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 Council
Female World Welterweight Title (as of 2025-08-31)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Mary Jo Sanders
2006-02-03
Detroit, MI, USA
Defeats Iva Weston to become the first WBC and WIBA world champion; stripped of the title on 06-06-03.
Holly Holm
2007-03-22
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Defeats Ann Saccurato to win WBC, WIBA, and IFBA world titles; also holds WBA World Title; vacates in 08 upon moving up to the super welterweight class.
Wins WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO world titles; stripped of the IBF title after losing her bids to the undisputed world super lightweight title on 22-11-05; WBO title is officially declared vacant in 23-02; vacates WBC title in 24-03 after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Ivana Habazin on 24-04-20.
Ivana Habazin
2024-04-20
Zagreb, CRO
Defeats Kinga Magyar.
Natasha Jonas
2024-12-14
Liverpool, Merseyside, ENG, GBR
Lauren Price
2025-03-07
London, ENG, GBR
Wins WBC and IBF world titles; also holds WBA and IBO world titles.
