WBC super lightweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1963. Current champion: Dalton Smith, since 10th Jan 2026.

World title bouts: 133
Champions: 38
Longest reign (Julio Cesar Chavez, 1989–1994): 4 years, 8 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Julio Cesar Chavez, 1989–1994): 12

Current champion

Dalton SmithSince 10th Jan 2026 · 10 months · 1 successful defence

WBC

Josh TaylorRegis PrograisDevin HaneyAlberto PuelloSubriel MatiasDalton Smith

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World title bout

Reigns by length

1Julio Cesar ChavezWBC1989–19944 years, 8 months · 12 successful defences
2Kostya TszyuWBC1999–20034 years, 1 month · 7 successful defences
3Bruno ArcariWBC1970–19744 years · 8 successful defences
4Danny GarciaWBC2012–20153 years, 2 months · 5 successful defences
5Jose RamirezWBC2018–20213 years, 2 months · 4 successful defences
6Saoul MambyWBC1980–19822 years, 4 months · 5 successful defences
7Saensak MuangsurinWBC1976–19782 years, 2 months · 7 successful defences
8Julio Cesar ChavezWBC1994–19962 years, 1 month · 4 successful defences
9Junior WitterWBC2006–20081 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
10Eddie PerkinsWBC1963–19651 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
11Billy CostelloWBC1984–19851 year, 6 months · 3 successful defences
12Takeshi FujiWBC1967–19681 year, 6 months · 1 successful defence
13Roger MayweatherWBC1987–19891 year, 6 months · 4 successful defences
14Devon AlexanderWBC2009–20111 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
15Arturo GattiWBC2004–20051 year, 5 months · 2 successful defences
16Carlos Morocho HernandezWBC1965–19661 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
17Terence CrawfordWBC2016–20171 year, 3 months · 3 successful defences
18Kim Sang-hyunWBC1978–19801 year, 1 month · 2 successful defences
19Pedro Adigue JrWBC1968–19701 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
20Josh TaylorWBC2021–20221 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
21Alberto PuelloWBC2024–20251 year · 1 successful defence
22Regis PrograisWBC2022–20231 year · 1 successful defence
23Sandro LopopoloWBC1966–19671 year · 1 successful defence
24Tsuyoshi HamadaWBC1986–198711 months · 1 successful defence
25Timothy Bradley JrWBC2008–200911 months · 2 successful defences
26Saensak MuangsurinWBC1975–197611 months · 1 successful defence
27Leroy HaleyWBC1982–198310 months · 2 successful defences
28Oscar De La HoyaWBC1996–199710 months · 1 successful defence
29Dalton SmithWBC2026–present10 months · 1 successful defence
30Perico FernandezWBC1974–19759 months · 1 successful defence
31Viktor PostolWBC2015–20169 months · 0 successful defences
32Floyd Mayweather JrWBC2005–20068 months · 0 successful defences
33Lonnie SmithWBC1985–19868 months · 0 successful defences
34Bruce CurryWBC1983–19848 months · 2 successful defences
35Devin HaneyWBC2023–20246 months · 0 successful defences
36Erik MoralesWBC2011–20126 months · 0 successful defences
37Subriel MatiasWBC2025–20265 months · 0 successful defences
38Timothy Bradley JrWBC2011–20115 months · 0 successful defences
39Miguel VelazquezWBC1976–19763 months · 0 successful defences
40Rene ArredondoWBC1987–19873 months · 0 successful defences
41Frankie RandallWBC1994–19943 months · 0 successful defences
42Rene ArredondoWBC1986–19862 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

Show references

1963
15th Jun
Eddie Perkins beats Roberto Cruz via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
1964
4th Jan
Eddie Perkins beats Yoshinori Takahashi via knockout 13/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
18th Apr
Eddie Perkins beats Bunny Grant via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1965
18th Jan
Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Eddie Perkins via split decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
15th May
Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Mario Rossito via corner retirement 4/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
10th Jul
Carlos Morocho Hernandez beats Percy Hayles via knockout 3/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1966
29th Apr
Sandro Lopopolo beats Carlos Morocho Hernandez via majority decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
21st Oct
Sandro Lopopolo beats Vicente Rivas via corner retirement 7/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1967
30th Apr
Takeshi Fuji beats Sandro Lopopolo via knockout 2/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
16th Nov
Takeshi Fuji beats Willi Quatuor via knockout 4/15
Super Lightweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1968
14th Nov
Takeshi Fuji’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
14th Dec
Pedro Adigue Jr beats Adolph Pruitt via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion

1970
31st Jan
Bruno Arcari beats Pedro Adigue Jr via points decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
10th Jul
Bruno Arcari beats Rene Roque via disqualification 6/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
30th Oct
Bruno Arcari beats Raimundo Dias via knockout 3/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1971
6th Mar
Bruno Arcari beats Joao Henrique via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
26th Jun
Bruno Arcari beats Enrique Jana via knockout 9/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
9th Oct
Bruno Arcari beats Domingo Barrera via knockout 10/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1972
10th Jun
Bruno Arcari beats Joao Henrique via knockout 12/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
2nd Dec
Bruno Arcari beats Everaldo Costa Azevedo via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1973
1st Nov
Bruno Arcari beats Joergen Hansen via knockout 5/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1974
1st Feb
Bruno Arcari’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
16th Feb
Bruno Arcari beats Antonio Ortiz via disqualification 8/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
21st Sep
Perico Fernandez beats Lion Furuyama via split decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1975
19th Apr
Perico Fernandez beats Joao Henrique via knockout 9/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
15th Jul
Saensak Muangsurin beats Perico Fernandez via knockout 8/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1976
25th Jan
Saensak Muangsurin beats Lion Furuyama via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
30th Jun
Miguel Velazquez beats Saensak Muangsurin via disqualification 4/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
29th Oct
Saensak Muangsurin beats Miguel Velazquez via knockout 2/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1977
15th Jan
Saensak Muangsurin beats Monroe Brooks via knockout 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
2nd Apr
Saensak Muangsurin beats Guts Ishimatsu via knockout 6/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
17th Jun
Saensak Muangsurin beats Perico Fernandez via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
20th Aug
Saensak Muangsurin beats Mike Everett via knockout 6/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
23rd Oct
Saensak Muangsurin beats Saoul Mamby via split decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
30th Dec
Saensak Muangsurin beats Jo Kimpuani via knockout 14/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1978
8th Apr
Saensak Muangsurin beats Francisco Moreno via knockout 13/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
30th Dec
Kim Sang-hyun beats Saensak Muangsurin via knockout 13/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1979
3rd Jun
Kim Sang-hyun beats Fitzroy Guisseppi via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
4th Oct
Kim Sang-hyun beats Masahiro Yogai via knockout 11/15
Super Lightweight · WBC

1980
23rd Feb
Saoul Mamby beats Kim Sang-hyun via knockout 14/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
7th Jul
Saoul Mamby beats Esteban de Jesus via knockout 13/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
2nd Oct
Saoul Mamby beats Maurice Watkins via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1981
12th Jun
Saoul Mamby beats Jo Kimpuani via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
29th Aug
Saoul Mamby beats Thomas Americo via majority decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
19th Dec
Saoul Mamby beats Obisia Nwankpa via split decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1982
26th Jun
Leroy Haley beats Saoul Mamby via split decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
20th Oct
Leroy Haley beats Juan Jose Gimenez via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Lightweight · WBC
1983
13th Feb
Leroy Haley beats Saoul Mamby via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
18th May
Bruce Curry beats Leroy Haley via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
7th Jul
Bruce Curry beats Hidekazu Akai via knockout 7/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
19th Oct
Bruce Curry beats Leroy Haley via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1984
29th Jan
Billy Costello beats Bruce Curry via knockout 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
15th Jul
Billy Costello beats Ronnie Shields via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
3rd Nov
Billy Costello beats Saoul Mamby via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1985
16th Feb
Billy Costello beats Leroy Haley via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
21st Aug
Lonnie Smith beats Billy Costello via knockout 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1986
5th May
Rene Arredondo beats Lonnie Smith via knockout 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
24th Jul
Tsuyoshi Hamada beats Rene Arredondo via knockout 1/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2nd Dec
Tsuyoshi Hamada beats Ronnie Shields via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1987
22nd Jul
Rene Arredondo beats Tsuyoshi Hamada via knockout 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
12th Nov
Roger Mayweather beats Rene Arredondo via knockout 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1988
24th Mar
Roger Mayweather beats Mauricio Aceves via knockout 3/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
6th Jun
Roger Mayweather beats Harold Brazier via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
22nd Sep
Roger Mayweather beats Rodolfo Gonzalez via knockout 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
7th Nov
Roger Mayweather beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1989
13th May
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Roger Mayweather via corner retirement 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
18th Nov
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Sammy Fuentes via corner retirement 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
16th Dec
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Alberto Cortes via knockout 3/12
Super Lightweight · WBC

1990
17th Mar
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Meldrick Taylor via knockout 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF
8th Dec
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Kyung Duk Ahn via knockout 3/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF
1991
18th Mar
Julio Cesar Chavez beats John Duplessis via knockout 4/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF
14th Sep
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Lonnie Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1992
10th Apr
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Angel Hernandez via knockout 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1st Aug
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Frankie Mitchell via knockout 4/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
12th Sep
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Hector Camacho via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1993
20th Feb
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Greg Haugen via knockout 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
8th May
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Terrence Alli via knockout 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
18th Dec
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Andy Holligan via corner retirement 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1994
29th Jan
Frankie Randall beats Julio Cesar Chavez via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
7th May
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Frankie Randall via technical decision 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
17th Sep
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Meldrick Taylor via knockout 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
10th Dec
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Tony Lopez via knockout 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1995
8th Apr
Julio Cesar Chavez beats Giovanni Parisi via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
16th Sep
Julio Cesar Chavez beats David Kamau via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1996
7th Jun
Oscar De La Hoya beats Julio Cesar Chavez via knockout 4/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
1997
18th Jan
Oscar De La Hoya beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
12th Apr
Oscar De La Hoya’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
1998
7th Mar
Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Chavez draw via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
1999
21st Aug
Kostya Tszyu beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via knockout 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion

2000
12th Feb
Kostya Tszyu beats Ahmed Santos via knockout 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
29th Jul
Kostya Tszyu beats Julio Cesar Chavez via knockout 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
2001
3rd Feb
Kostya Tszyu beats Sharmba Mitchell via corner retirement 7/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super and WBC
23rd Jun
Kostya Tszyu beats Oktay Urkal via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super and WBC
3rd Nov
Kostya Tszyu beats Zab Judah via technical knockout 2/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
2002
18th May
Kostya Tszyu beats Ben Tackie via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
2003
19th Jan
Kostya Tszyu beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
9th Oct
Kostya Tszyu’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
2004
24th Jan
Arturo Gatti beats Gianluca Branco via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
24th Jul
Arturo Gatti beats Leonard Dorin via knockout 2/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
2005
29th Jan
Arturo Gatti beats Jesse James Leija via knockout 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
25th Jun
Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Arturo Gatti via corner retirement 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2006
23rd Mar
Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
15th Sep
Junior Witter beats DeMarcus Corley via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2007
20th Jan
Junior Witter beats Arturo Morua via knockout 9/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
7th Sep
Junior Witter beats Vivian Harris via knockout 7/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
2008
10th May
Timothy Bradley Jr beats Junior Witter via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
13th Sep
Timothy Bradley Jr beats Edner Cherry via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
2009
4th Apr
Timothy Bradley Jr beats Kendall Holt via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and WBO
28th Apr
Timothy Bradley Jr’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
1st Aug
Devon Alexander beats Junior Witter via corner retirement 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion

2010
6th Mar
Devon Alexander beats Juan Urango via knockout 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF
7th Aug
Devon Alexander beats Andriy Kotelnik via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and IBF
2011
29th Jan
Timothy Bradley Jr beats Devon Alexander via technical decision 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and WBONew WBC champion
28th Jul
Timothy Bradley Jr’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
17th Sep
Erik Morales beats Pablo Cesar Cano via corner retirement 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2012
23rd Mar
Erik Morales’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
24th Mar
Danny Garcia beats Erik Morales via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
14th Jul
Danny Garcia beats Amir Khan via knockout 4/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
20th Oct
Danny Garcia beats Erik Morales via knockout 4/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
2013
27th Apr
Danny Garcia beats Zab Judah via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
14th Sep
Danny Garcia beats Lucas Martin Matthysse via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
2014
15th Mar
Danny Garcia beats Mauricio Herrera via majority decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
2015
11th Jun
Danny Garcia’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
3rd Oct
Viktor Postol beats Lucas Martin Matthysse via knockout 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2016
23rd Jul
Terence Crawford beats Viktor Postol via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBC champion
10th Dec
Terence Crawford beats John Molina Jr via knockout 8/12
Super Lightweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
2017
20th May
Terence Crawford beats Felix Diaz via corner retirement 10/12
Super Lightweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
19th Aug
Terence Crawford beats Julius Indongo via knockout 3/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
26th Oct
Terence Crawford’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
2018
17th Mar
Jose Ramirez beats Amir Ahmed Imam via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
14th Sep
Jose Ramirez beats Antonio Orozco via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
2019
10th Feb
Jose Ramirez beats Jose Zepeda via majority decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
27th Jul
Jose Ramirez beats Maurice Hooker via knockout 6/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and WBO

2020
29th Aug
Jose Ramirez beats Viktor Postol via majority decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC and WBO
2021
22nd May
Josh Taylor beats Jose Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBC champion
2022
26th Feb
Josh Taylor beats Jack Catterall via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
1st Jul
Josh Taylor’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
26th Nov
Regis Prograis beats Jose Zepeda via knockout 11/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2023
17th Jun
Regis Prograis beats Danielito Zorrilla via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
9th Dec
Devin Haney beats Regis Prograis via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2024
24th Jun
Devin Haney’s reign as the WBC super lightweight world champion ends
Super Lightweight · WBC
Alberto Puello becomes the WBC super lightweight world champion
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2025
1st Mar
Alberto Puello beats Sandor Martin via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
12th Jul
Subriel Matias beats Alberto Puello via majority decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
2026
10th Jan
Dalton Smith beats Subriel Matias via technical knockout 5/12
Super Lightweight · WBCNew champion
Source: Smith defeats Matias and wins WBC belt(opens in a new tab), Boxsport, Adam Noble-Forcey, 11th Jan 2026
1 more reference
Dalton Smith KOs Subriel Matias to Win WBC Title(opens in a new tab), Boxing Only, 11th Jan 2026
24th Oct
Dalton Smith beats Alberto Puello via split decision 12/12
Super Lightweight · WBC
Source: Dalton Smith beats Alberto Puello to retain WBC light-welterweight title after split decision victory(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports, 24th Oct 2026

WBC super lightweight world title

Current champion

Reigns and world title bouts

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