List of lightweight boxing champions

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This is a List of World Lightweight Boxing Champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Click here for a list of Chronological Lightweight boxing champions, detailing universally recongized undisputed champions where necessary.

[edit] Footnotes

1 Disputed. See article on Pedro Carrasco.
2 Relinquished championship title.
3 Retired as champion, relinquishing title.
4 Championship recognition withdrawn by sanctioning organization due to champion's failure or refusal to defend title against the organization's #1 ranked contender.
Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition

Contents

[edit] World
29 October 1886 9 June 18932 Jack McAuliffe Universal
After McAuliffe's retirement the title remained inactive until 1896 when the title was won by George "Kid" Lavigne in a 17 Round KO against Dick Burge. Lavigne's victory, the first fought under the Marquess of Queensberry rules, was considered by boxing promoters of the time as the first officially recognized world Lightweight Champion.
1 June 1896 3 July 1899 George "Kid" Lavigne Universal
3 July 1899 12 May 1902 Frank Erne Universal
12 May 1902 9 June 19082 Joe Gans Universal
9 June 1908 22 May 1910 Oscar "Battling" Nelson Universal
22 February 1910 28 November 1912 Adolph "Ad" Wolgast Universal
28 November 1912 7 July 1914 Wille Richie Universal
7 July 1914 28 May 1917 Freddie Welsh Universal
28 May 1917 15 January 19252 Benny Leonard Universal
13 July 1925 7 December 1925 Jimmy Goodrich Universal
7 December 1925 3 July 1926 Rocky Kansas Universal
3 July 1926 17 July 1930 Sammy Mandel NBA
17 July 1930 14 November 1930 Al Singer Universal
14 November 1930 23 June 1933 Tony Canzoneri Universal
23 June 1933 ?? Apr 19351 Barney Ross Universal
10 May 1935 3 September 1936 Tony Canzoneri Universal
3 September 1936 17 July? 1938 Lou Ambers Universal
17 August? 1938 22 August 1939 Henry Armstrong Universal
22 August 1939 10 May 1940 Lou Ambers NBA
10 May 1940 19 December 1941 Lew Jenkins Universal
19 December 1941 13 November 19422 Sammy Angott Universal
Following Angott's retirement the title was disputed between Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery, and Juan Zurita as well as Agnott, who later came out of retirement. Ike Williams defeats over Zurita and Montgomery, in 1945 and 1947 respectively, would become recognized as the universal Lightweight Champion.
23 September 1943 21 May 1943 Beau Jack New York
21 May 1943 19 November 1943 Bob Montgomery New York
19 November 1943 3 March 1944 Beau Jack NBA
With Jack and Montgomery enlisting in the US Army, Juan Zurita defeated Sammy Angott, after 15 Rounds, for the NBA Lightweight championship.
8 March 1944 18 April 1945 Juan Zurita NBA
18 April 1945 25 May 1951 Ike Williams Universal
25 May 1951 1 April 1952 Jimmy Carter Universal
1 April 1952 15 October 1952 Lauro Salas Universal
15 October 1952 6 February 1954 Jimmy Carter Universal
5 March 1954 17 November 1954 Paddy DeMarco Universal
17 November 1954 29 June 1955 Jimmy Carter Universal
29 June 1955 24 August 1956 Wallace "Bud" Smith Universal
24 August 1956 21 April 1962 Joe Brown Universal
1963-04-07 1965-04-10 Carlos Ortiz WBA/WBC
1965-04-10 1965-11-13 Ismael Laguna WBA/WBC
1965-11-13 1968-06-29 Carlos Ortiz WBA/WBC
1968-06-29 1969-02-18 Carlos 'Teo' Cruz WBA/WBC
1969-02-18 1970-03-03 Mando Ramos 1 WBA/WBC
1970-03-03 1970-06-06-Vacated Ismael Laguna WBA/WBC
1971-02-12 1971-02-12 Ken Buchanan WBA/WBC

[edit] WBC
Title inaugurated
1971-11-05 1972-02-18 Pedro Carrasco WBC
1972-02-18 1972-09-15 Mando Ramos WBC
1972-09-15 1972-11-10 Chango Carmona WBC
1972-11-10 1974-04-11 Rodolfo Gato Gonzalez WBC
1974-04-11 1976-05-08 Guts Ishimatsu WBC
1976-05-08 1978-01-21 Esteban De Jesus WBC
1978-01-21 1978-01-21-Vacated 2 Roberto Duran WBC
1979-04-17 1981-06-20 Jim Watt WBC
1981-06-20 1982-05-22-Vacated Alexis Arguello WBC
1983-05-01 1984-11-03 Edwin Rosario WBC
1984-11-03 1985-08-10 Jose Luis Ramirez WBC
1985-08-10 1986-09-26-Vacated Hector Camacho WBC
1987-07-19 1988-10-29 Jose Luis Ramirez WBC
1988-10-29 1988-10-29-Vacated Julio Cesar Chavez WBC
Chavez became WBA champion in 1987 by defeating Edwin Rosario. He partially unified the titles on October 29, 1988, by defeating Jose Luis Ramirez.
1989-08-20 1991-10-05-Vacated 4 Pernell Whitaker WBC
1992-08-24 1995-08-19-Vacated Miguel Angel Gonzalez WBC
1996-04-20 1997-03-01 Jean Baptiste Mendy WBC
1997-03-01 1998-06-13 Stevie Johnston WBC
1998-06-13 1999-02-27 Cesar Bazan WBC
1999-02-27 2000-06-17 Stevie Johnston WBC
2000-06-17 2002-04-20 Jose Luis Castillo WBC
2002-04-20 2003-11-01-Vacated Floyd Mayweather Jr WBC
2004-06-05 2005-05-07 Jose Luis Castillo WBC
2005-05-07 2006-10-07 Diego Corrales
2006-10-07 2006-10-07-Stripped Joel Casamayor
2006-08-12 current David Diaz WBC

[edit] WBA
Title inaugurated
1971-02-12 1972-06-26 Ken Buchanan WBA
1972-06-26 1978-01-21-Vacated Roberto Duran WBA
1979-06-16 1980-03-02 Ernesto España WBA
1980-03-02 1981-04-12 Hilmer Kenty WBA
1981-04-12 1981-04-12-Vacated Sean O'Grady WBA
1981-09-12 1981-12-05 Claude Noel WBA
1981-12-05 1982-05-08 Arturo Frias WBA
1982-05-08 1984-06-01 Ray Mancini WBA
1984-06-01 1986-09-26 Livingstone Bramble WBA
1986-09-26 1987-11-21 Edwin Rosario WBA
1987-11-21 1988-10-29-Vacated Julio Cesar Chavez 3 WBA
1989-07-09 1990-04-04 Edwin Rosario WBA
1990-04-04 1990-08-11 Juan Nazario WBA
1990-08-11 1991-10-05 Pernell Whitaker-Vacated WBA
1992-06-13 1992-10-24 Joey Gamache WBA
1992-10-24 1993-06-26 Tony Lopez WBA
1993-06-26 1993-10-30 Dingaan Thobela WBA
1993-10-30 1998-05-16 Orzubek Nazarov WBA
1998-05-16 1999-04-10 Jean Baptiste Mendy WBA
1999-04-10 1999-08-07 Julien Lorcy WBA
1999-08-07 1999-11-13 Stefano Zoff WBA
1999-11-13 2000-06-11 Gilberto Serrano WBA
2000-06-11 2001-07-01 Takanori Hatakeyama WBA
2001-07-01 2001-10-08 Julien Lorcy WBA
2001-10-08 2002-01-05 Raul Horacio Balbi WBA
2002-01-05 2003-05-17-Vacated Leonard Dorin WBA
2004-04-10 2004-07-17 Lakva Sim WBA
2004-07-17 2008-03-08 Juan Diaz WBA
2008-03-08 current Nate Campbell WBA

[edit] IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-01-30 1984-04-15 Charlie Brown IBF
1984-04-15 1985-01-12 Harry Arroyo IBF
1985-04-06 1986-12-05 Jimmy Paul IBF
1986-12-05 1987-06-07 Greg Haugen IBF
1987-06-07 1988-02-06 Vinny Pazienza IBF
1988-02-06 1989-02-18 Greg Haugen IBF
1989-02-18 1991-10-05-Vacated Pernell Whitaker IBF
Pernell Whitaker becomes the undisputed champion of the lightweight division by winning the IBF title in February, 1989, and then defeating Jose Luis Ramirez for the vacant WBC title on August 20, 1989, and Juan Nazario for the WBA title on August 11, 1990.
1993-01-10 1994-02-19 Freddie Pendleton IBF
1994-02-19 1995-05-06 Rafael Ruelas IBF
1995-05-06 1995-05-06-Vacated Oscar De La Hoya IBF
1995-08-19 1997-08-02 Philip Holiday IBF
1997-08-02 1999-04-17-Vacated Shane Mosley IBF
1999-08-20 2003-05-17 Paul Spadafora-Stripped IBF
2003-11-22 2004-05-13 Javier Jauregui IBF
2004-05-13 2004-05-13-Vacated Julio Diaz IBF
2005-06-17 2005-09-17 Leavander Johnson IBF
2005-09-17 2005-09-17-Vacated Jesus Chavez IBF
2006-05-18 2007-10-19 Julio Diaz IBF
2007-10-19 2008-03-08 Juan Diaz IBF
2008-03-08 current Nate Campbell IBF

[edit] WBO
Title inaugurated
1989-05-06 1990-09-22 Mauricio Aceves WBO
1990-09-22 1991-09-14-Vacated Dingaan Thobela WBO
1992-09-25 1993-09-24-Vacated Giovanni Parisi WBO
1994-07-29 1995-12-15-Vacated Oscar De La Hoya WBO
1996-04-13 2004-01-03 Artur Grigorian WBO
2004-01-03 2004-08-07 Acelino Freitas WBO
2004-08-07 2005-05-07-Vacated Diego Corrales WBO
2006-04-29 2007-04-28 Acelino Freitas 2 WBO
2007-04-28 2008-03-08 Juan Diaz WBO
2008-03-08 current Nate Campbell
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