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Last updated on 2023-02-03


World Boxing Organization
World Junior Lightweight Title
(as of 2025-08-15)

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

John John Molina1989-04-29San Juan, PR, USA
Defeats Juan Laporte; vacates in 89.
Kamel Bou Ali1989-12-09Teramo, ITA
Defeats Antonio Rivera.
Daniel Londas1992-03-21San Rufo, ITA
Jimmi Bredahl1992-09-04Copenhagen, DEN
Oscar De La Hoya1994-03-05Los Angeles, CA, USA
Vacates in 94 to move up to the lightweight class.
Regilio Tuur1994-09-24Rotterdam, NED
Defeats Eugene Speed; vacates in 96 or 97 upon retirement.
Barry Jones1997-12-19London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Wilson Palacio; stripped of the title in 98 when Jones loses his boxing license after a brain scan is found an anomaly.
Anatoly Alexandrov1998-05-16Paris, FRA
Defeats Julien Lorcy.
Acelino Freitas1999-08-07Le Cannet, FRA
Vacates in 03 to move up to the lightweight class.
Diego Corrales2004-03-06Mashantucket, CT, USA
Defeats Joel Casamayor; vacates in 04 to move up to the lightweight class.
Mike Anchondo2004-07-15Dallas, TX, USA
Defeats Pablo Chacón
Jorge Rodrigo Barrios2005-04-08Miami, FL, USA
Stripped of the title 06-09-15 for being overweight for his scheduled title defense against Joan Guzmán on 06-09-16.
Joan Guzmán2006-09-16Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Jorge Rodrigo Barrios; vacates in 08-05 to move up to the lightweight class.
Alex Arthur2008-05
Interim champion since defeating Stephen Foster on 07-12-15 in Edinburgh, SCT, GBR; status promoted in 08-05.
Nicky Cook2008-09-09Manchester, ENG, GBR
Román Martínez2009-03-14Manchester, ENG, GBR
Ricky Burns2010-09-04Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Vacates in 11-08 to move up to the lightweight class.
Adrien Broner2011-11-26Cincinnati, OH, USA
Defeats Vicente Martín Rodríguez; vacates in 12-08 to move up to the lightweight class.
Román Martínez2012-09-15Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Miguel Beltrán Jr.
Mikey Garcia2013-11-09Corpus Christi, TX, USA
Vacates in 14-10 to move up to the lightweight class.
Orlando Salido2014-10-14
Interim champion since defeating Terdsak Jandaeng on 14-09-20 in Tijuana, BC, MEX; status promoted on 14-10-14.
Román Martínez2015-04-11San Juan, PR, USA
Vasyl Lomachenko2016-06-11New York, NY, USA
Vacates on 18-05-23 to move up to the lightweight class.
Itō Masayuki 2018-07-28 Kissimmee, FL, USA
Defeats Christopher Díaz.
Jamel Herring 2019-05-25Kissimmee, FL, USA
Shakur Stevenson 2021-10-23 Atlanta, GA, USA
Also wins WBC World Title on 22-04-30; stripped of both titles on 22-09-23 due to missing the weight for the scheduled defense.
Emanuel Navarrete 2023-02-03 Glendale, AZ, USA
Defeats Liam Wilson.


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