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The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight, March 1897

This is a list of lineal boxing world champions. An official list of lineal champions in professional boxing was formerly maintained by the Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ) website, with input from boxing historian Tracy Callis of the International Boxing Research Organization. These were first published in 1994, and are retrospective to the introduction of the Queensberry Rules in 1885.^[1][2]

Founder of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, Springs Toledo, acknowledges on the TBRB website that a TBRB Champion is not a Lineal Champion.

Linealboxingchampion.com currently provides the most accurate and up-to-date list of Lineal Champions in professional boxing today.

See the organisation's website for more information regarding the Lineal Championship: www.linealboxingchampion.com

From 2018, this list is being continued by the LBC Version.

Heavyweight

John L. Sullivan was the first lineal heavyweight boxing champion

Bob Fitzsimmons was the first three-division world champion

Joe Louis held the lineal heavyweight title for more than 11 years

Muhammad Ali was the only three-time lineal heavyweight champion in boxing

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  John L. Sullivan (1885–1892)


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  James J. Corbett (1892–1897)


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  Bob Fitzsimmons (1897–1899)


• 
  James J. Jeffries (1899–1905; retired)


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  Marvin Hart (1905–1906)


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  Tommy Burns (1906–1908)


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  Jack Johnson (1908–1915)


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  Jess Willard (1915–1919)


• 
  Jack Dempsey (1919–1926)


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  Gene Tunney (1926–1928; retired)


• 
  Max Schmeling (1930–1932)


• 
  Jack Sharkey (1932–1933)


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  Primo Carnera (1933–1934)


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  Max Baer (1934–1935)


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  James J. Braddock (1935–1937)


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  Joe Louis (1937–1949; retired)


• 
  Ezzard Charles (1949–1951)


• 
  Jersey Joe Walcott (1951–1952)


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  Rocky Marciano (1952–1956; retired)


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  Floyd Patterson (1956–1959)


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  Ingemar Johansson (1959–1960)


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  Floyd Patterson (1960–1962)


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  Sonny Liston (1962–1964)


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  Cassius Clay, changed name to Muhammad Ali (1964–1970; boxing licence suspended)


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  Joe Frazier (1970–1973)


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  George Foreman (1973–1974)


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  Muhammad Ali (1974–1978)


• 
  Leon Spinks (1978)


• 
  Muhammad Ali (1978–1979; retired)


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  Larry Holmes (1980–1985)


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  Michael Spinks (1985–1988)


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  Mike Tyson (1988–1990)


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  Buster Douglas (1990)


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  Evander Holyfield (1990–1992)


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  Riddick Bowe (1992–1993)


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  Evander Holyfield (1993–1994)


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  Michael Moorer (1994)


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  George Foreman (1994–1997)


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  Shannon Briggs (1997–1998)


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  Lennox Lewis (1998–2001)


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  Hasim Rahman (2001)


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  Lennox Lewis (2001–2004; retired)


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  Wladimir Klitschko (2009–2015)


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  Tyson Fury (2015–2016; retired)

Cruiserweight

• 
  Marvin Camel (1980)


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  Carlos DeLeon (1980–1982)


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  S.T. Gordon (1982–1983)


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  Carlos DeLeon (1983–1985)


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  Alfonso Ratliff (1985)


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  Bernard Benton (1985–1986)


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  Carlos DeLeon (1986–1988)


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  Evander Holyfield (1988; moved to heavyweight)


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  O'Neil Bell (2006–2007)


• 
  Jean-Marc Mormeck (2007)


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  David Haye (2007–2008; moved to heavyweight)


• 
  Tomasz Adamek (2008–2009; moved to heavyweight)


• 
  Oleksandr Usyk (2018–present)

Light heavyweight

Jack Root was the first light heavyweight champion of the world

Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier boxed in the first million-dollar gate

Battling Siki

• 
  Jack Root (1903)


• 
  George Gardner (1903)


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  Bob Fitzsimmons (1903–1905)


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  Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1905; never defended)


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  Jack Dillon (1914–1916)


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  Battling Levinsky (1916–1920)


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  Georges Carpentier (1920–1922)


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  Battling Siki (1922–1923)


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  Mike McTigue (1923–1925)


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  Paul Berlenbach (1925–1926)


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  Jack Delaney (1926–1927; never defended)


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  Tommy Loughran (1927-1929; vacated)


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  Maxie Rosenbloom (1932–1934)


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  Bob Olin (1934–1935)


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  John Henry Lewis (1935–1939; retired)


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  Billy Conn (1939-1941; vacated)


• 
  Gus Lesnevich (1941–1948)


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  Freddie Mills (1948–1950)


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  Joey Maxim (1950–1952)


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  Archie Moore (1952–1962; vacated)


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  Harold Johnson (1962–1963)


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  Willie Pastrano (1963–1965)


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  José Torres (1965–1966)


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  Dick Tiger (1966–1968)


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  Bob Foster (1968-1974; retired)


• 
  Michael Spinks (1983–1985; vacated)


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  Virgil Hill (1996–1997)


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  Dariusz Michalczewski (1997–2003)


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  Julio Cesar Gonzalez (2003–2004)


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  Zsolt Erdei (2004–2009; vacated)


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  Jean Pascal (2010–2011)


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  Bernard Hopkins (2011–2012)


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  Chad Dawson (2012–2013)


• 
  Adonis Stevenson (2013–present)

Super middleweight

Joe Calzaghe in 2007

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  Chong-Pal Park (1984–1988)


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  Fulgencio Obelmejias (1988–1989)


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  In-Chul Baek (1989–1990)


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  Christophe Tiozzo (1990–1991)


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  Victor Cordoba (1991–1992)


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  Michael Nunn (1992–1994)


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  Steve Little (1994)


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  Frank Liles (1994–1999)


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  Byron Mitchell (1999–2000)


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  Bruno Girard (2000–2001; moved to light heavyweight)


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  Joe Calzaghe (2006–2008; moved to light heavyweight)


• 
  Andre Ward (2011–2016; moved to light heavyweight)

Middleweight

"Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey

Harry Greb

Robinson being held aloft by Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio in 1965

"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler

• 
  Nonpareil Dempsey (1884–1891)


• 
  Bob Fitzsimmons (1891; vacated 1895)


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  Tommy Ryan (1898–1906; vacated)


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  Stanley Ketchel (1907–1908)


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  Billy Papke (1908)


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  Stanley Ketchel (1908; Ketchel killed in 1910)


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  Frank Klaus (1913)


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  George Chip (1913–1914)


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  Al McCoy (1914–1917)


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  Mike O'Dowd (1917–1920)


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  Johnny Wilson (1920–1923)


• 
  Harry Greb (1923–1926)


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  Tiger Flowers (1926)


• 
  Mickey Walker (1926–1931; vacated, moved to heavyweight)


• 
  Tony Zale (1941–1947)


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  Rocky Graziano (1947–1948)


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  Tony Zale (1948)


• 
  Marcel Cerdan (1948–1949)


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  Jake LaMotta (1949–1951)


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  Sugar Ray Robinson (1951)


• 
  Randy Turpin (1951)


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  Sugar Ray Robinson (1951–1952; retired)


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  Carl Olson (1952–1955)


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  Sugar Ray Robinson (1955–1957)


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  Gene Fullmer (1957)


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  Sugar Ray Robinson (1957)


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  Carmen Basilio (1957–1958)


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  Sugar Ray Robinson (1958–1960)


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  Paul Pender (1960–1961)


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  Terry Downes (1961–1962)


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  Paul Pender (1962–1963; retired)


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  Dick Tiger (1963)


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  Joey Giardello (1963–1965)


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  Dick Tiger (1965–1966)


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  Emile Griffith (1966–1967)


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  Nino Benvenuti (1967)


• 
  Emile Griffith (1967)


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  Nino Benvenuti (1968–1970)


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  Carlos Monzon (1970–1977; retired)


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  Rodrigo Valdez (1977–1978)


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  Hugo Corro (1978–1979)


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  Vito Antuofermo (1979–1980)


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  Alan Minter (1980)


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  Marvin Hagler (1980–1987)


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  Sugar Ray Leonard (1987; vacated)


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  Michael Nunn (1989–1991)


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  James Toney (1991–1993; vacated)


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  Bernard Hopkins (2001- 2005)


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  Jermain Taylor (2005–2007)


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  Kelly Pavlik (2007–2010)


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  Sergio Martínez (2010–2014)


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  Miguel Cotto (2014–2015)


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  Canelo Álvarez (2015–2017; 2018–present)

Light middleweight

Kim Ki-soo was South Korea's first world boxing champion

Sugar Ray Leonard in 1984

• 
  Emile Griffith (1962; defended once, vacated)


• 
  Denny Moyer (1962–1963)


• 
  Ralph Dupas (1963)


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  Sandro Mazzinghi (1963–1965)


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  Nino Benvenuti (1965–1966)


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  Ki-Soo Kim (1966–1968)


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  Sandro Mazzinghi (1968; vacated after win over Freddie Little was changed to no contest)


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  Freddie Little (1969–1970)


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  Carmelo Bossi (1970–1971)


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  Koichi Wajima (1971–1974)


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  Oscar Albarado (1974–1975)


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  Koichi Wajima (1975)


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  Jae-Do Yuh (1975–1976)


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  Koichi Wajima (1976)


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  Jose Manuel Duran (1976)


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  Miguel Angel Castellini (1976–1977)


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  Eddie Gazo (1977–1978)


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  Masashi Kudo (1978–1979)


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  Ayub Kalule (1979–1981)


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  Sugar Ray Leonard (vacated July 1981)


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  Thomas Hearns (1984–1986; vacated)


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  Terry Norris (1995–1997)


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  Keith Mullings (1997–1999)


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  Javier Castillejo (1999–2001)


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  Oscar De La Hoya (2001–2003)


• 
  Shane Mosley (2003–2004)


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  Winky Wright (2004–2005; moved to middleweight)


• 
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2013–2015; retired)

Welterweight

Mysterious Billy Smith

Tommy Ryan

William "Matty" Matthews

Joe Walcott

Young Jack Thompson

Henry Armstrong in 1937

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  Paddy Duffy (1888–1890; died July 10, 1890)


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  "Mysterious" Billy Smith (1892–1894)


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  Tommy Ryan (1894–1898; vacated)


• 
  "Mysterious" Billy Smith (1898–1900)


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  William "Matty" Matthews (1900)


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  Eddie Connolly (1900)


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  James "Rube" Ferns (1900)


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  William "Matty" Matthews (1900–1901)


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  James "Rube" Ferns (1901)


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  Joe Walcott (1901–1904)


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  Dixie Kid (1904; outgrew division)


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  Billy "Honey" Mellody (1906–1907)


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  Mike "Twin" Sullivan (1907–1908; vacated)


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  Waldemar Holberg (1914)


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  Tom McCormick (1914)


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  Matt Wells (1914–1915)


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  Mike Glover (1915)


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  Jack Britton (1915)


• 
  Ted "Kid" Lewis (1915–1916)


• 
  Jack Britton (1916–1917)


• 
  Ted "Kid" Lewis (1917–1919)


• 
  Jack Britton (1919–1922)


• 
  Mickey Walker (1922–1926)


• 
  Pete Latzo (1926–1927)


• 
  Joe Dundee (1927–1929)


• 
  Jackie Fields (1929–1930)


• 
  Jack Thompson (1930)


• 
  Tommy Freeman (1930–1931)


• 
  Jack Thompson (1931)


• 
  Lou Brouillard (1931–1932)


• 
  Jackie Fields (1932–1933)


• 
  Young Corbett III (1933)


• 
  Jimmy McLarnin (1933–1934)


• 
  Barney Ross (1934)


• 
  Jimmy McLarnin (1934–1935)


• 
  Barney Ross (1935–1938)


• 
  Henry Armstrong (1938–1940)


• 
  Fritzie Zivic (1940–1941)


• 
  Freddie "Red" Cochrane (1941–1946)


• 
  Marty Servo (1946; vacated)


• 
  "Sugar" Ray Robinson (1946; vacated 1950)


• 
  Kid Gavilan (1951–1954)


• 
  Johnny Saxton (1954–1955)


• 
  Tony DeMarco (1955)


• 
  Carmen Basilio (1955–1956)


• 
  Johnny Saxton (1956)


• 
  Carmen Basilio (1956–1957; vacated)


• 
  Virgil Akins (1958)


• 
  Don Jordan (1958–1960)


• 
  Benny Paret (1960–1961)


• 
  Emile Griffith (1961)


• 
  Benny Paret (1961–1962)


• 
  Emile Griffith (1962–1963)


• 
  Luis Manuel Rodriguez (1963)


• 
  Emile Griffith (1963–1966; vacated)


• 
  Curtis Cokes (1966–1969)


• 
  Jose Napoles (1969–1970)


• 
  Billy Backus (1970–1971)


• 
  Jose Napoles (1971–1975)


• 
  John H. Stracey (1975–1976)


• 
  Carlos Palomino (1976–1979)


• 
  Wilfred Benítez (1979)


• 
  Sugar Ray Leonard (1979–1980)


• 
  Roberto Durán (1980)


• 
  Sugar Ray Leonard (1980–1982; vacated)


• 
  Donald Curry (1985–1986)


• 
  Lloyd Honeyghan (1986–1987)


• 
  Jorge Vaca (1987–1988)


• 
  Lloyd Honeyghan (1988–1989)


• 
  Marlon Starling (1989–1990)


• 
  Maurice Blocker (1990–1991)


• 
  Simon Brown (1991)


• 
  James "Buddy" McGirt (1991–1993)


• 
  Pernell Whitaker (1993–1997)


• 
  Oscar De La Hoya (1997–1999)


• 
  Félix Trinidad (1999–2000; vacated)


• 
  Shane Mosley (2000–2002)


• 
  Vernon Forrest (2002–2003)


• 
  Ricardo Mayorga (2003)


• 
  Cory Spinks (2003–2005)


• 
  Zab Judah (2005–2006)


• 
  Carlos Baldomir (2006)


• 
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2006–2008; retired)


• 
  Shane Mosley (2009–2010)


• 
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2010–2015; retired)


• 
  Manny Pacquiao (2016; retired)

Light welterweight

Pinky Mitchell was the first champion in the light welterweight division

Carlos Ortiz is considered among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time

• 
  Myron "Pinky" Mitchell (1922–1926)


• 
  Mushy Callahan (1926–1930)


• 
  Jackie "Kid" Berg (1930–1931)


• 
  Tony Canzoneri (1931–1932)


• 
  Johnny Jadick (1932–1933)


• 
  Battling Shaw (1933)


• 
  Tony Canzoneri (1933)


• 
  Barney Ross (1933–1935; vacated)


• 
  Tippy Larkin (1946; vacated, division lapsed until 1959)


• 
  Carlos Ortiz (1959–1960)


• 
  Duilio Loi (1960–1962)


• 
  Eddie Perkins (1962)


• 
  Duilio Loi (1962–1963; retired)


• 
  Eddie Perkins (1963–1965)


• 
  Carlos Hernández (1965–1966)


• 
  Sandro Lopopolo (1966–1967)


• 
  Takeshi Fuji (1967–1968)


• 
  Nicolino Locche (1968–1972)


• 
  Alfonso "Peppermint" Frazer (1972)


• 
  Antonio Cervantes (1972–1976)


• 
  Wilfredo Benitez (1976–1979; vacated)


• 
  Aaron Pryor (1983–1986; vacated)


• 
  Julio Cesar Chavez (1990–1994)


• 
  Frankie Randall (1994)


• 
  Julio Cesar Chavez (1994–1996)


• 
  Oscar De La Hoya (1996–1997; vacated)


• 
  Kostya Tszyu (2001–2005)


• 
  Ricky Hatton (2005–2009)


• 
  Manny Pacquiao (2009–2010; vacated)


• 
  Danny Garcia (2013–2015; vacated)


• 
  Terence Crawford (2016–2018; moved to welterweight)

Lightweight

Kid Lavigne was boxing's first widely recognized World Lightweight Champion

Battling Nelson

Welsh vs Rivers, St Patricks Day 1914 in Vernon, California

Joe Walcott vs. Joe Gans

• 
  Jack McAuliffe (1886–1893; retired undefeated)


• 
  George "Kid" Lavigne (1896–1899)


• 
  Frank Erne (1899–1902)


• 
  Joe Gans (1902–1904; vacated)


• 
  Jimmy Britt (1904–1905)


• 
  Battling Nelson (1905–1906)


• 
  Joe Gans (1906–1908)


• 
  Battling Nelson (1908–1910)


• 
  Ad Wolgast (1910–1912)


• 
  Willie Ritchie (1912–1914)


• 
  Freddie Welsh (1914–1917)


• 
  Benny Leonard (1917–1925; retired)


• 
  Jimmy Goodrich (1925)


• 
  Rocky Kansas (1925–1926)


• 
  Sammy Mandell (1926–1930)


• 
  Al Singer (1930)


• 
  Tony Canzoneri (1930–1933)


• 
  Barney Ross (1933; vacated)


• 
  Tony Canzoneri (1935–1936)


• 
  Lou Ambers (1936–1938)


• 
  Henry Armstrong (1938–1939)


• 
  Lou Ambers (1939–1940)


• 
  Lew Jenkins (1940–1941)


• 
  Sammy Angott (1941–1942; vacated)


• 
  Ike Williams (1947–1951)


• 
  Jimmy Carter (1951–1952)


• 
  Lauro Salas (1952)


• 
  Jimmy Carter (1952–1954)


• 
  Paddy DeMarco (1954)


• 
  Jimmy Carter (1954–1955)


• 
  Wallace "Bud" Smith (1955–1956)


• 
  Joe Brown (1956–1962)


• 
  Carlos Ortiz (1962–1965)


• 
  Ismael Laguna (1965)


• 
  Carlos Ortiz (1965–1968)


• 
  Carlos Teo Cruz (1968–1969)


• 
  Mando Ramos (1969–1970)


• 
  Ismael Laguna (1970)


• 
  Ken Buchanan (1970–1972)


• 
  Roberto Duran (1972–1979; vacated)


• 
  Alexis Arguello (1981–1982)


• 
  Julio Cesar Chavez (1987–1989; vacated)


• 
  Pernell Whitaker (1990–1992; vacated)


• 
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. (2002–2004; from first Castillo win)


• 
  José Luis Castillo (2004–2005; from Juan Lazcano win)


• 
  Diego Corrales (2005–2006)


• 
  Joel Casamayor (2006–2008)


• 
  Juan Manuel Marquez (2008–2012; vacated)


• 
  Terence Crawford (2014–2015; moved to light welterweight)

Super featherweight

Jack Bernstein

Torpedo Billy Murphy, c. 1890

• 
  Johnny Dundee (1921–1923)


• 
  Jack Bernstein (1923)


• 
  Johnny Dundee (1923–1924)


• 
  Steve "Kid" Sullivan (1924–1925)


• 
  Mike Ballerino (1925)


• 
  Tod Morgan (1925–1929)


• 
  Benny Bass (1929–1931)


• 
  Kid Chocolate (1931–1933)


• 
  Frankie Klick (1933–1934; moved to light welterweight)


• 
  Sandy Saddler (1949–1957)


• 
  Harold Gomes (1959–1960)


• 
  Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (1960–1967)


• 
  Yoshiaki Numata (1967)


• 
  Hiroshi Kobayashi (1967–1971)


• 
  Alfredo Marcano (1971–1972)


• 
  Ben Villaflor (1972–1973)


• 
  Kuniaki Shibata (1973)


• 
  Ben Villaflor (1973–1976)


• 
  Samuel Serrano (1976–1980)


• 
  Yasutsune Uehara (1980–1981)


• 
  Samuel Serrano (1981–1983)


• 
  Roger Mayweather (1983–1984)


• 
  Rocky Lockridge (1984–1985)


• 
  Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez (1985–1986)


• 
  Alfredo Layne (1986)


• 
  Brian Mitchell (1986–1991; retired)


• 
  Azumah Nelson (1996; gained recognition by Cyber Boxing Zone)


• 
  Genaro Hernandez (1997–1998)


• 
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1998–2001; moved to lightweight)


• 
  Manny Pacquiao (2008; vacated)

Featherweight

George Dixon (c.  1894) was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class

Terry McGovern

Henry Armstrong

• 
  Torpedo Billy Murphy (1890)


• 
  Young Griffo (1890–1891; moved up in weight)


• 
  George Dixon (1891–1897)


• 
  Solly Smith (1897–1898)


• 
  Dave Sullivan (1898)


• 
  George Dixon (1898–1900)


• 
  Terry McGovern (1900–1901)


• 
  Young Corbett II (1901–1902; vacated)


• 
  Abe Attell (1903–1912)


• 
  Johnny Kilbane (1912–1923)


• 
  Eugene Criqui (1923)


• 
  Johnny Dundee (1923–1924; vacated)


• 
  Louis "Kid" Kaplan (1925–1926; vacated)


• 
  Tony Canzoneri (1928)


• 
  Andre Routis (1928–1929)


• 
  Bat Battalino (1929–1932; vacated)


• 
  Henry Armstrong (1937–1938; vacated)


• 
  Leo Rodak (Dec 29, 1938; April 18, 1939)


• 
  Joey Archibald (1939–1940)


• 
  Harry Jeffra (1940–1941)


• 
  Joey Archibald (1941)


• 
  Chalky Wright (1941–1942)


• 
  Willie Pep (1942–1948)


• 
  Sandy Saddler (1948–1949)


• 
  Willie Pep (1949–1950)


• 
  Sandy Saddler (1950–1957; retired)


• 
  Hogan Bassey (1957–1959)


• 
  Davey Moore (1959–1963)


• 
  Sugar Ramos (1963–1964)


• 
  Vicente Saldivar (1964–1967; retired)


• 
  Johnny Famechon (1969–1970)


• 
  Vicente Saldivar (1970)


• 
  Kuniaki Shibata (1970–1972)


• 
  Clemente Sanchez (1972)


• 
  Jose Legra (1972–1973)


• 
  Eder Jofre (1973–1974; vacated)


• 
  Alexis Arguello (1975–1977; moved to super featherweight)


• 
  Danny "Little Red" Lopez (1979–1980)


• 
  Salvador Sanchez (1980–1982; killed in car accident)


• 
  Eusebio Pedroza (1983–1985)


• 
  Barry McGuigan (1985–1986)


• 
  Stevie Cruz (1986–1987)


• 
  Antonio Esparragoza (1987–1991)


• 
  Yong-Kyun Park (1991–1993)


• 
  Eloy Rojas (1993–1996)


• 
  Wilfredo Vazquez (1996–1998)


• 
  Naseem Hamed (1998–2001)


• 
  Marco Antonio Barrera (2001–2003)


• 
  Manny Pacquiao (2003–2005; vacated)

Super bantamweight

Dong-Kyun Yum was crowned the lineal super bantamweight champion in 1976.

• 
  Jack "Kid" Wolfe (1922–1923)


• 
  Carl Duane (1923; vacated)


• 
  Rigoberto Riasco (1976)


• 
  Kazuo "Royal" Kobayashi (1976)


• 
  Dong-Kyun Yum (1976–1977)


• 
  Wilfredo Gomez (1977–1981; vacated)


• 
  Israel Vazquez (2005–2007)


• 
  Rafael Marquez (2007)


• 
  Israel Vazquez (2007–2009; retired)


• 
  Nonito Donaire (2012–2013)


• 
  Guillermo Rigondeaux (2013–present)

Bantamweight

Jimmy Barry held the World Bantamweight Championship from 1894 to 1899 and retired undefeated

Panama Al Brown, was a bantamweight boxer from Panama who made history by becoming boxing's first Hispanic world champion

Mario D'Agata was the first, and so far only, deaf world champion in boxing

• 
  Jimmy Barry (1894–1899; retired)


• 
  Terry McGovern (1899; vacated)


• 
  Harry Harris (1901; vacated, never defended)


• 
  Harry Forbes (1901–1903)


• 
  Frankie Neil (1903–1904)


• 
  Joe Bowker (1904–1905; vacated)


• 
  Jimmy Walsh (1905–1909)


• 
  "Fighting" Jimmy Reagan (1909)


• 
  Monte Attell (1909–1911)


• 
  Johnny Coulon (1911–1914)


• 
  Kid Williams (1914–1917)


• 
  Pete "Kid" Herman (1917–1920)


• 
  Joe Lynch (1920–1921)


• 
  Pete "Kid" Herman (1921)


• 
  Johnny Buff (1921–1922)


• 
  Joe Lynch (1922–1924)


• 
  Abe Goldstein (1924)


• 
  Eddie "Cannonball" Martin (1924–1925)


• 
  Charley Phil Rosenberg (1925–1927; unable to make weight, suspended)


• 
  Panamá Al Brown (1929–1935)


• 
  Baltasar Sangchili (1935–1936)


• 
  Tony Marino (1936)


• 
  Sixto Escobar (1936–1937)


• 
  Harry Jeffra (1937–1938)


• 
  Sixto Escobar (1938–1939; vacated)


• 
  Lou Salica (1940–1942)


• 
  Manuel Ortiz (1942–1947)


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  Harold Dade (1947)


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  Manuel Ortiz (1947–1950)


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  Vic Toweel (1950–1952)


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  Jimmy Carruthers (1952–1954; retired)


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  Robert Cohen (1954–1956)


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  Mario D'Agata (1956–1957)


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  Alphonse Halimi (1957–1959)


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  Jose Becerra (1959–1960; retired)


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  Eder Jofre (1962–1965)


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  Masahiko "Fighting" Harada (1965–1968)


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  Lionel Rose (1968–1969)


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  Ruben Olivares (1969–1970)


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  Jesus "Chucho" Castillo (1970–1971)


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  Ruben Olivares (1971–1972)


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  Rafael Herrera (1972)


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  Enrique Pinder (1972–1973)


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  Romeo Anaya (1973)


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  Arnold Taylor (1973–1974)


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  Soo-Hwan Hong (1974–1975)


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  Alfonso Zamora (1975–1977)


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  Jorge Luján (1977–1980)


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  Julian Solis (1980)


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  Jeff Chandler (1980–1984)


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  Richie Sandoval (1984–1986)


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  Jose "Gaby" Canizales (1986)


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  Bernardo Piñango (1986–1987; vacated)

Super flyweight

Jimmy Wilde

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  Jiro Watanabe (1984–1986)


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  Gilberto Roman (1986–1987)


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  Santos Laciar (1987)


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  Sugar Baby Rojas (1987–1988)


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  Gilberto Roman (1988–1989)


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  Nana Konadu (1989–1990)


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  Sung-Kil Moon (1990–1993)


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  Jose Luis Bueno (1993–1994)


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  Hiroshi Kawashima (1994–1997)


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  Gerry Penalosa (1997–1998)


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  In-Joo Cho (1998–2000)


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  Masamori Tokuyama (2000–2004)


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  Katsushige Kawashima (2004–2005)


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  Masamori Tokuyama (2005–2006; retired)


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  Vic Darchinyan (2009–2011; moved to bantamweight)


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  Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (2018–present)

Flyweight

Pancho Villa was the first Filipino/Asian world champion

Jimmy Wilde And Pancho Villa in the ring before their match, on June 18, 1923

Pascual Perez was Argentina's first world boxing champion

Manny Pacquiao is the only five-division lineal champion in boxing.

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  Jimmy Wilde (1916–1923)


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  Pancho Villa (1923–1925; died of blood poisoning)


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  Fidel La Barba (1927; vacated August 1927 to enter college)


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  Benny Lynch (1937–1938; forfeited)


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  Peter Kane (1938–1939; vacated)


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  Jackie Paterson (1943–1948)


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  Rinty Monaghan (1948–1950; retired)


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  Terry Allen (1950)


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  Dado Marino (1950–1952)


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  Yoshio Shirai (1952–1954)


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  Pascual Perez (1954–1960)


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  Pone Kingpetch (1960–1962)


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  Masahiko "Fighting" Harada (1962–1963)


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  Pone Kingpetch (1963)


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  Hiroyuki Ebihara (1963–1964)


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  Pone Kingpetch (1964–1965)


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  Salvatore Burruni (1965–1966)


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  Walter McGowan (1966)


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  Chartchai Chionoi (1966–1969)


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  Efren Torres (1969–1970)


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  Chartchai Chionoi (1970)


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  Erbito Salavarria (1970–1973)


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  Venice Borkhorsor (1973; vacated)


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  Miguel Canto (1975 –1979)


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  Chan-Hee Park (1979–1980)


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  Shoji Oguma (1980–1981)


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  Antonio Avelar (1981–1982)


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  Prudencio Cardona (1982)


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  Freddy Castillo (1982)


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  Eleoncio Mercedes (1982–1983)


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  Charlie Magri (1983)


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  Frank Cedeno (1983–1984)


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  Koji Kobayashi (1984)


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  Gabriel Bernal (1984)


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  Sot Chitalada (1984–1988)


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  Yong Kang Kim (1988–1989)


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  Sot Chitalada (1989–1991)


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  Muangchai Kittikasem (1991–1992)


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  Yuri Arbachakov (1992–1997)


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  Chatchai Sasakul (1997–1998)


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  Manny Pacquiao (1998–1999)


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  Medgoen 3K-Battery (1999–2000)


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  Malcolm Tunacao (2000–2001)


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  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2001–2008)


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  Daisuke Naito (2008–2009)


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  Koki Kameda (2009–2010)


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  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (2010–2012)


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  Sonny Boy Jaro (2012)


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  Toshiyuki Igarashi (2012–2013)


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  Akira Yaegashi (2013–2014)


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  Román González (2014–2016; moved to super flyweight)

Light flyweight

Yoshio Shirai was crowned Japan's first world champion, 1952.

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  Michael Carbajal (1993–1994)


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  Humberto "Chiquita" González (1994–1995)


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  Saman Sorjaturong (1995–1999)


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  Yo-Sam Choi (1999–2002)


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  Jorge Arce (2002–2005; moved to flyweight)


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  Hugo Cazares (2006–2007)


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  Ivan Calderon (2007–2010)


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  Giovani Segura (2010–2011; vacated)

Minimumweight

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  Kyung-Yung Lee (1987–1988; first boxer to hold a strawweight title)


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  Hiroki Ioka (1988)


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  Napa Kiatwanchai (1988–1989)


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  Jum Hwan Choi (1989–1990)


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  Hideyuki Ohashi (1990)


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  Ricardo Lopez (1990–1999; vacated)

See also

• List of current world boxing champions


• List of current female world boxing champions


• List of WBA world champions


• List of WBC world champions


• List of IBF world champions


• List of WBO world champions


• List of The Ring world champions

References

External links

• Transnational Boxing Rankings Board


• The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia


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  World lineal boxing champions by Barry Hugman