Super Welterweight title history

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Jaron Ennis

27 June 2026Still champion

Won the WBA and WBO super welterweight titles from Xander Zayas.

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Won the WBA and WBO super welterweight titles from Xander Zayas.

Won the WBA title by stopping Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, also taking his WBO title. Won the title by stopping Xander Zayas.

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Super Welterweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
27 June 2026	WBAWBO	Jaron Ennis	World Champion, Champion	Won the WBA title by stopping Xander Zayas in Brooklyn, also taking his WBO title. Won the title by stopping Xander Zayas. WBA source WBO source
31 January 2026	IBF	Josh Kelly	Champion	Won the title by majority decision against Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle IBF source
31 January 2026	WBA	Xander Zayas	World Champion	Won the WBA title by split decision against Abass Baraou in San Juan, unifying it with his WBO title WBA source
11 October 2025	WBA	Jaron Ennis	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim title by stopping Uisma Lima in the first round in Philadelphia WBA source
19 September 2025	WBA	Abass Baraou	World Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Terence Crawford moved up to super middleweight WBA source
23 August 2025	WBA	Abass Baraou	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Yoenis Tellez by unanimous decision in Orlando WBA source
26 July 2025	WBO	Xander Zayas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Jorge Garcia Perez WBO source
1 March 2025	WBA	Yoenis Tellez	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Julian Williams by unanimous decision in Brooklyn WBA source
10 August 2024	WBC	Vergil Ortiz Jr	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by defeating Serhii Bohachuk by majority decision after twelve rounds in Las Vegas WBC source
3 August 2024	WBAWBO	Terence Crawford	World Champion, Interim Champion	Won the title by defeating Israil Madrimov. WBA source WBO source
6 April 2024	IBF	Bakhram Murtazaliev	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jack Culcay IBF source
30 March 2024	WBC	Serhii Bohachuk	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by defeating Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision WBC source
30 March 2024	WBCWBO	Sebastian Fundora	Champion	Won the vacant WBC super welterweight title by defeating Tim Tszyu in Las Vegas. Won the title by defeating Tim Tszyu. WBC source WBO source
8 March 2024	WBA	Israil Madrimov	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Magomed Kurbanov WBA source
30 September 2023	WBO	Tim Tszyu	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion when Jermell Charlo's WBO title recognition ended upon entering the ring to challenge Saul Alvarez at super middleweight WBO source
8 April 2023	WBC	Brian Mendoza	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by knocking out Sebastian Fundora in the seventh round WBC source
12 March 2023	WBO	Tim Tszyu	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBO title by stopping Tony Harrison in the ninth round in Sydney, Australia WBO source
14 May 2022	WBO	Jermell Charlo	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Brian Castaño WBO source
9 April 2022	WBC	Sebastian Fundora	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title when Erickson Lubin's corner stopped the fight after nine rounds WBC source
13 February 2021	WBO	Brian Carlos Castano	Champion	Won the title by defeating Patrick Teixeira WBO source
26 September 2020	WBAIBFRING	Jermell Charlo	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Jeison Rosario. WBA source IBF source RING source
18 January 2020	WBAIBF	Jeison Rosario	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Julian Williams. WBA source IBF source
21 December 2019	WBC	Jermell Charlo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tony Harrison WBC source
4 December 2019	WBO	Patrick Teixeira	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Jaime Munguia moved up to middleweight WBO source
31 August 2019	WBA	Erislandy Lara	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Ramon Alvarez WBA source
11 May 2019	WBAIBF	Julian Williams	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Jarrett Hurd. WBA source IBF source
22 December 2018	WBC	Tony Harrison	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jermell Charlo WBC source
12 May 2018	WBO	Jaime Munguia	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sadam Ali WBO source
7 April 2018	WBA	Jarrett Hurd	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Erislandy Lara WBA source
2 December 2017	WBO	Sadam Ali	Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto WBO source
25 October 2017	WBA	Brian Carlos Castano	World Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Demetrius Andrade vacated the WBA Regular title WBA source
26 August 2017	WBO	Miguel Cotto	Champion	Won the title by defeating Yoshihiro Kamegai WBO source
11 March 2017	WBA	Demetrius Andrade	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Jack Culcay WBA source
25 February 2017	IBF	Jarrett Hurd	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tony Harrison IBF source
17 September 2016	WBO	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Liam Smith WBO source
21 May 2016	WBC	Jermell Charlo	Champion	Won the title by defeating John Jackson WBC source
21 May 2016	WBA	Jack Culcay	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion as Erislandy Lara became Super Champion WBA source
21 May 2016	WBA	Erislandy Lara	Super Champion	Became WBA Super Champion after retaining his title against Vanes Martirosyan on 21 May 2016 WBA source
10 October 2015	WBO	Liam Smith	Champion	Won the title by defeating John Thompson WBO source
12 September 2015	IBF	Jermall Charlo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Cornelius Bundrage IBF source
11 October 2014	IBF	Cornelius Bundrage	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Molina IBF source
13 March 2014	WBA	Erislandy Lara	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion, announced in his 13 March 2014 press release, the 7 December 2013 Austin Trout bout was an interim-title defense WBA source
9 November 2013	WBO	Demetrius Andrade	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Vanes Martirosyan WBO source
14 September 2013	IBF	Carlos Molina	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ishe Smith IBF source
14 September 2013	WBCRING	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Canelo Álvarez. Won the title by defeating Saul Alvarez. WBC source RING source
20 April 2013	RING	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Austin Trout RING source
23 February 2013	IBF	Ishe Smith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Cornelius Bundrage IBF source
5 May 2012	WBA	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto WBA source
5 April 2012	WBO	Lukas Konecny	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBO title by stopping Salim Larbi in the seventh round in Brno WBO source
19 October 2011	WBA	Anthony Mundine	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBA title by defeating Rigoberto Alvarez by unanimous decision in Newcastle, Australia WBA source
5 October 2011	WBO	Zaurbek Baysangurov	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Sergey Dzinziruk was stripped of the title WBO source
5 March 2011	WBC	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Matthew Hatton WBC source
5 February 2011	WBA	Austin Trout	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Rigoberto Alvarez WBA source
14 November 2010	WBC	Manny Pacquiao	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Antonio Margarito WBC source
9 October 2010	WBA	Rigoberto Alvarez	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by defeating Nobuhiro Ishida by split decision WBA source
7 August 2010	IBF	Cornelius Bundrage	Champion	Won the title by defeating Cory Spinks IBF source
5 June 2010	WBA	Miguel Cotto	Super Champion	Won the title by stopping Yuri Foreman in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium WBA source
14 November 2009	WBA	Yuri Foreman	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Santos WBA source
7 November 2009	WBO	Alfredo Angulo	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBO title by knocking out Harry Joe Yorgey in the third round WBO source
30 August 2009	WBA	Nobuhiro Ishida	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Marco Antonio Avendano by unanimous decision in Osaka WBA source
21 May 2009	WBC	Sergio Martinez	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion to WBC Champion WBC source
24 April 2009	IBF	Cory Spinks	Champion	Won the title by defeating Deandre Latimore IBF source
29 November 2008	WBO	Paul Williams	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBO title by stopping Verno Phillips after eight rounds WBO source
4 October 2008	WBC	Sergio Martinez	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by stopping Alex Bunema in the eighth round WBC source
13 September 2008	WBC	Vernon Forrest	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sergio Mora WBC source
11 July 2008	WBA	Daniel Santos	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Joachim Alcine WBA source
7 June 2008	WBC	Sergio Mora	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vernon Forrest WBC source
27 March 2008	IBF	Verno Phillips	Champion	Won the title by defeating Cory Spinks IBF source
28 July 2007	WBC	Vernon Forrest	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carlos Baldomir WBC source
7 July 2007	WBA	Joachim Alcine	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Travis Simms WBA source
5 May 2007	WBC	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar De La Hoya WBC source
6 January 2007	WBA	Travis Simms	World Champion	Won the title by defeating José Antonio Rivera WBA source
8 July 2006	IBF	Cory Spinks	Champion	Won the title by defeating Roman Karmazin IBF source
6 May 2006	WBC	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ricardo Mayorga WBC source
6 May 2006	WBA	Jose Antonio Rivera	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Alejandro García WBA source
3 December 2005	WBO	Serhiy Dzinziruk	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Santos WBO source
13 August 2005	WBC	Ricardo Mayorga	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Michele Piccirillo WBC source
14 July 2005	IBF	Roman Karmazin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kassim Ouma IBF source
June 2005	WBA	Alejandro Garcia	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion after Travis Simms lost recognition. The original June-labelled ratings were created on 18 July 2005 and cover movements from 9 June through 18 July. They confirm full status by that date but do not establish a June promotion or an exact decision day; later promoter wording calling the August defense interim conflicts with these original ratings. WBA source
21 May 2005	WBA	Alejandro Garcia	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by stopping Rhoshii Wells in the ninth round WBA source
5 March 2005	WBC	Javier Castillejo	Champion	Was promoted from interim champion to WBC Super Welterweight Champion WBC source
2 October 2004	IBF	Kasim Ouma	Champion	Won the title by defeating Verno Phillips IBF source
5 June 2004	IBF	Verno Phillips	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carlos Bojorquez IBF source
13 March 2004	WBAWBCRING	Ronald Wright	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Shane Mosley. Won the title by unanimous decision over Shane Mosley. WBA source WBC source RING source
13 December 2003	WBA	Travis Simms	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Alejandro García WBA source
13 September 2003	WBAWBCRING	Shane Mosley	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar De La Hoya. WBA source WBC source RING source
1 March 2003	WBA	Alejandro Garcia	World Champion	Won the WBA world title by stopping Santiago Samaniego in the third round on 1 March 2003, as recorded in the WBA February ratings covering results through that date WBA source
14 September 2002	WBA	Santiago Samaniego	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion when Oscar De La Hoya became Super Champion, separately from his 10 August interim win over Mamadou Thiam WBA source
14 September 2002	WBARING	Oscar De La Hoya	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Fernando Vargas. WBA source RING source
16 March 2002	WBO	Daniel Santos	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Yori Boy Campas WBO source
12 October 2001	IBF	Ronald Wright	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Robert Frazier IBF source
22 September 2001	WBA	Fernando Vargas	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Jose Flores WBA source
28 June 2001	WBC	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	Won the title by defeating Javier Castillejo WBC source
2 December 2000	IBF	Felix Trinidad	Champion	Won the title by defeating Fernando Vargas IBF source
3 March 2000	WBA	Felix Trinidad	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating David Reid WBA source
6 March 1999	WBA	David Reid	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Laurent Boudouani WBA source
29 January 1999	WBC	Javier Castillejo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Keith Mullings WBC source
12 December 1998	IBF	Fernando Vargas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Ramón Campas IBF source
22 August 1998	WBO	Harry Simon	Champion	Won the title by defeating Winky Wright WBO source
6 December 1997	IBF	Luis Ramon Campas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Raúl Márquez IBF source
6 December 1997	WBC	Keith Mullings	Champion	Won the title by defeating Terry Norris WBC source
12 April 1997	IBF	Raul Marquez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Anthony Stephens IBF source
21 August 1996	WBA	Laurent Boudouani	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio César Vásquez WBA source
17 May 1996	WBO	Ronald Wright	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bronco McKart WBO source
1 March 1996	WBO	Bronco McKart	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Santos Cardona WBO source
16 December 1995	IBF	Terry Norris	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Vaden IBF source
16 December 1995	WBA	Julio Cesar Vasquez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carl Daniels WBA source
22 November 1995	WBO	Paul Jones	Champion	Won the title by defeating Verno Phillips WBO source
19 August 1995	WBC	Terry Norris	Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Santana WBC source
12 August 1995	IBF	Paul Vaden	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vincent Pettway IBF source
16 June 1995	WBA	Carl Daniels	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Julio César Green WBA source
4 March 1995	WBA	Pernell Whitaker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio César Vásquez WBA source
12 November 1994	WBC	Luis Santana	Champion	Won the title by defeating Terry Norris WBC source
17 September 1994	IBF	Vincent Pettway	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gianfranco Rosi IBF source
7 May 1994	WBC	Terry Norris	Champion	Won the title by defeating Simon Brown WBC source
18 December 1993	WBC	Simon Brown	Champion	Won the title by defeating Terry Norris WBC source
30 October 1993	WBO	Verno Phillips	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Lupe Aquino WBO source
21 December 1992	WBA	Julio Cesar Vasquez	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Hitoshi Kamiyama WBA source
1 October 1991	WBA	Vinny Paz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gilbert Delé WBA source
23 February 1991	WBA	Gilbert Dele	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carlos Elliott WBA source
23 October 1990	WBO	John David Jackson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Chris Pyatt WBO source
31 March 1990	WBC	Terry Norris	Champion	Won the title by defeating John Mugabi WBC source
15 July 1989	IBF	Gianfranco Rosi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Darrin Van Horn IBF source
8 July 1989	WBC	John Mugabi	Champion	Won the title by defeating René Jacquot WBC source
11 February 1989	WBC	Rene Jacquot	Champion	Won the title by defeating Donald Curry WBC source
5 February 1989	IBF	Darrin Van Horn	Champion	Won the title by defeating Robert Hines IBF source
8 December 1988	WBO	John David Jackson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lupe Aquino WBO source
4 November 1988	IBF	Robert Hines	Champion	Won the title by defeating Matthew Hilton IBF source
8 July 1988	WBC	Donald Curry	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gianfranco Rosi WBC source
21 November 1987	WBA	Julian Jackson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Baek In-Chul WBA source
2 October 1987	WBC	Gianfranco Rosi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lupe Aquino WBC source
12 July 1987	WBC	Lupe Aquino	Champion	Won the title by defeating Duane Thomas WBC source
27 June 1987	IBF	Matthew Hilton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Buster Drayton IBF source
5 December 1986	WBC	Duane Thomas	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating John Mugabi WBC source
4 June 1986	IBF	Buster Drayton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Santos IBF source
2 November 1984	IBF	Carlos Santos	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mark Medal IBF source
19 October 1984	WBA	Mike McCallum	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Sean Mannion WBA source
11 March 1984	IBF	Mark Medal	Champion	Won the title by defeating Earl Hargrove IBF source
16 June 1983	WBA	Roberto Duran	Champion	Won the title by defeating Davey Moore WBA source
3 December 1982	WBCRING	Thomas Hearns	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfred Benítez. WBC source RING source
2 February 1982	WBA	Davey Moore	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tadashi Mihara WBA source
7 November 1981	WBA	Tadashi Mihara	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Rocky Fratto WBA source
25 June 1981	RING	Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the super welterweight championship by stopping Ayub Kalule in the ninth round RING source
25 June 1981	WBA	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ayub Kalule WBA source
23 May 1981	WBC	Wilfred Benitez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Maurice Hope WBC source
24 October 1979	RING	Ayub Kalule	Champion	Won the super welterweight championship by defeating Masashi Kudo by unanimous decision over fifteen rounds RING source
24 August 1979	WBA	Ayub Kalule	Champion	Won the title by defeating Masashi Kudo WBA source
4 March 1979	WBC	Maurice Hope	Champion	Won the title by defeating Rocky Mattioli WBC source
9 August 1978	WBARING	Masashi Kudo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eddie Gazo. WBA source RING source
6 August 1977	WBC	Rocky Mattioli	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eckhard Dagge WBC source
5 March 1977	WBARING	Eddie Gazo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Ángel Castellini. WBA source RING source
8 October 1976	WBARING	Miguel Angel Castellini	Champion	Won the title by defeating José Duran. WBA source RING source
18 June 1976	WBC	Eckhard Dagge	Champion	Won the title by defeating Elisha Obed WBC source
18 May 1976	WBARING	Jose Duran	Champion	Won the title by defeating Koichi Wajima. WBA source RING source
17 February 1976	WBARING	Koichi Wajima	Champion	Won the title by defeating Yuh Jae-doo. WBA source RING source
13 November 1975	WBC	Elisha Obed	Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel de Oliveira WBC source
7 June 1975	RING	Jae Do Yuh	Champion	Won the title by defeating Koichi Wajima RING source
7 June 1975	WBA	Yuh Jae Doo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Koichi Wajima WBA source
7 May 1975	WBC	Miguel De Oliveira	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating José Durán WBC source
21 January 1975	WBAWBCRING	Koichi Wajima	Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar Albarado. WBA source WBC source RING source
4 June 1974	RING	Oscar Alvarado	Champion	Won the title by defeating Koichi Wajima RING source
4 June 1974	WBAWBC	Oscar Albarado	Champion	Won the title by defeating Koichi Wajima. WBA source WBC source
31 October 1971	WBAWBC	Koichi Wajima	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carmelo Bossi. WBA source WBC source
9 July 1970	WBAWBC	Carmelo Bossi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Freddie Little. WBA source WBC source
17 March 1969	WBAWBC	Freddie Little	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Stanley Hayward. WBA source WBC source
26 May 1968	WBAWBC	Sandro Mazzinghi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kim Ki-Soo. WBA source WBC source
25 June 1966	WBAWBC	Kim Ki Soo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nino Benvenuti. WBA source WBC source
18 June 1965	WBAWBC	Nino Benvenuti	Champion	Won the title by defeating Alessandro Mazzinghi. Won the title by defeating Sandro Mazzinghi. WBA source WBC source
7 September 1963	WBC	Sandro Mazzinghi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ralph Dupas WBC source
7 September 1963	WBA	Alessandro Mazzinghi	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ralph Dupas WBA source
29 April 1963	WBAWBC	Ralph Dupas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Denny Moyer. WBA source WBC source
19 February 1963	WBC	Denny Moyer	Champion	Won the title by defeating Stan Harrington WBC source
20 October 1962	WBA	Denny Moyer	Champion	Won the title by defeating Joey Giambra WBA source