Lightweight
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| 1869–99 | Kid Lavigne |
| 1899– | |
| 1902 | Frank Erne |
| 1902–08 | Joe Gans |
| 1908–10 | Battling Nelson |
| 1910–12 | Ad Wolgast |
| 1912–14 | Willie Ritchie |
| 1914–17 | Freddy Welsh |
| 1917–25 | Benny Leonard1 |
| 1925 | Jimmy Goodrich |
| 1925–26 | Rocky Kansas |
| 1926–30 | Sammy Mandell |
| 1930 | Al Singer |
| 1930–33 | Tony Canzoneri |
| 1933–35 | Barney Ross2 |
| 1935–36 | Tony Canzoneri |
| 1936–38 | Lou Ambers |
| 1938–39 | Henry Armstrong |
| 1939–40 | Lou Ambers |
| 1940–41 | Lew Jenkins |
| 1941–42 | Sammy Angott1 |
| 1943–47 | Beau Jack (N.Y.), Bob Montgomery (N.Y.), Sammy Angott (NBA), Juan Zurita (NBA), Ike Williams (NBA) |
| 1947–51 | Ike Williams |
| 1951–52 | James Carter |
| 1952 | Lauro Salas |
| 1952–54 | James Carter |
| 1954 | Paddy DeMarco |
| 1954–55 | James Carter |
| 1955–56 | Wallace Smith |
| 1956–62 | Joe Brown |
| 1962–65 | Carlos Ortiz |
| 1965 | Ismael Laguna |
| 1965–68 | Carlos Ortiz |
| 1968 | Teo Cruz |
| 1969 | Teo Cruz, Mando Ramos |
| 1970 | Mando Ramos, Ismael Laguna, Ken Buchanan |
| 1971 | Ken Buchanan (WBA), Mando Ramos (WBC), Pedro Carrasco (WBC) |
| 1972 | Ken Buchanan (WBA), Roberto Duran (WBA), Pedro Carrasco (WBC), Mando Ramos (WBC), Chango Carmona (WBC), Rodolfo Gonzalez (WBC) |
| 1973 | Roberto Duran (WBA), Rodolfo Gonzalez (WBC) |
| 1974 | Roberto Duran (WBA), Rodolfo Gonzalez (WBC), Guts Ishimatsu (WBC) |
| 1975 | Roberto Duran (WBA), Guts Ishimatsu (WBC) |
| 1976 | Roberto Duran (WBA), Guts Ishimatsu (WBC), Esteban De Jesus (WBC) |
| 1977 | Roberto Duran (WBA), Esteban De Jesus (WBC) |
| 1978 | Roberto Duran (WBA, WBC) |
| 1979 | Roberto Duran,2 Jim Watt (WBC), Ernesto Espana (WBA) |
| 1980 | Ernesto Espana (WBA), Hilmer Kenty (WBA), Jim Watt (WBC) |
| 1981 | Hilmer Kenty (WBA), Sean O'Grady (WBA), James Watt (WBC), |
Alexis Arguello (WBC), Arturo Frias (WBA) | |
| 1982 | Arturo Frias (WBA), Ray Mancini (WBA), Alexis Arguello (WBC) |
| 1983 | Edwin Rosario (WBC), Ray Mancini (WBA) |
| 1984 | Edwin Rosario (WBC), Livingstone Bramble (WBA) |
| 1985 | Jose Luis Ramirez (WBC), Hector Camacho (WBC), Livingstone Bramble (WBA) |
| 1986 | Hector Camacho (WBC), Livingstone Bramble (WBA), Jim Paul (IBF) |
| 1987 | Edwin Rosario (WBA), Jose Luis Ramirez (WBC), Greg Haugen (IBF) |
| 1988 | Jose Luis Ramirez (WBC), Julio Cesar Chavez (WBA), Greg Haugen (IBF), Julio Cesar Chavez (WBC & WBA title unified) |
| 1989 | Pernell Whitaker (IBF, WBC), Edwin Rosario (WBA) |
| 1990 | Pernell Whitaker (IBF, WBC), Juan Nazario (WBA) |
| 1991 | Pernell Whitaker (IBF, WBA, WBC) |
| 1992 | Pernell Whitaker (IBF, WBA, WBC),3 Joey Gamache (WBA) |
| 1993 | Dingaan Thobela (WBA), Angel Gonzalez (WBC), Freddie Pendleton (IBF) |
| 1994 | Orzubek Nazarov (WBA), Angel Gonzalez (WBC), Rafael Ruelas (IBF) |
| 1995 | Orzubek Nazarov (WBA), Angel Gonzalez (WBC), Oscar De La Hoya (IBF) |
| 1996 | Gusshie Nazarov (WBA), Jean Baptiste Mendy (WBC), Phillip Holiday (IBF) |
| 1997 | Orzubek Nazarov (WBA), Jean Baptiste Mendy (WBC), Philip Holiday (IBF) |
| 1998 | Jean Baptiste Mendy (WBA), Cesar Bazan (WBC), Shane Mosley (IBF) |
| 1999 | Stefano Zoff (WBA), Stevie Johnston (WBC), Paul Spadafora (IBF) |
| 2000 | Takanori Hatakeyama (WBA), Jose Luis Castillo (WBC), Paul Spadafora (IBF) |
| 2001 | Julien Lorcy (WBA), Jose Luis Castillo (WBC), Paul Spadafora (IBF) |
| 2002 | Leonard Dorin (WBA), Floyd Mayweather (WBC), Paul Spadafora (IBF) |
| 2003 | Leonard Dorin (WBA), Floyd Mayweather (WBC), Vacant (IBF) |
| 2004 | Jose Luis Castillo (WBC), Juan Diaz (WBA, IBF) |
| 2005 | Juan Diaz (WBA), Diego Corrales (WBC), Leavander Johnson (IBF) |
1. Retired.
2. Abandoned title.
3. Moved up in weight class, so resigned titles.
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