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List of undisputed boxing champions

This is a list of current and past undisputed champions

Undisputed Champion

In professional boxing, the undisputed champion of a Boxing weight classes is a boxer who is recognized as the world champion at that class by all the major sanctioning bodies....
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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
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Reign Began

Reign Ended

Champion

Recognition

February 25, 1964

June 19, 1964

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....

WBC, WBA

Ali was stripped of the WBA title in June 1964, after agreeing to an immediate rematch with Liston, which was against the body's rules at the time.

March 22, 1967

April 28, 1967

Muhammad Ali

WBC, WBA

Ali reunited the belts by beating WBA champion Ernie Terrell on March 22, 1967.

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This is a list of current and past undisputed champions
Undisputed Champion

In professional boxing, the undisputed champion of a Boxing weight classes is a boxer who is recognized as the world champion at that class by all the major sanctioning bodies....
of boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
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The World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level....
(WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
The World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo L?pez Mateos, to create an international boxi...
(WBC), founded in 1963,
The International Boxing Federation
International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and WBO....
(IBF), founded in 1983, and
The World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
(WBO), founded in 1988.

Heavyweight
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Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
February 25, 1964 June 19, 1964 Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
WBC, WBA

Ali was stripped of the WBA title in June 1964, after agreeing to an immediate rematch with Liston, which was against the body's rules at the time.
March 22, 1967 April 28, 1967 Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
WBC, WBA
Ali reunited the belts by beating WBA champion Ernie Terrell on March 22, 1967. He was stripped of the WBA belt on April 28 1967 for refusing induction into the United States army, but retained recognition by the WBC until February 16 1970.
March 8, 1971 January 22, 1973 Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier

Joseph William Frazier, known as Smokin' Joe, is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, active mostly from the later 1960s to the mid 1970s....
WBC, WBA
On February 16 1970, Frazier defeated Jimmy Ellis for Ellis' WBA belt and the vacant WBC belt. Frazier gained universal recognition by defeating Ali on March 8 1971.
January 22, 1973 October 30, 1974 George Foreman
George Foreman

George Edward Foreman is an United States two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur.He is the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round....
WBC, WBA
October 30, 1974 February 15, 1978 Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....
WBC, WBA
February 15, 1978 March 18, 1978 Leon Spinks
Leon Spinks

Leon Spinks is an USA former boxing. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins. While still an amateur, he also became a member of the United States Marine Corps....
WBC, WBA
Leon Spinks was stripped of the WBA belt for defending against Muhammad Ali instead of Ken Norton, who was their #1 contender
August 1, 1987 February 11, 1990 Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....
IBF, WBA & WBC

Mike Tyson became the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion by unifying his WBA and WBC, with Tony Tucker's IBF belt
February 11, 1990 October 25, 1990 IBF, WBA & WBC
October 25, 1990 November 13, 1992 Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
IBF, WBA & WBC
November 13, 1992 December 14, 1992 Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe

Riddick Lamont Bowe is an United States Boxing and former undisputed heavyweight champion. He is best remembered for his trilogy of fights with Evander Holyfield and two brutal bouts with Andrew Golota....
IBF, WBA & WBC
Bowe was stripped of his WBC championship for refusing to fight Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....
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November 13, 1999 April 29, 2000 Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....
IBF, WBA & WBC
Lennox Lewis became undisputed champion by defeating Evander Holyfield, successfully unifiying his WBC belt with Holyfield's WBA and IBF belts. Lewis was stripped of his WBA belt for refusing to fight John Ruiz
John Ruiz

John ?The Quiet Man" Ruiz , currently residing in Las Vegas metropolitan area is a professional Puerto Rico-United States Boxing and former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion.....
and relinquished the IBF belt in return for a payment of $1million from promoter Don King.

Cruiserweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
April 16, 1988 1988 Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
IBF, WBA & WBC

Evander Holyfield became the first undisputed Cruiserweight Champion by defeating Carlos De Leon, to unify his WBA and IBF belts with De Leon's WBC belt. He relinquished all the belts after moving up to the Heavyweight division.
January 7, 2006 March 31, 2006 O'Neil Bell
O'Neil Bell

O'Neil "Super Nova" Bell isa boxer who is a Reigning boxing champions undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles....
IBF, WBA & WBC
O'Neil Bell unifies his IBF belt with Jean Marc Mormeck's WBA and WBC belt to become the second undisputed champion of the division's history. He was later stripped for not agreeing to fight the IBF's #1 challenger Steve Cunningham.
March 8, 2008 May 12, 2008 David Haye
David Haye

David Deron Haye is a British people professional boxing and Promoter who co-owns Hayemaker Promotions. Haye is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles....
WBC, WBA, & WBO
David Haye defeated Enzo Maccarinelli to unify Maccarinelli's WBO belt with his WBA and WBC belts. On May 12, 2008, Haye vacated his cruiserweight titles in order to move up to heavyweight.

Light Heavyweight
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Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
June 1, 1963 March 30, 1965 Willie Pastrano
Willie Pastrano

Wilfred Raleigh Pastrano was a light heavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965....
WBC WBA
March 30, 1965 December 16, 1966 Jose Torres
José Torres

Jos? Torres, known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
WBC WBA
December 16, 1966 May 24, 1968 Dick Tiger
Dick Tiger

Dick Tiger Member of the Order of the British Empire was a Boxing from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool . Tiger was a member of the Igbo people ethnic group....
WBC WBA
May 24, 1968 9 December, 1970 Bob Foster
Bob Foster

Bob Foster is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history....
WBC WBA

Bob Foster was stripped of the WBA championship for refusing to face a mandatory challenger.
7 April, 1972 16 September, 1974 Bob Foster
Bob Foster

Bob Foster is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history....
WBC WBA

Foster unified the titles again by defeating Vicente Rondon
Vicente Rondon

Vicente Paul Rondon was a Venezuelan boxing....
on 7 April 1972. He relinquished both belts upon his retirement on 16 September 1974.
March 18, 1983 September 21, 1985 Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, is a former boxing who was champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight division....
WBA, WBC, IBF
Michael Spinks unified the title by defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi. He later added the IBF title to his undisputed recognition. He vacated all of the belts after moving to the heavyweight division.
June 13, 1997 June 16, 1997 Dariusz Michalczewski
Dariusz Michalczewski

Dariusz Michalczewski is a former Poland light heavyweight boxer....
WBA, WBO, IBF
June 5, 1999 September 7, 2002 Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones, Jr. is an United States boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions....
WBA, WBC, IBF
Roy Jones Jr. unified the title after defeating Reggie Johnson for his IBF belt, successfully unifying his WBA and WBC belts. Jones relinquished his titles after he moved to the heavyweight division.

Super Middleweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
November 4, 2007 June 28, 2008 Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe

Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
WBC, WBA, & WBO

Joe Calzaghe beat Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler

Mikkel Kessler is a Denmark professional boxing. In his professional career he has a record of 41-1 and 31 knockouts. Mikkel Kessler is the current WBA supermiddleweight champion of the world....
to unify his WBO belt with Kessler's WBA/WBC belts, Calzaghe had previously held the IBF tite after beating Jeff Lacy
Jeff Lacy

Jeffrey Scott Lacy is an United States boxing. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.Amateur career...
but vacated it on November 27 2006. Calzaghe relinquished his titles after he moved to the light heavyweight division to fight Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins

Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is an United States Boxing. He is best known for his ten year reign as Middleweight World Champion in which he defended his title a record 20 times....
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Junior Middleweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
1962-10-20 1963-04-29 Denny Moyer
Denny Moyer

Denny Moyer is a retired United States boxer who held the World Light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 97?38?4 record....
WBA/WBC
1963-04-29 1963-09-07 Ralph Dupas
Ralph Dupas

Ralph Dupas was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship....
WBA/WBC
1963-09-07 1965-06-18 WBA/WBC
1965-06-18 1966-06-25 Nino Benvenuti
Nino Benvenuti

Giovanni Benvenuti , better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italy former Boxing who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy....
WBA/WBC
1966-06-25 1968-05-26 Ki Soo Kim
Ki Soo Kim

Ki Soo Kim was a Korean southpaw boxer at middleweight. He is a South Korea's first world boxing champion....
WBA/WBC
1968-05-26 1968-10-25-Stripped WBA/WBC
1969-03-17 1970-07-09 Freddie Little
Freddie Little

Freddie Little...
WBA/WBC
1970-07-09 1971-10-31 Carmelo Bossi
Carmelo Bossi

Carmelo Bossi was an Italian people Boxing who held the European welterweight and world junior middleweight titles. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his final overall record was 40 wins , 8 defeats and 3 draws....
WBA/WBC
1971-10-31 1974-06-04 Koichi Wajima
Koichi Wajima

Koichi Wajima was a professional boxing in the super welterweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association champion....
WBA/WBC
1974-06-04 1975-01-21 Oscar Albarado
Oscar Albarado

Oscar Albarado was an United States boxer at light middleweight....
WBA/WBC
1975-01-21 1975-01-21 Koichi Wajima
Koichi Wajima

Koichi Wajima was a professional boxing in the super welterweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association champion....
WBA/WBC
March 13, 2004 November 20, 2004 Winky Wright
Winky Wright

Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright is an United States boxing, the former Undisputed Champion light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight contender....
WBA,WBC,IBF

Winky Wright became the first undisputed champion of the light middleweight division after unifying his IBF belt with Sugar Shane Mosley's WBA and WBC belts. Wright lost the IBF belt for taking a rematch against Mosley.

Welterweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
March 21, 1963 June 8, 1963 Luis Manuel Rodriguez
Luis Manuel Rodriguez

Luis Manuel Rodr?guez was a smooth boxing Cubans former world welterweight boxing champion. Known as "El Feo", Rodriguez began his career in pre-Fidel Castro Havana....
WBA WBC
June 8, 1963 December 10, 1965 Emile Griffith
Emile Griffith

Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions....
WBA WBC

Emile Griffith relinquished the title after moving to the middleweight division.
November 28, 1966 April 18, 1969 Curtis Cokes
Curtis Cokes

Curtis Cokes is a former Boxing from Dallas, Texas. Cokes was world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him....
WBA WBC
Cokes reunited the titles after defeating Jean Josselin.
April 18, 1969 December 3, 1970 Jose Napoles
José Napoles

Jos? ?ngel N?poles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban former world welterweight boxing champion. Napoles is a national hero both in Cuba and Mexico, and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame....
WBA WBC
December 3, 1970 June 4, 1971 Billy Backus
Billy Backus

Billy Backus, born March 5, 1943 in Canastota, New York, is a former world boxing champion. In the summer of 2006 Backus retired from his correctional facility job and moved to South Carolina....
WBA WBC
June 4, 1971 May 1975 Jose Napoles
José Napoles

Jos? ?ngel N?poles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban former world welterweight boxing champion. Napoles is a national hero both in Cuba and Mexico, and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame....
WBA WBC
Napoles gave up the WBA belt after rematching Armando Muniz.
September 16, 1981 February 15, 1982 Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard

Ray Charles Leonard is a retired American professional boxing. Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler....
WBA WBC
Sugar Ray Leonard unified his WBC with Thomas Hearns's WBA to become the first undisputed champ in seven years. Leonard later relinquished the title after retiring from boxing because of a detached retina.
December 6, 1985 September 27, 1986 Donald Curry
Donald Curry

Donald Curry is a retired Fort Worth boxer nicknamed the 'Lone Star Cobra'....
WBA WBC IBF
Donald Curry unified his WBA and IBF titles with Milton McCrory's WBC title to become the next undisputed champ.
September 27, 1986 1987 Lloyd Honeyghan
Lloyd Honeyghan

Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired United Kingdom Boxing. Born in Jamaica, he was World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association & International Boxing Federation welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987....
WBA WBC IBF
Honeyghan later relinquished the WBA title in protest at the body's approval of world title fights being staged in Apartheid South Africa.
December 13, 2003 February 5, 2005 Cory Spinks
Cory Spinks

Cory Spinks is a professional boxing. He's the son of former heavyweight champion of the world Leon Spinks. Cory was born five days after his dad defeated Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight world title in 1978....
WBA WBC IBF
Spinks won the undisputed title by unifying his IBF belt with Ricardo Mayorga's WBC and WBA belts.
February 5, 2005 January 7, 2006 Zab Judah
Zab Judah

Zabdiel Judah is an American Professional boxing, who is a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion and former List of undisputed boxing champions#Welterweight and is ranked #9 in the welterweight division by The Ring ....
WBA WBC IBF

Judah lost his undisputed championship to Carlos Baldomir, but despite being recognized as the "true" welterweight champion, Baldomir did not pay the sanctioning fees for the WBA or IBF. Consequently, the WBA relinquished Judah as its champion, while the IBF continued to recognise him. Judah later lost the IBF title to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Junior Welterweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
1963-03-21 1963-06-15 Roberto Cruz WBA WBC
1963-06-15 1965-01-18 Eddie Perkins
Eddie Perkins

Eddie Perkins was an United States light welterweight boxer....
WBA WBC
1965-01-18 1966-04-29 Carlos Hernandez
Carlos Hernández

Carlos Hern?ndez or Carlos Hernandez may refer to:*Carlos Hernandez *Carlos Hern?ndez Valverde , Costa Rican footballer*Carlos Hern?ndez ...
WBA WBC
1966-04-29 1967-04-30 Sandro Lopopolo
Sandro Lopopolo

Sandro Lopopolo was an Italy light welterweight boxer, who won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and fought as a professional from 1961 to 1973....
WBA WBC
1967-04-30 1967-11-16-Vacated Takeshi Fuji
Takeshi Fuji

Takeshi Fuji is a former professional boxer from Hawaii. He is a former world super lightweight champion....
WBA WBC
November 3, 2001 January 19, 2003 Kostya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu

Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, more commonly known as Kostya Tszyu is a Russian-born boxing of mixed Russian people, Korean people and Mongols descent....
WBA WBC IBF

Kostya Tszyu became the undisputed junior welterweight champ after defeating Zab Judah
Zab Judah

Zabdiel Judah is an American Professional boxing, who is a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion and former List of undisputed boxing champions#Welterweight and is ranked #9 in the welterweight division by The Ring ....
to successfully unify his WBA and WBC belt with Judah's IBF belt. Tszyu was stripped of the WBA and WBC titles because of extended inactivity due to training injuries and lost his IBF belt to Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton

Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
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Lightweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
April 7, 1963 April 10, 1965 Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz

Carlos Ortiz is a Puerto Rico who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights....
WBA WBC
April 10, 1965 November 13, 1965 Ismael Laguna
Ismael Laguna

Ismael Laguna Meneses was a professional boxing. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was the Panamanian Featherweight Champion from 1962-63....
WBA WBC
November 13, 1965 June 29, 1968 Carlos Ortiz
Carlos Ortiz

Carlos Ortiz is a Puerto Rico who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights....
WBA WBC
June 29, 1968 February 18, 1969 WBA WBC
February 18, 1969 March 3, 1970 Mando Ramos
Mando Ramos

Armando Ramos was an United States professional boxer. He was born in Long Beach, California.Armando "Mando" Ramos was one of the most popular and exciting fighters in Southern California during the 1960s....
WBA WBC
March 3, 1971 1971 Ken Buchanan
Ken Buchanan

Ken Buchanan is a former world boxing champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland.Boxing career ...
WBA WBC

Buchanan gave up the WBC title after a contractual dispute, although he is still recognized as the true champion.
January 21, 1978 January 1979 Roberto Duran
Roberto Durán

Roberto Dur?n is a retired professional boxing from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. During his career he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra", "Hands of Stone"....
WBA WBC
Duran, the WBA champion, won the undisputed title after defeating WBC Champion Estaban De Jesus. Duran gave up the titles after moving up to the welterweight division.
August 11, 1990 January 18, 1992 Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker

Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea," is a retired professional Boxing, who is considered among the greatest of all-time. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Whitaker was the lightweight silver medalist at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships, followed by the gold medal at the Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Summer...
WBA WBC IBF
Whitaker, the unified IBF and WBC champion, won Juan Nazario's WBA belt becoming the undisputed champ . Whitaker relinquished all of the belts after moving to the junior welterweight division.
October 13, 2007 March 8, 2008 Juan Díaz
Juan Díaz (American boxer)

Juan D?az, born September 17, 1983 in Houston, Texas, is a Mexican-American boxing in the lightweight division. His record is 34-2 . He is the former unified World Boxing Association & World Boxing Organization and IBF world lightweight champion, having lost the titles to Nate Campbell on March 8, 2008....
WBA IBF WBO
March 8, 2008 January 10, 2009 Nate Campbell
Nate Campbell

Nathaniel Campbell is an American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is a former unified WBA, IBF and WBO champion....
WBA IBF WBO
Campbell vacated his WBA lightweight title because of concerns regarding sanctioning fees and proposed mandatory defenses.

Super Featherweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
February 16, 1963 June 15, 1967 WBA WBC
June 15, 1967 December 14, 1967 Yoshiaki Numata
Yoshiaki Numata

Yoshiaki Numata is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion.Numata turned professional in 1962 and won the WBC and WBA super featherweight world titles by defeating Flash Elorde by decision in 1967, although Numata was knocked down in the 3rd round....
WBA WBC
December 14, 1967 January 19, 1969 Hiroshi Kobayashi
Hiroshi Kobayashi

Hiroshi Kobayashi, , is a former professional boxing.Kobayashi turned pro in 1962 and won the WBC and WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1967 by defeating Yoshiaki Numata by 12th round KO, in a bout where Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th roundand so becoming the undisputed featherweight champion of the world....
WBA WBC

Kobayashi is stripped of his WBA title for failing to fight Rene Barrientos, despite a written agreement.

Featherweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
March 21, 1963 September 26, 1964 Sugar Ramos
Sugar Ramos

Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos is a Cuban boxing, who began his boxing career in his native country....
WBA WBC
September 26, 1964 October 14, 1967 Vicente Saldivar
Vicente Saldivar

A 5'3" southpaw, Vicente Saldivar was a dynamo in the ring. He could box or bang and often softened opponents with a brutal body attack. Among his greatest assets was his stamina....
WBA WBC

Saldivar retired after his title defense against Howard Winstone
Howard Winstone

Howard Winstone, Order of the British Empire was a Wales world champion boxer. As an amateur, Winstone won the Amateur Boxing Association of England bantamweight title in 1958, and a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff...
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Super Bantamweight
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Bantamweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
March 19, 1972 July 29, 1972 Rafael Herrera
Rafael Herrera

Rafael Herrera is a former boxing from Mexico. He has won world titles in the Bantamweight division....
WBA WBC
July 29, 1972 April 14, 1973 WBA WBC

Pinder was stripped of the WBC belt shortly after winning the title for not defending against Rodolfo Martinez.

Super Flyweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
July 5, 1984 March 30, 1986 Jiro Watanabe
Jiro Watanabe

is a Japan former boxing who was considered by many, along with Yoko Gushiken, to be one of the two best world champions to come out of Japan.Watanabe, who campaigned only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World Super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned....
WBA WBC

Watanabe had his WBA title stripped for unifying the Super Flyweight championship with the WBC champion Payao Poontarat. He was regarded as the undisputed champion until his loss to Gilberto Roman
Gilberto Roman

Gilberto Roman was a Mexico boxing who became World super flyweight Champion . Born in Mexicali, Mexico he is considered by many fans to be one of the great champions in this division....
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October 1, 2008 Vic Darchinyan
Vic Darchinyan

Vakhtang Darchinyan , more commonly known as Vic Darchinyan is a professional boxer who is the current World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation Undisputed Super Flyweight World Champion....
WBA WBC IBF
Darchinyan beat Cristian Mijares
Cristian Mijares

Cristian Ricardo Lucio Mijares is a Mexican professional boxing. He is the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association super-flyweight champion until he was defeated by Vic Darchinyan on November 1, 2008....
to unify his IBF title with Mijares' WBA and WBC belts and become the division's first undisputed champion for over 22 years.

Flyweight
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Junior Flyweight
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Minimumweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
November 18, 1998 October 2, 1999 WBC WBO WBA

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