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
World Super Lightweight Title (as of 2025-09-14)
* Also known as light welterweight.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Eddie Perkins
1963-06-15
Manila, PHI
Defeats WBA champion Roberto Cruz to be recognized as the first WBC champion.
Carlos Hernández
1965-01-18
Caracas, VEN
Sandro Lopopolo
1966-04-29
Rome, ITA
Fuji Takeshi (Paul Fuji)
1967-04-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Gives retirement notice to the Japan Boxing Commission in 68-08 but is rejected; stripped of the title on 68-11-14 due to "breach of contaract and failure to defend his crown within one year" (United Press International, 68/11/15).
Pedro Adigue
1968-12-14
Quezon City, PHI
Defeats Adolph Pruitt.
Bruno Arcari
1970-01-31
Rome, ITA
Vacant in 74-02.
Perico Fernandez
1974-09-21
Rome, ITA
Defeats Lion Furuyama.
Saensak Muangsurin
1975-07-15
Bangkok, THA
Miguel Velasquez
1976-06-30
Madrid, ESP
Saensak Muangsurin [2]
1976-10-29
Segovia, ESP
Kim Sang-hyun
1978-12-30
Seoul, KOR
Saoul Mamby
1980-02-23
Seoul, KOR
Leroy Haley
1982-06-26
Highland Heights, OH, USA
Bruce Curry
1983-05-18
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Billy Costello
1984-01-29
Beaumont, TX, USA
Lonnie Smith
1985-08-21
New York, NY, USA
René Arredondo
1986-05-05
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hamada Tsuyoshi
1986-07-24
Tōkyō, JPN
René Arredondo [2]
1987-07-22
Tōkyō, JPN
Roger Mayweather
1987-12-12
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Julio César Chávez
1989-05-13
Inglewood, CA, USA
Frankie Randall
1994-01-29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Julio César Chávez [2]
1994-05-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Oscar De La Hoya
1996-06-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 97-04-21 when De La Hoya moves up to the welterweight class.
Kostya Tszyu
1999-08-21
Miami, FL, USA
Defeats Miguel Ángel González; stripped of the title in 04-01.
Arturo Gatti
2004-01-24
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Gianluca Branco.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2005-06-25
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Vacant on 06-03-23.
Junior Witter
2006-09-15
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats DeMarcus Corley.
Devon Alexander
2009-08-01
Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
Timothy Bradley
2011-01-29
Pontiac, MI, USA
Stripped of the title on 11-07-28.
Érik Morales
2011-09-17
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Pablo César Cano.
Danny García
2012-03-24
Houston, TX, USA
Stripped of the title on 15-06-11.
Viktor Postol
2015-10-03
Carson, CA, USA
Defeats Lucas Matthysse.
Terence Crawford
2016-07-23
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Also holds WBO World Title; also wins WBA Super and IBF world titles on 17-08-19; vacates IBF title on 17-08-30 due to inability to make a mandatory defense within the prescribed time limit; vacates other titles on 17-10-26 to move up to the welterweight class.
José Carlos Ramírez
2018-03-17
New York, NY, USA
Defeats Amir Ahmed Imam; also wins WBO World Title on 19-07-27.
