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Beginning with boxer Pat Bradley, is a chronological widely recognized List of World Welterweight 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
American boxing magazine The Ring began awarding world titles in 1922. There are 18 weight divisions. To compete in a division, a boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history.
It is one of four premier amateur boxing tournaments, the others being the National Golden Gloves Tournament, which crowns its own amateur welterweight champion, the Police Athletic League Tournament, and the United States Armed Forces Tournament, all sending champions to the US Olympic Trials. It was contested at 147lbs until 2002 when it was ...
The following is a list of NABF champions, showing every champion certificated by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), in operation since 1969. r – Champion relinquished title. s – Champion stripped of title.
This is a chronological List of World Super Lightweight/Light Welterweight/Junior Welterweight 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,
Maidana vacated the title to move up to welterweight and fight Devon Alexander. [142] 4 Khabib Allakhverdiev (def. Joan Guzmán) 30 Nov 2012 – 12 Apr 2014 1 5 Jessie Vargas: 12 Apr 2014 – 27 Jun 2015 2 Vargas vacated the title before challenging WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley to avoid paying WBA's sanctioning fees. [143] 6 Mario ...
Retained WBA welterweight title: 27 Win 24–3 Sam Garr UD 12 Mar 13, 1999: 27 years, 348 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA welterweight title: 26 Win 23–3 José Luis López: UD 12 Dec 5, 1998 27 years, 248 days Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained WBA welterweight title: 25 Win 22–3
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1951 Alberto Barenghi Germán Pardo Raúl Macías 1955 Hilario Correa Manuel Lugo Vega Ramón Arias 1959 Miguel Ángel Botta ()