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.
Stripped of the title on 75-03-22 for refusing to fight Miguel de Oliveira.
Miguel de Oliveira
1975-05-07
Fontvieille, MON
Defeats José Durán.
Elisha Obed
1975-11-13
Paris, FRA
Eckhard Dagge
1976-06-18
Charlottenburg, GER
Rocky Mattioli
1977-08-06
Charlottenburg, GER
Maurice Hope
1979-03-04
San Remo, ITA
Wilfred Benítez
1981-05-23
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Thomas Hearns
1982-12-03
New Orleans, LA, USA
Vacant on 05-06-08.
Duane Thomas
1986-12-05
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats John Mugabi.
Lupe Aquino
1987-07-12
Merignac, FRA
Gianfranco Rosi
1987-10-02
Perugia, ITA
Donald Curry
1988-07-08
Sanremo, ITA
René Jacquot
1989-02-11
Grenoble, FRA
John Mugabi
1989-07-08
Cergy-Pontoise, FRA
Terry Norris
1990-03-31
Tampa, FL, USA
Simon Brown
1993-12-18
Puebla, PU, MEX
Terry Norris [2]
1994-05-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Luis Santana
1994-11-12
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Terry Norris [3]
1995-08-19
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Keith Mullings
1997-12-06
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Javier Castillejo
1999-01-29
Leganes, ESP
Oscar De La Hoya
2001-06-23
Paradise, NV, USA
Shane Mosley
2003-09-13
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Winky Wright
2004-03-13
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacant in 05-05.
Ricardo Mayorga
2005-08-13
Chicago, IL, USA
Defeats Michele Piccirillo.
Oscar De La Hoya [2]
2006-05-06
Paradise, NV, USA
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
2007-05-05
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacant on 07-07-04.
Vernon Forrest
2007-07-28
Tacoma, WA, USA
Defeats Carlos Baldomir.
Sergio Mora
2008-06-07
Uncasville, CT, USA
Vernon Forrest [2]
2008-09-13
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Stripped of the title on 09-05-21.
Sergio Martínez
2009-05-21
Interim champion since defeating Alex Bunema on 08-10-04 in Temecula, CA, USA; status promoted on ; vacant on 10-06-17.
Manny Pacquiao
2010-11-13
Arlington, TX, USA
Defeats Antonio Margarito; vacant on 11-02-08.
Canelo Álvarez (Saúl Álvarez)
2011-03-05
Anaheim, CA, USA
Defeats Matthew Hatton.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. [2]
2013-09-14
Paradise, NV, USA
On 15-11-02, WBC designates Mayweather as Emeritus Champion, which grants him the right to fight for the title at any given time.
Jermell Charlo
2016-05-21
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats John Jackson.
Tony Harrison
2018-12-22
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jermell Charlo [2]
2019-12-21
Ontario, CA, USA
Also wins WBA and IBF world titles on 20-09-26; fights WBO world champion Brian Castaño to a draw on 21-07-17; also wins WBO World Title on 22-05-14 but is stripped of it on 23-09-30 after refusing to defend the title against Tim Tszyu; named Champion in recess on 24-01-26 "after analizyng the specific circumstances in the division" (WBC official website).
Sebastian Fundora
2024-03-30
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Tim Tszyu and also wins WBO World Title; stripped of the WBO title on 25-05-02.
