This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988,
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 |  Denny Moyer
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 |  Sandro Mazzinghi
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 |  Ki-Soo Kim
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-10-25-Stripped | Sandro Mazzinghi
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 |  Koichi Wajima
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Oscar Albarado
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-03-22-Title Split | Koichi Wajima
|
Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| |||
| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1963-02-19 | 1963-04-29 | Denny Moyer
|
WBC |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas
|
WBC |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Sandro Mazzinghi
|
WBC |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti
|
WBC |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Ki Soo Kim
|
WBC |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Sandro Mazzinghi
|
WBC |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little
|
WBC |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi
|
WBC |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Koichi Wajima
|
WBC |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | Oscar Albarado
|
WBC |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-04-Stripped | Koichi Wajima
|
WBC |
| 1975-05-07 | 1975-11-13 |  Miguel de Oliveira
|
WBC |
| 1975-11-13 | 1976-06-17 |  Elisha Obed
|
WBC |
| 1976-06-17 | 1977-08-06 |  Eckhard Dagge
|
WBC |
| 1977-08-06 | 1979-03-04 |  Rocky Mattioli
|
WBC |
| 1979-03-04 | 1981-05-23 |  Maurice Hope
|
WBC |
| 1981-05-23 | 1982-12-03 |  Wilfred Benítez
|
WBC |
| 1982-12-03 | 1986-06-23-Vacated | Thomas Hearns
|
WBC |
| 1986-12-05 | 1987-07-12 | Duane Thomas
|
WBC |
| 1987-07-12 | 1987-10-02 |  Lupe Aquino
|
WBC |
| 1987-10-02 | 1988-07-08 | Gianfranco Rosi
|
WBC |
| 1988-07-08 | 1989-02-11 | Donald Curry
|
WBC |
| 1989-02-11 | 1989-07-08 |  Rene Jacquot
|
WBC |
| 1989-07-08 | 1990-03-31 |  John Mugabi
|
WBC |
| 1990-03-31 | 1993-12-18 | Terry Norris
|
WBC |
| 1993-12-18 | 1994-05-07 |  Simon Brown
|
WBC |
| 1994-05-07 | 1994-11-12 | Terry Norris
|
WBC |
| 1994-11-12 | 1995-08-19 |  Luis Santana
|
WBC |
| 1995-08-19 | 1997-12-06 | Terry Norris
|
WBC |
| 1997-12-06 | 1999-01-29 | Keith Mullings
|
WBC |
| 1999-01-29 | 2001-06-23 |  Javier Castillejo
|
WBC |
| 2001-06-23 | 2003-09-13 | Oscar De La Hoya
|
WBC |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Shane Mosley
|
WBC |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Winky Wright
|
WBC |
| 2004-11-20 | 2005-06-01-Stripped | Javier Castillejo
|
WBC |
| 2005-08-13 | 2006-05-06 |  Ricardo Mayorga
|
WBC |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-05-05 | Oscar De La Hoya
|
WBC |
| 2007-05-05 | 2007-06-28-Vacated | Floyd Mayweather Jr.
|
WBC |
| 2007-07-28 | 2008-06-07 | Vernon Forrest
|
WBC |
| 2008-06-07 | 2008-09-13 | Sergio Mora
|
WBC |
| 2008-09-13 | 2009-05-21-Stripped | Vernon Forrest
|
WBC |
| 2009-05-21 | 2010-06-17-Vacated |  Sergio Martinez
|
WBC |
| 2010-11-13 | 2011-02-08-Vacated |  Manny Pacquiao
|
WBC |
| 2011-03-05 | 2013-09-14 | Saul Alvarez
|
WBC |
| 2013-09-14 | 2015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus | Floyd Mayweather Jr.
|
WBC |
| 2016-05-21 | 2018-12-22 | Jermell Charlo
|
WBC |
| 2018-12-22 | 2019-12-21 | Tony Harrison (boxer)
|
WBC |
| 2019-12-21 | Present | Jermell Charlo
|
WBC |
| |||
| Title Inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | Denny Moyer
|
WBA |
| 1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | Ralph Dupas
|
WBA |
| 1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | Sandro Mazzinghi
|
WBA |
| 1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | Nino Benvenuti
|
WBA |
| 1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | Kim Ki-soo
|
WBA |
| 1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | Alessandro Mazzinghi
|
WBA |
| 1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | Freddie Little
|
WBA |
| 1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | Carmelo Bossi
|
WBA |
| 1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | Koichi Wajima
|
WBA |
| 1974-06-04 | 1975-06-07 | Oscar Albarado
|
WBA |
| 1975-01-21 | 1975-06-07 | Koichi Wajima
|
WBA |
| 1975-06-07 | 1976-02-17 | Yuh Jae-doo
|
WBA |
| 1976-02-17 | 1976-05-18 | Koichi Wajima
|
WBA |
| 1976-05-18 | 1976-10-08 | Jose Manuel Duran
|
WBA |
| 1976-10-08 | 1977-03-05 | Miguel Ángel Castellini
|
WBA |
| 1977-03-05 | 1978-08-09 | Eddie Gazo
|
WBA |
| 1978-08-09 | 1979-10-24 | Masashi Kudo
|
WBA |
| 1979-10-24 | 1981-06-25 | Ayub Kalule
|
WBA |
| 1981-06-25 | 1981-06-25-Vacated | Sugar Ray Leonard
|
WBA |
| 1981-11-07 | 1982-02-02 | Tadashi Mihara
|
WBA |
| 1982-02-02 | 1983-06-16 | Davey Moore
|
WBA |
| 1983-06-16 | 1984-Stripped |  Roberto Durán
|
WBA |
| 1984-10-19 | 1987-07-18-Vacated | Mike McCallum
|
WBA |
| 1987-11-22 | 1991-02-23-Vacated |  Julian Jackson
|
WBA |
| 1991-02-23 | 1991-10-01 | Gilbert Delé
|
WBA |
| 1991-10-01 | 1992-12-21 | Vinny Paz
|
WBA |
| 1992-12-21 | 1995-03-04 | Julio César Vásquez
|
WBA |
| 1995-03-04 | 1995-Vacated | Pernell Whitaker
|
WBA |
| 1995-06-16 | 1995-12-16 | Carl Daniels
|
WBA |
| 1995-12-16 | 1996-08-21 | Julio César Vásquez
|
WBA |
| 1996-08-21 | 1999-03-06 | Laurent Boudouani
|
WBA |
| 1999-03-06 | 2000-03-03 | David Reid
|
WBA |
| 2000-03-03 | 2000-12-02-Vacated | Félix Trinidad
|
WBA |
| 2001-09-22 | 2002-09-14 | Fernando Vargas
|
WBA |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-09-13 | Oscar De La Hoya
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2002-09-14 | 2003-03-01 | Santiago Samaniego
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-03-01 | 2003-12-13 | Alejandro Garcia
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | Shane Mosley
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2003-12-13 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | Travis Simms
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | Winky Wright
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2005-05-21 | 2006-05-06 | Alejandro Garcia
|
WBA |
| 2006-05-06 | 2007-01-06 | José Antonio Rivera
|
WBA |
| 2007-01-06 | 2007-07-07 | Travis Simms
|
WBA |
| 2007-07-07 | 2008-07-11 |  Joachim Alcine
|
WBA |
| 2008-07-11 | 2009-11-14 | Daniel Santos
|
WBA |
| 2009-11-14 | 2010-06-06 |  Yuri Foreman
|
WBA |
| 2010-06-06 | 2012-05-05 | Miguel Cotto
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2011-02-05 | 2013-04-20 | Austin Trout
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2012-05-05 | 2016-01-11-Stripped after retirement | Floyd Mayweather Jr.
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2013-04-20 | 2013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion | Canelo Álvarez
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2016-06-08 | 2018-04-07 |  Erislandy Lara
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2016-10-22 | 2019-06-25-stripped | Brian Castaño
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-04-07 | 2019-05-11 | Jarrett Hurd
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Julian Williams
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2019-08-31 | 2021-08-31 Vacated | Erislandy Lara
|
WBA Regular Champion |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Jeison Rosario
|
WBA Super Champion |
| 2020-09-26 | Present | Jermell Charlo
|
WBA Super Champion |
| |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1984-03-11 | 1984-11-02 | Mark Medal
|
IBF |
| 1984-11-02 | 1985-06-01-Vacated | Carlos Santos
|
IBF |
| 1986-06-04 | 1987-06-27 | Buster Drayton
|
IBF |
| 1987-06-27 | 1988-11-04 | Matthew Hilton
|
IBF |
| 1988-11-04 | 1989-02-05 | Robert Hines
|
IBF |
| 1989-02-05 | 1989-07-15 | Darrin Van Horn
|
IBF |
| 1989-07-15 | 1994-09-17 | Gianfranco Rosi
|
IBF |
| 1994-09-17 | 1995-08-12 | Vincent Pettway
|
IBF |
| 1995-08-12 | 1995-12-16 | Paul Vaden
|
IBF |
| 1995-12-16 | 1997-01-11-Vacated | Terry Norris
|
IBF |
| 1997-04-12 | 1997-12-06 | Raúl Márquez
|
IBF |
| 1997-12-06 | 1998-12-12 | Yori Boy Campas
|
IBF |
| 1998-12-12 | 2000-12-02 | Fernando Vargas
|
IBF |
| 2000-12-02 | 2001-05-12-Vacated | Félix Trinidad
|
IBF |
| 2001-10-12 | 2004-03-13-Vacated | Winky Wright
|
IBF |
| 2004-06-05 | 2004-10-02 |  Verno Phillips
|
IBF |
| 2004-10-02 | 2005-07-14 | Kassim Ouma
|
IBF |
| 2005-07-14 | 2006-07-08 |  Roman Karmazin
|
IBF |
| 2006-07-08 | 2008-03-27 | Cory Spinks
|
IBF |
| 2008-03-27 | 2008-11-Vacated | Verno Phillips
|
IBF |
| 2009-04-24 | 2010-08-07 | Cory Spinks
|
IBF |
| 2010-08-07 | 2013-02-23 | Cornelius Bundrage
|
IBF |
| 2013-02-23 | 2013-09-14 | Ishe Smith
|
IBF |
| 2013-09-14 | 2014-10-11 | Carlos Molina
|
IBF |
| 2014-10-11 | 2015-09-12 | Cornelius Bundrage
|
IBF |
| 2015-09-12 | 2017-02-16-Vacated | Jermall Charlo
|
IBF |
| 2017-02-25 | 2019-05-11 | Jarrett Hurd
|
IBF |
| 2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | Julian Williams
|
IBF |
| 2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | Jeison Rosario
|
IBF |
| 2020-09-26 | Present | Jermell Charlo
|
IBF |
| |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1988-12-08 | 1992-12-19-Vacated | John David Jackson
|
WBO |
| 1993-10-30 | 1995-11-22 | Verno Phillips
|
WBO |
| 1995-11-22 | 1996-02-Stripped | Paul Jones
|
WBO |
| 1996-03-01 | 1996-05-17 | Bronco McKart
|
WBO |
| 1996-05-17 | 1998-08-22 | Winky Wright
|
WBO |
| 1998-08-22 | 2001-02-10-Vacated |  Harry Simon
|
WBO |
| 2002-03-16 | 2005-12-03 | Daniel Santos
|
WBO |
| 2005-12-03 | 2011-10-05-Stripped |  Serhiy Dzyndzyruk
|
WBO |
| 2011-10-05 | 2013-07-22-Stripped | Zaurbek Baysangurov
|
WBO |
| 2013-11-09 | 2015-07-31-Stripped | Demetrius Andrade
|
WBO |
| 2015-10-10 | 2016- 09-17 | Liam Smith
|
WBO |
| 2016-09-17 | 2017-05-06-Vacated | Canelo Álvarez
|
WBO |
| 2017-08-26 | 2017-12-02 | Miguel Cotto
|
WBO |
| 2017-12-02 | 2018-05-12 | Sadam Ali
|
WBO |
| 2018-05-12 | 2019-11-23-Vacated | Jaime Munguía
|
WBO |
| 2019-11-30 | 2021-02-13 | Patrick Teixeira
|
WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | Present | Brian Castaño
|
WBO |
| 2021-02-13 | 2022-05-13 | Jermell Charlo
|
WBO |
See also
This page was last edited on 3 September 2023, at 17:39