Beginning with Mysterious Billy Smith to Harry Lewis, the welterweight world champions listed below are more widely recognized in the United States and are not as widely sanctioned as the boxers that follow. Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
^Mullan, Harry (1996). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing. London, England: Carlton Books. p. 159. ISBN0-7858-0641-5.
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Beginning with Mysterious Billy Smith to Harry Lewis the welterweight world champions listed below are more widely recognized in the United States and are not as widely sanctioned as the boxers that follow Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight Boxing Champions as recognized by four of the better known sanctioning organizations The World Boxing Association WBA founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association NBA The World Boxing Council WBC founded in 1963 The International Boxing Federation IBF founded in 1983 The World Boxing Organization WBO founded in 1988Contents 1 Lists of Champions 1 1 World claimants 1 2 World Undisputed 1 3 WBC 1 4 WBA 1 5 IBF 1 6 WBO 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLists of Champions EditWorld claimants Edit Date won Date lost Name14 December 1892 26 July 1894 Mysterious Billy Smith World claimContinued to claim title after losing to Mike Twin Sullivan 1 November 1907 William Honey Mellody World claim1 November 1907 23 Jan 1908 Frank Mantell World claim23 Jan 1908 March 1911 vacated Harry Lewis World claimWorld Undisputed Edit Date won Date lost Name30 October 1888 10 July 1890 died Paddy Duffy World17 February 1891 20 December 1897 vacated Tommy Ryan def Danny Needham World25 August 1898 17 April 1900 Mysterious Billy Smith World17 April 1900 5 June 1900 Matty Matthews World5 June 1900 13 August 1900 Eddie Connolly World13 August 1900 16 October 1900 Rube Ferns World16 October 1900 24 May 1901 Matty Matthews World24 May 1901 18 December 1901 Rube Ferns World18 December 1901 16 October 1906 Barbados Joe Walcott World16 October 1906 23 April 1907 William Honey Mellody World23 April 1907 1908 vacated Mike Twin Sullivan World1 April 1912 1 January 1914 Ray Bronson World1 January 1914 24 January 1914 Waldemar Holberg World24 January 1914 21 March 1914 Tom McCormick World21 March 1914 1 June 1915 Matt Wells World1 June 1915 22 June 1915 Mike Glover World22 June 1915 31 August 1915 Jack Britton World31 August 1915 24 April 1916 Ted Kid Lewis World24 April 1916 25 June 1917 Jack Britton World25 June 1917 17 March 1919 Ted Kid Lewis World17 March 1919 1 November 1922 Jack Britton World NYSAC NBA1 November 1922 20 May 1926 Mickey Walker NBA NYSAC20 May 1926 3 June 1927 Pete Latzo NBA NYSAC3 June 1927 25 July 1929 Joe Dundee NBA NYSAC25 July 1929 9 May 1930 Jackie Fields NBA NYSAC9 May 1930 5 September 1930 Jack Thompson NBA NYSAC5 September 1930 14 April 1931 Tommy Freeman NBA NYSAC14 April 1931 23 October 1931 Jack Thompson NBA NYSAC23 October 1931 28 January 1932 Lou Brouillard NBA NYSAC28 January 1932 22 February 1933 Jackie Fields NBA NYSAC22 February 1933 29 May 1933 Young Corbett III NBA NYSAC29 May 1933 28 May 1934 Jimmy McLarnin NBA NYSAC28 May 1934 17 September 1934 Barney Ross NBA NYSAC17 September 1934 28 May 1935 Jimmy McLarnin NBA NYSAC28 May 1935 31 May 1938 Barney Ross NBA NYSAC31 May 1938 4 October 1940 Henry Armstrong NBA NYSAC4 October 1940 29 July 1941 Fritzie Zivic NBA NYSAC29 July 1941 1 February 1946 Freddie Red Cochrane NBA NYSAC1 February 1946 1 February 1946 vacated Marty Servo NBA NYSAC20 December 1946 9 August 1950 vacated Sugar Ray Robinson NBA NYSAC14 March 1951 18 May 1951 Johnny Bratton NBA18 May 1951 29 August 1951 Kid Gavilan NBA NYSAC4 February 1952 20 October 1954 Kid Gavilan NBA NYSAC20 October 1954 1 April 1955 Johnny Saxton NBA NYSAC1 April 1955 10 June 1955 Tony DeMarco NBA NYSAC10 June 1955 14 March 1956 Carmen Basilio NBA NYSAC14 March 1956 12 September 1956 Johnny Saxton NBA NYSAC12 September 1956 22 February 1957 vacated Carmen Basilio NBA NYSAC6 June 1958 5 December 1958 Virgil Akins NBA NYSAC5 December 1958 27 May 1960 Don Jordan NBA NYSAC27 May 1960 1 April 1961 Benny Kid Paret NBA NYSAC1 April 1961 30 September 1961 Emile Griffith NBA NYSAC30 September 1961 24 March 1962 Benny Kid Paret NBA NYSAC24 March 1962 21 March 1963 Emile Griffith NBA NYSAC WBA WBCTitle Splits into WBA and WBC Belts during Griffith s reign21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Luis Manuel Rodriguez WBA WBC8 June 1963 10 December 1965 vacated Emile Griffith WBA WBC28 November 1966 18 April 1969 Curtis Cokes WBA WBC18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Jose Napoles WBA WBC3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Billy Backus WBA WBC4 June 1971 6 December 1975 Jose Napoles WBA WBC16 September 1981 9 November 1982 retires Sugar Ray Leonard WBA WBCTitle Split into WBA WBC and IBF Belts6 December 1985 27 September 1986 Donald Curry WBA WBC IBF27 September 1986 22 August 1987 Lloyd Honeyghan WBA WBC IBF13 December 2003 05 February 2005 Cory Spinks WBA WBC IBF05 February 2005 07 January 2006 Zab Judah WBA WBC IBFWBC Edit Date won Date lost NameSeparate WBA and WBC champions began when Jose Napoles gives up WBA title 1 8 December 1962 21 March 1963 Emile Griffith WBC21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Luis Manuel Rodriguez WBC8 June 1963 25 April 1966 Vacated Emile Griffith WBC24 August 1966 18 April 1969 Curtis Cokes WBC18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Jose Napoles WBC3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Jeon Nathaniel Ubay WBC4 June 1971 6 December 1975 Jose Napoles WBC6 December 1975 22 June 1976 John H Stracey WBC22 June 1976 14 January 1979 Carlos Palomino WBC14 January 1979 30 November 1979 Wilfred Benitez WBC30 November 1979 20 June 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard WBC20 June 1980 25 November 1980 Roberto Duran WBC25 November 1980 9 November 1982 Retired Sugar Ray Leonard WBC13 August 1983 6 December 1985 Milton McCrory WBC6 December 1985 27 September 1986 Donald Curry WBC27 September 1986 28 October 1987 Lloyd Honeyghan WBC28 October 1987 29 March 1988 Jorge Vaca WBC29 March 1988 4 February 1989 Lloyd Honeyghan WBC4 February 1989 19 August 1990 Marlon Starling WBC19 August 1990 18 March 1991 Maurice Blocker WBC18 March 1991 29 November 1991 Simon Brown WBC29 November 1991 6 March 1993 James McGirt WBC6 March 1993 12 April 1997 Pernell Whitaker WBC12 April 1997 18 September 1999 Oscar De La Hoya WBC18 September 1999 3 March 2000 Vacated Felix Trinidad WBC4 March 2000 17 June 2000 Oscar De La Hoya WBC17 June 2000 26 January 2002 Shane Mosley WBC26 January 2002 25 January 2003 Vernon Forrest WBC25 January 2003 13 December 2003 Ricardo Mayorga WBC13 December 2003 5 February 2005 Cory Spinks WBC5 February 2005 7 January 2006 Zab Judah WBC7 January 2006 4 November 2006 Carlos Manuel Baldomir WBC4 November 2006 6 June 2008 Retired Floyd Mayweather Jr WBC21 June 2008 16 April 2011 Andre Berto WBC16 April 2011 17 September 2011 Victor Ortiz WBC17 September 2011 12 September 2015 Retired Floyd Mayweather Jr WBC23 January 2016 4 March 2017 Danny Garcia WBC4 March 2017 24 April 2018 Vacated Keith Thurman WBC8 September 2018 28 September 2019 Shawn Porter WBC28 September 2019 Present Errol Spence Jr WBCWBA Edit Date won Date lost Name8 December 1962 21 March 1963 Emile Griffith WBA21 March 1963 8 June 1963 Luis Manuel Rodriguez WBA8 June 1963 25 April 1966 Vacated Emile Griffith WBA24 August 1966 18 April 1969 Curtis Cokes WBA18 April 1969 3 December 1970 Jose Napoles WBA3 December 1970 4 June 1971 Billy Backus WBA4 June 1971 1975 Stripped Jose Napoles WBA28 June 1975 17 July 1976 Angel Espada WBA17 July 1976 2 August 1980 Pipino Cuevas WBA2 August 1980 16 September 1981 Thomas Hearns WBA16 September 1981 9 November 1982 Retired Sugar Ray Leonard WBA13 February 1983 27 September 1986 Donald Curry WBA27 September 1986 1987 Vacated Lloyd Honeyghan WBA6 February 1987 22 August 1987 Mark Breland WBA22 August 1987 29 July 1988 Marlon Starling WBA29 July 1988 12 December 1988 Vacated Tomas Molinares WBA4 February 1989 8 July 1990 Mark Breland WBA8 July 1990 19 January 1991 Aaron Davis WBA19 January 1991 31 October 1992 Meldrick Taylor WBA31 October 1992 4 June 1994 Crisanto Espana WBA4 June 1994 17 October 1997 Vacated Ike Quartey WBA10 October 1998 2000 Stripped James Page WBA17 February 2001 30 March 2002 Andrew Lewis WBA30 March 2002 13 December 2003 Ricardo Mayorga WBA Super Champion12 September 2003 2 April 2005 Jose Antonio Rivera WBA Regular Champion13 December 2003 5 February 2005 Cory Spinks WBA Super Champion5 February 2005 7 January 2006 Stripped Zab Judah WBA Super Champion2 April 2005 13 May 2006 Luis Collazo WBA Regular Champion13 May 2006 31 August 2006 Vacated Ricky Hatton WBA2 December 2006 26 July 2008 Miguel Cotto WBA26 July 2008 24 January 2009 Antonio Margarito WBA Super Champion3 October 2008 10 April 2009 Yuriy Nuzhnenko WBA Regular Champion24 January 2009 22 May 2010 Stripped Shane Mosley WBA Super Champion10 April 2009 29 April 2012 Vyacheslav Senchenko WBA Regular Champion29 April 2012 22 June 2013 Paul Malignaggi WBA22 June 2013 14 December 2013 Adrien Broner WBA14 December 2013 3 May 2014 Marcos Maidana WBA3 May 2014 11 January 2016 Retired Floyd Mayweather Jr WBA Super ChampionFebruary 2015 7 November 2016 Keith Thurman WBA Regular Champion7 November 2016 20 July 2019 Keith Thurman WBA Super Champion7 November 2016 18 February 2017 David Avanesyan WBA Regular Champion18 February 2017 3 October 2017 Vacated Lamont Peterson WBA Regular Champion27 January 2018 15 July 2018 Lucas Matthysse WBA Regular Champion15 July 2018 20 July 2019 Manny Pacquiao WBA Regular Champion20 July 2019 29 January 2021 Stripped Manny Pacquiao WBA Super Champion6 September 2020 29 January 2021 Elevated Yordenis Ugas WBA Regular Champion29 January 2021 16 April 2022 Yordenis Ugas WBA Super Champion30 October 2021 16 April 2022 Radzhab Butaev WBA Regular Champion16 April 2022 Present Eimantas Stanionis WBA Regular Champion16 April 2022 Present Errol Spence Jr WBA Super ChampionIBF Edit Date won Date lost NameTitle inaugurated4 February 1984 27 September 1986 Donald Curry IBF27 September 1986 28 October 1987 Stripped Lloyd Honeyghan IBF23 April 1988 4 October 1991 Vacated Simon Brown IBF4 October 1991 19 June 1993 Maurice Blocker IBF19 June 1993 3 March 2000 Vacated Felix Trinidad IBF12 May 2001 12 December 2001 Vacated Vernon Forrest IBF13 April 2002 22 March 2003 Michele Piccirillo IBF22 March 2003 5 February 2005 Cory Spinks IBF5 February 2005 8 April 2006 Zab Judah IBF8 April 2006 20 June 2006 Vacated Floyd Mayweather Jr IBF28 October 2006 12 April 2008 Kermit Cintron IBF12 April 2008 July 2008 Stripped Antonio Margarito IBF2 August 2008 16 April 2009 Vacated Joshua Clottey IBF1 August 2009 11 December 2009 Isaac Hlatshwayo IBF11 December 2009 3 September 2011 Dejan Zavec IBF3 September 2011 8 November 2011 Vacated Andre Berto IBF9 June 2012 20 October 2012 Randall Bailey IBF20 October 2012 7 December 2013 Devon Alexander IBF7 December 2013 16 August 2014 Shawn Porter IBF16 August 2014 27 May 2017 Kell Brook IBF27 May 2017 Present Errol Spence Jr IBFWBO Edit Date won Date lost NameTitle inaugurated6 May 1989 15 December 1989 Vacated Genaro Leon WBO15 December 1989 12 February 1993 Manning Galloway WBO12 February 1993 16 October 1993 Vacated Gert Bo Jacobsen WBO16 October 1993 13 April 1996 Eammon Loughran WBO13 April 1996 6 October 1996 Vacated Jose Luis Lopez WBO22 February 1997 1997 Vacated Michael Loewe WBO14 February 1998 6 May 2000 Ahmed Kotiev WBO6 May 2000 16 March 2002 Vacated Daniel Santos WBO16 March 2002 14 July 2007 Antonio Margarito WBO14 July 2007 9 February 2008 Paul Williams WBO9 February 2008 7 June 2008 Carlos Quintana WBO7 June 2008 12 November 2008 Vacated Paul Williams WBO21 February 2009 14 November 2009 Miguel Cotto WBO14 November 2009 9 June 2012 Manny Pacquiao WBO9 June 2012 12 April 2014 Timothy Bradley WBO12 April 2014 2 May 2015 Manny Pacquiao WBO2 May 2015 6 July 2015 Stripped Floyd Mayweather Jr WBO6 July 2015 9 February 2016 Vacated Timothy Bradley WBO5 March 2016 5 November 2016 Jessie Vargas WBO5 November 2016 2 July 2017 Manny Pacquiao WBO2 July 2017 6 June 2018 Jeff Horn WBO9 June 2018 Present Terence Crawford WBOSee also EditList of British world boxing championsReferences Edit Mullan Harry 1996 The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing London England Carlton Books p 159 ISBN 0 7858 0641 5 External 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