Area title lineage
SOUTHERN AREA WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of SOUTHERN AREA welterweight champions since 1936 — 36 champions across 40 reigns. JOEL KODUA is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to BRADLEY SKEETE (10y 4m, 1 defence).
- 40JOEL KODUACURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 39
2025 · 3m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 38
2023–2025 · 1y 12m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 37
2012–2023 · 10y 4m · 1 defence
- 36
2012 · 8m · 0 defences
- 35
2011–2012 · 7m · 0 defences
- 34
2009–2011 · 2y · 0 defences
- 33
2008–2009 · 9m · 0 defences
- 32
2005–2008 · 3y 8m · 1 defence
- 31
2004–2005 · 10m · 0 defences
- 30
2003–2004 · 11m · 1 defence
- 29
2002–2003 · 9m · 0 defences
- 28
1996–2002 · 6y 6m · 0 defences
- 27
1994–1996 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 26
1993–1994 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 25
1992–1993 · 6m · 0 defences
- 24
1984–1992 · 8y 10m · 0 defences
- 23
1983–1984 · 12m · 0 defences
- 22
1977–1983 · 5y 3m · 1 defence · won vacant
- 21
1977 · 2m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 20
1977 · 5m · 0 defences · won vacant
- 19
1976–1977 · 6m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 18
1975–1976 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 17
1973–1975 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 16
1972–1973 · 10m · 0 defences
- 15
1969–1972 · 2y 10m · 2 defences
- 14
1966–1969 · 3y 7m · 0 defences
- 13
1964–1966 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 12
1963–1964 · 4m · 0 defences
- 11
1963 · 4m · 0 defences
- 10
1962–1963 · 9m · 0 defences
- 9
1961–1962 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 8
1960–1961 · 8m · 0 defences
- 7
1959–1960 · 12m · 0 defences
- 6
1959 · 26d · 0 defences
- 5
1958–1959 · 1y 4m · 2 defences
- 4
1949–1958 · 8y 2m · 4 defences
- 3
1941–1949 · 8y 6m · 1 defence
- 2
1936–1941 · 4y 7m · 1 defence
- 1
1936 · 11m · 0 defences
