Welterweight title history

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Teofimo Lopez

22 August 2026Reigning for 4 months

Won the WBA welterweight super title by majority decision against Rolando Romero in Las Vegas.

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Won the WBA welterweight super title from Rolando Romero.

Won the title by majority decision against Rolando Romero in Las Vegas

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Welterweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
22 August 2026	WBA	Teofimo Lopez	Super Champion	Won the title by majority decision against Rolando Romero in Las Vegas WBA source
24 June 2026	IBF	Liam Paro	Champion	Won the IBF welterweight title by defeating Lewis Crocker in Brisbane IBF source
23 May 2026	WBA	Jack Catterall	World Champion	Won the vacant WBA World title by unanimous decision against Shakhram Giyasov in Giza while Rolando Romero held the separate Super Championship WBA source
21 May 2026	WBA	Rolando Romero	Super Champion	Promoted to the title WBA source
21 February 2026	WBC	Ryan Garcia	Champion	Won the title by unanimous decision against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas WBC source
22 November 2025	WBO	Devin Haney	Champion	Won the title by unanimous decision against Brian Norman Jr WBO source
13 September 2025	IBF	Lewis Crocker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paddy Donovan IBF source
2 May 2025	WBA	Rolando Romero	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryan Garcia WBA source
22 April 2025	WBA	Jaron Ennis	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
12 April 2025	RING	Jaron Ennis	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eimantas Stanionis RING source
12 August 2024	WBO	Brian Norman Jr	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Terence Crawford confirmed he would leave the division WBO source
18 June 2024	WBC	Mario Barrios	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Terence Crawford was designated Champion in Recess by the WBC WBC source
9 November 2023	IBF	Jaron Ennis	Champion	Was elevated from interim champion after the IBF stripped Terence Crawford for not facing his mandatory challenger IBF source
30 September 2023	WBC	Mario Barrios	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by defeating Yordenis Ugas by unanimous decision in Las Vegas WBC source
29 July 2023	WBAWBCIBFRING	Terence Crawford	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Errol Spence Jr. WBA source WBC source IBF source RING source
7 January 2023	IBF	Jaron Ennis	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim IBF title by defeating Karen Chukhadzhian by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 120-108 IBF source
16 April 2022	WBA	Eimantas Stanionis	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Radzhab Butaev WBA source
16 April 2022	WBA	Errol Spence Jr	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Yordenis Ugas WBA source
30 October 2021	WBA	Radzhab Butaev	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Jamal James WBA source
4 February 2021	WBA	Jamal James	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion following Yordenis Ugas’s promotion to Super Champion WBA source
29 January 2021	WBA	Yordenis Ugas	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
6 September 2020	WBA	Yordenis Ugas	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Abel Ramos WBA source
30 November 2019	WBA	Alexander Besputin	World Champion	Initially awarded the vacant title against Radzhab Butaev, the bout was later declared a no-decision after positive anti-doping tests and Besputin lost the title WBA source
28 September 2019	WBC	Errol Spence Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Shawn Porter WBC source
20 July 2019	WBA	Manny Pacquiao	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Keith Thurman WBA source
8 September 2018	WBC	Shawn Porter	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Danny Garcia WBC source
15 July 2018	WBA	Manny Pacquiao	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Lucas Matthysse WBA source
9 June 2018	WBO	Terence Crawford	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Jeff Horn WBO source
27 January 2018	WBA	Lucas Martin Matthysse	World Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Tewa Kiram WBA source
2 July 2017	WBO	Jeff Horn	Champion	Won the title by defeating Manny Pacquiao WBO source
27 May 2017	IBF	Errol Spence Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kell Brook IBF source
4 March 2017	WBC	Keith Thurman	Champion	Won the title by defeating Danny Garcia WBC source
18 February 2017	WBA	Lamont Peterson	World Champion	Won the title by defeating David Avanesyan WBA source
5 November 2016	WBO	Manny Pacquiao	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Jessie Vargas WBO source
2 November 2016	WBA	David Avanesyan	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion on 2 November 2016, the title date explicitly recorded in the WBA’s January 2017 ratings WBA source
2 November 2016	WBA	Keith Thurman	Super Champion	Was designated WBA Super Champion by resolution 201611021112 dated 2 November 2016, as identified in the WBA’s later signed special-permit resolution WBA source
5 March 2016	WBO	Jessie Vargas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sadam Ali WBO source
February 2016	WBO	Timothy Bradley	Super Champion	The WBO already described Bradley as designated Super Champion in a 14 January 2016 report, before this February ranking entry. The announcement does not date the decision, so neither the ranking month nor his earlier Rios defense establishes an exact designation day. WBO source
23 January 2016	WBC	Danny Garcia	Champion	Won the title by defeating Robert Guerrero WBC source
6 July 2015	WBO	Timothy Bradley	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after the WBO stripped Floyd Mayweather Jr of the title WBO source
2 May 2015	WBO	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Manny Pacquiao WBO source
28 January 2015	WBA	Keith Thurman	World Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion to the WBA world title WBA source
16 August 2014	IBF	Kell Brook	Champion	Won the title by defeating Shawn Porter IBF source
3 May 2014	WBA	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Marcos Maidana WBA source
12 April 2014	WBO	Manny Pacquiao	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Timothy Bradley WBO source
14 December 2013	WBA	Marcos Rene Maidana	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Adrien Broner WBA source
7 December 2013	IBF	Shawn Porter	Champion	Won the title by defeating Devon Alexander IBF source
22 June 2013	WBA	Adrien Broner	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Malignaggi WBA source
4 May 2013	RING	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Robert Guerrero RING source
20 October 2012	IBF	Devon Alexander	Champion	Won the title by defeating Randall Bailey IBF source
28 July 2012	WBC	Robert Guerrero	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by defeating Selcuk Aydin by unanimous decision in San Jose, California WBC source
9 June 2012	WBO	Timothy Bradley	Champion	Won the title by defeating Manny Pacquiao WBO source
9 June 2012	IBF	Randall Bailey	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mike Jones IBF source
30 April 2012	WBA	Paul Malignaggi	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Vyacheslav Senchenko WBA source
17 September 2011	WBC	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Victor Ortiz WBC source
3 September 2011	IBF	Andre Berto	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jan Zaveck IBF source
14 July 2011	WBA	Ismael El Massoudi	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by stopping Souleymane M'baye in the twelfth round in Marrakech WBA source
16 April 2011	WBC	Victor Ortiz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Andre Berto WBC source
28 May 2010	WBA	Souleymane M'baye	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBA title by defeating Antonin Decarie by unanimous decision in Levallois-Perret, France WBA source
11 December 2009	IBF	Jan Zaveck	Champion	Won the title by defeating Isaac Hlatshwayo IBF source
14 November 2009	WBO	Manny Pacquiao	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto WBO source
1 August 2009	IBF	Isaac Hlatshwayo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Delvin Rodriguez IBF source
10 April 2009	WBA	Vyacheslav Senchenko	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Yuriy Nuzhnenko WBA source
21 February 2009	WBO	Miguel Cotto	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Jennings WBO source
24 January 2009	WBA	Shane Mosley	Super Champion	Won the title by stopping Antonio Margarito in the ninth round WBA source
3 October 2008	WBA	Yuriy Nuzhnenko	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion when Antonio Margarito was designated Super Champion WBA source
2 August 2008	IBF	Joshua Clottey	Champion	Won the title by defeating Zab Judah IBF source
26 July 2008	WBA	Antonio Margarito	Super Champion, World Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto. WBA source
21 June 2008	WBC	Andre Berto	Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Angel Rodriguez WBC source
7 June 2008	WBO	Paul Williams	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Quintana WBO source
12 April 2008	IBF	Antonio Margarito	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kermit Cintrón IBF source
9 February 2008	WBO	Carlos Quintana	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Williams WBO source
8 December 2007	WBA	Yuriy Nuzhnenko	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBA title by defeating Frederic Klose by unanimous decision in Le Cannet, France WBA source
14 July 2007	WBO	Paul Williams	Champion	Won the title by defeating Antonio Margarito WBO source
2 December 2006	WBA	Miguel Cotto	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Quintana WBA source
4 November 2006	WBCRING	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Baldomir. WBC source RING source
28 October 2006	IBF	Kermit Cintron	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mark Suarez IBF source
13 May 2006	WBA	Ricky Hatton	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Collazo WBA source
8 April 2006	IBF	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Zab Judah IBF source
7 January 2006	WBCRING	Carlos Baldomir	Champion	Won the title by defeating Zab Judah. WBC source RING source
2 April 2005	WBA	Luis Collazo	World Champion	Won the title by defeating José Antonio Rivera WBA source
5 February 2005	WBAWBCIBFRING	Zab Judah	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Cory Spinks. WBA source WBC source IBF source RING source
13 December 2003	WBAWBCRING	Cory Spinks	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Ricardo Mayorga. WBA source WBC source RING source
13 September 2003	WBA	Jose Antonio Rivera	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Michel Trabant WBA source
22 March 2003	IBF	Cory Spinks	Champion	Won the title by defeating Michele Piccirillo IBF source
25 January 2003	WBAWBCRING	Ricardo Mayorga	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Vernon Forrest. WBA source WBC source RING source
13 April 2002	IBF	Michele Piccirillo	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Cory Spinks IBF source
30 March 2002	WBA	Ricardo Mayorga	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Andrew Lewis WBA source
16 March 2002	WBO	Antonio Margarito	Champion	Won the title by defeating Antonio Diaz WBO source
26 January 2002	WBCRING	Vernon Forrest	Champion	Won the title by defeating Shane Mosley. WBC source RING source
12 May 2001	IBF	Vernon Forrest	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Raul Frank IBF source
17 February 2001	WBA	Andrew Lewis	World Champion	Won the title by defeating James Page WBA source
17 June 2000	WBC	Shane Mosley	Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar De La Hoya WBC source
6 May 2000	WBO	Daniel Santos	Champion	Won the title by defeating Akhmed Kotiev WBO source
20 March 2000	WBC	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	Was recognized as WBC welterweight champion after Felix Trinidad moved up, following the win over Derrell Coley WBC source
17 September 1999	WBC	Felix Trinidad	Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar De La Hoya WBC source
10 October 1998	WBA	James Page	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Andrey Pestryayev WBA source
14 February 1998	WBO	Akhmed Kotiev	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion to WBO Champion WBO source
12 April 1997	WBC	Oscar De La Hoya	Champion	Won the title by defeating Pernell Whitaker WBC source
13 April 1996	WBO	Jose Luis Lopez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eamonn Loughran WBO source
4 June 1994	WBA	Ike Quartey	Champion	Won the title by defeating Crisanto España WBA source
16 October 1993	WBO	Eamonn Loughran	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Lorenzo Smith WBO source
19 June 1993	IBF	Felix Trinidad	Champion	Won the title by defeating Maurice Blocker IBF source
6 March 1993	WBC	Pernell Whitaker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Buddy McGirt WBC source
12 February 1993	WBO	Gert Bo Jacobsen	Champion	Won the title by defeating Manning Galloway WBO source
31 October 1992	WBA	Crisanto Espana	Champion	Won the title by defeating Meldrick Taylor WBA source
29 November 1991	WBC	James McGirt	Champion	Won the title by defeating Simon Brown WBC source
4 October 1991	IBF	Maurice Blocker	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Glenwood Brown IBF source
18 March 1991	WBC	Simon Brown	Champion	Won the title by defeating Maurice Blocker WBC source
19 January 1991	WBA	Meldrick Taylor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Aaron Davis WBA source
19 August 1990	WBC	Maurice Blocker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marlon Starling WBC source
8 July 1990	WBA	Aaron Davis	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mark Breland WBA source
15 December 1989	WBO	Manning Galloway	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Al Hamza WBO source
6 May 1989	WBO	Genaro Leon	Champion	Won the title by defeating Danny Garcia WBO source
4 February 1989	WBCRING	Marlon Starling	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lloyd Honeyghan. WBC source RING source
4 February 1989	WBA	Mark Breland	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Lee Seung-Soon WBA source
29 July 1988	WBA	Tomas Molinares	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marlon Starling WBA source
23 April 1988	IBF	Simon Brown	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Tyrone Trice IBF source
29 March 1988	WBCRING	Lloyd Honeyghan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jorge Vaca. WBC source RING source
28 October 1987	WBCRING	Jorge Vaca	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lloyd Honeyghan. WBC source RING source
22 August 1987	WBA	Marlon Starling	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mark Breland WBA source
6 February 1987	WBA	Mark Breland	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Harold Volbrecht WBA source
27 September 1986	WBAWBCIBFRING	Lloyd Honeyghan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Donald Curry. WBA source WBC source IBF source RING source
6 December 1985	WBCRING	Donald Curry	Champion	Won the title by defeating Milton McCrory. WBC source RING source
4 February 1984	IBF	Donald Curry	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marlon Starling IBF source
13 August 1983	WBC	Milton McCrory	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Colin Jones WBC source
13 February 1983	WBA	Donald Curry	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Hwang Jun-Suk WBA source
16 September 1981	WBA	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Thomas Hearns WBA source
25 November 1980	RING	Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Roberto Duran RING source
25 November 1980	WBC	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Roberto Durán WBC source
2 August 1980	WBA	Thomas Hearns	Champion	Won the title by defeating José Cuevas WBA source
20 June 1980	WBCRING	Roberto Duran	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Leonard. Won the title by defeating Ray Leonard. WBC source RING source
30 November 1979	RING	Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfred Benitez RING source
30 November 1979	WBC	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilfred Benítez WBC source
14 January 1979	WBCRING	Wilfred Benitez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carlos Palomino. WBC source RING source
17 July 1976	WBA	Pipino Cuevas	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ángel Espada WBA source
22 June 1976	WBCRING	Carlos Palomino	Champion	Won the title by defeating John H. Stracey. Won the title by defeating John Stracey. WBC source RING source
6 December 1975	RING	John Stracey	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jose Napoles RING source
6 December 1975	WBC	John H. Stracey	Champion	Won the title by defeating José Nápoles WBC source
28 June 1975	WBA	Angel Espada	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Clyde Gray WBA source
4 June 1971	WBAWBCRING	Jose Napoles	Champion	Won the title by defeating Billy Backus. WBA source WBC source RING source
3 December 1970	WBAWBCRING	Billy Backus	Champion	Won the title by defeating José Nápoles. WBA source WBC source RING source
18 April 1969	WBAWBCRING	Jose Napoles	Champion	Won the title by defeating Curtis Cokes. WBA source WBC source RING source
28 November 1966	RING	Curtis Cokes	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jean Josselin RING source
24 August 1966	WBAWBC	Curtis Cokes	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Manuel González. Won the title by defeating Manuel Gonzalez. WBA source WBC source
8 June 1963	WBAWBCRING	Emile Griffith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Luis Manuel Rodríguez. Won the title by defeating Luis Rodriguez. WBA source WBC source RING source
21 March 1963	RING	Luis Rodriguez	Champion	Won the title by unanimous decision over Emile Griffith RING source
21 March 1963	WBAWBC	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Emile Griffith. WBA source WBC source
14 February 1963	WBC	Emile Griffith	Champion	Was recognized as the inaugural WBC welterweight champion when the organization was founded, while already holding the world championship WBC source
24 March 1962	NBARING	Emile Griffith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Benny Paret. NBA source RING source
30 September 1961	NBARING	Benny Paret	Champion	Won the title by defeating Emile Griffith. NBA source RING source
1 April 1961	NBARING	Emile Griffith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Benny Paret. NBA source RING source
27 May 1960	NBARING	Benny Paret	Champion	Won the title by defeating Don Jordan. NBA source RING source
5 December 1958	NBARING	Don Jordan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Virgil Akins. NBA source RING source
6 June 1958	NBARING	Virgil Akins	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Vince Martinez. Won the title by defeating Vince Martinez. NBA source RING source
12 September 1956	NBARING	Carmen Basilio	Champion	Won the title by defeating Johnny Saxton. NBA source RING source
14 March 1956	NBARING	Johnny Saxton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carmen Basilio. NBA source RING source
10 June 1955	NBARING	Carmen Basilio	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tony DeMarco. NBA source RING source
1 April 1955	NBARING	Tony Demarco	Champion	Won the title by defeating Johnny Saxton. NBA source RING source
20 October 1954	NBARING	Johnny Saxton	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kid Gavilán. NBA source RING source
29 August 1951	RING	Kid Gavilan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Billy Graham RING source
18 May 1951	NBA	Kid Gavilan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Johnny Bratton NBA source
13 March 1951	NBA	Johnny Bratton	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Charley Fusari NBA source
20 December 1946	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tommy Bell RING source
20 December 1946	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Tommy Bell NBA source
1 February 1946	NBARING	Marty Servo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Freddie Cochrane. NBA source RING source
29 July 1941	NBARING	Freddie Cochrane	Champion	Won the title by defeating Fritzie Zivic. NBA source RING source
4 October 1940	NBARING	Fritzie Zivic	Champion	Won the title by defeating Henry Armstrong. NBA source RING source
31 May 1938	NBARING	Henry Armstrong	Champion	Won the title by defeating Barney Ross. NBA source RING source
28 May 1935	NBARING	Barney Ross	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jimmy McLarnin. NBA source RING source
17 September 1934	NBARING	Jimmy McLarnin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Barney Ross. NBA source RING source
28 May 1934	NBARING	Barney Ross	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jimmy McLarnin. NBA source RING source
29 May 1933	NBARING	Jimmy McLarnin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Young Corbett III. Won the title by defeating Young Corbett. NBA source RING source
22 February 1933	RING	Young Corbett	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jackie Fields RING source
22 February 1933	NBA	Young Corbett III	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jackie Fields NBA source
28 January 1932	NBARING	Jackie Fields	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lou Brouillard. NBA source RING source
23 October 1931	NBARING	Lou Brouillard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jack Thompson. Won the title by defeating Young Jack Thompson. NBA source RING source
14 April 1931	RING	Young Jack Thompson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tommy Freeman RING source
14 April 1931	NBA	Jack Thompson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tommy Freeman NBA source
5 September 1930	NBARING	Tommy Freeman	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jack Thompson. Won the title by defeating Young Jack Thompson. NBA source RING source
9 May 1930	RING	Young Jack Thompson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jackie Fields RING source
9 May 1930	NBA	Jack Thompson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jackie Fields NBA source
25 July 1929	RING	Jackie Fields	Champion	Won the title by defeating Joe Dundee RING source
25 March 1929	NBA	Jackie Fields	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Jack Thompson NBA source
3 June 1927	NBARING	Joe Dundee	Champion	Won the title by defeating Pete Latzo. NBA source RING source
20 May 1926	NBARING	Pete Latzo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Mickey Walker. NBA source RING source
1924	RING	Mickey Walker	Champion	The source gives only the year of this inaugural Ring recognition. An exact award day is not established; 1 January was a placeholder and is not treated as an event date. RING source
1 November 1922	NBA	Mickey Walker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jack Britton NBA source
1921	NBA	Jack Britton	Champion	This record belongs to the NBA recognition era in 1921. The January archive boundary does not establish this boxer’s recognition month or day; the earlier world-title win predates the organization. NBA source