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 Junior Welterweight Title [lineal] (as of 2022-02-26)
* Also known as light welterweight or super lightweight.
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Pinky Mitchell
1922-11-22
Voted by the readers of the Boxing Blade, a Minneapolis weekly newspaper, and recognized by the NBA as the first champion; Red Herring (James Herring) defeats Mitchell, exceeding the weight limit entering the match, by disqualification for "hitting in breakaway" on 25-03-27 in Detroit, MI, USA (The Detroit Free Press, 25-03-28); the commission rules that Mitchell is still the champion due to the agreed conditions being unobserved during the match (The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 25-04-12); Herring is billed as the United States champion (Associated Press, 25-04-01) but continues to claim the world title until 29.
Mushy Callahan
1926-09-21
Vernon, CA, USA
Jackie Berg
1930-02-18
London, ENG, GBR
Tony Canzoneri
1931-04-24
Chicago, IL, USA
A double title match with the lightweight champion; Berg continues to claim the title because of the lightweight limit in the match rather than the junior welterweight limit (The Brooklyn Daily Times, 31-08-03); Berg again loses to Canzoneri on 31-09-10 in New York, NY, USA but still continues to claim the title with the support of The Ring magazine (United Press, 32-12-11).
Johnny Jadick
1932-01-18
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Recognition withdrawn by NBA during its annual convention on 32-09-20 and by NYSAC around the same time; Jadick officially vacates the title on 33-02-05 (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 33-02-06) but continues be recognized by the Louisiana State Athletic Commission.
Battling Shaw
1933-02-20
New Orleans, LA, USA
Sanctioned by the Louisiana State Athletic Commission.
Wins NBA world lightweight and lineal junior welterweight titles; also defeats title claimant Sammy Fuller on 33-11-17; vacates on 35-04-15.
Tippy Larkin
1946-04-29
Boston, MA, USA
Defeats Willie Joyce and is recogniezd by NYSAC and NBA (Boston Herald, 46-04-29); vacates on 46-11-05; division inactive until 59.
Carlos Ortiz
1959-06-12
New York, NY, USA
Defeats Kenny Lane.
Duilio Loi
1960-09-01
Milan, ITA
Eddie Perkins
1962-09-14
Milan, ITA
Duilio Loi [2]
1962-12-15
Milan, ITA
Vacates on 63-01-24 upon retirement.
Eddie Perkins [2]
1963-06-15
Manila, PHI
Defeats WBA champion Roberto Cruz and also wins WBC title.
Carlos Hernández
1965-01-18
Caracas, VEN
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Sandro Lopopolo
1966-04-29
Rome, ITA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Fuji Takeshi (Paul Fuji)
1967-04-30
Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA and WBC titles; stripped of WBC title on 68-11-14 due to "breach of contaract and failure to defend his crown within one year" (United Press International, 68/11/15).
Nicolino Locche
1968-12-12
Tōkyō, JPN
Wins WBA title.
Alfonso Frazer
1972-03-10
Panama City, PAN
Wins WBA title.
Antonio Cervantes
1972-10-28
Panama City, PAN
Wins WBA title.
Wilfred Benitez
1976-03-06
San Juan, PR, USA
Wins WBA title; also defeats José Guerrero Chavez on 77-08-03; vacates on 79-01-14 when Benitez wins the WBC World Welteriweght Title.
Aaron Pryor
1983-09-09
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBA title on 80-08-02; defeats Alexis Arguello on 83-09-09; vacates the WBA title in 83-12 and is recognized as the IBF champion; vacates the IBF title on 85-12-31.
Julio Cesar Chavez
1990-03-17
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBA title on 89-05-13; defeats Meldrick Taylor on 90-03-17 to win IBF title; vacates the IBF title in 91.
Frankie Randall
1994-01-29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBC title.
Julio Cesar Chavez [2]
1994-05-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBC title.
Oscar De La Hoya
1996-06-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBC title; vacates on 97-04-21 when De La Hoya moves up to the welterweight divisoin.
Kostya Tszyu
2001-02-03
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBC title on 1998-11-28; defeats Sharmba Mitchell on 2001-02-03; also defeats Zab Judah on 01-11-03 to win IBF title; stripped of WBA and WBC titles in 04-01.
Ricky Hatton
2005-06-04
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Wins IBF title; also defeats Carlos Maussa on 05-11-26 to win WBA Super title; vacates the IBF title on 06-03-29 (or 06-04-14); defeats Juan Urango on 07-01-20 to win IBF and IBO titles; vacates the IBF title on 07-02-12.
Manny Pacquiao
2009-05-02
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins IBO title; vacates on 10-07-26.
Danny Garcia
2013-09-14
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBC title on 12-03-24; also defeats Amir Khan on 12-07-14 to win WBA Super title; defeats Lucas Martin Matthysse on 13-09-14; Lucas Martin Matthysse; vacates on 15-08-10.
Terence Crawford
2016-07-23
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBO super lightweight title on 14-03-01; defeats Viktor Postol on 16-07-23 to win WBC title; vacates on 18-03-06.
Mikey Garcia
2018-03-10
San Antonio, TX, USA
Defeats Sergey Lipinets to win IBF title; vacant on 20-03-03 upon moving up to the welterweight class.
Josh Taylor
2021-05-22
Las Vegas, NV, USA
WBA Super and IBF world champion, defeats WBC and WBO champion José Carlos Ramírez.
