This is a chronological List of World Super Welterweight / Junior Middleweight / Light Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988,
Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition WorldTitle inaugurated1962-10-201963-04-29 Denny MoyerUniversal (WBA/WBC)1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasUniversal (WBA/WBC)1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiUniversal (WBA/WBC)1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiUniversal (WBA/WBC)1966-06-251968-05-26 Ki-Soo KimUniversal (WBA/WBC)1968-05-261968-10-25-Stripped Sandro MazzinghiUniversal (WBA/WBC)1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleUniversal (WBA/WBC)1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiUniversal (WBA/WBC)1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaUniversal (WBA/WBC)1974-06-041975-01-21 Oscar AlbaradoUniversal (WBA/WBC)1975-01-211975-03-22-Title Split Koichi WajimaUniversal (WBA/WBC) WBC Title Inaugurated1963-02-191963-04-29 Denny MoyerWBC1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasWBC1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiWBC1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiWBC1966-06-251968-05-26 Ki Soo KimWBC1968-05-261968-11-Stripped Sandro MazzinghiWBC1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleWBC1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiWBC1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaWBC1974-06-041975-01-21 Oscar AlbaradoWBC1975-01-211975-04-Stripped Koichi WajimaWBC1975-05-071975-11-13 Miguel de OliveiraWBC1975-11-131976-06-17 Elisha ObedWBC1976-06-171977-08-06 Eckhard DaggeWBC1977-08-061979-03-04 Rocky MattioliWBC1979-03-041981-05-23 Maurice HopeWBC1981-05-231982-12-03 Wilfred BenítezWBC1982-12-031986-06-23-Vacated Thomas HearnsWBC1986-12-051987-07-12 Duane ThomasWBC1987-07-121987-10-02 Lupe AquinoWBC1987-10-021988-07-08 Gianfranco RosiWBC1988-07-081989-02-11 Donald CurryWBC1989-02-111989-07-08 Rene JacquotWBC1989-07-081990-03-31 John MugabiWBC1990-03-311993-12-18 Terry NorrisWBC1993-12-181994-05-07 Simon BrownWBC1994-05-071994-11-12 Terry NorrisWBC1994-11-121995-08-19 Luis SantanaWBC1995-08-191997-12-06 Terry NorrisWBC1997-12-061999-01-29 Keith MullingsWBC1999-01-292001-06-23 Javier CastillejoWBC2001-06-232003-09-13 Oscar De La HoyaWBC2003-09-132004-03-13 Shane MosleyWBC2004-03-132004-11-20-Vacated Winky WrightWBC2004-11-202005-06-01-Stripped Javier CastillejoWBC2005-08-132006-05-06 Ricardo MayorgaWBC2006-05-062007-05-05 Oscar De La HoyaWBC2007-05-052007-06-28-Vacated Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBC2007-07-282008-06-07 Vernon ForrestWBC2008-06-072008-09-13 Sergio MoraWBC2008-09-132009-05-21-Stripped Vernon ForrestWBC2009-05-21 2010-06-17-Vacated Sergio MartinezWBC2010-11-13 2011-02-08-Vacated Manny PacquiaoWBC2011-03-052013-09-14 Saul AlvarezWBC2013-09-142015-11-01-Changed status to WBC Emeritus Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBC2016-05-212018-12-22 Jermell CharloWBC2018-12-222019-12-21 Tony Harrison (boxer)WBC2019-12-212024-01-26-Vacated Jermell CharloWBC2024-03-31Present Sebastian FundoraWBC WBA Title Inaugurated1962-10-201963-04-29 Denny MoyerWBA1963-04-291963-09-07 Ralph DupasWBA1963-09-071965-06-18 Sandro MazzinghiWBA1965-06-181966-06-25 Nino BenvenutiWBA1966-06-251968-05-26 Kim Ki-sooWBA1968-05-261968-11-Stripped Alessandro MazzinghiWBA1969-03-171970-07-09 Freddie LittleWBA1970-07-091971-10-31 Carmelo BossiWBA1971-10-311974-06-04 Koichi WajimaWBA1974-06-041975-06-07 Oscar AlbaradoWBA1975-01-211975-06-07 Koichi WajimaWBA1975-06-071976-02-17 Yuh Jae-dooWBA1976-02-171976-05-18 Koichi WajimaWBA1976-05-181976-10-08 Jose Manuel DuranWBA1976-10-081977-03-05 Miguel Ángel CastelliniWBA1977-03-051978-08-09 Eddie GazoWBA1978-08-091979-10-24 Masashi KudoWBA1979-10-241981-06-25 Ayub KaluleWBA1981-06-251981-06-25-Vacated Sugar Ray LeonardWBA1981-11-071982-02-02 Tadashi MiharaWBA1982-02-021983-06-16 Davey MooreWBA1983-06-161984-Stripped Roberto DuránWBA1984-10-191987-07-18-Vacated Mike McCallumWBA1987-11-221991-02-23-Vacated Julian JacksonWBA1991-02-231991-10-01 Gilbert DeléWBA1991-10-011992-12-21 Vinny PazWBA1992-12-211995-03-04 Julio César VásquezWBA1995-03-041995-Vacated Pernell WhitakerWBA1995-06-161995-12-16 Carl DanielsWBA1995-12-161996-08-21 Julio César VásquezWBA1996-08-211999-03-06 Laurent BoudouaniWBA1999-03-062000-03-03 David ReidWBA2000-03-032000-12-02-Vacated Félix TrinidadWBA2001-09-222002-09-14 Fernando VargasWBA 2002-09-142003-09-13 Oscar De La HoyaWBA Super Champion2002-09-142003-03-01 Santiago SamaniegoWBA Regular Champion2003-03-012003-12-13 Alejandro GarciaWBA Regular Champion2003-09-132004-03-13 Shane MosleyWBA Super Champion2003-12-132004-10-02-Stripped Travis SimmsWBA Regular Champion2004-03-132004-11-20-Vacated Winky WrightWBA Super Champion2005-05-212006-05-06 Alejandro GarciaWBA 2006-05-062007-01-06 José Antonio RiveraWBA 2007-01-062007-07-07 Travis SimmsWBA 2007-07-072008-07-11 Joachim AlcineWBA 2008-07-112009-11-14 Daniel SantosWBA 2009-11-142010-06-06 Yuri ForemanWBA2010-06-062012-05-05 Miguel CottoWBA Super Champion2011-02-052013-04-20 Austin TroutWBA Regular Champion2012-05-052016-01-11-Stripped after retirement Floyd Mayweather Jr.WBA Super Champion2013-04-202013-09-14-Lost to Super Champion Canelo ÁlvarezWBA Regular Champion2016-06-082018-04-07 Erislandy LaraWBA Super Champion2016-10-222019-06-25-Stripped Brian CastañoWBA Regular Champion2018-04-072019-05-11 Jarrett HurdWBA Super Champion2019-05-112020-01-18 Julian WilliamsWBA Super Champion2019-08-312021-08-31-Vacated Erislandy LaraWBA Regular Champion2020-01-182020-09-26 Jeison RosarioWBA Super Champion2020-09-262024-03-05-Vacated Jermell CharloWBA Super Champion2024-03-082024-08-03 Israil MadrimovWBA2024-08-032025-09-13-Stripped Terence CrawfordWBA2025-09-132026-01-31 Abass BaraouWBA2026-01-31Present Xander ZayasWBA IBF Title inaugurated1984-03-111984-11-02 Mark MedalIBF1984-11-021985-06-01-Vacated Carlos SantosIBF1986-06-041987-06-27 Buster DraytonIBF1987-06-271988-11-04 Matthew HiltonIBF1988-11-041989-02-05 Robert HinesIBF1989-02-051989-07-15 Darrin Van HornIBF1989-07-151994-09-17 Gianfranco RosiIBF1994-09-171995-08-12 Vincent PettwayIBF1995-08-121995-12-16 Paul VadenIBF1995-12-161997-01-11-Vacated Terry NorrisIBF1997-04-121997-12-06 Raúl MárquezIBF1997-12-061998-12-12 Yori Boy CampasIBF1998-12-122000-12-02 Fernando VargasIBF2000-12-022001-05-12-Vacated Félix TrinidadIBF2001-10-122004-03-13-Vacated Winky WrightIBF2004-06-052004-10-02 Verno PhillipsIBF2004-10-022005-07-14 Kassim OumaIBF2005-07-142006-07-08 Roman KarmazinIBF2006-07-082008-03-27 Cory SpinksIBF2008-03-272008-11-Vacated Verno PhillipsIBF2009-04-242010-08-07 Cory SpinksIBF2010-08-072013-02-23 Cornelius BundrageIBF2013-02-232013-09-14 Ishe SmithIBF2013-09-142014-10-11 Carlos MolinaIBF2014-10-112015-09-12 Cornelius BundrageIBF2015-09-122017-02-16-Vacated Jermall CharloIBF2017-02-252019-05-11 Jarrett HurdIBF2019-05-112020-01-18 Julian WilliamsIBF2020-01-182020-09-26 Jeison RosarioIBF2020-09-262023-11-23-Vacated Jermell CharloIBF2024-04-062026-31-01 Bakhram MurtazalievIBF2026-01-31Present Josh KellyIBF WBO Title inaugurated1988-12-081992-12-19-Vacated John David JacksonWBO1993-10-301995-11-22 Verno PhillipsWBO1995-11-221996-02-Stripped Paul JonesWBO1996-03-011996-05-17 Bronco McKartWBO1996-05-171998-08-22 Winky WrightWBO1998-08-222001-02-10-Vacated Harry SimonWBO2002-03-162005-12-03 Daniel SantosWBO2005-12-032011-10-05-Stripped Serhiy DzyndzyrukWBO2011-10-052013-07-22-Stripped Zaurbek BaysangurovWBO2013-11-092015-07-31-Stripped Demetrius AndradeWBO2015-10-102016- 09-17 Liam SmithWBO2016-09-172017-05-06-Vacated Canelo ÁlvarezWBO2017-08-262017-12-02 Miguel CottoWBO2017-12-022018-05-12 Sadam AliWBO2018-05-122019-11-23-Vacated Jaime MunguíaWBO2019-11-302021-02-13 Patrick TeixeiraWBO2021-02-13Present Brian CastañoWBO2021-02-132023-09-30 Jermell CharloWBO2023-09-302024-03-31 Tim TszyuWBO2024-03-312025-02-05-Stripped Sebastian FundoraWBO2025-07-26Present Xander ZayasWBO
See also List of British world boxing champions