World title lineage

WBA LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of WBA light welterweight champions since 1962 — 43 champions across 58 reigns. JOSE NUNEZ is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to ANTONIO CERVANTES (8y 1m, 2 defences).

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JOSE NUNEZCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 6m · 0 defences
57
GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL
2026 · 2m · 0 defences
56
PRINCE PATEL
2026 · 21d · 0 defences
55
ERISLANDY ALVAREZ
2025–2026 · 10m · 1 defence
54
GARY ANTUANNE RUSSELL
2025 · 1m · 0 defences
53
XOLISANI NDONGENI
2025 · 0d · 0 defences
52
OSCAR DUARTE
2025 · 14d · 0 defences
51
JOSE ANGEL GABRIEL ROSA
2024–2025 · 6m · 0 defences
50
JOSE VALENZUELA
2024 · 28d · 0 defences
49
ISAAC CRUZ
2024 · 4m · 0 defences
48
ADAM AZIM
2023–2024 · 7m · 0 defences
47
NESTOR BRAVO
2023 · 15d · 0 defences
46
ADAM AZIM
2023 · 6m · 0 defences
45
ALBERTO PUELLO
2022–2023 · 6m · 0 defences
44
GEORGE KAMBOSOS, JR.
2021–2022 · 9m · 0 defences
43
PETROS ANANYAN
2021 · 1m · 0 defences
42
JOSH TAYLOR
2021 · 5m · 0 defences
41
ANTONIO MORAN
2020–2021 · 7m · 0 defences
40
JOSH TAYLOR
2020 · 20d · 0 defences
39
MARIO BARRIOS
2019–2020 · 12m · 0 defences · won vacant
38
ALBERTO PUELLO
2017–2019 · 1y 10m · 0 defences · later vacated
37
GEORGE KAMBOSOS, JR.
2017 · 1m · 0 defences
36
TERENCE CRAWFORD
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
35
JULIUS INDONGO
2017 · 4m · 0 defences
34
ALBERTO PUELLO
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
33
GEORGE KAMBOSOS, JR.
2016–2017 · 3m · 0 defences
32
RICKY BURNS
2016 · 6m · 1 defence
31
ADRIEN BRONER
2015–2016 · 8m · 1 defence
30
JESSIE VARGAS
2014–2015 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
29
DANNY GARCIA
2013–2014 · 7m · 1 defence
28
KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV
2012–2013 · 10m · 1 defence
27
DANNY GARCIA
2012 · 1m · 0 defences
26
KHABIB ALLAKHVERDIEV
2012 · 9m · 0 defences
25
PAUL MCCLOSKEY
2011–2012 · 5m · 0 defences
24
AMIR KHAN
2009–2011 · 2y 2m · 3 defences
23
MIGUEL COTTO
2003–2009 · 5y 10m · 1 defence
22
KOSTYA TSZYU
2003 · 8m · 0 defences
21
VIVIAN HARRIS
2002–2003 · 3m · 0 defences
20
KOSTYA TSZYU
2001–2002 · 1y 4m · 2 defences
19
FRANKIE RANDALL
1996–2001 · 4y 10m · 0 defences
18
JUAN MARTIN COGGI
1996 · 7m · 0 defences
17
FRANKIE RANDALL
1994–1996 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
16
JUAN MARTIN COGGI
1993–1994 · 1y 8m · 6 defences
15
LORETO GARZA
1990–1993 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
14
ROGER MAYWEATHER
1990 · 4m · 0 defences
13
JUAN MARTIN COGGI
1986–1990 · 3y 5m · 5 defences
12
EDWIN ROSARIO
1986 · 29d · 0 defences
11
LIVINGSTONE BRAMBLE
1984–1986 · 2y 4m · 2 defences
10
ROGER MAYWEATHER
1983–1984 · 1y 4m · 1 defence
9
AARON PRYOR
1980–1983 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
8
ANTONIO CERVANTES
1972–1980 · 8y 1m · 2 defences
7
ALFONSO FRAZER
1972 · 8m · 0 defences
6
NICOLINO LOCCHE
1968–1972 · 3y 3m · 5 defences
5
SANDRO LOPOPOLO
1966–1968 · 2y 8m · 0 defences
4
CARLOS HERNANDEZ
1965–1966 · 1y 3m · 2 defences
3
EDDIE PERKINS
1963–1965 · 1y 7m · 2 defences
2
DUILIO LOI
1962–1963 · 6m · 0 defences
1
EDDIE PERKINS
1962 · 3m · 0 defences