World title lineage

NYSAC LIGHTWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of NYSAC lightweight champions since 1920 — 78 champions across 144 reigns. WILLIAM ZEPEDA SEGURA is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to WALLACE BUD SMITH (6y 10m, 1 defence).

  1. 144
    WILLIAM ZEPEDA SEGURACURRENT CHAMPION

    2026–present · 3m · 0 defences

  2. 143

    2025–2026 · 11m · 2 defences

  3. 142

    2025 · 2m · 0 defences

  4. 141

    2025 · 3m · 0 defences

  5. 140

    2025 · 2m · 0 defences

  6. 139

    2024–2025 · 4m · 0 defences

  7. 138

    2024 · 4m · 0 defences

  8. 137

    2024 · 5m · 0 defences

  9. 136

    2023–2024 · 3m · 0 defences

  10. 135

    2023 · 6m · 0 defences

  11. 134

    2023 · 14d · 0 defences

  12. 133

    2020–2023 · 3y 4m · 0 defences

  13. 132

    2019–2020 · 4m · 0 defences

  14. 131

    2019 · 6m · 0 defences

  15. 130

    2019 · 28d · 0 defences

  16. 129

    2015–2019 · 3y 3m · 5 defences

  17. 128

    2015 · 1m · 0 defences

  18. 127

    2015 · 5m · 0 defences

  19. 126

    2015 · 20d · 0 defences

  20. 125

    2014–2015 · 4m · 0 defences

  21. 124

    2014 · 8m · 1 defence

  22. 123

    2012–2014 · 1y 5m · 1 defence

  23. 122

    2011–2012 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  24. 121

    2011 · 5m · 0 defences

  25. 120

    2011 · 4m · 0 defences

  26. 119

    2010–2011 · 10m · 3 defences

  27. 118

    2009–2010 · 3m · 1 defence

  28. 117

    2009 · 22d · 0 defences

  29. 116

    2009 · 8m · 0 defences

  30. 115

    2008–2009 · 9m · 0 defences

  31. 114

    2008 · 1m · 0 defences

  32. 113

    2007–2008 · 5m · 0 defences

  33. 112

    2007 · 3m · 0 defences

  34. 111

    2007 · 1m · 0 defences

  35. 110

    2007 · 0d · 0 defences

  36. 109

    2003–2007 · 4y 2m · 0 defences

  37. 108

    2002–2003 · 6m · 0 defences

  38. 107

    2002 · 1m · 0 defences

  39. 106

    2002 · 5m · 0 defences

  40. 105

    2001–2002 · 11m · 0 defences

  41. 104

    2001 · 3m · 0 defences

  42. 103

    2000–2001 · 8m · 0 defences

  43. 102

    2000 · 5m · 0 defences

  44. 101

    1999–2000 · 3m · 0 defences

  45. 100

    1999 · 8m · 0 defences

  46. 99

    1995–1999 · 3y 4m · 3 defences

  47. 98

    1995 · 2m · 0 defences

  48. 97

    1995 · 21d · 0 defences

  49. 96

    1995 · 5m · 0 defences

  50. 95

    1994–1995 · 8m · 1 defence

  51. 94

    1994 · 3m · 0 defences

  52. 93

    1994 · 28d · 0 defences

  53. 92

    1994 · 2m · 0 defences

  54. 91

    1993–1994 · 11m · 1 defence

  55. 90

    1992–1993 · 3m · 0 defences

  56. 89

    1992 · 8m · 1 defence

  57. 88

    1991–1992 · 6m · 0 defences

  58. 87

    1991 · 21d · 0 defences

  59. 86

    1991 · 2m · 0 defences

  60. 85

    1991 · 4m · 0 defences

  61. 84

    1991 · 23d · 0 defences

  62. 83

    1990–1991 · 3m · 0 defences

  63. 82

    1990 · 10m · 1 defence

  64. 81

    1989–1990 · 9m · 2 defences

  65. 80

    1987–1989 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  66. 79

    1987 · 2m · 0 defences

  67. 78

    1987 · 1m · 0 defences · won vacant

  68. 77

    1987 · 3m · 0 defences · later vacated

  69. 76

    1987 · 1m · 0 defences

  70. 75

    1986–1987 · 3m · 0 defences

  71. 74

    1986 · 3m · 0 defences

  72. 73

    1986 · 4m · 1 defence

  73. 72

    1986 · 0d · 0 defences

  74. 71

    1986 · 29d · 0 defences

  75. 70

    1985–1986 · 7m · 0 defences

  76. 69

    1985 · 27d · 0 defences

  77. 68

    1985 · 1m · 0 defences

  78. 67

    1984–1985 · 11m · 2 defences

  79. 66

    1984 · 2m · 0 defences

  80. 65

    1984 · 29d · 0 defences

  81. 64

    1984 · 8d · 0 defences

  82. 63

    1984 · 3m · 0 defences

  83. 62

    1982–1984 · 1y 4m · 0 defences

  84. 61

    1981–1982 · 1y 6m · 4 defences

  85. 60

    1979–1981 · 2y 2m · 4 defences

  86. 59

    1975–1979 · 3y 10m · 0 defences

  87. 58

    1975 · 4m · 0 defences

  88. 57

    1974–1975 · 6m · 0 defences

  89. 56

    1973–1974 · 11m · 0 defences

  90. 55

    1972–1973 · 1y 8m · 1 defence

  91. 54

    1971–1972 · 4m · 0 defences

  92. 53

    1970–1971 · 11m · 0 defences

  93. 52

    1970 · 7m · 0 defences

  94. 51

    1968–1970 · 2y 2m · 0 defences

  95. 50

    1968 · 1m · 0 defences

  96. 49

    1967–1968 · 3m · 0 defences

  97. 48

    1967 · 3m · 0 defences

  98. 47

    1967 · 3d · 0 defences

  99. 46

    1967 · 5m · 1 defence

  100. 45

    1967 · 26d · 0 defences

  101. 44

    1966–1967 · 2m · 0 defences

  102. 43

    1966 · 3m · 0 defences

  103. 42

    1966 · 2m · 0 defences

  104. 41

    1965–1966 · 9m · 1 defence

  105. 40

    1965 · 4m · 0 defences

  106. 39

    1965 · 11d · 0 defences

  107. 38

    1964–1965 · 5m · 0 defences

  108. 37

    1964 · 2m · 0 defences

  109. 36

    1964 · 7m · 1 defence

  110. 35

    1964 · 15d · 0 defences

  111. 34

    1963–1964 · 7m · 0 defences

  112. 33

    1963 · 3m · 1 defence

  113. 32

    1963 · 3m · 0 defences

  114. 31

    1962–1963 · 3m · 0 defences

  115. 30

    1962 · 5m · 1 defence

  116. 29

    1955–1962 · 6y 10m · 1 defence

  117. 28

    1954–1955 · 7m · 0 defences

  118. 27

    1954 · 9m · 0 defences

  119. 26

    1952–1954 · 1y 5m · 3 defences

  120. 25

    1952 · 5m · 0 defences

  121. 24

    1951–1952 · 12m · 2 defences

  122. 23

    1948–1951 · 3y · 4 defences

  123. 22

    1944–1948 · 4y 3m · 2 defences

  124. 21

    1943–1944 · 4m · 0 defences

  125. 20

    1943 · 6m · 0 defences

  126. 19

    1942–1943 · 11m · 1 defence

  127. 18

    1942 · 1m · 0 defences

  128. 17

    1940–1942 · 2y · 1 defence

  129. 16

    1939–1940 · 9m · 0 defences

  130. 15

    1938–1939 · 1y · 1 defence

  131. 14

    1936–1938 · 1y 12m · 1 defence

  132. 13

    1935–1936 · 1y 4m · 1 defence

  133. 12

    1933–1935 · 1y 11m · 1 defence

  134. 11

    1930–1933 · 2y 7m · 4 defences

  135. 10

    1929–1930 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  136. 9

    1928–1929 · 10m · 0 defences

  137. 8

    1928 · 8m · 0 defences

  138. 7

    1927–1928 · 2m · 0 defences

  139. 6

    1927 · 2m · 0 defences

  140. 5

    1926–1927 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  141. 4

    1925–1926 · 10m · 0 defences

  142. 3

    1923–1925 · 2y 5m · 0 defences

  143. 2

    1922–1923 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  144. 1

    1920–1922 · 1y 7m · 2 defences

The Ring Record

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

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