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 Lightweight Title (as of 2025-08-15)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Mauricio Aceves
1989-05-06
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Defeats Amancio Castro.
Dingaan Thobela
1990-09-22
Brownsville, TX, USA
Vacates in 91.
Giovanni Parisi
1992-09-25
Voghera, ITA
Defeats Javier Altamirano; vacates in 93.
Oscar De La Hoya
1994-07-29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Jorge Páez; vacates in 96.
Artur Grigorian
1996-04-13
Hamburg, GER
Defeats Antonio Rivera.
Acelino Freitas
2004-01-03
Mashantucket, CT, USA
Diego Corrales
2004-08-07
Mashantucket, CT, USA
Vacates on 05-06-28.
Acelino Freitas [2]
2006-04-29
Mashantucket, CT, USA
Defeats Zahir Raheem.
Juan Díaz
2007-04-28
Mashantucket, CT, USA
Nate Campbell
2008-03-08
Cancún, MEX
Stripped of the title on 09-02-14 for failure to make the weight limit for the title defense against Ali Funeka on 09-02-14 in Sunrise, FL, USA.
Juan Manuel Márquez
2009-02-28
Houston, TX, USA
Defeats Juan Díaz; vacates in 11-03 to move up to the welterweight class.
Ricky Burns
2012-01-06
Interim champion since defeating Michael Katsidis on 11-11-05 in London, ENG, GBR; status promoted on 12-01-06.
Terence Crawford
2014-03-01
Glasgow, SCT, GBR
Vacates on 15-03-24 to move up to the junior welterweight class.
Terry Flanagan
2015-07-11
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Defeats José Zepeda; vacates on 17-10-26 to move up to the junior welterweight class.
Ray Beltrán
2018-02-16
Reno, NV, USA
Defeats Paulus Moses.
José Pedraza
2018-08-25
Glendale, AZ, USA
Vasyl Lomachenko
2018-12-08
New York, NY, USA
Also holds WBA Super World Title; defeats Luke Campbell on 19-08-31 in London, ENG, GBR to win WBC World Title and is named WBC Franchise champion on 19-10-23
