure to post a forfeit of $12,500 for the match against Bud Taylor scheduled on 26-09-16 (Chicago Tribune, 26-09-15); officially stripped by NBA on 26-10-18 during its annual convention (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 27-02-13). | ||
| Bud Taylor (Charles Taylor) | 1926-10-18 | |
| Has been recognized by the Illinois commission since 26-09-14 and is officially recognized by NBA on 26-10-18 (see above); stripped of the title on 28-05-18 when Taylor has not defended the title for two years and is no longer able to maintain the weight limit. | ||
| Bushy Graham | 1928-05-23 | Brooklyn, NY, USA |
| Defeats Izzy Schwartz. | ||
| Panamá Al Brown | 1928-10-16 | |
| Awarded when Graham refuses to fight him; still champion as of 29-11-26 (Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, 29-11-26); declared vacant during the NBA special meeting on 30-02-03 (Associated Press, 30-02-03); still vacant at the NBA annual meeting on 30-09-15 (Associated Press, 30-09-16). | ||
| Panamá Al Brown [2] | 1930-10-04 | Paris, FRA |
| Defeats Eugene Huat to win IBU World Title and is also recognized by NBA; NBA also requests Montreal Athletic Commission to vote whether Brown should be recognized as the champion; listed as the champion in the NBA official ratings released on 31-01-03 (United Press, 31-01-04); stripped on 34-09-18 during the annual NBA convention after Brown is suspended. | ||
| Sixto Escobar | 1935-08-07 | Montrea, QC, CAN |
| Has won ther recognition by the Montreal Athletic Commission by defeating Rodolfo Casanova on 34-06-26 in Montreal, QC, CAN; defeats Pete Sanstol on 35-08-07 in Montreal, QC, CAN to be recognized by NBA. | ||
| Lou Salica | 1935-08-26 | New York, NY, USA |
| Sixto Escobar [2] | 1935-11-15 | New York, NY, USA |
| Harry Jeffra | 1937-09-23 | New York, NY, USA |
| Sixto Escobar [3] | 1938-02-20 | San Juan, PR, USA |
| Vacates on 39-10-27. | ||
| Georgie Pace | 1939-10-29 | |
| Awarded after Escobar retires. | ||
| Lou Salica [2] | 1940-09-24 | Bronx, NY, USA |
| Manuel Ortiz | 1942-08-07 | Hollywood, CA, USA |
| Harold Dade | 1947-01-06 | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Manuel Ortiz [2] | 1947-03-11 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Vic Toweel | 1950-05-31 | Johannesburg, RSA |
| Jimmy Carruthers | 1952-11-15 | Johannesburg, RSA |
| Awardedacant on 54-05-03 upon retirement. | ||
| Robert Cohen | 1954-09-19 | Bangkok, THA |
| Defeats Chamroen Songkitrat; stripped of the title on 54-12-23 when Cohen refuses to fight Raul Macias within 90 days. | ||
| Raul Macias | 1955-03-09 | Daly City, CA, USA |
| Defeats Chamroen Songkitrat. | ||
| Alphonse Halimi | 1957-11-06 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| José Becerra | 1959-07-08 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Vacant on 60-08-30 upon retirement due to an eye injury. | ||
| Eder Jofre | 1960-11-18 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Defeats Eloy Sanchez. | ||
| Fighting Harada | 1965-05-17 | Nagoya, JPN |
| Lionel Rose | 1968-02-27 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Ruben Olivares | 1969-08-22 | Inglewood, CA, USA |
| Chucho Castillo | 1970-10-16 | Inglewood, CA, USA |
| Ruben Olivares [2] | 1971-04-02 | Inglewood, CA, USA |
| Rafael Herrera | 1972-03-19 | Mexico City, DF, MEX |
| Enrique Pinder | 1972-07-29 | Panama City, PAN |
| Romeo Anaya | 1973-01-20 | Panama City, PAN |
| Arnold Taylor | 1973-11-03 | Johannesburg, RSA |
| Hong Soo-hwan | 1974-07-03 | Durban, RSA |
| Alfonso Zamora | 1975-03-14 | Inglewood, CA, USA |
| Jorge Luján | 1977-11-19 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Julian Solis | 1980-08-29 | Miami Beach, FL, USA |
| Jeff Chandler | 1980-11-14 | Miami Beach, FL, USA |
| Richie Sandoval | 1984-04-07 | Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
| Gaby Canizales | 1986-03-10 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Bernardo Piñango | 1986-06-04 | E. Rutherford, NJ, USA |
| Vacates on 87-03-29 to move up to the super bantamweight class. | ||
| Muguruma Takuya | 1987-03-29 | Ōsaka, JPN |
| Defeats Azael Moran. | ||
| Park Chan-Young | 1987-05-24 | Ōsaka, JPN |
| Wilfredo Vazquez | 1987-10-04 | Seoul, KOR |
| Kaokor Galaxy | 1988-05-09 | Bangkok, THA |
| Moon Sung-kil | 1988-08-14 | Seoul, KOR |
| Kaokor Galaxy [2] | 1989-07-09 | Bangkok, THA |
| Luisito Espinosa | 1989-10-18 | Bangkok, THA |
| Israel Contreras | 1991-10-19 | Quezon City, PHI |
| Eddie Cook | 1992-03-15 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Jorge Julio Rocha | 1992-10-09 | Cartagena, COL |
| Junior Jones | 1993-10-23 | Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
| John Michael Johnson | 1994-04-22 | Paradise, NV, USA |
| Daorung Chuvatana | 1994-07-16 | Uttaradit, THA |
| Veeraphol Sahaprom | 1995-09-17 | Nonthaburi, THA |
| Nana Konadu | 1996-01-28 | Kanchanaburi, THA |
| Daorung Chuvatana [2] | 1996-10-27 | Laplae, THA |
| Nana Konadu [2] | 1997-06-21 | Tampa, FL, USA |
| Johnny Tapia | 1998-12-05 | Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
| Paulie Ayala | 1999-06-26 | Paradise, NV, USA |
| Vacates on 01-08-07 to move up to the super bantamweight class. | ||
| Eidy Moya | 2001-10-14 | McAllen, TX, USA |
| Defeats Adán Vargas. | ||
| Johnny Bredahl | 2002-04-19 | Frederiksberg, DEN |
| Vacates on 04-10-11 upon retirement. | ||
| Wladimir Sidorenko | 2005-02-26 | Hamburg, GER |
| Defeats Julio Zamora. | ||
| Anselmo Moreno | 2008-05-31 | Düsseldorf, NW, GER |
| Promoted to "Super" world champion on 10-11-19; Kameda Kōki becomes "Regular" world champion on 10-12-26. | ||
| Juan Carlos Payano | 2014-09-26 | Mexquite, TX, USA |
| Also wins IBO World Title on 15-08-02. | ||
| Rau'shee Warren | 2016-06-18 | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Wins WBA & IBO titles. | ||
| Zhanat Zhakiyanov | 2017-02-10 | Toledo, OH, USA |
| Wins WBA & IBO titles; IBO title is declared vacant when Zhakiyanov fails to pay the sanction fee. | ||
| Ryan Burnett | 2017-10-21 | Belfast, NIR, GBR |
| Also holds IBF World Title. | ||
| Nonito Donaire | 2018-11-03 | Glasgow, SCT, GBR |
| Inoue Naoya | 2019-11-07 | Saitama, JPN |
| Also holds IBF World Title; also wins WBC World Title on 22-06-07 and WBO World Title on 22-12-13; vacates all four titles on 23-01-13 upon moving up to the super bantamweight class. | ||
| Inoue Takuma | 2023-04-08 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Defeats Liborio Solis. | ||
| Tsutsumi Seiya | 2024-10-13 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Named "Champion in Recess" on 25-05-17 due to health issues. | ||
| Antonio Vargas | 2025-05-17 | |
| Interim champion since defeating Winston Guerrero on 24-12-13; status promoted on 25-05-17. | ||
