World title lineage
WBC LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBC light welterweight champions since 1962 — 46 champions across 71 reigns. DALTON SMITH is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to BRUNO ARCARI (4y 8m, 9 defences).
- 71DALTON SMITHCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 9m · 0 defences
- 70
2025–2026 · 6m · 0 defences
- 69
2025 · 4m · 0 defences
- 68
2023–2025 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 67
2023 · 9m · 0 defences
- 66
2022–2023 · 10m · 0 defences
- 65
2022 · 3m · 0 defences
- 64
2021–2022 · 9m · 1 defence
- 63
2021 · 7d · 0 defences
- 62
2021 · 0d · 0 defences
- 61
2020–2021 · 7m · 0 defences
- 60
2020 · 2m · 0 defences
- 59
2019–2020 · 9m · 0 defences
- 58
2019 · 14d · 0 defences
- 57
2019 · 2m · 0 defences
- 56
2019 · 2m · 0 defences
- 55
2019 · 8d · 0 defences
- 54
2019 · 6d · 0 defences
- 53
2018–2019 · 10m · 1 defence
- 52
2018 · 4m · 0 defences
- 51
2017–2018 · 6m · 1 defence
- 50
2017 · 3m · 0 defences
- 49
2017 · 21d · 0 defences
- 48
2017 · 2m · 0 defences
- 47
2017 · 14d · 0 defences
- 46
2016–2017 · 5m · 0 defences
- 45
2016 · 4m · 0 defences
- 44
2016 · 4m · 1 defence
- 43
2015–2016 · 4m · 0 defences
- 42
2015 · 13d · 0 defences
- 41
2015 · 4m · 0 defences
- 40
2015 · 4m · 0 defences
- 39
2014–2015 · 12m · 0 defences
- 38
2013–2014 · 7m · 1 defence
- 37
2013 · 7m · 0 defences
- 36
2012–2013 · 7m · 1 defence
- 35
2012 · 21d · 0 defences
- 34
2012 · 3m · 0 defences
- 33
2012 · 22d · 0 defences
- 32
2011–2012 · 5m · 0 defences
- 31
2011 · 28d · 0 defences
- 30
2010–2011 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 29
2009–2010 · 7m · 0 defences
- 28
2008–2009 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
- 27
2007–2008 · 7m · 0 defences
- 26
2006–2007 · 1y · 1 defence
- 25
2004–2006 · 2y 7m · 0 defences
- 24
1999–2004 · 4y 6m · 5 defences
- 23
1996–1999 · 3y 3m · 1 defence
- 22
1995–1996 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 21
1994–1995 · 5m · 0 defences
- 20
1994 · 2m · 0 defences
- 19
1993–1994 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 18
1993 · 2m · 0 defences
- 17
1991–1993 · 1y 3m · 2 defences
- 16
1990–1991 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
- 15
1987–1990 · 2y 4m · 4 defences
- 14
1985–1987 · 2y · 0 defences
- 13
1981–1985 · 4y 5m · 0 defences
- 12
1978–1981 · 2y 6m · 0 defences
- 11
1978 · 7m · 0 defences
- 10
1976–1978 · 1y 8m · 7 defences
- 9
1976 · 4m · 0 defences
- 8
1975–1976 · 12m · 1 defence
- 7
1974–1975 · 10m · 1 defence
- 6
1970–1974 · 4y 8m · 9 defences
- 5
1966–1970 · 3y 9m · 0 defences
- 4
1965–1966 · 1y 3m · 2 defences
- 3
1964–1965 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 2
1962–1964 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 1
1962 · 3m · 0 defences
