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:
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1968-05-26 | 1968-10-25-Stripped | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
1975-01-21 | 1975-03-22-Title Split | ![]() | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
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Title Inaugurated | |||
1963-02-19 | 1963-04-29 | ![]() | WBC |
1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | ![]() | WBC |
1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | ![]() | WBC |
1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | ![]() | WBC |
1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | ![]() | WBC |
1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | ![]() | WBC |
1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | ![]() | WBC |
1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | ![]() | WBC |
1974-06-04 | 1975-01-21 | ![]() | WBC |
1975-01-21 | 1975-04-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
1975-05-07 | 1975-11-13 | ![]() | WBC |
1975-11-13 | 1976-06-17 | ![]() | WBC |
1976-06-17 | 1977-08-06 | ![]() | WBC |
1977-08-06 | 1979-03-04 | ![]() | WBC |
1979-03-04 | 1981-05-23 | ![]() | WBC |
1981-05-23 | 1982-12-03 | ![]() | WBC |
1982-12-03 | 1986-06-23-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
1986-12-05 | 1987-07-12 | ![]() | WBC |
1987-07-12 | 1987-10-02 | ![]() | WBC |
1987-10-02 | 1988-07-08 | ![]() | WBC |
1988-07-08 | 1989-02-11 | ![]() | WBC |
1989-02-11 | 1989-07-08 | ![]() | WBC |
1989-07-08 | 1990-03-31 | ![]() | WBC |
1990-03-31 | 1993-12-18 | ![]() | WBC |
1993-12-18 | 1994-05-07 | ![]() | WBC |
1994-05-07 | 1994-11-12 | ![]() | WBC |
1994-11-12 | 1995-08-19 | ![]() | WBC |
1995-08-19 | 1997-12-06 | ![]() | WBC |
1997-12-06 | 1999-01-29 | ![]() | WBC |
1999-01-29 | 2001-06-23 | ![]() | WBC |
2001-06-23 | 2003-09-13 | ![]() | WBC |
2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | ![]() | WBC |
2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2004-11-20 | 2005-06-01-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
2005-08-13 | 2006-05-06 | ![]() | WBC |
2006-05-06 | 2007-05-05 | ![]() | WBC |
2007-05-05 | 2007-06-28-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2007-07-28 | 2008-06-07 | ![]() | WBC |
2008-06-07 | 2008-09-13 | ![]() | WBC |
2008-09-13 | 2009-05-21-Stripped | ![]() | WBC |
2009-05-21 | 2010-06-17-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2010-11-13 | 2011-02-08-Vacated | ![]() | WBC |
2011-03-05 | 2013-09-14 | ![]() | WBC |
2013-09-14 | 2015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus | ![]() | WBC |
2016-05-21 | 2018-12-22 | ![]() | WBC |
2018-12-22 | 2019-12-21 | ![]() | WBC |
2019-12-21 | Present | ![]() | WBC |
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Title Inaugurated | |||
1962-10-20 | 1963-04-29 | ![]() | WBA |
1963-04-29 | 1963-09-07 | ![]() | WBA |
1963-09-07 | 1965-06-18 | ![]() | WBA |
1965-06-18 | 1966-06-25 | ![]() | WBA |
1966-06-25 | 1968-05-26 | ![]() | WBA |
1968-05-26 | 1968-11-Stripped | ![]() | WBA |
1969-03-17 | 1970-07-09 | ![]() | WBA |
1970-07-09 | 1971-10-31 | ![]() | WBA |
1971-10-31 | 1974-06-04 | ![]() | WBA |
1974-06-04 | 1975-06-07 | ![]() | WBA |
1975-01-21 | 1975-06-07 | ![]() | WBA |
1975-06-07 | 1976-02-17 | ![]() | WBA |
1976-02-17 | 1976-05-18 | ![]() | WBA |
1976-05-18 | 1976-10-08 | ![]() | WBA |
1976-10-08 | 1977-03-05 | ![]() | WBA |
1977-03-05 | 1978-08-09 | ![]() | WBA |
1978-08-09 | 1979-10-24 | ![]() | WBA |
1979-10-24 | 1981-06-25 | ![]() | WBA |
1981-06-25 | 1981-06-25-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
1981-11-07 | 1982-02-02 | ![]() | WBA |
1982-02-02 | 1983-06-16 | ![]() | WBA |
1983-06-16 | 1984-Stripped | ![]() | WBA |
1984-10-19 | 1987-07-18-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
1987-11-22 | 1991-02-23-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
1991-02-23 | 1991-10-01 | ![]() | WBA |
1991-10-01 | 1992-12-21 | ![]() | WBA |
1992-12-21 | 1995-03-04 | ![]() | WBA |
1995-03-04 | 1995-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
1995-06-16 | 1995-12-16 | ![]() | WBA |
1995-12-16 | 1996-08-21 | ![]() | WBA |
1996-08-21 | 1999-03-06 | ![]() | WBA |
1999-03-06 | 2000-03-03 | ![]() | WBA |
2000-03-03 | 2000-12-02-Vacated | ![]() | WBA |
2001-09-22 | 2002-09-14 | ![]() | WBA |
2002-09-14 | 2003-09-13 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2002-09-14 | 2003-03-01 | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2003-03-01 | 2003-12-13 | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2003-09-13 | 2004-03-13 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2003-12-13 | 2004-10-02-Stripped | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2004-03-13 | 2004-11-20-Vacated | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2005-05-21 | 2006-05-06 | ![]() | WBA |
2006-05-06 | 2007-01-06 | ![]() | WBA |
2007-01-06 | 2007-07-07 | ![]() | WBA |
2007-07-07 | 2008-07-11 | ![]() | WBA |
2008-07-11 | 2009-11-14 | ![]() | WBA |
2009-11-14 | 2010-06-06 | ![]() | WBA |
2010-06-06 | 2012-05-05 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2011-02-05 | 2013-04-20 | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2012-05-05 | 2016-01-11-Stripped after retirement | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2013-04-20 | 2013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2016-06-08 | 2018-04-07 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2016-10-22 | 2019-06-25-stripped | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2018-04-07 | 2019-05-11 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2019-08-31 | 2021-08-31 Vacated | ![]() | WBA Regular Champion |
2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
2020-09-26 | Present | ![]() | WBA Super Champion |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1984-03-11 | 1984-11-02 | ![]() | IBF |
1984-11-02 | 1985-06-01-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
1986-06-04 | 1987-06-27 | ![]() | IBF |
1987-06-27 | 1988-11-04 | ![]() | IBF |
1988-11-04 | 1989-02-05 | ![]() | IBF |
1989-02-05 | 1989-07-15 | ![]() | IBF |
1989-07-15 | 1994-09-17 | ![]() | IBF |
1994-09-17 | 1995-08-12 | ![]() | IBF |
1995-08-12 | 1995-12-16 | ![]() | IBF |
1995-12-16 | 1997-01-11-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
1997-04-12 | 1997-12-06 | ![]() | IBF |
1997-12-06 | 1998-12-12 | ![]() | IBF |
1998-12-12 | 2000-12-02 | ![]() | IBF |
2000-12-02 | 2001-05-12-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2001-10-12 | 2004-03-13-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2004-06-05 | 2004-10-02 | ![]() | IBF |
2004-10-02 | 2005-07-14 | ![]() | IBF |
2005-07-14 | 2006-07-08 | ![]() | IBF |
2006-07-08 | 2008-03-27 | ![]() | IBF |
2008-03-27 | 2008-11-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2009-04-24 | 2010-08-07 | ![]() | IBF |
2010-08-07 | 2013-02-23 | ![]() | IBF |
2013-02-23 | 2013-09-14 | ![]() | IBF |
2013-09-14 | 2014-10-11 | ![]() | IBF |
2014-10-11 | 2015-09-12 | ![]() | IBF |
2015-09-12 | 2017-02-16-Vacated | ![]() | IBF |
2017-02-25 | 2019-05-11 | ![]() | IBF |
2019-05-11 | 2020-01-18 | ![]() | IBF |
2020-01-18 | 2020-09-26 | ![]() | IBF |
2020-09-26 | Present | ![]() | IBF |
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Title inaugurated | |||
1988-12-08 | 1992-12-19-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
1993-10-30 | 1995-11-22 | ![]() | WBO |
1995-11-22 | 1996-02-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
1996-03-01 | 1996-05-17 | ![]() | WBO |
1996-05-17 | 1998-08-22 | ![]() | WBO |
1998-08-22 | 2001-02-10-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2002-03-16 | 2005-12-03 | ![]() | WBO |
2005-12-03 | 2011-10-05-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
2011-10-05 | 2013-07-22-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
2013-11-09 | 2015-07-31-Stripped | ![]() | WBO |
2015-10-10 | 2016- 09-17 | ![]() | WBO |
2016-09-17 | 2017-05-06-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2017-08-26 | 2017-12-02 | ![]() | WBO |
2017-12-02 | 2018-05-12 | ![]() | WBO |
2018-05-12 | 2019-11-23-Vacated | ![]() | WBO |
2019-11-30 | 2021-02-13 | ![]() | WBO |
2021-02-13 | Present | ![]() | WBO |
2021-02-13 | 2022-05-13 | ![]() | WBO |
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