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The Ring super welterweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1974. Last held in 2024; no longer contested.

World title bouts
37
Champions
16
Longest reign (Jermell Charlo, 2020–2024)
3 years, 9 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Ayub Kalule, 1979–1981)
4

Last champion

Jermell Charlo2020–2024

Reigns and world title bouts

Sep 2019 – Sep 2024

The Ring
Jermell Charlo
Oct2020AprJulOct2021AprJulOct2022AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJul
19801990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Jermell CharloThe Ring2020–20243 years, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  2. 2Thomas HearnsThe Ring1983–19863 years, 4 months · 4 successful defences
  3. 3Floyd Mayweather JrThe Ring2013–20151 year, 10 months · 0 successful defences
  4. 4Ayub KaluleThe Ring1979–19811 year, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  5. 5Winky WrightThe Ring2004–20051 year, 7 months · 1 successful defence
  6. 6Eddie GazoThe Ring1977–19781 year, 5 months · 3 successful defences
  7. 7Masashi KudoThe Ring1978–19791 year, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Sugar Ray LeonardThe Ring1981–19821 year · 0 successful defences
  9. 9Oscar De La HoyaThe Ring2002–200311 months · 1 successful defence
  10. 10Yuh Jae-dooThe Ring1975–19768 months · 1 successful defence
  11. 11Oscar AlbaradoThe Ring1974–19757 months · 1 successful defence
  12. 12Shane MosleyThe Ring2003–20046 months · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Miguel Angel CastelliniThe Ring1976–19774 months · 0 successful defences
  14. 14Canelo AlvarezThe Ring2013–20134 months · 0 successful defences
  15. 15Jose DuranThe Ring1976–19764 months · 0 successful defences
  16. 16Koichi WajimaThe Ring1975–19754 months · 0 successful defences
  17. 17Koichi WajimaThe Ring1976–19763 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1974

  2. Oscar Albarado beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Oscar Albarado beats Ryu Sorimachi via knockout 7/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. 1975

  5. Koichi Wajima beats Oscar Albarado via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  6. Yuh Jae-doo beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 7/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. Yuh Jae-doo beats Masahiro Misako via knockout 6/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  8. 1976

  9. Koichi Wajima beats Yuh Jae-doo via knockout 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  10. Jose Duran beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 14/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  11. Miguel Angel Castellini beats Jose Duran via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  12. 1977

  13. Eddie Gazo beats Miguel Angel Castellini via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  14. Eddie Gazo beats Koichi Wajima via knockout 11/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  15. Eddie Gazo beats Kenji Shibata via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  16. Eddie Gazo beats Jae Keun Lim via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  17. 1978

  18. Masashi Kudo beats Eddie Gazo via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  19. Masashi Kudo beats Ho Joo via split decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. 1979

  21. Masashi Kudo beats Manuel Ricardo Gonzalez via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  22. Masashi Kudo beats Manuel Ricardo Gonzalez via knockout 12/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  23. Ayub Kalule beats Masashi Kudo via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  24. Ayub Kalule beats Steve Gregory via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Ayub Kalule beats Emiliano Villa via corner retirement 11/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  3. Ayub Kalule beats Marijan Benes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  4. Ayub Kalule beats Bushy Bester via unanimous decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The Ring

  5. 1981

  6. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Ayub Kalule via knockout 9/15

    Super Welterweight · WBA and The RingNew Ring champion

  7. 1982

  8. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring

  9. Thomas Hearns beats Wilfred Benitez via majority decision 15/15

    Super Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  10. 1983

  11. Thomas Hearns becomes The Ring super welterweight world champion

    Super Welterweight · The RingNew champion

  12. 1984

  13. Thomas Hearns beats Luigi Minchillo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  14. Thomas Hearns beats Roberto Duran via knockout 2/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  15. Thomas Hearns beats Fred Hutchings via knockout 3/15

    Super Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  16. 1986

  17. Thomas Hearns beats Mark Medal via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBC and The Ring

  18. Thomas Hearns’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring

  1. 2002

  2. Oscar De La Hoya beats Fernando Vargas via knockout 11/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. 2003

  4. Oscar De La Hoya beats Luis Ramon Campas via knockout 7/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  5. Shane Mosley beats Oscar De La Hoya via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  6. 2004

  7. Winky Wright beats Shane Mosley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew Ring champion

  8. Winky Wright beats Shane Mosley via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  9. 2005

  10. Winky Wright’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring

  1. 2013

  2. Canelo Alvarez beats Austin Trout via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Regular, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Canelo Alvarez via majority decision 12/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew Ring champion

  4. 2015

  5. Floyd Mayweather Jr’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring

  1. 2020

  2. Jermell Charlo beats Jeison Rosario via knockout 8/12

    Super Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew Ring champion

  3. 2021

  4. Jermell Charlo and Brian Carlos Castano draw via split decision 12/12

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

  5. 2022

  6. Jermell Charlo beats Brian Carlos Castano via knockout 10/12

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

  7. 2024

  8. Jermell Charlo’s reign as The Ring super welterweight world champion ends

    Super Welterweight · The Ring