Area title lineage

SOUTHERN AREA LIGHTWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of SOUTHERN AREA lightweight champions since 1933 — 21 champions across 21 reigns. AHMED HATIM is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to ROB JEFFRIES (18y 10m, 0 defences).

21
AHMED HATIMCURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 1y 8m · 0 defences · won vacant
20
LOUIE O'DOHERTY
2024–2025 · 12m · 1 defence · won vacant · later vacated
19
ROB JEFFRIES
2005–2024 · 18y 10m · 0 defences · later vacated
18
PETER MCDONAGH
2004–2005 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
17
GRAHAM EARL
2001–2004 · 3y 1m · 3 defences
16
COLIN DUNNE
1995–2001 · 5y 3m · 1 defence
15
RAY CATTOUSE
1979–1995 · 16y 10m · 0 defences
14
WILLIE REILLY
1971–1979 · 7y 10m · 0 defences
13
BRIAN HUDSON
1969–1971 · 1y 12m · 1 defence
12
RON HINSON
1958–1969 · 11y 3m · 0 defences · won vacant
11
JOE LUCY
1953–1958 · 5y 1m · 0 defences · later vacated
10
TOMMY BARNHAM
1952–1953 · 11m · 0 defences
9
TOMMY MCGOVERN
1950–1952 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
8
DAVE FINN
1945–1950 · 5y 9m · 1 defence
7
DAVE CROWLEY
1944–1945 · 8m · 0 defences
6
JIMMY VAUGHAN
1938–1944 · 5y 9m · 0 defences
5
HARRY MIZLER
1935–1938 · 2y 10m · 0 defences
4
NORMAN SNOW
1934–1935 · 1y 10m · 0 defences
3
HARRY MASON
1933–1934 · 2m · 0 defences
2
CHARLIE BAXTER
1933 · 2m · 0 defences
1
CLIFF GREENWOOD
1933 · 7m · 0 defences