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Data covering IBU, NYSAC, WBA, WBA Regular, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring world title bouts and reigns.

World title bouts
478
World champions
129
Longest world title reign (Artur Grigorian, WBO, 1996–2004)
7 years, 8 months
Most world title bouts (Artur Grigorian, won 18, lost 1)
19

Current world champions

World title reigns

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

IBU
NYSAC
WBA
WBA Regular
WBC
IBF
WBO
The Ring
WBA Super becomes the WBA title
JrDevin Haney
Gervonta DavisDavis
Devin HaneyShakur StevensonZepeda
JrDevin HaneyVasyl LomachenkoRaymond Muratalla
JrDevin HaneyDenys BerinchykDavisAbdullah Mason
JrDevin Haney
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

World title bout

Longest reigns

  1. 1Artur GrigorianWBO1996–20047 years, 8 months · 17 successful defences
  2. 2Benny LeonardIBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring1917–19257 years, 7 months · 8 successful defences
  3. 3Roberto DuranWBA, WBC and The Ring1972–19796 years, 7 months · 12 successful defences
  4. 4Ike WilliamsNYSAC, WBA and The Ring1945–19516 years, 1 month · 8 successful defences
  5. 5Gervonta DavisWBA Regular2019–20266 years · 5 successful defences
  6. 6Joe BrownNYSAC, WBA and The Ring1956–19625 years, 7 months · 11 successful defences
  7. 7Orzubek NazarovWBA1993–19984 years, 6 months · 6 successful defences
  8. 8Devin HaneyWBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring2019–20234 years, 1 month · 7 successful defences
  9. 9Miguel VazquezIBF2010–20144 years · 6 successful defences
  10. 10Sammy MandellIBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring1926–19304 years · 5 successful defences

From the archive

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1913

  2. Willie Ritchie becomes the IBU lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · IBUNew champion

  3. Willie Ritchie beats Mexican Joe Rivers via knockout 11/20

    Lightweight · IBU

  4. 1914

  5. Willie Ritchie beats Ad Wolgast via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  6. Willie Ritchie beats Harlem Tommy Murphy via points decision 20/20

    Lightweight · IBU

  7. Charley White beats Willie Ritchie via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  8. Freddie Welsh beats Willie Ritchie via points decision 20/20

    Lightweight · IBUNew champion

  9. Freddie Welsh beats Matty Baldwin via points decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBU

  10. Freddie Welsh beats Young Abe Brown via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  11. 1915

  12. Freddie Welsh beats Jimmy Anderson via newspaper decision 6/6

    Lightweight · IBU

  13. Freddie Welsh beats Charley White via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  14. Willie Ritchie beats Freddie Welsh via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  15. Freddie Welsh beats Billy Wagner via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  16. Freddie Welsh beats Frankie Fleming via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  17. Charley White beats Freddie Welsh via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  18. Freddie Welsh beats Johnny O'Leary via newspaper decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBU

  19. 1916

  20. Benny Leonard beats Freddie Welsh via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  21. Freddie Welsh beats Ad Wolgast via disqualification 11/15

    Lightweight · IBU

  22. Freddie Welsh beats Charley White via points decision 20/20

    Lightweight · IBU

  23. Freddie Welsh beats Harry Anderson via points decision 4/4

    Lightweight · IBU

  24. 1917

  25. Freddie Welsh beats Battling Nelson via newspaper decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBU

  26. Benny Leonard beats Freddie Welsh via knockout 9/10

    Lightweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion

  27. Benny Leonard beats Leo Johnson via knockout 1/10

    Lightweight · IBU and NYSAC

  28. 1919

  29. Benny Leonard beats Lockport Jimmy Duffy via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · IBU

  1. 1920

  2. Benny Leonard beats Joe Welling via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · IBU and NYSAC

  3. 1921

  4. Benny Leonard beats Richie Mitchell via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  5. Benny Leonard beats Rocky Kansas via newspaper decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  6. Benny Leonard becomes the WBA lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  7. 1922

  8. Benny Leonard beats Rocky Kansas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  9. Benny Leonard beats Lew Tendler via newspaper decision 12/12

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBURead 3 articles

  10. 1923

  11. Benny Leonard beats Lew Tendler via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  12. 1924

  13. Benny Leonard becomes The Ring lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · The RingNew champion

  14. 1925

  15. Benny Leonard’s reign as the IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  16. Jimmy Goodrich beats Stanislaus Loayza via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  17. Rocky Kansas beats Jimmy Goodrich via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  18. 1926

  19. Sammy Mandell beats Rocky Kansas via points decision 10/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  20. Sammy Mandell beats Joe Jawson via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  21. Sammy Mandell beats Clausine Vincent via newspaper decision 10/10

    Lightweight · IBU

  22. 1927

  23. Sammy Mandell beats Phil McGraw via points decision 10/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  24. 1928

  25. Sammy Mandell beats Jimmy McLarnin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  26. 1929

  27. Sammy Mandell beats Tony Canzoneri via split decision 10/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  1. 1930

  2. Al Singer beats Sammy Mandell via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  3. Tony Canzoneri beats Al Singer via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  4. 1931

  5. Tony Canzoneri beats Jack Kid Berg via knockout 3/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  6. Tony Canzoneri beats Jack Kid Berg via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  7. Tony Canzoneri beats Kid Chocolate via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. 1932

  9. Tony Canzoneri beats Billy Petrolle via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  10. 1933

  11. Barney Ross beats Tony Canzoneri via majority decision 10/10

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  12. Barney Ross beats Tony Canzoneri via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  13. 1935

  14. Barney Ross’s reign as the IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  15. Tony Canzoneri beats Lou Ambers via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  16. Tony Canzoneri beats Al Roth via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  17. 1936

  18. Lou Ambers beats Tony Canzoneri via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  19. 1937

  20. Lou Ambers beats Tony Canzoneri via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  21. Lou Ambers beats Pedro Montanez via majority decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  22. 1938

  23. Lou Ambers’s reign as the IBU lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBU

  24. Henry Armstrong beats Lou Ambers via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  25. 1939

  26. Henry Armstrong beats Lew Feldman via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. Lou Ambers beats Henry Armstrong via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  1. 1940

  2. Lou Ambers’s reign as the WBA lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA

  3. Sammy Angott beats Davey Day via points decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  4. Lew Jenkins beats Lou Ambers via knockout 3/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion

  5. Lew Jenkins beats Pete Lello via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC and The Ring

  6. 1941

  7. Sammy Angott beats Lew Jenkins via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion

  8. 1942

  9. Sammy Angott beats Allie Stolz via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. Sammy Angott’s reign as the WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. Sammy Angott’s reign as the NYSAC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · NYSAC

  12. Beau Jack beats Tippy Larkin via knockout 3/15

    Lightweight · NYSACNew champion

  13. 1943

  14. Bob Montgomery beats Beau Jack via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSACNew champion

  15. Sammy Angott beats Slugger White via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  16. Beau Jack beats Bob Montgomery via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSACNew champion

  17. 1944

  18. Bob Montgomery beats Beau Jack via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSACNew champion

  19. Juan Zurita beats Sammy Angott via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  20. 1945

  21. Ike Williams beats Juan Zurita via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  22. 1946

  23. Ike Williams beats Enrique Bolanos via technical knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  24. Bob Montgomery beats Allie Stolz via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC

  25. Ike Williams beats Ronnie James via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  26. Bob Montgomery beats Wesley Mouzon via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC

  27. 1947

  28. Ike Williams beats Bob Montgomery via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion

  29. 1948

  30. Ike Williams beats Enrique Bolanos via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  31. Ike Williams beats Beau Jack via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  32. Ike Williams beats Jesse Flores via knockout 10/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  33. 1949

  34. Ike Williams beats Enrique Bolanos via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  35. Ike Williams beats Freddie Dawson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1951

  2. Jimmy Carter beats Ike Williams via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  3. Jimmy Carter beats Art Aragon via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. 1952

  5. Jimmy Carter beats Lauro Salas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  6. Lauro Salas beats Jimmy Carter via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  7. Jimmy Carter beats Lauro Salas via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  8. 1953

  9. Jimmy Carter beats Tommy Collins via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. Jimmy Carter beats George Araujo via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. Jimmy Carter beats Armand Savoie via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  12. 1954

  13. Paddy DeMarco beats Jimmy Carter via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  14. Jimmy Carter beats Paddy DeMarco via knockout 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  15. 1955

  16. Wallace Bud Smith beats Jimmy Carter via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  17. Wallace Bud Smith beats Jimmy Carter via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  18. 1956

  19. Joe Brown beats Wallace Bud Smith via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  20. 1957

  21. Joe Brown beats Wallace Bud Smith via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  22. Joe Brown beats Orlando Zulueta via knockout 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  23. Joe Brown beats Joey Lopes via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  24. 1958

  25. Joe Brown beats Ralph Dupas via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  26. Joe Brown beats Kenny Lane via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. 1959

  28. Joe Brown beats Johnny Busso via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  29. Joe Brown beats Paolo Rosi via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  30. Joe Brown beats Dave Charnley via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  1. 1960

  2. Joe Brown beats Cisco Andrade via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. 1961

  4. Joe Brown beats Dave Charnley via points decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  5. Joe Brown beats Bert Somodio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  6. 1962

  7. Carlos Ortiz beats Joe Brown via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

  8. Carlos Ortiz beats Teruo Kosaka via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  9. 1963

  10. Carlos Ortiz becomes the WBC lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  11. Carlos Ortiz vacates the NYSAC lightweight world title

    Lightweight · NYSAC

    Carlos Ortiz beats Douglas Vaillant via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  12. 1964

  13. Carlos Ortiz beats Flash Elorde via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Carlos Ortiz beats Kenny Lane via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. 1965

  16. Ismael Laguna beats Carlos Ortiz via majority decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion

  17. Carlos Ortiz beats Ismael Laguna via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion

  18. 1966

  19. Carlos Ortiz beats Johnny Bizzarro via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  20. Carlos Ortiz beats Sugar Ramos via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  21. Carlos Ortiz’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  22. Carlos Ortiz beats Flash Elorde via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  23. 1967

  24. Carlos Ortiz beats Sugar Ramos via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  25. Carlos Ortiz beats Ismael Laguna via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  26. 1968

  27. Carlos Cruz beats Carlos Ortiz via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion

  28. Carlos Cruz beats Mando Ramos via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  29. 1969

  30. Mando Ramos beats Carlos Cruz via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion

  31. Mando Ramos beats Yoshiaki Numata via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Ismael Laguna beats Mando Ramos via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion

  3. Ismael Laguna beats Guts Ishimatsu via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. Ismael Laguna’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  5. Ken Buchanan beats Ismael Laguna via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA and The Ring champion

  6. 1971

  7. Ken Buchanan beats Ruben Navarro via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  8. Ken Buchanan’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  9. Ken Buchanan beats Ismael Laguna via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  10. Pedro Carrasco beats Mando Ramos via disqualification 12/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  11. 1972

  12. Mando Ramos beats Pedro Carrasco via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Roberto Duran beats Ken Buchanan via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA and The Ring champion

  14. Mando Ramos beats Pedro Carrasco via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  15. Chango Carmona beats Mando Ramos via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  16. Rodolfo Gonzalez beats Chango Carmona via corner retirement 12/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  17. 1973

  18. Roberto Duran beats Jimmy Robertson via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  19. Rodolfo Gonzalez beats Ruben Navarro via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  20. Roberto Duran beats Hector Thompson via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  21. Roberto Duran beats Guts Ishimatsu via knockout 10/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. Rodolfo Gonzalez beats Antonio Puddu via knockout 10/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  23. 1974

  24. Roberto Duran beats Esteban de Jesus via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  25. Guts Ishimatsu beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  26. Guts Ishimatsu and Arturo Pineda draw via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  27. Guts Ishimatsu beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  28. Roberto Duran beats Masataka Takayama via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  29. 1975

  30. Guts Ishimatsu beats Ken Buchanan via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  31. Roberto Duran beats Ray Lampkin via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  32. Guts Ishimatsu beats Arturo Pineda via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  33. Guts Ishimatsu beats Alvaro Rojas via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  34. Roberto Duran beats Leoncio Ortiz via knockout 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  35. 1976

  36. Esteban de Jesus beats Guts Ishimatsu via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  37. Roberto Duran beats Lou Bizzarro via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  38. Esteban de Jesus beats Hector Julio Medina via knockout 7/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  39. Roberto Duran beats Alvaro Rojas via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  40. 1977

  41. Roberto Duran beats Vilomar Fernandez via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  42. Esteban de Jesus beats Buzzsaw Yamabe via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  43. Esteban de Jesus beats Vicente Mijares via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  44. Roberto Duran beats Edwin Viruet via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  45. 1978

  46. Roberto Duran beats Esteban de Jesus via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion

  47. 1979

  48. Roberto Duran’s reign as the WBA and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA and The Ring

  49. Roberto Duran’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  50. Jim Watt beats Alfredo Pitalua via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  51. Ernesto Espana beats Claude Noel via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  52. Ernesto Espana beats Johnny Lira via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  53. Jim Watt beats Robert Vasquez via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  1. 1980

  2. Hilmer Kenty beats Ernesto Espana via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  3. Jim Watt beats Charlie Nash via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  4. Jim Watt beats Howard Davis Jr via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  5. Hilmer Kenty beats Young Ho Oh via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  6. Hilmer Kenty beats Ernesto Espana via knockout 4/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  7. Jim Watt beats Sean O'Grady via knockout 12/15

    Lightweight · WBC

  8. Hilmer Kenty beats Vilomar Fernandez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  9. 1981

  10. Sean O'Grady beats Hilmer Kenty via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

    Jim Watt becomes The Ring lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · The RingNew champion

  11. Alexis Arguello beats Jim Watt via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  12. Sean O'Grady’s reign as the WBA lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA

  13. Claude Noel beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  14. Alexis Arguello beats Ray Mancini via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. Alexis Arguello beats Roberto Elizondo via knockout 7/15

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  16. Arturo Frias beats Claude Noel via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  17. 1982

  18. Arturo Frias beats Ernesto Espana via technical decision 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  19. Alexis Arguello beats James Busceme via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  20. Ray Mancini beats Arturo Frias via knockout 1/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  21. Alexis Arguello beats Andy Ganigan via knockout 5/15

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  22. Ray Mancini beats Ernesto Espana via knockout 6/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  23. Ray Mancini beats Deuk Koo Kim via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  24. 1983

  25. Alexis Arguello’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  26. Alexis Arguello’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

  27. Edwin Rosario beats Jose Luis Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  28. Ray Mancini beats Orlando Romero via knockout 9/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  29. 1984

  30. Ray Mancini beats Bobby Chacon via knockout 3/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  31. Charlie Brown beats Melvin Paul via split decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  32. Edwin Rosario beats Roberto Elizondo via knockout 1/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  33. Harry Arroyo beats Charlie Brown via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  34. Livingstone Bramble beats Ray Mancini via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  35. Edwin Rosario beats Howard Davis Jr via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  36. Harry Arroyo beats Charlie Brown via knockout 8/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  37. Jose Luis Ramirez beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  38. 1985

  39. Harry Arroyo beats Terrence Alli via knockout 11/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  40. Livingstone Bramble beats Ray Mancini via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  41. Jimmy Paul beats Harry Arroyo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  42. Jimmy Paul beats Robin Blake via knockout 14/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  43. Hector Camacho beats Jose Luis Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  44. 1986

  45. Livingstone Bramble beats Tyrone Crawley via knockout 13/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  46. Jimmy Paul beats Irleis Perez via majority decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  47. Hector Camacho beats Edwin Rosario via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  48. Jimmy Paul beats Darryl Tyson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  49. Edwin Rosario beats Livingstone Bramble via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

    Hector Camacho beats Cornelius Boza-Edwards via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  50. Greg Haugen beats Jimmy Paul via majority decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  51. 1987

  52. Hector Camacho’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  53. Vinny Pazienza beats Greg Haugen via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  54. Jose Luis Ramirez beats Terrence Alli via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  55. Edwin Rosario beats Juan Nazario via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  56. Jose Luis Ramirez beats Cornelius Boza-Edwards via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  57. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  58. 1988

  59. Greg Haugen beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 15/15

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  60. Jose Luis Ramirez beats Pernell Whitaker via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  61. Greg Haugen beats Miguel Santana via technical decision 11/15

    Lightweight · IBF

  62. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Rodolfo Aguilar via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  63. Greg Haugen beats Gert Bo Jacobsen via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  64. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Jose Luis Ramirez via technical decision 11/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  65. 1989

  66. Julio Cesar Chavez’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  67. Amancio Castro and Mauricio Aceves draw via points decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  68. Pernell Whitaker beats Greg Haugen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  69. Julio Cesar Chavez’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

  70. Pernell Whitaker beats Louie Lomeli via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  71. Mauricio Aceves beats Amancio Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  72. Edwin Rosario beats Anthony Jones via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  73. Pernell Whitaker beats Jose Luis Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  74. Mauricio Aceves beats Oscar Bejines via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  1. 1990

  2. Pernell Whitaker beats Freddie Pendleton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and IBF

  3. Pernell Whitaker’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

  4. Juan Nazario beats Edwin Rosario via corner retirement 8/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  5. Pernell Whitaker beats Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and IBF

  6. Pernell Whitaker beats Juan Nazario via knockout 1/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and IBFNew WBA champion

  7. Dingaan Thobela beats Mauricio Aceves via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  8. 1991

  9. Dingaan Thobela’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  10. Pernell Whitaker beats Anthony Jones via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  11. Dingaan Thobela beats Mario Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  12. Pernell Whitaker beats Poli Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  13. Dingaan Thobela beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  14. Pernell Whitaker beats Jorge Paez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  15. 1992

  16. Pernell Whitaker’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  17. Pernell Whitaker’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  18. Pernell Whitaker’s reign as the WBA lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA

  19. Joey Gamache beats Chil Sung Jun via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  20. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Wilfrido Rocha via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  21. Freddie Pendleton and Tracy Spann draw via technical decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  22. Giovanni Parisi beats Francisco Javier Altamirano via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  23. Tony Lopez beats Joey Gamache via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  24. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Darryl Tyson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  25. 1993

  26. Freddie Pendleton beats Tracy Spann via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  27. Tony Lopez beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  28. Giovanni Parisi beats Michael Ayers via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  29. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Hector Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  30. Dingaan Thobela beats Tony Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  31. Freddie Pendleton beats Jorge Paez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  32. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats David Sample via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  33. Giovanni Parisi beats Antonio Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  34. Orzubek Nazarov beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  35. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Wilfrido Rocha via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  36. 1994

  37. Giovanni Parisi’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  38. Rafael Ruelas beats Freddie Pendleton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  39. Orzubek Nazarov beats Dingaan Thobela via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  40. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Jean Baptiste Mendy via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  41. Rafael Ruelas beats Mike Evgen via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  42. Oscar De La Hoya beats Jorge Paez via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  43. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Leavander Johnson via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  44. Oscar De La Hoya beats Carl Griffith via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  45. Orzubek Nazarov beats Joey Gamache via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBA

    Oscar De La Hoya beats John Avila via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  46. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Calvin Grove via corner retirement 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  47. 1995

  48. Rafael Ruelas beats Billy Schwer via corner retirement 8/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  49. Oscar De La Hoya beats John John Molina via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  50. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Ricardo Daniel Silva via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  51. Oscar De La Hoya beats Rafael Ruelas via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · IBF and WBONew IBF champion

  52. Orzubek Nazarov beats Won Park via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  53. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Marty Jakubowski via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  54. Oscar De La Hoya’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  55. Phillip Holiday beats Miguel Julio via corner retirement 10/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

    Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Lamar Murphy via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  56. Oscar De La Hoya beats Genaro Hernandez via corner retirement 6/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  57. Phillip Holiday beats Rocky Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  58. Orzubek Nazarov beats Dindo Canoy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  59. Oscar De La Hoya beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 2/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  60. 1996

  61. Oscar De La Hoya’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  62. Phillip Holiday beats John Lark via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  63. Artur Grigorian beats Antonio Rivera via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  64. Orzubek Nazarov beats Adrianus Taroreh via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  65. Jean Baptiste Mendy beats Lamar Murphy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  66. Phillip Holiday beats Jeff Fenech via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  67. Artur Grigorian beats Gene Reed via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  68. Phillip Holiday beats Joel Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  69. Artur Grigorian beats Marty Jakubowski via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  70. Phillip Holiday beats Ivan Robinson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  71. 1997

  72. Artur Grigorian beats Raul Horacio Balbi via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  73. Stevie Johnston beats Jean Baptiste Mendy via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  74. Orzubek Nazarov beats Leavander Johnson via knockout 7/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  75. Phillip Holiday beats Pete Taliaferro via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  76. Stevie Johnston beats Hiroyuki Sakamoto via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  77. Shane Mosley beats Phillip Holiday via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  78. Stevie Johnston beats Saul Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  79. Artur Grigorian beats David Armstrong via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  80. Shane Mosley beats Manuel Gomez via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  81. 1998

  82. Shane Mosley beats Demetrio Ceballos via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  83. Stevie Johnston beats George Scott via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  84. Artur Grigorian beats Marco Rudolph via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  85. Shane Mosley beats John John Molina via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  86. Jean Baptiste Mendy beats Orzubek Nazarov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  87. Cesar Bazan beats Stevie Johnston via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  88. Shane Mosley beats Wilfrido Ruiz via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  89. Cesar Bazan beats Hiroyuki Sakamoto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  90. Shane Mosley beats Eduardo Bartolome Morales via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  91. Artur Grigorian beats Giorgio Campanella via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  92. Cesar Bazan beats Mauro Lucero via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  93. Shane Mosley beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  94. 1999

  95. Shane Mosley beats Golden Johnson via knockout 7/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  96. Jean Baptiste Mendy beats Alberto Esteban Sicurella via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  97. Stevie Johnston beats Cesar Bazan via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  98. Artur Grigorian beats Oscar Garcia Cano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  99. Julien Lorcy beats Jean Baptiste Mendy via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  100. Shane Mosley beats John Brown via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  101. Shane Mosley’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  102. Stevie Johnston beats Aldo Nazareno Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  103. Stefano Zoff beats Julien Lorcy via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  104. Stevie Johnston beats Angel Manfredy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  105. Paul Spadafora beats Israel Cardona via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  106. Artur Grigorian beats Michael Clark via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  107. Gilberto Serrano beats Stefano Zoff via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  108. Artur Grigorian beats Wilson Enrique Galli via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  109. Stevie Johnston beats Billy Schwer via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  110. Paul Spadafora beats Renato Cornett via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  1. 2000

  2. Artur Grigorian beats Sandro Casamonica via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  3. Paul Spadafora beats Victoriano Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  4. Gilberto Serrano beats Hiroyuki Sakamoto via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  5. Stevie Johnston beats Julio Alvarez via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  6. Paul Spadafora beats Mike Griffith via technical decision 10/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  7. Takanori Hatakeyama beats Gilberto Serrano via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  8. Jose Luis Castillo beats Stevie Johnston via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  9. Artur Grigorian beats Zoltan Kalocsai via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  10. Jose Luis Castillo and Stevie Johnston draw via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  11. Takanori Hatakeyama beats Hiroyuki Sakamoto via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  12. Artur Grigorian beats Antonio Pitalua via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  13. Paul Spadafora beats Billy Irwin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  14. 2001

  15. Jose Luis Castillo beats Cesar Bazan via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  16. Takanori Hatakeyama and Rick Yoshimura draw via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  17. Artur Grigorian beats Angel Jose Perez via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  18. Paul Spadafora beats Joel Perez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  19. Jose Luis Castillo beats Seung Ho Yuh via knockout 1/12

    Lightweight · WBC

    Artur Grigorian beats Aldo Nazareno Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  20. Julien Lorcy beats Takanori Hatakeyama via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  21. Raul Horacio Balbi beats Julien Lorcy via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  22. 2002

  23. Leonard Dorin beats Raul Horacio Balbi via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

    Artur Grigorian beats Rocky Martinez via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  24. Paul Spadafora beats Angel Manfredy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  25. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Jose Luis Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  26. Leonard Dorin beats Raul Horacio Balbi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  27. Artur Grigorian beats Stefano Zoff via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  28. Paul Spadafora beats Dennis Holbaek Pedersen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  29. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Jose Luis Castillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  30. 2003

  31. Artur Grigorian beats Matt Zegan via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  32. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Victoriano Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  33. Leonard Dorin and Paul Spadafora draw via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super and IBF

  34. Paul Spadafora’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  35. Leonard Dorin’s reign as the WBA lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA

  36. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Phillip Ndou via knockout 7/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  37. Javier Jauregui beats Leavander Johnson via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  38. 2004

  39. Acelino Freitas beats Artur Grigorian via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  40. Lakva Sim beats Miguel Callist via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  41. Julio Diaz beats Javier Jauregui via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  42. Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as the WBC and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  43. Jose Luis Castillo beats Juan Lazcano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  44. Juan Diaz beats Lakva Sim via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

  45. Diego Corrales beats Acelino Freitas via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  46. Juan Diaz beats Julien Lorcy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  47. Jose Luis Castillo beats Joel Casamayor via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  48. 2005

  49. Juan Diaz beats Billy Irwin via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  50. Julio Diaz’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  51. Jose Luis Castillo beats Julio Diaz via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The Ring

  52. Diego Corrales beats Jose Luis Castillo via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  53. Leavander Johnson beats Stefano Zoff via knockout 7/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  54. Jesus Chavez beats Leavander Johnson via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  55. 2006

  56. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  57. Juan Diaz beats Jose Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  58. Acelino Freitas beats Zahir Raheem via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  59. Juan Diaz beats Randy Suico via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  60. Diego Corrales’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  61. Joel Casamayor beats Diego Corrales via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion

  62. Juan Diaz beats Fernando Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  63. 2007

  64. Joel Casamayor’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

    David Diaz becomes the WBC lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  65. Julio Diaz beats Jesus Chavez via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  66. Juan Diaz's WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title

    Lightweight · WBA Super

    Juan Diaz beats Acelino Freitas via corner retirement 8/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super and WBONew WBA Super and WBO champion

  67. Jose Miguel Cotto and Pantan Narongwet draw via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  68. David Diaz beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  69. Juan Diaz beats Julio Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew IBF champion

  70. Joel Casamayor beats Jose Armando Santa Cruz via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · The Ring

  71. Jose Alfaro beats Pantan Narongwet via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  72. 2008

  73. Nate Campbell beats Juan Diaz via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBONew WBA Super, IBF and WBO champion

  74. Joel Casamayor beats Michael Katsidis via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · The Ring

  75. Yusuke Kobori beats Jose Alfaro via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  76. Manny Pacquiao beats David Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  77. Juan Manuel Marquez beats Joel Casamayor via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · The RingNew champion

  78. 2009

  79. Moses Paulus beats Yusuke Kobori via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  80. Nate Campbell’s reign as the WBA Super, IBF and WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  81. Nate Campbell beats Ali Funeka via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF and WBO

  82. Manny Pacquiao’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  83. Juan Manuel Marquez beats Juan Diaz via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super and WBO champion

  84. Edwin Valero beats Antonio Pitalua via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  85. Moses Paulus beats Takehiro Shimada via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  86. Joan Guzman and Ali Funeka draw via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  87. Edwin Valero beats Hector Velazquez via corner retirement 6/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  1. 2010

  2. Edwin Valero beats Antonio DeMarco via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  3. Edwin Valero’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  4. Humberto Soto beats David Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  5. Joan Guzman beats Ali Funeka via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  6. Humberto Soto beats Ricardo Dominguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  7. Miguel Acosta beats Moses Paulus via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  8. Juan Manuel Marquez beats Juan Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  9. Miguel Vazquez beats Ji Hoon Kim via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  10. Humberto Soto beats Fidel Monterrosa Munoz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  11. Miguel Vazquez beats Ricardo Dominguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

    Juan Manuel Marquez beats Michael Katsidis via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  12. Humberto Soto beats Urbano Antillon via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  13. 2011

  14. Brandon Rios beats Miguel Acosta via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  15. Miguel Vazquez beats Leonardo Zappavigna via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  16. Humberto Soto beats Motoki Sasaki via technical decision 11/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  17. Humberto Soto’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  18. Brandon Rios beats Urbano Antillon via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  19. Antonio DeMarco beats Jorge Linares via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  20. Brandon Rios’s reign as the WBA Regular lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  21. Brandon Rios beats John Murray via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  22. 2012

  23. Juan Manuel Marquez’s reign as the WBA Super lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA Super

  24. Juan Manuel Marquez’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  25. Miguel Vazquez beats Ammeth Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  26. Ricky Burns beats Moses Paulus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  27. Antonio DeMarco beats Miguel Roman via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  28. Juan Manuel Marquez’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

    Brandon Rios beats Richar Abril via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  29. Antonio DeMarco beats John Molina Jr via knockout 1/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  30. Ricky Burns beats Kevin Mitchell via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  31. Miguel Vazquez beats Marvin Quintero via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  32. Adrien Broner beats Antonio DeMarco via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  33. Miguel Vazquez beats Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  34. 2013

  35. Adrien Broner beats Gavin Rees via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  36. Richar Abril becomes the WBA Regular lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  37. Richar Abril beats Sharif Bogere via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  38. Ricky Burns beats Jose A Gonzalez via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  39. Ricky Burns and Raymundo Beltran draw via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  40. 2014

  41. Adrien Broner’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

    Omar Figueroa Jr becomes the WBC lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  42. Miguel Vazquez beats Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  43. Terence Crawford beats Ricky Burns via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  44. Omar Figueroa Jr beats Jerry Belmontes via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  45. Terence Crawford beats Yuriorkis Gamboa via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  46. Omar Figueroa Jr beats Daniel Estrada via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  47. Mickey Bey beats Miguel Vazquez via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  48. Richar Abril beats Edis Tatli via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  49. Omar Figueroa Jr’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  50. Terence Crawford beats Raymundo Beltran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO and The RingNew Ring champion

  51. Jorge Linares beats Francisco Javier Prieto via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  52. 2015

  53. Terence Crawford’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  54. Richar Abril’s reign as the WBA Regular lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

    Darleys Perez becomes the WBA Regular lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  55. Terence Crawford’s reign as The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · The Ring

  56. Raymundo Beltran v Takahiro Ao ends in a no contest

    Lightweight · WBO

  57. Jorge Linares beats Kevin Mitchell via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  58. Mickey Bey’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  59. Terry Flanagan beats Jose Zepeda via corner retirement 2/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  60. Darleys Perez and Anthony Crolla draw via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  61. Jorge Linares beats Ivan Cano via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBC

    Terry Flanagan beats Diego Magdaleno via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  62. Anthony Crolla beats Darleys Perez via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  63. Rances Barthelemy beats Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  64. 2016

  65. Jorge Linares’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  66. Terry Flanagan beats Derry Mathews via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  67. Anthony Crolla beats Ismael Barroso via knockout 7/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  68. Rances Barthelemy beats Mickey Bey via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  69. Rances Barthelemy’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  70. Dejan Zlaticanin beats Franklin Mamani via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  71. Terry Flanagan beats Mzonke Fana via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  72. Robert Easter Jr beats Richard Commey via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  73. Jorge Linares beats Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The RingNew WBA Regular and The Ring champion

  74. Terry Flanagan beats Orlando Cruz via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  75. 2017

  76. Mikey Garcia beats Dejan Zlaticanin via knockout 3/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  77. Robert Easter Jr beats Luis Cruz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  78. Jorge Linares beats Anthony Crolla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  79. Terry Flanagan beats Petr Petrov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  80. Robert Easter Jr beats Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  81. Jorge Linares beats Luke Campbell via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  82. Terry Flanagan’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  83. 2018

  84. Robert Easter Jr beats Javier Fortuna via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  85. Jorge Linares beats Mercito Gesta via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular and The Ring

  86. Raymundo Beltran beats Moses Paulus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  87. Jorge Linares vacates the WBA Regular lightweight world title

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

    Vasyl Lomachenko beats Jorge Linares via knockout 10/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super and The RingNew WBA Super and The Ring champion

  88. Mikey Garcia beats Robert Easter Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC and IBFNew IBF champion

  89. Jose Pedraza beats Raymundo Beltran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  90. Mikey Garcia’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

  91. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Jose Pedraza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBO and The RingNew WBO champion

  92. 2019

  93. Richard Commey beats Isa Chaniev via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  94. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Anthony Crolla via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBO and The Ring

  95. Mikey Garcia’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  96. Robert Easter Jr and Rances Barthelemy draw via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  97. Richard Commey beats Raymundo Beltran via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  98. Vasyl Lomachenko beats Luke Campbell via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBC champion

  99. Vasyl Lomachenko’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

    Devin Haney becomes the WBC lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  100. Devin Haney beats Alfredo Santiago via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  101. Teofimo Lopez beats Richard Commey via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  102. Gervonta Davis beats Yuriorkis Gamboa via knockout 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  1. 2020

  2. Teofimo Lopez beats Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, WBO and The Ring champion

  3. Gervonta Davis beats Leo Santa Cruz via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  4. Devin Haney beats Yuriorkis Gamboa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  5. 2021

  6. Devin Haney beats Jorge Linares via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  7. George Kambosos Jr beats Teofimo Lopez via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring champion

  8. Devin Haney beats Joseph Diaz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  9. Gervonta Davis beats Isaac Cruz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  10. 2022

  11. Gervonta Davis beats Rolando Romero via technical knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  12. Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring champion

  13. Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  14. 2023

  15. Gervonta Davis beats Hector Luis Garcia via technical knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  16. Devin Haney beats Vasyl Lomachenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  17. Devin Haney’s reign as the WBC lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBC

  18. Shakur Stevenson beats Edwin De Los Santos via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

  19. Devin Haney’s reign as the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBA Super, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  20. 2024

  21. Vasyl Lomachenko becomes the IBF lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

  22. Vasyl Lomachenko beats George Kambosos Jr via technical knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  23. Denys Berinchyk beats Emanuel Navarrete via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  24. Gervonta Davis beats Frank Martin via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  25. Shakur Stevenson beats Artem Harutyunyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  26. 2025

  27. Keyshawn Davis beats Denys Berinchyk via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

  28. Shakur Stevenson beats Josh Padley via technical knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  29. Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr draw via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

  30. Keyshawn Davis’s reign as the WBO lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · WBO

  31. Vasyl Lomachenko’s reign as the IBF lightweight world champion ends

    Lightweight · IBF

    Raymond Muratalla becomes the IBF lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · IBFNew champion

    Source: Vasyl Lomachenko retirement crowns new world lightweight champion(opens in a new tab), Boxing News, Oscar Pick,

  32. Shakur Stevenson beats William Zepeda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  33. Abdullah Mason beats Sam Noakes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBONew champion

    Source: Benavidez–Yarde KO, Haney–Norman Jr Upset, Mason–Noakes Thriller & Rodriguez–Martinez Domination Headline Explosive Riyadh Fight Night(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Ken Hissner,

  34. 2026

  35. Gervonta Davis is named the WBA Regular lightweight world champion in recess

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

    Source: WBA Puts Gervonta Davis in Recess, Signals Shift at Lightweight(opens in a new tab), Boxing 247, Tim Compton,

  36. Raymond Muratalla beats Andy Cruz via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

    Source: Raymond Muratalla Retains IBF Lightweight Title Over Andy Cruz(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Ken Hissner,

  37. Shakur Stevenson is stripped of the WBC lightweight world title

    Lightweight · WBC

    Source: Shakur Stevenson stripped of lightweight title, rips WBC as 'crooks'(opens in a new tab), ESPN,

  38. Gervonta Davis becomes the WBA Regular lightweight world champion

    Lightweight · WBA RegularNew champion

  39. Gervonta Davis is named the WBA Regular lightweight world champion in recess

    Lightweight · WBA Regular

    Source: Gervonta Davis Named Champion in Recess; Schofield and Bahdi to Fight for Vacant Title(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Association, Jesús Milano,

  40. Abdullah Mason beats Albert Bell via technical knockout 12/12

    Lightweight · WBO

    Source: Abdullah Mason vs Albert Bell | Top Rank Boxing Event(opens in a new tab), Top Rank

  41. Raymond Muratalla beats Robson Conceicao via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

    Source: Muratalla’s Pressure, Power Too Much For Conceicao(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Keith Idec,

    William Zepeda beats Lamont Roach Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBCNew champion

    Source: ‘Camarón’ Zepeda, nuevo Campeón Mundial del CMB al darle unas clases de boxeo a Lamont Roach Jr(opens in a new tab), AS USA, Fernando Salazar,

  42. Raymond Muratalla vacates the IBF lightweight world title

    Lightweight · IBF

    Source: Raymond Muratalla vacates IBF lightweight title, targets champions at 140 lbs(opens in a new tab), Fight Mag, Parviz Iskenderov,

  43. The WBA Super world title becomes the WBA world title

    Lightweight · WBA

    Floyd Schofield beats Lucas Bahdi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBANew champion

    Source: Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi Live Updates, Highlights and Results(opens in a new tab), Bleacher Report, Lyle Fitzsimmons,