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List of world welterweight boxing champions

Boxing Champion in 1st Welterweight - title awarded to boxing athletes.

Title may be awarded at this time.

  • The World Boxing Association (WBA, WBA) (formerly NBA), founded in 1921 ,
  • World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963 ,
  • International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983
  • World Boxing Organization (WBO), organized in 1988 .

Prior to the emergence of organizations, an absolute title was assigned.


Startthe endChampionTitleNumber of protections
January 30, 1923March 27, 1925Pinky mitchell USAUnanime2
March 27, 19251926James red herring USANbaone
September 21, 1926February 18, 1930Mushy callahan USANba3
February 18, 1930April 24, 1931Jack kid berg Great BritainNba6
April 24, 1931January 18, 1932Tony canzoneri USAUnanime3
January 18, 1932February 20, 1933Johnny jadick USAUnanimeone
February 20, 1933May 21, 1933Battling shaw MexicoUnanime0
May 21, 1933June 23, 1933Tony canzoneri USAUnanime0
June 23, 1933April 9, 1935Barney ross USAUnanimeten

Barney Ross, également champion du monde en poids légers et poids welters , laisse son titre vacant
après une 10⋅10 {{{1}}} défense victorieuse contre Henry Woods le 9 avril 1935.

April 29, 19461946Tippy larkin USAUnanimeone

Larkin laisse son titre vacant. Il n'aura défendu qu'une seule fois sa ceinture en battant aux points Willie Joyce le 13 Septembre 1946.

June 12, 1959September 1, 1960Carlos Ortiz Puerto ricoUnanime2
September 1, 1960September 14, 1962Duilio loi ItalyUnanime2
September 14, 1962December 15, 1962Eddie perkins USAWba0
December 15, 1962January 1963Duilio loi ItalyWba0

Duilio Loi annonce sa retraite sportive en janvier 1963 et laisse son titre WBA vacant.

March 21, 1963June 15, 1963Roberto cruz PhilippinesWba0
June 15, 1963January 18, 1965Eddie perkins USAWBA & WBC2
January 18, 1965April 29, 1966Carlos Hernandez VenezuelaWBA & WBC2
April 29, 1966April 30, 1967Sandro lopopolo ItalyWBA & WBCone
April 30, 19671968Takeshi fuji USAWBA & WBCone

Fuji laisse son titre WBC vacant et perd sa ceinture WBA le 12 décembre 1968 face à Nicolino Locche.

December 12, 1968March 10, 1972Nicolino locche ArgentinaWbafive
December 14, 1968January 31, 1970Pedro Adigue Jr. PhilippinesWbc0
January 31, 1970February 14, 1974Bruno arcari ItalyWbc9

Arcari laisse son titre WBC vacant pour combattre en poids welters.

March 10, 1972October 28, 1972Alfonso frazer PanamaWba0
October 28, 1972March 6, 1976Antonio Cervantes ColombiaWbaten
September 21, 1974July 15, 1975Perico fernandez SpainWbcone
July 15, 1975June 30, 1976Saensac Muangsurin ThailandWbcone
March 6, 19761977Wilfred benitez Puerto ricoWba2

Benitez est destitué par la WBA.

June 30, 1976October 29, 1976Miguel velasquez SpainWbc0
October 29, 1976December 30, 1978Saensac Muangsurin ThailandWbc7
June 25, 1977August 2, 1980Antonio Cervantes ColombiaWba6
December 30, 1978February 23, 1980Sang hyun kim The Republic of KoreaWbc2
February 23, 1980June 26, 1982Saoul mamby  France bonduelle    Otto Weckerling  
Großdeutschlandfahrt
1939    Georg Umbenhower    Robert Zimmerman    Fritz Sceller  
1940-1946
not carried out
Grünes Band vom Rhein
1947    Erich Bauz    Fritz Diderichs    Richard Voigt  
Grünes Band der IRA
1948    Phillip Hilbert    Erich Bauz    Fritz Sceller  
1949    Harry zaager    Erich Bauz    Reinhold steinhilb  
Deutschland-Rundfahrt
1950    Roger Giselink    Matthias Pfannenmüller    Otto Schenk  
1951    Guido De Santi    Fritz Schaer    Raymond Impanis  
1952    Isidore De Rijk    Marcel de Mulder    Raymond Impanis  
1953-1954
not carried out
1955    Rudy Tysen    Franz reitz    Hans Junkerman  
1956-1959
not carried out
Internationale Afri-Cola-Deutschland-Rundfahrt
1960    Ab Geldermans    Joseph Planckart    Klaus bugdahl  
1961    Friedhelm Fischerkeller    Hans Junkerman    Pete Rentmester  
1962    Peter Post    Lode Tronbeks    Roger Bans  
1963-1978
not carried out
Internationale Vitamalz-Rundfahrt
1979    Dietrich Turau    Aad van den hoek    Francesco Moser  
1980    Gregor Brown    Tommy Prim    Marino lejarreta  
1981    Silvano Contini    Theo De Roy    Tommy Prim  
1982    Theo De Roy    Paul hagedoren    Ludo Peters  
1983-1998
not carried out
Deutschland Tour
1999    Jens Heppner    Andreas Kappes    Christian Wegmann  
2000    David Plaza    Andreas Klöden    Udo Bolts  
2001    Alexander Vinokurov    Aytor Garmendia    Rolf Aldag  
2002    Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano    Aytor Garmendia    Tobias Steinhauser  
2003    Michael rogers    Jose Azevedo    Alexander Vinokurov  
2004    Patrick Sinkewitz    Jens Vogt    Ian Hrushka  
2005