World title lineage
NBA LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of NBA light welterweight champions since 1931 — 50 champions across 68 reigns. JOSE NUNEZ is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to TONY CANZONERI (31y 2m, 1 defence).
- 68JOSE NUNEZCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 6m · 0 defences
- 67
2026 · 2m · 0 defences
- 66
2026 · 21d · 0 defences
- 65
2025–2026 · 10m · 1 defence
- 64
2025 · 1m · 0 defences
- 63
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
- 62
2025 · 14d · 0 defences
- 61
2024–2025 · 6m · 0 defences
- 60
2024 · 28d · 0 defences
- 59
2024 · 4m · 0 defences
- 58
2023–2024 · 7m · 0 defences
- 57
2023 · 15d · 0 defences
- 56
2023 · 6m · 0 defences
- 55
2022–2023 · 6m · 0 defences
- 54
2021–2022 · 9m · 0 defences
- 53
2021 · 1m · 0 defences
- 52
2021 · 4m · 0 defences
- 51
2021 · 1m · 0 defences
- 50
2020–2021 · 7m · 0 defences
- 49
2020 · 20d · 0 defences
- 48
2019–2020 · 12m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 47
2017–2019 · 1y 10m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 46
2017 · 1m · 0 defences
- 45
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
- 44
2017 · 4m · 0 defences
- 43
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
- 42
2016–2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 41
2016 · 6m · 1 defence
- 40
2015–2016 · 8m · 1 defence
- 39
2014–2015 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
- 38
2013–2014 · 7m · 1 defence
- 37
2012–2013 · 10m · 1 defence
- 36
2012 · 1m · 0 defences
- 35
2012 · 9m · 0 defences
- 34
2011–2012 · 5m · 0 defences
- 33
2009–2011 · 2y 2m · 3 defences
- 32
2007–2009 · 2y 4m · 0 defences
- 31
2003–2007 · 3y 6m · 1 defence
- 30
2003 · 8m · 0 defences
- 29
2002–2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 28
2002 · 5m · 0 defences
- 27
2002 · 7d · 0 defences · won vacant
- 26
2001–2002 · 11m · 1 defence · later vacated
- 25
1996–2001 · 4y 10m · 0 defences
- 24
1996 · 7m · 0 defences
- 23
1994–1996 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 22
1993–1994 · 1y 8m · 6 defences
- 21
1990–1993 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 20
1990 · 4m · 0 defences
- 19
1986–1990 · 3y 5m · 5 defences
- 18
1986 · 29d · 0 defences
- 17
1985–1986 · 1y 7m · 1 defence
- 16
1984–1985 · 9m · 0 defences
- 15
1984 · 0d · 0 defences
- 14
1984 · 4m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 13
1983–1984 · 5m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 12
1983 · 8m · 1 defence
- 11
1980–1983 · 2y 2m · 1 defence
- 10
1976–1980 · 4y 1m · 0 defences
- 9
1972–1976 · 3y 12m · 2 defences
- 8
1972 · 8m · 0 defences
- 7
1968–1972 · 3y 3m · 5 defences
- 6
1966–1968 · 2y 8m · 0 defences
- 5
1965–1966 · 1y 3m · 2 defences
- 4
1963–1965 · 1y 7m · 2 defences
- 3
1962–1963 · 6m · 0 defences
- 2
1962 · 3m · 0 defences
- 1
1931–1962 · 31y 2m · 1 defence
