National title lineage

BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of BRITISH welterweight champions since 1897 — 54 champions across 60 reigns. CONSTANTIN URSU is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to ERNIE RODERICK (8y 4m, 2 defences).

  1. 60
    CONSTANTIN URSUCURRENT CHAMPION

    2026–present · 8m · 1 defence

  2. 59

    2025–2026 · 8m · 0 defences

  3. 58

    2019–2025 · 5y 11m · 0 defences

  4. 57

    2017–2019 · 1y 10m · 0 defences

  5. 56

    2016–2017 · 1y 8m · 3 defences

  6. 55

    2015–2016 · 5m · 0 defences

  7. 54

    2012–2015 · 2y 12m · 3 defences

  8. 53

    2011–2012 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  9. 52

    2011 · 2m · 0 defences

  10. 51

    2008–2011 · 2y 8m · 4 defences

  11. 50

    2007–2008 · 8m · 1 defence

  12. 49

    2007 · 6m · 1 defence

  13. 48

    2006–2007 · 7m · 0 defences

  14. 47

    2006 · 5m · 0 defences

  15. 46

    2006 · 4m · 0 defences

  16. 45

    2003–2006 · 2y 7m · 3 defences · won vacant

  17. 44

    1997–2003 · 5y 12m · 3 defences · later vacated

  18. 43

    1996–1997 · 1y 5m · 0 defences

  19. 42

    1995–1996 · 5m · 0 defences

  20. 41

    1993–1995 · 1y 12m · 3 defences

  21. 40

    1992–1993 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  22. 39

    1991–1992 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  23. 38

    1987–1991 · 3y 10m · 3 defences

  24. 37

    1985–1987 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  25. 36

    1985 · 5m · 0 defences

  26. 35

    1983–1985 · 2y · 1 defence

  27. 34

    1980–1983 · 3y · 2 defences

  28. 33

    1979–1980 · 12m · 0 defences

  29. 32

    1976–1979 · 2y 4m · 1 defence

  30. 31

    1975–1976 · 12m · 0 defences

  31. 30

    1973–1975 · 2y 6m · 0 defences

  32. 29

    1972–1973 · 7m · 0 defences

  33. 28

    1968–1972 · 4y 9m · 2 defences

  34. 27

    1967–1968 · 1y · 1 defence

  35. 26

    1960–1967 · 6y 3m · 6 defences

  36. 25

    1960 · 10m · 0 defences

  37. 24

    1958–1960 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  38. 23

    1956–1958 · 2y 1m · 1 defence

  39. 22

    1953–1956 · 2y 9m · 1 defence

  40. 21

    1953 · 2m · 0 defences

  41. 20

    1952–1953 · 12m · 0 defences

  42. 19

    1951–1952 · 9m · 0 defences

  43. 18

    1949–1951 · 1y 11m · 1 defence

  44. 17

    1948–1949 · 1y · 0 defences

  45. 16

    1940–1948 · 8y 4m · 2 defences

  46. 15

    1936–1940 · 4y 3m · 0 defences

  47. 14

    1934–1936 · 1y 11m · 0 defences

  48. 13

    1926–1934 · 8y · 3 defences

  49. 12

    1925–1926 · 6m · 0 defences

  50. 11

    1925 · 1m · 0 defences

  51. 10

    1924–1925 · 11m · 0 defences

  52. 9

    1924 · 5m · 0 defences

  53. 8

    1923–1924 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  54. 7

    1920–1923 · 2y 7m · 2 defences

  55. 6

    1914–1920 · 5y 6m · 4 defences

  56. 5

    1910–1914 · 4y 9m · 0 defences

  57. 4

    1908–1910 · 1y 4m · 0 defences

  58. 3

    1907–1908 · 1y · 0 defences

  59. 2

    1905–1907 · 2y 9m · 0 defences

  60. 1

    1897–1905 · 7y 9m · 0 defences

The Ring Record

Rankings derived from the Mike Paul / Bob Bordier heavyweight rating system.

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