National title lineage
BBBOFC BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of BBBOFC BRITISH lightweight champions since 1895 — 49 champions across 63 reigns. LOUIE O'DOHERTY is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to DICK LEE (21y 6m, 0 defences).
- 63LOUIE O'DOHERTYCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 1y 1m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 62
2024–2025 · 1y 8m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 61
2021–2024 · 2y 11m · 0 defences
- 60
2019–2021 · 1y 11m · 1 defence
- 59
2018–2019 · 10m · 0 defences
- 58
2018 · 2m · 0 defences
- 57
2017–2018 · 6m · 2 defences
- 56
2017 · 6m · 0 defences
- 55
2015–2017 · 1y 11m · 0 defences
- 54
2010–2015 · 5y 1m · 0 defences
- 53
2010 · 3m · 0 defences
- 52
2008–2010 · 1y 7m · 3 defences
- 51
2006–2008 · 1y 7m · 2 defences
- 50
2006 · 7m · 0 defences
- 49
2003–2006 · 2y 10m · 3 defences
- 48
2000–2003 · 3y 5m · 1 defence
- 47
1995–2000 · 4y 11m · 1 defence
- 46
1993–1995 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 45
1993 · 9m · 0 defences
- 44
1992–1993 · 4m · 0 defences
- 43
1990–1992 · 1y 12m · 4 defences
- 42
1987–1990 · 3y 2m · 0 defences
- 41
1985–1987 · 2y 4m · 2 defences · won vacant
- 40
1982–1985 · 2y 7m · 2 defences · later vacated
- 39
1980–1982 · 2y 7m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 38
1975–1980 · 5y 2m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 37
1974–1975 · 10m · 0 defences
- 36
1973–1974 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 35
1972–1973 · 9m · 0 defences
- 34
1972 · 3m · 0 defences
- 33
1968–1972 · 3y 12m · 1 defence
- 32
1967–1968 · 10m · 0 defences
- 31
1966–1967 · 5m · 0 defences
- 30
1965–1966 · 1y 8m · 2 defences
- 29
1963–1965 · 1y 8m · 1 defence
- 28
1961–1963 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 27
1961 · 7m · 0 defences
- 26
1957–1961 · 4y 1m · 0 defences
- 25
1956–1957 · 12m · 1 defence
- 24
1955–1956 · 12m · 0 defences
- 23
1953–1955 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 22
1952–1953 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 21
1951–1952 · 11m · 0 defences
- 20
1951 · 3m · 0 defences
- 19
1950–1951 · 11m · 0 defences
- 18
1950 · 4m · 0 defences
- 17
1949–1950 · 10m · 0 defences
- 16
1948–1949 · 11m · 0 defences
- 15
1947–1948 · 8m · 0 defences
- 14
1944–1947 · 3y 2m · 0 defences
- 13
1944 · 5m · 0 defences
- 12
1938–1944 · 5y 3m · 2 defences
- 11
1938 · 6m · 0 defences
- 10
1936–1938 · 2y 2m · 1 defence
- 9
1934–1936 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
- 8
1934 · 9m · 0 defences
- 7
1932–1934 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 6
1932 · 1m · 0 defences
- 5
1930–1932 · 2y 3m · 1 defence
- 4
1908–1930 · 21y 6m · 0 defences
- 3
1908 · 8m · 0 defences
- 2
1906–1908 · 2y 2m · 1 defence
- 1
1895–1906 · 11y · 0 defences
