World title lineage
WBA WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBA welterweight champions since 1922 — 63 champions across 77 reigns. TEOFIMO LOPEZ is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JOHNNY SAXTON (5y 7m, 0 defences).
- 77TEOFIMO LOPEZCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 2m · 0 defences
- 76
2026 · 7d · 0 defences
- 75
2026 · 3m · 0 defences
- 74
2025–2026 · 9m · 0 defences
- 73
2025 · 2m · 0 defences
- 72
2025 · 2m · 0 defences
- 71
2025 · 20d · 0 defences
- 70
2024–2025 · 11m · 1 defence
- 69
2023–2024 · 10m · 0 defences
- 68
2021–2023 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 67
2020–2021 · 4m · 0 defences
- 66
2020 · 2m · 0 defences
- 65
2019–2020 · 11m · 0 defences
- 64
2019 · 5m · 0 defences
- 63
2017–2019 · 2y 2m · 0 defences
- 62
2017 · 14d · 0 defences
- 61
2016–2017 · 8m · 0 defences
- 60
2014–2016 · 2y 2m · 3 defences
- 59
2013–2014 · 5m · 0 defences
- 58
2013 · 6m · 0 defences
- 57
2013 · 2m · 0 defences
- 56
2013 · 2m · 0 defences
- 55
2012–2013 · 10m · 0 defences
- 54
2011–2012 · 5m · 0 defences
- 53
2010–2011 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 52
2009–2010 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 51
2008–2009 · 6m · 0 defences
- 50
2006–2008 · 1y 8m · 4 defences
- 49
2006 · 7m · 0 defences
- 48
2005–2006 · 1y 3m · 1 defence
- 47
2004–2005 · 10m · 0 defences
- 46
2002–2004 · 2y · 2 defences
- 45
2001–2002 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 44
1999–2001 · 1y 6m · 0 defences
- 43
1999 · 6m · 1 defence
- 42
1998–1999 · 3m · 0 defences
- 41
1998 · 6m · 3 defences
- 40
1998 · 20d · 0 defences
- 39
1998 · 1m · 0 defences
- 38
1992–1998 · 5y 5m · 0 defences
- 37
1991–1992 · 1y 10m · 2 defences
- 36
1990–1991 · 7m · 0 defences
- 35
1989–1990 · 1y 5m · 4 defences
- 34
1987–1989 · 1y 6m · 1 defence
- 33
1987 · 7m · 0 defences
- 32
1986–1987 · 4m · 0 defences
- 31
1983–1986 · 3y 8m · 7 defences
- 30
1981–1983 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 29
1980–1981 · 1y 2m · 3 defences
- 28
1976–1980 · 4y 1m · 3 defences
- 27
1976 · 4m · 1 defence
- 26
1975–1976 · 8m · 1 defence
- 25
1973–1975 · 1y 9m · 3 defences
- 24
1973 · 14d · 0 defences
- 23
1971–1973 · 2y 3m · 5 defences
- 22
1970–1971 · 6m · 0 defences
- 21
1969–1970 · 1y 8m · 3 defences
- 20
1966–1969 · 2y 8m · 5 defences
- 19
1963–1966 · 3y 3m · 4 defences
- 18
1963 · 3m · 0 defences
- 17
1962–1963 · 12m · 2 defences
- 16
1961–1962 · 6m · 0 defences
- 15
1961 · 6m · 1 defence
- 14
1960–1961 · 10m · 1 defence
- 13
1954–1960 · 5y 7m · 0 defences
- 12
1951–1954 · 3y 5m · 7 defences
- 11
1946–1951 · 4y 5m · 4 defences
- 10
1941–1946 · 5y 5m · 0 defences
- 9
1940–1941 · 10m · 1 defence
- 8
1938–1940 · 1y 10m · 17 defences
- 7
1935–1938 · 3y 6m · 2 defences
- 6
1934–1935 · 8m · 0 defences
- 5
1934 · 4m · 0 defences
- 4
1932–1934 · 1y 10m · 0 defences
- 3
1927–1932 · 5y 2m · 0 defences
- 2
1926–1927 · 11m · 1 defence
- 1
1922–1926 · 3y 8m · 0 defences
