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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 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
    World
    Title inaugurated
    1962-10-20 1963-04-29 United States Denny Moyer Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1963-04-29 1963-09-07 United States Ralph Dupas Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1963-09-07 1965-06-18 Italy Sandro Mazzinghi Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1965-06-18 1966-06-25 Italy Nino Benvenuti Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1966-06-25 1968-05-26 South Korea Ki-Soo Kim Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1968-05-26 1968-10-25-Stripped Italy Sandro Mazzinghi Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1969-03-17 1970-07-09 United States Freddie Little Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1970-07-09 1971-10-31 Italy Carmelo Bossi Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1971-10-31 1974-06-04 Japan Koichi Wajima Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1974-06-04 1975-01-21 United States Oscar Albarado Universal (WBA/WBC)
    1975-01-21 1975-03-22-Title Split Japan Koichi Wajima Universal (WBA/WBC)
    WBC
    Title Inaugurated
    1963-02-19 1963-04-29 United States Denny Moyer WBC
    1963-04-29 1963-09-07 United States Ralph Dupas WBC
    1963-09-07 1965-06-18 Italy Sandro Mazzinghi WBC
    1965-06-18 1966-06-25 Italy Nino Benvenuti WBC
    1966-06-25 1968-05-26 South Korea Ki Soo Kim WBC
    1968-05-26 1968-11-Stripped Italy Sandro Mazzinghi WBC
    1969-03-17 1970-07-09 United States Freddie Little WBC
    1970-07-09 1971-10-31 Italy Carmelo Bossi WBC
    1971-10-31 1974-06-04 Japan Koichi Wajima WBC
    1974-06-04 1975-01-21 United States Oscar Albarado WBC
    1975-01-21 1975-04-Stripped Japan Koichi Wajima WBC
    1975-05-07 1975-11-13 Brazil Miguel de Oliveira WBC
    1975-11-13 1976-06-17 The Bahamas Elisha Obed WBC
    1976-06-17 1977-08-06 Germany Eckhard Dagge WBC
    1977-08-06 1979-03-04 Australia Rocky Mattioli WBC
    1979-03-04 1981-05-23 United Kingdom Maurice Hope WBC
    1981-05-23 1982-12-03 Puerto Rico Wilfred Benítez WBC
    1982-12-03 1986-06-23-Vacated United States Thomas Hearns WBC
    1986-12-05 1987-07-12 United States Duane Thomas WBC
    1987-07-12 1987-10-02 Mexico Lupe Aquino WBC
    1987-10-02 1988-07-08 Italy Gianfranco Rosi WBC
    1988-07-08 1989-02-11 United States Donald Curry WBC
    1989-02-11 1989-07-08 France Rene Jacquot WBC
    1989-07-08 1990-03-31 Uganda John Mugabi WBC
    1990-03-31 1993-12-18 United States Terry Norris WBC
    1993-12-18 1994-05-07 Jamaica Simon Brown WBC
    1994-05-07 1994-11-12 United States Terry Norris WBC
    1994-11-12 1995-08-19 Dominican Republic Luis Santana WBC
    1995-08-19 1997-12-06 United States Terry Norris WBC
    1997-12-06 1999-01-29 United States Keith Mullings WBC
    1999-01-29 2001-06-23 Spain Javier Castillejo WBC
    2001-06-23 2003-09-13 United States Oscar De La Hoya WBC
    2003-09-13 2004-03-13 United States Shane Mosley WBC
    2004-03-13 2004-11-20-Vacated United States Winky Wright WBC
    2004-11-20 2005-06-01-Stripped Spain Javier Castillejo WBC
    2005-08-13 2006-05-06 Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga WBC
    2006-05-06 2007-05-05 United States Oscar De La Hoya WBC
    2007-05-05 2007-06-28-Vacated United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
    2007-07-28 2008-06-07 United States Vernon Forrest WBC
    2008-06-07 2008-09-13 United States Sergio Mora WBC
    2008-09-13 2009-05-21-Stripped United States Vernon Forrest WBC
    2009-05-21 2010-06-17-Vacated Argentina Sergio Martinez WBC
    2010-11-13 2011-02-08-Vacated Philippines Manny Pacquiao WBC
    2011-03-05 2013-09-14 Mexico Saul Alvarez WBC
    2013-09-14 2015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBC
    2016-05-21 2018-12-22 United States Jermell Charlo WBC
    2018-12-22 2019-12-21 United States Tony Harrison (boxer) WBC
    2019-12-21 Present United States Jermell Charlo WBC
    WBA
    Title Inaugurated
    1962-10-20 1963-04-29 United States Denny Moyer WBA
    1963-04-29 1963-09-07 United States Ralph Dupas WBA
    1963-09-07 1965-06-18 Italy Sandro Mazzinghi WBA
    1965-06-18 1966-06-25 Italy Nino Benvenuti WBA
    1966-06-25 1968-05-26 South Korea Kim Ki-soo WBA
    1968-05-26 1968-11-Stripped Italy Alessandro Mazzinghi WBA
    1969-03-17 1970-07-09 United States Freddie Little WBA
    1970-07-09 1971-10-31 Italy Carmelo Bossi WBA
    1971-10-31 1974-06-04 Japan Koichi Wajima WBA
    1974-06-04 1975-06-07 United States Oscar Albarado WBA
    1975-01-21 1975-06-07 Japan Koichi Wajima WBA
    1975-06-07 1976-02-17 South Korea Yuh Jae-doo WBA
    1976-02-17 1976-05-18 Japan Koichi Wajima WBA
    1976-05-18 1976-10-08 Spain Jose Manuel Duran WBA
    1976-10-08 1977-03-05 Argentina Miguel Ángel Castellini WBA
    1977-03-05 1978-08-09 Nicaragua Eddie Gazo WBA
    1978-08-09 1979-10-24 Japan Masashi Kudo WBA
    1979-10-24 1981-06-25 Uganda Ayub Kalule WBA
    1981-06-25 1981-06-25-Vacated United States Sugar Ray Leonard WBA
    1981-11-07 1982-02-02 Japan Tadashi Mihara WBA
    1982-02-02 1983-06-16 United States Davey Moore WBA
    1983-06-16 1984-Stripped Panama Roberto Durán WBA
    1984-10-19 1987-07-18-Vacated Jamaica Mike McCallum WBA
    1987-11-22 1991-02-23-Vacated United States Virgin Islands Julian Jackson WBA
    1991-02-23 1991-10-01 France Gilbert Delé WBA
    1991-10-01 1992-12-21 United States Vinny Paz WBA
    1992-12-21 1995-03-04 Argentina Julio César Vásquez WBA
    1995-03-04 1995-Vacated United States Pernell Whitaker WBA
    1995-06-16 1995-12-16 United States Carl Daniels WBA
    1995-12-16 1996-08-21 Argentina Julio César Vásquez WBA
    1996-08-21 1999-03-06 France Laurent Boudouani WBA
    1999-03-06 2000-03-03 United States David Reid WBA
    2000-03-03 2000-12-02-Vacated Puerto Rico Félix Trinidad WBA
    2001-09-22 2002-09-14 United States Fernando Vargas WBA
    2002-09-14 2003-09-13 United States Oscar De La Hoya WBA Super Champion
    2002-09-14 2003-03-01 Panama Santiago Samaniego WBA Regular Champion
    2003-03-01 2003-12-13 Mexico Alejandro Garcia WBA Regular Champion
    2003-09-13 2004-03-13 United States Shane Mosley WBA Super Champion
    2003-12-13 2004-10-02-Stripped United States Travis Simms WBA Regular Champion
    2004-03-13 2004-11-20-Vacated United States Winky Wright WBA Super Champion
    2005-05-21 2006-05-06 Mexico Alejandro Garcia WBA
    2006-05-06 2007-01-06 United States José Antonio Rivera WBA
    2007-01-06 2007-07-07 United States Travis Simms WBA
    2007-07-07 2008-07-11 Canada Joachim Alcine WBA
    2008-07-11 2009-11-14 Puerto Rico Daniel Santos WBA
    2009-11-14 2010-06-06 Israel Yuri Foreman WBA
    2010-06-06 2012-05-05 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto WBA Super Champion
    2011-02-05 2013-04-20 United States Austin Trout WBA Regular Champion
    2012-05-05 2016-01-11-Stripped after retirement United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. WBA Super Champion
    2013-04-20 2013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion Mexico Canelo Álvarez WBA Regular Champion
    2016-06-08 2018-04-07 Cuba Erislandy Lara WBA Super Champion
    2016-10-22 2019-06-25-stripped Argentina Brian Castaño WBA Regular Champion
    2018-04-07 2019-05-11 United States Jarrett Hurd WBA Super Champion
    2019-05-11 2020-01-18 United States Julian Williams WBA Super Champion
    2019-08-31 2021-08-31 Vacated Cuba Erislandy Lara WBA Regular Champion
    2020-01-18 2020-09-26 Dominican Republic Jeison Rosario WBA Super Champion
    2020-09-26 Present United States Jermell Charlo WBA Super Champion
    IBF
    Title inaugurated
    1984-03-11 1984-11-02 United States Mark Medal IBF
    1984-11-02 1985-06-01-Vacated Puerto Rico Carlos Santos IBF
    1986-06-04 1987-06-27 United States Buster Drayton IBF
    1987-06-27 1988-11-04 Canada Matthew Hilton IBF
    1988-11-04 1989-02-05 United States Robert Hines IBF
    1989-02-05 1989-07-15 United States Darrin Van Horn IBF
    1989-07-15 1994-09-17 Italy Gianfranco Rosi IBF
    1994-09-17 1995-08-12 United States Vincent Pettway IBF
    1995-08-12 1995-12-16 United States Paul Vaden IBF
    1995-12-16 1997-01-11-Vacated United States Terry Norris IBF
    1997-04-12 1997-12-06 United States Raúl Márquez IBF
    1997-12-06 1998-12-12 Mexico Yori Boy Campas IBF
    1998-12-12 2000-12-02 United States Fernando Vargas IBF
    2000-12-02 2001-05-12-Vacated Puerto Rico Félix Trinidad IBF
    2001-10-12 2004-03-13-Vacated United States Winky Wright IBF
    2004-06-05 2004-10-02 Belize Verno Phillips IBF
    2004-10-02 2005-07-14 Uganda Kassim Ouma IBF
    2005-07-14 2006-07-08 Russia Roman Karmazin IBF
    2006-07-08 2008-03-27 United States Cory Spinks IBF
    2008-03-27 2008-11-Vacated Belize Verno Phillips IBF
    2009-04-24 2010-08-07 United States Cory Spinks IBF
    2010-08-07 2013-02-23 United States Cornelius Bundrage IBF
    2013-02-23 2013-09-14 United States Ishe Smith IBF
    2013-09-14 2014-10-11 Mexico Carlos Molina IBF
    2014-10-11 2015-09-12 United States Cornelius Bundrage IBF
    2015-09-12 2017-02-16-Vacated United States Jermall Charlo IBF
    2017-02-25 2019-05-11 United States Jarrett Hurd IBF
    2019-05-11 2020-01-18 United States Julian Williams IBF
    2020-01-18 2020-09-26 Dominican Republic Jeison Rosario IBF
    2020-09-26 Present United States Jermell Charlo IBF
    WBO
    Title inaugurated
    1988-12-08 1992-12-19-Vacated United States John David Jackson WBO
    1993-10-30 1995-11-22 Belize Verno Phillips WBO
    1995-11-22 1996-02-Stripped United Kingdom Paul Jones WBO
    1996-03-01 1996-05-17 United States Bronco McKart WBO
    1996-05-17 1998-08-22 United States Winky Wright WBO
    1998-08-22 2001-02-10-Vacated Namibia Harry Simon WBO
    2002-03-16 2005-12-03 Puerto Rico Daniel Santos WBO
    2005-12-03 2011-10-05-Stripped Ukraine Serhiy Dzyndzyruk WBO
    2011-10-05 2013-07-22-Stripped Russia Zaurbek Baysangurov WBO
    2013-11-09 2015-07-31-Stripped United States Demetrius Andrade WBO
    2015-10-10 2016- 09-17 United Kingdom Liam Smith WBO
    2016-09-17 2017-05-06-Vacated Mexico Canelo Álvarez WBO
    2017-08-26 2017-12-02 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto WBO
    2017-12-02 2018-05-12 United States Sadam Ali WBO
    2018-05-12 2019-11-23-Vacated Mexico Jaime Munguía WBO
    2019-11-30 2021-02-13 Brazil Patrick Teixeira WBO
    2021-02-13 Present Argentina Brian Castaño WBO
    2021-02-13 2022-05-13 United States Jermell Charlo WBO

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