Lightweight title history

WBC

William Zepeda Segura

1 August 2026Reigning for 3 months

Won the vacant WBC lightweight title by defeating Lamont Roach Jr by unanimous decision at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas after Shakur Stevenson vacated the title.

Division

All recorded title changes193

Exact dates are shown where recorded. Month-only dates mark the first appearance in our ranking archive, not necessarily the date the title was won.

Lightweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
1 August 2026	WBC	William Zepeda Segura	Champion	Won the vacant WBC title by defeating Lamont Roach Jr by unanimous decision at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas after Shakur Stevenson vacated the title WBC source
10 January 2026	WBC	Jadier Herrera	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim title by stopping Ricardo Nunez in the eighth round in Germany WBC source
22 November 2025	WBO	Abdullah Mason	Champion	Won the vacant title by unanimous decision against Sam Noakes in Riyadh WBO source
May 2025	IBF	Raymond Muratalla	Champion
April 2025	IBF	Raymond Muratalla	Interim Champion
14 February 2025	WBO	Keyshawn Davis	Champion	Won the title WBO source
December 2024	WBC	William Zepeda Segura	Interim Champion
18 May 2024	WBO	Denys Berinchyk	Champion	Won the title by defeating Emanuel Navarrete WBO source
11 May 2024	IBF	Vasyl Lomachenko	Champion	Won the title by defeating George Kambosos Jr IBF source
16 November 2023	WBC	Shakur Stevenson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Edwin De Los Santos WBC source
5 June 2022	WBAIBFWBORING	Devin Haney	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source WBO source RING source
27 November 2021	WBAIBFWBORING	George Kambosos Jr	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source WBO source RING source
17 October 2020	WBAWBORING	Teofimo Lopez	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source WBO source RING source
22 April 2020	WBC	Devin Haney	Champion	Reinstated as champion WBC source
22 April 2020	WBC	Devin Haney	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
January 2020	WBC	Vasyl Lomachenko	Champion
28 December 2019	WBA	Gervonta Davis	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Yuriorkis Gamboa WBA source
14 December 2019	IBF	Teofimo Lopez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
23 October 2019	WBC	Devin Haney	Champion	WBC source
31 August 2019	WBC	Vasyl Lomachenko	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Luke Campbell WBC source
2 February 2019	IBF	Richard Commey	Champion	Won the title by defeating Isa Chaniev IBF source
8 December 2018	WBO	Vasyl Lomachenko	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
25 August 2018	WBO	Jose Pedraza	Champion	Won the title WBO source
28 July 2018	IBF	Mikey Garcia	Champion	Won the title IBF source
13 May 2018	WBARING	Vasyl Lomachenko	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source RING source
16 February 2018	WBO	Raymundo Beltran	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paulus Moses WBO source
28 January 2017	WBC	Mikey Garcia	Champion	WBC source
24 September 2016	WBARING	Jorge Linares	World Champion, Champion	WBA source RING source
9 September 2016	IBF	Robert Easter Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Richard Commey IBF source
11 June 2016	WBC	Dejan Zlaticanin	Champion	WBC source
18 December 2015	IBF	Rances Barthelemy	Champion	Won the title by defeating Denis Shafikov IBF source
21 November 2015	WBA	Anthony Crolla	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
11 July 2015	WBO	Terry Flanagan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jose Zepeda WBO source
March 2015	WBA	Darley Perez	World Champion
30 December 2014	WBC	Jorge Linares	Champion	WBC source
29 November 2014	RING	Terence Crawford	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ray Beltran RING source
13 September 2014	IBF	Mickey Bey	Champion	Won the title IBF source
1 March 2014	WBO	Terence Crawford	Champion	Won the title WBO source
29 January 2014	WBC	Omar Figueroa Jr	Champion	WBC source
January 2014	WBC	Omar Figueroa	Champion
February 2013	WBA	Richar Abril	World Champion
17 November 2012	WBC	Adrien Broner	Champion	WBC source
March 2012	WBO	Ricky Burns	Champion
26 January 2012	WBO	Ricky Burns	Interim Champion	Promoted to this title WBO source
15 October 2011	WBC	Antonio De Marco	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Jorge Linares WBC source
October 2011	WBA	Richar Abril	Interim Champion
April 2011	WBO	Robert Guerrero	Interim Champion
March 2011	WBA	Robert Guerrero	Interim Champion
26 February 2011	WBA	Brandon Rios	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
14 August 2010	IBF	Miguel Vazquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kim Ji-Hoon IBF source
August 2010	WBA	Juan Manuel Marquez	Super Champion
29 May 2010	WBA	Miguel Acosta	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
13 March 2010	WBC	Humberto Soto	Champion	WBC source
December 2009	WBA	Juan Manuel Marquez	Super Champion
October 2009	WBO	Michael Katsidis	Interim Champion
October 2009	WBA	Juan Manuel Marquez	Super Champion
July 2009	WBA	Miguel Acosta	Interim Champion
4 April 2009	WBC	Edwin Valero	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Antonio Pitalúa WBC source
28 February 2009	WBAWBO	Juan Manuel Marquez	Super Champion	WBA source WBO source
December 2008	WBA	Moses Paulus	World Champion
13 September 2008	RING	Juan Manuel Marquez	Champion	Won the title RING source
28 June 2008	WBC	Manny Pacquiao	Champion	Won the title WBC source
19 May 2008	WBA	Yusuke Kobori	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
April 2008	WBO	Joel Casamayor	Interim Champion
8 March 2008	WBAIBFWBO	Nate Campbell	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source IBF source WBO source
29 December 2007	WBA	Jose Alfaro	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Prawet Singwancha WBA source
13 October 2007	IBF	Juan Diaz	Champion	Won the title IBF source
July 2007	WBO	Michael Katsidis	Interim Champion
28 April 2007	WBO	Juan Diaz	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
April 2007	WBA	Juan Diaz	Super Champion
22 February 2007	WBC	David Diaz	Champion	Won the vacant title WBC source
7 October 2006	WBCRING	Joel Casamayor	Champion	WBC source RING source
August 2006	IBF	Julio Diaz	Champion
29 April 2006	WBO	Acelino Freitas	Champion, Super Champion	WBO source
17 September 2005	IBF	Jesus Chavez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
17 June 2005	IBF	Leavander Johnson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Stefano Zoff IBF source
7 May 2005	WBCRING	Diego Corrales	Champion	WBC source RING source
7 August 2004	WBO	Diego Corrales	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
17 July 2004	WBA	Juan Diaz	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
5 June 2004	WBCRING	Jose Luis Castillo	Champion	WBC source RING source
13 May 2004	IBF	Julio Diaz	Champion	IBF source
10 April 2004	WBA	Lakva Sim	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Callist WBA source
3 January 2004	WBO	Acelino Freitas	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
22 November 2003	IBF	Javier Jauregui	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Leavander Johnson IBF source
20 April 2002	WBCRING	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	WBC source RING source
5 January 2002	WBA	Leonard Doroftei	Champion	WBA source
January 2002	WBA	Leonard Dorin	World Champion
18 October 2001	WBA	Raul Balbi	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
1 July 2001	WBA	Julien Lorcy	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
17 June 2000	WBC	Jose Luis Castillo	Champion	WBC source
11 June 2000	WBA	Takanori Hatakeyama	Champion, World Champion	WBA source
13 November 1999	WBA	Gilbert Serrano	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
13 November 1999	WBA	Gilberto Serrano	Champion	WBA source
20 August 1999	IBF	Paul Spadafora	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Israel Cardona IBF source
7 August 1999	WBA	Stefano Zoff	Champion	WBA source
10 April 1999	WBA	Julien Lorcy	Champion	WBA source
27 February 1999	WBC	Stevie Johnston	Champion	WBC source
13 June 1998	WBC	Cesar Bazan	Champion	WBC source
16 May 1998	WBA	Jean Baptiste Mendy	Champion	WBA source
2 August 1997	IBF	Shane Mosley	Champion	IBF source
1 March 1997	WBC	Stevie Johnston	Champion	WBC source
20 April 1996	WBC	Jean Baptiste Mendy	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Lamar Murphy WBC source
13 April 1996	WBO	Artur Grigorian	Champion	Won the title by defeating Antonio Rivera WBO source
19 August 1995	IBF	Philip Holiday	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Miguel Julio IBF source
6 May 1995	IBF	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	IBF source
29 July 1994	WBO	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Jorge Páez WBO source
19 February 1994	IBF	Rafael Ruelas	Champion	IBF source
30 October 1993	WBA	Orzubek Nazarov	Champion	WBA source
26 June 1993	WBA	Dingaan Thobela	Champion	WBA source
10 January 1993	IBF	Freddie Pendleton	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Tracy Spann IBF source
24 October 1992	WBA	Tony Lopez	Champion	WBA source
25 September 1992	WBO	Giovanni Parisi	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Javier Altamirano WBO source
24 August 1992	WBC	Miguel Angel Gonzalez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Wilfrido Rocha WBC source
13 June 1992	WBA	Joey Gamache	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Chil-Sung Jun WBA source
22 September 1990	WBO	Dingaan Thobela	Champion	WBO source
11 August 1990	WBA	Pernell Whitaker	Champion	WBA source
4 April 1990	WBA	Juan Nazario	Champion	WBA source
20 August 1989	WBC	Pernell Whitaker	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating José Luis Ramírez WBC source
9 July 1989	WBA	Edwin Rosario	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Anthony Jones WBA source
6 May 1989	WBO	Mauricio Aceves	Champion	Won the title by defeating Amancio Castro WBO source
18 February 1989	IBF	Pernell Whitaker	Champion	IBF source
29 October 1988	WBCRING	Julio Cesar Chavez	Champion	WBC source RING source
6 February 1988	IBF	Greg Haugen	Champion	IBF source
21 November 1987	WBA	Julio Cesar Chavez	Champion	WBA source
19 July 1987	WBC	Jose Luis Ramirez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Terrence Alli WBC source
7 June 1987	IBF	Vinny Paz	Champion	IBF source
5 December 1986	IBF	Greg Haugen	Champion	IBF source
26 September 1986	WBA	Edwin Rosario	Champion	WBA source
10 August 1985	WBC	Hector Camacho	Champion	WBC source
6 April 1985	IBF	Jimmy Paul	Champion	IBF source
3 November 1984	WBC	Jose Luis Ramirez	Champion	WBC source
1 June 1984	WBA	Livingstone Bramble	Champion	WBA source
15 April 1984	IBF	Harry Arroyo	Champion	IBF source
30 January 1984	IBF	Charlie Brown	Champion	Won the title by defeating Melvin Paul IBF source
1 May 1983	WBC	Edwin Rosario	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating José Luis Ramírez WBC source
8 May 1982	WBA	Ray Mancini	Champion	WBA source
5 December 1981	WBA	Arturo Frias	Champion	WBA source
12 September 1981	WBA	Claude Noel	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rodolfo González WBA source
20 June 1981	WBCRING	Alexis Arguello	Champion	WBC source RING source
12 April 1981	RING	Jim Watt	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
12 April 1981	WBA	Sean O'Grady	Champion	WBA source
2 March 1980	WBA	Hilmer Kenty	Champion	WBA source
16 June 1979	WBA	Ernesto Espana	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Claude Noel WBA source
17 April 1979	WBC	Jim Watt	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Alfredo Pitalua WBC source
21 January 1978	WBC	Roberto Duran	Champion	WBC source
8 May 1976	WBC	Esteban De Jesus	Champion	WBC source
11 April 1974	WBC	Guts Ishimatsu	Champion	WBC source
15 September 1972	WBC	Chango Carmona	Champion	WBC source
26 June 1972	WBARING	Roberto Duran	Champion	WBA source RING source
18 February 1972	WBC	Mando Ramos	Champion	WBC source
5 November 1971	WBC	Pedro Carrasco	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Mando Ramos WBC source
12 February 1971	WBC	Ken Buchanan	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rubén Navarro WBC source
26 September 1970	WBARING	Ken Buchanan	Champion	WBA source RING source
3 March 1970	WBAWBCRING	Ismael Laguna	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
18 February 1969	WBAWBCRING	Mando Ramos	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
July 1968	RING	Carlos (teo) Cruz	Champion
29 June 1968	WBAWBC	Carlos Cruz	Champion	WBA source WBC source
1 July 1967	WBC	Carlos Ortiz	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Sugar Ramos WBC source
13 November 1965	WBAWBCRING	Carlos Ortiz	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
10 April 1965	WBAWBCRING	Ismael Laguna	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
7 April 1963	WBC	Carlos Ortiz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Douglas Vaillant WBC source
November 1962	RING	Carlos Ortiz	Champion
October 1962	RING	Davey Moore	Champion
21 April 1962	WBARING	Carlos Ortiz	Champion	WBA source RING source
24 August 1956	WBARING	Joe Brown	Champion	WBA source RING source
29 June 1955	WBARING	Wallace Bud Smith	Champion	WBA source RING source
April 1955	RING	James Carter	Champion
17 November 1954	RING	James Carter	Champion	Won the title RING source
17 November 1954	WBARING	Jimmy Carter	Champion	WBA source RING source
5 March 1954	WBARING	Paddy DeMarco	Champion	WBA source RING source
15 October 1952	RING	James Carter	Champion	Won the title RING source
15 October 1952	WBARING	Jimmy Carter	Champion	WBA source RING source
14 May 1952	WBARING	Lauro Salas	Champion	WBA source RING source
25 May 1951	RING	James Carter	Champion	Won the title RING source
25 May 1951	WBA	Jimmy Carter	Champion	WBA source
4 August 1947	RING	Ike Williams	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bob Montgomery RING source
18 April 1945	WBA	Ike Williams	Champion	WBA source
8 March 1944	WBA	Juan Zurita	Champion	WBA source
27 October 1943	WBA	Sammy Angott	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Slugger White WBA source
19 December 1941	RING	Sammy Angott	Champion	Won the title RING source
10 May 1940	RING	Lew Jenkins	Champion	Won the title RING source
3 May 1940	WBA	Sammy Angott	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Davey Day WBA source
22 August 1939	WBARING	Lou Ambers	Champion	WBA source RING source
17 August 1938	WBARING	Henry Armstrong	Champion	WBA source RING source
3 September 1936	WBARING	Lou Ambers	Champion	WBA source RING source
10 May 1935	WBARING	Tony Canzoneri	Champion	WBA source RING source
23 June 1933	WBARING	Barney Ross	Champion	WBA source RING source
14 November 1930	WBARING	Tony Canzoneri	Champion	WBA source RING source
17 July 1930	WBARING	Al Singer	Champion	WBA source RING source
3 July 1926	WBARING	Sammy Mandell	Champion	WBA source RING source
7 December 1925	WBA	Rocky Kansas	Champion	WBA source
13 July 1925	WBA	Jimmy Goodrich	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Stanislaus Loayza WBA source
January 1921	WBA	Benny Leonard	Champion