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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
Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and ...
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 ...
Boxing on ABC refers to a series of boxing events [1] that have been televised on the American Broadcasting Company. Many of these events aired under the Wide World of Sports [ 2 ] banner which began on April 11, 1964 when challenger Muhammad Ali , then known as Cassius Clay, defeated champion Sonny Liston in the seventh round.
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,
Mayweather Jr. vacates the title to focus in the welterweight division. [53] 39 Vernon Forrest (def. Carlos Baldomir) 28 Jul 2007 – 7 Jun 2008 1 40 Sergio Mora: 7 Jun – 13 Sep 2008 0 41 Vernon Forrest (2) 13 Sep 2008 – 21 May 2009 0 Forrest is stripped of his title because of a rib injury that prevented him from defending his title. [54] 42
2025 schedule. The BBC is not responsible for any changes to dates and fixtures. 24 February . Tokyo, Japan. Junto Nakatani v David Cuellar (WBC bantamweight world title)
Welterweight 31 May 1938 Lightweight 17 Aug 1938 Sugar Ray Robinson: Welterweight 20 Dec 1946 Middleweight 14 Feb 1951 Carmen Basilio: Welterweight 10 Jun 1955 Middleweight 23 Sep 1957 Carlos Ortiz: Light welterweight 12 Jun 1959 Lightweight 21 Apr 1962 Fighting Harada: Flyweight 10 Oct 1962 Bantamweight 18 May 1965 Emile Griffith: Welterweight ...