List of welterweight boxing champions

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

The World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

(WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA)
The World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

(WBC), founded in 1963
The International Boxing Federation
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

(IBF), founded in 1983
The World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

(WBO), founded in 1988


19 March 1913	25 October 1913	Pat Bradley	World
21 March 1914	1 June 1915	Matt Wells Matt Wells (boxer) Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :...	World
1 June 1915	22 June 1915	Mike Glover	World
22 June 1915	31 August 1915	Jack Britton Jack Britton Jack Britton was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York....	World
31 August 1915	24 April 1916	Ted "Kid" Lewis	World
24 April 1916	25 June 1917	Jack Britton Jack Britton Jack Britton was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York....	World
25 June 1917	17 March 1919	Ted "Kid" Lewis	World
17 March 1919	1 November 1922	Jack Britton Jack Britton Jack Britton was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York....	World
1 November 1922	20 May 1926	Mickey Walker	World
20 May 1926	3 June 1927	Pete Latzo Pete Latzo Pete Latzo was the boxing world welterweight champion from 1926 to 1927. Latzo fought all the top welterweights of his era and won the title from hall of famer Mickey Walker on May 20, 1926. He lost the crown to Joe Dundee on June 3, 1927.After losing the welter crown Latzo invaded the heavier...	World
3 June 1927	25 July 1929	Joe Dundee Joe Dundee Salvatore Lazzara, better known by his boxing alias Joe Dundee, was an American boxer. His career began with two straight losses in four-round bouts. Nevertheless, Dundee continued boxing....	World
25 July 1929	9 May 1930	Jackie Fields Jackie Fields Jackie Fields was an American professional boxer who won two world championship titles.-Personal life:...	World
9 May 1930	5 September 1930	Jack Thompson Jack Thompson (boxer) Cecil Lewis "Jack" Thompson was an American boxer who twice held the welterweight championship of the world. Born Cecil Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter...	World
5 September 1930	14 April 1931	Tommy Freeman	World
14 April 1931	23 October 1931	Jack Thompson Jack Thompson (boxer) Cecil Lewis "Jack" Thompson was an American boxer who twice held the welterweight championship of the world. Born Cecil Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter...	World
23 October 1931	28 January 1932	Lou Brouillard Lou Brouillard Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, , was a professional boxer in the welterweight division....	World
28 January 1932	22 February 1933	Jackie Fields Jackie Fields Jackie Fields was an American professional boxer who won two world championship titles.-Personal life:...	World
22 February 1933	29 May 1933	Young Corbett III Young Corbett III Young Corbett III was the world Welterweight boxing champion. He was born Raffaele Capabianca Giordano and began boxing in 1919 as Young Corbett III while still a 14-year-old "newsboy."...	World
29 May 1933	28 May 1934	Jimmy McLarnin Jimmy McLarnin James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin , was an Irish Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.-Background:McLarnin was born in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, into a large Methodist family who emigrated...	World
28 May 1934	17 September 1934	Barney Ross Barney Ross Barney Ross , born Beryl David Rosofsky, was a world champion boxer in three weight divisions and decorated veteran of World War II.-Early life:...	World
17 September 1934	28 May 1935	Jimmy McLarnin Jimmy McLarnin James McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin , was an Irish Canadian professional boxer who became two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.-Background:McLarnin was born in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, into a large Methodist family who emigrated...	World
28 May 1935	31 May 1938	Barney Ross Barney Ross Barney Ross , born Beryl David Rosofsky, was a world champion boxer in three weight divisions and decorated veteran of World War II.-Early life:...	World
31 May 1938	4 October 1940	Henry Armstrong Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He is universally regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time by many boxing critics and fellow professionals.Henry Jr...	World
4 October 1940	29 July 1941	Fritzie Zivic Fritzie Zivic Fritzie Zivic , born as Ferdinand Henry John Zivcich , was an American boxer.-Biography:...	World
29 July 1941	1 February 1946	Freddie 'Red' Cochrane Freddie 'Red' Cochrane Freddie 'Red' Cochrane , was a professional boxer in the welterweight division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class...	World
1 February 1946	1 February 1946-Vacated	Marty Servo Marty Servo Mario Severino, "Marty Servo" was the former world welterweight boxing champion. Servo began boxing in the mid-1930s. He became a professional boxer in 1938 and was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989.-Amateur career:Servo had an impressive amateur career...	World
20 December 1946	9 August 1950-Vacated	Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight...	World
14 March 1951	18 May 1951	Johnny Bratton Johnny Bratton Johnny Bratton, also known as Honey Boy Bratton, , was a professional boxer in the welterweight division...	World
18 May 1951	29 August 1951	Kid Gavilán Kid Gavilan Gerardo González , better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former world welterweight champion from Cuba...	World
4 February 1952	20 October 1954	Kid Gavilán Kid Gavilan Gerardo González , better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former world welterweight champion from Cuba...	World
20 October 1954	1 April 1955	Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton was an American professional boxer in the welterweight division. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and had an amateur career winning 31 of 33 fights, twice becoming World Welterweight Champion.- Professional career :Saxton turned professional...	World
1 April 1955	10 June 1955	Tony DeMarco Tony DeMarco Tony DeMarco is a boxer and world welterweight champion. He was born in Boston and grew up in that city's North End community. Tony DeMarco's actual birth name is Leonardo Liotta. Tony’s father Vincent and mother Giacomina came from Sicily.To box in the league, the minimum age was 18...	World
10 June 1955	14 March 1956	Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is an American former professional boxer who was a two weight world boxing champion...	World
14 March 1956	12 September 1956	Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton was an American professional boxer in the welterweight division. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and had an amateur career winning 31 of 33 fights, twice becoming World Welterweight Champion.- Professional career :Saxton turned professional...	World
12 September 1956	22 February 1957-Vacated	Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is an American former professional boxer who was a two weight world boxing champion...	World
6 June 1958	5 December 1958	Virgil Akins Virgil Akins Virgil Akins was an American boxer who won the undisputed Welterweight Championship of the World in 1958. Nicknamed ‘Honeybear’, Akins was the first World Champion boxer from St. Louis.-Career:...	World
5 December 1958	27 May 1960	Don Jordan Don Jordan Don Jordan was a boxer born in Los Angeles, California and was the undisputed Welterweight Champion of the World from 1958 to 1960. His nickname was ‘Geronimo’...	World
27 May 1960	1 April 1961	Benny 'Kid' Paret	World
1 April 1961	30 September 1961	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	World
30 September 1961	24 March 1962	Benny 'Kid' Paret	World
24 March 1962	21 March 1963	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	World
21 March 1963	8 June 1963	Luis Manuel Rodríguez Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodríguez was a professional boxing champion. Known as "El Feo", Rodriguez began his career in pre-Castro Havana. In Cuba, Rodriguez twice defeated the ill-fated future welterweight champion Benny Kid Paret.After the Cuban Revolution, Rodríguez campaigned in the United States...	World
8 June 1963	10 December 1965-Vacated	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	World
28 November 1966	18 April 1969	Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes is a former boxer from Dallas, Texas, United States. Cokes was world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him.-Pre-championship career:...	World
18 April 1969	3 December 1970	José Nápoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	World
Title Split into WBA and WBC Belts
3 December 1970	4 June 1971	Billy Backus Billy Backus Billy Backus, born March 5, 1943 in Canastota, New York, is a former world boxing champion. In the summer of 2006 Backus retired from his correctional facility job and moved to South Carolina.- Early boxing career :...	WBA/WBC
4 June 1971	6 December 1975	José Nápoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	WBA/WBC
16 September 1981	9 November 1982-Retires	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...	WBA/WBC
Title Split into WBA, WBC, and IBF Belts
6 December 1985	27 September 1986	Donald Curry Donald Curry Donald Curry is a retired boxer from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Nicknamed the "Lone Star Cobra," Curry was the Undisputed World Welterweight Champion and the WBC Super Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...	WBA/WBC/IBF
27 September 1986	22 August 1987	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....	WBA/WBC/IBF
WBC
Separate WBA and WBC champions began when José Nápoles gives up WBA title
8 December 1962	21 March 1963	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	WBC
21 March 1963	8 June 1963	Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodríguez was a professional boxing champion. Known as "El Feo", Rodriguez began his career in pre-Castro Havana. In Cuba, Rodriguez twice defeated the ill-fated future welterweight champion Benny Kid Paret.After the Cuban Revolution, Rodríguez campaigned in the United States...	WBC
8 June 1963	25 April 1966-Vacated	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	WBC
28 November 1966	18 April 1969	Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes is a former boxer from Dallas, Texas, United States. Cokes was world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him.-Pre-championship career:...	WBC
18 April 1969	3 December 1970	Jose Napoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	WBC
3 December 1970	4 June 1971	Billy Backus Billy Backus Billy Backus, born March 5, 1943 in Canastota, New York, is a former world boxing champion. In the summer of 2006 Backus retired from his correctional facility job and moved to South Carolina.- Early boxing career :...	WBC
4 June 1971	6 December 1975	Jose Napoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	WBC
6 December 1975	22 June 1976	John H Stracey	WBC
22 June 1976	14 January 1979	Carlos Palomino Carlos Palomino Carlos Palomino a retired Mexican professional boxer. Palomino is a former WBC Welterweight Champion and member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Palomino is also an actor who has been featured in several television shows and films...	WBC
14 January 1979	30 November 1979	Wilfred Benítez Wilfred Benitez Wilfred Benítez , is a Puerto Rican boxer. He is remembered best as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history at the age of 17...	WBC
30 November 1979	20 June 1980	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...	WBC
20 June 1980	25 November 1980	Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" during his career....	WBC
25 November 1980	9 November 1982-Retired	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...	WBC
13 August 1983	6 December 1985	Milton McCrory Milton McCrory Milton McCrory was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur :Milton had a reported amateur record of 105-15.He lost in the 1979 National AAU finals to Lemuel Steeples and in the Olympic Trials to Johnny Bumphus.- Pro career :Known as "Ice Man", McCrory turned pro in 1980 an won...	WBC
6 December 1985	27 September 1986	Donald Curry Donald Curry Donald Curry is a retired boxer from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Nicknamed the "Lone Star Cobra," Curry was the Undisputed World Welterweight Champion and the WBC Super Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...	WBC
27 September 1986	28 October 1987	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....	WBC
28 October 1987	29 March 1988	Jorge Vaca Jorge Vaca Jorge Vaca Jorge Vaca Jorge Vaca (born December 14, 1959 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division.Vaca turned pro in 1978 and captured the WBC Welterweight Title by beating Lloyd Honeyghan via 8th round technical decision in 1987, but lost the...	WBC
29 March 1988	4 February 1989	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....	WBC
4 February 1989	19 August 1990	Marlon Starling Marlon Starling Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a two-time US world champion boxer.Starling was born in Hartford, CT in 1959. He turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins, he lost his first fight. He lost a 12 round decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging...	WBC
19 August 1990	18 March 1991	Maurice Blocker Maurice Blocker Maurice Blocker was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.Blocker turned pro in 1982 and lost his first title shot in 1987 to Lloyd Honeyghan. In 1990 he captured the Lineal and WBC Welterweight Titles from Marlon Starling, but lost them in his next fight to Simon Brown...	WBC
18 March 1991	29 November 1991	Simon Brown Simon Brown (boxer) Simon Brown is a former professional boxer. Known as "Mantequilla", a name given to him by his famous trainer Jose 'Pepe' Correa, Brown was an welterweight fighter who held titles at multiple weight classes and at one point was considered one of the best pound for pound fighters in boxing.Brown...	WBC
29 November 1991	6 March 1993	James McGirt	WBC
6 March 1993	12 April 1997	Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea", is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer...	WBC
12 April 1997	18 September 1999	Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...	WBC
18 September 1999	3 March 2000- Vacated	Félix Trinidad Félix Trinidad Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional boxer, considered one of the best in Puerto Rico's history. After winning five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico, he debuted as a professional when he was 17. He won his first world championship when he defeated Maurice Blocker...	WBC
4 March 2000	17 June 2000	Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...	WBC
17 June 2000	26 January 2002	Shane Mosley Shane Mosley “Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...	WBC
26 January 2002	25 January 2003	Vernon Forrest Vernon Forrest Vernon Forrest, nicknamed "The Viper", was an American professional boxer who became a world champion in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions and noted for his two victories over Shane Mosley and upset losses to Ricardo Mayorga.- Early years and amateur career :Forrest began boxing at...	WBC
25 January 2003	13 December 2003	Ricardo Mayorga Ricardo Mayorga Ricardo Mayorga , is a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and the former WBC light middleweight champion. He holds a record of 29-8 with 23 knockouts and 1 draw 1 no contest. He was featured for the first time on the cover of Ring Magazine on the December...	WBC
13 December 2003	5 February 2005	Cory Spinks Cory Spinks Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....	WBC
5 February 2005	7 January 2006	Zab Judah Zab Judah Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....	WBC
7 January 2006	4 November 2006	Carlos Manuel Baldomir Carlos Manuel Baldomir Carlos Manuel Baldomir is an Argentine boxer and the former WBC & The Ring welterweight champion.- Boxing Style :...	WBC
4 November 2006	6 June 2008- Retired	Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...	WBC
21 June 2008	16 April 2011	Andre Berto Andre Berto Andre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...	WBC
16 April 2011	17 September 2011	Victor Ortiz Victor Ortíz Victor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....	WBC
17 September 2011	Present	Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...	WBC
WBA
8 December 1962	21 March 1963	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	WBA
21 March 1963	8 June 1963	Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodríguez was a professional boxing champion. Known as "El Feo", Rodriguez began his career in pre-Castro Havana. In Cuba, Rodriguez twice defeated the ill-fated future welterweight champion Benny Kid Paret.After the Cuban Revolution, Rodríguez campaigned in the United States...	WBA
8 June 1963	25 April 1966-Vacated	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship...	WBA
24 August 1966	18 April 1969	Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes is a former boxer from Dallas, Texas, United States. Cokes was world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him.-Pre-championship career:...	WBA
18 April 1969	3 December 1970	Jose Napoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	WBA
3 December 1970	4 June 1971	Billy Backus Billy Backus Billy Backus, born March 5, 1943 in Canastota, New York, is a former world boxing champion. In the summer of 2006 Backus retired from his correctional facility job and moved to South Carolina.- Early boxing career :...	WBA
4 June 1971	1975-Stripped	Jose Napoles José Napoles José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban-Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion, who is frequently ranked as one of the greatest fighters of all time in that division...	WBA
28 June 1975	17 July 1976	Ángel Espada Angel Espada Ángel Espada is a former boxer from Puerto Rico. He was the WBA's world Welterweight champion in 1975-76. A music lover, Espada also organized, during the late 1970s, a salsa orchestra...	WBA
17 July 1976	2 August 1980	Pipino Cuevas	WBA
2 August 1980	16 September 1981	Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns Thomas "Hitman" Hearns is a retired American boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions. He would also become the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions...	WBA
16 September 1981	9 November 1982-Retired	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...	WBA
13 February 1983	27 September 1986	Donald Curry Donald Curry Donald Curry is a retired boxer from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Nicknamed the "Lone Star Cobra," Curry was the Undisputed World Welterweight Champion and the WBC Super Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...	WBA
27 September 1986	1987-Vacated	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....	WBA
6 February 1987	22 August 1987	Mark Breland Mark Breland Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...	WBA
22 August 1987	29 July 1988	Marlon Starling Marlon Starling Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a two-time US world champion boxer.Starling was born in Hartford, CT in 1959. He turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins, he lost his first fight. He lost a 12 round decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1984, challenging...	WBA
29 July 1988	12 December 1988-Vacated	Tomas Molinares	WBA
4 February 1989	8 July 1990	Mark Breland Mark Breland Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics...	WBA
8 July 1990	19 January 1991	Aaron Davis Aaron Davis Aaron Davis was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Professional career :...	WBA
19 January 1991	31 October 1992	Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes.-Amateur career:...	WBA
31 October 1992	4 June 1994	Crisanto España Crisanto España Crisanto España was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.España fought out of Belfast, Northern Ireland and turned pro in 1984. España impressively won his first 30 fights, including the WBA Welterweight Title with an upset TKO in the 8th round over Meldrick Taylor in 1992...	WBA
4 June 1994	17 October 1997-Vacated	Ike Quartey Ike Quartey Ike "Bazooka" Quartey is a former WBA Welterweight champion boxer. He has fought numerous world champion boxers including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest and Ronald "Winky" Wright.-Biography:...	WBA
10 October 1998	2000-Stripped	James Page James Page (boxer) James Page was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.Nicknamed "Mighty Quinn", Page turned pro in 1990 and beat Andrei Pestriaev in 1998 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title. He defended the title three times until he was stripped, in 2000, for failing to turn up for a...	WBA
17 February 2001	30 March 2002	Andrew Lewis	WBA
30 March 2002	13 December 2003	Ricardo Mayorga Ricardo Mayorga Ricardo Mayorga , is a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and the former WBC light middleweight champion. He holds a record of 29-8 with 23 knockouts and 1 draw 1 no contest. He was featured for the first time on the cover of Ring Magazine on the December...	WBA Super Champion
12 September 2003	2 April 2005	Jose Antonio Rivera José Antonio Rivera José Antonio Rivera is an American professional boxer in the super welterweight division.His record is 39-6-1 . He is a former WBA welterweight and WBA world super welterweight champion. He is of Puerto Rican descent....	WBA Regular Champion
13 December 2003	5 February 2005	Cory Spinks Cory Spinks Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....	WBA Super Champion
5 February 2005	7 January 2006-Stripped	Zab Judah Zab Judah Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....	WBA Super Champion
2 April 2005	13 May 2006	Luis Collazo Luis Collazo Luis Collazo is a boxer in the welterweight division. His boxing record is 31-4 . He is a former WBA welterweight champion.- Professional career :...	WBA Regular Champion
13 May 2006	31 August 2006-Vacated	Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....	WBA
2 December 2006	26 July 2008	Miguel Cotto Miguel Cotto Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...	WBA
26 July 2008	24 January 2009	Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...	WBA Super Champion
3 October 2008	10 April 2009	Yuriy Nuzhnenko Yuriy Nuzhnenko Yuriy Nuzhnenko is a Ukrainian boxer who captured the vacant WBA Interim Welterweight belt on December 8, 2007 in Le Cannet, France against Frédéric Klose of France by twelve-round unanimous decision.-Amateur career:*Amateur record: 190-67...	WBA Regular Champion
24 January 2009	22 May 2010-Stripped	Shane Mosley Shane Mosley “Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...	WBA Super Champion
10 April 2009	Present	Vyacheslav Senchenko Vyacheslav Senchenko Vyacheslav Senchenko is a professional boxer from Ukraine. He resides in Donetsk. His professional record includes 30 fights: 30 wins...	WBA Regular Champion
IBF
Title inaugurated
4 February 1984	27 September 1986	Donald Curry Donald Curry Donald Curry is a retired boxer from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Nicknamed the "Lone Star Cobra," Curry was the Undisputed World Welterweight Champion and the WBC Super Welterweight Champion.-Amateur career:...	IBF
27 September 1986	28 October 1987-Stripped	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired British boxer. Born in Jamaica, he was WBC/WBA & IBF welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987. and WBC welterweight champion from 1988 to 1989....	IBF
23 April 1988	4 October 1991-Vacated	Simon Brown Simon Brown (boxer) Simon Brown is a former professional boxer. Known as "Mantequilla", a name given to him by his famous trainer Jose 'Pepe' Correa, Brown was an welterweight fighter who held titles at multiple weight classes and at one point was considered one of the best pound for pound fighters in boxing.Brown...	IBF
4 October 1991	19 June 1993	Maurice Blocker Maurice Blocker Maurice Blocker was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.Blocker turned pro in 1982 and lost his first title shot in 1987 to Lloyd Honeyghan. In 1990 he captured the Lineal and WBC Welterweight Titles from Marlon Starling, but lost them in his next fight to Simon Brown...	IBF
19 June 1993	3 March 2000-Vacated	Félix Trinidad Félix Trinidad Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional boxer, considered one of the best in Puerto Rico's history. After winning five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico, he debuted as a professional when he was 17. He won his first world championship when he defeated Maurice Blocker...	IBF
12 May 2001	12 December 2001-Vacated	Vernon Forrest Vernon Forrest Vernon Forrest, nicknamed "The Viper", was an American professional boxer who became a world champion in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions and noted for his two victories over Shane Mosley and upset losses to Ricardo Mayorga.- Early years and amateur career :Forrest began boxing at...	IBF
13 April 2002	22 March 2003	Michele Piccirillo Michele Piccirillo Michele Piccirillo is a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Professional career :...	IBF
22 March 2003	5 February 2005	Cory Spinks Cory Spinks Corey Spinks is a professional boxer. He is a former IBF Light middleweight champion, and a former Undisputed Welterweight Champion....	IBF
5 February 2005	8 April 2006	Zab Judah Zab Judah Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....	IBF
8 April 2006	20 June 2006-Vacated	Floyd Mayweather	IBF
28 October 2006	12 April 2008	Kermit Cintron Kermit Cintron Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...	IBF
12 April 2008	July 2008-Stripped	Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...	IBF
2 August 2008	16 April 2009-Vacated	Joshua Clottey Joshua Clottey Joshua Clottey is a Ghanaian professional boxer. Born in Accra, Ghana, Clottey now lives in the Bronx, New York. He is the former IBF welterweight champion. He's also the brother of veteran boxers Judas Clottey and Emmanuel Clottey....	IBF
1 August 2009	11 December 2009	Isaac Hlatshwayo Isaac Hlatshwayo Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...	IBF
11 December 2009	3 September 2011	Dejan Zavec Dejan Zavec Dejan Zavec is a Slovenian professional boxer who held the IBF Welterweight Champion title from December 2009 until September 3, 2011, when he lost it to Andre Berto. He boxes under the name Jan Zaveck. His professional record includes 33 fights: 31 wins , 2 losses, and 1 no-contest...	IBF
3 September 2011	8 November 2011-Vacated	Andre Berto Andre Berto Andre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...	IBF
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6 May 1989	15 December 1989-Vacated	Genaro Leon Genaro Léon Genaro Léon is a former professional boxer. He fought at Welterweight.-Amateur career:León represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a Welterweight...	WBO
15 December 1989	12 February 1993	Manning Galloway Manning Galloway Manning Galloway is an American boxer.Galloway's greatest fights were against Gert Bo Jacobsen which were all fought in Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark. The first fight Manning beat Jacobsen, Jacobsen lost due to a corner retirement. The second fight was a no contest. Jacobsen finally got the...	WBO
12 February 1993	16 October 1993-Vacated	Gert Bo Jacobsen Gert Bo Jacobsen Gert Bo Jacobsen is a former WBO welterweight title holder. He is from Oestrup, Denmark. His first 26 fights he was undefeated from 1983 to 1988. His first lost came in October 1988 to Greg Haugen....	WBO
16 October 1993	13 April 1996	Eammon Loughran	WBO
13 April 1996	6 October 1996-Vacated	José Luis López José Luis López (boxer) Jose Luis Lopez is a former Mexican professional boxer. He was known forhis incredible ability to absorb a punch and tremendous power to knock out most of his opponents but didn't make very far due to drug abuse....	WBO
22 February 1997	1997-Vacated	Michael Loewe	WBO
14 February 1998	6 May 2000	Ahmed Kotiev	WBO
6 May 2000	16 March 2002-Vacated	Daniel Santos Daniel Santos (boxer) Daniel Santos is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Santos represented Puerto Rico in international events, including the 1990 and 1992 Junior World Championships, Pan American Boxing Tournament, Goodwill Games, 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he won a...	WBO
16 March 2002	14 July 2007	Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...	WBO
14 July 2007	9 February 2008	Paul Williams Paul Williams (boxer) Paul Williams is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr...	WBO
9 February 2008	7 June 2008	Carlos Quintana Carlos Quintana (boxer) Carlos Quintana is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Quintana represented Puerto Rico. He debuted as a professional in 1997. On February 24, 2006, he participated in his first professional championship fight, defeating Raul Bejerano for the World Boxing Organization's Latino...	WBO
7 June 2008	12 November 2008-Vacated	Paul Williams Paul Williams (boxer) Paul Williams is an American boxer and is the former two-time WBO welterweight champion.With a height of six-feet-one inch, Paul is considered extremely tall for the three divisions he campaigns in: Welterweight, Jr...	WBO
21 February 2009	14 November 2009	Miguel Cotto Miguel Cotto Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...	WBO
14 November 2009	Present	Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...	WBO

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