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Last updated on 2020-09-26

World Junior Middleweight Title
[lineal]
(as of 2022-02-15)

* Also known as light middleweight or super welterweight.

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

Emile Griffith1962-10-17 Vienna, AUT
Defeats Teddy Wright and claims the title; vacates on 63-02-03.
Denny Moyer1963-02-19 Honolulu, HI, USA
Has won WBA light middleweight title on 62-10-20; defeats Stan Harrington on 63-02-19 to win WBC light middleweight title.
Ralph Dupas1963-04-29 New Orleans, LA, USA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Sandro Mazzinghi1963-09-07Milan, ITA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Nino Benvenuti1965-06-18 Milan, ITA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Kim Ki-soo1966-06-25 Seoul, KOR
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Sandro Mazzinghi [2]1968-05-26Milan, ITA
Wins WBA and WBC titles; vacates on 68-11-30.
Freddie Little1969-03-17 Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Stanley Hayward to win WBA and WBC titles.
Carmelo Bossi1970-07-09 Monza, ITA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Wajima Kōichi1971-10-31 Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Oscar Albarado1974-06-04 Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Wajima Kōichi [2] 1975-01-21Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA and WBC titles; stripped of WBC title in 75-04.
Yuh Jae-do1975-06-07 Kita-Kyushu, JPN
Wins WBA title.
Wajima Kōichi [3] 1976-02-17Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA title.
José Manuel Duran1976-05-18Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA title.
Miguel Angel Castellini1976-10-08Madrid, ESP
Wins WBA title.
Eddie Gazo1977-03-05 Managua, NCA
Wins WBA title.
Kudō Masashi1978-08-09 Akita, JPN
Wins WBA title.
Ayub Kalule1979-10-24Akita, JPN
Wins WBA title.
Sugar Ray Leonard1981-06-25 Houston, TX, USA
Wins WBA title; also defeats Thomas Hearns on 81-09-16 to win WBC title; vacates on 81-09-22.
Thomas Hearns1984-06-15Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBC title on 82-12-03; defeats Roberto Duran on 84-06-15; vacates on 86-09-28.
Terry Norris1995-12-16 Philadelphia, PA, USA
Has won WBC title on 90-03-31; defeats Paul Vaden on 95-12-16 to win IBF title; vacates IBF title in 97-03.
Keith Mullings1997-12-06 Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Javier Castillejo1999-01-29 Leganes, ESP
Oscar De La Hoya2001-06-23Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBC title; also defeats Fernando Vargas on 02-09-14 in Las Vegas, NV, USA to win WBA Super and IBA titles.
Shane Mosley2003-09-13Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBA Super, WBC, and IBA titles.
Winky Wright2004-03-13Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBA Super, WBC, and IBA titles; vacates on 05-03-25 when Wright moves up to the middleweight class.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.2013-09-14Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBA Super title on 12-05-05; defeats Canelo Álvarez on 13-09-14 to win WBC title; vacant on 15-09-21 upon retirement.
Jermell Charlo 2020-09-26 Uncasville, CT, USA
WBC world champion, defeats Jeison Rosario to win WBA Super and IBF world titles; recognized as the lineal champion by LBC but not by TBRB.


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