- Professional Combat Sport Championship Histories -
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| National Boxing Association | ( | 1921-01 | - | 1960-08 | ) |
| World Boxing Association | ( | 1960-08 | - | ) |
* Also known as junior lightweight.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
| The weight class is created without champion at the annual NBA convention in 22-01 (New Orleans States, 22-01-18); still vacant at the 1927 annual convention (Albuquerque Journal, 27-10-19). | ||
| Tod Morgan | 1927 | |
| Has defeated Mike Ballerino for the world title on 25-12-02 in Los Angeles, CA, USA; recognized by NBA as of 27-12-16 (The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 27-12-16). | ||
| Benny Bass | 1929-12-20 | New York, NY, USA |
| Title retired by NYSAC on 29-12-31 due to the controversy surrounding the match (Associated Press, 30-01-01); Bass continues to be recognized by NBA. | ||
| Kid Chocolate | 1931-07-15 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Recognized as the champion "everywhere but in New York State" (Elmira Star-Gazette, 31-07-16); recognition withdrawn by NBA during the annual convention on 32-09-20 (The Baltimore Sun, 32-09-21); again listed as the champion as of 33-03-28 on what may possibly be a false report (United Press, 33-03-28). | ||
| Frankie Klick | 1933-12-25 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Defeats Kid Chocolate for the NBA title (United Press, 33-12-26); vacates on 34-03-05. | ||
| Sandy Saddler | 1949-12-06 | Cleveland, OH, USA |
| Defeats Orlando Zulueta and is recognized by NBA (Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, 49-12-06); vacant on 57-01-21 upon retirement. | ||
| Harold Gomes | 1959-07-20 | Providence, RI, USA |
| Defeats Paul Jorgensen. | ||
| Flash Elorde (Gabriel Elorde) | 1960-03-16 | Quezon City, PHI |
| NBA becomes WBA on 62-08-23. | ||
| Numata Yoshiaki | 1967-06-15 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Kobayashi Hiroshi | 1967-12-14 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Also holds Japanese Featherweight Title but vacates it on 68-03-25. | ||
| Alfredo Marcano | 1971-07-29 | Aomori, JPN |
| Ben Villaflor | 1972-04-25 | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| Shibata Kuniaki | 1973-03-12 | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| Ben Villaflor [2] | 1973-10-17 | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| Samuel Serrano | 1976-10-16 | San Juan, PR, USA |
| Uehara Yasutsune | 1980-08-02 | Detroit, MI, USA |
| Also holds Japanese Title but vacates it on 81-03-16. | ||
| Samuel Serrano [2] | 1981-04-09 | Wakayama, JPN |
| Roger Mayweather | 1983-01-19 | San Juan, PR, USA |
| Rocky Lockridge | 1984-02-26 | Beaumont, TX, USA |
| Wilfredo Gomez | 1985-05-19 | Hato Rey, PR, USA |
| Alfredo Layne | 1986-05-24 | San Juan, PR, USA |
| Brian Mitchell | 1986-09-27 | Sun City, RSA |
| Stripped of the title in 91 after fighting Tony Lopez for the IBF title. | ||
| Joey Gamache | 1991-06-28 | Lewiston, ME, USA |
| Defeats Jerry Ngobeni; vacates in 91 to move up to lightweight class | ||
| Genaro Hernandez | 1991-11-22 | Épernay, FRA |
| Defeats Daniel Londas; vacates in 95-04 to face Oscar de la Hoya at lightweight. | ||
| Choi Yong-Soo | 1995-10-21 | Salta, ARG |
| Defeats Víctor Hugo Paz. | ||
| Hatakeyama Takanori | 1998-09-05 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Lakva Sim | 1999-06-27 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Baek Jong-Kwon | 1999-10-31 | Busan, KOR |
| Joel Casamayor | 2000-05-21 | N. Kansas City, MO, USA |
| Vacant on 02-01-12 when Casamayor fights WBO champion Acelino Freitas for Super title. | ||
| Acelino Freitas | 2002-01-12 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| WBO champion, defeats Joel Casamayor, who has vacated WBA world title for the match, to become WBA "Super" champion; Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai becomes the "Regular" world champion on 02-04-13; Freitas vacates his title on 03-08-09 to move up to the lightweight class. | ||
| Uchiyama Takashi | 2015-02-21 | |
| "Regular" world champion, promoted to the Super champion. | ||
| Jezreel Corrales | 2016-04-27 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Vacant on 17-10-20 when Corrales comes in overweight for the title defense against Alberto Machado; Machado defeats Corrales to win the vacant "Regular" world title. | ||
| Gervonta Davis | 2018-04-21 | New York, NY, USA |
| Defeats Jesús Cuellar; vacates on 19-09-01 to move up to the lightweight class. | ||
| Léo Santa Cruz | 2019-11-23 | Paradise, NV, USA |
| Defeats Miguel Flores for the vacant title. | ||
| Gervonta Davis [2] | 2020-10-31 | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Also holds the "Regular" world lightweight title; vacates the super featherweight title on 21-08-28 (ESPN, 21-08-28). | ||
| Roger Gutierrez | 2021-08-28 | |
| "Regular" world champion, becomes the primary champion after Davis vacates the Super World Title. | ||
| Hector Luis Garcia | 2022-08-20 | Hollywood, FL, USA |
| Lamont Roach Jr. | 2023-11-25 | Paradise, NV, USA |
