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 Organization
World Junior Welterweight Title (as of 2025-08-15)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Héctor Camacho
1989-03-06
Reno, NV, USA
Defeats Ray Mancini.
Greg Haugen
1991-02-23
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Héctor Camacho [2]
1991-05-19
Reno, NV, USA
Vacates in 92.
Carlos González
1992-06-29
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Jimmy Paul.
Zack Padilla
1993-06-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 94-07-24 upon retirement.
Sammy Fuentes
1995-02-20
Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Fidel Avendano.
Giovanni Parisi
1996-03-09
Milan, ITA
Carlos González [2]
1998-05-29
Pesaro, ITA
Randall Bailey
1999-05-15
Miami, FL, USA
Ener Julio
2000-07-22
Miami, FL, USA
Vacates in 01-06 due to cataracts.
DeMarcus Corley
2001-06-30
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Felix Flores.
Zab Judah
2003-07-12
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates in 04 to move up to the welterweight class.
Miguel Cotto
2004-09-11
San Juan, PR, USA
Defeats Kelson Pinto; vacates in 06 to move up to the welterweight class.
Ricardo Torres
2006-11-18
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Mike Arnaoutis.
Kendall Holt
2008-07-05
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Ricardo Torres.
Timothy Bradley
2009-04-04
Montreal, QC, CAN
Vacates on 12-06-27 to move up to the welterweight class.
Juan Manuel Márquez
2012-06-27
Mexico City, DF, MEX
Interim champion since defeating Serhii Fedchenko on 12-04-14 in Mexico City, DF, MEX; status promoted on 12-06-27; vacates on 13-10-12 to move up to the welterweight class.
Mike Alvarado
2013-10-12
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Interim champion since defeating Brandon Rios on 13-03-30 in Las Vegas, NV, USA; status promoted on 13-10-12.
Ruslan Provodnikov
2013-10-19
Denver, CO, USA
Chris Algieri
2014-06-14
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Stripped of the title on 14-11-22 before challenging Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight belt.
Terence Crawford
2015-04-18
Arlington, TX, USA
Defeats Thomas Dulorme; also wins WBC World Title on 16-07-23; 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.
Also wins WBC World Title; also holds WBA Super and IBF world titles; stripped of the WBA title on 22-05-14; vacates WBC title on 22-07-01 and IBF title on 22-08-24.
