Continental title lineage
SOUTH AMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of SOUTH AMERICAN lightweight champions since 1960 — 12 champions across 13 reigns. ALFREDO JORGE LUIS SOTO is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to WILSON ENRIQUE GALLI (16y 8m, 0 defences).
- 13ALFREDO JORGE LUIS SOTOCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 7m · 1 defence
- 12
2026 · 7d · 0 defences
- 11
2025–2026 · 3m · 0 defences
- 10
2014–2025 · 11y 4m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 9
1997–2014 · 16y 8m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 8
1997 · 4m · 0 defences
- 7
1990–1997 · 7y 4m · 0 defences
- 6
1989–1990 · 6m · 0 defences
- 5
1987–1989 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 4
1986–1987 · 1y 5m · 0 defences
- 3
1979–1986 · 7y 2m · 0 defences
- 2
1965–1979 · 13y 10m · 0 defences
- 1
1960–1965 · 5y 2m · 1 defence
