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Last updated on 2022-06-05

World Lightweight Title
[lineal]
(as of 2022-06-05)

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

Jack McAuliffe1886-10-29 Boston, MA, USA
American champion, defeats New England and Eastern champion Billy Frazier to claim the world title; retires undefeated on 93-11-01.
George Lavigne1896-06-01 London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Dick Burge, who has claimed the world title since 91-05-25.
Frank Erne1899-07-03 Buffalo, NY, USA
Joe Gans1902-05-12 Ft. Erie, ON, CAN
Vacates on 04-10-31.
Jimmy Britt1904-12-20 San Francisco, CA, USA
Defeats Battling Nelson.
Battling Nelson1905-09-08Colma, CA, USA
Joe Gans [2]1906-09-03 Goldfield, NV, USA
Battling Nelson [2] 1908-07-04 Colma, CA, USA
Also holds the American Title (The Times-Democrat, New Orleans, LA, USA, 10-01-10).
Ad Wolgast1910-02-22 Pt. Richmond, CA, USA
Also recognized as American champion (Boxing, 1911).
Willie Ritchie1912-11-28Colma, CA, USA
Freddie Welsh (Frederick H. Thomas)1914-07-07 London, ENG, GBR
Benny Leonard1917-05-28New York, NY, USA
Vacates on 25-01-15 upon (temporary) retirement.
Jimmy Goodrich1925-07-13 Long Island City, NY, USA
Defeats Stanislaus Loayza.
Rocky Kansas1925-12-07Buffalo, NY, USA
Sammy Mandell1926-07-03 Chicago, IL, USA
Al Singer1930-07-17New York, NY, USA
Tony Canzoneri1930-11-14New York, NY, USA
Also wins the junior welterweight title on 31-04-24 but loses it on 32-01-28; again wins the junior welterweight title on 33-05-21.
Barney Ross1933-06-23Chicago, IL, USA
Wins the junior welterweight and lightweight titles; vacates both titles on 35-04-15.
Tony Canzoneri [2]1935-05-10New York, NY, USA
Defeats Lou Ambers.
Lou Ambers1936-09-03New York, NY, USA
Recognized by the World Boxing Commission in 38-04 (International News Service, 38-04-22).
Henry Armstrong1938-08-17New York, NY, USA
Lou Ambers [2]1939-08-22 New York, NY, USA
Lew Jenkins1940-05-10New York, NY, USA
Sammy Angott1941-12-19New York, NY, USA
Has won NBA title on 40-05-03; defeats Jenkins on 41-12-19; vacates on 42-11-14.
Ike Williams1947-08-04 Philadelphia, PA, USA
Has won NBA title on 45-04-18; defeats Bob Montgomery on 47-08-04 to win the NYSAC recognition.
Jimmy Carter1951-05-25New York, NY, USA
Lauro Salas1952-05-14 Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jimmy Carter [2]1952-10-15Chicago, IL, USA
Paddy DeMarco1954-03-05New York, NY, USA
Jimmy Carter [3]1954-11-17 San Francisco, CA, USA
Wallace Smith1955-06-29 Boston, MA, USA
Joe Brown1956-08-24New Orleans, LA, USA
Officially recognized by the "World Committee of Professional Boxing", of which NYSAC and NBA are members, on 57-06-15 (The Los Angeles Times, 57-06-16).
Carlos Ortiz1962-04-21Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBA title; also defeats Douglas Vaillant on 63-04-07 in San Juan, PR, USA to become the first WBC champion.
Ismael Laguna1965-04-10 Panama City, PAN
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Carlos Ortiz [2]1965-11-13San Juan, PR, USA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Carlos Cruz1968-06-29 Santo Domingo, DOM
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Mando Ramos1969-02-18Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wins WBA and WBC titles.
Ismael Laguna [2]1970-03-03Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wins WBA and WBC titles; stripped of WBC title on 70-09-15.
Ken Buchanan1970-09-26 San Juan, PR, USA
Wins WBA title.
Roberto Duran1972-06-26New York, NY, USA
Wins WBA title; also defeats Esteban DeJesus on 78-01-21 to win WBC title; vacates on 79-02-03.
Alexis Arguello1981-06-20 London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Jim Watt to win WBC title; vacates on 83-02-15.
Julio Cesar Chavez1988-10-29Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBA title on 87-11-21; defeats José Luis Ramirez on 88-10-29 to win WBC title; vacates on 89-05-13.
Pernell Whitaker1990-08-11 Stateline, NV, USA
Has won WBC title on 88-03-12 and IBF title on 89-02-18; defeats Juan Nazario on 90-08-11 to win WBA title; vacates on 92-05-22.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.2002-04-20Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats José Luis Castillo to win WBC title; vacates on 04-05-22.
José Luis Castillo2004-06-05Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Juan Lazcano to win WBC title.
Diego Corrales2005-05-07Las Vegas, NV, USA
Has won WBO title on 04-08-07; wins WBC title on 05-05-07; vacates WBO title in 06-04.
Joel Casamayor2006-10-07Las Vegas, NV, USA
Wins WBC title.
Juan Manuel Marquez2008-09-13Las Vegas, NV, USA
Also defeats Juan Diaz on 09-02-28 to win WBO title; vacates on 12-04-14.
Terence Crawford2014-11-29 Omaha, NE, USA
Has won WBO title on 14-03-01; defeats Raymundo Beltran on 14-11-29; vacates on 15-03-24.
Teofimo Lopez 2020-10-17 Las Vegas, NV, USA
IBF champion, defeats Vasyl Lomachenko to win WBA, WBO, and WBC Franchise world titles.
George Kambosos Jr. 2021-11-27 New York, NY, USA
Wins IBF, WBA, and WBO world titles
Davin Haney 2022-06-05 Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Wins WBA, IBF, and WBO world titles; also holds WBC title.


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