This is a list of boxing world champions in the World Boxing Council. | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Hiroki Ioka |  Japan | October 18, 1987 - November 13, 1988 | 2 | | 2 | Napa Kiatwanchai |  Thailand | November 13, 1988 - November 12, 1989 | 2 | | 3 | Jum Hwan Choi |  South Korea | November 12, 1989 - February 7, 1990 | 0 | | 4 | Hideyuki Ohashi | Japan | February 7, 1990 - December 25, 1990 | 1 | | 5 | Ricardo López |  Mexico | October 25, 1990 - September, 1999 | 21 | | 6 | Wandee Singwancha | Thailand | September, 1999 - February 11, 2000 | 0 | | 7 | José Antonio Aguirre | Mexico | February 11, 2000 - January 10, 2004 | 7 | | 8 | Eagle Den Junlaphan | Thailand | January 10, 2004 - December 18, 2004 | 1 | | 9 | Isaac Bustos | Mexico | December 18, 2004 - April 4, 2005 | 0 | | 10 | Katsunari Takayama | Japan | April 4, 2005 - August 6, 2005 | 0 | | 11 | Eagle Den Junlaphan | Thailand | August 6, 2005 - November 29, 2007 | 4 | | 12 | Oleydong Sithsamerchai | Thailand | November 29, 2007 - Present | 2 | | 13 (Interim) | Juan Palacios |  Nicaragua | August 2, 2008 - Present | 1 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Franco Udella |  Italy | April 4, 1975 - 1975 | 0 | | 2 | Luis Estaba |  Venezuela | September 13, 1975 - February 19, 1978 | 11 | | 3 | Freddy Castillo | Mexico | February 19, 1978 - May 6, 1978 | 0 | | 4 | Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh | Thailand | May 6, 1978 - September 30, 1978 | 1 | | 5 | Sung Jun Kim | South Korea | September 30, 1978 - January 3, 1980 | 3 | | 6 | Shigeo Nakajima | Japan | January 3, 1980 - March 24, 1980 | 0 | | 7 | Hilario Zapata |  Panama | March 24, 1980 - February 6, 1982 | 8 | | 8 | Amado Ursua | Mexico | February 6, 1982 - April 13, 1982 | 0 | | 9 | Tadashi Tomori | Japan | April 13, 1982 - July 20, 1982 | 0 | | 10 | Hilario Zapata | Panama | July 20, 1982 - March 26, 1983 | 2 | | 11 | Jung Koo Chang | South Korea | March 26, 1983 - December 11, 1988 | 15 | | 12 | German Torres | Mexico | December 11, 1988 - March 19, 1989 | 0 | | 13 | Yul Woo Lee | South Korea | March 19, 1989 - June 25, 1989 | 0 | | 14 | Humberto Gonzalez | Mexico | June 25, 1989 - December 19, 1990 | 5 | | 15 | Rolando Pascua |  Philippines | December 19, 1990 - March 25, 1991 | 0 | | 16 | Melchor Cob Castro | Mexico | March 25, 1991 - June 3, 1991 | 0 | | 17 | Humberto Gonzalez | Mexico | June 3, 1991 - March 13, 1993 | 4 | | 18 | Michael Carbajal |  United States | March 13, 1993 - February 19, 1994 | 2 | | 19 | Humberto Gonzalez | Mexico | February 19, 1994 - July 15, 1995 | 3 | | 20 | Saman Sorjaturong | Thailand | July 15, 1995 - October 17, 1999 | 10 | | 21 | Yo Sam Choi | South Korea | October 17, 1999 - July 6, 2002 | 3 | | 22 | Jorge Armando Arce | Mexico | July 6, 2002 - December 18, 2004 | 7 | | 23 | Eric Ortiz | Mexico | March 11, 2005 - September 10, 2005 | 0 | | 24 | Brian Viloria | Philippines | September 10, 2005 - August 10, 2006 | 1 | | 25 | Omar Nino | Mexico | August 10, 2006 - November 18, 2006 | 4 | | 26 | Edgar Sosa | Mexico | April 14, 2007 - Current | 5 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Hiroyuki Ebihara | Japan | September 18, 1963 - January 23, 1964 | 0 | | 2 | Pone Kingpetch | Thailand | January 23, 1964 - April 23, 1965 | 3 | | 3 | Salvatore Burruni | Italy | April 23, 1965 - June 14, 1966 | 1 | | 4 | Walter McGowan |  United Kingdom | June 14, 1966 - December 30, 1966 | 0 | | 5 | Chartchai Chionoi | Thailand | December 30, 1966 - February 23, 1969 | 4 | | 6 | Efren Torres | Mexico | February 23, 1969 - March 20, 1970 | 0 | | 7 | Chartchai Chionoi | Thailand | March 20, 1970 - December 7, 1970 | 0 | | 8 | Erbito Salavarria | Philippines | December 7, 1970 - 1972 | 2 | | 9 | Betulio González | Venezuela | June 3, 1972 - September 29, 1972 | 0 | | 10 | Venice Borkhorsor | Thailand | September 29, 1972 - 1973 | 1 | | 11 | Betulio González | Venezuela | August 4, 1973 - October 1, 1974 | 2 | | 12 | Shoji Oguma | Japan | October 1, 1974 - January 8, 1975 | 0 | | 13 | Miguel Canto | Mexico | January 8, 1975 - March 18, 1979 | 14 | | 14 | Chan Hee Park | South Korea | March 18, 1979 - September 9, 1979 | 1 | | 15 | Miguel Canto | Mexico | September 9, 1979 - 1979 | 0 | | 16 | Chan Hee Park | South Korea | December 16, 1979 - May 18, 1980 | 2 | | 17 | Shoji Oguma | Japan | May 18, 1980 - May 12, 1981 | 3 | | 18 | Antonio Avelar | Mexico | May 12, 1981 - March 20, 1982 | 1 | | 19 | Prudencio Cardona |  Colombia | March 20, 1982 - July 24, 1982 | 0 | | 20 | Freddy Castillo | Mexico | July 24, 1982 - November 6, 1982 | 0 | | 21 | Eleoncio Mercedes |  Dominican Republic | November 6, 1982 - March 15, 1983 | 0 | | 22 | Charlie Magri | United Kingdom | March 15, 1983 - September 27, 1983 | 0 | | 23 | Frank Cedeno | Philippines | September 27, 1983 - January 18, 1984 | 0 | | 24 | Koji Kobayashi | Japan | January 18, 1984 - April 9, 1984 | 0 | | 25 | Gabriel Bernal | Mexico | April 9, 1984 - October 8, 1984 | 1 | | 26 | Sot Chitalada | Thailand | October 8, 1984 - July 24, 1988 | 6 | | 27 | Yong Kang Kim | South Korea | July 24, 1988 - June 3, 1989 | 2 | | 28 | Sot Chitalada | Thailand | June 3, 1989 - February 15, 1991 | 4 | | 29 | Muangchai Kittikasem | Thailand | February 15, 1991 - June 23, 1993 | 3 | | 30 | Yuri Arbachakov |  Russia | June 23, 1993 - 1997 | 9 | | 31 | Chatchai Sasakul | Thailand | May 9, 1997 - December 4, 1998 | 2 | | 32 | Manny Pacquiao | Philippines | December 4, 1998 - September 17, 1999 | 1 | | 33 | Medgoen Singsurat | Thailand | September 17, 1999 - May 19, 2000 | 1 | | 34 | Malcolm Tunacao | Philippines | May 19, 2000 - March 2, 2001 | 1 | | 35 | Pongsaklek Wonjongkam | Thailand | March 2, 2001 - July 18, 2007 | 17 | | 36 | Daisuke Naito | Japan | July 18, 2007 - Now | 4 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Eder Jofre |  Brazil | April 4, 1963 - May 18, 1965 | 2 | | 2 | Fighting Harada | Japan | May 18, 1965 - February 27, 1968 | 4 | | 3 | Lionel Rose |  Australia | February 27, 1968 - August 22, 1969 | 3 | | 4 | Ruben Olivares | Mexico | August 22, 1969 - October 16, 1970 | 2 | | 5 | Chucho Castillo | Mexico | October 16, 1970 - April 2, 1971 | 0 | | 6 | Ruben Olivares | Mexico | April 2, 1971 - March 19, 1972 | 3 | | 7 | Rafael Herrera | Mexico | March 19, 1972 - July 29, 1972 | 0 | | 8 | Enrique Pinder | Panama | July 29, 1972 - 1973 | 0 | | 9 | Rafael Herrera | Mexico | April 14, 1973 - December 7, 1974 | 2 | | 10 | Rodolfo Martinez | Mexico | December 7, 1974 - May 8, 1976 | 3 | | 11 | Carlos Zarate | Mexico | May 8, 1976 - June 3, 1979 | 9 | | 12 | Lupe Pintor | Mexico | June 3, 1979 - May 4, 1985 | 8 | | 13 | Alberto Davila | United States | September 1, 1983 - May 26, 1984 | 1 | | 14 | Daniel Zaragoza | Mexico | May 4, 1985 - August 9, 1985 | 0 | | 15 | Miguel Lora | Colombia | August 9, 1985 - October 29, 1988 | 7 | | 16 | Raul Perez | Mexico | October 29, 1988 - February 25, 1991 | 7 | | 17 | Greg Richardson | United States | February 25, 1991 - September 19, 1991 | 1 | | 18 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | Japan | September 19, 1991 - September 17, 1992 | 0 | | 19 (Interim) | Victor Rabanales | Mexico | March 30, 1992 - March 28, 1993 | 4 | | 20 | Jung Il Byun | South Korea | March 28, 1993 - 1993 | 1 | | 21 (Interim) | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | Japan | July 22, 1993 - December 4, 1994 | 0 | | 22 | Yasuei Yakushiji | Japan | December 23, 1993 - July 30, 1995 | 4 | | 23 | Wayne McCullough | United States | July 30, 1995 - August 10, 1996 | 2 | | 24 | Sirimongkol Singwangcha | Thailand | August 10, 1996 - November 22, 1997 | 3 | | 25 | Joichiro Tatsuyoshi | Japan | November 22, 1997 - December 29, 1998 | 2 | | 26 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | Thailand | December 29, 1998 - April 16, 2005 | 14 | | 27 | Hozumi Hasegawa | Japan | April 16, 2005 - Current | 9 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Rigoberto Riasco | Panama | April 3, 1976 - October 9, 1976 | 2 | | 2 | Royal Kobayashi | Japan | October 9, 1976 - November 24, 1976 | 0 | | 3 | Dong Kyun Yum | South Korea | November 24, 1976 - May 21, 1977 | 1 | | 4 | Wilfredo Gómez |  Puerto Rico | May 21, 1977 - 1983 | 17 | | 5 | Jaime Garza | United States | June 15, 1983 - November 3, 1984 | 1 | | 6 | Juan Meza | United States | November 3, 1984 - August 18, 1985 | 1 | | 7 | Lupe Pintor | Mexico | August 18, 1985 - January 18, 1986 | 0 | | 8 | Samart Payakaroon | Thailand | January 18, 1986 - May 8, 1987 | 1 | | 9 | Jeff Fenech | Australia | May 8, 1987 - 1987 | 2 | | 10 | Daniel Zaragoza | Mexico | February 29, 1988 - April 23, 1990 | 5 | | 11 | Paul Banke | United States | April 23, 1990 - November 5, 1990 | 1 | | 12 | Pedro Ruben Decima |  Argentina | November 5, 1990 - February 23, 1991 | 0 | | 13 | Kiyoshi Hatanaka | Japan | February 23, 1991 - June 24, 1991 | 0 | | 14 | Daniel Zaragoza | Mexico | June 24, 1991 - March 20, 1992 | 2 | | 15 | Thierry Jacob |  France | March 20, 1992 - June 23, 1992 | 0 | | 16 | Tracy Harris Patterson | United States | June 23, 1992 - August 26, 1994 | 4 | | 17 | Hector Acero Sanchez | Dominican Republic | August 26, 1994 - November 6, 1995 | 2 | | 18 | Daniel Zaragoza | Mexico | November 6, 1995 - September 6, 1997 | 2 | | 19 | Erik Morales | Mexico | September 6, 1997 - 2000 | 9 | | 20 | Willie Jorrin | United States | September 9, 2000 - 2002 | 2 | | 21 | Oscar Larios | Mexico | May 17, 2002 - December 12, 2005 | 11 | | 22 | Israel Vázquez | Mexico | December 12, 2005 - March 3, 2007 | 2 | | 23 | Rafael Márquez | Mexico | March 3, 2007 - August 4, 2007 | 0 | | 24 | Israel Vázquez | Mexico | August 4, 2007 - June 2, 2009 (vacated) | 1 | | 25 | Toshiaki Nishioka | Japan | September 15, 2008 - Now | 1 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Sugar Ramos | United States | March 21, 1963 - September 26, 1964 | 3 | | 2 | Vicente Saldivar | Mexico | September 26, 1964 - 1967 | 7 | | 3 | Howard Winstone | United Kingdom | January 23, 1968 - July 24, 1968 | 0 | | 4 | Jose Legra |  Cuba | July 24, 1968 - January 21, 1969 | 0 | | 5 | Johnny Famechon | Australia | January 21, 1969 - May 9, 1970 | 2 | | 6 | Vicente Saldivar | Mexico | May 9, 1970 - December 11, 1970 | 0 | | 7 | Kuniaki Shibata | Japan | December 11, 1970 - May 19, 1972 | 2 | | 8 | Clemente Sánchez | Mexico | May 19, 1972 - December 16, 1972 | 0 | | 9 | José Legra |  Spain/ Cuba | December 16, 1972 - May 5, 1973 | 0 | | 10 | Eder Jofre | Brazil | May 5, 1973 - 1974 | 1 | | 11 | Bobby Chacon | United States | September 7, 1974 - June 20, 1975 | 1 | | 12 | Ruben Olivares | Mexico | June 20, 1975 - September 20, 1975 | 0 | | 13 | David Kotei |  Ghana | September 20, 1975 - November 13, 1976 | 2 | | 14 | Danny López | United States | November 13, 1976 - February 2, 1980 | 8 | | 15 | Salvador Sánchez | Mexico | February 2, 1980 - 1982 | 9 | | 16 | Juan LaPorte | Puerto Rico | September 15, 1982 - March 31, 1984 | 2 | | 17 | Wilfredo Gómez | Puerto Rico | March 31, 1984 - December 8, 1984 | 0 | | 18 | Azumah Nelson | Ghana | December 8, 1984 - 1987 | 6 | | 19 | Jeff Fenech | Australia | March 7, 1988 - 1990 | 3 | | 20 | Marcos Villasana | Mexico | June 2, 1990 - November 14, 1991 | 3 | | 19 | Paul Hodkinson | United Kingdom | November 14, 1991 - April 28, 1993 | 3 | | 20 | Gregorio Vargas | Mexico | April 28, 1993 - December 4, 1993 | 0 | | 21 | Kevin Kelley | United States | December 4, 1993 - January 7, 1995 | 2 | | 22 | Alejandro Gonzalez | Mexico | January 7, 1995 - September 23, 1995 | 2 | | 23 | Manuel Medina | Mexico | September 23, 1995 - December 11, 1995 | 0 | | 24 | Luisito Espinosa | Philippines | December 11, 1995 - May 15, 1999 | 7 | | 25 | Cesar Soto | Mexico | May 15, 1999 - October 22, 1999 | 0 | | 26 | Naseem Hamed | United Kingdom | October 22, 1999 - 2000 | 0 | | 27 | Guty Espadas Jr. | Mexico | April 14, 2000 - 2000 | 1 | | 28 | Érik Morales | Mexico | September 2, 2000 - June 22, 2002 | 2 | | 29 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Mexico | June 22, 2002 - 2002 | 0 | | 30 | Érik Morales | Mexico | November 16, 2002 - 2003 | 1 | | 31 | In Jin Chi | South Korea | April 10, 2004 - January 29, 2006 | 3 | | 32 (Interim) | Humberto Soto | Mexico | August 20, 2005 - Now | 0 | | 33 | Takashi Koshimoto | Japan | January 29, 2006 - July 30, 2006 | 0 | | 34 | Rodolfo López | Mexico | July 30, 2006 - December 17, 2006 | 0 | | 35 | Jorge Linares | Venezuela | July 21, 2007 - August 13, 2008 (vacated) | 1 | | 36 | Oscar Larios | Mexico | May 2008 - March 12, 2009 | 2 | | 37 | Takahiro Aoh | Japan | March 12, 2009- July 14, 2009 | 0 | | 38 | Elio Rojas | Dominican Republic | July 14, 2009- Present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Gabriel Elorde | Philippines | February 16, 1963 - June 15, 1967 | 6 | | 2 | Yoshiaki Numata | Japan | June 15, 1967 - December 14, 1967 | 0 | | 3 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Japan | December 14, 1967 - October 5, 1968 | 2 | | 4 | Rene Barrientos | Philippines | February 15, 1969 - April 5, 1970 | 0 | | 5 | Yoshiaki Numata | Japan | April 5, 1970 - October 10, 1971 | 3 | | 6 | Ricardo Arredondo | Mexico | October 10, 1971 - February 28, 1974 | 5 | | 7 | Kuniaki Shibata | Japan | February 28, 1974 - July 5, 1975 | 3 | | 8 | Alfredo Escalera | Puerto Rico | July 5, 1975 - January 28, 1978 | 10 | | 9 | Alexis Arguello | Nicaragua | January 28, 1978 - August 9, 1980 | 8 | | 10 | Rafael Limon | Mexico | December 11, 1980 - March 8, 1981 | 0 | | 11 | Cornelius Boza Edwards |  Uganda | March 8, 1981 - August 29, 1981 | 1 | | 12 | Rolando Navarette | Philippines | August 29, 1981 - May 29, 1982 | 1 | | 13 | Rafael Limon | Mexico | May 29, 1982 - December 11, 1982 | 1 | | 14 | Bobby Chacon | United States | December 11, 1982 - May 1983 | 1 | | 15 | Héctor Camacho | Puerto Rico | August 7, 1983 - 1984 | 1 | | 16 | Julio César Chávez | Mexico | September 13, 1984 - August 21, 1987 | 9 | | 17 | Azumah Nelson | Ghana | February 29, 1988 - May 7, 1994 | 10 | | 18 | Jesse James Leija | United States | May 7, 1994 - September 17, 1994 | 0 | | 19 | Gabriel Ruelas | Puerto Rico | September 17, 1994 - December 1, 1995 | 2 | | 20 | Azumah Nelson | Ghana | December 1, 1995 - March 22, 1997 | 1 | | 21 | Genaro Hernandez | United States | March 22, 1997 - October 3, 1998 | 3 | | 22 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | United States | October 3, 1998 - 2002 | 8 | | 23 | Sirimongkol Singwancha | Thailand | August 24, 2002 - August 15, 2003 | 1 | | 24 | Jesús Chávez | Mexico | August 15, 2003 - February 28, 2004 | 0 | | 25 | Erik Morales | Mexico | February 28, 2004 - November 27, 2004 | 1 | | 26 | Marco Antonio Barrera | Mexico | November 27, 2004 - March 17, 2007 | 4 | | 27 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Mexico | March 17, 2007 - March 15, 2008 | 1 | | 28 | Manny Pacquiao | Philippines | March 15, 2008 - July, 2008 (Vacated) | 0 | | 29 | Humberto Soto | Mexico | December 20, 2008- Present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Pedro Carrasco | Spain | November 5, 1971 – February 18, 1972 | 0 | | 2 | Mando Ramos | United States | February 18, 1972 – September 15, 1972 | 1 | | 3 | Chango Carmona | Mexico | September 15, 1972 – November 10, 1972 | 0 | | 4 | Rodolfo Gato González | Mexico | November 10, 1972 – April 11, 1974 | 2 | | 5 | Guts Ishimatsu | Japan | April 11, 1974 – May 8, 1976 | 5 | | 6 | Esteban De Jesús | Puerto Rico | May 8, 1976 – January 21, 1978 | 3 | | 7 | Roberto Durán* | Panama | January 21, 1978 – January 21, 1978 (Vacated) | 0 | | 8 | Jim Watt |  Scotland | April 17, 1979 – June 20, 1981 | 4 | | 9 | Alexis Argüello | Nicaragua | June 20, 1981 – May 22, 1982 (Vacated) | 4 | | 10 | Edwin Rosario | Puerto Rico | May 1, 1983 – November 3, 1984 | 2 | | 11 | José Luis Ramírez | Mexico | November 3, 1984 – August 10, 1985 | 0 | | 12 | Héctor Camacho | Puerto Rico | August 10, 1985 – September 26, 1986 (Vacated) | 2 | | 13 | José Luis Ramírez | Mexico | July 19, 1987 – October 29, 1988 | 2 | | 14 | Julio César Chávez | Mexico | October 29, 1988 – May 13, 1989 (Vacated) | 0 | | 15 | Pernell Whitaker | United States | August 20, 1989 – October 5, 1991 (Vacated) | 6 | | 16 | Miguel Ángel González | Mexico | August 24, 1992 – August 19, 1995 (Vacated) | 10 | | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Mendy | France | April 20, 1996 – March 1, 1997 | 0 | | 18 | Stevie Johnston | United States | March 1, 1997 – June 13, 1998 | 3 | | 19 | Cesar Bazan | Mexico | June 13, 1998 – February 27, 1999 | 2 | | 20 | Stevie Johnston | United States | February 27, 1999 – June 17, 2000 | 4 | | 21 | José Luis Castillo | Mexico | June 17, 2000 – April 20, 2002 | 3 | | 22 | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | United States | April 20, 2002 – November 1, 2003 (Vacated) | 3 | | 23 | José Luis Castillo | Mexico | June 5, 2004 – May 7, 2005 | 2 | | 24 | Diego Corrales | United States | May 7, 2005 – October 7, 2006 | 0 | | 25 | Joel Casamayor | Cuba | October 7, 2006 – February 20, 2008 (Stripped) | 0 | | 26 | David Díaz | United States | February 20, 2007 – June 28, 2008 | 1 | | 27 | Manny Pacquiao | Philippines | June 28, 2008 – February 24, 2009 (Vacated) | 0 | | 28 | Edwin Valero | Venezuela | April 4, 2009 – Present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | Pedro Adigue | | December 14, 1968 - January 31, 1970 | | | Bruno Arcari | | January 31, 1970 - September 21, 1974(Vacated) | | | Perico Fernandez | | September 21, 1974 - July 15, 1975 | | | Saensak Muangsurin | Thailand | July 15, 1975 - June 29, 1976 | 1 | | Miguel Velazques | Spain | June 29, 1976 - October 29, 1976 | 0 | | Saensak Muangsurin(2) | Thailand | October 29, 1976 - December 30, 1978 | 7 | | align="center" | Sang Hyun Kim | | December 30, 1978 - February 23, 1980 | | | Saoul Mamby | | February 23, 1980 - June 26, 1982 | | | Leroy Haley | | June 26, 1982 - May 18, 1983 | | | Bruce Curry | | May 18, 1983 - February 29, 1984 | | | Billy Costello | United States | February 29, 1984 - August 21, 1985 | | | Lonnie Smith | | August 21, 1985 - May 5, 1986 | | | Rene Arredondo | | May 5, 1986 - July 24, 1986 | | | Tsuyoshi Hamada | | July 24, 1986 - July 22, 1987 | | | Rene Arredondo | | July 22, 1987 - November 12, 1987 | | | Roger Mayweather | | November 12, 1987 - May 13, 1989 | | | Julio César Chávez | | May 13, 1989 - January 29, 1994 | | | Frankie Randall | | January 29, 1994 - May 7, 1994 | | | Julio César Chávez | | May 7, 1994 - June 7, 1996 | | | Oscar de la Hoya | | June 7, 1996 - January 18, 1997(Vacated) | | | Kostya Tszyu | | August 8, 1999 - January 19, 2003(Vacated) | | | Arturo Gatti | | January 24, 2004 - June 25, 2005 | | | Floyd Mayweather Jr | United States | June 25, 2005 - March 23, 2006(Vacated) | 2 | | Junior Witter | United Kingdom | September 15, 2006 - May 10, 2008 | 3 | | Timothy Bradley | United States | May 10, 2008 - April 28, 2009 (stripped) | 2 | | Devon Alexander | United States | August 1, 2009 - Present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | James McGirt | United States | November 29, 1991 - March 6, 1993 | 2 | | 2 | Pernell Whitaker | United States | March 6, 1993 - April 12, 1997 | 9 | | 3 | Oscar de la Hoya | United States | April 12, 1997 - September 18, 1999 | 7 | | 4 | Felix Trinidad | Puerto Rico | September 18, 1999 - Vacated | 0 | | 5 | Shane Mosley | United States | June 17, 2000 - January 6, 2002 | 3 | | 6 | Vernon Forrest | United States | January 26, 2002 - January 25, 2003 | 1 | | 7 | Ricardo Mayorga | Nicaragua | January 25, 2003 - December 13, 2003 | 1 | | 8 | Cory Spinks | United States | December 13, 2003 - February 5, 2005 | 2 | | 9 | Zab Judah | United States | February 5, 2005 - January 7, 2006 | 1 | | 10 | Carlos Manuel Baldomir | Argentina | January 7, 2006 - November 4, 2006 | 1 | | 11 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | United States | November 4, 2006 - December 5, 2007 | 1 | | 12 | Andre Berto | United States | June 21, 2008 - Current | 1 | [edit] Super welterweight | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Oscar De La Hoya | United States | May 6, 2006 - May 5, 2007 | 4 | | 2 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | United States | May 5, 2007 - Retired | 0 | | 3 | Vernon Forrest | United States | July 28, 2007 - June 7, 2008 Vacant | 2 | | 4 | Sergio Mora | United States | June 7, 2008 - September 14, 2008 | 1 | | 5 | Vernon Forrest | United States | September 14, 2008- May 21, 2009 | 0 | | 6 | Sergio Martinez | Argentina | May 21, 2009- present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Terry Downes | United Kingdom | July 11, 1961 - April 7, 1962 | 0 | | 2 | Paul Pender | United States | April 7, 1962 - 1962 | 0 | | 3 | Dick Tiger |  Nigeria | August 10, 1963 - December 7, 1963 | 0 | | 4 | Joey Giardello | United States | December 7, 1963 - October 21, 1965 | 1 | | 5 | Dick Tiger | Nigeria | October 21, 1965 - April 25, 1966 | 0 | | 6 | Emile Griffith | United States | April 25, 1966 - April 17, 1967 | 2 | | 7 | Nino Benvenuti | Italy | April 17, 1967 - September 29, 1967 | 0 | | 8 | Emile Griffith | United States | September 29, 1967 - March 4, 1968 | 0 | | 9 | Nino Benvenuti | Italy | March 4, 1968 - November 7, 1970 | 4 | | 10 | Carlos Monzon | Argentina | November 7, 1970 - 1974 | 9 | | 11 | Rodrigo Valdez | Colombia | May 25, 1974 - June 26, 1976 | 4 | | 12 | Carlos Monzon | Argentina | June 26, 1976 - November 5, 1977 | 1 | | 13 | Rodrigo Valdez | Colombia | November 5, 1977 - April 22, 1978 | 0 | | 14 | Hugo Corro | Argentina | April 22, 1978 - June 30, 1979 | 2 | | 15 | Vito Antuofermo | United States | June 30, 1979 - March 16, 1980 | 0 | | 16 | Alan Minter | United Kingdom | March 16, 1980 - September 27, 1980 | 1 | | 17 | Marvin Hagler | United States | September 27, 1980 - April 6, 1987 | 12 | | 18 | Sugar Ray Leonard | United States | April 6, 1987 - 1987 | 0 | | 19 | Thomas Hearns | United States | October 29, 1987 - June 6, 1988 | 0 | | 20 | Iran Barkley | United States | June 6, 1988 - February 24, 1989 | 0 | | 21 | Roberto Duran | Panama | February 24, 1989 - 1990 | 0 | | 22 | Julian Jackson |  United States Virgin Islands | November 24, 1990 - May 8, 1993 | 4 | | 23 | Gerald McClellan | United States | May 8, 1993 - 1995 | 3 | | 24 | Julian Jackson | United States Virgin Islands | March 17, 1995 - August 19, 1995 | 0 | | 25 | Quincy Taylor | United States | August 19, 1995 - March 16, 1996 | 0 | | 26 | Keith Holmes | United States | March 16, 1996 - May 2, 1998 | 2 | | 27 | Hassine Cherifi | France | May 2, 1998 - April 24, 1999 | 0 | | 28 | Keith Holmes | United States | April 24, 1999 - April 14, 2001 | 2 | | 29 | Bernard Hopkins | United States | April 14, 2001 - July 16, 2005 | 7 | | 30 | Jermain Taylor | United States | July 16, 2005 - September 29, 2007 | 4 | | 31 | Kelly Pavlik | United States | September 29, 2007 - Present | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Sugar Ray Leonard | United States | November 7, 1988 - 1990 | 2 | | 2 | Mauro Galvano | Italy | December 15, 1990 - October 3, 1992 | 2 | | 3 | Nigel Benn | United Kingdom | October 3, 1992 - March 2, 1996 | 8 | | 4 | Thulane Malinga |  South Africa | March 2 , 1996 - July 6, 1996 | 0 | | 5 | Vincenzo Nardiello | Italy | July 6, 1996 - October 12, 1996 | 0 | | 6 | Robin Reid | United Kingdom | October 12, 1996 - December 19, 1997 | 3 | | 7 | Thulane Malinga | South Africa | December 19, 1997 - March 27, 1998 | 0 | | 8 | Richie Woodhall | United Kingdom | March 27, 1998 - October 23, 1999 | 2 | | 9 | Markus Beyer |  Germany | October 23, 1999 - May 6, 2000 | 1 | | 10 | Glenn Catley | United Kingdom | May 6, 2000 - September 1, 2000 | 0 | | 11 | Dingaan Thobela | South Africa | September 1, 2000 - December 15, 2000 | 0 | | 12 | Dave Hilton, Jr. |  Canada | December 15, 2000 - 2001 | 0 | | 13 | Eric Lucas | Canada | June 10, 2001 - April 5, 2003 | 3 | | 14 | Markus Beyer | Germany | April 5, 2003 - June 5, 2004 | 2 | | 15 | Christian Sanavia | Italy | June 5, 2004 - October 9, 2004 | 0 | | 16 | Markus Beyer | Germany | October 9, 2004 - October 14, 2006 | 3 | | 17 | Mikkel Kessler |  Denmark | October 14, 2006 - November 3, 2007 | 1 | | 18 | Joe Calzaghe | United Kingdom | November 3, 2007 - July 4, 2008 | 0 | | 19 | Carl Froch | United Kingdom | December 6, 2008 - Present | 2 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Willie Pastrano | United States | June 1, 1963 - March 30, 1965 | 2 | | 2 | Jose Torres | United States | March 30, 1965 - December 16, 1966 | 3 | | 3 | Dick Tiger | United States | December 16, 1966 - May 24, 1968 | 2 | | 4 | Bob Foster | United States | Nay 24, 1968 - 1974 | 12 | | 5 | John Conteh | United Kingdom | October 1, 1974 - 1977 | 3 | | 6 | Miguel Angel Cuello | Puerto Rico | May 21, 1977 - January 8, 1978 | 0 | | 7 | Mate Parlov |  Yugoslavia | January 8, 1978 - December 2, 1978 | 1 | | 8 | Marvin Johnson | United States | December 2, 1978 - August 18, 1979 | 0 | | 9 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | United States | August 18, 1979 - December 19, 1981 | 8 | | 10 | Dwight Qawi | United States | December 19, 1981 - March 18, 1983 | 3 | | 11 | Michael Spinks | United States | March 18, 1983 - 1985 | 4 | | 12 | JB Williamson | United States | December 10, 1985 - April 30, 1986 | 0 | | 13 | Dennis Andries | United Kingdom | April 30, 1986 - March 7, 1987 | 1 | | 14 | Thomas Hearns | United States | March 7, 1987 - 1987 | 0 | | 15 | Donnie Lalonde | Canada | November 27, 1987 - November 7, 1988 | 1 | | 16 | Sugar Ray Leonard | United States | November 7, 1988 - 1988 | 0 | | 17 | Dennis Andries | United Kingdom | February 21, 1989 - June 24, 1989 | 0 | | 18 | Jeff Harding | Australia | June 24, 1989 - July 28, 1990 | 2 | | 19 | Dennis Andries | United Kingdom | July 28, 1990 - September 11, 1991 | 2 | | 20 | Jeff Harding | Australia | September 11, 1991 - July 23, 1994 | 2 | | 21 | Mike McCallum |  Jamaica | July 23, 1994 - June 16, 1995 | 1 | | 22 | Fabrice Tiozzo | France | June 16, 1995 - 1996 | 1 | | 23 | Roy Jones Jr. | United States | November 22, 1996 - 1998 | 0 | | 24 | Graciano Rocchigiani | Germany | March 21, 1998 - 1998 | 0 | | 25 | Roy Jones Jr. | United States | July 18, 1998 - 2002 | 10 | | 26 | Antonio Tarver | United States | April 26, 2003 - November 8, 2003 | 0 | | 27 | Roy Jones Jr. | United States | November 8, 2003 - May 15, 2004 | 0 | | 28 | Antonio Tarver | United States | May 25, 2004 - 2005 | 0 | | 29 | Tomasz Adamek |  Poland | May 21, 2005 - February 3, 2007 | 2 | | 30 | Chad Dawson | United States | February 3, 2007 - July 11, 2008 | 3 | | 31 | Adrian Diaconu |  Romania | July 11, 2008 - June 19, 2009 | 0 | | 32 | Jean Pascal | Canada | June 19, 2009 - Current | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Marvin Camel | United States | March 31, 1980 - November 25, 1980 | 0 | | 2 | Carlos DeLeon | Puerto Rico | November 25, 1980 - June 27, 1982 | 1 | | 3 | S.T. Gordon | United States | June 27, 1982 - July 17, 1983 | 1 | | 4 | Carlos DeLeon | Puerto Rico | July 17, 1983 - June 6, 1985 | 3 | | 5 | Alfonso Ratliff | United States | June 6, 1985 - September 21, 1985 | 0 | | 6 | Bernard Benton | United States | September 21, 1985 - March 22, 1986 | 0 | | 7 | Carlos DeLeon | Puerto Rico | March 22, 1986 - April 9, 1988 | 3 | | 8 | Evander Holyfield | United States | April 9, 1988 - 1989 | 0 | | 9 | Carlos DeLeon | Puerto Rico | May 17, 1989 - July 27, 1990 | 3 | | 10 | Massimiliano Duran | Italy | July 27, 1990 - July 20, 1991 | 1 | | 11 | Anaclet Wamba | France | July 20, 1991 - 1995 | 7 | | 12 | Marcelo Dominguez | Argentina | July 25, 1995 - February 21, 1998 | 5 | | 13 | Juan Carlos Gómez | Cuba | February 21, 1998 - 2002 | 10 | | 14 | Wayne Braithwaite |  Guyana | October 11, 2002 - April 2, 2005 | 3 | | 15 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | France | April 2, 2005 - January 7, 2006 | 0 | | 16 | O'Neil Bell | United States | January 7, 2006 - March 17, 2007 | 0 | | 17 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | France | March 17, 2007 - November 10, 2007 | 0 | | 18 | David Haye | United Kingdom | November 10, 2007 - May 12, 2008 vacated | 2 | | 19 | Giacobbe Fragomeni | Italy | October 24, 2008 - Current | 0 | | Number | Name | Nationality | Reign period | Defense | | 1 | Sonny Liston | United States | 1962 - February 25, 1964 | 1 | | 2 | Muhammad Ali | United States | February 25, 1964 - May 9, 1967 | 9 | | 3 | Joe Frazier | United States | February 16, 1970 - January 22, 1973 | 4 | | 4 | George Foreman | United States | January 22, 1973 - October 30, 1974 | 2 | | 5 | Muhammad Ali (2) | United States | October 30, 1974 - February 15, 1978 | 10 | | 6 | Leon Spinks | United States | February 15, 1978 - March 29, 1978 | 0 | | 7 | Ken Norton | United States | March 29, 1978 - June 9, 1978 | 0 | | 8 | Larry Holmes | United States | June 9, 1978 - December 11, 1983 | 17 | | 9 | Tim Witherspoon | United States | March 9, 1984 - August 31, 1984 | 0 | | 10 | Pinklon Thomas | United States | August 31, 1984 - March 22, 1986 | 1 | | 11 | Trevor Berbick | Canada | March 22, 1986 - November 22, 1986 | 1 | | 12 | Mike Tyson | United States | November 22, 1986 - February 11, 1990 | 9 | | 13 | James Douglas | United States | February 11, 1990 - October 25, 1990 | 1 | | 14 | Evander Holyfield | United States | October 25, 1990 - November 13, 1992 | 3 | | 15 | Riddick Bowe | United States | November 13, 1992 - December 14, 1993 | 1 | | 16 | Lennox Lewis | United Kingdom | January 14, 1994 - September 24, 1994 | 3 | | 17 | Oliver McCall | United States | September 24, 1994 - September 2, 1995 | 1 | | 18 | Frank Bruno | United Kingdom | September 2, 1995 - March 16, 1996 | 1 | | 19 | Mike Tyson (2) | United States | March 16, 1996 - September 24, 1996 | 1 | | 20 | Lennox Lewis (2) | United Kingdom | February 7, 1997 - April 22, 2001 | 10 | | 21 | Hasim Rahman | United States | April 22, 2001 - November 17, 2001 | 0 | | 22 | Lennox Lewis (3) | United Kingdom | November 17, 2001 - February 6, 2004 | 2 | | 23 | Vitali Klitschko |  Ukraine | April 24, 2004 - November 9, 2005 | 1 | | (interim) | Hasim Rahman | United States | August 13, 2005 - November 10, 2005 | 1 | | 24 | Hasim Rahman (2) | United States | November 10, 2005 - August 12, 2006 | 1 | | 25 | Oleg Maskaev | Russia | August 12, 2006 - March 8, 2008 | 1 | | (Interim) | Samuel Peter | Nigeria | September 24, 2007 - March 8, 2008 | 1 | | 26 | Samuel Peter | Nigeria | March 8, 2008 - October 11, 2008 | 2 | | 27 | Vitali Klitschko (2) | Ukraine | October 11, 2008 - November 07, 2009 | 1 | | align="center"|28 | align="center"|David Haye | align="center"| United Kingdom | align="center"|November 07, 2009 - Present | align="center"|1 |} [edit] See also | World boxing champions | | | Champions by weight class | | | | Champions by organization | | | | Champions by different weight class | | | | Terms | | |
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