Regional title lineage
NABF WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of NABF welterweight champions since 1971 — 23 champions across 27 reigns. RAUL CURIEL is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to VERNON FORREST (10y 3m, 0 defences).
- 27RAUL CURIELCURRENT CHAMPION
2023–present · 3y 2m · 3 defences
- 26
2023 · 4m · 0 defences
- 25
2021–2023 · 1y 11m · 2 defences
- 24
2015–2021 · 5y 6m · 3 defences
- 23
2013–2015 · 2y · 0 defences
- 22
2010–2013 · 3y 2m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 21
2009–2010 · 1y 9m · 5 defences · later vacated
- 20
2008–2009 · 3m · 0 defences
- 19
1998–2008 · 10y 3m · 0 defences
- 18
1997–1998 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 17
1994–1997 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 16
1994 · 4m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 15
1994 · 5m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 14
1992–1994 · 1y 11m · 1 defence
- 13
1989–1992 · 2y 3m · 0 defences
- 12
1989 · 4m · 0 defences
- 11
1988–1989 · 9m · 0 defences
- 10
1988 · 22d · 0 defences
- 9
1986–1988 · 2y 7m · 1 defence
- 8
1984–1986 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
- 7
1983–1984 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
- 6
1982–1983 · 12m · 1 defence
- 5
1980–1982 · 1y 11m · 0 defences
- 4
1979–1980 · 12m · 0 defences
- 3
1978–1979 · 1y 2m · 0 defences
- 2
1974–1978 · 4y 1m · 0 defences
- 1
1971–1974 · 2y 4m · 0 defences
