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List of undisputed world boxing champions

Updated: 11/6/2025, 3:55:26 AM Wikipedia source

This is a list of undisputed champions in professional boxing. Eras that are not listed do not have undisputed champions.

Tables

Current undisputed champion
Most consecutive title defenses
· Heavyweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Jack Dempsey(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jack Dempsey(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Jack Dempsey(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan 1921 – 23 Sep 1926
Defenses
3
Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney
No.
2
Name
Gene Tunney
Date
23 Sep 1926 – 31 Jul 1928
Defenses
2
Max Schmeling(def. Jack Sharkey)
Max Schmeling(def. Jack Sharkey)
No.
3
Name
Max Schmeling(def. Jack Sharkey)
Date
12 Jun 1930 – 6 Jan 1931
Defenses
0
Max Schmeling (2)(reinstated by the NYSAC while holding the NBA title)
Max Schmeling (2)(reinstated by the NYSAC while holding the NBA title)
No.
4
Name
Max Schmeling (2)(reinstated by the NYSAC while holding the NBA title)
Date
22 Jan – 21 Jun 1932
Defenses
0
Jack Sharkey
Jack Sharkey
No.
5
Name
Jack Sharkey
Date
21 Jun 1932 – 29 Jun 1933
Defenses
0
Primo Carnera
Primo Carnera
No.
6
Name
Primo Carnera
Date
29 Jun 1933 – 14 Jun 1934
Defenses
2
Max Baer
Max Baer
No.
7
Name
Max Baer
Date
14 Jun 1934 – 13 Jun 1935
Defenses
0
James J. Braddock
James J. Braddock
No.
8
Name
James J. Braddock
Date
13 Jun 1935 – 22 Jun 1937
Defenses
0
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
No.
9
Name
Joe Louis
Date
22 Jun 1937 – 1 Mar 1949
Defenses
26
Ezzard Charles(def. Joe Louis)
Ezzard Charles(def. Joe Louis)
No.
10
Name
Ezzard Charles(def. Joe Louis)
Date
27 Sep 1950 – 18 Jul 1951
Defenses
4
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jersey Joe Walcott
No.
11
Name
Jersey Joe Walcott
Date
18 Jul 1951 – 23 Sep 1952
Defenses
1
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
No.
12
Name
Rocky Marciano
Date
23 Sep 1952 – 27 Apr 1956
Defenses
6
Floyd Patterson(def. Archie Moore)
Floyd Patterson(def. Archie Moore)
No.
13
Name
Floyd Patterson(def. Archie Moore)
Date
30 Nov 1956 – 26 Jun 1959
Defenses
4
Ingemar Johansson
Ingemar Johansson
No.
14
Name
Ingemar Johansson
Date
26 Jun 1959 – 29 Jun 1960
Defenses
0
Floyd Patterson (2)
Floyd Patterson (2)
No.
15
Name
Floyd Patterson (2)
Date
20 Jun 1960 – 25 Sep 1962
Defenses
2
Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston
No.
16
Name
Sonny Liston
Date
25 Sep 1962 – 22 Jul 1963
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Jack Dempsey(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan 1921 – 23 Sep 1926
3
2
Gene Tunney
23 Sep 1926 – 31 Jul 1928
2
Tunney retires.
3
Max Schmeling(def. Jack Sharkey)
12 Jun 1930 – 6 Jan 1931
0
Schmeling's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Jack Sharkey.
4
Max Schmeling (2)(reinstated by the NYSAC while holding the NBA title)
22 Jan – 21 Jun 1932
0
5
Jack Sharkey
21 Jun 1932 – 29 Jun 1933
0
6
Primo Carnera
29 Jun 1933 – 14 Jun 1934
2
7
Max Baer
14 Jun 1934 – 13 Jun 1935
0
8
James J. Braddock
13 Jun 1935 – 22 Jun 1937
0
9
Joe Louis
22 Jun 1937 – 1 Mar 1949
26
Louis retires.
10
Ezzard Charles(def. Joe Louis)
27 Sep 1950 – 18 Jul 1951
4
11
Jersey Joe Walcott
18 Jul 1951 – 23 Sep 1952
1
12
Rocky Marciano
23 Sep 1952 – 27 Apr 1956
6
Marciano retires.
13
Floyd Patterson(def. Archie Moore)
30 Nov 1956 – 26 Jun 1959
4
14
Ingemar Johansson
26 Jun 1959 – 29 Jun 1960
0
15
Floyd Patterson (2)
20 Jun 1960 – 25 Sep 1962
2
16
Sonny Liston
25 Sep 1962 – 22 Jul 1963
0
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Liston would win the inaugural WBC title on his rematch with Floyd Patterson.
· Heavyweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Sonny Liston(def. Floyd Patterson)
Sonny Liston(def. Floyd Patterson)
No.
1
Name
Sonny Liston(def. Floyd Patterson)
Date
22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 1964
Defenses
0
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
No.
2
Name
Muhammad Ali
Date
25 Feb – 14 Sep 1964
Defenses
0
Muhammad Ali (2)(def. Ernie Terrell)
Muhammad Ali (2)(def. Ernie Terrell)
No.
3
Name
Muhammad Ali (2)(def. Ernie Terrell)
Date
6 Feb – 28 Apr 1967
Defenses
1
Joe Frazier(def. Jimmy Ellis)
Joe Frazier(def. Jimmy Ellis)
No.
4
Name
Joe Frazier(def. Jimmy Ellis)
Date
16 Feb 1970 – 22 Jan 1973
Defenses
4
George Foreman
George Foreman
No.
5
Name
George Foreman
Date
22 Jan 1973 – 29 Oct 1974
Defenses
2
Muhammad Ali (3)
Muhammad Ali (3)
No.
6
Name
Muhammad Ali (3)
Date
29 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 1978
Defenses
10
Leon Spinks
Leon Spinks
No.
7
Name
Leon Spinks
Date
15 Feb – 19 Mar 1978
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Sonny Liston(def. Floyd Patterson)
22 Jul 1963 – 25 Feb 1964
0
2
Muhammad Ali
25 Feb – 14 Sep 1964
0
Ali's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to a rematch against Sonny Liston.
3
Muhammad Ali (2)(def. Ernie Terrell)
6 Feb – 28 Apr 1967
1
Ali got stripped of his titles for refusing to be drafted to military service.
4
Joe Frazier(def. Jimmy Ellis)
16 Feb 1970 – 22 Jan 1973
4
5
George Foreman
22 Jan 1973 – 29 Oct 1974
2
6
Muhammad Ali (3)
29 Oct 1974 – 15 Feb 1978
10
7
Leon Spinks
15 Feb – 19 Mar 1978
0
Spinks' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for pursuing a rematch against Muhammad Ali instead of a bout against mandatory challenger Ken Norton.
· Heavyweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Mike Tyson(def. Tony Tucker)
Mike Tyson(def. Tony Tucker)
No.
1
Name
Mike Tyson(def. Tony Tucker)
Date
1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 1990
Defenses
6
Buster Douglas
Buster Douglas
No.
2
Name
Buster Douglas
Date
11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990
Defenses
0
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
No.
3
Name
Evander Holyfield
Date
25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992
Defenses
3
Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe
No.
4
Name
Riddick Bowe
Date
13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992
Defenses
0
Lennox Lewis(def. Evander Holyfield)
Lennox Lewis(def. Evander Holyfield)
No.
5
Name
Lennox Lewis(def. Evander Holyfield)
Date
13 Nov 1999 – 12 Apr 2000
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Mike Tyson(def. Tony Tucker)
1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 1990
6
2
Buster Douglas
11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990
0
3
Evander Holyfield
25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992
3
4
Riddick Bowe
13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992
0
Bowe's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBC title and threw the title into the trash.
5
Lennox Lewis(def. Evander Holyfield)
13 Nov 1999 – 12 Apr 2000
0
Lewis' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to fight WBC mandatory Michael Grant instead of WBA mandatory John Ruiz. Ruiz challenged this decision in court on the basis of a clause in the Lewis–Holyfield rematch contract which said Lewis' first bout as undisputed champion would be against the WBA's number one contender. The court then ruled in favor of Ruiz.
· Heavyweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Tyson Fury)
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Tyson Fury)
No.
1
Name
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Tyson Fury)
Date
18 May – 25 Jun 2024
Defenses
0
Oleksandr Usyk (2)(def. Daniel Dubois)
Oleksandr Usyk (2)(def. Daniel Dubois)
No.
2
Name
Oleksandr Usyk (2)(def. Daniel Dubois)
Date
19 Jul 2025 – present
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Tyson Fury)
18 May – 25 Jun 2024
0
Usyk's undisputed status ended when he vacated the IBF title after opting to rematch Tyson Fury instead of facing his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
2
Oleksandr Usyk (2)(def. Daniel Dubois)
19 Jul 2025 – present
0
· Cruiserweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Evander Holyfield(def. Carlos De León)
Evander Holyfield(def. Carlos De León)
No.
1
Name
Evander Holyfield(def. Carlos De León)
Date
9 Apr – Dec 1988
Defenses
0
O'Neil Bell(def. Jean-Marc Mormeck)
O'Neil Bell(def. Jean-Marc Mormeck)
No.
2
Name
O'Neil Bell(def. Jean-Marc Mormeck)
Date
7 Jan – 6 Apr 2006
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Evander Holyfield(def. Carlos De León)
9 Apr – Dec 1988
0
Holyfield's undisputed status ended when he vacated all his titles to move up to heavyweight full time.
2
O'Neil Bell(def. Jean-Marc Mormeck)
7 Jan – 6 Apr 2006
0
Bell's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the IBF title after undergoing dental surgery and subsequently withdrawing from a fight with mandatory challenger Steve Cunningham scheduled for 6 May.
· Cruiserweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Murat Gassiev)
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Murat Gassiev)
No.
1
Name
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Murat Gassiev)
Date
21 Jul 2018 – 27 Mar 2019
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Oleksandr Usyk(def. Murat Gassiev)
21 Jul 2018 – 27 Mar 2019
1
Usyk's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBA title and moved up to heavyweight.
· Light heavyweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Georges Carpentier(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Georges Carpentier(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Georges Carpentier(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan 1921 – 24 Sep 1922
Defenses
0
Battling Siki
Battling Siki
No.
2
Name
Battling Siki
Date
24 Sep 1922 – 17 Mar 1923
Defenses
0
Mike McTigue
Mike McTigue
No.
3
Name
Mike McTigue
Date
17 Mar 1923 – 23 May 1925
Defenses
1
Paul Berlenbach
Paul Berlenbach
No.
4
Name
Paul Berlenbach
Date
23 May 1925 – 16 Jul 1926
Defenses
3
Jack Delaney
Jack Delaney
No.
5
Name
Jack Delaney
Date
16 Jul 1926 – 26 Jul 1927
Defenses
1
Tommy Loughran(def. Mike McTigue)
Tommy Loughran(def. Mike McTigue)
No.
6
Name
Tommy Loughran(def. Mike McTigue)
Date
7 Oct 1927 – 3 Sep 1929
Defenses
5
Maxie Rosenbloom(def. Jimmy Slattery)
Maxie Rosenbloom(def. Jimmy Slattery)
No.
7
Name
Maxie Rosenbloom(def. Jimmy Slattery)
Date
Sep 1930 – 6 Jun 1931
Defenses
1
Maxie Rosenbloom (2)(def. Bob Godwin)
Maxie Rosenbloom (2)(def. Bob Godwin)
No.
8
Name
Maxie Rosenbloom (2)(def. Bob Godwin)
Date
24 Mar 1933 – 17 Sep 1934
Defenses
2
Bob Olin(def. Maxie Rosenbloom)
Bob Olin(def. Maxie Rosenbloom)
No.
9
Name
Bob Olin(def. Maxie Rosenbloom)
Date
16 Nov 1934 – 31 Oct 1935
Defenses
0
John Henry Lewis
John Henry Lewis
No.
10
Name
John Henry Lewis
Date
31 Oct 1935 – 28 Jul 1938
Defenses
3
Billy Conn(def. Melio Bettina)
Billy Conn(def. Melio Bettina)
No.
11
Name
Billy Conn(def. Melio Bettina)
Date
13 Jul 1939 – 20 Dec 1940
Defenses
3
Gus Lesnevich(def. Tami Mauriello)
Gus Lesnevich(def. Tami Mauriello)
No.
12
Name
Gus Lesnevich(def. Tami Mauriello)
Date
26 Aug 1941 – 26 Jul 1948
Defenses
4
Freddie Mills
Freddie Mills
No.
13
Name
Freddie Mills
Date
26 Jul 1948 – 24 Jan 1950
Defenses
0
Joey Maxim
Joey Maxim
No.
14
Name
Joey Maxim
Date
24 Jan 1950 – 17 Dec 1952
Defenses
2
Archie Moore
Archie Moore
No.
15
Name
Archie Moore
Date
17 Dec 1952 – 25 Oct 1960
Defenses
8
Harold Johnson(def. Doug Jones)
Harold Johnson(def. Doug Jones)
No.
16
Name
Harold Johnson(def. Doug Jones)
Date
12 May 1962 – 14 Feb 1963
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Georges Carpentier(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan 1921 – 24 Sep 1922
0
2
Battling Siki
24 Sep 1922 – 17 Mar 1923
0
3
Mike McTigue
17 Mar 1923 – 23 May 1925
1
4
Paul Berlenbach
23 May 1925 – 16 Jul 1926
3
5
Jack Delaney
16 Jul 1926 – 26 Jul 1927
1
Delaney vacates his titles to move up to heavyweight.
6
Tommy Loughran(def. Mike McTigue)
7 Oct 1927 – 3 Sep 1929
5
Loughran vacates his titles to move up to heavyweight.
7
Maxie Rosenbloom(def. Jimmy Slattery)
Sep 1930 – 6 Jun 1931
1
Rosenbloom is stripped of the NBA title for failing to defend the title in a timely manner.
8
Maxie Rosenbloom (2)(def. Bob Godwin)
24 Mar 1933 – 17 Sep 1934
2
Rosenbloom is stripped of the NBA title because the NBA disliked his "clowning tactics and criticizing opponents in the ring".
9
Bob Olin(def. Maxie Rosenbloom)
16 Nov 1934 – 31 Oct 1935
0
10
John Henry Lewis
31 Oct 1935 – 28 Jul 1938
3
Lewis' undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for failing to fight Tiger Jack Fox.
11
Billy Conn(def. Melio Bettina)
13 Jul 1939 – 20 Dec 1940
3
Conn vacated his titles to move up to the heavyweight division.
12
Gus Lesnevich(def. Tami Mauriello)
26 Aug 1941 – 26 Jul 1948
4
13
Freddie Mills
26 Jul 1948 – 24 Jan 1950
0
14
Joey Maxim
24 Jan 1950 – 17 Dec 1952
2
15
Archie Moore
17 Dec 1952 – 25 Oct 1960
8
Moore's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to fight Eric Schoeppner.
16
Harold Johnson(def. Doug Jones)
12 May 1962 – 14 Feb 1963
1
Era ended when the WBC was inaugurated. Johnson was then awarded the inaugural title.
· Light heavyweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Harold Johnson(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Harold Johnson(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
No.
1
Name
Harold Johnson(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Date
14 Feb – 1 Jun 1963
Defenses
0
Willie Pastrano
Willie Pastrano
No.
2
Name
Willie Pastrano
Date
1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 1965
Defenses
2
José Torres
José Torres
No.
3
Name
José Torres
Date
30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 1966
Defenses
3
Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger
No.
4
Name
Dick Tiger
Date
16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968
Defenses
2
Bob Foster
Bob Foster
No.
5
Name
Bob Foster
Date
24 May 1968 – 9 Dec 1970
Defenses
4
Bob Foster (2)(def. Vicente Rondón)
Bob Foster (2)(def. Vicente Rondón)
No.
6
Name
Bob Foster (2)(def. Vicente Rondón)
Date
7 Apr 1972 – 16 Sep 1974
Defenses
6
Michael Spinks(def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi)
Michael Spinks(def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi)
No.
7
Name
Michael Spinks(def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi)
Date
18 Mar 1983 – 25 Feb 1984
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Harold Johnson(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
14 Feb – 1 Jun 1963
0
2
Willie Pastrano
1 Jun 1963 – 30 Mar 1965
2
3
José Torres
30 Mar 1965 – 16 Dec 1966
3
4
Dick Tiger
16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968
2
5
Bob Foster
24 May 1968 – 9 Dec 1970
4
Foster's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBA title for failing to post a $5,000 forfeit bond for the fight with Jimmy Dupree within 10 days after losing to Joe Frazier.
6
Bob Foster (2)(def. Vicente Rondón)
7 Apr 1972 – 16 Sep 1974
6
Foster retires.
7
Michael Spinks(def. Dwight Muhammad Qawi)
18 Mar 1983 – 25 Feb 1984
1
Era ended when IBF was inaugurated. Spinks would then win the inaugural IBF title.
· Light heavyweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Michael Spinks(def. Eddie Davis)
Michael Spinks(def. Eddie Davis)
No.
1
Name
Michael Spinks(def. Eddie Davis)
Date
25 Feb 1984 – 9 Oct 1985
Defenses
2
Roy Jones Jr.(def. Reggie Johnson)
Roy Jones Jr.(def. Reggie Johnson)
No.
2
Name
Roy Jones Jr.(def. Reggie Johnson)
Date
5 Jun 1999 – 18 Nov 2002
Defenses
7
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Michael Spinks(def. Eddie Davis)
25 Feb 1984 – 9 Oct 1985
2
Spinks' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC light heavyweight title due to the WBC's policy against fighters holding world titles in multiple divisions at the same time.
2
Roy Jones Jr.(def. Reggie Johnson)
5 Jun 1999 – 18 Nov 2002
7
Jones Jr.'s undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title.
· Light heavyweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Artur Beterbiev(def. Dmitry Bivol)
Artur Beterbiev(def. Dmitry Bivol)
No.
1
Name
Artur Beterbiev(def. Dmitry Bivol)
Date
12 Oct 2024 – 22 Feb 2025
Defenses
0
Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol
No.
2
Name
Dmitry Bivol
Date
22 Feb – 7 Apr 2025
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Artur Beterbiev(def. Dmitry Bivol)
12 Oct 2024 – 22 Feb 2025
0
2
Dmitry Bivol
22 Feb – 7 Apr 2025
0
Bivol vacated the WBC title to pursue a trilogy against Artur Beterbiev instead of fighting interim champion David Benavidez.
· Super middleweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Canelo Álvarez(def. Caleb Plant)
Canelo Álvarez(def. Caleb Plant)
No.
1
Name
Canelo Álvarez(def. Caleb Plant)
Date
6 Nov 2021 – 26 Jul 2024
Defenses
4
Canelo Álvarez (2)(def. William Scull)
Canelo Álvarez (2)(def. William Scull)
No.
2
Name
Canelo Álvarez (2)(def. William Scull)
Date
3 May – 13 Sep 2025
Defenses
0
Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford
No.
3
Name
Terence Crawford
Date
13 Sep 2025 – present
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Canelo Álvarez(def. Caleb Plant)
6 Nov 2021 – 26 Jul 2024
4
Álvarez's reign ended when he was stripped of the IBF title for opting to fight Edgar Berlanga instead of his mandatory challenger William Scull.
2
Canelo Álvarez (2)(def. William Scull)
3 May – 13 Sep 2025
0
3
Terence Crawford
13 Sep 2025 – present
0
· Middleweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Johnny Wilson(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Johnny Wilson(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Johnny Wilson(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan 1921 – 21 Jun 1922
Defenses
3
Johnny Wilson (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
Johnny Wilson (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
No.
2
Name
Johnny Wilson (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
Date
12 Apr – 31 Aug 1923
Defenses
0
Harry Greb
Harry Greb
No.
3
Name
Harry Greb
Date
31 Aug 1923 – 25 Feb 1926
Defenses
4
Tiger Flowers
Tiger Flowers
No.
4
Name
Tiger Flowers
Date
25 Feb – 3 Dec 1926
Defenses
1
Mickey Walker
Mickey Walker
No.
5
Name
Mickey Walker
Date
3 Dec 1926 – 6 Jan 1931
Defenses
3
Lou Brouillard(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Lou Brouillard(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
6
Name
Lou Brouillard(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
18 Sep – 30 Oct 1933
Defenses
0
Vince Dundee
Vince Dundee
No.
7
Name
Vince Dundee
Date
30 Oct 1933 – 11 Sep 1934
Defenses
2
Teddy Yarosz
Teddy Yarosz
No.
8
Name
Teddy Yarosz
Date
11 Sep 1934 – 10 Sep 1935
Defenses
0
Eddie Babe Risko
Eddie Babe Risko
No.
9
Name
Eddie Babe Risko
Date
19 Sep 1935 – 11 Jul 1936
Defenses
1
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele
No.
10
Name
Freddie Steele
Date
11 Jul 1936 – Jun 1938
Defenses
5
Tony Zale(def. Georgie Abrams)
Tony Zale(def. Georgie Abrams)
No.
11
Name
Tony Zale(def. Georgie Abrams)
Date
28 Nov 1941 – 16 Jul 1947
Defenses
1
Tony Zale (2)(def. Rocky Graziano)
Tony Zale (2)(def. Rocky Graziano)
No.
12
Name
Tony Zale (2)(def. Rocky Graziano)
Date
10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948
Defenses
0
Marcel Cerdan
Marcel Cerdan
No.
13
Name
Marcel Cerdan
Date
21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949
Defenses
0
Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta
No.
14
Name
Jake LaMotta
Date
16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951
Defenses
2
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson
No.
15
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson
Date
14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951
Defenses
0
Randolph Turpin
Randolph Turpin
No.
16
Name
Randolph Turpin
Date
10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951
Defenses
0
Sugar Ray Robinson (2)
Sugar Ray Robinson (2)
No.
17
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson (2)
Date
12 Sep 1951 – 19 Dec 1952
Defenses
2
Bobo Olson(def. Randy Turpin)
Bobo Olson(def. Randy Turpin)
No.
18
Name
Bobo Olson(def. Randy Turpin)
Date
21 Oct 1953 – 9 Dec 1955
Defenses
3
Sugar Ray Robinson (3)
Sugar Ray Robinson (3)
No.
19
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson (3)
Date
9 Dec 1955 – 2 Jan 1957
Defenses
1
Gene Fullmer
Gene Fullmer
No.
20
Name
Gene Fullmer
Date
2 Jan – 1 May 1957
Defenses
0
Sugar Ray Robinson (4)
Sugar Ray Robinson (4)
No.
21
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson (4)
Date
1 May – 23 Sep 1957
Defenses
0
Carmen Basilio
Carmen Basilio
No.
22
Name
Carmen Basilio
Date
23 Sep 1957 – 25 Mar 1958
Defenses
0
Sugar Ray Robinson (5)
Sugar Ray Robinson (5)
No.
23
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson (5)
Date
25 Mar 1958 – 4 May 1959
Defenses
0
Dick Tiger(awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title)
Dick Tiger(awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title)
No.
24
Name
Dick Tiger(awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title)
Date
9 Nov 1962 – 10 Aug 1963
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Johnny Wilson(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan 1921 – 21 Jun 1922
3
Wilson's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Harry Greb.
2
Johnny Wilson (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
12 Apr – 31 Aug 1923
0
3
Harry Greb
31 Aug 1923 – 25 Feb 1926
4
4
Tiger Flowers
25 Feb – 3 Dec 1926
1
5
Mickey Walker
3 Dec 1926 – 6 Jan 1931
3
Walker's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for not taking steps in making a title defense.
6
Lou Brouillard(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
18 Sep – 30 Oct 1933
0
7
Vince Dundee
30 Oct 1933 – 11 Sep 1934
2
8
Teddy Yarosz
11 Sep 1934 – 10 Sep 1935
0
9
Eddie Babe Risko
19 Sep 1935 – 11 Jul 1936
1
10
Freddie Steele
11 Jul 1936 – Jun 1938
5
Steele's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Fred Apostoli.
11
Tony Zale(def. Georgie Abrams)
28 Nov 1941 – 16 Jul 1947
1
Zale was defeated by Rocky Graziano however, Graziano was not recognized by the NYSAC because his license was revoked due to failure of reporting an attempted bribe.
12
Tony Zale (2)(def. Rocky Graziano)
10 Jun – 21 Sep 1948
0
13
Marcel Cerdan
21 Sep 1948 – 16 Jun 1949
0
14
Jake LaMotta
16 Jun 1949 – 14 Feb 1951
2
15
Sugar Ray Robinson
14 Feb – 10 Jul 1951
0
16
Randolph Turpin
10 Jul – 12 Sep 1951
0
17
Sugar Ray Robinson (2)
12 Sep 1951 – 19 Dec 1952
2
Robinson vacated and announced first retirement.
18
Bobo Olson(def. Randy Turpin)
21 Oct 1953 – 9 Dec 1955
3
19
Sugar Ray Robinson (3)
9 Dec 1955 – 2 Jan 1957
1
20
Gene Fullmer
2 Jan – 1 May 1957
0
21
Sugar Ray Robinson (4)
1 May – 23 Sep 1957
0
22
Carmen Basilio
23 Sep 1957 – 25 Mar 1958
0
23
Sugar Ray Robinson (5)
25 Mar 1958 – 4 May 1959
0
Robinson's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to fight Carmen Basilio in a trilogy bout.
24
Dick Tiger(awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title)
9 Nov 1962 – 10 Aug 1963
1
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Tiger would then fight for the inaugural WBC title.
· Middleweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Dick Tiger(def. Gene Fullmer)
Dick Tiger(def. Gene Fullmer)
No.
1
Name
Dick Tiger(def. Gene Fullmer)
Date
10 Aug – 7 Dec 1963
Defenses
0
Joey Giardello
Joey Giardello
No.
2
Name
Joey Giardello
Date
7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 1965
Defenses
1
Dick Tiger (2)
Dick Tiger (2)
No.
3
Name
Dick Tiger (2)
Date
21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966
Defenses
0
Emile Griffith
Emile Griffith
No.
4
Name
Emile Griffith
Date
25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 1968
Defenses
2
Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti
No.
5
Name
Nino Benvenuti
Date
4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 1970
Defenses
4
Carlos Monzón
Carlos Monzón
No.
6
Name
Carlos Monzón
Date
7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 1974
Defenses
9
Carlos Monzón (2)(def. Rodrigo Valdez)
Carlos Monzón (2)(def. Rodrigo Valdez)
No.
7
Name
Carlos Monzón (2)(def. Rodrigo Valdez)
Date
26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 1977
Defenses
1
Rodrigo Valdez(def. Bennie Briscoe)
Rodrigo Valdez(def. Bennie Briscoe)
No.
8
Name
Rodrigo Valdez(def. Bennie Briscoe)
Date
5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 1978
Defenses
0
Hugo Corro
Hugo Corro
No.
9
Name
Hugo Corro
Date
22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 1979
Defenses
2
Vito Antuofermo
Vito Antuofermo
No.
10
Name
Vito Antuofermo
Date
30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 1980
Defenses
1
Alan Minter
Alan Minter
No.
11
Name
Alan Minter
Date
16 Mar – 27 Sep 1980
Defenses
1
Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler
No.
12
Name
Marvin Hagler
Date
27 Sep 1980 – 27 May 1983
Defenses
6
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Dick Tiger(def. Gene Fullmer)
10 Aug – 7 Dec 1963
0
2
Joey Giardello
7 Dec 1963 – 21 Oct 1965
1
3
Dick Tiger (2)
21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966
0
4
Emile Griffith
25 Apr 1966 – 4 Mar 1968
2
5
Nino Benvenuti
4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 1970
4
6
Carlos Monzón
7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 1974
9
Monzón's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBC title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdez.
7
Carlos Monzón (2)(def. Rodrigo Valdez)
26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 1977
1
Monzón retires.
8
Rodrigo Valdez(def. Bennie Briscoe)
5 Nov 1977 – 22 Apr 1978
0
9
Hugo Corro
22 Apr 1978 – 30 Jun 1979
2
10
Vito Antuofermo
30 Jun 1979 – 16 Mar 1980
1
11
Alan Minter
16 Mar – 27 Sep 1980
1
12
Marvin Hagler
27 Sep 1980 – 27 May 1983
6
Era ends because the IBF is inaugurated. Hagler fought for the inaugural IBF title.
· Middleweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Marvin Hagler(def. Wilford Scypion)
Marvin Hagler(def. Wilford Scypion)
No.
1
Name
Marvin Hagler(def. Wilford Scypion)
Date
27 May 1983 – 6 Apr 1987
Defenses
5
Bernard Hopkins(def. Félix Trinidad)
Bernard Hopkins(def. Félix Trinidad)
No.
2
Name
Bernard Hopkins(def. Félix Trinidad)
Date
29 Sep 2001 – 16 Jul 2005
Defenses
6
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
No.
3
Name
Jermain Taylor
Date
16 Jul – 11 Oct 2005
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Marvin Hagler(def. Wilford Scypion)
27 May 1983 – 6 Apr 1987
5
Hagler's undisputed status ended when the WBA stripped him of the title for choosing to fight Sugar Ray Leonard instead of mandatory challenger, Herol Graham.
2
Bernard Hopkins(def. Félix Trinidad)
29 Sep 2001 – 16 Jul 2005
6
3
Jermain Taylor
16 Jul – 11 Oct 2005
0
Taylor's undisputed ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to participate in an immediate mandatory defense and instead agreed to a rematch with Bernard Hopkins.
· Light middleweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Denny Moyer(def. Stan Harrington)
Denny Moyer(def. Stan Harrington)
No.
1
Name
Denny Moyer(def. Stan Harrington)
Date
19 Feb – 29 Apr 1963
Defenses
0
Ralph Dupas
Ralph Dupas
No.
2
Name
Ralph Dupas
Date
29 Apr – 7 Sep 1963
Defenses
1
Sandro Mazzinghi
Sandro Mazzinghi
No.
3
Name
Sandro Mazzinghi
Date
7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 1965
Defenses
3
Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti
No.
4
Name
Nino Benvenuti
Date
18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 1966
Defenses
1
Kim Ki-soo
Kim Ki-soo
No.
5
Name
Kim Ki-soo
Date
25 Jun 1966 – 26 May 1968
Defenses
2
Sandro Mazzinghi (2)
Sandro Mazzinghi (2)
No.
6
Name
Sandro Mazzinghi (2)
Date
26 May – 28 Oct 1968
Defenses
1
Freddie Little(def. Stanley Hayward)
Freddie Little(def. Stanley Hayward)
No.
7
Name
Freddie Little(def. Stanley Hayward)
Date
17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 1970
Defenses
2
Carmelo Bossi
Carmelo Bossi
No.
8
Name
Carmelo Bossi
Date
9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 1971
Defenses
1
Koichi Wajima
Koichi Wajima
No.
9
Name
Koichi Wajima
Date
31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 1974
Defenses
6
Oscar Albarado
Oscar Albarado
No.
10
Name
Oscar Albarado
Date
4 Jun 1974 – 21 Jan 1975
Defenses
1
Koichi Wajima (2)
Koichi Wajima (2)
No.
11
Name
Koichi Wajima (2)
Date
21 Jan 1975 – 6 Mar 1975
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Denny Moyer(def. Stan Harrington)
19 Feb – 29 Apr 1963
0
2
Ralph Dupas
29 Apr – 7 Sep 1963
1
3
Sandro Mazzinghi
7 Sep 1963 – 18 Jun 1965
3
4
Nino Benvenuti
18 Jun 1965 – 25 Jun 1966
1
5
Kim Ki-soo
25 Jun 1966 – 26 May 1968
2
6
Sandro Mazzinghi (2)
26 May – 28 Oct 1968
1
Mazzinghi's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his titles by the Italian Boxing Federation after an incorrect call made by the referee. He was stripped first of his WBA title, followed by the WBC title.
7
Freddie Little(def. Stanley Hayward)
17 Mar 1969 – 9 Jul 1970
2
8
Carmelo Bossi
9 Jul 1970 – 31 Oct 1971
1
9
Koichi Wajima
31 Oct 1971 – 4 Jun 1974
6
10
Oscar Albarado
4 Jun 1974 – 21 Jan 1975
1
11
Koichi Wajima (2)
21 Jan 1975 – 6 Mar 1975
0
Wajima's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBC title for refusing to fight Miguel de Oliveira. The title was stripped on WBC's February 1975 ratings posted on 6 March.
· Light middleweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Winky Wright(def. Shane Mosley)
Winky Wright(def. Shane Mosley)
No.
1
Name
Winky Wright(def. Shane Mosley)
Date
13 Mar – 19 Apr 2004
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Winky Wright(def. Shane Mosley)
13 Mar – 19 Apr 2004
0
Wright's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his IBF title for agreeing to a rematch against Shane Mosley instead of fighting his mandatory challenger.
· Light middleweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Jermell Charlo(def. Brian Castaño)
Jermell Charlo(def. Brian Castaño)
No.
1
Name
Jermell Charlo(def. Brian Castaño)
Date
14 May 2022 – 30 Sep 2023
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Jermell Charlo(def. Brian Castaño)
14 May 2022 – 30 Sep 2023
0
Charlo's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of the WBO title for fighting Canelo Álvarez instead of mandatory challenger Tim Tszyu.
· Welterweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Jack Britton(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jack Britton(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Jack Britton(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan 1921 – 1 Nov 1922
Defenses
4
Mickey Walker
Mickey Walker
No.
2
Name
Mickey Walker
Date
1 Nov 1922 – 6 Jun 1923
Defenses
0
Mickey Walker (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
Mickey Walker (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
No.
3
Name
Mickey Walker (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
Date
Nov 1923 – 20 May 1926
Defenses
3
Pete Latzo
Pete Latzo
No.
4
Name
Pete Latzo
Date
20 May 1926 – 3 Jun 1927
Defenses
2
Joe Dundee
Joe Dundee
No.
5
Name
Joe Dundee
Date
3 Jun 1927 – 22 Mar 1929
Defenses
2
Jackie Fields(def. Joe Dundee)
Jackie Fields(def. Joe Dundee)
No.
6
Name
Jackie Fields(def. Joe Dundee)
Date
25 Jul 1929 – 9 May 1930
Defenses
0
Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
No.
7
Name
Jack Thompson
Date
9 May – 5 Sep 1930
Defenses
0
Tommy Freeman
Tommy Freeman
No.
8
Name
Tommy Freeman
Date
5 Sep 1930 – 14 Apr 1931
Defenses
0
Jack Thompson (2)
Jack Thompson (2)
No.
9
Name
Jack Thompson (2)
Date
14 Apr – 23 Oct 1931
Defenses
0
Lou Brouillard
Lou Brouillard
No.
10
Name
Lou Brouillard
Date
23 Oct 1931 – 28 Jan 1932
Defenses
0
Jackie Fields (2)
Jackie Fields (2)
No.
11
Name
Jackie Fields (2)
Date
28 Jan 1932 – 22 Feb 1933
Defenses
0
Young Corbett III
Young Corbett III
No.
12
Name
Young Corbett III
Date
22 Feb 1933 – 29 May 1933
Defenses
0
Jimmy McLarnin
Jimmy McLarnin
No.
13
Name
Jimmy McLarnin
Date
29 May 1933 – 28 May 1934
Defenses
0
Barney Ross
Barney Ross
No.
14
Name
Barney Ross
Date
28 May – 17 Sep 1934
Defenses
0
Jimmy McLarnin (2)
Jimmy McLarnin (2)
No.
15
Name
Jimmy McLarnin (2)
Date
17 Sep 1934 – 28 May 1935
Defenses
0
Barney Ross (2)
Barney Ross (2)
No.
16
Name
Barney Ross (2)
Date
28 May 1935 – 31 May 1938
Defenses
2
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong
No.
17
Name
Henry Armstrong
Date
31 May 1938 – 4 Oct 1940
Defenses
19
Fritzie Zivic
Fritzie Zivic
No.
18
Name
Fritzie Zivic
Date
4 Oct 1940 – 29 Jul 1941
Defenses
1
Freddie Cochrane
Freddie Cochrane
No.
19
Name
Freddie Cochrane
Date
29 Jul 1941 – 1 Feb 1946
Defenses
0
Marty Servo
Marty Servo
No.
20
Name
Marty Servo
Date
1 Feb – 25 Sep 1946
Defenses
0
Sugar Ray Robinson(def. Tommy Bell)
Sugar Ray Robinson(def. Tommy Bell)
No.
21
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson(def. Tommy Bell)
Date
20 Dec 1946 – 15 Feb 1951
Defenses
4
Kid Gavilán(def. Johnny Bratton)
Kid Gavilán(def. Johnny Bratton)
No.
22
Name
Kid Gavilán(def. Johnny Bratton)
Date
18 May 1951 – 20 Oct 1954
Defenses
7
Johnny Saxton
Johnny Saxton
No.
23
Name
Johnny Saxton
Date
20 Oct 1954 – 1 Apr 1955
Defenses
0
Tony DeMarco
Tony DeMarco
No.
24
Name
Tony DeMarco
Date
1 Apr 1955 – 14 Mar 1956
Defenses
0
Carmen Basilio
Carmen Basilio
No.
25
Name
Carmen Basilio
Date
10 Jun 1955 – 12 Sep 1956
Defenses
0
Johnny Saxton (2)
Johnny Saxton (2)
No.
26
Name
Johnny Saxton (2)
Date
14 Mar – 12 Sep 1956
Defenses
0
Carmen Basilio (2)
Carmen Basilio (2)
No.
27
Name
Carmen Basilio (2)
Date
12 Sep 1956 – 23 Sep 1957
Defenses
1
Virgil Akins(def. Vince Martinez)
Virgil Akins(def. Vince Martinez)
No.
28
Name
Virgil Akins(def. Vince Martinez)
Date
6 Jun – 5 Dec 1958
Defenses
0
Don Jordan
Don Jordan
No.
29
Name
Don Jordan
Date
5 Dec 1958 – 27 May 1960
Defenses
2
Benny Paret
Benny Paret
No.
30
Name
Benny Paret
Date
27 May 1960 – 1 Apr 1961
Defenses
1
Emile Griffith
Emile Griffith
No.
31
Name
Emile Griffith
Date
1 Apr – 30 Sep 1961
Defenses
1
Benny Paret (2)
Benny Paret (2)
No.
32
Name
Benny Paret (2)
Date
30 Sep 1961 – 24 Mar 1962
Defenses
0
Emile Griffith (2)
Emile Griffith (2)
No.
33
Name
Emile Griffith (2)
Date
24 Mar 1962 – Feb 1963
Defenses
2
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Jack Britton(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan 1921 – 1 Nov 1922
4
2
Mickey Walker
1 Nov 1922 – 6 Jun 1923
0
Walker's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for refusing to fight Dave Shade.
3
Mickey Walker (2)(reinstated as NYSAC champion while holding the NBA title)
Nov 1923 – 20 May 1926
3
4
Pete Latzo
20 May 1926 – 3 Jun 1927
2
5
Joe Dundee
3 Jun 1927 – 22 Mar 1929
2
Dundee's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title when he failed to sign for a title bout contender.
6
Jackie Fields(def. Joe Dundee)
25 Jul 1929 – 9 May 1930
0
7
Jack Thompson
9 May – 5 Sep 1930
0
8
Tommy Freeman
5 Sep 1930 – 14 Apr 1931
0
9
Jack Thompson (2)
14 Apr – 23 Oct 1931
0
10
Lou Brouillard
23 Oct 1931 – 28 Jan 1932
0
11
Jackie Fields (2)
28 Jan 1932 – 22 Feb 1933
0
12
Young Corbett III
22 Feb 1933 – 29 May 1933
0
13
Jimmy McLarnin
29 May 1933 – 28 May 1934
0
14
Barney Ross
28 May – 17 Sep 1934
0
15
Jimmy McLarnin (2)
17 Sep 1934 – 28 May 1935
0
16
Barney Ross (2)
28 May 1935 – 31 May 1938
2
17
Henry Armstrong
31 May 1938 – 4 Oct 1940
19
18
Fritzie Zivic
4 Oct 1940 – 29 Jul 1941
1
19
Freddie Cochrane
29 Jul 1941 – 1 Feb 1946
0
20
Marty Servo
1 Feb – 25 Sep 1946
0
Servo retires.
21
Sugar Ray Robinson(def. Tommy Bell)
20 Dec 1946 – 15 Feb 1951
4
Robinson vacated the titles to move up to the middleweight division. Robinson's title is automatically vacated after winning the middleweight title.
22
Kid Gavilán(def. Johnny Bratton)
18 May 1951 – 20 Oct 1954
7
23
Johnny Saxton
20 Oct 1954 – 1 Apr 1955
0
24
Tony DeMarco
1 Apr 1955 – 14 Mar 1956
0
25
Carmen Basilio
10 Jun 1955 – 12 Sep 1956
0
26
Johnny Saxton (2)
14 Mar – 12 Sep 1956
0
27
Carmen Basilio (2)
12 Sep 1956 – 23 Sep 1957
1
Basilio vacated after winning the middleweight title.
28
Virgil Akins(def. Vince Martinez)
6 Jun – 5 Dec 1958
0
29
Don Jordan
5 Dec 1958 – 27 May 1960
2
30
Benny Paret
27 May 1960 – 1 Apr 1961
1
31
Emile Griffith
1 Apr – 30 Sep 1961
1
32
Benny Paret (2)
30 Sep 1961 – 24 Mar 1962
0
33
Emile Griffith (2)
24 Mar 1962 – Feb 1963
2
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Griffith was awarded the inaugural WBC title.
· Welterweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Emile Griffith(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Emile Griffith(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
No.
1
Name
Emile Griffith(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Date
Feb – 21 Mar 1963
Defenses
0
Luis Manuel Rodríguez
Luis Manuel Rodríguez
No.
2
Name
Luis Manuel Rodríguez
Date
21 Mar – 8 Jun 1963
Defenses
0
Emile Griffith (3)
Emile Griffith (3)
No.
3
Name
Emile Griffith (3)
Date
8 Jun 1963 – 10 Jun 1966
Defenses
5
Curtis Cokes(def. Jean Josselin)
Curtis Cokes(def. Jean Josselin)
No.
4
Name
Curtis Cokes(def. Jean Josselin)
Date
28 Nov 1966 – 18 Apr 1969
Defenses
4
José Nápoles
José Nápoles
No.
5
Name
José Nápoles
Date
18 Apr 1969 – 3 Dec 1970
Defenses
3
Billy Backus
Billy Backus
No.
6
Name
Billy Backus
Date
3 Dec 1970 – 4 Jun 1971
Defenses
0
José Nápoles (2)
José Nápoles (2)
No.
7
Name
José Nápoles (2)
Date
4 Jun 1971 – 16 May 1975
Defenses
9
Sugar Ray Leonard(def. Thomas Hearns)
Sugar Ray Leonard(def. Thomas Hearns)
No.
8
Name
Sugar Ray Leonard(def. Thomas Hearns)
Date
16 Sep 1981 – 9 Nov 1982
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Emile Griffith(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Feb – 21 Mar 1963
0
2
Luis Manuel Rodríguez
21 Mar – 8 Jun 1963
0
3
Emile Griffith (3)
8 Jun 1963 – 10 Jun 1966
5
Griffith's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to defend it within the required 6 months.
4
Curtis Cokes(def. Jean Josselin)
28 Nov 1966 – 18 Apr 1969
4
5
José Nápoles
18 Apr 1969 – 3 Dec 1970
3
6
Billy Backus
3 Dec 1970 – 4 Jun 1971
0
7
José Nápoles (2)
4 Jun 1971 – 16 May 1975
9
Nápoles' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to sign a fight against the WBA's No. 1-rated welterweight contender, Ángel Espada.
8
Sugar Ray Leonard(def. Thomas Hearns)
16 Sep 1981 – 9 Nov 1982
1
Leonard vacated his titles after being diagnosed with a detached retina and announced his retirement.
· Welterweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Donald Curry(def. Milton McCrory)
Donald Curry(def. Milton McCrory)
No.
1
Name
Donald Curry(def. Milton McCrory)
Date
6 Dec 1985 – 27 Sep 1986
Defenses
0
Lloyd Honeyghan
Lloyd Honeyghan
No.
2
Name
Lloyd Honeyghan
Date
27 Sep 1986 – 5 Jan 1987
Defenses
0
Cory Spinks(def. Ricardo Mayorga)
Cory Spinks(def. Ricardo Mayorga)
No.
3
Name
Cory Spinks(def. Ricardo Mayorga)
Date
13 Dec 2003 – 5 Feb 2005
Defenses
2
Zab Judah
Zab Judah
No.
4
Name
Zab Judah
Date
5 Feb 2005 – 7 Jan 2006
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Donald Curry(def. Milton McCrory)
6 Dec 1985 – 27 Sep 1986
0
2
Lloyd Honeyghan
27 Sep 1986 – 5 Jan 1987
0
Honeyghan's undisputed status ended when he vacated the WBA title after the WBA mandated that he defend the title against Harold Volbrecht. Honeyghan dropped the WBA title belt into a trash can on a London street to protest the WBA's continued sanctioning of bouts involving citizens of apartheid-governed South Africa.
3
Cory Spinks(def. Ricardo Mayorga)
13 Dec 2003 – 5 Feb 2005
2
4
Zab Judah
5 Feb 2005 – 7 Jan 2006
1
Judah lost against Carlos Baldomir however, the WBA and IBF titles were not on the line because Baldomir didn't pay the sanctioning fees. This fragmented the titles and ended the undisputed reign.
· Welterweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Terence Crawford(def. Errol Spence Jr.)
Terence Crawford(def. Errol Spence Jr.)
No.
1
Name
Terence Crawford(def. Errol Spence Jr.)
Date
29 Jul – 9 Nov 2023
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Terence Crawford(def. Errol Spence Jr.)
29 Jul – 9 Nov 2023
0
Crawford's reign ended when he was stripped of the IBF title for choosing to rematch Errol Spence Jr. instead of fighting his mandatory challenger Jaron Ennis.
· Light welterweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Carlos Ortiz(def. Kenny Lane)
Carlos Ortiz(def. Kenny Lane)
No.
1
Name
Carlos Ortiz(def. Kenny Lane)
Date
12 Jun 1959 – 1 Sep 1960
Defenses
2
Duilio Loi
Duilio Loi
No.
2
Name
Duilio Loi
Date
1 Sep 1960 – 14 Sep 1962
Defenses
2
Eddie Perkins
Eddie Perkins
No.
3
Name
Eddie Perkins
Date
14 Sep – 15 Dec 1962
Defenses
0
Duilio Loi (2)
Duilio Loi (2)
No.
4
Name
Duilio Loi (2)
Date
15 Dec 1962 – 24 Jan 1963
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Carlos Ortiz(def. Kenny Lane)
12 Jun 1959 – 1 Sep 1960
2
2
Duilio Loi
1 Sep 1960 – 14 Sep 1962
2
3
Eddie Perkins
14 Sep – 15 Dec 1962
0
4
Duilio Loi (2)
15 Dec 1962 – 24 Jan 1963
0
Loi vacated and retired from boxing.
· Light welterweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Eddie Perkins (2)(def. Roberto Cruz)
Eddie Perkins (2)(def. Roberto Cruz)
No.
1
Name
Eddie Perkins (2)(def. Roberto Cruz)
Date
15 Jun 1963 – 18 Jan 1965
Defenses
2
Carlos Hernández
Carlos Hernández
No.
2
Name
Carlos Hernández
Date
18 Jan 1965 – 29 Apr 1966
Defenses
2
Sandro Lopopolo
Sandro Lopopolo
No.
3
Name
Sandro Lopopolo
Date
29 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 1967
Defenses
1
Takeshi Fuji
Takeshi Fuji
No.
4
Name
Takeshi Fuji
Date
30 Apr 1967 – 14 Nov 1968
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Eddie Perkins (2)(def. Roberto Cruz)
15 Jun 1963 – 18 Jan 1965
2
2
Carlos Hernández
18 Jan 1965 – 29 Apr 1966
2
3
Sandro Lopopolo
29 Apr 1966 – 30 Apr 1967
1
4
Takeshi Fuji
30 Apr 1967 – 14 Nov 1968
1
Fuji's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for not fighting his mandatory challenger.
· Light welterweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Kostya Tszyu(def. Zab Judah)
Kostya Tszyu(def. Zab Judah)
No.
1
Name
Kostya Tszyu(def. Zab Judah)
Date
3 Nov 2001 – 9 Oct 2003
Defenses
2
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Kostya Tszyu(def. Zab Judah)
3 Nov 2001 – 9 Oct 2003
2
Tszyu's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title and is designated as Champion Emeritus.
· Light welterweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Terence Crawford(def. Julius Indongo)
Terence Crawford(def. Julius Indongo)
No.
1
Name
Terence Crawford(def. Julius Indongo)
Date
19 Aug – 30 Aug 2017
Defenses
0
Josh Taylor(def. José Ramírez)
Josh Taylor(def. José Ramírez)
No.
2
Name
Josh Taylor(def. José Ramírez)
Date
22 May 2021 – 14 May 2022
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Terence Crawford(def. Julius Indongo)
19 Aug – 30 Aug 2017
0
Crawford's undisputed status ended when he vacated the IBF title after refusing to negotiate terms with mandatory challenger Sergey Lipinets, citing an inability to make the fight under the IBF's time frame. He later vacated all of his remaining titles to move up to welterweight.
2
Josh Taylor(def. José Ramírez)
22 May 2021 – 14 May 2022
1
Taylor's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBA title after he failed to sign the contract in an ordered bout against his mandatory challenger, Alberto Puello.
· Lightweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Benny Leonard(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Benny Leonard(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Benny Leonard(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan 1921 – 15 Jan 1925
Defenses
3
Jimmy Goodrich(def. Stanislaus Loayza)
Jimmy Goodrich(def. Stanislaus Loayza)
No.
2
Name
Jimmy Goodrich(def. Stanislaus Loayza)
Date
13 Jul – 7 Dec 1925
Defenses
0
Rocky Kansas
Rocky Kansas
No.
3
Name
Rocky Kansas
Date
7 Dec 1925 – 3 Jul 1926
Defenses
0
Sammy Mandell
Sammy Mandell
No.
4
Name
Sammy Mandell
Date
3 Jul 1926 – 17 Jul 1930
Defenses
3
Al Singer
Al Singer
No.
5
Name
Al Singer
Date
17 Jul – 14 Nov 1930
Defenses
0
Tony Canzoneri
Tony Canzoneri
No.
6
Name
Tony Canzoneri
Date
14 Nov 1930 – 23 Jun 1933
Defenses
5
Barney Ross
Barney Ross
No.
7
Name
Barney Ross
Date
23 Jun 1933 – 15 Apr 1935
Defenses
1
Tony Canzoneri (2)(def. Lou Ambers)
Tony Canzoneri (2)(def. Lou Ambers)
No.
8
Name
Tony Canzoneri (2)(def. Lou Ambers)
Date
10 May 1935 – 3 Sep 1936
Defenses
1
Lou Ambers
Lou Ambers
No.
8
Name
Lou Ambers
Date
3 Sep 1936 – 17 Aug 1938
Defenses
2
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong
No.
9
Name
Henry Armstrong
Date
17 Aug 1938 – 22 Aug 1939
Defenses
1
Lou Ambers (2)
Lou Ambers (2)
No.
10
Name
Lou Ambers (2)
Date
22 Aug 1939 – 25 Mar 1940
Defenses
0
Sammy Angott(def. Lew Jenkins)
Sammy Angott(def. Lew Jenkins)
No.
11
Name
Sammy Angott(def. Lew Jenkins)
Date
19 Dec 1941 – 14 Nov 1942
Defenses
1
Ike Williams(def. Bob Montgomery)
Ike Williams(def. Bob Montgomery)
No.
12
Name
Ike Williams(def. Bob Montgomery)
Date
4 Aug 1947 – 25 May 1951
Defenses
5
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
No.
13
Name
Jimmy Carter
Date
25 May 1951 – 14 May 1952
Defenses
2
Lauro Salas
Lauro Salas
No.
14
Name
Lauro Salas
Date
14 May – 15 Oct 1952
Defenses
0
Jimmy Carter (2)
Jimmy Carter (2)
No.
15
Name
Jimmy Carter (2)
Date
15 Oct 1952 – 5 Mar 1954
Defenses
3
Paddy DeMarco
Paddy DeMarco
No.
16
Name
Paddy DeMarco
Date
5 Mar – 17 Nov 1954
Defenses
0
Jimmy Carter (3)
Jimmy Carter (3)
No.
17
Name
Jimmy Carter (3)
Date
17 Nov 1954 – 29 Jun 1955
Defenses
0
Wallace Bud Smith
Wallace Bud Smith
No.
18
Name
Wallace Bud Smith
Date
29 Jun 1955 – 24 Aug 1956
Defenses
1
Joe Brown
Joe Brown
No.
19
Name
Joe Brown
Date
24 Aug 1956 – 21 Apr 1962
Defenses
11
Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz
No.
20
Name
Carlos Ortiz
Date
21 Apr 1962 – 7 Apr 1963
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Benny Leonard(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan 1921 – 15 Jan 1925
3
Leonard retired.
2
Jimmy Goodrich(def. Stanislaus Loayza)
13 Jul – 7 Dec 1925
0
3
Rocky Kansas
7 Dec 1925 – 3 Jul 1926
0
4
Sammy Mandell
3 Jul 1926 – 17 Jul 1930
3
5
Al Singer
17 Jul – 14 Nov 1930
0
6
Tony Canzoneri
14 Nov 1930 – 23 Jun 1933
5
7
Barney Ross
23 Jun 1933 – 15 Apr 1935
1
Ross vacated to move up to light welterweight.
8
Tony Canzoneri (2)(def. Lou Ambers)
10 May 1935 – 3 Sep 1936
1
8
Lou Ambers
3 Sep 1936 – 17 Aug 1938
2
9
Henry Armstrong
17 Aug 1938 – 22 Aug 1939
1
10
Lou Ambers (2)
22 Aug 1939 – 25 Mar 1940
0
Ambers' undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title after failing to defend the title within 6 months and refusing to fight the top contender Davey Day.
11
Sammy Angott(def. Lew Jenkins)
19 Dec 1941 – 14 Nov 1942
1
Angott announced his temporary retirement.
12
Ike Williams(def. Bob Montgomery)
4 Aug 1947 – 25 May 1951
5
13
Jimmy Carter
25 May 1951 – 14 May 1952
2
14
Lauro Salas
14 May – 15 Oct 1952
0
15
Jimmy Carter (2)
15 Oct 1952 – 5 Mar 1954
3
16
Paddy DeMarco
5 Mar – 17 Nov 1954
0
17
Jimmy Carter (3)
17 Nov 1954 – 29 Jun 1955
0
18
Wallace Bud Smith
29 Jun 1955 – 24 Aug 1956
1
19
Joe Brown
24 Aug 1956 – 21 Apr 1962
11
20
Carlos Ortiz
21 Apr 1962 – 7 Apr 1963
1
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Ortiz would then win the inaugural WBC title.
· Lightweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Carlos Ortiz(def. Douglas Vaillant)
Carlos Ortiz(def. Douglas Vaillant)
No.
1
Name
Carlos Ortiz(def. Douglas Vaillant)
Date
7 Apr 1963 – 10 Apr 1965
Defenses
3
Ismael Laguna
Ismael Laguna
No.
2
Name
Ismael Laguna
Date
10 Apr – 13 Nov 1965
Defenses
0
Carlos Ortiz (2)
Carlos Ortiz (2)
No.
3
Name
Carlos Ortiz (2)
Date
13 Nov 1965 – 25 Oct 1966
Defenses
2
Carlos Ortiz (3)(def. Sugar Ramos)
Carlos Ortiz (3)(def. Sugar Ramos)
No.
4
Name
Carlos Ortiz (3)(def. Sugar Ramos)
Date
1 Jul 1967 – 29 Jun 1968
Defenses
1
Carlos Cruz
Carlos Cruz
No.
5
Name
Carlos Cruz
Date
29 Jun 1968 – 18 Feb 1969
Defenses
1
Mando Ramos
Mando Ramos
No.
6
Name
Mando Ramos
Date
18 Feb 1969 – 3 Mar 1970
Defenses
1
Ismael Laguna (2)
Ismael Laguna (2)
No.
7
Name
Ismael Laguna (2)
Date
3 Mar – 16 Sep 1970
Defenses
1
Ken Buchanan(def. Rubén Navarro)
Ken Buchanan(def. Rubén Navarro)
No.
8
Name
Ken Buchanan(def. Rubén Navarro)
Date
12 Feb – 25 Jun 1971
Defenses
0
Roberto Durán(def. Esteban de Jesús)
Roberto Durán(def. Esteban de Jesús)
No.
9
Name
Roberto Durán(def. Esteban de Jesús)
Date
21 Jan 1978 – 2 Feb 1979
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Carlos Ortiz(def. Douglas Vaillant)
7 Apr 1963 – 10 Apr 1965
3
2
Ismael Laguna
10 Apr – 13 Nov 1965
0
3
Carlos Ortiz (2)
13 Nov 1965 – 25 Oct 1966
2
Ortiz was stripped of the WBC title after the WBC accused the referee for his title defense against Sugar Ramos of doing a long count.
4
Carlos Ortiz (3)(def. Sugar Ramos)
1 Jul 1967 – 29 Jun 1968
1
5
Carlos Cruz
29 Jun 1968 – 18 Feb 1969
1
6
Mando Ramos
18 Feb 1969 – 3 Mar 1970
1
7
Ismael Laguna (2)
3 Mar – 16 Sep 1970
1
Laguna's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title.
8
Ken Buchanan(def. Rubén Navarro)
12 Feb – 25 Jun 1971
0
Buchanan's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend it against Pedro Carrasco.
9
Roberto Durán(def. Esteban de Jesús)
21 Jan 1978 – 2 Feb 1979
0
Durán's undisputed status ended when he vacated the WBA title to move up to welterweight.
· Lightweight › WBA–WBC–IBF era (1983–2007)
Pernell Whitaker(def. Juan Nazario)
Pernell Whitaker(def. Juan Nazario)
No.
1
Name
Pernell Whitaker(def. Juan Nazario)
Date
11 Aug 1990 – 28 Feb 1992
Defenses
3
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Pernell Whitaker(def. Juan Nazario)
11 Aug 1990 – 28 Feb 1992
3
Whitaker's undisputed status ended when he vacated his IBF title to move up to light welterweight. The IBF title was vacated on IBF's February 1992 ratings posted on 28 February.
· Lightweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Devin Haney(def. George Kambosos Jr)
Devin Haney(def. George Kambosos Jr)
No.
1
Name
Devin Haney(def. George Kambosos Jr)
Date
5 Jun 2022 – 1 Aug 2023
Defenses
2
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Devin Haney(def. George Kambosos Jr)
5 Jun 2022 – 1 Aug 2023
2
Haney's undisputed status ended when the WBC declared him as champion in recess after opting to challenge for the WBC light welterweight title.
· Super featherweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Tod Morgan(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Tod Morgan(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Tod Morgan(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
16 Dec 1927 – 19 Dec 1929
Defenses
5
Benny Bass
Benny Bass
No.
2
Name
Benny Bass
Date
19 Dec – 31 Dec 1929
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Tod Morgan(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
16 Dec 1927 – 19 Dec 1929
5
2
Benny Bass
19 Dec – 31 Dec 1929
0
Bass' undisputed status ended when the NYSAC abolished the division.
· Super featherweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Gabriel Elorde(def. Johnny Bizzaro)
Gabriel Elorde(def. Johnny Bizzaro)
No.
1
Name
Gabriel Elorde(def. Johnny Bizzaro)
Date
16 Feb 1963 – 15 Jun 1967
Defenses
5
Yoshiaki Numata
Yoshiaki Numata
No.
2
Name
Yoshiaki Numata
Date
15 Jun – 14 Dec 1967
Defenses
0
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Hiroshi Kobayashi
No.
3
Name
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Date
14 Dec 1967 – 20 Jan 1969
Defenses
2
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Gabriel Elorde(def. Johnny Bizzaro)
16 Feb 1963 – 15 Jun 1967
5
2
Yoshiaki Numata
15 Jun – 14 Dec 1967
0
3
Hiroshi Kobayashi
14 Dec 1967 – 20 Jan 1969
2
Kobayashi's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for refusing to fight René Barrientos.
· Featherweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1922–1963)
Tony Canzoneri
Tony Canzoneri
No.
1
Name
Tony Canzoneri
Date
10 Feb – 28 Sep 1928
Defenses
0
André Routis
André Routis
No.
2
Name
André Routis
Date
28 Sep 1928 – 23 Sep 1929
Defenses
1
Christopher Battalino
Christopher Battalino
No.
3
Name
Christopher Battalino
Date
23 Sep 1929 – 27 Jan 1932
Defenses
5
Henry Armstrong(def. Petey Sarron)
Henry Armstrong(def. Petey Sarron)
No.
4
Name
Henry Armstrong(def. Petey Sarron)
Date
29 Oct 1937 – 12 Sep 1938
Defenses
0
Joey Archibald(def. Leo Rodak)
Joey Archibald(def. Leo Rodak)
No.
5
Name
Joey Archibald(def. Leo Rodak)
Date
29 Oct 1939 – 29 Mar 1940
Defenses
1
Willie Pep(def. Sal Bartolo)
Willie Pep(def. Sal Bartolo)
No.
6
Name
Willie Pep(def. Sal Bartolo)
Date
7 Jun 1946 – 29 Oct 1948
Defenses
2
Sandy Saddler
Sandy Saddler
No.
7
Name
Sandy Saddler
Date
29 Oct 1948 – 11 Feb 1949
Defenses
0
Willie Pep (2)
Willie Pep (2)
No.
8
Name
Willie Pep (2)
Date
11 Feb 1949 – 8 Sep 1950
Defenses
3
Sandy Saddler (2)
Sandy Saddler (2)
No.
9
Name
Sandy Saddler (2)
Date
8 Sep 1950 – 16 Jan 1957
Defenses
2
Hogan Bassey(def. Cherif Hamia)
Hogan Bassey(def. Cherif Hamia)
No.
10
Name
Hogan Bassey(def. Cherif Hamia)
Date
24 Jun 1957 – 18 Mar 1959
Defenses
1
Davey Moore
Davey Moore
No.
11
Name
Davey Moore
Date
18 Mar 1959 – 21 Mar 1963
Defenses
5
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Tony Canzoneri
10 Feb – 28 Sep 1928
0
2
André Routis
28 Sep 1928 – 23 Sep 1929
1
3
Christopher Battalino
23 Sep 1929 – 27 Jan 1932
5
Battalino's undisputed status ended after being stripped of his titles for missing weight in a title fight against Freddie Miller which ended in a controversial no contest.
4
Henry Armstrong(def. Petey Sarron)
29 Oct 1937 – 12 Sep 1938
0
Armstrong vacated his titles stay at the higher weight divisions.
5
Joey Archibald(def. Leo Rodak)
29 Oct 1939 – 29 Mar 1940
1
Archibald's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the NBA title for not fighting Petey Scalzo.
6
Willie Pep(def. Sal Bartolo)
7 Jun 1946 – 29 Oct 1948
2
7
Sandy Saddler
29 Oct 1948 – 11 Feb 1949
0
8
Willie Pep (2)
11 Feb 1949 – 8 Sep 1950
3
9
Sandy Saddler (2)
8 Sep 1950 – 16 Jan 1957
2
Saddler's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the NBA title for failing to sign for a title defense.
10
Hogan Bassey(def. Cherif Hamia)
24 Jun 1957 – 18 Mar 1959
1
11
Davey Moore
18 Mar 1959 – 21 Mar 1963
5
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Moore fought and lost to Sugar Ramos for the inaugural WBC title.
· Featherweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Sugar Ramos(def. Davey Moore)
Sugar Ramos(def. Davey Moore)
No.
1
Name
Sugar Ramos(def. Davey Moore)
Date
21 Mar 1963 – 26 Sep 1964
Defenses
3
Vicente Saldívar
Vicente Saldívar
No.
2
Name
Vicente Saldívar
Date
26 Sep 1964 – 14 Oct 1967
Defenses
7
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Sugar Ramos(def. Davey Moore)
21 Mar 1963 – 26 Sep 1964
3
2
Vicente Saldívar
26 Sep 1964 – 14 Oct 1967
7
Saldívar retires.
· Super bantamweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Naoya Inoue(def. Marlon Tapales)
Naoya Inoue(def. Marlon Tapales)
No.
1
Name
Naoya Inoue(def. Marlon Tapales)
Date
26 Dec 2023 – present
Defenses
5
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Naoya Inoue(def. Marlon Tapales)
26 Dec 2023 – present
5
· Bantamweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Joe Lynch(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Joe Lynch(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
1
Name
Joe Lynch(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
Jan – 25 Jul 1921
Defenses
0
Pete Herman
Pete Herman
No.
2
Name
Pete Herman
Date
25 Jul – 23 Sep 1921
Defenses
0
Johnny Buff
Johnny Buff
No.
3
Name
Johnny Buff
Date
23 Sep 1921 – 10 Jul 1922
Defenses
1
Joe Lynch (2)
Joe Lynch (2)
No.
4
Name
Joe Lynch (2)
Date
10 Jul 1922 – 19 Oct 1923
Defenses
2
Abe Goldstein(def. Joe Lynch)
Abe Goldstein(def. Joe Lynch)
No.
5
Name
Abe Goldstein(def. Joe Lynch)
Date
21 Mar – 19 Dec 1924
Defenses
3
Eddie Martin
Eddie Martin
No.
6
Name
Eddie Martin
Date
19 Dec 1924 – 20 Mar 1925
Defenses
0
Charley Phil Rosenberg
Charley Phil Rosenberg
No.
7
Name
Charley Phil Rosenberg
Date
20 Mar 1925 – 18 Oct 1926
Defenses
0
Bushy Graham(def. Isadore Schwartz)
Bushy Graham(def. Isadore Schwartz)
No.
8
Name
Bushy Graham(def. Isadore Schwartz)
Date
23 May 1928 – Jan 1929
Defenses
0
Panama Al Brown(def. Gregorio Vidal)
Panama Al Brown(def. Gregorio Vidal)
No.
9
Name
Panama Al Brown(def. Gregorio Vidal)
Date
7 Oct 1929 – 3 Feb 1930
Defenses
0
Panama Al Brown (2) (def. Eugène Huat)
Panama Al Brown (2) (def. Eugène Huat)
No.
10
Name
Panama Al Brown (2) (def. Eugène Huat)
Date
4 Oct 1930 – 28 Mar 1934
Defenses
7
Lou Salica(def. Sixto Escobar)
Lou Salica(def. Sixto Escobar)
No.
11
Name
Lou Salica(def. Sixto Escobar)
Date
26 Aug – 15 Nov 1935
Defenses
0
Sixto Escobar
Sixto Escobar
No.
12
Name
Sixto Escobar
Date
15 Nov 1935 – 23 Sep 1937
Defenses
3
Harry Jeffra
Harry Jeffra
No.
13
Name
Harry Jeffra
Date
23 Sep 1937 – 20 Feb 1938
Defenses
0
Sixto Escobar (2)
Sixto Escobar (2)
No.
14
Name
Sixto Escobar (2)
Date
20 Feb 1938 – 26 Oct 1939
Defenses
1
Lou Salica (2)(def. Georgie Pace)
Lou Salica (2)(def. Georgie Pace)
No.
15
Name
Lou Salica (2)(def. Georgie Pace)
Date
24 Sep 1940 – 7 Aug 1942
Defenses
3
Manuel Ortiz(def. Lou Salica)
Manuel Ortiz(def. Lou Salica)
No.
16
Name
Manuel Ortiz(def. Lou Salica)
Date
10 Mar 1943 – 6 Jan 1947
Defenses
12
Harold Dade
Harold Dade
No.
17
Name
Harold Dade
Date
6 Jan – 11 Mar 1947
Defenses
0
Manuel Ortiz (2)
Manuel Ortiz (2)
No.
18
Name
Manuel Ortiz (2)
Date
11 Mar 1947 – 31 May 1950
Defenses
4
Vic Toweel
Vic Toweel
No.
19
Name
Vic Toweel
Date
31 May 1950 – 15 Nov 1952
Defenses
3
Jimmy Carruthers
Jimmy Carruthers
No.
20
Name
Jimmy Carruthers
Date
15 Nov 1952 – 16 May 1954
Defenses
3
Robert Cohen(def. Chamroen Songkitrat)
Robert Cohen(def. Chamroen Songkitrat)
No.
21
Name
Robert Cohen(def. Chamroen Songkitrat)
Date
19 Sep 1954 – 23 Dec 1954
Defenses
1
Alphonse Halimi(def. Raúl Macías)
Alphonse Halimi(def. Raúl Macías)
No.
22
Name
Alphonse Halimi(def. Raúl Macías)
Date
6 Nov 1957 – 8 Jul 1959
Defenses
0
José Becerra
José Becerra
No.
23
Name
José Becerra
Date
8 Jul 1959 – 30 Aug 1960
Defenses
2
Éder Jofre(def. John Caldwell)
Éder Jofre(def. John Caldwell)
No.
24
Name
Éder Jofre(def. John Caldwell)
Date
18 Jan 1962 – 4 Apr 1963
Defenses
2
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Joe Lynch(awarded inaugural NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jan – 25 Jul 1921
0
2
Pete Herman
25 Jul – 23 Sep 1921
0
3
Johnny Buff
23 Sep 1921 – 10 Jul 1922
1
4
Joe Lynch (2)
10 Jul 1922 – 19 Oct 1923
2
Lynch's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NYSAC title for failing to fight Joe Burman due to a dislocated shoulder.
5
Abe Goldstein(def. Joe Lynch)
21 Mar – 19 Dec 1924
3
6
Eddie Martin
19 Dec 1924 – 20 Mar 1925
0
7
Charley Phil Rosenberg
20 Mar 1925 – 18 Oct 1926
0
Rosenberg's undisputed status ended when he was stripped by the NBA during its annual convention after failing to sign a fight with Bud Taylor.
8
Bushy Graham(def. Isadore Schwartz)
23 May 1928 – Jan 1929
0
Graham's undisputed status ended when he vacated his NYSAC title in January of 1929.
9
Panama Al Brown(def. Gregorio Vidal)
7 Oct 1929 – 3 Feb 1930
0
Brown's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NBA title after a special meeting was held.
10
Panama Al Brown (2) (def. Eugène Huat)
4 Oct 1930 – 28 Mar 1934
7
Brown's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his NYSAC title after he was suspended for not fighting Baby Casanova.
11
Lou Salica(def. Sixto Escobar)
26 Aug – 15 Nov 1935
0
12
Sixto Escobar
15 Nov 1935 – 23 Sep 1937
3
13
Harry Jeffra
23 Sep 1937 – 20 Feb 1938
0
14
Sixto Escobar (2)
20 Feb 1938 – 26 Oct 1939
1
Escobar vacated his titles to move up to featherweight.
15
Lou Salica (2)(def. Georgie Pace)
24 Sep 1940 – 7 Aug 1942
3
Salica lost to Ortiz but the NYSAC title was not on the line because it was only scheduled for 12 rounds. He was later stripped of his NYSAC title for not defending it.
16
Manuel Ortiz(def. Lou Salica)
10 Mar 1943 – 6 Jan 1947
12
17
Harold Dade
6 Jan – 11 Mar 1947
0
18
Manuel Ortiz (2)
11 Mar 1947 – 31 May 1950
4
19
Vic Toweel
31 May 1950 – 15 Nov 1952
3
20
Jimmy Carruthers
15 Nov 1952 – 16 May 1954
3
Carruthers vacated and retired from boxing.
21
Robert Cohen(def. Chamroen Songkitrat)
19 Sep 1954 – 23 Dec 1954
1
Cohen's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of his NBA title for failing to sign a fight against Raúl Macías within 90 days.
22
Alphonse Halimi(def. Raúl Macías)
6 Nov 1957 – 8 Jul 1959
0
23
José Becerra
8 Jul 1959 – 30 Aug 1960
2
Becerra retired due to an eye injury.
24
Éder Jofre(def. John Caldwell)
18 Jan 1962 – 4 Apr 1963
2
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Jofre won the inaugural WBC title.
· Bantamweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Éder Jofre(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)
Éder Jofre(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)
No.
1
Name
Éder Jofre(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)
Date
4 Apr 1963 – 18 May 1965
Defenses
2
Fighting Harada
Fighting Harada
No.
2
Name
Fighting Harada
Date
18 May 1965 – 27 Feb 1968
Defenses
4
Lionel Rose
Lionel Rose
No.
3
Name
Lionel Rose
Date
27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 1969
Defenses
3
Rubén Olivares
Rubén Olivares
No.
4
Name
Rubén Olivares
Date
22 Aug 1969 – 16 Oct 1970
Defenses
2
Chucho Castillo
Chucho Castillo
No.
5
Name
Chucho Castillo
Date
16 Oct 1970 – 2 Apr 1971
Defenses
0
Rubén Olivares (2)
Rubén Olivares (2)
No.
6
Name
Rubén Olivares (2)
Date
2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 1972
Defenses
2
Rafael Herrera
Rafael Herrera
No.
7
Name
Rafael Herrera
Date
19 Mar – 29 Jul 1972
Defenses
0
Enrique Pinder
Enrique Pinder
No.
8
Name
Enrique Pinder
Date
29 Jul 1972 – 5 Jan 1973
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Éder Jofre(def. Katsutoshi Aoki)
4 Apr 1963 – 18 May 1965
2
2
Fighting Harada
18 May 1965 – 27 Feb 1968
4
3
Lionel Rose
27 Feb 1968 – 22 Aug 1969
3
4
Rubén Olivares
22 Aug 1969 – 16 Oct 1970
2
5
Chucho Castillo
16 Oct 1970 – 2 Apr 1971
0
6
Rubén Olivares (2)
2 Apr 1971 – 19 Mar 1972
2
7
Rafael Herrera
19 Mar – 29 Jul 1972
0
8
Enrique Pinder
29 Jul 1972 – 5 Jan 1973
0
Pinder's undisputed status ended when he was stripped of the WBC title for failing to defend against the number one contender within six months of winning it.
· Bantamweight › WBA–WBC–IBF–WBO era (2007–present)
Naoya Inoue(def. Paul Butler)
Naoya Inoue(def. Paul Butler)
No.
1
Name
Naoya Inoue(def. Paul Butler)
Date
13 Dec 2022 – 13 Jan 2023
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Naoya Inoue(def. Paul Butler)
13 Dec 2022 – 13 Jan 2023
0
Inoue vacated his titles to move up to super bantamweight.
· Flyweight › NYSAC–NBA era (1921–1963)
Pancho Villa(def. Jimmy Wilde)
Pancho Villa(def. Jimmy Wilde)
No.
1
Name
Pancho Villa(def. Jimmy Wilde)
Date
18 Jun 1923 – 14 Jul 1925
Defenses
3
Fidel LaBarba(def. Frankie Genaro)
Fidel LaBarba(def. Frankie Genaro)
No.
2
Name
Fidel LaBarba(def. Frankie Genaro)
Date
22 Aug 1925 – 29 Aug 1927
Defenses
2
Benny Lynch(def. Small Montana)
Benny Lynch(def. Small Montana)
No.
3
Name
Benny Lynch(def. Small Montana)
Date
19 Jan 1937 – 29 Jun 1938
Defenses
1
Jackie Paterson(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Jackie Paterson(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
No.
4
Name
Jackie Paterson(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
Date
14 Oct 1943 – 30 Jul 1947
Defenses
1
Rinty Monaghan(def. Dado Marino)
Rinty Monaghan(def. Dado Marino)
No.
5
Name
Rinty Monaghan(def. Dado Marino)
Date
20 Oct 1947 – 30 Mar 1950
Defenses
3
Dado Marino(def. Terry Allen)
Dado Marino(def. Terry Allen)
No.
6
Name
Dado Marino(def. Terry Allen)
Date
1 Aug 1950 – 19 May 1952
Defenses
1
Yoshio Shirai
Yoshio Shirai
No.
7
Name
Yoshio Shirai
Date
19 May 1952 – 26 Nov 1954
Defenses
4
Pascual Perez
Pascual Perez
No.
8
Name
Pascual Perez
Date
26 Nov 1954 – 16 Apr 1960
Defenses
9
Pone Kingpetch
Pone Kingpetch
No.
9
Name
Pone Kingpetch
Date
16 Apr 1960 – 10 Oct 1962
Defenses
3
Fighting Harada
Fighting Harada
No.
10
Name
Fighting Harada
Date
10 Oct 1962 – 12 Jan 1963
Defenses
0
Pone Kingpetch (2)
Pone Kingpetch (2)
No.
11
Name
Pone Kingpetch (2)
Date
12 Jan – 14 Feb 1963
Defenses
0
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Pancho Villa(def. Jimmy Wilde)
18 Jun 1923 – 14 Jul 1925
3
Title vacated because Villa died from Ludwig's angina resulting from an infection that spread to his throat.
2
Fidel LaBarba(def. Frankie Genaro)
22 Aug 1925 – 29 Aug 1927
2
LaBarba retires.
3
Benny Lynch(def. Small Montana)
19 Jan 1937 – 29 Jun 1938
1
Lynch was stripped of his titles when he failed to make weight for a title defense against Jackie Jurich.
4
Jackie Paterson(awarded NBA title while holding the NYSAC title)
14 Oct 1943 – 30 Jul 1947
1
Paterson was stripped of the NBA title for failing to defend against Dado Marino.
5
Rinty Monaghan(def. Dado Marino)
20 Oct 1947 – 30 Mar 1950
3
Monaghan retired after his third defense.
6
Dado Marino(def. Terry Allen)
1 Aug 1950 – 19 May 1952
1
7
Yoshio Shirai
19 May 1952 – 26 Nov 1954
4
8
Pascual Perez
26 Nov 1954 – 16 Apr 1960
9
9
Pone Kingpetch
16 Apr 1960 – 10 Oct 1962
3
10
Fighting Harada
10 Oct 1962 – 12 Jan 1963
0
11
Pone Kingpetch (2)
12 Jan – 14 Feb 1963
0
Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Kingpetch would then be rewarded of the inaugural WBC title.
· Flyweight › WBA–WBC era (1963–1983)
Pone Kingpetch(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Pone Kingpetch(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
No.
1
Name
Pone Kingpetch(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
Date
14 Feb – 18 Sep 1963
Defenses
0
Hiroyuki Ebihara
Hiroyuki Ebihara
No.
2
Name
Hiroyuki Ebihara
Date
18 Sep 1963 – 23 Jan 1964
Defenses
0
Pone Kingpetch (3)
Pone Kingpetch (3)
No.
3
Name
Pone Kingpetch (3)
Date
23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965
Defenses
0
Salvatore Burruni
Salvatore Burruni
No.
4
Name
Salvatore Burruni
Date
23 Apr – 1 Nov 1965
Defenses
0
Horacio Accavallo(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)
Horacio Accavallo(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)
No.
5
Name
Horacio Accavallo(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)
Date
1 Mar 1966 – 2 Oct 1968
Defenses
1
No.
Name
Date
Defenses
1
Pone Kingpetch(awarded inaugural WBC title while holding the WBA title)
14 Feb – 18 Sep 1963
0
2
Hiroyuki Ebihara
18 Sep 1963 – 23 Jan 1964
0
3
Pone Kingpetch (3)
23 Jan 1964 – 23 Apr 1965
0
4
Salvatore Burruni
23 Apr – 1 Nov 1965
0
Burruni's undisputed ended when he was stripped of his WBA title for failing to meet the organization's number one contender, Hiroyuki Ebihara.
5
Horacio Accavallo(def. Katsuyoshi Takayama)
1 Mar 1966 – 2 Oct 1968
1
Retired.
· List of champions in multiple weight classes
Mickey Walker
Mickey Walker
Name
Mickey Walker
Weight class
Welterweight
Date
1 Nov 1922
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
3 Dec 1926
Tony Canzoneri
Tony Canzoneri
Name
Tony Canzoneri
Weight class
Featherweight
Date
10 Feb 1928
Lightweight
Lightweight
Name
Lightweight
Weight class
14 Nov 1930
Lou Brouillard
Lou Brouillard
Name
Lou Brouillard
Weight class
Welterweight
Date
23 Oct 1931
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
18 Sep 1933
Barney Ross
Barney Ross
Name
Barney Ross
Weight class
Lightweight
Date
23 Jun 1933
Welterweight
Welterweight
Name
Welterweight
Weight class
28 May 1934
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong
Name
Henry Armstrong
Weight class
Featherweight
Date
29 Oct 1937
Welterweight
Welterweight
Name
Welterweight
Weight class
31 May 1938
Lightweight
Lightweight
Name
Lightweight
Weight class
17 Aug 1938
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Name
Sugar Ray Robinson
Weight class
Welterweight
Date
20 Dec 1946
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
14 Feb 1951
Carmen Basilio
Carmen Basilio
Name
Carmen Basilio
Weight class
Welterweight
Date
10 Jun 1955
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
23 Sep 1957
Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz
Name
Carlos Ortiz
Weight class
Light welterweight
Date
12 Jun 1959
Lightweight
Lightweight
Name
Lightweight
Weight class
21 Apr 1962
Fighting Harada
Fighting Harada
Name
Fighting Harada
Weight class
Flyweight
Date
10 Oct 1962
Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Name
Bantamweight
Weight class
18 May 1965
Emile Griffith
Emile Griffith
Name
Emile Griffith
Weight class
Welterweight
Date
1 Apr 1961
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
25 Apr 1966
Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger
Name
Dick Tiger
Weight class
Middleweight
Date
10 Aug 1963
Light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
Name
Light heavyweight
Weight class
16 Dec 1966
Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti
Name
Nino Benvenuti
Weight class
Light middleweight
Date
18 Jun 1965
Middleweight
Middleweight
Name
Middleweight
Weight class
17 Apr 1967
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
Name
Evander Holyfield
Weight class
Cruiserweight
Date
9 Apr 1988
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Name
Heavyweight
Weight class
25 Oct 1990
Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford
Name
Terence Crawford
Weight class
Light welterweight
Date
19 Aug 2017
Welterweight
Welterweight
Name
Welterweight
Weight class
29 Jul 2023
Super middleweight
Super middleweight
Name
Super middleweight
Weight class
13 Sep 2025
Naoya Inoue
Naoya Inoue
Name
Naoya Inoue
Weight class
Bantamweight
Date
13 Dec 2022
Super bantamweight
Super bantamweight
Name
Super bantamweight
Weight class
26 Dec 2023
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Name
Oleksandr Usyk
Weight class
Cruiserweight
Date
21 July 2018
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Name
Heavyweight
Weight class
18 May 2024
Name
Weight class
Date
Mickey Walker
Welterweight
1 Nov 1922
Middleweight
3 Dec 1926
Tony Canzoneri
Featherweight
10 Feb 1928
Lightweight
14 Nov 1930
Lou Brouillard
Welterweight
23 Oct 1931
Middleweight
18 Sep 1933
Barney Ross
Lightweight
23 Jun 1933
Welterweight
28 May 1934
Henry Armstrong
Featherweight
29 Oct 1937
Welterweight
31 May 1938
Lightweight
17 Aug 1938
Sugar Ray Robinson
Welterweight
20 Dec 1946
Middleweight
14 Feb 1951
Carmen Basilio
Welterweight
10 Jun 1955
Middleweight
23 Sep 1957
Carlos Ortiz
Light welterweight
12 Jun 1959
Lightweight
21 Apr 1962
Fighting Harada
Flyweight
10 Oct 1962
Bantamweight
18 May 1965
Emile Griffith
Welterweight
1 Apr 1961
Middleweight
25 Apr 1966
Dick Tiger
Middleweight
10 Aug 1963
Light heavyweight
16 Dec 1966
Nino Benvenuti
Light middleweight
18 Jun 1965
Middleweight
17 Apr 1967
Evander Holyfield
Cruiserweight
9 Apr 1988
Heavyweight
25 Oct 1990
Terence Crawford
Light welterweight
19 Aug 2017
Welterweight
29 Jul 2023
Super middleweight
13 Sep 2025
Naoya Inoue
Bantamweight
13 Dec 2022
Super bantamweight
26 Dec 2023
Oleksandr Usyk
Cruiserweight
21 July 2018
Heavyweight
18 May 2024

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